Ages as of Now:

Huey, Traban, Ming, Jazmine, and Jocasta: 20

Riley, Cindy: 18

Yoda, Yaddle: 17

All will be revealed in due time.

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Chapter 4: After All These Years

Seven years later:

They were meeting again for the first time in seven years since. Huey was sure they had all changed under their Masters, but he and Traban had stayed the same. It felt like only yesterday did he watch them walk off with their Masters. He wondered just how much they had changed.

Huey thought back to Master Anko Tao, their Jedi Master. Anko Tao was a thing all in herself. She's easygoing, tomboyish, stubborn, and sometimes hyperactive, but despite portraying several bad Jedi habits, she has shown to be very knowledgeable and studious when she was training them. She also made sure to regularly have at least basic knowledge of the landscape for which their next mission would take place, so Huey had to call her prepared as well.

However, she also had a bloodthirsty side, literally. When she lost her lightsaber for a week, she used a low-grade plasma sword to train them. She cut Traban's arm with it, and actually licked his blood from it. She said it came from her time with Orochi Hebi, her Jedi Master

Even though she was crazy and sadistic, she trained them well. She said they could have become Jedi Knights three years ago, if they wanted to, but they choose the stay Padawans until they learned everything she had to teach. They had just completed their final lesson she had to teach them, when they got the hologram from Master Gormo that they were all to meet on Ilum to see each other. Now they were in hyperspace getting there.

Huey sighed as he looked into the mirror of his room aboard the Hidden Snake. It wasn't that he didn't like how he looked, it was just that he hadn't changed, but then he remembered he was Huey and didn't care. He was still the same; the only things that had changed were that he had gotten to his age height; six feet tall, and had a more muscular and firm body. He was wearing his tan tunic, pants, and brown boots. His utility belt now held three lightsabers, but he always used the one on his left side. It was the first he had ever made.

"Well, look at the sexy stud. Are you getting nervous, and don't lie, because I can feel it through the Force." Traban said from the open doorway.

Traban hadn't changed ever. He got taller, same height as Huey. He got more tone and muscular, but didn't think much of it. Unlike Huey, he only had a large afro once, and he immediately combined it back and ponytailed his hair. He even got rid of his glasses as he said the Force would help him see, and so it did. He wore the same his tan tunic. Unlike Huey, Traban only had two lightsabers on his belt. The first and his most used being his first created.

Both of them had the mark of a Padawan; the small braid behind their right ear. They hated the damn thing, but accepted it all the same. It was kind of funny how people based their skills off their rank, and when they proved them wrong their jaws would hit the floor. It made Master Tao so proud.

"Not now, I don't even know what to say to her. How are you going to handle Ming and Jocasta?" Huey said in his normal neutral tone, but Traban, having known him for 11 years, could hear the frustration in it.

"Like I do ever thing else; with charm and grace." Traban said charmingly with a grace bow of flamboyance.

Huey just rolled his eyes as he knew Traban had charm and grace, but he was a moron with it at all the wrong times. Like when they had been on that all Amazon women planet. Now that was a Jedi Trial of Skill, Courage, Flesh, Spirit, and Insight, because he and Traban needed all those just not to be raped or killed by the women. Their Master had just sat there and let the women try to have their way with them. Master Anko had only said one thing the whole time they were fighting for their lives and their virginity. She said, "Leave some for me!" and that was it.

"Listen Huey, I have the advice that'll settle all your worries, even if you don't outwardly show them." Traban said as he came into the room from the doorway.

"Oh yeah, and what is that?" Huey asked skeptically with a raised eyebrow. Traban always did have some way to make things better, maybe he would now.

"Put your lips together like this and kiss." Traban said with a slight goofy French accent as he demonstrated with his hands. Huey's eye twitched as he knew his big brother was trying to help, but…

Traban was Force Pushed from the room and into a wall as Huey's room door slid close. Traban looked up in time to see a grin on Huey's face before the door was completely closed. Traban dusted off his clothes as he whistled a merry tone, making his way to the bridge of the ship. He could feel through the Force that Huey was a lot calmer and less nervous now that annoyance and mirth were taking hold of his mind.

When They Reached Ilum:

They had finally reached Ilum. They landed the ship in the hanger deck and made their way into the temple. A fellow Jedi saw them and bowed as he came up to them.

"Hello Masters, The others have arrived already and some of them have taken their tests before the Council already. I would hurry to the Council's tower if I were you." The young Jedi said as they nodded their thanks and quickened their pace.

They made it to the Council room of Ilum and went inside. There they saw three of their clan: Cindy, Yoda, and Jocasta. Yaddle was there as well, but she wasn't considered part of the clan until she married Yoda.

Cindy had grown into a beautiful young woman. She was of average height for 18. Her blonde hair was still in two braids, but was now at her waist. She was sexy, in every opinion of the word. She had curves in all the right places. Her tunic was the same as theirs. She had two lightsabers on her belt. If Traban remembered correctly, which he always did, the one on her right hip was her original.

Jocasta had grown beautiful as well. She was a few inches shorter than Traban. Her gray hair still in the same style it had always been. She was like Cindy, but had the same original lightsaber from seven years ago. Traban figured it was mostly because she wasn't a fighter and that when she became a Jedi Master she was going to became Mistress of the Jedi Archives on Coruscant.

Yoda and Yaddle were still exactly the same as when they last saw them; short, green, and funny looking.

It was then they realized none of them had their Padawan braids; which meant that they had missed them pass their trails. Traban hugged each of them, but Huey just gave them all a nod of acknowledgment.

It was then a door to the side of the room opened and Riley stepped out, looking drained. Huey and Traban could only wonder what Jedi Trails their little brother faced while in whatever room he was in. Riley was still the same, braids, attitude, and all. He was just taller and more tone with muscles. He wore his tunic, but the sleeves were… burned off, and still smoking. He had his original lightsaber in his hand, the glowing of the green blade illuminating his face.

"Ahh, young Riley, you have completed your trails, yes?" a council member Huey and Traban hadn't see last time nine years ago said with a slight smirk. The man looked kind of Frenchmen-like to Traban, and he was pretty sure he'd remember a French-lookin' Jedi if he ever saw one. Riley just nodded to the Council as he stood in the center of the room.

Riley knelt in front the Council as Master Hugo Omnia stood from his center chair and ignited his golden lightsaber. He did a knighting gesture over Riley's shoulders. Then with a quick, fluid, and graceful flick of his saber hand, served the Padawan braid at the side of Riley's ear, without touching Riley in the slightest.

"Now, rise up, Jedi Knight Riley Freeman and may the Force be with you." Hugo said as Riley stood up and bowed to the Council before making his way over to the others.

"What's good niggas? Where y'all asses been, I was the last one. Should've known y'all niggas show up for the best." Riley said with a smirk as Traban gave him a brotherly hug and Huey gave a lazy wave of his hand.

"Glad we got to see at least one. Sorry, we're late, but we were in another galaxy, so we couldn't get here any faster than hyperspace." Traban said as he smiled at his little brother.

"Uh huh, well, time to get yo asses in that Hell hole, see and deal with weird shit like all the rest of us." Riley said as he pointed to a door opposite the one he came from. Traban just shook his head.

"Sorry Riley, but we're already Knight-level and faced our trails three years ago. We just wanted to learn more and wait for you dudes." Traban said as he and Huey walked past Riley, who was so dumb-struck he missed them getting knighted.

The doors to the Council room opened to show Jazmine, and Ming walking in with the Jedi Masters. Traban and Huey couldn't take their eyes off of them as they walked in.

Traban was staring at his new Asian Goddess. Her hair was long and had a healthy shine to it. Her walk held power and grace. She was a few inches shorter than him. She had curves that made him wish he had done what he told Huey nine years ago, back in Chapter 2. She wore the same Jedi tunic as all of them, but it didn't look the same on her the way it looked on her. She was the same, but not at all, and Traban couldn't think of a think other than her right now.

Huey was having similar effects of 'Damn, my girlfriend's hot' disease. She still had that untamable hair of her pulled back into two puffballs. She had curves so illustrious that a model would die of jealousy. Other than that, she was basically the same. She was about four inches shorter than him. Her eyes were still full of sweet innocence, but now they held power and grace behind them. She walked lady a proper lady, as if she was of great royalty, but Huey could see the grace and elegance behind it. He could see she was ready for anything. Huey's mind drew a blink on anything, but her right now.

The two girls in question were in the same boat as them. Traban and Huey had really grown up in their eyes. They always thought the two boys, now men were cute, but now they were handsome. They stood there with calm power in their eyes. They gazed deeply into the eyes of their first loves, with the other doing the same. When the girls finally reached them they had all processed nothing more than the stunning appearance of their other halves.

"Hey…" Traban said quietly, in what Ming thought was a sexy deep whisper, but Traban only said it how he normally did.

"Hey…" She said back, and Traban wanted to melt from the soft sexiness of her voice.

Huey couldn't think about anything other than Jazmine. Then a thought hit him. It was retarded, stupid, and crazy as all hell, but it was the only think he could think of. So he would run with it.

He wrapped his arms around Jazmine's waist and pressed their bodies together. Her entire face went red right then. He put his lips but a mere centimeter from hers as he told her the only thing he could think of.

"Put your lips together like this and kiss" Huey said as he did just that.

He slammed his lips on to her lips. He felt her recoil back, but only in surprise. She tilted her face so her lips would be centered with his. He felt her lashes graze his face, indicating she had shut her eyes. Wait when did he shut his? His mind was on fire and he felt himself become lighter, but he hardly noticed it though. All he could seem to focus on was how soft her lips were. He wondered if that made him crazy. After what seemed like an eternity, Jazmine broke the kiss and blinked bashfully at him. When his eyes opened and they made contact with hers, they both were red faced.

"Well, that was something…" Cindy said as she stood next to Riley. Huey looked around the room to see everyone wide eyed, but Traban as he was giving thumbs up and a huge smile.

"See, I told you it'd solve all your worries!" Traban exclaimed as he did a victory sign and dance.

Traban then grabbed Ming and started to kiss the surprised girl, now woman with a fiery passion. Ming's eyes widened, but closed as she started kissing him back.

"Well, it's a good thing we made out before they got here… just look at them!" Cindy said as she pointed to Traban and Ming, who were slowing making out toward the door.

It was then Maria Ti and Kota used the Force to separate them.

"I think that's enough for today, don't you agree?" Maria said as she and Kota set them back on their feet.

"Sorry, Masters…" Ming and Traban said at the same time. Ming was actually apologetic, but Traban was more reluctant with his. They ruined his 'fun time' with Ming, so he deserved to be mad.

The Council members then told them of their first mission as Jedi Knights. It was to bring in a dark Jedi and to negotiate the planet the Jedi was on to come into the Republic. Traban wanted to object, but Huey beat him in saying they'd have it done.

"…and it's most appreciated. Remember: this is a conjoined mission of the 8 of you. Yoda and Yaddle will go do missions from Coruscant from here; the rest of you will take missions whenever you please. Be safe, and may the Force be with you." Hugo said as they all bowed to the Council.

"And with you as well" they all said as they left the room. Anko was waiting for them along with the other Jedi Masters that had trained them. They congratulated them on becoming Knights and told them of all the changes in the rank, but they only half-heartedly listened. It was then Anko tossed something at Traban, which he caught easily. It appeared to be… keys? When Traban gave her a questioning look, she smirked as she walked off.

"A present to you, Huey, and the others, but since Huey can't fly a ship for crap, you keep it, Traban. It'll be the only ship in the hanger bay when you get there." Anko Tao said as she and the other Jedi Masters reached the elevator for the tower. Traban smiled fondly at her, and tightened his grip on the keys. He'd be sure to take good care of their gift.

"Hey, I don't suck at it, I just hate flying!" Huey yelled at the elevator, but all he got in return was his now former Master was her laughing at him as the elevator went down.

When they reached the docking bay, or hanger, she was right; there was only one ship in the whole hanger.

It was a Republic transport-class ship. It had a pair of folding wings around a large round cockpit. In front of the round cockpit of the vehicle was a cloaking device which was capable of creating an invisibility field which could sneak through even the most advanced of security technologies and allowing its master to evade pursuit while on his missions.

"Well, what do we name it?" Huey asked as Traban gazed at the ship.

"The Falcon" Traban said with them nodding to the name.

They all got inside as Riley whistled at the new technology the ship had. Yoda and the others seemed interested in it as well, but Traban took the pilot seat immediately and told them to sit down. Before they knew it they were already out of the atmosphere of Ilum. Traban was flipping switches and pushed buttons when they were all looking out the windshield.

"Prepare for a hyperjump straight to Kushibah." Traban said with them strapping themselves in when the ship started to enter hyperspace.

"Dangerous, our mission is. Use caution, we must." Yoda said as he started to meditate on the Force. Yaddle nodded as she did the same.

"It's just a group of four dark Jedi, so it shouldn't be that hard. Huey and I took down a couple when we were with Master Tao." Traban said without looking back at them as he was navigating hyperspace. Huey nodded from his passenger seat while going over the navi-computer with Traban.

"What, all we did was holding the peace on Dantoonie and studying in the Jedi Enclave there. That was the furthest we been too! Where y'all niggas been?" Riley said as the others listened in. Traban and Huey shrugged.

"We've been all over the universe, but we've always gone back to our roots. Anyways, we've been to Kushibah and dealt with dark Jedi before, so no need to worry." Traban said in a reassuring voice to them. They calmed some, but still had fears.

"Just remember what your masters taught you, and you'll live." Huey said as he was getting annoyed with their fear. It was noticeable in the Force, and if he could notice it, then so could the dark Jedi. The others let go of their fear and embraced courage. Riley smirked as they were coming out of hyperspace in front of a planet that looked rich in vegetation.

"Alright, let's fuck these niggas up!" Riley proclaimed as they descended on to the planet.

Some Time Later:

Riley was the first to reach the central room in the dark Jedi hideout. There he saw three of them flee to another door while one stayed to stall him. Riley narrowed his eyes, but he knew Traban and Huey would be waiting on the other side for the other three dark Jedi.

The dark Jedi had run ever since they found them with the Force and now the chase was over. This dark Jedi was a small man; about as old as Master Kota, who was now in his 50's. He wore purple robes and had only one lightsaber.

Without a word, the dark Jedi's lightsaber leapt to his hand and sprang to life, glowing a calm blue. Riley activated his own lightsaber, which was green. The two Jedi began to circle one another, and as they moved, Riley was calling on all the lessons Master Kota had drilled into his head.

"You can't win, young knight; my wisdom in the Force and skill with a saber far surpasses your own. If you give up now, then I promise to make your death as swift as possible." The old man said with Riley about to curse him out, but quickly remembered that Jedi needed to be calm. The words of the Dark Jedi drilled into his head though; making him feel a little woozy, but Riley didn't let that show on the outside.

Riley waited patiently, determined not to make the first move. His concentration was set upon the man before him, yet a small bit of his mind began to wonder where his team was. "Where the fuck is Cindy and Yoda asses?" He decided to stall for time.

"Look man, just put down your weapon and come peacefully. I promise you'll be tried fairly in the Republic's court." Riley said as he really didn't want to kill the man, but he also wanted to kill someone with his damn lightsaber.

A snort of laughter escaped the old man, but instead of replying, he attacked. The man covered the distance between Riley and himself in an instant, and the two lightsabers clashed together violently. Riley managed to knock the man's blade away and instant later, the blue lightsaber arced upwards on Riley's left, and he barely managed to parry. As soon as this happen old man spun and attacked Riley viciously. The sounds of the two lightsabers clashing together filled their ears, and Riley had no chance to go on the offensive.

Riley Force jumped backwards, on to the balcony above, when the old man came at him with a horizontal slash. Riley smirked as he now had the high ground. But that didn't matter, because the old man jumped high above him a second later.

"Damn old nigga, you can jump." Riley said in disbelief as the old man gave a smirk and rushed him.

The two energy blades collided again and again as they dueled up close. Riley gave the old man a small grin; he obviously didn't know who Riley was trained by. Riley allowed the Force to fill him. It came along with a massive rush of adrenaline; Riley became completely intertwined with the Force. He let his instincts take control along with the Force.

With a new found strength, Riley's green blade lashed out, taking the offensive. He drove the old man back, slashing in a pattern that eventually made the old man realize a flaw in his attack method. Taking the false opening, the old man parried Riley's saber and struck out with his blue one only to be met with a powerful Force push that Riley put most of his strength in.

Riley gasped for air as his opponent was sent speeding through open space, crashing into a wall twenty feet away. He didn't drop his guard for a moment, but allowed his body to rest a bit. This old man was obliviously on par with a Jedi Master, much like Master Kota.

A deep chuckle filled the air, and Riley groaned.

"Aww shit…" Riley said as he raised his blade to fight round three.

"My boy, you're better than I would have thought. I'll let you know the name of the one who kills you here: I am Grant Dacha." The old man, named Grant said roughly as he stood, seemingly unhurt.

Riley remembered that Masters could use the Force to cushion the impact of things. Then Riley saw a dramatic change in the man's demeanor. He became serious, and Riley felt a wave of fury ripple through the Force around them.

"Now let's see how you like being tossed around like a rag doll!" Grant exclaimed as he outstretched his hand toward Riley in a single thrust motion.

Before Riley could stop it, he was hurled from the balcony, and was headed face first to the floor on the level below. Riley did not flinch, and did not close his eyes, but he did know that if he hit that it would hurt like a bitch. He reached out with the Force and encompassed himself in it. Though his momentum was great, he thought he might be able to make it less painful if he softened it enough, but if not; goddamn it was going to hurt!

And just before impact, he felt even more of the Force fold around him and stop him a few inches from the floor. A look of surprise flashed across his face, and a scream of fury emanated from the Dark Jedi above. Riley turned his head to the entrance of the room, and found Cindy, with Yoda standing behind her. They came just in time to stop him from being in a tube for four days, like he was last time.

"Where the fuck y'all been?" Riley asked loudly in annoyance, but his appreciation and gratitude flooded his connection with the Force, and Cindy nodded in acceptance of his non-verbal thanks. He was released from her hold, and he made sure to flip himself over to his feet. As he fell, he had deactivated his lightsaber. He now flicked it back on, and turned to face grant.

"Give up now, you can't take on all three of us." Cindy said, letting no emotion be revealed in her voice. She was answered with a slew of insults and curses. Riley saw Cindy and Yoda activate their lightsabers. The three Jedi stood side by side; Riley with his normal green lightsaber on his left, Cindy with her cerulean blue colored lightsaber beside Riley on his right, and Yoda with his deep earth green blade beside Cindy.

Grant stood at the top of the balcony, seemingly weighing his situation, but with a cocky grin, he deactivated his lightsaber and turned around. The hidden door the other three had escaped into slid open and he stepped through. It slid shut with a hiss behind him. Instantly, the three Jedi Knights were up the steps, then through the door after opening it with the Force.

They found themselves in a hangar that took up the rest of the building's levels. Ships of different varieties were on the landing pad, and some were parked along the wall, as if on display. They spotted Grant hopping in to a small, sleek ship that they were quite sure had Hyperdrive capabilities. Before they could do anything Traban and Huey came from the sides of the hanger. They smirked at seeing the two, because that meant one thing: ambush.

They deactivated their lightsabers as they watched Traban and Huey zip across the room from opposite ends with a speed they wished they had. Before Grant could even start up the engines, the landing gear was slashed by Huey's saber and the engines destroyed by Traban crushing them with the Force. They whistled at the way they effective destroyed the ship beyond repair. The two oldest of their clan had made short work of the expensive looking ship. Within a few seconds, it was unfit to even hover. The transparent hatch popped open, and they saw Traban outstretch his left hand, and lift Grant's body out of the ship with the Force. The man's lightsaber was flung far across the hangar, back to where they were, and Riley caught it.

A shrill cry of pain and hate pierced the air as Traban placed a small device on Grant's chest. The device quickly silenced him from his ear splitting screams. They quickly made it over to the two as Traban was checking the device. He looked up at them and gave them a smile.

"Mission complete" Huey said as he gave them a small smirk. Riley grinned back, as Cindy and Yoda smiled.

Traban then motioned Riley and Yoda to follow him as he told them where the other three were being kept.

Huey took out and opened a holo-comlink. After a minute an image of Jazmine popped up from his transmitter. She gave him a smile as he gave her back a slight one.

"So, how did getting the dark Jedi go?" Jazmine asked with Huey showing her the body of the last one. Her image nodded and flickered due to it only being an image.

"How did the diplomatic go?" Huey asked with a small smirk at her frustrated sigh. He always hated having to deal with senators and diplomats, just like Traban.

"It was tough, but they agreed to the Republic's terms for saving their planet from the dark Jedi." Jazmine said with relief in her voice as Huey nodded.

"You did well, if it had been me or Traban we might have screwed it up, but thank the Force you were here." Huey said to relax her about how well she did, but that didn't mean he lied either.

She gave him a bashful smile as the holo-link closed. Huey looked back to see that Traban and the others were ready to go, all of them carrying or dragging one of the dark Jedi

"So, what we do with these niggas anyway?" Riley asked as Huey took the dark Jedi from Cindy and carried the man with the Force like Traban, Riley, and Yoda were doing. She smiled at him and followed them out of the hanger and building as they made their way back to the others.

"Their dangerous criminals and we need get them to Coruscant for a fair and unbiased trail…" Huey trailed off, his eyes gazing down at the paralyzed men, then at the lightsaber in Riley's hand.

"Anyways, as long as those devices are on their chests, they'll be paralyzed." Traban said as he didn't even mention the dark Jedi's lightsaber, so Riley assumed he didn't care if he kept it or not.

Traban walked in front with the man floating beside him. Riley then activated the blue lightsaber, and then he activated his own green one. He spun the lightsabers at his sides for moment and deactivated them as he placed them on his sides.

"Well that's a mission well done, so let's get to the ship and see what else needs to be done. Jazmine, Ming and Yaddle are already at the ship, so let's go." Huey said as he glanced at Riley's new lightsaber.

Traban placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled as he and the others walked to the ship.

All things would be okay so long as they had each other…