Chapter 29

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Harry slowly opened his eyes to a wet and hazy world. His eyes slowly opened to take in his surroundings but he was too tired to really take it in. He knew he was underwater somewhere and he had a breath mask but when he moved his arms slightly he bumped into what seemed to be a wall although he couldn't see anything. It took a few seconds for him to realize that it was a glass wall and a few seconds more to look around and notice he was in a transparisteel tank.

A gentle brush across his mind through the Force made him focus beyond the transparisteel walls and he saw his mother and father standing outside and sending waves of calm through the Force. Seeing them standing there calmly made him realize he must be in a bacta tank healing. Slowly regaining focus, Harry noticed as the rest of his family trickled into the room where he was floating in the tank. Jaina, Jacen and Anakin gave off a wave of relief seeing him awake and Jaina started speaking through their bond.

"Hey, Ewok. I'm glad you're awake. It's been two days since we rescued you on Umbara and it was touch and go for you during the entire trip here to Coruscant. We were worried for a second there."

Harry smiled slightly at the worry she let out through the Force before reassuring her. "I'm fine, sky princess. It'll take more than one measly Sith whore to kill me."

Jaina giggled and when everyone turned to her, Harry saw her explaining what he said to them making them chuckle. Remembering what happened before passing out unconscious, he mentally spoke to Jaina again.

"Jay-jay?" When Jaina turned to him, he continued. "What happened to Astraal? Is she safe? Is she alright?"

Jaina nodded which made relief course through him. "Yeah, she woke up yesterday and she's been asking about you ever since. She'll be in the room next to you since we don't know how she'll react having you in the same room as you despite her asking for you."

Harry was confused at the way she said it. "What do you mean? What's wrong with Astraal?"

Jaina sighed and turned to his parents before seeming to ask them something. Their faces showed sorrow and anger in Mara's case before Luke nodded. Jaina then turned to Harry with a frown.

"Well... you know how she was raped in captivity, right?" Seeing Harry's nod and feeling his anger, she continued. "Well, ever since she woke up she hasn't let any men near her and every time one is nearby she doesn't let her eyes off him and always has some sort of weapon in her hand. Mentally, she knows that they won;t hurt her but emotionally..." Jaina sighed. "She's a mess but Aunt Mara and Mom are helping her recover. They think that he did things to her through the Force as well as physically since the rape and the effects are imbedded deep in her mind. It'll take time."

Harry felt anger and pain course through him. If only he had been faster...

Luke and Mara sent waves of calm to him through the Force and it helped him slightly. He sent a wave of thanks to them through the Force before turning to Jaina when a horrible thought came into his mind.

"The girls! Did they see what happened to Astraal?"

Harry felt relief flood him when Jaina shook her head. "No. Astraal managed to make them fall unconscious when she realized what that man was going to do to her. She didn't want to force them to watch that. All they know is that he tortured her and she's still jumpy around men because of that."

Harry nodded in relief. He didn't want to imagine how horrible it would be to watch their master be raped in front of them and be unable to do anything about it. Tahiri had gone through enough with what happened during the battle against Shadow Academy. Another thought entered Harry's mind. "And what happened to Nakia? I think I saw her before I passed out..."

A flash of slight jealousy crossed Jaina's face followed by chagrin at feeling jealous of their savior before she spoke. "Um... well. She's nearby, under watch. I vouched for her since she did save our lives but some of the Masters don't trust her. Uncle Luke trusts her not to attack anyone since she did save us while Aunt Mara trusts her simply because she saved and defended us. Heads up, Aunt Mara's not too happy about your and Nakia's relationship if you know what I mean. Nakia didn't exactly hide it with her calling you beloved."

Harry gulped as he looked at Mara who looked as if she knew exactly what they were talking about if her narrowed eyes were any indication. Harry was extremely glad he was in the tank at that moment. Harry turned back to Jaina.

"So where is she? I can sense she's outside but why isn't she here?"

Jaina shrugged. "She said she wants you to see your family first and she'll see you later when you're recovered. She's taken the unofficial job as your bodyguard and hasn't moved from in front of this room since you entered the tank. She and Aunt Mara scared the shit out of a doctor who suggested that the operation to save your spine wasn't worth the time. I think they bonded over that and are trading intimidation tactics."

Harry couldn't help but send his mother a deadpan look. Mara turned to Jaina to ask why he was looking at her like that and when Jaina explained she turned back to Harry and just shrugged with an innocent smile. Harry shuddered to think of his mother being anymore intimidating than she already was. Harry really couldn't see how that was possible.

It was getting harder and harder to stay awake and Harry had to force his eyes open again when they started to close. Luke noticed and opened a telepathic connection to him.

"Go to sleep, Harry. You're safe and everyone's fine. We'll talk more when you wake up again. For now, focus on healing yourself."

Harry wanted to argue but was rapidly losing the fight against his tiredness and had to concede the point. "Alright, Dad. Talk to you later. Sorry for making you worry."

As his eyes closed, Harry felt his Dad send waves of reassurance. "I always worry about you, son. It's part of being a father."

With a slight smile on his face, Harry went back to sleep.


Harry squeezed his eyes shut as bright light hit his face. Harry heard the sound of someone pulling the curtains open wider and more light spilled onto his face. Harry let out a groan of protest and tried to turn away from the light in order to sleep more. He heard a familiar chuckle and realized he wouldn't be sleeping anytime soon. Groaning slightly, Harry turned toward the chuckling and opened his eyes to see his mother standing there with a smile on her face.

Even though Harry was a Jedi Knight and 16 years old, he still felt safe and comforted at the sight of his mother. Growing up, Mara Jade Skywalker had been the person Harry had wanted to emulate. While most would want to grow up to be Luke Skywalker, and Harry did in fact want to emulate his father in a lot of ways, Harry always mimicked Mara the most. Mara was strong, proud, independent and never took shit from anyone, even Luke. For an orphaned boy that was put down his entire life, Mara was everything he wanted to be when he was older, despite her checkered past. She was fiercely protective of him and he was just as protective of her. Insulting Mara Jade was a surefire way to get on Harry's shit list.

Harry yawned slightly and looked over at his amused mother. "How long have I been asleep?"

Mara cocked an eyebrow. "Since Umbara or since the last time you woke up? It's been three days since Umbara and a day since you woke up in the bacta tank. Using telepathy to talk wore you out and you had to sleep for longer than expected. You shouldn't strain yourself when you know you're supposed to be healing."

Harry lowered his head slightly at the admonishment in her voice. "Sorry, mom."

Mara's face softened and she sat on his bed before pulling him into a fierce hug. "Don't scare me like that, Harry. That's the second time I thought I lost you and I don't ever want to go through a third. I love you, son, but you need to be more careful. Promise me?"

Harry smiled slightly and nodded. "I'll try my best and not throw myself recklessly into situations again. Though knowing my luck those situations will eventually find me whether I look for them or not."

Mara chuckled slightly. "Part of being a Skywalker I'm afraid."

"That and falling for the most violent women in the galaxy." Mara and Harry turned to the door in time to see Leia smack Han over the head for his comment while Luke chuckled. Some of the tenseness seemed to leave Luke's stance as he saw his son sitting up and talking to Mara who was smiling slightly at Han's comment.

"They also tend to be our perfect matches so one could say it's our own faults," said Luke amusedly as he walked over to Harry's bed.

Mara smirked at his comment. "As if you have anything to complain about, Farmboy."

Luke chuckled and stood on the left side of Harry's bed as he looked at Harry. "You okay Harry?"

Harry stretched a little and nodded. "More or less. A little sore but that's expected considering how much Force energy I channeled for that last fight. Not to mention how long I was fighting like that."

Luke nodded knowingly. "Channeling a lot of Force energy for a long time usually does as much damage to your body as channeling too much at once. It strains the body to channel that much power and takes its toll."

Harry frowned slightly. "Is there a way to channel a lot of Force power at once for a limited time without causing damage?"

Luke looked thoughtful. "I don't know but I'll look into it. For now, you need to rest. Astraal and the girls are fine. Astraal's in the room next to yours while the girls are already up and about. Tahiri will probably come to visit you soon since she's been asking for you all day."

Harry smiled slightly. "Okay then. By the way," Harry turned serious, "what happened to Valik? Did she manage to escape?"

Luke frowned. "It was either let her escape or get you to medical attention and you were more important."

Harry nodded in understanding, although he didn't like it. "You're right. Still, we would have been killed if Nakia hadn't appeared. She must be strong to be able to match Valik. I barely managed to keep up once she let loose."

Luke shifted nervously and cleared his throat. "Yes. I fought beside her for a while and sensed she was as strong if not more experienced than me. It means that while Valik might have the raw power, she lacks the experience and restraint to use it effectively. Jaina told us that after her master died she completely lost all sense of patience and attacked, correct?"

Harry nodded. "Yep. It was like she was holding back a whole lot and when her master died she unleashed it all on us. It was kinda terrifying that she was holding back that much."

Luke nodded solemnly. "I can imagine." Luke gave Harry a soft look as of he knew Harry was worried about something. "There's something else bothering you, isn't there?"

Seeing that it was a family moment, Leia cleared her throat. "Well, we have to go. Have to visit the kids to see how they are and all." Luckily, Han got the message in Leia's eyes and quickly agreed before they excused themselves and left.

Once the door closed behind them, Harry bit his lip and slowly nodded. "Yeah... when... when I was fighting the master, Thaum... there was a moment there when I gave into my anger. He said that he would do to Jaina what he did to Astraal and it made me so angry that I..." Harry looked up at his parents as if expecting them to reprimand and look away from him in disgust only to find them giving him an understanding look. "...does that make me as bad as them?"

Mara placed a hand on Harry's shoulder and forced him to look at her. "Look at me, Harry." Once Harry looked her in the eyes, she continued. "You are not like them. It was a natural reaction to an enemy threatening someone you love with something horrible. Anger is the first natural reaction to that kind of thing and not even I'm free of that temptation. It was also the first time you'd faced a Sith and they have a tendency to threaten you in order keep you off-balance. It's just lucky that it backfired on him."

Harry bit his lip in thought before turning to his father with a cautious look.

Luke saw it but just smiled in reassurance. "You're mother's right, Harry. It was a natural reaction to having your loved ones threatened."

Harry looked down in shame and muttered. "I bet you never lost your temper like that."

Luke heard and couldn't stop the laugh that escaped. Seeing Mara and Harry looking at him in bemusement, he explained. "Oh I have, Harry. Remember my fight with Vader? The one where he became Anakin again and killed the Emperor?" Seeing both Mara and Harry nod, he continued. "Well, at one point I refused to fight him. I didn't want to fight my own father and I wanted to bring him back to the light. However, Vader started taunting me and used the Force to take the knowledge of Leia being my sister from my head. I had just recently learned it so it was still on my mind. Anyway, he learned that she was my sister and started taunting me that if I didn't turn to the dark side then perhaps Leia would." Luke's face became a mixture of remembered anger and shame. "I lost it at that moment and attacked. I used my anger to channel the Force and managed to literally disarm Vader. So yes, Harry, I have lost my temper and have almost fallen to the dark side before. That's not even counting the time I spent as Palpatine's apprentice."

Harry's eyes widened at his father's revelation. Despite everything his father had always seemed like this infallible figure that simply never lost and was perfect in every way. The fact that he wasn't and was in fact a normal person like everyone else made him more human in Harry's eyes. Which also had the effect of Harry admiring him more. Both his adoptive parents had fallen to the dark side before but had redeemed themselves. It made him that much prouder in having them as parents.

A mischievous light entered Harry's eyes as looked as his father. "You know, it gives me hope that you screwed up so badly and consistently as a kid, Dad."

Mara laughed at his comment while Luke just gave him a bemused look. "Glad to be of help, son."

The family of three spent the next few hours talking amongst themselves and just being glad of being in each other's company.


Harry huffed as he ducked inside a closet as he tried to escape his enemy. He slowed down his breathing and hoped beyond hope that his enemy would just walk away.

However, it seemed as if the Force had decided that today was "Screw Harry Day" because his enemy walked right up to the closet he was hiding in and opened the door, letting him see his archenemy clearly.

The nurse pursed her lips at Harry who unsuccessfully tried to to put on a doctor's coat over his patient garb to pass off as a doctor. She rolled her eyes and glared at Harry lightly.

"Mr. Potter. These constant escape attempts from your room must stop. The first two times were funny. The following eight were not."

Harry pouted. "But I've been in there forever! When will I get the all-clear to leave?"

The nurse rolled her eyes. "This is your second day in the hospital and it's only been 12 hours since you woke up, the first 6 of which you spent talking to your family when they visited. Technically, you've only been alone in there for only six hours. And you will get the all-clear to leave as soon as you stay in your room resting for longer than 30 minutes!"

"But-"

The nurse raised a finger at him and glared. "Don't make me call your mother. Jedi knight or not, I don't think you can survive the humiliation of being spanked at 16."

Harry blanched at the threat and quickly started walking toward his room, dragging the nurse behind him. "Now, now. No need for death threats, Nurse Bowen. I'm sure we could keep my... outings between us, don't you think?"

The nurse could only giggle under her breath at the fear in Harry's eyes as he frantically tried to return to his room and act as if nothing had happened. Despite the exasperation his constant escape attempts gave her, Nurse Bowen had to admit that it was funny that a Jedi Knight that fearlessly entered a trap to save a friend was terrified of facing his mother's wrath. Then again, considering his mother was Mara Jade Skywalker perhaps that fear was warranted. It was kinda cute the way he still feared his mother like any other boy his age.

'Not to mention he has a cute butt,' thought the nurse as she eyed his ass through the open back of his hospital garb. She blushed as she realized what she was doing. 'Dammit Tandy! You're a 25 years old woman! You shouldn't be ogling boy almost half your age!' As they reached Harry's room, Tandy saw Harry's guard and, according to the whispers amongst the staff, lover. 'Not that it stops some women,' thought Tandy sourly. She sighed. 'I need a boyfriend.'

Harry smiled tenderly at the sight of Nakia who sent him a sultry wink as he approached. "Hello, beloved. Did your most recent hospital escape attempt fail again?"

Harry pouted slightly. "Yep. Nurse Bowen here caught me somehow. She then threatened to tell Mom, which was a low blow by the way," Nurse Bowen looked unrepentant and Harry continued, "so here were are." Harry then turned to Nurse Bowen with a curious look. "By the way, how did you find me?"

Tandy smiled mischievously at the boy. "After the third attempt, I placed a tracker on you hospital garb. I figured that while you may want to escape you wouldn't do it naked and since you don't have any other clothes at the moment..."

"... I'd be tracked no matter where I went," finished Harry in a deadpan tone. He sighed tiredly. "I really must be tired if I missed that."

Nakia walked up to him and placed her right arm around his waist which Harry unconsciously copied with his left around hers. "You should rest, beloved. Everyone is fine and you need it." Nakia leaned in so the nurse couldn't hear. "You rest now and during the night I'll ….reward you for your good behavior."

Harry blushed as dirty images entered his mind and the nurse blushed as she realized what Nakia must have told him. Harry cleared his throat and willed his blush back. "You know, I'm suddenly very tired. I think I'm going to go sleep a while. Nakia, can you help me to the bed?"

Nakia had her back to the nurse so the nurse didn't see Nakia lick her lips and look at him with lust in her eyes. "It will be my pleasure, beloved."

The nurse watched them enter the room and once the door closed, she quickly turned around and walked away, searching for her friend Doctor Maddox to scratch a certain itch.

'I really need a boyfriend,' though Tandy.

Back in the room, after checking that there was no one in the room or nearby, Nakia had drawn Harry into a kiss that had quickly evolved into a make-out session involving a lot of tongue. Harry was pushed into a sitting position on the bed and Nakia helped him out of his hospital gown, leaving him naked. She ran over to the door and locked it from the inside so no one could interrupt before sauntering back to Harry. She then teased him by slowly kissing down his chest until she reached her favorite part of Harry's anatomy.

Harry groaned as Nakia slowly caused all the blood in his body to go south as she wrapped her hands around it. This would be the first time they could be together with no guilt between them. After his parents had left yesterday Harry had gone to visit Astraal during the night in order to talk to her. They had cleared up a lot of things.

Flashback (the night before)

Harry slowly opened the door to Astraal's room, making sure not to alert the nurses to his nighttime escape. Nakia had agreed to keep them distracted so he could visit Astraal, although Harry could see she was jealous. Probably thinking that he would return to Astraal now that she was here. That was part of the reason he was visiting.

As the door closed behind him, Harry turned to Astraal who had stopped faking sleep and was sitting up in the bed. She was looking at Harry with a mix of fear and love in her eyes. Harry's heart clenched as he realized that the fear must be due to the fact that Harry was male and after what Thaum did... it must have also opened up old memories of her time as a slave.

Harry slowly walked up to her, careful not startle her. As he got closer, the fear slowly left Astraal's eyes but the love stayed. By the time he sat down in the bed beside her, only love was left in her eyes.

"Hey baby," said Harry lamely.

Astraal smiled sadly. "Hey, Harry."

They stayed silent for a second before both spoke. "I'm sorr-"

Harry looked bemused at her saying she was sorry and spoke first. "Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong."

Astraal looked down in shame. "I got captured. I'm a Jedi Knight yet I got captured like a new Padawan."

Harry's eyes softened and he cautiously laid an arm around Astraal's shoulders. She stiffened but then relaxed when she reminded herself it was Harry and not Thaum.

Harry noticed her stiffen and then relax and mentally cursed himself for pushing her so soon after what happened. However, he had felt her call for him through their bond and couldn't bring himself to deny her. Despite them being separated, he still loved Astraal and would do anything for her, as he proved when he risked everything to rescue her.

They were silent for a while before Harry spoke. "So... how are you managing? Mom told me... that you're having trouble among men."

That was an understatement. They had to make sure that anyone that entered the room was either female or that Astraal was unconscious. Even asleep, Astraal would wake up instantly if a man entered and react violently. It seemed as if Harry was the only male she allowed near her.

Astraal frowned. "Not good. Every time I see a man, I see that monster's face. I remember what he did to me and the things he said..."

Harry placed her head on his chest and Astraal cried into it as she let go all the tears over everything was done to her. She clung to him like a lifeline as she cried and Harry just let her, stroking her hair and telling her everything would be alright.

Eventually, Astraal stopped crying and looked up at Harry with determination in her eyes. "Harry... I need to know something."

Harry looked down at her. "Anything."

Astraal straddled him and started to rub circles in his chest. He was only wearing a pair of sweat pants that he had managed to find since all his other clothes were missing. It seemed as if his mother wanted him to stay the entire recommended hospital time and had taken his clothes as certainty. Not even Harry would try to escape naked.

Astraal sighed as she looked up into Harry's eyes. "Do you love me?"

Harry frowned slightly. "Of course I love you," said Harry earnestly. "You're my Azure Angel. No one could ever take your place in my heart."

Astraal bit her lip. "Even knowing what that man did to me? Even knowing I'm tainted?"

Harry was about to angrily retort that she was not tainted but she raised her hand to stop him. "Let me finish, baby."

Astraal sighed and looked down to his chest as she sensually rubbed it, as if trying to memorize every muscle and contour of his chest. She had always loved the fact that he had a six-pack and had especially loved to lick it once she found out he was ticklish there. It was something that was theirs alone and Harry had never allowed to Nakia to do it during their times together. Nakia had understood and hadn't tried to, knowing it was something that was Astraal's alone.

Astraal gathered herself and spoke. "When he.. visited he would degrade me as he raped me. Saying I was a Twi'lek whore and that I deserved to be treated this way. He soon realized that it wasn't having any effect so he switched tactics to try to break me." Tears gathered in her eyes but she forged ahead. "He would stop raping me and threaten that unless I participated in it, he would go to the girls to see if they would be more willing. He would make me beg him for it or else he would threaten to rape the girls. I would have to degrade myself and beg him to take me just so he would leave the girls alone." Astraal's voice was breaking and tears went down her face. "I can still hear his laughter as he made me say I was a whore and loved it."

Harry's heart broke as he saw how vulnerable and broken Astraal looked. Astraal had always been strong and proud, one of the reasons he had fallen for her. Seeing her like this made Harry wish he could resurrect Thaum just to kill him again.

Astraal sniffled and looked up at Harry with love in her eyes. "Do you know why you're the only man I'm comfortable with?" Harry shook his head. "It's because whenever he made me say those things I would remember what you said. How you loved me and I was not a whore. Your love was the only thing that kept me from completely breaking."

Harry smiled slightly and brought her closer to him. Astraal responded by wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. Knowing that he couldn't make the first move, Harry watched as Astraal gathered her courage and slowly kissed him. They kept it chaste, without tongue because Harry didn't want to push her. They slowly separated and Astraal looked at him with love.

"Harry, I love you but..." Astraal gathered her courage and continued. "... I think we should officially break up for now."

Harry was stunned. Considering the position they were in and what she was saying, he thought she wanted to get back together. Was her saying she loved him a lie?

Astraal saw his stunned look and explained. "I want to break up with you because I love you." Seeing Harry's confused look, she continued. "Right now... I really want to have sex with you. To help wash away those memories of what Thaum did. But that would cheapen our love. I don't want our love to be tainted by what Thaum did and if we stay together and have sex, I can't guarantee I won't have flashbacks and react violently. It's too soon and when we get back together it'll be because we truly love each other and because I'm over what happened."

Harry turned over what she said in his said before slowly speaking. "So... you're saying that if we have sex or are intimate, you're afraid you'll confuse it with how Thaum treated you and mix the feelings of the two events together?"

Astraal smiled in relief. "Yes. I want to get over what happened on my own before we get back together. Do you understand?"

Harry nodded reluctantly. "I understand."

Astraal forced a smile. "Plus, I think you need to explore what you feel for Nakia or else we'll have problems again in the future."

Harry looked up at Astraal in alarm and tried to speak but Astraal placed a finger on his lips to stop him.

"I understand why you'd be attracted. She is very beautiful. Plus she's an older woman, ancient even and probably has lots of experience with thousands of men, the no-good slu-"

"Astraal," Harry interrupted her jealous rant.

Astraal seemed to take a deep breath to control her jealousy. "Sorry. She came to me this afternoon to confess. She tried to take all the blame on herself and say she manipulated you and all that. However, even though I wanted to believe it I know you well enough that tricks only work on you once. The first time may be her doing but it wouldn't explain the other times. Or explain your feelings every time I mention her."

Harry bit his lip and looked down in shame. "I'm sorry, Astraal. I betrayed you. I'm sorry."

Astraal shook her head angrily. "No! We had separated so there was nothing technically wrong with you sleeping with her. Plus, now that we've officially broken up there's nothing wrong with you being with her."

Harry looked up at her in confusion. "So... wait, are you giving me your blessing to be with Nakia?"

Astraal closed her eyes as if it physically pained her to say it. "Yes. Basically. However," here Astraal put her hand in Harry pants and started to rub his cock, rapidly causing it to harden under her experienced hands, "this was mine first. Once I've recovered I'll be coming to reclaim it as mine alone. So it doesn't matter if that bitch is millennia old and has probably screwed so many men she has more experience than any other woman in the galaxy, this will be mine again." A mischievous light entered Astraal's eyes as her rubbing turned more sensual and Harry groaned. Nakia was a masterful lover and could do almost anything better but Astraal still remained the one who knew Harry's body best and knew just how to manipulate it to get her desired effect. In this case it was to harden as much as possible without blowing his load. "And remember Harry, I'm much more willing to experiment than her. I think you remember all the things we did in Felucia, right?"

Harry blushed as he remembered how Astraal had seemed to learn new tricks on Felucia and had happily demonstrated it to him every night. While Nakia was quite experienced, Harry doubted she was flexible enough to bend backwards and touch her heels like Astraal.

Astraal looked victorious as she felt the familiar organ in her hands seem to pulse and be an inch from exploding when she stopped. Astraal's eyes smoldered as Harry let out a whine as if to convince her to continue. She instead took her hand out of his pants and leaned in to his ear. "Just to remind you of what's waiting for you once you get back and I'm back to normal."

Astraal then stood up and told him that she wanted to sleep. Harry reluctantly left the room with his still hard as steel boner and quietly crept back to his room.

Back in Astraal's room, Astraal let loose a sigh and a sob at what she did. She knew it was the right thing to do but it didn't make it any harder to break up with her one true love.

Astraal wiped her tears and laid down on the bed before her face took on a look of determination. "It doesn't matter how deep you sink your claws into him Nakia. I will reclaim my man eventually."

With that, Astraal went to sleep.

Flashback end

Harry left memory lane when Nakia started to stroke his cock with experienced hands. She looked up at him with a loving and lustful look.

"Tell me what you want, beloved. I want us to explore every inch of each other," said Nakia lustfully.

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By this point, Nakia was totally naked and covered in sweat and sperm in some areas. Her pussy was leaking a bit of the white fluids and he was wondering what to do. Nakia slowly came to and smiled at him, completely satisfied. She drew him into a kiss and smiled lovingly at him.

"You are mine now, beloved," said Nakia lovingly. "I was willing to share you but I'm glad I don't have to. I love you."

Harry smiled and kissed her. "I'm all yours. Now help me pick up this place so we can take a shower. No one's going to visit today but I still don't want to risk it." Harry laughed silently. "I can't believe we had sex in a hospital."

Nakia giggled slightly. "It did make it quite hot, didn't it? The risk of getting caught?"

Harry just smiled wider. "Yes, it did. Now let's pick up after ourselves. I don't want the staff to pass rumors that all Jedi Knights are perverts who have sex with their guards while in the hospital."

Nakia just laughed.


Harry frowned as he read the information in the datapad.

It was the day after he had sex with Nakia and he had been told he would be let out later today. To pass the time, Nakia had given him a datapad with the info he had downloaded in the jump drive. His family were also in the room doing various things. Jaina and Anakin seemed to be having a quiet argument in the corner while Leia, Mara and Luke were reading datapads with the same information Harry had in his. Han had been here but was currently in the cafeteria getting something for everyone to eat. Cassiopeia was doing her new favorite pasttime which was flirting with Jacen who was red in the face yet seemed unable to keep his eyes way from her. More like away from the thigh she had exposed when she crossed her legs. Harry just rolled his eyes at the sight and made a mental note to talk to Cassiopeia later. There are some people who are off-limits, especially since if Tenel Ka found out about this, there would be a fight.

Tahiri and Visas had visited today as well and after reassuring them that he wasn't disappointed in them, had promised to go with them to get new crystals for new lightsabers since they had lost the ones Harry had given them. Astraal and Nakia would be coming as well since both had said that they needed to build another lightsaber. Harry wasn't sure why Nakia needed to build another but just shrugged his shoulders and accepted it. Cassiopeia had also wanted to build after seeing how she almost lost against someone wielding one. She had agreed to be mentored under Luke once they got back while Harry would teach her the basics as they traveled.

They had a bit of an argument when Harry told Cassiopeia that she should join the Order to learn properly. She had been stubborn and said she could learn on her own until Harry pointed out that she would be able to spend more time with him if she joined. She had still been resistant due to thinking they wouldn't accept her once they knew her past. However, Luke had told her that if they judged acceptance on a person's past then none of the Masters would be there, not even him. Cassiopeia had bit her lip and told him her past. Luke had just nodded and said that it was okay and she was still welcome to join. She had been surprised by that and smiled before agreeing to join. She was technically still a student but would be mentored under Luke once they got back.

Harry sighed and rubbed his face as he read the information on Valik's past. According to this, her master had put her in the most inhumane training sessions he had ever heard. They were explained in great detail, as well as the effects they had both on Valik's psyche and on her power.

Thaum had systematically destroyed every shred of decency in Valik and made her hate everything from him to even herself. Once she matured to around a 13 year old, the sexual abuse had started. He would give her a challenge each day and if she failed, he would rape her. If she succeeded, he would simply give her drugs to cause her to stay asleep during the night and rape her while she slept. Either way, she would know the next morning that she was used and he would mock her for it.

Valik's power was registered as almost equal to Palpatine's in its potential by the time she faced Harry and Jaina. The most interesting thing was that her immersion into the dark side hadn't given her any of the normal disfigurations that dark side use gave most. Indeed, Moore had eagerly noted that she seemed to grow even more attractive the more she called on the dark side. Harry hadn't noticed since he was too busy trying to survive but she did seem to have a sort of dark radiance near the end when she beat him. Perhaps it had to do with her Sith heritage.

Harry sighed as he remembered how she was a clone of a Dark Lord of the Sith from the Old Sith Empire. The spirit of that Sith had lingered near her tomb where Thaum had found her. He had learned under her for years and he had eventually triggered a plan using his apprentice as a pawn to gain the soulsaber. Unfortunately for him, his master's tomb's location had been compromised and he was forced to abandon it with only a sample of his master's body. This is what they had used to create Valik when he met Moore and was offered a clone in exchange for his loyalty.

Harry threw down the datapad in frustration. Despite reading it for hours, there was no proof that Marrish had anything to do with this. However, Harry's gut told him that she was connected to Marrish in some way. Luke had told him that Moore was presumed dead when they blew up the top part of the tower but they weren't sure. Either way, they would keep an eye out for her.

Mara looked up when her threw down the datapad and gave him an understanding look. "I know how you feel. Reading this reminds me of some of the things I heard Palpatine did. Knowing that suff like this was happening right under our noses doesn't exactly make me feel good."

Harry nodded. "I'm sorry, it's just... the knowledge that anyone could do something like what Moore and that sick bastard Thaum did makes me sick to my stomach. I still feel guilty about being forced to kill all those clones and they thanked through the Force when I killed them. But this," Harry gestured at the datapad with a look of disgust, "this is the stuff of monsters."

Leia lowered her datapad and looked at Harry with pity. "Moore was a monster. Unlike you Mara, she knew exactly who she was serving while under Palpatine and loved it. The few times we met, she gave me the same unpleasant feeling Palpatine gave off. Like I was covered in oil and I just felt... dirty."

Luke had a tired look on his face and Harry instantly knew what he was thinking. "It wasn't your fault, Dad."

Luke looked up at his comment and smiled brittlely. "Am I that transparent?"

Harry just smiled. "No, but I'm your son and I know you well enough to know what you're thinking. We didn't know about this. Heck, we had written Moore off as a nobody. We couldn't have known what she was doing or planning."

Luke sighed. "Yes, but it doesn't make me feel any better about it happening. This just shows how much more we have to do to get the galaxy back to the way it was before Palpatine poisoned it."

Harry had given his parents copies of the information on the experiments they had been doing on Umbara and it made them all sick. The things they did to the children were completely inhumane and Harry thanked his lucky stars that they still acted normal. The children were in the hospital as well and most were adjusting with the exception of the leader of the group.

She didn't have a name like the others but she had blonde hair and green eyes that was closer to the color of leaves than Harry's own emerald. She hadn't spoken to anyone and had in several occasions tried to escape. Harry imagined it was because the hospital felt too much like the facility she was trapped in.

Suddenly, Harry felt something at the edge of his senses. The Force-sensitives in the room felt it too and they stretched out his senses through the Force and located the source.

It was a strong source of Force energy and it was coming from the garden area of the hospital. It felt happy and carefree yet... so lonely. Harry got up, already dressed in black pants and a green shirt and started to walk toward the source. The others followed behind him, both to make sure he was fine and to back him up in case it was a trap. The whole capturing Astraal and the girls thing to trap him had gotten them on edge and they were unwilling to take the risk that it was another trap.

They eventually reached the garden area and Harry raised an eyebrow in surprise. The plants felt as if they were practically humming in Force energy. It felt similar to how the area around Tenel Ka would feel just before she used her power to control nature. Only this was more uncontrolled and there was no specific direction for it. It was more like someone infused the plants with the Force for no other reason than because they could.

Luke also felt it and he looked slightly shocked. "Whoever did this must have a strong connection to the Living Force, almost as strong a connection as Jacen here. The plants are basically glowing with the Force."

Harry nodded and led the group through the garden until he found the source.

It was the blonde girl who was the leader of the group of children. She was running around the grass that was slowly growing before his eyes. She seemed to like the fact that it was growing and she was rolling around it in glee. Harry sadly noted that this may be the first time she even saw the outside.

Everyone watched with smiles on their faces as she giggled and rolled through the grass as if she didn't have a care in the world. It was times like this that Harry remembered why he wanted to be a Jedi. So that every child could do this without fear.

The girl seemed to finally sense them and turned to them in shock. They stayed like that for a moment before Harry smiled softly which caused the girl to relax.

"Hello, little one," said Harry softly. "I'm Harry and this is my family. Did you do this?" The others let Harry take the lead since he was the one the girl was focusing on.

The girl nodded shyly, as if afraid to be reprimanded. Harry just smiled and stroked a a yellow sunflower that was growing near him. "It's very beautiful. You should be proud."

The girl smiled shyly at his praise and seemed to relax even more. Harry walked up to her and kneeled beside her with a smile. Harry then plucked a flower and placed it in her hair.

"There. A pretty flower for a pretty flower princess. Do you have a name?"

The girl blushed slightly but shook her head. "No, they never gave any of us one."

Harry frowned. "Well, that's not right. How about... Azalea? For the flower that grows beautiful even in the harshest of soils."

The newly named Azalea smiled brightly at him and nodded happily. Suddenly, she tensed and the Force surged as it gathered around her. She looked at him as if apologizing for something.

"I'm sorry but I can't control it anymore."

Harry looked confused until his eyes widened as he saw vines growing at an alarming speed all around the group, instantly filling half the room with greenery.

"I'm really sorry, but…" Before she could finish her sentence, the vines had already charged at Harry, deeming him an unknown presence that was a bit too close to their 'princess'.

Letting off a sigh of resignation, Harry closed his eyes even as he reached for his green lightsaber.

'Who am I kidding? Of course I'd attract trouble. As if I could go a week without getting in trouble. Oh well, time to do some weeding.'

With that thought, Harry jumped toward the girl and scooped her up until she was sitting on his shoulders and holding on to his hair. He heard the sound of lightsabers activated and cutting through any greenery that got to close to them, as well as the sound of Mara telling him to run away.

However, Harry knew better. The girl on his shoulders was the cause of the suddenly growing greenery and running away with her would only cause the vines to chase him and leave them alone. Harry leapt straight into the air with Azalea on his shoulder, her tiny arms lightly circled around his neck just to secure herself. The slight attraction in Force energy he felt from the little girl was somewhat intriguing even as he used more Force energy to dodge the plants. It was as though the life force of nature was reacting to her. Though thinking about how she was able to cause plants to grow at such an alarming rate, it wouldn't be surprising if she could indeed control the energy of the Nature. It was probably an effect of one of the many experiments done on her. He wondered if it was because they had injected her with the midi-chlorians of the other dead children that life reacted so strongly to her will.

However, witnessing for himself how those plant vines about as thick as his body trying to ensnare him and squeeze him like a grape, he decided that now might not be the best time to wonder how exactly she got that particular skill.

"Wow…" The little girl on his shoulder sounded completely in awe, though Harry couldn't really blame her. He had been told that the children in the cloning facility were kept inside unless they needed to be experimented on more. So it didn't surprise him much that the girl gazed at him in wonder as he avoided the vines that attacked him.

It was perfectly normal for people to leap ten feet into the air, backflip without losing momentum, and move faster than the eye could track. The fact that he was making silly faces at the little girl throughout only served to amuse the girl to no end. Harry was currently toying with the plant vines as he weaved and laced around them, earning squeals of joy from the little blonde girl who felt that she was on one of those roller coaster rides she had seen on the Holonet. Her green eyes lit up even as she subconsciously began trying to control those plant vines, wanting to them to give Harry more of a challenge.

The others noticed how the vines around them had stopped and only the vines around Harry kept moving. They watched with amusement as Harry gave Azalea the ride of her life as he ducked and weaved through the vines with expert grace, with her cheering him on all the while.

Harry continued to amuse the girl for a some time until she let out a soft yawn, showing the usage of so much Force energy was tiring her. This was the signal that it was time to end the fun.

Moving so quickly that Azalea missed what happened, Harry activated his green blade cut through all the vines around him completely. They all fell down in pieces since Azalea was no longer supplying energy to keep them going.

"Ehhhh?" Gaping owlishly at the room that was now more or less void of any plants at all, the little girl puffed up her cheeks and pointed an accusing finger at him, "Muuuu!"

Grinning, Harry gave a simple shrug and laughed, "What? I didn't do anything." The others let out a snort at his blatant lie.

"Mu mu mu mu mu mu mu!" Seeing such a blatant denial, Azalea in turn grabbed at his cheek and started making his skin malleable, or at least, as malleable as it could be.

"Ow! Hey, hey, easy now! Ow!" Realizing that he had no way of escaping the little devil, he couldn't help but submit to her power, "Alright, alright, I did it! I did it!"

"Heh heh." The proud expression on her face as she puffed her chest out was adorable beyond belief, which led to Harry nuzzling his bruised cheek into hers. The women all let out a chorus of 'awwws' while the men just smiled at seeing Azalea so happy.

"Hehehehehe." The girl didn't seem to mind at all and even seem to bask in their attentions as though she had earned them through hard work of some sort.

It didn't take long for the lively girl to point at him once more, this time her eyes filled with mirth.

Harry easily understood her intention and gave a slight bow of his head, before speaking. "So, how shall I repay my princess the loss of her garden?"

"Aza wants a new one! One full of trees and a river and pretty flowers!" yelled out Azalea joyfully.

Harry chuckled at her simple goals and smiled at her as he walked over to the rest of the group who were looking at the due fondly. At some point Nakia had appeared, probably when she sensed the alrge amount of Force usage near his location and thought the worst. "Well, how about this? I know of a place full of kids just like you that's surrounded by a big jungle that has thousands of flowers and quite a few rivers. It's the same place I went to learn and I think you'll like it. What do you say?"

Azalea looked at Harry with a giant smile on her face. "Really? There's really a place like that?"

Luke smiled and stepped forward. "Really. And you're welcome to come. I promise that you'll never have to go to another laboratory again."

Azalea looked from Luke to Harry who nodded encouragingly and nodded shyly. "Okay. Aza will go."

Harry smiled and put her down so she was standing beside him. "That's great! Let's go right now then!"

However, Harry's pathetic attempt to escape his hospital stay early was thwarted when his mother grabbed his ear causing him to cry out in pain. Jaina and Nakia held in a laugh at the sight and Leia was using her hand to cover her smile.

"I don't think so," said Mara sternly. "You will stay until the doctors say you're free to go and not a moment sooner. No doubt using the Force and jumping around so soon probably caused you stay longer than you would have so you'll probably be here anther day."

Azalea giggled at the sight of Harry crying out in pain as Mara dragged him by the ear toward his room. "Unca Harry is funny."

Luke finally lost control and laughed along with the others. "Yes, Azalea. Yes he is."

AN: And there's chapter 29!

Sorry it was so long since my last update but I had exams and stuff and I was so swamped that I couldn't even think of writing the next chapter much less upload it. This chapter was mostly a filler so you can see a few developments with the characters as well as introducing Azalea. She'll be a big reason why Harry joins the war and why he does a lot of what he does (like Caedus and Allana only to a lesser extent. He won't destroy planets in her name like that psychopath). Next chapter is another important filler before he gets back to the origin quest. Remember, he's at a dead end at the moment but next chapter will give him the next clue.

Hope you like it and remember, Read and Review!