Final Chapter: The Truth

The holo opens with Elpida, looking very sad and her eyes red from crying. Lauder is seen sitting next to her holding her hand and are still in the kitchen.

Elpida sighs. ?My darling JesMar. I never wanted things to end like this and I?m sorry. I wish I could tell you in person but, like my brother, you inherit his stubbornness.? She starts to cry a little and Lauder is seen hugging her. She then continues. ?Remus and I are not your parents, but your godparents. Your real parents are Isabella and Merrick. Isabella was a smuggler and Merrick was a pirate who also had another gift, he was Force Sensitive. Instead of being tied down to rules and stuff, he became a rouge pirate, traveling around the galaxy finding jobs along the way. Of course they both made enemies along the way and neither stayed in one place longer than a day until they met each other. Isabella needed to find someone to help her smuggle some stolen goods to Corellia and ran into Merrick here in Tatoonie. They immediately fell in love and married in Dantoonie during the job. Two years later Bella, her nickname, was pregnant with you. Knowing that any child of theirs would also be Force Sensitive, Merrick vowed never to let the Jedi take them away from him, so they continued traveling, stopping only on planets that the Republic didn?t have any control over. It wasn?t until an attempted hit on Bella and an attempted kidnapping of you did Merrick realized it was not a save place to raise a child. With the increase dangers of other pirates, bounties and the new resistance, he had to do something. One night, they came over with you in his arms. Bella, upset for having to leave her girl, stayed outside to keep watch. Merrick told Remus and I never to tell you so you can have a normal childhood. Also, we had to change your name for fear people might make a connection and try to kidnap you. That was the last time we saw Merrick and Bella. Last we heard, they were heading beyond the Outer Rim, possibly to find a save planet to lay low for a while. Jes, your real name is Lorana, Lorana Collet. Obi Wan is not your brother, just your cousin. Lor-..Jes, we love you as if you were truly our daughter. Remus, especially loved you. He died to keep you safe, and I will be willing to do the same. I am so, so sorry Jes for not telling you sooner, but you must understand why. I will always love you and will be my little girl.? Elipda leans on Lauder and starts to sob as the holo ends.

For what seemed like time froze, Jes sat there shocked at what she was told. Finally, she starts to wake up. ?My dad was a pirate and my mom a smuggler? Some combination. Obi Wan?s not my brother, my da-Remus died to save me.? She tries to get up but unable to hold herself up and falls down. ?My parents could be anywhere in the galaxy. How can I find them, or even, where can I find their graves.? Jes puts her head down in her hands and closes her eyes. ?That is why my moth- I mean my aunt did what she did to me. It wasn?t because she was being mean. It was to protect me. That?s what my dad wanted her to do, just to keep me safe.? Tears start forming in her eyes. ?And I was so mean to her that day, the day I left.? Jes starts to cry, remembering that awful day. ?I wish I could go back and apologize to her. Now I understand why I give my heart and soul into things. I have my parents? personalities, their passion and love for each other and for me.?

Jes grabs the holoviewer and looks at it for a moment. She gets up from her rock and looks around. Taking a deep breath, Jes makes her way through the cave and back into reality.

JesMar walked into the cave looking for answers. Lorana comes out of the cave with reasons for her actions and feelings, but with a bigger question. If her parents are alive, where in the galaxy are they at now?