Star Wars: Cross Paths
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A/N: In Earth Time, Luke and Ines son, Ben was born in February 18th, 5 years ABY and 7 months ABE, and Freedom Day, the day of the death of the Emperor and the fall of the Emperor, in my story happens on July 29th Earth Time.
Chapter 84 – Arrested for treason?
Freedom Day was 20 days away and the day of the opening of the Jedi Academy was getting closer. Luke already decided that the Academy would be open in a month and 10 days. Before that he wanted to give a nice birthday day to Ines, who would celebrate her 24th birthday two weeks earlier. The students would arrive a few days before the opening. It was decided that there would be a big inauguration with the Senate present and the students. So Ines and him had to plan the food and drinks for everyone.
In the training room, Ines blocked a strike from Luke's saber. Swing around and throwing her saber behind her back from her right hand to left, she twirled and attacked, that made Luke dodging and hit his green saber on his wife blue one. Twirling down, Ines tried to do a low kick, but Luke anticipated and jump up, and attacked Ines while she was on her knees, she tried to block it, but with a quick move her lightsaber flew from her right hand landing behind Luke on the far end of the room. Doing a back flip she stood up facing Luke.
"Today you are not holding back" she said to him breathing heavily, making him smile at her
"Isn't what you want?" he asked her
"That's right. But you know I love you right?"
"I love you too but that is not going to work today, my love" he said and doing a flip, Luke attacked, making Ines jumping backward and avoided every attacked from him. Giving a glimpse on her lightsaber, and to her husband who was between her and her weapon, Ines run towards him and at the moment Luke swing his, Ines dropped on her knees and leaning backward she slide underneath the blade and raising her right hand, her lightsaber flew towards her hand and igniting she turn around and supporting herself on one knee she block Luke's one, making the green and blue blade clashing against each other.
Luke smiled at Ines and pulling back he turn off his saber, followed by her that stood up.
"That was an awesome move" he said
"Well I had a great Master" she smiled at Luke, who walking towards her, he wrapped his left arm around her waist and took her lips in his, making Ines wrapping hers around his neck.
Pulling apart she looked into his beautiful blue eyes
"Thanks for not holding back"
"Thanks for knowing I would never hurt you" he told her "That is why we are a perfect team"
Ines smiled when they heard a babble coming from the corridor. They knew who was having his now babble conversation. Their baby boy Ben loved to babble and he loved having long conversations especially with his parents who talked back at him, making him smiled. Also they discovered that a tooth on his lower gum was coming out, which was a surprise for them.
Walking towards the corridor, they saw their Ben sitting in his floating crib and babble towards R2 who beeped at him, making the baby laughed happily
"R2, you know Baby Ben can't understand you. He just like your beeps." 3PO told
R2 beeped at him and that make Ben give one of his high pitch sounds and started to make sounds with his lips, drooling all over his baby bib that Ines smartly decided to put in him that day and smiling he dropped his toy on the floor, leaning down watching it as 3PO bend over and picking him up he gave to back to him
"Here it goes, little Ben" 3PO told the baby who looked at him and with a smile he throw the toy again on the floor and babble at the protocol droid and looked down at his toy on the floor.
R2 beeped
"I know what he is doing but it is my job to make him happy. After all it was that reason Master Luke and Mistress Ines trust me to take care of him" he said and bending down he grabbed the toy and once again gave to Ben, who throw it again on the floor smiling at the droid.
Luke and Ines looked at each and walking towards them. Luke picked the toy and then he picked up his son from the crib
"That is enough young man" he said smiling when Ben smiled at his father and babble at him, making Luke kissed his cheeks which made the baby smiled loudly.
Ines was admiring the scene. She loved watching these moments between Luke and their baby. He was such a great father. She was so lucky. But then something came into her mind
"Babe, I remember something. The kids from here will go home when the classes are over, but the other kids stay here. But they are kids. I know the older is 15 but she is still a kid. Who will will take care of them, cook for them. We live in our apartment. They need someone to watch over them, until the old ones start to take care of themselves alone."
Luke looked at her and nod. He had thought the same thing
"I know sweetheart, I've being thinking the same thing and you are right, they can't be here all alone. They need someone to whom they can go in something bad happens and then call us if it is something serious like one of them gets sick."
"We need to find someone we trust." she looked at him and both amber and blue eyes contact and a smile appeared in both faces. They both thought of the same person
"Do you think she will agree. After all she will being living here with the kids, meaning she needs to leave her place in the lower levels"
"Well we need to talk to her but she will be payed of course." Luke replied
"I sense she will say yes" Ines smiled. There wasn't a better person to take care of the kids than the person who save her and especially her baby's live.
They were having a good time with their Ben, that continue to babble nonstop, when the new Republic guards entered in the Jedi Temple.
"Ines Talia" one of the guards called her
Ines looked at them and frown
"Excuse me is Ines Talia Skywalker and yes?"
One of the guards grabbed Ines arms and in a rough tone he told her
"You are under arrested"
"What?" she said and looked at the guard who grabbed her arm hardly "Let me go" she said and pushed the guard who flew a few meters away. That act make the others pointing their blasters at them, which made Luke putting his son on the crib and grabbing his lightsaber he stood in front of his wife.
"You don't want to do this" he told them.
"I'm sorry Master Skywalker but we have orders to take your wife" one the guards told him pointing his gun at him.
"Stop" a voice came from the entrance of the Temple and they saw Leia running at that direction "Lower your weapons. NOW!" she looked at them who obey and they all low their weapons.
"Leia what is going on?" Luke asked his sister
Leia looked at Luke and to Ines
"I'm sorry if I didn't have time to warn you and clearly I didn't arrive at time." she said "I'm sorry but Ines is under arrested. Orders of the Senate"
"For what?" Ines asked
"For treason."
"Excuse me?" Ines said looking at Leia and then to Luke who gasped at that information
"We got an information that a member of the Talia family is still alive and it worked for the Empire and for Emperor since the beginning" Leia looked at them.
"And the Senate think is me? After all I did for the Rebellion?"
"Ines, it is valid information we got. I'm sorry but you are the only Talia alive"
Ines couldn't believe what she was hearing. Looking at Luke she tried to touched him but he got a few steps backward, making Ines looked at him with tears in her eyes
"You don't believe in that, right?" she looked at him "Luke! You were there in that Death Star."
Looking at Leia, she sighed
"I see." she said nodding and walking to the guards she told "Take me." and looking back at them "Just please take care of my baby" and with tears rolling down her cheeks, she allowed the guards take to the Coruscant Prison, while Leia comfort Luke.
What was going on Luke thought.
Ines was arrested for treason. What do you think of that accusation? Do you think it is true or something is happening?