The guards, the princes, and princess soon came to their destination: the kingdom of Kamino.
Omega was astonished as she looked around the beauty of the kingdom. It looked like an ocean city, but on land, and on many of the flags and banners was a picture of a dolphin, the kingdom's royal symbol and considered sacred to the kingdom.
Omega climbed down from Estrella, so excited to look around, but was stopped when her hair was accidentally pulled.
"Slow down there, little one." said Anakin, gathering up Omega's hair. "We gotta get this hair taken care of."
"Now who would be able to do that?" Carmine looked around.
Conveniently, there were a couple of little girls sitting by the fountain. Their names were Gabby and Lamenta. And they weren't alone either. They were with their ponies Carousella and Crescent and braiding each other's hair.
"Hey, girls." Anakin called, getting the girls' attention. "Think you can braid this?"
The kids were astonished by the amount of hair.
The girls got right to work braiding the super long golden strands of hair and having lots of fun doing it.
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"Done!" Gabby and Lamenta exclaimed.
It took about half an hour for the girls to finally be done, but Omega looked amazing.
Her hair was now braided in a ponytail that reached now just to her feet, and it was decorated with lot of little flowers the little girls found.
Omega twirled around and admired herself with the braid.
"Thank you." she smiled, loving her new look.
Carmine came back with some fruit he bought.
"Hungry?" Carmine said, offering Omega a jogan fruit.
"Yes. Thank you." Omega dug right into the fruit.
Omega couldn't believe how much there was to see across the kingdom. Estrella was pretty excited too. But she had to keep an eye on Omega as she kept running around, wanting to see everything.
Omega even heard a band playing music and started to happily dance around. She saw a little Twilek boy and got him to join her in dancing. Omega started to pull in more people to dance to the music, and before they knew it, there was a big dance party going on in the town square. She even pulled her guards in, and encouraged Boba to join in.
Boba shook his head, but Remix bumped the boy with his rear, making Boba get pulled into the dance. Hunter laughed... until Indira did the same to him. The princes glared at their horses, who just whinnied and laughed.
Omega was taken on the grand tour of the kingdom by her escorts. Hunter even bought a little dolphin toy for her as an early birthday gift.
It was so much fun getting to meet so many of the kingdom's people before she would reveal that she was the lost princess.
Omega looked at a mural of the royal family.
There was a picture of Hunter, Crosshair, Echo, Wrecker, and Tech when they were younger surrounding King Jango and Queen Zam, who were holding a baby Boba and Omega. At the mural, people were placing flowers to honor and remember the lost princess.
Omega took a look at the baby girl in the picture, and sure enough, Omega noticed that the baby looked just like her. Same golden hair and hazel eyes. And she couldn't help but gawk at Boba's baby picture.
"Boba, you're so cute!" Omega giggled.
Boba's face turned red with embarrassment, and the others laughed, knowing how cute the twins were as babies, a couple of them fathers themselves, knowing just how adorable babies could be.
"Come on now, Omega." Hunter said. "Someone's gonna wanna meet you."
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Jango and Zam were getting themselves dressed for dinner, but were worried. The guards still hadn't returned with Boba, and they had no clue where they could be. It was already bad enough to have lost one child, but if they'd lost a second one, they had no idea what they'd do.
Zam placed her hair brush down and prepared to put on her tiara, but saw her husband looking down.
Jango, who normally kept a tough, dignified image, now looked sad. He'd lost so many women in his life. First his mother, then his older sister, then his first and second wives, and now his only daughter, whom he and Zam had no idea if she was still alive. And tomorrow would mark the thirteenth anniversary of the day she was born.
Zam approached her husband, kissed his mouth, and wiped his tears away.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Mom? Dad?" a young voice called, and in came...
"Boba!" the king and queen exclaimed.
"Boba, where have you been, young man?" Jango said.
"Do you have any idea how worried we were?!" Zam said, looking over her youngest son. "How many times have we told you not to leave the castle unescorted?"
"I know, I know." Boba said. "I'm sorry. But before you ground me or anything... I actually found something... well, someone I think you'll wanna meet."
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Jango and Zam went with Boba, who took them by their hands, and they were greeted by guard captain Qui-Gon Jinn and Lieutenant Kenobi.
"We believe it's her, Your Majesties." Obi-Wan said.
The king and queen looked at each other, disbelief in their eyes, but also hope. To see their daughter again after so long... it would be a dream come true.
The guards opened the doors to the throne room. Inside, Anakin and Carmine were looking after Omega.
Omega looked up when she saw the king and queen enter.
Zam was first to step in. Just like the guards said, she was beautiful.
The queen walked towards Omega, and the latter took a couple steps after being given a gentle nudge by Estrella.
Zam took a good look at Omega. She looked like she could be her daughter, but after being conned so many times, she wasn't sure.
"How do we know she's legit?" Jango asked. "Who brought her to you?"
"Boba found me in my tower." Omega said.
"What is your name?"
"Omega."
Jango also took a good look at Omega. He could see a resemblance between her and his late sister. And she definitely had the gold hair and hazel eyes, but they still needed to see one more thing.
"Omega, show them your birthmark." Estrella said.
And Omega lifted her shirt to show the omega-shaped birthmark on her stomach. The king and queen couldn't believe it, after so many years of people bringing in young girls claiming to be the lost princess, this was the first time one of them actually had the birthmark. But, Jango first checked to make sure it was a real birthmark, but succeeded in tickling Omega.
"Stop it!" Omega laughed. "I'm ticklish!"
"Oh, you are?" Jango became mischievous.
And before Omega knew it, she was struggling to escape Jango's grip as he started tickling her like crazy. Palpatine had never done anything like this with Omega, not even when she was really little. And here, Jango was acting like a playful parent, like Boba said. He acted tough, but had a soft spot for his kids.
Jango picked Omega up and hugged her in his arms. Zam also joined in, hugging their lost princess finally found.
"My baby." Zam said, crying tears of happiness that her daughter was finally home.
"Mom. Dad." Omega gasped, hugging her parents, and receiving lots of kisses from her mother.
"Guards, get the other princes," said Zam. "Tell them to come here immediately."
And she went right back to smothering her daughter with lots of kisses.
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The moment the other princes heard their sister had been found, they rushed to the throne room.
Zam brought Omega before them.
"Boys, meet your little sister." Zam said. "Omega."
"You're alive!" Wrecker shouted, picking up his sister, spinning her around and tossing her up in the air.
Omega was surprised by this gesture, but found it to be a fun ride.
"You came home!" Wrecker exclaimed, nuzzling his sister's nose, like he did the first time he'd held her as a baby.
"Are you absolutely certain it's her?" Tech asked.
"Positive." Boba said. "She matches the description, has the same birthday as me, she's the same age, and there's no record of her coming from anywhere else anywhere. She even has the legendary magic in her hair."
"And whoever took her is going to pay for their actions." Jango declared. "Captain Jinn. Get a sketch artist so Princess Omega can give a description of her kidnapper."
"Actually, I know how to draw myself." Omega said.
So, Omega was given some art supplies, and she painted a picture of Palpatine and explained to her parents he was the one who raised her in the tower and never let her leave.
"Estrella was the only friend from the outside world I had growing up." Omega said. "My fake father didn't even know about her."
The king and queen showed the picture to the guards and ordered them to make wanted posters immediately.
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Omega felt so strange sitting at the dinner table that night. She'd rarely ever eaten dinner with company other than Palpatine or Estrella.
She looked oddly at the setting of silverware, and had no idea which she was supposed to use. So, she just picked a spoon at random for her soup.
"That's a dessert spoon, Omega." Tech said. "Your soup spoon is the biggest one."
Omega picked up the biggest spoon she saw. "This one?"
"That's right."
"Tech's always been a stickler for rules." Boba whispered. "I still don't get the need when it's just us."
And Boba started just slurping soup from his bowl.
"Boba! Manners!" Zam scolded.
And Boba stopped. "Sorry." And he burped. "Excuse me."
Wrecker laughed. Omega too.
"I can do better than that!" Wrecker said, slurping his soup really quickly.
"Wrecker Lorenzo Fett, don't you dare-" Zam began
BUUUUUUUURRRRRP!
Zam sighed. "Alright! That's enough acting like pigs. This is a palace, not a barn."
Omega tried to hold back from laughing. Jango too.
Jango cleared his throat and said, "Listen to your mother. Tonight is a night of celebration just for the family; the night we finally welcome home our dear girl Omega. And tomorrow, the lantern festival shall be a day of celebration as we announce to the entire kingdom that Princess Omega has returned. A royal ball will be thrown to finally introduce to twins together for the first time in thirteen years."
"A ball?" Omega gasped. "For me?"
"For both of us." Boba corrected. "Part of being twins or triplets is sharing a birthday."
"Of course." Jango said. "And what better way to celebrate our family being all together again?"
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Omega was walked upstairs by her parents. They had a little welcome home surprise for her.
They came across a door near where Boba's room was.
Jango opened the doors and Zam walked the girl in.
Omega was astonished by what she saw in the room. There was a canopy bed with blankets covered in pink dolphins, a bay window with pillows in the shapes of dolphins on the cushions, and there were even toys set out.
Over the years, Jango and Zam had that room ready for the day their lost princess would come home, changing it every few years so it would be just right.
"This is my room?" Omega gasped.
"It is, Dear." Zam said. "We've waited so long and never gave up hope that someday you would come home."
"Tomorrow, we'll get you fitted for a wardrobe fit for a princess." Jango said, picking up his daughter and laying her down in her bed for the first time in forever. "We all want you to look your best for your royal debut."
Zam pulled the blanket over Omega and sang her a little song.
Oh, the waves roll low
And the waves roll high
And so it goes
Under a bright blue endless sky
Waves try to measure
Days that we treasure
Zam and Jango both kissed Omega goodnight. Zam made sure Omega was tucked in nice and cozy and that she had her dolphin plush so she would be comfortable and sleep peacefully tonight.
There was even a rug just the right size for Estrella to sleep on, and Jango placed a blanket over her too.
Wave hello
And wave goodbye
Omega closed her eyes and slowly drifted into sleep
"Goodnight, Omega." Zam and Jango whispered.
Of course, the king and queen had some guards stay by Omega's window and her door to ensure she wasn't kidnapped a second time.
"Our little girl is finally home." Jango smiled.
"It's a perfect wish come true." Zam said. "I only hope Boba won't think anything is going to change."
"Boba is a smart boy. He knows we love him, no matter how many children we have."
Then the king and queen kissed each other and got themselves to bed.
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Song featured: Endless Sky (It's the lullaby Ariel's mother Queen Athena sings in "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning")