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~This is back in real time. Not a memory, and you'll find out why. ~
Chapter 11: Three Hours
Jaina made her way to the Solo residence. She paused before punching the console. Inside sat her mother, father, her uncle, Luke Skywalker, and her aunt and Master, Mara Jade Skywalker, with their son, Ben. She reached out with the Force to find her brother. He was in his own quarters, meditating. She reached into her twin bond a little further to see exactly what he was meditating on.
--Force is one vergere dead jaina being taken away what do i feel for danni what about tenel ka engaged to tenel ka queen mother consort politics dathomir taken by the vong mission to myrkyr anakin dead everyone dead left on myrkyr jaina dark side zekk pulled her back what is zekk doing here why is jaina marrying jag love jaina jag zekk kyp love-
Jaina slammed the connection shut. What in the world was that supposed to mean? Why would Jacen be thinking about Jaina, Jag, Zekk, Kyp, and love all in the same sentence? Jaina loved Jag. She was marrying him tonight for Force sake! And she knew that she had straightened everything out with Kyp. So that just left Zekk. Jaina hadn't seen him since the mission to Myrkyr. The Myrkyr where Jacen was taken. The Myrkyr where Anakin was killed. Jaina blinked back her tears. She never really had mourned for Anakin. But that was behind her, she was a different person now. So why was Jacen thinking about her and Zekk? The child in her that had loved Zekk as more than a friend died with Anakin on Myrkyr. She shook those thoughts away. Zekk was nothing to worry about. Jaina reached a hand up to punch in the code to her parents' residence when the door slid open. Her Uncle Luke stood in the doorway smiling.
"Hi Jaina. And to what do we owe the Goddess gracing us with her presence?"
Jaina laughed, "Well, if certain Jedi Masters would get out of my way, I could tell you."
Luke laughed heartily and stepped aside so Jaina could pass. He closed the door behind him and sat back down next to his wife. Jaina paused and an uncertain look passed across her face. After a moment, the look cleared.
"Jacen will be here in a minute."
"Well, what do you need?" her mother inquired politely.
Jaina shook her head. "Not till Jacen gets here." A minute later, the door slid open. Jacen Solo stepped into the quarters, looking at Jaina. Obviously, he didn't know what was going on either.
"Jaya, what is it? What's wrong? Did Jag hurt you? Oh, that kriffin', good-for-nothing-"
"Jacen! Stop that! Jag didn't do anything." She turned to face everyone in the room. "I came here because Jag and I have made a decision." She paused again, letting the anticipation simmer.
"We're getting married tonight. We don't want to wait anymore. With the war and everything going on, the future is too uncertain, and we want to start our future together now."
Utter disbelief crosses the faces of every inhabitant of the Solo quarters. Jaina could feel the shock waves rolling off of them through the Force.
"The ceremony starts in three hours in the Grand Convocation Chamber. I'll see you there." She winked at her family, turned and walked out.
"Oh, sweet Force. I didn't think I would lose her this soon," Jacen said after Jaina had shut the door.
"Lose her? What do you mean?" said Mara.
"Before she called me here, I was meditating and I had a vision."
Everyone looked at Jacen expectantly. His face took a far-away look, as if he was in another realm and in an ethereal voice he said:
"They will not get married, they will not. Jaina was mine, she has ALWAYS been mine!" Anger flashed in Jacen's eyes and as suddenly as his vision had come, it was gone, leaving him wondering why they were all staring at him in fear.
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Jaina strode out of the Solo quarters and headed off for the nearest dress shop that she knew of near base. Not too long ago, she had seen a beautiful white flowing gown there. She knew without a doubt that she would be wearing that gown when she married Jag. She walked along, thinking of the gown, of her announcement to her family, and of Jag. In three hours time, she would be his wife. And they would finally get to consummate their undying love for each other. Three hours, she thought. Only three more hours.
Zekk stood in the shadows behind Jaina. He had heard her announcement to her family. He had to stop this wedding tonight. Quickening his pace to close the distance between him and Jaina, he finally formulated a plan. Jaina paused just ahead of him, then stopped fully, and turned around.
"Zekk? Is that you? What are you doing here?"
Zekk just stood there, a non-committal mask on his face. He could not let Jaina know what he had in store for her. She was going to be his, even if he had to die trying. He took a few steps towards her, still not speaking. Jaina took an involuntary step back. Zekk was starting to scare her. She turned to run, started to call out for Jacen, Kyp, Force, even Jag, anyone who could listen. Then her world went black.
Back in the residence area, the roomful of Jedi in the Solo quarters all snapped their heads up simultaneously. In the hangar bay, Kyp Durron slammed his head up into the underbelly of his X-Wing. And back in Jag's quarters, he was startled to feel a presence in his head calling his name. All of those who felt this disturbance thought the exact same thought at the exact same moment.
Zekk had taken Jaina.
~This is back in real time. Not a memory, and you'll find out why. ~
Chapter 11: Three Hours
Jaina made her way to the Solo residence. She paused before punching the console. Inside sat her mother, father, her uncle, Luke Skywalker, and her aunt and Master, Mara Jade Skywalker, with their son, Ben. She reached out with the Force to find her brother. He was in his own quarters, meditating. She reached into her twin bond a little further to see exactly what he was meditating on.
--Force is one vergere dead jaina being taken away what do i feel for danni what about tenel ka engaged to tenel ka queen mother consort politics dathomir taken by the vong mission to myrkyr anakin dead everyone dead left on myrkyr jaina dark side zekk pulled her back what is zekk doing here why is jaina marrying jag love jaina jag zekk kyp love-
Jaina slammed the connection shut. What in the world was that supposed to mean? Why would Jacen be thinking about Jaina, Jag, Zekk, Kyp, and love all in the same sentence? Jaina loved Jag. She was marrying him tonight for Force sake! And she knew that she had straightened everything out with Kyp. So that just left Zekk. Jaina hadn't seen him since the mission to Myrkyr. The Myrkyr where Jacen was taken. The Myrkyr where Anakin was killed. Jaina blinked back her tears. She never really had mourned for Anakin. But that was behind her, she was a different person now. So why was Jacen thinking about her and Zekk? The child in her that had loved Zekk as more than a friend died with Anakin on Myrkyr. She shook those thoughts away. Zekk was nothing to worry about. Jaina reached a hand up to punch in the code to her parents' residence when the door slid open. Her Uncle Luke stood in the doorway smiling.
"Hi Jaina. And to what do we owe the Goddess gracing us with her presence?"
Jaina laughed, "Well, if certain Jedi Masters would get out of my way, I could tell you."
Luke laughed heartily and stepped aside so Jaina could pass. He closed the door behind him and sat back down next to his wife. Jaina paused and an uncertain look passed across her face. After a moment, the look cleared.
"Jacen will be here in a minute."
"Well, what do you need?" her mother inquired politely.
Jaina shook her head. "Not till Jacen gets here." A minute later, the door slid open. Jacen Solo stepped into the quarters, looking at Jaina. Obviously, he didn't know what was going on either.
"Jaya, what is it? What's wrong? Did Jag hurt you? Oh, that kriffin', good-for-nothing-"
"Jacen! Stop that! Jag didn't do anything." She turned to face everyone in the room. "I came here because Jag and I have made a decision." She paused again, letting the anticipation simmer.
"We're getting married tonight. We don't want to wait anymore. With the war and everything going on, the future is too uncertain, and we want to start our future together now."
Utter disbelief crosses the faces of every inhabitant of the Solo quarters. Jaina could feel the shock waves rolling off of them through the Force.
"The ceremony starts in three hours in the Grand Convocation Chamber. I'll see you there." She winked at her family, turned and walked out.
"Oh, sweet Force. I didn't think I would lose her this soon," Jacen said after Jaina had shut the door.
"Lose her? What do you mean?" said Mara.
"Before she called me here, I was meditating and I had a vision."
Everyone looked at Jacen expectantly. His face took a far-away look, as if he was in another realm and in an ethereal voice he said:
"They will not get married, they will not. Jaina was mine, she has ALWAYS been mine!" Anger flashed in Jacen's eyes and as suddenly as his vision had come, it was gone, leaving him wondering why they were all staring at him in fear.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Jaina strode out of the Solo quarters and headed off for the nearest dress shop that she knew of near base. Not too long ago, she had seen a beautiful white flowing gown there. She knew without a doubt that she would be wearing that gown when she married Jag. She walked along, thinking of the gown, of her announcement to her family, and of Jag. In three hours time, she would be his wife. And they would finally get to consummate their undying love for each other. Three hours, she thought. Only three more hours.
Zekk stood in the shadows behind Jaina. He had heard her announcement to her family. He had to stop this wedding tonight. Quickening his pace to close the distance between him and Jaina, he finally formulated a plan. Jaina paused just ahead of him, then stopped fully, and turned around.
"Zekk? Is that you? What are you doing here?"
Zekk just stood there, a non-committal mask on his face. He could not let Jaina know what he had in store for her. She was going to be his, even if he had to die trying. He took a few steps towards her, still not speaking. Jaina took an involuntary step back. Zekk was starting to scare her. She turned to run, started to call out for Jacen, Kyp, Force, even Jag, anyone who could listen. Then her world went black.
Back in the residence area, the roomful of Jedi in the Solo quarters all snapped their heads up simultaneously. In the hangar bay, Kyp Durron slammed his head up into the underbelly of his X-Wing. And back in Jag's quarters, he was startled to feel a presence in his head calling his name. All of those who felt this disturbance thought the exact same thought at the exact same moment.
Zekk had taken Jaina.
