Chapter One: In the Blink of an Eye

What could it be? A Sith Lord? But the Sith were destroyed years ago. If not a Sith, then what could it be? The Jedi Council was in uproar. Nothing like this had ever been seen, and nothing like this was ever thought of to be able to happen.

"The phenomenon on Geneva IV is unexpected, but the Council is doing no good sitting here arguing whether it is a Sith Lord or not," Jedi Master Mace Windu's voice overtook the havoc in the Council Chambers, and all went silent. "We must send someone to Geneva IV and confront the person responsible for the havoc caused yesterday afternoon." The council was deep in thought now. Nothing they had ever thought of, not even in their wildest dreams, could have caused the destruction that Geneva IV had become the victim to.

"I will now show you the report that I received from Master Yuri Harr, before he was killed shortly after the events." Mace pushed a small button on his chair, which initiated the hologram in the center of the room. The hologram was a recap of the events at Geneva IV's capital city, Gena.

The city was quiet, just a regular day for the Genevans, when a brilliant flash of light erupted from the center of a very large crowd. All in the crowd dropped dead, except for one person in the center. The person's eyes were glowing blue, and a look of terror was on the person's face. The Genevan was on his knees, and stood up slowly. He looked over at the city's tallest skyscraper, and with the blink of an eye, the skyscraper fell in on itself, and tumbled to the ground thousands of feet below it, probably killing millions of people.

The person began to walk now, his eyes glowing brighter with every step. The figure would pause, blink once more, and another skyscraper would either topple over, or implode, or even disintegrate within seconds. Before long, the city was completely destroyed, and the person stopped. The blue vanished from his eyes, and he began to weep. He fell to the ground once more, as survivors began to surround him in horror, making sure to keep their distance while trying to find out what was going on at the same time. The figure sat there, weeping, and it finally became clear that this was neither a man nor a woman, but a small boy, only a child.

"What are we going to do about this?" Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn exclaimed. "What can be done with a child?" His question left the council out of ideas. Finally, Jedi Master Ki Adi Mundi had an idea. "Why don't we help the child? He obviously needs guidance in the ways of the Force, and I believe that the Jedi are the only ones that can do something about it."

The council seemed to agree. "Send a team to Geneva we must," said Master Yoda. "Be able to help the child, they will." Yoda looked around the room, obviously waiting for someone to speak up and volunteer for the project. Finally, it was Qui-Gon who said something. "My apprentice and I will go to Geneva and confront the child. If any others wish to accompany us on our mission, please, speak freely."

The council room was silent for quite some time, before Mace Windu spoke up, and Al Jur Dulcot shortly afterward. "I will also go." Yoda nodded in accomplishment, and finally said, "A team of four will we send to Geneva. Good luck, and may the force be with you."

The council was dismissed, and Qui-Gon nodded to Mace and Al Jur before leaving the room, signaling that he wanted to leave as soon as possible. "I will get a transport ready," said Mace, as Qui-Gon went to find Obi-Wan.

The shuttle left for Geneva within the next hour. Obi-Wan was anxious to leave, seeing as this would be one of his first assignments with Qui-Gon. "Master," Obi-Wan said to Qui-Gon, "when will we reach Geneva?" Qui-Gon signaled him to wait a moment, as he asked the captain. When he came back, he told Obi-Wan that their estimated time of arrival was approximately four hours. That was way too long for Obi's patience, which he was still learning to deal with. Eventually, he calmed himself, and went into meditation. Qui-Gon and Mace, and Al Jur did the same.

The shuttle reached Geneva on schedule, and the Jedi immediately walked towards the devastation of Gena. When they arrived, Gena looked to be a barren wasteland. All that had been the prosperity of Gena was now gone, turned into dust and rubble that littered the streets. It was not hard to find the child, as he was still in the middle of the destruction, weeping, and alone. The Jedi approached with caution.

"Who are you?" The child asked. He looked up at them, his eyes starting to turn blue. "We are Jedi Knights, and we are here to help you," said Obi-Wan, who knelt down next to the child, who was barely younger than he was. The child backed away, his eyes transforming with every second. "You don't want to help me. You want to stop me," said the child. "I wont let you take me away. This is my home, STAY AWAY FROM ME!" He blinked, and within seconds, a ripple effect emitted from his body, throwing the Jedi backwards with astonishing force.

Mace's lightsaber was ignited shortly after he was back on his feet, and Qui-Gon and Obi-wan did the same. Al Jur did not, however, thinking that it would only anger the child. "Put those away!" Yelled the child. "I will hurt you. Just stay away, and nobody gets hurt." The kid was on his feet now, his fists clenched and anger surging through his body. The Jedi felt his anger; it was stronger than anything they had ever felt.

"We don't want to hurt you," exclaimed Mace, walking closer to the child. "We understand what is happening to you, and just want to help." Mace was calm and patient, though that didn't make the child feel any better. He turned away for one second, and turned back suddenly, blinking at the Jedi. However, it did not have the same effect as last time. This time, one bolt of energy went rushing at Al Jur, killing him instantly.

Mace stopped his movement. The child was serious. "Good. Now, put those away, or I wont help you," said the child. He knew that the Jedi would listen, seeing what he could do. And they did. Their lightsabers were turned off, and they waited for a sign from the boy.

The boy began to cry. "What's happening to me?" He looked down at his hands, which seemed to be burned after all that he had done. "I don't know what I can do, what's going on. Please, make it stop!" The child fell to the floor again, and the Jedi rushed over to help him up.

"We have no idea what is happening to you," said Qui-Gon. "We only know that the Force is doing something in your body that we have never seen before. We need your full cooperation to determine what's happening." The boy nodded, and stopped his weeping.

"Is it alright if I take a hair sample?" Asked Obi-Wan. The boy nodded, and Obi-Wan took the sample. Then, an explosion sent the four people backwards. Qui-Gon and Mace's lightsabers were ignited instantly, but Obi-Wan was unconscious. . When the dust cleared, Genevan police stood ready to fire at the boy. Mace and Qui-Gon were stunned. Qui-Gon rushed to Obi-Wan, and Mace stood by the boy.

"Go." The boy said, his eyes turning blue. "You don't want to be here. You have my DNA sample, so run while you still can." Mace thought about it for a second, but before he had a chance to refuse, the boy was running towards the police, his eyes glowing more blue than before. When he was right next to the police, he blinked. In a massive explosion, he and the police were all disintegrated.