This is the fic that I REALLY wanted to post during the spring or summer of 2009. It was originally gonna be started on the summer, but because of making new fics for Kung Fu Panda and also some others, it took a backseat. Now, it's time to unleash the fic that should've been released a long time ago. Introducing my new OC character, Skywalker. Hopefully, you guys will love this! This character was originally a possum or some type of furry animal, but I chose muskrat, because they're cool. Anyways, enjoy!

Skywalker's Climb

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: Chasing After the Dream

A beautiful day sets in a little town called Golden Falls, where a young muskrat named Skywalker, 16 years of age, has brown and grey fur, brown eyes, a little taller, sits down on a lake, strumming on his guitar, just looking at the clear-blue sky, thinking about his dreams of being a kung-fu master and a musician. He hopes to live in the famed Jade Palace where Po, Shifu and the Furious Five live in. He thinks to himself, 'Man, I wonder what would it be like to live there.'

Suddenly, a voice comes from behind.

"Hey, Skywalker! Time to head inside and do some chores here."

Skywalker sighed heavily and walks past his stepdad, a raccoon, blue eyes, taller than Skywalker, has white and grey fur and is 41 years old, and heads to his shop to do some chores. He comes inside and asked, "What do I gotta do?"

"What you have to do is sweep up the floor, clean the windows and dust half of the books here. That's pretty much all you have to do, in order to follow my dream."

"What is your dream, exactly, Edgar?" asked Skywalker.

Edgar sighed and replied, "Do I have to tell you this again? To be a founder of this book store. Nothing could make me proud than to see my own stepson take over the whole book store."

"Shouldn't I have to choose my own future?"

"Why should you choose? I make the decisions. Now, just do the chores, please."

Skywalker did what his stepdad did and tries to keep a positive attiude about it, but along the way, he felt some resentment towards his stepfather for not being supportive of his dreams. So, he did the chores and after he was through with them, he turns to Edgar and said, "I'm through."

"Dust the books?"

"All dusted."

"Cleaned the windows?"

"All shiny."

"Sweeped the floors?"

"All swept up."

He looked around and sees the place spick and span and said, "You're good. Won't be long until you take over the whole kit and kaboodle."

"I can hardly wait." Skywalker said, sarcastically.

"It's a lot better than that music thing and kung-fu dream that you say is your 'future'. You don't need it anyways."

"Actually, I do."

"No, you don't. You just have to live out my dream."

"Is that all you do? Talk about your dream for me? I'm only 16. I can choose my goals and dreams."

"What kind of nutcase up and told you something like that?"

"My father did. He said, 'Skywalker, you can be anything you want to be.'"

"Well, he's not here right now, isn't he?"

"No, but I can feel his presence. I always feel his presence before and after he died."

"Kid, I'm only putting my dreams in your life. Can't you at least focus on your future?"

"I am focusing on my future. My future is kung-fu and music."

"No, your future is taking over the gosh-darn library."

"That's your future."

Skywalker felt frustrated and walked away from him, leaving Edgar dumbfounded and confused. Later on, he went on home and went to the backyard to do some serious kung-fu moves. He did a backflip and some spins and other moves. He keeps himself very still to release some anger in him and some angst that he's had inside since his father died. Then, suddenly a female muskrat, mid-30's, blue eyes, dark brown fur and taller than Skywalker saw him doing some kung-fu moves and she smiled at him. Then, Skywalker pauses for a sec and sighed heavily, thinking over the situation between him and Edgar.

She knew that look on his face, like he misses his father very much. She walked up to him and said, "Thinking about your dad?"

Skywalker looked behind and saw his mother behind him and said, "Like always. He told me that I can be anything I want to be, but then Edgar comes to the picture and totally wants me to drop everything I'm doing for my future and just do his dream. And I don't want that."

"I know. And you know, I'm always supportive of what you do in your future. But you're 16. You just have to make your own choices. If it means going to pursue your dream, I say go for it." she said.

"You think so?"

"I know so."

"Why did you have to go and marry Edgar, anyway? He's not my dad."

"I know, but try to understand. He cares about you and himself sometimes."

"He just needs to realize that I can't live out his dreams. I have to choose for my own."

"No, you won't."

They looked around and saw Edgar standing there, overhearing the conversation that he and his mother are having. He turned to Skywalker and said, "Listen to me. What are those dreams of yours gonna do with your life, anyway?"

"Be self-confident, have excellence of self, and creativity. Taking over the library is none of these."

"You know, he does have a point."

"What do you know, Marissa?"

"My son has great talents. I've seen him perform, do his kung-fu moves and heard him sing. You just obsess over your library and never think about your stepson's future." Marissa explained.

"I do. I know he wants to take over my library."

"How do you know that?"

"I can see it through his eyes. It's his desire."

"No! It's YOUR desire!! I don't want to take charge of your freakin' library!! All you do is take out all your dreams on me and never care about mine, cause you decide your future on me!!"

"Don't raise your voice at me, young man! Take back what you said!"

"I'm gonna pursue my dreams! My dad said so!"

"Well, that beatnik of a father isn't here right now, isn't he?"

That was the straw that broke his back when he called his late father a beatnik. Skywalker grew really angry and said, "Don't you DARE call my dad a beatnik! EVER!!!"

"Once a beatnik, always a beatnik! He's not me."

"I know he's not you."

"Listen to what Skywalker has to say." Marissa said.

"You're taking his side? I brought him in this world!"

"No, I brought him in this world and so did my late husband! You're just a part of it."

"Marissa, you don't know what you're talking about! I want what's best for him!"

"NO!!! YOU know WHAT'S best for YOU!!! I'm not you, Edgar and I will NEVER be you! I will NEVER follow your dream! I'm going after mine!"

"Now, see here--"

Then, Skywalker pushed him away and ran away from him and then, went to his room, lying down on his bed, crying. He just couldn't take anymore of Edgar's bullcrap. He cried for a good 3 hours and then, the thoughts of Edgar's dream on Skywalker was beginning to take its toll on him. Feel frustrated, he woke up, packed up his things and then, wrote a letter regarding his feelings and then, left the house and went over to Jade Palace.

He took one look back on his home and then, left with one tear falling from his cheek and walked off, hoping that he'll get a chance to follow his dream.

Moments later, Edgar came into Skywalker's room, only to find that his room was empty. Suddenly, he went through everything in his room to find him and then, Marissa came in and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Skywalker's gone!"

"He couldn't leave without telling us. He knows that."

Then, they saw a note from the wall and Marissa caught it and read it, saying:

"Mom, Edgar. It's been really frustrating for me to deal with Edgar's bullcrappy dream of running the library for him. I don't want to spend the rest of my life living out his dream. So, I'm running away from home and pursue my dream to be a kung-fu master at the Jade Palace. You've seen me excel in kung-fu tournaments and some of my concerts. I know you're supportive, but why can't Edgar? Everything I do is never good enough for him. I just want you guys to be proud of me, but for Edgar, it's never good enough, no matter what I do. I don't know when I'll be back, but you and my dad always say 'make your own choices', and I've made the right choices. I miss you and love you very much, Sky."

Edgar was fuming over going against his stepson's ways and follows his own path. He asked, "Where have we gone wrong with this boy?"

"We? All you've been doing is putting Skywalker's future on you. I say we let him follow his own path." Marissa said.

"His own path? What about my path?"

"Is that all you think about is your library? He has his own potential and he'll use it for his own future. Not yours, his."

"What potential? He's just wasting his time doing what he needs to do."

"If it's something he wants, and he's willing to do anything to work for it, how is that wasting his potential?"

"I just want to make this kid's dream come true."

Marissa exhaled deeply and asked, "His dream....or yours?"

Edgar stood there, saying nothing and then, Marissa had a look that all he's thinking about is himself and then, walks away. Edgar realized that he's putting all of Skywalker's dream on him and it build a gamut amount of pressure on him, and that Skywalker always had a resentment towards him. He sighed heavily and went out of his room, then whispered, "Hope you know what you're doing."

TO BE CONTINUED...

This is only the beginning! Stay tuned for more of this awesome story and see if Skywalker can live up to his dream!