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Chapter 5: Arrival on Bakura
An Attack Cruiser drops out of Hyperspace and the viewports of the bridge was engulfed by light coming. As soon as they drop out of Hyperspace and since they were in a warship, Bakuran Star Destroyer appears along the edge.
"General, the ship is making contact with us." say a Clone to Mark. Mark sighs as he pinches his nose. Mark activates the Hologram Projection Pod. "Venator-class Star Destroyer, plus announce why you are in Bakuran Space." say a guy in a uniform. That was right that was the real name for the Attack Cruisers, but people just call them Attack Cruisers instead of Venator-class Star Destroyer.
Mark clears his throat before speaking. "This is Jedi Master Mark Alan Zane, former General of the 3rd Legion during the Clone Wars. I am here on an investigation and I figure for the protection of myself and my crew that I will bring my Attack Cruiser full with some member of the 3rd Legion." say Mark.
The guy eyes widen when he hears Mark's name. Just as infamous Maxus Zane name is, his son Mark Alan Zane is just as famous. "Are you here for the station? Sorry, I was one of the one that was heading to the space station before it was destroyed. The Prime Minister put me on it. He told to me to expect you after it exploded." say the guy.
"I introduce myself, may I have the honor?" ask Mark. The guy laughs slightly. "I wish that Master Zane, but due to my ranking, that is classified. You are permitted to land your Star Destroyer at the Bakuran Military Spaceport." say the guy before the Hologram phases away.
Mark directed his crew to do so. The sonar picks up couple more warships that are protecting Bakura. The planet is protected top, bottom, right and left at all times with warships to aid in the protection. Mark feels the engine slowed down as the Clone Troopers allow the gravity pull the Attack Cruiser down to the surface. They are only guiding and use brakes.
A large military spaceport appears in their viewports. A hologram appear and the Clone receive instructions to where to land before the hologram phases out. "Sir we are to land on landing strap 22CC." say a Clone Trooper. "Do it." say Mark. The Ship's speed is nearly to zero as it approaches the ground. A soft thump told them that they landed on the landing strap. Mark watches through the viewports as the brides connect to the ship.
Mark, Padme, the twins, Anakin and Rachelle walks out with Captain Kia and 5 other Clone Troopers to the landing strip. The rest will stay aboard. "Oh Mark!" shout a female human as she rushes forward and engulf Mark into a tight hug. Mark nearly stumbles with the force of the impacted.
"Hey, Mom." say Mark as he hugs his mother back. His mother is the Bakuran Senator in the Galactic Republic. She used to work for the Bakuran Senator when she was younger until 52 BBY, than she worked for the Galactic Republic until 32 BBY when Palpatine took office, the Prime Minister pull Bakura out of the Republic and his mother rejoin the Bakuran Senate. The Prime Minister did not like how Palpatine took office. He had heard rumors that Palpatine convince the Naboo Queen to put a Vote of no Confidence against the Chancellor at the time and then Palpatine got elected. Then in 20 BBY, because of his return Bakuran rejoined the Galactic Republic with his mother as Senator.
Since she was 18 she has been a Senator which was in the year of 59 BBY. His mothers are one of the best Senators in Bakuran government and the Galactic Republic. She had spent her life to helping people through politics.
Mark takes a step back as he looks at his mother. She is dress in Bakuran colors, red and gold. She has on a red dress that covers from neck and down that have golden rings over it.
When his mother, Amelia Margret Zane nee Frostvong, sees her Naboo friend and Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, She smiles and shakes her hand. "Chancellor Skywalker, it is a pleasure to have you visits my planet out in the middle of nowhere." say Amelia.
Padme pulls Amelia into a light hug. "Ami!" shout the twins as she rushes forward to hug Amelia. "I heard you guys were coming. I have your rooms ready for you too." say Amelia hugging each of the Skywalker twins twice.
After the greetings were done, they load the Skywalker's bags into Amelia's Speeder. Since there is no car seat, Padme sits in the back as she straps her twins into the back seat. Anakin sit back there with her.
They had to go through 3 checkpoints before they even got outside of the Military Spaceport. After that they drive out of the small town and into the wilderness. After few miles they enter a large city. Just like Coruscant most people over Air Speeders instead of Land Speeders due to the fact that Air Speeders can fly higher or close to the land, while a Land Speeders only can fly close to the ground.
Amelia had to fly up to one of the air traffic lanes. She could have stayed closer to the ground. "Where are going?" ask Luke bored as he put his arms along the side of the Speeder. "To my house, I think you will like it. It is just on the other side of Salis D'aar. Did you two know that this is the capital of Bakura and it has at least 7 million people living within it." say Amelia. The twins shake their head at this. Neither one of them knows that nor base upon their looks they are not interested in it. What they are interested in and seeing how the city looks. The last time they visit, they did not went through the city to get to Amelia's house.
It starts to rain and Amelia presses a button and a glass dome appears over them. "Oh, can we go swimming?" ask Leia holding her hands together as she looks up at her mother. "We'll see." say Padme. Leia squeals as she tries to hug her mother but was stopped by her seatbelt.
Up in the front seat, Mark was explaining stuff that was going on. The part bout the station is the stuff she already known about. When he got to the part that Padme found out Maxus Zane was still alive. She slams on the brake and almost caused a crashed.
"Amelia! You have two younglings with you!" shout Padme making sure Luke and Leia was okay. Leia was slapping her mother's hands away playfully as she giggles. "Guess we do not need the Force to know that they are okay." say Anakin after watching Leia slaps her mother's arms. "Brand new Speeders offer very good safety, our family company made them." say Amelia with a slight smile on her face.
Amelia parks on public landing pad for a store. She looks at Mark with narrowed eyes. "What the hell did you just say?" demand Amelia looking at Mark as hoping she misheard her son and she imagined what just came out of his lips. How she hopes what he says was a figment of her imagination. That hopes is very far up on the list.
She knows for a fact that they have killed Maxus Zane on Naboo 4 years ago at Varykino. Unlike the first time that he died it was not a Holodroid that had been shot. People can tell how she tightly she gripped the steering wheel of the Speeder to know what she thinks about it. She hates her ex-husband, there is no more of her wishing they did not split. She is glad that they have problems that started after Mark was sent to the Jedi Order to learn to control the Force because the heartbreak she would have receive 4 years ago never happen due to her love for him was diminishing over the time.
"Maxus Zane is still alive. Before the station exploded a Sith that was wearing a golden helmet or mask was talking to us after he killed a Jedi. Padme notice something and zoom into the background and made it clear. It was Maxus Zane. To be sure I did a facial recognition. It came out to be 100 percent." say Mark. "It has to be a Clone." say Amelia. "A Clone will turn up to be a 99.5 percent if it is done correctly. The Clone may looks exactly the same as the person, but there are some minor differences that computers can pick up. The one that died on Naboo was a Clone." say Mark as he looks at his mother.
"He was always a mastermind. Always thinking outside of the box. He used Holodroids to trick enemies that his troops are coming in and than he surrounds the other troops." say Amelia. "I think it would be something to let the Prime Minster know." say Mark.
"The Prime Minster is current off the planet, but maybe I could get communications with him when we get to my house. I still cannot believe Maxus is alive." say Amelia shaking her head as she move the Speeder out into the air traffic and continue to drive toward her house.
Within an hour they were at the house. The house sits in the middle of a forest with a large lake behind it that is constantly in the range of 4ft deep to 8ft deep. It seems like a place that someone from a very public life will escape to on the weekends to be alone.
The beauty of the sight is stunning and could be consider being a part of a Naboo if someone sees it without knowing what planet they are in. It is hard to image that almost a half a hour from a large city like Salis D'aar, is a beautiful sight like the one that they arrive too.
"Hey there is a lake!" shout Leia as she unbuckles her seatbelt as the Speeder pull in on the dirt driveway. With a large crystal clear blue lake behind the house, it makes the house look smaller than it actually is. Leia seats on her knees as she sees the large lake. Her eyes widen in wonder.
"Doesn't Bakura have a lot of rain?" ask Anakin. "Yes and I know where you are getting at. The lake look flat, but actually it is in a deep crater that is about 300 feet down and the lake itself has a Force Field to prevent it from flooding." say Amelia as they park in front of the house.
Leia was the first one to walk out of the Speeder. Rachelle who was sitting beside Mark got out of the Speeder. She had fallen asleep on the trip. "Leia do not rush." yawns Rachelle as she rubs her eyes softly with her hands.
Anakin steps out with Luke. He then offers his left hand to his lovely wife. Padme smiles as she looks up at Anakin with a large smile on her face. "Milady." say Anakin. Padme took his hand after she unbuttons her seatbelt. Anakin helps Padme out of the car. She places a tender kiss on his lips. As they were holding each other they watches as Luke rushes over to where Leia is standing by Rachelle on the porch of the house.
The adults walk through the rain as they throw the hoods of their robes. "Mommy, Daddy you are getting wet!" laughs Luke as he points at Anakin and Padme as they stroll toward the porch as if it was a sunny day. They are holding each other hands. Amelia puts in a code and has her finger over a scanner to scan her fingerprint. The door opens up.
The door opens up to reveal a modern with a somewhat exotic looking house. The house look exactly as Mark remembers it to be back in his universe when he was child. It looks exactly the same with the old cabin look. He knows the walls are actually Durasteel with wood put on it.
"It amazes me how much this place has technology and nature combine. It feels like being back at Naboo. "May we watch a movie?" ask Leia look up Padme with those sweet little brown eyes that are the exactly same shade as her mother's eyes. "Sure. Amelia we need to get in contract with both the Jedi Temple and the Prime Minister." say Mark.
Rachelle follows the children into the living room. Mark, Anakin and Padme follow Amelia through the hall. She presses her finger on a pad and the door slides open to reveal a Hologram Projection Pod sitting in the middle of the room. Amelia actives the Hologram Projection Pod. She type in the Comlink numbers for both the Jedi Temple and the Bakuran Prime Minister.
The Hologram of Obi-wan Kenobi appears on one side and a picture of a balding man appears on the other side. "Senator Zane, Chancellor Skywalker, Master Zane and Master Skywalker what could I can I do for. Ah I see you have made connections with the Jedi Order. May I ask whom I speaking to along your line?" say the Prime Minister.
"I am Jedi Master Obi-wan Kenobi." say Obi-wan. "Pleasure to meet you, Master Kenobi. So what is this all about? I was about ready to turn in for the night." say the Prime Minister as he looks at Mark and his group. He knows at the Jedi Temple he will be looking at both the Holographic projections of him and the real Obi-wan Kenobi.
"We got some disturbing news about Maxus Zane. We have something to show you." say Mark as Padme hook up the Holodisk and another Hologram appears. Obi-wan already saw this Hologram but then it zoom into the background as the Sith Lord was talking and they see.
"That is impossible! Maxus is dead." say the Prime Minister very shocked. Even through he said there might be a possibility that Maxus lives, but he really did not hold onto that fact greatly. When he say that he was stating how great Maxus was before he went crazy in 19 BBY. It seems like death avoids him.
"That is when I did a facial recognition on him it was 100 percent. Before any of you question. A Clone will have a 99.5 percent that the facial recognition will picked up on. Even through Clones are exactly the same as their template to the naked eye, but there a very minor details that will show up on the facial recognition." say Mark also plugging in another Holodisk to show what the face recognition.
"Wouldn't a Jedi Master such as yourself know that the person that was killed on Naboo was a Clone." ask the Prime Minster as he rubs his chin. Mark crosses his arms over his chest and looks at him. "I was so hoping that he would be dead after his crimes, that I must did not sense well enough. It is possible for me to tell the differences between the Clones and their template." say Mark.
"Ah, such a simple mistake. Even the greatest of them all can make them. That why there is no such thing as perfection." say the Prime Minster sound like a Jedi with a comment like that. "Sometimes a simple mistake can boil into something larger." say Mark. "So true, do not worry Chancellor Skywalker will have some of the greatest protection besides the Jedi that are among you. Now I bid you all good night, I should be on the planet in a couple days." say the Prime Minister before his hologram phases out.
Obi-wan looks at Mark. "Thanks for letting us know, I have a bad feeling about this. Maxus Zane is a dangerous man for even the Jedi. We will be on our guard here on Coruscant. Please do try to find out who contact the Sith and who the Sith are. May the Force be with you all." say Obi-wan before his hologram phases out.
Mark looks at Padme, Amelia and Anakin with a sigh. "It has to be either the Vice Chancellor trying to make Padme look weak or someone within the Bakuran Government or Military. I highly doubt Bail, Mon and Garm will tell anyone about this." say Mark.
"It could be one of Maxus's old friends within the military. I know there are some of them that are willing to do anything to help him even if it is illegal or it he is wanted." say Amelia. "Whom?" ask Mark. "I do not remember the names, but if I can get the files, I will know for a fact once I see their faces. You have to remember Mark, your father and I do not get along as we did in your universe." say Amelia.
"Maybe we should focus on those that were with us in the meeting." say Mark. "That really narrows down the search. There were 10 military officials, 10 government people, Padme, Bail, Mon, Garm, you, Anakin, Mas and me." say Amelia looking around the room. "You can knock me, Anakin, you, Bail, Mon, and Garm off the list." say Mark.
The door opens to reveal Leia. "Mommy I'm hungry." say Leia as she rubs her belly. Padme walks over and picks up her 4 year old girl within her arms. "Sure, let see if Ami has anything to snack on." say Padme as she walks out of the room. Leia put her head on her mother's shoulder.
Mark watch as the mother and daughter duo leaves the room. "I guess it will soon be time for supper." say Amelia with a slight laugh. "Finally some good old home cook meal." say Mark. It has been awhile since Mark had eaten what his mother had cooked. "Luke and Leia could not stop talking about your cooking. I cannot wait to try it out for myself." say Anakin.
Mark laughs at this as he pats his friend's left shoulder. "You are always thinking about Food." say Mark. "You cannot be the only one who is constantly thinking of something." say Anakin with a soft laugh as he walks past Mark and out into the hall.
Amelia shuts the lights off and walks out of the room. She is just glad to have her son home once more. Even through this son of hers was not actually the one she gave birth too. The last time he was here it was in the year of 17 BBY. A soft smile graces her lips as the door closes behind her. She went to the kitchen and finds Leia is eating three large homemade cookies that she have made this morning. She has a little bit of chocolate on her face from the large amounts of chocolate chips she have put into the cookies.
"Mommy I'm still hungry." say Leia. "It looks like Ami is starting to make supper. If you eat all your supper you can have some more cookies. Now how about you go back into the living and watch that movie." say Padme softly. Leia nods as she jumps down from her chair and walks out of the room.
Padme smiles as she looks at the retreating Leia. Everyday she is grateful that Mark had came back, because only the Force would know where they would be. If he did not show up, she most likely would have been dead, the twins would have been separated for them to be protected from the Sith that rules the galaxy and Anakin would have been a Sith.