(A/N: Thanks to korrd for reminding me Anakin's best friend was raised by the Sandpeople.)

"Hey Ani, I just realized something about your goal to fight the Sandpeople when you're a Jedi Knight." Jaina said later that evening, while the family was hanging out on one of the main balconies of the Jedi Academy.

"What would that be?" Anakin asked

"Well, did you not forget your friend Tahiri was raised by them? Think she might be a little upset with you for fighting those who raised her?" Jaina said.

"Force, you're right. She might be, considering that she still tells me how grateful she is to them for taking her in." Anakin said.

"Yeah, next time you might want to think before speak." Jacen said, which caused him to receive a slight kick in his ankle from Anakin.

Leia gave the boys a stern look indicating they better behave, and they immediately quieted down and turned their attention back to the view they had been admiring from the balcony. Every so often, Leia, Han, Luke, and the children would spend an evening together on the balconies and admire the view. They didn't get much time to do this though, with the children busy with their Jedi training with Luke and Han and Leia busy working with the government of the New Republic. Therefore, they treasured the moments they had together as a family.

"It's so peaceful tonight, isn't it Han?" Leia asked.

"Yeah, one of the few peaceful moments we ever get these days." Han mumbled.

"Han, don't be so negative about the moments you don't have. Be grateful for the peaceful moments you do have." Luke said.

"More Jedi wisdom from you as usual, kid." Han replied, to which Chewie roared a reply that he agreed with his old buddy and longtime flying partner.

"Actually, anyone can use that wisdom whether they are Jedi or not." Leia said to him.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Han said and kissed Leia on her cheek.

Leia grinned. Even though Han still had a bit of attitude from his days as a smuggler left in him, she still loved him dearly and was glad he was a great husband to her and a great father to their children.

"Mom, we're bored. Can we go back inside?" Jaina asked.

"Yeah, we want to do something fun inside." Anakin said.

"Spending time out here with your family isn't fun?" Luke playfully asked.

The children laughed and gave their uncle a big group hug, indicating that they did enjoy time with their family.

"Of course it is, we just want to have some fun inside instead of outside right now." Jaina replied.

"What sort of fun did you have in mind?" Leia asked.

"Oh you know, just exploring the Jedi Academy a bit." Jacen said.

"You three do that all the time. Why would you want to do it again?" Han asked.

"Because it's fun and if we were to run into something, we can defend ourselves." Jacen replied.

"Allright, you three can go inside. But don't intentionally go looking for trouble just because you want to practice your Jedi abilites." Leia said.

"Yes, Mom." the children chorused together and made their way towards the elevator that would take them inside and downstairs to the main area of the academy.

"They're great kids, aren't they?" Leia asked.

"Yeah, and quite adventurous just like their father was." Han said and gave Leia that lop-sided smile she loved and knew very well.

"Still is." Luke said, playfully punching Han in the arm.

"Some things never change, do they?" Leia said, grinning at the two men.

Inside the main auditorium

Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin had made their way all the way downstairs to the first level of the academy and into the main auditorium, which happened to be the same auditorium where Leia had presented Luke and Han their medals as rewards for blowing up the first Death Star almost 20 years ago.

"Well, I wonder if we'll find anything interesting in here." Jacen said.

"We've been in this auditorium before, Jacen. Why do you think we'll find something interesting in here tonight?" Jaina asked.

"Because we almost always do whenever we explore the academy." Jacen replied.

"Ok, fine. Let's explore the auditorium." Jaina said and the children spread out around the room, eager to see what they could find in here.

While Jaina and Anakin decided to admire the elaborate decorations on the walls of the big room. Jacen decided to go explore behind the big stage at the front of the room. He and his siblings had never been behind there and he was curious if there was some odd secret that he would discover there. So he made his way towards the front of the room and walked behind the big stage. At first all he could see was the stone wall behind the stage, but then something right in the middle caught this young Padawan's eye.

What Jacen saw was a big metal door that looked completely out of place amongst the stone wall. He couldn't see any possible way to open it and figured the only way it could be opened was through the Force. He was tempted to open it, but figured he'd better call his brother and sister over here to check it out first.

Jaina, Ani! Come behind the stage and look at what I found! Jacen called to them using his mind. It wasn't long before Jaina and Anakin appeared behind the stage with Jacen to see what he was calling them for.

"What do you want, Jasa?" Jaina asked, using the childhood nickname that Jacen hated.

"Well, I found this door." Jacen said through gritted teeth, indicating that he hated Jaina calling him that name.

"Yes, and?" Anakin asked.

"Don't you want to see what's behind it?" Jacen asked.

"And don't you remember what Mom said about not looking for trouble just to use our Jedi abilities?" Anakin asked.

"I'm not doing that, I just want to open the door." Jacen insisted.

"Allright fine, but there better not be anything dangerous in there or we're all in deep trouble." Jaina said.