Jedi Apprentice: Growing Up
~Prologue~
In the midst of a world where activity never ceases and chaos reins, the Jedi Temple on Coruscant sits silent. With its presence it radiates calm, bringing peace to an ill-tempered and dangerous galaxy. It stands proudly as an eternal symbol of justice and truth. The Jedi, an order of many different species who train to wield the power of the Force, protect the people, casting light in all the shadows of darkness. This is the noble tradition one human girl embraces and spends her whole life trying to live up to.
Chapter One
The clip-clap of footsteps is virtually silent in the drawn out corridors. Her motions are fluid as the apprentice continues on to her destination: the hangar bay. She wasn't sure when she discovered a secret way to the hangar bay. A path that supposedly the Masters didn't know about. She figured that they did, though. After all, they had grown up in the temple too.
She believed they would turn a blind eye toward it..just as long as she didn't get caught. It was well known that young apprentices were not aloud to roam the hallways during the night cycle. But she didn't see why not. Coruscant was beautiful at dark. Though the air was so polluted no stars could be seen with the naked eye, it held a spirit of excitement. Lights glimmering showing the splendor of the world. The aircraft zooming by at speeds so fast that if you crossed paths with a flinat, it would poke an eye out. Growing up in the Temple was a sheltered life, never knowing the happenings in the outside galaxy. At least this way she could get a taste of the nature of the universe.
Just by peeking through the shield the temple had around her she knew she wanted to be out there, taking in the crisp scent of adventure and toxic ache of danger. The thrill of an enemy being taken down by justice and the force of law. Immediately she regretted the direction her thoughts had taken. These were not Jedi thoughts. And that's what she wanted to be, more than anything, a Jedi Knight, a protector of those too weak to defend themselves.
"Jedi do not crave these things." She whispered, almost as a mantra.
Clip-clap. Clip-clap. The scurrying of boots hitting the floor was made known to her sharpened hearing.
Uh oh.
Snapping out of her reverie she turned into another passageway and easily slipped into a cleaning supply closet. She took a minute to calm her racing pulse and tried her best to shutdown her Force presence. If a master chanced by than all her efforts would be for nothing.
Seconds turned into minutes as the young Jedi gathered up her courage to sneak a peak out into the hallway. Slowly opening the door just a crack, so she could close it again in a hurry, she glanced outside.
Clear.
She smiled down at the fear that she had had. She brought her head up and what she saw brought a lump to her throat. Her feet froze in place until quiet laughter sounded in her ears and her face started to burn in embarrassment...
"Well, look at this. Kylea Malay'at roaming the hallways at this hour? Who'd of guessed?" a masculine voice said, amusement evident in his tone.
"Laugh it up, Kyran." She retorted punching his shoulder none too gently. "Don't do that again. You scared the kriff out of me. I thought you were a master!"
'I do have that effect, occasionally." Her best friend said with a wry grin.
"Why are you out here?" Kylea demanded.
"Looking for you," Kyran answered easily. "I heard that Master Antana has been monitoring the hallways at night lately. And you know what its like to be on the receiving end of her sharp tongue. Especially when in trouble."
Kylea's face turned crimson at the memory but in the darkness it was hard to notice. Kyran was remembering the time she had decided to go for a midnight swim in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. The apprentice had made more noise than she had thought and was caught by Master Antana and endured the sharp sting of her words and was punished with kitchen duty for a month before she could utter an explanation.
She smiled and put an arm around her friend. "Thanks for the heads up. Let's go back to our rooms. I guess I can look at ships any day."
"Agreed." Kyran put an arm around her and matched her grin. They walked back to their rooms without an incident and Kylea slept a dreamless sleep.
~Prologue~
In the midst of a world where activity never ceases and chaos reins, the Jedi Temple on Coruscant sits silent. With its presence it radiates calm, bringing peace to an ill-tempered and dangerous galaxy. It stands proudly as an eternal symbol of justice and truth. The Jedi, an order of many different species who train to wield the power of the Force, protect the people, casting light in all the shadows of darkness. This is the noble tradition one human girl embraces and spends her whole life trying to live up to.
Chapter One
The clip-clap of footsteps is virtually silent in the drawn out corridors. Her motions are fluid as the apprentice continues on to her destination: the hangar bay. She wasn't sure when she discovered a secret way to the hangar bay. A path that supposedly the Masters didn't know about. She figured that they did, though. After all, they had grown up in the temple too.
She believed they would turn a blind eye toward it..just as long as she didn't get caught. It was well known that young apprentices were not aloud to roam the hallways during the night cycle. But she didn't see why not. Coruscant was beautiful at dark. Though the air was so polluted no stars could be seen with the naked eye, it held a spirit of excitement. Lights glimmering showing the splendor of the world. The aircraft zooming by at speeds so fast that if you crossed paths with a flinat, it would poke an eye out. Growing up in the Temple was a sheltered life, never knowing the happenings in the outside galaxy. At least this way she could get a taste of the nature of the universe.
Just by peeking through the shield the temple had around her she knew she wanted to be out there, taking in the crisp scent of adventure and toxic ache of danger. The thrill of an enemy being taken down by justice and the force of law. Immediately she regretted the direction her thoughts had taken. These were not Jedi thoughts. And that's what she wanted to be, more than anything, a Jedi Knight, a protector of those too weak to defend themselves.
"Jedi do not crave these things." She whispered, almost as a mantra.
Clip-clap. Clip-clap. The scurrying of boots hitting the floor was made known to her sharpened hearing.
Uh oh.
Snapping out of her reverie she turned into another passageway and easily slipped into a cleaning supply closet. She took a minute to calm her racing pulse and tried her best to shutdown her Force presence. If a master chanced by than all her efforts would be for nothing.
Seconds turned into minutes as the young Jedi gathered up her courage to sneak a peak out into the hallway. Slowly opening the door just a crack, so she could close it again in a hurry, she glanced outside.
Clear.
She smiled down at the fear that she had had. She brought her head up and what she saw brought a lump to her throat. Her feet froze in place until quiet laughter sounded in her ears and her face started to burn in embarrassment...
"Well, look at this. Kylea Malay'at roaming the hallways at this hour? Who'd of guessed?" a masculine voice said, amusement evident in his tone.
"Laugh it up, Kyran." She retorted punching his shoulder none too gently. "Don't do that again. You scared the kriff out of me. I thought you were a master!"
'I do have that effect, occasionally." Her best friend said with a wry grin.
"Why are you out here?" Kylea demanded.
"Looking for you," Kyran answered easily. "I heard that Master Antana has been monitoring the hallways at night lately. And you know what its like to be on the receiving end of her sharp tongue. Especially when in trouble."
Kylea's face turned crimson at the memory but in the darkness it was hard to notice. Kyran was remembering the time she had decided to go for a midnight swim in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. The apprentice had made more noise than she had thought and was caught by Master Antana and endured the sharp sting of her words and was punished with kitchen duty for a month before she could utter an explanation.
She smiled and put an arm around her friend. "Thanks for the heads up. Let's go back to our rooms. I guess I can look at ships any day."
"Agreed." Kyran put an arm around her and matched her grin. They walked back to their rooms without an incident and Kylea slept a dreamless sleep.
