Private That's an Antique!

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"Money makes some people bad," Vera noted as she looked around, her little fingers intertwined with her dad's. The ship was a one of a kind antigue from the Old Republic era, so it made sense it was worth something even without the ties to Valery.

But was it worth all this?

"Follow me, daddy!" She grinned and felt a little proud that she could lead the way. But even with her vision keeping them out of direct danger, there was no safe way through the city. Soon enough, the narrow street they approached was filled with smoke and gas, but their other option was going around, right through a firefight between rival gangs.

"Uhm..." She hummed, now turning to her dad for answers.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Well, they didn't see us yet. So.. Let's try something."

Something new, actually. Kahlil raised a hand, pulling on the Force. On the newest rune on his spine. It allowed him to control the timeline of an object, but it could do more than that when mixed with his own runes. A sequence formed as he reached out, and a bubble formed. Stasis, freeze, contain. Time. All at once the blaster fire before them ceased. Everything ceased, really. He froze them in time.

It wouldn't last long, but it'd be long enough for them to walk through.

"Let's not keep the ship waiting."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

Woah.

"Daddy, what is that?!" Vera asked when suddenly everything around them froze. The flow of gas, the movement of dust and wind, and even the blaster fire had stopped. Did he just freeze the whole city somehow? It was a little beyond her understanding at first, but then she remembered their journey.

The runes.

Once they passed through the street and time continued to flow again, the bubble of gas behind them was struck by a stray bolt, and ignited. An explosion and fireball followed, but luckily nobody was caught in it. They could have been though, if they hadn't been so careful in their approach.

"Close one..." She glanced up at her father and then pointed at a larger structure up ahead. "The spaceport is being protected, so we can get to the ship! But uhm...how do we fly it back and also take the Bastion?"

...

The triplets clapped and squealed when they watched mom move into a complex handstand from the sidelines. She had chosen to spend her free time training and figured the little ones could watch and play in the room with her.

She wasn't using any weapons for her training, anyway.

"Yeah, you guys like that?" She chuckled. "Mommy has to stay in good shape for Jedi work, and well...for someone else too." She smirked to herself as she thought about Kahlil for a moment.

Hopefully he and Vera were having a good time.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Oh, Sassshra will fly the Bastion back for us. We're taking your mother's ship for a spin, I think."

He just flashed a grin towards Vera, even creating a barrier behind them as the explosion went off just to make sure they were, in fact, safe. This town had it's problems, and they'd have to help fix it at some point. But right now, Vera needed to be off world for that. Perhaps Valery and himself could come back in the future.

"I don't know you're name, but you're welcome to come with us. I'm sure you're in some trouble you won't be able to get out of." He glanced to the man from before, offering a calm smile. "Your choice."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"That sounds fun!" Vera exclaimed at the idea of flying around in mom's spaceship with her father. What would the technology look like? Was it very outdated or would the ship still hold up decently well? But the most important thing was that they had a gift for mom unlike any other they've given her in the past.

She'd love it, Vera just knew it.

"The name is Baro, and I'll take my own ship and follow after you. They might try to chase us, so we're stronger together." Two ships, or three if the Bastion helped, would be a lot tougher to fight of those thugs came after them.

"Wow, daddy look!" Vera continued as she already began to climb inside the rear seat of the fighter. "I can feel mommy," Vera then added softly, as her hand traced over the panel in front of her. "They will come after us, but we can beat them, right?"

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[Kahlil Noble]

"That makes sense, Baro. I wish you luck of course." He could follow, but actually surviving was going to be in his own hands, mostly. Kahlil didn't waste any time, lifting Vera up into the cockpit after he opened it with a wave of his hand. He was in shortly after, gazing over it's controls. He tapped into the bond he had with Valery to make sure he was hitting the right buttons as it turned on, turned over.

Mostly. It was still old.

Kahlil clicked his tongue once before closing his eyes. Reached out with the Force. The rune he had before. Time. He couldn't control the flow of time of people, but he could mechanics. He guided the ship back, pulling it to where it was when Valery had first gotten it. Factory new.

"There. Let's go, yeah?" He smiled down towards Vera for a brief moment, then pulled on the controls to send them skyward. It was time for them to leave.

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

More woah.

Mom's ship was definitely old and while still functional, only a fool would take it into a fight. But with another display of powerful runes, Kahlil reversed all the aging and wear the ship had been subjected to, leaving it in the condition it would have been in when Valery was dominating dogfights across the Galaxy. "Weapons and shields ready!" Vera called out because she had read it on her own little display.

Cannons and torpedoes - nothing fancy but more than enough to fend off anybody who dared to come after them. But there was something else Vera noticed too.

"Daddy? There is a recorded message on the ship." She figured they didn't have time to look at it now as they were going up, but maybe it was a recording made by young mom! They'd have to look at it later.

"Picking up on three ships coming after us!" Baro called out, and they were all quickly able to see the three non-military style ships coming in. Two of them looked like makeshift fighter craft, while the other was a light freighter around the same size as the Bastion.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"We'll look at it later. Why don't we see what your mother's old ship can really do?"

He flashed a grin before taking the controls more firmly. It felt like old times, mostly because he was really pulling on Valery's memories to help him know how best to control the ship. He spun with a flick of the wrist, then let the blasters light up the sky as they broke atmosphere. The pirate folks here didn't stand a chance, not against Kahlil and Valery's expertise in using the ships.

"Focus on getting yourself out. I can handle these guys easily."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"Let's show them, daddy!" Vera exclaimed and with him pulling on Valery's memories, it felt as natural as flying his own X-wing. And perhaps surprisingly, the ship was holding up well for its age. It was nimble and quick, had strong shielding and its cannons were powerful. The only thing really lacking compared to his own ship were fancier weapons such as cluster-missiles and Jedi Shadow bombs.

Not that those couldn't be added in the future.

"Got one!" Vera reported when his first burst split apart one of their fighters. The two remaining ships circled around, hoping to split Kahlil's attention between them, and opened fire. Shields were holding, but he was able to maneuver his way out of trouble too with how fast the ship was, and how skilled a pilot he was. "Fighter is trying to shoot us, but not on my watch," Vera said all tough before her eyes closed.

What began as a burst of fire getting closer and closer, suddenly turned so inaccurate that it seemed as if the enemy was trying to shoot something else entirely. Turns out that her mind can connect with others far more easily than she thought if they didn't have the Force to shield themselves.

"Now, daddy!"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil raised a brow curiously as he felt Vera do.. Something. What specifically, she wasn't sure. That aspect of the Force had always been incredibly foreign to him. But as she shouted out the timing, he didn't hesitate to fire. The cannons went off, and another ship was left in rubble. And, the space was open. Once more he didn't hesitate, instead reaching up to pull on the hyperspace activator.

They shot off like a bullet. No delay, no wait time. Factory new ships were always impressive. Maybe he should do the same with the Bastion, now that he was thinking about it. All those repairs he'd been neglecting..

Yeah, but that was a future problem.

"Well. I wonder what your mother will think of all this."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

With a bit of cheering, Vera watched her dad exploit the opening she had created, leaving yet another fighter to crumble in space. The remaining light freighter would never catch up to them, but it didn't look like they were even going to try. With two fighters taken out so swiftly, the pilot of the vessel decided to turn around and run away as quickly as possible.

"We did it!" Vera exclaimed happily before she plopped down into her chair. "I think mommy will be very happy," she then told her dad in response. "We got her ship back!" That had to be important to her, right? She had seen mom be very happy in her vision, and this had gone so well.

She had finally been able to help.

"Did I do good, daddy?" she then asked with a big, bight smile on her face. But then she also remembered something else from earlier. "Oh! Can I play the message?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I think she will be too."

If a bit worried. Very worried. She did end up in combat. As much as Kahlil knew Vera would be fine, he would've liked to avoid that again. She was still pretty young, after all. He smiled, nodding his head. Yeah, thinking about it, now was a good a time as any to listen to the recording. So he clicked it on.

"Yeah, let's listen to it."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Sleheyron

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

Valery was definitely worried, and had stopped her workout to just sit and play with the little ones after they began demanding her attention. Adam was making music, Aeryn was throwing around toys, and Aurra sat in her lap to look at the pictures about a fairytale princess - her favorite story.

But Valery's mind was focused on her husband and oldest, who were luckily making their way home.

"Mkay!" Vera called out in the cockpit, as they entered Hyperspace back to Coruscant and clicked on the ancient recording. But where she had expected her mom to appear, she was instead greeted by another woman. She looked a lot like mom, but she was a lot older and dressed in battle armor like the Keshian warriors they met on Keshi.

"Who is that, daddy?"

Kahlil would recognize Valery's mother, who looked into the recording device with a pained smile, "Hey Valery, it's mom. I know this is probably unexpected and that the Jedi would be against it, but I heard on the news you had gone missing, and I had to try and find you." Her voice broke up a little, as emotion filled her eyes. "All I could find was your ship, but I know you're alive somewhere out there. I can feel it. People on the news are speculating and saying horrible things but I just know they are wrong. So when you find your way back and see this recording..." She paused and fought back motherly tears before swallowing hard.

"I want you to know that your father and I are very proud of you and everything you've accomplished. Home hasn't felt the same without you, but we are all doing well and we hope to see you return to the Jedi soon. I love you, sweetie. You'll always be my little princess." She couldn't stop the tears from rolling down her cheeks, and smiled one final smile at her daughter before she waved and ended the short message she had been able to embed into the system.

"Daddy," Vera said, blinking. "Was that grandma?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil blinked slowly as he watched the display. It wasn't what he expected to see. Not at all. Hell, as far as he'd known Valery's mother had given her up to the jedi so she could have the best life possible, but respected the Jedi's decision to keep them from their families. This was.. He knew what effect it'd have on Valery. He nodded, glancing down to Vera with a warm smile.

"It was, yeah. Your mother will love this message. Let's not keep her waiting any longer."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Coruscant

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"She seemed nice but mommy is going to cry," Vera...thought. For once, she actually wasn't sure because this hadn't been part of her vision, but she still knew how important family was to her mother. Like her dad said, mom was going to love hearing this message, and she wouldn't have to wait very long either.

Because after a jump back to Coruscant, the ancient fighter landed on the platform outside, drawing Valery out with widened eyes and her jaw half open. She couldn't believe what she was seeing, but before she'd ask any questions, she rushed over to Vera, picked her up and hugged her close.

"I missed you two and what...how...I..." She looked at Kahlil while she held onto Vera, and stepped closer to him. Her eyes were already tearing up a little while she smiled. "Did you two get this for me? But how?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I'll let you in on a secret."

Kahlil reached down, ruffling Vera's hair for a moment before flashing a grin.

"Your mom never cries about anything, unless it's about family. And usually, it's because she's way too happy." Kahlil then hopped out once they landed, helped Vera get down. Smiled as he watched Valery. He didn't say much, instead reaching up to ruffle her hair gently.

"Don't cry yet. Someone left you a message. Go watch that first. We'll be right here when you come back, alright?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Coruscant

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"It's because mommy loves us!" Vera giggled as her hair was ruffled. She had no trouble believing what her father told her. She had only seen mom cry a few times, and usually because she was very happy. The only exception was that day she came back without dad, and they believed he'd never come home again. Briefly, Vera frowned at the thought but she pushed it all away and got out of the ship with a smile.

It was time to make mom happy cry.

Valery leaned into her daughter's embrace and smiled at the ruffling of her hair. She was about to hug him to death as well, but the mention of a message got her to perk a brow. Someone left her a message in her own ship? "Alright, I'll take a look." She set Vera back down and disappeared into the cockpit with grace and movements so effortless that you could easily tell it had been her ship.

Then she watched, and watched a second time. She wanted to play it again for a third time even, but she couldn't stop the tears anymore and decided to get back to her family. "I love you two so much," Valery began as she wrapped herself around Kahlil and buried her face into his chest. Vera was quick to hug herself around her mother's leg, and just held her.

"How did you find it?" She asked between several happy sniffs.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil smiled warmly, just pulling Valery into his embrace and squeezed. It wasn't hard for him to imagine just how much of an effect that sort of message could've had on her. Hell, it had an effect on him, even if he didn't seem to show it. He reached up, soothingly rubbing the back of her head.

"We love you too, Val. And as for how we found it, you can thank Vera for that. She had the vision this morning."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Coruscant

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Outfit: Wedding Ring
Tag: Kahlil Noble

It wasn't offen that Vera saw this - her mom needing comfort even though she was happy. But she imagined that this felt a little like when dad came home again, but...different. Grandma wouldn't come visit but she had made sure that Valery knew how much she had cared about her. Now, mom had a new family and Vera felt it was up to her to also make her parents happy.

So, she hugged her mom tightly.

Valery just leaned into the embrace, and calmed down as Kahlil's hand gently rubbed over the back of her head to keep her close. He always had his way of soothing her, and after a long moment, she finally pulled back. Her eyes were a bit red and teary, but she couldn't stop smiling.

"Is that so? Come here, little star." Valery picked her up again, kissed her forehead and then gently rubbed her cheek against Vera's cheek. "I'm so proud of you. Was daddy good at helping you find it?" Valery asked with a playful smirk.

"Mhm! He was awesome! We fought bad guys and used the ship to shoot!" Vera exclaimed. "Oh yeah?" Valery asked with a perked brow meant for her husband. "How did you even get the ship?"

"Daddy bought it! It was so expensive and someone else wanted it too! But he was the bad guy and daddy beat him!"

Valery smirked and looked at Kahlil, "That so, huh?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Ah, well. There was no hiding that much. Kahlil glanced to Vera for a moment with a bemused smile before full on chuckling. It was no secret how much money he had, especially not to Valery. But, sometimes it was one of those facts that didn't really click until it was put out in the open. Like now. Like how he spent an insane amount of money for something that did not cost that much ever in it's time.

"No amount of money is too much if I'm spending it on you all, you know." He smirked, glancing back to Valery. Oh yes, he knew what he was saying.

Valery Noble