Traversing through the galaxy, the stars becoming a blur as they passed by, Kyle was the only one still struck by their beauty. Ahsoka was busy manning the nav computer. The Jedi received a distress signal from the wild space territory, slowly traveling to their location due to Anakin's ship having a damaged hyperdrive. Kyle was busy daydreaming, while the adults performed their tasks. He offered his assistance to everyone on board, getting rejected at every turn. So he settled for watching the stars rush by him like he's a passenger on a road trip.
"It's been three days and we haven't found the source of the signal. Anyone want to entertain the idea we've been taken for suckers?" Kyle contended.
"The signal came from the Wild Space territory. It didn't tell us to go there, the source of the signal came from the territory. It isn't a prank." An almond skinned Jedi named Depa Billapa could not believe she had to use such a juvenile word like "prank."
"The distress code is something the Jedi haven't seen in 2,000 years. Believe it or not, it's difficult to find that."
"What about a trap?"
"We're supposed to meet with a Jedi cruiser for reinforcement."
Depa could see Kyle was growing bored and offered him a seat in the co-pilots chair. "You fly before?"
"Sometimes."
"Define 'sometimes.'"
"I flew an X-Wing in the beginning phases of the assault on Umbara. I was shot down."
"So you know how to fly, why don't you take over for a while?" She told him.
"I don't know." Depa could tell Kyle was uneasy about piloting The Twilight. "This is Skywalker's ship and I never flew a G9 Rigger-class freighter before-"
"How did you know what model this is?" Depa was pleasantly surprised Kyle knew his way around a ship.
"Me and my dad used to repair them before the war forced us to give up all of our metals." Kyke recalls fondly.
"What's this called?" Depa asks, referring to the steering wheel.
"The yoke."
"And what's that wing called?"
"Rudder."
"What else do you know?"
"The toggle on the left switches between cannons, missiles and pulse."
"This ship doesn't have pulse cannons, only lasers." She corrects.
"Ah, gee wiz!" Kyle feigns disappointment, smiling for the first time. "I know how to fly, Master."
"I'm sure Anakin won't mind, besides I outrank him. I'm a Jedi Master." She reminds him.
"Isn't he too?"
"Maybe one day, but not today."
Within the hour The Twilight arrived at the coordinates of the distress signal, finding nothing but empty space and no Jedi cruiser.
Anakin was in the small communications chamber, his call to Captain Rex to let them know of their arrival. The reception couldn't have been worse, what Rex was saying was unintelligible. Growing frustrated, Anakin hastily tried rewiring the port, to no avail. Shortly after, Rex vanished and the lights switched off. The forward momentum of the ship halted. "Rex?" Anakin tried flipping the switch a couple times before reality sunk in the Twilight was reduced to a vegetable state.
"All systems are down, including life support." Ahsoka informs them. Anakin returns to the cockpit, struck by what's in front of him.
"Why are you piloting my ship?" He asks Kyle still manning the steering wheel despite the ship being out of his control.
"Calm down, Skywalker the boy needs to learn." Depa contend.
"He can 'learn' while flying his ship." He retorts. "Did he follow the coordinates?"
"No, I let him go as he pleased." She rolls her eyes.
"Now is not the time for snark, we need to-"
"Master.." Ahsoka's eyes doubled in size at the sight of a enormous pyramid shaped planet coming into their sights.
"What?" Skywalker's jaw fell to the floor, as did Depa's. "Turn the ship around." He orders, but Kyle can't wrestle control of the ship. Skywalker forgot the power is out, and to make matters worse they are caught in a tractor beam guiding them into the opening center, a white light blinds them, using their arms to shield their corneas, to seek refuge Kyle fell out of his chair and hid under the control panel. The episode lasted for a brief while, but it felt like an eternity until their vision went black.
