A/N This was fun! XD

Gia: Sequel?

Me: Maybe next time. I finished another story! I have claimed victory!

Gia: Oh boy…

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The sound of deafening silence echoed through his ears. The feeling of pain in his stomach was sharp and stingy but bearable to a degree.

His surroundings, however, were still full of darkness.

"Padawan Elvis…"

"Master Qui-Gon Jinn," he looked up at the human, who stared down at him with a gentle expression. "Am I with you in the Force?"

"Almost," Qui-Gon smiled. "Your friends and family are aiming to bring you back… but it is still your choice to return or not,"

"I'm already in pain," Elvis chuckled as he crossed his arms. "What's more to harm?"

"Indeed," Qui-Gon nodded, his smile faltering into a grave expression. "but be wary, Young Elvis, for a bigger threat approaches. Your test is not complete,"

"My… what?" Elvis raised an eyebrow. "I had a test?"

"Your first was the risk you are willing to take to bring Young Heron back to life, even if his fall was not your doing," Qui-Gon stated. "The second will determine your fate in your timeline and the fate of Palpatine, whether you will risk everything for your life but will save his or you will risk both lives,"

"If I die at the next test, he dies and if I live, he lives?" Elvis didn't like the sound of that, but he did like a good challenge.

"Precisely," Qui-Gon gave a nod. "You cannot refuse the challenge. It is in your birthright, as prince of Lira San,"

"Oh no… and we're almost 16…" Elvis groaned. At least he knew what the challenge was all about.

"It will come soon," Qui-Gon said. "but for the moment, you must return back to life and recover,"

"Of course," Elvis bowed. "We will meet again, I'm sure?"

"If you do what you know is necessary then perhaps we will," Qui-Gon smiled down at him before disappearing.

And the darkness erupted with light…

X

"He's… He's breathing! He has a heartbeat! He's alive!"

"Thank the Force for that!"

Elvis groaned, his ears lowering at the loudness of the voices around him as he forced his eyes open. He saw Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Mace, Rex, Cody, Kix, Vokara (Master Che), and both of his half-siblings at each of his bedside, staring down at him with concern. He forced himself to sit up with a hiss, alerting them in an instant.

"Elvis—!"

"Don't." Elvis held a hand out before easing his way to sit up. "I'm fine,"

"Fine?!" Ahsoka stared at him in disbelief. "You just DIED!"

"Bro, you gotta stop dying and getting away with it," Trisha slapped a hand on her forehead.

"How are you feeling, Young Elvis?" Vokara asked gently.

"I feel… better than earlier," Elvis flashed them a smile. "My stomach still stings a little, but that's normal since I just got stabbed there,"

"We added some bacta patches after the healers healed your wound," Kix reported.

"Good to know that both Jedi and Clones worked hard to keep me alive," Elvis chuckled.

"Good to see that their efforts aren't in vain,"

Elvis turned and blinked as he saw Heron by the foot of his bed, with both his lightsaber and his blaster-saber clipped onto his belt.

"Heron…"

"Hey," Heron smiled and slowly went beside him, a hand slowly reaching to cup his cheek. "It's nice to see your sparkling sapphire eyes again,"

Elvis was still in shock but reaching out to the Force reassured him that Heron, the boy he thought he had lost to darkness and the one he grew to love… was back, and was at the light of the Force. His next actions were uncontrollable as he reached out and grabbed him by the shoulders, pulling him close for their lips to meet.

Heron's eyes widened, the blush on his face deepening and spreading to the tip of his ears. He slowly melted in, however, and slowly closed his eyes, deepening the kiss and giving it as much passion as he could muster.

Nigel's jaw dropped at the sight. Trisha's did too. They knew that their little brother wasn't a romantic type, so it was shocking to see him be the first to make a move.

Slowly, Elvis pulled away, eyes staring up at the other lovingly. Heron returned the look as he smiled.

"I love you,"

"I love you too, Ron," Elvis shyly stroked his hair to the side. "More than you'll ever know,"

Heron felt his stomach summersault in happiness as the smile on his face stretched and widened. He suddenly remembered something and unclipped the lightsaber and blaster-saber from his belt.

"Here," he handed them at the other hybrid. "I believe these are yours?"

But Elvis shook his head. "Keep them. Besides," He took out the two lightsabers from his own belt. "I've got newer ones,"

"But… those are red," Heron frowned.

"Not for long," Elvis grinned and closed his eyes, concentrating the Force onto the lightsabers' kyber crystals before activating them, which released two beams of white.

"Woah…" Anakin gasped. "How did you do that?!"

"Practice," Elvis opened his eyes to see his work. "And a little trick that Aunt 'Soka taught me,"

"I taught you that?" Ahsoka's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow!"

"Impressive indeed," Obi-Wan commented with a nod.

"We will leave you to rest now, Young Elvis," Mace told him, setting a hand on the hybrid's shoulder. "When you are all rested up, the council would need a report from each of us… yours especially,"

"Understood, Master Windu," Elvis nodded, deactivating the lightsabers and placing them on the bedside table then he leaned back on his pillow. "I just… need a few hours,"

"Hours? No way, kid," Kix shook his head with an irritated look. "You need weeks of rest after healing from a stunt like that,"

"It took him hours to heal from a head injury," Trisha chuckled. "What else from a stab wound?"

"A lightsaber stab wound was severe," Obi-Wan frowned. "Don't be like Ani, Elvis,"

"My Lasat skin makes wounds feel like a big bite," Elvis shrugged. "I'll be fine,"

"We'll stay here and watch over him while he heals," Heron offered.

Nigel watched as the clones and the rest of the Jedi left the room. He then turned to his half-brother.

"Elvis,"

Said hybrid turned to him.

"Nigel,"

Said boy was taken back. The voice had no malice, no hatred, no nothing. It was so… so clear, so light, so… unbelievable.

"I…" He gulped and lowered his head. "I'm sorry,"

"For what?" Elvis tilted his head.

"I… I failed you," Nigel's voice shook as he spoke. "I… We let you die when… we… we were supposed to watch over you…"

Elvis blinked in surprise. He didn't MEAN to cause his older half-siblings (wow. He accepts Nigel now) such stress and heartache. He turned to Trisha for a response, but the Mando girl looked like that she too was close to breaking down.

"You… You were already gone, little brother," Trisha tried to hold back and wipe away the tears threatening to roll down her cheeks. "We… We couldn't sense you. No one could. You had no heartbeat, no breath, skin cold as ice and unmoving!"

"Y-Yeah," Heron felt his breath shake as he spoke, hands trembling as his eyes went tearful. "but when we felt the faintest sign of your Force Signature, we… we knew that… that there was time, and that… you… you could be saved…"

"Guys…" Elvis frowned and sat back up to face them. "I'm sorry if I hurt any of you. You know that I wouldn't if it wasn't necessary,"

"So… So you really did plan your death, huh?" Trisha bitterly said.

"Yes, but I didn't expect Dooku to kill me that early," Elvis sighed. "I wanted to wait until you and Nigel were there, Trish,"

"You… You knew that we were coming to help?" Nigel looked surprised and ashamed. "We… We're sorry for not staying here to watch over Coruscant,"

"Nah, I expected you two not to listen anyway," Elvis chuckled. "I'm sorry for… for trying to push you two away. I didn't want any of you hurt… especially if you ever found out about my plan to get me killed to snap Heron back into light,"

"Just… Just don't do it again, you di'kut!" Trisha hissed and wrapped her little brother in an embrace. "You don't know how… how PAINFUL it was to see you… to hold you while you were dead!"

Elvis smiled and held her close, returning the hug and letting the other cry on his shoulders. He then turned to Nigel, who was trying not to breakdown. He held out a hand to him.

"It's okay,"

Nigel's eyes widened, the feeling of acceptance and happiness bursting all at once in his chest. He ran to him, arms around his little brother as he buried his head on his other shoulder.

Elvis held his older siblings close, his own tears streaming down his cheeks as he closed his eyes. He felt the Force around them, the peace, the balance and the light all around. It lightened his chest, feeling so much love and care around him.

Heron only watched the scene from a distance with a smile.

It was too heartfelt to break, anyway.

X

{A few days later}

"Masters,"

"Young Padawans," Yoda acknowledged the four teenagers with a nod and a smile. "Alright, are you, Padawan Elvis?"

"I'm fine now, thank you, Master Yoda," Elvis took a step forward and gave a bow to the Grandmaster Jedi. "And I'm glad to report that Darth Kameon has been defeated, and Count Dooku has been killed,"

"Killed?" Mundi looked surprised. "By who?"

"Me, Master Mundi," Trisha bowed. "I might be training to be a Jedi, but I'm still a Mando by blood,"

"Understand this, we do," Yoda nodded in response. "Thank you all for your efforts, we do. Two less enemy, the Republic and the Jedi now have,"

"And Palpatine will not be able to use his clone army against as," Shaak-Ti reported with a smile. "All chips have been removed from their heads, and we've had a discussion with the Kamonians to make sure that each new clone will have their chips removed immediately,"

"We've had also looked into the commands that the Chancellor has kept from the Jedi," Plo added. "Senator Mon Mathma and Senator Organa managed to scavenge them from some hidden files that Palpatine keeps in his office. It seemed that there was an order to execute the Chancellor once deemed unfit for the position,"

"We can use that to our advantage," Fisto suggested.

"We would need to share this with the rest of the senators," Mace told them. "And some of them are too stubborn to believe us,"

"If they won't then we can always use the proof we have," Heron took a step next to Elvis. "And if they still won't believe us, footage from the future might just do the trick,"

"Be careful, we must, Padawan Heron," Yoda warned him. "Side with Chancellor and his rulings, they may. Frame us to the public, they may,"

"Master Yoda's right," Elvis nodded. "For now, let's focus on the bigger threat that's to come,"

"A bigger threat?" Obi-Wan stared at the youngest hybrid with a frown. "What bigger threat?"

"A threat that Master Qui-Gon warned me of while I was striving to keep my life in tact," Elvis folded his arms on his chest.

"May you discuss this new threat, Padawan Elvis?" Depa asked.

"It's… I'm not sure how affected the Jedi Council to it, though," Elvis shrugged. "It has something to do with the Chancellor's life as much as mine,"

"Explain," Mace leaned forward, the new topic catching interest in an instant.

"If I don't take the challenge, it will cause me not just the Chancellor's life but also my own," Elvis went on. "If I succeed, however, I will survive, but so will he,"

"And the question is whether to risk it and let the Chancellor be killed or save both of your lives," Fisto nodded in understanding, as did the rest of the Jedi Masters.

"How is it not related to the Jedi?" Mundi questioned.

"It's… from my birthright," Elvis sighed.

Heron blinked at his new lover for a moment before his eyes widened in realization. "Oh FORCE, you're almost 16,"

"Kriff." Trisha hissed. "The Twin Challenge,"

"But… But that's not possible!" Nigel shook his head. "You… You're HERE. The challenge can't follow you here, can it?"

"It can if Zelda follows," Elvis told them..

The three fell silent at the claim. The Jedi, however, were confused.

"Who is this 'Zelda'?" Mace asked.

"She's my twin sister," Elvis replied. "but she's nothing to fear. She ignores Jedi Training and dislikes any Jedi-related stuff, so I doubt that she even knows where—"

"Masters!"

The group all turned to see Anakin burst into the room with Ahsoka, Rex and Cody, with the clones dragging some kind of Togruta. Skywalker stepped front and bowed.

"Masters, we found this… this kid snooping around in the clone barracks," he said. "He was armed with a lightsaber, so I assume that he's… another fellow Jedi Padawan, I guess?"

Elvis and Heron exchanged glances as the clones dragged the Togruta boy to the front and center. He looked up and grinned at the hybrids.

"Hey, Ron. Hi there, Elvy~"

One look at the boy's blonde lekku and his ocean blue eyes, and they knew who it was.

"Cody Anakin Tano,"

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