Disclaimer: All characters or part thereof are property of George Lucas,
Timothy Zahn and
Lucasfilm. Don't sue me cos I ain't making any money from this. It's written for the
pure joy of writing.
Don't know why I did this, must be cos of the boredom on this godforsaken country. I hate Singapore. Anyways enjoy the fic.
Chapter 1 won't be that first person thing. It was pretty confusing to do first person writing. Anyways enjoy the fic.
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It had been three months since the defeat of the Yuzhaan Vong but the Galatic Alliance was still in a state of disarray. The final battle with the Yuzhaan Vong had been costly. Only sixty percent of all Alliance navy ships remained. Also there were still some of Shimrra's forces straggling around the galaxy. It was just like when the Alliance defeated the Empire at Endor.
He sighed as he stared out the cockpit his wife, Mara, holding his hand tightly. The battle against the Yuzhaan Vong had taken a lot out of him, physically and mentally. He just wanted to see his son again, Ben. It had been the thought of Ben that had been able to keep him going and going in the hunt for a way to defeat the Vong and now he was coming back to him.
"Uncle Luke? How long before we dock with Errant Venture?" his nephew, Jacen inquired.
"We'll be there in about ten minutes," he replied not bothering to turn around and look at his nephew. The Errant Venture was a red Star Destroyer belonging to a one-time smuggler, Booster Terrik. The Venture had been used as an unofficial Jedi Academy after the Vong had destroyed the Jedi praxeum on Yavin. The Jedi had numbered more that a hundred at the start of the war but only half the number remained.
At least he had something to come home to. There was his son Ben, who was already a year old and there was his sister, not to mention the other Jedi children.
"Don't live in the past Luke. It's over all said and done with. We have the future together. You, me and Ben," he heard Mara, as he tightened his grip on her hand and flashed her a smile.
Luke smiled at his wife leaning across the seat at kissing her passionately. It was just a grazing of lips then Mara leaned into it pulling his head closer to her, deepening their kiss.
"Oh my," he heard Danni whisper out.
"Umm.Uncle Luke? You do realize that we could crash into the Venture's bow if you keep that up," Jacen said. Luke broke contact with Mara lips and stared at his nephew, who was blushing slightly, long and hard.
"Don't tell me you've never done this with Danni?" Luke asked chuckling softly, looking at his nephew. He stopped chuckling when he saw the look of pain of Jacen's face, he also heard Danni's hostile hiss from next to Mara.
"Please excuse me," his nephew said, standing up from his seat and leaving the cockpit. Luke looked at Danni, who had released a hostile hiss from her mouth, her eyes averted from the Luke to the floor. For a moment he wanted to ask her what was wrong but he thought better of it. Whatever happened between Jacen and Danni, they had to resolve it themselves.
"Time to dock my love," he said to his wife who was also looking at Danni although she was smirking a bit. Realization dawned on Luke when he saw Mara's smirk. It must have been a lovers quarrel. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
"Jacen!" he heard the voice of his sister cry out as he stepped off the Jade Shadow. His sister gripped him in a huge hug and he thought he felt himself being raised a few feet off the floor. She finally broke away and Jacen noted that his sister had a sad look in her eyes despite the warm greeting he had received.
"What's wrong Jaina?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Jag.Jag died during the battle. He got separated from the shielding trios and a squadron of skips took him out. He died saving us," she replied, tears welling up in her eyes. He wanted to offer his sister some comforting words but it would not have made any difference. A few words would not bring the dead back to life. He just hugged his sister, her tears flowing onto his shirt dampening it.
Jacen looked up and saw Danni looking at him from afar. He felt a hint of emotion radiating from her before she finally turned and left. He analyzed the emotion and was shocked to find it to be jealousy. Danni's jealous of him hugging his own sister?
"Hey kid!" he pulled away from Jaina and saw a brown tuft of hair. He looked down and found himself caught in his father's strong embrace.
"Dad.yo.you're choking me," his father let him go and flashed Jacen a lopsided grin. He was slightly taller than his father was now but he was not as broad as his father in the shoulders.
He wanted to ask where his mother was when he felt himself being turned around and being hugged, again. That was four times in a row, if someone gave him another hug, the unlucky person was going to get a piece of his mind. However, he decided to snap back at this new "hugger".
"Get your hands off me. Sith! I come back from the Unknown Regions and everybody hugs me like there's no tomorrow," he bit out. Everyone on the docking bay was looking at him, mouths slightly agape. He looked down at his "hugger" and his heart got caught in his throat.
"Mom.I'm sorry," was all he could say and he reflexively gave an affectionate hug, one which was reciprocated with just as much affection. He could only feel relieved that his mother was not angry or hurt by his earlier words. He remembered a time when his earlier words had hurt a person he loved very deeply, Anakin. His brother had died heroically on the world of Myrkr when he led a Jedi strike force to extinguish the voxyn threat. A stray tear rolled down from his eyes and down his cheek whenever the thought of Anakin popped up. The Solo family somehow felt incomplete without his little brother around.
"It's okay Jacen. He will always be with us. Both in soul and memory," his mom told him having felt his distress of Anakin through the Force.
"Okay but come on Leia. I'm sure you don't want to keep Omas and Hamner waiting. Come on," and to emphasize his point, Han took Leia by the hand and practically dragged her to the Venture's conference room where the meeting was being held.
"Shall we?" Jacen said to his sister, hooking his arm around Jaina's elbow. She looked up to Jacen and smiled.
"We shall," came her reply.
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Danni was waiting at the conference room of the Venture. Nearly every single big-shot politician of the Galatic Alliance was there. Cal Omas, Releqy A'Kla, Sien Sovv, Kenth Hamner, Leia Organa and Han Solo, even the two Skywalkers were there with Mara holding her son, Ben in her arms. The meeting was primarily to discuss the regrouping of the Alliance and the formation of a new New Republic.
Then she saw him, walking into the conference with his sister, arms hooked around one another. The sight of Jacen walking with another woman, even his sister in such intimacy made her blood boil. She felt her anger increase and it was so tangible that all the Force-sensitive people were looking at her. She quelled her anger but she caught the concerned gaze of Jacen. She just wanted to rush into his arms and just hug him but her pride would not allow her to do so.
After slapping and scolding him aboard the Jade Shadow, she would not injure her pride and apologize to him. She would wait for him to come to her and then would she fall into his arms. She turned and left the conference without a word but not before glaring at Jacen.
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"What was that all about Jacen?" his mother asked him. Leia had felt Danni's anger radiating towards Jacen and she wanted to know what her son could have done to spark such a reaction from the scientist.
"It's nothing Mom," his voice barely a whisper.
"I'm not taking that for an answer Jacen. I saw the look she gave you and if her eyes were blaster rifles, I'd say you'd be a smoking mass of human flesh right about now," his father said giving a glacial stare.
"It's nothing Dad. It's between me and Danni. None of you have anything to do with it," he replied rather harshly.
"Jacen tell us. You didn't try to kiss her did you?" she asked. Jacen instantly shut down the Force bond between him and his sister, much to the surprise of his sister. He also held a back a string of curses he REALLY wanted to use.
"Sithspawn Jaina! What part of 'nothing to do with you' didn't you understand? Now butt out," he snarled at her turning on his heels and leaving the conference headed in the opposite direction of Danni. He felt Luke and Mara's disapproving gaze at his outburst but he was furious with his family for trying to pry their way into his life.
He too left the room without a word.
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Author's note: I don't wanna seem cold-hearted here but the next chapter is gonna have more
Tension between Jacen and Danni. Also the return of two familiar faces :)
Lucasfilm. Don't sue me cos I ain't making any money from this. It's written for the
pure joy of writing.
Don't know why I did this, must be cos of the boredom on this godforsaken country. I hate Singapore. Anyways enjoy the fic.
Chapter 1 won't be that first person thing. It was pretty confusing to do first person writing. Anyways enjoy the fic.
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It had been three months since the defeat of the Yuzhaan Vong but the Galatic Alliance was still in a state of disarray. The final battle with the Yuzhaan Vong had been costly. Only sixty percent of all Alliance navy ships remained. Also there were still some of Shimrra's forces straggling around the galaxy. It was just like when the Alliance defeated the Empire at Endor.
He sighed as he stared out the cockpit his wife, Mara, holding his hand tightly. The battle against the Yuzhaan Vong had taken a lot out of him, physically and mentally. He just wanted to see his son again, Ben. It had been the thought of Ben that had been able to keep him going and going in the hunt for a way to defeat the Vong and now he was coming back to him.
"Uncle Luke? How long before we dock with Errant Venture?" his nephew, Jacen inquired.
"We'll be there in about ten minutes," he replied not bothering to turn around and look at his nephew. The Errant Venture was a red Star Destroyer belonging to a one-time smuggler, Booster Terrik. The Venture had been used as an unofficial Jedi Academy after the Vong had destroyed the Jedi praxeum on Yavin. The Jedi had numbered more that a hundred at the start of the war but only half the number remained.
At least he had something to come home to. There was his son Ben, who was already a year old and there was his sister, not to mention the other Jedi children.
"Don't live in the past Luke. It's over all said and done with. We have the future together. You, me and Ben," he heard Mara, as he tightened his grip on her hand and flashed her a smile.
Luke smiled at his wife leaning across the seat at kissing her passionately. It was just a grazing of lips then Mara leaned into it pulling his head closer to her, deepening their kiss.
"Oh my," he heard Danni whisper out.
"Umm.Uncle Luke? You do realize that we could crash into the Venture's bow if you keep that up," Jacen said. Luke broke contact with Mara lips and stared at his nephew, who was blushing slightly, long and hard.
"Don't tell me you've never done this with Danni?" Luke asked chuckling softly, looking at his nephew. He stopped chuckling when he saw the look of pain of Jacen's face, he also heard Danni's hostile hiss from next to Mara.
"Please excuse me," his nephew said, standing up from his seat and leaving the cockpit. Luke looked at Danni, who had released a hostile hiss from her mouth, her eyes averted from the Luke to the floor. For a moment he wanted to ask her what was wrong but he thought better of it. Whatever happened between Jacen and Danni, they had to resolve it themselves.
"Time to dock my love," he said to his wife who was also looking at Danni although she was smirking a bit. Realization dawned on Luke when he saw Mara's smirk. It must have been a lovers quarrel. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
"Jacen!" he heard the voice of his sister cry out as he stepped off the Jade Shadow. His sister gripped him in a huge hug and he thought he felt himself being raised a few feet off the floor. She finally broke away and Jacen noted that his sister had a sad look in her eyes despite the warm greeting he had received.
"What's wrong Jaina?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Jag.Jag died during the battle. He got separated from the shielding trios and a squadron of skips took him out. He died saving us," she replied, tears welling up in her eyes. He wanted to offer his sister some comforting words but it would not have made any difference. A few words would not bring the dead back to life. He just hugged his sister, her tears flowing onto his shirt dampening it.
Jacen looked up and saw Danni looking at him from afar. He felt a hint of emotion radiating from her before she finally turned and left. He analyzed the emotion and was shocked to find it to be jealousy. Danni's jealous of him hugging his own sister?
"Hey kid!" he pulled away from Jaina and saw a brown tuft of hair. He looked down and found himself caught in his father's strong embrace.
"Dad.yo.you're choking me," his father let him go and flashed Jacen a lopsided grin. He was slightly taller than his father was now but he was not as broad as his father in the shoulders.
He wanted to ask where his mother was when he felt himself being turned around and being hugged, again. That was four times in a row, if someone gave him another hug, the unlucky person was going to get a piece of his mind. However, he decided to snap back at this new "hugger".
"Get your hands off me. Sith! I come back from the Unknown Regions and everybody hugs me like there's no tomorrow," he bit out. Everyone on the docking bay was looking at him, mouths slightly agape. He looked down at his "hugger" and his heart got caught in his throat.
"Mom.I'm sorry," was all he could say and he reflexively gave an affectionate hug, one which was reciprocated with just as much affection. He could only feel relieved that his mother was not angry or hurt by his earlier words. He remembered a time when his earlier words had hurt a person he loved very deeply, Anakin. His brother had died heroically on the world of Myrkr when he led a Jedi strike force to extinguish the voxyn threat. A stray tear rolled down from his eyes and down his cheek whenever the thought of Anakin popped up. The Solo family somehow felt incomplete without his little brother around.
"It's okay Jacen. He will always be with us. Both in soul and memory," his mom told him having felt his distress of Anakin through the Force.
"Okay but come on Leia. I'm sure you don't want to keep Omas and Hamner waiting. Come on," and to emphasize his point, Han took Leia by the hand and practically dragged her to the Venture's conference room where the meeting was being held.
"Shall we?" Jacen said to his sister, hooking his arm around Jaina's elbow. She looked up to Jacen and smiled.
"We shall," came her reply.
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Danni was waiting at the conference room of the Venture. Nearly every single big-shot politician of the Galatic Alliance was there. Cal Omas, Releqy A'Kla, Sien Sovv, Kenth Hamner, Leia Organa and Han Solo, even the two Skywalkers were there with Mara holding her son, Ben in her arms. The meeting was primarily to discuss the regrouping of the Alliance and the formation of a new New Republic.
Then she saw him, walking into the conference with his sister, arms hooked around one another. The sight of Jacen walking with another woman, even his sister in such intimacy made her blood boil. She felt her anger increase and it was so tangible that all the Force-sensitive people were looking at her. She quelled her anger but she caught the concerned gaze of Jacen. She just wanted to rush into his arms and just hug him but her pride would not allow her to do so.
After slapping and scolding him aboard the Jade Shadow, she would not injure her pride and apologize to him. She would wait for him to come to her and then would she fall into his arms. She turned and left the conference without a word but not before glaring at Jacen.
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"What was that all about Jacen?" his mother asked him. Leia had felt Danni's anger radiating towards Jacen and she wanted to know what her son could have done to spark such a reaction from the scientist.
"It's nothing Mom," his voice barely a whisper.
"I'm not taking that for an answer Jacen. I saw the look she gave you and if her eyes were blaster rifles, I'd say you'd be a smoking mass of human flesh right about now," his father said giving a glacial stare.
"It's nothing Dad. It's between me and Danni. None of you have anything to do with it," he replied rather harshly.
"Jacen tell us. You didn't try to kiss her did you?" she asked. Jacen instantly shut down the Force bond between him and his sister, much to the surprise of his sister. He also held a back a string of curses he REALLY wanted to use.
"Sithspawn Jaina! What part of 'nothing to do with you' didn't you understand? Now butt out," he snarled at her turning on his heels and leaving the conference headed in the opposite direction of Danni. He felt Luke and Mara's disapproving gaze at his outburst but he was furious with his family for trying to pry their way into his life.
He too left the room without a word.
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Author's note: I don't wanna seem cold-hearted here but the next chapter is gonna have more
Tension between Jacen and Danni. Also the return of two familiar faces :)
