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Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed my story! I love knowing that people actually want more chapters! That just makes me feel good. So from about this point on, the story gets really good! I should know, I've redone the outline many, many times. So enjoy and please review!!!!!

Chapter 8: Gone

Namon Trekk knelt before the dark figure in front of him. "What is your bidding my master?"

The cloaked figure turned to him and began to speak. "Bring me the other Skywalker child. She is more powerful then her brother."

"How can that be Master? I thought that they were twins."

"They are but the Skywalker girl has another presence that is protecting her. If I am correct on who it is then she is truly going to be a powerful Jedi. Now bring her to me!"

"Yes master." Namon said bowing once he stood back up and left the room.

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"Now if your dad tells me that you've been a perfect angel for him, I'll let you help me take the Falcon out again next time you fly with me." Han said to Caylee as he held her in his arms.

She nodded in agreement then hugged her uncle goodbye. She made her rounds of the Solo family, saying goodbye to everyone. She also made sure that she said goodbye to Chewie.

The Wookie put Caylee up on his high shoulders and carried her around the docking baby for a few minutes as her goodbye. She had a huge smile on her face and was giggling the entire time.

"She seems to be doing so much better. I think moving here was a good thing, Luke." Leia said to her brother.

"I agree. Except for the little Emperor thing she said to me and finding her sleeping outside last night, nothing has been bugging her."

"And that I can tell." Leia said motioning towards Chewie and Caylee. The little girl's laughter was a much-needed sign of recovery.

After Caylee's shoulder ride from Chewie, it was time for everyone to leave. Luke and Caylee watched everyone board the Falcon and a few minutes later, the ship took off. Luke and Caylee watched it head into space.

"Daddy will we see them soon?" Caylee asked on their way to a transport waiting for them outside.

"I'm sure we will." Luke said picking her up and putting her into the transport.

"Good!" the little girl said happily.

"Now Caylee, why did you sleep outside last night?" Luke asked as they rode the transport form the docking bay to their house.

"I went to look at the stars daddy. Then mommy came and talked to me then I cried myself to sleep."

"Mommy came and talked to you?"

The little girl shook her head yes. "She told me that she loved me and that she would always be in my heart and happy birthday."

A gentle smile formed on Luke's lips. He decided that he wouldn't ask her about why she thinks the Emperor is still alive. She was happy right now and he didn't want to damper that. Mainly due to the fact that he would have to leave her for a few weeks in the near future.

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Caylee concentrated very hard. Slowly four medium sized rocks lifted up off the ground near to where she sat. Then with a slight wave of her hand, she stacked them all on top of each other.

Luke sat by and watched in amazement at his daughter's abilities. In a matter of a few months time, she had gone from not being able to levitate anything to being able to levitate four rocks then stack them on each other. He figured that now would be a good time for a review of what she remembered.

"Caylee come here please."

Caylee stood up and went over to where her dad was sitting and sat down next to him. "Yes daddy?"

"I want to test your memory and see how much of what you have learned that you remember."

She looked at him confused for a second or two. "A test?"

"Just answer what I ask you. Ok?"

"Ok daddy."

"First, why would you use a Force bubble?"

Caylee thought about it for a second or two, then she remembered. "I would use one if I was in trouble to protect myself and others."

"Good. Now what is the best way to communicate with me if you are in trouble and I am nearby?"

"With my mind," she said confidently.

"That's right. Good job sweetheart." Luke said hugging her.

"Daddy when are we going to go back to the school?" she asked after their hug.

Luke knew that she meant the Jedi Academy. "Well actually, I'm going back in a few days with Artoo and you're going to stay here with Kandra and Threepio."

Her face suddenly showed hurt. "Why am I not going to go daddy?"

"Well I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks. And I think that you will be happier here with your new friends because the only thing you would really be able to be with for most of the time would be Artoo."

Luke noticed that she was about to cry, so he knew that he better make a deal with her. "How about I bring Kam and Tionne back with me for a visit when I come home. Then you can come with me when I take them back to Yavin after their visit."

Suddenly Caylee's face lit up. Kam and Tionne Solusar were her two favorite Honor Parents. Well besides her aunt, uncle and Chewie of course. "Ok daddy! But does Artoo really have to go with you?"

"I'm afraid so. I need helping piloting mommy's ship and Artoo is better at that then Threepio is."

That was when Luke remembered a funny story. "Did I ever tell you the story about the time that Artoo and Threepio flew the Falcon?"

Caylee shook her head no. "tell me please daddy."

"It's funny. Well I was rescuing your Aunt from a bad guy along with Chewie and Lando. Threepio called me on my comlink and told me that some guards were coming towards the ship. I told them to take off and fly low. Well instead they ended up breaking all sorts of things, flying upside down, and almost crashed the Falcon on Courscant."

Caylee giggled. "What did Uncle Han say?"

"He doesn't know. We were also trying to rescue him at the same time. So don't tell him."

She shook her head in agreement. "Daddy can we get another droid like Artoo? So one can stay here with me while you and Artoo are gone?"

"That's a good idea. But not now. Someday we will."

"Ok daddy."

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Caylee hugged her father tightly. He was about to leave with Artoo to head to Yavin and his Jedi Academy for a little while.

"Now be good Caylee. And I'll be home in a few weeks. Don't forget to practice that things that I have taught you."

"Ok daddy. I'll be good," Caylee said hugging her father once again. Then she kissed his cheek. "I love you daddy."

"I love you too sweetheart."

Luke and Artoo turned and headed down the street, while Kandra and Caylee watched him leave. Once they were fully out of sight, Kandra turned to Caylee. "Want to go make some cookies?" she asked.

"Yeah!" Caylee said pulling her back into the house.

"Tara, Caitlin and I are going to play in the field near the lake. Is that ok?" Caylee asked running up to Kandra. It had been a week since Luke had left. And it had rained almost everyday since then. This was the first sunny day and Caylee was dying to go outside to play.

"As long as you take Threepio."

"But…"

Kandra cut Caylee off. "Take Threepio or you have to stay and play in the back."

"Fine," she said walking off.

"Mistress Caylee! Wait for me!" Threepio said going after her.

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"You had to bring him?" Caitlin whispered as she and Caylee walked to where they usually met Tara. The two girls looked back at Threepio behind them.

"Yeah. Kandra said I had to. I guess its because daddy isn't here to protect me." Caylee said shrugging.

As they approached the area where they meet up with Tara, there was a bright flash of light. Both girls covered their eyes and knelt close to the ground, trying to escape the intensity of the light.

"Mistress Caylee!!!" Threepio cried out, trying to get to where the girls where.

When the light subsided, Caylee was nowhere to be seen. "Oh no! I have a bad feeling about this!" Threepio cried out. "What am I going to tell Master Luke!"

"Caitlin!" Tara called out as the Gungan ran across the field, to where Caitlin still sat on the ground. "Yousa ok?"

"Yeah. But where is Caylee?"

The two girls and Threepio looked all around for Caylee and she was nowhere to be found. "We must go tell Mistress Kandra! She'll know what to do." Threepio said turing to go back towards the house.

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Luke…Luke…

He stirred slightly then opened his eyes and looked all around his bedroom on Yavin 4. He must have been dreaming about Mara, because he heard her voice. That was when he saw the spirit of his beloved wife shimmering in front of him.

Caylee is gone. Find her.

Luke's eyes went huge, as Mara's image disappeared. He jumped out of bed and ran to the communications wing of the Jedi Academy. He needed to check on Caylee. He felt the calling via the Holovid would be faster then searching through the Force for her. He could search the Force later.

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Tara and Caitlin were the first to get back to Caylee's house. "Kandra! Kandra! Caylee's gone! We can't find her!" Caitlin cried as she burst into the house.

"What?" Kandra asked confused as she stood up from a car.

Caitlin began to cry more then she already was. Kandra turned to look at Tara, who was also crying. Kandra knew that she wasn't going to be getting anything out of either of them. "Where's Threepio?" she asked.

"He's coming. Wesa be running faster then him," Tara said through her tears.

Kandra sat both girls down on the couch as she went out back to see where Threepio was. She saw him making his way out of the woods.

"Mistress Kandra! Caylee is gone! There was a flash of light and she is gone! We must inform Master Luke at once!" the golden droid said spazing out like he was about to blow a socket.

"You can't find her anywhere?" Kandra asked again.

"No!"

She turned around and headed back inside. Threepio followed her.

Just as she was approaching the Holovid, a call was coming in for her. She clicked it on and an image of Luke appeared.

"Kandra where is Caylee?"

"She's missing. Threepio, Caitlin and Tara said that there was this bright flash and when it disappeared, Caylee had disappeared with it," she said beginning to panic.

"Calm down, Kandra. I'm leaving as soon as I can. Don't tell anyone besides the Binks' and the Hendrix's."

She nodded yes to what Luke was telling her to do. "I'll be there as fast as I can. Don't worry." Luke said as his image faded from view.

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As soon as the image of Kandra faded away, Luke Skywalker began to feel fear building up inside of him. Who had his daughter and why? He used a Jedi calming technique to try and calm himself down but it wasn't working.

There was a soft knock that caught Luke's attention. Anakin, Jacen and Jaina all walked into the Communications Center. They all knew something was wrong.

"Uncle Luke what's wrong?" Jaina asked. "We can feel that you're worried."

"Caylee's missing. No one can find her. I have a feeling whomever took Cray came back for her."

"Why?" Anakin asked.

"First off they waited until I had been gone for a while. Secondly I've been feeling all sorts of odd things in the Force lately. Even before Mara died, I felt it. I think Caylee felt it too."

Luke ran his fingers through his hair nervously. He knew that a Jedi shouldn't be nervous or worried like this. But he was. His little girl was gone. Just like his wife and just like his son.

"We want to go with you to find her." Jacen said. Anakin and Jaina agreed.

"No. You all need to stay here. I'm going to see if Kam will go with me. So I want you all to help Tionne and Kyp around here. Do what they say and if they need help, help them."

The Solo children told their uncle that they would do what he asked them to do. By that time it was into the early morning hours and many of the other Jedi students were beginning to wake up. Luke hoped that none of them could sense that he was worried.

He and the Solo trio left the communications center and headed out into the main area of the temple complex. By then they had run into Kam, Tionne and Kyp all about the same time. Luke explained what was going on and Kam agreed to go with him to find Caylee.

With an hour's time, the Jade's Shadow was taking off from Yavin 4. And neither Kam nor Luke knew where they were going.

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Caylee slowly rubbed her eyes as they adjusted to the dim light. She had no idea where she was or what had happened to her. The only thing she knew was that she was cold. Very cold.

She found a thin blanket in the cell that she was in. she wrapped it around her as she tried to remember what happened to her -- her and Caitlin were walking through the forest on the way to where they met Tara; Threepio was behind them. Then she remembered a bright flash of light and that was all.

The only way she could figure out anything would be to let the Force guide her like her daddy taught her to do. She closed her eyes and reached out into the Force. Caylee felt coldness and emptiness. But she did learn that she was on a ship of some kind. And this was a ship that she had never been on. And she couldn't feel her father's warm presence anywhere.

Daddy. Daddy where are you?? I'm scared…

No answer. Tears began to roll down Caylee's cheeks and she lay down against the cold metal in the small room.

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The Jade's Shadow dropped out of hyperspace near Naboo. It had been a few days and there hadn't been any news on Caylee. Everyone Luke could think of had been notified as soon as possible -- Leia, Han, Lando, Talon Karrde, and Wedge. Everyone, besides Leia, had fanned out in the galaxy and was going to rendezvous on Naboo in a week.

Kam and Luke had decided that they would start on Naboo and look for clues here before moving off planet.

But that was all going to change.

"We should be in the docking bay in about 15 minutes." Kam said, as he piloted the ship in.

"Good." Luke said. He closed his eyes and reached out to see if he could feel his daughter at all. But he didn't. Instead he had a vision. A vision of sand gently blowing against rocky cliffs with a blue-sky backdrop and a set of twin suns.

His eyes snapped opened. He had seen twin suns.

"Turn the ship around!" Luke demanded standing up.

"What?" Kam asked confused.

"I know she's not there. But I think I might know where she could be." Luke said setting the new hyperspace coordinates, as Kam turned the ship around.

"And where exactly is that?"

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Tatooine.

The brown colored planet was before him. Luke hated this place and he hoped that his daughter was there. He reached out and still felt nothing yet there was something. Something he couldn't quite place.

"So where are we going to land?" Kam asked.

"Go there," Luke said pointing to the right side of the planet. "That's Mos Eisley spaceport. It's the largest port on the planet.

Artoo came rolling into the cockpit and was beeping like mad. Luke got up and followed him to the Holovid. A message was waiting to be played. It must have come in while they were in hyperspace.

The image was jumbled and so was the voice somewhat. But Luke could make out that it was from a "friend" regarding something of great importance to him. And that if he wanted to know about it, then to go into the Mos Eisley Cantina and wait for this "friend" there."

Behind him, Artoo beeped nervously.

"It's ok Artoo. I'll be fine."

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Luke made his way into the old cantina. He remembered the first time that he had been in this place. It was with Obi-Wan Kenobi and they ended up meeting Han and Chewie here. That was so long ago. Now Luke had a different agenda -- to meet his "friend" there.

He sat down in a table in the corner. He looked at all the beings around him and kept his guard up. Suddenly a familiar figure came walking into the cantina and made his way over to Luke and sat down across from him.

"Hello Skywalker, it's been a long time."