Chapter 30
Alia, Bail Organa, Obi Wan and Yoda sit around a conference table...
"Safe, the children must be kept," Yoda said.
All three men turned to look at Alia, who was gently holding her babies... she looked up with hurt in her eyes, but she knew Yoda and Qui Gon were right.
"We must take them somewhere the Sith will not sense their presence.... or yours Alia," Obi Wan replied.
"I-I could fake my death.... but you are right Master Yoda, they should be split up... they need to be protected f-from him," Alia said.
Yoda and Obi Wan turned to look at each other.
"My wife and I could take Leia. We've always talked about adopting a baby girl, she will be deeply loved by us," Bail Organa spoke up.
Alia looked up at him... she sensed that he was a good man, and wanted so badly to have a family.
"And what of the boy?" Obi Wan questioned.
"To Tatooine. To his family, send him," Yoda said.
"I want to raise Luke... if I can't raise them both, I should have a chance to raise at least one," Alia frowned.
"We will take the child and care for him. Master Yoda, do you think that Luke and Leia will be able to defeat Darth Sidious?" Obi Wan questioned.
"Strong the force runs, in both Skywalker and Alia's blood. Hope, we can.... Done, it is. Until the time is right, disappear we will," Yoda sighed.
Alia cradled both of the twins close to her... smelling them.. and kissing them.
Bail walked up to Alia... he smiled.
"May I hold her?" Bail asked.
Alia nodded.
"Once you take her... please take the droids with you," Alia said.
She gently handed off Leia... and watched her and Bail closely.
"Take care of her," Alia begged.
Bail nodded and turned on his heels and walked away.... taking Leia to safety.
"Goodbye my sweet little princess," Alia whispered.
Obi Wan and Yoda turn towards Alia.
"How do you propose faking your death?" Obi Wan asked.
"On Naboo Padme and I had handmaidens... who looked similar to us, n-now what if we found one that looked similar to me... and they'd have to be dead, b-but I think it could work... because if not, h-he wouldn't stop at nothing to come find me," Alia replied.
"We... we could say you died in child birth, along side with Padme," Obi Wan added.
"Agreed," Yoda said.
Suddenly a medical droid walked in holding a baby....
"It was said that you, Miss Alia.... would take this child to her home planet?" The medical droid questioned.
"Um yes? B-but what about her mother?" Alia asked.
"We have already contacted her family... they wish for you to bring, the body and the baby," the droid said.
Alia nodded.
The medical droid handed Alia the baby and walked out of the room..
"Her name should be.....Jinn, like after Qui Gon," Alia smiled.
Yoda and Obi Wan both nodded... and they both even smiled.
"Alia there is something we've been meaning to tell you," Obi Wan said.
Alia looked from Yoda to Obi Wan.... they both were keeping something.
"Is everything okay?" Alia questioned.
"Yes, but.... we haven't been quite honestly with you," Obi Wan frowned.
"The Chosen one, Anakin is not....." Yoda replied.
"What do you mean Anakin, isn't the Chosen One? Who is the Chosen One?" Alia asked.
"When we found you...all those years ago, we checked your midi-chlorian counts... they were off the chart, they were higher then Anakin's... his blood count was over 20,000, Alia...your blood count was three times over that number," Obi Wan replied.
Alia looked over at Yoda, who simply nodded.
"But why did you keep this from me?" Alia asked.
"We didn't know if it was true at first... but once you started training, we saw how much advance you were... from all the other younglings, which is why Master Yoda decided to train you... he wanted to teach you to control you powers," Obi Wan said.
"My powers? You mean reading people's thoughts or crushing a whole army with just a flick of my wrist? Or how my nightmares came true? Or how I was able to force choke Anakin? Or I was able to levitate things without even thinking..... or how I was able to throw Dooku? You mean those unusual powers?" Alia asked.
Obi Wan and Yoda both nodded.
"B-but why keep this from me?" Alia questioned.
"Alia, protecting you I was... we all were," Yoda said.
"You were supposed to bring balance to the force.... and by not joining the Dark Side, it showed us that there is still hope," Obi Wan smiled.
They all three sat there... in utter silence.
Alia stood up and started walking towards the door.... Obi Wan joined her, but he was stopped by Yoda.
"Master Kenobi, wait a moment. In your solitude on Tatooine, training I have for you," Yoda smiled.
"Training," Obi Wan questioned.
"An old friend has learned the path of immortality," Yoda replied.
"Who??" Obi Wan asked.
"Qui Gon..." Alia whispered.
"One who has returned from the netherworld of the force to train me.... your old Master, Qui Gon," Yoda smiled.
"Wait a minute... how is that possible, I've talked to Master Qui Gon twice," Alia spoke up.
Yoda smiled.
"That is why you are the Chosen one... you can communicate with the Jedi who once lived before us," Yoda said.
"Qui Gon? But, how could he accomplish this?" Obi Wan asked.
"The secret of the Ancient Order of the Whills, he studied. How to commune with him, I will teach you," Yoda smiled.
"I will be able to talk to him?" Obi Wan smiled.
"How to join the force, he will train you... both of you. Your consciousnesses you will retain, when one with the force. Even your physical self, perhaps," Yoda said.
Yoda stood up and began to hobble off...
"Wait! Master Yoda.... Are force bonds real?" Alia questioned.
Yoda shrugged.
"It's possible... but I haven't seen anything like it," Obi Wan spoke up.
"Force bonds are possible, they are," Yoda nodded.
"B-before Padme died... I read her mind, she kept repeating * I need to tell Alia about her Force Bond with Anakin* now if what she was saying is true... then I need to shut myself off from the force, right?" Alia replied.
Yoda nodded.
They all three said their goodbyes... and went their separate ways.
Alia and Obi Wan flew off towards Naboo... with Luke and Jinn.
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