Star Wars: Cross Paths Part 3
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Chapter 57 – Emergency Meeting
Ines was sitting on the couches in the waiting room of the Temple, waiting for the food she and Bo ordered, while watching the twins playing around with Grogu.
The child, jumped all around, trying to ran from the girls, while they were running after him trying to catch, laughing at the same time. Sometimes she wish they would stay that age forever, where nothing will bother them and they were still so innocent.
Padmé approached her breathing heavily.
"Mama, I'm hungry," she said making Ines laughed.
"Of course you are, running around like a maniac," she replied tickling her daughter making her laugh. "I'm sure the food will be here soon."
Nodding the 4 years old went back to play with her twin and Grogu.
Then she heard someone saying her name at the entrance of the Temple.
"Excuse me, we have an order for Ines Skywalker."
Looking at it, she just stoop up.
"I'm here," she said walking towards the employee. "Oh that is a lot. Kids, can you help taking all of this food inside the kitchen please?"
"Of course Master Ines," the students said right away.
"I'm going inside to take the money to pay. How much is it?"
"Here," the guy gave her the paper with the bill.
Nodding she went inside, while the students were taking the food.
At the same time, Vina just entered the Temple and looked around.
"You can go, I will take the money and take it to Dex," she said, as the guy nod and left it.
She heard a lot about the Temple and now she could see it for the first time. As she was looking around, she got bumped by the girls who were still running around.
The moment they do that, the girls looked at the new face that they never saw before.
"Hello," Vina said smiling at the girls and crouching to face them.
"Who are you?" Alli asked right away.
"I'm Vina and who are you?"
"I'm Alli and this is my twin Padmé."
Vina looked at the girls, they were identical twins, looking exactly the same. Even if she was trying to find something that could show the difference between them, she couldn't find anything. These girls were really identical.
"I see you are twins. You are identical."
The girls giggled.
"Mama and Papa know," Padmé said.
"Of course, they are your parents," Vina smiled and her eyes went to Padmé neck. "What a nice necklace you have here?"
Padmé looked down to her crystal necklace that Luke had bought for her the other day.
"It is a crystal," the little girl.
"I see that. It is very beautiful," she said watching it closely, but before she could say anything, Ines came from inside.
"It is you. Where is the guy that was here giving the food?" she asked.
"He went back to the Diner. You know with the recent news, I guess some people got a little scared and we started to get a lot of orders instead. So I just decided to take the money myself."
"Oh okay then," Ines said. "Here are the credits for the food and thank you."
"You're welcome. If we need to order more stuff you know where to find us," Vina said and glaring the twins for the last time, she left, being watched by Ines as the woman walk down the stairs of the Temple.
She didn't know why, but there was something about her that she didn't understood yet.
Feeling two arms going around her from behind, she smiled.
"Who is that?" Luke asked.
"That's Vina, Dex new employer." she answered him.
"Oh I didn't know that!"
"Me neither until today. I don't know, but there is something about her that I can't just get my mind on it."
Luke stood there while the young woman just went around the corner.
"Come on babe, we need to eat cause we need to go to the Senate in time to watch the Emergency Meeting."
Nodding, Ines followed her husband with their twin girls running in front of them.
In the Senate:
It was almost 1400 hours when they arrived at the Senate, where they saw Amidala and Ken in the hallway waiting for them.
"Father," Ines said hugging her father while Luke hugged and kissed his mother.
"Hello sweetie. Son," Ken said to Luke hugging him, at the same time Ines hugged her mother in law.
"How is everything?" Ines asked her.
"You got just in time. The meeting is about to start," Amidala informed them. "Han and Chewie are already inside."
"We better hurry," Ken said looking at his watch.
Once they all went walked towards Han and Chewie that were already in place watching The Senate.
"Hey Han. Chewie" Ines said kissing him on the cheek and hugging the Wookiee.
"Hello everyone, you just arrived in time. The meeting is about to started.
They all looked at it, especially Bo and Din, since it was the first time they were in the Senate.
Admiral Ackbar rose him hands, and everyone started to be quiet.
"Order! Order." he said and then looking to Mon Mothma, he nod and she rose from her seat looking at the thousands of faces that were at that time facing her.
"My friends and fellow Senators, thank you for be here in this emergency meeting. We all know why we are gathering here since we all saw the devastated news about Tipoca City, which I want to wish my deepest sorrows for the Senators of Kamino and if you need anything the New Republic and the Senate are here for you," she started looking at the pod where the Kaminoans were, who nod at her and thank you.
"Chancellor Mothma, who did this to our capital, and why?" one of the Kamino Senators spoke.
"Yes, and who can assure us that our capitals or our systems aren't next?" another Senator spoke, which led the whispered and the commotion started again in the Senate.
Looking behind her, Leia glare at Ines. The two best friends and sisters in law knew exactly why everyone were afraid off since they along side their fellow Alderaanians, they went through the same thing 11 years ago.
Glaring at her twin brother, Luke nod and she knew she had to say something.
Facing the Senate, she pressed the button and her pod floated towards the center of the room.
Ines looked at Rex, Bo and Din.
"Now you will see why Leia is the daughter of my mother in law," she smiled looking at Amidala who stroke her daughter in law cheek, before they all looked at Leia.
"Ladies and Gentleman, please," Leia started and everyone went silence. "Started to panic will not solve the problem, quite the other way around. If we started fighting and argued with each other, then whoever did this as already won."
Everyone looked at each other and started to nod.
"I know exactly why are you scared. Nobody wants to see their home being destroyed. Trust me, I know the feeling. I witnessed my home planet being destroyed 11 years ago in front of my eyes, so I get it. But right now what we need is to be calm and use our influences and brains. After all we are, in a way, the people who our people trust to most to represent them in this Senate. I don't think they would be calm if we aren't."
Everyone whispered agreeing with her.
"She is good," Din whispered making Han smiled.
"Why do you think I feel in love with her," he said all proud, making Ines giggled. No matter how many time those two bickered, she knew they loved each other very much.
"Then what was your suggestion, Senator Solo?" someone asked.
"I think we need to not only protect our homes but we also need answers about what happened in Kamino. So I ask permission of the Senate to send someone we trust, to Tipoca City, to see not only the damage on the city, but we also need to see if there are any survivors and if there are any victims, they need a respectable funeral."
Everyone whispered at that.
"And do you have any in mind, Senator?" Mon Mothma asked her.
"I think we need to send an experience team and someone that can handle any danger that may come in the way, since we don't know if whoever did this is still there. So maybe a Jedi will be the best." she spoke.
"Yes, I think it is a great idea," Mothma said nodding.
"Yes. We can send Master Skywalker. After all we know he can handle any situation," someone spoke, making Luke smiled at that.
"If Master Skywalker agrees, he along side with General Solo and General Chewbacca can lead the team. They will decide who will they gathered to go with them," Mothma said. "Is the Senate okay with this decision?"
Everyone agreed.
"Good. I also suggested that at least we need to reinforce our systems, so informed all your systems to patrol your home planets, in case this is not an isolated case. This meeting is dismissed. Thank you."
The Senators started to leave while Leia returned her pod to her place.
"So it began," Ken said and they all went to Leia's office to started planning.
So the Senate decided to send Luke, Han and Chewie to Kamino. And why do you think about Ines feelings over Vina?
