Here's the final installment of Brothers Saving Sisters! I hope everyone enjoys it!
Ten
years later the girls are 19 and have just completed their years as
Padawan Learners and taken their Trials to become Jedi Knights.
Deciding that a celebration was in order they go to the Senate
Building that has temporarily been turned into a theatre were a
laser-light display is playing. On the way to their seats they run
into someone. . . . . .
"Anakin!" they all exclaim at
once. "Jade, Cierra, Cali!" he said, embracing them all at
the same time. "My goodness, you've all grown so much since I
saw you last." he exclaimed. "Of course we have!" said
Jade. "The last time we saw you was when we took our oaths to
the Order." "Has it really been that long?" asked
Anakin. "Yes!" Cali said. "What are you doing here?"
said Cierra, sensing something within her brother. "Uhm, I'm
here to see the Supreme Chancellor." replied Anakin. "Well
is it important?" asked Jade. "'Cause we'd love it if you
came to our place to celebrate." Jade was also beginning to
sense something in Anakin. "Well, what are we celebrating?"
he inquired. "Our promotions to the rank of Jedi Knights."
Cali responded. "Well I don't know," Anakin hesitated. "I'm
on an assignment from the Council." "I think it would be
better to put down the mission for now and come with us." Cierra
said. Putting her arm around her brother's shoulder she escorted him
out of the Senate Building with the help of her sisters and their
lightsabers.
"Well here we are." said Cali, as she
opened the door to their apartments. "Here Anakin," Jade
said. "Lie down on the couch." "You know it's not like
I'm sick or something." Anakin said, sitting down. "We
know, it must be the motherly instincts within." laughed Cierra.
Let's play some cards and have some food." Jade suggested. "Ok!"
agreed Cierra. "C'mon Cali let's go fix some popcorn and find
the cards. Jade you stay here and get the couch turned into a bed for
Anakin." After a few rounds of cards and five bowls of popcorn
everyone decided to turn in. "Goodnight Anakin!" the girls
called out from the rooms. "'Night!" Anakin shouted
back.
When Anakin awoke the next morning he found the girls were
already cooking breakfast. "Well you three are the early birds
aren't you?" he commented. "This is breakfast is for us and
you, so no wise cracks." replied Cali. Anakin had no response.
"That shut him up." Jade remarked to Cierra. Laughing,
Cierra put down the tray she was carrying. "Ok everyone, come to
the table." she called. As they all sat down Jade announced, "I
received a holographic message from Master Kenobi earlier this
morning." "Hmm, what did it say?" asked Anakin.
"That's what's bothering me," Jade replied. "It has to
do with the Supreme Chancellor." Anakin stiffened. "It says
that the Jedi Council has had a suspicion for some time that the
chancellor is involved with the Sith Lord they've been looking for
and," she paused, glancing at Anakin. "And now they are
sure of it." "What?" exclaimed Anakin. "It seems
that Palpatine was forced to use his sith powers on a jedi that went
to confront him about his involvement in the Dark Side." "What
happened to the jedi?" Cierra asked calmly. "She died right
after she told Master Windu what took place." replied Jade.
Gasps of shock and horror arose from the table. A knock at the door
startled everyone. "I'll get it." Cali said, rising from
her place at the table. A few moments later Obi-Wan Kenobi entered
the room.
"Hello, Master." Anakin greeted Obi-Wan.
"Hello, Anakin." Obi-Wan said in return, however his eyes
were not on his former apprentice but his younger sister, Cierra. Ten
years had improved her beauty greatly. "Hello, girls." he
said. "Hello, Master Kenobi." Cierra said. Their eyes
locked. "Why are you here?" asked Jade. "I came to
inform you all that the Council has assigned Anakin and I to escort
Senator Amidala back to her home planet of Naboo." The girls
faces fell in disappointment. "I'm also here to tell you that
they also assigned the three of you to the mission." said
Obi-Wan. "Yes!" they all exclaimed at once. "When do
we leave?" asked Cali. "Tomorrow." Obi-Wan
replied.
The next morning began extra early for the Skywalker
siblings. After Obi-Wan came to the apartment to pick them up, they
went straight to the docking bay and boarded the Senator's ship.
"We'll leave as soon as we receive clearence." Obi-Wan said
to his impatient passengers. Fifteen minutes later they were
preparing to enter hyperspace. "What do we do when we get
there?" Jade asked. "We'll greet the queen then go to a
favorite lake-side retreat of the senator's." replied Anakin.
"Speaking of the senator," Cali said. "Where is
Padme?" "She's sleeping." Cierra replied, coming out
of Padme's chamber. After that the rest of the voyage was spent in
silence.
Three hours later the ship landed on Naboo. Catching a
transport, the group went to the palace to greet the queen and sons.
"Welcome Senator Amidala." greeted Queen Est'tin. "Thank
you, Your Highness." Padme replied. "Please, sit,"
commanded the queen. "Before we begin, I'd like to introduce you
to my two sons, Liam and Aeron." Suddenly two tall figures
emerged from the shadows. Bowing, they introduced themsleves took
meaningful glances at Jade and Cali, then slipped back into the
darkness of the palace. After forty-five minutes of chatting and
decision making, the group finally left the palace for their watery
retreat. "Oh, it's spectacular!" Cali said, awestruck.
After picking out rooms, getting settled in, and eating the girls
decided to go out on the terrace and enjoy some much needed fresh
air. "After living on Coruscant for so long you begin to think
that fresh air is what's at the very top of skyscrapers." Jade
commented, laughing. Nodding her head in agreement, Cierra looked out
to the water and put a 'lost in my thoughts' expression on her face.
Obi-Wan looks so different. she thought. However their peace
was soon to be broken. "Cierra! Come quick!" called Anakin,
bursting into the room. "What is it?" asked Cierra, noting
the scared expression on Anakin's face. "Is she in labor?"
"Yes!" he said, grabbing her arm. "Now come!" As
the two ran out of the room Cierra called out, "Stay here until
we need you!" Then they were gone. "I didn't even know
Padme was pregnant!" announced a shocked Jade. Cali just nodded
her head and looked out over the lake. Suddenly she spotted a boat
swiftly but silently approaching their little paradise. "Jade,
look!" she said pointing toward the boat. "Who is it?"
she asked. "I'm not sure-wait! It's the young men we met today
at the palace." Jade said, excitedly. "You mean the queen's
sons?" Cali asked. "Of course! They're the only young men
we've met on Naboo!" exclaimed Jade, annoyed with her sister.
Then the two lapsed into silence. The boat was nearing their balcony.
Suddenly, almost before they knew it, the boat was under the baclony
and one of the men was shouting something up to them. "Hello,
we're Liam and Aeron, we met earlier today and we wondered if we
might persuade you to come and tour the city with us today."
"Well they sound very gentlemenly, don't they?" said Cali,
with a mischievious look. "My thoughts exactly!" replied a
giggly Jade. "We'll be down in a moment!" she called down
to they're waiting visitors. Running back in to the room, Jade
grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, How primitive. she
thought. And proceeded to write Cierra a note telling them where they
were going in case of an emergency. The two girls grabbed a few
things and then did graceful force-aided jumps down onto the boat.
Within a few minutes the boat was nearly out of sight and headed for
a small lake-side village near the retreat. As the boat neared a dock
Liam jumped out and tied off the boat with a rope, then helped Jade
out of the boat. Aeron did the same for Cali. As they walked into the
village the guys steered them into a marketplace. "Wow! It's
amazing!" exclaimed Jade, looking at the endless rows of food,
trinkets, and clothing. After several hours of shopping, the couples
decided it was time to eat. "Do you mind if we buy you two
lunch?" asked Aeron, right as Cali was about to pay for the
group's food. "I, uh. . ." stuttered Cali as Aeron walked
forward and proceeded to pay for the food. Leaning forward, Jade
whipsered in Cali's ear, "He likes you!" "The
feeling's mutual." returned Cali into Jade's ear. Giggling, the
girls grabbed their food and followed the guys to a table. After they
finished their food they noticed it was growing dark. "We're
gonna take you to a little garden we know about over on the edge of
the lake." announced Liam. "Ok!" Jade replied
excitedly. "Jade!" whispered Cali. "We don't know what
might happed over on 'the edge of the lake'!" "So? That's
what makes it fun!" Jade replied. Smoothly and silently, Aeron
and Liam manuevered they're way to one side of each of the girls and
gently clasped their hands. Suddenly and before the girls knew it
they were under a tree gazing up at a bright moon and twinkling
stars. Liam gently escorted Jade over to a beautiful lattice and
Aeron smoothly escorted Cali over to a graceful bench on the sandy
beach of the lake. The couples chatted for a few moments then almost
at same moment Liam and Aeron swept the girls into their arms and
kissed them. After a moment the pairs let go of each other's embrace
and walked down the beach to their boat. Without a word spoken to the
other, Liam and Aeron helped the girls into the boat and took off
towards the retreat.
Several hours earlier, a note written in a
rushed hand was being read by Cierra. "I wonder who they've run
off with?" she wondered aloud. Growing tired, she changed into a
silky nightdress Padme had given her and slipping under the covers,
she was soon asleep.
Outside the room was a figure who had
already read the note and heard Cierra's wonderings. It was Obi-Wan
Kenobi. Why am I here? he thought, slightly disgusted with
himself for eavesdropping. Am I falling for this sister of Anakin?
he wondered. He hoped not, but still he decided to wait a little
longer outside the girls' bedroom. A few minutes later he was
rewarded.
"Thank you!" Jade called down to Liam.
"Goodnight!" called Cali down to Aeron. "Goodbye!"
respondeded Aeron and Liam. Then they were gone, leaving Jade and
Cali on the balcony lost in thoughtless dreaming. After a moment Cali
couldn't contain herself, "That was amazing!" she said in a
loud whisper. "Shush! You'll wake up Cierra!" Jade
chastised her sister. "Sorry! Let's get ready for bed and then
we can talk about it." suggested Cali. "Ok, sure."
Jade said. The each pulled out their nightdresses and climbed into
their seperate beds. Before either said a word each was fast asleep.
The next morning Cierra awoke to sounds of giggling and gushing.
"Last night was one of the most romantic evenings I've ever
experienced!" gushed Cali. "I know! It was simply amazing
how Liam just swept me up. I've never felt this way before!"
exclaimed Jade. Then the two fell into fits of laughing and giggling.
"Oh hey Cierra!" Cali said, acknowledging her sister's
prescence. "Hey!" Cierra responded. "So tell me, who
did you two run off with last night?" Grinning broadly, Jade and
Cali replied at the same time, "Liam and Aeron!" Suddenly,
Cierra was in a state of complete shock. Liam? Aeron? But that's
who I liked! cried out a selfish voice inside her. "You ok?"
asked Cali. "Uh, yeah I'm fine, I just need some fresh air."
Cierra replied, slipping on a satiny robe and walking out onto the
balcony. Not noticing her sudden sadness, Cali and Jade continued
recounting the experiences of the previous evening.
Drawing the
curtains behind her, Cierra walked over to the edge of the balcony
and began crying silently. Unaware of a prescence walking up behind
her.
A few minutes before saw Obi-Wan looking down from the palace
roof on a tall, slender figure emerging from the girls' room.
Silently, the figure drew the curtain behind her. Then Obi-Wan made a
hurried decision. With the help of the Force, he jumped off the roof
onto the balcony and quietly walked up behind Cierra. Suddenly,
Cierra whirled around and ignited her lightsaber. "Obi-Wan?"
she said, confused. "What are you doing on my balcony?" "I
uhm, I heard you crying and I came to see what was wrong." he
replied, innocently. Cierra had turned back to face the lake.
"Nothing important." responded Cierra. Obi-Wan put his arms
around her shoulders, "I understand." he said. She turned
to face him, and suddenly all the emotion she'd been holding back
engulfed her. She began sobbing uncontrolably. Obi-Wan embraced her
and she didn't fight it. He felt it was time to say something
completely new to him. "I've been feeling something for you that
I've never experienced before." Cierra stopped her crying, which
had quieted down and looked up into his eyes. Obi-Wan continued, "I'm
beginning to realize that I love you." Cierra smiled and said
simply, "I've been feeling the same way since you walked into
our apartments acouple weeks ago." Then Obi-Wan bent down
slightly, and gently kissed Cierra, and she returned it. Breaking
away from each other, they gazed out towards the water and watched as
the sun slowly rose.
And so ends my tale of Anakin Skywalker and his sisters who appeared from nothing and saved him from a fate, most tragic and eventually found love for themselves.
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