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Jaina Solo Fel ([personal profile] solo_sword) wrote2015-06-20 08:33 am

The Dragon Queen II- Saturday

The wedding was being held on the Dragon Queen II, because for these two particular people, there was no more perfect place to get married than on a spaceship. Everything was ready there, and Jaina and her family had gotten ready aboard the Falcon, which then docked at the larger ship for them to make their entrance.

She thought she'd be nervous, but… not even a little.

Leia reached over and squeezed her hand. "Ready?"

"I've never been readier for anything in my life," Jaina said, taking her bouquet from her mom. She'd actually gone traditional for this, white dress, flowers and all. If she was finally doing this, for real, she was doing it right. "And I’ve kept him waiting long enough, don’t you think?" It'd only been eighteen years.

Leia smiled. "It never hurts to be sure."

Allana, adorable in her dress, carefully stepped in front of Jaina, basket of petals in hand. Her nexu Anji trailed after her, almost as tall as Allana herself, but obeyed immediately when Allna said, "Anji, on my left."

When Han came out of the access corridor to join them, he kissed Leia on the cheek and said, "I guess you couldn't talk her out of it?"

"Han," Leia admonished.

He laughed, and offered Jaina his arm. "You know I’m only sore because he used to be the Emperor, right?"

"He was a Head of State, Dad, not the Emperor," Jaina said, taking his arm. "And he’s over that."

For now.

"He better be," he said, smiling wider than ever now. "I won’t have any daughter of mine raising little Imperials."

"Not that it’s your choice," Jaina replied wryly. "But don’t you think you’re getting ahead of yourself?"

"Yeah, Grandpa, stop rushing them," Allana said. "They’re not even married yet."

"They aren't?" Han teased, signaling Artoo to lower the boarding ramp. "Maybe it's time to do something about that."

When the ramp went down, the sound of a hundred Hapan long-horns immediately followed, because they couldn't not do this without fanfare and all that, especially given some of the circumstances. C-3PO exited first to announce them. "Your Royal Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, may I present the mother of the bride, Jedi Knight, former Chief of State of the New Republic, and Princess of Alderaan, Leia Organa Solo."

Jaina gave Leia a smile as she started down the ramp till she got to the bottom, where Luke was waiting to escort her the rest of the way.

Once they'd started off, Threepio continued, "The first heir to the Hapan Throne, the Chume’da Allana Djo Solo."

That got an insane amount of applause. Since the Sith knew who Allana was, they'd had to come out ahead of it and announce who she really was, which meant being treated like a Hapan princess, and they were on a Hapan ship. Allana sighed. "I guess I'm going to have to get used to this."

"Looks like it, kid," Han said. "But there is a bright side."

"Really?"

"Sure. You’ll get to spend more time with your mother. And when you’re in Jedi training, nobody’s going to applaud. They’ll just yell."

Allana's smile was sincere. "Thanks, Grandpa. That's going to be a relief."

She started down the ramp, tossing petals as she walked, with Anji at her side. That probably freaked a few people out.

"Your Royal Majesty, ladies and gentleman," Threepio continued, "may I present the bride, Jedi Master Jaina Solo, and her father, a former general-"

The rest of the introductio was drowned out by the horns and applause. Han squeezed Jaina's hand and looked down at her, asking, "What do you say, Master Solo? Is it time to make Jagged Fel the happiest man in the galaxy?"

Down the aisle, Kyp signaled the Jedi on either side of it, who ignited their lightsabers and lifted them. Jedi honor guards were the best.

"Yeah," Jaina said, "let's do that."

[Taken from Apocalypse by Troy Denning, and that is it for canon. *cries*

Open to anyone who decided they'd gotten an invite!]
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-21 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ender smiled a little. "Your other self and I were roommates for years," he said, "We have that in common - among many other things." He tilted his head, studying this younger Ben.

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-22 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben blushed slightly under the scrutiny. "Like what?" he asked, fighting the urge to fidget.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-22 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Complicated families and situations we'd rather not have been in that we couldn't escape," Ender said. He tilted his head. "Are you okay?"

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-22 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course," Ben said, all smooth face and innocent eyes. "Why wouldn't I be?"
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-22 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just looking at these past few months? Abeloth," Ender said. "Vestara. Exile. A few more things that have you putting on a brave face because everyone else's problems seem bigger and you don't want to be a drag on Jaina's wedding."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-22 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben's eyes went a little wide. "Guess you really do know a Ben."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
"I do," Ender agreed. "And I remember he had a hard time with this. And that's okay, Ben. You're allowed."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben snorted softly. "You know that's not true."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, I'm not asking you to hurl yourself at Jaina crying right this minute," Ender said lightly. "That might be a bit of an etiquette faux-pas."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe just a little," Ben said dryly. "I'm not going to cry on anyone about anything, thanks."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"But there's a large range between 'I'm fine, really' and 'being a sobbing mess'," Ender said.

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben arched up his eyebrows. "Really."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really," Ender said, without even a hint of sarcasm. "If you're somewhere south of 'I'm fine', it won't hurt to talk to someone."

It wouldn't be him, this time, but still.

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben shrugged. "Yeah, I'll get right on that."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It was strange, and yet not at all, to see a Ben with his defense mechanisms so calcified.

Ender smiled faintly at the thought - neither sad nor particularly happy.

"I guess I deserved that," he said. "But I was there. With the older Ben. You'll have to forgive me my concern."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"And he got all...share-y about it? Huh," Ben said. "Not really my style."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've known him since he was fourteen, and his mother died," Ender said. "I wouldn't have called him 'not share-y' even then. Afraid of taking up space, maybe."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That...sounded familiar. Kriff it.

"Well, there's a lot of us, even before the doubles," Ben said.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"And he was the youngest," Ender said, figuring that talking about it like it was just his Ben's issue was the easiest way to avoid pushing this one back into getting defensive. "He got used to everyone else's problems being bigger than his own, especially with one war coming in after another. I think being in a place as peaceful as Fandom was weird for him at first."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can see how that would be hard to get used to," Ben agreed, eating one of the red things the other Ben had recommended and relaxing slightly.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Making friends helped," Ender said, casting a glance towards his own Ben. "But it took him a long time to loosen up."

Not that he'd exactly been better, but who needed to know that?

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben shrugged. "Well, I didn't...he didn't?...have a lot of friends."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Which is a shame," Ender said. "Most people I know like him quite a lot. He deserved more, though I suppose that can be said about all of us."

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[identity profile] owowmynose.livejournal.com 2015-06-23 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't really want that many," Ben said.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2015-06-23 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why not?" Ender asked.

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