Chapter 4

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Sola Naberrie had just come in from the backyard when she heard the soft chime of the front entrance. Given the ruckus of the past few nights and the subsequent crackdowm by the authority, she was a little hesitant to open the door.

Still...

Pooja and Ryoo were off together in the Lake Country together while things settled down in Theed. Darred was off planet with some major architectural contract and wouldn't be back from several days. She was bored being alone in the house. Might as well see who that is, she thought.

Opening the door, she found herself confronted with the a rather handsome, if somewhat scruffy-looking man, He had a black vest over a white shirt and wore trousers which appeared to be marked with bloodstripes.

"Yes?" she asked somewhat cautiously."

"Hi," the man said somewhat lamely, rubbing the back of his neck in obvious nervousness.

"Is this the Naberrie residence?"

The feminine voice came from behind the man, who stepped aside to reveal a younger looking man and woman.

"Yes, this-" Sola paused. Seeing all three faces together was enough, given that their wanted posters were plastered across the galaxy. Narrowing her eyes, she spoke quietly, as if they would be overheard, "Yes, I know who you three are."

Anything she might have said beyond that was cut off by a series of high pitched beeps that came from a very familiar looking droid. The three human companions of the astromech had to scramble to get out of its way as it made a beeline for Sola.

"Artoo?" Sola asked hesitantly.

The responding beep was clearly in the affirmative.

She forgot the other humans' presence as she bent down and placed a hand against R2-D2's dome. "Oh Artoo! I Missed you!"

"Huh, guess short and round does know her," Han said dryly.

The four humans were seated a simple dining room table and have exchanged somewhat stilted pleasantries. Sola was obviously curious about her visitors, but also somewhat apprehensive about having the three infamous rebels in her home while the local Imperial presence was making itself felt.

Might as well get at least one question answered, Sola thought. "Commander Skywalker...are you perhaps related to Anakin Skywalker?"

The other three exchanged a look before Luke answered, "Call me Luke, please. And to answer your question, yes, Anakin was my father." Luke paused for a moment before letting out a breath, "And that's somewhat the reason why we're here, on Naboo and in your home."

"What do you mean?" Sola asked.

"Artoo revealed to me recently that he knew Anakin...Anakin and my mother. Artoo?" Luke prompted.

Artoo displayed the same scene he had for Luke and Leia of Anakin and Padmé exchanging vows by the lake.

Sola stood up abruptly and backed away from the table so fast that her chair tipped to the floor. A hand flew to her mouth as tears immediately began to shimmer in her eyes.

"Padmé," she gasped. Sola stood there for minutes in silence, a silence no one was willing to break, as she stared at the image in front of her. After a while, her gaze flickered to R2-D2 and then to Luke.

"Luke Skywalker. You...you're Padmé's son?"

"And your nephew," Luke nodded as he spoke softly.

Sola slowly righted the fallen char before falling unceremoniously into it. She stared at her hands which rested on the table before she addressed Luke again.

"How?"

"I think Artoo might know better than we do," Luke said. "I never knew the identity of my mother until just a short time ago. Artoo never told us anything until then."

"Why didn't you tell them, Artoo? We could have met...we could have taken them in!" Sola asked in an aggrieved tone.

Artoo beeped mournfully before several rapid streams of beeps and boops.

"He says Senator Organa forbade him to tell Padmé's children of their past until the threat of the Emperor and Darth Vader had passed," Luke said before explaining, "We are strong in the Force, like our Father, and we would be a threat to the Emperor. We were thus kept hidden.

"We? Children?" gasped Sola. Then her gaze immediately went to Leia. "Of course...you're the very picture of her." Sola just stared at Luke and Leia for a while before she stood up and came around the table and hauled Luke bodily out of his seat before proceeding to hug him fiercely. Sola hugged Luke as if she feared he would disappear if she weren't there to hold him. Then she grabbed Leia and gave her the same treatment.

In a choked voice, she turned her gaze towards Han. "Thank you, Captain Solo, thank you for bringing my family home."

She then began crying softly while holding the two people that were all that remained of her beloved sister.

Author's Notes: Yes, in my story the "wesa free" moment happened. I believe it was established in both EU and new canon that there were riots after Palpatine's death and that there was swift Imperial retribution.

I'm contemplating ending my story here. Should I continue and have Luke and Leia meet the rest of the family and reveal the fate of Anakin, or should I just leave it at this?