Sorry for the delay. I was taking a break and updating my fanfics. :)
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The world turned cold, entrenched in darkness. Anakin couldn't see or hear anything. And yet, he wasn't alone. A wave of visions engulfed his mind, bringing him into a bluish-white hyperspace route.
It was the Force guiding him to someplace new! He wasn't on his ship anymore. Odd!
Images came into view. They trickled without question, showing him a family of Dalmatians going on adventures. There was a human girl with brown hair and with a quirky personality. She was cunning and fierce at the same time. It was something he hadn't seen since he wed Padme on Naboo. Her name was Janet, a legend even in his own galaxy.
There was a boy, a hobbit, named Tobias with bright blue eyes and curly brunette hair. He smiled at Janet, showed her things she never saw before, even transforming into a white wolf that looked distinctly like a Loth Wolf. They were huge, enormous dogs who were one with the Force. A unique species Anakin heard of but hardly saw, during his visits to Lothal.
The images changed to show the passing of time. Druids moved throughout the worlds, rising up in the First and Second Ages, before disappearing sometime in the Third Age. Anakin didn't know where they were or what they were doing, and yet he sensed the presence of one Druid.
His name was Allanon.
At last, the vision reached the present. There was a hobbit who looked distinctly like Tobias, only he was Frodo Baggins. And there was a dragonoid, a red one, who married a human girl in the past, before Frodo's time. How was that possible? There was also a child, the dragonoid and the human girl's son, who was missing. It was as if the red dragonoid didn't know much about the events after his transformation, where he became the evil, scarred dragonoid named Maranguan.
Anakin hoped the same thing wouldn't happen to him! He was a Jedi, not a Sith. Surely, something could have been done to prevent these turns of events from spreading—
"Anakin!" Hondo's voice drew the Jedi back to the present, forcing him to open his eyes and see a whole new world. "Wake up, you lazy Jedi!"
Anakin pressed his hand against his forehead. It was warm, but not enough to send him into a fever. That light show he just witnessed was unnerving. What did he do to deserve such a fate?
"Well, we're in a pickle," Anakin said, standing up. He looked around, right as a strange brown beast galloped towards him and Hondo. Astride the beast was a man with short, jet black hair and donned in purple robes. Anakin raised an eyebrow in frustration. "Who are you?"
"Allanon," the man introduced himself, "I'm a Druid from Paranor, seeking your help, Anakin Skywalker."
"You know this man?" Hondo asked the Jedi, confused. He chuckled, beside himself in doubt. "Well, more credits for ol' Hondo, eh?!" He shook his head when he received no response. "It's just as well. I'm a pirate seeking justice, and all I get is despair. This is a bad time for the Weequay."
"You're needed too, Hondo Ohnaka," Allanon said casually.
"Wait, wait, wait! How does this man know my name?!" Hondo asked, suspicious.
"He's a Druid," Anakin said, understanding. "Druids have come to our galaxy before."
"And you know this how?" Hondo asked, confused.
"Because it predates our history. I managed to find some old records in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant." Anakin explained. "Although, it didn't tell much about their business in our galaxy." He looked up at Allanon, curious. "Excuse me, but you wouldn't happen to know anyone named Janet and Tobias, would you?"
"It's a long story. We'll save that for another time," Allanon said, softly. "Now, I must bring you two to Dragon's Hallow. It's right over there!" He pointed to the village in the near distance.
"That's the village I spotted after the crash!" Hondo pointed out to the Jedi.
"Yes, I can see that," Anakin said, calmly.
"Well, let's grab another ship and leave this dump!" Hondo told him, bluntly.
"Allanon!" A pink female dragonoid ran straight towards them, stopping upon seeing the Jedi and the pirate. "Oh! A Jedi and his pirate friend."
"Friend?" Hondo asked, confused. He looked at Anakin in wonder. "I didn't think we were that close!"
"I found your lightsaber," the pink dragonoid said, passing the lightsaber to Anakin. The moment the Jedi took it, stowing the weapon away on his belt, the dragonoid continued, "it was away from where you crashed. It had a strange symbol underneath it, too, with two wings and a tower."
"That's the Galactic Republic's symbol!" Anakin announced. He admitted, calmly, "Thank you for bringing this back." He referred to his lightsaber.
"You're welcome." The dragonoid said, shrugging. "My name is Lily Dragonkin. You must be Anakin Skywalker and Hondo Ohnaka! I heard all your names, thanks to Allanon. He seems to know who you both are!"
"I don't know him!" Hondo pointed out right away.
"Is there somewhere where we could lodge for the night?" Anakin asked the Druid and the dragonoid.
"I didn't ask for any of this!" The pirate complained.
"Follow us and you'll be safe," Allanon said, riding off towards the village.
"He means well," Lily said to the Jedi and pirate.
"Safe? I don't need to be safe! I need my jewels!" Hondo said, complaining once more as the trio walked towards Dragon's Hallow, just behind Allanon.
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Anakin strolled into the village, well aware there were dragonoids, people, and creatures all looking at him. To his surprise, these animals talked and walked like humans. What else did he not know about this galaxy, if he was in the same universe?
He stopped upon seeing a bright blue-eyed, curly brown-haired hobbit approach him. Did he grow a few feet taller or was Anakin shorter? Was it Tobias? No, this was another hobbit who looked distinctly like him.
"Allanon," the hobbit spoke up, confused, "who are these two?"
"Frodo Baggins, this is Anakin Skywalker and Hondo Ohnaka." Allanon introduced them. "They come from a galaxy far, far away."
"So, you're Frodo Baggins?" Anakin asked the hobbit, smirking at him.
"Who wants to know?" Frodo asked in confusion.