I never thought people would actually like this story. Well, here's chapter 2. Sorry it took so long, but I have to work, so I don't get a lot of time to write. But know that I have my own computer; I should be able to write more. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars, unfortunately
Chapter 2
Jaina woke up late the next morning. She ended up staying in the dining hall thinking longer than she had expected. She hopped out of bed, hurriedly got dressed, and ran back to the dining hall. As she entered through the door, she found all her friends already sitting at their usual table. She sat down in her usual seat at the table with Lowie, Jacen, Tenel Ka, Anakin, Tahiri, Lusa, and Raynar. The only one missing was Zekk. Her eyes fell as she saw his empty seat.
"Hey sleepy-head." Her brother said to her, "It's about time you got here. I'm almost finished and I thought you were never gonna show up, so I was about to eat breakfast for you." He handed her a bowl of mushy stuff that smelled really appetizing.
"Thanks Jace." She proceeded to eat the mush. Despite the strange appearance, it tasted sweet, but with an odd texture. "I was tired, sorry. This stuff is good, what is it."
"Oatmeal." Jacen told her.
"What?"
"Something Kea brought from Terra. The cook decided it would make her feel more at home."
"Oh, ok. That reminds me, has anyone seen any sign of her yet today?"
"I did see her outside this morning," Tenel replied, "She was swimming in the lake and wearing some form of outfit I have never seen before. It looked like she had been there for a while. When she spotted me, she ran into the forest."
"How do you know about her?" Jaina asked
"Jacen told us about her this morning, while you were still sleeping." Raynar told her from down the table.
"There's something strange going on with that girl." Jacen added just as Kea walked into the dining room carrying a green shoulder bag, and sat down at an empty table by herself. The Young Jedi Knights looked over at her. Kea looked back at them, and then quickly looked down at the table. She pulled a well-worn paperback book out of her bag and started reading. Jaina decided to do something about this. She got up from her table and went over to sit next to Kea.
"Hi Kea. What is that you are reading?" Kea held up the book so that Jaina could see it. It was called The Crystal Star and had a character on the front that looked suspiciously like her Uncle Luke. "What's the book about?"
Kea looked at Jaina. "You." She said and resumed reading, not looking up again. Jaina decided to give up. Sighing, she went back to her table.
She dropped back down in her chair as Jacen said, "So did she say anything?"
"Yes, she said the book was about me, and then she kept on reading."
"Wonder what she meant?" Jacen thought out loud. Then he noticed the sad expression on Jaina's face. "But cheer up. Zekk is coming back today. He sent a message to Uncle Luke, and he came in and told us." This comment made Jaina happier, and she blushed at the thought of Zekk, but it didn't really help with the problem of this new girl, Kea Jade.
Mara Jade Skywalker entered the dining hall at this time. All sixteen eyes of the Young Jedi Knights followed her as she walked over to Kea's table, bent down and told her something. Kea nodded and putting her book away, she exited the dining hall. Then Mara came over to the others.
"Hi Aunt Mara." Jaina said. "Where's Kea going?"
"Luke wanted to talk to her about her Jedi abilities. Have any of you talked to her about anything yet?"
"I tried to, but she didn't say much, just that her book was about me, but I don't get it."
"That's probably because you don't know much about Terra. I'll try and explain it to you guys, but I don't know how well I can. That book is about you Jaina, and Jacen, Anakin, and Lusa; it's about the time you were kidnapped by Hethrir."
"How would she know about that?" Lusa asked.
"It's strange, really." Mara began to explain. "Terra, called Earth by the locals, is a planet on the edge of the galaxy in the unknown part. But the planet isn't truly unknown. A few select people know about, my old employer, Talon Karrde is one of them. He was the one that suggested I take Kea there after she was born. That was so the Empire wouldn't find her. I knew that if the remnants of the Empire ever found out the Emperor's Hand had a child, they knew this child would be strong in the force and a great ally to them, so I hid her on the suggestion of Karrde. So we traveled to Terra, with Kea being born en route. Trust me, never give birth on a starship in hyperspace. Well anyway, Terra was a backwater planet that had little advanced technology, they were still using paper. I was able to give Kea to a hospital, and they gave me the address of the family that was going to take care of her. See, what happened was a mother gave birth, but the baby died, even though the mother did not know that, so they pretended Kea was their real baby, naming her a Terran name, and having her grow up knowing nothing of her true heritage."
"But that doesn't explain why she's reading books about us." Tahiri interrupted.
"I was coming to that Tahiri." Mara answered. "About 25 years ago, around the time the first Death Star blew, a few travelers found the planet, and told them about the rest of the galaxy. But the people thought it to be a strange science fiction story, so no one believed them. Then, one man named George Lucas came across accounts of this meeting. He liked the story, but instead of saying it was true, he turned it into a sci-fi series called Star Wars, focusing mostly on Luke Leia and Han, and the adventures they had. It was a huge hit on Terra, so Lucas somehow got in touch with these travelers and they told him more. Two more movies were made, one about the battle at Hoth and when Han was frozen in carbonite, and the other about Endor and the second Death Star. The whole series was a great success for Lucas, and he gave some of the profits to create a direct line from Karrde to him. The travelers knew Karrde would be able to help Lucas better than they could. So Karrde, with the help of Luke, Leia and Han, sent updates of what was going on in the Galaxy every once in a while to Lucas, who, realizing that more movies would take time and money, decided to create books about everything else. There are tons of books, and what Kea was reading this morning is only one of them. She happened to bring them all with her, so if you ask, she might lend you one, and you can read how the story sounded to other people. And they just released another movie, about the Old Republic. For some reason, they seem to know more about our history than we do. I actually met Lucas the first time I went to Terra. This time I just stopped in to say hi, and see what he knew about the old order of the Jedi. He provided some valuable information, which could come in handy. Now that's way Kea seemed surprised yesterday. To her, you guys are a work of science fiction."
Everyone stared at Mara with their mouths open when she finished speaking. Somewhere, somehow, they were famous as fictional characters. It was too much. Mara saw the looks on all their faces and said, "Why don't you guys talk to Kea about this next time you see her."
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After leaving the dining hall, Kea walked up to Master Skywalker's office. Jaina had showed her the way before, so she knew where she was going. When she came to the door, it opened by itself, and a voice from inside beckoned her in.
"Good morning Kea." Master Skywalker called to her. Kea entered, a little nervous, but also impressed. This was the Luke Skywalker, a person she had read about, but never thought existed. "Considering you are my wife's daughter, I would like to get to know you, but I also called you here to test you."
Kea gulped and sat in one of the chairs
"Mara told me a lot about you last night, and how she trained you enough for you to make a lightsaber on your way here. So where is you Jedi weapon?"
"Back on the ship." Kea said in a barely audible voice.
"Why?" This one word caused Kea to look at the ground as tears filled her eyes. Luke knew enough not to pry further, he'd ask Mara about it later. "Ok, don't worry about it, but could I do one quick thing before you go?" Kea nodded, and Luke reached deep into her mind to that blocked wall in the back and pushed against it. One moment he was standing next to her, and the next he was flung backwards, hitting the wall. Kea looked up at him concerned, and he got off the ground and told her she could leave.
On the way back to her room, a few thoughts ran through Kea's head. Why I am afraid of this place? What is wrong with me?
