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The Heart of the Guardian:
A story 100BBY*. Adventure, watch for the extended star wars universe stuff: they have asterisk (like above) and can be found at bottom of fanfic.
By Hondo Karr
Chapter 1: a new youngling?
On Coruscant, in the Jedi temple…
The Jedi knight Rada Kendul, a 20-year-old woman with piercing green eyes, a thin nose, a slender frame, pale skin and reddish blond hair, sat in Alchaka*. She was waiting to see a vision, an omen, something. She had sensed a ripple disrupting the thousand-year balance in the force, and she wanted to check it out. Suddenly, she saw something. It was distorted, but she could make out several people. They had pitchforks and hoes and the occasional axe or spear. They seemed to be storming a big building, probably a prison. They were yelling in a language not spoken in this galaxy. The French Bastille… said a voice in her head.
"Um, madam?"
Rada jumped to her feet and saw a short man with wispy blond hair, a gray uniform and a nervous grin. A republic lieutenant.
"You wanted something?" Grumbled Rada.
"Yes…well…not really." Said the lieutenant half-heartedly. "Master Yoda wanted you. He said it's really important. Like really, really important."
"I'm there." Shouted Rada, for she was already sprinting down the hall, using force speed* to pick up her pace.
As Rada entered the almost empty Jedi council room, she heard a voice say "Kendul. Waiting, I have been."
"Master Yoda."
"My old apprentice. I assume you have felt the ripple in the force."
"Of course. All knights I know felt it. What do you think it is?" asked Rada.
Yoda somberly lifted his head.
"A child, sensitive in the force. He is on the planet Cattamascar. Seek him, you must." He paused and smiled awkwardly like he always did. "My lunch break, it is. Tuna fish, I shall have." Rada bowed her way out of the room, to someone who could be of help.
"Hey Gu'udah! Wake up!" yelled Rada into her friend Venn Gu'udah's dorm.
"Mhwha?" mumbled the sleeping Twi'lek*.
"WAKE UP!!!"
"Oh, yikes!!!" Venn shouted as he stumbled out of bed in his nightclothes. He was about 22, with orange skin, particularly long lekku and a thin frame. "What was that for?"
"You've been asleep long enough for me to get halfway through Alchaka, have a meeting with Yoda, and eat a banana. I need your help." Said Rana. "You are the youngest Jedi Ace* in 200 years, and the best in 250 years. You think you can navigate through the shiritoku asteroid field, find the planet Cattamascar, pick up a Jedi youngling, and get the kark* out of there before pirates get to us?"
"Not really. I can do it, but not without detection by smugglers. Thieves and traitors are practically everywhere in that area, trying to trade drugs for alien technology and gems..." Muttered Venn, scratching his head. "Wait here." Venn dove into a pile of scraps and papers, and finally came up with a holomap. He activated it, and set it on a nearby table.
"There are three ways to enter Cattamascar space." He said. "Normal, no hyperspace, very slow. Then there is the Mandalore-Cattamascar merchant route, also slow, many bounty hunters. Then there is the Suicide corridor. Fast, secret, yet suicidal."
"Let's go with suicidal. C'mon." Rana and Venn jumped to their feet, and ran to the hangar. A nine-year old girl in a wool robe that was too long for her stopped them short. It was Lanio Kendul, Rana's little sister, who had become a padawn to Jedi Knight Granistrom Apunt two years ago.
"Hiya, Rana. What's up, Venn?" Said Lanio coolly. She looked like a miniature of Rana, with a less pale face and darker eyes. "Why are you heading to the planet Cattamascar again? Something about a new youngling?"
"How did you listen in on us without us noticing? We would have sensed your presence in the Force!" Asked Venn, amazed that someone could do that.
"Don't you remember what your masters taught you? I used force camouflage, where you draw back and hide from the force." Answered Lanio. Rani hated when she was a smart aleck.
"Why are you here?" asked Venn
"Master Apunt said I have a month off."
"Want to come on a suicidal mission? It'll only take 5 days."
"Sure." And thus, Lanio, Venn, and Rana ran down the corridor. Suddenly, Venn realized he hed forgotten his clothing in his dorm, and he ran back down the hallway.
"Weapons?"
"Check."
"Fuel?"
"Check"
"Food and water?"
"Check and check."
"Armed escorts?"
"Check. Let's go." Rana and her friends were at the hangar with four Tytus escorting men nicknamed Shipper, Cooke, Sketch, and Bones. Strangely, Bones used to be a shipper, Shipper cooked well, Cooke was a good artist, and Sketch was just skin and bones. The motley crew got on to Venn's custom-made ship, the Blazer, and lifted off, left the atmosphere, and jumped to hyperspace.
"Are those lightsabers?" asked Sketch once the Blazer was in hyperspace.
"Yep." Said both Rana and Lanio. Lanio then said "This is a Shoto, or smaller lightsaber, with a stygium* crystal." Lanio drew her lightsaber and ignited it: it was a short blade, a violent purple in color.
"Mine are new: I just finished making them last month." Said Rana proudly.
"They are dual guard shotos*, lightsabers with blades going at 90 degree angles." She drew and ignited her shotos, which were pure white. "These are made of phrik alloy*. The crystals are Durindfire* crystals. I found them when I lived on Tatooine."
"All I have is this old thing." Mumbled Venn from the cockpit. He swiveled in his chair and pulled out a beat up lightsaber and ignited it: Its blade was silvery green color. "My Great-uncle found it on Ilum*."
"Can I ask something?" said Cooke after about three ours of idle conversation about how stupid teletubbies were, batman vs spiderman, etc.
"Shoot" said Venn
"Why are we going to the edge of Wild Space anyway?"
"Yeah, we need to know more info," sighed a drowsy Shipper with an upset stomach.
"We are trying to locate a force sensitive child on the planet Cattamascar." Said Lanio slowly. "The Jedi order is running out of pupils. If the Sith, or any of their cults ever come back, we must be prepared to retaliate."
"Yo guys!" said Bones from the copilot seat next to Venn. Everyone swiveled their head to see what was going on. "We've got some jetting buggers on out tail! We need to move quickly and"
That was all he could say before the ship was hit and crash landed on Nemoidian soil.
Extended universe stuff:
BBY-before battle of Yavin 4. ABY is after.
Alchaka-a complicated sort of Jedi meditation
Force speed- using the force to speed up physically and mentally
Twi'lek- a colorful species from the planet Ryloth. ex Numa, Aayla Secura, Bib Fortuna
Lekku- two appendages, like head-tails, on a twi'lek's head
Jedi Ace- a jedi who is specialized in piloting and starfighter combat. ex Luke Skywalker, Plo Koon, Jania Solo
Kark- star wars strong expletive
Stygium- a crystal used in lightsabers and cloaking devices
Guard shotos- short lightsabers with the blades going out at 90 degree angles
Phrik alloy- a lightsaber resistant material
Durindfire- a precious silver drystal found on tatooine, usable in lightsabers.
Ilum- an ice planet that prodices the most lightsaber crystals
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