Ties that bind, chapter eighteen.
Okay. Chapter eighteen. I really didn't think I'd get this far. Really. I never have. On any of my stories. I have a bunch of them, let me tell ya. But that's not what you want to hear about. So shall I get the story on for you guys?
Shanesnest-What did you think she was? A pawn? Yes, I planned on Sidious going out like that. My reviewers here in my house said he should go out with a bang though. And you'll see about Jaina.
Force, this light was blinding. Whoever was shining it in her eyes was gonna get a mouthful.
"Jaina. Jaina, Sweetheart, wake up." Nope, not Wedge. Definitely Feminine. Not Mother, though.
Jaina forced her eyes open. What was she doing in rolling green fields? She rubbed her eyes, and sat up. From the surrounding landscape, and the far off palaces, she figured she was on Naboo.
"Jaina?" the voice asked again. She looked around. Two people sat a little farther off, watching her.
"Grandmother? Grandfather?" She rubbed her eyes again. Didn't she just pass out from smoke inhalation?
"You're probably confused as to why you're here. Jaina, we want to show you what you're going to be up against. We want you to decide if you want extra power to defeat it." Padme told her.
She pinched herself. No, not dreaming. Not in a trance, either.
"You're in the spirit world with us." Anakin told her. Sigh from Jaina.
"Okay. What do I need to see?" She asked. Suddenly she was thrown into an all out battle. Jedi versus Sith. Corpses littered the room. Wait, this was…..
The Jedi Academy. Oh. Oh Shit. Double shit.
"What is this?"
"Alora manages to raise an army by killing a Jedi Master. Hundreds of students fall to the dark side. But Jaina, if we give you the power to stop her, you could control both the republic and the imperial remnant." Anakin told her. She didn't want power. This wasn't like her grandparents.
"Who are you? What do you want?" She asked. The two looked confused.
Jaina watched her self run around the corner, with two younger Jedi. Seven dark Jedi came from the opposite corner, light sabers raised.
"This isn't what really happens. Who the hell are you?" Jaina screamed.
"Wedge, its not your fault." Leia tried to console him, but nothing worked. He turned away from her, and faced the bacta tank. He rested his head against it, staring at Jaina's closed eyes.
"Leia, why don't you go check on Mara and the others. You'll know when she wakes up.
The last person he wanted to be stuck in a room with at this moment was Han, but he'd let it slide, as long as Solo didn't try to pick another fight.
Leia sensed the tension in the room, and decided it was best if she let them solve it themselves. On her way out she brushed against Han, and slipped the blaster from its holster. He didn't notice it.
"Look, Wedge-"
"Han-"
"Are you going to start arguing again? Cause If so, step outside. I got a killer headache." They both looked up, and found Jaina's eyes wide open.
"Jaina!" The guys cried, and Han called for a nurse. Leia ran into the room.
Two nurses pulled Jaina out of the bacta tank and onto a bed. Wedge never left her side, even as the nursed busied themselves with checking up on her.
"I'm fine. I'm fine." She waved them away. Wedge could see scars running up and down her arms and legs, and several of them on her face.
"What? I'm fine, I'm talking, I'm breathing, and I'm already trying to figure out who tried to kill me." She smiled.
"Go check on Mara, and Kyle and Jaden and Kyp. Don't they deserve attention, too?" Han and Leia reluctantly left. Jaina threw her arms around his neck.
Jaden and Kyle sat impatiently in another room of the med bay. They suffered only mild burns. They wanted to go. Leia and Han came in the door.
"You all alright?" Han asked, and Kyle nodded. Jaden stretched, and did a few backflips.
"Limber." Han commented, getting a snicker from Kyle.
"Keep your thoughts in your head, Katarn. Have you got a lead on the attack?" Jaden asked, and Leia shook her head.
"Wedge seems to think he was the target. I think it was either him or Jaina."
"Force, I love being me" Jaden commented dryly.
"They're gonna start attacking the new republic worlds. Hit and run." Kyle told them. Leia had started to respect any input from former Imperials, like Kyle or Mara or Crix Madine.
Wedge held Jaina to him possessively, while she held him equally.
"What's going on?"
"Somebody wants us dead." He replied, getting a sigh. "I know that much. But who?"
"Lets see. The entire imperial remnant wants me dead for blowing up their death stars. And well, everyone wants you dead because you're a Jedi. Narrows it down to about……four billion people."
"So now what?" Jaina pulled herself off the bed, and stretched.
"You get some rest, while the rest of us figure out what's going on." He told her, and got an 'I don't think so' snort.
"I'm getting back out there. I've got work to do." She told him, and he raised his eyebrows.
"What?"
'You're gonna go in that?" She looked at what she was wearing. Not much.
She pulled his jacket off of him, and wrapped it around her. And throwing him a look, she left the room. He sighed, but had a smirk on his face as he followed, her.
He walked down the hall of the Korriban, his blaster set on the kill setting. He looked for Admiral Solo, wanting to finish his job, so he could become Admiral and lead the fleet to Alora.
Solo and Antilles came around the corner, laughing. He raised his blaster, watching the smiles slide off their faces.
"Time's up, Solo." He fired a shot, and Jaina slapped it away. (Little trick she learned from Kirana Ti.) Then She pulled the blaster out of his hand, and pointed it at him.
"Time's Up, Onasi."
Leia's head turned sharply as the blaster shot echoed down into the room. She jumped up, her lightsaber in her hand. Han followed.
They ran towards the sound, Leia tossing Han his blaster.
They found Jaina holding the blaster on Darren Onasi. 'Isn't that the newly promoted General?' Han thought.
"Lemme guess. Alora put you up to this? You blew up the ship I had command of, and then you try and shoot me. That's a nice 'Welcome Back, Admiral'." Jaina growled, and Darren scowled. He made a rude gesture, and Wedge had enough. He punched him in the head, and Darren fell.
"Bastard" Wedge spat, hauling the guy up and away. Jaina threw the blaster against the wall, and walked to her room to get properly dressed.
On her flagship, Cerberus, Alora killed several of her bridge crew. Failure. She hated Failure.
"Call the Commanders of the Typhon and Echidna. Tell them to come here. I wish to confer with them." Alora turned and strode off the Bridge, and the remaining crew members breathed a sigh of relief. They couldn't quite figure out why she was angry, but did as they were told.
"Ladies, I've called you here to discuss the recent turn of events. Our target, Jaina Solo is still alive. Anyone have any suggestions on how to kill her?" Alora asked.
Kalla Mora, commander of Echidna, spoke up. "Milady, we need to strike at the heart of the opposition. If we demolish the planets loyal to them, their resources will dwindle."
"I agree. Guerilla tactics will work best here. Strike their outposts, lone battleships." Miranna Winters of the Typhon concurred.
Alora nodded curtly. "Ladies, gather your fleets, and I will gather mine. Return here in a standard week. Dismissed. Oh, and Kalla, Inform Ishira Onasi her husband wont be returning."
"Okay. Rumors have it that Alora has only three battleships with her. We need to strike now, and finish her." Jaina pulled up a galaxy map on the giant display.
"That's not wise. She may have more ships just out of our range, ready to strike." Han commented.
"True. The Hapans are scouting the area now. Alora wont be expecting a full blown attack for another few days, according to spies." Jaina argued.
"But our ships are scattered. We wont be able to gather them all for a week." Wedge put in.
"You can't do a full blown assault without the approval of the senate anyways." Leia said.
"General Antilles, Call the Tatooine, and Rebel Dream. We're going to Coruscant."
Coruscant Senate Chamber, two days later" I come before the Senate to ask that I am given Emergency powers to finish the threat to the New Republic. I need control to the entire Republic fleet to quickly take control of the situation at hand." Jaina stood in her mother's place, the regal gown out of place on her.
"Do you not remember what happened last time someone was given emergency powers? We ended up with a dictator. Oh, wait. You couldn't because you didn't fight the true Empire!" Threkin Horm yelled at her.
"Are you accusing my daughter of something, Threkin?" Leia asked, her voice dripping with venom.
"Yes. Yes, Madam President, I am. She has ascended the ranks faster than anyone in our history. While I know you or you husband didn't have anything to do with this, she should be at least a Lieutenant like her brother. That would fit her age! She's nineteen!"
"I am twenty, Threkin.. And I only ascended this fast because of my remarkable talent that comes from my family line. Just two days ago, an attempt was made on my life and that of General Antilles. An attempt made by a General Darren Onasi, who was recently promoted by you, Threkin Horm!"
The Senator from Corellia stood. " I have always stood by someone of my blood. As before, Corellia will be with you no matter what."
"Admiral, I've enjoyed working with you. Nubia is with you."
Systems continued to pledge their support, much to the resentment of Threkin Horm.
"Madam President, you are going to allow this?" He barked, outraged.
"Yes, I am. And I am removing you of your post. There is no need for a senator of Alderaan anymore. Jan Ors has asked for the post of Senator for New Alderaan, and will receive it when the time is right. Senate Adjourned.
Another chapter down. This one was easy to write. And I already figured out how the story's going to end. I'd give you a peak, but you probably wanna wait.