Mother

By Sapadu

A/N: Another fic that I write when I SHOULD be working on my other fics, homework, and projects. Just something that occurred to me about the psychosis that COULD happen to Mara Jade.

"The utmost epitome of maternal love is when a mother would rather kill and eat her newborn in order to protect him and keep him with her."

War was inevitable. Mara Jade Skywalker knew this.

Casualties in war were inevitable. Mara Jade Skywalker knew this, too.

But, she determined, casualties of war would NOT be accepted, if they were her own family.

She'd seen Leia lose her youngest son, Anakin. Mara had no intention of undergoing the same experience.

She would not lose her son. She would NOT let her Ben be killed.

But... how much could be guarantied? Hadn't the Solos promised that nothing would harm THEIR children? Look how well THAT turned out.

But she and Luke were BOTH Jedi... that counted for something, right?

Except that Ben pushed them both away. He didn't understand them, he didn't WANT to understand them, he resented them...

...Had she lost her son, already? Without even the pain of death coming down upon them?

No...

Nothing would take him away from her.

"Mom... what are you...?"

Nothing had that privilege.

"It's for your own good, Ben."

Nothing and nobody would even be allowed to touch him.

"...Mom... MOM, DON'T-"

Not Ben.

"You are not leaving me..."

Not Luke.

"Mara! What was that-?"

Nothing...

Luke Skywalker only managed to open the door enough to see his wife holding her lightsaber, ignited, and one of his son's feet sticking out from around the corner.

Except herself.

A/N: So... tell me what you think.