Legacy of the Force 3: Tempest
	Troy Denning
	2006
	40 Years After The Battle of Yavin
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SPOILER ALERT: This Will Spoil The Plot of the Book!

In the underbelly of Coruscant, Alema Rar is searching for Jacen Solo in hopes of inflicting the same pain on Leia that she laid to her. She finds her way into a guarded doorway, but realizes that someone is actually stalking her as well. Once inside she learns that Jacen was there to see “the friend”. She catches a glimpse of her stalker and is shocked t o see that it is Lumiya, someone she’d only read about. She finally catches up to Jacen as he is having a conversation with the Yuuzhan Vong World Brain. Apparently it has been helping him track terrorist cells. As Alema shoots a poison dart towards him, Lumiya Force pushes him out of the way and the dart strikes the World Brain instead. Alema is knocked to the ground by Force lightening that she swears came from Jacen. She is surprised as she senses his rage. Alema watches in awe as Lumiya stops Jacen from killing Alema and says her death is unimportant.

Han and Leia are on the Corellian capital ship Thrackan Sal-Solo, part of the secret force the Corellians had been building for years. They are there to meet Wedge Antilles who is in charge of the fleet and he asks them to serve the Corellians in hopes to bring a quick solution to this war. But rather than fight, the Corellian high council wants them to negotiate with Hapes Queen Mother Tenel Ka. Apparently she is getting pressure from other nobles and Corellian Head of State Gejjen hopes to gain her support.

Jaina and Zekk are part of a Jedi spy mission to keep an eye on the hidden Corellian fleet. They intercept the Millennium Falcon and determine from its course that it is headed for the Hapes Cluster.

Luke and Ben meet in the Jedi Temple battle chamber. Luke wants to test the skills that Jacen has given Ben. Ben is afraid he’ll hurt his father, but Luke dominates and disarms him. Ben is bitter and says he will continue with the Galactic Alliance Guard and keep Jacen as his Master. Luke says that will never happen. As a peace offering, Ben agrees to additional sparing practice.

Jaina meets with Admiral Bwua'tu to discuss the situation. Bwua’tu already knows about the Falcon’s mission and thinks it may be to aid the coup in overthrowing Tenel Ka. Jaina thinks that is unlikely and the two discuss other possibilities. Bwua’tu points out that Sal-Solo was most likely going to attack Duro based on the fleet’s position. They decide Jaina will warn Tenel Ka herself.

Han and Leia are kept waiting for several hours before they learn that Tenel Ka was not actually expecting their arrival. They fear that this may be an assassination attempt because they were sent on the day of a big festival that would have numerous unknown males present on the planet. They begin slicing their way out of the chamber and grab C-3PO to return towards the Falcon.
In the evening, Alema overhears Ben and Jacen talking and knows that Lumiya and Jedi Master Tresina Lobi are also listening in. After Ben leaves, Jacen says he wants Ben to return to Luke, but Lumiya disagrees. They also talk about his inability to track terrorists now that the World Brain is dead. He wants the Bothans to believe it is still alive so they will attack. He asks Lumiya to kill several Bothans as they are preparing to side with the Corellians. Alema knows Lobi will transmit this information back foiling Jacen’s plans and she attacks her. They two duel and Lobi makes a run for it, but Lumiya and Alema catch up to her. Alema loses a prosthetic arm in the fight, but they eventually kill the Jedi.

Inside the Queen Mother’s palace, Han and Leia reach the suitor room and Leia can sense that one of them is actually female, and an old one at that! As they try to warn Tenel Ka, all the guards are killed and chaos breaks out. The female assassin sheds her male disguise and the assassins flee down the corridor. Han and Leia chase after them killing many of them, but eventually the Hapan guards begin firing at Han and Leia! The female assassin helps them escape and says they must be involved somehow. She reveals her name is Nashtah. Han wants to get to the Falcon before it is sealed up.

Jaina and Zekk meet with Prince Isolder and Tenel Ka to discuss the assassination attempt and they thank Jaina for sending a message through the Force warning her of the attack. They regret to inform them, however, that Han and Leia are prime suspects as they were seen leaving the facility with the assassin. Tenel Ka says she has asked Jacen to track down the assassin which upsets Jaina. They ask to meet with Tenel Ka in private to tell her about the potential coup. She also wants them to engage in a mission to Terephon for her.

On Coruscant, Luke and Mara are summoned to the crime scene of Tresina Lobi by Coruscant police. They learn that the Bothan ambassador was also killed that night and is tapping into their investigative resources. They show the Skywalkers Lobi’s body and Luke realizes that it was Lumiya’s work. He had sent Lobi to follow Ben and this was probably a message to him. They review video footage and notice that Lumiya did not follow Ben from the temple, but rather she just knew where he would be.

Luke and Mara find Lumiya’s safe house, but her belongings are already gone. The police use Luke’s datapad to access what travel itineraries had been logged at her station. One was to the Bothan embassy, but the other was marked “GAG Access Only”. Luke begins to feel that the answer they are looking for is much less complicated.

On the bridge of the Anakin Solo, Jacen meets with Tenel Ka about the assassination attempt. She briefs him on the situation and that his parents may be involved. Jacen is stunned, but issues a search and detain warrant for his parents.

Han and Leia along with Nashtah exit hyperspace in the transitory mists. They are all weary of each other’s motives as they sit down to talk. Nashtah wants to be taken to Telkur Station, but Han says he doubts any pirates were involved. Nashtah says she does not intend to take them to her employers.

They reach Telkur Station where Han and Leia know she is just testing them to see if they will double cross her. While they wait inside a cantina they are surprised to see Jagged Fell has been tailing them, especially since they thought he was dead. He says he was marooned for two years on Tenupe. As they move to sit with him, the bartender is adamant that they take their drinks with them and they figure that he is probably Hapan security and their drinks are spiked. Jag tells them he’s been following Alema Rar and found a memory charm of hers that detailed her plans for revenge against Leia. He says he’ll continue following them and they know he hopes to keep Alema from restarting the Dark Nest. Han and Leia know that Jag must have been exiled for promising Lowbacca’s safety. After Lowbacca caused so much trouble, his family was probably forced to exile him. Han and Leia both feel some affects from the drug, but Nashtah has already recovered after entering a brief Force trance. Han stuns the leader and they make a break for it. A firefight breaks out and although Han tries to keep his weapon on stun, Nashtah has other plans and begins killing the attackers. Han takes a bolt in the shoulder, but eventually they win out. Han tells Nashtah she’s on her own, but she replies that it is time to meet her contact who is actually inside the cantina. Lady Morwan is waiting for them and says that since the attack on the Queen failed the next target is her daughter Allana. Nashtah gives them a datapad to contact her later and leaves while the Solos take Morwan back to the Falcon.