Chapter 14
After two months Leia Ezra Luke and Mara were just gone for a week and everyone was worrying Anakin manage get the coordinates from Ezra and quickly arrived their location and was worried and even if any one of them got even a scratch mark the person who did THAT TO THEM WILL BE DIED IN Anakin opinion
" General Skywalker." Captain Rex asked
" Yes Rex ." Anakin asked using the force to find them but nothing
" General Jarrus crew and Senator Padme has looked at the sector of planets they didn't find anything." Rex said to his general
Once the council heard this and Padme and Hera both immediately volunteer for them to try finding them
" Tell them to return I have asked Ashoka And Obi Wan to come here and help." Anakin ordered
" Yes sir." Rex said
once they came back
" Ani why did you call us I can keep going Please we have to find them." Padme was pleading
" I know angel but if you passed out or crash How would they feel If you die it can upset them." Anakin said
" But They would do the same for us." Padme said
" Yes they would don't worry i contact Ashoka and Obi Wan for help." Anakin said
" Why did you call us back we were fine." Kanan asked his crew just arrived
" You guys need rest it being two days since you kept searching get some sleep." Anakin suggested and half ordered
" He still out there Ezra or Luke could of lost gas." Sabine said worried
" Don't worry I have ships out in every sector." Anakin
Next day Everyone was resting except the clones Anakin Ashoka and Obi wan
" Nothing here Anakin I will meet with Obi Wan and check on him
"Come in, Resolute." Anakin heard Obi-Wan's voice say over one of the intercoms. "I hear you Obi-Wan. Anything to report?" Anakin asked. "Nothing yet I'm afraid. We've just finished searching our current sector and are moving onto the next one." Obi-Wan replied. Anakin sighed. "Understood Obi-Wan." Anakin said as the transmission ended. He moved to the starmap next to him and observed it for a moment. "Obi-Wan's troops just finished this area and are now moving here." He thought to himself as he looked at the different areas on the map. "Don't worry Ezra Leia Luke and Mara , we will find you." He silently promised them again. Anakin then moved to another console to check the reports from a different squad
"General Skywalker, we're reading some strange disturbance in the area where General Shan General Jade and General Luke and Leia Skywalkers disappeared." One of the clone troopers reported. Anakin quickly made his way to the workstation the clone was sitting behind. "What kind of disturbance?" he asked. "I'm not sure, but the energy readings are the same as the one when she disappeared." The trooper replied. "The same energy? What does that mean?" Anakin wondered. "Can you get a visual or something?" Anakin asked the clone. "I'm not sure sir, it's just outside the cruiser's visual scanners. I'll try to pull something up." The clone replied. After that he pushed in numerous commands and a screen activated displaying a part of the galaxy. In the distance some strange colour effects could be seen. "What is that trooper?" Anakin asked as he pointed at the screen. "I don't know sir." He replied. "Ezra did mentioned strange lights when he and his friends disappeared. Analyze whatever that is soldier." Anakin ordered. "Yes sir." The trooper replied as he began to prepare the scanning modules.
"General, we're receiving a transmission on the secure channel!" Rex called out to him from the transmission booth on the other side of the bridge. Anakin's head snapped up and he sped towards the clone captain.
"...ing....On...ur...ubli....cha...der....a...no....ea...req...immi...ass... ." A distorted voice sounded over the intercom. "R2, amplify the signal. Try to clear it up." Anakin told his trustful astromech. R2-D2 rolled up from his spot at the mapdisplay and plugged in the booth. The transmission still sounded a little blurred, but they could make out some more words now. R2 made a few irritated sounding bleeps and continued to work. A few moments later the transmission came through loud and clear.
"Calling on the secure New Republic channels. This is General Ezra Shan onboard the Silent Eagle. Requesting immediate assistance. I repeat..." Ezra's voice sounded over the intercom. Anakin sighed with relief when he heard his voice and he could feel a similar sense of relief from the troopers on the bridge. He leaned in and activated the transmission from his side. "Ezra, this is Anakin. Can you hear me?" He asked hopefully. He heard a gasp coming from the intercom. "Anakin? Is it really you?" Ezra asked. "Yes, it's me Is the other with you." He replied with great relief in his voice. "Yes." Ezra replied "R2, try to activate the image." He told the astromech. R2 nodded and worked on the transmission. A short moment later, the screen activated and Ezra's face appeared.
As the screen appeared, he could see a wide smile spread across Ezra's face. "I'm glad to see you Ezra." Anakin said. "It's so good to see you again Anakin the other will be happy" Ezra replied softly as a tear ran down his cheek. Anakin was a bit surprised by his reaction. "Ezra, what happened? One moment we are talking to each other and the next moment you disappeared for a week." He asked him. "Well, I... wait what?" He asked shocked. "What did you just say?" He asked with an unreadable expression. "What do you mean Ezra? You and Luke Mara and Leia been gone for little over a week." Anakin replied confused. Ezra shook his head softly with a stunned expression on his face. "Anakin..." He said softly. "I've been gone for over five years..."
Anakin looked in shock at the screen. "Five years? Ezra, that's impossible. Only a week has passed. What are you talking about?" he asked confused. "A week? That's insane! It's been five years! Look at me and the others!" Ezra replied shocked. Anakin frowned in confusion. "You don't look any different to me Ezra." He said, not quite understanding what he meant. "Have you seen me?! I..." Ezra said as he threw his hands up. He stopped when he saw his hands. "What..." He looked shocked at his hands for a moment. He then used the Force to grab a mirror from somewhere in the cockpit of the ship. He stared in shock at his reflection. He moved his hand across his face , the confusion obvious in his face. "What...happened...?" He asked silently. "Ezra? What's going on?" Anakin asked. "I..." Ezra said softly. Suddenly his face turned to a horrified expression. "Ezra?" Anakin asked worried. "I-I have to check on the others." Ezra replied quickly as he dashed away from the screen and out of the cockpit.
"Guys Wake up." Ezra yelled as the group started to wake up
" Ezra what is it that has to wake us u-" Luke said and stopped as he noticed everyone looked at their young version of 20 years old
Leia and Mara were shocked too
" How did we became young again." Leia asked
" Forget that were the kids." Mara said
" We right here." Replied the two kids
One was a girl and other was a boy
The girl ran up to her Father Ezra and her mother Leia
The boy Ran up to Luke and Mara
" Thank the force Wait here I will take to Anakin." Ezra said and went back to the pilot seat
"Ezra? Ezra, are you there?" Anakin asked. The transmission was still active but Ezra had been already been gone for 15 minutes now. R2 sounded a few worried bleeps. "I don't know buddy." Anakin said to the astromech. Another short moment passed before Anakin saw that Ezra had entered the cockpit again. He sat down again in front of the screen and took a deep breath. Anakin could tell that he was incredibly relieved about something. "Ezra, just what is going on?" He asked with concern in his voices. Ezra rubbed his forehead slowly and sighed. "I...I don't know any more Anakin..." He replied softly. He touched a couple of buttons on the controls in front of him. "I've just send you my coordinates, can you please come and pick me up? Our ship is completely out of fuel." Ezra asked him. The interface in front of Anakin bleeped, he checked the message and the coordinates Ezra had just send. "Alright Ezra, we're not too far away from you. We'll be there shortly." He replied. Ezra nodded. "Thanks Anakin." He said as the transmission ended.
"Alright men, we have new coordinates. I want to get there now, not later." Anakin said as he began issuing orders to the troops. "Sir, yes sir." The clones replied and they began racing to carry out their orders. He heard the door behind him open. He turned around and saw Padme Sabine Zeb Kanan And Hera enter the bridge. "What is going on?" Padme asked when she saw the troops run around. "Ezra just contacted us. We know where they are and we're going to pick them up now." Anakin explained quickly. Hera's face turned to surprise. "Really?" she asked. Anakin nodded as a response. "Thank the Force." Padme said as she sighed in relief. "Is he alright?" Sabine asked. "I don't know. Ezra said some strange things." Anakin replied. "What kind of strange things?" Padme asked with a hint of concern in her voice. "He said that they have been gone for five years." Anakin said. "What?" Zeb and Kanan asked slowly, unsure if they had heard him correctly. "I don't know what happened exactly, but right now I'd like you to go down to the hangar to prepare the troops to pull Ezra's ship in. He's out of fuel so we'll have to pull him in." Anakin replied. "Alright, I'll go there now." Kanan said as he turned to leave the bridge. "Sir, we have a transmission from General Kenobi and General Tano. His squad is almost back here to refuel." A trooper told him after the doors closed behind Padme Kanan Sabine Hera and Zeb. "Tell him to hurry up and board. We need to get to General Shan and his friends." He told the clone. "Yes sir." The trooper replied as he went back to his console.
About thirty minutes later
Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ashoka, Padme, Zeb, Kanan, Hera and Sabine stood in the hangar of the Resolute. An area of the hangar had been cleared so they had a safe place to land Ezra's ship. Right now the hangar troops were guiding the ship in with the assistance of the cruiser's tractor beams.
"They've almost finished guiding them in." Ashoka said as Ezra's ship entered the hangar. Anakin quickly studied the ship. The Silent Eagle had been specially designed for assignments like the one Ezra Luke Leia and Mara was given. Using strong shields, fast engines and mobility as well as stealth capabilities if necessary, it really lived up to its name. "There doesn't appear to be any damage to the ship's hull." Anakin commented. "So they weren't attacked?" Padme asked. "I'm not sure." Anakin replied. "They could have been pulled in a tractor beam and boarded." Obi-Wan said. "That's probably not it Obi-Wan. This ship has new tractor beam disruptor technology. No one should have been able to grab it with a tractor beam." Anakin replied. Obi-Wan rubbed his beard in thought. "Then I have no idea what happened." He said plainly. "I just hope that they're alright." Hera said next to him. " Ezra seemed to be in a good condition earlier. But what he said didn't make any sense." Anakin replied. "I suppose we'll just have to ask him and the others." Obi-Wan said. Anakin, Padme, Zeb, Sabine, Hera, and Kana nodded their heads but didn't say anything.
Several loud echoes of metal connecting with metal were heard as Ezra's ship landed in the hangar. Anakin and Padme immediately moved closer to the ship. As the ramp began to lower, Obi-Wan and Kanan did the same. The ramp was completely lowered and they were anxiously waiting for Ezra, Luke, Leia and Mara to come out of the ship.
A short moment later Ezra with Leia walked out of the ship. They slowly walked off the ramp, but when Leia saw Anakin she ran towards her father. Leia pulled Anakin into a tight hug when she reached him. Anakin was startled and confused but decided to hug her back. Leia pulled back a moment later, her eyes a bit watery. "It's so good to see you again Father." She said with a large smile on her face. "Are you sure you're alright Leia?" he asked her. She nodded. "Yes, I'm great." She replied. "Mother, Master Kenobi, Ashoka." She said when she spotted them. Leia walked up to them and hugged them as well. "It's nice to see you again as well Leia." Ashoka said when she and Ahsoka parted. "I am so glad to see all of you again." Leia replied smiling. "It's good to see you this happy Leia, but I don't quite understand. It's only been a week since you disappeared." Obi-Wan said. Both Ezra (after he got hugged by Anakin and Padme Ashoka and Hera) and Leia's face turned to confusion again. "How can that be? Father, it's been over five years for us..." she replied slowly.
A great wave of confusion and silence crept through the hangar. Everyone looked at Leia, not quite understanding the situation. "How is that even possible? Maybe you've just hit your head or something?" Ahsoka asked. "No, nothing like that happened." Leia replied confused. Anakin looked at Ezra. "You said earlier to look at you, but you haven't changed a bit. What did you mean by that?" He asked him. Ezra looked down at his body. "I have no idea what happened. I grew up, but now I'm suddenly younger again. I-I have no idea what's going on..." Ezra explained, his voice a little shaky. "Don't worry Ezra. The important thing is that you guys are back safe and sound." Anakin replied as he placed his hand on Ezra and Leia shoulder. "We've been searching all the time for you. Padme basically wore herself out while looking for you guys." He said. Ezra and Leia smiled a little when they heard this. "Really?" They asked as they looked at Padme. The Padme nodded a little. "Yes I have you guys are important to me." Padme said smiling
"It would seem that you have quite a story to tell." Obi-Wan said. Ezra looked at him. "You have no idea Master. Kenobi" Ezra replied. Obi-Wan chuckled a little. Suddenly he felt a two familiar presence and two new small presence. He looked at the ship. There was definitely someone there. He observed the ship a little closer and spotted a pair of blue eyes and brown eyes looking at him from the top of the ramp. "Hello there." He said. The figures hid behind something. The others looked at the ship as well. "Is something wrong Obi-Wan?" Anakin asked. "There's someone onboard the ship beside Luke And Mara." Obi-Wan replied. "What? Who else?" Anakin asked in return. "I know who." Leia said amused. They turned to her. "How can anyone else be onboard the ship beside Ezra Luke and Mara?" Obi-Wan asked. Leia didn't reply as she told Luke and Mara bring them down her. A moment later Luke and Mara came off the ramp with the two children
The girl ran to Ezra and hid behind his leg
Another great wave of confusion swept through the hangar As Luke and Mara brought a child that similarly look like Luke and Anakin at young age and The girl behind Ezra looked like Ezra but was a female with brown eyes
They both look like four years old
"Ezra ,who are they?" Anakin asked when the two child between Luke And Ezra. Ezra smiled at him.
" This is my daughter Ashley Shan." Ezra said
" This is my son Cade Skywalker." Luke said
The amount of shock that radiates through the hangar as Ezra and Luke felt is almost enough to knock them in theirfeet. Everyone in the hangar is looking at Ashley and Cade then back to Ezra Leia, Mara, Luke.
"Your daughter And Son?" Obi-Wan asked slowly, obviously stunned and confused. Ezra and Luke nod. "That's right Master Kenobi."Ezra reply as Luke look at Cade and smile. Cade smiles back at Luke. Ezra look up again to see Anakin staring at him and Leia with a daughter in shock. Mara chuckle a little bit at his silly expression. "Ashley and Jade , these are Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala, Hera, Ashoka, Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker. Leia introduce them to Ashley and Cade. "Nice to meet you." Ashley and Cade says slowly. "It's nice to meet you as well Ashley and Cade." Padme replies as her initial shock fades away a little bit. Ashley smiles at her. Anakin is still staring at us. "Are you alright Father?" Leia ask him in an amused tone of voice. "I don't...How... Can you Explain?" He replies confused
" I think the boys did this To the girls Anakin." Ashoka said to her former Master
Luke Leia Ezra and Mara blushed furiously
" NO THAT DID NOT HAPPENED THE FORCE PREGNANT ME AND MARA." Leia Yelled blushing furiously
" At first We thought it was the boys but Ezra and Luke were always on night duty And only sleeps when Mara awakes up and takes Ezra position and Leia Takes Luke position after two hours so no It wasn't them it the force the reason that they're the father is because our bond was with them so the bond with us also went to the children." Mara explained
" Okay will that answer that question." Anakin said
Later with council
The members of the Council looked at each other, obviously confused by Obi-Wan's statement. "How could they have been gone for five years? Have they injured their head or something?" One of the intelligence officers asked, a slightly mocking tone in his voice. Anakin glared at him while he and his friends laughed. "It does seem rather strange. Are you certain that's what they said?" Kit Fisto asked. "Yes, I'm sure." Anakin replied annoyed. "When They arrived on the Resolute ALL OF THEM was extremely happy to see us again. In any case, they were definitely convinced that they were gone for five years." Obi-Wan added. "Ezra told me that He had grown up, but that he has somehow become younger again. This whole situation is very confusing." Anakin said as he shook his head. "Are you certain that they hasn't suffered some form of head-injury followed by some type of dream delusion?" Shaak Ti asked.
Obi-Wan shook his head as well. "No, that probably isn't it. I couldn't sense any form of delusion in them. But there is something else that we haven't told you yet." He replied. "And what would that be?" Shaak Ti asked. Anakin and Obi-Wan looked at each other again. "Ezra Leia, Luke, and Mara... wasn't alone on the ship." Obi-Wan said after a moment. "How can that be?" Master Yoda asked.
"Who was with Them onboard the ship?" Shaak Ti asked. "After I sensed someone on the ship, Leia asked Luke and Mara walked back up the ramp. A moment later Luke and Mara walked back down, hand in hand with a young boy and girl. I'd say that the girl's and boy's age is about four." Obi-Wan replied. "A youngling? Did a child from the Temple sneak aboard before she left?" Kit Fisto asked. "Impossible, we would've sensed that." Master Plo Koon replied. "Who is this girl?" Master Yoda asked. "Ezra and Luke introduced them as Ezra daughter Ashley and Luke son Cade." Obi-Wan replied.
" WHAT." The whole council said and after that The Council remained quiet. "So, what do we do now?" Anakin asked after a moment, hoping that the Council wouldn't make any stupid decisions about this situation. "Bring them both back to the Temple, you will. Wish to meet this girl and boy myself, I do." Master Yoda said. "Very well Master." Obi-Wan replied. After that he and Anakin bowed and the transmission ended.
" Daddy where are we going." Ashley asked as her mother was gone with Mara
" Were heading to the Naboo Jedi temple where I live Ashley." Ezra responded
" Hey Ezra, Anakin want you to see him alone." Ashoka said as Ezra sigh
" Can you watch Ashley Please She sometimes she get in trouble somehow." Ezra
" Father Trouble finds me." Ashley whined
" Of course Ezra." Ashoka smiling that The moment
" I be back I have to talk to your Grandpa." Ezra said to his daughter
" Okay Daddy." Ashley replied
Ezra went and found his former Master with nervous around him
Anakin sense this and smiled and said
" Relax I won't hurt you Anyone else pregnant my daughter would be hurt except you." Anakin smiled as Ezra relaxed
" Thank the force but why did you call me here." Ezra asked
" Did you and Leia get married yet." Anakin asked hoping not yet cause he wasn't at the party
" No Not yet maybe once Some more empire sectors falls." Ezra replied
Anakin smiled
" You wanted to be at the party don't you." Ezra asked
"Yes." Anakin replied
"Well I am gonna go back to sleep With Leia." Ezra said as he bade Anakin goodbye to rest
Ezra saw that Leia sleeping was her but saw Ashoka And Ashley gone and read a note that Ashley wanna play so Ashoka took her.
Ezra just climbed in bed wit Leia who kissed him and also feel asleep on his chest
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