So this story was originally in my One Shot story and I decided to turn it into an actual fiction and I hope everyone will like an enjoy it. One and only disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING UNLESS IT'S OC.
Padawan & Knight
Padawan: Chapter One
Jedi Grand Master Yoda thought as he looked down at the blue planet out of the window view of his republic senatorial ship.
Almost a month ago Yoda had been in his meditation chamber atop the towers of the Jedi Temple when he felt something that caused his eyes to snap open. A large surge in the force he was unable to tell if the surge came from one person or many or from a world on its own.
With help from the archives Yoda was able to narrow the surge down to a section of the Unknown Regions. Now after leaving Mace Windu…the strongest warrior after himself…in charge Yoda along with Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, newly knighted Jedi Knight Aayla Secura, Knight Shaak Ti, Knight Ploo Koon, and Master Kit Fisto.
"This system seems so empty." Padawan Kenobi said as he looked out the window with the Grandmaster.
"Not all planets, moons, and star systems hold life my young Padawan. Although I will admit it seems strange for eight planets and one planetoid to be so close and only one is able to support life." Qui-Gon said making the knights and masters nod in agreement.
"Master Jedi?" Yoda turned to the ensign that approached.
"Sir we're ready to make our final approach we just need an idea of where to land." He said making Yoda nod as he followed the young man to the bridge in order to help with the coordinates.
As the ship headed towards the planet the Jedi suddenly felt the feeling of a collection of the Dark Side of the Force battling a collection of the Light Side. Both were too weak to be Jedi or Force forbid the Sith but it did require investigation. The ship neared the land only to cause the group of Jedi to gasp.
There before them was a large stone built structure clearly a castle it had clearly seen better days from the battlefield that was shown before them. As they disembarked the Jedi all had their Lightsaber hilts in hand looking for any danger.
Master Yoda was riding upon the back of Qui-Gon in order to keep up with the taller members of the order that had come with him. "What happened here?" Obi-Wan asked as they walked atop a hill making them gasp at the sight before them.
As far as they eye could see were bodies a large number wearing robes some with a silver mask upon their faces. The rest were dressed in obvious civilian garb. Scattered among the human bodies were the bodies of a giant breed of spider, a breed of half human half horse people, and three bodies that could be confused for mountains from a distance.
"Force above." Aayla said at the sight before them.
"War. A War happened here has." Master Yoda said as they started walking through the bodies.
As they walked all of them noticed the obvious age difference in most of the bodies. "So many younglings." Master Fisto said looking at the body of a young man with black hair and pale skin the image of a lion on the badge on his robes.
All of them could feel the pain and despair from the large collection of dead bodies. The Jedi began to fear that every being around them was dead before they felt the warning in the force before they were suddenly surrounded by thirteen bodies each igniting lightsabers.
The smaller group moved so they were back to back as they looked over each being before them. All of them were humans ranging in height and gender as well as types of blades.
The first stood about average for a young adult with a bit of a stocky built holding a blue bladed crossguard styled Lightsaber. From his right on was an obviously female form holding a standard green blade.
Next was the shortest female of the group holding a green bladed Light Pike. Next to her was yet another female however she wielded a Yellow Light Whip.
Next were a set of female twins from the familiar signature of them in the Force. Both sisters held standard blades but one had a pure white blade, and the other held a green blade along with a Shoto saber in her off hand. Next stood a fit young man holding a peculiar designed form of Shoto sabers.
Blue bladed but with a handle on the hilt allowing the blades to run parallel with his arms highlighting a pair of arm guards that completely covered said arms. The next was a female that had auburn colored hair peeking from her hood she was holding a blue double bladed saber and it appeared a standard and Shoto blade on her hips. Next stood another female holding a green standard blade.
Next stood a male wearing a white facemask wielding a double bladed saber with yellow blades resembling a temple guard. The last three were also females one held a pair of curved Electrum blades both an Aqua color, the second held a standard blue blade, and the final held a pair of green Shoto blades.
"What is your purpose here?!" Demanded the cross-guard wielder.
"Easy young one. We mean you no harm." Qui-Gon said holding his hands off making everyone follow his example.
"Stand down!" A harsh order came making everyone look towards three more robed forms walking towards them. The new smallest female had a pair of unignited Shoto blades on her belt. The second female was tall and had elegance about her a single curved Electrum hilt in view.
The final person was another male an extended hilt on his hip showing that he most likely also used a dual bladed saber that was also Electrum styled. "Stand down you lot!" He ordered once more making the warriors surrounding them relax and deactivate their weapons.
"I apologize for my friends…as you can see we've just been through hell and they are still a little jumpy." He said allowing everyone to get a better look at what everyone was wearing. Each of them were wearing the old robes of the Jedi order with colors ranging Brown, Red, and Blue looking less like tunics and pants to battle clothes.
They also each were wearing black robes and hoods that covered their bodies each with an animal badge on their chest. The leader wore blue Jedi Knight Robes under his cloak the animal was a gold lion upon a red shield.
"Quite alright young one. Offended we are not." Yoda said making the leader give a chuckle before he bowed to them.
"On behalf of our world. Welcome Jedi Masters to Terra." The others seemed to gasp before they followed their leaders' example.
"Thank you we do for the welcome." Yoda said as he jumped down holding his walking stick as he bowed to the leader the knights that came with him followed his example.
Once they rose up again the Yoda spoke. "Yoda am I. Grandmaster of the Jedi Order of Coruscant. With me are Masters Qui-Gon Jinn, Kit Fisto. Knights Aayla Secura, Shaak Ti, and Ploo Koon. Finally Padawan to Qui-Gon Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Each being nodded or held up a hand as they were introduced. The local leader removed his hood revealing a youth with short black hair, bright emerald green eyes, a faded scar upon his brow that looked like a bolt of lightning, and to the surprise of everyone a Padawan braid down the right side of his head.
"I am Padawan Harrison 'Harry' Potter. I'm the senor Padawan of the group. My friends and fellow Padawans are Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger…" The cross-guard user and the first standard blade user removed their hoods revealing teens at the same age of Harry both with cut short hair and Padawan braids.
"…Luna Lovegood, Lavender Brown…" The Light Pike and Light Whip users.
"…The Patil sisters Parvati who uses the single blade, and Padma who practices Jar'Kai…" He said as the pair of tanned sisters revealed their faces.
"…Dean Thomas, and Susan Bones…" The Dark skinned young man and the auburn haired young women.
"…Hannah Abbott and Blaise Zabini…" The second green standard user and the Temple Guard figure.
"Tracy Davis, Nymphadora Tonks or Tonks as she prefers, and Fleur Delacour are the ones you have already met." Harry said as the final three girls lowered their hoods.
Tracy the Jar'Kai fighter, Tonks the single blue blade, and Fleur the Jar'Kai Shoto user. "The ones you don't know are Daphne Greengrass and Fleurs younger sister Gabrielle Delacour the only Youngling among us." Both Delacour sisters had silver like blond hair and had an aura of beauty and power around them.
It felt warm almost like a campfire or sunlight. The others were all physically fit and had an almost primal air about them not fully dark but touched by it as if they were made for nocturnal life. "Come this is no place to talk, also you've traveled a great distance and could no doubt use some refreshments." Harry said as he motioned for the travelers to follow him.
Not long after the Jedi joined the troop of Padawans into a great hall in the Castle before joining them at one of four tables. "Kreacher." Harry called making a small being with large pointed ears appear surprising the Jedi.
"Yes Master what can Kreacher do for you?" The miniature being asked.
"Can you please bring us some refreshments for us as well as our guest?" Kreacher nodded before vanishing with a snap of his fingers.
"Now…" Harry started as he sat down with Master Yoda sitting across from him upon a small stack of cushions so he could be seen over the table. "…what brings you to our home Master Yoda?" Harry asked.
"Not long ago…" Yoda started as he told them all about the surge he had felt in the Force. By the time he was finished Harry sat contemplating his words before looking at Luna, Fleur, Hannah, and Parvati.
"An idea of the cause of the surge have you?" Yoda asked making Harry look at him.
"At the same time of the surge you speak of our four healers were performing a cleansing ritual upon a group of objects that were used for nefarious purposes." Harry said. The Jedi looked at him in confusion before he sighed and took a deep drink of his goblet.
"This world and its people have a connection to the Force. However those that can't gain a full connection to it use what ability they have and named it Magic." Harry told them.
"The theory is that the Force is unable to fully connect with a large percentage of the people of this world thus those that have found some connection have no other explanation for it but Magic." Hermione added making the Jedi look towards her.
"Hermione is the head Researcher of our troop." Harry told them to make them realize that this was an educated guess not just a guess.
"Anyway much like the Jedi and the Sith Magic has two philosophies Light and Dark and much like the aforementioned groups there is conflict. Centuries of men and women battling for reasons of their own. Each country on this planet has different conflicts. Different religious beliefs, different skin tones, different ideas of life, and here on our own island purity of blood."
"Purity of blood? I'm afraid I don't understand." Obi-Wan said making the Terra Padawans sigh.
"Lucky for you mate." Dean said before Daphne spoke up. "The magical people of this island classify all people in different categories. First there are the non-magical people whom we call Mundane but the magical people call them Muggles."
"Muggles…sounds like an insult." Qui-Gon said making them nod.
"It was originally meant to be one however over time it just became the politically correct term to use." Daphne told them making the Jedi feel uncomfortable.
"Those in this hidden world that can trace their blood lines back generations upon generations of magical people are called Purebloods. Purebloods are also the oldest families and have the most wealth and power within the government. Most believe Mundane people are little more than mud below their feet. There are a few families who treat Mundanes as equals or believe they should be treated as such. My family for one have never treated Mundane people differently and even have a good number of businesses among said people."
Daphne said making the Masters nod knowing some royal species that treated others like mud.
"Another problem is Purebloods are also paranoid believing that Mundane people are somehow capable of stealing magic from magical people and thus some go so far as to hunt Mundane people to preserve their power. And they have been so afraid of losing said power that they even have performed countless acts of incestuous relationships in order to keep said blood pure." Tracy Davis added making Daphne nod in agreement.
"Blaise, Susan, Hannah, the Patil sisters, Neville, and myself are Purebloods." Daphne said making those mentioned nod.
"Continuing on…" Harry said making Daphne blink and realize she was about to start explaining the history behind their families.
"Purebloods have labeled those with magical ability that came from Mundane parents Muggleborns we call them a First Generation Magical or FGM for short. FGM's are at the bottom of the social ladder and at one point were seen as little more than commoners to be looked down upon. To this day most Purebloods still treat them in that way. Some have even created an insult that is considered…well I guess the closest thing you lot would compare it too was if someone called you the child of a Hutt." Daphne said making the group blink.
"Mudblood." Hermione said making the Jedi look at her.
"They call us Mudbloods. Since our parents are considered as little more than mud their blood dirties ours making us little more than things instead of beings." Dean added. The Jedi looked at one another before Kit Fisto spoke.
"I take it that means you two are FGM's?" The pair nodded before Obi-Wan looked at Harry.
"Forgive me but if they are classed as FGM and some as Purebloods…what does that make the rest of you?" Obi-Wan asked making Harry give him a small smile.
"Half-Bloods." He answered making the others look at them in confusion. "Tonks, Luna, and I have one Pureblood parent and one FGM parent. Tracy has a Mundane parent and a magical parent. Lavender has a magical parent and a Squib parent. Finally the Delacour sisters fall into this category because their mother isn't human but belongs to a species known as Veela." Harry said to them.
"Sounds as if anything but two mundane or two pureblood parents registers you as a Half-Blood." Qui-Gon said making them nod.
"Indeed while we don't face the same amount of problems as FGM's we're not exactly well looked on either. Mainly because we're examples of Purebloods mating with those believed to be below their station." Harry told him as he once more took a drink.
"What is a Squib?" Aayla asked Lavender who blinked before she sighed.
"A non-magical being born of a magical family. After inbreeding for generations eventually birth defects occur. Luckily the only defect that occurs among those with magic is a child born without magical ability. My father was one of these children." Lavender explained making Aayla hiss slightly after accidently putting her foot in her mouth.
"He's lucky." Lavender added making the Jedi look at her.
"How so?" Ploo Koon asked.
"If he had been born more than seventy years ago he would most likely either been drowned at birth or left on the streets to try to survive on his own." She said making the Jedi gain looks of complete shock.
"My word…this sounds incredibly…" When Obi-Wan couldn't find the word Hermione helped.
"Barbaric?" She asked making Obi-Wan nod at her choice. "This most recent war here was because of a Half-Blood who turned Dark Lord." Harry said making the Jedi turn their attention back to him.
"Thomas 'Tom' Marvolo Riddle was born to a Pureblood woman named Merope Gaunt and a Mundane Tom Riddle Jr. the son of a squire…" Harry went on to tell the story of Tom M Riddle and his journey of havoc and rage.
"Eventually he reached a point where he was ready to recruit those of like minds…however he couldn't do it with his birth name. A common Mundane name would never do for the heir of Slytherin. So he gave himself a new name." Harry said before taking out a wand and moved it through the air. The Jedi watched as fiery letters appeared spelling out the name Tom Marvolo Riddle before he swiped it around the name making the letters rearrange themselves until they made a new sentence. I am Lord Voldemort.
"That was the last step needed to create the most dangerous Dark Lord this country has had since the second World War." Harry went on to tell them about Voldemort and his followers called Death Eaters killing, raping, torturing, and just about every evil/bad thing you could think of all with the intent of remaking the world in their image.
"However his greatest act of evil was created by his greatest fear." Harry told them.
"Vol de mort is the original translation of his name. It's my native language." Fleur said her accented voice sounding close to Aayla's own.
"In English it means Flight from Death." She added making the Masters blink.
"Fear his mortality he did." Yoda said making Harry nod.
"Yes. So he created a means of immortality to ensure he survived…he fragmented his soul and attached them to objects. These objects are called Horcrux or soul anchors. As long as it is undamaged the being who created it ensures their soul remains anchored to this plain of existence allowing them to remain in a wraith like form until they can perform a means of resurrection."
"By the Force." Shaak Ti said covering her mouth in shock.
"You said it sister." Tracy said.
"We were able to hunt down the multiple anchors Voldemort created and cleansed them of the soul fragments breaking the connection to this world. Rendering Voldemort mortal once more." Harry said continuing from where he left off.
"This battle ground is the remnants of the last battle of the second Blood Wars. We were able to stop Voldemort and his Death Eaters…however not without loss." Harry said making everyone nod in understanding.
After a time Shaak Ti spoke up again. "I don't wish to sound insensitive but how did you young ones start down the path of the Jedi? I mean there are no records of any member of the Order coming here."
Harry smiled at them. "That I'm afraid will have to wait." He said motioning towards the ceiling allowing them to see the clear star filled sky above them.
"Right now we must finish gathering the dead and start preparations for their funerals. After that we will have a few responsibilities to look after…then we can answer all of your questions." He said making Yoda nod. "Till then we'll wait."
He said making Harry nod before he rose to his feet. "Please follow me to your quarters." The group of Jedi elders followed his example and left the halls towards the staircases. The troop of Padawans followed. "Luna take your healers and report back to Madame Pomfrey see if she is still in need of your help." Harry ordered making the blond nod before the four in question left towards a nearby area.
"Neville, Dean meet up with the Centaurs and patrol the area. Check to see if there are any more Acromantula in the area." The two boys nodded before they turned and ran out of the castle towards the forest in the distance.
"Hermione, Tracy, and Gabrielle head to Hogsmeade and check on the underage students that were evacuated. Make sure they have enough basic needs." Said four nodded before they headed off.
"Lavender go and check on the House Elves and find out if they were able to keep safe." Lavender nodded before she rushed off in front of them. "Blaise take Tonks and Susan to secure the prisoners make sure they are ready for transport in the morning hopefully Kingsley will arrive with men to handle it. Take shifts watching over them so they don't try and pull something."
"Yes sir." Blaise said before the three headed off towards the dungeons.
"You lead your group well." Qui-Gon said making Harry look back at him.
"Honestly I tried to hand the position over to Neville, Hermione, and Daphne at different times…"
"Until the three of us knocked some sense into the stubborn fool." Daphne interrupted making Harry shoot a half-hearted glare towards the blond ice queen.
"So to make things easier for me I made Hermione head of the Researchers, Neville leads when I or Daphne are unavailable, and Daphne is second in command as well as head of Public Relations. She has had the most training in diplomacy and law." Harry finished.
"Since they wouldn't take leadership away from me entirely I would spread around the responsibilities so I did not lose myself in said responsibilities."
"He's being modest. He's had the longest amount of training and was chosen by our Master to lead us…however he seems to never realize that he has the charisma of a leader anyway." Harry rolled his eyes at her words.
"You all have the same Master?" Shaak Ti asked.
"More like a Holocron that has been waiting for millennia for proper students." Daphne said making Harry chuckle.
"I discovered said Holocron back when I was six years old just after my relatives and I were attacked by a creature native to this planet…I was the only survivor." He told them making the Jedi feel sorry for him as they continued to climb the stairs.
"After I woke from the attack I wandered aimlessly until I fell into an underground cave. There I found a star freighter, a rusted droid, crystal formations as far as the eye could see, a set of armor on a dummy, and a blue Holocron." He said as he suddenly stopped making the Jedi wonder what he was doing before they suddenly jerked when the staircase suddenly started moving to another second of stairs. Once it was still again Harry started again.
"Sorry about that I'm so used to everyone here knowing about the staircases." He said to them once they started to follow him. "Ah here we are." Harry said after they arrived in front of a statue of a Griffon.
"Emotion, yet Peace. Ignorance, yet Knowledge. Passion, yet Serenity. Chaos, yet Harmony. Death, yet the Force." He said before the statue came alive and jumped to the side revealing a door.
"The old code." Qui-Gon stated making Daphne nod.
"Our master taught us both versions of the Jedi code. The newer one unfortunately sounds arrogant and foolhardy. Too much like one is trying to make themselves into a droid instead of a flesh and blood being." Daphne said making the masters blink.
"Explain you line of thinking please?" Master Yoda asked.
"Of course Master. I'll go line by line. There is no emotion, there is peace: first off the idea that Jedi are not meant to feel emotions completely destroys the idea of us being peacekeepers and guardians. Without emotions we are little more than droids and thus are unfit to care for the worlds under our responsibility. For without compassion, mercy, bravery, and so many other emotions we could never keep those around us safe. True many emotions can cause one to fall to the Dark side but it is also true that with connections of higher emotions one can be pulled back from the Dark side." Daphne explained as they entered into a common room where she moved to join Harry by sitting in his lap while he was seated in a plushy chair next to the fireplace.
"There is no Ignorance, there is Knowledge: To say there is no ignorance in a being is ignorant in of itself.
Not to mention that one can have all the knowledge in the world but if they don't know how to use it then they will most likely cause conflict among those they are meant to bring peace too. Yes we are meant to walk a path to better understand the Force, but we can't do that unless we are willing to listen."
Yoda felt his chin fall atop his hands as he sat upon the sofa with the others sitting with him. "There is no passion, there is serenity: Once again this points to the fact that the Jedi are trying yet again to keep themselves from forming attachments. Passion can be many things.
Anger and hate are known forms. Whereas another form is called Love.
Without love where is compassion? Without righteous anger where is justice? Without grief where is understanding? These things that are basic forms of life are surrounded in passion and to deny that is to deny our own existence."
Qui-Gon felt a small smile on his bearded face as he listened to this young woman who in a matter of minutes was destroy thousands of years' worth of belief.
"There is no chaos, there is harmony: To say one does not create chaos in their actions whether intentional or not is to not understand the nature of all living things. Bringing peace to one planet brings war to another. Capturing a terrorist leader causes his followers to either run and hide or continue their ideas." Daphne said before she accepted a glass from Harry and took a drink to clear out the dryness that came from speaking for a time.
"Finally there is no death, there is the Force: The idea behind this line is welcoming to some, but we must all come to understand that Death is a natural part of life. If we accept this, embrace it even we free ourselves of the unintentional fear that comes from the idea of death."
Yoda blinked but before he could speak Harry did so. "Whereas the old code is far more open. Emotion, yet Peace: We all have emotions, we all are driven by them from time to time, but if we can find a way to accept this we can work towards an inner peace where we can keep ourselves in check.
Ignorance, yet Knowledge: All start off ignorant of certain aspects of life. Just because I was born here that doesn't mean I understand all the customs that take place here. Yet we all have a thirst for knowledge a thirst to learn about the world but we don't allow ourselves to become so knowledgeable that we become arrogant." Harry said before he accepted the glass back from Daphne.
"Passion, yet Serenity: As Daphne said passion is a large part of defending those around us however we must be cautious of the negative aspects of passion. Hate and Anger cause death and destruction if we allow ourselves to become completely possessed by these aspects we become the monsters we try to defend people from. We seek a balance of passion and serenity to keep ourselves in line.
Chaos, yet Harmony: Much like Daphne said Chaos is everywhere and can be caused by the simplest of things. We can even bring about an internal chaos if we allow these things that are out of our control weight us down. We must keep moving forward knowing that we are fighting for a bright future for the generations to come.
Finally Death, yet the Force: We accept that death is a part of life and we cannot have one without the other. They are both aspects of the Living Force and we must embrace both to better help our mission in life as Peacekeepers."
Qui-Gon's smile widened these young ones had argued both codes and using logic that even the highest member of the Order couldn't fault showed those there that the old ways had been correct.
"And does this Master know you two are in a relationship?" Shaak Ti asked the pair who smiled.
"By the doctrine of the Jedi Council a Jedi may have connections if the laws of their home world demand such a thing or if their species must follow certain codes." Daphne said making Shaak Ti blink.
"The creature that attacked my family and I is known as a Werewolf." Harry's voice made the Knight refocus on him.
"Werewolves are beings that for a great portion of their lives are ordinary humans. However three days every month they transform into a wolf like beast that is constantly driven by the need to hunt, feed, and breed.
Their bite infects another person creating another Werewolf from the victim." Harry said pulling down his collar allowing them to see the bite mark on his shoulder inches from his neck.
"Most try and suppress the primitive monster that becomes part of their nature causing the Werewolf to become almost sickly and will always feel pain from their transformations. The others surrender their humanity to the creature creating monsters that can transform at will to attack anyone." Harry said making Daphne place her hand upon his shoulder gently.
"I however did something entirely different." Harry said making the Jedi wait to hear about him. "In the first month of my training our Master kept me focused on meditation and I was able to find myself connected with my inner wolf. While in that trance he and I spent time learning about each other. Learning to understand one another.
By the time I came out of the trance I had embraced that part of myself and became something new."
"Unlike most Werewolves Harry has enhanced speed, strength, and durability in human form whereas the usual wolves were still as fragile as the average human with a severe allergy to silver. He has control of when he shifted without losing his humanity while in said form.
True he still has a primitive part of his mind that would get away from him from time to time but otherwise he was in control. Also instead of looking sickly he was far more powerful in appearance.
However a bite intending to pass along his gift still can infect another. Since he no longer resembles a common Werewolf he and those like him have been dubbed Lycans."
"'Those like him'?" Shaak Ti asked before Daphne pulled down her own collar and showed off her own bite mark.
"Harry offered the mark to each of us after our Master proposed the idea in order to give those of us here a leg up against the forces of Darkness. All but the Delacour sisters accepted."
"Their Veela nature gave them enough of an advantage."
"What exactly is a Veela?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Veela are a species of magical women that are said to be the descendants of a Goddess of Love and Beauty. Once they have reached maturity they can project an aura around them that befuddles the minds of men and with enough power women.
Their hair and eyes are always the same color because a child of a Veela will always be a Veela no matter what their fathers were. Meaning that both Fleur and Gabrielle will only ever have daughters."
"Since they are also sexual beings they are driven by the need to mate until they find a chosen one or mate. However even then they are driven by a strong desire to mate.
Since female Lycans also enter into a heat cycle every three months they actually fit in quite well with us." Daphne explained to the almost lion like man.
"But that is not something to be shared so openly." Harry hissed his eyes flashing red for a second making Daphne's eyes flash yellow before she looked away in submission.
"The rooms without name plates are open to you so feel free to take them. I will see you all tomorrow." Harry said as he stood up holding Daphne in a bridal carry and walked away to a room towards the back.
"Why did their eyes flash like that?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Most likely it is a part of being a Lycan after all an Alpha wolf is known to keep the Betas in check." Qui-Gon said before he rose to find his bed for the night. The night had been interesting and he had a feeling tomorrow would be just as interesting.
Hope you all enjoyed it. R&R Ja Ne