Chapter 2
I awake again, this time in the early morning. I look out the window of my room. I see the city of Coruscant bustling as it does every day. I rub the sand out of my eyes and look at my clock. I still have a half hour before my alarm goes off. I get out of bed and get dressed. I grab my lightsaber this time, and head down stairs for breakfast. I grab a pear and split it into six slices while I pour some blue milk into a cup. I sit down at the table and eat while reading my standard issue Jedi manual.
Once I finish my meal I put the dishes in the sink and wait for my master. It truly is a rare occasion for me to be up and ready before him. I continue reading my manual as I wait for him. After twenty minutes I hear him coming down the stairs. He sees me at the table and I can tell he is shocked. "Sodim, what are you doing up so early?" He asks me as he grabs an apple and orange. "Just woke up early I guess. So what's the agenda for today?" He sits down at the table with his fruit and blue milk thinking about the day ahead.
"Well, first we're going to the council for a meeting, and then we will go and prepare for a future assignment." My face lit up, it had been ages since we went on an assignment. I tried not to look too happy and asked Master Ch'uik, "So what's the assignment?" He looked at me while drinking his milk, he wiped his mouth and said, "We're going to Endor, padawan." My mood went from excited to worry. Master Ch'uick looked at me, "Has something troubled you, my young padawan?" I look at him thinking of an answer, "No master," I say, "nothing at all." He sees right through me but doesn't proceed with his questioning, "Alright Sodim, you tell me when you feel like it." My gaze goes back to my book as I continue reading.
We left the apartment and went on to the Jedi Temple. My master instructed me to wait for him outside of the council room. "But master," I protested, "Shouldn't I be at your side? It is a padawan's place." He looked it at me with a sly smile, "Not this time young one." He patted my head and went inside. I sat on the ground and meditated for a while and then I looked at my lightsaber. I observed the hilt, gratifying myself on the craftsmanship that went into it. I turn the switch and it emitted a gorgeous green blade, glowing and humming with delight. I turned it off and put it back on my belt. Master Ch'uik came out of the council room and looked at me. His face had a mixed look of worry and disbelief. He quickly put on a smile and told me to follow him. I did as he asked, and we went on with the next item on our agenda.
We went back to the apartment and he told me to pack only my essentials for this mission. I went to my room and grabbed my assignment pack. I filled it with rations, clothes, and my shoto, just in case. I wrapped up my bag and put it near my door. Master Ch'uik then called for to come down stairs for a surprise. Which within itself is a surprise because my master's not usually one for surprises. When I go down to the den I see him with a box that comes up to his waist. He asks me to help him open the box so I grabbed my shoto and cut open the box. We remove the front panel of the box and see a green and silver R6 unit. He came out whirling and turning as if he were a Nexu stretching its legs. "Its name is R6-D9. He's an astromech droid." Said Master Ch'uik, the astromech droid then came back to us and played the introductory message. It was a hologram of the head of Industrial Automation telling us about the unit. "Master," I said "Why did you buy an astromech droid? We've already got an R4." Master Ch'uik then explained that for the mission to Endor we'd be getting a Y-Wing starship and it required an R6 series droid. "So I traded in R4 for R6. The ship will be here tomorrow when we leave. Now my young apprentice go, sleep. We have a big day tomorrow." I took one last look at the R6 unit and went back up the stairs to my room for a good sleep.