A/N: Merry Christmas! Here is chapter two of The Solo Siblings. Enjoy!
Jade awoke a couple of hours later, everything still fresh in her mind. She looked around to see that she was at home, in her room. "Huh? H-How did I get here?" Her body was drenched in sweat. "Mom, dad? Ben?" She gasped. "Ben!" Quickly, Jade jumped out of bed and ran into lounging area only to find that it was empty. A few moments later, Han landed his freighter ship on the landing pad. "Dad. Dad!" The young woman raced towards her father, into his arms and burst out into tears.
"Jade. What is it? What's wrong?" Han asked, wrapping his arm around his daughter. He never liked to see his daughter crying. "Where's your brother?" The questioned continued.
"Dad. It's...it's Ben. Oh, it's so horrible! I can't believe it!" Jade sobbed into her fathers chest, soaking his shirt with her tears. "Ben...the Jedi...uncle Luke!"
Han became confused, gently pushing his daughter away so he could look her in the eyes. "Princess, you're not making any sense. Speak slowly. What happened? You mentioned your brother, the Jedi and your uncle. What's going on?" He used his thumb to wipe away her tears.
Jade took some time to calm herself. She didn't know how to tell her father about Ben's fall. "I...I don't know how to say this dad. It'll probably be too hard on you and mom. I can't believe Ben."
"Just come out with it. Whatever it is, Jade, you can tell me. I can take it, no matter how horrible it may be." Han led her to sit down on the couch. "Now, go on."
"Ben has fallen to the darkside, dad. I saw it! I saw him kill all of the other Jedi at the academy. I confronted him on his way to kill uncle Luke. I tried to talk him out of it but it was no use. He's so consumed by the dark side to listen. Then he...he..." Jade shut her eyes tight, remembering how it felt to be force chocked by her own brother. Tears started to pour again. Her hands found their way to her neck. "Oh God. No."
"Jade."
"I never thought he would ever hurt me. Him, out of all people! He's not Ben anymore because my real brother wouldn't have done that! I want my REAL brother back!" Jade cried.
Han was left speechless, not being able to find the words to say about his son's turn to the dark side. He felt a slight pain in his chest. "I...I don't know how to...tell your mother. It's going to kill her." Han stood up to pace around. "How could this have happened? I thought if we sent him to train with your uncle that he would be less tempted to become like your grandfather."
At that moment, Leia walked in on them and noticed the tears in Jade's eyes. "Han?Jade? What's wrong? Come here." She held out her arms for Jade to run into them. With her hand, she rubbed her back. "You're home early from training. I felt a disturbance but I know it wasn't you. That could only mean..."
Leia looked over at Han, which his silence confirmed her worse fear. "Leia, our son...It's true. Jade saw him kill the other Jedi that Luke was training and then he tried to kill him and her."
"What?!"
"Ben had me in a choke hold, mom. He could've killed me if uncle Luke hadn't shown up there and then." Jade looked down, wrapping her arms around herself. "My brother is gone. I feel like I could have done something but I wasn't strong enough. Ben's right. I am weak."
"You're not weak, Jade. Don't be talking like that. It's like you said, that was not your brother who called you weak." Leia said, lifting her chin up. She looked at Han again. "But I know there's still light in him. We can bring him back. Don't you worry."
"Not even Luke could bring him back. If he couldn't do it, then who can?" Han asked.
"WE can. You, me, Jade can, Han. Just because Luke couldn't do it, doesn't mean there isn't hope of bringing our son back. Let's just be lucky that we at least have our daughter safe with us now." Leia hugged her daughter tightly. Han joined in on the hug, hugging two out of the three people he cared the most about in the entire galaxy.
"I need to see uncle Luke." Jade said, pulling away from the hug.
"For what?" Asked Leia.
"Training. I still have more to learn from him. Maybe if I was stronger in the force, I can bring Ben back."
Han sighed, shaking his head. "Kiddo, what you need right now is rest. You've been through a lot today. Your mother and I will talk about this some more." He said as he kissed Jade's forehead. "Go on."
Leia agreed with him. "I'll bring up your supper in a bit. I love you sweetheart. It's so good to have you home right now. I wish I could say the same about your brother." She said, hugging her daughter once more before watching her go. "I can't believe this Han. Ben. Our little Ben, the dark side? This is why we sent him to Luke. For this not to happen."
"I know, Leia. I know." Han pulled Leia into his arms, placing a hand behind her head with the other rubbing her back. "No one is to blame here. Ben made his own choice. The choice of going down a dark path. Somehow I..." He let out a deep sigh. "Nevermind. He still our son. I know it, Leia."
"Maybe we should have kept him at home, with us. Then somehow he wouldn't have been exposed to the Force or his grandfather's legacy." Leia said, closing her eyes as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. She snuggled close to him. "But you're right, Han. He's still our son. Our boy. And there's still light in him. I just know it."
Around midnight, Jade heard what sounded like a droid, coming from her parents bedroom. Quietly, she sneaked over to their room and listened in by pressing her ear against the door. "R2? What are you doing here?" Leia asked.
"Beep, boop, bweep. Boop, boop, beep."
"You have a message for us? From Luke? Please, let us see it R2." Leia pleaded, accessing R2 messaging system. She and Han watched as a hologram of Luke played. "Oh Luke..."
"Han, Leia. By this time, Jade would probably have told you what happened today. About Ben turning to the dark side. This is all my fault. You sent Ben to me so that this wouldn't happen and I let it anyways. Forgive me for I have let you down. I am so sorry. It is best if I go away and not give away location. I need to be alone. Keep Jade safe for me, please. Don't let her go looking for Ben. It is too dangerous for her. You...Han, Leia, might be able to bring him back unlike I. Again, I am sorry."
"No! Uncle Luke!" Jade burst into the room just as the hologram disappeared. She fell to her knees in front of R2.
"Jade?!"
"Were you listening the entire time? I thought you were asleep..." Han looked down at his daughter.
"R2. Where is he? You need to tell me! Where is he?!" Jade yelled at the droid, nearly shaking him before her parents stopped her. "R2, please..."
The droid just beeped quietly as it took a few steps back. "Boop boop bweep."
"Jade. Jade, honey, stop." Leia calmly said, kneeling down to hold Jade in her arms. "I know that you want to continue your training with him but he's gone. He's gone into hiding." She cradled her softly.
"No. No mom! I needed his training so I could bring Ben back. I'm the one who should do this! I can do this..."
"It's too dangerous, Jade. I will not allow this. You leave this to your mother and I." Han demanded, shaking his head at her.
"Are you saying I'm weak dad? Mom said, WE, and that means me too."
"No, of course not. I'm just saying that..." Han sighed as he sat down on his and Leia's bed. "You are a strong, beautiful Jedi, Jade. You are. But I couldn't bare to lose you too, especially not at the hands of your own brother. Let us handle this, okay? That's an order."
Jade glared at Han with tears in her eyes before running out of Leia's arms and to her room. She began to pack her bag with clothes, guns, and her most important weapon, the weapon of a Jedi, her light saber. Her eyes looked at it for a good while before stuffing it into the bag. 'I have to find uncle Luke...Only then can I be strong to face my brother and bring him back. I will not lose him this way. Not to the dark side.' Jade walked out her door, quietly, again but stopped as she watched Han exit his and Leia's room.
"Han, where you going?" Leia asked, going after him.
"I...I need to be alone right now. I'll be back soon, Leia." Han got into his freighter ship and sped off.
Leia sighed heavily and went back into her room. Jade made her getaway and called her own ship. She took one last look at the place she called home for the last 19 years. A single tear escaped her eye, followed by a sad smile. 'This is goodbye for now, mom and dad. I will be back with Ben, the true Ben.' Jade sped off into space.
A/N: Just an fyi, I made it that Han already had the Millennium Falcon stolen from him already. Also, a review I got from the first chapter, had me thinking...I know I said that my OC would replace Rey but I have decided to make her a part of the story further on. I don't know how but I'll figure it out. Finn will definitely make an appearance, for sure! Once again, thanks for reading and I DO appreciate your reviews. So keep telling me on how I can improve :D