Darth Revan: The Beginning of the end
Book One: The Path to the Darkside
Part One: The Mandalorian Wars
In the Shadow of the Past
"Master, please, let me catch my breath."
"Not a chance Jacano!" the elderly woman responded to her pupil. "One must never let his guard down, especially a Jedi," Jacano Roush Ablis was, by Jedi code, was a Jedi Knight by ranking, but was still taught by his many masters. However, he always revered his true master, the mysterious Kreia. He loved Kreia as a mother, even if she was mysterious and even spooky at times; she was the closest person he had to a mother. As a padawan Kreia was his master, but once he was knighted, he left Corasaunt and came to dwell at the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. His destiny was supposedly to become a master of the Enclave here once his training was complete.
By Jedi law, he was now apprenticed dually to master Vandar and master Vrook. Before that he was apprenticed to a twi'lek Jedi and before that his master was Kreia. She was permitted to come along and observe his training and even spar at times, which was what they were doing now with practice blades.
It was a hot day of about 90 degrees at the equator of the savanna filled planet. Dantooine was however paradise, the most beautiful planet he had been on. What he loved the most about it was strolling through the little settlement and going to the cliffs to watch the sunset. The only thing he missed was Bastila Shan. Bastila wasn't beautiful or as old as him, but she was his best friend as a child, ever since they met on Corasaunt. She was only six and he was nine, almost ten. They grew up together with a friendship that would always remain. He could almost remember the day they met. He comforted her while she was trained. Once he became a knight, he tried all he could to put in a request so she would become his padawan, but she already became apprenticed to Jedi master Frake-Cur, an Iridonian Zabrak. Then came the day that he was transferred to the Dantooine Enclave, he bid her farewell, he was about twenty and she was sixteen. He was almost lost from his daze as he felt a shock on his right shoulder. "To slow Jacano, were you dreaming again?"
"Afraid so master," he replied to her, "It was her again."
"You miss padawan Shan don't you?"
"Yes, I've never had a friend like her before."
"Well, that concludes our lesson for today Jacano," she said sighing. Together, Jacano and Kreia strolled back to the air conditioned enclave. Kreia went into the female master chamber to take a nap and Jacano went into his room to do his afternoon meditations. On his way he passed padawan Juhani, a girl from the planet Taris slums who was found to be force sensitive. She reminded Jacano a lot of Bastila and she was to be his padawan when he became a master. It wasn't Bastila of course, but it was the next best thing. Besides, Juhani was a very bright girl especially for her age (she was only 12). On his way to his room, he saw a new face, a tall bald man of about his age, maybe a year or two younger.
"I haven't seen you here before padawan," Jacano said expecting a response from him.
"My name is Alek, Alek Squig. That's not my full name though, my surname is hard even for me to pronounce! I am a transfer from the Jedi colony on Tython."
"Well, I'd like to welcome you to the Jedi Enclave."
"Thank you Master…….?"
"Jacano," he replied. "And this is my future padawan Juhani."
"Nice to meet you little one!" Alek said looking at the little girl. The two Jedi looked at each other and they knew this was the start of an amazing friendship. And it was true; Jacano and Alek became close friends over the months and they shared everything about their lives. Jacano and Alek, a beautiful friendship while it lasted. That is until it became more involved. A storm was coming and a Mandalorian threat was growing. After the war that was to come, a new friendship would arise with those same people, the rule of Revan and Malak.