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In A Time Lapse,
A Star Wars fanfic
Chorale
"In the heart of a Jedi, lies there strength." – Kanan Jarrus
Before the War, I remember a sense of a certain warmth and love covering me. Almost like a blanket of happiness and love. The rolling hills, and the caves. I will never forget the day it happened. I remember my parents smiles, and my siblings playing in the green grass. At the time, I was inside, watching the HoloNet, and the adventures of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. I really loved to see about there heroics, and personally, I thought Obi-Wan was the cooler Jedi, and the more approachable one of the duo. I was pulled out of my thoughts by my mom. She called "Honey, come outside and have a picnic with your family." I yelled back, "I'll be right there!". She laughed and said, "And your sister wants to play with you". I groaned and ran outside. When I got outside the sun in its bright glory raining down on us. My sibling called out to me "Come out and play with baseball with me!". I laughed and responded, "No, you will just beat me up.". She laughed and punched me in the arm. This was before the moment that changed my life. My mother was a very outspoken person, and she was strong, yet gentle. If she thought something wasn't right, she would draw attention to the issue, until it was resolved. My dad on the other hand, he stood up for the weak and oppressed, who didn't have a voice. Maybe that is why they sent a bounty hunter after them and destroyed what semblance of normalcy I have ever had. For that, I will never forgive them. You may think that they were some important people, like the Queen, or Senator. No. They were just normal people who used there voice for good and helped when they could. My dad just told me that "We must stand up for those in need. If we don't, who will?". As if she knew something was going to happen, my mom put her hand on my shoulder and said "I am so proud of you. You will become a fine young man. I know deep that you will make the galaxy a better place.". As we were done eating everyone went back inside. Something inside me told me to stay, so I stayed back and looked at the sunset. Then out of nowhere a loud "BOOM" Erupted the from the house. I looked back in horror to see the house gone. Just, wiped out from the face of the planet. I heard a voice from the bushes "The boss wants confirmation that all targets are take care of, not sure why. That blast would've killed anyone". I stood there in shock. These people had just killed my family. What would I do now? These people obviously wanted me dead. Where do I go? My mind ran at a thousand miles an hour. "Go" my gut told me. So I took off sprinting towards my only known haven. The caves. The man yelled "Hey! Stop! Get that kid". This time I got a better look at the person who was chasing me. It was a Green Quarren with his dual pistols already out. He had on some type of Red and Green armor. He already was shooting at me. My gut told me again "Roll!" . The only thing I had left were my instincts, and I had to trust them. I had no other option. I was so close to the hills. I could maybe lose them there. The caves were complex, winding, and long. As soon as I got to the entrance to the cave, I saw the Quarren that was chasing me had called for backup. 6 bounty hunters were chasing me. I ran straight for the cave, but not before one of them fired a shot at me. I didn't have enough time to react, but it grazed my side. I cried out "Augh! Karabast. That hurt you jerks." Quickly, the cave split into 3 different directions. You decide to go left, hoping to find an exit to the cave. You find yourself in an earthly room, with grass covering the walls. It seemed as if something, someone was calling you. Maybe it was just your adrenaline rush, or you are being chased by people who want to kill you. But you could've sworn you heard a voice. Maybe on the other side of the wall. You were so exhausted that you just let out all of your anger and frustration into the wall. There was no exit. You were as good as dead. You let out a furious scream. At the bounty hunters. At the person who killed your parents. At your parents death. At everything. Somehow, the wall just dissolved into thin dust on the ground. You were met face to face, with Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker. Anakin just said "Woah. Was hole in the cave there before?". Obi-Wan dryly said "No Anakin, I think the young one caused it.". Obi-Wan Kenobi, the famed negotiator. Known for his dry humor but one of the members of the Jedi Council. He kneeled down into you and asked, "What is your name little one?"