Chapter 12
"Hmmm, this goes here and this goes there." Kanian said replacing a few bolts. R7 beeped next to him as he displayed a hologram of the schematics.
"R7, hand me that socket plug." Kanian said. R7 wheeled over and grabbed the necessary item and returned.
"Thanks bud." He said as he finished repairs on the ship. "She is a beauty." A voice said. Kanianslid out from beneath the Twilight and glanced over to see Lena. He chuckled lightly and sat up as she walked over and continued to survey the ship.
"So this is a starship, I was thought of them in fiction." She said as Kanian stood up and dusted off his pants.
"Yeah, she may be small, but she is fast. Perhaps faster than your dropships." Kanian teased. Lena clicked her tongue and sighed. A pair of feet could be heard as the two looked over at the entrance to see Hana run over and throw her arms around Lena.
"Lena! I've missed you!" Hana said as Lena giggled at the Korean's antics. "My, my, you've sure grown from the last time I've seen you. Have you been keeping Kanian out of trouble?" Lena asked. Hana released her hold and smiled at the taller woman.
"Yes I have. How is King's Row?" Hana asked. "Now that I've been there, tensions have died down. Sure there are still a little quirks here and there. But I think I've made a break through with the Prime Minister." Lena explained.
"Well that's good to hear. Now, who wants to take a spin in the Twilight?" Kanian asked with a grin. Lena blinked up to him and giggled.
"Am I ever! Oh, can I fly?" She asked blinking into the ship before Kanian could say anything. "Still the hard head as ever." Kanian said as him and Hana boarded the ship. R7 rolled onto the ship and whirred excitedly when he noticed Lena spinning in one of the chairs.
"R7! Come here you little droid! Haha, how are you?" She asked huging the astromech unit. R7 beeped and nuzzled the time travelers arms.
"R7 is glad happy your here." Kanian translated for her. Lena smiled as the bay doors opened to the glare of the sun. Kanian sat in the other chair and pressed a few buttons as the engines whirred to life.
"R7, check to see if we have any fuel." Kanian said. R7 rolled to a terminal and extended a small arm as he twirled the mechanism. R7 beeped as Kanian nodded.
"Seems we have 70% fuel. That's great news." Kanian said as he began the start up sequence. "Hold onto your lunches." Kanian said as the ship hovered and flew out of the hangar bay.
"Woohoo!" Lena cheered as Hana stumbled in the back, trying to find something to steady herself. As the base disappeared, the Twilight flew over the Mediterranean Sea. Kanian pulled on the controls as the ship lurched forward.
"R7, raise the forwards shields." Kanian ordered. R7 twirled the console as Kanian veered upwards towards the sky.
"Uh, Kanian, where are we going?" Hana asked. "What else is upwards other than the sky?" He retorted with a smile. Lena was jumping in her seat with excitement. As they passed the atmosphere, the stars and murky, black, waters of space appeared in the window. Hana gasped lightly as Lena squealed in delight.
"It's beautiful." Hana said staring at the stars. Kanian turned the ship until it started to lazily fly over the surface. The continets could be seen as on the far side, lights shown to see that someone Americans were still up. The clouds and bodies of water only added to the excitement. Kanian unstrapped him self as he stood up and nodded at R7. The astromech joined Hana and Lena as they stared out into the void of space.
"It's so dazzling." Lena said watching a comet streak past. Kanian chuckled as he walked into the second bay. He sighed and started to meditate as the girls continued to stare at the Earth. He closed his eyes as he remembered his first time stepping into the ship.
~Flashback~
"This is the Twilight Kanian, needs some work, but she handles like a dream." Anakin said with a confident smile. A young Kanian walked about as R7 and R2 sat next to eachother.
"Shes a beauty." Kanian commented with a smile. Anakin chuckled lightly until Ahsoka walked up to the two men.
"Boys." She said with a smile. "Whatever, miss 'I'm a perfect youngling Padawan'." Kanian teased. She stared at him and growled lightly.
"Calm down Snips, he was just joking. Besides, it is true. Most of the time." Anakin chimed in. Ahsoka scowled before softening to a light chuckle. She walked over to Kanian and grabbed him into a headlock. Kanian laughed as Ahsoka and him shared banter. Obi-Wan walked over and chuckled, which was rare for a Jedi Master.
"I can see the two Padawans are having a good time." He said to Anakin. "Greeting Master, yes the Padawans seem to enjoy each other's company. But they must remember, love is forbidden as a Jedi." He said before frowning. Kanian and Ahsoka laughed with each other as Kanian tripped over his feet.
"So, how is your 'girlfriend'?" Ahsoka asked as Anakin and Obi-Wan walked away. Kanian's face turned red.
"Jessica is fine." He replied as Ahsoka laughed. "I'm happy for you and all Kanian, but you know the rules about feelings. Emotions-" "Emotions cloud our judgement, I know, I know. Sometimes, I don't even want to be Jedi. I want to be normal, find love, have a family." Kanian said looking at the ship. Ahsoka looked to the ground and sighed.
"I know the feeling, but as keepers of the peace, we musn't have any feelings. We must keep the peace at all cost." Ahsoka said. Kanian sighed before removing his two lightsabers and stared at them.
"Hey kids, let's move out!" Rex yelled, making the two jump. "Coming Rex. I hope you are able to work something out." Ahsoka said before walking away. A clone walked by the two with a box of munitions as he boarded the Twilight.
"What's with that?" Kanian asked. The clone came out and chuckled. "General Skywalker always wants to be prepared kid. Maybe sometime, you should head down to the shooting range. You might need this one day." He said tossing Kanian a blaster. Kanian watched as the clone nodded and left. Kanian stared at the blaster and placed it in his pocket.
~Five years later~
"All batteries, fire at that cruiser!" The Admiral said. Ahsoka, and Kanian flew in Jedi starfighters as a battle over a key planet began.
"Kanian, you got two vulture droids on your six!" Ahsoka said. Kanian growled as he tried to shake the them off. "Damn it! These bastards are in for the gold." He replied twirling. A Republic clone fighter appeared behind the two droids and took them out.
"I got your six kid." The clone pilot said. "Thanks Nix!" Kanian replied. The clone chuckled as he continued his attack. Two more droids appeared behind Nix. Kanian noticed them and alerted the clone.
"I can't shake them!" Nix said. Kanian turned his fighter around and appeared behind the droids and destroyed them.
"Thanks sir." Nix said. "Roger, now let's destroy that carrier." Kanian said boosting forward. After a grueling 5 hours, the battle was won by the Republic. A couple of gunships landed on the planet as the clones made quick work of any Separatist forces they came across.
Kanian's master came down to the planet's surface in a gunship. "Master." Kanian said bowing.
"I'm glad you were able to take this planet. Might have to make you a General soon enough." His master said with a chuckle.
"I wouldn't mind being led by this one anytime." Nix said clapping Kanian on the back. The young padawan looked up at him and grinned. As the group headed inside, Kanian got an uneasy feeling. Ahsoka was recalled back to the Jedi cruiser as Kanian and his master walking in alone.
"Master, I have a bad feeling about this place." Kanian said looking around. "That is the Dark Side young one. It beckons the weak minded. Stay alert." His master said pulling out his lightsaber. Kanian did the same with his two and walked until the door slammed shut behind them. Kanian looked and saw a shadow stand in their path.
"Master Lenix, it's time the Jedi were eradicated." The shadow said turning. Lenix activated his lightsaber as the shadow made his attack.
"Who are you?" Lenix demanded. "I am Darth Vader. It is my duty to rid the galaxy of you Jedi scum." Vader boomed kicking Lenix to the ground. Lenix jumped back up and pressed his attack as Kanian joined the battle.
"No Kanian! Stay back!" Lenix yelled at the Padawan. "But master!" Kanian retorted before being pushed through an opening.
"Go! You still ahve a job to-" A red lightsaber made its way through Lenix's chest. Vader withdrew his sword and looked at Kanian. The body of his master fell to the floor as all life seeped away.
"You bastard!" Kanian yelled as he activated his twin blades and charged the Sith Lord. Vader chuckled as he deflected every attack Kanian could muster. Tears streamed rapidly as Kanian continued to try and take down the Darth Lord.
"Use that anger child, it is your power." Vader said. Kanian kicked his chest and sliced an arm off and cut off part of his mask. Wheezing sounds could be heard as the Sith Lord turned and stared at him.
"Anakin?" Kanian asked as he lowered his sabers. "Skywalker is dead. I am Darth Vader." He growled. Kanian deactivated his swords and placed them back on his belt.
"I won't give into the Dark side." He said. "Then you will die." Vader said standing up and bringing his sword down. Kanian dodged the swipe and stared at Anakin before taking off. Clones stood in the entryway as they began to fire at him.
"Kill the Jedi!" One clone said. A clone shot the others and created a pathway towards the Twilight for Kanian.
"Go kid!" He yelled fighting off his brothers. "Nix!" Kanian yelled as he saw the clone take off his helmet and slamming it against another. The two locked eyes with eachother before the rest gunned down Nix. Kanian continued to run, ignoring the scene of his friend's death. Tears continued to fall as he made his way onto the ship and ordered R7 to fly them out of their. A clone ship followed the ship as Kanian made his way passed the cruiser and towards nothingness. The clone fired a shot at the engines as the ship entered a black hole.
~Flashback over~
Kanian opened his eyes as tears began to fall. Lena and Hana heard the soft cries of Kanian and wandered the place in finding him curled in the corner, holding his legs.
"Kanian, are you okay?" Hana asked sitting down next to him. He lifted his head as he wiped the tears away and smiled.
"Now I am. I guess this ship brought back many bad memories, but I'll deal with it." He said sniffling. Hana wrapped her arms around the Jedi and dug her face into the crook of his neck. Lena smiled at the two before leaving to find R7 and bring them back to Earth. Kanian got up and walked to the cockpit as Hana joined him. He glanced at R7 as the droid beeped.
"Okay, okay." He said as the droid beeped happily. "Okay what?" Lena asked. Kanian stepped forward and knelt in front of Hana. The Korean raised an eyebrow as Lena gasped.
"Hana Song, when I first got here, I was alone. Scared, even heartbroken. But that first time I met you, you seemed to good to be true. After we got to know each other, that blossomed into something great. So I wanted ask." He said pulling out the velvet box. "Will you be willing to spend the rest of the years ahead with me? As my beautiful wife?" He asked opening the box as to show the ring. Hana gasped light as a tint of pink dusted her cheeks. She froze as if she were in space without a suit to protect her. Lena squealed with delight as R7 rocked sideways.
"Kanian." She said before wrapping her arms around him and bring the two crashing to the floor. "I would love to be your wife!" She said as tears fell. "Really?" Kanian asked.
"Really." She confirmed as Kanian cheered and kissed her. The two pull apart as Kanian placed the ring on her finger.
"R7, take us home." Kanian said as the droid rolled to the panel and directed the ship to back to base. Kanian finally made her his. He finally found peace.
A/N: If you've read the update on Chapter 17 of 'Here in a Flash' then you already know why I was going for a month, two actually. I hope you can forgive me. Tata for now!
~CommanderKnight145