Chapter 3: Destiny of Skywalker

The Falcon sped through hyperspace as the end of the tunnel came in sight. Han pushed the throttle forward as he sped out of the tunnel and back into regular space. He smiled as a planet came into view. It was all white and there seemed to be lots of clouds. Most likely it was a snow covered planet similar to Hoth. Leia similed for the first time in days as she saw the planet come into view. It was a beautiful sight and she could feel warmth radiating from it, even though it looked cold. Han immediately turned no his computer and identified the planet,

"Yep, Princess, this is Lamon," said Han in a cocky voice.

The Falcon began to descend through the atomosphere as they made there way through. Surprisingly, the window didn't frost over for some reason. Everyone just stared into awe as the planet came into view. It was covered in a blanket of snow or what seemed to be snow. The Falcon whizzed above the landscape as Han slowly landed the Falcon a patch of light snow and hard rock. It worked perfectly. Immediately, the crew got out of the ship and went on to the ground. If the planet wasn't anymore weird, when they touched the ground, instead of feeling cold from the snow, it felt warm on the touch. Ther was something weird about the planet and its weather. Leia ran over to the top of the hill as she took a deep breathe of the fresh air. Never had she breathed such nice and fresh air in her life. She liked the planet and she knew this would the perfect place for a Jedi Master if he wanted to live in secludicy.

Leia walked back to the Falcon where she found Chewie having a snowball fight with Han and Lando who were building a fort and trying to block against the Wookie's tremendous firepower. But it was no use, as the Wookie shot a direct hit to their fort, completely destroying it and leaving the guys open to the Wookie's snowballs. Finally, they surrendered and Chewie let out a sound of triumph. Leia just laughed at the guy's antics as he walked up to them.

"Well, Princess, since were here, now what do we do?" asked Han as he brushed snow off his clothes.

"I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure out what the best way to find the Master would be but he could be anywhere on the planet and probably in hiding," replied Leia in a less than enthusastic voice.

Han could see her disappointment. He knew that she probably didn't think that they would find the Master but the daunting task was putting a damper on their spirits. As he put his hand on her shoulder, suddenly shots rang as snow shot up into the sky. The gang ducked as shots continued to pour in. Han , Lando, and Chewie pulled out their weapons as they targeted whoever shot at them but suddenly a voice rang out from the crowd, "Give up, boys. Your outnumbered and surrounded. If you fire we'll also shoot that lovely girl's head off since we have a sniper targetting her." They looked around at them and saw a couple of laser pointers targetting her head along with black figures all around them. It was hopeless. Silently they began to rise as they put their hands up and layed their weapons down. The leader, who had spoken before, made his way to the gang. He was a short, well-built man in rag-tag clothes. He had brown hair and brown eyes. We came closer to them as he inspected them.

"Well, well, well. Who do we have here? A white guy, a black dude, a Wookie, and today's special, a hot girl," said the man as he flashed a devilish smile.

Han immediately felt the urge to punch the guy but that would likely mean the end for Leia, so he subdued the urge. The man walked back and forth until he pulled out something. He shot them at the gang's wrists. It was energy cuffs. Now their wrists were binded and were defenseless. The man stopped in front of Han before he began talking,

"So, lets see who are you?"

"I'm your local smuggler," replied Han with a mug smile on his face.

"Oh really, well since we know who you are, it wouldn't be polite to not introduce ourselves either. I'm Roger Tenson and I run the Dragons here. You just entered our gang turf," replied Roger with his smile disappearing and a scowl coming on his face.

"Well, then, we wouldn't want to do any further damage, so I think we will be leaving," said Han

"Boy, you aren't leaving this place. I think we'll sell you to the local slave trader and the girl to a hooker bar," replied Roger with a smile on his face.

This infuriated Han who lunged at the man and connected his fist to Roger's jaw, slamming him a good couple of feet back. Roger was obviously bleeding as the gang brought up their guns to shoot but Roger put up his hand to stop the. He got up with his mouth bleeding and his lip gushing with blood.

"Well, well, well. I guess we have a rebellious one here. I don't stand for rebellion, so I'll have to take care of you," said Roger with his face no longer holding any smile for the matter.

"Go ahead, lets see what you can do to me," Han replied with a cocky, Corrillean smile on his face.

"Oh no, I'm not refering to you. I'm refering to the girl..." Han immediately popped his eyes as his eye's grew big. He felt the urge to slam the guy again, but something was holding him back. He watched as the man walked over to Leia. All this time she hadn't said a word but kept a straight, intimidation expression on her face similar to what all politicans did. But even now, she did not stutter or tremble in fear.

Roger walked up to her and looked her up while tasting his lip with his tongue. "Ah, what a fine girl. I bet this here sword will change that." And with that he suddenly pulled out a silver handle from his belt. He ignited it and out came a bluish blade, similar to the one Luke used before his duel on Baspin. Now she was trembling, for she knew what he was going to do. All Roger did was smile as he saw the sight of the girl in danger intoxicating.

"To make your agony worse, I'm going to cut each limb off before I kill you," he whispered in her ear with a devilish voice.

He brought his lightsaber above his head as he positioned it for the strike. Leia just closed her eyes as she waited for the blow. The gang just watched in horror and helplessness as he swiftly brought the blade down on Leia's arm, but before it made contact something happened. The blade stopped. Leia thought that he had cut off her arm but opened her eyes to find his blade not moving. Roger tried again once more as he tried to bring the blade up to swing again but the blade was frozen in position as if something was holding it. Then it struck him. He turned around to a rock and saw a cloaked figure.

Everyone saw a cloaked figure on a rock near the sacrifical site. He was covered in it head-to-toe, exposing nothing, not even his face. Suddenly, the Dragon gang was lifted off their feets as they went into the air as if they were being lifted, all of them, by some mysterious force. Out of nowhere, that force slammed all the bodies head first into the ground, knocking them all unconscious. Roger looked at the sight with fear and surprise. Then he turned to the cloaked figure who hadn't even moved. The figure got off of his rock and moved over to the group in the middle. He slowly made his way as everyone stared in confusion, especially Leia. As he walked over, Roger moved forward with his lightsaber pointing at the man.

"Hey, who the hell are you!" shouted Roger in a timid and stuttering voice at the stranger.

The stranger just kept on walking until he was just a few feet away from the tip of Roger's lightsaber. Without moving, Roger's lightsaber flew out of his hand to stranger's exposed hand who caught it. Roger stared in awe at his hand and then to the strangers and then back at his hand.

"How... diidddd youuu ddooo tthhhhaaattttt?" stuttered Roger in fear now for his own life.

"Ah, there is much to learn, my friend for you still," the stranger replied for the first time in a humoniod voice that was deep yet clear with a touch of humor.

Suddenly Roger pulled out another handle from his coat and ignited it. It was also blue. "So you want to fight. Well why don't you try!" shouted Roger as he plunged for the stranger. The man just sidestepped Roger with lightning fast reflexes. Roger tried again and again as he failed miserably to even touch the stranger, who seemed to not even tire. Finally Roger got angry and lashed at the stranger with all his might, and instead of moving the stranger knocked the lightsaber out of his hands and then caught it before reigniting it at Roger's throat.

"I see you are just a novice in the ways of lightsaber combat. There are many other ways to settle differences than to use weapons. Being peaceful, you will find, will be a much better way and result in less injuries. Take it from someone who knows," said the stranger in a calm voice that showed no anger or revenge in it for Roger's actions.

The stranger unignited the lightsaber before placing it in his cloak. Roger just stared in utter shock. He stepped back before breaking into a run as he sprinted away along with other members of his group that had regained consciousness.

Meanwhile, all this time, Lando, Chewie, Han, and Leia just stared at him in utter shock and awe. He turned and glance at them before waving his hands and the energy cuffs disappeared releasing them of their binding. He walked over to them,

"Hello, my friends. I hope those band of thiefs didn't hurt you. I came as soon as I felt you were indanger and saved our little friend here," said the stranger who had yet to show his face or anything about himself.

"Ah, well, thank you for all your help. We owe you our lives," replied Leia who stared at the man. She sensed something familiar about him, as if she had met him long ago, but couldn't seem to put her finger on it.

"Well that is good to hear. I'm glad for that."

"Um, sir, what is your name?" asked Leia. She had a hint but she wanted to verify who it was.

"My name? Well, my young Leia, I am an old friend from your past. I am Jedi Master Sim Nam, the one you are seeking for," replied Nam as he saw Leia's face light up in surprise and joy. Nam pulled off his hood revealing his face. He looked young as his hair was deep black and his eyes were deep brown. His face showed little marks of old-age. But what really surprised her was that he was wearing a turban on his head. He smiled at her along with everyone else who had huddled near them.

Leia had found her master.