Chapter Eleven: The Opposite
Joe walked down the corridor in the cave passing other Jedi as he made his way deeper into the maze of corridors and passageways. His brown robe billowing behind him as he increased his walking speed. Darth Storm had made off with Mike, something that the Jedi did not need. With Mike with the Sith, they could bring about their rebellion and take over the human race as they had been playing for centuries. If Mike truly did fall to the dark side, then they needed something that could fight him equally once he reached his full potential.
None of the Jedi in the order could fight Mike equally once he reached his full potential; however, there was one hope. One single ray of light in the ever looming darkness that slowly engulfed them. One person who could fight him; and he was on his way to make sure she was recovering well.
Several Jedi bowed as he made his way past. Out of all of the Jedi Order, Jedi Master "Joe" as he likes to be called is one of the most skilled Jedi; and one of the only Jedi Masters.
The Guardians move on River Ville was not unexpected, but the timing was unexpected. It was inevitable that they make a move on the town to kill Mike; but the timing caught Joe by surprise. If he had known that they would move this soon, he would have brought Mike back to their hideout with him, but he was unable to foresee their timing.
He stopped in front of two doors that sealed off a room at the end of the stone cave corridor he was walking down. He pushed the two doors opened and stepped into the room. The room had been fashioned into a medical room. With medical equipment around the room and several gurneys put out.
There was a young girl on a gurney in the middle of the room with Jedi on all sides of her using the force to heal her. Joe stepped forward and looked at the girl. "How is she?" he asked the Jedi around her.
"She's recovering fine thanks to the force" one of the Jedi answered.
"She's lucky we found her in time" another one said. "If we had been a minute later, there would have been no hope to save her"
"If Mike falls to the dark side, the only one who will be able to fight him equally is one of his own blood" Joe said staring at the girl. "Stacy, his younger sister. Lucky for us, him and the rest of the Sith believe her dead; lets keep it that way until the last possible moment" he added.
The Jedi nodded their agreement and resumed their focus on healing her. Joe sat down in a chair across from the gurney that Stacy was laying on. A Jedi sat in the chair next to him. "So Joe" the young Jedi said. "What now?"
"Well Crystal" Joe replied. "The Sith will now groom Mike to fight the war that has now been started. The Sith had secretly waged war against the normal humans for many centuries, but they've stuck to the shadows and rarely actually showed themselves" he paused. "That will change now, they will start a full scale war against the normal humans. When it comes down to it, we are the only ones capable of defending the normal humans…we are their last hope" he added.
"Too bad they don't see it that way" Crystal replied. "We would be able to defeat the Sith quicker if the normal humans would just accept that there are people who use the force for good and not evil" she explained in frustration. "Their too blinded by their own jealousy"
Joe laughed. "Jealousy?" he repeated. "Is that why you think the normal humans are hunting us down and killing us?" he asked.
"Why else?" she asked.
"Fear" Joe answered. "It's normal. We fear what we don't understand. It's a normal human reaction. They fear the force and all those who use it because they don't understand it" he explained. "Fear is what drives them in killing all force users. Whether they be Jedi or Sith"
"But what are we going to do?" she asked. "We can't just watch as the Sith move on the normal humans"
"And we won't" he replied. "They have their trump card, and we have ours"
"What if Stacy doesn't want to help?" she asked.
"She is one of pure heart" he answered. "She'll help, I'm sure of it"
"Do we tell her about her brother?" she asked.
"I'm still debating about that" he answered placing his finger on his chin. "For now, when she wakes up keep that secret a secret. If anyone will tell her about Mike, it'll be me" he added.
"All Jedi and Sith are now human…why do they hate the normal people so much?" she asked. "I just don't get it"
"Because, just as the normal people hate us, the Sith hate them out of fear" he answered.
Crystal swung around and looked at him with a surprised expression on her face. "The Sith afraid of normal people?" she repeated. "I don't believe that"
"The normal people right now outnumber all force users put together" he explained. "They have more numbers than us, and their technology is constantly evolving. They now have a device that can detect influxes in the force and pinpoint the origin of the influx. Basically they can track all force users by where they use the force" he continued. "The Sith are not afraid of the normal humans as individuals. But as a group of people, they fear them because of their numbers" he added.
"That makes sense I suppose" Crystal replied with a sigh. "But she's just a young girl, thirteen years old at the most" she added.
"Even younglings must fight during war" Joe admitted. "It is an awful truth, but a truth that must be faced nonetheless"
"They have Mike, someone who is more attuned to the dark side than the light now" she said. "And we have the opposite: Stacy, someone who is more attuned to the light side"
"Things are going to get much darker from this point on" he warned. "Things will get darker, deadlier, and bloodier. This is now a full scale war that will engulf this whole planet" he added. "And we are the only people who can truly protect the normal people. That is our mission during this war: save as many lives as possible"
"Right" Crystal replied.