A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

STAR WARS

Trials of the Dragon

13 years after the end of The Clone Wars, on the planet Naboo, Jedi Master Chad Kantor, one of the few Jedi to survive Order 66, has escaped once again from the vile clutches of Darth Vader formerly his long time rival from the Jedi Order, Anakin Skywalker.

Though Chad and his family escaped with their lives they have been left without a home and have no where to go.

Guided by the spirit of his master Yrrej Iksrege, Chad and his family are en route to the ruins of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, where they have been told they will find something that will help them on their quest.

Little does Chad know that while their intelligence indicating that the Emperor is currently overseeing matters elsewhere in the galaxy, Lord Vader has sensed his former rival's approach, and is waiting for the chance to take his revenge…

"Master… are you sure about this?"

"If my contact in the senate iscorrect Cera, then both Vader and the Emperor are currently at the planet Despayre." replied Chad.

"But even with both Vader and the Emperor gone, security on Coruscant is going to be tight." said Gan "Getting in and out of the Jedi Temple isn't going to be easy."

"We faced the Vader's own elite legion of Stormtroopers and won." said Zar "I really doubt a bunch of glorified policemen are going to give us much trouble."

"We're not here to fight Zar." said Kita "All we're going to do is infiltrate the Jedi Temple, find whatever Master Iksrege sent us here to get, and blow right out of here."

"Whatever you say Kita."

When Chad escaped the Jedi Temple thirteen years ago when Order 66 was given, he brought four five year old younglings with him; The female Togruta Kita, Zar the Iridonian Zabrak, Cera who was blue skinned Twi'lek, and Gan who was a Nautolan. None of them had ever expected that Jedi General Chad Kantor, better known by his fellow Jedi as "The Dragon" because of his skills with a lightsaber, secretly had a wife. For the past thirteen years Chad and his wife had raised the younglings as if they were their own, even though they weren't the same species. So far only Kita had been made a full Jedi Knight by their master, because back on Naboo she was the one who killed Commander Mordred and held off Vader long enough for Chad to arrive.

"Okay, let's go over the plan one more time. Kita, since you're the only one who has learned to use the force to turn invisible, you will accompany me into the Jedi Temple. Gan, Cera, and Zar, you will stay here and protect Kamilla and the ship, just in case. Once we give you the signal, get the ship ready to launch. Understood?"

"I guess."

"Okay, let's go."

Since their escape from Naboo, Chad had repainted the Dragoon, the custom starship that he and his family had been traveling in for a very long time. He was confident that no one would recognize it as the ship that had blasted its way past the blockade of Star Destroyers that had been stationed at Naboo during the time of their escape, but he didn't want to take any chances.

"Stay here in the docking bay until I tell you otherwise, and don't draw attention to yourselves."

"Kita…"

"Yes Zar?"

"I just wanted to say… be careful out there."

For a great deal of their Kita couldn't stand Zar because of his rashness and inability to control his temper, but as they got older they grew attracted to each other, though neither of them would admit it. It became clear to Kita that Zar had feelings for her on Naboo when Zar tried to stop Vader from hurting her, though he only succeeded in getting his arm chopped off. Later after they were out of danger Zar wanted to confess his feelings, but found himself too embarrassed to do it. So Kita took pity on him and said, "Will you just shut up and kiss me already?"

"I will, just promise me you'll stay here and not do anything reckless or stupid."

"For you Kita, I'll do anything."

Chad and Kita made their way through the streets of Coruscant to the place where the ruins of the Jedi temple was. Kita hadn't forgotten the night when her master had saved her and the others thirteen years ago. Only last time they were riding around in a speeder, this time they were on foot. Finally the Temple was in sight, and Chad came to a stop. The temple used to be a magnificent sight to behold, now there was only ruins. Kita knew what her master had to be feeling, he had lived in the Jedi Temple his whole life, Kita and the others were still young when Chad saved them, but for those five years this place had been her home.

"I'll go first." said Chad "You follow after when I'm inside."

Chad got past the troopers guarding the perimeter using a mind trick. Kita got inside by turning herself invisible.

"So what are we looking for?"

"To be honest I'm not entirely sure. But if my master left us something it would probably be in his old room."

"Do you remember where it is?"

"It could walk to it blindfolded."

Chad and Kita made their way through the temple's ruined rooms, corridors, and hallways. The bodies had been disposed of long ago, but the scorch marks, the overloaded circuits, and the ruined pillars still remained. Chad and Kita couldn't put their fingers on it, but there was something about the temple that made them uneasy. The locals thought this place was haunted by the ghosts of the many Jedi that had been killed here.

"Here we are."

The room of Chad's late master, Yrrej Iksrege, was largely untouched save for the dust and cobwebs.

"Start searching."

To avoid attachment Jedi didn't have a lot of possessions, so it didn't take Kita and her master long to search the room. They found a box in a secret compartment under the bed.

"I sense this is what we came for."

"Good, now let's get out of here before…"

Chad could feel it too. There was a great tremor in the force just now, they weren't alone.

(To be continued)

Okay, I admit these first couple chapters aren't all that great because I need to set up the story for people who didn't read the first one, but trust me it gets better.

Illustrations of the following Characters can be found on deviantart

Jedi Master Chad Kantor

Jedi Knight Kita

Zar

Jedi Padawan Cera

Jedi Padawan Gan

Kamilla Kantor and her son