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Post by hk47fan on Jun 18, 2007 8:43:46 GMT -4
Threepio
My voice stiffened even more and I muttered "Oh dear oh dear..."
I looked at Master Ben and said to him "I can assure you, sir, there are no secret chambers."
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Post by Force_Flow on Jun 18, 2007 8:47:21 GMT -4
"Aha!" Ben pointed his finger accusiavly at the droid. He sounded like he had found an essantial clue to the Chief of State's murder. "I can assure you isn't the same thing as There are no secret chambers."
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Post by RedEagle on Jun 18, 2007 9:14:02 GMT -4
Luke Skywalker
They arrived five minutes later then when they should have due to the fact that Anakin Solo had stopped to talk to Luke on the way out. Anakin had left, then, but then it was Kyp Durron who wanted to talk. Being the Grand Master isn't what it's all cracked up to be, Luke thought, pressing the door chime. Holding Selena's hand, he closed his eyes, drowning out the noises around him, looking inside to see who was already there.
He recognized the energetic presence of Tian, Rylee, and Ben. Jaden and Jaing seemed to be in very close proxminity to each other, whole the others were being led on a tour by Han and Leia. No one seemed to notice them, out here, in the hallway, with nothing to do except stare at the door.
Jaing left Jaden's presence, suddenly, and Luke felt him coming towards them. So it was no surprise when the door opened, he caught sight of energetic blue eyes that seemed to be so serious lately. He bowed to Jaing in a manner of respect, and shook his hand. "I like the tattoo," Luke said, gesturing to the black and blue spots on his skin that largely resembled a Mandalorian symbol.
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Post by hk47fan on Jun 18, 2007 9:14:55 GMT -4
Threepio
"I can assure you, sir, that there-" I started again, but he interrupted me
I looked at Master Jacen and gave a sigh, looking hurt just by my body language "I say, sir, must every generation of Solos and Skywalkers act like this?" I asked
Master Jacen nodded with a smirk "Pretty much, yes."
I shook my head slightly and just walked into the living chamber, setting down my geometrically shaped cheeses and fungus crackers.
Leia
"Jaina just called in. She and Zekk are just a few minutes out." I said to the group that had arrived so far
Han straightened irritable, on the couch "And Zekk. Who, may I ask, invited Zekk? He's not family."
"Neither are the Caplins, Redgraves, or Poppellwells. But you invited them, didn't you Dad?" a voice said and I looked up to see my son Anakin entering with a grin on his face
I chuckled and looked to Han "Well?" I said
"Well...I don't trust Zekk.....I trust them...." Han said, stammering half-way through the sentence and then made a sarcastic remark: "Nice introduction, son."
"And for the record, I invited him. Just now. Otherwise, he would have fone off to the Temple, been alone in what ever tiny chamber they gave him, been eating bland Jedi Cafeteria food, all alone-" I said to Han, trying to keep a smirk off my face
"While rain poured on his head wherever he moved and synthesized music filled the hallways." Han said and shot me a scornful at me
I smiled, the maddening smile of a polotician who won't be budged from her position "Han, he's her partner. Her Jedi partner. If he were her, say, smuggling partner, would you send him off?"
"Depends on how he looks at her. Y'see, here's the problem. A father's got a right to terrorize any young bantha who's following his daughter around."
"You wouldn't have said that when Darth Vader was chasing us around....." I pointed out and shook my head "Jaina says they're freinds. Just freinds."
Han's scowl deepened and became almost comic "Jaina's got herself blinded. It's got to be one of those Force abilities-they say the Force can have a profound effect on people who don't want to believe the truth."
I shook my head yet again and Han and I both looked up when we saw a large group enter. The Fletchers, Caplins, Poppellwells, along with two familiar droids entered after Threepio opened the door.
I smiled when I noticed Luke and Selena there too, I must have not seen them arrive.
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Post by Force_Flow on Jun 18, 2007 9:22:06 GMT -4
Right behind the large group, Jaina waited to be let in, with Zekk impatiently tapping his foot beside her. "Mom! Dad!" Jaina called. "We're all here."
And she hugged her mother, glimpsing as Luke talking to Jaing in a very serious tone. From Jaing's face, it looked like he was being corrected... again.
"Jacen!" Jaina cried, wrapping her arms around him., smiling. "Who would've thought it, huh?"
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Post by Alyva on Jun 18, 2007 9:31:10 GMT -4
Selena
"Listening to Luke correct Jaing wasn't new, in Selena's point of view. Sighing, she hoped that Jaing would have enough sense not to push back. He didn't, of course. He was probably pointing out Luke's own weaknesses. Again, another argument between Grand Master and Jedi Knight.
She located Rylee, and watched as she walked around the house, listening to her MP-3 player, totally isolated from the world. Selena noticed that her cloths had taken a turn-off, too, for she only wore what Han would say a "smuggling outift." Selena had a notion that she wanted Jaden to see how much she grew up.
But she would always be her little girl, Selena thought.
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Zekk stood behind Jaina, politely keeping quiet during Jaina's moment of happiness. He could feel it through their Bond. There was no place for fear, right now. And if there wasn't a place for fear in Jaina's heart, then he didn't have a place for it, either.
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Post by RedEagle on Jun 18, 2007 9:47:22 GMT -4
Luke's brow furrowed as he struggled to reprimand Jaing. It wasn't working. The boy had gone from being a hot-headed know-it-all to a master debator. Somehow, Jaing had gotten smarter in tactics, and was using every one in the book to sidestep Luke, make him double-take, and even make Luke pause for a moment to center himself. It was often his enemy's intent to anger someone---
Wait a moment. Jaing wasn't his enemy. He was a good friend, and Luke had helped raise him. Jaing was a powerful ally. A friend. Why did Luke think that? Closing his eyes, he centered himself.
"It won't be good to argue with me on every statement I make, Jaing," Luke said. "I'm trying to teach you here."
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Post by hk47fan on Jun 18, 2007 9:51:57 GMT -4
Jacen
My eyes widened when I saw my twin sister, Jaina, inside the same room as me. It had been so long since I had seen had. I embraced her in a hug and said "Jaina....it's been so long...I could barely even recognize you at first...."
I saw Zekk with her. "Keep Zekk away from Dad, he nearly went on a rampage when Mom invited him." I said with a grin
Artoo
I strolled into Master Han and Mistress Leia's apartment, moving my head around to see who all was here. I knew most of these people, and had seen them all at least once.
"Beeet beet booop dweeet boooooop!(T3-M4, it's you!)" I called out to one of my ancient predecessors as I rolled up to him
"Dweet dooop bweeeeeeet(R2-D2, I was just thinking of you!)" T3 told me, what I thought as a nice conversation, others would just see as mindless chattering
I suddenly bumped right into someone, and then I heard a familiar voice say "Oh, excu-R2! Is that you?! Oh R2 it is you it is you!"
I gave several beeps of happiness to Threepio, along with a beep that was meant to be a chuckle.
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Post by Force_Flow on Jun 18, 2007 9:52:07 GMT -4
"By all means, Master, do teach me," Jaing said, a false note of humbleness in his voice. "Come on, Uncle Luke, lighten up. You know I was fooling around. I was tring to teach you something." He leaned in close and smiled. "Never argue with Jaing Redgrave."
He stretched his back muscles, and walked away, quickly masking the anger in his heart. How dare he insist that he should get a wife? It wasn't his place. And to bring his mother and Jaden into the conversation didn't help.
Stomping on any thoughts of Tenel Ka and Allana so no one would see, he appeared to be the bood-natured boy he was at sixteen.
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Jaina glanced back at Zekk, who had moved off into thecenter of the living room. She noticed his head just barely craped the cieling.
"It isn't any of Dad's business who I choose to hang out with," Jaina said. "I'm not his little girl anymore. We're both thirty. We should at least be treated like we're thirty."
She smiled at him and waved goodbye before she went and joined Zekk.
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Post by RedEagle on Jun 18, 2007 10:05:26 GMT -4
Luke blew out a breath, and watched Jaing's retreating form. It had only been a suggestion. He then decided that, since Jaing would challenge him on anything he said, it'd be better to say less. Shalin had given himt he tough exterior. She had taught him how to hide within the Force, how to block thoughts and emotions from other people's senses. So far, he had only used those in the Swarm War: Luke hadn't felt him just depart as suddenly as he had then. He supposed he should take a little gratitude in that.
Shalin Gwa had been a great Weapons Master, but she had also been one of the greatest Force Users in the Galaxy. She could control water and rocks at the same time, splitting her attention to each. Even some of the great Masters, like him, could not control water as easily as she did. She had said there was a trick to it, and she'd teach it to him after the Vong War. She died. And her death ended the war. She had saved the Galaxy... one last time.
Moving over to stand behind his wife, he put his hands around her waist, moving back an forth slightly to the classical music Leia had playing. The music dated back to the Old Republic, made by a Zabrak surgeon playing his quettra. He died two years later.
Swaying to the music slightly, he closed his eyes, and took comfort that his closest friends, his closest relatives, were here with him. And that was the best present he could ever have.
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