TIMELESS MARA

It's kinda a nonsense fanfic, with lots of sense! (At least for me!) Read
it and you will understand (or not!) =?SCLAIMER: Mara Jade belongs to Timothy Zahn and LucasFilm. I'm not making
any money of this, and I'm doing it just for fun.
Enjoy! =)

This fanfic was written by TheRealMaraJade (r)

She opened her eyes to find that she was on the middle of
nowhere...literally. Everywhere she looked, she only saw emptiness...It was
like she was on a white room, surrounded by endless walls and ceiling. She
only knew that it had a floor because she was standing on it...wasn't she?

The last thing she remembered was that she was aboard the Uwana Buyer,
Talon Karrde's ship. And her ticket back into mainstream society.

And, suddenly, she was looking at what looked like her projected image on a
mirror. She lifted up her left hand, while her image lifted up its right
hand. And when they met, their fingers interwined. She screamed.

And so did her image.

But it wasn't her image. It was her. Wait...that was insane. It could only
be someone that really looked like her... Right?

At that time, she felt someone probbing her mind. She immediately raised
her shields, but it wasn't fast enough. Her *image* already had gotten a
glimpse of ther mind.

"I'll be Kesseled.." her *image* whispered. "It's ME!"

She was shocked. "What in the name of the Emperor's black bones are you
talking about?"

"You...and me....are the same person! But from different times! You've just
got a job from Karrde on Varonat, while I was at Wayland, putting up if
Skywalker's teachings!"

She froze. "Skywalker? LUKE Skywalker?"

"Yes. The man I was supposed to kill, but end up needing alive over and
over again. Like when I needed his help to free Karrde from the Imperials."

"WHAT? You've met with Skywalker and HASN'T KILLED HIM YET?" she screamed,
not wanting to believe that her future self haven't acomplished
theirs...hers...last command.

"Yes...she hasn't and she won't," a third voice, a third very FAMILIAR
voice came into their ears.

They looked at the source of the new voice, and stared at the new character
that had came into play, speechless both.

It was Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand, dressed as a bride.

She spoke again, "She...I...*We* didn't kill Luke Skywalker not because we
needed him. But because he was attractive."

"ATTRACTIVE?" the other two Maras replied.

"Yes...Attractive. At least at first sight. After that, she started showing
a growing respect for him, like the one he was showing for her. He was so
fearless during their trek through the Myrkr forest, despite the fact that
he couldn't touch the Force...and he also trusted her, despite her
constants threats of death. That's why she didn't kill him, and ended up
joining him at his search for the crazy Jedi Master Joruus C'Baoth. And not
because she was afraid of a new Clone War."

"That can't be true...HE KILLED EMPEROR PALPATINE! HE IS A MONSTER!" The
first Mara yelled.

"But it is true. Although you will only find that out ten years after you
first met Skywalker. Ten years after you discover that the real monster
wasn't Skywalker, but Palpatine. He took you away from your family,
manipulated you, and twisted your mind when he left his hatred for
Skywalker in you, like a blood stain. Like the blood stain he left on
Endor, where he died under Vader's hands. Under Luke's father's hands."

The first Mara was speechless. The second one said, "That's true.
Skywalker's Noghri bodyguard told me that Vader was Skywalker's father last
night."

After a moment in silence, the third Mara started talking again, "And then,
ten years after you've met Skywalker, you will find out that you love him,
that you always did. Since that first moment you met. You will find out
that you were meant for each other. And you will marry him."

At that, both Maras stared at the third Mara. But before they could speak
anything, they heard yet another voice.

"And you will live happily ever after." It was an older Mara, with grey
hair and those same fiery green eyes.

The bride asked, smiling. "Really? We will finally have peace?"

The older Mara smiled, sadly, "Actually, no. You will have a strange
disease, and you will have to fight a dangerous threat from the outer rim.
But you will also have happy moments. You will also have kids. And during
all these times, easy and hard times, Luke will be there for you. As will
be your fans."

"Fans?" the others asked, puzzled.

The older Mara smiled. "Yes. Fans. Who do you think brought you here? But
that's a long story, and you need to get back to your places in time, or
the future will never happen. And Mara Jade will never exist. But,
unfortunatelly, in order to things to happen the way they have to, you
won't remember you were here."

At that, she started sending one Mara after another to their right time.

When it arrived the younger Mara's turn, she started to ask something, and
was interrupted by the older Mara.

"Yes my dear...He *is* great in bed."