Lewenian made his way to the cockpit. When he got there, he switched off auto-pilot and took control of the ship. Lewenian was by no means good at meditation; he had stopped doing it when he turned eight standard years old due to the fact that all he could picture while meditating was a brain. Despite this, he felt a strange urge to take the ship to a planet they were nearing. It didn't show up on the navcomputer, probably because it was an old ship, but Lewenian piloted the ship towards it anyway. As they passed into the atmosphere, he noticed signs of some sort of battle going on and soon he could make out droids of all shapes and sizes advancing from a Separatist base on dwindling Republic forces. More surprising, however, was the fact that there was a base at least twice the size on the other side of the planet. He couldn't see the base, but he could definitely sense it. It was then that Lewenian felt like doing something stupid, so of course he listened to it. He sent out a message to Jade and Cindro through the Force, telling them to grab their lightsabers and prepare for some action. Taking the ship in low, Lewenian flew it straight at the Seppies, making sure to activate the shields so as to minimize damage to the ship. As the droids crashed beneath him, he switched auto-pilot back on before opening the hatch and jumping out, with Jade and Cindro right behind.
Jade ignited her lightsaber with a snap-hiss, its amethyst blade twirling to deflect an oncoming blaster-bolt. She landed on her feet, taking down a battle droid in one swipe. Jade, Cindro and Lewenian fought side by side, chopping down droids and clearing a path for the clone troopers. It was then that Jade felt something that shocked her. Cindro disappeared, not just from view, but in the Force as well. She felt his presence a moment later as he appeared behind her, whirling his lightsaber from behind the droids that had been focusing on herself and Lewenian.
Lewenian felt something. It was like a feeling in his gut, telling him to stretch out his hand. He obeyed and opened himself up to the Force. As he did so, he felt something click into place mentally. The next thing he knew, lightning the same aqua color of his lightsaber was flowing from his fingertips, short-circuiting droids that got in its path. It must have caused some damage, because before he could so much as blink, clone troopers were charging the droids and the Sep commander was ordering a retreat. Switching off his lightsaber, Lewenian found himself staring at a woman. She was Human, with black hair reaching just past her shoulders. He felt like he'd seen her around the Temple before, but he couldn't remember. She looked down at him in what looked like surprise before regaining her composure.
"Who are you?" she demanded. It probably came out harsher than she intended, because she said it again, except softer.
"Lewenian. Who are you?" he answered obviously.
"Bultar Swan. Where is your Master?" She asked, this time more soothingly.
"I don't have one," he told her. Before she had the chance to ask him what he meant, he continued.
"Me, Cindro, and Jade failed our Initiate Trials. We couldn't retake the test 'cause we're passed the age limit. So we left on a ship I fixed up." At this point, Cindro broke in and picked up where Lewenian left off.
"We ended up on a jungle moon, Yavin IV, and honed our lightsaber skills using Hologram stills of the Forms." Jade took her turn.
"Then we built our own lightsabers, crashed onto some Force-forsaken planet, 'borrowed' some fuel, and made our way here." Jedi Knight Bultar Swan stared at the three Younglings before her, speechless for the first time she could remember. She was interrupted when the clone CC-76-4225, aka Stoner, delivered his report.
"The clankers have drawn back to the base, General. We tried to blast through, but the shields are too strong for even our tanks." He reported hurriedly. Then he noticed the Monkey-lizard clan.
"What's with the midgets?" He asked.
"The 'midgets' are Jedi Padawans that are under my command. They arrived moments ago." She added, seeing the look of confusion on the clone captain. Once he had left, Bultar turned to the group.
"How could you have survived those droids with the little experience you have?" she asked them.
"Well," Lewenian started. "I can do this." He proceeded to gather the lightning in his hands, accidentally zapping himself in the process. Cindro then took control.
"Jade has the unique power of a remarkably strong Mind Manipulation. She was able to convince a Toydarian to give us fuel for free." Cindro stated, smiling. Bultar Swan, however, looked shaken at this information, coupled with Lewenian's demonstration.
"And I can do this." Cindro turned on his Force camouflage, instantly disappearing from both view and the Force. He turned it off a moment later. By this time, Bultar looked about ready to faint. Using the calming techniques she had been taught, she was able to calm herself to a normal breathing pace.
"Let's not forget, there's still a battle to be won here," Jade reminded. "Those droids won't wait for long." Sure enough, the droids began another attack, blasting away at the clones. Cindro knew then what he had to do. Addressing the Jedi General, he told her his plan.
"Just focus on the droids. We'll deal with the base." He told her. Before she could argue, he rapped himself, Lewenian, and Jade in his "Force cloak" and the three of them made their way toward the enemy base.