5 Things That Never Happened To Mara Jade
I
"Well, this is perfect, isn't it?"
"It is, actually." Mara Jade stretched out in the sun as she stood on the balcony of the Corellian resort. "How did you know I'd like it?"
"I didn't. But a guy never knows with you, does he?"
She only smiled. "Are you sure Karrde won't miss us? We're going to be gone..."
"Only five days, Mara. Talon Karrde is more than capable of survival without us for five days."
"I guess you're right." She turned to see her romantic interest.
"Get used to it; I almost always am," Han Solo said with that irritating lop-sided grin that made very girl in the galaxy weak in the knees.
"Why oh why did I ever fall in love with you, Solo?"
"Simple, Jade—I'm irresistible."
II
"Concentrate, you must! No good will you do, if distracted you are," Yoda chastised.
"I know, Master Yoda. But I..."
"Oh, what is this 'but' nonsense? For 800 years have I trained Jedi. Excuses, all of them have I heard. So which is yours, Jade?"
"Do you not sense it, Master? The disturbance in the Force? Someone is coming..." Jedi Mara Jade looked skyward, as did Yoda.
"Hmm. Either approach, a Jedi does, or have a very tangible excuse, you do."
"I think it's a Jedi. Small ship," Mara Jade said, slipping into her joint abilities in the Force and her love of space and piloting. "A droid with him. He's going to land...right here." She looked down at the ground she was on. "Erm, perhaps we had best relocate ourselves, Master Yoda."
"Like simians, Jedi Jade?" then he looked up and saw the disturbance. It was coming in, and fast. "Move you must, Jade!" He shoved in the Force, propelling her away from the site and into a tree as he leapt into another tree, climbing as fast as the Force enabled him. This crash was not going to bode well.
Then the X-Wing swooped in, and skipped off the swamp like a rock. It then plowed through the trunks of the trees they were on.
They only just made it off the trees into Yoda's hut as the tops of the trees hit the ground not five inches from the door.
"Like simians, Master Yoda?" Mara panted.
"An apt analogy it was. But expect to enact it, I did not." Yoda stood, brushing dust off his robes.
"Well, I think we're safe for the moment," she straightened as well.
"Hmm. But this newcomer, strange he is. Powerful, but trained not."
She reached out to sense him, and saw that Yoda was right.
She stepped out the door, and looked at the man. He was in an orange jumpsuit, and levitating his droid out of the socket he was in. He turned to her. "Who are you? Are you Yoda?"
She couldn't help but laugh. "No. I'm Mara Jade. Who are you?"
"I'm Luke Skywalker."
III
"Mara?" The red-headed woman turned. "Yeah, Wedge?"
"We've got a newcomer. Says he wants to help," the Corellian said.
"Does he have any piloting skills?"
"He flew T-16s back on Tatooine."
"Great. Another farmboy—wait. Did you say Tatooine?" Commander Jade asked.
"Yeah. My thoughts exactly. Turns out Biggs does know him. Says he's a crack pilot, too. Should I show him to you?"
"Sure. Bring Darklighter too."
"Right." Wedge Antilles saluted and strode away. A few minutes later, Biggs Darklighter approached, his arm slung around another man's shoulders. He had blond hair and blue eyes, with a fighter pilot's stance to him.
Darklighter then saluted. "Hey, Commander! You wanted to see us? Oh, this is Luke Skywalker. Luke, this is Commander Mara Jade, Red Leader." The two shook hands. As they did, a small spark of something passed between them. She wasn't sure what it was, but she dismissed it for the moment.
"You think you can handle one of these things, pilot?" She indicated the X-Wing she stood next to.
"Are you kidding? He could probably fly one of these things blindfolded and backwards, since they're so close to a T-16," Biggs informed her.
"You ever try that, Biggs? Sure would explain a lot," she said. "Well, we'll see how you do. Good luck out there, Skywalker."
"Thanks, Commander. You, too." As she started to climb the ladder to her X-Wing, "And Commander?" She looked down at him. "It's just Luke, Commander."
"Just Mara, then, Luke."
IV
"Be prepared, Jade. I sense danger ahead for us."
"I will, Master."
"Withdraw. They are here." The Emperor's Hand retreated into the shadows. Then, the turbolift buzzed, and the door opened, revealing Vader and Skywalker. Both strode to the Emperor's Chair. Vader spoke. "Guards, leave us." She watched as they retreated. They knew better than to contest Vader's will.
"Welcome, young Skywalker. I have been expecting you. You no longer need..." He paused. Skywalker had no binders on. Mara Jade looked as green plasma appeared in Skywalker's hand, followed by a blood-colored blade in Vader's. Hmm. This could be a problem.
Vader only said, "Treachery is the way of the Sith."
Then, she leapt from the shadows, and drew her own scarlet blade, stabbing it through Vader's back. "Indeed it is, Vader." Then he was gone.
She took the blade out, and levelled it at Skywalker. "Well, what is your decision? Die like Vader, or serve the Emperor?"
He stepped forward, until he was right in front of the Emperor. Then, he appeared to be ready to bow. Then, the green blade stabbed the Emperor. "Die," Skywalker said.
"So be it." She stepped forward and dueled him as the Emperor slumped in his throne, slowly dying from the hole in his chest.
Then he died, and the chair exploded in blue light. Then, suddenly, she stopped. The Emperor's control over her as gone. She looked at Skywalker and extinguished her blade. "Skywalker...?" He extended his hand; the hand of the Jedi.
She took it.
"We need to leave; this station's about to blow." He took her hand, and the two fled the Death Star.
V
The funeral pyre stood there, with Vader—no, Anakin Skywalker—atop it. Before it stood one man. He was weary, exhausted, and dressed in black. There was a lightsaber clipped at his belt. A woman in an orange flightsuit stepped up to him, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, Luke."
"It's just so ironic; to have saved him at last, only to lose him once more." He stabbed his torch into the pyre, lighting it.
"We'll be alright, Luke. Come on," Mara Jade gestured. "We're missing quite a celebration."
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