Title: Way of the Force
Author name: Icy Manipulator
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Category: Action/Adventure
Sub Category: Romance
Keywords: Harry Jedi

Rating: PG-13

Summary: The beginning.

DISCLAIMER:

This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling and/or George Lucas, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, Lucas Books, Del Rey and Randomhouse, Lucas Arts and Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author notes: Thank you for finding the time to read this work. It would be greatly appreciated if it was reviewed. For better enjoyment, may I suggest (if available) the playing of the main Starwars theme for this chapter.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Harry Potter – Starwars Crossover

Way of the Force

High above the City Planet of Coruscant, the Jedi council is in special session to discuss the merits of a project initiated by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

The Outbound Project was proposed to search the outer rim territories and go beyond the galactic disc in search for life outside the known galaxy and initiate a scan of other galaxies for evidence of the existence of life.

For all the powers of the Jedi Council, none have foreseen the true purpose of this project, which is to eliminate the Jedi and the Jedi Council by sending them on the project's missions and then destroying them.

Little does Palpatine know that as he had used the Jedi, the Force is using his plan for its own designs. As the balance in the Force of this galaxy's future is safe in the Skywalker line, the Force has again chosen another to bring balance to the force in the far future, of another Galaxy far, far away.

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"Hyperspace coordinates locked in Master. We'll be jumping out in five minutes," the teenage boy informed his master. His tone betraying the excitement he felt on being part of this mission. Granted, they were just one of the five hundred ships sent out to the Outer Rim, but this was to be a monumental project thought up by Supreme High Chancellor Palpatine.

It was a long standing fact that the Force, a form of energy which is created and sustained by life, flows through most everything. Hence, the Outbound project was proposed whose purpose is to discover if the force existed everywhere or does it only reside within their galaxy and in doing so also prove the existence of life elsewhere in the universe.

"Adventure a Jedi craves not young padawan," a young woman replied, her slender frame occupying the left seat of the Republic Cruiser specially outfitted for this mission. Her bright hazel eyes which were somewhat unfocused started to suddenly dart about, double checking the instrument readings.

"I'm sorry Master Merrix, but ever since the mission began I have this feeling that we are about to be a part of something great but somehow… elusive," The last part was said in a whisper. The young padawan's eyes started to unfocus as he tried to grasp that which cannot be felt nor draw upon but by only a few of the gifted.

"Your insights serve you well Vans, but you must learn to focus on the here and now," the Jedi master then replied. "Soon you shall be taking the trials and I don't want you to be delving into unknowns until you are ready,"she added the last as she remembered the day she passed her own Trials five years ago and of her taking a padawan learner not long after that.

"But Master, isn't that what the trials are all about… to see if one could handle the unknown and succeeding?" the padawan, Eleo Lye Vans, inquired upon his master.

"You're right of course, for the most part. But, remember my young apprentice, that success doesn't necessarily mean victory..."

Further comment was however stemmed by a chime announcing their arrival to the hyperspace jump point. Eleo deftly grabbed the hyperdrive levers.

"…in 5,4,3,2…" Eleo's countdown was interrupted by the sudden loud blaring of the proximity alarms and attack klaxon. The ship buffeted as the unmistakable blue glow of an ion cannon discharge, lit up the ships forward viewport.

While scanning her console for the cause of the interruption, the Jedi Master felt the dark ripples upon the force. They were being attacked, but it was too late now to retaliate.

From the corner of her eye she saw her padawan slam the hyperdrive levers full forward…

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The Tantive I hurtled through the outer rim. White-Blue heat from its hyperspace motivators exciting the sparse ions of gas as it broke through the outer galactic sphere. Its crimson hull scorched in some areas, while on the upper dorsal sail, a large plate in its armor was missing. Streaks of plasma discharge leaking into the cold vacuum of space.

It has been three days and still the highly modified, not to mention experimental, Longe Voltrans tri-arc CD-8.0 Mark 4 hyperdrive engine (specifically installed for the project) have shown no sign of shutting down. In fact, if the readouts and telemetry from the astrogation computers are to be believed, the ship was still increasing in velocity.

"Damage assessment?" Jedi Master Dax Merrix asked her apprentice after accomplishing her third system schematic and diagnostics run.

"Still no change master… it would seem that the last ion shot not only broke through the rear deflector shields and fried part of the Hyperdrive motivator, but it also fused the influx regulation systems," the young padawan answered as he took the time to see blue swirling lights of hyperspace twirling hypnotically out the damaged ships main view port. He rubbed the soreness out of his hands.

"Which then locked us in hyperspace until our fuel cells runs out or we hit something nasty… Well, my young apprentice, I believe we should just wait this out in the cryobins. That was our last sabbac card to cash and it still didn't work… How's that burn?" she asked in concern, nodding at Eleo's hand.

"It's a bit better now, Master. But, the cryobins would be a problem; we only have one functional unit left," Eleo said as he drew upon the force to calm himself. He sent more healing tendrils of the Force towards the latest injury he sustained while attaching a wayward power coupling.

"You shall take it then, my padawan…"

Eleo was about to argue when Merrix cut him off "It is the Force's will; I have foreseen it… you still have a role to fulfill… and this shall be your Trial. The Force is strong in your family Eleo, it will always be with you… and your family…"

"Master?... yes Master." Eleo sighed in acceptance on bowed head. "You're right ofcourse…and I accept this as my Trial. May the force be with you." As he gave these words to his master, he wondered at what future the force would give him. A premonition was made known but it confused him - colors of a black so deep… red like the setting sun… and, a flash of bright green light. He shook himself again to heed his master's bidding.

"And also with you my young apprentice, remember our creed… this is the Force's way".

Now, the saga begins.