Family by Heart - REWRITE(a Star Wars Rebels story)

The Emperor's Message

Next thing Athena knew, they were back with the fleet. A giant Imperial fighter carrier now amongst their ranks. Ahsoka landed the fighter in the wings on the carrier and they were soon met with the sight of the Ghost and a shuttle just next to that.

"You go with the Ghost crew, I need to talk with Commander Sato about that incident," Ahsoka said.

The Padawan followed her Master out of the ship. The two gave a final nod before temporarily parting ways.

Athena was impressed by the whole carrier. It was huge. Athena didn't even want to ask how the opening on the front of the carriers looked bare - completely open to the voice of space. It flipped her brain out.

The girl blinked a few times and ran to the ship she called home. She quickly ascended the ladder and soon joined a part of her family who congregated in the common room. Zeb, Sabine, Ezra, and Rae sat around the room and casually chatted.

They greeted the girl and they began to exchange stories.

Hera, Kanan, and a new twi'lek entered the common room a good while later - surprised to see the additional girl.

"Athena cut off an Inquisitor's foot!" Ezra cheered to the adults as they walked into the room.

Hera and Kanan were wide-eyed with surprise and shock.

"Athena Jarrus, you what?!" Hera yelled, holding her one hand up in anger as the other hand held a mug of caf.

"Jarrus?" the orange male twi'lek was wide-eyed. He looked to the male Jedi. "You have a daughter?"

Kanan sputtered and stuttered as his feet tripped up underneath him. "No - I -ah!" his mug of caf fell out of his hands.

Kanan sighed and glared at his sister as she soon suspended the brown liquid in the air, casually leaning against the side of the couch with a smirk on her face. He picked up his mug and its lid and sighed.

"Athena, please put the caf back in my mug," Kanan frowned.

Athena smiled and brought the stream of the warm drink into the mug. Kanan covered it with the lid.

Athena looked to Hera, "Hi, Mom. How was the mission?"

"Mom?" Cham looked to his daughter with shock. "You and the Jedi had a child and never told me?"

"She's his sister," Hera sighed, looking at her father. "She jokingly calls me 'Mom' or 'Space Mom'."

"You are a Jedi too?" Cham looked to the girl. "Hera did not mention you."

"Because she's added ten years to my age," Hera sighed and looked at Athena. "So what happened with the Inquisitors? Did you really cut one's foot off?"

She nodded. "The Fifth Brother's. Don't worry, neither one got killed. Just knocked out."

Cham laughed and pulled the nerve-wracked Kanan into a joyful side-hug, "You had a little sister who can take on an Inquisitor? Why didn't you tell me about her?"

"Dad, how did you think she was mine and Kanan's kid? She doesn't even look part twi'lek," Hera gestured to the girl.

"Well, some human-twi'lek mixes can look more human than twi'lek. And she has the name of an Earth Goddess as well!" Cham looked to Kanan, holding a hand on the human's shoulder. "Your family must know about Earth Gods too, no? Her name is that of a Goddess. You must be very cultured."

"Sir, I didn't know I had a sister until a couple of months ago," Kanan admitted. "I don't know anything about Earth Gods."

Cham looked to Athena, "Ah, young Jarrus, tell me: do you know of any Earth Gods? Especially the Goddess you share a name with?"