Here is the next chapter! Thanks to those who have read and followed this story so far! It makes me so happy to know that people out there like this story.
Even though there aren't any reviews so far, I'll still try my best to write it as I know there are people who take their time to read this but it would be nice to pop in a review... (I'm a little over reviews but yeah...)
This is sort of a way of me to rant my thoughts about the latest movie since it was so good but because I don't want to DBAD ( a term used in my uni meaning Don't be a douchebag) I'll just control myself and write a story with as little spoilers as possible. Most of this is just made up so you don't need to worry about any spoilers until I point it out in the chapters to come.
I don't own the characters.
Training began and my life as a Jedi in training soon became something I never had second thoughts about. I was considered to be some sort of royalty since my parents were so famous for the war and Uncle Luke tried not to treat me as a nephew while I was there which was a little hard breaking since he was the only remnant of my past that I had left.
Some of the students over there did tease me about being the nephew of the so-called last Jedi who managed to turn the tide of the war and bring balance to the Force but other than that, I didn't really have that many pals. I don't know why but I seem to fail really badly at human, or rather any form of alien species interaction since I barely had the chance to communicate with people as a child other than my caretakers or my mum.
"Come on, Ben. Rise and shine!" Don called as he rapped on my door. I groaned as I twisted in my sheets, the cold seeping into my bones as I stretched. It was still really early and I remembered correctly that we had to go for some mind training lessons. It's become a normal routine for me but given the chance, I would just sleep in the entire day.
"What's up with you? You look like you haven't been sleeping lately," Don said as he stared at me in the face. "Nightmare," I muttered as we trekked down the road. I always had trouble sleeping since I came here and it wasn't because of just the cold. I felt like something had been bugging me in the back of my mind for a while now, not wanting to leave me alone until I let it in. It always left me feeling uneasy and shaky but I didn't want to tell Uncle Luke. It wasn't like I could approach him without making a fuss about it.
"You should go talk to Master Skywalker after this. I'm sure he would be able to help," Don offered as I shook my head. "I can't afford to look so weak around him when everyone thinks I'm a sort of legend," I muttered as he sighed. "Give me a break. You just happened to be related to him. For all I know, I might be related to some big shot somewhere in the galaxy," he said as I looked at him. I knew that he was a little sensitive about the topic of parentage.
"Sorry, Don. I didn't mean to…" I started to say as he laughed. "Just kidding. Besides, I think it kind of a good thing I don't know who my parents are since it would make it hard to focus on our studies since it has to do with not forming bonds and stuff," Don said as I hung my head low. I knew Uncle Luke still carried out the normal tradition of bringing in children to be trained at a young age, most of the time when they were three at least so I was the oldest to be admitted into the school.
I kicked a pebble out of my way as we reached the sea that yawned in front of us. This was our usual spot for having our morning meditation session. I still found all of this meditation stuff super annoying but I guess I have to suck it up until I leave this place. Uncle Luke was already waiting for us there along with some older students, all of them seated in a circle waiting for us.
"Welcome boys," he said as he waved us to sit. Some of the students snickered as they know I was the one to normally make the class start late but I have mastered the art of studiously ignoring them as I sat down on the slab of rock, crossing my legs beneath me as he started to speak. "Calm yourselves and let the Force flow through your minds, calming you as the sun rises. Concentrate and breath," Uncle Luke spoke as all of us concentrated on the surroudings around us.
I could feel the breeze around us, ruffling my hair as I thought of the Force. I felt the life around me, the air, the sky, the rising sun, the sound of the waves hitting the rocks. I felt the Force wrap me like a blanket, showing me the warmth it offered along with the cold. I gasped a little when I felt the air around becoming colder, shivering as I felt the rock underneath me shudder a little.
"Ben?" Don asked as I began to shake more. I wanted to open my eyes but they seemed to be glued shut. "Ben! Snap out of it!" Uncle Luke shouted as I felt myself get sucked into a vacuum. I felt like I had been sucked into a black hole, all of the air sucked out of my lungs as I fell. "Ben Solo," a voice spoke as I whipped my head around.
"Who the heck are you?" I yelled, trying to steel my nerves. Uncle Luke always said to be calm when entering these kinds of situations but I can never think of the logic behind feeling calm in this kind of dilemma! "Young Solo, I sense conflict in your heart. I sense raw power in you. Something that has been passed on to you by one of the greatest Jedi of all time," it spoke.
"Don't mess with me! I know Uncle Luke is a Jedi but that's it!" I yelled. I knew I only had one Jedi in my family as my mum didn't train to be one despite being Force sensitive. "Oh but you don't know of the man whose blood runs in your veins," it whispered. "What do you mean?" I yelled as it chuckled, sending chills down my spine. "You know who it is," it whispered.
"No. I don't know anyone else!" I shouted. I thought of how strange that my mum and uncle never mentioned anything about their birth parents despite knowing who they were at least. I did try to check up the records in the archives but nothing ever came up. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack about their pasts despite how famous they were.
"Do you really want to know the truth, young Solo? It may set you free but also give you a great burden," the voice beckoned to me and I lowly began to realize this was the same voice that haunted my dreams. "Who are you?" I shouted as it laughed, its voice ringing throughout the void. I twisted my body, trying to search for the source of the being that had been haunting my dreams.
"I am the person who will show you the way to your true destiny," it said as blinding light filled my eyes. "You belong to one of the greatest bloodlines of all time. Your grandfather was the one who brought the galaxy to its knees and wiped out nearly all of the Jedi," it mocked as I felt my stomach twist in knots. I didn't need to be a genius to know who it was.
Before I could demand further, I felt myself getting tugged back to reality and I fell onto the grass, my whole body shaking with sweat as I gasped for air, breathing for what seemed to be the first in a long time. "What happened?" I muttered as the others gathered around me. They moved back to give me some space as Uncle Luke came to me, his eyes searching my face with such fever that I got scared.
"Master?" I whispered as he looked at me in the eye. I tried to keep a professional relationship with him whenever we were in the presence of others but sometimes he does treat me like a nephew, no matter how rarely. "What did you see?" he asked as I gulped. "I was falling in a void. A voice spoke to me, telling me it would explain everything I wanted to know," I said, my heart still racing from it.
Uncle Luke got up, breathing heavily as he moved to the side. The place where we had been seated had been split in half, the rock I've been seated on crumbled. It looked like the area had been hit by an earthquake. Some of the students looked rattled as they stared at me, the person who had caused such destruction, something that wasn't normally done by a Jedi. Something that could be done by a Sith.
"Come on, back to your studies. Forget this little episode ever happened. Off you go, younglings," Uncle Luke said as he shooed off everyone save for me. Don gave me a wave as he went off for his lightsaber training session first, leaving both of us sitting on what was left of our meditation site.
"Ben. Has something been troubling you for a while?" he asked. "Nothing really," I muttered as he gazed at me intently. "Its alright to be afraid to tell me anything. Do you miss your parents?" he asked as I shook my head. I hadn't really thought about them since I came here since I was so used to them not being around anyway. "Its not that," I said as his eyes searched through me. I felt like he was digging through my brain with those blue eyes of his.
"Its nothing to be afraid of telling me, Ben. I won't judge. I am your Master after all. And your uncle," he said as I gulped. I felt like he was trying to pluck out the truth out of me rather than letting me tell him willingly. It was as though he was thinking I was hiding something. "Its nothing. Honest," I said as he sighed.
"You think that something like that would cause so much destruction?" he asked as he pointed at out sitting spot. "I…" I had no idea what to say. I know my powers went on a rampage once in a while but I thought they were sort of normal, right? Uncle Luke looked like he had gave up trying to get the truth out of me and just got to his feet, patting me on the shoulder as he turned to go back to the temple.
"Feel free to talk to me," he said as he left me to stare at the sea. I watched the sun rise, letting it calm me from the excitement from earlier as I pulled something from my pocket. I stared at the hologram message, turning it in my hand as I pressed the play button. An image of my father appeared on it, seated in his quarters on the Falcon. I recalled the times I spent sleeping with him or playing gambling cards in that very room.
Ben. I'm sorry for not being able to be back there for you. I really miss you and your mum, kiddo but I am kind of stuck in an urgent matter here so I won't be able to make it back in time. I just want to say that what we asked Luke to do is the best option your mother and me could think off. I'm sure you're dying to get off that planet anyway so it would be a good chance for you to go socialize with people your age, although I don't know how sociable Jedi can get.
Just promise me that you would control that temper of yours. Your mother's always telling me that she gets a bit scared when she finds a hole in the door or something along the lines. If anyone can get your anger to cool, Luke should be the one to do it. Man, I feel like I failed as a father for you now, haha. Me and your mother will come visit you as often as your uncle would allow it, got it? Don't you worry. Now go without worries and with our love.
May the Force be with you, Ben. I love you. Always.
The message ended as I twirled it in my hand, the words of my father playing in my mind as I thought of what he said. It has been two years since I came here and he and my mum have yet to visit me. I couldn't care less but I would be grateful if they sent me a transmission once in a while. I stood up, stretching my body as I went to fulfill my duties for the day, wishing I could find out the mystery behind the Skywalker family.