Chapter 13: A Tale Of The Force
A few days had passed since the crew arrived in the Outer Territories.
Everyone was getting used to thier set routine.
Aside from ventures out into the field the gang would have to amass daily
reports of their findings and the environment.
They also had daily class sessions of Science, Arithmetic, and other main
subjects taugh by either Dr. Joy, Dr. Trudie, or Dr. Oak.
A schedule was made on a rotation around cleaning, dishes, cooking and other
chores.
Also the gang took turns on who slept in the tent and who slept in the HQ.
Aside from the bunk for Dr.Joy there were four bunk slots for the teens and
two for the adults.
There was also a healthy supply of sealed food rations.
More often than not the packets of supposed nutrition had little taste.
As Briss commented: "Tastes like trash but you can live off it!"
But every so often Kal would volunteer to cook a hot meal, and everyone was
amazed at how great a cook he was!
Kia and Ruka were the last to reach camp that evening. They strolled
in with thier chins held high and singing.
"Sistah's! Doing it for themselves! Standing on their own two feet!"
They strolled in wearing the old donated millitary fatuiges that Ruka had
gladly showed the other girls how to "Alter" to be more fashionable.
Ruka had also given Kia a new hairstyle by french brading her hair into two
ponytails.
"Now what are you two so happy about?" Dr.Trudie asked as she greeted them.
Ruka smiled. "Cause we have caught the FIRST Pokemon on this Expedition!"
Immediatly there was a crowd.
"Woah Ruk-san! What did you catch! Let's see it!" Nina ooed.
"Kia, do the honors!" Ruka beamed.
Kia brought out the Pokeball and released what looked like a cross between a
monkey and a squirel.
It looked around and chirped. It had a furry flat tail and big teeth and big
bronze eyes.
"It's called a Monquirrl!" Ruka announced.
Gary examined it. "That's nice and all but how do you know?"
"Because it told me...." Kia said with a sheepish grin.
Ruka backed her up "It's true y'all! Kia has this ability to talk to all the
pokemon!" She announced to all the puzzled faces.
Then the Monquirll skitterd up Kia's leg and clutched her shouldur.
It chirped something to her. Kia grinned and sweatdropped.
"Ok!Ok!Ok! She pulled out a candy bar and gave it to Monquirll.
He landed on the ground and began to chomp away on the Mr.Good-Chu choco bar.
Kia chuckled "I had to bribe him to come!"
Ruka grinned and laid out her palm to her brother.
He grunted in defeat as he slapped a 10 dollar bill in his sisters palm.
The Monquirll then skittered up and sat atop Gary's head on to his
marsh hat.
"Freindly little guy!" He said.
The the monquirll then noticed the flower that Gary had found. It was a
bright red blossom that Gary had stuck behind his ear to show Dr. Trudie
later. She was particulaly interested in the flora of the area and he had
thought she might like to examine it.
The Monquirll apparently didn't.
The Pokemon launched itself at the flower, eyes glowing red, screaming
"MONQUIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRLLLLL!".
It demolished the bloom inside of ten seconds, almost wrecking Gary's ear
along with it!
Gary stumbled back. "Uhhhhhh!" He moaned, clutching the side of his head.
The teens all chuckled.
"Hey let's name him Wrecker!" Graydon laughed .
"Har Har Guys......." Gary said, quite sarcasticly.
Kenny consoled him.
"Now Gary....Don't get too worked up about it."
The group looked at the Monquirll who was still attacking the few remaining
shreds of flower. More laughter.
Gary went to store the creature in HQ and see Doctor Joy and the crew got
ready for dinner.
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! What is that smell!" Ooed Ruka, her taste buds nearly
exploding at the smell drifting out of the RV.
"It's heavenly... " Kia breathed.
They followed the scent to a huge pot that Kal was working over.
He was still dressed in his jedi robes and gi. He didn't like the fatuiges so
he settled for his self-made clothing. Luckily he could sew.
"Kal what are you cooking?" Kia asked.
He stirred the pot, throwing in a couple of round purple vegetables.
This is my own special Corilian Beef stew. It's my own blend of meats,
vegtables and spices from Corillia."
He took some bowls and began filling them.
"Bread to your right and to your left they're's Poke-cola and Pika Pepper to
drink.
Everyone got a bowl but Briss who was digging through some rations.
"Briss do you want some stew ?" Kal offered.
"No thanks! I don't like beef stew!" She huffed. Kal sighed.
Great, a finicky eater.
He filled a bowl anyway and set it in just the right place so the aroma
filled her nose.
"Are you sure? It has everything a growing girl needs."
Briss took a whiff. "On second thought... maybe a little."
She quickly took the bowl and darted off to eat.
The reaction was unaminous
"Oh my god!!!"
"This is soooooo good!"
"Can I have the recipe for this?"
Jett was the first to finish. "More please!" He grinned holding out his bowl
for seconds.
Kal smiled and refilled his bowl.
"You see why I made so much!"
Kal took a bowl and joined everyone by the fire.
"Kia? You're ability to speak to Pokemon. Do you know why you do that?" He
asked.
Kia looked up.
"Really, I don't. I just do it..."
Kal answered her.
"Kia that ability you have is through the Force."
Kia paused "What is the Force?" She asked, eagerly, yet cautioiusly .
Kal gazed into the fire.
"The Force is an energy field it surrounds us binds us and penetrates us.
The Force flows from all living things, the trees, rocks, animals. They all
flow with energy from the Force. People who are sesitive to the Force and use
it to their ability are called Jedi Knights.
I sensed the force was strong in you Kia.
Through the force the Jedi can do feats that would seem impossible. He can
see things from afar, friends old and new. The Force partially controlls
your actions but it also obeys your commands. Stand with me Kia."
Kal and Kia stood. He handed her his lightsaber.
When kia took it she immediatly felt familiar with it.
She clicked it on.
A brilliant light blue light blade flashed out of the hilt.
It hummed with it's energy.
She waved it around careful not to clip off any ears.
"This is a lightsaber, the weapon of the jedi." Kal said.
She retracted the blade and gave it back to him.
"For over a 1000 years the Jedi were the guardians of peace throughout the
galaxy. Then there was a dark time when the jedi were all but exterminated.
But thanks to one the jedi they were born again.
His name was Luke Skywalker, my teacher. At his Jedi Academy, I studied the
Force and became a Jedi. Then during a mission an accident happened and I was
sucked through a portal that led me here to this dimension."
He looked at Kia.
"Kia You have the ability to use the Force and become a great Jedi. I want to
teach the ways of the Force."
Kia gazed into the fire and then noticed everyone was asleep.
"Everyone's knocked out!" She said.
Kal looked around with a smile. "My stew is so good and filling that it puts
everyone to sleep, kinda like turkey! Only Force sensitive people have a
tolerance to it."
Kia giggled, she then looked up into the sky.
"All my life I felt like an outcast, a nobody. I felt thrown away. But
I always felt I was put her for a purpose. I never knew my parents, but
somehow I've always felt watched over."
She was trembling and crying now.
"Kal, I'm scared but....but I feel this is right!" She looked up at him with
determination in her eyes.
"Kal teach me the ways of the force! I want to be a Jedi!"
Kal smiled "Your training begins now!"
Kia blinked "What! Now?" She squeaked. "Aren't you supposed to give me some
sort of book to study first or something!?!"
Kal pointed to all the sleeping people. "Jedi Training isn't like going to
school. How about you help me put them to bed."
A few days had passed since the crew arrived in the Outer Territories.
Everyone was getting used to thier set routine.
Aside from ventures out into the field the gang would have to amass daily
reports of their findings and the environment.
They also had daily class sessions of Science, Arithmetic, and other main
subjects taugh by either Dr. Joy, Dr. Trudie, or Dr. Oak.
A schedule was made on a rotation around cleaning, dishes, cooking and other
chores.
Also the gang took turns on who slept in the tent and who slept in the HQ.
Aside from the bunk for Dr.Joy there were four bunk slots for the teens and
two for the adults.
There was also a healthy supply of sealed food rations.
More often than not the packets of supposed nutrition had little taste.
As Briss commented: "Tastes like trash but you can live off it!"
But every so often Kal would volunteer to cook a hot meal, and everyone was
amazed at how great a cook he was!
Kia and Ruka were the last to reach camp that evening. They strolled
in with thier chins held high and singing.
"Sistah's! Doing it for themselves! Standing on their own two feet!"
They strolled in wearing the old donated millitary fatuiges that Ruka had
gladly showed the other girls how to "Alter" to be more fashionable.
Ruka had also given Kia a new hairstyle by french brading her hair into two
ponytails.
"Now what are you two so happy about?" Dr.Trudie asked as she greeted them.
Ruka smiled. "Cause we have caught the FIRST Pokemon on this Expedition!"
Immediatly there was a crowd.
"Woah Ruk-san! What did you catch! Let's see it!" Nina ooed.
"Kia, do the honors!" Ruka beamed.
Kia brought out the Pokeball and released what looked like a cross between a
monkey and a squirel.
It looked around and chirped. It had a furry flat tail and big teeth and big
bronze eyes.
"It's called a Monquirrl!" Ruka announced.
Gary examined it. "That's nice and all but how do you know?"
"Because it told me...." Kia said with a sheepish grin.
Ruka backed her up "It's true y'all! Kia has this ability to talk to all the
pokemon!" She announced to all the puzzled faces.
Then the Monquirll skitterd up Kia's leg and clutched her shouldur.
It chirped something to her. Kia grinned and sweatdropped.
"Ok!Ok!Ok! She pulled out a candy bar and gave it to Monquirll.
He landed on the ground and began to chomp away on the Mr.Good-Chu choco bar.
Kia chuckled "I had to bribe him to come!"
Ruka grinned and laid out her palm to her brother.
He grunted in defeat as he slapped a 10 dollar bill in his sisters palm.
The Monquirll then skittered up and sat atop Gary's head on to his
marsh hat.
"Freindly little guy!" He said.
The the monquirll then noticed the flower that Gary had found. It was a
bright red blossom that Gary had stuck behind his ear to show Dr. Trudie
later. She was particulaly interested in the flora of the area and he had
thought she might like to examine it.
The Monquirll apparently didn't.
The Pokemon launched itself at the flower, eyes glowing red, screaming
"MONQUIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRLLLLL!".
It demolished the bloom inside of ten seconds, almost wrecking Gary's ear
along with it!
Gary stumbled back. "Uhhhhhh!" He moaned, clutching the side of his head.
The teens all chuckled.
"Hey let's name him Wrecker!" Graydon laughed .
"Har Har Guys......." Gary said, quite sarcasticly.
Kenny consoled him.
"Now Gary....Don't get too worked up about it."
The group looked at the Monquirll who was still attacking the few remaining
shreds of flower. More laughter.
Gary went to store the creature in HQ and see Doctor Joy and the crew got
ready for dinner.
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! What is that smell!" Ooed Ruka, her taste buds nearly
exploding at the smell drifting out of the RV.
"It's heavenly... " Kia breathed.
They followed the scent to a huge pot that Kal was working over.
He was still dressed in his jedi robes and gi. He didn't like the fatuiges so
he settled for his self-made clothing. Luckily he could sew.
"Kal what are you cooking?" Kia asked.
He stirred the pot, throwing in a couple of round purple vegetables.
This is my own special Corilian Beef stew. It's my own blend of meats,
vegtables and spices from Corillia."
He took some bowls and began filling them.
"Bread to your right and to your left they're's Poke-cola and Pika Pepper to
drink.
Everyone got a bowl but Briss who was digging through some rations.
"Briss do you want some stew ?" Kal offered.
"No thanks! I don't like beef stew!" She huffed. Kal sighed.
Great, a finicky eater.
He filled a bowl anyway and set it in just the right place so the aroma
filled her nose.
"Are you sure? It has everything a growing girl needs."
Briss took a whiff. "On second thought... maybe a little."
She quickly took the bowl and darted off to eat.
The reaction was unaminous
"Oh my god!!!"
"This is soooooo good!"
"Can I have the recipe for this?"
Jett was the first to finish. "More please!" He grinned holding out his bowl
for seconds.
Kal smiled and refilled his bowl.
"You see why I made so much!"
Kal took a bowl and joined everyone by the fire.
"Kia? You're ability to speak to Pokemon. Do you know why you do that?" He
asked.
Kia looked up.
"Really, I don't. I just do it..."
Kal answered her.
"Kia that ability you have is through the Force."
Kia paused "What is the Force?" She asked, eagerly, yet cautioiusly .
Kal gazed into the fire.
"The Force is an energy field it surrounds us binds us and penetrates us.
The Force flows from all living things, the trees, rocks, animals. They all
flow with energy from the Force. People who are sesitive to the Force and use
it to their ability are called Jedi Knights.
I sensed the force was strong in you Kia.
Through the force the Jedi can do feats that would seem impossible. He can
see things from afar, friends old and new. The Force partially controlls
your actions but it also obeys your commands. Stand with me Kia."
Kal and Kia stood. He handed her his lightsaber.
When kia took it she immediatly felt familiar with it.
She clicked it on.
A brilliant light blue light blade flashed out of the hilt.
It hummed with it's energy.
She waved it around careful not to clip off any ears.
"This is a lightsaber, the weapon of the jedi." Kal said.
She retracted the blade and gave it back to him.
"For over a 1000 years the Jedi were the guardians of peace throughout the
galaxy. Then there was a dark time when the jedi were all but exterminated.
But thanks to one the jedi they were born again.
His name was Luke Skywalker, my teacher. At his Jedi Academy, I studied the
Force and became a Jedi. Then during a mission an accident happened and I was
sucked through a portal that led me here to this dimension."
He looked at Kia.
"Kia You have the ability to use the Force and become a great Jedi. I want to
teach the ways of the Force."
Kia gazed into the fire and then noticed everyone was asleep.
"Everyone's knocked out!" She said.
Kal looked around with a smile. "My stew is so good and filling that it puts
everyone to sleep, kinda like turkey! Only Force sensitive people have a
tolerance to it."
Kia giggled, she then looked up into the sky.
"All my life I felt like an outcast, a nobody. I felt thrown away. But
I always felt I was put her for a purpose. I never knew my parents, but
somehow I've always felt watched over."
She was trembling and crying now.
"Kal, I'm scared but....but I feel this is right!" She looked up at him with
determination in her eyes.
"Kal teach me the ways of the force! I want to be a Jedi!"
Kal smiled "Your training begins now!"
Kia blinked "What! Now?" She squeaked. "Aren't you supposed to give me some
sort of book to study first or something!?!"
Kal pointed to all the sleeping people. "Jedi Training isn't like going to
school. How about you help me put them to bed."