They both walked slowly down the ramp towards the massive temple. Leia slowly walked looking at every jedi trainees. Finally she found a familiar face. Jaina.
Jaina was running towards them. Her face was pale and her eyes were red. Leia could till she hadn’t slept much. Leia held out her arms and let her daughter run into them. " Mom.. It’s nice to see you.." Jaina said trying not to sound scared. Leia hugged her tightly.
"How have you been?" she asked trying to sound brave. Jaina let go and backed away. " I’m fine…. Sort of … I haven’t slept much," She said. " We can tell," Leia heard Han say behind her. Jaina hugged her father and smiled weakly " I shouldn’t worry… Jacens been in worse things then this," Jaina said trying to sound hopeful. " Mom Uncle Luke wants to tal… Oh my God!" Jaina yelled staring behind Leia. Leia spun around to find Tenel Ka running at full speed towards them. A strange looking boy ran behind her panting for air. " That’s the guy that kidnapped Jacen ! He’s going after Tenel Ka!" Jaina yelled pulling out her lightsaber. " Don’t worry I got him," Leia heard her husband say as he pulled out his blaster and fired a stun bolt strait at him. The boy only had time to stop in his tracks before he was hit. He crumble to the ground and laid still. Tenel Ka stopped and looked back at the boy then back to them. " What are you doing!" She yelled. Leia, Han, and Jaina ran to her. " He was about to attack you you’re lucky I’m such a good shot," Han said smiling. Tenel Ka mouth dropped open. " He wasn’t chasing me he was following me. He was going to help us find Jacen!" Tenel Ka yelled angrily. Leia looked at her husband giving him a evil glare. Han’s smile drop and he put his blaster away. " Opps,"
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Luke Skywalker walked into his quarters dead tired. His body ached and his head was pounding. He didn’t know why he was so tired. Today was like any other day.
Luke sighed and closed his eyes. He sent a stream of force to his head trying to ease the pain. " Mara you here?" He called out as he made his way towards the living room.
" Skywalker get you jedi butt in here!" He heard her say. He smiled. He loved it when she called him Skywalker.
He entered the living room and saw Mara in a towel. And right beside her was Zekk. What’s going on here? Luke thought as he came closer. " What’s going on?" Luke asked as he shifted his gaze to Zekk and back to Mara. Mara raised her head and stared at him. He could tell she had been crying. " Luke…. They’re are.. alive. " She managed to say before she started to cry again. Luke moved quickly to her and sat down putting his arms around her.
" Who’s alive?" He said softly. Mara looked up at him and tried to speak but erupted in tears. He shifted his gaze to Zekk hoping for a answer.
Zekk bit his lip and looked out at the ground. He didn’t speak for a moment. Finally he looked back up at Luke looking directly into his eyes. " I.. um… guess you could say Mara’s children."
Luke stared at Zekk confused. " What are you talking about!" Luke said loudly.
Zekk opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by Mara. " The Empire created two…. Children using blood types.." Mara stops for a second and wiped the tears from her eyes. " They used many blood… blood types from the best of the best. But they also used some jedi blood." Mara tried to continued to talk but started crying again.
" They used Mara’s, the Emperor , and probably more." Zekk spoke up. Luke sat there for a second not knowing what to do. Why hadn’t Mara told me about this he asked himself.
Suddenly the door chimed and swooshed open. Luke looked towards the door to find his niece carrying a boy about her age into the room. She was followed by Han, Leia, and Tenel Ka.
" Make room," Jaina said as she walked to the couch. Luke stood up followed by Mara and Zekk. Jaina dropped the stranger onto the couch and then backed away. " Man he was heavy! Lucky I had the force or we would have had to drag him." Jaina said. Luke walked closer to the boy. He placed a hand on the boys head. " Which of you stunned him?" Luke asked as he looked back at Han. Han frowned and leaned against the wall. " I made a mistake… It ain’t my fault."
Luke shook his head and returned his attention to the young man. He lifted up his eyelids and saw that they were dilated. Luke also saw the color of the boy’s eyes. Luke gasped and backed up. He looked back at Zekk. " Is .. is this who I think it is?" He asked trying to remain calm.
Zekk nodded and looked down at the boy. " Luke I would like you to meet Deson BeeTwoSeven…. The emperors son."
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Deson sat up groggily. He felt terrible. He hadn’t felt this bad since the day they took him out of carbinite. He looked around at his surroundings. Where was he?
" Where am I," He said out loud. He forces himself off the couch and stood up. He looked around again. He appears to be in a room made out of stone.
It only took a second for Deson to realize where he was. He was in the temple. He frowned and mumbled a few curses under his breath. He looked around and studied the room some more He saw a three doors. He looks at each of the door and finally made up his mind. He started to walk towards the one to his left but tripped over his own feet. He hit the floor hard. He cursed under his breath again and stood up . Must be the stun affects his mind said as he stood up. Deson made it to the door and opened it slightly. It was a refresher. He closed it and turned to the door to the right of him. He walked to it and opened it slightly. It lead out into the temple halls. He smiled and walked out. He didn’t even see Zekk till his fist connected to his jaw. Deson fell to the floor holding his jaw.
" Deson… How good it is see you again," He said in a rough tone. Deson looked up at him and frowned. He staggered to his feet and stared at Zekk. " Oh I can really tell old buddy," Deson said still glaring at Zekk.
Zekk shrugged and smiled. " I just greeted you the same way you greeted me."
Deson shook his head in disgust. " I never figured you as a light sider Zekk? What happened did Jaina make you stay with her?"
Zekk smile faded and frowned. " I stayed because I wanted to become a great Jedi." Deson busted up laughing. " The only thing you’ll ever be is a great trash collector," Deson said referring to Zekk’s old nickname at the academy. He could tell that Zekk was getting mad. " Deson I thought you were here to help us get Jacen back," Zekk said.
Deson rolled his eyes and smiled. " I was till some jerk stunned me, trash collector."
Deson turned around and started to walk down the hall. Suddenly he felt Zekk push a blaster against his back.
" You can cooperate and come with me to meet Master Skywalker or I can stun you and drag you to him." He heard Zekk say angrily. Deson frown and slowly reached down for his blaster. When he got to his holster he found it wasn’t there. Deson closed his eyes and mumbled some curses. He then raised his hands and put them behind his head. " Lets go."
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Luke Skywalker walked through the halls with Han, Leia, Jaina, Tenel Ka, and Mara. He didn’t know what to say. Should he be mad at Mara for not telling him about this? He sighed and put his arm around his wife.
He looked at her. Everyone could tell that she had been crying. Luke only seen Mara cry once in his life. That was the day he had been shot by a imperial officer on a mission. The doctors said he should have died but somehow he had pulled through. He still had a huge scar on his left side of his stomach.
" Mara I got to ask you something," Luke heard Han say from behind him. He frowned and shook his head. If he was Han he would keep his mouth shut. Luke barely kept Mara from killing Han for stunning her son. Mara stopped walking and turned around. " What is it Solo."
Han cleared his throat " I was just thinking.. If this was your son wouldn’t he be about in his late twenties?" Luke looked at Mara and waited for an answer. Finally Mara spoke. " I don’t know Solo, but I can tell you this! That boy in Luke and my quarters is Deson."
" Maybe he couldn’t grow for a while," Tenel Ka said. All of the eyes glued onto her. Tenel Ka continued " Some time ago a female scientist from Hapes tried to create a child since she couldn’t have any children. When the HSC… The Hapes Scientist Circle found out they closed the project. Afte…."
" We don’t need a history lesson, Get to point," Mara said in a harsh tone. Luke frowned and grabbed Mara’s hand. Tenel Ka looked at Mara then at Luke. " When they release the child from the cylinder he didn’t grow for 4 years."
Luke nodded his head " It’s possibility." Suddenly he heard someone start to laugh from behind him. Luke turned around to find Deson and Zekk. Luke saw that Zekk held a blaster. Luke raised a eyebrow and walked towards them. As he got closer he saw that Deson had a bloody lip. Luke looked at Zekk and frowned. " Zekk did you hit him?" He asked hoping that Zekk didn’t. Zekk nodded his head slowly and frowned. " Yes I did Master Skywalker.. I’m sorry."
Luke frowned and shook his head. " Anger leads to the darkside Zekk." Zekk lowered his head " I’m sorry I know shouldn’t have done it." Luke nodded and looked at Deson. Deson busted up laughing.
" Holy Sith Zekk! You turned into a first class, wampa rat eating, not educated WUSS!" Deson said loudly. Luke could feel anger rising from Zekk. Luke quickly walked over to Deson and motioned Zekk to back up.. Luke stared at Deson for a moment wondering what to say. Deson shook his head and smiled. " You got this all wrong… I didn’t stop growing because I was a experiment. I stopped growing because I was frozen in carbinite for about 15 years… Does that answer your question, Father 28?"
Luke eyes widened and his mouth dropped. " They used my blood?" Luke said. Deson smiled and nodded his head. " The emperor told me and my sister who were my fathers." Deson grinned. " So you need my help to find Jacen…. Lets make a deal daddy… If you don’t stun me anymore I’ll help you."
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Qorl frowned as he watched Deson walk out of the temple with a group of people through his binoculars. He shook his head in disgust and turned around and glared at his troops. " Look at that! Are prey has gotten away.. I thought I taught you better! We should have caught him before he reached the temple!"
He looked around at his troops. He could tell that they were disappointed in themselves. Qorl shook his head and started to walk away from the temple towards camp. " Come on… We need to warn the camp before the rebels attack," He said as he ducked under a branch.
Jaina walked through Jacens room feeding her brother’s animals. She still couldn’t believe what happened to her brother.. How could someone take someone’s memory away. She brushed away a tear and continued to feed Jacen’s animals. Jaina finished feeding the creatures then turned around and ran strait into someone. She back up and stared at Deson. He stared at her and then looked at the creatures in the cages. " So these are Jacens?" He asked in a emotionless voice. She nodded her head " Yes.. Yes they are." She looked at Deson and frowned. She still didn’t trust him. He looked away from the animals and look at her. " Jaina.. I’m sorry for what I did… It was stupid of me to come here in the first place.. If I would have stayed away from the temple Jacen would still be here," Deson said. She could tell he was telling the truth. He turned away and started to walk out.
" Why did you come here anyway ?" She asked. He stopped and looked back. He stared at her for a minute and frowned. " I wanted to know who you were.," He smiled weakly. " I fell in love," He then turned around and walked out. Jaina stood there for a second then ran out calling his name. "Deson wait!" She called as she approached him. He turned around and stared at her. She wet her lips and looked at him. " Deson you might have led my brother to your camp… but you chose to come back here and try to help him…," Jaina leaned over and kissed his cheek. She looked at him and smiled. " Thank you Deson." She then turned around and walked away.
Kia stared at Qorl and his troops with anger in her eyes. " You incompetent fools!" She yelled with rage. " You are my best platoon and you can’t even catch one person!"
She stared at them all. She knew she needed to make a point. She looked around the group and finally pointed to a boy. She signaled him to come closer. The boy hesitated for a moment then came closer. She stood up and walked to him slowly. She finally stopped a foot away from him. She raised her left hand and stared at the boys. The boy eyes open as he grabbed his throat and started to choke him. " Unfortunately I’ll have to kill him to prove a point." Kia said evilly. The boy fell to his knees clutching his throat. His face turned a dark red.
" Madam Kia release him at once," She heard Qorl say. She turned around and looked at him. Qorl bit his lip. " Madam Kia.. We are low on troops and with the Rebels coming we’ll need all the troops we can get.. That boy your choking is one of my best soldiers.
Kia stared at him for a second then looked back at the boy. His face was know dark blue. She sigh and released him. The boy gasped for air and coughed violently. She motioned for her troops to help him up. They did. " Get out all of you Know!" Kia yelled evilly. " KNOW!" Everyone in the room scrambled to the door and left.
Kia sighed and walked to her throne and sat back down. She closed her eyes and leaned back in the throne. " Jacen.. Get me some thing to eat," She said tiredly. " Yes dear," She heard Jacen said. She sighed and opened her eyes. Jacen bought her a plate of fruit and gave it to her. She smiled at him " Thank you." He nodded and sat in the throne next to hers. She looked at Jacen and smiled. " Honey.. I need you to get together with Qorl and make a battle strategy. The Jedi might be attacking."
" Why would they attack?" Jacen asked. She looked over at him and smiled. " Oh … You know Jedi.. Always trying to start a war." Jacen smiled and looked at her. " Ya… sure, I’ll meet with Qorl tomorrow."
TO BE CONTINUED