AN: Welcome to Bottom of the Sky, proof that I need help titling things but am too impatient to get my fanfic up to seek it! This is my second fanfic, concurrent with my first, Temple Island Confrontations, taking place in the same alternate reality - one in which Mara Jade lives in the Disney Star Wars canon timeline. This is meant to be a short story, so if I go beyond five chapters, slap me. TIC keeps growing, and growing...


Dramatis Personae

Mara Jade - Former Emperor's Hand, former smuggler, current rare-items trader (on leave). Following the death of Palpatine, Mara lost her ability to use the Force. Meeting Luke Skywalker shortly after the Battle of Jakku, she joined him on his journey to learn more about the Jedi and the Force before convening a new Jedi Order, with the hope of restoring that connection. She has parted from Luke to continue her quest alone. Leads discovered during their last joint excursion have brought her to the lush Force-nexus world of Odessen.

Darth Marr - Sith Lord and Force ghost. Marr, among the Sith Empire's most competent and far-sighted leaders, was executed before the Eternal Throne of Zakuul for failure to kneel before Emperor Valkorion, whom he knew to be the despised Sith Emperor Vitiate in new form. His single-minded devotion to his people would not allow him to descend into Chaos as most other Dark Side adepts have; instead, he gained purchase for his identity in the Cosmic Force and, alongside Jedi Grandmaster Satele Shan, guided an alliance of Sith and Republic military, Sith Lords, and Jedi to victory over Zakuul. Now, Marr enjoys his afterlife in camaraderie with others such as his friend, Satele Shan.

Satele Shan - Jedi Grandmaster. Descendant of Revan and Bastila Shan, heir to her Battle Meditation skill. A Jedi of uncompromising skill in battle and unparalleled wisdom in Council Chambers, Satele was the leader the Order needed throughout the long Great Galactic War. Unfortunately, she entered the war with Zakuul making the mistake of all great generals - challenging a new enemy by re-fighting the last war. When this lead to the Republic's predictable defeat, she surrendered her life to the will of the Force and followed its urgings to Odessen, where she spent many years learning a new perspective on the Force and passing on the knowledge to the Alliance's formidable Commander. After participating in the final defeat of the enttity known variously as Tenebrae, Vitiate, and Valkorion, Shan lived a quiet life instructing the next generation of Jedi. Now, she too enjoys a rich afterlife with those who have retained their identities in the Cosmic Force, such as her friend Darth Marr.

And maybe some cameos! RAFO...