Tahiri, sitting behind the controls of her ship, took a deep breath as she pushed the controls to the hyperspace engines forward to drop her modified Model 47 light freighter, the Double Trouble, in to real space. It was the ship that Master Skywalker had assigned to her before she left with Zonama Sekot. The Model 47 light freighter was a 30 meter long ship with a cargo capacity of about 100 metric tons. It was small enough that it only took a pilot and co-pilot to operate it and to avoid any pirate activity that she any come across.

Her friends from the Wraiths' had helped in upgrading the old freighter. Kell had installed, with the help of Han Solo, a single quad-laser cannon on the top of her ship. With the new enhance targeting computer interface which allowed her to target, using a VR-head set over her left eye, and fire from the cockpit. The training it took her to get use to the VR set up was kind of comical and Face wasn't mad at her for very long when she accidentally shot up his X-wing. But the cannon had 360 degree radius and could target any ship within a certain radius of her line of sight. The trick of course was to remember what she was seeing in the VR display was not always the same thing she saw out the cockpit windows, she would have to learn how to separate the two. They also had installed two Concussion Missile tubes, with auto reload for 3 shots per tube. That and increases shields, new hyper drive, hyper-communications, improved sub light engines plus all kinds of goodies to avoid trouble, to sneak up on targets, fake Ids' for the ship, special shielding to confused most standard scans, a fake 'escape pod' which had enough hardware and software that she could spy on any G. A., Imperial or known smugglers groups communication. Her ship was like her; small, deadly if pushed but hid it's secrets well.

Master Skywalker didn't look all that please when they were done, Captain Solo had said her ship would be the envy of any smuggler. Leia Organa-Solo, Han's wife and mother of her best friend Anakin, just rolled her eyes and called him a nerf herder. Master Jade-Skywalker had reminded her husband that she would be traveling alone and mostly in uncharted territory and most of the intelligence gathering equipment would be an asset. Not only would it help her at staying out of trouble but it would be a help in any future exploration of the Unknown Region. So Master Skywalker let the changes stand, but he warned her not get in to any trouble.

"What are you going to call your ship Tahiri?" Leia had asked.

"Double Trouble." She had answered straight faced, only Master Skywalker seemed to get the joke. He gave her a small smile and just nodded.

After it was all said and done she lost 4 of the six cabins, but she could control just about every function from her pilot seat, had a galley with enough food to last her a few months and the freedom to explore the galaxy, to help those who needed help, to be the kind of Jedi she hope she could be.

She saw the stars drop from the elongated streaks that you see in hyperspace to the star studded sky that one would normally see in space. Laid out before her was the system of Klasse Ephemora and the 6th planet in the system. A huge gas giant that seemed to fill her view port. It was slightly more massive then the gas giant that Yavin 4 had orbited. This is where Master Skywalker and Jacen Solo had found Zonama Sekot just barely 7 months ago. This is where her and Corran Horn had come with Master Shaper Yim, High Priest Harrar, and the disguised Nom Anor, who had pretended to be the prophet of the Shamed Ones. This was the last known location of the Widowmaker before Sekot had to jump into hyperspace to undo the damage to the hyper drive that Nom Anor had caused trying to destroy Zonama Sekot for Overlord Shirrma or Onimi, depending on what story you believe. No matter how many times Corran Horn and Master Skywalker told her it was not her fault, she knew that she could not rest until she found them.

A beeping noise from beside her jarred her away from her thoughts. Her only companion on the ship was a light purple color with gold trim R2 unit, who was in a droid socket that would normally hold the co-pilot seat. He was a impressive looking droid no doubt about it. The droid, like her and her ship, had more to him then met the eye. Along with the standard mechanical programs and hardware to help with ship board repairs, he had spy programs to help her in gathering intelligence, some of the best slicing programs the Wraiths had, a special modification to by-pass any restraining bolt attached to him, and a hidden compartment for her light saber. She still had yet to give him a name, naming was a important part of the Yuuzhan Vong and human cultural, and wanted sometime to get to know him before she did that.

"Yep this is the place." She said to him after she read the special translating screen, she had a modified 'worm' from the Shapers which would let her hear what he was saying and translate without the need of a computer but she only had a limited number. She would only use them if she had no choice, although she keep one within reach of her chair just incase. "Are you getting any kind of reading yet?"

The droid responded with a negative, no real surprise there after all it had been 5 months.. The drive trail had been washed out by Zonama Sekot jump to hyperspace and by the normal solar winds that the primary created.

"Did you study that vector from Mara Jade-Skywalker while you were waiting for me?" The droid responded with what sound like a sarcastic yes. "Sorry, ok enter that information with the local gravity fields, direction of the planets 5 months ago in relation to where Zonama Sekot was at the time, the speed and direction of the Widowmaker. See if you can get a course that makes any kind of sense." Tahiri swung her seat around so she could reach the hyper-comm. unit. "While you are doing all that I going to see what I can get on the net."

The droid beep cheerfully while Tahiri attempted to access the Holo-net. The first thing she did was see if there had been any updates for her. She had a few, mostly personal letters from Han and Leia, Sannah her friend from the Jedi Academy, one from Jaina ( which surprised her Jaina was not very good at remembering to write letters ) a couple from Master Skywalker, one marked official and two marked personal. She sent the personal mail to storage, where she could read them later, and started reading the official stuff first. Most of them were weekly updates on the state of the galaxy since she left, she noticed a increase of smuggling, pirate activity, and other such activities. No surprise there, Corran and the Wraiths had warned her that such activities would increases due to the lack of control the Galactic Alliance would have in many areas of the galaxy. The galaxy was a much different looking place then it was just four years ago. Many systems, who had not been effected directly by the war and consider to be far enough away from rogue Yuuzhan Vong, had decided to set up shop on their own. There were at least 15 new confederations who say they are independent of Denon, the new home of the G.F.F.A., rule and from the Imperials. Most of the Yuuzhan Vong rebels were shoring up their defenses in the Hutt Space, a few in and around Yavin system. That they would stay in the Yavin system worried Tahiri, her friend Sannah was a Melodie who lived on the moon Yavin 8. She would have to undergo a transformation, in which her body would grow gills to live underwater with the rest of her adult species, soon and any hope of survive her friend had would be in getting her down to Yavin 8. That is, of course, if there was anyone still alive on Yavin 8. The Imperials had also been busy snatching up new systems. They increased their size with no real protest from the GA, which means they planets were mostly like too far away to deal with and help repair. The Chiss had also sent a map of their space. Tahiri wondered if what they say they control and what they actually can control was the same thing. Hopefully I won't find out the hard way.

She got done reading all the official mail, filed and sent off her official report on what she had been up to for the past three months and what she is planning to do. She then downloaded all the new maps into the navigation computer. She looked at the ship clock and compared it with the time on Denon. She saw she had about four hours before Master Skywalker would be up so she decided to get a cup of hot chocolate, relax and read some personal mail.

"Well I'm very happy to hear from you Tahiri," Master Skywalker was saying, his voice coming from the bridge speakers. Since the droid was still doing it's investigation, Tahiri decided to call in to Master Skywalker while she waited. She was surprise, although she knew she shouldn't have been, when as she was reaching to make the call her comm. unit announced a incoming call from him. She could tell that Han and Leia and Luke and Mara had been worried about her from their letters. It should have annoyed her but instead it made her feel, well it made her feel at home. A feeling she had been missing for the past three months, something she hadn't even known she was missing it until she read those letters. It made her feel less like a outsider and more like a member of the family. "We were starting to wonder if anything happened to you."

"Well you can thank Sekot for that, IT wouldn't let me go until IT felt like it." She said taking a sip of her hot chocolate, something Luke and Mara had taught her to make. "I was ready to go weeks ago, but Sekot kept putting off the decision."

"Why did Sekot wait so long in your opinion?"

"To drive me insane." She said waving her free hand in the air as if he could see it. From the gentle chuckle coming from the speaker she almost felt that he could see her, or more likely, knew her well enough to know what she was doing. There was a long pause as Master Skywalker waited for her to explain. She knew what he was doing and why but it didn't help any when it came to fight against it. "Well, driving me insane might have been a extra bonus. Danni told me that Sekot was worried about any potential ships in the area tracing my course back to Zonama. Sekot wanted to make sure they had their defense up and ready just incase."

"Sounds reasonable to me."

"I agree," she growled out. "Which is what kept me from complaining for the first couple weeks." She took another sip of her drink, enjoying the warm feeling spreading out from her belly. When Master Skywalker failed to say anything Tahiri let out a sigh she knew he could hear. "Look, lets just say it was a nice place to visit but I don't want to live there."

"Tahiri what is wrong?" Master Skywalker asked after another long pause. "Are you still disappointed that none of the seed partners would 'join' with you?" After the Battle to Reclaim Coruscant, Jaina and Tahiri attempted again to let the seed partners to chose them. And for the second time they were both rejected. It annoyed her to no end when she was one of the only two Jedi who tried and got rejected. But as annoyed as Tahiri was, it was nothing to the feelings coming from Jaina. Her parents and Jacen tried to calm her down, not that it helped much. Once Jaina gets started it is easier to stop a supernova. Tahiri hadn't dwell on why, not until a few weeks ago.

"Yes." She said softly which was quickly follow by, "No.", and then by an, "I don't know!" She got up and started pacing around her small bridge aware that the droid was watching her. "I mean it doesn't matter really, there is nothing you can do to help." Then so quietly she thought he wouldn't be able to hear her. "No one can help me."

"You may be correct." She spun around to stare at the speaker as if it turned into an amphistaff. He didn't just say what I thought …

"What did you say?"

"I said you may be correct, Tahiri. I may never be able to fully be able to help you, there maybe no one that can help you. But we will never know how to help you if you won't tell us what is wrong." Luke paused for a moment then continued when it became clear that she wasn't go to say anything. "Tahiri you situation is unique, that is true, but only the circumstances are different. Many people go through life feeling that no one can understand them or help them. While it is true I can't have what happened to you undone with a wave of a hand, if I could I would, but I can listen. You would be surprise at the power of just knowing that there is someone who you can talk to, knowing there is someone you can trust even if they can't fix all the problems."

Tahiri sat back down in her pilot's chair, crossed her arms, and glared at the speaker. She got this picture of Master Skywalker sitting in front of his communication setup with a calm but knowing smile.

"I bet this is why Master Jade-Skywalker tried so hard to kill you when you guys were younger." She said quietly, not quietly enough since she heard amused chuckle on the other end. "I overheard Danni and Tekli talking a couple weeks ago, they were discussing the Yuuzhan Vong altitude towards me. It seemed that while the some of the Yuuzhan Vong did like to meet me, many wish I would just go away. They see me as a symbol of what was wrong with them. I represent all that was evil in Supreme Overlord Shirrma court. Some even say it was my shaping that was the beginning of the end, that if Master Kwaad hadn't attempted to shape me the gods would never had turn their back on the Yuuzhan Vong."

"Even the Shamed Ones, who practically worship the Jeedai, who honor all that Anakin Solo had done, would treat me with a certain distance. Danni and Tekli had to force them to invite me to their dinners, in to their homes. They hate me! They still think I'm abomination !"

"Tahiri …"

"I just wanted to go somewhere, somewhere that I was not feared, not hated for what I'm!" She could feel her frustration come to a boil again and the tears fall. "The Yuuzhan Vong fear and hate me, most of the humans I come in contact fear and hate me because I'm a Jedi and a Yuuzhan Vong. Admit it Master Skywalker, even most of the Jedi are uncomfortable around me." She stopped and wiped away some of the tears. "Only one person never question who I am, what I am."

"Anakin."

"Anakin," she repeated softly, nodding her head as if he could see her, "he never question who I was. He even said once that no matter how much I changed I will always be 'Tahiri' because I'm too stubborn to be anyone else." She let the pause build before she continued, "I tried Master Skywalker, I really did. I thought they were just being stiff and formal around me due to the fact I was such a well known Jedi. I thought it was just me imagining things, that I was just being paranoid like I always am."

"Must have been quite a blow to you."

"Not as big of a blow as when I found out why the seed partners rejected me. Danni and Tekli were also discussing that. I don't know why they rejected Jaina twice but they wouldn't bond with me due to the fact they found 'dark spots' in me."

"Dark spots?"

"That is what they're calling it. The parts of me that is Yuuzhan Vong, they leave dark spots that the seed partners can't see into. Since they can't peer into every corner of my soul they decided not to take a risk with me." She turned her head so she could stared out at the gas giant that the Double Trouble was orbiting, thinking how beautiful it must have looked from Zonama Sekot during certain times of the year. "Luke, three years ago I made a stupid mistake and it seems that every time I think I have gotten past that mistake someone slaps me in the face with it. When do I finally get forgiven for making a stupid childish mistake?"

"I don't know Tahiri." Luke said after a long pause, "you have worked hard to move beyond what happened to you on Yavin 4. Han, Leia, Mara, Corran, the twins and I are all proud that you have done as much as you have. To us, you have nothing to prove but …" He stop with a sigh.

"Yea but," She said, turning back to the communications panel behind the droid. "Look Master Skywalker, don't get me wrong. You and your family have always made me feel like I'm a part of your family. The letters you and the Solo's sent me," She let out a smile. "those letters gave me a very big lift today. It is just I wish the rest of the galaxy would be as understanding as you."

"Thank you Tahiri."

The droid beeped and whistled, when Tahiri looked at the translator she saw that he had found 5 possible routes that the Widowmaker may have taken.

"Master Skywalker, the droid thinks it has some ideas where to look. I want to get moving and check them out."

"Very well, Tahiri. Be careful, if you need help don't hesitate to call for back up. There is no shame in asking for help."

"I will Master Skywalker, oh one more thing."

"Yes?"

"In the last letter Mrs. Solo said that they were going to the Corporate Sector to over haul the Millennium Falcon and that they were now officially 'semi-retired'. What does that mean?"

"I'm not really sure Tahiri; Han, Leia and C 3PO were pretty closed mouth about it. But I'm sure they will be fine, this is them we are talking about."

"Right," Tahiri said feeling her smile broaden, "let me guess you have about half the Jedi ready to go pull them out of whatever trouble they get into."

"Tahiri," Master Skywalker said, Tahiri thought she could hear a smile in his voice, "This my sister; the former Chief of State, one of the best Ambassadors in GA, a Jedi in her own right. Han has been a General, he been a successful business man, he been bouncing around the galaxy for over 40 years with large amounts of experience in dealing with a large number of different cultures. Do you really think I would be worried enough about them to have half the Jedi standing by to help them get out of trouble?" He paused dramatically then added under his breath, "I figured it would take at least half the Jedi and the 5th Fleet to help them get out of whatever trouble they get into."

"Maybe!" Tahiri said laughing out loud, "I report in as soon as I find out anything, Master Skywalker. Say hello to Artoo, Ben and Master Jade-Skywalker for me, please."

"I will and I hope to hear from you soon, Tahiri. May the Force be with you."

"Thank you, may the Force be with you too." Tahiri said as she closed down the connection. She turned her seat around to face forward and looked out the view port. For the first time in weeks she was smiling, her spirits greatly lifted. "Alright lets have that first course, please. We have some people to bring home.