Star Wars: The Fight for Primus

Chapter 1:

The Council's Mission

"Concentrate my young padawan, think only of lifting the boulder." The Jedi Master said to his apprentice.

They were outside the academy near the mountains over-looking the barren wasteland. The Jedi Academy was one of the only inhabited parts of the planet of Gratys. The boulder was no more then six feet high and the master was teaching his pupil to lift it with the force.

"Yes Master Shunami, concentrate, I will." The padawan, Yoda, said.

Shunami was a member of the Jedi Council; he has had many apprentices before but none that had as much potential as Yoda. Yoda had the most medacloreans in his blood then any Jedi he had ever seen. He was already very skilled in the force and the best with the lightsaber he knew. In many ways he was more wise and powerful then Shunami himself.

Yoda closed his eyes and Shunami saw the wrinkles on the corner of his green skin form as he concentrated. The boulder shifted then came out of the ground, almost effortlessly for Yoda. Now the real test came.

"Yoda, you ever think back to that day back on your home planet when we found you?"

Yoda's eyes came wide open and the boulder dropped and slipped from the clutches of the force down the mountain side.

"Not fair, master, you bring up bad memories." Yoda said frowning.

The birds whistled softly in the afternoon air looking for food.

"That's exactly why I brought it up my young apprentice. You must learn to control your feelings better, see how that boulder came out of your grasp of the force so easily when I mentioned it. Much to learn, you still have." The Jedi Master said.

"I understand, master. Try harder, I will." Yoda said nodding in understanding.

A young Padawan came running up to Yoda Shunami. He was around twenty and was in the usual apprentice robes.

"The Jedi council requests both of you, as soon as possible. Something important has come up." The young apprentice said hastily.

"Well we are finished with our lesson so we shall come right away." Master Shunami said.

Yoda got up and walked slowly beside his master on the way to the Jedi Council shutting off his terrible memories just as his master had taught him to.

He didn't like to think about that terrible day. He had felt so helpless……but enough that's in the past, locked in the back of his head.

"Master, after we speak with the Council, meditate, I will." Yoda said.

"Yes, that's fine; we will continue lightsaber training tomorrow." Master Shunami said, lost in thought.

Yoda was still wondering what "mission" the council needed them on. He had heard nothing, and had detected nothing in the force.

They entered the Academy and proceeded directly to the Jedi Council's chambers. They went through halls and finally came to the Council's meeting play, where all the Jedi Masters were sitting, waiting.

"Welcome, Shunami and Yoda, we have a mission for you." One of the Jedi Masters, Granolm said.

Odd, for the Jedi Masters to go straight to the point. He mentally noted to meditate on later.

"There has been a crash, and unknown alien species has landed on the planet or Primus. We have lost contact with the mining colony there and we are sending you two to investigate. Should be good experience for you padawan." Granolm said.

Yoda was exited but didn't show it. His first field assignment, hopefully not hostile, he didn't wanted to harm this new species. But he would if he had to.

END: Chapter 1