Title: Riana Darklyght: Jedi Knight
Author: jedidanny (danielle_skywalker_jedi@hotmail.com)
Genre: Romance, action-adventure
Time frame: Alternate universe…probably either before Episode One or waaaaaaaaaay after the New Jedi Order…not sure yet
Rating: PG
Summary: The adventures of a young Jedi Knight and the sacrifices she has to make. R&R!
Disclaimer/Author's Note: See the first and second chapters. Sorry if some of the chapters are kinda short, especially this one. But I promise the next one will be longer! Also…the description of how two of the characters were killed is kinda weak, I know L I wasn't sure how else to describe it and I stink at getting really descriptive. Please forgive me? ~_^
Another note: For chapter 2, I just realized I messed up on something. He looked up as the twins ran into the living room, Rylan chasing after his sister, and smiled as he watched them. Following behind them were his parents. It should be his grandparents. Also, I couldn't think of a better name for the planet, so I just made it up. Its supposed to be an unpopular planet that not many people would know about…*Shrugs*
Chapter 3:
Saying Good-Bye
Later that day the twins had packed up their toys and clothes and were ready to leave with their uncle and new Jedi Master.
Jaden walked outside holding Riana's hand, trying hard not to let her see the tears in his eyes. Riana was so much like her mother and she didn't even know it. She had been so young when her parents were killed.
He stood outside the ship, the Jedi Crusader, holding her hand. He began staring out into space, remembering the day Javen and Sitara were killed.
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They hadn't been too far from the cabin, on their way home from a secret meeting of a small group of Jedi when the group was attacked by two Sith and storm troopers. He had been playing with Riana while Jaylana gave Rylan a bath.
Having felt a disturbance in the Force, Silven and Jaden went to the meeting place to see only two Jedi left who were fighting, and neither were Sitara or Javen. They had both been killed.
"NO!" Silven yelled out.
He ran to Sitara, who was on the ground and not breathing, blood coming from her side. Near her was the body of Javen.
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"Grandpa? What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Coming out of his day dream, Jaden looked down at his granddaughter and blinked, not realizing that he had been crying. He used his free hand to wipe the tears away and looked up at the shuttle.
"It's nothing, little one. Come here and give me a hug," he said, kneeling down and scooping her up in his arms.
Riana laughed as he did this and put her arms around her grandfather's neck tightly, "I love you, Grandpa."
"I love you, too, little one. You be good for Uncle Silven, okay?" Jaden said.
"Okay, Grandpa," she said, sliding out of his arms and running to her grandmother, who immediately picked her up and hugged her.
After hugging Rylan, Jaden said, "Watch out for your sister, Rylan. Keep her out of trouble."
"I will."
Rylan walked to his sister's side and stood next to her. A little taller than her, they had the eyes of both their parents and the hair of their mother with a shade of brown in their red hair, but they both looked like their mother and uncle.
Jaylana hugged Silven, kissing him on the cheek, "Keep yourself out of trouble. Take care of my grandchildren."
"I will, Mom. We'll send you a holo as soon as we get there," Silven said.
Stepping away from his mother, he turned and walked to the ship, pressing a small button which opened the ramp up. He took Riana's hand and led them up the ramp.
Jaden walked behind Jaylana and wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning his head down on her shoulder as they watched their grandchildren.
Riana and Rylan stood at the top of the ramp holding hands while Silven walked into the cockpit and started the ship. They waved as the ramp began coming up and soon hid the faces of their grandparents.
********On the Ship*********
Riana's tears were now rolling down her cheeks. She turned toward her brother and hugged him, her face hidden in his shirt slightly.
"Shh. Its okay, Sissy. Don't cry," Rylan said softly.
She lifted her head up and looked at him and Rylan wiped away her tears and she smiled at him. They turned and held hands, walking into the cockpit.
"Where are we going, Uncle Silven?" Riana asked.
"To a very special place. I think you'll like it there. You can run around and play in a huge field and take walks in a forest and go swimming in a huge lake and make lots of friends," Silven asked, turning his chair to look at them.
"Are you going to train us as Jedi like Luke Skywalker?" Rylan asked.
Silven nodded, then hesitated before saying, "Your parents were both Jedi. Your mother was my little sister."
"Do you miss her?" Riana asked.
He nodded, smiling sadly, "Very much. You both look a lot like her."
"We miss her too. We don't remember her really, only bits and pieces," Rylan said.
Silven
was surprised they were able to remember her at all. He would have to test out
their memory skills once they began their training.
"Training to become Jedi isn't
going to be easy. It's going to be a lot of hard work. Your parents were both
great Jedi. Very strong," he said.
The twins nodded and sat down in the two passenger seats, strapping themselves in.
********Landing on Kurosh'niir/ A New Home********
Soon the Crusader landed on the planet Kurosh'niir, a planet not so widely known where, as Silven had said, the children could run and play in a huge field of grass and swim in a large pond that a waterfall fell into. They landed in the open field and Silven put the landing ramp down. He turned in his chair to see the twins both asleep. He smiled and unstrapped himself and picked them up in his arms, carrying them off the ship.
Slightly behind the ship was a large forest that seemed to go for miles and miles and in front of that was a fairly large cabin that Silven lived in. The valley-like place where they had landed spread out as far as the eye could see and there was a cliff that had a waterfall pouring down it and into a lake, a path nearby to go to the lake for swimming.
He carried the twins toward the shuttle after closing the landing ramp and walked into the cabin, bringing them to their room, knowing that at first they might not like the idea of sleeping in separate rooms for the first time.
He pulled the covers over them and leaned down to kiss his sleeping niece on the head before turning out of the room and into the living room.
The living room had many holo-pictures on the walls and some were sitting on the mantle of the fireplace. One picture was Satara and Javen on their wedding day, Satara looking as beautiful as ever, another was of the same day with Silven standing next to Satara when he was a lot younger. He smiled sadly at seeing the picture and bent down by the fire place, using a match to light it. He then sat in his favorite chair by the fire, staring into the flames.
He knew being the foster father of the twins wasn't going to be easy. Parenting is never easy, he thought. He leaned back into the chair and allowed himself to close his eyes, still fully aware of his surroundings so that he would easily be able to wake up should the twins wake up before him.
