Chapter 2: Growing up and brotherhood
Victory Class Star Destroyer
Outer Rim Sector
Vader tossed and turned in his sleep in his personal quarters after a trouble day of searching , he spend desperate weeks searching the galaxy for his wife much to his master's annoyance. The trait continued to gone cold. Vader growled as he tossed to his side. Suddenly the force reveals a vision of another planet isolated from the galaxy.
In the vision, he saw his wife smiling holding her children in a hospital bed , his two infants ; a boy and a girl. Then the vision changed suddenly to a ruined city revealing to be a war between humans and underground monsters .
A blond man and a woman dressed in blue armor and armed with some kind of assault rifle with a chainsaw bayonet . The pair leaped into a carter of debris as the ground shock and holes erupted releasing countless in different kinds of size humanoid monsters in gray skin and red armor along with weapons. The horde opened fired unleashed a hailstorm of bullets.
The two exchanged AR fire against the monsters as they charged forward regardless of causalities of their own. Vader watch helplessly as the ground shook as the two solider paused firing at stared at another gigantic monster as the size of a rancor with heavy weaponry on its arms.
The gigantic monster let out a roar as the two soldiers let out a scream of defiance and splitting lead from their rifles just before the thing open fired.
" NOOOOO! " Vader eyes open as he quickly rose from the bed, panting in deep sweat as realization come hitting him hard as hell. His children were alive and they were hidden somewhere with thin the outer rim. It wasn't a dream , it was the future.
"My children . " chocked out Vader quickly putting on his robes " My Padme is alive. I must find her."
The Sith lord hurried towards the bridge and addressed to the Captain who available on the bridge.
" Captain, I want you to send every available probe droid to uncharted territory across the outer rim. I suspected surviving Jedi finding refugee beyond the Outer Rim. All of them." lied Vader through his teeth despite his eagerness to accurate results.
"All of them but my lord we need to reserve-"protest the Captain but Vader cut him off as he barely suspended his anger.
"Release the Probe droids into uncharted sectors; all of them. Now." growled Vader as he came close the captain's face. "Yes my lord." answered the Captain directly. Vader swiftly exited the bridge leaving the captain and the crew alone.
Swarms of probe droids released from the belly of the Star destroyer and scattered across the space hoping to find unknown planets. But Vader suspected that his children and Padme were hiding in one of them.
Planet Sera
Intermediate School
Ephyra , 12 B.E
Carlos glanced at the three new kids in the class as they took their seats in the class , he got to admit he felt bad for the trio since everyone know his dad and where he lived clearly they didn't look rich to him. All twenty eyes in the class were on the three kids included the math teacher.
The first kid look tall , skinny , pale with spooky light blue eyes and black hair , the next kid look energetic , flat checks bright blue eyes and blond hair and the girl had a sharp face , brown eyes and hair along with thin lips.
The math teacher major Fuller was stood at attention and glazed at the newcomer with ease , he look like a sergeant who drilled Gears for parades and he hold a brass topped stick behind his back.
" Class we have three special young newcomers , now this is an opportunity to learn about them and make them part of the time. "stated Fuller as he glazed at the boy at his desk " Introduce yourself boy."
Marcus stood up at his desk before glancing at his brother and sister.
" Marcus Fenix sir !"
" Age , parents , siblings ?"
Marcus answered " I am ten years old. My parents are Professor Adam Fenix and Doctor Elian Fenix . I have a brother and sister. Luke and Leia They are adopted sir."
Fuller look amused at Marcus and turned to Luke who replied at same question as well. " Luke Fenix sir , I am his brother. Sir I am 8 years "
" Leia Fenix sir , I am his sister too. I am also 8 years old too."
" I see that you have twins Marcus and I did notice your young brother and you have the same blue eyes." Said Fuller. "You boys did make an audience in this class. I am impressed." Turning his attention at the rest of the class
" Class you will make Marcus , Luke and Leia feel they are part of the team with courtesy ,each of you will behave like ordinary citizens not street hooligans."
" Yes Major Fuller." answered the entire classroom in a mumbling chorus. Then one kid name Joshua Curzon raised his hand "Sir if he's rich , why is he and his goons here ?" . Then, Leia glazed daggers at Curzon looking like she wanted to knock his teeth out. Marcus nudged her shoulder to stand down. Luke silently mouthed at his sister no.
" Excuse me. You think this is a poor school." retorted Fuller with annoyance in his tone.
" Well , we're all poor. "shoot Curzon back.
Fuller brought his stick on the lectern with a crack like rifle fire silencing the entire class. " The Fenixs here because society if formed from people pulling together , not breaking away into separate groups. Unity. Because no man can exist on his own; no country can, either. That's why we have the Coalition of Ordered Governments." Fuller berated at the Class.
"If you look after your neighbor, your neighbor will look after you. Previous generation has left a rich world for you , so you'll leave a rich world for those to come. Nobody who stands on the sidelines and thinks only of his own need can ever be a man." Finished Fuller then glanced back at Cuzon.
" Open your book." Ordered Fuller " Curzon, seeing as you're so interested in financial statistics , you can tell us what you learned yesterday about calculating averages." The Class open their books as the morning lessons begin.
During Lunch Recess, Carlos found Marcus , Luke and Leia munching on their lunch meals at the refectory tables. He then sat beside Luke as the Fenix siblings glanced at him.
" I am Carlos Santiago." Carlo introduced himself. " I know who you are."
" What does he want to hate us ?" scoffed Leia .
" Leia , let not get too cocky with Carlos." Said Marcus seriously
" I don't want any trouble and things got to the wrong end of the line. Curzon and his brother are jerks." Said Carlo.
" Carlos is right , this is our first day here." Said Luke " Give Carlos a chance here. Let's not get off the wrong foot sis."
" So what's behind the wall around your house? The wall on Allfather Avenue." Asked Carlos.
" Orchard, "said Marcus looking into his eyes.
" Cool , where did you go ? " asked Carlos with curiously "Hold on for a second. Back in class you said your brother and sister are adopted right."
" Yeah , that was a few years ago , my dad found them from one of my dad's tours and he brought them into the family." said Marcus as he smiled at Luke and Leia. " They become my brother and sister.
Carlos looked surprised and astonished " Wow I mean that cool and what happen to-" Marcus shot Carlos an hard look " Carlo I think it a very long story."
"No offense just curious." Said Carlos.
" We used to have a private tutors." Said Leia. " Until Dad want us to mix with people and here we are."
" This place isn't so bad. Hey, I saw your dad on the news once. He's famous." Said Carlos
" You always says he's an engineer and my mother's the scientist. He used to be a gear." Replied Marcus
" My dad was a Gear. So was my granddad. And my uncles and Aunt Rosa. I'll be one, too." stated Carlos with a smile on his face.
Leia raised an eyebrow "You decided already. I thought becoming an officer in the army."
" You better be joking little sister." chucked Marcus. " An officer in the brass sure means big business."
" Hey guys , it's great. Like family ,really." Said Carlos but he noticed that Leia took a liking for him since he didn't show his feelings for Leia. Luke did noticed the Curzon brothers at the nearest table were watching them.
Time flew by towards the end of the school time , Marcus along with Luke and Leia were exiting the portico from the school wing. Turning in a corner , to find Carlos face off with the Curzon brothers. Then Joshua threw a fist at Carlos and hit him right in the mouth close to knocking him down . Carlos fought back against the rival brothers.
The trio see red , Leia was the first to charge into the scene along with Marcus and Luke. But Marcus reached Joshua first then Marcus grabbed Joshua by the collar slammed sideways against the wall. Charging forward , Luke tackled Roland to the ground and the two rolling sideways and wrestling each other. Leia gave a quick kick into Joshua's groan before he had the chance to rush back on his feet. The boy hollered in agony holding his balls. Leia began stomping her foot on Roland.
Marcus then watch as Roland pinned Luke to the ground then he wrapped his arm around Luke's neck in a chock hold. "You think coming here is easy don't you think. "snarled Roland into Luke's ears as he heard Luke chocking.
Seeing red again at the sight of his brother in danger , Marcus grabbed Roland on collar of his shirt ,pulled him away from Luke and then He smashed a punch right into Roland's face. Roland staged back and landed on the ground . His nose was bleeding and eyes filled with tears.
Marcus looked Roland right in the eyes. "You stay away from me or I will let Leia knock your teeth out." Pointing at Leia who had Joshua pinned the ground with her feet on his chest who glazed daggers at Roland. Carlos was helping Luke back on his feet.
Roland scrambled back on his feet and he and his brother retreated away as the warning remained hot in their heads. "Thanks for save me. That what real friends do." said Carlos to Marcus.
" Doing what no rich kid can do. Backing each other if no one is there to help" said Leia walking up to her brothers and Carlos.
" I also had him Marcus. " said Luke as he wiped blood off his nose. "Nah , you are close little brother." Said Marcus patted his brother on the hair. " Dad wouldn't know a thing about this. Right big Brother." asked Luke.
" I tell him that was from trashball." Leia said before giving a quick kiss on Carlo's check. "Aw , you don't have to do that." laughed Carlos.
" I almost forgot to tell I had a kid brother. Dominic ; he eight. You guys can borrow him when you fed up."
"Thanks or no thanks. I think we should stay friends right Carlos." Said Leia.
" Yeah we should stay friends." said Luke, "Thank god I need another brother."
" Hey, whats wrong with this one ?" sneered Marcus with a grin on his face. The four shared a laughed before walking out of the yard with hands on each other shoulders. Santiago and Fenix provide themselves that they were wrong people to screw with.
Fenix Mansion
Adam watched as his three children slept peacefully in their rooms with a smiled on his face. He retreated to his study hall. His wife was asleep . He turned to his desk and sat down on his chair then he pulled out a ash canisters with the name Padme Amidala from the cabinet .
His heart clanged painfully as the name came back from the past , he swore that Padme made him a promise to take care of her children. Doing what a father can do ; provide a home and love for his two newfound children.
He had a copy of the autopsy report from the time he met Padme. The report state that she died when her heart mysteriously stopped for no reason and no one knows how. He had more question about her death and who the father ? Deep down in Adam , he knew something is bigger than the Pendulum Wars and God knows what.
The last time he saw the ship that brought Padme and a pair of droids was taken into custody by COG intelligence along with the science branch. There should be more answers by now. All Adam receive was a mouthful of 'classified."
" I am sorry Padme , I don't know what came over me during these light times." Adam said to the ash canister " I going to tell your children about you some day. That promise is going to be finish soon. I am truly sorry for whatever you are going through."
Luke shivered as he rolled to the side of his bed as a gust of wind blew near his check. His eyes opened and then he stepped out of the bed. Clearly his gut was telling him something is out there. Marcus and Leia were peacefully asleep in their rooms.
When Luke stepped out of the room into the dark hallway and he turned to see a woman in a beautiful dress just turned a corner without looking back.
Without hesitation, Luke ran after her meanwhile Leia tossed and turned in her sleep as a vision mixed into her nightmare.
Leia received a vision of the dream. She saw two men battling with lightsabers in hell of a volcanic landscape, a man in black robes battling a older man in white robes with a continuous twist of swordplay . A woman heavily pregnant lay on the ground unconscious. She saw the hate on the young man and the sadness on the older man. His eyes were yellow and black as he stared at her.
" I HATE YOU !"
"NOOOOO!" screamed Leia from her sleep. " NO! NO! NO!"
Her screaming awakens Marcus and Elaine and alerted Adam to the source of the danger. Adam leap from his chair and raced up stairs. Eliane and Marcus ran out of their rooms to a screaming Leia
Marcus was the first to reach her as he ran into Leia's room. "It only a dream." Cried Marcus shaking his sister snapping her away from the dream as his mother and father came last. Awaken and relieved to be in her bedroom, Leia wrapped her arms around her legs as tears pouring from her eyes as Eliane wrapped Leia protectively like a mother hen would.
" It okay Leia. My little Skywalker." consoled Elaine as she held a sobbing Leia into her chest "It only a nightmare." Eliane patted Leia , stroking her hair until she sleep warmfully in her mother's lap.
Adam sighed with relief as he placed a hand over Marcus. " Leia you almost scared me and the family."
" But dad , Leia had a bad dream." protested Marcus. "Where Luke ?"
Luke stepped out the house right into the backyard in the dark. " Where are you ghost ?" Luke called out as he took another step on the patio. There was nothing but darkness and bright light shinned from the lamp post . Before Luke took wander into the courtyard by himself.
" Luke what are you doing ?" It was his father's voice. Luke jumped in his feet and turned to see his father standing in patio door looking furious. " You can't run off in the dark. You are this close in scaring me Luke."
" I am sorry dad I thought I saw a ghost." protested Luke as he wrapped his arms around his father. Forgiving , Adam knee down and hug Luke back. "Ghost ? No son , you are safe."
Adam glanced around his surrounding during the dark night but little does Adam know someone was watching them. A ghostly apparition of Padme watching over her son in the care of his new family from the corner of a tree. A sad simile formed in her face wishing she would be alive right now and be with her children.
She vanished in plain sight knowing that Luke and Leia were together in a new world and family both little does the twins know they were gifted in the force but free to make their own destiny. Soon Luke and Leia along with Marcus vow to become Gears in the COG army in the future fighting along the Santiago brothers in the Pendulums Wars. Little do the Skywalker twins know they were both gifted in the force.
Next Day
" I am concerned about Luke and Leia after what happen last night." said Elaine to her husband as they both kept a careful eye on the children as they were all munching on their breakfast. They were in the kitchen talking
"I know. We need to be cautious on what we are about to deal with. They are part of the family Elaine." Said Adam "Whatever Leia or Luke saw was something else is a situation they couldn't understand. We both don't know what it is."
" Luke and Leia are the main reason in this family and you saw something special in them." protested Elaine. " If they are special , something is only making them stronger. What happens if the same thing happen to both Luke and Leia" Glancing at Marcus and Luke along with Leia silently eating their breakfast.
" We both don't know that. We need to watch out for them. Marcus is their brother and always will be." Said Adam. "We need to see what it is base from Leia and Luke's point of view from last night. It doesn't matter if it's a dream or a hallucination. It could tell if it a message or god knows what. "
Adam took a slip of his coffee. " We don't need to see a family doctor if we have to. We both need to remain vigilant for anything happen to time. Meantime I try to sheds some light on last night , I got a meeting at the Capital and I be home late . "
Eliane and Adam then glanced at Luke and Leia who look weary and embarrassed from last night as the twins paused from their breakfast. Marcus was behind them patting them on the shoulder as he stared at his parents with concern with the look of what happens next.