Leaving Ana to sleep I find several very misty eyed women giving me very heated looks.
While a self conscious Rodian girl hugs herself. Walking over to the girl I kneel down and give her a gentle smile. "Hey Little One, would you like me to tuck you into bed too?" At my question an almost shy expression crosses the Rodian girl's face. And though there are lingering traces of mistrust in her eyes she nods her head up and down a couple of times.
As I start to stand up I scoop her up off of the ground her whole body tenses like she's preparing for me to do something to her.
But I just keep my soft smile on my face and carry her into the room next to Ana's.
Getting her tucked in underneath the covers, I sit down on the edge of the bed.
"Would you like to hear the bedtime story again?" I'm a little surprised that she shakes her head no and looks away shyly.
'Is she embarrassed that I know she and the others were eavesdropping?'
"If you need anything Little One my room has a larger door than the other room. And the door frame is painted black frame it is the one beside the one Ana is sleeping in." The little Rodian girl nods her head with a look that is way too serious on such a young girl's face.
'What am I going to do with two kids? I mean sure Ana will probably get discovered by Qui-Gon like in canon somehow. But will Ana even want to leave with him if he comes?' my thoughts drift as I leave the room.
The women are still giving me very heated looks though it's calmed down a bit.
"Ladies. Shmi, you can have my room for tonight."
"I couldn't take your room, I'll just sleep with Anakin." Shmi instantly shoots me down.
"No, you're not taking it, I'm lending it to you. You deserve some privacy, as I'm sure you have a lot of things to work through tonight. And Ana is already sleeping soundly." Shmi flinches at my words and I wonder if she misinterprets what I say as "I'll be making you earn your freedom tonight" rather than the fact that I just figured she'd end up crying a lot.
"Thank you." Shmi's voice is very tense and not very thankful sounding but I brush it off and keep going.
"Xena, Hinata both of those rooms are free, the refresher is through that door. This is the main gallery/lounge, the auto chef is behind you and the refresher is beside it.
"With that in mind, there are some things that we need to discuss as the adults amongst this sordid band of misfits." My joke gets a few tense smiles while Xena's posture is completely relaxed. There is an attentiveness that lingers in her body language.
"Galen, shouldn't this wait until everyone is rested?" Juno uses the birth name of the boy who was taken by Vader and raised to be his weapon. Which is surprising because even Juno Eclipse in the games even after learning Starkiller's birth name continued to really only use his moniker.
"I think with two…" I look at Hinata and remember how she was the only one in the cage who didn't cower or pretend to be weak and unassuming unlike even Xena.
"Possibly three Jedi on board my ship and a girl who arguably has the highest potential in the force this galaxy has seen in a long long time…this conversation is a necessity."
"How were you able to tell that I'm a Jedi and not say someone from a warrior race or a defiant slave?" Hinata asks and I'm not quite sure how to word my response without offending Xena.
"The Force…" I lie through my teeth and receive a placating smile from Hinata in return.
And with that I turn around and walk to the holotable where I spent much time learning lessons that didn't include combat as a child.
Activating the holotable I begin playing the Emperor's propaganda video about the Jedi insurgency and attempted assassination of him during the end of the Clone Wars.
By the end of the video I could feel the fear and curiosity of everyone in the room including Juno's.
"Juno and I came to this time from close to thirty years from now in the future. Almost the entire galaxy, inner core, core, mid core, and mid rim with patches of the outer rim. Under the control of a fascist government under the control of the Sith. The ancient enemies of the Jedi."
"In my…our timeline, I was orphaned, abducted and trained by a powerful sith lord named Darth Vader. Darth Vader had once been a Jedi and before that he was a kind hearted slave boy who grew up on Tatooine and fell in love with a Queen from a planet that could not be any more different from Tatooine than it already was.
Darth Vader's birth name was Anakin Skywalker, son of Shmi Walker born from her womb without the usual fun that goes along with conceiving a child as the force conceived him."
Before I can continue Hinata uses the force to take one of my lightsabers and begins to move to Ana's bedroom.
I immediately block her path and ignite my black blade. "I will kill anyone who tries to harm that sweet and innocent little girl!" A growl slips out of me and I start to hear whispers.
'Come to me, I will give you untold power.' The whisper says over and over again.
"You would still defend her even though you know it's a possibility that you will end up suffering at her hands in the future?!" Hinata asks me heatedly while taking a saber stance.
"I will, things are different this time around. One Anakin is a girl and not a boy. Two I am here and I have already interfered in what should have been her future. So there is no guarantee that she will ever fall to the dark side and become Darth Vader, Lady of the Sith." The tenseness leaves Hinata's muscles and she powers down my lightsaber and extends it to me.
Taking my saber back I don't power down my black blade until she returns to her seat and no one else tries to harm sweet little Ana.
Returning to my seat, Juno comes up behind me and hugs me, leans to my side and kisses my cheek.
"I'm surprised you revealed so much to them so soon." Juno murmurs and transitions from leaning against my back to sitting in my lap.
"We need allies, we can rely on Juno…we don't have the rebels as back up…" Juno nods her head, an uncomfortable expression crossing her face.
"I know... I'm just worried." Juno mutters and looks away from me a frown forming on her face as she does so.
"So how goes your mission...make any progress besides selling the starfighter?"
"I was able to get 70,000 in unmarked credits for your customized heavy fighter. And was able to get six 11-17 Series mining droids, and a MEND-2 multi environment mining platform that I sent ahead with a few prospector probe droids to Gromas 16."
"Good work, Juno. I'm sorry I pulled you away from your mission for a med-evac."
"I'd much rather stay by your side…especially since I've gained some competition." Juno murmurs teasingly.
"Please, I'm just a shiny new thing to them that played the hero. They'll lose that little shine in their eyes after spending some time around me." Juno rolls her eyes and lets out a little scoff.
"I doubt that…not once they get to see you the way I have Starkiller." Juno murmurs and steals a soft kiss.
"Alright I need to train and you need to get some sleep, you look exhausted, my beautiful pilot." A smirk appears on my face at the soft tired glare that Juno gives me, but the glare quickly turns into a saucy smirk.
"Will you tuck me into bed too, Daddy Starkiller." My cock twitches at Juno's words and the playful light in her eyes, the groin guard, the only thing stopping Juno from knowing exactly how much her playful words have affected me.
"Sure Sweetie." I tease right back, while standing with Juno in my arms drawing a giggle out of the gorgeous woman.
Carrying Juno downstairs and to the Captain's Quarters that connect to the cockpit and butt up against the medbay.
Tucking Juno into bed after she kicks off her boots. "Are you sure you don't want to stay?" Juno asks me while unbuttoning her uniform revealing the non-standard issue imperial underwear underneath.
"A very tempting offer…very very tempting. But I really do need to train, Juno…my abilities, my skills they've been reduced and dulled. And this is an age full of Jedi with a war on the horizon. I need to return to my former level of ability and skill as soon as possible." At my words Juno completely forgets about seducing me into her bed while a worried frown mars her beautiful face.
"I-is it really that bad?" Juno sputters at first, as she kneels on her bed and reaches out to me.
I nod my head and return the hug she gives me.
"What can I do to help?" Juno asks seriously, her voice slightly muffled by her keeping the side of her face pressed against my breastplate.
"What you're already doing, Juno. Just being here for me and loving me the way you do." My answer had Juno pulling her head away from my chest plate. And looking up at me with tears running down her cheeks, her dress shirt open revealing her scarlet lace bra and healthy fair skinned tits.
The pull to forgo training and spend the night in bed with this very beautiful and attractive woman, is very strong.
'Is she were the dark side of the force I probably would have fallen already.' My thoughts gain a slightly amused quality to them.
Reaching up I cup Juno's face in both of my hands and gently use my thumbs to brush away her tears.
"Get some sleep, Juno…I need my pilot at the top of her game." My voice comes out as a soft murmur while I lean in and first place a soft kiss against Juno's forehead before moving down and giving her a chaste kiss on her soft pillowy lips, that beckon me to continue kissing them.
But my willpower is stronger than the thirst at least for now as I pull away from her lips and gently push her down onto the bed and pull the blanket over top of her.
"Good night my precious pilot." I tease softly which makes a soft flush fill Juno's cheeks.
"Good night, Master Starkiller." Juno, not one to give up without a fight teases right back making me let out a soft laugh.
I can't seem to wipe the smirk off of my face even as I exit Juno's quarters and Proxy descends from the ceiling lightsabers pointed downwards to skewer me.
But I slide my right foot backwards, and catch both of the lightsaber with the force. And keep Proxy suspended in mid air.
"Proxy…"
"Master Starkiller, it seems my analytic software is faulty as it predicted a 99.99% percent chance that you would procreate with at least one of you prospective reproductive mates, or Captain Eclipse. Instead of training." At Proxy's statement I closed my eyes and let out a calming breath.
"I am heading to the Holodeck to train Proxy…you may join me if you wish." At my response Proxy's golden photoreceptors glow a bright yellow color.
"Affirmative, I will join you for training. I have calculated that you have suffered an eighty percent deficit in combat prowess since, Captain Eclipse, I, you and this vessel have traveled back in time." Proxy nods his head and I set him down on his legs gently.