Chapter 3 Darkness In The Night

"It's getting dark out," Obi-Wan observed out the window, "I think I'll leave to get some rest, it's been a long day for both of us."

Yoda smiled understanding his meaning.

"Tomorrow I'll introduce you to Damean, I'm sure you'll find him worthy of you mission."

"Look forward to it, I will."

Obi-Wan left.

Yoda walked to the window and gazed out of it, he saw something and his eyes narrowed.

Starlette tossed and turned in her sleep as her recuring nightmares tortured her. Not the same dream but always something terrible. Obi-Wan had mentioned these might be the Force showing her the future, but she hoped not. They were all the same, pain, suffering and sometimes she was the one causing it. All in all, she just wished these dreams would stop.

Starlette was startled awake by the sound of a window being broken.

A chill ran down her spine as the sound of footsteps got closer and closer to her bed. Her shaking hand slid down the side of the bed searching for her lightsaber. She found it and brought it to her side.

Her heart sped when she heard the sound of another coming to life. She rolled onto her back with her's bursting to life as well, holding it up just before she was chopped in half. The light from the lightsabers didn't give her a good look of who it was, but she did know whoever it was was wearing a black mask.

She kicked him and he flew back wards.

Girls awoke with a start, at the sound when they looked at him they screamed and hurried out of the room.

Starlette jumped to her feet, but only to get knocked down again by the strange ninja. She kicked him in the face making him fall back.

Starlette jumped off of her bed and took a fighting stance. The ninja went at it, sparks flew as their lightsabers smacked against each other. The ninja was really good! His technique was unbelievable! He attacked with incredible speed and precise attacks.

Even though he was clearly better than Starlette she was still good and was able to put up a good fight. Unfortunately not good enough, for a moment she let her guard down and even though she blocked his attack he was still able to burn into her flesh with his lightsaber.

She screamed and held her shoulder. The ninja wasted no time and kicked her down immediatly, making her lightsaber fly out of her hand.

She lay there still holding her shoulder. The ninja spun his lightsaber in a circle and readied it to bring it down on her. She rolled out of the way letting the lightsaber go through the floor. He pulled it back out, put his foot down on her chest to hold her, then got ready to try again.

She screamed.

BAM!

Yoda came flying through the air kicking the guy in the back and sending him into an end table.

"Yoda!" Starlette exclaimed.

"Get out here!" he ordered her pointing to the door.

She didn't want to, she would feel ashamed for running from a fight, but Yoda knew best and she did as he told her.

Yoda raised his lightsaber high in the air ready to attack. But the ninja seemed to have no interest in him and as soon as Starlette left he

jumped out the window. Yoda ran to it, his eyes scanning for him, but he couldn't see him anywhere. How this guy got into the Jedi Temple was beyond him, he assumed that maybe the Jedi weren't as aware as they once had been and just missed him.

He turned his lightsaber off and shook his head. He walked into the hallway where all the frightened young girls had gathered.

"We're all going to die!" one of them screamed.

"They were after me!" one of the girls insisted.

"What are we going to do?" one of them panicked.

Yoda held up a hand, "Fear not! Safe it is! Gone he is!"

"But Master Yoda! He's going to kill us!" one on the girls shouted.

"Back into your rooms go." he told them.

They were hestitent but they did as he said.

He watched them go in, his eyes searched for Starlette. He spotted her but she wasn't going to her room.

"Starlette!" Yoda called after her.

She ran even faster.