SW Path of Enlightment
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Chapter 2: Downfall part 1
Ace had opened his eyes after meditating for at least an hour. He walked out of the cave and looked around. He noticed that his speeder bike wasn't where he parked it. He walked back to the location of the academy only to realize that it wasn't there. Ace had done it. He had traveled back in time through the Crystal Cave.
"YES! Now, if I'm correct, this Anakin should be at the royal palace of Naboo." Said Ace. He left for a spaceport he knew in his time. He was surprised it was here even back then.
"HEY! Kid! Where are you going? You need a ticket to board this flight to Naboo!" Yelled a man at the gate to the spaceport.
"You are feeling charitable today. You will let me pass for free." Ace said, focusing the Force into the guards mind.
"You know what? I'm feeling a bit charitable today. Why don't you just go on in.?" the guard said as he opened the gate. The old Jedi Mind trick has never failed Ace once. He boarded the transport and in a few minutes, he was on his way to Naboo.
One standard day's time had passed when he finally arrived in Naboo. He stepped out and gazed at the prosperous city of Theed.
"Wow, it sure isn't this in the present. Now, where's that palace? Oh yeah." The young Padawan walked through the streets passing through plenty of shops and stands. He had to ask for directions a few times before he made it to the gate of the palace.
"What buisness do you have in the royal palace boy?" Asked one of the guards.
"I need to speak with the Jedi within the palace." Ace responded
"The Jedi?"
"I need to speak with Anakin Skywalker"
"Why should we let you in? I doubt he'll grant an audience to you." The guard said. Ace then showed the Lightsaber that had been clipped to the left side of his belt.
"A JEDI? My apologies. I didn't know you were among the order. Please, enter." The guard said as he opened the door." And with that, Ace had entered the palace.
Ace was lead to Anakin's chambers by one of the handmaidens.
"Right this way young boy." She said.
"Thanks you." Ace said as she left. Ace looked to the young adult in brown robes.
"You're a Jedi?" Anakin asked perplexed.
"Yes, I'm one of the students at the Dantooine Academy." Ace replied
"There's an academy on Dantooine?"
"Um, Yeah, and ......!!!..."Ace had just remembered he was in the past. The academy on Dantooine had not been established yet.
"What is your reason for coming here?" queried Anakin.
Better think of something to convince him to not fall to the dark side. If I'm correct, part of it started when he fell in love. Ace thought. "Uh, I've come to warn you of... uh.... That uh..."
"Well?!" Anakin said, losing his patience.
"Uh, that uh..... you must stop you kissing habits with Senator Amidala if you hope to keep the Jedi Knights in tact!" ....Oh, smooth one Ace Harplem.
"I...I...I do not know what you're talking about! How dare you accuse me of betraying the code! There is no passion, there is serenity." Anakin said hesitantly.
"Your tone sure doesn't say so." Ace said.
"You!....GUARDS!" Anakin yelled.
"Huh?" before Ace could say another thing, he had been carried out and was thrown out of the door, literally.
So much for that plan he thought.
He didn't realize how late it was. He entered a juice bar in the city and drank his usual fruit punch. As he sat there, he kept pondering on what to do. Just then, a figure wearing rust-red Mandalorian armor covering him from head to toe entered the bar. He walked up to Ace.
"Word is you're trying to separate the Jedi and the senator." The mandalorian said in the coarsest voice as had ever heard.
"Uh... yes, but how did you...?"
"I have ways of knowing things. But trust me. I can do the job for you."
"I don't know. Since when does a Mandalorian just offer help."
"Believe me, I much about you Ace Harplem."
"What? But how did you know my name?"
"Like I said. I have ways of knowing things. I know of you own mission. And I can help. So what do you say? You don't have much of a choice."
"Hm....I guess your right. I'll accept your help" Ace accented.
"All right. By tomorrow, Anakin will no longer have any love in him."
"Hm... wait! Do you have a name?"
"......Call me....Red Steel."
"Red... Steel?" Ace said as the mandalorian left the bar.
Next Morning.
Ace had waited on a ledge on a cliff near the palace. He looked through his electro binoculars to watch Anakin and Padme through a window. Anakin had stayed what seemed apathetic the whole time. He figured Red Steel had did it, whatever he did that completed his mission. Ace was done here. He went back to the spaceport and boarded the ship back to Dantooine.
.......!!!!.....I don't know why, but I just got a really bad feeling. Hm... must be space lag. He thought. He slept on the ship as it made it's way back to Dantooine. As he left the spaceport, took the same path back to the crystal cave. He did as before and sat in the center of the cave and meditated. After one hour, he got up and exited the cave. But unbeknown to him, A deadly foe has just arisen.
TO BE CONTINUED
Next issue: Downfall part 2
Ace entered his room, lay down on his bed and turned on the view screen to the news network.
"In recent addition, another planet has been destroyed by imperial troops." The news reporter announced.
"WHAT?!" shouted Ace.
"Sad as it is, the Imperial do control over 95 percent of the Galaxy." The reporter said in a melancholy tone.
95 of the galaxy???.... How is that possible? Unless... did going back in time... did... did I just make things worse?? He thought to himself.