Return of Old Rivals,

Rise of New Heroes

By Tumiaus

Note: Star Wars is the sole property of George Lucas (with the exception of my original characters), this story is purely fan-made and it is not to be distributed without notice to the writer. (Special guest appearance is a Na'vi from the movie Avatar!)

The nightmare was occurring again, causing the dreamer to toss and turn wildly in bed, his breaths coming in large gasps. The figure of a young woman stood in his mists, her eyes blazing a deep gold color as she poised herself for battle against her foe. In mere seconds the opponent made the first move—the crimson weapon speared through her body with ease, causing the woman to collapse. The figure turned his head slightly to reveal red and yellow eyes filled with nothing but hatred. His weapon was raised high in the air to attack the dreamer—but the nightmare was cut short by a loud knocking on his door. He bolted upright with a loud gasp, his body covered in beads of sweat. His hand ran over his exhausted face as a female voice broke the silence, "Master Plo Koon? Are you awake sir?"

The Jedi let out a heavy sigh as he threw on his robes, trudging his way towards the door. Truth be told, Plo Koon and few more of his comrades were survivors of Order 66—and was now currently serving the new Jedi Order under Cade Skywalker. The survivors-counting himself-were able to create and/or find stasis pods to not only heal their wounds, but to preserve them in the times to come. His close ally Kit Fisto had a premonition that they would be part of the new Order being led by a Skywalker-despite the fact that it was set nearly two hundred years into the future. Nonetheless, the combination of the Force and the stasis pods kept them well preserved until Cade Skywalker and his comrades discovered the pods on the planet Ossus, buried deep below the old temple. By then Darth Krayt was defeated, along with his Sith Order. Since then the Jedi Order has flourished on many planets, including the rebuilding of the Jedi Temple of Coruscant.

Now the Jedi Master was among the future generations of eager padawans and knights, willing to learn more about his past. The female voice spoke once more with slight more urgency, "Master? Are you awake?"

"I'm coming young one, hold on.."

Once the door flew open, standing before him was Jedi Knight Lyra Starfighter; she had joined the Temple under the watchful eye of Cade's old Master Wolf. Her frizzy red hair was pulled back tightly as her emerald-green eyes peered into him, "I'm sorry to disturb your sleep Master, but Master Wolf needs you to go to Naboo immediately"

He cocked his head to one side in confusion, "Why the urgency?"

"Because he sensed a strong presence in the Force; a young human female was spotted in the market square earlier in the day trying to steal food for herself—but then one of the street vendors tried to take her down with a blaster, causing the child to panic. She used a strong Force Push on him, but nearly took out many of the civilians with her. Once the dust settled she was gone. Now we need you to go and bring her back to the Temple-the Force is strong with her but it needs to be harnessed to the point of control."

Plo Koon gave a slight nod as he quickly tucked his lightsaber onto his side, "Very well then; I'm to assume then a ship is already set up for my departure?"

"There is"

"Good; I'll return as soon as possible with the girl-alert Cade about the situation"