Chapter 18: To the Future
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A light saber shone in the dim light of the setting sun. The young Jedi spun and sliced the droid in half. A scowl fixed firmly on her face. A single strand of blonde hair had made it way out of her bun. She paused crouched low. Her boots mud caked. Even in the low light the Jedi could see the approaching droids. She brought the light saber up in front of her face, the energy beam illuminating her features. Blue eyes stared out from behind the green blade. The commander of the Republic forces watched and waited. Her breathing was silent as she followed the movements of the battle droids with calm eyes. A sound above her brought her attention to the sky, where above a vicious space battle played out. Every minute a pilot was killed causing a ripple in the Force. Shaking her head slightly she blocked those tiny ripples in the Force out. Right now she needed to concentrate on the battle at hand. A blaster bolt struck close to her foot. Looking up she realized that the small group of battle droids had found her. She smiled grimly to herself and sprung out of her crouched position and attacked the droids. A rain of blaster blots showered down upon her. Every one was either deflected back to the sender or to the surrounding areas. Cutting one droid in half her swing led into the chest plate of another. The Jedi could tell this was going to be a long day.
The General wrung her hand together as she stood nervously in front of a display console. Her brown eyes following the little holographic figurines that were displayed on the holo board. One of the advisors stood next to her also watching. The Jedi knew she should be out there fighting like her Commander was. But she had a job to at home base. She knew that the out come was probably going to be very grim. She could feel it in the Force. She could feel every death of every soldier. Of every pilot. She could feel the despair of the officers in the bunker. But worst of all she could feel her Commander's pain she had been hurt. The Jedi General closed her eyes and reached out into the Force. In her mind's eye she could see every stroke of the Commander's blade as if it were her own. She tucked a stray strain of brown hair behind her ear in a nervous gesture.
Behind her one of the officers watched with unsure eyes. He had heard of this General and the Commander but had never served with them, until now that is. He had never even meet a Jedi until the General and the Commander. They were the first, and had not been what he had been expecting. Truthfully he had thought Jedi to be mainly intimidating, tall guys, with a frown fixed firmly on their faces. That's what the Holo Net had described them as. Fearless. Strong. Brave. So to say the least the young officer had not been expecting two female Jedi to step off the transport. Preppy females at that. Well seeing the battle plan that the General had come up with and hearing that the Commander was to go out in the field, well let's just say it surprised him to say the very least. And now he felt a connection to the Jedi. A kinship that he had only felt with his fellow crewmembers. He knew that this Jedi, this woman, would die for the one's she cared for. He could see it in her stance, in her weary brown eyes, as the watched the battle play out before them in a miniature version. He could tell because every time a Republic transport was hit the Jedi would wince as if hit herself. She tried to hide it but to anyone that was watching it was obvious. He watched as she suddenly tensed. Her brown eyes fogged over slightly and she turned. Barking out an order to contact the Commander she began to pace nervously.
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