Leia called the media over. "As
the Alderaanians know, and I would like to tell the New Republic's people,
Anakin Skywalker turned Darth Vader was Luke and my father." There was a
media uproar.
Leia raised her hand, "no
questions until i am finished, yes, that means Jedi Skywalker and myself are
twins. I beg you all not to look at my biology, and just look at US."
"Princess Leia,
and Jedi Skywalker, you have told us, this takes a lot of courage, you both
have beeen champions of justice, this in itself excuses you from an biological
entanglements."
"No it doesn't." One
person said, throwing a pie at them. The pie hit Luke square in the face.
He said something in Tatooinian,
(Are you still operating on the old saying Evil begets evil.)
THe person snarled, "yes."
In tatooinian.
"Well, this is what I mean, if
you have any...objections, we will be glad to listen to what you think we
should do."
"Spare the galaxy and kill
yourself." the person replied in Tatooinian.
But his opinion was in the minority,
the others in the crowd rounded on him, "Don't speak to hero's of the
rebellion like that."
Luke raised a hand, "He is
acting on his belief's, please, don't hurt him."
The crowd, of which a few members had
started twisting his hand behind his back, left him. "Well, that is
it." Leia said, calling the press conference to an end.
"Luke," she said,
"are you okay."
"Yes." He said, allowing
Leia to wipe off the pie. "I am very lucky, at least there is no poison in
the pie."
"That is not funny." Leia
snapped, "Why did you say it was because of his beliefs he attacked you,
and why didn't you stop the pie in mid-air."
"Leia, he needed to express his
faith. He is from Tatooine, that is what I checked by talking to him in it, a
Tatooinian saying says that Evil begets evil, do the galaxy a favor and kill
Evil's offspring."
Leia laughed, "Great, so now I
am going to get bands of Tatooinian killers after me."
"See, not many people believe
that saying, and besides...you heard what General Dadonna said, I have a
feeling some of the people who believe the saying are using that as a reason
not to kill us. In fact, whomever our mother was must have been REALLY
respected, because some people who are staunch believers in the saying actually
bowed to me."
"Great, so some who say even
one parent evil does this."
"Leia, be happy, because when
Tatooinians want something, the do it, they would kill you 15 seconds flat if
all or even most Tatooinians believed it. Tell your honor guard to be on your
alert, the brotherhood is also looking for murder plots."
Leia saw a furious Han, Aunt Rogue,
and someone who Leia decided would be a Tatooinian brotherhood member storm up.
Leia realized with a jolt how alike Han and her Aunt Rogue really where.
"Oh, dear." Luke murmured, "feel REALLY bad for the guy, it just
went up the ranks, the sent Ferme himself."
Just then Alderaanian police also
stormed up. Leia saw Ferme and the Alderaanian police and her honor guard in a
heated argument. Luke enhanced both of their force abilities so they could hear
what was going on. "He is a member of the brotherhood who assaulted
another member, please, let him answer to our justice."
"Well, he attacked the Princess
and to-be queen of Alderaan."
"One of the founding members of
the brotherhood."
"PEOPLE." Leia and Luke
said, together, " we believe a compromise is what is called for here, why
not have this man go before a JOINT group. Have one Tatooinian and one
Alderaanian."
Ferme and the chief of police looked
at each other. "I obey." The chief of police said, bowing to Leia.
"My council has also ruled that
that is what is called for here, so I also obey."
"Luke, what aren't you telling
me." Leia asked.
"I'd hoped they'd look at
by-law number 55- every Tatooinian should be allowed to practice his faith in
peace. But instead they looked at bylaw- 59, the one I wrote, that states every
Tatooinian should be nice to the other Tatooinians. An addendum was later added
which stated that any slander or libel, or, oh this is where the law comes into
play, slander, and assault, even when coinciding with ones own belief is
punishable, depending on the offense by death, unless you repent and apologize
and are forgiven."
Leia looked at Luke in surprise.
"It was that addendum, that, looking back on it, saved my life on
Tatooine. No one would risk the dishonor of being a criminal, or especially put
to death by the brotherhood."
"Well, since it saved my
brother's life, I can't speak against, now can I."
"Leia, are you and Luke
okay." Han asked, breathless, because he had ran all the way up.
"Perfectly, fine, Han."
Leia said, wearily, "according to Luke he was lucky the Pie wasn't
poisoned."
"What." Stephaine asked.
"It goes back to a Tatooinian
saying, evil begets evil, do the galaxy a favor and kill any off-spring evil
has." Luke said, wearily, "General Saum, you want to be on alert, I
am sure there are some members of the Kill offsprings of Evil society who will
attack Leia."
"The brotherhood will also work
with you on this." Raque said, "with our knowledge, if your honor
guard accepts us, we can uncover the plots, and work together with the honor
guard to extinguish them."
General Saum, who
had been unobtrusively in the back, "We will accept any help given."
He said.
Leia, Luke, and Han decided to skip
the trial of the poor man and decided, instead to go to Luke's apartment. The
'elders' decided to watch the trial, though, and had given strict instructions
that General Saum was to stay with them at all times. Back at the apartments,
"Where are Senta, Alizabeth, and Saty." Stephaine asked.
Just then they
walked through the door with arms laden with ice cream, soda's, and other
treats. "Well, we were going to bring pie, but decided that you had
probably had enough of it." Saty said, smiling mischievously.
Luke had learnt how to handle Saty,
he gave her a mock scowl. "You are learning." She said,
appreciatively, "how to deal with someone when they tease you."
Leia laughed, half-heartedly. Luke
could sense that she was thinking about the same thing he was. Before they'd
been afraid to try to find out who there mother was, worried about what they
would find. But what General Dadonna had said, had given them hope. "Leia,
we are both thinking about the same thing, why don't we just do it."
"Do what." Han asked.
Leia explained what General Dadonna
had said about their mother, and the look on Mon Mothma's face. "Well, I
think Luke is right, call Mon Mothma and General Dadonna and ask, you know, we
would like to know who our mother was, and what she was like."