Luke contacted his sister via a private connection. Leia was surprised to hear from him.

"Is everything all right? How is Padme?" she asked, full of concern.

"Everything is fine, little sis. We were able to find the young Twilek boy that was almost kidnapped by the Order. Both he and his mom agreed to testify before the Senate about what happened."

"That's wonderful news! So you are coming back to Hosnian Prime."

"No. That's the reason why I reached out to you. Padme and I will have to go to the Rebel Base on Lothal. I need someone who can escort them safely back to Hosnian Prime. Is there anyone you can think of that would be willing to do this?"

"What are their names?" Leia innocently asked.

"The boy is Caleb Syndulla, and his mother is Herian Syndulla," Luke replied. Leia gasped when she heard their last name. She knew exactly who she would contact.

"Luke, let me contact the person I have in mind. I'm sure he will be willing to meet you at Lothal and bring them here. I will call you back in a few minutes."

Luke made his way back to the captain's seat. Herian and Caleb were asleep in their quarters. Padme was nodding off in her chair.

"Go to bed," Luke whispered to her. Padme was too tired to argue. She said goodnight and made her way to her bed. She quickly drifted to sleep.

She met Ben in their meadow. They kissed and embraced. He playfully twirled a loose strand of her hair.

"Ben, we have him!" Padme said excitedly.

"Him? Who?" Kylo asked curiously. Padme did not need to respond. He saw with his own eyes the young Twilek boy from a few days ago approach him. He broke from Padme's embrace and knelt down to talk to the boy.

"Hello there," Kylo said, his eyes getting misty. "Nice to meet you again, without those nasty Stormtroopers around!"

Caleb laughed when he said this. He finally got to see who helped him escape.

"Hi, I'm Caleb. What's your name?" the little boy said, offering his hand.

"My name is Ben Kenobi."

"Hi, Ben Kenobi." They shook hands. Kylo was relieved. He had worried that Caleb was captured by the Order.

"Thank you for helping me escape." Caleb gave Ben an unexpected hug. He wrapped his arms around the boy.

Blocking Padme from hearing their thoughts, Caleb said to Kylo,

"There is still good in you, Ben. Don't be a prisoner to the Dark side."

That was when Kylo's tears fell. He looked at Caleb and gave him a kiss on the forehead. Padme sighed at the sight of them.

"You need to go now," she told Caleb. "Tomorrow we arrive at Lothal, and you and your mom will be leaving once your ride comes."

Kylo's face went pale, but he managed to smile and wave as Caleb left their presence. As soon as he disappeared, he grabbed Padme's arm.

"Don't go to Lothal," he warned her. "There's a Rebel base there. Once morning comes, I will have to tell Hux. We can't endanger Caleb or his mother."

"I need to tell Luke. He has someone meeting us there, and they are going to bring them to Hosnian Prime," Padme responded, as she read her uncle's thoughts.

Kylo hated hearing Skywalkers' name, but refused to show his disgust for him in front of Padme.

"Have the person taking Caleb and his mom to Hosnian Prime meet you on Lothal's moon. That way, they will not be subjected to the battle that is about to happen."

Padme nodded her head in agreement. Kylo sighed sadly. She asked him what was wrong.

"I wish I could convince you to go back to Hosnian Prime," he told her, as he kissed her forehead. "Dangerous times are ahead of us, Padme."

"But wonderful times are ahead of us, as well," she whispered back, before they kissed. They had to part. She went to tell Luke about taking Caleb and Herian to Lothal's moon. He was awakened by a Stormtrooper for his daily briefing with Hux.

Padme told Luke about her conversation with Ben. Luke agreed. Instead of meeting on the planet, they would meet on Lothal's moon.

The man that was going to accompany Caleb and Herian boarded the Millennium Falcon. He was around Luke's age, with black hair and blue eyes.

"Master Skywalker! What an honor it is to finally meet you!" the man said to Luke.

"Please, you can call me Luke," he insisted. "Padme, have them come to meet their ride to Hosnian Prime."

Padme brought the Syndullas before the dark haired man. When Herian saw who it was, she gasped in shock. Tears immediately formed in her eyes.

"Hello, Herian," the man spoke softly to her. She ran into his arms and embraced him. Nothing was said for a few moments.

"May I see him?" the man finally asked, as the embrace was broken. Herian called Caleb to her side. They boy looked up at the man.

"Hello, Caleb. I'm Ezra Bridger," the man said to the boy. "I was very close to both of your grandparents. I heard you almost got caught by the First Order." Caleb could only nod his head.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here to take you and your mom to Hosnian Prime," Ezra added. Herian was overcome with emotion. Padme wrapped her arm around her for support.

"Can you tell me stories along the way?" Caleb asked. All the adults wondered why he asked this. They understood when he added,

"Stories about my grandfather? Since you were his padawan?" Ezra's eyes widened, then teared up.

"Of course I will," he promised, tightly embracing the boy. Within a few minutes, Ezra, Herian and Caleb boarded the Ghost and flew away.

"The Force does work in mysterious ways, doesn't it?" Luke said to Padme, as they made their way back to their seats.

"You knew about Ezra and his ties to the Syndulla family," Padme guessed.

"Actually, I didn't. It was your mom who knew the connection. She met both Ezra and Caleb's grandfather, Kanan Jarrus, years ago. In fact, I think she was younger than you at that time."

"So how is Caleb named after his grandfather?"

"Kanan Jarrus was born Caleb Dume."

"I see. How did Ezra survive, if he is a Jedi?"

"I will let him tell you that story."

The Millennium Falcon lifted off of Lothal's moon, and made its way towards the planet.

"We will land and head to Tarkintown. If your Force bond friend is correct, the First Order will come quickly to attack. Are you ready to heal the wounded soldiers?" Luke asked his niece.

"I am," Padme replied. They arrived on Lothal. They exited the ship, and found a speeder big enough for both of them. They rode off towards Tarkintown.

Kylo was in his bedroom. He was worried for Padme. The fact that she was near the battlefield and he wasn't drove him crazy. He had asked Hux if he could join in the fight, but Hux refused. Kylo was too valuable to Hux to risk his life fighting. All Kylo could do was watch the Holonet, think of Padme and figure how he could take revenge against the Skywalker family.

It frustrated Kylo that Luke Skywalker was fighting against the Order, while he was trapped as Hux's prisoner. If he could only get off the ship and seek his revenge!

But he held himself back. First, if he tried to escape, he would be killed, per Hux's instructions. Second, he knew Padme was with Luke. She would never forgive him if he did anything to Luke. No, Padme could not be around when Kylo kills his former master. She needed to be far away. far enough that she would not sense the death of Luke Skywalker.

Kylo felt comforted in the fact that he told Padme first about the base in Tarkintown. She promised she would contact him as soon as she could. The hours dragged by, but finally he heard Padme call out his name.

"Padme. are you okay?" Kylo cried out in the Force.

"I'm tired, but okay. We did it! The base did not fall into the Order's hands!" she told him

"Thank the Maker! How was it?"

"Hard, Ben. Some of the Rebels didn't survive. But the rest who were injured, I was able to heal, so that they could go back into the battle. Please do not say anything about this to Hux."

"Only if he sticks me with truth serum will I say anything. I am happy for you, and for the Rebellion."