Hey everybird! What's up!?
So nothing really much to say for now, so lets to today's questions and then we'll get on with it!
So today's question is…
What do you think the saddest scene in Star Wars is?
Mine would have to be in Star Wars Rebels, when Kanan sacrificed himself to save his friends, I still shed some tears whenever I rewatch that scene… However Kanan displayed the true virtues of a Jedi Knight, putting others before himself. And also… He very much saved the rebellion, for he died while destroying the fuel supply meant for the TIE Defender project under Grand Admiral Thrawn, altering the course of the war. Imagine the Empire had a number of TIE Defenders during the first Death Star attack or at Endor… The rebellion might have very well been crushed!
Anyway… Moving on to the submitted questions!
From T8ECR34TOR, he asks, "With how the 'Frenemies' episode went…do you think it's possibly that Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy will turn to good?"
Me: I think very much so, I could very much imagine the FiM's final finale to be a "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" scenario, in which Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy turn on Grogar when the opportunity arises. Now I'm not so sure about Tirek and Cozy, but Chrysalis has had a long history now in the show, full of defeats, from the Season 2 finale, A Canterlot Wedding, to the Season 6 finale, To Where and Back Again, and finally the Season 8 mid-season finale, The Mean 6. And with how, I think, all the rest of the changelings have changed, she has to have a reformation before the show ends.
Well that's it for now, so lets get to the chapter!
Chapter 6: Remnants of the Old Republic
(Arthur's POV)
"You tell me now when we came all the way here!?" My mother said loudly to Alex as my brother and I, as well as my father and his droid, were sitting down on a crate in a small hangar while our mother was with her ship, white smoke coming from one of her ship's compartments.
I understood why my mother kept the same ship for a long time now, after all she flew it during the war, but it was getting rather old, parts broke down more frequently now and repairs were harder to do each time. Our parents' ships were like relics from a bygone age, especially since my brother and I saw new designs similar to our parents' ships flying above in the skies back home and here.
Yes, our family was currently on Coruscant, because our parents had reports of new cadets wanting to move to our home planet and train to become pilots at the academy mom and dad taught at. Plus after Kipo watching them the first time, our parents were unsure to leave us in someone's else care for a few days, let alone a night.
Eventually my dad got up and went to our mother, putting a wing on her shoulder.
"Honey, we should go, we can attend to your fighter when we get back." My dad told my mom as my mom sighed and turned to Alex.
"Alex, do what you can and watch over the ships, we'll be back in a day or two." My mom told Alex as the droid was currently working on rearranging some wires with his robotic arm tools.
So for the next few hours, our parents checked the homes where the new cadets were waiting to hear that they were accepted and also to get permission from their own parents to move and attend the academy, of course our parents couldn't force anyone to move, it wasn't like them to.
As our parents were halfway through the list, having traveled through the area they were assigned to, they decided to leave the second half for tomorrow. In the meantime before we all got some sleep, we decided to visit some sites, but not that there was much to see on a world just filled with a city landscape. Except there was one place that was special…
"Here we are boys, the Jedi Temple." My mother announced as we arrived at a massive four sided half pyramid sort of building that had five pillars on top, four shorter ones on the corners while a taller one stood in the center.
(Tyler's POV)
My brother and I stared in wonder at the massive structure, that had huge statues of birds in robes and holding onto sticks of some sort. While my brother and I were amazed at the sight, I thought a lot of the stories our parents now tell us and while we of course liked the stories our parents told them of themselves, we were fascinated by what little knowledge our parents had of the "Jedi".
They would tell us that before they were even born, the Jedi were the guardians of the Old Republic, to help maintain peace and justice in the galaxy and to keep the balance of the Force and such, there were thousands of "Jedi Knights" keeping watch and protecting the innocent and weak. And then the Jedi were nearly gone and it was up to birds like my parents to bring back peace and freedom in the galaxy, which they did.
However my brother and I always wondered if we could become Jedi, we were told that Jedi had special powers, that they had abilities normal birds did not have. How cool would it be if my brother and I had strengths we did not yet know yet.
"Quite a sight, isn't it?" A female voice that wasn't my mother's said as I turned, with the rest of my family, turned around to see who it was and before us was an orange feathered bird, with long blue and white ones on top of her head going down the back, she also had white tattoos on her face, she was also wearing a long white cloak. "Hey, I remember you, we met on Lothal." The female spoke to my mother.
"Oh yes, what was your name again?" My mother addressed our visitor.
"Ashoka." The cloaked figure told my mother.
"Right, sorry, it has been a long time." My mother apologized.
"It's quite alright, memories are full of events that one could forget small details." Ashoka replied. "And I see you took my advice."
"Oh yes, these are my two boys, Arthur and Tyler." My mother introduced us, only Arthur and I were too busy being captivated by the tall female before us.
"Are you a Jedi?" I asked Ashoka with a deadpan expression as she chuckled to my question.
"Not exactly, I was once, I'm more like a friend to the Jedi now." Ashoka answered.
(Arthur's POV)
"So, do you know what are those things the statues are holding?" I asked, curious to know what those stick things were.
I looked as Ashoka first looked at my parents, who nodded their heads in approval before answering me.
"Well, they're called lightsabers, they're what the Jedi carry to protect others, not as clumsy or random as blasters are, much more elegant and for more mature users." Ashoka answered. "If your parents allow it, I can show you what they really look like."
"Fine by me." My dad answered.
"Well, as long as it doesn't scare them." My mom agreed.
Getting our parents' permission, Ashoka took a couple of shiny metal cylinders from her belt around her waist and pressing down on what seemed to be a button on the cylinders. With a hissing sound, white, radiating light beams appeared from the cylinders, growing to several feet in length, with a pointed tip at the ends. At first my brother and I took a step back as it rather surprised us, but then we were just amazed as I took a step froward to get a closer look.
"Careful, don't touch it, trust me, it wouldn't feel good." Ashoka warned us as after a minute, she pressed the buttons on the cylinders again, the white light beams shrinking before disappearing completely back into the cylinders they came from.
"So wait, if you're not a Jedi anymore, do you still have the powers?" I asked, curious.
"Sounds like someone has been hearing some tall tales about what Jedi can do." Ashoka once again chuckled. "No, Jedi don't exactly have powers, they're simply sensitive to the Force, an energy field created by all living things, Jedi have the ability to interact with the Force to do things like this…"
And Ashoka raised up one of her wings and suddenly my dad was off his talons and held up in the air.
"Hey!" My dad shouted. "Put me down!" My dad demanded as he didn't like this one bit as my brother and I had to laugh, even my mother had to suppress laughing at her husband's misfortune at being an example.
"Okay Ashoka, you made your point, please put my husband down." My mom requested.
"As you wish." Ashoka complied and gently lowered my dad back down on his talons.
(Tyler's POV)
"So can my brother and I be Jedi?" I asked, very much wanting to maybe become one.
"Well, lets see…" Ashoka replied as she put a wing to her beak. "Reach out with your wing and each of you try to grab one of my lightsabers from my belt."
"Sounds easy enough." Arthur said matter of factly as he extended out one of his wings, to which I did the same, reaching out for the lightsaber on Ashoka's left side while Arthur went for the right one.
"Focus on the saber and nothing else, close your eyes and picture your holding my sabers." Ashoka advised my brother and I as we both tried our hardest to reach out and use the Force.
However no matter how hard we tried to do it, the lightsabers did not budge the slightest as they stayed firmly clipped onto Ashoka's belt. Eventually, after a couple of minutes my brother and I gave up, clearly we weren't Jedi or even Force sensitive.
"Oh man, I really thought we could do it." I pouted as I finally opened my eyes to see that nothing happened.
"Well, the Force works in mysterious ways, sometimes it takes awhile for it to appear for some individuals, but even if you two never do become Force sensitive, remember that the Force is still connected to you, it will always be with you." Ashoka smiled. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I am expected inside the temple, not polite to be late as a wise Jedi master once said."
And Ashoka, after taking a quick bow to us, walked past and went inside the temple, leaving us alone again as the sun slowly started to set over the city world.
"Well, I think it's time we check into the nearest hotel and get some sleep." My mom told all of us as we turned around, our backs to the massive temple as we headed out.
Later that night, we were in our hotels rooms, our parents had one, while my brother and I shared the room next to their's. After our parents said their goodnights to us and they went to their room to sleep, my brother and I still stayed up a little bit, for from our hotel room window, we could still see the Jedi temple, staying tall over the surrounding short buildings, it made me wonder how many Jedi there actually were during the Old Republic period.
"Hey Arthur, you think maybe one day we'll become Jedi?" I asked my brother.
"I don't know, but even if we don't, it'll be fine." My brother answered. "It would be great to become one, but like Ashoka said, it's rare, even still we have each other, mom and dad, and the rest of our friends and family, now lets get some sleep before either mom or dad comes to check on us." Arthur yawned before going to his side of the bed in the room.
I stayed for a few more minutes, looking out into the night sky before I myself went to bed, to look froward to whatever surprises life has in store in the future.
And that's the next chapter done!
And yeah, you didn't really think I wouldn't bring back Ashoka did you? And well now that I'm thinking about this… I wonder if Ashoka and Luke ever met each other…
I'm sure there's an answer for that somewhere! Anyway…
See everybird later!