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Chapter Two: A Broken Family
It had been a couple of weeks since Hellen and T7 had set out for this unknown planet. Hellen had spent much of that time meditating and had come to some semblance of peace with herself for taking Kira's life. There really was nothing she could have done differently to save her. Had she tried then Kira would have died without being in control of her body.
Settling herself down in the bridge, she deactivated the hyperdrive engine and hand flew the ship to the third planet letting the force guide her down to a small island off the coast of the larger landmass on the planet's upper hemisphere. Switching to minimal thrusters to minimize their noise. Landing in a park she told T7 to wait with the ship while she looked around the surroundings. While it was night-time, the road was lit with many primitive light sources. Raising her hood to ward off the cold and the biting wind, she headed down the road using the force as a beacon.
After some time, she came to a halt outside a house where she could tell there was a lot of fear and anger. It was also the source that she could feel through the force. Moving towards the house she saw a small red light fly towards the door and vanish. An instant later the door's windows were caked in blood.
Seeing this Hellen rushed forwards, her lightsaber jumping to her hand as she pushed the door open. The eerie blue light filled the room showing a black-cloaked figure climbing the stairs while there was a male in normal clothing lying on the floor caked in blood. Sensing that he was dead, she chased the cloaked figure and jumping over it to stand between him and the source of force energy she felt, a baby in a cot behind what appeared to be his mother who was frantically chanting something beneath her breath.
"Stand aside foolish women! All I want is that child dead!" the figure hissed.
"I will not." Hellen said defiantly, settling into a defensive posture lightsaber at the ready.
"If you will not stand aside then you will die!" the figure replied.
Seeing the figure raise a pointed stick Hellen was confused but maintained her focus. So, when the stick shot a green jet of light at her she simply reacted and deflected the bolt away into the ceiling causing debris to rain down and used the force to push him away from the three of them. Deflecting more of those jets of light in an assortment of different colors. Keeping him at range outside the doorway was keeping the mother and child safe while the figure was having to dodge as the jets of light flew back towards him. That was until he misjudged one of the green lights as it hit his face, sending his body to collapse as a shadowy spirit shot from the body screaming as it flew through a wall disappearing entirely.
Extinguishing her lightsaber, Hellen offered the woman a hand which she gratefully accepted.
"Who are you?" the woman asked cautiously.
"Hellen Wynn." Hellen replied, "And you are?"
"Lily Potter." Lily replied before picking the child up and rushing downstairs and kneeling beside the male from earlier.
"I'm sorry, he was dead by the time I entered." Hellen said softly.
"I need to take him home with me, but I don't have the energy to apparate us back." Lily muttered tears running freely down her face.
"I can take you there if you can walk for a few minutes." Hellen said.
"I don't know why but something is telling me to trust you." Lily said smiling weakly at Hellen's offer of helpHHH, "If you can get us home then I would be most grateful."
Lifting the man with the force, Hellen led the way down to the park where she landed. Bringing out her commlink she said "T7, I've brought back survivors that I found. Lower the ramp."
"Affirmative." T7 beeped back.
"What is that?" Lily asked stepping back in fright as the ramp extended from thin air.
"My ship." Hellen said walking up the ramp floating the man up the ramp with Lily and the child following behind. Closing the ramp, she called out "Take off when ready T7."
"Wait, take off?" Lily asked as she followed Hellen onto the bridge.
"Better take a seat." Hellen said motioning to the right-hand seat at the front of the hammerhead ship as she put the ship into a gentle climb.
"Hellen, his spirit is back!" Lily shouted, pointing out the viewport directly ahead of them.
"Hang on!" Hellen responded putting the ship into a vertical climb at 25% power on the main engines.
Lily could only watch as she saw the sun appear on the horizon, and then as they left the planet's atmosphere the blackness of space and the millions of stars began to fill the viewscreens. She had never seen such a shade of black before.
"Well, we should be in the clear for now." Hellen said leaning back in her seat as the planet passed by below them.
"Are you an alien?" Lily asked shakily clutching her child protectively to her chest.
Hellen laughed a little at that comment, "Well I'm human if that's what you're asking, but I am from a different planet. If you'll follow me, I think we'd best have this conversation somewhere a little more comfortable than the bridge. I'd like to wait a few hours to make sure that the spirit doesn't find us again."
"From your reaction and his age, am I right in assuming he was your husband?" Hellen asked as she set the man down on one of the bunks.
Lily simply nodded. Her eyes still red from crying. Getting up Hellen paused and said, "Take some time to breathe. I'll be just down the hall if you need me."
Heading down the hall and into the communications room to contact Master Satele on a secure channel.
"Master Hellen, I didn't expect to hear from you so soon. How was your journey?" Master Satele asked.
"The journey was fine master, but that isn't why I am calling. I encountered something troubling on the planet I was sent to." Hellen said.
"What happened?" Satele enquired.
"I encountered what I thought to be a Sith at the location I arrived at. However, I don't believe it was now. Whoever it was using something very similar to the force though. It was using some sort of pointed stick to shoot bolts of light at me when I protected the child and his mother." Hellen said.
"And the father?" Satele asked.
"He died moments before I entered. I believe he was killed by one of the bolts of light I mentioned. This one was red and caused blood to be smeared across the windows of the door." Hellen supplied.
"Describe his injuries." Satele instructed.
"There were multiple lacerations all over his body. He was dead before he hit the floor." Hellen said sadly.
"I've never heard of such a thing happening before." Satele said shocked at the apparent brutality in which the father died, "What of the mother and child?"
"I managed to protect them both, they are both on board currently. I was planning on taking them to their home, but the spirit of whatever that dark being was tried to get on board, so I took us into a high orbit. I don't know how, but it could see through the cloak. It was attempting to follow us, almost like it could sense us." Hellen finished.
"This is disturbing news indeed." Satele replied, "If the Sith can learn this ability, or already have it, then they would have a distinct advantage over the Republic's reconnaissance missions."
"Master, I would like permission to train both the mother and her son in the ways of the force." Hellen said.
"Why do you think the mother should be trained as well?" Satele enquired.
"She is just as powerful as her son is in the force." Hellen answered.
"Well, since you are in uncharted space, the only advice I can give is to use your best judgment. If you feel this should be done, then I will allow it." Satele said.
"I will inform her as to why I came here, and if she accepts then I will train them both." Hellen decided.
"Train who in what?" Lily asked from the doorway.
Hellen beckoned Lily forward and said, "This is the grandmaster of my order, Grand Master Satele Shan, Master this is Lily Potter."
"You have my condolences for your loss, I wish we were meeting under better circumstances. I wish I could stay and chat, but I am needed elsewhere. May the force be with you." Satele said.
"May the force be with you." Hellen replied bowing, before ending the call. Taking a seat in front of the table behind the holoterminal, Hellen motioned for Lily to take the larger seat. "We are going to be here for a few hours, so you might as well get comfortable."
"I thought you were taking me home." Lily said clutching the baby to her chest.
"I am, but with that spirit out there able to see through the ship's cloak. Let's just say I am taking some precautions." Hellen said. Seeing Lily sit, she continued, "Now, before I answer your question about training, I would like to discuss why I was there in the first place.