Hi, Lexy, Odie (When she's born) (RADER), Nikki and Adonis (RADER) are people in their own right. Mara is a part Zahn character, part woman in her own right. This is the beginning of a series of flashbacks revolving around Mara Jade and her first love…
Mara Jade – Age Five
"Mara! Don't!" screamed the small, blue-eyed boy. "I'll tell Lord Vader! An' he'll tell the Emp'rer! An' you'll get beat again!" A very young Mara Jade turned to the boy.
"Just because you're too scardy to fly don't mean I can't!" She stuck her tongue out at him and climbed into the cockpit of the TIE fighter.
"Mara! Please don't! If you die I'll have to look af'er Nikki an' Lexy an' they're girls!"
"No you won't! Summun else will! They can look af'er themselves!" Mara, a puzzled expression on her face, began to look over the controls. "Adonis? How d'you make these go up?" The boy grinned.
"See! You don't know nuffin' 'bout flyin'! I'll show you." Just as Adonis began to climb into the cockpit with Mara, the hanger door swished open and two Imperial Officers entered…followed by Darth Vader himself…
"You bad boy!!!!! You not try stop Maha!!!!! You bad! We not wuv you no more!!!!! You get Maha hut!!!!! He hut our Maha!!!!" sobbed the tiny, black-haired, blue-eyed girl as she beat her fists against Adonis' chest. Another young girls sat in the room, also crying. She had strawberry blond hair in two curly pigtails and purple eyes. Even the wails of the girls and the closed door could keep out Mara's screams as she was beaten for disobedience. Suddenly, Mara's screams ceased, as did the crying of the two younger girls. Three pairs of very frightened eyes turned to the door as it swished open and four stormtroopers walked out. The door closed behind them…and the screaming began again…
"Maha? Maha wake up? Maha it's Lexy…why you not wake up?" The little strawberry-blonde girl shook Mara, who lay, unconscious, in a small med-centre bed. "'Donis! If you kiss her she wake up?" Adonis shrugged. Nikki, the small girl who'd attacked him earlier tugged at his sleeve.
"Please 'Donis! Make her better!" Adonis hurridly brushed his lips against Mara's cheek, and stepped back. Lexy stamped her foot.
"No! You not kiss right!" Adonis moved over to the bed and kissed Mara, gently, on the lips…