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Author's note: *Drum roll, please* I have finally, after an exhaustive search through multiple baby name books and websites decided on a name for baby Solo. You however, will just have to read to find out. You guys should have seen my Mom's reaction when she saw me with baby name books though, lol. I hope ya'll enjoy this and thanks for all of the reviews.
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Moments later everyone was gathered around Leia in the ships medical facilities. Jaina stood back in the corner of the room, out of the hustle and bustle. She saw how nervous her mother was and how calm Han was trying to be as he stood next to her, holding one of her hands. She saw Tahiri, sitting in a chair near the foot of the bed, taking everything in carefully, always watchful for danger. Mara and Luke stood on the other side of the bed, talking quietly.
"Where's Jacen," asked Leia, to no one in particular.
"Jacen felt it through the force like we did with Mara. He and I talked a moment ago and they should already be on their way from Hapes."
"Good," she said, but the rest of what she was saying was drowned out by the blaring of loud sirens. Everyone, except for Leia reacted instantly.
Jaina was on her comm. link quickly demanding to know what was going on. As soon as she found out, she turned it off and turned to Jag. "A small Vong task force set a Dovin Basal trap to pull us out into an ambush." She looked quickly between her mother and Jag. "Mom," she said uncertainly, and then turned back to Jag. "You can handle the squadron without me?" She asked rhetorically. It wasn't that she didn't think he was a good commander; she just wanted to know if she was doing the right thing.
"We'll manage," he said tersely, but not because he was angry with her. He was already thinking about the fight ahead. Exchanging a quick kiss and whispered 'I love you's' Jag reassured her one last time before he took off down the hall towards his clawcraft.
By the time Jaina tuned back into her surroundings, Tahiri and her Uncle were gone, as well. "I thought I would stay, too," Mara said as she smiled at her sister-in-law, "after all I came in handy when the twins were born."
"Thank you, Mara," she said and smiled at her oldest daughter, "I'm glad you're here," she said as she turned back, "both of you," she qualified.
Hours later the battle and Leia's labor stretched on. Han, unfortunately, had been called away a little after the fighting started, but Jaina and Mara had both remained by her side.
"Jaina," Leia called hoarsely in a slight break between contractions.
"I'm right here, Mom," she said reassuringly, squeezing her hand. Jaina and Mara had been blocking Leia's pain as best as they could, but there was only so much they could do for her. The extended time in labor was beginning to take its toll on Leia's fit, but not so young, anymore body. Jaina was starting to get a little worried.
"It's okay, Mom," she said again as she tried to send her mother strength through the force. She even pulled some strength from the distant presence of her twin brother.
She and Mara shared a silent, but slightly worried look before she looked back down at her mother. To her surprise as she met Leia's almost identical eyes, she felt Leia deepening their force connection. It was something that Jaina hadn't allowed Leia to do for years. The bond between Jedi parent and child was very strong and Jaina didn't always want to share her thoughts. Today though was an exception. Today, Jaina would do anything for her mother and it seemed as if right now that's what Leia wanted.
As Jaina's mind entered Leia's she felt her mother's connection to Jacen and Luke. She felt Leia's almost perpetual grief at the loss of Anakin, now slightly dulled by the eminent birth of their baby sister, but not gone at all. That was when she felt it, the bond between Leia and her unborn child, her little sister. She felt the baby's fear and uncertainty and Leia's attempts to comfort her despite her own pain.
Trying to take away her mother's pain even as she gently calmed the baby, she felt her first glimpse of her sister's mind. The strength in the force and her trusting nature shocked Jaina. She felt Leia's burst of joy as her oldest and youngest children met for the first time and Leia felt the unusual connections growing between the sisters. Gradually the unnamed child began to calm and some of Leia's pain eased.
They were jolted out of their brief three way force joining by the loud insistent voices of the medics telling Leia her labor was almost over. Jaina, though, was too stunned to take notice.
Her mother accused her of bottling things up, but really Leia wasn't so different. She rarely let her deeper, more painful feelings out around her children and at times it was easy to forget how much Leia herself, had gone through in her life and how much she loved her children. Her mother was an amazing person and sometimes because of her own personal issues with Leia, she forgot that. Sometimes Leia seemed so famous and so much larger than life that she was hard to relater to. That was probably why she got along with her father better, Jaina realized. It didn't really matter now though, she was an adult in her own right and what happened between she and Leia now was just as much her responsibility as Leia's.
It was her little sister that mattered now and Jaina was determined to do whatever it took to ensure that the girl had the best life possible; free of the heartache that had marked so many of the lives of her family.
"Jaina," Mara's voice cut clearly into her rapid black hole of thoughts. She realized she was staring off into space and looked up at her Aunt expectantly. "Your sister," Mara said pointedly with a slight frown in her startlingly green eyes and Jaina realized she hadn't even noticed her little sister's newborn cries as the medics cleaned her up.
Jaina smiled and glanced quickly down at Leia. She was unsurprised to se the look of radiant happiness on her mother's face. She didn't even think of being jealous, she just wished that her father and her brothers could be there then, too. She turned back to look more closely at her sister. The baby was wrapped in generic pink baby clothes as she was handed to Leia. Her tiny head was covered with dark, frizzy hair and her crystalline blue eyes stared unfocues around the room.
"She's beautiful," Mara said gently from Leia's side and Jaina wished that people that feared her Aunt as a former Imperial could see her then. True Mara Jade Skywalker was a very, very dangerous person, but she was also a loving mother and aunt, who would just as soon play with an adorable you child as go on a dangerous mission to fight the enemy in the heart of their own territory. It was a side of the former Emperor's Hand that the public would never be fully allowed to see and Jaina felt privileged to have seen.
Looking up at her twenty-six year old daughter through a haze of exhaustion, Leia asked quietly, "Would you like to hold her, Jaina?" If she'd had the energy left, she would have laughed at the brief look of panic on Jaina's face; Mara did.
"Uh, sure," said Jaina, almost the antithesis of the confidant, cocky, leader that she usually was. She gently cradled the child in her arms, as she reached out carefully to the child's mind and together sought for their brother's unique presence. Jaina felt the unconscious bond between them and for a moment the three siblings were bound together so tightly than not even Leia could have intruded on the introduction. After a moment, Jaina sent a quick 'get here soon' admonishment to Jacen and gently withdrew from her sister's mind.
The tiny infant gave a small cry of protest at the separation, but subsided when Jaina placed her gently back in Leia's arms. "What was that about," asked Leia.
"I was just introducing her to her brother and she didn't like it when our minds were out of contact. She can't tell the difference between physical and mental contact yet," Jaina added.
"Have you and Han decided on a name," asked Mara.
"Yes, we have," Leia said not looking up as she tiredly stroked her daughter's red, wrinkly cheek with one finger. When she didn't answer, Jaina looked up from the baby's face, which she had been studying intently.
"Please tell me it's not Hannah," Jaina begged. Suddenly though something was much more important. Just like someone had flicked an invisible switch, something was wrong.
Simultaneously she scanned the room for anything out of the ordinary and reached out through the force to the dwindling fight. She vaguely heard Leia say, "We agreed to name her Elvere. It's a nice traditional Corellian name and I think it's beautiful as well."
Jaina was beginning to grow frantic. She could feel pressure growing stronger and stronger on her chest. "Mara," she called out sharply.
Hearing the tone of her voice, the conversation around them stopped immediately. "What is it, Jaina," she asked slipping to her niece's side.
"I don't know," Jaina said. "I don't know." She fell into the depth of the force without trying to. Sound fell away, time froze and Jaina was filled with certainty. Time sped back up and Jaina used all the strength and skill she had to throw a force shield up around the most important women in her life even as the concussion wave of the explosion sent her flying through the air.
Author's note: *Drum roll, please* I have finally, after an exhaustive search through multiple baby name books and websites decided on a name for baby Solo. You however, will just have to read to find out. You guys should have seen my Mom's reaction when she saw me with baby name books though, lol. I hope ya'll enjoy this and thanks for all of the reviews.
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Moments later everyone was gathered around Leia in the ships medical facilities. Jaina stood back in the corner of the room, out of the hustle and bustle. She saw how nervous her mother was and how calm Han was trying to be as he stood next to her, holding one of her hands. She saw Tahiri, sitting in a chair near the foot of the bed, taking everything in carefully, always watchful for danger. Mara and Luke stood on the other side of the bed, talking quietly.
"Where's Jacen," asked Leia, to no one in particular.
"Jacen felt it through the force like we did with Mara. He and I talked a moment ago and they should already be on their way from Hapes."
"Good," she said, but the rest of what she was saying was drowned out by the blaring of loud sirens. Everyone, except for Leia reacted instantly.
Jaina was on her comm. link quickly demanding to know what was going on. As soon as she found out, she turned it off and turned to Jag. "A small Vong task force set a Dovin Basal trap to pull us out into an ambush." She looked quickly between her mother and Jag. "Mom," she said uncertainly, and then turned back to Jag. "You can handle the squadron without me?" She asked rhetorically. It wasn't that she didn't think he was a good commander; she just wanted to know if she was doing the right thing.
"We'll manage," he said tersely, but not because he was angry with her. He was already thinking about the fight ahead. Exchanging a quick kiss and whispered 'I love you's' Jag reassured her one last time before he took off down the hall towards his clawcraft.
By the time Jaina tuned back into her surroundings, Tahiri and her Uncle were gone, as well. "I thought I would stay, too," Mara said as she smiled at her sister-in-law, "after all I came in handy when the twins were born."
"Thank you, Mara," she said and smiled at her oldest daughter, "I'm glad you're here," she said as she turned back, "both of you," she qualified.
Hours later the battle and Leia's labor stretched on. Han, unfortunately, had been called away a little after the fighting started, but Jaina and Mara had both remained by her side.
"Jaina," Leia called hoarsely in a slight break between contractions.
"I'm right here, Mom," she said reassuringly, squeezing her hand. Jaina and Mara had been blocking Leia's pain as best as they could, but there was only so much they could do for her. The extended time in labor was beginning to take its toll on Leia's fit, but not so young, anymore body. Jaina was starting to get a little worried.
"It's okay, Mom," she said again as she tried to send her mother strength through the force. She even pulled some strength from the distant presence of her twin brother.
She and Mara shared a silent, but slightly worried look before she looked back down at her mother. To her surprise as she met Leia's almost identical eyes, she felt Leia deepening their force connection. It was something that Jaina hadn't allowed Leia to do for years. The bond between Jedi parent and child was very strong and Jaina didn't always want to share her thoughts. Today though was an exception. Today, Jaina would do anything for her mother and it seemed as if right now that's what Leia wanted.
As Jaina's mind entered Leia's she felt her mother's connection to Jacen and Luke. She felt Leia's almost perpetual grief at the loss of Anakin, now slightly dulled by the eminent birth of their baby sister, but not gone at all. That was when she felt it, the bond between Leia and her unborn child, her little sister. She felt the baby's fear and uncertainty and Leia's attempts to comfort her despite her own pain.
Trying to take away her mother's pain even as she gently calmed the baby, she felt her first glimpse of her sister's mind. The strength in the force and her trusting nature shocked Jaina. She felt Leia's burst of joy as her oldest and youngest children met for the first time and Leia felt the unusual connections growing between the sisters. Gradually the unnamed child began to calm and some of Leia's pain eased.
They were jolted out of their brief three way force joining by the loud insistent voices of the medics telling Leia her labor was almost over. Jaina, though, was too stunned to take notice.
Her mother accused her of bottling things up, but really Leia wasn't so different. She rarely let her deeper, more painful feelings out around her children and at times it was easy to forget how much Leia herself, had gone through in her life and how much she loved her children. Her mother was an amazing person and sometimes because of her own personal issues with Leia, she forgot that. Sometimes Leia seemed so famous and so much larger than life that she was hard to relater to. That was probably why she got along with her father better, Jaina realized. It didn't really matter now though, she was an adult in her own right and what happened between she and Leia now was just as much her responsibility as Leia's.
It was her little sister that mattered now and Jaina was determined to do whatever it took to ensure that the girl had the best life possible; free of the heartache that had marked so many of the lives of her family.
"Jaina," Mara's voice cut clearly into her rapid black hole of thoughts. She realized she was staring off into space and looked up at her Aunt expectantly. "Your sister," Mara said pointedly with a slight frown in her startlingly green eyes and Jaina realized she hadn't even noticed her little sister's newborn cries as the medics cleaned her up.
Jaina smiled and glanced quickly down at Leia. She was unsurprised to se the look of radiant happiness on her mother's face. She didn't even think of being jealous, she just wished that her father and her brothers could be there then, too. She turned back to look more closely at her sister. The baby was wrapped in generic pink baby clothes as she was handed to Leia. Her tiny head was covered with dark, frizzy hair and her crystalline blue eyes stared unfocues around the room.
"She's beautiful," Mara said gently from Leia's side and Jaina wished that people that feared her Aunt as a former Imperial could see her then. True Mara Jade Skywalker was a very, very dangerous person, but she was also a loving mother and aunt, who would just as soon play with an adorable you child as go on a dangerous mission to fight the enemy in the heart of their own territory. It was a side of the former Emperor's Hand that the public would never be fully allowed to see and Jaina felt privileged to have seen.
Looking up at her twenty-six year old daughter through a haze of exhaustion, Leia asked quietly, "Would you like to hold her, Jaina?" If she'd had the energy left, she would have laughed at the brief look of panic on Jaina's face; Mara did.
"Uh, sure," said Jaina, almost the antithesis of the confidant, cocky, leader that she usually was. She gently cradled the child in her arms, as she reached out carefully to the child's mind and together sought for their brother's unique presence. Jaina felt the unconscious bond between them and for a moment the three siblings were bound together so tightly than not even Leia could have intruded on the introduction. After a moment, Jaina sent a quick 'get here soon' admonishment to Jacen and gently withdrew from her sister's mind.
The tiny infant gave a small cry of protest at the separation, but subsided when Jaina placed her gently back in Leia's arms. "What was that about," asked Leia.
"I was just introducing her to her brother and she didn't like it when our minds were out of contact. She can't tell the difference between physical and mental contact yet," Jaina added.
"Have you and Han decided on a name," asked Mara.
"Yes, we have," Leia said not looking up as she tiredly stroked her daughter's red, wrinkly cheek with one finger. When she didn't answer, Jaina looked up from the baby's face, which she had been studying intently.
"Please tell me it's not Hannah," Jaina begged. Suddenly though something was much more important. Just like someone had flicked an invisible switch, something was wrong.
Simultaneously she scanned the room for anything out of the ordinary and reached out through the force to the dwindling fight. She vaguely heard Leia say, "We agreed to name her Elvere. It's a nice traditional Corellian name and I think it's beautiful as well."
Jaina was beginning to grow frantic. She could feel pressure growing stronger and stronger on her chest. "Mara," she called out sharply.
Hearing the tone of her voice, the conversation around them stopped immediately. "What is it, Jaina," she asked slipping to her niece's side.
"I don't know," Jaina said. "I don't know." She fell into the depth of the force without trying to. Sound fell away, time froze and Jaina was filled with certainty. Time sped back up and Jaina used all the strength and skill she had to throw a force shield up around the most important women in her life even as the concussion wave of the explosion sent her flying through the air.