Star Wars: Cross Paths Part 3

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Chapter 63 – Friends Help

"Din," Ines said surprised to see their friend there.

Walking towards them, Din hugged Ines and Luke and then Leia and Han.

"What are you doing here my friend?" Luke asked, smiling when Alli and Grogu ran towards each other hugging at the end.

"Grogu kept saying Alli's name for the past 3 days, and I was pretty sure something had happened to her, so since we had some news to tell you, we decided to come instead of calling."

"Yeah, with all of what happened, we kind of forget to call you. I'm sorry about that," Luke said tapping his shoulder.

"I understand," Din nod. "But I see it Alli is okay." he said seeing the little girl talking with Grogu with the force.

"It was not Alli they took, was Padmé and they also too my nephew Anakin," Ines informed him.

"Why?" Fennec asked, which made everyone looked at the three other people.

"Oh hey, I'm sorry we didn't say hello to you," Ines replied approached Fennec and Boba and hugged them too. "And I see a new face here," she replied to the man it was with them.

"Let me introduce Cobb Vanth. The Marshal of Free Town in Tatooine," Boba introduce him.

"Nice to meet you," Ines smiled shaking his hand.

"The pleasure is mind," he said shaking everyone's hand. "I finally meet all of you in person. We were watching the news about the attack on the second death star, so you are legends. When Boba invited me to come here, I couldn't say no."

"Well welcome," Luke nod.

"But why they took Padmé and Anakin. I thought Alli is the one," Fennec asked again.

"Oh yes, maybe we should go to the living room near the training rooms, since it is time for the kids continue their training, and leave Aurea and Noah here," Luke replied.

"Go and don't worry about the your kids cause we will watch them," Noah said.

"And we need to get back to work too, but we will come here later on," Leia said and she and Han stood up. "Nice to meet you and nice to see you too," and they left while Luke, Ines and Ahsoka took everyone to the couch area, while the students started the training routines, Leia, Han and Chewie alongside with Amidala and Ken Talia, left to their works, while 3PO and R2 were still in the kitchen.

"That planet must be horrible with red sand and stones. I can't imagine poor little Padmé and little Ani in there," 3PO replied to R2 who beeped, making the protocol droid stop in his tracks. "What do you mean we were already there?"

R2 beeped.

"I would not doing something like that. Being in a battle against the Jedi? You really need to stop telling those fake stories, my little friend. I'm sure I would remember something like that."

R2 beeped again.

"What did you say? My first memory was wiped out by our former Master Captain Antilles. What are you talking about?" 3PO said hitting the little droid. "I need to tell Master Luke to check on your circuits cause clearly you are having some problems. Memory wipe out. How ridiculous," 3PO said while he started to living the room, still hearing R2 beeped, which cause Alli and Bail gasped and giggle at that.

"You watch your language," 3PO said and left the room, being followed by R2 that continue to beeped, making Aurea and Noa shaking their head while laughing.


Minutes later:

"So, they took your daughter Padmé and our nephew Anakin because they thought she was the one because of the necklace you bought her," Boba asked.

"Exactly, and I blame myself since then," Luke sighed.

"You bought a gift to your daughter, is no wrong in that," Din replied.

"And your nephew was taken because he was with her at the time," Boba continue making the others nod at that.

"And you know where they are?" Fennec asked.

"My father and Ben told us they are in Geonosis," Luke informed making Boba and Fennec glared at each other, which made Ines frown at that.

"What?" she asked them.

"There is a reason why we came here in the first place," Din replied.

"Yeah, you told you could help. How?" Ahsoka asked them.

"Well, we got contact by them," Fennec informed which made them gasped. "Just like you told us back in Tatooine."

"I believe they find out I did some works for Darth Vader back in the day, so they want my work against the guy who killed him and the Emperor," Boba replied making Ines and Luke glare at each other.

"If Thrawn only knew how wrong he is about that," Ines said making Boba frowned.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

Ines looked at her husband and Ahsoka.

"I think we trust them well enough to tell them the truth about what happened in the Throne Room."

Luke nod. His wife was right.

"What truth? I thought there was not more lies," Boba replied.

"Well I didn't tell you this because first not everyone knows because when they find out they had the tendency to freak out," Luke said remembering how Dr. Lina reacted.

"What do you mean?" Din asked.

"Are you talk about the fact that Darth Vader is your father?" Boba said making the three Jedi looked at him with wide eyes.

"How…" Ines replied.

"He was very obsessed with you back in the day, when you blew up the first death star. At first I thought it was because of that, but after that, especially when I reveal your name to him, I knew there was way more personal and what more that being a father and son type of personal."

"Yeah, Anakin Skywalker is my father but Palpatine manipulated him and he became Darth Vader until the end, when he came back to the light and killed Palpatine to save me. And now he is Anakin Skywalker again. So when people calls me a legend, it was actually my father."

"But if it wasn't you he would never became Anakin again. You did something that none of us could do and trust me, we tried. So yeah you are a legend Luke," Ahsoka said.

"I agree," Boba said.

"So he contacted you, how?" Luke asked.

"A young blonde woman actually appeared in the Palace, representing Thrawn." Fennec said making Ines rolled her eyes.

"Anuska."

"You know her?"

"Sadly yes. She is from Alderaan and was Leia's friend alongside with her cousin Sandy and well lets say we were not very close."

"I can't blame you. I didn't like her either," Fennec nod.

"She said that Thrawn thought of us to join them since he knew my name for a long time and he was eager to talk to us in person."

"They told you where that could happen?" Ahsoka asked him.

"She told they had a small base in Geonosis and Thrawn would be there 8 days so he hoped we going accepted the offer."

"That was 3 days ago," Din informed.

"Did she talk to you too?" Luke asked him.

"No, I arrived right after she was gone."

"Wait, you said 3 days ago, that means she already had my daughter and nephew with her," Ines said looking at Luke.

"She was heading to Geonosis and decided to make a stop on Tatooine since both planets are very close actually," Luke agreed.

"Which means we have 6 days to get the kids. Which means we need a plan and do it now," Fennec replied.

"So we decided to tell you in person and know what happened. But now we know where they are, we are going back and take the kids and bring them back," Boba said.

Luke sighed at that.

"Thank you Boba but I'm going. It is my daughter and nephew and I'm not saying I can't trust you, cause I do, but there is no way I will sit here waiting. I'm going to take them back."

Boba glare from Fennec to Din and then back to Luke.

"Look, I wouldn't mind to take you with us, after all, we maybe could need someone with that power of yours, but there is a big problem and it's your face. No offense," Boba replied which was something that they all thought too.

"Boba is right. Unless you can somehow change your face to someone else, I don't think you can go with them," Din agreed.

Once Ahsoka heard that she straight up and looked at them.

"Well actually he can."

Everyone look at her frowning.

"About what?" Luke asked her.

"Changing your face."

Everyone looked at her like she had lost it.

"What are you talking about?" Ines asked.

Taking a deep breath Ahsoka looked at them.

"Back in the day, we found out that there was a plot to kidnap and kill Palpatine at the time when he was still a Chancellor so the Council decided to elaborate a plan to prevent that," she started.

"Maybe you should have that happened, it could have solve a lot of problems," Ines replied making Ahsoka glare at her.

"Trust me, if we knew what he would become, I'm sure we would, but sadly enough were were oblivious about Palpatine's true nature."

"And how did you prevent that?" Fennec asked.

"Master Windu and Master Yoda along with Master Kenobi made a plan, where Master Kenobi turned into one of the assassin bounty hunter Rako Hardeen."

"Did my father know about this?"

Ahsoka glare at Luke and shook his head.

"They thought it was for the best that he didn't know. You see people needed his reaction on Master Kenobi fake death to be real."

"I bet he wasn't happy when he find out," Ines replied already knowing her father in law very well.

"He was a little hurt to say the least. But as I was saying, the plan was to fake Master Kenobi death and using nanotechnology and a vocal simulator and of course after arresting the real Hardeen, he just tried to first gain the trust of the other Bounty Hunters and gain their trust, especially of Cad Bane."

"Oh that guy," Boba replied rolling his eyes.

"Are you telling me that if we use the same technology I can go with them and nobody knows that is me?"

"That's the plan," Ahsoka replied with wink.

"But with whom you will switch places, sweetie right now, cause if we going with that plan, we need to do it right now, because Thrawn will be in Geonosis 6 days and it takes around 3 days to go from here to there. So you will have less than 3 days to take the kids back before he arrives."

"Not to mention that nobody can know you are gone. We better be careful cause we don't know if there are more people working for him already walking around Coruscant," Ahsoka nod.

"That is why we use the Jedi Hangar to park Slave 1 instead the capital's," Din said.

"So who will do it?" Luke asked and all of the sudden everyone looked at Cobb Vanth, who stood straight staring at them.

"What?" he asked.

"How about you? I mean, you came with them, so in way you will walked out with them," Ines smiled at the man in front of her.

"Please," Luke said.

Cobb stood in silence and then shrug his shoulders.

"Well I can't say no to a father who want to get back his kid. But does that mean I will also be him?"

"No," Luke and Ines said at the same time, which made Boba and Din giggled.

"Nothing against you, but first it would be difficult to explain how Luke Skywalker doesn't have the force and second, no way you will sleep in my bed with my wife. No offense."

"I understand that," Cobb said raising his hands.

"Besides even if you will look and sound like him, you are still you. So you still have the force which it can be a very good help," Ahsoka replied.

"But that technology will only work on the face, so what we can do with the hair and facial hair, cause no way a beard can grown in hours and he will not change his hair," Ines replied.

"We can use wig and fake facial hair, don't worry," Ahsoka said laughing.

"So it is settle. What is the plan?" Fennec replied and they all started to elaborate the plan that would take back the kids from Geonosis.

There is a plan and they will use the same plan that was used in TCW season 4, chapter 15. Do you think it will work?