Open or Closed
Allie Helms
Chapter Two
My Place
I'm lost within the whiteness of my soul. I'm lost within the black of my heart. Everybody said I was a fallen angel. I'm not okay anymore. I'm falling apart.
We were waiting outside the Council chamber to go inside. I started to wring my hands and pace like mad. Moments later I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around, and saw Anakin staring down at me, "Ready?"
"No," I answered. "But there is no turning back now."
He gave me a reassuring smile, and we walked in. There were about twelve Jedi sitting in a circle around the room. "Your report Master Kenobi," a bald African – American man sitting in front of us demanded as we took to the center of the room.
"The border dispute went well, and has been resolved. However we did find someone of interest," at this Obi-wan motioned to me, and I stepped forward. "I have reason to believe this is the Lost Prophecy."
"Test her, we will," a cute little green alien said. "Meanwhile a mission, we have for you."
"Senator Amidala of the Naboo has been a target of assassination attempts. You and your padawan will be her bodyguards. You will leave in two hours. Now I recommend you go get your supplies ready," the bald man said.
"Yes master," Obi-wan and Anakin bowed then left. I was there all alone in a room being judged just like middle school.
"Right, Master Obi-wan's guess, may be. Test you, ask you questions, we will. Master Yoda, I am known as. Master Windu, to my left, will be testing you also," Master Yoda said indicating to the bald man beside him.
Master Windu nodded and started to give me directions, "We will begin. First I will ask you some questions. Then we will move on to a different part of testing. Ready?" I nodded. "Okay. Where are you from?" he asked the first question.
"Earth," I answered.
Just the Yoda spoke, "How feel, you?"
"Well," I began. "I am afraid, confused, lost, and some what angry."
"How so?" Master Windu asked.
I looked down at the floor then back up straight into Yoda's green eyes, "I am afraid of what will happen to me. I'm confused because I don't know who I am. I'm lost because I don't know what to feel, and I am angry because I let go before I could hang on."
"In riddles, you speak. Much emotion, I sense in you. Dangerous, you could be," Yoda stated. They asked me more questions, most of them about my history, and life, but then they finished the interrogation, and I waited patiently for there next set of instructions.
"Here we will give you a lightsaber, and you will deflect the blasts that are thrown at you," Master Windu explained. I nodded took the blade handed to me and it began.
When the blasts came at me something filled my body and made me move to block the attacks. It was a sensation I had never felt before, and it made me comfortable with my haunting past, and with myself. After about ten minutes of this it stopped, and I looked at Master Yoda to see what he had to say.
"Lost Prophecy, you are. Your mission is that of Obi-wan and Padawan Anakin's," Master Yoda said.
"You have one hour to get ready. A droid will be waiting for you outside. Good luck," Mace said.
I bowed and started to walk towards the door. "Lady Jedi November," Yoda said. I turned around. He held two lightsabers in his hands, "Forgetting something, are you?" I smiled and the blades came flying to my hands. I ignited them, and noticed they were black and white.
"Master Yoda," I began but was cut off.
"Why these colors, you wonder?" he said stating my question. "Innocence you still have, is what white resembles. All that can destroy you back resembles. Balance and out weigh each other they can. If out weighed one is, the other will take over." I nodded and left the room with all Master Yoda said in mind. I didn't understand it, but I knew that I would someday.
I walked to a room where clothing was provided for me. I quickly changed then waited for someone to come get me. The clothing was the same attire Obi-wan wore. My two lightsabers where clipped to my utility belt. Just then there was a knock on the door.
I turned around to see Anakin in the doorway. "Obi-wan will come get us when he's ready," I nodded. "I heard the Council found you as the Lost Prophecy."
"Yes, but it just hasn't absorbed me yet," I told him.
"Tell me what's wrong," he said.
I shook my head, "No."
"I'm your friend. I want to help you," he said putting his hand on the small of my back.
"If you want to help me first you have to help yourself. Why are you so uneasy?" I asked.
"There is nothing wrong," he said turning away.
I turned him around, "Don't lie to me. I can see it in your eyes," I stared him down. We were in a tension silence until there was an interruption.
It was a knock at the door, but I didn't turn away. "November stop," Obi-wan demanded.
"We are not done," I said in a menacing voice to Anakin.
Then I walked out of the room wondering if that brick wall I put up so long ago had finally come down, or if was just starting to crumble.