Summary: PHWOR! Enough fighting for the moment! The saiyans are at their destined place, Leo at the Shadow Academy, is put under pressure by Brakiss, whereas Becky tries to convince Luke and the other trainers to learn Ki. Lots of 'ohhhh's and 'ahhhhh's' and 'God, those saiyan-jins are SOOO tough!!….kinda thing…well, you gotta admit, who can stand against saiya-jin powers??
Title: Unimaginable Talents
Author: Saiyan Jalapeno
Rate: um…..okay make it PG
** telepathy
A/n: Blowing ups, fighting, Galic guns, few casualties…you know…the usual in my fics…lol
CHAPTER THREE
A sharp knock and the sliding doors opened. Tamith Ki stood in the doorway.
"Come with me." She ordered briskly.
Leo opened her eyes from her meditation and stared sloth-eyed at the nightsister. Going as slow as possible, she stood and followed her out the door.
Tamith Ki strode down the passage to a turbolift. Leo stood beside her, silent, playing the part of a perilous observer. The doors re-opened again, and the nightsister strode down the hallway.
"These are our training arenas. You will complete 3 tests before you gain Master Brakiss' satisfaction. That is IF you pass them." The witch smirked.
Leo regarded her. "You would do your life a great favour by watching what you say to me."
Again Leo sensed the nightsister's anger heating up, but then died and was replaced by anxiety as they entered training room 74. Brakiss turned, and a slow smile spread across his face.
"Welcome Klorel. Your abilities you displayed earlier were very fascinating to observe." He gestured around the room. Leo followed, glancing around. The arena was empty, but that didn't mean anything. "I have laid out three tests for you. The first one will be on Strength. The second, on Speed and Agility."
"And the third?"
"The third will be on Loyalty and Conscience. If you wish to join the Shadow Academy we must be sure you will remain faithful to us. It would be unfortunate to lose a remarkable potential such as yours."
Leo paused. It would be good to test out her abilities with a worth adversary. The animorphs wern't even a challenge. She spoke. "Fine."
Brakiss clasped his hands together. "Excellent. We will begin then. Your efforts will be watched and recorded." Without another word, Brakiss left the room, followed by Tamith Ki. The woman turned around once, her red-dark lips twisted in a cruel smile.
Leo sneered at her. If she smiles at me like that again, I'm gonna rearrange her face!
The doors sealed shut, locking Leo in. She saw Brakiss and Tamith Ki emerge behind a large solid-looking galss. Looking around, she saw doors of various sizes on the four walls. There was no handles or any visible ways of opening them. Probably done mechanically, she thought.
Brakiss leaned into the comm. "Are you ready?"
Leo nodded once.
Brakiss pressed a button. The lights dimmed, making it hard to see. Six large doors opened at the same time. Leo's eyes widened. *damn ugly! * she thought as six repulsive looking creatures lumbered towards her. Three swung huge clubs in her direction. One carried an axe that seemed to weigh a tonne. The last two carried crackling power-lashes in their grasp. Eyes rolling, they sniffed and growled, dribble sloshing down their chins.
"Well they don't want to shake hands." She whispered, eyeing them watchfully.
Snapping off the comm, Tamith Ki hissed, "Master, how can you expect her to face six monsters when Vlis could not even confront four?"
"If she is as confident as she appears to be, it should not be a problem." Brakiss replied. He spoke with slight censure. "If she completes the task, she could be a powerful ally to the Dark side, Tamith Ki."
The nightsister began to sulk.
"Sir, we have begun recording." Qorl said.
The monster holding the large club swung his weapon, Leo bent back as it breezed across her. Pushing up on her hands, she kicked her feet up, connecting with the thing's chest. It toppled back, stunned. Leo powered up slightly and rammed it in the stomach, both crashing into the wall. Leo sneered, "Laters."
She blasted it with blistering ki, frying it to pieces. Smoldering, the body fell. Leo wrinkled her nose at the putrid smell. A whistle glanced by her head, sparks flew as another creature swung his ax into the wall, missing her head by inches.
Luckily they have bad eyesight, She thought. Spinning around, she caught another blow aimed for her head. Grasping the axe, she wrenched it out of his hand, twined it around her fingers, and swung again, cutting off both arms and head. The dismembered parts flopped to the floor.
Brakiss watched, pleased. "She fights using her anger. An acceptable result so far."
"But she is uncontrollable, Master." Tamith Ki said.
"All the better, " Brakiss replied, turning to her. "She is young, and can be manipulated."
Leo turned and searched for her next victim. The monsters saw their fallen comrades and back off, cautious. Holding their whips ready, the beasts cornered her and snapped the crackling length forward. Tuned up high, the deadly rods could cause some serious damage to any normal human, even kill. Leo's ki erupted across her body, covering her in cerulean power. Stretching her arms out, the whips coiled around her wrists. Her ki protected her, and she seized the whips and yanked them forward. As they pitched towards her, Leo released a huge blast that jostled them violently back. With a crying screech they skidded to the opposite side or the arena, gapping holes in their abdomen. With an animal groan, one tried to raise himself up, but failed and slumped, dead.
"Bring it on!." She shouted at the last two monsters. "I've had it with your pathetic games!"
She blurred, disappearing here, appearing there. Zipping around the room, Leo powered up to her maximum at non-super saiyan mode, her warrior blood sharpening her senses.
With a furious yell, she struck blow after blow on one monster's head and chest. She was moving so rapidly he didn't have time to do anything, let alone defend himself. Leo felt bones give way and dark green blood began to ooze through his hide. Leo scowled, and ripped his stomach open. With a defeated whine, the thing crumpled, dropping his club in the process. Behind her Leo felt movement, and rolled out of danger as a large club slammed down, missing her and thumping his dead companion instead. The deceased beast didn't protest. Leo landed on her back and veering to face him, joined her hands together.
"GALIC GUN FIRE!"
The power encircled the barbarian, and with a classic baddie "aarrgghhh!" it incinerated him to nothing. When the power had died down, a thick haze surrounded the room, mixed with burnt flesh and smoke. Leo paused, and flipped on her feet, alert. But she knew she had defeated the last one.
Leo breath a deep breath, ignoring the burnt taste that filled her mouth and nostrils. She slapped ash off her clothes.
Without a word, Brakiss pressed another button. Small holes from each side encircling her slid open.
He spoke quietly, but Leo heard him. "To defeat the simulations, you must avoid each projectile cast at you. Begin."
Leo took a deep breath. This was going to be hard, even for her. Quickly she heightened her senses to their zenith, on the brink of super saiyan. She concentrated.
With a loud PING, the first few bullets rained towards her at nearly unimaginable speeds. She ducked and twisted, leaped and dipped, eluding every missile directed at her. Her heart raced,her breath began to show in shallow gasps. Leo sensed more doors opening, and switched off her scouter so it's bleeping wouldn't cause a distraction. More projectiles began to shot towards her. She noticed that some projectiles were shaped like small needles. Probably soaked in poison. She though grimly. She gasped as a smart cut appeared across her face. Blood trickled down her cheek. She jerked back, startled. What the fuck was THAT? Another thing wizzed past her in slow motion. Leo saw it was a small circular sabersaw.
Leo scowled. "I didn't even sense that one coming."
She mentally counted in her head. Okay, Number one, Needle that have been soaked in poison. Leo didn't know if the poison would be able to kill her, but she didn't want to find out. Number two, golf size stones that are easy to dodge. No known venom or mechanical thing attached.
Number three, ring-shaped sabersaws, with the ability to PASS BY ME UNNOTICED! Leo eyes burned. She was a SUPER SAIYAN! No way is she going to let a little round metal thing with jagged edges get the best of her!
"Sir, the tempreature has risen 98 degrees since the tests commenced." Qorl said, eyes on the information screen.
"And the tempreture now?"
"167, sir."
Leo ducked as another sabersaw flew by her head. She coiled her tail tighter around her waist, protecting her furry appendage and making her body as small as possible. I've had enough of this shit! She thought, irate. She was now moving so fast she began to have the 'teleporting' effect. Just before she was going to explode enough power to destroy everything on this level, Leo hear Brakiss voice order, "Stop."
The flying missiles vanished to their original gaps through the wall, the small door sliding shut.
Leo paused to catch her breath. The cyberlock doors opened. Brakiss walked in, accompanied by Tamith Ki. Leo could tell by the look on her face that she had done pretty well. Her dark-red lips were pinched together in disapproval.
Brakiss clapped in commendation. "A very pleasing result, Klorel. As I have said, if you pass these trials then you are welcome here, as part of Shadow Academy. It would be advantageous on our part to have such skill as yours with us."
Leo regarded him, her breath even once more. "You said three tests. What's the third?"
"Ahh, yes." From the folds of his cloak, he withdrew an object. "Do you recognize this?"
The long cylinder glistened in the low lights. "A lightsaber."
"Yes. All of my students are required to build their own lightsabers as part of their training here on the Shadow Academy. You may use this for now, while we proceed with the final assessment." An insidious smile spread across his face. He gave it to Leo. "And you will fight with…Tamith Ki."
Tamith Ki's mouth dropped open. "Master, surely…."
He held up his gloved hand, stopping her from speaking. "As you know, this test is based on loyalty and conscience. If you defeat Tamith Ki you will replace her position as my Darkest Knight, I will be certain that your conscience will not be a problem to deal with in the near future."
" Marster Brakiss, surely you cannot be serious?" Tamith Ki snapped. "I have served the Emperor well, and…."
Brakiss regarded her, and hard edge to his smooth voice. "IF you defeat Klorel, Tamith Ki , you will have nothing to be concerned about. I want to be certain that when we go against Luke Skywalker and his Jedi knights, our victory will be certain without a doubt."
He swept out of the room, locking it behind him, then appeared behind the glass beside Qorl. The tall nightsister seemed to overshadow the forteen year-old. Her dark cape and dangerously-looking spikes from her shoulders made her look even more impending than before.
Brakiss snapped on the comm. "Begin!"
Slowly she pulled out her lightsaber and snapped it into life. The deep purple-tinted lightsaber hummed as she swung it expertly. Leo switched her into life. The snow-white blade buzzed and crackled.
"Nice." Leo said in approval. "Don't think I'll go easy Tamith Ki. You better have faster reflexes that me if you want to live."
"I have all I need: The Dark side of the Force." She spat confidently.
Leo sniggered. "Didn't you hear me before? There are more powerful energies in the universe than the Force."
Switching to telepathy, Leo whispered in her head. *remember that *
Swinging her blade in a wide arc, it connected with Tamith Ki's purple lightsaber. The energies crackled as they made contact and broke apart. Tamith Ki circled her. Leo felt the Dark side build in her with each step. Then she lunged, swinging and thrusting. Leo deflected and parryed. Even though she didn't really have any fencing skills, the nightsister was still having trouble striking her target. The Dark side began to control her movements, Leo noticed she was moving faster than any normal human.
Leo swiped, Tamith Ki blocked and threw a lightning bolt at her. Leo side-stepped as it fissured up the wall behind her, leaving deep crevices.
Leo sprung forward, her saiyan reflexes coming into play. She unwind her tail for balance and summersulted forward, landing behiind the nightsister
The nightsister whirled around. "You dare toy with me, brat?!"
"If I didn't toy with you, you'd be DEAD!" Leo sneered.
"I think not." The nightsister smirked. Leo's eyes widened. There's that SMIRK again! NOW she's asking for it!
"I swore if you ever looked at me like that again I would re-arrange your pretty face, nightsister!" Leo spat. "Prepare to die!"
Leo swung her blade. It connected with Tamith Ki's purple one, hissing and spitting like an angry wildcat. They withdrew. Tamith Ki fought with all her energy and anger, making Leo go on the defense. Man, is SHE going hard out! Leo thought, amused. Well, I would too if someone was trying to kill me!
Using the Force, Tamith Ki gestured furiously. Leo's lightsaber flew out of her hand & skidded to the other side of the room. Surprised, Leo adverted her eyes. Tamith Ki took that moment to trip her, knocking her flat on the floor.
Holding her blade at Leo's neck, she grinned evilly. "Well, Well, what have we here? An arrogant child I see? I think it is YOU who should be prepared to die, little one."
Brakiss snapped, "Tamith Ki! Hesitation is for the weak! Finish her!"
The nightsister drew her blade in closer. She chuckled. "I know you do not have Force potential. So you cannot recall you lightsaber."
Leo smiled, ignoring the small plight she was in. "Don't bet on it, hussy. " Tamith Ki didn't notice Leo's bright green eyes flashed tourquoise. She raised her blade with both hands, ready for the final blow. And leaving a perfect opening. Why do the bad guys always do that? She wondered.
Stretching out her hand, Leo used her telekinesis to call her blade. It sprang to her hand and she flipped it on. The nightsister's mouth formed an O as Leo buried the crackling blade in her chest. Her insides convulsed and started to fry, burning her black heart to a melting blob. Leo stood up, still holding the lightsaber inside her, causing maximum damage. Then she yanked the blade out. The nightsister involuntarily coughed blood at her, and dropped her blade with a loud CLANG. Leo grimaced. GODDAMIT! That's the second time I've been spat at!
She swiped and removed her head from her shoulders, even before the body fell to the floor. Blood gushed from the stump spreading towards Leo's boots. She took a step back and levitated. "Screw getting blood on my shoes." she said to herself. She rubbed her face with her gloved hand, grimacing at the thought of Tamith Ki's blood on her face. A loud click, Leo snapped her head around. Brakiss entered to room, his dark robes flowing around him.
He looked at the dead nightsister without any recognition, and turned to Leo. The saiyan had a bored and angry look on her face. These tests were stupid. She didn't even belong in this dimension! Why should she pretend that she was staying here? Either Brakiss listens to me NOW, or I'm outter here! Leo glared.
She whipped her blade and held it at Brakiss neck. The Master of the Shadow Academy eyes flicked at the pure-white blade, then back at her.
She spoke her voice emotionless. "I've played your game, Lord Brakiss. Now you play mine."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Becky opened her eyes and winced. Her head pounded her senses, the room swirled through her double-vision. Craning her neck, she saw her multiple cuts were sealed shut, the medical droid pottering around the room. Noticing its patient was concious, it rolled to her.
"Good afternoon, Mistress Silver. I am M67D9. May I bring you anything to eat?"
Becky smiled at its concern. Even though she liked playing the bad girl, being a good guy wasn't too bad if you knew you could win. "No thankyou, M67D2. I have some urgent business to contend with at the moment." She sat up. "I have to go."
The driod bustled around and trilled "Mistress Silver, I must insist, your current wounds have not healed and you still suffer from cerebellum damage…"
Becky feet touched the floor. She faltered. Where's a damn sensu when you need one, she thought. She shrugged on her trenchcoat. Quickly waving her hand across herself, the marks and rips dissapeared, regaining their original appearance before the fight. It would help to make a good impression if you're going to meet a Jedi Master, she thought. She smiled again at the flustered droid. "Thanks, but no thanks." She grabbed her scouter and clipped it on while walking out the door.
And nearly collided with Jaina.
"Oh! Silver! You should be resting up." Jaina said, holding her hands out. "I came to see how you were doing."
"I'm fine…thankyou for asking." Becky said.
"No problem." Jaina ushered her down the hall. "My name is Jaina. How are feeling?"
"My injuries are okay. Listen, I have to see Luke Skywalker. It's very important."
Jaina nodded, not needing the Force to sense how urgent it was. "Does it have something to do with Klorel?"
Becky sighed and nodded. "Yes. I'm sorry I brought you all into this, but it was unavoidable."
Jania shook her head. "No, it wasn't your fault. Everyone saw you and Klorel fight. Even though we couldn't sense her using the Force, we knew she was pure evil." She smiled ruefully. "We just couldn't stand by and watch you get beaten up."
I know, Becky smiled.
Jaina walked towards the turbolifts, tailed by Becky. "Let's go see where Uncle Luke is."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
The females exited the temple and into the bright sunlight. Jaina caught Luke and Tionne talking together. It was mid-afternoon, the other students were having lunch. Luke caught sight of Jania and Becky. Tionne smiled and left. Luke walked over to them.
"Silver, it's good to see you up and about." He nodded at Jaina, who gave Becky a reassuring pat and left the saiyan and Jedi Master alone.
Luke gestured, and sat on the soft grass. Becky did the same. She looked around, eyeing up the scenery. "This place is beautiful. It would be a great sadness if all this was devastated." Becky looked at him, her eyes sad. "You must stop Klorel from joining the Shadow Academy, Luke Skywalker. If you don't, then this whole solar system will be wiped out."
"Please, call me Luke. He nodded his head in discernment. "Klorel was the one you were fighting with. Who is she?"
Becky settled down. This was going to take some time. She breathed deep. "Klorel is like me. Our race is called sayia-jins. We look like humans…" she unraveled her tail from her waist. "But we are also very different. Klorel came to this reality not long ago, to cause as much havoc as possible. It's her greatest wish to destroy everything in her reach, weather they are innocent or not. Everywhere she goes, I vowed to follow her and try to stop her, but, as you can see, I have been unsuccessful."
Luke was listening intently. "How did she find out about the Shadow Academy? About this planet?"
"Whenever we cross-faze into another plane, the realities history and knowledge is transferred into our minds. When Klorel came here, she immediately traveled to join the Shadow Academy. She knows their plans as if she has….already read what will happen." * get it? *
"How do you know?"
"I know everything she knows." Becky tapped her head. "We are telepathically linked for life."
Luke felt a sinking weight in his stomach. "Why is she going to join the Shadow Academy?"
Becky looked at him. "You know that answer, Luke."
Luke thought of his ex-student, Brakiss. He thought of Klorel convincing him to ally together. He knew that is she joined with the Shadow Academy, they could be and unstoppable power.
"That is why I am here. Alone you and the other Jedi knights cannot defeat Klorel with the living Force. The Force affects us, but we are connected differently to It. With my assistance you have a better chance of defeating her and the Shadow Academy."
The Jedi Master saw no options left. If what Silver was saying is true, they needed a higher source of power other than the Force.
Luke took a deep breath, allowing the Force to flow through him. "What are you suggesting?"
Becky pressed her scouter. Luke's aura came into reading, and she blinked at him. His ki level was 200. The other students ki was probably lower. She sighed. "A saiya-jins power comes from their own essence. Their own life-force. Sayians already have an inbuilt ability to fight. With each fight or recovery from a near-death experience, their life-force, or ki, increases." She spoke softly. "Humans can also learn this ability."
Understanding crossed Luke's face. "You wish to teach us ki." It wasn't a question. It was a statement.
"Yes. By yourself, you cannot succeed." She unclipped her scouter and showed him. "This device allows us to read an individuals' life-force. Your ki is high for a human. I'm assuming it's because you are connected to the Force, as are your other students."
"Yes. Most of my students here have Force-potential. I teach them to tap into this power for understanding and knowledge, and to learn the Jedi ways that have been taught for centuries."
She peered at him. "And this power. It can be used for good or evil."
"Yes." He replied. Her statement brought back painful memories.
"So it goes with any sort of power. Ki can also be used for evil proposes. The wielder must choose how they will manage it." Becky paused and snapped onto a trance. Her eyes focused and she clenched her jaw. Luke saw her change in composure. "Silver, what is it?"
She suddenly blinked and shook her head. Her sharp blue eyes were blazing. "Klorel is teaching Brakiss and his students to develop ki. You must choose now, Luke. If you do not wish for my assistance than I will stay and protect all of you as I can. But hear me: twenty people are stronger than one alone."
Luke didn't need to be scientist to know that an army of allies to the darkside with strange abilities could be a fatal blow for the Jedi knights.
Luke stood up, his black cloak swirling around his feet. Becky rose as well. Luke grasped her hands.
"We thank you for your assistance."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Jaina, the mid-day meal is nearly finished." Jacen said, patting the chair beside him. Tenel Ka and Lowie were also present at the lunch table.
Jaina sat beside her brother and pulled a bowl of stew to herself. "Sorry. I went to see how Silver was doing. She's outside talking with Uncle Luke."
Jacen spluttered on his bread. "You mean she's up? She only spent less than half an hour in the sick bay."
"Perhaps her kind recover well from injuries." Tenel Ka said.
"Tenel Ka's right. She told me she had to speak to Uncle Luke urgently. I'll bet it's about what she said before, remember?" She lowered her voice. "About the Shadow Academy?"
"Klorel's planning to join the Shadow Academy! That must be it! What else did she say?" Jacen asked.
Jaina shrugged. "She just said she was sorry."
Jacen stood and pushed his chair back. "We've got study now." The kitchen droids scooted in the grand audience chamber and began stacking the dirty dishes. "Are you coming? I'm going outside."
"Jacen, it's not nice to go and spy on Uncle Luke and Silver." Jaina chided.
He looked at her, surprised. "I wasn't. Part of my study includes wildlife habitats. And I'll only find that outside."
"Well I'm coming too," Jaina said, avoiding a droid that scooted around her feet, sweeping up bits of mess. "Come on, Lowie."
Tenel Ka also stood, and the teens paced out the grand audience chamber, chatting.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Becky clipped on her blue scouter and looked around at the emerald-green plant growth and foliage. Just outside the temple, Luke was talking with Tionne. The white-haired Jedi Master nodded while she listened. Becky glanced away. Somehow she didn't feel like boasting or playing reckless here. In a weird kind of way, she would be sad if this dimension was destroyed like the Animorphs. She liked reading Starwars books and watching the movies. And meeting Luke Skywalker and the other Jedi Knights was something no-one else had the privilege of. If Leo didn't feel the same way she did, then they would be fighting opposing sides for REAL. Leo sure had her mind set on her way, and Becky knew she would play the bad ally to the very end. Unless her life, or maybe mine, Becky thought glumly, was in mortal danger, she didn't care whose toes she stepped on.
Tionne smiled. "Good Luck, Luke. May the Force be with you." She cast a smile at Becky who returned the gesture.
"Do you wish me to teach you first?" Becky asked as Luke made his way to her.
"I hope it's no problem. Tionne is going to watch the students while I'm gone." He smiled quizzically. "Where do I begin?"
Becky led the way to the exterior of the temple. She stopped, and set her footing. "We will start here. first, you must clear your mind of all thoughts. Focus on what's inside you, your own ki."
I never thought a child would teach a Master, Luke mused, obeying. He closed his eyes slowly and stilled his breathing. He could feel the Force pulse inside him. He focused. A pale light shimmered behind his eyes, like light reflecting off water. Becky had also closed hr eyes, and reached out with her mind. She spoke to him using telepathy.
* That's it. Now, use your mind to manifest outside your body. Imagine it flowing, surrounding you with it's power*
Becky thought to herself. If Leo heard me talking like this, she'd NEVER let me live it down!
Luke concentrated. Becky opened her eyes, watching his face. Slowly, ever so slowly, he began to glow a pale white. His aura became visible, and with sharp intake of breath, flames burst forth from him, but refused to touch his skin. He opened his eyes in wonderment.
Becky smiled. For someone who had never been a sensei before, she was doing pretty good. "That is the manifestation of your power. It will obey only you alone. How do you feel?"
Luke looked at his hand, turning it over. The colorless heat tingled his skin, even though it wasn't touching him. "It feels…different. I can still feel the Force around me, but it's like…I can't explain it."
Becky continued. "This is only the beginning. You have to be careful, Luke: If you allow your ki to burn continuously, it can wear you out. Power-down for now, and I will explain something."
Luke nodded and took a deep breath. After a few moments, the flames continued to burn. Becky tried not to let her worry show. She had read enough stories where people had been burned to ashes by their own power because the failed to control it. Slowly, to Becky's relief, Luke managed his ki until it vanished. His sandy hair was slightly askew, the saiyan knew it was because of the wind that blew up when you called upon your energy.
He brushed his hair back, and for an instant he looked like the young man Becky swooned over when she was twelve. Damn girly problems, she hissed silently.
"Very good. Once you remember what you ki feels like, you can use it for any sort of reasons. Watch."
Becky's green ki glowered around her. She levitated about a meter off the ground. "You try it. Just direct you ki and tell it where you want to go."
Luke nodded and closed his eyes. Again a gentle radiance showered his body. Opening his eyes, her levitated up beside her. "That is amazing! To levitate this high using the Force takes a huge amount of concentration. It feels as thought I'm not even using a touch of the Force."
"Your correct. Nothing has more energy than the human spirit and soul. Of course, you can always call upon other sources of power to aid you, like nature as you do, but if focus inside yourself, believe in yourself, you can do anything."
Luke thought about what she said. This new power shook the very foundation of what he believed in, what he had been taught ever since he found out about the Force from Ben-Kenobi. It was something he had to think deeply about and ponder.
She smiled. "Let's go." She flew across the sky.
Luke stood motionless for a moment and followed her. Her grinned widely as he felt the wind breeze past him, whipping his hair back. Stretching his hands out, he felt like a giddy teenager again, riding his speeder across the sands of Tatoonie.
They flew to the horizion, the dark green forest of Yavin 4 began to thin until there was only rugged crops of gravel, forming crude and landscapes.
Becky slowed to a halt in mid-air, and waited for Luke to catch up. Becky glanced at her scouter. Luke's ki reading had raised considerable since her had learned to disclose his life-force. It had nearly tripled his readings.
Luke stopped beside her. "Why are we here?" he asked.
"Here, I'll teach you how to use your ki a different way. I chose this spot so that it is as far away from the Jedi academy as possible. " She opened her hand, palm upwards. A sphere the size of a tennis ball floated on her fingers. "When fighting, you ki can be used for superior speed, strength, agility and you can withstand intense pressure. There can only be obtained by continuous training, which, we unfortunately don't have the time for." She focus came back to the hovering orb. She reared her hand back. "When you power-up, you can fire you ki to attack another individual." She sensed Luke's objection. "It's a war you'll be against, Luke. Sometimes the methods of defeating your foe are not always agreeable."
Throwing the ball, it flew through the air and exploded. "Small ones like these are good for distractions. Attacks shapes range from helixes to beams, lazers and multiple spheres. You try it."
Luke's mind was astounded at all the information the saiyan was explaining. Why hadn't some rogue Jedi, or someone from the darkside known about this power? If he could sense his own life-force and all he needed to do was expand it into a visible form, why hadn't anyone seen it? It was like tapping into a unlimited source of power that had been under his very nose.
He centered his attention on his open palm and imagined his ki flowing to his fingertips. It did as he instructed and a pale sphere materialized. He raised his hand back. Okay, just release it, he thought. Luke would feel very silly if his attack were still stuck to his hand.
Throwing it, it sailed through the air. As soon as the word explode entered his head, the sphere blew up, showering them with a bright light.
Becky nodded in approval. "Very good. We will continue most of the afternoon. But first," She ginned sheepishly. "Can we get some food?"