Chapter 35: Mysteries

Buffy and Dawn were once again back in front of the Jedi Council.

Yoda looked between the two women. "Report you wish to make?"

Buffy nodded and stepped forward. "Upon arrival at Corellia the Trade Federation ships had already blockaded the planet. We decided to go ahead and land to gather intel to relay back to the Council. Dawn's fighter was damaged in our descent and we forced to destroy them, rather than risk them falling into Seperatist hands. We spent the following year as part of the underground resistance gathering intel to relay back to the Republic and the Council. I have a datachip with the information we obtained."

Mace looked at Dawn as he sensed there was more to this story than Buffy had told them. "There is more to this story you're not telling us."

Dawn looked to Buffy and then stepped forward. "Yes, Masters. I expect I will be expelled from the Order for this. I fell in love while on Corellia, and proceeded to have a romantic relationship with him. I am carrying his child; I've had tests to confirm the pregnancy. I did intend to submit my resignation as soon as the extraction team found us."

Buffy sighed. "Masters I ask that she not be expelled from the …."

Windu held up his hand, silencing Buffy's objection and shook his head. "We have no intention of expelling her from the Order. It has been common belief amongst those of this Council that should one of you fall the other will as well. For that reason we will not be expelling Dawn from the Jedi Order. But if it was not for the bond you two share, Dawn, we would expel you." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Dawn we must adhere to the code if we are to overcome the Sith threat. I believe the council is in agreement that you will likely be passed over for Master for the foreseeable future, at least till we can see proof that you can live by the code. Buffy you on the other hand are promoted to Master and given a seat on the Council, per Master Yoda's discussions with you before the mission to Corellia. One last thing Jedi Skywalker we will decide on your child's fate at a later date after he or she is born. But for now your missions will be limited to protect you and your unborn child."

Dawn nodded. "Thank you Masters." She turned and left the Council chambers, Buffy following close behind. She and Buffy made their way back to the apartment they shared. The moment they entered the apartment she made her way to her bed and sat down, and for the first time since leaving Corellia she cried.

Buffy hugged her sister; she had been able to feel through their bond how much Dawn loved Jacen. She was sure that losing Jacen was the hardest thing Dawn had experienced, worse than losing their mom back on Earth. Worse than when Dawn and Anakin had lost Shmi on Tatooine even.

A knock came at the door and Buffy got up and opened it. "Master Windu, what can I do for you?"

Mace nodded towards Dawn, "I could feel her grief in the Council chambers. I brought something to help her relax. Then tomorrow I would like to see her in my apartment, alone." He then handed the relaxant to Buffy before turning to leave. "Oh and Buffy you don't have to call me Master anymore. We're both Masters now."

Buffy nodded as she closed the door and walked back over to Dawn giving her the relaxant, a moment later Dawn was a sleep.

Buffy sat up for a few hours watching Dawn sleep, before she turned in herself and she began to dream.

*Dream*

Buffy looked around and noticed that most of what she saw was black nothingness. Except for a small patch of green where Dawn lay next to Jacen. Buffy knew she was in Dawn's dream, and that the dream was a memory. "Dawn?"

Dawn sat up and looked at Buffy as realization crossed her face. "I'm asleep aren't I?"

Buffy nodded as Revan appeared before them, "I can answer the what," he said. "I pulled Buffy into your dream Dawn there is something I wish to show the both of you. First I want to say how sorry I am about Jacen, I know you loved him."

Dawn smiled sadly. "Thank You."

A moment later they watched as the scene changed and Jacen disappeared.

Buffy noticed now that there was two Revans, one of which was holding a baby. "Uhm?"

Revan smiled. "We are in one of my memories. Shortly after Elisabet was born a Force Bond was established between myself and Elisabet and between Elisabet and her mother. And as a result Charissa had a vision that came out in a prophecy, concerning the two of you."

Charissa sat on a bed and Buffy and Dawn could tell that the baby in the other Revan's arms was her daughter, Elisabet. "Two shall come and be trained by the Jedi. They will come and be oldest of the Padawans of the age in which they live. They shall be descendants of a Jedi. One shall be born, and the other created through magic to be her sister. They shall rebuild the Order during the dark times when the Sith rule the galaxy. One shall have a daughter born from love's loss. The other shall have a daughter born of angel's wings. Together mother and daughter shall reshape the Jedi Order."

Buffy looked to Revan and then Dawn. "Dawn and her child?"

Revan nodded, "Yes I believe that the last line talks of Dawn and her child. But I do not know for certain. As you will have a daughter as well, born from angel's wings. Regardless unless more of the prophecy reveals itself, it is likely talking about Dawn and her child. They along with the children of the Chosen One will reshape the Jedi Order."

Buffy frowned. "Children of the Chosen One? Anakin has no children, shoot he's not even married, and the Order forbids it."

Dawn looked at Revan and then at Buffy. "Uhm Buffy, Ani and Padme were married in secret. Remember when Ani and I escorted Padme to Naboo shortly after the war started. They were married on Naboo. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but it's a secret they wish to keep at least for now. Please don't tell anyone what I said."

Buffy sighed and nodded. "Ok but I am going to have a word with Padme. I'm her sister and she didn't even think to tell me she got married, even if it was in secret."

Revan smiled as the two suddenly woke up.

*End Dream*

The next day Buffy was standing outside Padme's apartment pacing waiting for Padme to open the door. When Padme did open the door she noticed the look on her sister's face. "Uhm you know don't you?" Padme asked.

Buffy nodded and Padme motioned for her to enter. As she did so she kept eyeing Padme something was off about the woman she could tell, but she readily dismissed it. "Padme why didn't you tell me you and Anakin had got married?"

Padme sighed, "I wanted to, but Anakin wasn't sure how you would take it. He was worried you would tell the Jedi Council."

"You know I wouldn't have, Dawn and I are the most unorthodox Jedi there are. I would have been happy for you," Buffy said.

Padme smiled and hugged her sister. "You can't tell. Anakin plans to resign from the Order once the war is over."

Buffy smiled. "I won't tell. Shoot I wasn't going to tell them Dawn was thinking of resigning before Jacen was killed."

In Mace Windu's apartment

"How are you feeling?" Mace asked.

Dawn sighed as she sat next to Mace. "Like I have a big hole in my heart."

Mace nodded, he had some experience with people grieving. On one of his missions as a Padawan he had helped a woman to grieve for her mother who had died. "Tell me about Jacen."

Dawn looked at Mace and blinked. "Am I hearing right? You who believe in the no attachment rule want to hear of my attachment to Jacen."

Mace smiled. "It will help you to grieve and put it behind you if you talk about it. I know this from second hand experience. When I was a Padawan I helped a woman on one of my missions to grieve for the loss of her mother."

Dawn nodded and sighed. "Jacen was my world, I loved him more than anything. He had a nine year old son from his marriage to Jaina. Jaina by the way had died in childbirth, and Jacen had been left to raise their son alone."

Dawn went on to tell Mace about her relationship with Jacen and how she had planned to tender her resignation to the Order the first chance she got. She then told him how she first found out she was pregnant. "I had been having morning sickness for a few days when Obi-Wan and Anakin came to retrieve me and Buffy. At that time I thought it was just a case of the flu or some other disease and it would go away in a couple days. After we found Jacen's body we went after the fighters we came in. In route Anakin had sensed something. He put two and two together and knew what he was sensing was my unborn child. He asked me if I was pregnant, and I was like why he would ask that. Then he told me he sensed something from me that was not me. And then I put two and two together, and knew he was right."

Mace nodded. "I am sure it came quite as a shock. Why don't you go and get some rest, Dawn."

Dawn nodded and walked out and headed back to her and Buffy's apartment.

A few moments later Mace walked into the Council chambers and found Buffy standing before the Council. He sat in his chair and wondered what was going on.

Buffy had waited till all the masters were assembled before giving her report about Revan and her and Dawn's latest dream. "Dawn and I had another visit from Revan last night. He showed us a prophecy he had witnessed. It went something like this. 'Two shall come and be trained by the Jedi. They will come and be oldest of the Padawans of the age in which they live. They shall be descendants of a Jedi. One shall be born, and the other created through magic to be her sister. One shall have a daughter born from love's loss. Together mother and daughter shall reshape the Jedi Order. ' As you can tell the prophecy speaks of me and Dawn, the last line speaks of Dawn and her unborn child."

Buffy looked around hoping that the assembled masters would not see she had left out two lines from the prophecy.

"Hmm! Interesting this is, a prophecy we do not know about. When did Revan witness this prophecy?" Yoda said.

Buffy sighed a little in relief. "Not long after my ancestor, his daughter, Elisabet was born. While he was on Earth.

"Looks like we have something new to think about. Though it puzzles me what it means about Dawn and her daughter reshaping the Order," Mace said.