Flowers…. Tons of pink flowers as far as the eye could see. I stood there with strands of my hair blowing in the warm, spring breeze. As a teenager- throughout my whole life for that matter- I never considered myself to be lonely. I never felt lonely living on Takodana alone; well, being the only being around. It never bothered me that I never knew my parents. I never internalized how truly isolated I was all my life….
A few pink flower petals scattered in the wind all around me; I had the sudden urge to collect all the wilting flowers to place them in water. My eyes lowered a tad as I took in the scenery. I guess I had questions but I never bothered to ask them. It's just like how I automatically obeyed my masters; I trusted them wholeheartedly. They raised me, after all….. I slowly spun around to see all three of them watching me from a short distance- they were looking my way and smiling, each of them. A grin organically bloomed across my lips as I stared back at them. Those wonderful, wonderful individuals…
Of course it couldn't stay like this forever. I would grow and eventually meet new people. I would form a different sort of connection and bond. I would offer my healing abilities to new my friends and enemies. Still, I'm indescribably thankful I was privileged to be raised and loved by three Jedi such as my masters. I'll never forever…. Even if things are hard in the future and I'm sad or scared, I'll continue moving forward with the lessons they've taught me. If I should ever feel lonely, and I'm about to lose all hope, the memories I made with them will make me stronger. Tears…. No matter how I feel, I know I'm not alone. I'm not alone…. More tears. I'm not…. because of you. And I'll give my future loved one shelter, like you've done for me. They'll know they're not alone, because of me.
"Saoirse!" Carl tried to run over to me. "Stay with Mando!" I commanded back at him. After standing up, I headed towards the still-shut door. Greef watched me alarmed while the robot came to my side. "Master…." It began but I instantly cut him off. "Can you cut the grate?" The droid turned to see the grate which Greef referred to earlier. "Yes, of course," it then went over to start lasering it iron bar by iron bar. "Ah, I love IGs," Greef sighed.
"Saoirse, get away from the door!" Carl shouted desperately. "Carl," Mando reached over to grab hold of the storm trooper's arm. Carl's head shot back at him in a panic. "Leave, now. You make sure Saoirse is safe," I heard this but didn't say anything. I think was Mando was done trying to convince me to go and was getting distraught. "Mando, I…" "W-when you get to the Mandalorian covert, tell them that she was in Din Djarin's protection; t-they'll help you." "Alright," Carl gave the Mandalorian's hand a squeeze. Then he spun to address me. "Time to go, Saoirse. Saoirse?"
Carl audibly gasped when he saw me standing right at the door. I shut my eyes and drew in a deep, long breath. My fists unrolled, letting my fingers fall downward. I feel…. something. I don't think I can accurately describe it. It's like that feeling when you don't want to go down a dark streetway despite not seeing any visible danger. One way just seems safer, righter to take than the other. You don't know where this feeling comes from but it's there. Granted, it was quiet- so quiet in fact that I could barely notice it. But when I really listened to myself, I sensed it was there; it was coming from somewhere deep, deep inside of my very essence. My eyes slowly began to reopen as I gazed out into space.
All of a sudden, I felt something hot, something scalding come directly our way. I see; I understand what they are doing. I don't know what with but they are blasting us with fire. Fire…. I raised my arms up and closed my eyes in a gentle fashion once more. Trust in the Force…. Trust the Force, Saoirse. The door suddenly flew open to reveal another white man on the other side. He had a bit of red on his armour and held a very intimidating gun in both his hands. His reaction to this was startled at first, as was Carl's and Greef's. "What are you doing?!" Greef shouted at me. But I didn't respond, instead keeping my arms lifted up beside me. Trust the Force, follow it; let it guide you.
"Saoirse!" My name echoed through the whole place. Though I now had my eyes shut again, I could sense what was going on around me. The blaster was aimed right at me and the trigger was pulled. My fingers began to tense as I concentrated. Don't harm the man currently fire-blasting me; whatever you do, don't harm him. Instead, move the flames away from all living things- keep them away from everyone involved. If I get burned, so be it. But I must protect everyone else- enemy and ally. I must heal this tragedy…..
That similar sensation from before quickly began to overwhelm me. I went from feeling on assault of scalding heat to sudden gusts of winds banishing the flames. I didn't detect anyone else getting burned, thank goodness; but the effects on me were immediate and serious. My teeth clenched as I did everything in my power to continue using the Force. But I couldn't last forever. As soon as the fire stopped, my body gave in to itself. My legs went totally numb and the last thing I remember is myself falling straight for the ground. I blacked out unconscious before I had time to land.