Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or any of the property created by George Lucas and Lucasfilm LTD. Celeste and Faei are my own creations.
Chapter 2
Legacy Revealed
Present. One hundred and sixty ABY. Outdoor Cafe on Atzerri.
"I'm telling you, Cel, we should take this run" Faei Masara, Celeste's Felecatian partner said as she sipped her drink
"Oh sure. Let's run a shipment of what was that again, Alderaanian relics?" Celeste remarked
"Yeah"
"Right to Nar Shaddaa and hope we get a good price"
"Oh, come on. Alderaanian relics are priceless" Faei insisted
"Yea, as in lacking price. I mean if it were rare trinkets that would be one thing. But these are supposedly a few pieces of the palace. I mean a few pieces of ferrocrete? Really?" Celeste said as she sipped her caf
"Did you even read the list?" Faei glared at her
"Eh, I glanced at it"
"Do you do this on purpose, just to annoy me?"
"Sometimes" Celeste smirked as she took a sip
"You're...urgh" Faei grumbled
"Oh that's a good comeback" Celeste said coldly. Faei glared at her. "What?"
"I hate you"
"You've said that so many times it's lost all meaning" Celeste countered. Faei snarled
"Keep doing this and you just might lose your partner"
"You've stuck with me through worse" Celeste replied.
"I hate it when you're right"
"You and a lot of other people"
"Seriously, Cel, look at the list! We could get a few nice coins from this stuff. A few trinkets, some Jedi ones I think, and a few of the mosaic tiles from the Alderaanian royal palace before it was renovated just before the planet got vaped" Faei said, wiping some food crumbs off of the fur on her arm. Celeste ran a hand through her hair red tipped hair as her Felecatian partner handed her the goods list
"Alright, fine. I'll look" Celeste took the list "Alright, there are a few good things on here. Tell Reter we'll ship items one to three and then six, nine, eleven and thirteen. That should earn a few nice coins"
"I'll tell him" she said as Faei got up
"Good. Meet me back at the Legacy in a half hour"
"What are you gonna do?"
"Finish this" she gestured towards her drink "Then take a stroll. Atzerri is one of my favourite worlds. Don't get to spend much time here as I'd like"
"Alright, just don't spend all of our money. And if you meet a guy, make sure he stays out of my bunk" Faei chuckled. Celeste was known for her promiscousness, short temper and quick wit. Traits that had helped her keep her alive ever since...
"I'll be sure to do that. But not sure I'll find a guy in a half hour"
"Please, you step into a room and you get hounded by guys. Half of them you sleep with" Faei said as she picked up her coat and pushed her chair in
"Your point? And to be honest, not much sleeping happens" Celeste joked with a half open eye
"You're despicable"
"I'll take that as a complement" Celeste said. Faei just laughed
"Whatever. I'll see you back at the Legacy" she started to walk away, then stopped and came back "Careful"
"What?"
"I think trouble is coming in" Faei pointed to a squad of stormtroopers walking down the street. A Sith in behind them.
"Please, I haven't done anything. This time" Celeste said as she moved her blaster to under the chair
"I know. But whenever Imps show up where you are, or vice versa, Imperial medical frigates start preppin the bacta tanks"
"I'm not that bad" Celeste insisted
"Sure Cel. Later"
"Take your time" Celeste said as she finished her drink. Tossing the waiter a few credits, she put on her jacket, slung her rifle over her shoulder and walked out of the cafe patio. Sunglasses on her eyes, she took in a deep breath.
Stopping by a shop stall, she looked a several items. One caught her attention before she even looked at it. She felt it call to her.
It was a small jewel with a crest that appeared to be two crossed lightsabers.
"Ohh you like this one?" The shopkeeper said to her
"What is it?"
"Jedi medallion. Very old. Very rare"
"How much?"
"Fifty credits"
"Here" she handed him a small coin. He smiled and handed the jewel to her. She continued to walk down the street, looking over the item. She felt something coming from it, like it had energy.
She knew she was Force sensitive. She'd made a concious choice to supress it and not let it control her after what had happened in her childhood. She had never forgiven herself for what she had done. But every so often her Force sensitive nature popped up in some form or another and it took effort to supress it.
As she walked down the street, she passed the Stormtroopers and their Sith commander. The Sith turned to her.
"You. Who are you?" He barked at her
"Me?" Celeste turned slowly
"Yes, you"
"Celeste Olak" she replied. Not having a last name had made things difficult for her, so she had adopted the last name of the man who had rescued her from the accident when she was little, as thanks for something she barely remembered.
Under the black hood, the human Sith narrowed his eyes at her as she walked by. He stopped to look at her
"I know you. I have felt your presence before. But not for a long time. Who are you?"
"Who's asking?" she replied
"Insolent girl. Do you not know who I am?"
"I know you have a bad skin problem" Celeste smirked
"I am Darth Ragar. Ah, there it is. I know who you are now. We thought you were dead"
"We?"
"The Sith. You will come with me. Do not resist"
"Like hell I am. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a schedule to keep" she said as she tried to walk away
"Troopers, stun her!" Ragar ordered. The troopers raised their weapons "She must be brought before Emperor Nihl ALIVE!"
"Bad move" Celeste said, whirling around and grabbing her rifle at the same time.
She ducked and fired several shots. Two of them landed two troopers square in the chest. Leaving a smoldering hole in their no-longer-clean armor. The third blasted another trooper in the face. All three fell back and Darth Ragar ignited his lightsaber
"You have no idea who you are, do you? What your power is?" he said, deflecting the bolts
"Try me" she yelled from behind cover. Firing off another couple of shots, both of which the Sith deflected
"Your mother would like to know that you live" he said.
That hit Celeste close to home. She couldn't remember her mother. Only bits of emotions. And nothing of her father. Jerad Olak had told her that her mother had abandoned her. As far as she was concerned, her parents were both dead
"HOW COULD YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS? THEY'RE DEAD!" she screamed and fired a couple more blasts. Downing another trooper. Ragar could feel her rage. That was the only thing keeping him at bay, keeping him from charging her. Her force energy radiated with hatred and rage. Ragar could feel it. The power he felt was more than any he had ever felt before - even from Krayt
"Ah, but she isn't. And your Sith heritage is very strong" he said aloud, but got no reply. When he reached out with the Force to sense her, she was gone. Not just in the Force, but litterally gone. She had escaped.
"Lieutenant" he called. One of the Stormtroopers walked to his side
"Yes, my lord?"
"Find her. I want her alive. This is your only priority. Fail me, and I will report you to Emperor Nihl"
"Yes. My lord"
"I am returning to the hanger. Have my shuttle ready"
"Yes. My lord"
Celeste ran and ran hard. She headed for the docking bays, back towards her ship, her mind abuz with thoughts over what the Sith had said.
xxxx
Back aboard the Star's Legacy, Celeste took a moment to relax in her bunk. Throwing off her shoes, she lay back and took a sip from the water beside the bed
"I wonder what he meant by all that" she said to herself, trying to calm herself down. She knew what had happened. Her attempts to surpress her Force abilities had failed and she had once again let out all her rage in a single burst. At least this time she was able to contain it before anything else happened.
Sitting up, she crossed her legs and tried to meditate, but her mind kept nagging her. She finally gave up, lay down and tried to sleep.
She was awoken by glow coming from outside her quarters
"Faei? That you?" she grabbed her blaster and moved outside, slowly.
Outside her room, she took up aim, expecting to see more Stormtroopers, but instead she saw a man surrounded by a bright glow. She moved forward, her eye still on level with her rifle's sights
"Who are you?" she asked. The man turned around slowly
"Hello Celeste. I was waiting for this time to come" he said calmly
"WHO ARE YOU?!" she repeated
"You cannot harm me, for I am not actually here" he said
"That doesn't answer my question" she stated
"We are here to give you a message" another figure came out of nowhere"
"A message you must heed" came another
"One that will change the galaxy forever" another one
"Who are all of you?" she demanded, waving her blaster around at all of them
"We, are your ancestors. The ones of your line"
"A line I started" one stepped forward. He had messy brown hair and a scar through the right side of his right eye. All of them wore long robes.
"We are the Skywalkers. Down the ages" the second one said. He had short, blond hair.
"The one with the scar spoke "We all were Jedi Knights and we all served a purpose in the galaxy. I started the line. I am Anakin Skywalker"
Celeste lowered her blaster "Yea, I heard of you. You fought in the Clone Wars, right?"
"I was. I fought there and then helped destroy the Jedi order, but was redeemed as a Jedi during the battle of Endor"
"Heard of that too. And you?"
"I am his son. I am Luke Skywalker. I restored the Order of the Jedi Knights to the Galaxy and fought in both Civil Wars as well as several other wars" Before Celeste could ask who the next one was. The older one, with darker orange hair spoke
"And I am your grandfather, Kol Skywalker. I died at Ossus, during the Sith attack on the Temple"
"Now, here's what I'm wondering, what do all of you want? My sympathy? 'Cause I ain't feeling too sympathetic towards Jedi these days"
"No, Celeste" the last one spoke. "I am Ben Skywalker. We have a task for you"
"And what makes you think I care?"
"Because you must" Ben said
"We cannot train you as a Jedi" Luke said
"But there is one who can. One who might be able to deal with you on your level"
"Geez, you want my help? Insulting me might not be a good idea. And what makes you think I want to be a Jedi anyway? I like my life as it is, for your information" she said bluntly
"Have you ever heard the legend of the Chosen One?" Luke asked
"Not a fairy tale I am familier with" she said dryly, setting her blaster down on a table
"It is a Jedi prophecy that one day a Jedi will emerge and defeat the Sith once and for all" Kol said
"So?"
"It was thought to be me" Anakin said "But I failed to complete the task"
"If you're going where I think you're going with this, I'm not interested"
"You have no choice. Destiny will find you" Ben said
"Celeste, you must seek out your father" Kol said
"I have no father" she said
"You do. The reason you don't know of him is because he does not know of you"
"Oh really? That's convinient. An excuse, I guess"
"It is true"
"Then I supposed that my mother is just fine too. Just forgot about me?"
"No" Anakin said "She belives you are dead. That you perished when you were a child" Celeste patted herself down
"Nope, still alive. So what do you guys want me to do?"
"Find your father. Learn the ways of the Jedi and complete your destiny"
"Okay, I'll bite. Who are my parents?"
"Your mother is a Sith, Darth Talon" Luke said. Celeste stopped to think for a second.
"That name does ring a bell" she said, touching the pendant that hung around her neck
"And your father is my son, Cade Skywalker. You are not an Olak. You are the heir to the Skywalker legacy" Kol said
"I've heard of him" Celeste replied dryly
"You must find him. He can train you to face your destiny" Kol finished.
"So where do I find him?" She asked
"We cannot tell you. You must seek him out" Luke said
"That's helpful"
"Start on Ossus and trust in the Force" Anakin said. Celeste rolled her eyes
"Sure. I'll just..." she started, but they were all gone "Okay then..."
Author's note: YES IT IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER. I'm sorry for the delay, I meant to start posting a couple months ago, but I couldn't find anyone to beta read, so on that note, I apologize for grammatical/canonical errors. This story is 100% done and I will try to be updating at least once a week, maybe more.