STAR WARS
Jedi Uprising
Edited By: Ueshiba
Chapter: 2
Clashing Colors
Malcolm finished his lunch and felt he was now ready to take on his new exercise. He got up from his chair and took his dishes to the sink so they could be washed later. The next lesson was tough and rigorous but it was Malcolm's favorite. The boy was very good at wielding dual light sabers, which showed how talented he was becoming. Plo Koon could have used two light sabers but his style was based around using only one. Malcolm rushed towards the door so he could find his Master to start the day's light saber lesson. He was just about to open the door when he had realized that he left his saber hilts on the table. Malcolm turned around and looked at the saber hilts just sitting on the table glistening in the light. Both saber hilts were sleek, finished with glossy chrome and detailed in gold. With out even going back to the table he stretched out his arms and summoned the hilts to his hands with the force. The saber hilts came flying through the air as if they were attracted to a magnet. The sabers landed in either hand and Malcolm put them on the hooks on either side of his belt. He then went outside to look for his Master; the only problem was where could he be? Malcolm then remembered Plo Koon say that he was going to go for a walk, and Malcolm knew right then what trail he had taken.
Malcolm had been walking down the trail for twenty minutes now and could not find his Master anywhere. He was confused; he specifically remembered Plo Koon say that he was going for a walk. He was not even in the area that he would sometimes meditate in that was off of the trail. Ten more minutes Malcolm walked on but something was different; he felt as if he was being followed. He looked around in the trees and on the ground but did not see anything, then just shrugged it off as nothing. As he was about to start walking again when out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of someone flying through the air in his direction. The person had a yellow light saber raised above his head in order to strike at Malcolm's head. Malcolm rolled backwards to dodge the attack and sprang off his hands onto his feet with the opponents light saber just missing Malcolm's head. As he was landing on his feet he summoned his saber hilts into his hands and turned them on at the same time. The saber blades glowed a pure white as Malcolm stood at the ready. As soon as this had all happened Malcolm realized who this being was. The hooded figure in a brown cloak walked toward Malcolm and as he was doing this his light saber blade slid back into the hilt.
"Master Koon, you startled me! I could have hurt you!"
With that Malcolm's adrenalin started to die down and he then turned his light sabers off as well.
"You would not have hurt me, remember you are the Padawan and I the Master, I do know what I am doing do I not?"
" Yes Master, but what if it would have happened accidentally?"
" Am I still here? Am I wounded? What is in the past cannot be brought to the present unless the past is brought to the present state of mind. Therefore I am not going to jump at you again so you do not have to worry. The reason I did this was to see how you would react to a surprise attack of any sort. If you would have not seen me I simply would have just shut off my light saber and hit you with the hilt."
" I guess it was a good thing that I was ready then huh?"
"But are you?"
With that question Malcolm knew what was coming next. Plo Koon's light saber came roaring to life and at the same time so did Malcolm's. Before the boy could say a word Plo Koon swung at his feet and Malcolm responded by flipping backwards. As he was about to land he threw one of his light sabers into the air like a Frisbee and it hovered spinning through the air. Master Koon caught sight of this as he himself was rushing the boy and knocked it to the side with a swift blow. With that the light saber turned off and fell to the ground with Plo Koon closing down on Malcolm. Malcolm quickly cart wheeled to the side on one hand and at the same time he summoned his fallen saber to his hand. It came to life before it even left the ground and as it was coming to his hand was directed towards Master Koon's back. The Master sensed this and stuck his saber into the ground vertically. He then jumped into the air and balanced one handed on the hilt of his light saber making himself vertical as well. As he was straightening out Malcolm's blade hit his own and the boy's blade was sent flying in another direction. Master Koon then flipped forward after balancing for a few seconds and Malcolm was not in the same spot anymore. He was now behind him with his second blade in his hand after using force speed and making a move in Plo Koon's direction. Koon was ready and enjoying himself. Malcolm swung one blade over his head at a downward angle and Plo Koon blocked it with a swift outside block. Plo Koon then used the energy that Malcolm used to swing his blade down into a middle bodied attack. Malcolm countered it by putting his second blade parallel to his body and spinning in a full circle. This knocked Plo Koon's blade to the side but he used it to spin him in a circle to come around and attack on the other side. A moment before the blade hit Malcolm the boy jumped and went parallel into the air spinning his body at the same time. Plo Koon's blade went under Malcolm just missing his back. Malcolm landed and at the same time brought one blade to Plo Koon's feet swinging left while the other at his head swinging right like a large pair of scissors. Following the counter clockwise motion of the blades Plo Koon cart wheeled with no hands at the speed the blades were swung and landed on his feet. Malcolm arms now being crisscrossed did the scissor motion all at the midsection. Plo Koon saw this and went low spinning and bringing Malcolm's feet from underneath him. As the boy was falling Plo Koon went into force speed. Everything slowed down, even though it looked as though Malcolm was slowly falling towards the ground he wasn't. Then Malcolm came into the same realm as Master Koon. As he was not yet fully developed his force speed was not as fast as Plo Koon's was so he still saw the Master as a slight blur. Before he landed Malcolm started to roll his body so when he hit the ground he could roll away. Plo Koon spun his saber vertically to his side brought it above his head and was about to make a down blow but Malcolm was already recovering from the fall. Malcolm had rolled over onto his stomach and pushed himself into the air to his left while still spinning. While spinning he used force pull and pulled Plo Koon's feet from underneath him. Plo Koon simply countered this by flipping and landing on his feet the same time Malcolm landed on his. Looking at each other Plo Koon, with out even being winded, said,
" Very good, you have done very well my Padawan."
Malcolm on the other hand was breathing quite heavily.
" Thank you Master Koon. Today was the best duel we have ever had. I simply could not get a single good thrust half the time all I did was defend "
Seeing that he was breathing quite heavy Plo Koon added a suggestion.
" I see you are breathing quite heavy my young Padawan? The reason that I am not breathing heavy right now is because of the force."
" But how is that?"
" Easily, every living thing around you needs air. To use the force you must become one with everything else around you. I just simply ask to borrow air. Look around you and you will see."
Malcolm looked at the trees and was stunned. The ones closest to Plo Koon were slightly bending in his direction. The blades of grass on the ground around Plo Koon were even pointing in his direction as if they were giving him what he was asking for.
" Though it is invisible and not there it keeps the living things around you alive as well. They simply lend out a helping hand when you ask the favor."
" I see this will be something beneficial when it comes to later duals."
Later on that evening Malcolm was sitting in front of the house in the grass meditating on the day's events. So little had happened but he had learned a lot today. Plo Koon was his Master but there was something more. Malcolm loved Him as a father. Malcolm never knew his parents; he was left on the steps of the Jedi Temple as a baby. They would have taken him to an orphanage but his midiclorian count was very high. People would always say as he was growing up that he was a special boy, but sometimes he did not see what they saw. He thought of himself as a well-rounded boy but he just did not hold himself to the standards of everyone else. Plo Koon was different then everyone else though. He would not just tell Malcolm these things but he would also prove it to him as well. With that last thought the house door hissed open and Plo Koon stepped out to see where Malcolm was. Malcolm turned around and waved in his Masters direction. Plo Koon gestured that it was time for dinner and now that Malcolm knew that dinner was done he felt hunger creep up on him. Before he walked through the door he could smell the meal and it made his mouth water. As he was walking through the door he saw Plo Koon sitting at the table and it made Malcolm feel good. Even though he did not know who his parents were he felt that his family was right here. Before he sat down he got this sensation of comfort and family, but what Malcolm did not know is Plo Koon felt the same way.
Jedi Uprising
Edited By: Ueshiba
Chapter: 2
Clashing Colors
Malcolm finished his lunch and felt he was now ready to take on his new exercise. He got up from his chair and took his dishes to the sink so they could be washed later. The next lesson was tough and rigorous but it was Malcolm's favorite. The boy was very good at wielding dual light sabers, which showed how talented he was becoming. Plo Koon could have used two light sabers but his style was based around using only one. Malcolm rushed towards the door so he could find his Master to start the day's light saber lesson. He was just about to open the door when he had realized that he left his saber hilts on the table. Malcolm turned around and looked at the saber hilts just sitting on the table glistening in the light. Both saber hilts were sleek, finished with glossy chrome and detailed in gold. With out even going back to the table he stretched out his arms and summoned the hilts to his hands with the force. The saber hilts came flying through the air as if they were attracted to a magnet. The sabers landed in either hand and Malcolm put them on the hooks on either side of his belt. He then went outside to look for his Master; the only problem was where could he be? Malcolm then remembered Plo Koon say that he was going to go for a walk, and Malcolm knew right then what trail he had taken.
Malcolm had been walking down the trail for twenty minutes now and could not find his Master anywhere. He was confused; he specifically remembered Plo Koon say that he was going for a walk. He was not even in the area that he would sometimes meditate in that was off of the trail. Ten more minutes Malcolm walked on but something was different; he felt as if he was being followed. He looked around in the trees and on the ground but did not see anything, then just shrugged it off as nothing. As he was about to start walking again when out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of someone flying through the air in his direction. The person had a yellow light saber raised above his head in order to strike at Malcolm's head. Malcolm rolled backwards to dodge the attack and sprang off his hands onto his feet with the opponents light saber just missing Malcolm's head. As he was landing on his feet he summoned his saber hilts into his hands and turned them on at the same time. The saber blades glowed a pure white as Malcolm stood at the ready. As soon as this had all happened Malcolm realized who this being was. The hooded figure in a brown cloak walked toward Malcolm and as he was doing this his light saber blade slid back into the hilt.
"Master Koon, you startled me! I could have hurt you!"
With that Malcolm's adrenalin started to die down and he then turned his light sabers off as well.
"You would not have hurt me, remember you are the Padawan and I the Master, I do know what I am doing do I not?"
" Yes Master, but what if it would have happened accidentally?"
" Am I still here? Am I wounded? What is in the past cannot be brought to the present unless the past is brought to the present state of mind. Therefore I am not going to jump at you again so you do not have to worry. The reason I did this was to see how you would react to a surprise attack of any sort. If you would have not seen me I simply would have just shut off my light saber and hit you with the hilt."
" I guess it was a good thing that I was ready then huh?"
"But are you?"
With that question Malcolm knew what was coming next. Plo Koon's light saber came roaring to life and at the same time so did Malcolm's. Before the boy could say a word Plo Koon swung at his feet and Malcolm responded by flipping backwards. As he was about to land he threw one of his light sabers into the air like a Frisbee and it hovered spinning through the air. Master Koon caught sight of this as he himself was rushing the boy and knocked it to the side with a swift blow. With that the light saber turned off and fell to the ground with Plo Koon closing down on Malcolm. Malcolm quickly cart wheeled to the side on one hand and at the same time he summoned his fallen saber to his hand. It came to life before it even left the ground and as it was coming to his hand was directed towards Master Koon's back. The Master sensed this and stuck his saber into the ground vertically. He then jumped into the air and balanced one handed on the hilt of his light saber making himself vertical as well. As he was straightening out Malcolm's blade hit his own and the boy's blade was sent flying in another direction. Master Koon then flipped forward after balancing for a few seconds and Malcolm was not in the same spot anymore. He was now behind him with his second blade in his hand after using force speed and making a move in Plo Koon's direction. Koon was ready and enjoying himself. Malcolm swung one blade over his head at a downward angle and Plo Koon blocked it with a swift outside block. Plo Koon then used the energy that Malcolm used to swing his blade down into a middle bodied attack. Malcolm countered it by putting his second blade parallel to his body and spinning in a full circle. This knocked Plo Koon's blade to the side but he used it to spin him in a circle to come around and attack on the other side. A moment before the blade hit Malcolm the boy jumped and went parallel into the air spinning his body at the same time. Plo Koon's blade went under Malcolm just missing his back. Malcolm landed and at the same time brought one blade to Plo Koon's feet swinging left while the other at his head swinging right like a large pair of scissors. Following the counter clockwise motion of the blades Plo Koon cart wheeled with no hands at the speed the blades were swung and landed on his feet. Malcolm arms now being crisscrossed did the scissor motion all at the midsection. Plo Koon saw this and went low spinning and bringing Malcolm's feet from underneath him. As the boy was falling Plo Koon went into force speed. Everything slowed down, even though it looked as though Malcolm was slowly falling towards the ground he wasn't. Then Malcolm came into the same realm as Master Koon. As he was not yet fully developed his force speed was not as fast as Plo Koon's was so he still saw the Master as a slight blur. Before he landed Malcolm started to roll his body so when he hit the ground he could roll away. Plo Koon spun his saber vertically to his side brought it above his head and was about to make a down blow but Malcolm was already recovering from the fall. Malcolm had rolled over onto his stomach and pushed himself into the air to his left while still spinning. While spinning he used force pull and pulled Plo Koon's feet from underneath him. Plo Koon simply countered this by flipping and landing on his feet the same time Malcolm landed on his. Looking at each other Plo Koon, with out even being winded, said,
" Very good, you have done very well my Padawan."
Malcolm on the other hand was breathing quite heavily.
" Thank you Master Koon. Today was the best duel we have ever had. I simply could not get a single good thrust half the time all I did was defend "
Seeing that he was breathing quite heavy Plo Koon added a suggestion.
" I see you are breathing quite heavy my young Padawan? The reason that I am not breathing heavy right now is because of the force."
" But how is that?"
" Easily, every living thing around you needs air. To use the force you must become one with everything else around you. I just simply ask to borrow air. Look around you and you will see."
Malcolm looked at the trees and was stunned. The ones closest to Plo Koon were slightly bending in his direction. The blades of grass on the ground around Plo Koon were even pointing in his direction as if they were giving him what he was asking for.
" Though it is invisible and not there it keeps the living things around you alive as well. They simply lend out a helping hand when you ask the favor."
" I see this will be something beneficial when it comes to later duals."
Later on that evening Malcolm was sitting in front of the house in the grass meditating on the day's events. So little had happened but he had learned a lot today. Plo Koon was his Master but there was something more. Malcolm loved Him as a father. Malcolm never knew his parents; he was left on the steps of the Jedi Temple as a baby. They would have taken him to an orphanage but his midiclorian count was very high. People would always say as he was growing up that he was a special boy, but sometimes he did not see what they saw. He thought of himself as a well-rounded boy but he just did not hold himself to the standards of everyone else. Plo Koon was different then everyone else though. He would not just tell Malcolm these things but he would also prove it to him as well. With that last thought the house door hissed open and Plo Koon stepped out to see where Malcolm was. Malcolm turned around and waved in his Masters direction. Plo Koon gestured that it was time for dinner and now that Malcolm knew that dinner was done he felt hunger creep up on him. Before he walked through the door he could smell the meal and it made his mouth water. As he was walking through the door he saw Plo Koon sitting at the table and it made Malcolm feel good. Even though he did not know who his parents were he felt that his family was right here. Before he sat down he got this sensation of comfort and family, but what Malcolm did not know is Plo Koon felt the same way.