Disclaimer: I do not own the Star Wars characters. I made up the plot and Umber. That's all. And this is the final chapter. So...yay!

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. Jacen looked at her confusedly. Uncle Luke had told her to calm down, so she would. She would. Jaina looked up at her brother calmly.

"Just fight your best, Jac. Let the Force determine your destiny."

"Jaina, what are you talking about?"

"Don't worry about it, Jacen. It'll all be okay, right?"

"Yeah," he said, really worried about the way she was acting. What had the Imperials done to her? "Jain, you should try to get through to Uncle Luke. Tell him you're not doing so well."

"I don't need to," she answered. "He already connected with me."

"Did you tell him where we are?" Jacen asked.

"I think so," Jaina said confusedly. "I think I did, but I don't know."

"Did anyone hit you on the head?" Jacen asked earnestly.

"I don't know," she said helplessly. "Maybe. Maybe not."

Jacen was scared. Scared for Jaina. But unknown to him, Jaina was also scared. Scared for Jacen. She had been here before. In this courtyard.

Suddenly, Jaina gasped.

"What?" Jacen asked. His sister pointed across the courtyard and he turned to see a man crossing towards them. He was wearing a Jedi robe.

"Uncle Luke?" Jacen called, rising.

The man pushed back his hood, then removed his robe completely. Jacen's heart sank as he realized that this was not his uncle Luke.

Jaina worked at keeping the tears back. Umber had found them. They would fight, and she knew how it would end. Not to her favor. She rose to her feet. Her arm throbbed, but she pushed the pain out of her mind. There was another pain too, but she couldn't push it out of her heart.

Umber came to them. Jacen shrank back, but Jaina faced the Sith defiantly. She would protect her brother to the end. If she could.

Jacen stared at the newcomer confusedly. Jaina seemed to know him. What was going on here?

Umber came forwards, towards the twins. Jacen backed away, but Jaina held her ground, her right arm dangling painfully. The Sith unclenched a fist, revealing a lightsaber handle.

"Sith!" Jacen realized.

Umber turned to face him for the first time. He smiled slightly. Jacen gulped. His hand found his own lightsaber handle. He tossed the other to his sister and she held it drawn, ready to activate it. Jaina knows something.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Jacen asked the Sith, hoping his voice was stronger than it sounded to himself.

"Grand Admiral Umber, follower of the late Emperor. And you are Jacen Solo." Jacen took another step back. "You cannot connect with the Force. Your power lies with me."

Jacen didn't understand the cryptic words. Jaina spoke.

"He stole your ability to touch the Force, Jacen." Her voice was monotonous and matter of fact. She still faced Umber, not looking at her brother. "He's preventing you from being a Jedi."

Jaina's blade sprang to life, a vivacious red color. She attacked Umber with the element of surprise more than anything. But he knew how to fight and she didn't. His lightsaber activated a split second after Jaina's. A black blade, radiating pitch black light. He pushed Jaina backwards with pressure from his lightsaber to hers.

Jacen attacked from the other side. His blade was identical to Jaina's. But his effort was less, and without the help of the Force, Jacen was pushed back easily. Jaina struck out again, and as she knew would happen, Umber kicked her in the shin and immediately pushed her down.

The strange thing was, even though she knew it would happen, there was nothing she could do to avoid it. Jacen attacked again and was again pushed away with little effort.

Jaina pulled herself to her feet painfully as Umber flipped over her head and landed behind her. He was so much bigger, so much stronger. If she was in this bad of a shape, what about Jacen, who couldn't use the Force?

Before she could turn to face him, Umber kicked the back of her knees, knocking her to the ground again. Lightning sprang from his fingertips, pummeling Jaina. She tried to jerk away, but the electricity followed her. It hurt…it hurt so much…

"Stop!" Jacen yelled out, running to Umber. Umber turned his blade off and hit Jacen in the stomach with the extinguished handle. Jacen doubled over with a gasp. Umber's blade reactivated, but Jacen reached up to connect with it again. They fought, Umber attacking and Jacen feebly parrying, Jacen feebly attacking and Umber parrying. Then came the moment Jaina had been waiting for. It happened suddenly and quickly.

Umber knocked the lightsaber from Jacen's hand, and stood facing him. Jacen shuddered and closed his eyes tightly.

And the missing person came. Luke ran in and saw Umber about to stab Jacen through. He ran the fastest he had ever run before and then leapt through the air. As he came down, his feet connected with Jacen's body, knocking him out of the way. His own green blade activated and locked with Umber's.

Jacen landed five meters from Jaina. He crawled to her side and winced from the blow his uncle had given him. The blow that had undoubtedly saved his life. Jaina's eyes were closed and her hair was messy, but she was alive. He touched her arm and received the biggest shock he had since shoving a slip of paper into a glowpanel on a dare. Her eyes fluttered open quickly at the shock and met Jacen's.

"You—you—you're alive?" she asked incredulously.

"Hey, glad you got a lot of faith in me," he said jokingly.

"Where's Umber?" she asked.

"There."

Jaina looked to see her uncle fighting against Umber. The fight was fast-paced and furious. Jaina didn't know who would win.

Luke looked Umber over as they tangled lightsabers. "Why did you kidnap Jaina?" he asked, almost conversationally.

"To get you to come here—to meet your death."

"What did you do to Jacen?" Luke demanded.

"I merely took away his ability to connect with the Force. His power is mine."

"No it's not!" Luke slammed his blade into Umber's angrily.

"Uncle Luke!" Jacen yelled warningly. Luke took a deep breath and controlled his anger. Great example you're setting for the twins, he chided himself.

Umber's power, combined with Jacen's, was enough to overwhelm Luke easily. He felt himself getting weaker and weaker, then something flashed through his mind and body, toughening him, increasing his own strength. It was Jaina's ability. She was forcing it into him. Umber and Jacen against Luke and Jaina. He drew from her power, pulling it all out of her and into his own body to use against Umber.

A dozen meters away from the battle, the twins sat, huddled together helplessly. Jaina now knew how vulnerable Jacen had felt when the Force had been taken from him. But her uncle Luke had needed it.

The fight seemed to last forever. First Umber had the top hand, then Luke, then Umber, and so on. But Umber's anger was his undoing. He began to weaken, then suddenly withdrew from Luke's fighting.

"Come with us," Luke said. "To Yavin 4, to Coruscant."

"No," Umber said.

"Everything can be fixed," Luke urged in the low voice he used when a trainee messed up and felt guilty.

"I can't," Umber said. "Just leave. I will order my men to let you go."

"You know that's not true," Luke responded.

"Then kill me," Umber's voice grew weaker, more pleading.

"No." Now it was Luke's turn to refuse.

"Please."

"No!" Luke said in a stronger voice.

Umber raised his lightsaber, as if to slice Luke in half. The twins watched in fear. Luke stood silently.

"You can kill me, Umber," he said. "But the Republic is too firmly rooted to be dug up and disposed of now. It is too late."

Umber brought the lightsaber down with a sharp cry. But it didn't touch Luke. It slid right through Umber's own heart. His body crumpled lifelessly to the ground.

Jacen felt the Force come back to him, flooding him with a sense of security. Luke released Jaina's abilities back to her, and she sighed with relief.

Luke came over to them. Jacen looked up at him nervously, but Luke didn't say anything. He held out his hand to help Jacen to his feet. Then he helped Jaina up. She collapsed back to the ground, almost crying with the effort. Luke reached down and lifted his niece into his arms.

With his mind, Luke connected with Leia.

Leia! Her response came quickly.

Luke! Thank goodness. Are you all right?

Yes. I found Jaina.

Good. Luke, Han and I got back to the supply room because I got a strange feeling. And Jacen wasn't there. So we found one twin and the other's gone. There was more than just a hint of anxiety that came with the message.

No, I have him. Luke reassured her. He's here. He found Jaina before I did. We're all coming back to the supply room. Be ready to make a quick escape.

Will do.

Jacen had heard all of the conversation now that he was back in the Force loop. He wasn't so sure about Jaina, though. His sister lay in Luke's arms, and hadn't moved a muscle or said a word since she had been lifted up.

Luke heard Jacen's thoughts. "She's unconscious. But she'll be okay." Jacen nodded.

"Uncle Luke, I'm sorry that I snuck out of the supply room. I had to go get Jaina. Umber wouldn't let you find her. He gave me the codes to get to her, and I did. It was wrong, I shouldn't have done it, but I'm glad I did."

Luke looked at his nephew. "Jacen, I'm not mad at you, though I can't speak for your parents. I'm just disappointed that you broke my trust."

"I know. I'm sorry. But Jaina needed me. I could feel that without the Force."

For a long moment, Luke gazed at Jacen in silence, his eyes speaking volumes of incommunicable thoughts.

"Jacen, you will make a strong Jedi someday," Luke said finally.

Jacen smiled slowly. He could tell that Luke had meant those words.