Continuation of the Diary of Elaina Solo
Ten years have passed since my last meeting with my friends Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After the body of my friend and Master, Qui-Gon Jinn was put to rest, I was escorted to Coruscant by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, his apprentice, but not without encountering a few problems here and there. We were able to settle several disagreements before we even reached Coruscant, which satisfied me completely. There, I was quickly placed in programs for speculation. I was not the best by far, but I believe that I did well for one of my age and my lack of official training. I hope this was so, for I was chosen by a humanoid Jedi Master named Nela Koran. We departed for our first mission not long after, to put an end to the unrest on the planet of Korsco. The last I saw Obi-Wan was on the landing platform there in Coruscant, but that incident is one that is past, one that I do not now wish to think of. I have not seen Ani in so long. He will be twenty now, Obi-Wan thirty-four. I myself am the age of twenty-six and a Jedi Knight as of the last two years. How quickly time flies by.
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Place: Smuggler Colony of Corellia
Another hot flash rang against the flesh of my body as I jolted in my sleep, my eyes squeezing tightly shut to avoid my nightmare. Still in sleep, my hand flung outwards, trying to repel an invisible foe. As a case of spices was thrown across the room by means of the Force, my eyes finally opened. I sat straight up in the cot that had been provided for me and stared about. The hangar was still dark, the morning light barely reaching the horizon. I flipped off the thin sheet and stood, bringing life back into my limbs and trying to regulate my body temperature. Another vision, yet it had come in my sleep. It was strange, unexpected and loathed. In sleep, I had often thought that I was safe from my visions. But now even there they pursue me. This one I barely remembered, save that I, Ani and Obi-Wan were in danger. But it had been so long ago when we were all together in one place.
I jolted as the metallic whoop of the R-7 unit sounded in the hangar. I blinked as the droid approached me, trying to steady my mind. I had been assigned to stop the unrest among the Smuggler Colonies of Corellia, but unfortunately, I had not been successful. I was not getting anywhere. The colonies were all too stubborn to listen to me and too predjudiced to even dream of reconciling. All that can be done is to let them fix their differences themselves, for the Jedi can do nothing for them. I thought I had gotten through to several space gypsies, making friends with one of the women, but they had long since left after the leaders had discovered our friendship.
"What is it R-7?" I asked, mentally shaking the sleep from my eyes. I listened closely to the metallic beeping and whining of the droid and nodded. "A message? From Coruscant? Thanks." I quickly walked to the communications device in the hangar and flipped the switches, powering the circuit-board. Quickly, a hologram image of Master Yoda arose in front of me. I regarded the Jedi Master with respect, a small smile crossing my face as I took him in. It had been a long time since I had stood before him with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan debating over whether or not Anakin was ready to face the trials of becoming a Jedi, or whether or not Obi-Wan was as well. I remembered that day well.
"Master Solo, need you the Council does. An attack there has been made on the Senator of Naboo." I frowned. "Amidala?" I questioned. The Jedi Master nodded slowly. "Need those who are close to the Senator to come to Coruscant we do. Leave can you?" He asked. I scoffed and nodded. "There's nothing more I can do here Master. All I can do is plant the seeds for reconciliation. Whether or not they choose to let it grow is their choice alone." I said sadly. The Jedi Master sighed and nodded. "Hard to reconcile it is, but reconcile they must. Glad we should be that seceding from the Republic Corellia is not." I nodded in agreement. "That is a good thing Master. I shall leave as soon as I can get my things together." The Jedi Master nodded and bowed in respect. "May the Force be with you." He murmured in his soft tones. I returned his bow and returned the blessing upon him before his figure disappeared.
Quickly I threw together my things, announcing my leave to the leaders of the planet before getting into the starship that had been provided by Coruscant hangars. It was a wonderful thing this ship, a Delta-7 starfighter. Smooth and sleek, its red coloring gleaming even in the dim light of the hangar. "R-7, set a course for Coruscant. We need to get there quickly." I ordered the droid, who beeped in reply. I smiled as the droid questioned me further. "No, I want to leave it on manual for a while. I don't need the auto-pilot." The droid beeped again. "I'm fine R-7. I got plenty of sleep." I reassured him with a smile as I slid my fingers around the steering calibers and urged the ship forward.
The ship slid smoothly out of the hangar and I shot into the sky, nothing around me but stars and silence. I loved it up there, in the sky all alone. It was comforting and peaceful, for there were no troubles up here, no worries, no wars. As I flew I remembered my past, which I'm sure you don't know the full story of. After Qui-Gon was put to rest and I left Obi-Wan and Ani, Obi-Wan began to try to fulfill his promise to me that he would free me from slavery. I never knew of it until recently when I was given a hologram that stated that my papers had been processed and I was now a free person. I had stared at the hologram in shock. I couldn't believe it. I had longed to thank Obi-Wan, for he was my Master and it was he who was instrumental in bringing about my release. I had returned to Coruscant to thank him, but he and Ani had left but a day before I had come.
We slid around each other it seemed. Whenever one of us arrived in a place, we were told that the other had just left. We never were able to see each other. I had, on the other hand, been able to keep in contact with Padmé She managed to contact me not long after her agreement to become Senator of Naboo. My Master was so kind and allowed us to pay a small visit to Naboo not long after that event, and I was able to see her many times in Coruscant. She did not change in the least, and she, like myself, had not been able to see Ani or Obi-Wan in all her time spent in Coruscant. This time I figured would be the same as the others. I would see Padmé, but would simply skate around Obi-Wan and Anakin as I always did.
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