Chapter III

My early beginnings

One Jedi can change the course of the galactic history someone once told me. If I was to be one of those Jedi I needed all the help I could get and that included easy first missions. My very first mission was to arrest a small smuggler. I did this successfully and got the necessary training from it. No one knew that I had no telekinesis and couldn't move a pebble by that method if it would save my life. But thankfully no one knew that I was exceptionally good at Force absorb and at projecting visions through the Force. These ignorances were what permitted a young and little experienced Jedi to win over even some of the more dangerous enemies. Such as well trained smuggled mercenaries who were influenced by these visions. I was also good at making them believe I wasn't even there till I hit them over the head with the back of my lightsaber.

One day as I walked among the ruins of an Imperial planet I came to a group of four stormtroopers that were trying to attack an innocent woman. Few would dare to challenge the imperials on their own planet. In a second I brought my gun which was always on stun mode and shot one of the soldiers. My second shot also stun another soldier. The third hit the soldier while he was trying to get up. The fourth man tried to run but the girl caught him by the leg and he fell. I shot him before he could get back up. "Run!" She screamed, "There are more of them." I saw that it was too late for in that instant a hundred stormtroopers rushed towards me. I put half of them under the illusion that the other half had turned against them. I wish I were my father at that instant. He could place a whole planet under the same illusion for several minutes. Those who were under the illusion turned to shoot on their compatriots. Turning on Force absorb (or using Force absorb which ever you prefer) which would permit me to take energy from the shots of my enemies I began to slice my enemies down with the lightsaber I brought out from under my cloak. The blaster shots shot at me turned into force energy that I could use. Only I had to use it pretty fast or it would destroy me. Once finished with those who were not under the illusion that the stormtroopers were in mutiny, I turned and made the others believe that the Jedi they were looking for was dead. I shot one with a stun then another and another all the while making them all believe nothing had happened and that they had no reason to leave the presence of a beautiful girl on which they had no intention to even try to make an advance on. Finally we ran out of there and into my ship (listen I had to take her along; they would have killed her). When we pulled out I saw a Star Destroyer coming up at top notch speed (at least as fast as that big ship could go). I tuned into the Force and began to swing right or left, up or down to miss its shots. Then I heard a voice on my com unit, "This is Star Destroyer 95 you have 5 seconds to surrender or we will be in range to blow you out of the Universe." I looked and saw I would need 10 seconds to jump into hyperspace. "Listen I need to discuss the details that such a surrender could issue. Let's say that I would want a couple of seconds to be able to turn off my motor, lower my shields and get aboard your ship." The hyperspace mode was ready and before I could get a reply I hit it. We saw stars for a couple of seconds then we were in safety. At this the girl that was by my side said with a coy smile, "Well what a day's work. What would you like for a reward Jedi?" I smiled, from the way she pronounced the question it was easy to see what kind of reward she was proposing. I replied, "Well normally Jedi don't seek a reward. Jedi only want to help people. But since I am young and it is said that the young are disobedient I will say that all I want for a reward is…" At this her eyes waited with expectation. "That you tell wherever you go what I did back there." Here eyes dropped slightly. "I hope you caught my drift." I laughed, "Oh, I caught it alright. But my heart has been captured ever since I was seven years old. You just happen to be 10 years late or so." She didn't laugh. "She must be very pretty." I understood why she said that. This girl was what my father would have seriously considered on future girlfriend list before he met my mother. A blond with blue eye, sharp wits (we Jedi can read that sometimes), perfect skin and all that was necessary in a girl was there. I answered only one phrase, "Dathomir Jedi." She nodded her head, "Can't contend with that."

I was on a cloud, 16 years old and a hero. Few Jedi managed such an exploit. Eloine was fast on her way to become a Master Jedi even though she was only 18 years old. True to Dathomir tradition she had kept unusual customs. Which I am not at liberty to divulge. Mara Jade Skywalker didn't approve and said it often to Luke (I have big ears I admit).

Eloine came up and asked me, "How was that woman whose life you saved? Was she beautiful?" I smiled and said, "Not half as beautiful as you are." She giggled a little but then became more serious as she realized how serious I was, "Of all the women…" I had my answer to that one, "None are as beautiful or as interesting as you." The compliment made her lips move upward but her seriousness returned and she said, "I am in loved with Hector Abalone." A hundred lightsaber slashes couldn't have produced half the pain I felt at that moment. For the pain of a lightsaber slash is only physical while this cut me to the very heart. "I'm sorry but that's the way it is. In life everyone can't always have what they want can they?" Eloine tried to be comforting but unfortunately it wasn't working very well on me. After a few seconds I found my words again, "Just always remember this: I will love you always." Then I walked away.