Chapter 1
Confident gloved hands lifted the burning crystal, placing it inside the
structure on the table. A small series of beeps rang through her headset.
She smiled, knowing the construction had went well. Reattaching the cool
metal handle to the rest, she lifted up her newly built lightsaber with
pride. She heard a curse beside her and chuckled, that man would never
learn!
He had been struggling for hours just to make the handle! She held her weapon in a fighting stance and flicked the hooked switch.
A beautiful pink light shone out, and a quiet hum filled the room. The glowing pink sabre was nearly two feet in length, and she sobbed in joy staring at it. The last task accomplished, she was now a jedi!
"Gol'darn't," the man shouted again, and she pulled the blade back, walking over to him. " Han is it?, you're going to have to relax and concentrate. Oooh!"
He was trying to pick up the glowing crystal with his bare hands, and he kept dropping it. Beads of sweat lined his brow as he took his crystal up again, his hands now gloved. Han put it in and sighed with relief.
He was finally finished. The woman, Kora Xatiou placed her hand on his shoulder. "Congratulations, you are now jedi!"
Han Solo looked up at her with a lop-sided grin. "Actually, I'm not, I still got one more thing to do."
Kora frowned, "But constructing your lightsaber is your final task to become a knight of the force."
Han shrugged, using the force to place the other side of the handle to the machine. "Call it a personal vendetta." He flipped the blue switch on his sabre and it sputtered, a puff of smoke protruding from the handle.
"I guess it didn't work then, maybe your crystal was damaged..Aaahh!" Kora jumped back in surprise as a long bright white light suddenly extended from his hand.
Han whooped in triumph, "Ha ha, I did it!" He smugly flicked the switch and attached the saber to his belt. "Damaged crystal huh? So how about a drink Kora?"
Kora Xatiou ended up to be a very smart Krexlan from the moon of Sheshareen. She had dark green hair, which flowed down her back, and a single crystal jewel arching over her left eye.
She said it was a mark of royalty. "Sheshareen," Han began. "Wasn't that the planet attacked."
She finished sadly, "And destroyed by Freiza."
Han lowered his head. "I'm sorry Princess."
Kora sighed, "So now you know, it's okay though. I've had a lot of time to get over it. Actually it's what made me want to become a jedi. To avenge my planet, but some earthling beat me too it."
"Yeah, my reason was a lot different." His Gumba juice arrived, and he drank the liquor down in one huge gulp. They were seated at a bar on the planet Safrah, just North of Coruscant.
"Who was she?" Kora asked, her eyes twinkling with knowledge and understanding.
"Huh?" Han asked shocked.
"I've seen that look from here to Dewba, I know it's a girl."
He leaned over the bar and mumbled, "Her name was Leia, Leia Organa."
"Hey wait a minute, you're Han Solo! You never said your last name was Solo! I can't believe I'm meeting you."
Han shrugged, "That's real nice, next time add a little more sarcasm."
Kora seemed confused, "You think I'm making fun of you?"
"I'm not that important Kora," He grunted, ordering another drink.
"Leader of the Rebel Rebellion, you helped destroy the first death star, and your ship the second! You were even captured by Boba Fett! You're a legend!"
"Yeah, my kids think so too."
Kora laughed, "Wow, it's an honor to meet you. You actually know Princess Leia and Master Luke Skywalker personally. Luke is the most famous person like...ever!"
"He's my best friend. It's funny, I met him in a cantina on Tattooine." He laughed, "Me and Chewie would." He stopped then, a look of complete boredom suddenly on his face.
Changing the subject, he asked her how her drink was.
She took a risk, and countered, "So how is the Princess?"
"We were married for so many years, but now she has Flint Buckwater, she doesn't need me. My kids are the only ones who care."
"Let me guess," Kora asked . "Master Luke offered to teach you the force to cheer you up?"
"No," He stood up and walked to the door. "I decided to join myself, to settle an old score."
Walking out, he turned, "You coming?"
Kora grinned and followed him onto the Millenium Falcon, still amazed at how brilliant it was. She especially liked the holographic chess set, played with all types of different species.
Suddenly, Kora had a thought, "Where's your old partner, a wookie I believe he was?"
Han lifted off sharply, throwing her off her feet and onto the floor. "I don't want to talk about it," he simply said.
They flew through space, the bright stars flying past so quickly they seemed as blurs, white blurs painted on a blanket of blackness. Suddenly, Han turned to her confused.
"What's an earthling anyway?"
He had been struggling for hours just to make the handle! She held her weapon in a fighting stance and flicked the hooked switch.
A beautiful pink light shone out, and a quiet hum filled the room. The glowing pink sabre was nearly two feet in length, and she sobbed in joy staring at it. The last task accomplished, she was now a jedi!
"Gol'darn't," the man shouted again, and she pulled the blade back, walking over to him. " Han is it?, you're going to have to relax and concentrate. Oooh!"
He was trying to pick up the glowing crystal with his bare hands, and he kept dropping it. Beads of sweat lined his brow as he took his crystal up again, his hands now gloved. Han put it in and sighed with relief.
He was finally finished. The woman, Kora Xatiou placed her hand on his shoulder. "Congratulations, you are now jedi!"
Han Solo looked up at her with a lop-sided grin. "Actually, I'm not, I still got one more thing to do."
Kora frowned, "But constructing your lightsaber is your final task to become a knight of the force."
Han shrugged, using the force to place the other side of the handle to the machine. "Call it a personal vendetta." He flipped the blue switch on his sabre and it sputtered, a puff of smoke protruding from the handle.
"I guess it didn't work then, maybe your crystal was damaged..Aaahh!" Kora jumped back in surprise as a long bright white light suddenly extended from his hand.
Han whooped in triumph, "Ha ha, I did it!" He smugly flicked the switch and attached the saber to his belt. "Damaged crystal huh? So how about a drink Kora?"
Kora Xatiou ended up to be a very smart Krexlan from the moon of Sheshareen. She had dark green hair, which flowed down her back, and a single crystal jewel arching over her left eye.
She said it was a mark of royalty. "Sheshareen," Han began. "Wasn't that the planet attacked."
She finished sadly, "And destroyed by Freiza."
Han lowered his head. "I'm sorry Princess."
Kora sighed, "So now you know, it's okay though. I've had a lot of time to get over it. Actually it's what made me want to become a jedi. To avenge my planet, but some earthling beat me too it."
"Yeah, my reason was a lot different." His Gumba juice arrived, and he drank the liquor down in one huge gulp. They were seated at a bar on the planet Safrah, just North of Coruscant.
"Who was she?" Kora asked, her eyes twinkling with knowledge and understanding.
"Huh?" Han asked shocked.
"I've seen that look from here to Dewba, I know it's a girl."
He leaned over the bar and mumbled, "Her name was Leia, Leia Organa."
"Hey wait a minute, you're Han Solo! You never said your last name was Solo! I can't believe I'm meeting you."
Han shrugged, "That's real nice, next time add a little more sarcasm."
Kora seemed confused, "You think I'm making fun of you?"
"I'm not that important Kora," He grunted, ordering another drink.
"Leader of the Rebel Rebellion, you helped destroy the first death star, and your ship the second! You were even captured by Boba Fett! You're a legend!"
"Yeah, my kids think so too."
Kora laughed, "Wow, it's an honor to meet you. You actually know Princess Leia and Master Luke Skywalker personally. Luke is the most famous person like...ever!"
"He's my best friend. It's funny, I met him in a cantina on Tattooine." He laughed, "Me and Chewie would." He stopped then, a look of complete boredom suddenly on his face.
Changing the subject, he asked her how her drink was.
She took a risk, and countered, "So how is the Princess?"
"We were married for so many years, but now she has Flint Buckwater, she doesn't need me. My kids are the only ones who care."
"Let me guess," Kora asked . "Master Luke offered to teach you the force to cheer you up?"
"No," He stood up and walked to the door. "I decided to join myself, to settle an old score."
Walking out, he turned, "You coming?"
Kora grinned and followed him onto the Millenium Falcon, still amazed at how brilliant it was. She especially liked the holographic chess set, played with all types of different species.
Suddenly, Kora had a thought, "Where's your old partner, a wookie I believe he was?"
Han lifted off sharply, throwing her off her feet and onto the floor. "I don't want to talk about it," he simply said.
They flew through space, the bright stars flying past so quickly they seemed as blurs, white blurs painted on a blanket of blackness. Suddenly, Han turned to her confused.
"What's an earthling anyway?"