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Anakin and Luke wandered the halls of the Jedi Temple. Luke had wanted to explore the Temple and Anakin felt he needed to regain his bearings after being away from the Temple for so long. As they walked through the seemingly endless halls and corridors, other Jedi passed by them. A few of the Jedi greeted the father and son, who politely returned the greeting before hurrying down the hall before they had to answer any more questions. Somehow during their walking, Anakin and Luke ended up in the main hangar.
Luke saw Katana, Annie and Cham cleaning out the hangar. Jinn, Sky and Steel were supervising the Jedi Padawan and initiates as they worked together to straighten out the hangar. Katana swore in Mando'a under her breath, unfortunately catching Jinn's attention.
"I'm sure mother and father would be appalled if they heard you speaking like that, Katana." said Jinn.
Katana glared at her brother, a savage growl escaping her throat.
"Watch it Jinn. I already had a lecture from Father. I don't need one from you as well." snarled Katana.
"Father wouldn't lecture you if you just controlled your temper. It's not suitable for a Jedi to be so hot blooded, dear sister." calmly put Jinn.
"Well, dead brother, need I remind you that we are both Mandalorian as much as we are Jedi. You might have inherited our mother's more pacifist views, but I side with our aunt in honouring Mandalore's warrior ways." stated Katana.
"The only Mandalorians who fight anymore are a part of the Honour Guard. And they only fight in the defence of Mandalore and its people." reminded Jinn.
Katana was about to rebuff her brother when an alarm went off. The young Jedi all moved aside as the doors to the hangar automatically opened. Luke watched as a familiar ship touched down and he couldn't believe it. The ship was the Millennium Falcon. Just when he thought things couldn't get any stranger, the ramp to the Falcon opened and out stepped four people, all of whom Luke knew from his other life or this one.
The muscled, physically fit five feet nine male Corellian with messy brown hair and eyes was none other than Luke's old friend, Han Solo. Only, Luke noticed, there was something different about this Han than the one he knew. The Han from his time always had a tension in him that Luke could never understand. When he had asked about it, Han had just brushed it off as the habit developed from a life of smuggling and thievery. The Han that stood before Luke now had no tension in him when he walked. And judging by the captain's uniform he wore, Luke suspected the Han of this timeline had never been a smuggler, or at least not as long as the Han from his timeline.
Luke instantly recognised the massive Wookiee walking shoulder to shoulder with Han. Chewbacca was the same as Luke remembered him from his own timeline. Though the Republic military crest the Wookiee wore on a hand encircling his left arm made Luke suspect this Chewbacca had some connection to the Republic military.
Two women followed a few steps behind Han, quickly gaining Luke's attention. The first woman was about Luke's height, athletically built, had blond hair back in a practical bun, blue eyes, was twenty-three standard years old, and dressed in a dark Republic military uniform. (From the insignia on the uniform, Luke could tell she was a lieutenant.) The other woman was slightly shorter than the first, had short purple and dyed hair, brown eyes, tan skin, twenty-five, and dressed in purple Mandalorian armour; her helmet neatly tucked under one arm.
When Luke made eye contact with the two women, a wave of memories flooded his mind. He instantly knew the names of the two women who followed Han and Chewbacca. The blond was Juno Eclipse, a lieutenant in the Republic army and Galen Marek's fiance. The other woman was Sabine Wren, a member of the Mandalorian Honour Guard who worked with the Republic military. Luke also remembered she had been in a steady relationship with Ezra for the past two years, though it had taken Ezra almost four years for Sabine to actually go out on a date with him.
Luke was snapped back to reality when he felt someone place a hand on his shoulder. The young Jedi looked around to see his father looking at him with concern in his eyes.
"Father, what happened?" wondered Luke.
"I don't know, son. You just started staring off into space when those four came in." told Anakin.
"I think I had a memory flash. When I looked at those women I instantly knew their names were Juno Eclipse and Sabine Wren. I can even remember how we met. Why do you think this is happening?" asked Luke.
Anakin was about to answer his son when the three soldiers—Han, Juno and Sabine—and the Wookiee, Chewbacca,came walking up to them. The four greeted the father and son as though they had known them for years, and Anakin and Luke suspected that was true from their point of view.
"Hey Luke. Anakin." greeted Han.
Luke noticed the sour look on Han's face.
"Is something bothering you, Han?" asked Luke.
"I'm just annoyed that I had to miss our double date with the girls just because of some false claims. Seriously, couldn't the War Council have found someone else to assign who wasn't on duty?" complained Han.
Chewbacca let out a low series of roars. Han shot his oldest friend a glare.
"I care what the War Council reasons were for sending us on that mission. I requested that time off two months ago. And don't act all high and mighty, Chewie. I know you wanted to spend some time with you wife and son. You're getting deployed to the Outer Rim after Republic Day and won't see them again for months. So don't act like this call didn't bother you." exclaimed Han.
Chewbacca just gave Han a straight up answer, not caring what the Corellian thought. Chewbacca hated it when Han let his temper get the best of him. He would always be grateful to the young Corellian for freeing him and several of his troops after they had been caught by slavers while on an undercover mission for the Republic army in the Outer Rim, but the line had to be drawn somewhere.
Han swore under his breath in Corellian, earning strange looks for everyone.
Juno just shot the decade older man a deadly glare, crossing her arms over her slender chest. Sabine shot Han her own glare, the young Mandalorian not believing the Corellian's behaviour.
"Those reports of a terrorist group planning to bomb the Senate building might have been false, Han, but they could have been true. Senators, ambassadors and dignitaries from all over the galaxy are coming to Coruscant. We can't afford an attack on the Senate a week before Republic Day." explained Juno.
"Tensions in the Senate are bad enough as it is. Chancellor Amidala has been doing everything she could to keep the fighting to a minimum, but one attack is all it could take for planets to break away from the Republic. We don't need another Separatist movement because that would only lead to another war. And I for one don't want another Clone Wars to happen." added Sabine.
Han turned form the his best friend and the two women, swearing under his breath. Juno and Sabine shook their heads, leaving the hangar to go find their respective boyfriends. Chewbacca left soon after, wanting to get clear of the blast site before everything went up in smoke.
Anakin and Luke, who had been listening in on the conversation, were still caught on what the two women had said about the tension in the Senate and the threat of a terrorist attack. Maybe this was why the Force had brought them to this new time? But it couldn't just be that simple. Whatever reason the Force had brought them to this world for, Anakin and Luke knew they would have to look for it themselves.
After a few hours, Anakin and Luke were on their way back to 500 Republica with Leia, Mara and Han in tow. Luke was nervous. He was going to meet his mother for the first time and he didn't know how to react. Sensing his son's anxiety, Anakin reached across the bond and wearily touched his son's mind. Luke opened his mind to his father, allowing them to converse freely.
"What's wrong Luke?" asked Anakin.
"I don't know how to react when I meet Mother. This will be the first time I've met her. What if she realises that I don't know her." worried Luke.
"I spent the entire morning with Padme, Luke. I was a Sith for over twenty years and she brushed my behaviour off as a reaction to a dream. Just be calm and you'll do fine." assured Anakin.
Taking in a deep breath, Luke released his anxieties into the Force. Sooner than Luke would have liked, they came upon the Skywalker family residence. There was no turning back now. Looking at his father, Luke crossed the threshold of the door and stepped into a new world he had only just begun to learn about.
Sorry about the late update. I've been a studying for diplomas. Comment if you like the story.
