Chapter 3
Ben awoke about an hour later to the buzzing of the hyperspace alarm. He yawned and reached over to disable the auto pilot. Taking the controls, he skillfully landed the ship onto the frozen, mountainous world of Ilum. Ben sighed as he remembered that he had neglected to bring any cold weather clothes. He opened the cockpit and jumped out into the freezing cold tundra and began to run toward an opening in the side of a mountain.
Ben marveled at the glowing crystals that surrounded him, all different shades of blue and green. He walked over to a clump of blue crystals and selected one of a darker shade. Ben took the crystal and sat in the middle of the cavern. In order to get his crystal working, he would need to infuse the crystal with the Force. The process took anywhere between three days to a week depending on you mastery of the force. Master Yoda had told Ben that he was stronger than any other he had trained, so he was hoping it would only take two.
