Anakin hated hiding in the command center especially after his grandmother passed. The adults were all rather faceless to him, and every time his mother would leave the stronghold he hugged her with a fierce grip, but she still went anyway. Every time she left there was a rumbling energy in the air, but when she came back there was thunderous applause. The boy's mind would whisper evil things to him; like she wasn't going to come back.

This time it was particularly scary. The mountain rocked and shook. The Nubian advisors monitored space pirates bombing them. He knew when adults looked concerned things were not okay. It was the longest night Anakin could remember even more so when the power gave a great shutter leaving them in utter darkness. He huddled in the corner gripping on to his knees just praying for his mama to come back-; nothing else to him mattered.

The next morning he woke in their home, in his own bed, and the power restored. He met his mother's gaze and he leapt from the bed stumbling under his five year old legs. She met him with hug.
"Mama!" he started to cry letting all his fears flow out with the tears. She held him until he his heaving crying breathes subsided.
"Where you scared Ani?" she asked a pulling bit away to address him.

He nodded wiping snot on his sleeve. She smiled at him gently taking a comforting hand through his bushy hair,

"The galaxy is full of scary things Ani, but mama is always here to protect you."
"Wha…" the boy hiccupped, "Wha bout when your not?"

His mother bit her lip in thought, and then smiled again, "Would you like me to show you how to hide from the scary things?"

Anakin nodded; hide from scary things and spend more time with mama.


Calliope walked hand and hand with Poe as they came to the ceremony space that was jam packed with other parents and family members. People greeted Calliope with small head bows of respect. Rose perked up after drearily looking at a clipboard,

"Well about time."

She looked over at Finn who must have lost something to her because he was momentarily frustrated but gave them a classic Finn smile as they came closer. Leia was stationed at the front in a wheelchair next to Rey were talking intimately. They approached and Poe could feel goosebumps trigger in her skin.

"Calliope." Leia held out her hand for the girl when they arrived at the very first row, "It brings me so much happiness to see your face."

"I'm sorry I spent so much time away from everyone…" Cali replied. Leia waved her hand, let by gones be so.

Poe could feel a weight lift out of Calliope in the form a smile. They sat down together. Rey mentioned that she completed her saber and was excited to show her. The group
talked as if nothing had ever happened between them all. It was comforting
especially for the two mothers of the group.

"Ani walked himself to school today." Calliope announced. Leia grinned saying that it was an important step for him.

Poe couldn't help but chuckled, "I escorted him after about twenty feet away from your door. "He shifted in his seat as the music flared for the start of the ceremony, "He was going to get you some yellow flowers."

Calliope's hand tore into Poe's arm forcing him to face her. Her face was in a pure panic,

"What did you say!"

Poe sat up more, "He was going to get those yellow flowers you like!" he thought maybe she hasn't heard him over the loudspeaker. Calliope took off towards were the young children were gathered, and Poe leapt to follow. She searched frantically among the
small bobbing heads.

"Cali! What's going on?" the pilot demanded.

Her desperate search of the children was for naught. She turned to him, "Ani only brings me flowers after he's done something bad."

Poe grabbed the male teacher by the collar, caring not in the slightest that he and Calliope were now a spectacle to the rest of the Naboo,

"I dropped Anakin off this morning! Where did he go?"

The teacher stumbled on words. There was no time for this and the pair raced towards the door. Calliope slammed into Captain Mangus Snap. The man had a black eye and was beside himself,

"My Queen! The other guard Mars he-he knocked me out the-the prisoner!"

Calliope didn't stay for the rest she bolted racing towards the hangar on the far side of the capital. Rey and Finn caught up with Poe.

"What's going on?" Rey yelled keeping pace with him.

"Ren's escaped!" in one breath, "Ani's missing!" in another.


A loud thump shocked both Kylo Ren and Anakin. The other guard, the one Anakin had not known, stepped into the hall. The boy looked up at the guard ready to speak, but suddenly was flinched into silence. The guard stepped up to the bio-encrypted padlock on the cell door.

"Hey! That's my mom's!" Ani yelled seeking the glove come out of the guard's pocket.

The man ignored the boy turning the glove inside out and placing it eloquently on the scanner. Kylo Ren stepped away as the bars descended into the ground.

"I like your new outfit Ren must have cost you an arm." The familiar voice jested. Ares lifted up his head with a cocky grin, "We can save the thank you's for later, but I believe we only have a short window to get out of here."

His son was shrinking away ready to bolt away from them, but Kylo froze him in place. He could feel the pure terror cycling through the boy. Ares sighed,

"Are we really taking the kid?" there was a momentary pause as Kylo Ren actually had to put in effort to make the boy pass out, "I'm not carrying him." Ares began out of the hall.