Star Wars Infinities: The Master
Interlude Profile: Kyp Durron
By: Christopher W. Blaine
e-mail: darth_yoshi@yahoo.com
DISCLAIMER: All of the characters and situations contained in this story are ©2003 by LucasFilm Ltd. They are used here without permission for fan-related entertainment purposes only. This original story is ©2003 by Christopher W. Blaine.
When the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn first encountered the boy named Anakin Skywalker, he assumed that he had found the Chosen One. It was Anakin's destiny, the learned Master thought, to bring balance to the Force. Some New Republic historians of the Star Wars Infinities reality, now free to engage in studies concerning the Jedi, question whether or not Qui-Gon Jinn was premature in his pronouncements.
Kyp Durron was born outside the known galaxy to Jedi Knights Ferrin Durron and his wife Lyndia. Both Jedi had escaped from the Jedi purges of the Clone Wars, joining with Jedi Master Jorus C'Baoth in establishing a new home outside the boundaries of the Empire. For many years, the Jedi and their families lived in peace and many of the previous taboos of the old Order were dropped and Ferrin and Lyndia were able to marry. Together they planned to start a family.
All of that changed when the outcast Jedi encountered advance scouts for the nomadic Yuhzeen Vong. The Vong made war upon the Jedi and their new society and young Kyp found himself with a lightsaber in his hand from a very early age. The Vong were immune to the Force it seemed except to Kyp who seemed to possess an almost impossible grasp of it. Kyp quickly advanced through not only his Jedi studies, but also became a powerful and well-respected warrior among his people despite his youth.
The odds were stacked against the Jedi, however, and eventually the Vong were able to exterminate them with the exception of Kyp and his father. With no place else to go, Ferrin decided to return to the galaxy of his birth with the Millennium Falcon, his personal transport. The hope was that some of the Jedi managed to survive the purges and maybe even beat back the Empire. Then it would be necessary to create a united front against the coming threat of the Vong.
As soon as they exited hyperspace at the Outer Rim, Kyp immediately began to feel his Force abilities multiply in power. It took him several days to learn to tone down his abilities to keep from overtaking the minds of everyone around him.
Landing on Dagohbah, one of many secret Jedi hideaways, Ferrin and Kyp were surprised to find out that only Quinlan Vos had survived the purges and that he had only begun to train to apprentices, Leia Organa and Corran Horn. Kyp, not having been around very many girls his own age, found himself immediately attracted to the young and beautiful Leia. This caused him to come into conflict with Corran Horn and the two of them would vie for her attention for many years before Corran proposed to her and ended the competition once and for all.
At only fourteen when he reached Dagohbah, Kyp was perhaps the youngest true Jedi Knight ever and he represented a throwback to the older philosophies. Kyp was a warrior, not a pacifist, yet he did not skirt the Dark Side like so many other before him.
Kyp and his father escorted Leia to Tatooine when she made arrangements to confront her mother, the Dark Lady Darth Deceptra. Deceptra easily defeated Leia in combat and surely would have taken her prisoner if Kyp had not blocked her way. Reaching deep into the Force, Kyp tore the sliver of Kaiburr Crystal from Deceptra's chest, cutting her off from the Force and returning her to being Padme Amidala. Kyp was not finished yet as he went further and further into the living Force, guided along by the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. Kyp's good intentions went directly through the Force and into the planet itself and Tatooine was transformed from desert world to tropical paradise.
Kyp was then assigned Leia and Corran as his padawan learners and for five years they were involved in a series of adventures together and were dubbed by the New Republic press as the "Young Jedi Knights". Kyp became a hero on many worlds, especially planets such as Ithor and Mon Calamari where nature is respected greatly because of what he had done to Tatooine. There are even rumors that some people look at him as being a Jedi god of some sort.
Now entering manhood, Kyp has a different perspective on life. He is much like his father in that he is quick to jump into a fight to defend the weak, but now he is looking more towards the future. He wants to rebuild the Jedi Knights his mother so adored and there also several more personal issues. Realizing that he will never be with Leia, Kyp can sometimes feel isolated and alone and it has affected his teaching of his padawans.
Whatever the future holds for him, though, many can be assured that Kyp Durron will face it with bravery, skill and confidence.