Beyond - Legends Not Jacen

This is my first fanfic post here.

I intend for it to be a series of one-shot (mostly written in an internal dialogue/POV) of various people from Jacen Solo's life and how they react to his absence. Please, please, review! Any feedback is greatly appreciated.


Disclaimer: It's not mine. But I sure wish it were. Maybe then I could have saved him.

solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant (they make a wasteland, and call it peace) - Tacitus

Jaina Solo Fel

Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 33 years old, Galactic Standard Dating. Mom and Dad threw me a party. Most of my friends were there: Zekk, the Rogues, my fellow Jedi, Jag, Luke, Ben. It was good to see them again, alive and whole. But I wasn't whole. Because for the first time since my conception, I was missing someone. My other half. Jacen. ​

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I killed him. ​

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I can rationalize the events surrounding his death all I want. Usually, I can convince myself that Jacen died a long time ago. Maybe during the Killik Crisis, probably during the Vong War. But when the sun goes down and I try to fall asleep, the only fact that remains is that I killed him.​

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It's not the Dark Side. I've battle that on Hapes a long time ago and I won. It's not seduction or rage or hatred. I just feel empty. Like I've lost a limb and every time I reach out to use it, it's not there. I tried to explain it to Uncle Luke and he called it phantom pains. He believes that my brain will eventually recognize that the twin bond is gone and compensate. But that's the problem. I don't want it gone. I just want my brother back. I just want Jacen. ​

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I can feel someone joining me on the balcony. It's Jag. He doesn't say anything. He just puts his arm around my shoulder. I lean against him for support. He doesn't have the Force, doesn't have a twin bond, but somehow he knows. Maybe because he's lost a brother too.​

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I love you, he murmurs to me. I know, I reply.​

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Maybe he's not Jacen. But he'll do.​

 

Allana Solo

I'm graduating from the Jedi Academy tomorrow. And I'm terrified.

Although no one speaks about him, especially when I'm around, I can hear their mutterings. That's Caedus' daughter, she's the daughter of a Sith. What if I grow up to be like him? What if I follow the path of my father?

I've discussed my fears with Grand Master Skywalker. He tells me that I, and only I can determine my own destiny. I try to believe him, I want to believe him, but even so, there's a constant nagging in the back of my rational mind. Not the fear of my father but a contradiction within Jedi philosophy itself.

If we are self-determining sentient beings, then why do the Jedi keep talking about the Will of the Force? Is there an underlying pre-destined path that each of us must take? If so, how can we be agents of our own destiny?

Am I destined to become my father?

Mom arrived today at the Academy for the ceremony tomorrow. I've talked to her about my fears before. Although she offered me the same advice Master Skywalker did, I still worry. I know that I'll probably replace her on the throne of Hapes one day. Then, I won't just have the powers of the Jedi, but also the responsibility of an entire Consortium. Millions of people will depend on me to rule wisely. What if I fail? What if I succumb to the seduction of the Dark Side?

Allana? Mom's voice gently drew me from my musing.

Mom?

I'm proud of you, she says softly as she strokes my golden-red hair.

I turned to her, a slight crack in my voice as I ask her the question burning in my mind. Will you be? If I ever become like Jacen? I won't call him dad or father. He was never a father to me.

Always. But then she frowned, taking a moment to best decide on an appropriate answer. Do you still hate him?

I turned away, unable to meet her gaze. He's not my father.

She pauses, then withdraws from the room, returning a moment later with a holobook in her hands. I was going to give you this after the ceremony, but perhaps you need it now. I want you to pay careful attention to what I'm about to tell you. The man who kidnapped you, who tried to kill your grandma and grandpa, that was not Jacen. That was a Sith Lord called Darth Caedus. He had taken over Jacen's soul, and was consuming his spirit. Your father, Jacen, loved you. He loved you dearly, but Caedus had corrupted that love, even to this day. When you hate your father, then Caedus wins.

She handed over the holobook.

These are the best memories I have with your father, with Jacen. I want you to have them too.
On the first screen was a holo of a young Jacen Solo, his arm slung over the shoulders of an equally young Tenel Ka, the famous Solo-grin plastered on his face.

Beneath it was text that read: "What does an Imperial Star Destroyer wear to a formal occasion?" "A bow TIE!"

Allana flipped to the next screen and saw more holos of her father and mother, sometimes accompanied by Jaina, Zekk, and Lowbacca.

And puns, horrible, horrible puns that made her crack a small smile.

Her mom cautiously looked at her as she reached the end of the holobook. This is the man I want you to remember. Not Caedus, although he may have taken your father's form. But Jacen.

Jacen. I repeat. Not Caedus, but Jacen.

 

Welcome! And SQUEE for your Jaina post. Heart-tugging and poignant. The one from Allana - brilliant and love Tenel Ka's gift. Allana's assertion of "He's not my father" brings echoes of Leia to mind.

I love how, in each, they had a consoler, Jag for Jaina, and TK for Allana.

 

Welcome to the JC and in particular FanFic!

I loved this introspections on how Jacen's actions effected those closest to him. While I really enjoyed Jaina's, Allana's really got to me, especially the examples of jokes that young Jacen made. He was such a lighthearted guy early on, it was devistating the person he turned into and your stories really show that.

Wonderful job and thank you for sharing them with us!

 

Being a big Jacen fan, I liked this. The Allana entry in particular is moving. Well Done.

 

After having read two of your stories, I am kinda sad that you are not around often, reading and commenting on others' stories and participating in our discussions in the Resource; as you seem to have a distinct style, a whole skyscraper-worth of a background in writing and you would certainly make things very, very interesting for everybody on here. Yeah, this was a compliment.

The concept of those who *had* to love the person writing elegies is interesting; and in the case of the sister and killer on one side and the secret daughter on the other side, it's even more interesting. I loved both Jaina and Allana's entries, though Allana's is far more moving. Perhaps her teenage angst gives it additional charm, perhaps it's the whole inner debate in her, likely resembling the one her uncle had about her grand-grandfather.

And I love it how Tenel Ka teaches Allana on the difference between Jacen and Caedus.

P.S. You missed a letter in this sentence:
I've battled that on Hapes a long time ago and I won.

 

well done on both accounts