Naboo:

Luke and Mara walked down the boarding ramp of the Falcon side by side as Padme spoke, "Are either of you hungry?"

Mara smiled, "The baby is, I suppose that we will see what there is to eat."

Padme nodded as she headed into the kitchen with 3PO.

A short time later, She returned with two large sandwiches that she had prepared for the two of them.

"You can take them to your room if you want. Don't worry."

Luke and Mara smiled as they left and headed towards their room.

At the same time, Leia entered the house with Vima and Han. Han immediately spoke, "I am guessing that the Love Birds are in their room."

Padme nodded as Chewie entered the room with R2 and 3PO.

She then spoke, "I am just glad that Mara and the baby are ok. I am going to have to let my dad know that they are fine tomorrow."

Han nodded in agreement as he took a sandwich and started to eat.

"I can't believe that Father had the nerve to condemn our relationships and our choices of spouses," stated Leia.

"He was starting to sound like that old woman down in Theed," stated Han.

Padme shook her head, "At least he gave Mara information on her Parents. She has been wanting answers for a long time."

Han nodded, "I still don't even know who my Parents were. No names, No faces or anything. Just my image to go with," stated Han.

Padme nodded in silence, "That must be a hard thing to live with."

"You know, it really is. At least I have you, You are the Mother that I never had," stated Han.

Padme nodded in silence as she spoke, "Don't worry about unloading all of the stuff that we brought from my Quarters on the Executor. That can wait until tomorrow."

"Why did you still leave some stuff?" asked Vima.

"Because sooner or later, we will probably be going back," stated Padme with a frown.

Vima nodded in silence as Leia spoke, "Do you think that Dad will ever change?"

"Oh I think that Luke's baby is going to be a huge wake up call. He just needs to process it."

Leia nodded in silence as she spoke, "I wish that I had known my Grandmother. I mean the fact that her honor is that important to him must mean something."

Padme nodded, "She was one of the most special people that I met in my entire life and certainly one of the wisest."

"Who are the others?" asked Vima

Padme smiled, "Let me think, Aside from your father, I would say Qui-Gon Jinn, Then Obi-Wan and of course Bail Organa. He certainly was my second Father and, Master Yoda."

Vima smiled as Leia spoke, "I miss Bail."

Padme nodded, "He was a better father than your real Father that is for Certain."

"You can say that again," stated Leia.

Padme hugged her daughter in response

Luke looked at Mara with a smile as they entered their bedroom.


After finishing their sandwiches, Mara spoke, "I want you Luke."

Luke frowned, "Are you sure Honey? I mean you went through a lot today."

"No, I need you," stated Mara as she kissed her husband.

Luke in response began to run his hands up and down her sides as he turned the lights off and, deepened their kiss.


Padme awoke the next morning before anyone. She immediately made herself some tea and, headed out onto the back porch. She frowned, She had never called Sola to inform her of what had happened or if they had found Mara. Without a word, She picked up her comlink and dialed in Sola's Frequency. Within moments, She heard Sola speak, "Padme did you find Mara and the Baby? Are they alright?"

Padme smiled, "Everything is well."

"I want you to come to Mom and Dad's house and tell them about what happened."

"Does Mom have to be present?" asked Padme.

"It is her house. Don't worry, I will back you up if she says anything."

Padme nodded, "How about we plan on lunch? Luke and Mara are still asleep and I believe it will be a long time before they wake up."

"That sounds like a good plan to me," stated Sola.

Padme nodded as she spoke, "Noon it is, It's a date."

Alright, Skywalker out!"

Padme then set her Comlink down as she began to drink her tea in silence.

Luke and Mara awoke spooned up together.

Mara smiled at him as he kissed her, "That was wonderful Luke."

Luke nodded as he kissed her, "I think that it helped me to gage my emotions to be with you for the night."

Mara nodded as she prepared to climb out of bed. Luke in response pulled her back against him as he kissed her, "What time is it?"

"0900."

"We will get up in thirty minutes," stated Luke firmly.

Mara smiled at Luke in response.


A half hour later, Luke and Mara entered the living room to see a small breakfast sitting before them.

At the same time, Padme spoke, "We are going to join the family in Theed for Lunch and tell them about the mission."

"Will we be shattering more windows?" asked Han.

Mara frowned, "Shattering Windows?

"Back when you were abducted, My Mother made the remark that Vader was a powerful Man and that we needed to bow to his demands and Luke went into an all and out rage and shattered the windows," stated Padme.

Mara smiled, "I wish I could have seen that."

"I might shatter her if she isn't careful," stated Luke with a smirk.

Padme shook her head, "Please try to behave today Son."

Luke nodded, "I will do my best although, I can't make any promises."

Padme shook her head in silence, "I don't want to put up with her anymore than you do. Just sit next to my Dad."

"I think that I can do that easily," stated Luke

Leia then spoke, "We should tell her that Han and I are now engaged."

Padme gasped in shock as Leia spoke, "Just to cause her to have a heart attack. We really aren't."

"Thank the Force because once that Happens I will only have one left to my name," said Padme as she pointed to Vima.

Leia smiled at her mother in response.


A couple of hours later, The Skywalker family arrived at the Naberrie Home with Han and Chewie.

The moment that Luke and Mara entered the room, There were gasps of shock from everyone as the couple sat down.

Ruwee then spoke, "It sounds like you have a story to share."

Luke nodded as Jobal spoke, "Did you make an agreement with him?"

Luke shook his head enjoying the shock on his grandmother's face as he spoke, "We made him swear on his Mother's grave that he won't come near us."

Ruwee gasped in shock, "And you believe him?"

Luke nodded, "He caused a lot of damage between the two of us yesterday but, He did agree to give us space until the baby is born."

"What exactly happened?" asked Ruwee.

"Mara almost lost the baby for one," stated Luke in anger.

"His First Officer let us board the ship without a fight," added Han.

Luke then spoke, "After seeing that Mara was Alright, I challenged him to a fight."

"Who won?" asked Darred.

"Luke what were you thinking?" asked Jobal.

"Shut up you stupid old coward," Yelled Vima.

Jobal looked at her Granddaughter in shock as Luke spoke, "The fight between us was fairly long but it was cut short when we were trapped in ray shields by Vima and his First Officer," stated Luke.

"But, if they hadn't stopped the fight, I would have killed him or, he would have been severely injured or, I would have been injured."

Jobal shook her head as she looked at Padme, "How can you condone such behavior Padme?" asked Jobal in anger.

Padme glared at her mother and spoke, "You have the nerve to ask me such a question Mother when he kidnapped my Pregnant Daughter in Law? Mara almost suffered a Miscarriage and if she had lost that baby, I would be seeing a lawyer for divorce papers if Luke didn't kill him first," yelled Padme.

Luke then spoke, "The bottom line is that you don't like the way that I live my Life and, you don't like my wife."

Jobal shook her head, "I just want you to be safe, If only you would be a Lawyer or even a Professor or something safer, I would be much happier."

"I am what I am, Asking me not to live my life as a Jedi is just not reasonable," stated Luke.

Jobal was silent as she turned and, left the room in frustration.

Padme nodded as Ruwee gestured towards the nearby dining table, Everyone silently filed in towards the table as Sola spoke, "Do you think the he will really honor the oath Padme?"

"Oh he most certainly will," stated Padme.

Sola nodded as she looked at Luke, "What exactly does he want?"

"A partnership between the two of us until Palpatine is defeated."

"Are you going to agree to it?" asked Ruwee.

Luke shook his head, "What has the Galaxy been like since he gained the power that he has?"

"It certainly has been one messed up place," stated Pooja.

Luke nodded, "Exactly and, The man to blame is my Father. It is because of him that Palpatine survived."

"Y-You don't know that for certain Luke," stated Ryoo.

"We do, I was there Ryoo, Anakin came to me after the death of Master Windu. He eventually told me the truth, He had the choice between saving Palpatine or Master Windu and, he cut Master Windu's arm off and Palpatine killed him," stated Padme.

Mara then spoke, "The one nice thing about my abduction is that I actually got my questions answered."

"About your past?" asked Darred.

Mara nodded, "I now know my exact birthday and age."

"How old are you?" asked Ruwee.

"Seventeen," stated Mara.

"What do you know about your parents?" asked Sola.

"They were both Jedi that survived Order Sixty Six, They weren't young. They were around Obi-Wan's age. They got married on the planet that they died on. Palpatine killed them both and, he took me when I was two."

Padme then spoke, "At least we can now tell my Mother that Mara is from a true Marriage."

Ruwee smirked as Luke spoke, "She is entering the room right now."

As Jobal entered, Luke was silent as he put a protective arm around Mara.

Padme at the same time spoke, "My eleven year old called you a stupid old coward, It is what you are as disrespectful as she was."

"Padme I don't want to talk about this," stated Jobal.

"You called Mara a nobody when you first met her, Anakin gave her all of the data on her past and told her her exact age and, want to hear about who her parents were?"

Jobal frowned, "Padme please..."

"I am not done, Listen to Me!" Yelled Padme as she stood up.

Padme then spoke, "Her Parents were both Jedi Knights, They were survivors of Order Sixty Six, They survived together and they married. The Emperor killed them when Mara was two and he took her to train her as an assassin," stated Padme.

"Sounds like she has an impressive legacy to carry on with her future as a Jedi alongside Luke as well as in raising their child," stated Ruwee.

Jobal was silent as everyone looked at her, She was humiliated by how stupid she looked to everyone in the room.

At the same time, Ruwee spoke, "Was Jade your family name?"

Mara nodded as Ruwee spoke, "That's why your name seemed so familiar, I remember your father from back when he was a Padawan."

Mara looked at Ruwee in shock, "You remember him?"

Ruwee nodded, "This happened around thirty four years ago, His Master was killed by a group of Pirates, The Pirates had around four hundred people onboard their ship."

"They were outbound from Naboo. What he did, Was he managed to damage their ship in orbit above Naboo with a Royal Starfighter. They were forced to crash land in the swamps shortly after."

"What happened then?" asked Luke with interest.

Ruwee smiled, "He was one hell of a fighter, He had asked me to organize as many men as possible to assist him in fighting the pirates."

"I gathered together around forty men with blasters, Darred was only about seventeen, He joined the group and, together we set up an ambush in the Forrest outside of the swamp."

Padme then spoke, "I remember that, Wasn't I in the Legislative Youth Program that day? I mean I remember Sola picking me up because Mom was in her room worried about you."

Ruwee nodded, "Correct."

Ruwee then looked at Darred and spoke, "Do you remember any of this Darred?"

Darred nodded, "I remember how we all waited, I had my hunting rifle and what happened was the moment that Jade got into the ranks of all of the slavers, We started firing. Most of the slavers were focused on him, We dropped them like banthas."

Ruwee nodded, "He killed four times the men that the forty of us killed Darred and, He freed all of the captives."

Darred nodded, "As I recall, I think that I only did drop about three of those pirates."

Ruwee smiled, "He also killed the leader of that gang."

Mara smiled, "So that was my Father?"

Ruwee nodded, "He was only like twenty one at the time but yes, That is him. Him and his Master, had been tracking the Pirates for Months and that was their last chance to catch them and we got to be a part of it."

Luke smiled as he turned and looked at his Grandmother who he could tell was feeling fairly uncomfortable by his stare.

At the same time, Padme spoke, "I am glad that you think of her as a Nobody Mom."

Mara at the same time looked at Luke as he kissed her.

Jobal frowned, "What does your father think of your marriage to her?"

"It is not of his concern, I can't say that he actually does approve," stated Luke.

"I would like to talk to him," stated Jobal.

Luke shrugged, "I have his comlink frequency, Be my guest," he stated with a sneer.

Han then spoke, "He might choke you if you piss him off though, I remember from my time back in the academy how some of the guys used to tell me about the betting pools that are done on the lifespan of each and every single one of his Senior Officers."

Padme shook her head, "It amuses him when those are done," let's not talk about it."

Han nodded in agreement.


After the family Lunch, The Skywalker family returned to Varykino.

Luke and Mara spent most of the day cuddled up in the sun on the sandy shore of the lake.

Padme laid down a distance away from them with a Holonovel.

Han and Leia pent most of the time swimming together.

Chewie and Vima, Swam together and played side by side while 3PO and R2 fussed over things in the house, It was certainly good to be able to relax after the day before.


Executor:

Vader watched as his third training droid fell down in pieces after a clean strike from his Lightsaber, He had been practicing for several hours and, He was glad to have some time to put the memories of the day before out of his mind.

He regretted the damage that he knew was done between him and Luke.

He feared the possibility of the damage being beyond repair, He loved his Son but he feared what would happen if the Emperor found out about his Son's marriage to Jade or about his future Grandchild. The Emperor by Force would be relentless in his hunt for the couple.

Vader frowned as he looked at the three remaining droids, He would do whatever he had to protect is children and Grand Children, He would do what he had to do to insure that the Emperor never got a hand on a single one of them even if it costed him his life.

Vader in silence, Moved forward and fought the three droids.

After a few moments of struggling, He cut the six droids down.

As he prepared to activate several more, He saw an image of Obi-Wan standing before him.

"Master?"

Obi-Wan smiled, "Hello Anakin."

"How is it that you can appear before me like this?" asked Vader.

Obi-Wan smiled, "I became one with the Force because I learned how to become immortal from Qui-Gon's spirit. He discovered the path many years ago."

Vader nodded in silence as Obi-Wan spoke, "If you allow yourself to become redeemed Anakin, You will certainly be able to make peace with your Son, you may even be able to find greater strength in terms of destroying the Sith."

Vader nodded as Obi-Wan spoke, "Think of Revan and Qel-Droma, Both of them were Fallen Jedi Knights that were redeemed. If they were redeemed, Why can't you be?"

Vader nodded in silence as Obi-Wan spoke, "I love you Anakin, Just think of that question."

With that, Obi-Wan left Vader in silence.

Vader then left the training room and, Headed towards his office.

He entered the Office and, he headed for his desk.

Within moments, he opened the drawer and pulled out his old Jedi Lightsaber.

He examined the Lightsaber in silence as he weighed it in his hands.

He carried the lightsaber with him in silence as he walked towards his Quarters.

He walked by the large Pool that was within his suites that he had built for Padme.

He had used it only once since the day that she had left. He entered Vima's old school room as he felt emptiness just from looking around and noticing the fact that she was gone.

He looked down at his Sith Lightsaber as he entered the living room. Without a word, He sent it sailing across the room.

He then turned and left the room in silence.


Alright that is it for now. Thank you for reading and reviewing. I will have more up soon.

-Fallen Jedi 79