Chapter 3: Nightmare come to life

"SHAIEY! SHA...IEY! WHERE ARE YOU?" Tershiea called out, looking for her sister.

"In here." a voice replied.

Tershiea went into the room where she heard her sister's voice. Shaiey was sitting in a sunny window seat, looking at a book.

"Grandma, and Her Majesty want to see you." Tershiea told Shaiey.

"Why Teri?"

"To discuss your sixth birthday, is why. Besides, you are to have your second presentaton at court, and you will need a new dress."

"I hate dresses." Shaiey said, closing her book, and jumping down from the seat.

The girls raced pellmell out of the room and down the stone corridor, much like little girls do. However, the next time that they would go down that corridor, both would be grown adults, given to their destinies.

A few minutes later, Shaiey walked into Queen Sheela's study. She went over to her great grandmother, and bowed. "Your Majesty."

Shaiey turned to Lalatha and added, "Your Highness."

"No need for formalities at this time, Shaiey. This is not a royal audience or an Imperial one, just a family meeting. Please, close the door. Lalatha, run a quick scan for recording devices." Sheela told her family.

"No bugs, Mother." Lalatha stated.

"Good, then let's get to business. Shaiey, do you have any idea of what you would like to train for when you grow up?" Sheela asked.

"Not really. I kind of figured that I would be trained for the Royal Guards as their Princess Commander." Shaiey answered.

Lalatha stood up, and went to a safe. She opened it, and pulled out a small object. Pushing a button, Lalatha activated it, and showed it to Shaiey. "Do you know what this is?" She asked the girl.

"Kind of. It looks like the light sword that I see in my dreams. What is it?"

"This is a laserdagger, the weapon of a Taegan Warrior. It is part of your destiny." Lalatha explained.

"Why me?"Shaiey asked.

"Because the Force chose you. Because the younger daughters of the House of Tagla become Taegan Warriors. Because your birth was foretold, and you are needed." Sheela stated.

"I will tell you a line from the prophecy. It goes as such- Stay true to the Light, oh child of the Force, for it will bring forth not one, but two. Each of them, the last." Lalatha added.

"How do you know that it refers to me?" Shaiey asked, after a moment.

"The dream that you keep having." Lalatha explained.

"Oh." was all that Shaiey said. Lalatha let the girl study the glowing blade in her hand. Then, an evil presence made itself felt to the woman. She carefully took the weapon from the girl, and deactivated it, and threw it into the safe. Lalatha managed to close the safe, and lock it. She then picked up a dress pattern, and started fitting it to Shaiey.

"Not a word about what you were just told. Promise me."

"I promise."

"What is it, Lalatha?" Sheela asked her daughter.

"We are getting company. Lord Vader is here." Lalatha answered, examining the pattern.

A moment later, the door was slammed open by two Imperial Stormtroopers. Behind them, strode Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith. Following him, were two members of the Taegan Royal Guard.

Vader approached the women, and tilted his black encased head. In an ominus tone, he stated "Ladies."

"Lord Vader." Lalatha said, tipping her head just a fraction.

"Your lordship, what brings you to our loyal planet?" Sheela asked politely.

"I bring you a message from my master, the Emperor." Vader replied, as he noticed Shaiey. "And who is this?"

"Shaiey, turn around and be polite. Lord Vader, this is my other granddaughter Shaiey Alaine." Lalatha stated politely.

"How do Your Lordsh..." Shaiey started to say as she turned around. Seeing Vader, an image from her dreams came forth. The man from her nightmares- Darth Vader. Shaiey let out a scream "NO!" and ran blindly from the room.

"I'm sorry My Lord, I don't know what her problem is." Sheela stated.

Shaiey ran screaming through the palace corridors. Into the library, she ran to the wall besides the fireplace. Shaiey, then hit the wall in a certain place. Pausing for a moment to let the wall open, she stopped screaming. When the wall was open wide enough, she squeazed through the gap. She ran down a long, dark dusty passageway that was hidden in the walls. The child ran for a long time through the dark, until she hit a hidden stairway. Shaiey's foot hit empty air, and she let a scream as she went down. When she hit bottom, Shaiey landed hard on her arm. A sharp SNAP! was heard, and the girl passed out from the agony.

A couple of hours later, Lalatha and a search party of three guards made their way into the library.

"Your Ladyship, the wall is open." The male guard stated, pointing to the area by the fireplace.

"Come on, Shaiey is down there." Lalatha replied, grabbing up a glowrod, and entering the passageway. The group walked along for about twenty minutes, when a small moan of pain was heard below them. Lalatha flashed her light down, catching an unconscience Shaiey in the beam. The child lay on the bottom of the sixth step, her left arm bent at an unnatural angle.

"There she is, we found her. Becareful, the steps are steep here." Lalatha directed the guards.

"Lady, will she be alright?" One of the female guards asked.

"Yes. Tria, Go back and tell my Royal Mother that we found Shaiey. Kellis, come and help me lift her. You will have to carry her." directed Lalatha to the guards.

"Yes Your Highness." said the second woman guard as she left.

"I must becareful, the Princess's arm is broken. It looks bad." the male guard Kellis reported, as he knelt down to pick the girl up.

"Do not worry, Shaiey will have full use of her arm." Lalatha reassured the guard.

Several hours later, Shaiey woke to find herself in the medical area of the palace with her arm in a sprint. Lalatha went to her when she noticed the girl awake.

"What happened, Grandmother?" Shaiey asked.

"You fell down a steep flight of stairs." Lalatha answered.

"The man who was here, he was the one from my nightmares."

"Yes. Now because you know who he is, the nightmare shall go away."

"What about the boy? The man is after him too. I don't want him caught, he's my friend." Shaiey said, worried.

"I believe that he will be safe. Besides, you don't know him, so how could he be in danger? Maybe one day the two of you will meet. Now go back to sleep." Lalatha told Shaiey, tucking her back in.

"Goodnight."

"Night sweets."

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Eleven year old Luke was having the dream again. By now, though, he was used to it. Down the corridor he walked. A doorway leading into a room. The blonde girl. The girl turning to look at him. Luke then noticed the the horse with wings and a horn, and the sword of light were gone. He looked at the girl again. She seemed sad, like she had to go. Luke realised that he did not like that idea.

"Don't go." Luke's dreamself stated.

"I have too. We will meet in person one day." The girl replied.

"What is your name?" Luke asked.

"I can't tell you right now. That's okay, I don't know your name either. Goodbye, for now." The girl said as she faded from sight.
Luke woke up. He would miss the girl, even though he had never really seen her. As he was going back to sleep, it dawned on him that his nightmare would not return again.