A Tale of two Padawans.

Chapter 1: The beginning

"Emily! We're getting assigned to our masters next week! Are you as excited as I am?" Padawan Christian said to his best friend, who was also a padawan. Christian was 6'0 and weighed about 215 lbs. He had a barrel chest and large built. He had brown eyes and dark hair.

"You bet! I bet you 25 credits I'll be assigned to General Skywalker." Emily said with a confident smirk. Emily was 5'10 and weighed about 110 lbs. She had a small build but had a lot of hidden muscle. She had long curly hair and brown eyes.

"General Anakin Skywalker? Please, I hear he's the chosen one or whatever. I doubt you'll get him. Besides, I also hear he's a bit of a loose cannon. I'd be careful around him if I were you. I bet you 20 credits I'll be assigned to Kit Fisto." Christian responded.

"A member of the Jedi Council? I thought you said I was optimistic about my future master." Emily mocked.

"Well, a padawan can dream, can't he?" Christian laughed.

"Exactly. You dream about Kit Fisto and I'll dream about Anakin Skywalker." Emily said laughing.

"Well when you say it, it just sounds wrong!" Christian said, half-shocked and half-laughing.

Emily just laughed.

"Want to spar?" Christian asked.

"Always." Emily replied.

Christian and Emily walked to the sparring field and grabbed practice sabers. After a few taunts from both sides they began. Christian whirled his saber over his head and brought it down in a powerful attack but Emily side-stepped the attack. Emily responded by attempting to stab at his side but Christian used his saber to deflect it. Christian whirled his saber back around towards Emily in a counter-attack but Emily ducked so it went over her. Emily did a leg sweep tripping Christian. Emily swung her saber down towards Christian to finish it but Christian rolled away and got up. Christian laughed. Emily growled and charged Christian. Christian force leaped over Emily then swung at Emily's back and made contact.

"HA! I win." Christian said smiling.

"HMPH! Lucky shot." Emily said sticking her tongue out.

"That's what you said LAST TIME!" Christian said laughing.

"Sticks and stones, Christian, sticks and stones." Emily said walking away.

"Hey, words can hurt! Ever got hit in the face with a dictionary?! I have. It hurts!" Christian yelled after her. Christian chuckled then turned around and headed towards his chambers.

Emily was walking towards her chambers thinking about the duel. "If I anticipated his jump better I could have defended myself from that. I need to do a better job of anticipation. I know I have more skill with the saber than Christian, I just don't anticipate very well."

Emily arrived and entered her chambers and got into her nightgown and got ready for bed. After reading her latest book, she went to bed.

Christian entered his chambers and thought about the duel. "I got lucky. Emily got too aggressive on that last charge. If she kept her calm better I wouldn't have seen that opening to get behind her during her charge." Christian got into his sleepwear and went to sleep.

(The next day)

Christian woke up and jumped in the shower. As he was got out and got dressed, his communicator buzzed and beeped.

"Hello?" Christian answered.

"Hey Christian, I need some help studying." Emily said as her image came over the communicator.

"Alright, meet me in the library." Christian said. With that Christian hung up.

Christian put his lightsaber on and left his chambers heading towards the library.

Emily woke up and decided to take a shower later. She had some big tests coming up in the afternoon.

"I have no idea what I'm going to do." Emily thought. "Maybe Christian can help me!"

Emily got dressed and found her communicator and called Christian.

"Hello?" Christian answered as his image came over the communicator.

"Hey Christian, I need some help studying." Emily said while thinking "Please be available."

"Alright, meet me in the library." Christian said. Then the image went away as Christian hung up.

Emily sighed and grabbed her books and her lightsaber and left her chambers towards the library.

"How many padawans do you want to give me?!" Obi-Wan exclaimed.

"Two. Padawans Christian and Emily have been together forever. They function brilliantly as a team. I'm not sure they can function apart. They complement both their abilities and their fighting styles perfectly." Mace Windu said.

"That may be, but I thought Jedi Masters only took one padawan." Obi-Wan responded.

"True, that may usually be. Common, this situation is not." Yoda replied.

"Look, we tried separating these two, by themselves they are powerful, together; they are unstoppable. I don't know why but it seems like the Force wants them to fight together. Together I don't think Yoda or I could even stop them. If we separate them, they can hold their own but they fall easily compared to when they are together." Mace said.

"I will take your advice and take them on if that's the councils wish." Obi-Wan said.

"Wish, it is the councils." Yoda said.

Christian entered the library and took a seat at a nearby table while he waits for Emily. Christian closes his eyes and concentrates on Emily's location to see how far away she is. He feels her close by. Behind him. Christian opens his eyes and turns around with Emily smiling.

"Did you really have to concentrate to feel my presence?" Emily asked.

"I didn't sleep well last night. I'm tired." Christian slept.

"Ahh." Emily said sitting down next to Christian.

"Alright, so what subject are you studying for?" Christian asked.

"Lightsaber maintenance." Emily replied.

"Ooh, that's a fun one." Christian said.

"Yes, it's a blast." Emily said sarcastically.

"Alright, alright, I guess it's not for everyone." Christian said.

Christian started talking about how to clean, disassemble, and reassemble the lightsaber and show why it's important to know.

"Remember, you don't want the intake filter to wear out. If it does the only thing remaining of you and your lightsaber is your lightsaber crystal." Christian said.