Beyond - Legends Guarding Who?! Post-NJO Jaina/Jag fic - Author Question 11/30/16

Title: Guarding Who?!
Author: Jaina_Solo_15
Timeframe: Roughly 5 years Post-NJO
Characters: Jaina Solo, Wedge Antilles, Soontir Fel, Syal Fel, Jagged Fel, and Lowbacca
Genre: Humor, Drama, Romance
Keywords:
Summary: I've always hated to type out summaries at the beginning of stories because I didn't want to spoil readers, but as a former indexer I know how much I hated not seeing a summary so here's my compromise. Five years after the end of the Vong War, Jaina is given an assignment to guard a visiting diplomat and his wife, who's identity she doesn't know.
Notes: This is the first SW fic that I've written in about three months, since I left the 'net because I was getting burnt out with everything. I haven't abandoned all of my other stories, and I have every intention of finishing them, just not quite yet. This plot bunny just bit me and demanded to be written. I'm just trying to convince it that it needs to be a very short plot bunny! Oh, sith, I almost forgot. Jaya! Many thanks for helping me out with this!
Author's Note #2: Nominated for Best Action, Best Short Story and Jaina Solo was nominated for Best Canon Interpretation, Female in the Winter 2005/6 Beyond Fan Fiction Awards.

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Jaina Solo was running through the corridors of Borealis, her lightsaber banging against one hip and her blaster holster banging against the other. She dodged between two slow moving pedestrians and threw herself around the corner. Only the Force stopped her from plowing directly into a large Mon Calamarian. She quickly ducked around him and kept running. It was hardly the behavior expected of a senior Jedi Knight, and Jaina was old enough and experienced enough to know better. Still she was late and this was one moment that she couldn?t afford to be late.

Her orders had come in less than an hour earlier, when she had still been sleeping. Her uncle, who had been speaking as the leader of the Jedi Council rather than her uncle, had given her simple orders: [I]do whatever Wedge Antilles asked of her.[/I]

As orders went, Jaina decided, they were fairly good orders. Wedge Antilles was one of the few military officers that Jaina had no reservations about serving under or working with. Still Wedge?s request to meet so soon had surprised her, but she had caught the subtle tension in his voice. It was enough to make Jaina realize that whatever Wedge was dealing with was a serious and important matter.

Nothing, however, could have prepared Jaina for the delay that she had faced on the way to meet Wedge. Even now, five years after the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War and the reclamation of Borealis, surprises left behind by the Vong occasionally popped up. This particular bio-technological Vong surprise had not proved to be lethal for a Jedi Knight, but it had sufficiently annoyed Jaina enough to leave her late and irritated.

As it was, when she arrived in the hangar bay and finally slowed down enough to meet Wedge, she looked as if she?d just run a five day marathon through the jungles of Yavin IV and as mad as if a Rancor had just stepped on her toe.

?Wedge,? she said shortly, adding a clipped nod of acknowledgement to the man that had once been her superior officer.

?Jaina. Glad you?re here. I heard that there was a delay??

Wedge had smiled slightly in her direction, glad to see her, but he was clearly distracted by what was going on. Wedge stepped forward quickly, moving towards a medium size vessel that was powering down a short distance away from them.

Even through Jaina?s distraction, the vessel immediately caught her attention. It was of a design that Jaina didn?t recognize and that was enough to make her look twice at it. She focused first on the basic make of the ship and thought she recognized some of its basic build as Corellian. Something else about its design tickled at the back of her mind as familia

 

oooh. I like ! Terrific!!!
Loved Jaina trying to figure out who they were!

 

Woohoo! Another J/J 'fic! This is definitely a good day!...

Glad to see you back, Jaina_Solo_15

Hmm... Jaina and Lowie teaming up... That's always fun!

And two of my favorite Fels have arrived! I'm assuming Jaina has been assigned to guard them?

Very interesting start! Can't wait for more.

 

What a great start! I hope there will be more very soon!

 

Great job my grown up padawan!

 

Loving it already!

I'm glad to see you back and writing.

Can't wait for more.

 

Ooooh!

Looks good. You can count me in for the ride, Jaina_Solo_15.

 

This one looks interesting.
I'm sure Jaina's 'I-just-ran-a-marathon' look is going to do wonders for a first impression.

 

nice job JS15! berry nice!


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Thanks JG15!

 

Starlan: Loved Jaina trying to figure out who they were!

Yeah, Jaina's just a little off balance with this whole situation. Probably not her best day ever.

jagsredlady: Glad to see you back, Jaina_Solo_15 Thank you. I'm really enjoying being back.

Hmm... Jaina and Lowie teaming up... That's always fun!

The fun has only just begun.

WhosScruffyLooking: What a great start! I hope there will be more very soon!

Thank you. I'm working on the next post right now.

Jaya: Thanks, Master. Wouldn't have been half as coherent without ya!

Fappy!

Loving it already!

Yay! You liked!

I'm glad to see you back and writing.

I'm glad to be back. I missed this board.

Can't wait for more.

No promises on when, but I am working on it.

Gloria: Looks good. You can count me in for the ride, Jaina_Solo_15.

Thank you. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

Solo_and_Fel: I'm sure Jaina's 'I-just-ran-a-marathon' look is going to do wonders for a first impression.

Ah, so you noticed that bit of description, huh? You might just be right.

JG15: Thankies! I haven't forgotten about the J/J Index. I'll be sending ya'll a pm later or tomorrow.

 

About time you got back in here, writing. I knew you'd return. Great looking story.

 

No promises on when, but I am working on it.
Is it done yet?

hehe. I really love this and am eagerly awaiting more.

 

Ooo, I am intrigued.

 

Sara_Kenobi: About time you got back in here, writing. I knew you'd return. Great looking story.

Thanks, Master. I'm glad to be back.

Fappy: Thanks! I sent the second chapter to my betas tonight. You can expect a post tomorrow night!

FelsGoddess: Glad you liked!

 

this looks like it will be fun.

I hope you have more for us soon.

*green_eyes*

 

I sent the second chapter to my betas tonight. You can expect a post tomorrow night!
Awesome! I'll be waiting.

 

She sent it, all right, and it looked excellent I read the first chapter, now, to catch up--

Now as soon as she gets comments back from her other beta and posts the final version...

 

green_eyes: this looks like it will be fun.

Jaina might not agree.

Fappy: Here it is!

Grappy: Thanks so much for betaing this for me. I'm glad you liked the first part, too.

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[b][u]Chapter Two [/u][/b]


Syal stepped back away from Wedge slowly, but didn?t step out of his embrace. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she stared transfixed at her brother.

?Oh, Wedge,? she exclaimed, reaching a hand out to touch his cheek. ?It?s been so long,? she murmured.

He nodded. ?It has.?

His emotions were written on his face as plainly as his sisters. His smile was absolutely unrestrained.

?For years, I never thought I?d see you again,? he admitted.

Syal squeezed his forearm tightly, ?Wedge?? she began quietly unsure of what to say.

Wedge quietly laid a hand over Syal?s. ?It?s okay, Sy,? he reassured her easily. ?We?ll have plenty of time to talk later.?

His smile grew even bigger and he reassured her with a quick kiss on her cheek before he turned to face Soontir. Wedge tucked his sister?s hand under his arm in a gentlemanly fashion and then extended his right hand to his brother-in-law.

?It?s been a long time, Soontir.?

The Baron hesitated for a moment and then reached back to shake Wedge?s hand. ?It has indeed, Antilles. However, my son tells me that you?re still up to your old tricks.?

Wedge shrugged. ?On occasion. I?m mostly retired now.? He hesitated and then added, ?We?re not on opposite sides anymore, Soontir.?

?We?re not on the same side either, however, Antilles. You would do well to remember that.?

Wedge grinned at his former comrade sharp tone and replied, ?But that?s what you?re here to change.? Before Soontir could respond, Wedge added, ?Speaking of your official reasons for being here, Soontir, Syal. The Chief of State has decided to provide you with a Jedi bodyguard for the duration of your stay in the Known Regions. It?s more of a precaution than anything else, but it is a precaution that the Jedi Council and the Chief of State felt worth taking.?

Wedge released Syal?s arm and turned around. He gestured to Jaina and Lowbacca. ?The Jedi Council has assigned two of their best knights to guard you. Both of these Knights are extremely skilled veterans of the Vong War.

Syal looked worried at the mention of bodyguards and glanced to her husband to see what he would have to say. He was the one in charge of the official diplomatic mission.

Soontir studied Wedge carefully, ?We will accept them for now, Antilles, but we may refuse them later.?

Wedge didn?t bother to respond to Soontir?s subtle bait. He was aware of Soontir?s opinion of the Jedi. Even given his recent encounter with Luke, Mara, Saba and Jacen shortly before the end of the Vong War hadn?t seemed to leave Soontir with a much more charitable opinion of the Jedi in general.

In fact, the conversation had gone better than Wedge had expected. However, this first conference between the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and the Chiss was very important and highly secret, as well. He needed it secured by the best.

?Excellent. Each of you have been assigned your own bodyguard. This is Lowbacca of Kashyyyk, and this is Jaina Solo,? he finished.



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Jaina had been thrown off balance when Wedge greeted his sister. The thoughts that had filled her mind, allowing her to process nothing else, were simple and terrifying.

[i]I?m guarding who? These people are Jag?s parents! [/i]

Her thoughts kept echoing in her mind, shock not yet being replaced by other emotions. Her mind was frozen and she had yet to start thinking again when Syal and Soontir?s attention was suddenly focused on her and Lowie.

The fierce presence that Soontir seemed to radiate was focused on her with all of its intensity boring into her. She managed not to flinch under the sudden scrutiny, but the knuckles of her hands, each grasping the opposite arm, were white with the strength of her grip.

Syal?s gaze was different. Jaina sa

 

Great post! I'm loving it!

And please, bring in Jag! I'm going to start a chant soon! You're taunting me with this.

I loved Syal & Wedge's reunion though, very sweet.

And then Syal being afraid of Lowie I wasn't surprised, I mean, she was raised Imperial after all.

Now bring Jag into the mix!

 

And please, bring in Jag! I'm going to start a chant soon! You're taunting me with this.

Heh. Okay, I'll work on bringing in Jag soon.


And then Syal being afraid of Lowie I wasn't surprised, I mean, she was raised Imperial after all.

Well, when I read that passage in the Heretic Trilogy where she meets Saba and has a similar reaction, it really threw me. I just didn't think of the sister of Wedge Antilles as having that kind of reaction. Weird, huh?

 

She may be Wedge's sister, but she was raised differently. *shrug*

 

awesome job`

need jaggie

 

This is awesome!! So I take it she hasn't seen Jag in 5 years?

 

Fantastic post!
Syal's reaction to Saba threw me too. I know she was raised differently than Wedge, but still.....

 

Announcement: I've already gotten next week's post written up and sent of to my wondeful betas. So expect another post next week, hopefully Wednesday, or Tuesday.


JG15: need jaggie

Hmmm, I think I can do that.

NYCitygurl: So I take it she hasn't seen Jag in 5 years?

Something like that. It's been quite a while since they've seen one another. I hesitate to say more than that, because I don't quite have all of the backstory solid in my head yet, and I don't want to contradict myself later on.

Starlan: Syal's reaction to Saba threw me too. I know she was raised differently than Wedge, but still.....

Yeah, I knew that she starred in Imperial propoganda holos, but I didn't realize that she actually had some of the Imperial biases. It was kinda cool to see that piece of her character, just a little weird too.