Info: The following takes place between episodes 3 and 4
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my characters and my plot.
The Jedi Apprentice
Chapter 1
"Where am I?" Ben Laeton, former student of the T.A.T.Y. (Training Academy for Troubled Youth), asked himself. All he could see was dark swamp land with large trees growing all around. Before he could answer his own question, a voice came from the darkness and interrupted his thought. "On Dagobah, you are," Ben stared into the darkness as an old green man slowly walked towards him, "Your ship, crashed it did. The only survivor, you were." The green man said.
Ben pulled a small glowing crystal from his pocket. It was a gift from his best friend who said his father found it on an archaeological expedition to Mimban. It glowed brightly, bright enough for him to see the smoldering wreckage of his ship. He ran over to the wreckage and fell to his knees. His friends were all dead. He had no one left in the entire galaxy. He put his head in his hands and wept.
He had been sitting there for hours, or so it seemed, before the little green man came to his side. "Sorry, I am for your loss." The green man said. Ben lifted his head and looked at the green man. "Who are you?" Ben asked him. The green man chuckled a hoarse laugh, turned, and began to walk away. "In good time, tell you, I will. Follow me, you must."
Ben slowly stood to his feet, wary of what might lurch at him from the shadows at any moment. He quickly followed the old green man, who's pace was fast considering his seemingly old age, to an old shack hidden among the vines and trees. Once inside, the man handed Ben a bowl of something. Ben sniffed it and the universal "Eww" expression crossed his face. After trying a bite, he felt as though he would hurl, so he decided to set the bowl aside.
"You said you would tell me who you are. I wish to have my question answered." Ben said to the man. The old man stood and hobbled over to him. "Yoda, I am." That one sentence brought everything into perspective. This was Yoda, the Jedi master of legendary proportions. The master who had nearly bested Palpatine. "Close your mouth, you should. Insects, fly in, they will." Ben closed his mouth and looked at the Jedi master.
"What do you need with me?" Ben asked. Yoda closed his eyes. He seemed to be sensing something. Finally he opened his eyes and looked at Ben. "The force, strong it is in you. Train you, will I. Train you I will." Ben's mouth dropped open again. "Me?! A Jedi?!" Yoda nodded. "Begin training, tomorrow, you will. Tonight, sleep you must."
