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"Josephine you have to eat at some point" said Marbwor, it's been a couple of days since I brought Javari's dead body back. I was standing against the wall of Josephine quarters as Marbwor tries to convince her to eat.

I felt terrible for her loss. I recalled when I came out of the cavern doors and when I saw her running over and looking at her brother, she looked at him for awhile and took her finger and poked his face, when he didn't even flinch she broke into tears and fell to the floor. I felt so much guilt for finding him collapsed, almost frozen to death, he was speaking gibberish. I didn't want to realize that he was going to die until it was too late and the cold was too harsh at that point.

The only word I could remember from him when he was over my shoulder was his sisters name.

Josephine was now a mess and she couldn't even bring herself to get up and craft her lightsaber. I have yet to craft mine as I have to wait until she could bring herself to get up. I will not rush her as this is a big loss and I feel as if I'm responsible somehow.

I was just putting on my sleeping apparel when I heard a knock on my door. It sounded soft but fast, like if whoever it was didn't want to be heard except for me of course. "Come in" I said in normal tone, not knowing if I should yell or whisper.

The door slid open showing Josephine. He could tell that she did not stop crying after him and Marbwor. She looked at him and couldn't tell if she wanted to kill him or wanted to hug him. "Are you alright?" I stated

She didn't say anything, she just looked away from me and started walking, and of course sniffling over towards his bed.

(rofl they 12 no way bro)

"I-I-I wanted to than-thank you for saving me and trying to save my brother." she stuttered out. I couldn't help but feel for her as she looked down. I kept looking at her though waiting for her to say something else, she wouldn't come to his room just to say thanks right? I don't know shit about girls in all honesty, all these teachers at the Academy probably don't even know either as A Jedi never loves, well maybe no love but they could do that dirty stuff that I hear about.

"I know I'm not helping with you and Master Marbwor when you two try to convince me to eat or even get out of my room, when I saw my brother like that I felt as if a speeder hit me and I'm trying to recover from the incident, and I'm sor-sorry you can't craft yo-your lightsaber until I am ready." she said.

I could almost laugh on how stupid this girl could be, I mean I'd love to craft it but I can wait until she is fine, I remember when I used to envy her for having an awesome brother who always help her and they were a great duo, she was always kind to me even after everyone realized I was a disappointment. I could tell her brother thought little of me but still he was a human being right just like me.

"Yeah, old Marbwor can be a bit of a Nerf Herder." I said nonchalantly. I almost saw a hint of a smile, not often do I joke around because, well being a disappointment is kind of depressing.

She shuffled around mine bed grasping at the bed itself, she was alone. I was no prince charming I couldn't help her doesn't she see that? "Well, um did you come, to uh just say thank you?" I spitted out.

She looked up and I almost winced at her with her puffy green eyes, and her usually ponytail was undone and all of her black locks over her wet face.

"Is that weird to do?" she asked. I kept staring at her and stated "I honestly couldn't tell you, they teach us the force and now going to teach us how to use our lightsaber, they don't teach us social skills"

The conversation went on until she felt she should leave and told him this really did help and left.

Hopefully we can craft our lightsabers tomorrow, I hoped as I got ready for bed.

For a ship to hold 4 passengers and 2 pilots it was pretty big. I was in the cafeteria eating whatever slop this was, I looked around, unsurprisingly no one else was here with me, it was early in the morning and when I wake up I can never go back to sleep.

"Jos-e-phine" said Javari. He was dying I had to go fast. "Keep your eyes open Javari we're close" I stated.

I had him over my shoulder. I couldn't see his face but it was blue and he didn't look so good there were no healers, maybe Master Marbwor could save him I thought, yeah he is a master no way he couldn't.

"We are almost there Javari stay awake" I yelled. He just kept saying some incoherent words. I could feel him slipping as I saw the exit. It was until Josephine started crying I realized he was already dead.

"Your mind is clouded Charles, it is often clouded actually." said Marbwor, that made me snap out of my thoughts. I looked up to see Master Marbwor, people say he helped remake the Jedi order after Skywalker. He was old, almost 90 I hear, only small patches of white hair was left on him. He had a kind face, a face you could trust. I've always liked Marbwor but always felt there was something off about him.

"I wonder why" I mumbled. He just smiled, "So your crystal, it's quite rare for a Jedi to wield a grey one. It often symbolizes calmness." he stated. Instead of commenting off that, I needed to get something off my chest to this 'Master Jedi'. I looked straight at him "So does the order like to kill children often? I always thought Jedi were here to help people not end their lives." I said with fierceness.

I thought Marbwor would get angry or upset, but no he just looked towards his food and said "It may seem like that, funny enough I thought that when this happened 20 years ago, no kid said that, I don't even know if they thought it. You, on the other hand try to find anything bad about the Jedi so you can hate us, hate your brother mostly." he said

I almost choked on my food, how did this man know? The force is most likely the answer. "Why shouldn't I, he is always getting praised on how brilliant and strong he is, if I wasn't his brother I wouldn't be shamed on how weak I am, I'd be normal. I hate being weak, I want to be strong and f- loved by everyone." I said. He looked at me and thought I was some dumb 12 year old. I wasn't I was smart and I got my crystal first and didn't need any hel- what am I saying a kid died and I'm gloating on how I did it all myself, I should be ashamed but I'm not, I feel great.

I didn't realize until later that he never gave me a straight answer on my question.

"Finish up your food and lets go to the academy to construct your lightsaber, Josephine can do it on Coruscant." he said.

I nodded and looked away and finish my food, pretty fast if I might add.

"Focus your mind on your craft, think only on how you want to craft your lightsaber, be one with the force, and if you fail. Try again." he added. I grunted as I sat crisscrossed on a pillow. Alright Charles you can do this, if countless others can you can too.

I closed my eyes and let the force take over, it felt as if I was holding all these pieces together and putting them together myself, I let myself think that as I let the force craft my lightsaber.

"Congratulations, you have your own lightsaber" Marbwor said. I opened my eyes and smiled as I looked at my lightsaber, the Jedi council let me pick out of a couple hilts, none catched my eye except for the hilt they called "Firebrand" It was all black and the top was a bit wider than the rest.

"Try it out" Marbwor stated. I could only do that as I lifted it up and pressed on it. No words could show how I felt, the blade was grey like the storm clouds in Naboo. I moved it around, like any normal person would do.

Unknowingly to me I would use it real quickly.

4

"It's time to execute the plan, take them all alive kill the pilots." said the Boss. It's been a cold couple days scouting out the academy and the Jedi. We were here to collect the bounty on Jedi and well we couldn't let an old Jedi master and 3 apprentices go that was too much money we would pass. Especially Jedi masters, they go for a bit. Apprentices they were still good amount.

"Gavon, get your ass up and let's go get some money." said Raltharan. The four of us were going to go into the Academy and knock the Jedi out when they are crafting their lightsabers, and then we get our share and leave until we get another call.

I'm pretty well known in the galaxy as Gavon the Jedi killer, I've killed my fair share and they weren't anything special. I grabbed my gun made sure it nothing wrong with it and out we were.

"So whaya gonna do with those credits good-looking?" said Ralt, Miran shook her green head and looked at Ralt, "Buy a ship and make sure you ain't on it ugly." she spouted. I laughed, Raltharan looked at me and growled saying "What are you laughing bout, we don't even know what you look like with all that armor on."

"I like the mysterious look makes it hot" said Miran with a wink at me. I just kept going on I wasn't looking for some sex with Twi'leks.

"Shut up we have a job to do" commanded Dain, I just grunted Duros and their work always so professional.

END SCENE

It was cold, colder than any other day here in IIum, I couldn't wait until I got out of this dirtball of a world. "Ralts, get your plasma grenade ready for an distraction, then the rest of you set your guns to stun, an old Jedi master is still a master." said Dain.

He was right, Jedi can be a real pain in the ass to kill. I've seen countless mercs die to Jedi easily. Many don't want to fight Jedi or even collect those bounties on them, that's why they are so much money.

We were close to the entrance, while scouting this place Miran said that it looked destroyed, no kidding. I guess Jedi have better things to do then to fix it up. We were to wait until they came to leave on their ship. Ralts had the plasma grenade in his hand itching to throw it. He was a killer, all those Trandoshans were.

Mandalorians always talk about honor in battle, and to think if my ancestors saw what I was about to do they would join the Jedi. They would never battle old men and kids. Or even be a merc. Well I got my reasons, and guess what, they ain't here to help em.

I felt a shuffle behind me, and that's when I saw two figures walking out of the Academy entrance. "Now!" roared Dain. Ralts was all too happy to throw it. It landed very close, closer than I would have liked.

"Weren't there four of em?" I growled. Miran just shrugged, by that time the kid was on the ground looked unconscious from the close plasma grenade. Yet the Master was up with his lightsaber in hand looking at us. He did not wait for us as he sprinted. "Fire!" said Dain. All four of us fired. For an old man that guy could fucking jump! But the stuns did not stop the old man as he came closer. "Hit em!" said Ralts, I grunted looks like I'll have to go one on one with him.

Just like that the old man force pushed Ralts in the air and sent him flying, I was too preoccupied to see if he died or not. Lots of the shots missed but the ones that did reach him he blocked with his lightsaber.

Just before he got next to us I dropped my gun and took out my vibroblade that buzzed just like a lightsaber, I take great pride in my skills with the sword. This Jedi will soon figure it out.

Just as I took it out the old man force push the other three of us but only I stood my ground and lifted my vibroblade to block his saber.

As soon as he slashed at me I could feel the lightsaber coursing through my blade. I winced and pushed back, he back off a bit about to use the force, I ran to him so he couldn't. I slashed and hacked but yet he just countered them with ease.

This man was no joke, why did we take this so lightly? This was a Master. To be honest I only killed padawans. "Give up!" he yelled, while attacking me. I almost laughed at that. "You cannot win, I have the force to guide me." he said.

He is old and weak, I can just over power him. So I put all my power into the next swing and his saber fell as his hand did as well. "Arggh!" muffled the old man. But instead of falling to the ground he used the force and collided me with Dain who was about to shoot him.

But before he could finish us Ralt shot him right in the heart, dropping him to the ground in a instance. He was dead.

"You weren't supposed to kill him you barve! " said Dain as he got up next to me. Ralt looked dumbfounded "He was going to kill us, or did you forget when your ass was on the ground looking at me fighting the old man" I said. Dain looked away at me and back at the fallen Jedi. "Doesn't matter now, his body is still worth lots of credits." I grunted and got up as well and went to collect the kid who looked unconscious. "Didn't know you were that good with blade Gavon." said Miran as she winced from the cold wind that past us.

I just nodded and continued to the kid. "Other two got to be at the ship, Ralt and Miran take the kid and old man and bring it back to base camp. Gavon and I can handle two kids and two pilots." said Dain. I turned around and left that kid to Miran.

Odd that a kid would get knocked out so easily like that, must be weak.