"Nobody has ever been interested in what I have to say before." Master Gallia called the little green dude "Yoda? Yea, that guy who talked funny…" on her hologram communicator thingy. "I hope I get one of those." They soon set off to that circular room again.

"This is quite strange at first, but if you think about it, Maya really has a point." So Maya explained everything to the Council, and they were very intrigued by it all.

"We have never heard anything like that, Maya, but I believe you have something here." Master Windu continued, "We're not even sure how to train you, but you should probably just keep experimenting like you did with the square."

"Sounds fine to me."

"Also, we'll get you your own room. You can choose any empty room in the Temple, We always keep our rooms ready for occupants, so it'll be all set up when you get there."

"Fun! See ya!" Maya ran off to find the perfect place.

"Very baffling, this is."

"Yes, how can an eleven-year-old do that, and we can't?"

"I think we should just wait and see what happens."

"Good idea."

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Meanwhile, Maya found a really nice room with a big scenic window. But it definitely needed a paint job. "Yay! Interior designing!" Maya set off on her quest for paint supplies.

A little while later, Maya had her paints, but the Council had another crazy kid to deal with, this one even younger.

"Clouded, the boy's future is."

"Will he be trained?"

"He's pretty old, but we did make an exception already earlier today."

"Really?"

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Great. It was that dang feeling other people's feelings thing again. But this time Maya felt them very, very close, a lot closer than before. It was like; she could almost… sometimes see what they were seeing. Aha. Master Windu was showing this person those little handheld things where you have to guess what picture it is. Maya had aced those. "It's one of those trophy cups, you idiot!"

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"Huh? Oh, sorry. It's a cup."

"Correct. What happened, Anakin?"

"Well, somebody in my head said, 'It's one of those trophy cups, you idiot!' I don't know who it was."

"Hmm. Eventually it'll get figured out. We're currently working on the Light problem."

"Light problem?"

"We have a girl who can produce light. She's eleven."

"Wow."

"We will deal with it. You are dismissed."

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Maya was painting her room a soft yellow. It looked very cheery, but it didn't hurt your eyes. She wasn't sure what she was going to do next, but it looked good so far. It was getting late; she decided to go to bed soon anyway. But before she even had cleaned up the paint, Master Gallia rushed in.

"Maya! I'm going to be your master!"

"Yay!"

"We can start first thing in the morning, and I want you to study our alphabet every day starting tomorrow."

"Not homework! I thought I'd escaped it!"

"Nope, sorry. Also, you happened to pick a room very close to mine. The people around here are also very friendly. And I like your paint job."

"Thanks. I'm not done yet."

"I see. Good night."

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Maya turned out to be a very fast learner, and she discovered new things to do with Light almost every day. Her favorite thing to do was to go and look at all the vehicles in the hangar. Being an aspiring inventor, Maya was fascinated by the technology. Her favorite were the swoop bikes. Maya thought they were elegant, but durable, and she wished she had one. Maya asked Master Gallia if she could try one.

"Do you want me to teach you, Padawan?"

"Can I just get a feel of it first?"

"Sure." Maya climbed up on one and put her hands on the handlebars.

"Wow this is fun! How do you make it go?"

"Seeing your anxiety, I should probably tell you where the brakes are first. To stop, squeeze the handlebar on the left, and to go, squeeze the one on the right."

"K. Can do." Maya started slowly but realized how much easier it was than she thought. She pressed harder, and went faster and faster, and she zoomed out of the hangar.

"Maya! Don't go too far!"

"OK!"

"She's got a knack for those things."

"These are fun! Can I ride one when I want?"

"I don't' see why not, as long as you be careful and stay far away from others."

"Ok!"

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"Master?"

"Yes, Anakin?"

"Is it possible to do a barrel roll on a swoop bike?"

"No, why?"

"Well, she is." Anakin pointed to a Padawan not much older than himself having the time of her life doing astonishing stunts.

"Wow. I guess it is possible."

A/N: Maya loves those swoop bikes! One is going to come in handy later…