Book 1

May the Force be With You

Chapter 1 Life as it is

Everyday seemed to be the same in Lathal. (La-tha-l)My parents would go to work, my dad as a radio broadcaster for the Republic, and my mom as a spare parts seller. As usual I would sneak into a local school, in mechanics. It always fascinated me how the Republic is able to build and unbuild droids of all types, speeders of all different shapes and sizes, and blasters from rifles to pistols. Even at a young age. I've watched this school do it over and over again for 7 years now. I've been watching another school, farther away from home, practice speaking, reading, and writing English for 8 years and the first two years of my life I spent with my mom at the house being hidden because infants are required to take a test called Order 67. It's a test that decides if you're a Jedi or not. If tested positive then both you and your parents are taken in for questioning. You have two options: train with a Seth Lord named Tenetrence (Ten-tren-ce). He is a cruel man that wields a red blade that lashes out into a whip. You will be trained in the ways of the dark side and help the empire dominate all of the systems in the universe. Or be work to death in the mines of _. A treacherous mine, with unstable walls, flooring, and roofing. It goes deep below the cities and farms of _, collecting all the resources to build buildings, farms, and weapons. Thinking about this makes me wonder what my testing results were, (if I took it. If I was hidden maybe I did not, but why was I hidden?) Noticing that the _ sun was falling behind the school, I remembered that I am supposed to go to mothers shop in the market earlier before shop closes today. Sprinting through the crowd of people, analyzing each and every front, side, and back step I had to take to avoid each obstacle to get to the shop in the quickest way. I had already started to think of a few excuses in place for me being late to mother. When I reached the beginning of the market, storm troopers in lines of four in a solute command were listening to Sgt. Sadat (Sar-gant Sa-dat) bark commands with his hands behind his back and his hands tightening on his great-sword light saber every time he increases his scratchy voice. Seconds after his commands, the lines of troopers spread out placing barriers surrounding satellites and radios between two power lines in a seven yard radius and between two radio towers in an eight mile radius. Troopers began to relocate stalls and booths from the market deeper into the market, making more room for the equipment to be placed. They were also blocking and covering up the old abandoned buildings in that area. Before I could think, my body threw itself up the side of the closest building and jumped over the others passing by the empires equipment setup. When I just began to leave eye view of the troopers, one noticed me and yelled, "It's the rebels; red squad chase him down!" "Where is he?" Said a trooper with a red strip down his helmet.

"On the rooftops!"

I started sprinting faster over the rooftops, propelling myself with each jump. When I heard running boots pacing on the ground and shouts screaming orders, it was almost decided for me to go to mother and return to the house as quick as possible. When I jumped down from a building behind mothers shop and into the alleyway, I heard the footsteps grow louder and louder until the sound of plops rang through my ears when they dropped down to the ground. I hopped inside an empty dumpster right before they rushed by, going the opposite direction of the shop. I hopped out and dashed towards the shop without checking to see if all of them had turned the corner and down the schools street. I slowed to a stop when I reached mother. She was selling a speeder handle bar to a tall white man, with a custom republic blaster on his left hip, and two long straight things running straight down his upper back. They resembled two lightweight swords. When he turned around to face me a _ feeling ran through me and my mind. Then he turned around and jogged away into an ally.

"Who was that?" I asked mother.

"His name is Brack. Blane, guess what he did though."

"We'll he bought that handle bar, but why?"

"I don't know he did not give any specific reason, he just said it was an emergency and left. He was going to buy a power core for an R-5 droid, but when he turned and saw you his eyes widened and he asked for the bar and left in such quick notice.

"Mom?"

"Yes Blane."

"That man."

"What about him?"

"When I looked at him a strange feeling flowed through my body and mind." With a startled expression she said, "Blane, run to the house! Quickly!" When I looked in the direction she was looking I saw Tenetrence walking in our direction light saber in hand, and with Sgt. Sadat trailing behind him. Chapter 2 The Rebels Mother grabbed my hand hard and ran through the alleys in a zigzag form. I could hear Sgt. Sadat's hard scratchy voice barking commands at his cadets. When I turned around and expected to see Sadat, I saw Tenetrence sling his whip out, lashing walls and concrete in the process. Mother turned around and squeezed my hand tighter at the sight of him. She pushed me through the front door if our house and into the kitchen. Dad was already home, drinking a mug of coffee. "Whats wrong Bene?" (Bea-n) Asked father.

Mother said, "Brant (Bra-ant) call Brack (Bra-ack) for pickup, its time."

And that's all she said before I was stuffed in the chimney were there was a hidden ladder, as I went up mother came behind me and father followed. When I hurled myself out of the top if the chimney, followed by my parents, mother said to take cover as did them. Father ran up his dial pad n his right arm until a hologram popped up and father told him where we were and that we need him now. The only response from the hologram was a brief whisper. After the hologram had disappeared and the arm phone shut off, father said to run off the building, pointing in his direction. I did was I was told but stumbled at the edge and fell off onto a long log flat ship. From a hatch in front if we're I landed came _ female with a blue hoodie the same as I. She yelled, "Blane, over here!"

I crawled her way in prone stance and dropped into the hatch head first doing a barrel role on the deck to come up to my feet. The female opened the hatch completely for my parents to drop in with a clank of there boots.

"Mr. And Mrs. Cudelly, (Cu-dell-e) Brack is waiting for you in the cockpit."

"Good we must be leaving right away," ordered mother.

"Will do Ms. Cudelly," she said jogging to the intercom. "ROTP 4, we must leave _, the reason will be told shortly." Is all she said before returning to us. "You know the way I presume?"

"Yes, thank you," said father. We all started walking as a rattle rocked through the ship and we took off.

The female walked closely beside me and said after a while, "hi my name is Marya Balvanar, (Mar-e-a Bal-van-ar) im called ROTP 7 on missions."

"Well you already know my name, but how."

"That question is not mine to answer, but you will learn it soon enough." "So Blane, perhaps we can get to know each other better once this problem is resolved?"

Blane stumbled at the question. (Maybe she likes me?) Since he first laid his eyes on her on the roof if the ship he felt butterflies in his stomach.

"Yes, perhaps we will." From then on there was silence and the council echo of the clang of our boots. Although the ship looked small on the outside, the inside was a maze and a very long one. We turned several times until we reached the cockpit and when we did Marya gave me a small smile and blushed when she saw me look at her, then rushed to a seat on the far left side of the cockpit. A seat with a diagonal M across the back side if it and a B below it in the same fashion. In the front and center stood the man from the market. He had a cape strung across his one shoulder pad amour and the good down. He stood looking slightly up and with a big smile on his face. "Brother!" He said after chuckling a little.

"How have you been?"

"I've been doing well until that blasted trash of a lord and his devastating whip if his made us evacuate to you my friend. Im just glad you're there for me for such quick notice. Where's sis?"

"Im right here," said a voice behind me. She stood proud and tall, with a skin tight breastplate and some lightweight short-shorts that had a small layer of amour above the thigh. She walked over to me with her legs crossing over each other slightly and gave me a big hug. Compressing all if my organs down to my toes.

"Hay nephew, I haven't seen you since you were just a Wei little thing. So small and fragile. You most likely don't remember me but I'm you aunt Geme."(Gem) My checks turned molten hot at the thought of her being with me as a baby. After no response from me she just smiled and gave me another one of her deadly hugs then left to the front seat. Following her appeared a baby lynx and an R-5 droid. The baby lynx jumped upon Gemes lap and pawed on her thy, purring. The R-5 droid stationed itself by Brack. Brack spoke and said, "Good the family reunion was a success doesn't you guys think?"

"Aye, better than I had hoped," said mother.

"Indeed," said Geme.

"As do I the same thought," said father. Brack began speaking again but this time to Marya, "Marya?"

"Yes, Brack?"

"How about you and Blane go to your room and catch up a little alright?"

"Ok," she said springing up to her feet and grabbing my hand. Before I left The (new) family's view they all did something common to love. Brack gave a smile and a wink, father gave two thumbs up, and mother and Geme both did a kissy-face along with a few giggles, then I was dragged towards the cabins of the ship. We went down seven cabins one on each side zigzagged. The door had MB written sideways down the door like the chair she was sitting in. As we entered I examined her room. It had many hilts and blaster pistols on one side and on the other was a bed of cyan color (my favorite color) and many shelves of random electronics and parts. I walked over to the bed and felt its soft texture. Marya said, "The color is cyan because I was told that when I was born the first thing I saw was..."

I cut her off and said, "The cyan sky. That's what I saw, is it the same for you?" Turning around to face her and her answer, what I saw was her removing her blue hoodie and revealing a skin-tight breastplate just like Gemes but cyan, and a darker cyan pair of short-shorts that have MB slanted down the right side. My eyes grew wide. Im sure she could see the hearts forming in my eyes.

"Is something wrong?" She said.

"No, no, sorry it's just..." I said looking her up and down.

"What?"

"You're far more beautiful than an angel itself," I said trying to think of the most complimenting thing I could think of.

As I looked her up and down again she looked down and said, "oh my gosh, im so embarrassed, I thought I was wearing pajamas underneath my hoodie." She quickly rushed for the cyan blanket and wrapped it around herself and rainout of the room into the bathroom. I ran to the door and said.

"Im sorry I should not have looked at you for so long." Getting no response I just pressed my ear carefully on the door and heard her talking. Geme and mother quickly rushed into the 5th room on the phone and closed the door. I then pressed my ear on the door again. I heard her but faintly. She was talking to Geme and mother. "I messed up, I messed up, I messed up," she said.

"What do you mean you messed up Marya?" Said Geme. I took off my hoodie and I thought I was wearing pajamas, but I was wearing the armor that you made for me."

"Which one?"

"The skin-tight ones."

Mother began to talk," what did Blane do when he saw you?"

"His eyes grew really wide and he had a blank expression on his face."

"Then your talking Gemes steps correctly, are that not what you wanted? Is to win him over?"

"Yes, but..."

"Look, just go back out there and put your hoodie back on for now, we will take to Blane later. By the way, doesn't worry he really likes you if not loves you. I can tell by his first impression."

"Ok, ok, but what should i do after that, he will want some answers?"

"I believe he already has them," she said. "Open the door." Oh no, I thought to myself, but before I could make a move the phone clicked off and the door opened. I fell flat on my ear and looked up slowly. There she stood with her hands on her hips and one leg bent.

"So Blane, what are doing?"

Stumbling to my feet I said, "I don't know what are you doing?" Trying to change the questions point if view.

"Well, I was making a phone call and I think your mom and Geme needs you."

"Ok, thanks," I said all jittery and got up rushing into the 5th room in which mother and Geme are in.

When I closed the door behind me Geme said, "so how's it going, Blane?"

"For one you just gave me away, and for two why didn't you just take us both together along with you guys and just get us together, but no, you just embarrassed me in front of the girl that I had a thing for when I first saw her!"

"Blane, this kind of thing happens all of the time.