Author's Note:
This is my very first story on this site, so I would like to know what you all think of it. Also, if by Sunday I don't release another part, then you're going to have to wait for another week because I'm going to Summer Camp soon.
" " = speaking
( ) = speaking in another language
' ' = thinking
Jade lives on the planet Generis, a desert planet full of cities and towns. Jade's family is a small farming family that makes, sells, and uses Moisture Vaporators. She is one of the main mechanics, her father being the main mechanic, and she hopes to one day leave the desert planet she knows as home and join the New Republic in hopes that she can help them in defeating the new Empire that now controls the galaxy.
One day, Jade was working in the garage, careful not to get her long, black hair caught in anything or get grease in it when there was a knock on the door. "Jade, come on out. I need a few Power cores. Do you mind going into town and getting some?" "Sure, Dad. I don't have much else going on anyways."
"Good, now I want you back soon, you know how dangerous the town gets at night." "I know, dad. I'll be fine. Besides, I'll bring my blaster with me." Said Jade as she walked over to the door.
In a few minutes, Jade was in her land speeder, heading towards the town. When she entered the town, she stopped at the mechanics shop, and exited her speeder. she entered, and saw the regular customers that she almost always sees. A Rodian, two Ithorians that always argue over what to get, a Shistavanen, and a Trandoshan that keeps a blaster rifle on his back right out in the open.
Jade walked up to the human in charge, and said, "Do you have any power cores left?" "Well I might have some in storage, but I'm afraid that nice lady over there has already bought them right before you asked." Said the human as he pointed to Jade's right.
When Jade looked to her right, she saw a girl with long, blue hair, and wore some weird clothing. "She sure did pay a lot of money for them." "Yes, and I wouldn't mind giving one to you if you really need one." "Well I need three, not one." "Well I'm afraid all I can spare right now is one. Sorry."
The Trandoshan walked up to the woman, and said, "(You, I have waited long enough to ask. Are you Sola Chelchu?)" "Yes, I am. Is there a problem?" "(Oh no, there isn't any problem.)" The Trandoshan pulled out a hidden pistol, aimed it at Sola, and fired.
Sola ducked, the blast shot hit the wall behind her. Sola brought her fist up, and it connected with the Trandoshan's face, causing a big bone cracking noise to be heard through the store.
Before the Trandoshan could react, Sola kicked one of his legs, causing him to fall on his back. Sola stood up, pulled something off her belt, and pressed a button on it. A blue beam came out of it, which she used to cut the Trandoshan's arm off.
"If you were hoping to collect the bounty the Empire has on me, I'm afraid you're terribly outmatched." Said Sola as she pointed the blade at the Trandoshan's neck.
The blue beam came back in, and the woman turned around. "Now, about those power cores?" "Of course, Jedi. Give me a few seconds while I go get them." Said the human, and then went through a door.
"I think he's going to call the Empire on you." Said Jade as she looked at the weapon in Sola's hand. "Why do you say that?" "Because Storage is the door next to the door he went in, and that room is the room he use's to call people. In this case, the Empire. Or a few other Bounty Hunters."
"Sola grinned, and said, "You're pretty smart. What's your name?" "My name's Jade. Jade Elgrin." "Elgrin? I use to know your mother. Where is she?" "She should be back home. Do you want to meet her?" "Yes, I would like to meet her."
Soon they leaved the mechanics, and Jade had a feeling that her life is going to change dramatically soon. When they were nearing Jade's home, they couldn't believe the sight they saw.
Storm Troopers on Dewbacks with AT-ST's were on the march, and were nearing the Elgrin's home. "Jade, turn around." Said Sola as the speeder stopped. "What? I can't leave my family with the Empire so close!"
"Jade, I sense that their true target is me. The man at the mechanics shop must've heard our conversation, and told the Empire where I was going." As soon as Sola was finished saying this that was when they heard gunfire. They looked at the storm troopers, and saw that the Storm Troopers and AT-ST's were firing at the house.
"Jade, turn the speeder around." "But my parents…" "Jade, I may be a Jedi, but that doesn't mean that I can fight all of these Imperial force's! Now turn around, and we'll hide somewhere nearby. Let's hide in that cave over there."
"All right, but I do want to go into my house when the Storm trooper's are gone." "I won't stop you." Jade parked the speeder in the cave, and waited patiently as the blaster fire continued They waited a hour after the firing stopped to make sure that no Storm Trooper stayed behind, and that was when Jade brought the Speeder out, and went towards her destroyed home.
As soon as she reached it, she got out, and ran inside her home. "MOTHER! FATHER!" Jade was answered by a small groan of pain under some rubble. Jade ran over to the rubble, took the rubble off, and Sola entered the house.
'So this is where my once best friend stayed. If only I stayed away from Jade, then this wouldn't have happened.' Thought Sola, and then heard Jade say, "Mother, you're okay!"
In a bridge in a Star Destroyer above Generis, a woman with grayish skin with white hair was looking through the glass at the planet below, waiting patiently. "Lord Faloon, the imperial team has just reported in. Their mission was a success. The Jedi's house was destroyed, but they didn't check to see if they killed the Jedi inside." Said a Imperial that was on the side.
Darth Faloon turned around, and said, "Tell them to go back and search the house. I sense someone very strong in the force down there." "Yes Ma'am." Said the Imperial, and then went over to the communications console.
'What does my master want with this planet? Why am I here? What's with the blockade above this desert planet? My master must know something that I don't.' thought Faloon, and then crossed her arms.
"Jade, I am so glad you're okay." Said Jade's mother, Leia Elgrin. Leia had long, red hair that her daughter obviously didn't get, and she was truly beautiful, but now she had scars and cuts everywhere, and a few blast rounds on her.
"Mother, don't worry. I'll get you to a doctor." "No Jade, don't do that. I know that by the time you get me to town, I'll already be dead. Sola, I know you're there. Come here, I have a request."
Sola walked up to Leia, who then said, "My daughter is strong in the force, I know that, but I didn't want to train her in fear that the Empire will find me and her. Obviously that didn't work out, so I want you to train Jade. My Lightsaber… it's in the… trunk over there."
Sola walked over to a small trunk with blast marks on it, and opened it. Inside were many different things that Leia treasured, and Sola dug into it until she felt the Lightsaber.
She pulled it out, and looked back. "Sola, go to planet Togoria. There you will meet my old master if he is still alive." "I thought you wanted me to teach her." "I do, but I now that you will need all the help you can get. Also, give this to him."
Leia pulled out some credits, saying, "He'll want this." When Sola grabbed it, leia's hand fell limp to her side. "Mom… please don't leave me! Sola, you're a Jedi! Please, do something."
"Jade, I am not strong enough to bring someone back from the dead. I can protect the living, but once they die, I can't do anything for them except bury them, and give them respect." Said Sola, and then walked up to Jade. "Listen to me, your mother would've died in vain unless we go to Togoria. There I believe we can train in piece." "Okay, but how will we get there? On your ship?"
"I came here two weeks ago on a cruiser that left just hours after I got off. Looks like we're going to need another way to Togoria." Jade started thinking, and then smiled.
"I know someone who can help us. His name is Rosh Mcknight. He's a friend of my dad's who has a ship. It goes by the name of the Ebon Hawk. It is said to actually have been around longer than Yoda. Was even made a few years before his time, but it still works, and I have to say from what I've seen is pretty fast. He owes me a few favors, so I'm sure he won't mind taking us to Togoria."
"All right, where does he live?" "Not too far away. He lives farther into the desert to avoid Imperial attraction because some of the stuff he added to his ship isn't exactly legal."
"Well if it can get us to Togoria, I don't care. We should get going. I sense we're not out of danger yet." Jade and Sola ran over to the speeder, jumped in it, and went off towards Rosh's house.
Meanwhile, in Coruscant in the Emperor's room(Where the chancellor's room is in during the Star Wars movies), a old man wearing a black cloak with a long white beard looked out the window unto Coruscant.
Tie Fighter's and Tie Interceptor's roam the sky with speeders. In his mind, this is what peace should look like. The military having control and still being able to have a normal life.
"Darth Ubad, you may come in." A man with a military-style haircut came in, was wearing Sith battle armor, and on his belt was two Lightsabers. "Master Tran, our army is eager to fight against the remains of the republic. When can we strike? We know the location of one of their base's already without them knowing, so what are we waiting for?"
"For Darth Faloon to report in. I have found a Jedi, and sent her there with a large enough Imperial force to kill the Jedi and her family. Once I got the report, then attack the Republic base with anything you can spare there."
"Yes Master. Also, I sense something. I don't know what it is, but I think the disturbance is coming from Togoria." "I sense it too. When I get the report in and while you lead the assault on the Republic base on Toprawa, I shall send Darth Faloon there to deal with whatever is there. Now leave, I have a meeting with my master's."
"Yes, my master." Darth Ubad bowed to his master, and then left the room. Darth Tran stood up, and walked over slowly to a door that only he is allowed in. He opened the door, stepped in, and then the door behind him closed.
The room was just a big square room with red paint on the walls, and the only thing in there are three Sith holocron's on the floor. He walked up to them, extended his left hand, and lightning came out of them, striking the three holocrons.
Soon three images of three ancient Sith appeared, looking calm. "Master Nihl, Master Sidious, and Master Revan. I have come for your guidance once again." "Of course you have. You may have taken over the galaxy, but you do not know the full power of the dark side." Said Sidious as he smiled that smile of his.
"My apprentice, Darth Ubad, has sensed a disturbance in the force on Planet Togoria while I sense a disturbance here on Coruscant." Darth Nihl spoke his language that very few knew.
"Yes, my thoughts exactly. A traitor might be among us, but with Darth Ubad's spy's spying on practically everyone everywhere, how will this be possible?" Revan shook his head, and then said, "Nothing is impossible. I had many follower's with me, but Malak still managed to betray me. Once you find out who the traitor is, then keep a small patrol that you absolutely know is with you to keep a eye on him. If you kill him as soon as you find out who he or she is, then we will have no idea on how many people have joined this traitor."
"Yes, my master. Do you have any words of advice before I depart?" Sidious responded, "Yes, I do. That apprentice who sensed a disturbance, Ubad, was it? Put him in the front lines. If he is the traitor, then we will see how much strong he has become."
Jade stopped the speeder, and both her and Sola stepped out. "So Rosh keeps the Ebon Hawk where?" "In the hangar in the back. He rarely lets me in there though, and even then I never have even come close enough to touching the Ebon Hawk."
The two of them walked up to the door, and knocked. After a few seconds with no response, Sola knocked on the door again. "I don't think he's home." "No, he's home, but he usually is asleep by now."
"So now what do we do?" Jade pulled out the Lightsaber that Sola gave her, and put it in the green saber into the door. "Padawan, what are you doing?" "Don't worry. Me and my dad use to have to break in to see him more than half the time." "So your family wasn't known for patience, huh?"
"Bingo." Jade smiled while Sola grinned slightly. Jade finished putting a hole in the door, and then kicked the small circle in. "Well, ladies first." Said Jade as she entered the house, Sola following her.
"jeez, this place is a dump." Said Sola as she tried to step on the ground and not on the garbage on the floor. "Well this is the famous Rosh's home, Sola." "Why do you call him famous?" "if he can survive in this dump, he must've seen some pretty bad battles."
Jade stopped when she got next to a door, and then knocked on the door. "Whoever it is, leave me alone." Said a man's voice. "Rosh, its me, Jade. I need to call in a favor." There was a groan, and then silence.
Eventually the door opened, and a man with short, black hair wearing regular clothing that you would wear on Generis stood before Jade. He was obviously older than Jade, around Sola's age, and then he yawned.
"Jade, I swear, if this is just looking at the Ebon Hawk again, I'm kicking you out of my house, and going back to sleep." "Rosh, my parents are dead." "What? You're kidding, right? Leia's a fighter, she couldn't have died that fast, and what about…"
"The Empire came and killed them. They didn't even stand a chance against them, Rosh." Rosh had a complete look of surprise on his face, and then he said, "What do you need? And who is this?" "This is Sola Chelchu, a… good friend of my mom's. Me and Sola are going Togoria, and we need your help getting there."
"I'll help, but why are you going to Togoria?" "Well… uh…" Sola stepped up, and said, "If the Empire killed her family, then they may be looking for her, so me, her guardian, is going to take her off world to keep her safe."
"Well I am not going to have one of my friends daughter stay with some stranger to me that I never heard of on another planet! Give me a few minutes to get my stuff. My ship is ready incase my clients have want to leave immediately." Rosh closed the door, and Sola sighed as she sat down on a couch.
"I swear, so far this hasn't gone so smooth as I first thought." Said Sola, and then Jade sat down next to her. "So what should we do when we're done with our training?"
"Join the Republic. If the information I collected is correct, there should be a Republic base on Kassa." "You gotta be kidding me. I am finally about to get out of this giant desert into a bigger one. Just my luck."
Sola glanced up, thinking, 'Why must the innocents have to make up for the mistakes us Jedi do? I wish I could've stopped all of this happening.' Rosh eventually came out with a suitcase, and said, "All right, let's get moving. To Togoria we go."
The three of them went to a certain door that was a lot cleaner and the area was a lot cleaner to, and then he said, "I need to open the hangar doors. Go into the Ebon Hawk, and stay in the cockpit."
The two girls nodded, and Rosh pressed a button on the wall that opened the door. They stepped in, and Sola looked at a ship that looked like the Millennium Falcon(play Knights of the old republic 1 or 2, or watch a walkthrough of it, and see what the Ebon Hawk looks like, and if I say map room, then I mean the room where in the second knights of the old republic room where you watch your trial).
"Go into the cockpit, and don't touch a thing." "Is it just me, or are you obsessed with this ship?" "Hey, this ship is famous! This ship actually belonged to Revan and Bastilla at one point, and let's not forget that this was once only a smuggler's ship!" "In my eyes, it still is."
Rosh sighed, and then started walking towards a door. "I think you hurt his feelings." Said Jade with a smile on her face. They both walked inside the Ebon Hawk, and walked over to the cockpit.
"So this old hunk of junk actually fly's?" "I've seen it take off and fly before, and it works like a charm." Sola mumbled something, and then crossed her arms. "Sola, how come my mother had a Lightsaber?"
Sola looked at Jade, and then responded, "Two years before you were born the Republic went to war with a newly formed Empire under a Darth Tran. We lost, and the remainder of the Jedi went into hiding and stayed in one place to hide. Me and your mother, for one year, moved from planet to planet together, rebuilding the Republic army slowly and we originally had a base on here on Generis."
"What happened next?" Sola looked down at the ground, and then continued. "Our base here was discovered and bombarded. We, of course, had another base on Kashyyyk, where I was at the time, but your mother was at the base here. She barely survived, and then went to the far side of the planet to hide from the Empire. Once there, she obviously settled down, and got married."
"How did you know all that?" "I'm just guessing. Your mother might've tried to get on a ship to leave, or tried to contact me somehow, but who knows? All I know is that she somehow dodged the Empire for your entire life."
"Who's Darth Tran? Was he once a Jedi?" "We don't know where he came from, or how he brought the Empire back. He came from somewhere far away from the outer rim, along with his apprentices."
"Do you think he tried to join the Jedi, but failed? Maybe that's why you don't know him." "True, but then how did he learn the force?" "Does it really matter?" "Well if someone managed to learn the force and it wasn't even in Republic space, then I would like to know how he managed to become so strong."
Rosh came in, and said, "What are you two ladies talking about?" "Nothing that concerns you. Are the hangar doors…" "Yes, they're open. Jeez, you sure seem cranky." "It's been a long night. How long will it take us to get there?"
Well once we get into light speed, then it will take us a minimal of three hours. I don't know he exact time since I never traveled that far before." "Me and Jade will be in the map room for a while." "Will don't get too comfortable being on this ship on my account. Once we get to Togoria, we won't be flying this ship for a long time. Also, I almost forgot, but how are we going to land there? The natives don't let anyone land there unless they have permission."
"How do you know that if you've never traveled that far before?" "Hey, I still knows a few things going on in this galaxy." The Ebon Hawk lifted up, and then flew out the hangar doors.
"Well this is going smoothly. Don't you think, you royal pain?" "My name's Sola, for your information, and I do not appreciate the way you're treating me." "I don't appreciate the fact that I am letting you in my ship. If you don't like me, then have fun walking to Togoria."
The Ebon Hawk left the planet, and entered space, the three crew member's unaware of the Star Destroyer closing in behind them. "Jade, do you sense that?" "Yeah, it feels… dark. I feel cold, sad, like all happiness is being sapped away." "What you're sensing is the dark side of the force. My guess is that it's following us."
Rosh looked at the scanners, and said, "Well looks like the Empire is our new best friend, and wants to give us some presents." When Rosh finished saying that, the ship started to rumble.
"Now we're their target practice." "When can we jump to light speed?" Asked Sola, and Rosh shot back, "Give me some time. I need some time to enter the coordinates. Jade, do you remember how to work the turret from the schematics I showed you?"
"Yeah, I do. Why? That measly turret won't harm that Star Destroyer." "True, but try using it to destroy the Tie Fighter's that are coming after us." Jade nodded, and then ran off towards the turret.
She got into the turret, and looked at how many Tie Fighter's are coming her way. She couldn't count how many, but made a estimated guess. About 30 of them. Jade put her hands on the controls, and took a deep breath.
Jade pressed the triggers, and the turret started to fire laser blasts. The Tie fighter's started to evade the laser fire, but a few of the Tie fighter's were getting it and destroyed by the laser fire.
The Tie Fighter's started firing at the Ebon Hawk, and lot's were missing, but the Ebon Hawk was still getting hit. "Rosh, can't you dodge their attack's any better?" "Hey, do you want to try dodging Tie Fighter's while still trying to jump to light speed!"
On the Star Destroyer, Darth Faloon looked at the ship trying to escape the Tie Fighter's while fighting back. "Lord Faloon, may I ask a question?" Asked a Imperial officer as he walked up to Faloon. Faloon turned around, and to this caption, she was the definition of scary and evil other than her master.
Darth Faloon had long, white hair, grayish skin, and wore black clothing. "Why are we attacking this ship, ma'am?" "I sense two Jedi on it. If they escape Caption, then you will ay for it. Now release more fighter's, and order them no to destroy the ship. I want that ship tractored in when it's engines and weapons are destroyed or disabled. But you can do a little more damage if you want."
The caption nodded, and then turned around. "Release the Tie Interceptor's! Also, release the prototype!" There were multiple replies, and then Faloon turned around to once again view the fight.
"Fire all cannon's!" Yelled Faloon, and soon the turrets on the Star Destroyer were firing full force at the Ebon Hawk.
"All right, we're almost ready to make the jump! Just hold them off for a little longer, Jade!" Yelled Rosh, and soon saw more laser fire. "Rosh, please tell me that that is just more Tie Fighter's." "No, it's the Star Destroyer." Soon even more laser fire started appearing.
"Those are the extra Tie Fighter's you wished for." Sola took a deep breath, and thought, 'I must reach out with the force. I must hear the breathing of the Tie Fighter pilots, and follow their paths.'
She felt the Tie Fighter's, and by using the force, she made a few of the Tie Fighter's crash into each other, and a few into the Star Destroyer. Sola sat down in the second chair of the Ebon Hawk, exhausted.
Jade continued to fire the turret, but then stopped when she saw a new type of Tie Fighter. It looked like a Tie Interceptor, but it was red and not black. Jade started to fire the turret at it, but when the laser fire hit the Tie Interceptor every time, but there was a shield surrounding it.
"Rosh, we have a small problem. We have a shielded Tie Fighter up here!" "What? But Tie Fighter's are too small to carry shield generator's!" "Well they obviously built a pretty small one."
The red Tie Interceptor started to fire its lasers, and whenever it hit the Ebon Hawk, it did massive damage to the shields. "The shields are failing! Jade, give me ten more seconds and I'll be able to make the jump to light speed."
After ten seconds, the Ebon Hawk entered Light speed, escaping the Star Destroyer and Tie Fighter's. The Imperial Officer looked out at where the Ebon Hawk once was, and then looked at Darth Faloon.
"Caption, they escaped. What do you have to say for yourself?" The Officer gulped, and then said, "I take full responsibility for their escape. I will take the punishment for their escape."
Darth Faloon turned around, and yelled loud enough for everyone in the room to hear, "Everyone, hold unto something." When only half of them did, Faloon turned back to the Officer, and by using the force, raised him into the air.
She threw him at the glass, and then held unto something tightly. The man went through the window into deep space, and soon those who didn't have a good grip or couldn't get a grip went through the window as well.
A large metal door covered the broken glass, and everyone let go. Faloon turned around, and pointed at another Officer, saying, "You! You're the new caption. Don't let me don like you did the other caption. Now go and tell Darth Tran of the report of the dead Jedi on Generis and the escaped Jedi here."
The Officer nodded, and then started towards the communications room. Faloon turned around, thinking, 'My old Master… I'm surprised she's still alive. My master doesn't need to know which Jedi it is yet.'
Jade walked into the cockpit, and saw Sola standing up from the seat while Rosh was putting the ship on autopilot. "Good job, Jade. You did a excellent job with those fighter's."
"But what about that new Tie Interceptor? I did a scan of it, and that same shielding is used for Star Destroyers." Said Rosh as he stood up. "We'll worry about that later. Right now we just have to worry about getting to Togoria. If you excuse me, I'm going into the map room for a while."
Sola left the cockpit, and Rosh sighed. "She sure is a bundle of joy. Not even a thank you for the great maneuvering I did." "So you hate her?" "I think I wanna kill her now."
Jade started to walk off while saying, "Then how come you can't keep your eye's off of her?" Rosh had a surprised look on his face with heat rising to his cheeks, and then he yelled, "Because I'm making sure she doesn't do anything to my ship!"
To Be Continued In Part 2