A/N: Why, hello! We meet again! This chapter was a fun one to write, and we may even see Han in it. *wink wink*

My mom took my brother and two of our cousins hiking, and I was still asleep. . .so I'm just gonna upload this right now! Haha, the life of a teenager, am I right? XD
Enough dilly dallying. Go ahead and read the chapter! See ya at the bottom!

WHEEEEEEE! (I'm lame.)

Leia woke up the next day before Luke. She squinted at the horizon and noticed that the twin Suns were not yet risen. The only sign of light was a thin, glowing orange line just above the most distant sand dune.

Leia smiled. She had wanted a head start on her plan, so the dim, early morning was perfect. Now she only had to wake up her brother.

Leia crawled over to Luke and nudged his shoulder with her foot. He grunted but stayed immobile. The Princess stood to her feet and sighed. She swung her foot back and landed a swift kick on Luke's arm. He groaned. Leia kicked him three more times, not as hard, but still firmly. When he still remained curled up on the ground, Leia kicked him one more time.

"OKAY!" Luke yelled, jumping to his feet. "What was that for?!"

"Well, if you'd woken up properly the first time I kicked you, I wouldn't have had to do it four more times!"

"What's the matter? Explain yourself, or there'll be consequences."

"We're gonna learn how to use the Force!"

Luke gawked at his sister who was happily bouncing up and down on her heels.

"The Suns aren't even up, and you want me to do what now?" he asked, sinking back to the ground. Leia grabbed his arm and pulled him up again.

"Use the Force! Ben said we have the power, and if we'd have had training, we'd be able to use it better. Well, there's no time like the present!"

"Leia, no way. You're lucky I'm even going along with your disaster of a plan. I'm not gonna learn how to harness some mystic energy field in one day! It's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible except impossibility, as my Father says. And we'll never know until we try it."

"Leia, that makes no sense," Luke scolded, still blearily blinking his tired eyes.

"I'm under no obligation to make sense to you. I'm the older twin, and I say we do it."

"You're not older. I'm older."

"Says who?"

"Says me because I'm older than you!"

"You don't know that, though. I could be, like, a whole ten minutes older or something."

"Or the other way around. You could be ten minutes younger, you know."

"Alright, whatever! Remind me to ask someone about that. But we have more important things to worry about right now, like figuring out how to use the Force. Well, use it better, anyway."

"What if it's hard?"

"What if it's easy?"

Luke, obviously unwilling to admit to being defeated, glared at Leia. She smirked, for she knew she had won.
With an extra groan for good measure, Luke sat down and mumbled, "Fine. Let's try this."

"Yes!" Leia cried victoriously. She hurriedly situated herself next to Luke in the sand and moved so they were facing each other.

"So. . .what do we do now?" Luke asked.

"Well," Leia started, glancing around, "I've never seen a Jedi in action before, but I've seen one sitting down once. They do this thing where they sit down, cross their legs, and close their eyes."

"When have you seen a Jedi?"

"Our palace gardener was actually a Jedi once. I've seen him do that thing a few times."

"What's it called?"

"The sitting and closing their eyes? I think it's called meditating."

"How do you do it?"

"We can start by copying their position."

Which is exactly what the twins did. Leia crossed her legs in a sitting position and watched Luke do the same. His occasional glances her way were unsure, but he seemed mildly interested, if not a little awkward.

"Okay. . .now we have to. . .close our eyes?" Leia said, attempting to recall any information about the subject.

"What for?" asked Luke.

"I'm not sure. They do it to focus, I guess."

"Focus on what?"

"I don't know, okay? On something, obviously. Why don't we just try it?"

Luke sighed. "Okay."

Both Luke and Leia closed their eyes and tried to focus. Of course, they weren't entirely sure what they were focusing on, which did turn out to be a small problem. After a few minutes of strained silence, Luke opened his eyes.

"Okay, nothing's happening. It didn't work."

Leia, who was still trying to make something happen, opened one eye and peered at her brother.

"It might take time, Luke. Be patient."

"How do you know?"

"I don't. But. . .you know what? Never mind. Lemme access a real source."

Leia uncrossed her legs and reached for her bag. She fished through it until she found her datapad, which had been relatively unused since she had been on her way to Tatooine.

After a triumphant noise, Leia turned the device on and paused, startled.

"Why did you stop?" Luke asked, glancing down at the datapad.

"Because I have to be careful."

"Why?"

"If I just use the HoloNet, someone could track the files and information that I accessed, and that could lead to them finding out who owns this datapad, my information, and where I am right now."

"So, you own it, right?"

"Um, duh! I have to find a secure network within the HoloNet to access. I don't want to take any risks."

"Who could track that information?"

"My parents, the palace staff, the Empire, and pretty much anyone who knows how to access a search history. If I access the HoloNet, I'll have to cover my tracks."

"Okay, so how do you do that?"

"I don't really know. I don't know a lot about technology and stuff. I'll just have to figure it out as I go."

Leia tapped away at her datapad, finally smiling at something on the screen.

Luke looked over her shoulder, trying to be patient.

"Luke, I think I found a secure network! I'm not one hundred percent sure, but it seems pretty tight. You'd have to be a skilled hacker to access someone's personal information."

Luke understood next to nothing about technology and the workings thereof, so he only nodded. Leia continued.

"Now. . .if I just click this. . .it should block anyone from finding my search history—and this turns off the location setting—and we're good! It's as secure as it's going to get."

"So, does that mean you can search things now?"

"Yep."

The first thing Leia typed into the search bar was "Jedi". It seemed simple enough.

The system loaded and a list of sites appeared.

Jedi—The Protecters of the Galaxy.

What happened to the Jedi?

Order 66 and the Story Behind It.

Jedi and Their Customs.

What did the Jedi do?

Who were the Jedi?

And the list went on and on. Leia eyed the options and selected the one titled, "What did the Jedi do?".

The site opened to reveal a picture of a young man with auburn (almost orange) hair. He was standing in what looked like an alert battle stance, and in his hands was a lightsaber that glowed a brilliant blue. His tan robes made him look professional and mature.

Under the picture, there were several articles that each contained a different aspect of a Jedi's life—from training as a Padawan to building their own lightsaber. Luke and Leia exchanged excited glances.

Leia skipped over some articles in order to find the one that would be relevant to their situation.
One article seemed helpful. It read:

Jedi and the Force

The Force, an energy field that the Jedi can bend and manipulate [see Article 8] can be used in many ways. The Jedi have several forms of using the Force: Meditation, Levitation, Mind-Reading, Lightsaber Battle, Physical Combat, and Enhanced Physical Ability.

The first of the list, Meditation, can be achieved by a series of steps that often require total concentration and complete focus.

During Meditation, the Jedi enter a mental state of calm and are unaware of the events unfolding around them. A skilled Jedi can even go so far as to stop their own heartbeat, sustaining life through the Force itself.
To achieve Meditation, the Jedi—skilled and unskilled alike—must reach their innermost self by focusing intensely on one sole purpose: obtaining total peace by finding the very center (i.e. core) of their soul.

Through this practice, Jedi are able to supposedly connect with themselves and each other on a deeper level and often solve problems and gain wisdom. . .

The article continued to describe what could be gained through meditating, but Leia had already heard what she'd needed to hear.

"See?" she shouted. "It's perfect! This tells us exactly what to do and how to do it! There was never anything more destined than this, Luke. We have to keep trying. We have to."

Luke grimaced. He kept his eyes locked on the datapad, but the gears in his head were turning. There was no doubt about it; Leia had a point. The benefits from meditating seemed promising. . .and they were trying to solve a problem. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad? And, after all, it was for Leia.

With a defeated sigh, Luke met his sister's eyes and said, "Okay. Let's do it."

Leia reeled Luke into a crushing hug.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" she said, the words leaping out of her mouth in a rush. "You won't regret this. I promise."

"Don't make promises you can't keep," Luke said, smiling slightly. Leia only laughed.

~•~

Han, for the umpteenth time, was dragging his feet through the desert of Tatooine. Needless to say, he was not happy. At all.

Chewbacca was walking with him, but the Wookiee stayed a safe distance behind his pilot friend. Han was in a potentially explosive mood, and it would be best to let him cool off.

After Han had woken up in the middle of nowhere, anyone within a six mile radius heard his scream of frustration. Then, he'd collected himself, told Chewie to follow him, and started off into the desert once again. Because it was starting to feel like a regular thing.

How many times had the twins run off now? Three times? Four? Han decided it didn't really matter.

He was almost sixteen and they were going on fourteen, yet he felt so much older than them. Han knew he'd seen much more than them, dealt with much more. Luke was as innocent as a baby Nexu and Leia wasn't very far behind. But they still managed to surpass Han in a certain level of maturity. Perhaps it wasn't a regular form of maturity. Maybe it was something he would never find out.

"How can someone be immature and completely not mature at the same time?" Han mumbled. "It doesn't make sense."

Chewbacca risked a comment from behind Han's back.

"I know nothing makes sense anymore," Han responded. "But it'd be nice to have a little light shed on the situation."

A few minutes later, Han and Chewie started to see a faint shape on the horizon. As they walked towards it, the shape grew until it was not just a shape; it was a house.

At first glance, the home seemed like a large pile of jagged rocks. Upon further inspection, however, Han discovered there was in fact a door and even a small window (if you looked closely).

"Whaddya say, Chewie?" Han inquired. "Is it worth it?"

Chewbacca cocked his head to one side and growled.

Han shrugged. "Might as well try."

The doorway had no actual door, so Han cautiously stepped halfway into the structure and glanced around. There didn't appear to be any—

"Welcome!" said a voice. Han jumped at the sound.

"Who's there?" the pilot called into the darkness, not really expecting a response.

"Oh, I believe we've met before," the voice explained. "You are the infamous Han Solo, correct?"

Han narrowed his eyes and replied, "Look, I don't know who you are or why you think we've met. But you better show yourself!"

"Of course, of course. No need to yell."

A cloaked figure emerged from the shadows, revealing an old man with a white beard and kind eyes. Han gasped.

"Hey, I remember you!" he said. "You're that one mysterious guy! What's your name. . .Kenobi?"

"That's right."

Suddenly, the room seemed much brighter, and Ben said, "I sense you're looking for someone to shed some light on a certain situation."

~•~

"Okay," Leia was saying, her legs still folded in a meditation position. "Luke and Leia Attempt Meditation: Take Nine."

Luke was growing steadily more and more impatient. His sister was trying her best to both learn and teach the Jedi practice, and so far it wasn't very successful. The only thing they'd accomplished was unnatural exhaustion. Luke almost fell back asleep."

By that point, the Suns were slightly higher in the brightening sky. Soon it would be midday, and the twins were nowhere near meeting their goal. Leia decided it was time to get serious.

"Alright. No more kidding around. We're gonna do this and we're gonna do it right!" she said, slamming a fist into the sand. Luke leaned back on his hands.

"Sure, Leia. Not that your. . .optimism isn't encouraging, but this isn't gonna happen. Meditation is for Jedi. We're not Jedi."

"But it's in our blood! We're Force-sensitive! We were born able to do it. It just might take time."

"Yeah, a long time. We should just go back to sleep." His eyelids lowered slightly at the thought.

"Luke, it's a little late for that."

"If it'll get me outta following this plan of yours. . ." Luke trailed off and leaned backwards until he was lying on his back. Leia frowned.

She had to grasp his attention. . .but how?

Suddenly, the Princess got an idea. She picked up her satchel, spilled its contents on the ground, and grabbed her journal.

"This!" she exclaimed, throwing the book at Luke. It landed heavily on his stomach. He groaned.

"What? Your journal? If you think I'm gonna write about my feelings or something, you're wrong."

"No! We can use it to meditate! You've heard of Jedi moving things with their minds, right?"

Luke looked suspicious. "Yeah. . .why?"

"If we want to master Meditation, we need to find one thing to focus on. We can focus on my journal. That way, we'll be meditating and might even move something with the Force!"

"I don't follow your logic."

"Okay, look at this."

Leia held up her datapad, which was displaying another paragraph.

Levitation

In addition to Meditation, Levitation is a way that Jedi use the Force.
Levitation is defined as causing an object to float or hover off of the ground. Jedi often use Levitation to reach faraway objects, call their lightsaber to their hand, or push objects away. The act of pushing an object (using the Force) is commenly referred to as a Force-push.

In order to properly levitate an object, note that a Jedi must be intently focusing on that object. A simple way to focus is to picture, in your mind, the object doing what you want it to do.
Never strain yourself while attempting Levitation. One must be mentally calm and immovably confident. Jedi never doubt their power.

Leia smirked as Luke read the article. He was seeming a little more convinced than earlier. Good—she only needed him to at least partially agree.

Luke looked up from his reading.
"Are you. . .are you sure this'll work?" he inquired.

"Yep."

"One hundred percent positive?"

"One hundred and ten percent positive."

"Oh, well in that case."

Once again, Luke reluctantly gave in to Leia's pleading stare.

The first thing Leia did was order Luke to sit in the Meditation position. Then, she instructed him to focus only on the journal (which was sitting in the middle of Luke and Leia, who were sitting across from each other).

Leia wasn't sure what her brother was doing, but she was going to try and try until she succeeded. After all, it was in their blood.

Leia closed her eyes; she tried to picture the journal in her mind, which was remarkably easy. There it was! It was brown. . .it was small. . .and it was sitting on the ground. Her eyes still closed, the Princess imagined the journal lifting slowly off the ground. She was focused on nothing else. In her mental image, the journal obeyed. But did she dare check on the real life journal?

Yes, she did dare.

Leia opened both eyes and gasped. There, not a foot in front of her, the journal was floating at least six inches off the ground! Leia moved backwards, stunned. When she broke her concentration, the leather-bound book plopped back down on to the sand. Luke had seen the whole thing.

"I told you so!" Leia said, still shaken from the feeling.

Luke retorted, "Yeah, yeah, you told me so. But can you teach me how to do that?"

A/N: Didja like it?

I thought I'd try something a little different for this chapter. Sooooo I had Luke and Leia try meditation and levitation (which was actually a step in her plan). Normally, I think Luke would be the eager one and Leia would be the pessimist, but I reversed the roles a lil' bit!

So yeah! Han meets up with Kenobi again! Next chapter will most likely be a story time, haha ;)

WELP, I hope you liked it, and if you did, feel free to review ^_^
Okay, byeeeeee!

-Lia :)