Before beginning this chapter, I would like to warn you, there is a brief moment that talks about racism. You see, I've been seeing quite a few videos on Youtube that take on fighting against racism and different ways such discrimination is done. Anti-racism is another cause I care deeply about. I have never faced it personally, but my parents have, and some other members of my family, which is mostly Latino, and my brother-in-law is African American. I never understood why people would be mistreated simply for being of a different race, but I do know it angers me greatly and needs to be stopped before it destroys all of us.

If you've ever faced racism, or know someone who has, don't hesitate to stand up and join the cause to fight against racism. And remember, you don't need to be the same race or even related by blood to be a family. So, if you're adopted, have an adopted member in your family, or even a stepparent you have a good relationship with, don't forget to let them know how much you love and care for them.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy Chapter 100. Please be sure to leave reviews! :)

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1. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto (I've used a bunch of Encanto songs in my fanfics before, you know I had to use this one sometime)

After the incident with Solar Flare and Fear Leader was over, everyone was relieved to just go to bed and rest. Tomorrow was the second day of school, and this time, the kids were determined to make it a good day, no thanks to Brittney Parisia or Vince Hall for ruining their first by angering the twins into getting clavatized. For some, that would be easier said than done.

The deal with Vince was done, but not the one with Brittney. Thanks to her bratty attitude and her failure to learn that provoking a horse, or any animal really, will make them bite in retaliation. Unfortunately, child services only saw the deed as a result of bad parenting rather than looking into what led to the incident to begin with. Ms. Greystone, the new social worker, was overseeing Comedia's inspection.

Myra knew of this woman through her mom. Brenda and Mace first met her a few weeks ago, as she was assigned to oversee the case of Mace legally adopting Kade. With Lyle Dawson dead and all, the part of relieving the biological parental rights was out of mind, but nevertheless Master Windu had to prove he was a suitable father for the boy. Myra hadn't met her yet, but according to her parents, she gave off a very cold, scary vibe, like that of the scary teacher you knew in school. You know, that one teacher everyone is afraid of, and you feel like they're breathing down your neck every time you're in their classroom, and no matter what you do, nothing pleases them? Well, that was how most described Ms. Greystone.

So, in other words, more than one adopted child had to face Ms. Greystone's wrath tomorrow.

Master Mundi told Comedia she didn't have anything to worry about though. All he told her was that the social workers would place them in separate rooms to interview each side of the story. But to Comedia, that sounded a lot like a police interrogation in a murder mystery. And in one of those, the only role anyone would dread more than being the victim, was being a suspect.

"It will be alright, Comedia. I won't anyone take you away." Ki-Adi said as he pulled the blanket over Comedia. "Your only job now, is to get some rest for your second day of school."

Ki-Adi kissed Comedia goodnight and turned out the light.

Comedia lay her head beside her panda and was awake for a bit. The mere thought that she might get taken away was terrifying. She just got a loving family; she couldn't lose that now. Where would she go if Ki-Adi wasn't allowed to be her father anymore? With Emeraldi living in the Naboo palace now that she was Mona's pony, would she be allowed to stay there, or could Ki-Adi even visit her? Or would she have to just go back to Equinaro and live with her cousins? She had been adopted through an open adoption, after all.

Comedia looked over at a framed picture she had on her bedside table. It was a picture of her standing on her back legs, attempting a waltz with her adoptive father. Key word: attempting. She remembered that day as if it were yesterday. When you have four legs and your dad only has two, a father-daughter dance could be a bit of a challenge. That was proven when the two of them fell down, and Comedia's tiara got crooked. But the two of them were laughing afterward. And Comedia would never forget that day.

Queen Reigna and King Orpheus always told Comedia she was special, and they were right. None of the other royal families in all the kingdoms could say they had a Force sensitive alicorn in their midst. But Comedia questioned why the Jedi never found her earlier. Sure, she knew Master Koth and another Jedi came at least once when she was much younger, but that only raise more questions.

Did those two Jedi not report it to the Council back then? Were there no other Jedi who sensed the potential of there being a Jedi youngling somewhere in Equinaro? How would her life have turned out differently had she been brought to the Temple years ago? Those were just some of her questions. But, Comedia decided just to do as her father said, and let her eyes slowly slip closed. And then, she started to dream.

Thirteen years ago...

It was shortly after Master Koth had left Equinaro. Little Comedia Evermare had spotted an open window in the manor as night fell. Her parents didn't know, but she did that a lot. Being cooped up inside all the time could drive a foal crazy, so Comedia welcomed any opportunity to escape the manor. And on this particular night, Comedia was mesmerized by the sight of lots of fireflies lighting up the night.

Little Comedia ran and frolicked through the grass, giggling as she hopped about chasing the fireflies, when she suddenly had this odd feeling she was being watched, and she looked up to see someone right behind her. Comedia didn't know who it was, but she could tell he was tall, and a human. Whoever it was, she heard him speak.

"So, you are the youngling the Jedi missed." said a familiar voice.

Whoever it was, they tried to pick the filly up, but little Comedia immediately whinnied as loudly as she could and squirmed about as she whinnied louder, this strange man struggling to hold onto her until another whinny entered the area. That was when something swooped at the man, and did so again and again until he was knocked over and dropped Comedia.

Comedia started to run, but she took a quick look back and saw the man's face. It was actually... Count Dooku?! Only, he was younger.

Comedia woke up with a gasp. She looked at her clock. It was almost five in the morning.

"Dooku came to Equinaro?!" she whisper yelled to herself. "Okay, that's it! I need answers, and I need them now!"

Comedia quickly got out of bed, not even bothering to get out of her pj's, and snuck out of her apartment to one of the others. Luckily, by this time, Zipp was usually up for a morning workout, and being the mare who was helping Eeth stay in shape, she naturally started making him join her. And she found the two of them in the workout area, Zipp acting as a coach while Eeth was doing pushups.

"Master Koth?" Comedia said, startling Eeth into falling.

"Oof!" Eeth groaned.

"Forty-nine without falling. That's a new record!" Zipp said.

"Only because someone startled me." Eeth said.

"My bad," said Comedia sheepishly.

"Comedia, what are you doing up so early?"

"I needed to talk to you. It's urgent."

Comedia explained to Eeth that she'd had a dream that was more like a memory (she didn't tell him she'd seen Dooku in her dream), one of when she was very small, and another Jedi came to her, and tried to take her, only for what she assumed was another flying horse swooped at him and rescued her. She already knew that Master Koth had been one of two other Jedi to make the first trip to Equinaro, only to fail to find the source of Force sensitivity.

"Do you remember what happened after you left?" Comedia asked.

Eeth stopped to think about it; it was a very long time ago. He hadn't even thought to check the holocrons for the name of this youngling in Equinaro. Perhaps if he had, then the Jedi might have realized that they had been looking for a biped or a centaur when they should have expanded their search to the equines.

"All I can recall very clearly is that we reported to the Council that we had found nothing, and word traveled quickly that perhaps it was just a magic trick meant to fool us all."

That got Comedia to thinking.

"So, that could mean at least one other Jedi might not have thought so?"

"Perhaps. What about this dream troubles you most?"

Comedia wasn't really sure what troubled her more. The fact that she was still getting the hang of the Force, the sight of former Jedi turned Sith Dooku in her dream and almost capturing her for God knows what, or that she had no clue who saved her, or if they were still alive so she could thank them now. When Anakin shared with her his story of how he was an outcast when he first became a Jedi, it made her worry if her friends or the other Jedi would treat her differently. She'd already been an outcast in her old home, as well as every royal banquet she'd ever attended in her foalhood. Just when she finally thought she'd found who she was, she was only met by more questions.

"Is being new to Jedi training supposed to be this confusing?" Comedia said. "I've seen carnival mirrors that gave a clearer picture than I'm getting now."

"You are bound to face a lot of challenges, Young Comedia." Eeth said, scratching under Comedia's chin. "Many of those challenges will come with lessons you may not realize now that you needed. Even Masters like myself continue to face challenges of our own."

"What if you don't understand a challenge? What if you think it means one thing, but then you find something that says it means something else?"

"That is one of life's biggest challenges. Questions are inevitable. No matter how many books you read, websites you research, or documentaries you watch, you are bound to have questions demanding answers. All of us have grown to learn curiosity can be dangerous, but it is also a gift that often leads to one's greatest strengths being unlocked."

Comedia didn't say anything else after that. She decided she needed to search for answers. So, she snuck into the library, it looking like a ghost town inside with all the lights turned out and not even Master Jocasta in sight. She walked over to where she'd seen her father walk in to look at the holocrons once. She knew she wasn't allowed in there, but she had to start somewhere. And she was a daughter of a member of the Jedi Council, so she figured that had to count for something.

Comedia looked at the lock, and waved her hoof across in front of it. Nothing happened. She tried again with her wing. Again, nothing happened. So, Comedia saw only one solution. She shut her eyes and made her horn glow, and teleported herself inside.

"Whoa!" Comedia gasped when she saw the holocrons. They were so shiny and beautiful. But they also looked like building blocks. Now Comedia could guess why little kids weren't allowed in there. Now she only needed to find the right one. If her name was on a holocron, she would at least know that the Jedi did make a mistake then, and that they could have found her more easily then.

Comedia looked at the labels around the holocrons, looking for the ones that witheld information from the time the Jedi came to Equinaro. It wasn't easy though. There were a lot of holocrons, and Comedia had to fly to find a pattern to the dates, finding that the newer holocrons were higher up, and older ones were lower.

Eventually, Comedia found the ones that matched the year the Jedi first searched Equinaro. She lay down and concentrated, hoping through the Force, she would be able to find the right one. She concentrated really hard, and before she knew it, her eyes shot open as she knew which holocron to open.

Comedia used her magic to get the holocron off the shelf. Now she only had one other problem. She didn't know how to open it.

"Hmm. How do you open these things?" Comedia asked herself. "Is there a button or a switch or something on this thing?"

But Comedia didn't see either of those things on the holcoron. However, she quickly realized she didn't know what time it was. Her father could wake up at any minute, or worse, someone could catch her in there, and she'd be so grounded.

Comedia quickly used her magic again to teleport herself back to the kitchen in her apartment, partially because she needed water, but also hoping to avoid raising suspicion if Ki-Adi entered her room to see her not there. And then she quietly crept into her room, hid the holocron in her prank box, and went back to sleep.

The next morning, Comedia woke up as Ki-Adi called her to breakfast.

Comedia ate really slowly, which concerned her father. He made cinnamon peach pancakes for breakfast that morning, which Comedia usually wolfed down faster than an award winning race horse ran one lap. After her rough first day yesterday, he thought a sweet breakfast to start her second day might cheer her up, and as luck (which he usually dismissed as nonexistent) would have it, Mariposa's peach tree had a plentiful final harvest as the days were growing colder, and she was more than happy to spare some to help a father cheer up his sad daughter. But this morning, Comedia seemed distressed about something.

Ki-Adi thought it was because Comedia was worried about her second day of school and dealing with Brittney again, but that wasn't the main thing. Comedia was actually starting to feel guilty about stealing a holocron for answers, and she was scared what might happen when she did get answers.

"Comedia, is everything alright?" Ki-Ad asked.

"Yeah, why?" Comedia said, forcing a smile on her face.

"I don't need to sense it to know you are distressed about something."

Comedia started to think maybe if she put the holocron back now, maybe her father wouldn't be as upset with her. But, how else would she get answers.

"Daddy, I was curious about something." Comedia said changing the subjects. "Remember when you told me about the holocrons?"

"Yes, those are an essential thing to guard."

"Well, what if... hypothetically, someone who wasn't a council member got into the chambers and took a holocron?"

"That would be a cause for concern. We did have an incident where a holocron was stolen."

"But.. what if it was a Jedi who took it because they were curious or thought they were building blocks or something?"

"Then I would hope they would take it right back."

Comedia's ears fell back, and her eyes got shifty suddenly.

"Comedia, what did you do?" Ki-Adi asked sternly.

"Please don't be mad at me!" Comedia squeaked. There was no hiding anything from Master Mundi.

"Comedia, please tell me you didn't..."

Comedia went to her room and came back with the holocron in her mouth.

"Comedia Adira Evermare-Mundi! Where did you get that?!"

"From the holocron vault?"

"How did you even get in there?"

"I'm a unicorn, remember?"

Ki-Adi figured she had a point; the holocron vault wasn't exactly magic-proof. Nevertheless, he was disappointed Comedia would do something like that, as well as confused as to why.

"It's a long story."

"Well, I am at least glad you came forward right away, but you are still in trouble for what you did. For the next week, you will be handling the laundry on your own."

"Okay, Daddy." Comedia sighed.

Ki-Adi then locked the holocron in a cupboard so he could put back in the vault later. He didn't need the rest of the Council scolding his daughter or stressing her out more than she needed to be. The main reason he went easy on the punishment this time was because part of him felt she might have been acting out because of what happened at school, and the last thing any bullying victim needed was to think they were to blame.

"We will talk more about this later. For now, it's time to head to school. Just remember, we have an important dinner tonight, so you will need to be on your best behavior."

"What's so important about this dinner?" Comedia asked.

"No need to worry about that, Dear. Right now, your only job is to do your best in school."

That didn't reassure Comedia much though.

Meanwhile, Brenda had to rush to work at the last minute for an emergency, which left Mace to take the children to school. Given the distance between the two schools, Mace had Myra go with Ki-Adi and Qui-Gon to drop her, the twins, and Comedia off, while he took Kade to school.

Kade got into the speeder with his stepfather and rode to school. It was quiet the first few minutes, so Mace decided he might as well strike up some conversation with his stepson. He saw that Kade was still using the giraffe backpack he bought him.

"How's that new bag working for you, Kade?" Mace asked the boy.

"I like it." Kade said. "It holds all my stuff good."

"And how is second grade?"

"Okay, I guess." Kade shrugged.

But, Mace could sense that Kade didn't seem totally happy. He wasn't sure why though. Was he nervous about the wedding? Or was he still debating about how he was supposed to address him? Brenda and Mace's wedding was less than a month away, and the last thing Mace wanted was for his stepson, whom he secretly hoped he could come to address as his son, to feel uncomfortable for any reason.

Kade mostly held onto his plush kangaroo the whole way. Kade loved his kangaroo; he kept it by his side ever since he could remember. The day he opened his Life Day present from Santa and found that plushie in it was the happiest day of his life. And he called it Kade Jr. He liked animals that jumped, and he liked that 'kangaroo' started with K like his name.

Soon, they arrived at their destination. Mace took Kade's hand and walked him in to where Brenda said his classroom was. However, he started to notice some of the human students, and even a few parents were looking at the two of them oddly. Mace got an unpleasant feeling from these looks, but he ignored them and just took Kade to his classroom to meet Mrs. Cooper, Kade's teacher.

"Ah, Kade. Good to see you again." said the teacher, who noticed the lightsaber on Mace's belt. "Oh, and with a Jedi escort, I see."

"Mace Windu," introduced the Jedi. "I'm Kade's stepfather. Or, I will be soon."

"Ah, so you're the fiance Brenda goes on so much about. You are a lucky man."

Mace agreed; he felt very lucky he would soon be calling Brenda his wife, and hopefully soon Kade his son. For now, he had to head to his own work at the bakery to help Strawberry with making some critical cakes for several occasions.

"You have a good day at school, Kade." Mace said, ruffling the boy's hair. And he playfully looked at the plush he was holding. "And you watch over this kid, alright, Junior?"

Kade couldn't help laughing at the sight of the usually very serious Jedi master acting like a playful father. Mace wasn't the only Jedi dropping off a kid though. He was soon greeted by Master Plo, who was dropping off his togruta son Turha. Turha had been initally nervous to go to a new school, having spent most of his school time at the orphanage in special classrooms just for the orphans. However, Mace noticed some of the other kids looking at the two of them oddly too.

"Have a good day, son." Plo said, gently patting Turha's head.

"I will, Dad." Turha said, going to his desk.

The two Jedi masters left the school together.

"Master Plo? Did you notice people here looking at you oddly?" Mace asked the Kel Dor.

"I did." Plo said. "It is unfortunately not the first time. It appears inter-species families are an oddity to a certain group on Coruscant."

"Possibly interracial too." Mace said. "Mainly humans, I've noticed look at Kade and I oddly any time we're out together. And it's not just with me. Whether he's with Brenda or Myra, he gets looked at oddly, like we're criminals or something."

The Republic may have been advanced where technology was concerned, but even in the most advanced societies, there were minds trapped in another century.

Mace remembered a sad story Brenda told him when she'd felt sad because it was the anniversary of when her first husband died. From what she described, Lyle had it very rough when he and Brenda first got together. Mace didn't mind letting her talk about him; if anything, he only looked to the heavens above to send his thanks to him for being there for Brenda and Myra when he couldn't. And he hoped he could return the favor by being there for Kade now. But, when Lyle first started dating Brenda, he was super happy and excited to introduce her to his family; they were even more excited when he told her she had a little one of her own, and he was planning on proposing. Except, he didn't quite get the response he was hoping for.

The minute Brenda and Baby Myra entered the room, Lyle's parents said, "Is this a joke? You didn't us your girlfriend was..."

"What? She's what?" Lyle had said.

You can probably imagine what happened next, and it wasn't pretty.

Brenda had to cover Myra's ears from a lot of horrible words that were said. And Lyle ended it with, "If skin color is more important to you than the fact that I love Brenda and we make each other happy and want to have a family together, then I don't think we have anything to say to each other."

Myra never met her step-grandparents after that, nor did Kade ever meet his grandparents on his biological father's side because of that. It devastated Brenda to see that Lyle's parents were so closed-minded, but also impressed her that Lyle had the guts to stand up to them like that.

"I don't care if you're white, black, or yellow with blue dots!" Lyle had said, that last bit making Brenda laugh a little. "You're the most wonderful woman I could ever wish for, and I intend to be here for you and for Myra, no matter what my parents think."

Brenda was at least glad when Lyle met her parents, and they got a somewhat better response. They mostly went on saying they were glad Brenda managed to hold onto a man this time, but at least they didn't mind that Brenda's new fiance was light-skinned. As long as he would take good care of their daughter and granddaughter and provide for them, that was all that mattered. Sadly, it also meant Kade had to deal with occasional prejudicial looks, being the only light-skinned member of the family.

"It saddens me seeing how ignorant some people are still." Mace said. "I mean, interracial relationships in our galaxy were legalized before even Master Yoda was born."

"I agree." Plo said. "We cannot change everyone's minds, but we can always stand up to ensure their ignorant ways never prevail."

"Today will be a better day, I just know it." Padme told Omega and Boba. "And remember, kids. If you're having problems with anyone or anything, talking to your teachers will always be a better solution than getting angry. Okay?"

"We'll remember, Mom." Boba said.

"Okay." Omega said simply.

Padme gave each of the twins a kiss and sent them into the building.

Ki-Adi gave Comedia a kiss before sending her off into school with the twins.

"Everything will be okay. You be a good girl, okay, Comedia?" Ki-Adi said.

Comedia simply snorted in her father's face as a yes, making the Cerean chuckle. And the green alicorn walked into the school, and immediately a few students got scared. That didn't surprise Comedia that much. Who could blame them? See a horse angry once, it's bound to strike fear into some.

Comedia sighed.

"Hey, don't sweat it." Boba said. "It'll take some time for things to settle down. I know that all too well."

Boba would never forget how difficult it was to gain the other Jedi's trust after two failed attempts on Mace Windu's life four years ago. But it was worth it when he finally did.

"It's not the other students I'm worried about." Comedia said. "My dad said this morning that we have some important dinner tonight, and he wouldn't tell me what for."

"That's strange. Mom and Dad told me and Boba we'd be going to dinner at your house tonight too." Omega said. "So, it's not just because your dad invited us just to have a good time?"

"I don't think it's that simple."

"It probably isn't." Myra said. "My parents said we'd be joining you for dinner too. They wouldn't say why either."

"I might have an idea though." Comedia sighed, her ears drooping.

"Comedia, don't be like that." Myra said. "You've always got us. You're our friend. And no friend gets left behind."

"Yeah. Friends stick together, like a family." Omega said, hugging Comedia.

Comedia felt a little better when Omega hugged her. But, she still felt nervous as the bell rang for students to get to class.

All throughout her classes, Comedia couldn't stop thinking about what had happened yesterday. Thankfully, she at least didn't see Brittney, but that only worried her more. Had she bitten her harder than she thought, and she was in the hospital or getting rapid shots? Comedia was pretty sure she didn't have rabies, but that didn't lessen her worry. But she also worried about her dream and what that holocron potentially held. If Dooku was there in Equinaro thirteen years ago, what had his intentions been? Why did he never try to come back for her? Where had he intended to take her? How did he know she was Force sensitive?

Comedia needed to find answers and she had to find them now!

Later, school was over, and parents were picking up their children from school. Shaak Tii came to pick up her son, and offered to pick Kade up too while Mace was busy at the sweet shop. Turha ran up and hugged his mother, but Kade came by, looking like he'd been crying.

"Kade, what's the matter?" Shaak asked, gently caressing the boy's cheeks.

"Those boys said I'm a freak in my family." Kade cried.

"Why would they say that?"

"They said someone who looks like me doesn't belong in a family that looks like them." Kade sniffled.

Shaak certainly didn't look happy to hear about that; she was going to have a serious talk with Kade's parents about confronting this issue at school. For now, she hugged Kade and told him everything would be okay.

"Her, I can believe that's Turha's mom." said one human boy Kade said had been teasing him. "But that other guy. Who's he kidding?"

Shaak got a look at that boy and decided she needed to speak to him.

"Excuse me, young man? Have you been messing with Turha and Kade?"

"What's it to you, Lady?" said the boy.

"Look, young one. The things I've heard you've been saying are very hurtful, and I think the boys would appreciate it if you apologized to them."

"You're not the boss of me." and the boy just kicked her in the shin and ran off.

Shaak couldn't believe how bratty that boy was.

"Who is that boy?" she asked Kade and Turha.

"Jacob Hall." Kade said. "He was in my class last year too. He's always picking on everyone, and I don't know why."

"Out of the way!" said a familiar voice, that turned out to be none other than Vince. "Hey, squirt! Dad says we gotta hurry up."

"Stop calling me Squirt!" Jacob said, going to Vince.

"That's his big brother," whispered Kade to Shaak. "Myra's faced him before. He's not nice either."

"Hmm. We'll definitely need to speak with their parents as soon as possible." Shaak said, taking the boys' hands. "For now, let's get you boys home."

As you can imagine, Myra was not the least bit happy knowing that Vince's little brother messed with her little brother. Kade wouldn't stop squeezing Kade Jr. as he told his family about what happened, nor when he started crying afterward.

"Unbelievable! I swear people like that jerk Vince are starting to spread like the bacterial fungi in we studied in science class today." Myra said. "If he crosses my path again, I'm gonna pummel him so hard! Maybe I'll even do it in front of Jacob to teach him a lesson too."

"Myra, violence is never the answer." Mace said.

"Says a former general in the Clone War."

"Okay, that's not fair."

"Regardless," said Brenda. "We are going to have a serious talk with Vince's parents about his and his brother's behavior."

"Mommy. Why do people pick on us because of our skin colors?" Kade asked after his big sister left.

"Simple. They're stupid. Not well in the head." Myra said.

"Myranda, that's enough. Go start your homework. We have to leave for the dinner soon."

Myra rolled her eyes, despite her initial nerve, knowing her parents never called her by her full first name unless it was serious.

"Kade, Sweetheart..." Brenda said. "It's a sad thing, but as advanced as much of our society is, there are still a lot of problems that still exist that should have been gone long ago, and one of them is racism."

"What is that?"

"Well, do you remember when you learned about slavery and equal rights movements in school?"

Kade did remember that. His teacher showed the class a serious lecture. The way she said it, a long time ago, if you were born a particular species, there was another species of a particular color that would make you a slave just because of your race. But, there were those who saw this was wrong, and they fought for freedom. And eventually, the Republic's anti-slavery laws were passed, and people of all shapes, sizes, colors, and species could be friends, live freely, and choose what jobs they had.

"Racism, to put it simply, is when people are treated unfairly because of how they look or the color of their skin. Even for speaking another language. It happens everywhere, and some go as far as to do bad things to people based on their race. Those are called hate crimes, and they are a serious problem."

That scared Kade. He couldn't imagine that happening to his family. He was just a little kid, and like most kids, he didn't see his mom or his sister as different, or any color. He knew it was there, but he didn't care. He loved his family exactly as they were.

"Why isn't something being done about it?"

"Don't worry, Kade. I know it's scary, but there are people brave enough to stand up to those bullies, and learning to stick together and fight against such acts of discrimination is one of the most important lessons anyone can learn. One more voice can make a big difference. It can feel scary to do, but as long as there are voices willing to stand up for what's right, good will always win over evil."

"And I know I may not be your biological father, but I intend on being the best father I can for you." Mace said. "No matter how different we may look, that doesn't make us any less a family. Just look at some of the families here in the Temple. Boba and Omega don't look anything like either of their parents or siblings, but they're a family. Or Master Plo Koon. He's the only Kel Dor in a family of Togruta and horses who aren't even related to each other, yet they are a very happy family. And Comedia is a horse, whereas Ki-Adi is a Cerean, yet they love each other as any father and daughter of any species should."

Kade felt some tears come to his eyes as his future stepfather said that, and he felt closer to him as Mace gently wiped the tear from his eye.

Mace sighed.

"Just when we think things are going to be peaceful," said Mace. "New problems rise. I'm not sure which is worse to face, the Separatists, or these school bullies."

"I've had my share of bullies in my day," said Brenda. "I don't know how much we can do, but I do know that we are most certainly not going to let this slide. Those are our children, and they need to know bad behavior like that never goes unpunished. And I'm sure none of us needs for Myra to make yet another bully her next punching bag."

"Just how bad is Myra's past with that violent streak of hers?"

"Not as bad as you might expect. All it took was her kicking one ball way too hard at school, and it happened to bounce the right trajectory and give a girl who'd been messing with her a bloody nose, and she's labeled as a violent girl. I still think that girl being a white human had something to do with it. And her black belt in karate should be a symbol of great discipline and great physical abilities, but others instead see it as a sign she'll break whoever she feels like."

Mace took his bride's hand and reassured her he wasn't going to let anyone hurt either of their children. Human, togruta, twilek, or even griffin or dragon, they were all part of one big universe.

"Regardless of those jerks, we have two beautiful children we have the blessing of raising and loving." Mace said. "And no one can take that away from us. And I would marry you no matter what species or color you are."

Brenda and Mace stopped speaking in that moment and just started kissing.

Meanwhile, Comedia was super nervous about this dinner her father was saying was important. He picked out pretty, yet casual, dress for her to wear tonight. Comedia was still unsure who was coming besides her friends that made this dinner so important. But, she decided she needed to figure out more about her past and her connection to the Force. So, when her father wasn't looking, she used a hair pin to pick the lock and checked in the cupboard to find the holocron still there.

Except, she still didn't know how to open it herself. But, she had an idea who might be able to help her.

Comedia hid the holocron under her hat and got out of the apartment and looked around the halls until she saw Master Qui-Gon walking by.

"Master Qui-Gon?" said the alicorn.

"Comedia. How are you?"

"Well, I actually was hoping I could talk to you about something kinda serious."

Qui-Gon could see that Comedia seemed nervous about this, but he stayed open minded and told her there was no harm in asking a question.

"What can you tell me about your former master's past?"

Qui-Gon seemed to freeze at that for a moment.

"Why do you want to know about Master Dooku?"

"Wait, you two are talking about Count Dooku?" said a woman who worked in the Temple with her husband.

"Sorta."

"That man was nothing but trouble all those years ago, even before he was a Sith."

"That is not true." Qui-Gon said. "He was a good teacher to me."

"You wouldn't have thought so if you'd known what he was like when you weren't with him." said Master Tiin, who overheard.

According to some folks, rumors went about that Dooku had to be psychic or something. What Dooku dismissed as simply sensing something off and trying to warn people about coming troubles, everyone called prophecies he made up to scare them, yet somehow they came true anyway.

"But I just need to know," said Comedia. "Did he ever say anything about going to Equinaro or anything?"

"Well..." Qui-Gon started, but others said, "Don't talk about Dooku."

Woman:

We don't talk about Dooku, no, no, no!

We don't talk about Dooku... but

This one woman who'd worked in the Temple. She met her husband through her work in the Temple, and the two were ecstatic for their wedding day.

It was my wedding day

Husband:

It was our wedding day

Wife:

We were getting ready, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

Husband:

No clouds allowed in the sky

Dooku walks in with a mischievous grin-

Husband:

Thunder!

Wife:

You telling this story, or am I?

Husband:

I'm sorry, my darling, go on

And then came the story of how Dooku allegedly prophecized it would rain and somehow it did shortly after he did. But, Comedia was sure that was just a coincidence, or a simple case of not checking the weather forecast.

Wife:

Dooku says, "It looks like rain"

Husband

Why did he tell us?

Wife:

In doing so, he floods my brain

Husband:

Somebody, get the umbrellas

Wife:

Married in a hurricane

Husband"

What a joyous day... but anyway

Both:

We don't talk about Dooku, no, no, no!

We don't talk about Dooku!

Obviously, those two weren't going to say anything, so Comedia tried going to other Jedi who knew Dooku in one way or another, and got mixed answers. Having fought Dooku, and heard a few things through Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan was the first Jedi Comedia approached. But he had a totally different response than she might've expected.

Obi-Wan:

Hey! Grew to live in fear of Dooku stuttering or stumbling

I could always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling

I associate him with the sound of lightning strikes, ch-ch-ch

It's a heavy lift, with a gift so humbling

Always left the Jedi and the family fumbling

Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand

Do you understand?

Then she went to Boba, who'd lived with Dooku for a brief time after his birth father's death.

Boba:

A seven-foot frame

Droids along his back

When he calls your name

It all fades to black

Yeah, he sees your dreams

And feasts on your screams (Hey!)

Everyone:

We don't talk about Dooku, no, no, no! (We don't talk about Dooku, no, no, no!)

We don't talk about Dooku (we don't talk about Dooku!)

Then, Comedia went to a bunch of other Jedi.

Tiplee (holding a picture of her with her twin sister):

He told me my twin would die

Then one day: dead! (No, no!)

Master Sinube:

He told me I'd grow a hunch!

And just like he said... (no, no!)

Mace:

He said that all my hair would disappear, now look at my head (no, no! Hey!)

Everyone:

Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!

Even Anakin had his own words about Dooku to share. He grew more flowers and sat on a swing he made just to show off how his power had grown some. Comedia rolled her eyes at Anakin being a showoff.

Anakin:

He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised, and someday be mine

He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the vine

Boba looked out the window and saw the guests Ki-Adi spoke of arriving. One group of guests was Brittney and her parents, and the others were Ms. Greystone and her assistant.

Boba:

Hey, guys, Ms. Greystone's on her way!

In the midst of this, Ganodi was looking at Boba. Despite that truth spell recently, she was met with relief that Boba didn't learn she secretly had a huge crush on him. She was disciplined enough not to interfere with his relationship with Roya, but that didn't stop her from being sad that he was taken, so she couldn't even tell him how she felt. All she could do was hope she could get over him.

Ganodi:

He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach

Betrothed to another

It's like I hear him now

Emeraldi also came along to support her sister. Soon did Queen Reigna and her daughters join her.

Emeraldi:

Hey sis', we've all come to be here for you.

(Ahsoka: it's like I can hear him now. I can hear him now)

Comedia:

Um, Dooku...

Yeah, about that Dooku...

I really need to know about Dooku...

Gimmie the truth and the whole truth, Dooku

(Remix: Master Mundi, your guests are here)

Ki-Adi got some help setting the table from the Skywalker-Jinn, Koon, and Windu families. Basically, everyone he knew with an adopted child. He needed as many testimonies as he could get that he was a good father.

But Comedia had bigger fish to fry. She found a quiet spot to sit with Master Qui-Gon, who guided her through using the Force so they could open the holo-cron, and uncover what information it withheld about Comedia's past. But, it felt like she was hearing everything everyone was saying about Dooku at this point while she was trying to piece together whether he could have found her through this holocron.

Everyone:

Time for dinner!

A seven-foot frame (it was my wedding day, it was our wedding day)

Droids along his back (we were getting ready)

When he calls your name (and there wasn't a cloud in the sky)

It all fades to black (no clouds allowed in the sky!)

Yeah, he sees your dreams (Dooku walks in with a mischievous grin-)

And feasts on your screams (thunder!)

You telling this story, or am I?

I'm sorry, my darling, go on (Hey guys, Ms. Greystone's on her way)

Dooku says, "It looks like rain" (a seven-foot frame, droids along his back)

In doing so, he floods my brain

Married in a hurricane

They're here!

Don't talk about Dooku, no! (Comedia: Why did I talk about Dooku?)

Not a word about Dooku!

Except, when the holocron was finally open, Comedia was met with shock when not only did she find her name in it and her location, but she found another name. Marigold Hoofworth. That was her mother's maiden name! The only logical answer she could think of was... Cordelia had a sister! But how was that possible? Although, her mother never talked about anyone one in her family, so she probably shouldn't have been surprised that she wouldn't know about relatives on her side. But, Emeraldi had been around longer than her. So, what if she knew something?

Comedia:

I never should've brought up Dooku!

Comedia couldn't believe what she just saw. Her mother was an only child, or so she thought. Did Emeraldi know anything about this? If she did, why did she never say anything about it?

"This is a surprise to me." Qui-Gon said.

"I wonder if she was the one who saved me all those years ago." Comedia wondered.

"What do you mean?"

Comedia told Qui-Gon everything she recalled that happened in her dream prior to seeing Dooku in her dream. She couldn't tell who it was that saved her then in her dream, but it had to be someone or something that could fly.

"Do you remember anything at all? Think hard." Qui-Gon said.

Comedia shut her eyes and tried to remember any little detail. But, she didn't see who'd saved her, nor did she recall anything from that day, seeing as she'd been very small when it happened.

"No. It was too long a time ago. And I woke up before I could see anything else." Comedia said.

Comedia only saw one solution to answering this question. She had to talk to someone she already knew had been there.

"Are you sure you want to do this now?" Qui-Gon said. "Your father is going to be wondering where you are."

"I'm sure. I need to find out the truth about my past. If there's more to my Force connectivity than I've been led to believe."

Qui-Gon walked with Comedia as they approached two prison guards who brought them into a room that was heavily guarded, and they sat at a table.

Soon, the prison warden escorted a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, his wrists cuffed

"Your visitors will see you now... Count." said the warden.

"Qui-Gon," said a familiar voice.

"Hello, Master." Qui-Gon said.