Life with the Skywalkers!!

Aww, thanks! I only know about Mara from what I've read on fanfiction, and in the Heir to the Empire and Jedi Academy series'. And Wookieepedia. So I don't really know all that much either! But she's one of my favorite characters, and I'm glad you like it!!!!

Your welcome! Yeah I looked her up on wookiepedia to but I think they shouldn't have had her killed by her nephew!

I KNOW!!!! I don't want to read the book where Mara dies. Or gets sick. Apparently she gets some strange coomb disease or something, and it nearly kills her. That makes me sad. That's why I wrote this story. This is how I think Mara and Luke should've been. And I don't think it should've taken them 10 YEARS to get together. It seems a little too long. LOL! Mara is one of my favorite characters though, even if all that bad stuff happens to her. I live in my AU universe anyway. LOL!

Lol! Im the same way! That is to long! Some writers like to be overly dramatic like that! But im like you I. Live in my own AU version universe! Lol!

LOL! I have multiple AU's. One for the OT, and on for the PT. Sometimes (depending on what mood I'm in,) I have my ultimate AU where Anakin never turned, and he and Padme raised the twins with the help of Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka. THat's my favorite AU. XD Wow Rex'sGirl....great minds must think alike! I love AU.....maybe even more than the normal universe! LOL!

Lol! So true so true! I do to! I like to pretend that Anakin never turned Ahsoka becomes a jedi knight and Rex has a happy ending!

Me too! I think/wish that's how it ended. That's why I write it! XD

Rex'sGirl, you'd like this one story I read, where Rex is Uncle Rex to Luke and Leia. It's SOOOOO sweet!!!!!! I loved it!

Awwww so cute! Rex would make a awesome uncle! I would love to read it! It sounds sooooo adorable!

I know right! I'm totally going to use that in a fanfic someday. Uncle Rex. Rex defies the programming for Order 66 and stays with Anakin when he becomes a dad. I posted the link on my fanfic page.

Ok I totally need to check it out! Rex seems like one not to follow orders when he knows there wrong!

Exactly!!!! That's what he was thinking, that there are some orders that are just plain wrong. Anakin treats him like a brother, which I absolutely love. He tells Rex that he is more than just a clone, that he is a person and he has a choice to make his own desicions. I thought it was really good!

Totally that's how it should be! Rex isn't a droid he deserves his own desicions! All the clones do!

Yeah, they do!!!! I'm going to add Rex into a few of my fanfics now, because of that story. I thought it was SO perfect!! Absolutely adorable!!

Ooooo now you got me REALLY excited!!! Lol! Im going to look very soon!

Haha, I'm working on a few of them right now!!! I'm also starting a new fanfic that my sister and I came up with, and Rex will be in it for sure.

YIPPEE!!!!! I know you will capture him real well! Some authors I don't like how they capture Rex its probably just me because I can be real picky at times! But you will totally get him right I just know it!

I hope so! Thanks for your encouragement Rex'sgirl!!!!!! You make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!! Lol!

No problem! Can't wait to read your fanfic with Rexy-Poo in it! Sorry I made that nickname for him! Lol! Oh Rex is blushing now! Lol!

Haha!!!! I'm literally LOLing. Tell Rex that it's okay, because Rexy-poo is a cute nickname. XD That's funny!!!!

Lol! He says thank you he is not so red now! That name just popped into my head one day and I thought it just worked for him!

LOL!! It does! I'm glad I helped him feel not-so-embarressed. XD

Lol! I think he is starting to get use to it! But he made me promise not to say it around his brothers! Lol!

Sorry it's been so long! XD Here's Chapter 5!!!!! I personally love this chapter. Mara made me laugh at the end. And I wrote it! LOL! Hope y'all like it!!!!!!

Chapter 5:
*Mara’s POV*
(This is now two days later, and the family is finally getting to their vacation time. Leia passed the motion for the New Jedi Temple in the senate, and then took some time off. Here’s what they did for a while….)
I picked up Padme, who was trying to crawl away from me. I blow on her tummy, making her giggle, and hand her to Leia, who smiled profusely at the baby. Luke and Han took the older kids out to Coruscant’s Central Park to play while Leia and I were to go to the Spa. Winter came in to babysit Padme, and Leia and I grabbed our bags to head to the spa. We were excited, Iella and Mirax were going to meet us, so it was sure to be fun. Leia told me that the facials at the spa were fabulous, so I decided to get that. After we all had our facial fun, we decided to get mani-pedi’s as well. I laughed with my girlfriends as we all sat in the comfortable pedicure chairs as we got our feet done. Mirax and I joked about our Jedi husbands, while Iella and Leia put in hilarious stories about non-Jedi’s Wedge and Han. We were all busting our guts laughing, and by the time we were done at the spa, we decided to hit up the local café for some caf and brunch. I don’t think I’d relaxed so much in nearly a year. Of course, something had to ruin it. We finally got seated and were drinking our caf, still sharing funny stories of our children and husbands when I got a sensing in the Force. I glanced at Leia and she gave me a look that said that she felt it too. I rolled my eyes, because I REALLY didn’t want anything to ruin today, but kept my senses alert anyway. About five minutes later, it happened. A man entered the café and grabbed Leia by the neck. He held a blaster to her head and Mirax and Iella had their blasters drawn in three seconds flat. I was on the bench with my lightsaber drawn in two seconds, angling the blue blade at the man’s head. “Jedi!” he exclaimed in surprise, and I noticed that Leia wasn’t wearing her lightsaber on her belt. Leia looked more shocked than anything, but I wasn’t sure if it was because she was being held at blaster-point or because the man grabbed her so roughly that the caf she was drinking spilled down the front of her dress. “Don’t Shoot,” I said menacingly, “Or this lightsaber will be through your heart faster than you can pull that trigger.” Iella and Mirax were now standing next to the man on either side, and I used the Force to rip the blaster from the man’s hand. Mirax now pointed her blaster at the man’s face, and Iella gently pulled Leia to the other side of me. I still was standing on the bench, staring down at the man. I extinguished my lightsaber blade, and snapped it back on my belt. Iella and Mirax showed our ‘friend’ to the Police droid that had arrived on scene after the frantic café owner called the station. I sighed and gave Leia a hug and asked her, “You okay?” she nodded. “I’ll be fine. Not like this hasn’t happened before. Not everyone on Coruscant likes the New Republic.” She said with almost annoyance and sarcasm in her voice. I nodded. She smiled at me. “Thanks Mara. And you too,” she said to Mirax and Iella, who now returned from taking the mysterious man to the police droid. As expected, my commlink buzzed with Luke calling. I rolled my eyes and heard Mirax and Iella giggle at me as I answered. “Yes honey,” I said knowing Luke was on the other end. “Mara. Where’s Leia? Is she okay? I felt…” I cut him off, “Luke, Leia’s fine. We had a little run in with some blaster happy lowlife, but Iella, Mirax and I handled it.” Luke sighed. I heard a slightly muffled, “She’s okay Han!” and then Luke’s voice came back clearer, “Okay, thanks hon. I’ll see you later okay? Han, the kids, and I are now at the theme park over in the West Side. I’ll comm you when we’re heading home okay?” I smiled and replied, “Alright. I’ll talk to you then.” Then I disconnected. The girls were staring at me. Except Leia. She was dabbing at her chest and dress with a useless napkin. “Was that Luke?” she asked, even though she knew the answer. “Yeah,” I replied, “He felt your distress and was worried. I told him it was fine.” Leia nodded and said, now looking up from her caf stained dress, “Except that my dress is totally sticky!” Mirax, Iella and I all laughed, and I suggested, “Well then why don’t we head back to your place so you can change.” Leia nodded and grabbed her purse. “Sounds good.” She said and I stood as well. Mirax said, “Then Iella and I can see Padmè!” I nodded, they hadn’t seen Padmè since she was just born. “That’s right! You haven’t seen her since she was real little!” I said, and Iella and Mirax nodded. “Can’t wait!” Iella said, and I smiled as we walked from the café. I was a little more on my guard and on Leia’s guard while we walked back to our speeders.

*Luke’s POV*
I held Ben’s hand while we walked down the streets of West Coruscant, looking around the theme park there. Han already told me that the park was pretty fun, even for adults, but I didn’t realize how BIG the thing was. We already fed the kids, been to six attractions, and were getting ready to go on a seventh when I felt a jolt in the Force. I stopped short, and the three Solo kids stopped too. Han was jerked backward as we all stopped short. Jaina and Jacen starred at me and said nervously at the same time, “Mom!!!” I nodded and closed my eyes to try and sense what was going on with Leia. Han got very upset and was asking me over and over and over and over what I meant when I nodded and if I felt anything yet. “Han! I can’t figure it out if you keep on bugging me!!” I nearly yelled. He nodded and backed off and I searched for Leia’s Force presense. “She’s with Mirax, Iella and Mara.” I said, and Jaina, who now closed her eyes too and focused on the Force added, “She’s upset. Like, mad almost.” Jacen added, “Annoyed.” Anakin took a deep breath and said, “Danger? She’s in danger.” I dug through the Force for my twin’s presense. “She’s being held at blaster point. She’s upset, but not afraid. Mara’s got it.” I said confidently. Han was a nervous wreck. “What do you mean? She’s being held at blaster-point? We’ve gotta go get her!” I shook my head, now opening my eyes. “No Han, she’s fine. I’ll just comm Mara.” I picked up my comm out of my pocket and commed my wife. “Yes honey,” she said sweetly into the comm. “Mara. Where’s Leia? I felt…” she stopped me short. “Luke, Leia’s fine. We had a little run in with some blaster happy lowlife, but Iella, Mirax and I handled it.” She said. I nodded and said to Han, who began pacing back and forth with his kids looking at him with smirks on their faces, “She’s fine Han!” Han nodded and calmed himself down. “Good,” he mumbled, “That’s good.” I laughed and talked to Mara for a minute before disconnecting. I smiled at Jacen, Jaina and Anakin. “Great job sensing you three!” I said. I gave each of them a high-five and then took them on a roller coaster. Ben wanted to go on the merry-go-round, so I sent Han to take him on that. Han was still a little shaken up, so I let him take his nephew on a calm ride. I laughed as I saw Han get on a Taun-Taun. Ben climbed on a Krayt Dragon, and then Jacen, Jaina, Anakin and I boarded the coaster. I smiled and manipulated the Force to stop myself from getting dizzy on the ride. The kids did the same, because we all came off just fine, while other passengers came off ready to lose their lunch. Han and Ben met us near an ice cream stand, where I bought everyone some ice cream. By the time we were done, Ben was covered in chocolate and sprinkles, and Han was back to himself. I smiled at the Solo kids, who were using the Force to pick up litter, and also to throw things at each other. I laughed and told the kids to stop, because it was abusing their powers. Han seemed to act like it was normal. “Sorry Uncle Luke,” Anakin said somewhat sheepishly, and I grinned at him. “Well, at least I know you were paying attention in class!” I said and he laughed too. “Luke?” Han asked, “When are we supposed to meet back up with the girls?” I smiled and replied, “I dunno, Mara said they were heading home but then they’d be going back out.” Han nodded. “I’m going to comm Leia then.” He said, and then walked with his comm over to a picnic table to talk to his wife in private. In the meantime, I was to watch the kids.

*Leia’s POV*
So after I was held at blaster point, (which was nothing new for me, but usually I have my lightsaber with me) Mara, Mirax, Iella and I all went back to our speeders and met back at my place. I changed out of my dress and into a tunic and a pair of pants, which was much more comfortable anyhow, and then we played with Mara’s baby for a while, before deciding to head back out and meet the boys for some fun. Mirax and Iella said their goodbyes, after almost an hour of adoring Padmè, Mara and I got ready to go to the West Side Park. Mara held the baby on her hip, and used the Force to open the door, and bring her diaper bag toward her at the same time. “Man,” I said, “I wish I could do that!” Mara just laughed and replied, “You can! Come to the Academy more often, and your brother will teach you!” I laughed and nodded. “He keeps saying I’ve got so much potential,” I said, and Mara nodded. “Because you do,” she pointed out, and I smiled but continued, “But Luke says that I won’t let myself go to the Force. He said I need to be looser. I don’t know how to be looser though.” I said, almost defeatedly. Mara smiled at me and brought the diaper bag to rest in her hands. “Leia,” she said, “You just have to find your inner peace. It’s easy, watch.” She closed her eyes and within ten seconds, Mara was so calm, I could feel everything in the room be calm too. Padme fell asleep, and everything seemed more attuned to me. “Try….” She said in a dreamy voice, as if she were in some kind of trance. I closed my eyes and listened to Mara’s directions. “Feel out with the Force. Stretch your senses. Listen to your surroundings. Every heartbeat, every movement, every breath.” She said. I listened to her, and after ten struggling minutes, I was stretching out with the Force. Soon, I felt my kids and Han, and my twin brother Luke all over at the amusement park. I could feel Mara’s presence next to me, and the baby in her arms. I felt the wind from the Coruscanti traffic hitting my terrace, and I heard all the speeder sounds from outside. Everything seemed more alive. I smiled and opened my eyes the same time Mara did. “See,” she said, “You can do it. You DID do it!” I smiled brightly at her and hugged my sister in law. “Thank you,” I said, “That was incredible.” Mara hugged me back and then laughed, “You know how long Luke has been trying to get you to do what I did in twenty minutes?” I laughed and said, “He won’t be too happy with me!” Mara nodded. “He’ll get over it.” She said giggling. We were about to walk out the door when my commlink buzzed. It was Han’s frequency. I smiled and answered my commlink. “Hello?” Han replied, “Hey Leia.” “Hi honey! How’s the park?” I said sweetly to him. “It’s great!” he said breezily, and I heard a muffled “No Jacen, you can’t just pick that thing up!” from Luke. I stifled my laughter. “So, what are you ladies up to now?” Han asked me. “Mirax and Iella already headed home. Mara and Padme and I were just about to head down to the West Side to spend some time together as a family.” I smiled as Han replied, “That sounds great! I’ll see you in fifteen?” I nod and reply, “Absolutely. See you then honey.” “Okay. Love you.” He told me. “Love you too. See you soon.” And then we disconnected. Mara grinned at me. “Ready to go?” she asked. I nodded “Yup! Lets get out of here.” Mara and I were now dressed more like our “mommy” selves wearing just comfy pants and tunics. Mara held Padme in her arms, and had slung the diaper bag over her shoulder. I smiled at them, and then we left the apartment. Mara seemed to remember something though, and walked back in by clicking the lock with the Force. If I could only learn to do that! She walked back in and returned with my lightsaber. “You want to carry this?” she asked sarcastically. I grabbed the weapon and clipped it to my belt. “Sorry.” I mumbled. “Why weren’t you carrying it before?” she asked innocently (well, however innocent a woman who was an assassin and bounty hunter/smuggler could be…) I answered, “Well, I just…..forgot I guess.” Mara raised an eyebrow at me as if to say that she didn’t believe me, but she left the subject alone. She shrugged and we walked in a somewhat awkward silence to our speeders.

*Mara’s POV*
Leia is bad at shielding. Luke taught her, but she’s so stubborn…just like him. Which probably explains why I was able to get Leia to connect herself to the Force, I’m probably more stubborn than the two of them put together. I was reading Leia’s thoughts while shielding my own, so I was able to sorta think what she was thinking. While we were in the speeder stopped at a red light, I put my hand on Leia’s shoulder and gently told her, “You know you’re a Jedi. You can do it and if you want, I can help teach you. You’re already just as strong in the Force as your brother.” Leia smiled at me and said, “Why do you think I want the Temple here on Coruscant? I want to be with my family Mara, and I still want to learn to be a Jedi!” I nod and give her shoulder a sisterly squeeze. “We’re almost at the park,” Leia said and I smiled. “You hear that baby?” I said playfully to my daughter, “We’re gonna see daddy and your big brother!” Leia laughed and added, “And your uncle and cousins!!!” I nodded and grinned at Padme. “Them too,” I said to her. I laughed with Leia for a minute, and then she parked the speeder. Finally we were at the park. It only took us about five minutes to find our husbands and children, since we were Force sensitive and I sensed Luke almost immediately. “Mara! Leia!” Luke exclaimed when he saw us coming, even though he knew we were on our way. Luke pulled me into his arms and kissed me, and gave Leia a hug. Han kissed his wife, and Ben came over to me. He showed me a plastic lizard that he won in a carnival game, and told me all about the merry-go-round, ice cream, and the other rides they went on already. I smiled and bent down to give him my full attention. Luke already took Padme from my arms and was cradling her and making her giggle by playing with her. The Solo kids were telling their mom all about the roller coaster their awesome Uncle Luke took them on, and how they were having Force Fights and Uncle Luke was okay with it. I laughed and ruffled Ben’s hair, giving him a kiss before standing back up. Ben’s little hand clasped mine, and I lifted him into my arms. Anakin, Jacen and Jaina all smiled and said hello to me. I grinned back and gave them all hugs. I playfully scolded Jaina, my Jedi apprentice, “Were you being nice to your brothers?” Jaina, catching onto my little game shook her head solemnly. “No Aunt Mara. I was not. But they deserved it!!!” I laughed and squeezed her shoulder. “Then it’s okay!” I said still laughing. Jaina giggled and whacked Jacen upside the head. “That wasn’t nice.” She said to her brother. “Stay out of my head!!” he yelled at her, and Luke and I both laughed, watching the two of them invading each other’s thoughts. Luke put a hand on Jacen’s shoulder and said, “Okay you two, that’s enough.” We broke them up, and I looked at Leia and Han. “Where do you want to go next?” I asked, and Han shrugged. “Wherever you two want. This is your vacation.” Luke nodded and smiled at his brother in law. “It’s our vacation.” He stated and I winked at him. “I don’t think the kids are done playing yet…” I said, watching the twins run off toward a cool looking ride. Anakin followed, dragging Han behind him. “C’mon Dad!! We won’t get a place in line!!” he said, and Han followed a little faster. Leia shook her head playfully and followed after her husband and children. Luke grabbed my free hand (as I was still holding Ben and he was still holding Padme,) and we followed after the Solo family.
Suddenly, a little kid stopped Luke and I. “You’re the Jedi!!!” he cried, smiling big and brightly at us. Luke and I nodded, and prepared to move along our way, but the kid stopped us again. “Can I have your autograph?!?” he asked. I put Ben down and told him to go with his auntie Leia. He ran off, and Luke handed me the baby. Luke smiled at the little kid and quickly signed his notebook. Then the kid shoved it toward me and I scribbled my name on it too. The kid beamed. “Thank you Masters!” he said bowing. Luke and I shrugged at each other and bowed back slightly. The kid looked about ready to pass out. “Jedi….” He murmured as he walked back to his friends. Luke looked at me and said quietly, “I didn’t realize we were celebraties.” I nodded and smirked at him. “Mr. I-blew-up-the-deathstar-and-saved-the-galaxy-then-saved-it-again-and-started-the-new-jedi-order, I’d think you’d be noticed!!!” I said sarcastically. Ever humble Luke replied, “No….it’s not like that…” I kissed him to cut him off, and said jokingly, “Fine, whatever you say Farmboy, now lets go talk to your former-princess-rebel-leader-chief-of-state-for-the-new-republic sister and smuggler-turned-rebellion-general-also-galaxy-saver brother in law. “ Luke shook his head and smirked at me. “Sure Mrs. Technicality. Let’s go.” We then walked over to the rest of our family, hand in hand.

*starts laughing hysterically at Mara's tehnicality* I loved that chapter!!!! Hope you did too!!! Tell me what y'all think!!!!!!

Wow Jedi~Chick that was good! Please keep posting and writing!