Under the Beskar

We Are One Together

BANG!! BANG!! BANG!!

A serious of blaster fire from an ion canon are heard from outside the building, each one louder than the second. Followed by the familiar swooshing sounds of a starship flying overhead.

"He's here," Jaden says. "I'm in trouble."

"Who?" Din asked firmly.

Nia feels it too. A sense of urgency and worry from a friendly presence, someone who is very strong in the Force. Then as they all hear the well known humming of a starship landing nearby, Boba levels his rifle up to aim at the front door and Din does the same with his amben-pulse rifle.

"Lower your weapons! It's him!" Nia blurts out excitedly.

"Who?!" Din frantically asked.

"The Jedi," Nia says calmly.

"You mean Skywalker?" Din says, his hands move to lower his weapon.

"Yes," Jaden answered. Yet Boba scoffed but doesn't move, his weapon still aimed at the door.

"Boba, lower your rifle," Nia says politely as she placed her hand on his weapon, trying to calm him down. "He's not here to fight you."

"Can't be too sure about that," Boba sneered, gripping his weapon harder.

"I do know for sure. He's only here for the children," she replied. "Lower your rifle. There's no need for hostility."

"You're lucky I like you," Boba growled out a frustrated breath as he slowly lowers his rifle.

Nia simply smiled back at him. It was a very bold statement to say in front of Din, who simply ignored the whole exchange. When the doors open, a slender man, in a black hooded poncho, enters the storage room armed with a green lightsaber. He disengaged his blade and uncovers his face, revealing himself as the infamous Jedi Master.

"Nice to see you all again," Luke says very calmly and respectfully. He walks further inside as Boba is seen tensing up.

"Boba, you survived it seems," Luke says, but he wasn't trying to tease the already infuriated crime lord.

"I have your buddy Solo to thank," Boba sneered.

"Boba," Nia interjected.

"When I found out the children ran off, I tried to get here as fast as I could," Luke says as he slowly walked over to Jaden holding Grogu. "No, I'm not angry, but you didn't have to run. You were never a prisoner," Luke addressed Grogu before turning his attention to Din. "It seems the child has chosen to return back to you, Mandalorian."

"It does seem that way," Din answered flatly.

"You will always be welcomed in my academy, Grogu. If you ever change your mind, you know how to contact me," Luke tells the child then speaks to Nia. "You, too, are welcome in the New Order."

"I.." Nia begins to say but looks over at Din.

"Oh. I see," Luke says. "Well, the invitation will always be here."

"Thank you, master," Nia says.

"Please, you can call me Luke," he says as he turns his gaze to Jaden.

"Sorry master, I just wanted to help him," Jaden says as he looks at the ground in shame.

"This was reckless, but I'm glad you and the child are now safe. Now, come with me," Luke says as he hold out his hand.

"Luke! Don't leave just yet. There is something I must show you," Nia blurts out. "But..." she begins to say as she turns her head to look at Boba. "It's at his palace."