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"Master?" the young Padawan asked, waking his master from her
meditation. "Master Yenshu, we are coming out of hyperspace into the
Alderaan system. Would you like to land, or should I start the descend?"
"You should never awaken a Jedi in a trance, it could be very
dangerous if they do not know who has awoken them." Master Yenshu
reprimanded. "I would like you to land the ship. Use the Force to guide you
into the planets orbit."
Yenshu is a human from the planet of Corellia in the Corellian system. She has purple hair as dark as night that brings out her red eyes that have an orange circle around her iris. Her hair is worn in three braids twisted together that fall down to her lower back. She wears a dark brown, burlap- type robe that reaches the floor over a tan outfit that most Jedi wear. She also has black boots that come up to her knees.
Her Padawan, Alexi, is a humanoid from the outer rim. Yenshu found him as a ten-year-old orphan on Datooine. He is tall for his species at 5'9". He has blue hair, which matches his light blue skin, trimmed in the Padawan style, cut short except for a small tail in the back and a long braid that started behind his right ear. He has orange eyes with a light ring of gold surrounding his iris. He was dressed in the same robes as his master with knee-length brown boots.
"Master," Alexi started, sounding very unsure, "are you sure I am strong enough to attempt something like this so soon into my training?"
"Alexi! It has been six years!" Yenshu said, sounding amazed that her Padawan had so little faith in himself, "You must put your trust in the Force, not in yourself. I have been moving very slowly because of your lack of faith, but it is time to move forward. You have been moving very slowly and it is time to go forward. If you make any mistakes, then I will be here to put you back on course."
"Don't you mean 'us' back on course? If I mess up, won't you put us, the ship, back on course?"
"No. I mean you. You are going to fix any mistakes you make. It is the only way to learn. The only way I will intervene is if we are about to crash into the planet. This is all you, my Padawan." Yenshu replied, finishing the conversation while leaning back into her chair to settle in for the ride down.
* * * * "I am sorry Master. I have failed you." Alexi said with a sob in his throat as the young Padawan and his Master exited the landing platform. "I did tell you I was not ready though." he finished weakly.
Yenshu gave an exasperated sigh. "The only reason you made the mistake is because you were seeing with your eyes, not with the Force."
"I know you are upset with me Master." Alexi said with downcast eyes. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you lost faith in me Master?"
"Alexi! How could you ask that? I will never lose faith in you, and I don't need the Force to tell me that." Yenshu encouraged. "And I am not upset with you." They stopped and she faced her Padawan. "The only reason you made a mistake today is because you doubt yourself." Alexi gave a confused look, so Yenshu explained further. "My young Padawan, if you believe that you can do something, then you can. If you doubt yourself, then you cannot." She placed an encouraging hand on his shoulder, "Today, if you thought that you had the power to do the landing properly, using the Force as your guide, then you would have completed the task without mistake. Unfortunately, you doubted yourself and the Force, so you messed up." They continued walking down the landing platform. "I know you can do it Alexi. The Force is with you. You just have to trust It and believe in yourself."
As they went onto the hovercraft that was near the platform, they continued the conversation. "But Master, didn't you tell me that arrogance and pride are things to be pushed aside, I mean, that a Jedi isn't supposed to listen to them because they lead to the dark side?"
"They do lead to the Dark Side young one. But believing in yourself and having arrogance and pride are two different things. Come, we are here."
They exited the hovercraft and walked up to a palace that seemed to reach up to the sky. Its many towers were in a spiral. It was a light blue and had many levels. As they approached, with their hoods over their faces, four armed storm troopers came forward.
"Name and identification please." the first trooper asked, looking at Yenshu.
"You do not need those things." Yenshu said with a slight wave of her hand, using the Jedi Mind Trick.
"Never mind. I don't need those things. What business do you have at the palace?" he asked, this time looking at Alexi.
"You do not need to know our business." Alexi said, doing the same motions as his master, also using the Jedi Mind Trick.
"I do not need to know your business here."
"We can continue with our business without hindrance." Yenshu said, once more using the Mind Trick.
"Continue." the Storm Trooper said to the Jedi. Into his comlink, he said, "Two visitors are entering the palace. They are not to be hindered as they go about their business." The Storm Troopers left and returned to their posts.
Yenshu is a human from the planet of Corellia in the Corellian system. She has purple hair as dark as night that brings out her red eyes that have an orange circle around her iris. Her hair is worn in three braids twisted together that fall down to her lower back. She wears a dark brown, burlap- type robe that reaches the floor over a tan outfit that most Jedi wear. She also has black boots that come up to her knees.
Her Padawan, Alexi, is a humanoid from the outer rim. Yenshu found him as a ten-year-old orphan on Datooine. He is tall for his species at 5'9". He has blue hair, which matches his light blue skin, trimmed in the Padawan style, cut short except for a small tail in the back and a long braid that started behind his right ear. He has orange eyes with a light ring of gold surrounding his iris. He was dressed in the same robes as his master with knee-length brown boots.
"Master," Alexi started, sounding very unsure, "are you sure I am strong enough to attempt something like this so soon into my training?"
"Alexi! It has been six years!" Yenshu said, sounding amazed that her Padawan had so little faith in himself, "You must put your trust in the Force, not in yourself. I have been moving very slowly because of your lack of faith, but it is time to move forward. You have been moving very slowly and it is time to go forward. If you make any mistakes, then I will be here to put you back on course."
"Don't you mean 'us' back on course? If I mess up, won't you put us, the ship, back on course?"
"No. I mean you. You are going to fix any mistakes you make. It is the only way to learn. The only way I will intervene is if we are about to crash into the planet. This is all you, my Padawan." Yenshu replied, finishing the conversation while leaning back into her chair to settle in for the ride down.
* * * * "I am sorry Master. I have failed you." Alexi said with a sob in his throat as the young Padawan and his Master exited the landing platform. "I did tell you I was not ready though." he finished weakly.
Yenshu gave an exasperated sigh. "The only reason you made the mistake is because you were seeing with your eyes, not with the Force."
"I know you are upset with me Master." Alexi said with downcast eyes. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you lost faith in me Master?"
"Alexi! How could you ask that? I will never lose faith in you, and I don't need the Force to tell me that." Yenshu encouraged. "And I am not upset with you." They stopped and she faced her Padawan. "The only reason you made a mistake today is because you doubt yourself." Alexi gave a confused look, so Yenshu explained further. "My young Padawan, if you believe that you can do something, then you can. If you doubt yourself, then you cannot." She placed an encouraging hand on his shoulder, "Today, if you thought that you had the power to do the landing properly, using the Force as your guide, then you would have completed the task without mistake. Unfortunately, you doubted yourself and the Force, so you messed up." They continued walking down the landing platform. "I know you can do it Alexi. The Force is with you. You just have to trust It and believe in yourself."
As they went onto the hovercraft that was near the platform, they continued the conversation. "But Master, didn't you tell me that arrogance and pride are things to be pushed aside, I mean, that a Jedi isn't supposed to listen to them because they lead to the dark side?"
"They do lead to the Dark Side young one. But believing in yourself and having arrogance and pride are two different things. Come, we are here."
They exited the hovercraft and walked up to a palace that seemed to reach up to the sky. Its many towers were in a spiral. It was a light blue and had many levels. As they approached, with their hoods over their faces, four armed storm troopers came forward.
"Name and identification please." the first trooper asked, looking at Yenshu.
"You do not need those things." Yenshu said with a slight wave of her hand, using the Jedi Mind Trick.
"Never mind. I don't need those things. What business do you have at the palace?" he asked, this time looking at Alexi.
"You do not need to know our business." Alexi said, doing the same motions as his master, also using the Jedi Mind Trick.
"I do not need to know your business here."
"We can continue with our business without hindrance." Yenshu said, once more using the Mind Trick.
"Continue." the Storm Trooper said to the Jedi. Into his comlink, he said, "Two visitors are entering the palace. They are not to be hindered as they go about their business." The Storm Troopers left and returned to their posts.