Being raised by a father who was once a Jedi, a mother who was a pediatrician, and having a grandfather who was a well-respected former Senator, was not easy. Though the family was among the prestigious social class of Alderaanian society and the two children (Jayse and Evangeline) were well provided for, Garret and Zaira did not want to raise them as spoiled brats. Garret instilled a sense of honor and value into the children, and showed Jayse daily the values and rewards of working hard to earn one's way in the world.
Jayse and Evangeline were raised equally. That is to say that neither one was shown more love and care than the other, however, that is not to say that they were not treated just a little bit differently. Their parents had never kept it a secret that Evangeline had 'special' abilities, having inherited a strong sensitivity to the Force from their father. Jayse never really openly showed any signs of having inherited that same sensitivity, but this did not keep his father (or mother) from worrying. On occasion, Jayse would 'see' things in his dreams or 'get a feeling' prior to an event or occasion, but he never told anyone. Jayse never wanted to have anything to do with the Force, so he turned his back on even the slightest possibility that he may have a slight sensitivity to it.
When he was just seven years of age, he waved good-bye to his father and sister. Jayse was told that they would be back soon, it was just a trip.
"But I want to go too!" Jayse protested to his mother when she hoisted him up on her hip to stop the child from running after his father and sister.
"But I would miss you terribly if you went with them. How about you stay here with me until they return. Come, we'll go inside and I'll bake you some of your favorite cookies," Zaira had said as she carried Jayse back toward the house. He waved good-bye to his sister - whom was also his best friend - until the ship was no longer in sight. Eventually, Garret returned, but Evie wasn't with him. Far too young to understand exactly why his sister did not come home with their father, Jayse developed a sense of distrust that was directed toward his father. Garret tried to explain to his son where his sister was, why she was there, and what she was doing there, but the young boy didn't understand. All he did understand was that his best friend was now gone, and she wouldn't be coming home.
When Jayse was nine years old, his father left. Again. "Your father needs to make a special trip, Jayse," his mother had told him as she dabbed tears from the corners of her eyes. "And you and I are going to take our own little trip. Run along and pack a few things. We'll send for the rest later." Nothing more was said on the matter.
Zaira took Jayse to Kuat, where the Voru family (friends of Garret's and Zaira's) helped the two to settle in. Zaira and Jayse now had to learn to go on living without Garret and Evangeline. The siblings of the Voru's, Tais and his twin sister Aeria, helped acclimate Jayse to Kuat and made settling into a 'normal' routine a little bit easier. During Garret's and Evie's absence, Jayse turned his attentions to sports. The tougher the sport, the better, as it kept his mind off of his sister and father. Grav ball, bolo-ball, shockball, arena shockball, shockboxing. He loved it all. Of course, Zaira constantly fawned over the boy with each injury he came home with.
"If you're not careful, you're going to wind up in the hospital with a serious injury, Jayse. I wish you wouldn't play such rough sports." Zaira said as she cleaned up the abrasions on his elbows and knees and tended to the black eye that had swollen to the point of nearly closing it.
"Aww, ma! I'm fine. 'Sides, it doesn't hurt." Jayse would reply, hopping down from the counter. "Can I go back to the field? Me 'n the guys are gonna play some more!" He never awaited an answer. Jayse would just grab his shockgloves (or any other piece of equipment he was using at the time) and race out the door.
Two years passed and Jayse (now eleven) had settled into a new life with his mother fairly well. Then his father - and his sister - returned. Though Zaira had never said anything to lead the boy to such an assumption, Jayse had presumed his father and sibling to be dead. Obviously, Zaira nearly fainted when she saw the two walking up to the house, overjoyed and quite happy to see that her husband and daughter had returned. Jayse, on the other hand, didn't know how to react. Of course he was thrilled to see Evie, but he felt angry the moment he saw Garret. Purposely, Jayse walked right past his father without batting an eye at the man and went straight to his sister. She allowed him to embrace her, but seemed hesitant at first. Eventually she returned the embrace and held onto him tightly, but Jayse just knew there was something very different about her. He felt it, but couldn't explain it.
The adjustment period for Evie to re-acclimate herself with Zaira and Jayse, though a bit strained, served to strengthen the bond the two siblings had always shared. However, it was also a time of strain between Jayse and Garret. Days passed when father and son barely spoke two words to each other. Garret kept a close and watchful eye on Evangeline, and when he wasn't busy doing that, he spent his time working on The Scion.
The next few years went on with father and son either avoiding each other or getting into heated arguments over the smallest issues. Jayse used his anger, confusion, and pain to excel in sports and his studies, vowing to make his own way through life without any sort of assistance from his father. During his second year of secondary education, talent scouts began showing up at the local Shockball games to watch a few of the 'star' players. It was after the homecoming game that Jayse was approached by one of the talent scouts, working for the Royal Imperial Shockball League (not related to or part of the Empire). They spoke with Jayse at length and left him papers and information about the league, the team, and an offer for a sports scholarship.
Excited, Jayse raced home. He was later for dinner, thanks to getting pulled over by an Kuati Patrol Officer for speeding, but his exciting news out shined that little incident. Of course, Zaira was thrilled for her son, and smothered him with hugs and kisses. Garret, however, wasn't so pleased. He stood from the dinner table and retreated to another room.
"He really is proud of you, Jayse." She tried to assure her son softly.
"Right." Jayse said. He dropped the packet onto the table and went out for a while. He returned hours later and that is when Garret and Jayse had it out. The two argued for hours on end. By the time dawn arrived, they were worn out and tired of fighting. However, it also helped the two begin to bridge the distance that had grown between them many years earlier. After each had showered, eaten, and gotten some sleep, Garret signed the papers for Jayse.
Watched by talent scouts throughout the remaining two years of his schooling, Jayse was awarded both academic and sports scholarships to attend University. There, his career in Shockball took off and upon graduation, he was recruited and signed on with the Quent Assassins, the number one Shockball team in the Royal Imperial Shockball League. Suddenly he was thrust into the limelight and hasn't been left alone by the media ever since.
Recently he was named the Royal Imperial Shockball League's Player of the Year and has won the coveted position of head quarterback in the Imperial Bowl Tournament, the final game that closes out the Shockball year.
