The training had started early in the morning, with Luke running around the jungle with Yoda and Walker doing strength drills to improve his muscles. Yoda said the training would be hard, so Walker started to do pushups until they got back. "Five-hundred, Five-hundred and one, Five-hundred and two…" Walker grunted. It had been almost five hours since Luke and Yoda went off and Walker was getting impatient. HE got up and walked over to Yoda's hut. He saw a ball that looked a remote and picked it up. He knew it was for training for a lightsaber and he was a bit nervous. He was nervous because Yoda might tell him off for disobeying training orders. He put the ball down and started to do pushups again. About an hour later Yoda and Luke came back and Yoda asked Walker, "Ready, are you?"
"Yes master, I have improved my strength for our training."
"Good. Strength not make a Jedi, the Force make one a Jedi."
"Yes master." Yoda climbed onto Walkers back and Walker started to run. Yoda was a bit heavier than Walker thought the little green guy would be. He ran and ran, until Yoda started to lecture him, "A Jedi's strength flows through the Force. But beware of the Dark Side…Anger, fear, aggression, and the dark side they are. Easily they flow. If once you start down the dark path, forever it will dominate your destiny."
"Master, am I in darkness?" Then they stopped. "Much fear I sense in you."
"Is the dark side stronger?" "No. Quicker, easier, and more seductive it is."
"How will I know if I'm light or dark?"
"You will know. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge, defense, and not attack. Continue running, place I must show you." Walker continued to run, doing flips and jumps over large roots, until they came upon what looked like a dead tree. "Stop, the place this is." Yoda informed.
"I feel…darkened." Walker said, starting to feel colder and colder. "This place is strong in the Dark Side of the Force. In you must go."
"What's in there?" Walker asked. "Only what you take with you." Walker grabbed his utility belt with his weapons, when Yoda said, "Your weapons, you won't need them." Walker looked at him and put his belt down. He started into the cave, to find many lizards, vines, and many other things. He heard a scream and ran to where the noise was. He saw what the noise was, and he was surprised. It was Leia. He heard another scream, which was a few feet away from the spot, and he ran to it. It was both Courtney and Leia. "What?" Walker muttered. He was thinking so many things, when he heard the most terrifying noise. Darth Vader breathing. He sensed that he was behind him and he back flipped to get away from him. He got caught in some vines, but he used that his advantage. He kicked Vader in the face, which made him drop his lightsaber. Walker grabbed it by using the Force and ignited it. He slashed Vader's head off and it fell into Leia's lap. He got down and helped the girls up. He looked at them and they ran away. He was very worried about what was going on, but something happened. He saw himself walk out of an opening. It was like a mirror of himself. Walkers mind clicked. When he defeated Vader that was he being heroic and himself. But this was different. The mirrored Walker grabbed his lightsaber and Walker could tell he wanted to duel. Walker grabbed the lightsaber that belonged to Vader and they began their duel. It was very quick and the real Walker disarmed the fake one. He grabbed the disarmed lightabser and put the mirror in a scissor position. This duel was him against him. The dark Walker versus the light Walker. He dropped the lightsabers and walked out. Yoda was sitting there and asked, "So… Learn anything did you?" "Yes master." "Good. Go back to the hut we will." Yoda got back onto Walkers back and they began to run through the jungle. When they got back they found Luke sitting there looking at his lightsaber.
"Come, train we will." Yoda yelled at Luke. Yoda told both Walker and Luke to do a handstand and try to lift some rocks. Walker lifted the first stone and put it in front of him. Luke did the same, and also put a second on top. Walker got jealous and lifted his right hand and stacked three more rocks. Artoo started to chirp and beep, which made Luke fall onto Walker. Luke got up and saw his X-Wing sinking. "Oh no, we'll never get it out now!" He complained. "So certain, are you?"
"Master, I can get it out." Walker told Yoda. "No master, I'll give it a try." Luke said.
"No! Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." Luke started to focus and the ship started to float out of the water. But after a few seconds it started to submerge again. "I can't master. It's too big."
"Size maters not. Look at me. Judge by my size do you? Hmm?"
"Let me try master." Walker said, getting impatient. "Impatient, you are. A Jedi must not be impatient. To use the Force you must wait. Wait and be patient, you must." Walker stepped forward and put his hand out. Focus. Use the Force. Use the- Walkers thinking was cut off by Luke saying, "Impossible, how?" Walker opened his eyes and saw the ship on the riverbank.
"Great Jedi, you will become." Yoda exclaimed.
"Let me get your A-Wing." Luke said, wanting to please Yoda.
"Tried, you already did." Yoda said over his shoulder.
"Master," Walker corrected, "you said there is no try." That made Yoda a little flustered, "Smart, you are. Come, let us train some more."
"Master, what about my A-Wing?"
"Get it later, we will." Yoda assured.
V-V-V-V
It had been a few days since Walker lifted the X-Wing out of the lake and he was very tired. Yoda had trained him and Luke tirelessly with no breaks. Walker used to have a six-pack of power converters but now he had a six-pack of muscle. He was in a clearing behind Yoda's hut practicing lightsaber skills, which he was really good at. Yoda had kept on saying that if the Jedi Order were still around he would be on the Jedi Council for his knowledge and strength with the Force. He had a blindfold around his head and was blocking every laser, but got a little cocky, and one hit his chest. "Cocky, you have become." Yoda teased.
"Sorry master. This probe is just too easy. Can I do what Luke is doing?" Luke was doing a handstand and lifting things. He had gotten better at it, but he was having trouble. Not trouble with the exercise, but he sensed pain in his friends. He was lifting everything that could come off of the ground, but he fell over.
"Control, you must have control!" Yoda scolded.
"I… I saw a city…in the clouds." Luke muttered under his breath. "Friends you have there." Yoda predicted. "Master, I've been having the same visions. I sense a great danger in this city of clouds." Walker said.
"It is the future you see." Yoda announced. "Will they die?" Luke asked, starting to panic.
"Master, let me go. My training is finished. I can save them!" Walker exclaimed. "Decide you must how you serve them. If you leave now you could help them. Both of you. But you would destroy all they have worked for." Yoda bantered.
"But I've been trained master. Please!" Walker shouted.
"Go. You have been trained well enough by me. Stay, Skywalker will."
"But master, I've learned so much." Luke complained. "Your decision, is it not? Want to become a powerful Jedi, hmm?" Luke nodded and the conversation was over.
V-V-V-V
The trip from the asteroid had been perilous. Leia was scared half to death from mynocks, Imperial Star Destroyers, and going to a planet where their leader knew Han. They were met on Bespin with a hostile greeting, by the security of their capital. The landing was nice. They walked out and Leia muttered, "I don't like the looks of this."
"Don't worry," Han comforted, "Everything's gonna be fine. Trust me." A door leading into a large building opened, with a dark skinned man, security guards, and a bald man walked out.
"Why you slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler!" The dark skinned man snarled at Han. The man told off Han, but pulled him into a hug, which signaled everything was fine. Threepio cheerfully said, "He seems friendly!" Leia responded, "Yes…Very friendly." The two started talking about the Millennium Falcon, when the dark skinned man, who's name was Lando Calrissian, asked, "Who might you be?"
"Leia."
"Welcome Leia." He said, then kissing her hand. Threepio tried to introduce himself, but was cut off by Lando talking more about the Falcon. To Leia something seemed mysterious. There was obviously something wrong on Cloud City.
