Five Years Later

Luke looked out over the view of Mandalore, wondering if he would find his old Master visiting his secret wife. Neither of them would probably be overly pleased to see him even if Obi-Wan was there, for they would know why he was here. Sure enough, as he later entered the quarters they kept when Obi-Wan could sneak away for a bit, which was pretty often since Maul and Leia had gone into hiding some five years ago, he was met with glares from both Satine and Obi-Wan, or rather Ben, which is what Satine called him when her people had asked who she was married to.

Luke sighed and he said "I know that you know why I am here and that you both aren't happy with me, but be glad that it wasn't one of the other Jedi we have available." That was another good things about no signs of Maul and Leia, their numbers had slowly started to grow once more, though many called the loss of so many the purge. "You know she doesn't have to come, we don't force anyone to give up their children." He continued. Obi-Wan sighed and said "I know, but how can we deny her her destiny?"

Satine had surprised everyone, including herself, when after being married to Obi-Wan for almost a year she had discovered she was pregnant, something she hadn't thought she would ever experience. A few months later she had given birth to a healthy baby girl, though because everyone had thought Satine was unmarried it led to a lot of questions. Satine and Bo-Katan's good friend Ursa had agreed to pretend that "Ben" came from her clan and many saw it as the final step in making peace with remaining Death Watch members, which was also the reason Satine gave for keeping it secret, that she didn't know how her marrying someone from Death Watch would go over.

"Who is to say the Jedi is her destiny? Just because Sundi was born with the Force doesn't mean she has to become a Jedi, Ben." Luke said, calling him by his Mandalorian identity in case anyone was listening. "And who is to say that it isn't?" asked Satine, her expression belonging to one who had lost sleep while agonizing over a decision. Luke raised an eyebrow and asked "So have you two decided which way you are wanting to go then?"

Satine and Obi-Wan shared a look before Obi-Wan said "Luke, what I am going to ask of you, well let's just say I don't think the Council would approve." Luke motioned for him to go ahead and he did so "We want Sundi to stay here, but I want not only you, but Anakin and Ahsoka to stop by and train her in the ways of the Force." Luke looked stunned, hardly believing his ears before asking "Are you sure that is wise Ben?" Luke knew that Obi-Wan would also be training his daughter and wanted to be sure that his Master was secure in his decision before agreeing to it.

"Probably not wise, but that is what I really want. She doesn't need to know all the ways, just enough to protect herself when it comes time to rule Mandalore." He replied. "How would we explain her having a lightsaber?" Luke asked. "She won't, she will receive the Dark Saber, as is her birthright." Satine replied. Luke could see they had put a lot of thought into this and so finally he said "Alright I'll do it, though I can't guarantee how often I can stop by." Obi-Wan and Satine smiled and the former said "Her training need not be daily, like I said, I just want her to be able to protect herself, to trust her instincts."

As Luke was nodding, Satine spoke up "Another thing Luke. Nobody knows why you were coming here, so could you please keep the fact that Sundi has the Force to yourself and, well, the Jedi that sent you? Last thing I or Sundi needs is an uproar happening about the fact that the Duchess is a Force user when it comes time for her to reign." "Of course, now can I see Sundi?" Luke asked with a smile, one which was returned by Satine before she wordlessly went to gather the child. Obi-Wan and Anakin called her Luke's cousin, since the two considered each other practically brothers, and he was fine with that.

Satine shortly returned with Sundi and handed the almost four year old to Luke. He tickled her belly, causing the young girl to giggle before she started telling him about her new pet that daddy had brought her, a beautiful fish that he had found on the last planet he had visited before Mandalore. Luke set her down so that she could drag him off to show him the fish, Satine and Obi-Wan smiling at the sight.

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Luke had one more stop to make before heading back to the Temple, so after a few hours with Ben and his family, he had said goodbye and headed into space. Now he was landing on some planet, which was a lot like Coruscant as far as it was basically buildings on top of buildings, but not so much like Coruscant that the actions of a Jedi would basically go unnoticed. Or at the very least, a Force user. He spotted a familiar ship, though for the life of him he couldn't place it, so he knew it must have been a few years at least since he had seen it.

He shook that thought from his mind and reminded himself to focus. As his eyes took in the sights around him, he reached out with the Force, searching for someone using it or at least surrounded by it, possibly not even aware that what they were using was the Force. Those kind of cases were becoming more frequent, so many having been overlooked as the Jedi had struggled to survive a few years ago. A few had thought it was just some kind of luck or magic while others were bothered by it and even a little annoyed at being unusual.

Suddenly he was pulled from his musings as he sensed a presences not only on this planet, but coming closer to him. No, not him, but that familiar looking ship. Luke looked around, trying to find a face to connect with the feeling when suddenly he spied someone he hadn't seen since he was still Obi-Wan's Padawan, before his sister was taken by Maul. Kyle Katarn. So that ship must be the Raven's Claw, Luke wondered if Jan Ors was still flying that thing.

He hadn't really become good friends with Kyle, having only been on Raven's Claw once between a few planets, but he seemed honest and if he had been much younger, he would have been taken to the Temple to be trained as a Jedi. As it was, he thought he only had stronger than average instincts. Luke vaguely remembered his Master lamenting that such a promising young man hadn't been found sooner, but this was shortly before everything with Leia, Maul and Mace had happened so he couldn't recall exact details.

Now, however, it seemed someone had been giving him lessons, for his power had grown since Luke last saw him. Cautiously he called out, "Kyle, Kyle Katarn?" Kyle stopped and gave Luke a puzzled look as he asked, "Do I know you?" "Sort of, its been about 12 years though since we met and compared to that it was but a brief blip. My name's Luke Skywalker, you gave me and my Master Obi-Wan Kenobi a lift to a couple of planets, the final one being Corellia." "I vaguely recall that, though Jan could probably tell you all about that trip, she is a wizard when it comes to remembering those kinds of details." Kyle said as he shook Luke's proffered hand.

Luke decided not to beat around the bush and asked "So who has been training you?" Kyle gave him a shocked look and started to ask "What do you…" Luke interrupted him kindly by saying, "Look, I can sense the difference in you since we last met, you have become stronger in the ways of the Force. I've just been sent to make sure you aren't a threat like Maul and Le…Darth Keeran." A voice from somewhere nearby said "It's alright Kyle, Luke is one of the best." Luke turned to a voice he knew, shock filling it as he asked "Master Kota? What are you doing here?"

Rahm Kota had left the Order some time ago and when no one had heard from him, they thought he had fallen to Darth Maul. Master Kota smiled and said "Doing what I believe is right, training those who have been considered untrainable, like Kyle here, because of their age." "So Kyle isn't your only student?" Luke asked. "Oh he is, for now anyways, but it's my dream to train those who we say can't be. Look at your own father Luke, if Mace had had more of a say, I doubt he would have ever been trained due to him being older then what is preferred and he turned out relatively fine."

Luke nodded and bashfully said "I have been thinking about the way the Jedi do some things and I do agree they need to change." "Good." Master Kota praised, "After all, just because it's the way it has always been doesn't mean it has to stay that way, and if we do not think, then we do not question, and if we do not question, then how can change be possible? I'm happy to see some younger Jedi questioning things rather than blindly going along with the set ways, as I did for too long." Luke smiled before saying "I'll just tell the Council that it was just another case of someone thinking they were just luckier than most of their friends then."

Master Kota smiled and said "Thank you Luke. If ever you need me, just get in contact with Jan, she will either put me right in touch with you or pass the message along." He handed over the information needed to contact them, Luke willingly took it as he said "Thank you." He spent a few more minutes talking to the older Jedi and his pupil before heading back towards his own ship, and then on to Coruscant.

Sorry about the longer then expected wait on this story guys, I had some health issues as well as some other things come up and I only really started writing again last week. I think I have enough so you guys won't have to deal with another break, so yay for that!

Anyways, I have been wanting to bring Kyle back since I briefly mentioned him in the first part of this story, but the timing just never worked out. Finally I found the time to bring not only him back into the story (although once again rather briefly) but the promise of Master Kota being in it as well! I really hope you guys enjoyed getting to see them, and don't worry they should be back again later :D