Authors Disclaimer: I'm taking a bit of creative license here with the whole language thing in this chapter. I liked the twist and how it helped fit the two fictional worlds together. Again, I do not know as much as I should about either universe so please forgive the mistakes.
Chapter 2
Nora woke to a sharp pain in her stomach and a dull ache everywhere else. The last thing she remembered was her ship exiting lightspeed in-atmosphere. Blinking open her eyes she had to squint to filter out the golden light that filtered in through the windows.
Where in the Galaxy had she ended up?
Slowly, carefully, she eased herself up to a sitting position to look around the room she was in. It was a very ornate room like she would expect from a planet of the Republic. Looking out the nearest window she saw numerous waterfalls and the lush greens of thriving flora. It was peaceful in a way she had not felt since before she had become a padawan. Twisting to get out of bed she sucked in a sharp breath when pain flared up from her stomach. Pulling up the white shirt she was wearing she found a wrap of bandages that were tinged with red at their center.
Not good.
Nora knew from this example of medical care that she was in far more trouble than she originally thought. Medical care was one of the first things to develop evenly across the Republic after weapons technology. If what ever race dominated this planet was still using rudimentary methods then it was likely she had crashed on a world without access to its own space faring ships. She was effectively marooned on this planet. All the while the Jedi Order was under attack by the troops they lead.
Nora flopped back into the bed with a groan, both in pain and in frustration.
"It is good you are awake."
Nora twitched in surprise and immediately groaned as pain lanced out from her stomach. She turned a glare at the newcomer that had somehow snuck up on her. "Where am I?"
"You are safe in Rivendell, home of the elves." The man stepped forward to the foot of the bed. Movement in the corner of her eye caught Nora's attention. Two men in primitive armor fingered their weapons discreetly. "Tell me, what is your name?"
"Nora Katari what's yours?"
"I am Elrond, Lord of Rivendell. Tell me young one, how come you to know the elvish tongue?"
"Elvish? What is elvish?" Nora asked.
Elrond gave the girl a questioning look. "The language you speak. It is elvish, even if a bit brutish in pronunciation."
"No, it's Galactic Basic and everybody speaks it this way except for politicians on Coruscant. I'm actually surprised that you speak Basic."
"Coruscant?" Elrond asked. "I am unfamiliar with this place."
Nora scoffed. "No kidding. I doubt you can even see the system from here."
"Is Coruscant where you came from?"
Nora shook her head. "I was born on Pamarthe, a planet in a different sector of the galaxy."
Elrond's expression flickered with surprise. "How came a child of Man to travel amongst the stars?"
"Well I don't really know the nuts and bolts of it but the basics of is that we use ships built for space travel and engines calibrated for lightspeed."
Elrond looked out the window to the mountains. "Ships, like the one my scouts found you in?"
"What was left of it, yeah."
Elrond fished something shiny out of the folds of his robe. "When my scouts found you, you were clutching this and would not let it go." Elrond placed her lightsaber on the bed near her hands. "If I may ask, what is it?"
Nora gripped the lightsaber fondly, it had been with her since she started her apprenticeship under Master Huulik. "It is the weapon of the Jedi."
"A weapon?" Elrond questioned. "Something so small?"
Nora suppressed a smirk as she examined her lightsaber for damage. "Yes. If you would permit me, I would show you."
Elrond backed away and waved a hand in invitation at the floor next to the bed.
Nora shook her head gently and activated the lightsaber. The blue beam sprung from the hilt and the hum of the blade filled the room.
"Remarkable." Elrond almost whispered. "These are the weapons of the stars?" He questioned.
Nora shook her head. "The Galaxy is full of weapons but few are like the light saber. Only the Jedi carry them as a symbol of our Code."
"And that is?"
"The Jedi serve as guardians of peace and justice in the Galaxy."
"Justice for whom?"
Nora couldn't help but chuckle sadly, "You sound like Master Huulik." She wondered if she would ever see her Master again.
The sound of a horn could be heard clearly from the open windows. Taking a quick glance out the window, Elrond paced sedately towards the door, "I would like to hear more of the stars but you must rest and heal your wounds there will be time to talk soon."
Nora eased herself back down into the bed, careful not to disturb her bandages. If she was indeed marooned on this primitive planet she must learn all she could and follow the Code. She wondered if anyone was looking for her.
Author's Note: I know its short but this chapter was used to get back in the swing of things before jumping back into my main work.
K. Raiden
