Later that night Mara found herself pacing her quarters unable to sleep. Finally she admitted defeat and crept quietly from her quarters hoping a brisk walk would tire her out. She headed toward the common area at a brisk pace when a voice stopped her in her tracks.

‘Tianna?’

Her shoulders stiffened at the gentle curiosity the familiar voice held. ( Read more... )

A short time later they were in the black of space as Solo repeatedly veered out of the path of TIE fighters. She had to grudgingly admire his skill in operating a ship this size. She gasped in surprise as a streak of green laser fire glanced off the edge of the viewport.

‘That was a bit too close,’ Solo murmured reaching for the hyperdrive levers.

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Mara Jade knelt before her master. She had served emperor Palpatine since childhood. She had served him without question and without hesitation. She had never felt any need to question the power, wisdom and vision of her master.

‘Rise my hand,’ he murmured softly.

Mara slowly rose to her feet keeping her gaze lowered. Very few people had the ( Read more... )

Mara Jade stood on the porch outside the Jedi temple on Yavin watching the sunset. Her back rested against one of the huge cortosis ore pillars. Her hand rested lightly on the distinctive swell of her abdomen. A small smile played about her lips as she pondered the remarkable changes in her life in the last ten years.

She can still remember the ( Read more... )

*Luke - I love you because you have that wide eyed idealism that makes me want to shake you and kiss you at the same time.*

*Mara - I love you because you are the most beautiful, sexiest and most extraordinary woman I have ever known.*

*Luke - I love you because you gave my life back to me. For five years after Palpatine’s death I floundered. Then ( Read more... )

Luke Skywalker sat cross legged on the roof of the Jedi temple at Yavin IV. More than at any other time in his life he strove for Jedi calm and tranquility. Yet never had he found the need for tranquility more pressing. His mind spun and a deep chronic pain had settled into his chest. She was gone. Callista had left him. Her note saying, ‘Don’t ( Read more... )

Luke Skywalker had fallen to his knees in the courtyard of the Jedi temple at Yavin. His entire mind, body and soul were wracked with overwhelming grief. Mara was gone. He had lost his love, his life, his light. Not only taken from him but by his own flesh and blood. Jacen Solo or Darth Cadeous his Sith name had viciously cut her down. Luke’s ( Read more... )

Happy birthday Jezerean!  May you have lots of cake and good presents!

Luke had been back on Coruscant for approximately three months. Much of that time was spent gaining funding and setting up his Jedi academy. A part of him still wondered if he was qualified to be teaching. After all he did not have Yoda’s 800yrs experience. In many ways he felt confident with his use and understanding of the force. He knew though ( Read more... )

A NEW WORLD

‘I love you Luke’

Luke Skywalker blinked, the familiar phrase bringing him out of his Jedi trance. He turned to see the brilliant eyes of his wife gazing at him with scrutiny. Clearly she was checking for signs of lingering injuries after their final battle with the Vagaari. After three years of marriage he still praised the maker every ( Read more... )