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Chapter 3: The Truth and Padawan

Huey and the others were awoken by a loud beeping noise which came from the speaker in the corner of their bedroom. Riley rolled over cursing at it while Traban and Huey got dressed.

"Shut that fuckin' thing up! I'm tryin' to sleep, not have that loud-ass shit blarin' in my damn ears!" Riley exclaimed as he finally got out of bed and got dressed.

Instead of the thermo-suits they had come in they got dressed in the uniforms that were on their beds when they got there. The uniforms were tan or gray tunics and pants with brown leather boots and a belt. Traban and Huey had gotten tan tunics while Riley got a gray one. He didn't complain, or maybe he didn't notice. They walked out of their room to see the girls, and every other kid, standing in front of their room doors.

"They said not to go anywhere, because a Jedi master will be accompanying us to get us tested, and then we go to our classrooms from there." Jocasta said as she was in front her door. Huey looked the other way, and saw Yoda sitting against his door, humming a strange tune.

"See, that little green nigga got the right idea, I like him already. Who knows how long our asses go have to wait here for them." Riley said as he sat against their door. Traban and Huey just shook their heads.

"Think like me, you do. Stand for hours, I plan not. Sit, hum, and sleep, I do." Yoda said with Riley nodding.

"See, the little green nigga smarter than all y'all asses. What's yo name, my new green midget homie?" Riley asked with a smile as he found someone who he could relate to.

"My name, you ask? Yoda, it is. Green midget, you call me? Judge me by my size, you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." Yoda said to Riley who laughed at him, but was smiling all the same.

"I hear ya nigga, these 2 been telling me that kinda shit for months now!" Riley said with Yoda nodding in agreement.

"Take to their words to heart, you should. Learned the Force from Master Gormo, I did. Become good friends, I have a feeling we will. Hmm…" Yoda trailed off as he laid his head against the door and drifted off to sleep, with Riley doing the same.

Huey and Traban turned to one another as they gazed at the two.

"Did you ever think Yoda would be like… that as a kid?" Traban asked Huey as he gestured to the now snoring Yoda.

"No, but as long as I never share a room with him and that damn snoring I don't care." Huey said as he leaned against the door. Traban leaned against it as well.

It was a full 30 minutes until a Jedi came to get them. Traban woke up Yoda using the Force as Huey woke Riley with a kick to his leg. Both of them stood at attention like the others did when they saw the female Jedi Master.

"Hello, Younglings, I am Nomi Sunrider. I will be taking you all to get your tests done. There is no reason to be afraid as these are just simple check-ups and a blood test to get your midi-chlorian count." She said kindly for all of them to hear.

She gestured for them to follow her and so they did. Soon they arrived outside, what she said was the med-lab. It was like a doctor's office, but way bigger; almost like a miniature hospital. The students went in ten by ten to have one of the Jedi Healers give them their tests. When it was their turn they all went in, but Traban and Huey did so with Ming and Jazmine pulling them in.

"Come on, stop being children, they're not going to hurt you." Ming said as she dragged Traban with Jazmine dragging Huey right on side of them.

"Huey, how can you always talk about starting revolutions, when you can't even get a check-up?" Jazmine said as she dragged her boyfriend.

"I don't care what you say, hospitals are evil, and belong in the dark-side." Traban said as he tried to cling to anything, to stop him from going to the abomination that was a doctor, healer, whatever.

"He's right, and I don't need a check-up, because there's nothing right with me. Now, let me go." Huey said as he waved his arms frantically to stop her from bringing him to the demon that was a healer.

"You two are being childish and causing a scene." Ming said with Jazmine nodding.

"So, we don't care, and we wouldn't be causing a scene if you just let us the hell go." Traban countered with Huey nodding in agreement. They were about to break away, but then they started floating in the air as one of the healers raised their hand, using the Force to hold them in the air.

"I'll handle them, girls. The Force is always useful in many situations." A female healer said as she walked up to the girls, still holding the boys in air with the Force.

Traban tried to run while still in the air, but it was to no avail. Huey sighed in defeat as Traban did, because they knew they were caught. 'Goddamn Force…' they both thought as the healer levitated them over to her station as the girls went to other healers for their check-up. The healer dropped them on the bed, but still held them there with the Force as they tried to run.

"Now boys, my name is Maria Ti, the Head Jedi Healer, and you're going to sit there like good boys, or this simple check-up will get a lot more complicated, understand?" she said with a kind smile that promised pain beyond their comprehension. They both nodded rapidly and she began the check-up.

It was going fairly well, until she pulled out two needles. They tried to run again, but she held them in place with the Force and took blood samples from both of them. She then entered the blood samples into a computer-like device and it started printing out results after a few minutes. When she read through the results her eyes bulged and her mouth dropped as she gazed at Traban and Huey, and then back at the paper.

"This can't be right… It must be a mistake… that race died out over nine years ago… you couldn't possibly be-" she was saying to herself as she kept looking from them to the paper. She was cut off when a male healer came running up to her and shouting her name.

"Maria, Maria! The boy I was testing, Riley Freeman, he's a…! I thought they died out, but his blood, it matches 98%!" the male healer said as he gazed from Maria to Riley, who was seating on the bed across the room from them with a scowl on his face.

"I know, he's the brother of this one, Huey Freeman, but what I don't understand is how?" She said in a calm and curious manner. Then male Jedi went back over to get Riley and bring him to her.

"Alright, we'll deal with this now, but we need Master Omnia to explain it to them. Boys, go get your friends and come with us." Maria told them as they got their girlfriends, Jocasta, and Yoda.

All of them followed the two Jedi to a room high in a tower. Maria and the male Jedi went in first and came out ten minutes later to tell them to come in. When they when entered the room they found twelve Jedi gazing at them interest and shock.

"Hello, Younglings, we are the Jedi High Council, and we have a few things to tell you." A man with an oval shaped head said. They nodded and a man who was old with gray hair stood up.

"I am Jedi Master Hugo Omnia and I will tell you why you're here. You see you three boys are not from the planet in which you believe." Hugo said while pointing at Traban, Huey, and Riley. The boys' eyes widened as they were shocked by the revelation. Traban was the first to get over his shock.

"If we're not from Earth, then where are we from?" Traban asked, thinking this was something straight from Dragon Ball Z or Superman.

"You are from a planet which was devoid of life for almost nine years now. We had thought all the people of that planet were dead when it was attacked, but it seems some survived…" Hugo trailed off, but shook his head of his thoughts.

"Anyways, as I was saying, you are from a race of humans we thought to be long since dead. You three boys are Celestials, and are from the planet Andromeda. It was in the Messier 31 sector, or known to your people, the Andromeda Galaxy. It was the only planet in that galaxy. The planet and ruins are still there, because no one but the Celestials could touch anything of importance. Your race was thought to be completely wiped out by the Sith in the Galactic War nine years ago. You children may just be the last of your race." Hugo said as Huey and Traban looked deep in thought, but Riley and the others were still in shock.

"How did we end up on Earth?" Huey asked with Traban nodding as Huey asked the question.

"Well from what we were told by Master Maria, when she read your blood test and we dug up your family tree, your parents were James, Seri, and Sierra Tousen Freeman of the Royal Celestial family. Your grandparents were Robert and Darryl Freeman. They must have escaped the planet and landed on Earth." Hugo said with the other Jedi nodding in agreement.

"Alright, instead of hearing the stuff we can find in the archives, can you tell us the main points we need to know?" Traban said with Huey nodding. The Jedi looked to one another and nodded to Hugo as he sighed.

"Very well, you three are royalty, the last of your race, and are immortal." Hugo said with Traban and Huey's eyes going wider than be for.

"You've got be kiddin' me…" Huey and Traban said in unison as Hugo shook his head.

"No, I'm not; you three are brothers from the same father as well. Your people were different from other humans, because they possessed immortality from birth. Not one of the Celestials of your home planet appeared to be older than 18, 21, or 25, when in actuality; they were over ten thousand years-old. That was why the Sith used the Star Forge of old to wipe out your race. The Royal Family was talking about have their newborn children join the Jedi and start it as a tradition. Their first-born son had been born that year and they could tell he was strong in the Force. I'm guessing you can tell where the tale goes from there, so which one of you is the oldest?" Hugo asked with Traban raising his hand, because he was almost a full three months older than Huey.

"I am, but I'm three months older than Huey, so it makes no sense for us to be brothers." Traban said in a rational way, as Hugo shook his head.

"I said the same father, not the same mother. Your mother was Sierra Tousen, the sister of their mother. Sorry I didn't really clarify that earlier." Hugo said as Traban and the others tried to wrap their heads around the idea.

"Those girls are most likely from the same planet as well since their blood is 35% the same as yours. They'll have the same immortality from even 1% of Celestial blood. I'm guessing that they're parents were most likely slaves or normal civilians." Hugo said as he pointed to the girls in the room, even Jocasta. Jazmine nearly fainted if it wasn't for the fact she wanted to hear more.

"But, Master Omnia, I didn't come from Earth, I was on Typhon on the other side of the galaxy." Jocasta said a bit sadden she was mistakenly picked.

"No, it says that your blood is 35% that of the Celestials, so you mostly were brought there to live in secret as an orphan. This was probably done to keep you alive from hunters where you would be made a sex slave to breed more Celestials. You are very lucky you lived on that remote world where the people didn't think much of you." Hugo said as she brightened up at being immortal with friends, but paled at the thought she could have been made a sex slave if they hadn't ignored her when she was there.

"Well, now what? I mean, it's not going to change anything if we're Celestials or not, right?" Traban asked, but Hugo shook his head. He was always shaking his damn head.

"Actually it means and changes a lot. You'll still be Jedi and everything, but we need to let the universe know that the Celestial race hasn't died out. Since you're the oldest, Traban, you're king of your race. When you're of age, you and your brothers will need to take multiple wives to rebuild your race. They young ladies here will be your first wives, but you'll need more." Hugo said with none of them objecting, although Traban and Huey narrowed their eyes.

"Also, your Jedi training will go a lot better because of your immortality. This means that your train won't need to be rushed and can be far more through. I'm not saying that you have to spend centuries as a Padawan, or anything, but maybe spend some time on your own after becoming a Jedi Knight and follow the Force where ever it may lead you." Another Council member said as he stood. Traban narrowed his eyes even more, but nodded all the same.

"That all fine and good, but I have a few conditions if this is to happen." Traban said glancing at Huey, who nodded in return.

"What are they?" Hugo asked as the others in the room listened intently to Traban.

"The first is that we do as we please and not the Jedi Council or the Republic can interfere with our choices. I mean, we're not going to the dark side or anything, but if these organizations have control, of any level, over us they'd use it, for their own gain. Second is that we only follow the Jedi Code of now and not another. I like the code as it is, and if it were changed we'd be very displeased to adopt new beliefs. Third is that we're able to return to our home planet. It would give us a familiar place to meditate on the Force and increase our abilities, because our world was so out of touch with it. Fourth and last, we're the ones who choose our wives and when the universe knows of the still existence of our race. I would hate for one, or all us, to be killed because we were still Padawan and a Sith Lord came to kill us. " Traban stated as the Jedi Council members discussed it amongst themselves for ten minutes, but agreed to it all the same.

"We accept those conditions, but we'd like some insurance that you'll stay with the Order, or at least not join the Sith. We'd like for you eight children to stay together, at least until Padawanship. We'd also like for you to at least hear the Council and others out on matters, and help us in war times. Also, if in the event you do leave the Order, for whatever reason, we'd like you to not help our enemies and rejoin the Order if you'd like. Lastly, we want you all to have life-time seats on the council, when you become Jedi Masters, so that your wisdom over the years will be heard." An old female alien member of the council said.

"We'll agree to them, but we also want immunity, in the case something escalates out of control or anything. Also, that we don't have to speak, or vote in council matters should we not want to and that others, of our choosing, can fill our seats on the council should we not be using them." Huey said with the masters nodding.

"That is acceptable. You may go now, and may the Force be with you, younglings." Said a young alien male seated next to Hugo. They left out and all the council members' faces turned serious and thoughtful.

"So, do you believe they'll stay with us? I don't want to treat them like pieces on a game board, but I don't want them to join the Sith. With immortal Sith Lords who will be as powerful as I foresaw them becoming as Jedi, I fear for the future of the Order if they grow to hate it." Hugo asked his fellow council members. The old female three seats to his left nodded.

"Yes, I believe they'll stay. They seem to have buried their excitement of being Jedi so they could speak seriously and clear their thoughts. They won't join the dark side unless they have a very good reason to, and if that's the case I won't blame them, nor condemn them. They'll be powerful Jedi in the near future. I can already sense the Force in them. It's almost as if it's bending to their will." The old female said as the others nodded.

"Indeed, but let's watch and wait to see if they are as great as the future foretells." The young male next to Hugo said.

Two Years Later:

Watch and wait was exactly what the Jedi Masters did. In only two years those eight younglings had grown in the Jedi ways by leaps and bounds. They had all accomplished what some couldn't do in their entire lives. Traban and Huey were the best of all of them. The two worked harder than anyone else and it showed. They were top of their class and with only two years of training. Now it was time for them to do what they needed to become full-fledge Jedi.

With the Gang:

They stood in the front line; which were eight across with fives lines. They had trained long and hard but the two years with their fellow Younglings had proven they were amongst friends. Huey looked over the others behind him. He and the rest of the Younglings were all wearing the same uniform, gray robes and tunics. The robes kept their heat in, which was essential due to their Jedi Temple's location: Ilum.

Huey and the others quickly found out Ilum was covered in ice; not a single piece of vegetation to be found. But their studies revealed it to be a key planet, with its plentiful Force Crystals made this planet invaluable to the Jedi Order. They had trained in the freezing temperatures outside the Jedi Temple, and it wasn't pleasant. But it did drill some very deep discipline and self-control lessons into them, even if Riley didn't show them.

Traban took a deep breath, breathing in the recycled, manufactured air. The planet as a whole wasn't as big as other planets, and had to maintain strong artificial atmosphere. There was an enormous factory on the planet with many redundant, smaller ones, all around the planet that converted different gases into oxygen, so they could breathe. These were the only providers of air and the stabilizers of the atmosphere.

The Jedi Master in front of their group was talking about how proud she was to have trained them, and how hopeful she was for each of their futures, but she also reminded them that the Jedi way was a life of selflessness and the embodiment of peace. Traban and Huey weren't listening much, but at least pretended they were. Cindy had to slap Riley and Yoda in the back of their heads a few dozen times to get them to at least pretend to care.

"… and today, you finally start your trials to become Padawans. Later, with further training and study, I hope you may even become Jedi Knights or Masters yourselves. Your trials all start with the building of your own unique lightsabers. I know this is a change in method, but here on Ilum we have decided that the building of your own lightsaber before becoming a Padawan was much more important. We believe that if you succeed on this challenge, your training under your own Master will make you more attuned with your lightsaber, and your connection with the Force even stronger." The Jedi instructor stopped, and gazed around the group of forty younglings, all about to take on their destiny.

"And always remember; the crystal is the heart of the blade. The heart is the crystal of the Jedi. The Jedi is the crystal of the Force. The Force is the blade of the heart. All are intertwined: the crystal, the blade, the Jedi. You are all one." The Jedi Instructor told them firmly. Those words sunk into the minds of the first line, and their meaning was infinite. They knew those words were the truth, and were something they'd have to remember always. Even Riley and Yoda paid special attention when she had said those words.

She then stepped aside, revealing a door she had been standing in front of. Traban and Huey noticed it, but the others were a bit shocked it was there.

"In this room, you will find all that you'll need to construct your lightsaber hilt and more, but it is up to you to bring these pieces together and form your desired weapon. Let the Force guide you, and you can't go wrong." She said and with that, she turned and walked away, leaving them to file inside the room to begin their Padawan trials.

Upon entering the room, they observed the many worktables and rows of shelves against the walls holding the electronics that were to be used. Huey made his way to the nearest free worktable, and examined the few scarps of metal and wiring that were left on the table. Traban went toward the back of the room, probably letting the Force guide him wherever. The others scattered as they entered the room and Huey lost sight of them.

It was over the next few hours, objects zoomed across the large room by way of the Force. Each Youngling was trained in mechanics and the fine art of making small, efficient electronics, but further studies of these crafts were always encouraged when they had free time. Traban had poured over many books over the two years, just to prepare for this day. He would be building the weapon that would be his most valuable tool for the rest of his life. He didn't want to screw it up!

As he worked, he noticed that others must have studied for this day as well, including Jocasta and Yoda. Traban found himself looking at Riley, who was working quickly and masterfully on his own lightsaber, and Traban quickly began focusing on his own invention. He had started with a metal cylinder, and had cut it into shape. He had found many bits of scrap and new materials that could be useful.

As the Jazmine worked, her lightsaber began to slowly form in her mind of its own accord. When the picture and blue prints of the weapon were laid out in her head, she was easily able to find the parts and materials she needed to construct it. She was sure to give the power chamber enough space for the Force Crystals she would no doubt have to find after the lightsaber's construction.

It came as no surprise to Cindy when Traban left the room first, with his one saber hilt clutched to his belt. It was a work of art, and it made her jealous. It looked as if it had not been built, but grown together as if the material it was made of was always a part of each other. Cindy had no doubt it had been made with his precision and accuracy with the Force. She was glad her big brother-in-law was able to make such a masterful weapon. Soon after, Huey and Yoda left the room with sporty looking hilts, one for each. She had thought Huey would use two, but apparently, she was wrong. After some others left the room she had finished and walked with Jazmine, Jocasta, and Ming.

Riley soon finished his, and was satisfied with it. It was long enough to be wielded by both hands easily, but not so long as to be a burden. It had a magnetic clip on it that would attach to his utility belt, when it was given to him upon becoming a Padawan. The magnetic clip could be enabled or disabled by his unique Force technique, which would make it impossible to be removed from his belt by any other than himself. Also, he made sure the metal he used was of the strongest he could find, and he was confident that only another lightsaber could destroy his weapon. Yeah, his shit was bad-ass, niggas!

Traban, Huey, and the others were waiting for him. He wasn't the last to leave, but he wasn't in the first ten. As soon as he left the room, they were told to leave the Temple immediately, with only a small pack of food and supplies to aid them. When the packs were given to them, they walked out into the freezing cold through the Temple's front entrance. They flipped their hoods on, and walked through the massive, reinforced gates that protected the Jedi base. Since the Temple was mounted against a large ice mountain, it was partially hidden, and well protected by the natural elements of the planet.

Riley breathed in the cold, manufactured air slowly, bringing upon a strong self-discipline that would sustain him until he got to a Crystal cave. It took over an hour of walking in the freezing wind, but they counted themselves lucky that it was not snowing. Riley was so glad for that. Do you have any idea what snow can do to you when it's already -20 degrees outside?

As soon as they entered the cave, they felt the difference. Without the wind cutting into them, it was much warmer. Then they noticed that it was warmer than it should have been for an ice cave, and made their way deeper into it. After a while they split up, going wherever the Force whispered to them.

Huey soon saw a soft glowing in the distance, and he found the Force crystals. They glowed with either soft blue or bright green. Huey scowled in disappointment. He knew this planet was known only to produce blue and green crystals, but he thought he would get lucky and find a different color. He shrugged, and kept trying.

He let the Force guide him deeper into the cave, to the crystals that were to be his. He finally reached a small room that branched off from the main cave, and he entered it. He didn't see any crystals, but if he was guided here, he knew the Force would not have led him wrong. So, having nothing better to do, he meditated.

And so it went, for the next five hours, he sat in the small, warm room and meditated. As he did so, he felt the energy slowly leave him, seeping into the ice below him.

"H-hello, is someone there?" A faint and innocent girl voice came, making Huey's head jerk around to where it was coming from. He let his hood down, and saw in his peripheral vision a shadowed figure. He kinda wished he had completed his lightsaber now.

"Who's there?" Huey asked calmly, now opening his eyes. He could see a soft, dark blue glow emanating from the ice below him.

"Huey? I... I just saw a light and thought I would investigate... I'll leave, if that is what you want." She said stepping closer, and Huey could see her face now. She had a look of hope and also a tinge of pink in her cheeks. He couldn't tell if it was from the cold of the outside starting to wear off, or if it was from her being alone with him.

He turned his head to in-front himself so it wasn't strained back any more, and studied the glowing coming from beneath him.

"It is fine if you stay; I've just been meditating here, all by myself. Plus, you know you don't have to ask, I always want y-you by my side…" Huey said a bit nervously as he kept his voice plain and his eyes on the crystal.

Jazmine walked into the room, and stood in front of him. She took her hood down, and sat cross-legged on side of him. She gave him a small smile, and Huey saw the blush on her face. He smirked on the inside. Yup, he's still got it!

"I found my crystals, already. Not much color to choose from, but Traban found me a pink one for my own unique lightsaber, and because he knew I love the color pink. I saw you meditating, and thought from the glow that you had your own crystals too... but I don't see any." Jazmine said as she gave him a questioning look. Huey shrugged in indifference, and then pointed below him.

"I was guided here, and after meditating, I seemed to have given my crystals a bit of charge. I plan to retrieve them when I finish. And if you hadn't come here, I wouldn't have noticed the glow until later, so thanks." Huey said as he began meditating again, channeling the Force underneath him, to his hidden crystals. But he kept his eyes on Jazmine.

"Do you mind if I meditate here, as well? I still haven't charged mine..." She said with a flash of that hopeful look again. Huey had to fight mentally to hide the smirk that was threatening to appear. He gave her a curt nod, and he told her it was fine. He caught the small sigh of relief, before she regained her composure. She was always shy or nervous alone with him after they discovered the truth.

For the next few hours, they sat and talked, while channeling that mysterious life energy into their crystals. Having been trained to become Jedi, not being off the planet, or out of the temple, they didn't have much else to talk about. So they exchanged knowledge of the Force, and talked about some lightsaber moves. This went on and on until Huey brought up Jazmine's parents.

"You do know your parents would be pissed to find out you're going to be married to me when we become Padawans, right?" Huey said as she fidgeted nervously.

"Y-yeah, but they're not here, and I haven't seen them in two whole years, so they can't say anything." She said back, her confidence rising with each word. Huey wondered, just briefly, who she was trying to convince: him or her. Then he remembered his Jazmine, it was definitely herself she was trying to convince.

They soon became hungry, and each took out their packs and had a light meal of dried out meat and ration bars that were made for nutrients, not taste. Jazmine had told him that Traban and the others were staying in the cave until they found all the crystals the Force wanted them to, so they'd be in the cave a few days.

A few more hours of meditation after their meal and they decided it was time to sleep. Before becoming unconscious, Huey thought about how lucky he was that Jazmine found him, in this lonely cave.

He knew that there was plenty of Younglings out there that may not have even found a Crystal cave, because he could feel cold air drifting down the cave, and see some snow flittering around. A blizzard must have come about since he entered, and the cold alone could freeze someone as they walked. After a few more moments, he curled himself up above the soft, golden glow coming from beneath him, and sleep took him.

They spent the next day in that room, meditating on the energy to power their crystals. They talked sometimes, made small jokes to lighten the mood, but mostly it was silent, and the focus was intense.

When they finally felt that the crystals were finished, they stood up and stretched. Jazmine began placing her crystals in her hilt, to complete the lightsaber; Huey pulled an ice pick from his small survival pack. He began picking away the ice, until he came upon some dark bright blue gems. He delicately picked them from the ice, and stood up to examine the find. They were warm to the touch, so he had to wonder why the crystals didn't melt the ice. He asked Jazmine about them, but someone else answered as they and others came in the small cave.

"Because you are Force sensitive it's not that the gems are warm, but you feel it as the Force in a palpable form." Traban answered as the others of their clan entered the cave. Their clan was the younglings they grew up closest with. The clan was: Huey, Jazmine, Traban, Ming, Riley, Cindy, Yoda, and Jocasta.

Huey accepted Traban's answer as he quickly began assimilating the gems into his own hilt. When it was complete, he gave Jazmine a slight and small triumphant smile.

"Together?" he asked.

"Together."

They activated their individual lightsabers at the same time, and the bright beams slid out easily. Huey's shone a bright dark blue, bordering black, and this pleased him somewhat. For all these years, he had thought he would have a lightsaber just like most other Jedi. But now... he felt his lightsaber was unique. He waved the light-blade around a bit, and the sound it made pleased his ears. He looked over at Jazmine's, and saw her own lightsaber to be of a cotton candy pink color, the same as she liked. She slashed with it a few times and did a few twirls, pretending to be hacking away at an enemy. Traban chuckled at her as he clapped for them.

Satisfied, they both retracted their light-blades, and faced the others.

"Now that y'all niggas done, can we please get the fuck up outta this cave? I'm freezing my nuts off in this bitch." Riley said calmly, but still like himself while shivering and closing his robes around him for warmth. Cindy slapped him in the back of his head for being rude.

"Right, Riley is. Cold as a bitch, this cave is. Go now, I hope we do." Yoda said shivering as Cindy slapped him too.

They all left the cave silently to make their way back to the Jedi Temple. Upon their arrival, they noticed that they were the last ones to come back. Traban and Huey shrugged as they didn't care.

Their teacher of the last two years looked pleased, and gave them a slight nod in a direction; telling them to get their asses in line. They were relieved to see that about 25 of their fellow Younglings made it back. But still, those others were still friends they had known for two years. The teacher came in front of them with a smile on her as she spoke.

"You will now be picked to be a Padawan. Remember that each of these Jedi Masters has reviewed all of your files, and it is not mandatory for them to choose you. Now that you are ready, any of you may be picked today, but just as many may not." He turned to the Jedi Masters, and gave a nod, then left. The Jedi Masters walked up and down the line in no specific order, and slowly the Younglings were taken away.

It was then that a young woman walked up to Huey and Traban with sway in her hips. Ming, and even Jazmine, glared at her as she was purposely trying to be flirtatious. Riley was staring, as was Yoda and all the other male Younglings. Cindy smacked Riley, but when she was about to slap Yoda, a girl, who was exactly like Yoda, except with long brown hair in a ponytail, did it for her. Cindy remembered the girl; her name was Yaddle, and she and Yoda had something going on.

The Jedi Master sashaying her way up to Huey and Traban had light brown, pupil-less eyes. Her violet hair was done up in a short, somewhat spiky ponytail. She was wearing tan Jedi robes, complete with a fitted mesh body suit that stretched from her neck down to her thighs. She had a dark tan mini-skirt, as well as a small pendant that looks like a snake fang on a thick cord rather than a chain, to prevent it from being easily torn off in combat, and shin guards. She also had on a dark brown utility belt around her waist that has a sash. She had a tattoo, or a mark, at the center of her left shoulder, which took the appearance of three tomes encircling each other.

Huey raised an eyebrow to her, but Traban didn't even bat an eyelash at her as he stared at her with narrowed eyes. The young lady chuckled as she gave him a wink. Ming and Jazmine nearly Force Pushed everyone to the walls if it wasn't for their Jedi training to control their emotions. Cindy, watching things closely, then knew what Traban and Huey did; that this woman was judging them by playing games to see who could control themselves.

"Seeing as how all the other male younglings couldn't keep themselves under control in my presence, I'd say you two are formidable Younglings to hold such composure. A few of them even got raging a hard-on." She said with a smirk as she got in their faces.

Their only betrayal of bewilderment was a slight widening of their eyes, and the fact they had to fight to control their laughter. Huey and Traban could see that she was testing their control again, and they definitely did not want to fail this test. Finally, she gave him a welcoming grin and walked behind them, giving them a rough pat on their backs.

"Lighten up, you're now my Padawans and I don't like stiffs!" she exclaimed as Traban's knees almost caved in relief, but he gave his new Master a smile while Huey and he bowed to her.

"Thank you, Master...?" they said as one, but trailed off as they didn't know her name.

"Anko, but you may call me Master Tao. And now, here are your utility belts. Congratulations on passing." She said as she presented them with the metallic belts.

They clipped it around their waists, underneath their robes and around their slightly baggy tunics. Huey looked to his right, and saw Jazmine, with a look of sadness about her face. In this enormous galaxy, they knew they'd be apart, but it hurt her, and secretly him, all the same.

It was then he saw Master Maria Ti, the Head Jedi Healer of Ilum, walk up to Jazmine with purpose.

"Jazmine, I've had my eye on you for quite some time now. I've been impressed with your training, and even more so by your lightsaber. So of course, I must have you as my Padawan! You would be perfect as a Jedi Healer here with me! Plus, after your training is complete, you would have to travel with certain Jedi; to be sure he doesn't get too hurt and that you could heal him." Maria said with Jazmine's eyes widened slightly, as her face showed recognition.

Jazmine glanced at Huey, who was actually smiling at her, making gestures that told her to accept, so she did. Jazmine had only ever seen Huey smile ten times in all the four years she's known him, and those didn't last too long, so if he was smiling and wanted her to do something, she'd do it without a moment's hesitation, unless it was mean or evil, then she'd hesitate.

Traban gazed around as he watched his family or clan get their Jedi Masters. Yoda and Yaddle were taken on by Master Gormo who had been watching them for some time. Riley and Cindy were taken on by Master Kota who liked their spunk. Ming and Jocasta were taken on by Master Sunrider as she liked the way they handled themselves.

Traban smiled warmly at his family as he and Huey were lead toward the temple's hanger to visit other planets and train in the Force, lightsabers, and all things Jedi.

They knew they'd see them all again, but the true question was: when?