Author's Notes: I have been most eager to begin posting this story for some time to further the final leg of Al's journey as he concludes his training begun so long ago in Xena: Warrior Princess; Of Gods and Women, Part One. Now we have finally reached the pen-ultimate conclusion of Al's journey; he will face the Master Jedi and become truly a master of his inner gift, the power to slay demons.
Many of you may be wondering what I'm talking about; since with every new section I post a chapter/segment of my Chrysalis Novella there is the possibility of new readers being brought into the fold, if you're expecting a lot of action in this tale I'm sad to say I must dissapoint you, if you're hoping that our Mary-Sue/Harry Stue Esque character will come in time to spare the death of Anakin Solo from Star by Star then also you are sadly mistaken. My character may know of events in the realities he's visiting, but I'm trying to avoid the Mary-Sue route, he builds relationships true, but not so easily and ultimately he isn't jumping from one Universe to the next like some Sam Becket Wannabe putting right what once was wrong or something like that. He is here for a purpose; a purpose that is to awaken the inner power granted to him due to his birthright, a fact that most of the stories so far haven't even begun to touch upon, the origins of Alain's powers. Why God chose him to recieve them, where they came from; and most importantly who must he do battle in the end in order to fulfill the destiny that awaits him back on his home planet of Earth Prime.
I digress though; so allow me now to get the most important part of this segment off the ground floor... I Sithicus; being of totally sound mind and body hereby declare under penalty of something really not nice, that I hold no claim to the ownership of characters represented here from the Star Wars Universe or beyond, the only characters I own wholely are Alain Albert-Joseph Desrochers/Allan Pendragon Rutherford/Shadow/Kilowatt/Alumni/Sithicus in Brief and Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce AKA Ricochet of GIJoe. Boy that guys has seriously picked up way too many aliases along the way; oh yes I also own completely Earth 929 Alain Desrochers AKA Darkholme, Earth 929 and Earth Prime Jennifer McMahon, Amy Chelerise Desrochers/Rutherford adopted daughter of Alain and the Demon Overlord Omnibus, his minion Callopias and the fallen Goddess Serenity. The rest have been borrowed to spin a tale spanning from the worlds of Ancient Greece, the Starships of the 24TH Century, the many States visited on Marvel Earth 929 and now the wonderful planets of Mon Calamari and Mustafar culminating in what hopefully amounts to an epic life adventure for our intrepid hero a modern day Odyssey if you will. (Wow talk about presumptuous on my part.) Anyway; don't own'em, never will and hope not to be sued because of all this; there I'm finished the Disclaimer, which thankfully only comes once a chapter. And so without further ado I hereby let go the pen/keyboard and allow the adventures to continue unfolding here in that wonderous Galaxy so very Far, Far Away...
Foreword
What has transpired previously in brief is as follows… Our intrepid hero Alain Desrochers has faced untold hardships; whisked from his home reality and launched into the Omniverse to receive the proper training, Alain was first given amnesia in Xena's world and became Alumni. Trained in the art of physical combat and transformed into a strapping, perhaps hardened young man; Alumni lost himself to darkness and became self-appointed God of Chaos thanks to Ambrosia, the food of the Gods.
With the aid of Toley and her mate sent by their Mistress the God of Earth Prime; Alumni's companions managed to help free Alain from within the beast, their souls having separated due to Alain's God given gift. The struggle was a difficult one and in the end Alain was stripped of his memory and his knowledge of the power locked within his soul; for he wasn't yet ready to become that which destiny had written out for him. Believing his adventures at an end our hero found himself taken only to be deposited aboard the Starship Voyager.
His training intensified as Q took over the duties of the Greek Pantheon; Alain was assimilated, beaten, battered and nearly killed, but in the end he overcame all obstacles and succeeded in passing the tests of Q. Alas misery was to follow; Amy Chelerise Desrochers, his newly adopted daughter was not allowed to accompany him upon departing from the Star Trek universe, heartbroken Al was wrenched from Enterprise and thrust into the Starlight Citadel; home of Roma, Supreme Guardian of the Omniverse and keeper of the all important Omniversal balance.
Asked to assist Roma; the Omniversal Guardian promised to help reunite him with his daughter and so sent him on his way to Earth Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine. Alain battled evil mutants, terrorists, alien robots and super powered villains all on his quest to avert catastrophe; befriending many people along the way and building a romance with the X-Man Rogue. In the end Amy was left behind once again, this time in the care of Jerrica Benton and those of Starlight Mansion LA. He also had to leave his first true love Rogue behind, but they both knew it had to be and accepted it; and now our story continues…
A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
STAR WARS
The New Jedi Order
Episode One: Perspective
A time of Galactic Unrest has come to the Star Wars Universe known as Coruscant Five Hundred Nineteen; a Great War has been fought against the Yuuzhan Vong. An invading species originating from beyond the Galaxy many know and love; there have been many casualties among the forces of both sides, but none more tragic then the fall of young Anakin Solo.
At this point in the war effort the New Republic has lost much, they have literally been torn asunder; they have banded together on Mon Calamari, home to the decorated war hero Admiral Ackbar. And have reformed into the newly dubbed Galactic Alliance, but Luke Skywalker has sensed a great disturbance in the force; and a stranger from beyond their Universe has arrived via a strange swirling vortex.
Only time will tell if he means harm to the Jedi, or perhaps brings A New Hope…
Dramatis Personae
2-1B; (Two-OneBee) Medical Droid
C-3PO; (See-Threepio) Protocol Droid
R2-D2; (Artoo-Detoo) Astrometrics Droid
Alain Desrochers; Chosen One of Earth Prime (Male, Human/Borg)
Belindi Kalenda; New Republic Intelligence (Female, Human)
Buzzsaw; Holographic Decepticon Cassette (Male, Condor)
Cal Omas; Chief of State, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances (Male, Human)
Cilghal; Jedi Master (Female, Mon Calamari)
Danni Quee; Scientist (Female, Human)
Han Solo; Captain Millennium Falcon (Male, Human)
Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (Male, Human)
Jagged Fel; Chiss Squadron (Male, Human)
Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight, Twin Suns Squadron (Female, Human)
Kyp Durron; Jedi Master (Male, Human)
Leia Organa Solo; Former New Republic Diplomat (Female, Human)
Luke Skywalker; Jedi Master (Male, Human)
Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (Female, Human)
Ratbat; Holographic Decepticon Cassette (Male, Bat)
Saba Sebatyne; Jedi Knight (Female, Barabel)
Tahiri Veila; Jedi Knight (Female, Human)
Tekli; Jedi Knight (Female Chadra-Fan)
A very serious meeting was currently underway in the Chief of States' office; he was not to be disturbed for he had a great mystery to discuss with members of the new Jedi Council among others. When men seemingly appeared out of nowhere in the capital city of a planet without any record of landing on one of the assigned civilian transports, it turned a few heads and definitely raised suspicions.
"Intelligence hasn't found anything; except that box of his is larger on the inside then the outside." Kalenda remarked eyeing the report in front of her briefly; Cal sighed and turned to the Jedi Master who had first discovered the man.
"You're certain you sensed nothing?" The Chief of State asked.
"Positive; his aura was strong, but it was not the Force and he is certainly no Yuuzhan Vong." Luke returned shifting slightly in his seat.
"This one iz most suspicious." Jedi Knight Saba Sebatyne remarked.
"Of what?" Han asked.
"Of where this man came from; he iz clearly a mystery and this one does not trust mysteries." She replied; Leia moved to say something when a lesser official interrupted entering the room.
"Excuse me Lieutenant Colonel Kalenda; we thought you should see this at once." He informed placing a strange looking rectangular device on the center of the table.
"What is it?" Mara Jade Skywalker asked leaning closer to the apparatus and examining it with a practiced eye.
"We believe it's some kind of message storage device; it was sealed in a strange looking container labeled personal logs." The male intelligence officer returned crisply.
"Perhaps then the secrets of this man are locked within." Luke remarked. "Artoo do you think you could interface?" The Jedi asked his droid friend; the little astromech droid tootled an affirmative and wheeled up to the table. Luke moved the message storage unit to the edge of the table; Artoo flipped out his jack in port and glanced around with his domed head searching for the interface.
"Allow me Artoo." See-Threepio spoke up moving to stand beside his counterpart. "I sensed this after performing a preliminary scan." The golden Protocol droid added flipping open a panel on the device; the inside of the panel revealed three possible slots, one of them was too small, the other square shaped and the last seemed to be just the right size.
Artoo interfaced with the device and promptly cried out as his systems were invaded by a foreign program; the intelligence officer tried to pull him aside, but he seemed to be fused. The device opened further folding up and out to reveal a tiny cylindrical device; it rose above the rectangular double doors and shot out three wires, which connected to three distinct circuit boards inside. All eyes were rooted to the spot as the devices' cylindrical attachment began to spin and glow; a massive hologram rose up and towered above the people in the room, unlike holonet transmissions this hologram was solid and in color.
"This is Sithicus; current ruler of darkness, if you are hearing this it means I've failed, but I leave this message for any descendants of the shade that may find… May find…" The man began startling the occupants as his entire demeanor shifted from aggressive to passive and he started laughing outright. "Forgive me humble viewer, but my overactive imagination tends to influence me at times and I couldn't resist." He stated; the holographic version of the man was wearing dark robes akin to the Sith, but somehow the Jedi present didn't buy his attempt.
"Goodness, what a curiously rude person." Threepio remarked only to be shushed by Leia Organa Solo.
"The internal scanners have informed the limited computer brain that holds this message, that the playback device has been accessed by an Astromech droid, which means I have been deposited in a Star Wars Universe." The man informed confusing the observers; Artoo whistled slightly confirming his identity for the device as if it could hear him. "A universe populated by the fantastic characters, creatures and worlds created by George Lucas; or perhaps he merely became attuned to the Omniverse in some way and learned of the Skywalkers' and their tragic story. I can not really say for I am not privy to the knowledge of how the Omniverse ultimately works; all I know is that the Omniverse is an infinite construct, all known alternate realities exist as part of the Omniverse, I come from a universe known by the designation of Earth Prime." The man continued clasping his hands behind his back as he spoke and taking on the appearance of a scholarly sort.
"This one does not understand, what iz an alternate reality?" Saba Sebatyne asked; Belindi Kalenda shrugged, she was as equally confused as the Jedi.
"By now I have most likely succeeded in confusing any and all beings watching this message; allow me to explain in the simplest means." The man stated pulling up a strange looking apparatus; it looked like a data pad, but not like those used in the Republic or even the Empire. He flicked it to one side and input a few commands; the image then changed to show an ordinary square table. "I built this simulation in the computer." He began. "Let us suppose a family of some sort had this table crafted for their use, they picked the design, the color, the shape, everything. This became their table; they bought it and took it home, they chose this." He stated; the image then morphed into a circular table with the exact same color and design pattern, the only difference was that it was round instead of square. "The exact same family went to the exact same store, but they chose a different shape instead, thus an alternate reality was created; in one the family chose the square table, in the other the circle." The man returned in the image and smiled. "Understand yet?" He wondered a twinkle in his eye.
"I'm beginning to." Luke remarked smiling slightly.
"Multiple realities exist on countless different levels; there are the alternate realities, universes which are exactly the same except for one tiny insignificant shifting detail, for arguments sake we'll say the sky is red instead of blue on my home planet of Earth." He resumed glancing briefly to the data pad as if he were reading some notes; he frowned slightly and input a swift string of commands, his fingers practically dancing across the surface of the supposed data pad. "Then there are the parallel realities; those that share similarities, but in the most cases the changes are different, more complex, as an example let's say someone you knew was male instead of female or vice versa." He added; then he shifted positions seeming to stride across whatever room he was in. "And then of course there are the different types of the alternate reality example; my world is like that, the world of the Jedi, the Skywalkers' and the Republic are believed to be merely a form of entertainment, highly popular I might add." He continued his expression changing to one of a highly serious nature. "No one knows of the existence of the Omniverse as a whole except for those heroes charged with protecting it; absolutely no one on Earth Prime is aware that somewhere out there reality exists in place of fiction… Fiction becomes truth and lives prove more then simple stories written down on paper, or represented by three dimensional pictures via the entertainment media of Earth." He stated. "I've learned the hard way; and my life hasn't been the same since." He added a tired expression of pain crossing over his features.
"I think he's telling the truth." Leia spoke up. "Some scientists have theorized such things, nothing on such a grand level, but they have theorized." She added.
"I'm inclined to believe him too." Cal agreed settling in his seat more comfortably. "It explains how he got here; and why he has no actual connection to the Force, as you remarked." He added glancing at Luke; the message seemed to freeze whenever someone began conversing, as though the device knew they were talking.
"If you ask me he's nuts." Han stated with a shrug. "But I haven't met him in person yet; and a crazy old hermit once turned out to be a great Jedi General." He added with a smirk.
"My name is Alain Desrochers; I insist on being called Al, I also insist that my property be returned to me, considering you probably confiscated it." The message began again; the young man moved to put the data pad down and seemed to sigh. "Especially my bed; you see I need it to survive, during my travels through the Omniverse I kind of developed a certain condition of sorts. I've been assimilated; I am a technorganic being and must regenerate, so as long as this isn't a Sith lord or something I trust you shall comply with my request. If not, well just do it, the danger is far greater than you could possibly know." He added in a cautionary tone of voice. "I have a destiny to fulfill back on Earth Prime, my presence in the Omniverse is one of vital importance; I must be trained to combat some great evil I as yet have no knowledge of. And if I fail; the Omniverse itself will lose its' delicate balance, and destruction, possibly even oblivion shall be its' ultimate fate." Alain finished before the message ended and Artoo was released from the device; a silence filled the room, one that carried with it a heavy tone. Finally the chief of state turned to Belindi Kalenda.
"Get that man's possessions to him at once." He ordered.
"Take them to our quarters." Leia requested. "I feel like he should be with us; something about the Force." She added turning to Han and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Of course Leia." Kalenda returned swiftly rising to her feet and vacating the room; Han's eyes narrowed, he didn't like having the strange guy in his place, he trusted Luke and Leia, but something about this all seemed a little off to him.
The light was intense, far too bright for my preference; fortunately my optic sensors quickly recalibrated and I was privy to my surroundings. There was a sour aftertaste in my mouth and a dull ache in my temple, a sharp prick of a needle brought me into full consciousness with a yelp; and so I failed to finish gathering intel. Standing beside me was a two-onebee medical droid; something I hadn't expected, the blue and grey contrasted with each other and the clunky looking body frame clearly did not afford great dexterity of movement. The inhuman looking face gave me the creeps; fortunately the soothing ambiance of the room gave me some small comfort.
"What was that for you mechanical miscreant?" I demanded rubbing the point of injection.
"Further biological information required to understand advanced healing factor and why Bacta treatment proved inefficient." It replied in a very dreary sounding tone, for a droid that is; not that I had much experience with them.
"You could have just asked for a sample." I muttered eyeing the quickly healing wound; I didn't recall suffering any injuries when I got here, then again my mind was still a little out of it where whatever it was that happened had occurred.
"I see he's awake." A female voice remarked as I felt a strange tingling in the back of my mind; my inner gift was reacting to something, but it shouldn't have. It wasn't extrasensory; it simply changed me into God's champion Justice, as far as I knew… Then again it had reacted differently when I first encountered Callopias and Serenity aboard Voyager. Turning I saw a small gathering of people approaching me; two were human, twins to be precise. The other was a female Mon Calamari and trailing after them were a few goons in military garb.
"Good; then perhaps he can tell us just who he is and how he got here." One of the military people stated gruffly.
"That can wait General Antilles, first we must determine if he is healthy." The Mon Cal returned not quite reprimanding, but clearly put off by the hostile feeling these men had towards her patient. Bending over me she placed a hand to my brow; I shuddered slightly at the alien touch and surprisingly felt an invading aura, my own gift lashed out without my consent and sent the woman reeling.
"Master Cilghal!" The male twin exclaimed reaching out to steady her; three blasters were instantly pointed at my face.
"I didn't do it." I exclaimed raising my hands palms out to signify I meant no threat. "Something is wrong." I added closing my eyes and trying to find my calm; I failed miserably.
"Put those away Wedge." Cilghal ordered calmly her composure returned.
"He has no control." Jaina observed; I hadn't seen many pictures of the Solo twins, but I knew it had to be her; who else could it have been?
"Indeed." Cilghal agreed with a sage nod. "Perhaps Master Skywalker can help him." She mused eyeing me thoughtfully with those huge fish-like eyes; I blinked as the blasters were finally lowered and looked between the Jedi and their escort.
"This could take some getting used to." I thought to myself ignoring that nagging little voice telling me to start fighting, sometimes my warrior training proved tiresome. "I; ah, come in peace." I spoke aloud half-smirking at my own private joke.
"Can the Bantha Poodoo." Wedge snapped taking me a little by surprise, I hadn't expected something like that coming out of Wedge Antilles mouth; it didn't strike me as being in character, so to speak. "Who are you?" He demanded.
"Alain Desrochers." A woman's voice supplied as an older looking human joined us; I didn't recognize her at all, and she didn't look happy about seeing me. "Belindi Kalenda." She introduced. "We found your message device; you're going to be staying with Princess Leia." She added; I stared confusedly at her briefly and then realized that if I'd been floating in Bacta, then of course I'd have to be stripped of my outer wear.
"Right; do you mind?" I asked; the woman shook her head and rolled her eyes, but turned around as did most of the others, climbing out of the comfortable though strangely bland looking bed I accepted the bundle of clothing from the two-onebee and promptly got dressed. "Lead the way." I stated; Kalenda nodded and took point, only the Solo twins accompanied us, which wasn't really surprising and so the first day in this reality began.
Eruptions flared all around the massive construct; the fires and magma of this world rose up to its' apex and then fell back to the molten pools. This was Mustafar; a world barely even bothered with by the Yuuzhan Vong, for they had no use for it and even their biological technology could not harness the fiery magma in any true form. Three souls lived on this forgotten planet; three souls tied inexorably to another, the youngest of them glanced up as the Force spoke to her.
"My master he is here." She remarked; the eldest nodded a smile of relief spreading across her features.
"At last, prepare the ship." She ordered; the second youngest nodded and rose to her feet knees slightly cracking, she had been spared somehow and found by the eldest, together they would help a young traveler from beyond time and space, or die trying.
Belindi Kalenda led me through the city streets and past wondrous sights I'd rarely seen before; despite my stay in a Star Trek universe previously, the Mon Calamari city was vast and quite breathtaking. The domicile she led me to was a rather large place filled with what little remained of the Solo's possessions; or at least I'd imagine, judging by the location we were currently at some point during the New Jedi Order series of books.
Most likely after the events of Star By Star; considering I had seen no sign of Anakin Solo, that the young boy died was quite tragic, but it could not be helped when dealing with extremists such as the Yuuzhan Vong.
"You are not to go wandering without either Solo or Skywalker." She stated clearly attempting to intimidate me; not an easy feat when your target is taller then you, and after dealing with such characters as Galvatron, Serpentor, Carnage, my own Earth Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine counterpart and the Red Skull, it was ultimately futile.
"I wouldn't feel like it anyway." I returned with a grin as I moved over to the sub-space container Wheeljack had supplied, with a simple magnetic command all of the listening devices planted within flew into my hand. "I believe these belong to you." I informed with a polite smile passing them to the stunned woman, but really; internal sensor arrays could easily inform me as to the slightest changes in my possessions.
"How did you?" She began only to shake her head and pocket the listening devices. "Forget it; just stay out of trouble." She snapped before taking her leave; I laughed at that despite Jacen's frown.
"You should not use your powers in such a manner." He remarked with a hint of mistrust or perhaps fear and disappointment in his tone. "It is frivolous and shows a lack of proper respect for these abilities, these gifts." He added; I rolled my eyes and shot my assimilation tendrils out to snatch a piece of fruit off the tray on what probably amounted to a coffee table.
"Considering I got these powers through an invasive race of cyborgs I really don't think they'd bloody well care how I used them, besides it was the fastest way to get rid of her little toys." I retorted taking a bite of the fruit; I nearly very well spit it back out and Jaina smirked at the expression on my face.
"What kind of fruit is this?" I asked after managing to swallow the bite.
"It's from Naboo; I forget the name." A very familiar male voice stated from behind and above me. "Takes some gettin' used to, but you better finish it." He added snidely; I sighed and turned back to the sub-space container, which was a rather misleading name, perhaps I should call it a sub-space pocket-case or something. Rummaging around for a few minutes I managed to find the replicator and got it working with a little modification; a large bowl of pretzels appeared in its' tray and I took them out.
"Salty snacks should help drown out the too sweet fruit; if not I'll have to try something bitter, which I hate." I grumbled to myself slipping a pretzel in my mouth and taking a second bite of the sweetest fruit I'd ever tasted, it was kind of like lemonade that someone had dumped an entire bag of sugar into; topped with a fruit punch smoothie.
"Allaine?" Leia Solo asked joining her husband; I flinched at the mispronunciation.
"Call me Al." I insisted taking care as I sat down in a strange looking three legged chair; it was a rather comfortable chair despite its' alien nature, it rested on three short pillar-like legs covered in a thick fur-like substance all of it an odd shade of magenta. It was bowl shaped up top and the back had little pinprick holes running up it; purely decorative I imagined.
"Very well; you are a guest here, but that does not mean you should make yourself at home." She returned. "We are most reluctant to believe your story and we had intended to be on our way for a mission, which now must be delayed because of you." She added striding over to the chair opposite the equivalent to a coffee table and taking a seat; I sighed, that had to mean I'd fallen into the first half of Force Heretic Book One, Remnant.
"Sorry for droppin' in at such an inconvenient time your highness; next time I'll call ahead for a reservation." I quipped another sigh escaping my lips. "If I hadn't been detoured by Roma I wonder if I would have arrived before or after Coruscant's fall?" I mused aloud finished with the fruit I sent the pretzels back to the replicator lazily through the air; and after recycling the remnants I disconnected it again.
"How did you know about that?" Han demanded his hand inches away from his blaster; in response I pulled out the book I'd bought on Earth Nine Twenty-Nine and tossed it to him. "Star Wars the New Jedi Order, Traitor." He read aloud.
"What's this and why is Jacen's picture on the cover?" Leia demanded; I smiled briefly, at least this time I had a visual aide on hand thanks to my friends little shopping trips.
"It is a book, part of the New Jedi Order series of books to be precise, which details the entire Yuuzhan Vong invasion from beginning to end." I informed concisely. "And the reason why Jacen's picture is on the cover is because that particular book features the events surrounding your son during his incarceration on Coruscant with Vergere." I added with a slight smile.
"You're kidding." Han exclaimed. "This little thing has all the events surrounding that?" He added disbelievingly.
"Read it for yourself if you don't trust me, but don't damage it; I don't relish buying another copy when I get home." I returned moving out of my seat and trying out the couch instead; my back had been getting sore in that odd seat, this was much better. Jaina eyed the book longingly, as if desperate to learn the truth, but unwilling to claim the book for herself perhaps fearing what her emotional response might be upon reading it.
"Maybe I'll just do that." Leia remarked claiming the book from her husband. "We put your bed in the guest room; if you need to regenerate we can hold off asking any further questions." She continued; I nodded and climbed back to my feet.
"Not such a bad idea; I feel like I went eight rounds with the Hulk." I remarked stifling a yawn before it could escape. "Don't know how long I'll be out though, if I wake up late at night or early morning I think you'd better let your Noghri bodyguards know so I won't be attacked." I added this time allowing myself to yawn as I levitated the sub-space container; Jacen took the lead and allowed himself a small moment to eye the book a hint of sadness and curiosity blended upon his features.
"Have pleasant dreams." Leia called out as we traveled up the stairs.
"If you dream." Han added. "Bloody kid reminds me of Kenobi." He muttered to his wife in a low tone; Jacen opened the guest room door, which was good because the doors blended so well into the wall I wouldn't have recognized them as such. Slipping inside I deigned to look around and instead placed the luggage to one side of an ornate looking dresser; then I slid into bed with a grateful sigh and allowed my body to show just how drained I felt, I was at thirteen percent power.
"Will you need anything?" Jacen asked trying to be helpful.
"Negative young Jedi, but thanks for asking." I called back with a smirk; Jacen nodded and took his leave, with a slight roll of my eyes I glanced briefly at the container. "Alright Ratbat, you and Buzzsaw can show yourself now." In a flash both Decepticons were transformed and Buzzsaw perched on the dresser while Ratbat clung to the light fixture.
"They inadvertently activated us while attempting to discern our emitters functions." Ratbat informed. "We remained in cassette form however." He added.
"Good; when you can, slip out." I ordered. "I want you to scan all of Mon Calamari for any signatures matching Callopias or Omnibus, I've been sent here for a reason; chances are my training here could involve demons again." I added before closing my eyes and losing myself to sleep; Buzzsaw squawked indignantly, he wasn't as keen for performing spy work as his sibling Laserbeak. Ratbat didn't say a word instead he contemplated the chances that this wouldn't prove an inefficient use of fuel supplies, he didn't like the odds.
"Well?" Leia asked turning to her brother as he emerged from Jacen's quarters; Luke looked strangely enough lost in thought, Mara was next to him a look of concern etched across her features.
"I do not know how to say this." He admitted joining his sister on the main floor.
"What is it kid?" Han demanded his blaster nearly pulled from his holster before Leia shook her head.
"My sense of him is greater now that I have spent some time in close proximity." Luke began crossing his arms in front of him as he spoke. "There is darkness surrounding him; darkness and yet also light, it is as if his aura is tied to something greater then himself." He revealed sagely; the assembled heroes eyed one another surprised and also clearly confused.
"Can he be trusted?" Han finally decided to ask.
"Trust must be earned." Luke reminded with a small smile. "But for now I'd say he should be given the benefit of the doubt." He added.
"Good enough for me." Han returned visibly relaxing for the first time since the man had arrived.
"Well; I'd better report to the Captain and let her know we might be delayed in departing." Jaina spoke up before taking her leave; Jacen eyed his uncle visibly perturbed.
"We can't delay the search for Zonama Sekot indefinitely." He pointed out; Luke sighed and offered a brief nod.
"We must do what we must; the Chief of State won't trust just anyone with this individual." He returned. "Now; let us forget our guest for now and instead make preparations for our inevitable departure." He stated; and so the heroes began to do what was needed missing the departure of a strangely mechanical Terran Condor and Terran Bat.
To Be Continued… Thrilling is it not? Or maybe I'm just kidding myself; anyway I'd appreciate a lot of reviews if possible, but accept that reviews are few and far between in the case of my writing, I'm surprised not many of my older stories have even garnished any since I finished them. Ah well; May the Force be With You and I look forward to hearing from those who have followed the onset of this tale from near its' inception.
