Onimi's spirit manifested behind Jacen as he and the Jedi stood up in the circle they assembled over Allana's clothes. The ghost of the deformed Yuuzhan Vong looked around to those living in the throne room and silently realized what had happened; the Queen Mother had sacrificed herself to finally bring the ultimate end to Darth Plagueis.
Jacen was the only one to turn around from the group and look at his friend's soul with a mixed look of happiness for seeing Onimi and slight bitterness to the sacrifice that had just occurred. Onimi matched the look, not saying anything to ruin the Jedi's moment of silence for the Queen Mother's sacrifice.
The moment was finished as soon as a dozen Yuuzhan Vong appeared at the open doorway to the throne room. Each of the Jedi turned and brandished their lightsabers to meet the aliens in combat.
The Vong, however, stopped in their tracks and looked back at their would-be opponents in shock. "What have you done to Lord Plagueis?" the lead alien asked.
"He's dead," Jaden said, not lowering his lightsaber.
The aliens gasped and looked back in shock. "How could this be?" the lead alien inquired.
"We robbed him of his immortality," Jaden elaborated, and parted from the circle to show the Vong Allana's clothes on the floor. "And then the Queen Mother killed him, sacrificing her own life for the endeavor."
"But this is... impossible," the lead Vong said in shock.
"If it's impossible," Jacen said, "where's your Supreme Overlord then?"
The room was silent for a moment, the two groups staring each other down. Then nearly all of the aliens, except for their impromptu leader, took out their vibroblades from their holsters and began slitting themselves in fatal areas. They collapsed to the ground, bleeding and dead, leaving their unofficial leader alone with the Jedi.
The leader, not noticing the mass suicide behind him, took out his commlink and keyed it to a mass frequency. "All Yuuzhan Vong forces, this is Phaa Anor," he said. "Our Supreme Overlord, our Lord Darth Plagueis, has lost his immortality and is now dead. I will surrender to the Jedi and their allies. All others will be free to do what you will." He then turned off the frequency and replaced it in his commlink. "I now formally surrender."
Jacen then took the opportunity to use his Vongsense to determine what effect Phaa Anor's call had made. He soon felt it, as innumerable Yuuzhan Vong throughout the galaxy who heard the call began killing themselves at once in any way they decided. What few who decided not to commit suicide unveiled themselves from their ooglith masquers wherever they were and immediately surrendered to the forces they had infiltrated.
"Okay, so that just leaves the rest of this war to sort out," Jacen said as soon as the feeling of Yuuzhan Vong dying passed him. "Who was the second-in-command to the Hapes Consortium?"
"That would be myself," Phaa Anor said.
The room was silent again as the Jedi stared at him. "You're kidding," Peb Liko said.
"I'm afraid not," Phaa Anor said. "Lord Plagueis obviously didn't expect anyone to replace him, so he had no Hapan lieutenants who can take his place on the throne. I was his second-in-command as his top spy in managing the secret operations of my people throughout the galaxy."
"But here's the obvious problem," Jaden said. "You don't have any real pull in the Consortium now that Plagueis is dead."
"Indeed," Phaa Anor confirmed.
"Then I guess we just have to tell whoever's running the Hapan fleet that Plagueis is dead," Jacen said before looking back at Phaa Anor. "Do you have her command frequency?"
The Yuuzhan Vong nodded and walked over to hand Jacen his commlink. "Her name is General Heqan Booja, by the way," Phaa Anor said just as he gave the commlink to the human.
Jacen keyed Booja's frequency and handed it over to Jaden; it was obvious that the general wouldn't take an alternate version of Jacen Solo seriously, given how ridiculous it sounded. "General Booja?" Jaden inquired.
"Who is this?"
"This is Grand Master Jaden Korr of the Jedi Order," he said. "Darth Plagueis is dead, along with your Queen Mother. Surrender now."
"You lie," Booja growled.
"You want proof?" Jaden asked. He then closed his eyes and sent out a burst of telepathic communication, imparting the idea to Booja that, indeed, Allana and Plagueis were both no more. "That good enough?" Jaden inquired when he was done.
"It will," Booja said before killing the frequency.
The entire group in the throne room then looked up to one of its viewports and saw a portion of the battle there continue for a little while. Soon, though, the trading of fire between the amassed fleets had ceased; no doubt Booja informed whoever was running the Imperial fleet, along with the fleets of the enemy, that the Consortium was surrendering.
The war was now over, everyone in the throne room knew; all that is left at this point are the talks that will resolve everything else.
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One week later, all the major leaders of the governments involved in the now-ended Third Galactic Civil War - Phaa Anor, Vitor Reige, Mirax Horn, Wedge Antilles, Boba Fett, Soontir Fel (who had been temporarily pardoned for his murder of Shawnkyr Nuruodo for the sake of these talks), Turr Phennir, and Corellian Prime Minister Reily Saxan (nephew to Aidel Saxan, the Five Worlds Prime Minister who died at the beginning of the Second Civil War) - had all gathered in a cleared area somewhere in Hapes's forests. They all took their seats around the durasteel table set there, with their aides and dignitaries bearing personal witness to the event standing by. A few media representatives were attending to document the historic moment.
Also there were the Jedi, who let Jaden be the last to take his seat at the meeting.
"Now," Jaden said without preamble, "I think that the first thing we must establish here is who should lead the Hapes Consortium now that both Queen Mother Djo Solo and Darth Plagueis are dead."
"Without agreement among any of the remaining Duchas as who should lead to replace the bloodline," Reige agreed, "the Consortium may very well fall into chaos again. It's a real shame no two of them can agree on who should lead; I honestly can't believe that we have to pick for them. Quite frankly, it's amazing each of the Duchas managed to keep their individual systems from falling into chaos like they did the first time Tenel Ka Djo died."
"Perhaps they simply don't want to fall back into chaos again, knowing how much it's not worth it," Saxan offered.
"A bit simplistic, but with the Hapans, that may very well be the case," Boba Fett said. He leveled his helmeted gaze at Jaden. "Who do you recommend we elect for the Hapans, Master Korr?"
"If you would all please take out your datapads, as you will have a list of Duchas you can select from, with their list of credentials and their unofficial popularity within their systems," Jaden said. "And by unofficial, of course, I mean what their people truly think of them."
Each of the leaders took out their datapads and saw who they had to select from. Half an hour of selecting later, they all came to the agreement that Ducha Requud would be a suitable candidate to start a new bloodline in the Consortium's leadership.
"And now onto the issue of the extradimensional Yuuzhan Vong here," Jaden said as he and the rest of the leaders looked at Phaa Anor and his cadre of aliens who opted not to kill themselves.
"I will help to work bring my people back from everywhere they still remain in this galaxy and return to our home reality," Phaa Anor explained. "We will never return, and we will destroy any and all records of ever having the ability to travel to other realities."
At Jaden's nod, the meeting moved onto other important matters about the war and how to resolve it.
Two and a half hours later, the meeting had concluded, the Third Galactic Civil War was all but said and done, and the leaders took their leave, with General Fel finally being placed in stuncuffs for murdering Admiral Nuruodo.
After leaving the table, Jaden walked over to where Team Jacen had stood. "Thank you for your help," Jaden said. "I don't think we could've robbed Plagueis of his immortality without you."
"You're welcome," Jacen nodded. "Good luck on reestablishing the Jedi Order by the way."
Jaden nodded back. "May the Force be with you."
"And with you, Master Korr."
With that, they parted ways, with Jaden taking the rest of his Jedi with him.
Ten minutes later, Team Jacen's ship fell into Hapes's orbit to watch as the ships of the leaders who participated in the event leaped into hyperspace to leave the system.
"You think we should tell Waru we proved him wrong?" Onimi asked Jacen in the shuttle's cockpit, shimmering behind him.
"I think he already knows," Jacen said in the pilot seat.
"Do you think Cilghal will leave us alone for a while back home?" Nom Anor asked in the copilot seat.
"Hopefully," Jacen said with a wan smile. "But I won't count on it."
And just like that, they departed from this reality to get back home.
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Allana simply reveled in the afterlife surrounded by her late family, forever encumbered in pure bliss; there was Great-Uncle Luke, cousin Ben, Aunt Jaina, Grandpa Han, Grandma Leia, her pet nexu Anji, and finally, Allana's mother, Tenel Ka, was there to complete the victory she had over Darth Plagueis.
But amidst all her loved ones was the spirit of her father, Jacen Solo, now redeemed in the afterlife for all his crimes.
With all her family altogether now, enjoying the unlimited time they had for the rest of eternity, Allana knew that, after all the pain and suffering she went through, that it had all been worth it.
The Force is balanced, and Allana could rest now.