First of the New Jedi

by StarPotterTwilightHunger

After writing about the Last of the Jedi across the Stars Wars Universe, I wanted to write a piece about the first New Jedi trained during the Empire era. Enjoy!

2. Galen Marek

Galen Marek

The Eclipse came to rest over the maze of pipes and infrastructure that made up the first Death Star. Galen Marek, the son of two Jedi who was formerly known as Starkiller and Darth Vader's secret apprentice, prepared to leap out of the ship.

"Keep the ship cloaked and wait beyond scanner range!" he ordered the former Imperial pilot Juno Eclipse.

"I have a really bad feeling about this..."

Galen smirked back to her. "Then maybe we're doing something right."

A moment of silence. Then a tentative question from the usually gruff female pilot. "Am I going to see you again?"

"If I'm going to extract Kota and the rebels, they're gonna need extraction," Galen deflected. Rahm Kota, a Jedi who had survived Order 66, was his new master. There was silence. "Probably not, no," Galen admitted.

"Then I'll never need to live this down," Juno vowed.

Then, the pilot suddenly pulled the new Jedi to her by the waist and kissed his lips soundly. Galen froze for a moment, before cupping her cheek with his palm and deepening the kiss, kissing her back. They broke apart after a moment.

"Goodbye, Juno." And Galen fell backward out of the ship...