Danny Skywalker
Chapter 2: Welcome to Dagobah
Dagobah
Dagobah: a dark, swampy, forest planet located in Outer Rim Territories. Though the planet contained no intelligent life, it did possesses a wide variety of creatures and organic matter. These included living trees called Gnarltrees that were found only within the swamps of the planet; and massive slugs called swamp slugs. These creatures and plants, along with many more inhabited the entire planet, filling it with swamps allover.
It was in one of these such swamps that two very powerful Jedi trainees named Jazz Skywalker, and her cousin Ben Solo were currently located in. The two had been sent by their mentor, Luke Skywalker, for a test; though the Jedi Master had not told either of them what they were being tested for, nor how long they had remained on the planet. Ben eventually sensed darkness originating within a cave. This cave was known to the young Jedi, for the mentor Luke had come across it years ago. It possessed a strong connection to the dark side of the force, causing any who entered it to face their darkest fears. Ben suggested going into the cave, believing that their mentor had sent them here to face their demons within the caves. However, Jazz did not feel the cave calling to her as her cousin did; as such she decided to stay outside and meditate while Ben went in.
After an hour of meditating Jazz began to regret not going into the cave with Ben. At the same time, however, she knew better than to distrust her instincts; that was one of the first things her father had taught her when she was a little girl. This of course only made her feel even more confused.
"I just don't get it," she said aloud. "Dad sent us here for a reason, but he didn't say why. Ben sensed something in the cave, but I didn't. I've been meditating for an hour, searching for days, trying to figure out what my purpose on this planet is, but no results. So why am I even here? What am I trying to accomplish?"
"Do or do not, there is no try," said a mysterious voice out of nowhere. Shocked by the sudden appearance of the mysterious voice, Jazz immediately jumped up into fighting stance, igniting her blue-bladed lightsaber.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Jazz demanded.
"Away with your weapon. Mean you no harm I do," pleaded the voice in an innocent sounding tone.
Not fully convinced, the young Skywalker looked around as she spoke again in the hopes of indicating where the voice had originated from. "Than tell me who, and where you are."
"One with the force I am," answered the voice. "Through the force, sense me you will."
Doing as the voice instructed, Jazz tapped into the force, sensing its presence all around her, watching her. She soon realized that it was lifeform of some kind that she was talking to, but one without a physical form. When she realized this, she deactivated her weapon, sitting back down in a meditation stance. She then realized.
"My apologies," she said to the mysterious voice. "I just wasn't expecting this. I mean I was taught that the force calls to those who wield it, but through a strong feeling, not a verbal one."
The Voice then made a funny humming noise that resembled a laugh of some kind. "He, he, hmm. The force? Who said the force I was?"
Puzzled, Jazz answered, "You did."
"One with the force I said I was," repeated the voice.
Still confused, Jazz went on, "I still don't understand. What are you?"
The Voice makes another laughing sound. "He, he. So curious and confused you are. Just like your father."
Jazz could help but gasp when she heard this. "You know my father? How? You don't even know who I am."
The Voice did not agree with this. "Wrong you are Jazz Skywalker," said the voice. "Know your father, Luke Skywalker, I do. When born he was, there to witness it I was. Then, years later, on this very world, trained him I did."
Jazz was shocked/surprised at what she'd just heard. She now understood who she was talking to. "Yoda? As in the Jedi Master Yoda? Grand Master of the old Jedi Order?"
"Right you are. Yoda I am," the voice, (aka Yoda), confirmed.
Jazz couldn't help but stutter upon hearing this. "I, I, I can't believe this. You're Master Yoda: grand master of the old Jedi Order. The one who taught thousands of Jedi. You fought, led the Jedi Order in the Clone Wars, and were among the few Jedi to survive order 66."
"Know this already we do," Yoda stated. "Need to repeat the tales of history, we do not. Searching for something you are; what it is you seek, tell me."
"I don't know what I'm actually after," Jazz confessed. "My father sent me and my cousin Ben here for a test. However, he didn't say what, or how we'd be tested.
"Searched have you?" Yoda asked.
"Yes," Jazz responded. "I've spent days searching. I've explored the entire planet both physically and mentally through the force. Yet I still haven't found anything."
"Hmm… limited your search you have. The problem that is," Yoda revealed. Search only the planet with your eyes you have. Search above, beyond, and around the planet, you must with your mind."
Jazz became a bit unsure of this. "Master Yoda?"
"Expand your limits you must," Yoda instructed.
"How?" Jazz asked, still not fully understanding what the Jedi Master was saying.
"Through the force, discover the answers you will," Yoda advised.
Beginning to understand what Yoda's spirit was saying, Jazz began to a meditate. Soon she started going into some kind of force trance, sinking even deeper into the force than she ever had before in her life. As she did this she began to see the blackness of space, covered in tiny, white stars. Now, Jazz could see the big, green/blue sphere surrounded by white fog known as Dagobah. eventually seeing the planet surrounded by all the stars and space itself.
Then, out of nowhere, a ship appeared near the planet, (probably having just come out of hyperspace), heading straight towards Dagobah.
Using the force Jazz was able to zoom in on the ship, following it as it flew deeper into the planet. Soon she was able to get a clear image of what the ship looked like. It appeared to a shuttle of some kind. Yet, (despite all her years of study), Jazz couldn't determine what model it was. It kind of resembled a Lambda-class T-4a type shuttle, -an Imperial Shuttle used in Return of the Jedi, aka; episode VI by Vader and Emperor Palpatine-, with similar wings. But unlike the Lambda-class shuttle, this one had only two wings with ends that pointed upwards, and the ship itself was painted black instead of white, (as was the colour of all Lambda-class T-4a type shuttles).
Upon further examination, Jazz began to sense darkness radiating from the shuttle. For that reason, Jazz followed the shuttle even more closely, attempting to figure out what was causing the dark ripple. Immediately after touching down on Dagobah's surface, the shuttle's landing ramp came down with four armed men wearing white armour marching out of the shuttle.
This puzzled Jazz. "What are those," she thought. "They look like Stormtroopers, but with seriously upgraded/modified armour. Could they be? NO! They can't be Stormtroopers, it's impossible, they were decommissioned after the fall of the Empire twenty-three years ago. Maybe they're just some of those former Imperials who refused to surrender after the war ended. Though that doesn't explain the modified armour. From what I've read those Imperial who won't quit fighting have just been using the same old Imperial equipment as they used during days of the Empire. So who are these guys, and where they'd get this new armour?"
Suddenly Jazz was brought out of her chain of thought by the appearance of two more figures. One was dressed like the other soldiers, but with silver armour and a black cap that ran down all the way to the ground. The other, (who appeared to be the source of darkness that Jazz had sensed), was appeared to be tall, though hid their physical features under a thick, white, hooded cloak.
"He's here," said the cloaked person of darkness in a masculine sounding voice. At least Jazz now knew what the mysterious person's gender was.
"Shall I order the troops to search for him Supreme Leader?" asked the silver trooper, who appeared to be a woman.
"Wait, who are they searching for," thought Jazz. "Do they mean Ben?"
"No. Stay here and guard the ship," instructed who Jazz now knew as the Supreme Leader. "I will find and face Solo myself."
"Oh no, SOLO?! They mean Ben. No, no. no BEN!" Jazz shouted. It was then that she pulled herself out of her force trance, returning to her current surroundings outside the cave that her cousin had gone into.
Seeing what she'd just witnessed as a sign, Jazz made a mad rushed into the cave in order to find, and hopefully save her cousin. "BEN! BEN! BEN!"
Unbeknownst to Jazz, the shuttle had landed near the cave, surrounded by Dagobah's dense fog, combined with its fauna. Not only this, but the Supreme Leader had just reached the outside of the cave when Jazz began screaming for Ben.
Pulling his hood back, the Supreme Leader started to speak. "Yes, call Ben to me young Skywalker. It is, after all, the destiny of Darth Vader's grandchildren to finish what he started."
TO BE CONTINUED…