"Any news of how many Terran summer camps are coming to Corusant?"
"No."
"Any news on when we could travel to Naboo anytime for the summer? Like is the investigation still on?'
"No and yes."
"Any news on-"
"I swear Luke you ask me more and I'll force push you off your bed."
Luke rolls his eyes as he looks to his twin, "Oh come on Leas, you know your curious of all it too. I mean even the investigation has been dying out."
Leia glares at her brother, "You did not just say that."
Luke shrugs before looking out their room window, "Hey we only know that the Chancellor was some Sith lord, so why bother?"
Leia rolls her eyes this time, before going back to her library book she checked out in the temple of toddler development, "You know, Ezra is now one years old. It says here he should be already working on walking, be able to drink from a cup, and learn to kick and run."
"Well Mom and Dad says he's already halfway there, being able to stand up on his own, he just needs to balance for a bit longer to get that first step. He drinks plenty, I mean remember when Dad threw a bottle of juice and Ezra force caught it? Pulled it to him and started drinking it right away. As for kicking, he's done plenty thanks to Lucky and him playing ball together. Running, leave that to me."
Leia frowns, "Now Dad can't stop him from wanting pineapple juice all the time. And about the running, lets not have you teach him that, he'll bump his head more than anything if you do."
Luke turns back to her, "Not if he wears a helmet, he already tries with the one Rex gave him."
"That helmet is twice as big as he is, only with Lucky's help can he even lift it enough to crawl inside it."
Luke smirks, "It did give Mom an awesome picture though."
Shaak Ti had experience with children.
She was one of the few jedi whom practically raised said clones since the start of their training from the start of the war.
Those were clones though, breed to discipline, though there were occurrences of brawls.
She honestly didn't spare a glance, after all, with accelerated growth and many training for battle, it was only natural things got hectic at times.
It was easy though to calm the situation, and even gave some clones their names, so it wasn't a total waste.
Still, that is nothing compared to the chaos she saw upon entering the battle simulator dome, or as of currently, her classroom for the Terran sport futbol (or soccer as she had learned when researching).
The Inter-Galactic Summer Program (or IGSP for short) was created just a year prior to Ezra arriving to the temple.
There was years and years prior of communication and unity between many galaxies, most notably Terra. The war though made a halt in said plans, but since it's been dwindling down recently, the program has finally came back up again.
Luke and Leia used to just take some summer courses on Naboo, a space summer school over anything.
Which is why when Luke heard of the rumors of said program bringing in different activities, fun activities, he was all but begging his parents to set up a program session on Corusant.
The idea actually worked out well for everyone, despite the fear of the still mysterious assassination still in investigation.
Which was solved by just having some clones stay on planet to help keep things along, many becoming teachers or students themselves in the process.
It helped spread awareness of the underground of the planet side. Giving parents a place to sent their kids in safe environment to be taken care of (many getting jobs as a result or just volunteering).
Soon, many planets from across the galaxies came to said program planet, some as far as from Terra, which Luke was most excited for the most.
He wasn't a bookworm like his sister, but he had researched tons of facts of the blue planet, most notably the activities and sports that kids his age were playing right now.
When he and Leia got their schedules (since the program is still new, order had to be put with so many kids around it was hard to keep track for everyone), he saw at least one class he could bring Ezra, maybe Lucky if he was sneaky.
That is, until he saw the class instructor, or instructors in this case, and knew he didn't need to lift a finger to work.
He knew if the Clone Squad 99 was involved, it had to be good (they were also the only clones who despite getting the cure for no more accelerated aging, didn't change size wise, just looked younger is all.).
"Hey Sparks!" Luke chuckles as he looks towards Wreaker, secretly his favorite uncle because of the trouble and hijinks the two have gotten over the years. Sparks just happened to be the clone nickname he got because of a certain firework prank.
"Uncle Wreaker!" Luke runs over, the wagon he was carrying Ezra and Lucky stayed behind as he goes crashing into the giant clone hugging him tight, "I can't believe you guys are all teaching some kids!"
He looks behind Wreaker to see the other squad members come over, with Tech looking up from his PADD to see Ezra and Lucky (which Hunter goes to immediately check if one, Ezra is okay (Lucky gives the clone and lick on the cheek so he's fine), and two to bring them over).
"It seems we have more than scheduled kids for this class."
Wreaker laughs, causing Ezra to jump a little, and Lucky to growl slightly at the clone, ready to pounce, "Relax Tech! More the merrier!"
Hunter eyes Lucky, wiping the wolf slobber off his cheek before glancing to Luke for a second before back at the wolf, "What's with the animal?"
Luke pulls away from Wreaker and looks at Lucky and Ezra, before back at the squad eyes wide, "Oh yeah! You guys haven't meet!"
He then gestures to the two, latter looking at Crosshair surprisingly without crying despite the glare he was giving Lucky, "This is Ezra, Leia and I's new baby brother. And that's Lucky, Ezra's best friend and partner in crime."
Wreaker laughs, "Ha! Another partner in crime, great!"
Hunter rolls his eyes before turning to the clone, "We didn't prepare for an animal baby duo, this class is for kids eleven and up."
Tech nods as he scrolls down his PADD, "Indeed, we at most can ask the volunteers to get an extra snack set for Ezra, but with Lucky we have nothing to feed let alone entertain."
Luke shrugs, "Relax, the two are like glue, they'll be entertained by anything really. Plus Lucky sometimes eats off Ezra's food that drops from his height chair."
"So, has he spoken yet?" Crosshair speaks for the first time, his gaze never left Ezra, whom just looks back with a slobber smile on his face.
Luke looks down at Ezra and nods, "He's starting to really fast. Leia reads to him more to speed it up."
The clones look at the baby, whom smiles back while sucking on his slobber fist.
"Well come on Sparks, class will be starting in a bit. There's Echo, he went to help the volunteers so they don't get lost in the temple." Wreaker says as he points to the side entrance where Luke sees the pale clone, alongside some humans, Orions, and more species he presumed are the volunteers. Leia would have a field day when she gets better.
Leia caught the flu a couple of days prior, and such Luke in a way was able to sneak Ezra and Lucky without her noticing one bit. He knew she would of snitched to Mom and Dad if she found out.
Turns out marital arts and chalk don't mix.
It started alright, with the kids learning different forms of self defense. Hunter teaching said forms with Tech, while Wreaker posed with helping kids with punching bags (or let them use him like a jungle gym).
Echo gave out pointers while Hunter and Tech were teaching, helping kids while walking around giving advice every now and then.
Crosshair meanwhile, was stuck with babysitting duty, and boy was he...
"Osshair!" The cold looking clone looked at the small child, sitting on ground drawing with colored chalk one of the volunteers managed to find, sipping his pineapple juice box. Lucky was more rolling in the chalk drawings (of what the clone couldn't decipher), making him look like a colorful mess of dust.
The clone raises an eyebrow, "You speak."
Ezra giggles softly before going back to drawing, and after a bit crawls to the cool but silent clone, gesturing to said drawing.
Crosshair did not know how to deal with kids, that was more Hunter or Wreaker's forte. First Omega (whom Crosshair wished was babysitting the boy instead of him, but she was teaching a class on Naboo), then the Skywalker twins, and now the little blue boy.
He silently wondered if he should retire.
"Ook!" Ezra says as he points to what Crosshair can only describe as a splat of multiple colors.
"I see."
Ezra pats one of Crosshair's armored legs and points to the drawing again, "Oou!"
He scoffs, now looking closer to see a giant red slash to represent his facial scar, but even that looked nothing like it.
He then looks away, "I hardly look like some giant blob."
That's when Lucky tackles Crosshair, whom off guard falls on his butt. The pup then going around the kids and nudging them, covering them in some chalk.
Crosshair, whom doesn't notice Ezra hugging said leg Lucky tackled (now with chalk that was now on the kid's cheeks and body) with a concern look, shakes his head as he sees Echo and Hunter now chasing the pup down.
Wreaker laughing before going over with the other kids to the chalk pile and begin to draw on the ground themselves, with even Tech reluctantly joining.
Overall, Luke called the day a success, even more when he sees Crosshair (though the clone will deny it) holding Ezra in his lap, protectively looking around as if anyone might jump and try to hurt the kid. Ezra though distracts him every now and then, babbling away and smiling brightly at the seemly cold hearted clone.
Crosshair just might become an honorary Ezra babysitter if Luke had any say in it.
"Love Osshair!"
Yep, he's a shoo in.