Chapter Three: To A Galaxy Far, Far Away
"Tell me, android," Karkoff said as he stood outside the cell. "Do you know who or what this belongs to?" He held up the feather.
The android's expression was one of discomfort. Karkoff could tell it knew.
"Tell me, android!" he demanded.
"I will not put my friend in danger by telling you their identity."
Karkoff snarled and would have bent the android in two had Sykle not come over the communication system.
"Captain, we have another lock."
"I'm on my way," he growled, stomping back to the bridge, asking when he got here, "What have you found?"
"An odd signature," reported Sykle. "The DNA of the feather's owner is present, as well."
"Activate the Timescoop. Put it in the cell with the android. And get that blasted monitor working!"
After the machinery did what it was supposed to do, a call came from Gerod.
"Human male, sir. No match to the feather. His brainwaves are exhibiting strange readings." There was a pause, then, "He's a Jedi."
Karkoff nearly fell out of his chair. The Jedi had been extinct for millennia. This was the first time the Time Chart had located one.
Now he was interested, so he went back down to the brig.
Next to the android stood a young human male dressed all in black.
"What's going on?" the boy demanded.
Karkoff crossed his arms. "I'm the one asking the questions. Do you know who this belongs to?" He held up the feather.
He could see the recognition on the boy's face that he tried to hide afterward.
"Why do you want to know?" He fixed his eyes on Karkoff's. "You will tell me."
Karkoff shook off the mind control the Jedi was trying to inflict on him. "Sorry, mind tricks don't work on us. Jedis have been extinct for a long time, and we aren't weak-minded. We brought you both to the year 4983, and you both are somehow connected to the owner of this feather. I want whoever or whatever it is. But, in the meantime, I will take what I get. If you won't cooperate and tell me what I want to know, then I'll just hook you into the extractor and drain your abilities. Jedi powers would be a useful addition." He nodded to Gerod, who hit a switch.
A yellow-green gas was released into the cell along with several static shocks, effectively knocking out both the Jedi and the android.
"Get them prepared," ordered Karkoff. "I want the Jedi on the extractor in half an hour."
End chapter three.