A.N. I don't want any to feel put off by the rank naming and military talk. If you don't understand, don't worry about it. I'll try my best to make sure the dialogue is as clear as possible.

Enjoy!

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Chapter2- The Passing of Time

Her feet swiftly moved her across the battlefield.

The red sand provided for very dusty winds and an effective disguise for the rebel's attack. Now all that was left of the Imperial camp were smoking ruins and scattered corpses.

Kim finally stopped to look around, then turned to find that all her comrades were lagging behind. She shook her head and crossed her arms in wait.

The rebels, dressed in average GJ uniforms, and others in typical desert combat uniform, developed weaponry that enabled them to fight the Empire. Although much of it was stolen and modified, GJ did manage to create its own arsenal. Such as the average blaster rifle the rebels are now using, much better equipped for long-range combat. And many do prefer it to the Empire's E-11 blaster rifle, which is inaccurate and faulty.

Kim stopped checking her nails and looked back towards the soldiers.

"I hope this has something to do with my force-sensitivity and not their ill-discipline!" Kim sighed.

"I think it's got more to do with your good training!"

Kim turned around in shock and found Master Dan standing over her.

"You know you've got to stop doing that!" Kim poked.

A small smile appeared on Dan's face, good enough to show some form of ease on his nerves. The fact that his eyes were almost always hidden under his hood didn't make it very easy for Kim to be able to tell when she can joke around with him.

Kim lowered her head and a grimace appeared on her face, "I'm sorry we missed Commander Wiley…again."

"Don't worry about it," Dan assured and began to walk back, with Kim alongside him "In time you will learn patience in failure, and never to fear to try again. Perhaps, one day, you will succeed."

"Yes master." Kim nodded.

As the rebels sprinted towards the last pockets of resistance, Kim and Dan walked back to where the attack broke through.

"What troubles you?" Asked Dan, "You're not focused"

"I'm just…a…" Kim stuttered.

Dan stopped walking and Kim turned to answer but she only gave off a sigh.

"The last time I saw Ron he was storming off because he didn't trust you." Kim bit her lip for a moment, "Now it seems to me that I have become the very thing he was afraid of…I just wonder if I'd ever be able to see him again."

Master Dan gazed at her as she tried to catch her breath. He studied her carefully, and has been doing so since the first time he took up training her. Up till now her training has been going perfectly. Of course not without the typical flaws some students face when training. But the fact she was doing so well at such a late stage is shocking. Perhaps Yoda's policies need to be revised.

"Remember how I taught you to find that link between you and your friend." Dan reminded, "To find him in the force."

"Yeah" Kim nodded.

"Doesn't it work?"

"It does…and he's fine. It's just that…" Kim's head sank in submission, "I guess I just miss him that's all. This, linking in the force, is not the same as being with him."

"I taught you it so that you could reassure yourself that he's safe and in good health. But now you're giving in to greed." Dan noticed the guilty look on Kim's face, "Remember, we're fighting a war. One we did not volunteer for. If you allow yourself to abandon the people when they need you the most, many will suffer. Perhaps even those closest to you."

Kim listened carefully, observed, and obeyed. Master Dan has been a great mentor to her. Almost like the grandfather she never had.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, master" Kim faked a smile.

Sometimes, though, she struggles to be the best Jedi she could be. For most of her life she has been adventurous and headstrong. Now Master Dan is training her to control her emotions, which in the past were what motivated her to do the amazing things she was capable of. Her passion used to be her drive.

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The gate had been blasted open by some kind of large explosion. The fallen walls were smoking and the gun turrets have been reduced to what looks like molten candlesticks.

Kim and Master Dan were microscopic compared to the size of these ruined structures.

"Some battle, huh?" Kim awed at the wreckage.

Master Dan sighed and lowered his head, "It should've ended a year ago"

Kim turned and looked at Master Dan with worry, "Is there something you want to tell me master?"

Master Dan removed his hood and looked at Kim with his scruffy brown hair, chocolate brown eyes full of worry, a slightly wrinkled face and a beard beginning to take form.

"This isn't the first time I've caught you reminiscing about the past without flashing back to me about 'The old days'!" Kim giggled.

Master Dan walked over to a rock, dusted it and sat. Kim's smile faded to a concerned look. She walked over to the old man and watched him carefully.

"What is it?" she asked and sat under the rock.

"It astounds me, just how much people are willing to pay to earn their freedom." Dan croaked, "And, how hard the minority of them would work to deprive others of theirs!"

"What are you talking about?" Kim quizzed.

"I've been fighting a war for almost four years now!" Dan's face was full of pain, "And we were winning!"

"What happened then?"

"I don't know." Dan paused for a moment, "My army turned against me, murdered my apprentice, and then I found myself on this planet. They followed me no doubt."

"What about the other Jedi?" Kim asked, "Can't you contact them?"

"I've tried, but there was no response. My instincts tell me that the same happened everywhere."

"Who would do such a thing?" Kim asked in disgust, but Dan did not respond.

Both remained still and silent.

Kim looked up at the sky, thinking about how fast the times have changed. Dan looked down at the ground wondering where he is and how else he may serve the Jedi code.

The sound of an approaching army jeep alerted both of them. Their heads snapped towards the vehicle as it stopped in front of them. An officer stepped out with a paper in hand.

"General Dan, Commander Possible," greeted the officer, "You've been called for at HQ, two scientists claim to have vital information about the Empire. They say they specifically need to speak to the two of you."

Kim looked at Dan, who shared the same quizzed expression as she did.

"Very well then corporal," spoke Dan, "Take us to them."

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A.N. I hope I made it clear in these two chapters that time has passed since ROAE. But not much has changed to cause an epic to happen. Which is why we're here now. Big things will occur! That I promise!