Executor: In Orbit above Naboo: Four weeks Later:
Anakin stood alongside Luke as the Executor dropped out of Hyperspace, After several weeks of taking care of things on Coruscant, they were finally able to enjoy some peace.
All of the Regional Governors had been removed, Many were now going to be put on trial for a wide array of crimes.
Anakin had managed to reason with Grand Admiral Thrawn and many other High ranking Imperial Official and, succeed in convincing them to join the new Republic so that they could be a part of the change in the Galaxy.
Piett was now taking his job at the Academy as soon as he returned the Executor to Coruscant and, Thrawn was taking charge of the combined Imperial and Alliance Fleet which would soon become the New Republic Navy along side, Admiral Ackbar.
Yoda was seeing to the reconstruction of the Jedi Temple which, Anakin and Luke would be returning to after their vacation on Naboo was over.
Anakin smiled as he looked at Luke, "Are you ready to visit your Grandma and fight with her?"
Luke smirked, "She is going to be horrified when she sees Leia's engagement ring."
"And Ryoo and Jix," added Anakin with a smirk as he saw the said couple walk onto the Command Bridge.
Anakin turned towards Jix whom smiled, "Solo said that the Falcon is ready whenever you're ready to disembark."
Anakin smiled, "Good, Tell Solo that I will be down in a few minutes."
Jix nodded as Anakin looked at Ryoo, "I hope that you're ready to argue with your Grandmother."
"I think that everyone is ready, Are you going to take part?"
Anakin smiled, "If there is a reason to, maybe. Otherwise, I am just going to enjoy the cheap entertainment."
"Just put Vima in the room with a large bowl of fruit Punch," stated Luke with a smile.
"I don't think that one is enough," added Ryoo.
Luke smirked in response as Anakin spoke, "I can imagine that it must have been something to see."
"Even my Mom was laughing," stated Ryoo."
Anakin nodded as he looked at Luke, "Go get your wife and baby and head on down to the Hanger, I will be there in a few minutes."
Luke obediently nodded in response as he followed Ryoo and Jix towards the Elevator.
Anakin then turned and, headed towards Admiral Piett whom was issuing orders to his nephew Kirkland.
Piett turned to him and spoke, "So you're off My Lord?"
Anakin nodded, "I want you to know that, I never had a better man serve under me."
Piett smiled, "Although you had your ups and downs, It was my honor to serve under you."
Anakin smiled, "We will have to keep in touch, You deserve a long happy life with your wife and kids."
"The same for you My Lord, Of course I should also say grandkids."
Anakin nodded with a smile, "I already have a feeling that there will be more, Just take care of yourself," stated Anakin as he shook Piett's hand and, gave him a firm hug.
He then turned and, looked at the Command Bridge one more time before, heading towards the Turbolift.
Upon arriving in the Hanger Bay, Anakin noticed Padme and Vima boarding the Falcon as he looked at Luke, "Are you going to fly your Fighter down to the surface?"
"Yeah, I think so, What about you?"
Anakin smiled, "It is going to be hard to part with mine, I think I am going to keep it."
Luke smiled as his father headed towards his Tie Advanced X1.
Luke at the same time, headed towards his X-Wing Fighter with an eager smile.
Naboo:
Padme watched as her Husband And Son flew towards the family hanger, For twenty minutes, they had done nothing but race each other and, attempt to out maneuver the other.
In a way, she felt like they were immature but, they were Skywalkers.
She watched as the two Starfighters landed Side by Side, Together, she saw Father and Son climb out of the fighters as Mara came up to her side with Shmi, "I am glad that they have finally decided to act like Adults instead of boys."
Padme smirked, "I was wondering if that was ever going to happen."
"One thing that I have learned in the last month is, that Luke gets his immaturity from Darth Vader of all people."
"He is fairly immature when you think about it."
Mara nodded as Padme's eyes locked upon her Granddaughter.
Mara smiled, "Would you like to take her?"
"You know that I always do," replied Padme as she held out her hands to receive the baby.
Within moments, she had Shmi in her arms as she smiled at the baby, "You are so pretty Shmi."
Shmi merely smiled as Mara spoke, "She is getting big isn't she?"
Padme nodded as she kissed her granddaughter's forehead, "She is so adorable."
Mara smiled in response as Anakin and Luke joined the two women.
Anakin smiled, "I think that Luke and I are going to have to fly more."
Padme shook her head, "Is that your excuse for acting like children?"
"What do you mean children?" asked Luke.
"With the way that you two were flying, I am surprised that Air Traffic Control didn't come after you," replied Padme.
"We were just trying to see which one of us is the best since we never had the chance in our past dogfights," replied Luke.
"Who is the best?" asked Mara.
"We still don't know," replied Anakin.
"I think that you're slowing down in your old age," stated Luke.
"Hey, I am the one that killed the Emperor, If you want to call someone old, Go visit Master Yoda."
"You have grey hair, I think that it backs up my statement."
"You have blond hair, I think that it backs up my statement about you still being inexperienced," stated Anakin.
"I have been in plenty of battles," stated Luke in frustration.
"It still doesn't add up to my three and a half decades of experience. Let's faces it, You're barely twenty, your birthday isn't for another two weeks but, You only have around ten years of experience."
"Thirteen years of piloting experience, Ben had me flying when I was seven."
"It still doesn't compare that well to me, I am forty three and want me to say how many years of Experience that I have?"
Luke frowned as his Father spoke, "I started podracing when I was like five, add those years on Tattooine in with my Jedi years and my years as Vader and, I have a total of thirty eight years of piloting under my belt."
Luke was silent in response as Anakin spoke, "I rest my case.
Padme chuckled as Anakin took her hand, "That is good warm up for the upcoming argument with my Mom."
"Is she coming?" asked Anakin.
"They will be here any minute," replied Padme.
Anakin smiled in response.
A few minutes later, Anakin headed into the large dining room that was within the Lake House as the Naberrie's all filed in.
He noticed Sola and Darred shaking hands with Jix as Jobal looked on with distain.
"Where in the Galaxy did you find him Ryoo?"
Jix was the first to speak, "Uncle D introduced us."
Anakin smiled, "Jix is the most loyal out of all of my agents, he met Ryoo onboard the Executor last month."
Jobal shook her head in disgust, "Why couldn't you have married one of the suitors that I offered Ryoo?"
"I didn't like any of them Grandma, I am thirty years old, I have been through three boyfriends and, none of them were right for me. Jix is the first one that I have found that I think stands a chance."
"If only you would lower your standards, I mean the way you broke up with the last one was just out of line."
"He had three other girlfriends while we were together, Of course I ditched him, He was a pig."
Darred in anger spoke, "I won't have you telling my daughter who she can date, This Man has hard hands that show the good sign of a hardworking man, In fact, He is much better than that worthless banker that you suggested for her a few months ago."
Jix smiled as Darred spoke, "Do you need a job now that you're going to be living on Naboo?"
Jix nodded, "I have enough money from Uncle D that I don't have to work but, I am the kind of guy that goes crazy without work, I am a Mechanic that is for certain."
"Good, I have a friend that needs someone at his Speeder repair shop, I will take you down there tomorrow."
"Thank you Sir," replied Jix.
Ruwee at the same time spoke, "I don't see any problem with him Jobal, He has good Manners."
"You always are ok with them choosing people that are below them in class," stated Jobal in disgust.
"I don't want another word about this," stated Ryoo in anger.
At the same time Leia approached her grandparents holding Han's hand.
"By the way, Han and I are engaged."
Jobal looked at her Granddaughter in horror before looking at Padme, "You're allowing this disgrace to marry her?"
"I can't think of a better Man for her," stated Padme.
"There are plenty of good ones if you look around, What about Panaka's son?"
"I don't want that dirtbag's Son within a mile of my daughter," stated Padme in anger.
Jobal frowned as Anakin spoke, "No one wants to hear your opinion but, I will tell you that your opinion is pathetic. Panaka is nothing but a traitor."
"He comes from a good family though," stated Jobal.
"I don't give a dam about his Family or his class. I don't care about Solo's family either, all that I care about is the fact that he loves and cares for my daughter."
"All you have ever done is degrade us because of the spouses we choose, All we want is to be with whom we choose and, we don't want you to question it. I love Mara and she is the Mother of my Child. Leia loves Han and Han loves her and, He is my Best friend. Just keep your thoughts to yourself," added Luke in anger.
Jobal frowned as she spoke, "Luke, I don't approve of Mara and I don't approve of Han and you and Leia and even Ryoo seem to fail to understand the importance of choosing one of your own kind. You and Leia also take after your parents based on your career choices. If only you would choose something safer and now, even Vima is following your footsteps."
"Mind your own business and keep your ugly nose out of ours," stated Vima.
Anakin did his best to hide his laugh as Jobal looked at him in anger, "Are you not going to do something about your Daughter's disrespectful tongue?"
"There is no need for her to respect someone whom is unworthy of her respect," stated Anakin in disgust.
Jobal frowned as she spoke, "I only wish that they would choose people of better stature."
"I have chosen Han and I choose no other, If I were you I would get used to it, I don't need to hear your pathetic statements about him because, I am Happy with him," stated Leia in anger.
"I just wish that you would choose someone that wasn't below you," stated Jobal in disgust
Padme at the same time approached her Mother and, stopped inches from her face.
"Han has saved my Son's life various times and, he has saved my Daughter's life, I don't want any other Man to marry her. Mara? Well, she's my daughter. She had no one to teach her how to live so I taught her what any good girl should know."
"She is the mother of my grandchild and further more, I love Mara as though she was my child and hearing you degrade my child is making me very angry" Padme yelled in anger.
Jobal flinched in response as Padme backed away, "What makes a person below you?" asked Anakin in anger as he watched Padme back away.
Jobal frowned, "You are the Galaxy's Most powerful Man and, You have three children that my daughter gave you. Your Son married that Redhead who as no family or any past. Her family were nothing more than Jedi that were killed by the Emperor she is only an Orphan. Your Daughter is with a low life Smuggler and you do nothing, I would say that their suitors are perfect examples of people being below you."
"Does a Mass Murder or former Sith Lord and Slave qualify as the lowest of low?"
Jobal paused for a moment, "W-Well yes, A Mass Murder should be in prison and a Sith Lord, well, they are the ruin of the Galaxy. A slave, They are servants and meant to be nothing more."
"I am both of those things and tag on the title of Slave since I was born a slave and now, here you are calling me the most powerful Man in the Galaxy. By your standards, I am very well below you that is for certain," stated Anakin.
Jobal was silent in response, she didn't dare to say a word against Anakin and, it was obvious.
Anakin then spoke, "If you can't say anything, Then, I don't expect you to ever say a single thing against Han, Leia or Jix or even any future boyfriends that Vima brings home if you are alive when that happens. Do you understand?" asked Anakin in anger.
Jobal breathed in deeply and nodded, "I understand."
"I also recall that slavery is illegal. So watch what you say about slaves being nothing more than servants especially in the presence of a Man who witnessed the most horrible things happen to his mother as a child because of her status."
At the same time Sola spoke, "Mom would you consider a hardworking farmer to be below you?"
Jobal frowned, "In terms of life, I am certain that a hardworking Farmer is probably a good man but yes, he is certainly below me."
"So now you are above your Father and your Mother? As I recall they were both hardworking Farmers," stated Pooja in anger.
Jobal hung her head as she realized that she was being attacked at all sides.
At the same time, Ruwee spoke, "Your parents would be ashamed of you. Look at you, You just put yourself above them, What is wrong with you?"
Jobal hung her head in shame as she realized that she had just made herself look like a complete idiot.
Without another word, she stormed out of the room as tears of humiliation welled up in her eyes.
Luke at the same time spoke, "I would say that we have something to celebrate with Han and Leia's engagement."
"Let's make a toast," stated Ruwee.
"While we're at it, Let's make a toast to the two women of the Hour," stated Anakin as he made a gesture towards Sola and Pooja.
Sola smiled, "That certainly was a joint effort on our part."
Anakin nodded in agreement.
A few hours later, Everyone sat in the large dining room as Anakin and Luke shared their story of their final fight with Palpatine.
Ruwee couldn't help but smile when they got to the part about Palpatine's lie about Padme, "I wish I could have been a fly on the wall so that I could have seen the look on his face," he stated.
Anakin nodded, "It was certainly a look that had both of us amused. It was at that moment that he realized just how trapped he was and, He was shocked when he realized that after seventy years of having things his way, he was finally loosing."
Ruwee smiled, "I am just glad that he is gone from the Galaxy for good."
Anakin nodded in response as he noticed Jobal eating her food in silence, After the fight, she hadn't said a single word.
Ruwee at the same time spoke, "So are you going to rejoin the Jedi Order?"
Anakin nodded, "I am going to do that for certain, I will also most likely take a Padawan of my own."
"How long until Vima is a Knight?" asked Sola.
"That is for Luke to decide," stated Anakin.
Sola nodded in silence.
Padme then spoke, "I was wondering if you would like to help me get things planned for the wedding Sola."
"I would love to do that," stated Sola with a smile at Leia.
"I will help you whenever your daughter's decide to get married."
"I will hold you to that although I don't think that it will be long based on Ryoo and Jix. I have never seen her just click with somebody so fast."
Padme smiled, "Finding your soulmate isn't an easy thing and, He comes when you least expect it. I know it first hand."
Sola smiled in response noticing that her Mother had a look of anger on her face.
At the same time, No one in the room noticed the cake that was floating towards Jobal's head except Chewbacca and Anakin.
Anakin and Chewbacca exchanged a glance as the Wookiee Smiled.
Anakin looked at Vima as he covered his mouth.
At the same time, He looked and, saw Vima use the Force to turn the cake upside down as it covered Jobal's head within moments.
Anakin was unable to control himself as he bursted into laughter along with everyone at the table except for Padme and Jobal.
All eyes at the same time turned towards Vima as Jobal looked at herself in embarrassment. Padme then spoke, "Anakin I think that you should stop laughing and have a talk with our daughter. She certainly needs a good spanking."
"I think that eleven years old qualifies as being to old Mom."
"And I don't see any problem with what she did," added Anakin with a smile at his daughter.
Padme looked at Anakin in anger, "You're supposed to be the parent and you're supposed to be standing by me."
Anakin frowned, "I can't help it, I am sorry Angel."
Luke then spoke, "My Padawan was merely practicing her skills Mom, Just let it go."
"I shouldn't be listening to either of you based on how you were flying today," stated Padme in frustration.
"I wasn't flying crazy but, I am completely amused by the situation," stated Ruwee.
"Try being me, This Child is always making a fool out of me," stated Jobal.
"You deserve it," stated Han.
Jobal glared at Han in response.
Sola then spoke, "I know that I shouldn't encourage it Padme but, She did deserve it."
Padme shook her head in silence.
A few hours later, The Lake house was quiet as everyone went off to bed after a few hours of socializing after dinner.
Luke and Mara headed for their Room with Shmi both, were eager to be alone as a family.
As the couple climbed into bed after tucking Shmi in, Mara spoke, "Vima is hilarious."
Luke nodded, "I still can't believe that she did that to My Grandma twice."
"I love how angry your Mom was at Anakin for letting her slide."
"I have to say that I was so frustrated with my Grandma tonight that I was content with only one piece of cake because of Vima."
"So was I," replied Mara as she cuddled up with her husband.
"I don't even think we needed even one piece. Sugar is just to unhealthy for you," added Luke.
Mara nodded in agreement as she closed her eyes. She was in her favorite place in the entire Galaxy, in the arms of her husband. There was no other place that she loved more.
Luke smiled and, kissed his wife before slowly falling asleep.
Ok that is it for now, There will be one more chapter, I promise, Thank you for reading and reviewing.
Writing this Story has been awesome. I have a new Vader/ Leia fic that should be up in a few hours, please let me know if you like it.
-Fallen Jedi 79
