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Chapter 5: Destiny Revealed Part 1

Ben was amazed. Not shocked, like by everything else he has seen, but amazed. The floor has red carpet leading up to stairs. At the top of the stairs were two throne chairs. To the right side of each chair was a keypad. There were two statues. One on the right side of the room, the other on the other side. It was breathtaking. "Look, Joseph. This must be some type of throne room and/or meditation room. Whoever owned this place must have been very important." "Yeah. I wonder who it was."

Suddenly, the Force's power swept over them. It became intense. So intense, that Joseph passed out from the presence of it. Ben bent down to check his friend, trying to keep himself from passing out, too. He was okay. He wonders why the Force's presence became very intense all of a sudden.

"We can answer that for you, Ben." Ben wirled around to see two people in front of him. No. Not people. Spirits.

One was a man. He has long white hair, ice blue eyes, and he was wearing white, silk clothing with a cape, one side was blue, the other purple. The other was a woman. She has blonde hair, green eyes, and was wearing a long, white, silk dress with a cape, one side was pink, the other white. Both had lightsabers at thier sides. Holy Sith spawn. They're Jedi. But he coult tell that hey were different, somehow. Well, someone has to start this show.

He took a step towards the two spirits. "Can you tell me who you two are?" "My name is Jarred. This is my wife, Lucia." "Was it you two that called me down here?" "Yes, it was us," answered Lucia. The both sat sown on the throne chairs. Ben pointed toward Joseph, "will Joseph be all right?" Jarred nodded. "Yes. Your friend will be all right." "It would be better for him if he didn't know what we are about to tell you." "What is it that you need tell me all the way down here?" "We will get to that. Before that, let me give you a history lesson and tell you a story.

"Over 25,000 years ago, there were wars that have taken place, here on Coruscant. We call them the Forgotten Wars, since there are no accounts of them that have been released. A different kind of Jedi existed here." "What do you by a different kind?" "No interuptions. Everything will be explained. All right?" He nodded. "Good. These Jedi were called Paladins. A Paladin is the next and last rank after a Jedi Master. Paladins have better senses, quicker reflexes, are more physically and mentally stronger, know how to make better lightsabers, and there are many more things that they can do that regular Jedi can't do. Regular Jedi senses can only sense so much. Paladins can sense everything in the entire universe.

"Take the Yuuzhan Vong for instance. Regular Jedi couldn't sense them in the Force. They would believe that they exist outside the Force. That the Force is not part of them. But in reality they are. They are just beyond the regular Jedi senses. Jedi Paladins would be able to sense them. Think about a whistle. Some whistles are made to admit a sound so high, that only certain animals can hear it. It is just like that. Paladins are the perfect Jedi Warriors.

"My wife and I were the rulers of Coruscant. Before, during, and after we ruled we had many fights with the Dark Paladins and Sith Lords. They would try to force their views on us. They said that we were weak, that we would fall someday. Wars and small fights went on for thousands of years. We were stronger, so we were always able to defeat them. We even thought that we have exterminated them a few times.

"Then, something happened. About 50 years before hyperspace travel was developed, the Dark Paladins did a suprise attack on the capital. The leader were two Dark Paladins, named Malice and Elsa. We didn't know at the time how their group had become so large. We found out that someone in the Paladins were secrectly helping them gathering members to hit us hard. And it worked. But we were not defeated. We stood our ground and sent them running, but we knew that they weren't done with us. We retreated to our secrect tactical base, which is what you are in right now. Here we planned out the final battles that would happen.

"For years we fought bravely against them. We killed many. The final battle happened in this building, and in the sky around the city. It was very bloody. They came by the hundreds. All of the Paladins that were left stayed here and fought there hardest. During this battle I killed the traitor. He was my best friend, Jorden. Lucia and I faced Malice and Elsa in this very room. The battle went on for two days, while the rest of the Jedi watched. In the end, Lucia and I won. Lucia cut Elsa in half, while I rammed my blade right through Malice's head.

"After we checked out the loses, we found out that all of the Paladins were killed, except for a few. Before we resumed teaching, we recieved a message from the Force. It told us to hold off the teachings to become a Jedi Paladin. It said that the power of the Paladins were felt through out the universe. People would want to use this power for themselves. It would decide when the Paladins would return. After hyperspace travel was invented, The Force came to us again. It told us to create a temple for Paladins, but not to reveal its location until a it says so.

"For thousands of years we have waited. And know the Force says that the time has come for the Paladins to return. Now You may ask questions. Ben didn't know where to start. "Why now. Why has the Force decided that now is the time for the Paladins to return?" "The reason is because, the Sith are trying to bring back the Dark Paladins." "What! The Sith! I thought that they were all gone." "No, Ben. They are still out there. Waiting for the right time to reveal themselves. One Dark Paladin has hidden the teachings. We though we got all of them, but one copy slipped through our fingers. It was found about 8 years ago." "And you are just telling me this? Since they had the teachings this long, aren't they Dark Paladins by now?" "No. It has been thousands of years since the Paladins have even been mentioned. And the teaching are written in an ancient form of writting that isn't used anymore. It took them 4 years to find out what they had. It will take them more that twice that to translate the whole teachings. Who knows how long it will take them to learn the teachings. Any thing else?"

"Yeah. Why me?" "The Force has chosen you and one other person to bring back the Jedi Paladin. With this other person, you will be able to bring the Paladins back to their rightful place in the galaxy." "Who is this other person?" "Your other half." "What do you mean my other half?" Like you mother is your father's other half, your father is you mother's other half. With this women fighting at your side, you will be the ultimate Paladin, and same with her." "Who is she?" "You will find out soon enough." "Have you talked to her, yet?" "No. Not yet. We will speak to her when she goes to the academy." "Whe not tell us both here, in this place." We decided, for the sake of secrecy, to only have one of you, for now, to know about this place. She will be told about this place soon enough. Anything else?" "When do I start my training to be a Paladin?" "We will tell you when the time is right. Right now, we have a gift for you. Come up here, to us."

At first, Ben was unsure. But he walked right up to them. Jarred held something out for him to take. It was a crystal. It was blue and was the size of an adults palm. "It's beautiful. Why do you want me to have it?" "This was the crystal I used in my lightsaber. It has the ability to replicate material and to unlish energy.. When I was in battle, I used these abilities to their extent. I constructed my lightsaber to have two blades. At any time, I could unhook the two sides in the middle, so I could fight with two sabers. I could do this as many times as I want, and I could make the sabers a blaster, because of the energy the crystal could release. Lucia has one just like. Hers will be given to your other half. When the time comes, you will be able to use this to construct the same lightsaber I had. You might even think up of new things to add to make it a better one." "Thank you. Is there anything else?" "Not right now. When the time comes everyone will be told about the existence of the Paladins. For now, we will leave you." Lucia stepped forward and hugged him. "Take care, Ben." Jarred walked up and shook his hand. "Take care of that crystal. We will levitate your friend behind you until you get back to the beach. His memory of this place will be replaced with a new one of your choosing." "Will he ever know that we came down here?" "When the time comes, you will be able to give him back his memory. But for now, it's best that he doesn't know what happened here. Now go, Ben Skywalker. Go with peace and hope."

Suddenly, the two Paladins dissapeared. Ben stood there for a moment, thinking. Sith. I'm only five years old. How did my life get so strange all of a sudden? He didn't know. He still wondered who his other half was. He also wondered about a lot of other things. Until the day I find out everything, I will learn as much about the Force and every single kind of fighting technique out there. He didn't know how long he had. He would have to train his best. But for now, he had to get out of here. He headed for the door. Joseph's body floated behind him the whole way.

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Ben and Joseph were back at the beach. Suddenly, Joseph woke up. The last thing he remembered was asking Ben what he thought about leaving this early for the academy. "Hey, Ben. What happened?" "You fell asleep for about two and an half hours. Come on. It is time for us to go home." Ben got up and headed toward his bike. Joseph did the same, not questioning Ben's answer.