Master of the Enclave.
Chapter I: The Lost Enclave.
Four decades after the fall of the Galactic Empire…
Luke saw the planet he was heading to, the moment they jumped out of hyperspace; it was an olive, blue and brown coloured world in the Raioballo sector of the Outer Rim.
"Why would there be a force anomaly here?" He muttered to himself as his X-Wing quickly entered the planet's atmosphere.
His sister and her daughter, both fully trained Jedi, had felt a disturbance in the Force emanating from this planet, and they had gone to personally investigate it. He didn't know why, but they each said that it felt like it was calling them to this remote planet. Whether the will of the Force, or some unknown hidden hand, Luke knew he was the only one of them, who hadn't heard the call.
"The Archives says that it used to be home to a Jedi training ground and a small Jedi Council during the Mandalorian and Jedi Civil Wars." Leia stated reading from the holographic records. "But it states that it was destroyed and abandoned during the Dark Wars, after Darth Treya murdered the Jedi Council that had gathered there."
"Is there anything after that?" Luke asked, as they flew in low over a small city.
"Do you mean other than the events of the Yuuzhan Vong War, no. There is nothing else of significance to the Jedi." Leia said, closing the holo-record on Dantooine.
"Then why would we be called here?" Jaina said over the communicator, her X-Wing now level with Luke's as they broke through the atmosphere.
"I don't know, but we're coming up on the source now. Jaina, we'll land here." Leia said, slowing down and landing on a large plain, by two steep cliffs that formed a doorway between them.
As they gathered by the small pass, a ghostly apparition appeared at the mouth of the pass.
"You have come to a sacred place" the apparition said, its voice distorted and a hood covering its face. "Why have you come?"
"We were called here by the Force!" Leia said boldly, stepping forward.
"And you have come alone?" The apparition asked, its shape formed into a man in traditional Jedi robes, and Luke struggled to recognise the voice.
"Yes." Jaina replied.
"Good. Only those who hear the call are able to step beyond this pass." the apparition stated.
"What about me?" Luke asked, feeling a bit insulted by the mysterious figure.
"You are welcome for a while, Luke, but when you leave you may not tell anyone of this place, what you have learnt, and you must never return!" It said, its voice echoing loudly as it commanded Luke to obey.
"And my family?" Luke asked quickly.
"The Force called them here for a reason. I will explain more soon... Enter if you dare." it replied, before the apparition vanished, and they slowly walked into the pass.
"I know that figure from somewhere, but I just can't place it!" Luke stated to the others as they walked on, feeling a solid wall of energy pass over them. "Why is it guarding this place, what's here that is so sacred that it's completely hidden?"
His question was answered as the narrow pass folded away to a large field, with a large building dominating the landscape, with only a small river separating them from it.
"The Lost Enclave!" Leia breathed at the sight.
"Lost?" Jaina instinctively asked.
"After the Dark War ended, the Enclave completely vanished from Dantooine. Despite repeated scans and extensive searches, no one ever found it." Leia explained as they slowly crossed the small bridge. "Why and how has it been hidden away all these years?"
"Because if it was found; there would be a never ending war over its natural power and the galaxy would never recover from the ashes."
A woman said sternly, walking from one of the small courtyards on either side of the building. She was dressed in light brown Jedi robes, which were old in style, but looked brand new. She had dark brown hair, pale skin, deep blue eyes and a double-bladed saber strapped to her hip.
"What is this place?" Jaina Skywalker asked, looking around in amazement.
The older Jedi smiled politely, and quietly gestured for them to follow her. She led them into the building, which despite its ancient exterior, was ultra-modern inside, and neatly decorated with depictions of key moments from Galactic history.
"The Grand Master will explain everything young ones" The woman said politely.
As they walked through a large, lively courtyard, several other female figures, dressed in the garb of Jedi and Sith from different eras, stopped their cheerful conversations, to watch them pass.
"Young ones? I look older than you do!" Leia said, slightly insulted.
"I am several thousand years old, so you are young to me" The woman snapped. "Do not ask how, the Grand Master will explain, he is very eager to see you again Luke."
Before any of them could ask how she was still alive, or how she knew Luke's name, they stopped outside a large, brown and grey metal door.
"Please be polite, and step inside when you are ready to meet the master of the enclave."
The woman then walked back the way they had come, and round the corner.
"What do we do?" Jaina said nervously, looking up at the older Jedi and her mother.
"We go in, and get some answers" Luke said taping the door handle and watched as it slid open.
"It's the old Enclave Council room!" Leia breathed as she took in the room on the other side of the door.
They walked across the large space and stopped in the sunken circle on the far side of the room, in front of a hooded figure sitting on one of the chairs against the far wall.
-AN-
This is the first chapter of the promised and long awaited Star Wars fanfic I've been working on for a while. While it isn't quite complete as of this upload, I feel there is no better time to post it than before the release of Episode VII.
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