A Change in the Force
Hi, I've been wanting to make a Star Wars fanfiction for a bit now, but didn't know how to go about it. So after reading some time travel fics I decided that that's what I'm going to do as well
Note: I own nothing of Star Wars minus my fanfictions and a few lightsabers ;)
Luke Skywalker had a problem, after defeating the Empire and destroying the Sith thanks to his father's sacrifice he scoured the galaxy looking for any lost knowledge of the Jedi to teach to others once he was ready. The problem was that after around five years Luke found very little about the old Jedi order and even less about the few that came before it. This bothered Luke as it was very clear that the Empire was thorough on destroying all knowledge of the Jedi and what they knew
"Mater Yoda, is there anything that I can do to make sure that the knowledge that I pass on to others is the most extensive and thorough?" asked Luke
"Ask me this before you have" replied Yoda's Force ghost "but now an answer from the Force I have"
"Really what?" asked Luke who was highly interested in what Yoda was going to tell him
"To the past the Force will" replied Yoda "In exchange for the knowledge you seek, you must stop the plan's of Palpatine"
"I don't understand master" said Luke who was confused "The Force wants me to change the past?"
"Yes, though your past change not" explained Yoda "different their future will be"
"Wait, you're saying even though I could save my father and stop the deaths of so many, it'll have no impact on how things played out for me?" asked Luke
"Yes, and in return the lost knowledge you seek" replied Yoda
"Alright, but how far back will I go?" asked Luke
"Shortly after the start of the Clone Wars" replied Yoda "a message I will give to my younger self to make way for your trip to the past"
"And what will I need to do on my end?" asked Luke
"Meditate, that is all" answered Yoda "tell them your relationship to your father you must not or things will be for naught"
"I see, but I can tell them my first name and my rank?" asked Luke
"Of course, the Force will tell you when it is time to tell them the truth or not" answered Yoda "make them ready of your arrival I must, till then focus"
"As you wish master" replied Luke as he got ready to meditate
32 Years in the Past
Yoda and the Jedi High Counsel sat down to begin yet another meeting as well as give Anikin and Obi-Wan their next mission with many of them looking down trodden and weary from the war that they did not want. Suddenly Yoda hears a voice in his head
"Seek help you must" called Yoda's future self
"Who are you?" replied Yoda who was confused at what was going on
"From the future I am, and know who I am you do" replied Yoda (F)
"How can this be? You speaking to me from the future?" asked Yoda who was quite puzzled
"One with the Force I am" answered Yoda (F)
"How old was I? Took my place who did?" asked Yoda
"Nearly nine hundred we where" answered Yoda (F) "As who took our place, you must guess. Hmhmhhm"
"Master Windu?" asked Yoda as he quietly looked over to the man who no doubt would take his place when the time comes
"No, long dead Windu was before me" countered Yoda (F) with sadness
Yoda then began naming off all the Jedi Masters he knew, but each time his future self said that they were all long dead before he died until he got to Obi-Wan to which his future self said he died only a few years before he did
"What about Anikin Skywalker?" asked a hesitant Yoda
"Close you are, but no Anikin was also dead before me" answered Yoda (F) "Not entirely dead though it turned out"
"Is needed, an explanation " said Yoda
"And one you will have, but a trade for this help the Force demands" said Yoda (F)
"What trade is asked of us?" asked Yoda
"The last Jedi is in need of knowledge lost he is" explained Yoda (F) "In exchange of him learning this lost knowledge help save the galaxy from the Sith he will, when the time comes"
"From the future this man is?" asked Yoda
"Yes, thirty two years to be exact, but tell not the others of how far into the future he is" answered Yoda (F) "Answers this Jedi Master he will give of his time, but only when the Force tells him it is time to answer"
"How will he come to us then?" asked Yoda
"Focus and the Force will provide, must need aid from the other masters you need" answered Yoda (F) "The Jedi is preparing himself as I speak"
"One thing I must ask" asked Yoda "What will become of his time once he comes to ours?"
"Nothing, the events of his past will not change, but our future will" answered Yoda (F)
"Master Yoda is something the matter?" asked Mace Windu with concern "You've been in some sort of trance for sometime"
"Yes something the matter is" answered Yoda as he sighed deeply "Contacted I have by my future self I have"
"That's impossible, how can that be?" demanded Shaak Ti
"One with the Force I am in the future, that is how" answered Yoda
"If that's true, then who takes your place as Grand Master?" asked Obi-Wan in shock
"No one we know, as everyone who would take up the mantle died before me" answered Yoda solemnly "and from what I understand, though not told directly I fear that our order is gone"
"But how can that be?!" exclaimed Mace Windu in alarm
"Know not I do, but help from the future the Force will send" answered Yoda "This help is the last Jedi alive who seeks the knowledge that was lost when our order was destroyed"
"I'm guessing that in exchange for him learning the knowledge that was lost to him, he's going to help save our order?" asked Obi-Wan "But wont that cause his timeline to be destroyed?"
"No it will not" answered Yoda "His past change not by his coming, but our future will be"
"So how do we bring this Jedi to us then?" asked Plo Koon
"Focus we must, the Jedi is already preparing himself to travel to our time as we speak" answered Yoda
"Can I help?" offered Anakin who was rather worried the future, but also intrigued by this mysterious Jedi from the future
"If you can center our self, then yes" replied Yoda who figured the more help they had the easier it would be to summon this Jedi from the future
Present Time
Luke was in a deep meditative state when he felt a pull in the Force telling him that it was time for him to go into the past and change many things and ensure that the past's future is far brighter than his own past. Luke had already informed his sister Leia about his plans and that he'll be back as soon as he can. Leia wished Luke the best of luck in stopping the Sith's take over and the formation of the Empire
Luke then began feeling as though he was being sucked away somewhere, but didn't stop his meditation or focus as that was crucial to him going into the past working
32 Years Ago
Everyone inside the Jedi Council room began meditating and focusing on one thought, to bring the last Jedi to them so that they can help one another. Them teaching this Jedi things that he was missing and in return he would help save their order. They also wondered what beliefs this Jedi would have and many other questions, but they all knew that they would have to wait until this Jedi was ready to tell them on his own terms
Suddenly they felt a great vortex form in the center of the room as well as sense the Jedi that they sought and found that he had an amazingly high amount of power within him and were rather puzzled by who this person could be
In the Chancellor's Main Office
Palpatine was perplexed, a massive amount of power was gathering around the Jedi Temple, but why it was happening was beyond him
"This may complicate things" mussed the Dark Lord of the Sith "But then again my plans are to well laid to be stopped now"
Back with the Jedi Council
Everyone felt a huge amount of wind whip around them, then as suddenly as the vortex came, it stopped. Everyone looked up and saw sitting in the center of the room in deep meditation was a thirty year old man with sandy blonde hair wearing loose brown robes
"Hello young one it appears as though our efforts worked" greeted Mace Windu
"Master Yoda it's good to see you alive and well" said Luke as he opened his eyes and smiled at the old Jedi Master
"Know me you do?" asked Yoda
"Yes you were the one to complete my training as a Jedi Knight" answered Luke who had a look of sadness as he remembered how Yoda passed away with just him by his side
"See my death did you?" asked Yoda solemnly
"Yes, I was the only one who was by your side as you became one with the Force" answered Luke before he stood up and bowed to the master "Though our first meeting was rather interesting for sure"
"Oh how?" asked Yoda who was intrigued
"The first lesson I learned from you was 'size matters not'" answered Luke with a smile "I mean I had heard just how powerful you were, so I didn't expect you to be so small and old at the time"
Yoda quietly snickered at this as many people underestimated him due to his size and they all regretted it rather quickly "Glad I am that you learned that lesson so quickly"
"Yes, but you refused to teach me due to how old I was at the time" said Luke seriously "it took the spirit of my first master to convince you to train me"
"Oh, and how old were you when you started training?" asked Mace Windu
"Seventeen" answered Luke "I didn't even know about the Force until fate thrusted it upon me"
Everyone was struck dumb by this fact "That's way older than when I first joined the order at nine!" exclaimed Anakin
"Well considering there weren't many Jedi around at the time it's no wounder" said Luke
"How many were left?" asked Plo Koon
"As far as I know, two" answered Luke "and both of them trained me before they died"
Again the council was shocked and stunned by what Luke just told them
"Are you sure?" asked Obi-Wan
"Actually now that I think about it there were a few other Jedi alive before I began my training, but only one survived long enough for me to find her as far as I know"
"Who?" asked Shaak Ti
"She's here in the temple getting ready to become a padawan, but her name I will not give" answered Luke "Just know that she's going to be part of my order's council"
"I take it you're having to rebuild the Jedi Order in our time" asked Mace
"Yes, I've found very little that I didn't actually know already, that's why I'm here in the past" answered Luke "to learn lost knowledge and help save your future"
"Well then, we should test your knowledge first so that we can see what exactly we need to teach you" said Mace
"Agreed, and you can call me Commander Luke, Master Luke, or just Luke" said Luke "Considering no one has asked for my name yet"
"Forgive us Luke, it's just hard to take in everything we've just learned" apologized Obi-Wan
"It's alright" replied Luke
"You're a commander?" asked Anakin
"Yes, I was part of a rebellion against the Empire in which many of the remaining Jedi that I know of were a part of" answered Luke "I joined shortly after learning about the Force and learning the basics from my first master before he died"