Beyond - Legends The Table Was Crowded... (L/M, AU) [update 3/22]

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Add me to the list, I read this a couple of days ago and am very intrigued by it. Always on the lookout for a Luke and Mara story where they get together before VOTF.

 

This is great, as whateveritis 12 said above, count me in on any great pre-VoTF L/M stories. I love how quickly Luke and Mara have accepted and become dependent on their bond. It just goes to show how right they are for each other Plus, I'm a sucker for Mushy!Luke Please put me on the PM list

 

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Elsewhere...


It is the middle of the night on Coruscant when a woman awakes from a troubled sleep. She stares at the ceiling, befuddled and confused before the reality of the dream that she knows isn't a dream slides into place. It wasn't a dream. No. She knows that. A warning... from the Force?

In the years since Endor, she'd not ever had a Force-related dream. There had been plenty of opportunities, but it never happened. Not even once. Unless that one where her husband had become chief of an Ewok tribe had been prophetic... but she was pretty certain it wasn't.

Knowing without a doubt that she wasn't going to get anymore sleep, the woman got out of bed. It was one thing to know the Empire was out there somewhere, in remnants or no... quite another for them to come swooping in to do more harm than good. No one kidnapped anybody on her watch. Most especially not friends, or children of friends.


The Alderaan?


"You're not... entirely wrong," Luke finally conceded. "And I was startled, too." Mara continued to stare at their enjoined hands, as if tuning him out. "And I wanted to say this. It's been on the tip of my tongue for a week, but didn't feel right yet."

"Oh?"

"I wanted to say I love you."

She frowned and at last met his eyes. "What?"

"Doesn't feel right, saying it now, like this. Does it?"

Mara tried to smile, realizing that he was taking some of the pressure off. He didn't need to, not really. "I know what you mean. I care for you, but... that other thing? You're right. Doesn't feel right to say it yet. In fact, it..."

"Feels a little too fast?" Luke suggested.

That was exactly it. "Yes."


Coruscant...


She reached the landing pad just as the Millennium Falcon touched down and it's occupants disembarked from the ship. Right away, she knew something was a little off: neither Han nor Leia were so much as looking at one another, and Leia was making a point of walking faster than he was. Which... was something, considering she was practically waddling from side to side with every step.

Leia nodded to her, then blinked in confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"Here, here right now, or on Coruscant in general? Because I think you know the answer to the second one, Leia."

"Here right now. Don't you have better things to be doing than meeting us as we land?"

She snorted in derisive laughter. "There's a problem. We, uh... moved all your things to another, better protected suite."

Han, standing now behind Leia, frowned. "This is not the time for jokes or pranks, Ganda."

"A prank would have been much more fun than moving your furniture down five floors and setting it all up again just the way it was before we moved it, Captain. And you're right. It really isn't the time." She took a moment to really look at Leia, scrutinizing her appearance, then smiled. "Winter wanted me to remind you to visit with the medics. Prenatal care, you know."

Leia turned and glared at Han. "Did you comm her?!? I don't need to be checked out."

"Yes, you do, and you don't get a say," Han told Leia calmly. He glanced at Roganda. "Would you be so kind as to help me escort my wife down to medical?"

Roganda had to resist a chuckle as she both saw his furry companion trying not to laugh behind them, and heard the low whine of Threepio's servos as he joined them. "With pleasure."

"And perhaps then you'll tell us why you moved our things, hmm?"

As they both took Leia, who grudgingly obliged them, by the arms and left the landing pad, Roganda sighed. "Had a dream that wasn't a dream, and decided to talk to palace security about some things. Then I had a long talk with Mon Mothma, and she agreed that, even if the dream was a false positive, it was better safe than sorry."

"And this dream that wasn't a dream, was what, exactly?" Leia asked, genuinely curious.

Over Leia's shoulder, she met Han's suddenly suspicious eyes, knowing he got what she wasn't saying. It had been a warning, and they really didn't need to burden Leia with it. "Just a maybe, future always in motion thing." And hopefully it'd STAY that way.

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Great switch and catching up with the others scene LOL Fascinating that Roganda's included.

 

Good update. Wondering what the dream has to do with anything.

Her husband had become chief of an Ewok tribe.. That would be a nightmare!

Are we to see (or read) about the birth of twins soon?

 

Something tells me that Threepio told her more then what she wanted to know lol

more soon?

 

Daena - sorry I haven't replied in a while.

The presence of Roganda Ismaren is ... interesting, to say the least. I'm assuming she's not dark side, here, then?

And the L/M connection continues to build, and at a realistic pace. They're both understandably cautious, and who can blame them? He knows she once wanted to kill him; she values her mental privacy.

- Later,
Onderon1

 

Great L&M scene! Very in character!

Roganda Ismaren? Interesting!

 

Thanks for the PM

Short but sweet, I liked Mara and Luke's little deep breath scene. Aw, they're working it out but it's going to take some time (which means more story to be written and read ).

Can't wait for the next chapter!

 

i find it very funny that threepio always manages to be the most anoying droid in existance but they bring him everywhere

great update

 

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Wonderful update! Marvelous work as always. Everyone was very much themselves. Looking forward to the next chapter!

 

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Hi, it's my first post on here, but great story so far. I would aslo like to be added to the list, thanks.

 

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I'm enjoying this a whole lot! Thank you =)

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A/N: By virtue of managing to sneak a working computer into the house without my grandmother noticing, here?s an update. Apologies for the wait. Enjoy.


~*~*~*~


Han endured her directed silence patiently, knowing she was angry. He didn't want to upset her further, and anyway he was right about what had happened at Endor: she should have said something. A nurse came in, took Leia's vitals, asked some general questions, got some terse answers, and left again. Finally, after long minutes of her staring at the cutely decorated walls of the exam room, he couldn't keep silent any longer. "Leia?"

"No."

"No what?"

"What ever it is your going to say. No."

Han sighed. Of all the times to be stone-walled... "I just want to say-"

"Don't," she told him shortly, something in her tone making him pause. She hadn't moved, hadn't so much as budged an inch since he'd helped her to sit on the exam table, but now she was caressing the bulge of her stomach gently with one hand. "It happened so fast, what happened at Endor. Happened, and then it was over, and I didn't give it another thought. I saw... him. There wasn't time after to dwell on it. You don't think..."

Han reached out and held her other hand, both surprised and put more at ease when she let him. "No. But it's good to be sure."

Now she looked at him, and nodded in agreement. "You're right."

Any further discussion was cut short when the doctor joined them in the exam room.

~*~*~*~*~

Threepio was still giving Roganda the finer points on how the trip to the Noghri homeworld had gone when Han escorted Leia out through the doors of medical. "You can stop now, Threepio!"

Han fought an urge to laugh as Threepio's monologue ground to a halt and they both turned to look at him. "What did you ask?"

"A far too general question," Roganda told him quickly. She clapped a hand on Threepio's metal shoulder. "Thank you, though, Mr. Gold. I had been wondering about a lot of the recent goings on and how you ended up with a different voice for two weeks." She turned to look at Han and Leia. "Well?"

"Doc ordered bedrest," Han said before Leia could say anything. "Everything checked out otherwise."

Roganda smiled. "That's good. Shall we go and find your new suite now, hmm?"

Leia shook her head. "I have to report to..." She trailed off at their glares. "What?"

"Mon Mothma can come to you if need be," Han reminded her as they began to walk away from medical, Roganda in the lead. "I think she'll understand."

"It's just that everything is so up in the air right now..." Leia paused, taking in Han's silence, the almost-laughing posture of Roganda's shoulders, and the whirring of Threepio's servos behind them. "I'm not going to win this argument, am I?"

Roganda shook her head. "No. Not with the Alliance being what it is. Things always feel like they're 'up in the air', as you say."

Han chuckled. "True. And Winter's been sitting in on every meeting, so it's not like you'll be out of the loop."

Leia finally had to concede the point, even if she wasn't happy about it.

~*~*~*~

On the other side of the New Republic/Imperial line, they stopped at a space port. Luke's excuse had been flimsy: "A little bit of a breather in light of nearly being interrogated" by Imperials on Berchest. Mara didn't believe him on that account, not really. The space port's bar didn't do much convincing, either.

"Do you expect me to believe that you don't want to get back to Coruscant as soon as possible?" She shook her head at him as they snacked on some stale pretzels that were better than nothing. For some reason, the pretzels reminded her of ration packs. Very questionable ration packs. "Because I don't."

Luke didn't meet her gaze. "It's not that, Mara."

"Oh?"

"No."

"Then what is it?"

"I like your company."

"Enough to want to eat in a questionable space port?" She studied him for a long moment as she sat back in her chair. "Pull the other one."

"Down time is important, Mara."

"And it's your sister who will be having twins any day now."

He paused, gl

 

Hi: Super update. Lots of undercurrents with Luke and Mara LOL

Very intriguing to have Roganda play such a major role and to have her married to Wes of all things

Hope you can keep the comp stowed for more updates out of sight as it were

 

Wonderful chapter! So glad to see this updated! I've been missing your stories. Hope you can keep your computer hidden for a long time. And it's just like Luke not to get his hand fixed for three months. Poor thing- would that not bother him? He's always too busy caring about everyone else to care about himself, but that's just the way he is.
Fabulous work! Looking forward to the next part already!

 

wonderful chapter

It's slowly becoming obvious about the bond between Luke and Mara now.

I can't wait for more

 

Great Update! Wonderful

 

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Great update, loving the slow, suspenseful build-up of the last two chapters...is something big about to be unleashed concerning Roganda or am I just imagining that?

Can't wait for the next update

 

Just got enough time to read this.

Excellent progression on the update.

Those visions Mara is having are becoming a mystery.

Good counteraction between Mara and Roganda who may have known each other during the reign of the Empire. I sensed the awkwardness between them.

Too bad we all have to wait for the twins, including the characters.