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Aine steered her way through the spaceport, trying to avoid the pedestrians and other speeders. She hated flying, just like Obi-Wan. She was good at it, but hated it. "I really should have let Ianna drive..." she thought with frustration as a speeder towing a huge cargo load sped out in front of her. Ianna was much more laid back when it came to machines and flying. It was her gift. "Just like Anakin…" Aine scowled. Ianna was too similar to Anakin. Impatient, outgoing, rambunctious… perhaps it was best that she never knew her secret. "At least I didn't tell her everything."
(A/N: I promise Ianna is NOT related to Anakin. Aine is only comparing them. I'm not THAT cliché)
OOO
Ianna spotted their space cruiser, a rusty old ship with The Unity scrawled across the side in awkward letters. "Unity" Ianna tasted the word. It was one she seldom knew.
"Get your things." Aine commanded briskly. Ianna nodded, but with resentment, not exactly eager to move again. They lugged their boxes out of the speeder, which were promptly picked up by droids and tossed into the cargo hold. Then they proceeded to a harsh grey building by the ship to be registered for emigration.
Inside the registration building, several computer screens stood by. Ianna walked up to one. She knew the procedure all too well.
A/N(Italics are what she is thinking duh)
LANGUAGE: galactic basic
The computer switched to the same language.
SPECIES: Human
The computer whirred and went to the human characteristics page.
NAME: Ianna Starcross "Or so she says…"
HOME PLANET: Genesia "Couruscant"
AGE: 13 " bummer"
WEIGHT: 107 lbs"
HEIGHT: 5'5"
EYES: Green
FATHER: Jaden Starcross "I wonder if this guy actually exists somewhere…
MOTHER: Mena Starcross "Aine the Jedi"
HAIR: Black
RACE: White
CYBORNETIC PARTS/OTHER: None "Does the force count?"
CITIZEN NUMBER: "Um……"
"Hey Mom, what's my citizen number again?" Ianna called sheepishly. She was feeling generally bitter.
"I told you to memorize it!" Aine called back irritatedly.
"I forgot…" She blushed. A small boy beside her giggled as Aine came over and whispered Ianna's number to her.
"Thanks." Ianna grumbled and quickly typed it in.
"I went though a lot of trouble to get that number in the first place Ianna. Do not forget it again."
"Are you finished?" Aine inquired.
"Yes."
"Good. Let's go ahead and board so we can get a good space."
"Whatever."
It startled her when Ianna realized Aine was talking to her using the force. "Ianna…I know you don't like this, but I can't just sit around and live life like everyone else. We have a destiny. I need to find Obi-Wan…"
"Why?" Ianna shot back "Why do you have to find Obi-Wan? Why can't we settle down and live life the way it was meant to be lived?"
"Because we're not 'everyone else' we have a different road to travel…besides don't you think it might be a bit awkward for me to live on Dantooine for say…eight-hundred years?" Aine raised her eyebrows knowingly.
"Why didn't you just stay with Thayl? Wasn't she a Jedi or something?"
"Thayl moved around with us for four years. My time with her has passed."
"Why?' May I ask?" Ianna asked saucily.
"She is dead." Aine answered softly.
"How did she die?"
Aine closed her mind with a mental lock at the last question. Ianna sighed and sat leaned back in her seat with a scowl on her face.
OOO
The huge ship rumbled to life as jets of flame shot out of its engines. As it slowly rose into the air, Ianna took one last look at Dantooine. Large, rolling hills…dusky golden fields… huge shady trees… round, yellow houses with patches of fields surrounding them… It wasn't a large or lovely planet, but it was a comforting one.
A dull hum began which snapped Ianna out of her daze. The ship was leaving the atmosphere and preparing to enter lightspeed. The hum grew, causing the old ship to sputter. Ianna saw Aine wince. She knew she hated flying. Finally, the ship gave a start and jumped into hyperspace.
Aine gritted her teeth and turned to look at Ianna, who was curled up with a small hologram broadcaster. She was so laid back. Aine felt a tiny bit embarrassed. She wasn't afraid of doing battle with a lightsaber or facing death itself, but the junky old ship made her nervous. Suddenly, the force around shifted and told her to listen beyond.
Ianna looked up from her hologram and saw Aine with her head bowed and eyes closed. Perhaps she was asleep? No, something told Ianna that Aine was more aware of everything around her than usual. "I wonder what's wrong…" Ianna thought.
"Aine, Guardian of Sokana, ready yourself. Times are shifting. A new era is at hand. You will rise to your duty. Do not fail us. remember your training. May the force be with you."
Aine nodded silently at this command. She lifted her head and glanced about herself suspiciously. Ianna sensed her unease and sat up alertly. She saw a door slide open and two storm troopers walk in. Ianna's face drained. Aine sat calmly. The troopers stopped at every seat to check identifications. One nodded in Aine and Ianna's direction and the other responded by walking up to their seat. Ianna clutched Aine's arm, causing Aine to give her a little shove.
"I need to see some identification!" The trooper demanded.
Aine looked around and inconspicuously waved her hand. "You don't need to see any identification."
"I don't need to see any identification." He said.
"The person you're looking for is not on this ship. You are all going to leave now." Aine stated calmly.
"We're going to leave now." The white-clad trooper walked back over to his comrade. "The person we're looking for isn't on this ship. Let's go." The other trooper nodded and both walked back out the door to the rendezvous area where they arrived.
Ianna looked at Aine in awe. "The force must be very powerful…" She thought to herself in wonderment.
At that moment, a voice came over the speakers. "We are now approaching Alderaan. Please prepare for landing."
Ianna looked out the window to see a blue-tinted planet rising before her. As the ship grew closer and closer, she was able to see huge, snowy peaks and brilliant white cities. It was a beautiful planet. Perhaps living here wouldn't be so bad after all.
OOO
After retrieving their boxes and renting a speeder Aine turned to Ianna as she flew through the pristine, white structures. "I have an important stop to make. Then we can find housing. "Okay…where are we going?" Ianna inquired curiously. Aine actually smiled, "We're going to meet an old friend of mine."
A few moments later, they arrived at a stately building near the edge of the small, but beautiful city. There was a landing platform near the top of the edifice, where Aine landed the speeder. She opened the cargo hold and took out the small grey box which Ianna had found on Dantooine. She also took out a green piece of fabric which she held draped over her arm. Two men walked out onto the landing platform.
"What business do you have here?" One inquired.
"I wish to speak to Senator Organa." Aine answered firmly.
"Do you have clearance?"
"I don't need clearance." Aine once again waved her hand as she said this.
"She doesn't need clearance."
"Thank you." The men led her into the building. A white office met their eyes as they passed through. It was decorated with hologram pictures and potted plants. "Very homey" thought Ianna with surprise. Everything in the city had appeared so ordered and precise until now. She felt a presence enter the room and turned to see a medium-sized man with black hair and a neatly-trimmed beard enter the room.
"I was told you needed to speak with me." He said formally.
"Do you remember me?" Aine asked coolly.
He studied her face with interest. "You seem familiar…."
"What about now?" Aine waved her hand over her face as if clearing away the wrinkles and worry to reveal her true self. She also donned the dark green fabric, which turned out to be an oversized cloak and clipped the lightsaber to her belt.
Bail's eyes grew wide with shock "AINE? Aine Krysten! You escaped? How? Did anyone else survive? Have you been with Obi-Wan the whole time? What-"
Aine cut him off, "Let's just say I escaped. This is Ianna, you can call her my daughter. That is really all that matters at the moment." She paused as if in horror, hand on lightsaber, when a girl entered the room. Seeing the girl, aine did a double-take and then took on a look of relief. Ianna noted this odd reaction curiously.
The girl entering was about Ianna's age, perhaps a little younger. She had long brown hair done up in a bun and big, intense brown eyes. She looked at them with a critical eye.
"Who are these people? She asked bluntly.
Bail Organa gave her a warning glance and said, "Aine, Ianna, this is my daughter Leia."
Aine stared at Leia just as intensely as Leia stared at her. "Oooo, feel the tension…" Ianna thought humorously. Actually, she could feel that Aine and Leia had very similar personalities.
Aine drew herself up. "Hello Leia nice to meet you." She smiled quickly at Leia before pulling Bail aside. "I need to talk to you in private…now." She said nodding in the general direction of Leia and Ianna.
"Um, why don't you girls talk while I have a discussion with Aine?" He said a little too brightly. He and Aine walked down the hall into another office. Aine had that "don't mess with me, I'm a Jedi" look on her face. "Poor Bail", thought Ianna.
OOO
Leia stood with her hands on her hips, staring at her. Ianna raised an eyebrow, "What?" She asked, "Do I have cooties or something?"
"No. Your mom is pretty weird though." Leia answered simply.
"You have no idea…" thought Ianna. "Yeah, but that's parents for you."
Leia laughed, "So true… So how do you guys like Alderaan?
"It's pretty…" Ianna answered. "I don't really have an opinion yet, being here a whole hour and a half so far…"
"I think it's horribly boring." Leia said, "I want to travel, see new worlds, meet new people…crush the empire. She threw her fist into her hand as if the emperor stood there himself.
Ianna smiled at Leia's wacky gesture. Perhaps she would make a good friend.
"Can you show me around the city a little?" Ianna asked.
"Well, my dad might not…" She faltered then brightened, "Come on! Let's go!"
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