Hanna sat up in her bed as she felt the presence of another person in her room. She took small shallow breaths as she tried to regain her bearings.
"Hanna," she heard a voice say her name and she could feel that she wasn't alone but she couldn't see anyone.
"Who's there?" she asked trying not to sound as afraid as she felt. She looked around for the owner of the voice but she still could only see darkness.
"Breathe," the stranger instructed, "I have come to tell you that I need you to come to me. You are a Jedi and even though I've tried hard to end the line, you are meant to carry it on," the male voice explained.
Hanna looked around from side to side until she finally took a deep breath and saw the face of the man who was addressing her. She saw an older man with blue eyes that were filled with sorrow. His hair was long and mostly gray but his beard was well kept.
"What do you want with me?" she asked. She could finally see everything and she knew he wasn't there with her but it felt as though she could reach out and touch him.
The man closed his eyes for a moment, "I don't have time to explain everything to you but when the moment arrives a young girl will come to me and you must find a way to join her. If you explain to Leia that I have spoken to you, she won't hesitate," he explained.
"You're Luke Skywalker?" Hanna asked, realization hitting her as she looked at the man and saw under the grizzled wear and tear, the face of the hero that once was, "Just come back here and you can give me what you need to give me and help us," she replied, reaching out as if she could grab his hand.
He backed away from her, reflexively, "I can not come back but you can come to me and I can teach you what you need to know," Luke replied, "I must go for now but be on the watch for a girl who has the map to find me. Do you understand?" he asked before he looked at her, even more seriously, if that was possible, "This is very important. I have seen you in my future."
Hanna nodded, not sure how to react, "I will come if I can find the way. Will you return to me like this?" she questioned, her heart beating a mile per minute.
Luke shook his head, "Most likely not but if the occasion arises I will. Be safe and begin to chanel the Force, you will need it for what your future holds," he revealed before his image vanished and Hanna was alone in the dark as she was moments ago.
Hanna took a deep breath as she laid back down and tried to go back to sleep but she found herself tossing and turning as she thought about what the legendary Luke Skywalker could need from her. He'd been missing for years and he chose to reach out but why now and why to her?
Hanna laid awake the rest of the night, anxiously awaiting dawn so she could speak with General Leia Organa regarding her stranger visitor in the night.
Dawn came after what felt like eons and Hanna rose from her bed and dressed as she did everyday before she got up and and got ready to speak with Leia. Hanna had only had a handful of conversations with her before today but she knew this was a time sensitive situation, or at least, she felt it was.
"General Organa," Hanna said loudly as she entered the bridge of their ship, "May I speak with you for a moment, in private?" she asked, her voice growing more quiet with each turn of Leia's head as she took in the sight of Hanna addressing her.
Leia nodded with a gentle smile as she gestured for Hanna to follow her to a private room off the bridge. It was there, she finally addressed the nervous girl, "Hanna, what can I do for you?" Leia asked, her voice as calm and as elegant as ever.
Hanna took a deep breath before she spoke, concerned her words would cause more harm then good, "General Organa, last night Luke Skywalker came to me in a …" she hesitated before she could find the words, "It was like a hallucination but it was as real as a hologram and he told me that he needs me but I must find him when another girl arrives with the way to get to him. I don't know what to think of it but he said if I came to you then you would make sure that I could reach him when the time was right," she explained, feeling more out of touch with reality as each second passed.
Leia sat back as she took in what Hanna shared and looked at the girl with questions in her eyes before she finally spoke, "Hanna, do you have the Force?" Leia's question was simple but it held so much in it that the answer would be just as important.
Hanna thought for a moment before she answered her leader. She thought over times when things had happened around her because she thought about it and finally after a longer pause then she'd intended, she nodded, I have always felt it but until this moment, I was never able to place it. Can you help me until I'm able to get to him?" Hanna began, "In all the stories of your fight against Darth Vader, it was always said that you shared the same power of the Force as your brother. Is that true?"
Leia took a deep breath as she studied the girl sitting before her. She didn't know the girl very well but this sudden connection with her brother could not be made up and after a few quiet moments, Leia nodded, "I do hold the Force within myself as well and Luke showed me how to use to a small extant," she began, "I can show you how to tap into it and know it's there but I can not guide you on how to use it. Will that be enough for you until we can get you to him?" she asked, her question sincere as she realized that there may still be hope if the Jedi line could continue and stand up to her son.
Hanna looked at Leia, her blue eyes staring into Leia's hazels, seeking the truth she felt from the encounter she'd had with Luke Skywalker and she nodded, "General, if you can indeed show me how to harness this power then I will be more prepared when I reach your brother. Will you show me how to tap into the power of the Force?" she finally asked, outright, her nerves causing her to feel as if her heart may beat out of her chest.
Leia nodded though her face showed a tinge of sadness. She closed her eyes for a brief moment as Luke had done before she spoke again, "It would be an honor for me to show the next Jedi how to reach their powers," she began, "To know that the line will not end as we had previously thought gives our rebellion more hope then we could have dreamed off previously. We will start tonight, after everyone had retreated to bed," Leia confirmed, "Will that be alright with you?"
Hanna nodded as she stood, "Thank you, General. I have taken up enough of your time," she replied, "I will see you this evening," she finished before she disappeared just as quickly as she'd shown up on the bridge that morning.