Hello! Just letting you all know that there is one (1) chapter left after this! It's also a really long last chapter! So that's just a heads up for all of you wondering. Have no fear. Everything else I need to tell you will be in the last chapter, so stick around! ALSO YES IT IS ME! I CHANGED MY USERNAME! I was anthonyedwardpotts. I'm not longer that. I am now meantforinfinitesadness. Thank you.

Edit: 5/17/2020 dialogue tags fixed.

2 months. It took Ben 2 months to feel completely better and to get his strength to a level he felt comfortable was enough for what he was planning.

2 months.

2 months since Ahsoka arrived.

2 months since he found out what really happened with his Troops.

2 months since Vader tried to find him.

2 months brought a lot. Luke was 5 months now. He was growing in body and in his abilities with the Force.

That worried Ben. He had to constantly reinforce the child's shields and his own. Though he was lucky Ahsoka was with him. She was a very fast learner and did what she could to help Ben with Luke.

It had been 1 month since Beru and Owen sat him down and spoke to him about family.

"You're just as much his family as we are," Owen said, catching Ben's eyes as the Jedi tried to lower them. "You're like a father to him."

Ben shook his head and looked Owen in the eyes.

"I'm grateful that you think that, but I don't think-"

"An Uncle then." Beru cuts him off and smiles at him. "You'll be his Uncle."

Ben returns her smile and even laughed a bit.

"It's funny you would say that. That was one of the last things I spoke to Master Yoda about. I can't be a father to Luke, but I would love to be an Uncle."

That made his status official. Ben had a family again.

He missed that. It was strange to have it again.

"Ahsoka can be his Aunt," Beru said with a smile directed at Ahsoka's surprised face. Ben smiled with Beru and placed a hand on the girl's shoulder.

A family.

A family that wasn't too impressed with his plan. Owen's blank face said everything he needed to know.

"That's your plan?" Owen asked, eyes darting from Beru to Ahsoka then to Ben. "Find Cody, knock him out while hoping he doesn't shoot you on sight or alert the Empire, drag him back here, take a deep dive into his very dangerous mind, hope you don't lose your mind in the process, and deactivate the chip." Silence drapes over the occupants in the room as they all stare at Ben.

For his part, the Jedi is doing his best to not shuffle around.

"Yes." Ben smiles as he answers, meeting Owen's eyes. "You don't think it'll work?"

Owen raised a disbelieving eyebrow and turned to Ahsoka.

"Has he always been like this?" He asks the Trogruta.

"Acting with no regard to his ownership well being? Coming up with ridiculous plans that could get him killed?" Ahsoka pauses and pretends to think while Ben rolls his eyes. "Yeah. He's been like that the whole time I've known him."

Owen nods. "Good to know."

"Listen. I know you're skeptical. You have to trust me." Ben pleads with his new family (one day he'll stop calling them "new" and just call them his family). "If you can think of a better way, please tell me."

It's as if the Force was ready to give Ben a break. It's as if Qui-Gon rolled his eyes and called upon the power of the Force in his afterlife because a knock sounds on the door.

A knock that has everyone pausing and looking warily at the door.

"Open up!" It's a Stormtrooper. But, it's not just any Stormtrooper. It's-

"Cody." Ben breathed the name out while keeping his eyes on the door. "It's Cody."

Ahsoka watches Ben and the two lock eyes. They understand that there was some interference from somewhere, and Ahsoka gives Ben a smug look.

Owen ignores the battle of sass going on between the two and instead goes to answer the door.

Beru goes to the back with Luke. Ben and Ahsoka rise, making their way to the door. They keep themselves out of sight and wait.

Ben's heart is racing and Ahsoka sends him calm waves. He smiles at her, hoping his gratefulness is felt through the thin smile.

"What can I do for you?" Owen asks, and Ben startles. He hadn't heard the door opening. He hadn't heard a greeting. He forced himself to focus on the rest of the conversation whilst also keeping Ahsoka in his mind. However, Ben's mind misses whatever Cody says next. He puts his focus into carefully slipping into Cody's mind. "Please, come in." Owen's voice is friendly on the surface.

The heavy steps of Cody echo in Ben's mind. He swallows thickly and locks eyes with Ahsoka. They nod to each other and wait for Cody to be in the home.

Ben's vision is overtaken by the white of the Stormtrooper armor and his breathing hitches before he brings himself back into focus. He slams his whole mental being into Cody's. He feels Ahsoka's presence doing the same, and it doesn't take much to get Cody to slip into unconsciousness.

Ben's breathing is harsh as he kneels on the ground. Cody's helmet is taken off and Ben bites back a gasp. He looked just as he did on Utapau a few months ago.

"Ready?" Ahsoka's question shocks Ben into awareness. He looks around him to see Owen and Beru on the couch and Ahsoka kneeling a few inches from him.

"As I'll ever be."

Ahsoka huffs out a laugh.

"I'll be here. I won't interfere, but I'll keep an eye on you both."

Ben inclines his head and shifts Cody's head to rest on his folded knees.

"Don't get lost in there, alright?" It's an order coming from a former Commander. Ben lifts a corner of his mouth and looks at her once more.

"I'll do my best." With that, Ben places his hands on Cody's temples, breathes in deep, gathers the Force around him, and plunges into Cody's mind.