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Author Topic: Betrayal (Post-DN/Legacy Era: J/TK, Ben, L/M, J/J/K, H/L/OC's) **10/24** Chapter Four!
Briman 
Registered: Oct '04
41992_Lightsaber
Date Posted: 10/6/05 6:01pm Subject: Betrayal (Post-DN/Legacy Era: J/TK, Ben, L/M, J/J/K, H/L/OC's) **10/24** Chapter Four! - Date Edited: 11/17/05 7:02pm (9 edits total) Edited By: Briman
Hello! So this is just an idea that kinda took shape really suddenly while I was reading up on the new Legacy of
the Force book series that is coming out next year. I for one am very excited about it, and I just started to get
these ideas for what the first book could be about. It is entitled Betrayal, and so that alone has sparked
some major plot ideas, especially with The Dark Nest Trilogy out right now. I don't know how long with will be, but
for my idea it looks like it could be big. I hope you enjoy, and hope I get readers. As always, R&R is very much
appreciated! happy

Warning: This contains major spoilers from the Dark Nest Trilogy, especially The Unseen Queen, so proceed with caution
if you haven't read it, or plan to.

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, and probably never will. All characters are trademark characters, and do belong
to George Lucas. I am just a young fanfic writer who loves to play around in the world that he has created.



Four years post The Dark Nest...

PROLOGUE:





Jacen Solo could not remember feeling whole, not since his brother’s presence in the Force had made its last
bright flicker, and finally gone from the galaxy. To this day, nearly a decade later the last image of his
brother still lingered with him in his sleep, and at times when he closed his eyes. It was a memory; the most
vivid and horrifying his mind could or dared recall. One moment his brother had been alive, and the very next
he was gone. He remembered Jaina shouting at him, blaming him for their brother’s death. Somehow, he had believed
her even though they both knew she was lashing out in anger and despair, yet somehow her words had stuck and
to this day he could hear them, touching his very soul and haunting him.

A strange feeling washed over him as he tore through the sky in his starfighter, sweeping over the expanse
of cityscapes and toward his secret home. Jacen savored whatever strange sensation this was, finding it
soothing, welcoming it into his depths without realizing what it was. A sigh escaped him, a relieved one in
fact. Finally, he knew what he was feeling. Jacen Solo felt whole again, or as whole as he could ever hope
to feel. With the events concerning the Dark Nest seemingly behind them, it seemed he could finally breathe
again, as if he had been holding his breath during the entire ordeal. The young man breathed, long and deep,
relishing every moment as if it were his very last, then piloted down.

Hapes had never looked so beautiful to his weary eyes, or so very alive. It was not the planet, but what awaited
him here, what he needed and what made him whole. He pushed aside all else in his mind, his doubts, his fears,
and the worry that gnawed at him every time he reminded himself that he still hadn’t revealed his secret to those
who deserved to know it. His secret, his love, the one thing in the galaxy that completed his circle. Jacen pushed
it aside, gripped the control-yolk tightly in anticipation, then sent his starfighter dipping low into an excited
spin that had his back-thrusters roaring.

He felt like shouting at the top of his lungs, he was whole again!

The starfighter touched down gently atop a designated platform set aside from the main docking port, his private
platform in fact. Without the help of those loyal to the Queen Mother, his secret would have surely been spilled
into the open where it might cause considerable damage, but it seemed they had finally perfected a system of secrecy
that allowed him to pass and go as he pleased, without worry of being found out, and most importantly without worry
of his secret falling into the wrong hands.

As expected, there was no one to greet him as he climbed down from his cockpit. It was a cold night, his breath
turned to vapor in front of him as he strode across the platform and made his way toward his secret entranceway in
the dark, using the Force to scout ahead. He reached a hard door, then glanced to the sides in case he might have
been followed. Jacen was no stranger to the treachery within the inner circles of the Consortium, nor was he ignorant
of the many nobles who would be furious if they ever learned the truth. When he found no one in sight or in the
Force, he pressed in his code, the door swung open and revealed a dimly lit passageway that seemed even colder than
outside.

There was a warm presence in the air, and a familiar perfume that made Jacen’s lips curl at the corners, into a
lopsided grin that made him look too much like his smuggler father. He entered without a second glance, recklessly
but caring only about what awaited him within. With how many times he had come and gone through this very passage,
he knew it like the cockpit of his father’s ship, turning one corner only to swerve down another. The Force came to
his call silently, and he searched with a wicked satisfaction, for if anyone had followed him, that someone would
meet a most ugly demise at his hands.

He took a staircase, then when meeting another door, waved his hand and unlocked it. It moved aside as if fearful
of his approach, and he strode into the small backroom with quiet steps, not wanting to wake anyone. It was late,
and dark. No place has ever felt like home, not since his family had been together on Coruscant, but he reminded
himself that in time this place might be able to become just that. In the Force there were two that made him step
faster, more intent, through the backroom and into the bed chamber.

Jacen took off his shirt, slipped off his boots, and drifted to the side of the bed where the most beautiful woman
in all the galaxy lay, seemingly asleep. Those brown eyes of his gleamed at the sight of her, and his heart which
had been sinking for so long suddenly came alive in his chest. This was love, this was what made him whole.

Falling slowly into the large bed beside her, Jacen stroked her shoulder, then let his fingers glide along the
contours of her shoulder blades, down her bare back and across. Her presence stirred, but only slightly, for she
had been awake all this time, tracking him in the Force and teasing him with subtle illusions of her passing through
the passageway and through the rooms. Her mere presence in the passageway had urged him on to this moment, to this
absolutely perfect moment that came as his fingers caressed her skin with a lover’s touch.

“Do you enjoy making me wait, Jacen Solo?” Tenel Ka asked softly.

He smiled again, something that seemed to be happening more and more often these days. It was the way she said
his full name when she spoke to him at times, or the way she would look into his eyes and simply stare, these were
traits that he had loved so much as a younger man, and now loved even more. With tender strokes, he caressed her
shoulder and her back, then touched his lips to the nape of her neck.

“Some like to think that anticipation makes the final moment better,” he whispered in reply, planting another soft
kiss, this time along the firm line of her jaw. He could smell her hair, and loved the feel of the red strands
against the side of his face. “I for one like to think you would wait forever for me.”

She felt a deep urge beginning to grow and swell within at the familiar sensation of his lips touching her neck,
and the feel of his fingers on her back. Their first time with one another seemed so long ago, so misplaced amongst
the larger events that had been taking place around them during it. Love was a strange thing, sparked by odd
circumstances, and made stronger with the passing of time. Tenel Ka realized that she loved Jacen Solo, loved him
with all her heart. The truth had never been so simple.

She also realized, that his mind was elsewhere.

“Something is troubling you…” she said, and it was not a question.

Jacen pretended not to listen, and instead kissed her neck again.

Tenel Ka stirred. She sat up, using her arm to hold up the sheets and cover her breasts, then fixed him with a
long and measured stare. “Tell me,” she pressed again, her eyes unwavering. “I want to know what it is you are
thinking.”

Gray eyes met brown for the longest moment.

“I dreamed,” he confessed suddenly, his clean-shaven face drawing into a grim scowl. It was just than that Tenel
Ka could see the hurt and pain in his soul, the other side of this man that awaited beyond the veil and illusion
he projected to so many by use of the Force. She waited calmly, wanting to hear more, wanting to help him face
whatever challenges came his way. Jacen’s eyes broke away, but he said, “We were back on Myrkr. Anakin…He was fighting,
and then suddenly he was gone. He slipped away, there was nothing I or anyone else could have done to stop it. I
miss him so much.”

“We all miss him, Jacen…”

He shook his head, memories that he swore never to revisit were suddenly flooding into his mind, past his mental
barriers and attacking him. When he met those gray eyes again, he sought out comfort there, and found it. She was
so gentle, just rough, so innocent, and yet with the heart of a warrior with blood stained hands. It seemed they
were both coins, able to flip and land one way, but there is always another side, always. He dared not continue,
he dared not say a word of the horrid things he saw through the Force.

“I love you…So much,” he said.

“And I you, my Jacen Solo.” she replied warmly.

He lifted his hand and stroked her cheek, then kissed her with more passion and more desire then he ever had before.
The feel of her, the feel of her lips against his was intoxicating. Memories drifted away into nothingness, and his
dreams faded into darkness. The sound of his sister’s furious shouts and the cry of agonized souls passed, replaced
by the sounds of their lovemaking and the beating of their hearts.

They drifted into a place of absolute silence, into a deep sleep that seemed to last forever. Jacen heard voices in
his head, those of the dead, spirits that haunted his past, his present, and soon to terrorize his future. Beside
Tenel Ka, he settled into a restless sleep, shaking his head and thrashing at the sheets as if they were slithering
snakes with their fangs dripping venom. Finally, a startled cry escaped him, and his eyes snapped open.

His chest heaves along with his panting as his eyes darted to every gloomy corner of the bed chamber, half expecting
to see what it was that troubled his dreams. He cast a worried look at the lithe form beside him, then stepped out
of bed and walked slowly away. Beads of cold sweat rolled down the side of his face, and his bare chest glistened
with a feverish coat of perspiration as he left the bedroom behind.

Visions, he thought grimly, more visions!

Scowling angrily, he strode into another bedroom not far from the one he shared with Tenel Ka, this one lavishly
designed for a child who enjoyed colorful walls, and a smaller bed. A nanny-droid, whose delicate sensors picked up
his approach, walked to him. Jacen glanced across the room, and marveled at the sleeping beauty lying there.

“This room is off limits,” the droid whispered.

Jacen waved his hand idly, tripping the circuit breather. The nanny-droid's head fell and hung limply as it shut
down. “I don’t think so,” Jacen replied coolly, drifting to the bed with slow and quiet steps as to not wake his
daughter. For a long moment he stood over her form, watching her small chest rise and lower with steady breaths.
She was so beautiful. It seemed she grew up just a little bit every time he returned. “My little princess…”

She stirred, but only slightly, then fell back into a peaceful sleep.

A dark thought plagued him. He considered all the things he had done to keep her safe, all the lives he had put
into jeopardy, and all the lives that he had ended for her sake. A younger Jacen Solo would have never corrupted
the mind of Ta’a Chume, nor would he have tricked his twin sister into helping him carry out his sinister plan.
But now, Jacen Solo knew that the end justified the safety of his daughter, no matter what sort of means he had
to put into play to ensure it. He was not the old Jacen Solo, he was a man now, a man who had survived the ravages
of war to become something more, something far more powerful.

Entranced by the little girl that was his precious jewel in a galaxy teeming with jewels, he lifted a hand and
gently touched her cheek. “My precious little girl,” he whispered. The first light of dawn was seeping into her
bedroom, making his dark brown eyes shimmer. “I love you so very much, more then you know.”

They will find out about her, a dark, brooding voice said into his thoughts. The voice belonged to his fears, to
his doubts, to the thought of his family dying as Anakin had. You know this, it is inevitable, just as your brother’s
death had been…

Jacen used the Force then, sought it out desperately. His anger brought utter silence to the demons in his mind,
killing them all. He swore to himself, and to his daughter, that he would allow no harm to come to her or Tenel
Ka. Inevitable, the thought made his heart sink. No! His promise was inevitable.

He had seen the future, had lived it in his mind. Those who stood in his way would come face to face with death
itself. Those who tried to destroy those he loved would be dealt with quickly, swiftly and brutally if need be.
The innocent people would be caught in the crossfire was barely a second thought to him as he stood up and with
a solemn glance to his daughter, walked out from her bedroom and down the hall.

The end justified his love…

Jacen Solo dressed quickly, and with purpose in his step, made the lonely journey out from the Queen Mother’s royal
rooms and down through the secret passageway. Dawn arrived as he crept out of the passage and into the cool, early
morning air. His face set into a focused scowl, and his lightsaber at his belt and at the ready, Jacen Solo accepted
his destiny and then left Hapes behind as his starfighter climbed toward the sky.

As the small form disappeared behind the veil of gathering clouds, Tenel Ka stood atop her bedroom’s balcony and
watched sadly. When she could no longer sense him the Force, she lowered her gaze, and then walked back inside, for
it suddenly seemed so cold.









 

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Jedi_Sword 
Registered: Jul '05
20062_Padme
Date Posted: 10/6/05 6:22pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
shock Oh my gosh!!! This is amazing!
I really think you've got Jacen's character down... oh please don't make him go bad! But, I guess it's "inevitable" isn't it? cry
Wow! I can't wait to see where this fic goes; great start. happy
~JS

 

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Courtney_Solo 
Registered: May '05
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Date Posted: 10/6/05 6:26pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Bree, this is amazing! You write Jacen so well, and I'm not much of a Jacen fan, but I can't resist J+TK! Please PM me when another update comes 'round!

(No, I'm not replying to this just because my padawan did. happy )

~Gurl~

 

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sad I'm not around anymore. Sorry, fellas. sad
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Briman 
Registered: Oct '04
41992_Lightsaber
Date Posted: 10/6/05 8:28pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Jedi Sword: Thanks alot, I appreciate it! And we'll see about Jacen, okay wink

Courtney Solo: I know, I know tongue But glad you've enjoyed it thus far.

 

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ZaraValinor 
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Date Posted: 10/6/05 8:37pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
And it begins. Yipee. Yahoo.

I had no idea you would start it so soon. giddy.

 

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Courtney_Solo 
Registered: May '05
42057_Padme
Date Posted: 10/7/05 12:18pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
I am waiting Bree ...

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TrillianTK 
Registered: Jan '05
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Date Posted: 10/7/05 1:24pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Oooh. I'm liking the prologue, so you've got me hooked.

 

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Courtney_Solo 
Registered: May '05
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 9:48am Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Bree .................

MORE!

 

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BottledUpInside 
Registered: Jul '05
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 1:01pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
So yeah. Amazing start peace . But where is the rest??!?!?!? cry

 

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Jacella. Simply perfect.
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Briman 
Registered: Oct '04
41992_Lightsaber
Date Posted: 10/8/05 1:06pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Thanks, Gurl wink kiss

It ain't a vignette or anything, more is coming, alot more. Next chapter on monday, I'm thinking. Stay tuned, and should I send out PM's.

 

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BottledUpInside 
Registered: Jul '05
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 1:30pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
I could go for a PM! cool

 

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"That can be arranged!"
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Jacella. Simply perfect.
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cheersweetie27 
Registered: Jul '03
Date Posted: 10/8/05 1:34pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Nice start, Bri. You definately have a nice grasp on the characters and the situation. I can't wait for more!!

 

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SilSolo 
Registered: Mar '04
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 5:51pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
There will be a name for Little Princess, won't there? BTW, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but the droid part just doesn't seem DJ-compliant. Oh well, it's about the only thing that I can even remotely dislike about this story.

 

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JadeLotus 
Registered: Mar '05
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 6:30pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Very interesting. I like your characterisation of Jacen.

Look foward to reading more.

 

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AlisonC 
Registered: Aug '05
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 7:08pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO
Wow... great, wonderful, excellent, uh... *thumbs frantically through her thesaurus* well, the point is made.

That's beautiful, and I'm wondering where this is going to go. happy

 

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Briman 
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 10/8/05 11:38pm Subject: RE: Betrayal(Legacy Era)(Post-DN: Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, Jaina, Kyp, Leia, Han/OC's) **10/6** PROLO - Date Edited: 10/8/05 11:44pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Briman
BottledUpInside: PM's shall be sent, my dear lady wink

cheersweetie27: Thanks, sweetie kiss The situation is going to be interesting, but none of you guys will realize just how complicated until I reveal the main plot. I hope it works out. It should be exciting.

SilSolo: A name will be coming soon, I promise. Thanks, Sil, and I'll work on my droid interaction wink

JadeLotus: Thanks happy Yeah, since reading DN I have become a real Jacen fan, so I am pumped for writing about him now. But me, being a Ben Skywalker nut, Jacen will be sharing some of the spotlight with Ben. But of course, everyone will have some spotlight of their own I suppose. Hope you enjoy it.

AlisonC: Thanks, Ali, I appreciate it! I'm wondering where it is going to go too laugh But hey, we'll see...



So, I'll be sending out PMs to everyone. Tell me if you don't want any.

 

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