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Surprises

A Post-ROTJ One-Shot

Luke Skywalker breathed a sigh of relief as he exited his fighter and glanced around at the hustle and bustle of the Rebel base. The Emperor was dead, but that didn’t mean the fight was over. However, things had been easier for the Rebellion since the second Death Star blew up and the Emperor with it.

As Luke went to find his twin sister Leia and his friend, and Leia’s husband, Han Solo, he listening to other rebels chatting about the latest gossip. He’d been gone for over a week looking for useful things to help him build a new Jedi Order, so he was a little behind on recent news. On his walk, he overheard a lot of people talking about someone being pregnant. A few months ago, nearly two months after the Emperor’s death, Leia had announced that she and Han were expecting a baby. People couldn’t still be talking about that... Could they? Or was something else going on?

Luke found Leia in the Command Center, going over a report from the most recent planetary liberation, but she looked up as he approached. “Hey Leia,” he greeted, giving her a hug. “Did something new happen with my future niece or nephew while I was gone or has someone else gotten pregnant?” he asked lightheartedly.

Leia laughed, “I’m guessing you caught the theme of the latest gossip on your way to find me?” she asked, Luke nodded in response. “It’s not me they’re talking about, word just got out that General Syndulla’s pregnant.”

“General Syndulla?” Luke had seen the legendary twi’lek pilot in briefings and in the hangar bay getting ready to fly, but he’d never actually met and spoke to her face to face. “I didn’t know that she...” Luke trailed off, unsure of how to finish without possibly downgrading the general. “... was married.” he finished, going with the most respectable answer, although he didn’t know of any other Syndullas in the Rebellion.

Leia chuckled, “Not many people do, it’s one of the Rebellion’s best kept secrets.” Then a strange, slightly mischievous look passed over her face. “I just realised, you haven’t gotten to meet her or any of her crew since you joined the Rebellion. Now’s a good of a time as any to introduce them to you.”

“Okay,” Luke said as he followed her out the door and through winding corridors until they found a green twi’lek woman with a general’s rank insignia on her jacket giving orders to a group of pilots.

“General Syndulla!” Leia called, getting her attention.

The general finished giving her orders and turned to face them with a smile on her face. “Princess Leia, it’s good to see you.” she greeted, “What brings you here?” Then she turned to Luke, “I don’t believe we’ve met.”

Leia placed a hand on his shoulder, “This is my brother, Luke Skywalker.”

General Syndulla nodded, “Of course, Luke Skywalker, I should’ve known. You’re the reason we’ve made it this far, with blowing up the Death Star, defeating Darth Vader and all that.” She extended her hand, “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you.”

Luke shook her hand with a sheepish smile, it always seemed like people gave him too much credit for the things he’d done for the Rebellion, he hadn’t done any of it alone. “It’s an honor to meet you too General,” He released her hand. Then he remembered what had lead to this meeting. “Oh, I almost forgot, congratulations,” he said, gesturing to her belly, she wasn’t showing yet, especially when compared to Leia, but soon she would. “You and your husband must be very happy.”

General Syndulla laughed, “Thank you, although I haven’t told him yet.” So she was married.

“How could he not know?” Leia asked, “The whole base seems to.” Luke was confused too, how could he not know?

“You can blame Gonni Novan for the whole base knowing,” General Syndulla told them, naming one of the Rebellion’s biggest gossips, “But Kanan’s on Lothal right now, still helping Ezra free the planet from the Empire’s grasp. The last time I visited was when...” she trailed off, although it was clear what she was saying. “And then, he told me they were almost done and they would join the rest of us here soon. I planned on having the reveal then, but apparently people can’t keep their mouths shut, even when we’ve been fighting a war for years.” she finished.

“Who’s Ezra?” Luke asked, getting a feeling in the Force that he should know who this person was.

Both women turned their faces to him, Leia was grinning. “Ezra’s another member of my crew,” General Syndulla answered, “I’m surprised you haven’t met him yet, he can be a bit of a trouble magnet sometimes.”

Before Luke could reply, an orange astromech came up to General Syndulla and blabbered something in binary.

“Kanan and Ezra are back?” General Syndulla asked, a hit of excitement in her voice, “Great, thanks Chopper.” Then she turned back to Luke and smiled, “Well Skywalker, it’s time you met my crew.”

“Okay,” Luke replied as he and Leia followed the general through the hangar. While they were walking, Luke felt a shift in the Force, and he began to suspect a conspiracy. “Why do I get the feeling that you know something I don’t?” he asked.

“Because we do,” Leia answered.

“Alright then,” Luke replied, deciding that, knowing Leia, he wouldn’t find out until he met General Syndulla’s crew, or maybe even later than that.

They were joined by a large purple lasat, who fell into step beside General Syndulla. “Hey Hera,” he greeted her, “Heard Kanan and the kid were back, gonna tell ‘em the news?”

“Yes Zeb,” she replied, then she remembered Luke, who had never met a real lasat before. “Oh, Zeb, this is Luke Skywalker. Luke, this is Zeb Orrelios, another member of my crew.”

“Pleased to meet you,” Luke said politely, slightly intimidated by the alien’s bulking size, despite the fact that Chewie was about the same size.

Zeb gave him a once-over, then his face broke out in a rather toothy grin. “Luke Skywalker huh, ‘bout time you came around.”

Luke was even more confused now. What was everyone so excited for him to see? He wondered about this as they moved outside and a woman in colorful Mandalorian armor appeared beside them.

“Thought I’d join the welcoming committee,” she said with a smile. “Wouldn’t want to miss this.” Her gaze landed on Luke and she brushed some of her brightly-dyed hair out of her eyes before asking, “Who are you?” Although it sounded like she had some idea of who he was.

“Luke Skywalker,” Luke answered, he guessed this was another member of the general’s crew. “You part of General Syndulla’s crew too?”

She nodded, “Name’s Sabine Wren.” If she had any reaction to his name, she didn’t show it, she just turned and started the group walking again. “Come on, we should get to the Ghost before Kanan tries to go looking for Hera and gets lost again.”

They headed towards a VCX-100 light freighter. As they approached, a small shuttle came and landed on top of the ship. By the time the group reached the ramp, two figures were walking down it. The first was a young man about Luke’s age, with short blueish black hair and bright blue eyes in orange. The other was also a man, this one with brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and a beard, wearing a green shirt and a mask that covered the upper half of his face. He looked about General Syndulla’s age. At least, that’s what Luke guessed, it was hard to tell with the mask. He was probably General Syndulla’s husband.

“Bout time you got back,” Zeb said with a smile. “What took you so long?” he quipped.

“Well it’s not like we had a lot of help from you,” the man in orange replied sarcastically as he walked up to where Zeb and Sabine were standing.

Sabine laughed, “Ezra, he was only kidding, we’re honestly surprised you finished this soon.”

“Ah thanks... Hey!” Ezra’s pride turned to protest as he realised what all she said. Then Zeb had him in a headlock and it looked like they were about to start an all out brawl.

Luke, deciding he didn’t need to watch them fight, turned his attention to General Syndulla and her husband, Kanan. The two stood on the ramp, Kanan’s hands were at the general’s waist while her arms rested on his shoulders. She held his mask in one hand and their foreheads were touching, both of them had their eyes closed. With his mask off, Luke could see a thick dark scar that cut across his face and over his closed eyes. When Kanan opened his eyes a second later it confirmed Luke’s conclusion that Kanan was blind.

“I missed you,” Kanan said quietly with a soft smile, his thumb rubbing at the fabric of her flight suit.

General Syndulla smiled and moved her head to get a better look at his face. “Kanan,” she said, making him look up expectantly. This also got Zeb and Ezra to stop as their wrestling as they turned to look at the general.

“Yes?” Kanan asked, looking concerned.

“I’m pregnant,”

Kanan’s face went slack, and Luke heard Ezra gasp from his left. “Really?” Kanan asked, sounding hopeful, but also like he didn’t quite believe it. “Hera, are you serious?”

She nodded, although he couldn’t see it. “Yes Kanan, we’re really going to have a baby.”

At this, Kanan laughed. Then he grabbed the general around the waist and spun her around him, and she laughed. As Kanan spun, Luke noticed a familiar looking metal cylinder hanging from his belt. When Luke looked back at Ezra, he saw something similar on Ezra’s belt.

Luke put the pieces together; Leia’s behavior, Zeb’s reaction, his feeling in the Force. There was a reason everyone wanted him to meet these two.

“You’re Jedi!” Luke blurted out when he finally realised it. Everyone was staring at him now.

Kanan and Ezra shared a looked, as well as two people could when one of them was blind. “You could call it that,” Ezra said hesitantly after a moment.

“Leia!” Luke exclaimed, “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asked. “You know I’ve been working to rebuild the Jedi Order for months! And you never thought to tell me there were two living Jedi associated with the Rebellion? And that one of them was married to General Syndulla!” He waved his hand at the couple still standing on the ramp, feeling rather livid.

Leia, clearly seeing he was near hysterics at this point, held up her hands and said “Luke calm down, Ezra and Kanan have been on and off Lothal since before you joined the Rebellion. They haven’t been seen by anyone other than General Syndulla and the rest of her crew in years, when they make the occasionally visit.” Leia paused, making sure Luke understood what she was saying. “They felt that their duty was to Lothal and I respected their decision to stay out of the rest of the galaxy. But they’re here now, available to help.”

Luke took a deep breath, “You’re right, a lot’s been going on lately, and it’s not like I haven’t been flying all over the galaxy.” He turned so he was facing both Kanan and Ezra. “As you’ve probably figured out by now, I’m Luke Skywalker, and I’ve been working on building a new Jedi Order. I hope to construct a new Jedi Temple and find force-sensitives I can train to be the next generation of Jedi.” He paused so Kanan and Ezra could take it all in. “Would you be interested in helping me? I’m sure your knowledge would be greatly beneficial in training new Jedi.”

Kanan and Ezra seemed to consider this for a moment. Kanan was the first to speak. “With all due respect, I believe now is a time I’d best spend with my family.” he said as he shifted closer General Syndulla, who had turned around but still remained in his embrace. “But I am willing to answer any questions you might have about the old Jedi Order.”

Luke nodded, “I understand, thank you.” He turned to Ezra, who still looked like he was thinking. “What about you Ezra?” he asked.

“Aahhh, can I get back to you on that?” Ezra asked after a moment, making Zeb, Sabine, Kanan, and the general chuckle in amusement.

“Of course,” Luke replied, “Take all the time you need.”

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