Hello All. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story. Just a heads up about my posting schedule: my goal is to post once a week to keep myself from getting bogged down and to keep stress at bay. YAY! So I will be posting on Thursdays. I might be posting other one-shots throughout the week, not necessarily on Thursdays, that is just for FHS. If any questions or prompt ideas, either comment or if you are on the shy side (like me occasionally) PM is completely fine. Thanks again, enjoy. R&R! Much love! ~Music


Chapter Two: A Talk To Change History

The husband and wife duo led the stranger to a nearby clearing which held a decent size house and landing pad off to the side. Next to the pad was a small patio with chairs, a table, and some toys. This must have been where they were before Ben disturbed everyone, thought Luke. May-lisa sat on one of the chairs and indicated that Luke take the other. Reygorgic remained standing.

"I'm sorry for intruding on you and your family. My nephew likes to rush in without thinking most of the time. It's a bad trait of my family." Many memories jumped into his mind's eye of some of the adventures he, Leia, Han, and Chewbacca have gone through.

"It is all well, Master Jedi. No harm is done to either children. And I believe they are getting along quite nicely," May-lisa giggled as all three quieted down for a second to hear the two in question continue to argue in the distance. Luke just shook his head.

Looking around, Luke noticed a small aircraft on the edge of the landing pad, similar to a coruscant air taxi yet bigger with a covered top and more fire power. "That is a fascinating piece of equipment over there, Mr. Plorium. What is it?"

Reygorgic turned to his vehicle and with pride in his voice, stated, "That, Master Jedi, is a one of a kind Winsdonius Transporter. It may be small but it packs a punch. It has been designed for speed but silence. A few people in town have come together to build them for the Dadorium government; my boss is trying to get them into mass production and shipped off to the Resistance.

"Yet I fear that we may never need them now that the Emperor is gone. It works best flying at a lower altitude, yet can also fly past the outer atmospheres of planets. But like small fighters it cannot go too deep into space without needing help." Reygorgic stopped to give himself a chance to breathe.

His wife just smiled fondly at him as if his rambles were an everyday occurrence.

Luke was hooked; he loved new pieces of machinery. His fingers itched to grab the wheel and see what it could really do. To feel the wind rushing again reminded him of Beggar's Canyon from his home planet and his old T-16 Skyhopper.

Before he could have asked to see it, young Ben and the girl Rey came darting out from the trees. Ben had a slightly scared look upon his face while she displayed a smirk of triumph. He began looking for a hiding place, but Luke saw he wasn't going to get very far. I truly cannot wait to tell his mom and dad about this adventure, thought the jedi.

"Come back here, you little monster. I'll teach you a thing or two!" Rey was hot on his heels.

"Raisa! That is no way a young lady should to talk to the guests," May-lisa made a move to get up and go after her daughter.

Her husband stopped her with a hand on her shoulder. "Be still, my dear, she is all right. You will upset yourself and the baby." May-lisa subconsciously placed a hand on her stomach. Luke hadn't noticed before of her state, her dress was quite wide, hiding the fact that she was with child, but once you really looked at the mother anyone could see she was fairly far along.

To distract the young couple from the noisy kids, Luke brought their attention back to the craft. "What is it you do, Mr. Plorium?"

"Please call me Reygorgic. I work for the government of Dadorium as a mechanic, for a producer of machinery and vehicles. We make and sell transports and fighters. Dadorium, I am sure you know, is rich with many natural metals and resources. Where we are now is one of the last places with forests and greenery. The other side of the planet are mostly mines and quarries."

"Before the Battle of Endor, the Emperor had discovered our little trade here and began to use what he could for his second Death Star. Thankfully, what you did that day saved many more than you probably thought. So once again I say, sir, thank you." May-lisa smiled over at the stranger with such gratitude that Luke stammered to come up with something to say after that.

Silence reigned over the adults as each pondered that terrible yet happy day. May-lisa was the first to move and got up to grab some fresh water for the gentlemen and children, who she knew would want something soon. It's a mother thing; they always know.

The men sat for a little while discussing the possibly of putting compressors on the new models of the x-wings or if the hyper-drive would short on this vehicle if the dashboards were enhanced. This went on for some time before Luke saw that Reygorgic had something on his mind. So he waited for the man to figure out his words.

"You made mention earlier about Rey and the Force? What would all that entail? What would I come to expect?" Every person in the galaxy had heard rumors of the Force and the sides it consisted of. People were still scared of the hatred that fed people to the dark side.

"I can feel your fear, sir, but know this. Your daughter may have been chosen by the Force to become a jedi. I won't know for certain until I have tested her. She is still young enough to learn the basics and how to control the Force. To be completely honest, I am still learning to master much myself."

Reygorgic nodded at this, seeing the truth in Luke's eyes.

"I am starting a Jedi Academy, training young ones that are gifted in the Force. My first apprentice is my nephew. He is very strong with the balance but still needs help. News has reached me that there are a few people still out there, who were in hiding, that can feel the Force at a higher velocity than most. I am bringing them together to train and test." Luke was sensing that Reygorgic was not entirely happy with the idea of his daughter with the Force, his baby girl with so much power.

"Rey has quite an opportunity ahead of her. If she does train to master the Force then she will help the galaxies. I cannot promise that it will be easy for her, the life of a Jedi. But she will be a light for so many out there who truly need her help. I know it may be hard to let her do this at such a young age, but in the end, she will prosper." Luke stopped after a moment, seeing that the father of the talented girl needed a moment to consider.

If Rey did train with Skywalker, she would be leaving her home for a short period of time. Luke was not heartless to the miseries of missing family. He lost his aunt and uncle to a Stormtrooper raid, his mother died in childbirth, and his father was a leader from the Dark Side who only truly accepted him right before his death. He was not about to separate a little girl from a loving family for very long.

Reygorgic pondered on his little girl's fate before looking up at Luke. "If what you are saying is true, Master Jedi, then you need to test her. I will not send my daughter off without proof. But I think you will find she is full of surprises." He threw Luke a giant smile, then shook his head. Luke released a breath he did not know he had been holding.

Ben and Rey came around the corner of the pad at that moment and slid to a stop before the two men. Reygorgic stood up and grabbed his daughter, tossing her lovingly up into the air with a laugh. Rey squealed in delight and pretended to fly. The conversation had become too heavy for the light-hearted man, so to clear his mind he did the one thing that always helped him relax, play care-free with his little princess. The commotion brought May-lisa back outside.

"Look Mama, I can fly!" Her mother calmly giggled at her husband's antics. Ben came over to stand next to his uncle. Luke put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

Once he did, Luke noticed the dirt and dust all over his nephew. Apparently the two children had been more active than he realized. He inspected the young boy's face and saw he was developing quite a bruise under his right eye, yet the boy did not complain nor make a reference to it.

When Rey was done with her 'flying', Reygorgic put her down and proceeded to dust her off. Billowing clouds of earth flew off, creating a haze around her, Luke took that moment to really see into the girl's future. Her aura was bright and clear, so happy, which was vastly different from Ben's, who was cloudy and muddled.

He saw several scenes of what looked like the future with Rey as the leading star: a class of many students patting her on the back, Ben displaying a rare moment of affection in the form of a hug by a lake, a desert planet, a fiery crack in a snow-filled world, and an island with Rey standing in front of a distressed looking Luke. The last picture jarred him from the moving photos. Dread slid into the pit of his stomach, causing him to look again at the images. The snapshots played again for him but this time the island had vanished.

Contemplating on future timelines, Luke had discovered, was like trying to catch ripples in a pool; life was ever changing, so there was no point on dwelling on something that was shifting.

May-lisa had prepared a small snack for the children, so the two sat on the ground to munch to their hearts' content. When they were done, Luke, with the permission of the parents, did a few tests with Rey. No one told her what was going on Luke wanted to see how easy the Force came to her. He tested her through a few games. Each and every time she flew past his expectations, proving to him that she was, indeed, force-sensitive.

The Jedi contemplated, Well, this will be interesting. First Ben showed great response, now this girl. The force has always been strong in my family I wonder if she has had someone in her lineage who was so precise.. Luke kept these thoughts to himself. He saw that Reygorgic had taken his wife to the side and was calmly talking to her about the whole subject and from her response she looked extremely tense, but was willing to see her husband's point of view.

After some time Luke saw the hour was growing late and the two visitors needed to be on their way, or a certain sister of his would have his hide for keeping her son out too long. He had been on Leia's bad side a few times before and did not like being on the recieving end of her sharp tongued lectures any time soon. He reserved that privilege for Han. It was more fun to watch those two go at it, anyway. So with a few good byes, a handshake and 'we will be in touch' Luke and Ben began to make their way back to the dirt path they stumbled on hours ago.

"Uncle? May I get a ride on your back?" Ben let out a yawn, and Luke stopped for a moment to allow the young boy up onto him. Once settled, the two proceeded forward again. Ben was on the brink of falling asleep, though he would never admit it, when he heard some rustling behind him. He shifted around for a moment to look at what beast might have been in the bush this time. Instead of a beast, he saw Rey poke her head out and with a small gesture, waved.

"I like her, Uncle Luke. She was fun. Can we come back tomorrow to play again?" Ben leaned his head against the man's shoulder.

"I think we can arrange for something like that, but she might be coming to visit us soon. Maybe you two will be training together." Luke did not want to get his nephew's hopes up, but it was quite possible that the children would become great padawans under his care and supervisor. "We will see, Ben, we will see."

But the young boy did not hear any of this for he was already under the spell of exhaustion and sleep.


Once again I am obligated to inform the world, since I am not rich and famous, I don't own Star Wars...darn...!