Mandalorian Menace

Epilogue

Author's Note: I just wanted to say that I appreciated y'alls support of this fic so, so much!!! I never dreamed that it would become even a tenth as popular as it did, especially since there are many of my other fics which I like a lot more. Lol. But thank you thank you thank you for reading, voting, and/or commenting on this story!!! :D:D:D 

This is the end, and I really hope that you enjoy it! I do hope to write a couple bonus chapter someday, though I don't know when, so you will hopefully be seeing more of this universe sometime. ^-^

(If anyone wants to write something in this universe, be my guest! I'd be happy to see what kinds of things y'all will come up with if you're interested/inspired enough. :)

PS. There is Mando'a in here, and I put all the translations at the end. Let me know if I missed anything! ^-^

~ Amina Gila

The political nightmare in the aftermath of Palpatine's death would have been far messier if not for Gunray giving a full confession, albeit claiming that 'Sidious' forced him to blockade Naboo, Dooku testifying about Palpatine being a Sith, and the evidence regarding Palpatine's illicit dealings which the Jetii unearthed when they searched his files with Queen Amidala's express permission. From there, the word began to spread, rumors abounding and multiplying over how Din had killed both Sith and how he's the wielder of the Darksaber.

He had wanted to live a quiet life on Naboo, but any such hopes were shattered mere months after Palpatine's death when the first Mando'ade arrived on the planet. Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore had exiled all the warriors to the moon of Concordia, but many of them were able to leave, travelling elsewhere in the galaxy and finding places where they could live in secret. Din being the wielder of the Darksaber automatically made him a figurehead for the war-torn, now-homeless Mando'ade, so they came to Naboo.

A covert springs up there, as more and more Mando'ade stragglers come to join their brethren. They call Din the Mand'alor. They call him the Sith Slayer. He isn't comfortable with either title, but he doesn't mind having them on Naboo either. If they stay together, they're stronger. Din isn't opposed to that, especially in a time where Mandalorians are being hunted. It's not as bad now as it was – would have been – under the Empire, but it's still... not good.

Whether he likes it or not, he's their leader. And he doesn't like it. At all. He goes to the Gorane for help because they are the spiritual leaders of their people, and he doesn't know how to lead. He's only beginning to figure out how to be a father, and he doesn't – he's not able or ready to lead a people. He helps them, of course, as much as he's able, but he doesn't consider himself the Mand'alor. Maybe he will one day, but not yet.

Or maybe, he can pass the Darksaber off to Anakin when the boy is old enough.

Anakin's thriving under Dooku's careful guiding hand, and even though the Jetii aren't happy about it in the least, they're not actually stopping him from learning the "Dark Side" from the Count, whatever that means. It sounds dangerous, but Dooku assured him repeatedly that it's not. Anakin is happier though, so Din – and Shmi – decided to let it go.

The Jetii did, however, maintain that Anakin needed to be exposed to what a "proper Jetii" should be like, which means he's being given some lessons periodically from both Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, primarily the latter, on Naboo in addition to going to the Jetii Temple on Coruscant. For all intents and purposes, Din and his aliit have two homes. From what Qui-Gon has told him, the Jetii have started a new initiative to allow younglings to remain in contact with their families to see how they turn out as adults. Anakin and Grogu – both of them – are a part of it.