A/N: And Chapter 3 is here! My editor seems enthusiastic about editing this story now, not that I'm complaining. Anyway, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own, never will.

Chapter 3: not so sweet dreams

Magma was everywhere, but the outline of two men could just be made out in the distance in the black smoke and falling lava.

"You've turned her against me!" one man said.

The other man replied with something that sounded like "you have done that yourself!" and then they continued, but Alessa couldn't make out what they were talking about. It was difficult to hear over a volcanic explosion and the magma river thrashing around violently. The two men both activated what looked like blue light swords and attacked each other. Then, everything went black and the only thing Alessa heard was an amplified, mechanical breathing.

She woke up as soon as she heard that breathing, panting heavily. That dream seemed so real, yet so fake at the same time.

"Scary," she whispered to herself.

She realised she was going to be late for school if she didn't get out of bed now.

Alessa went downstairs and saw the Calon was already up and ready to go to school, "Come on!" he said, "we're going to be late."

"Why don't you just take the bus?" Alessa said and yawned.

Calon rolled his eyes, "a waste of money, duh! Just come on!"

Alessa made some breakfast quickly, got changed, brushed her teeth and Calon packed her bag and made her lunch for her.

"Okay, I'm ready," Alessa said.

Calon ran into the garage and into the speeder. Alessa walked slowly behind him and went into the speeder and started it.

They drove to Skess' apartment, and she came out her bright and usual self. She could probably achieve that with no sleep what so ever.

"You're bit late today," Skess said.

"That's 'cause Alessa took a billion years to get out of bed and get ready," Calon said.

"Calon, I've told you once," Alessa stopped and yawned, "I've told you a billion times don't exaggerate."

Calon raised an eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything. Skess just giggled.

"I hope you don't crash, Alessa, 'cause you're so tired," Skess said.

"She won't," Calon said rather confidently.

They got to school and to class with a few minutes to spare. Skess and Alessa had science together first up.

"So what was your reaction time again?" Skess asked, looking at Alessa's work.

"It was a .3," Alessa said, "what was yours?"

"A .15…" Skess said, embarrassed.

"That's…kinda…slow," Alessa said.

Skess just nodded in agreement.

Science continued rather slowly, with the teacher explaining something that Alessa wasn't listening to. When the bell rang to signal the next class, Alessa happily got up and gathered her things. "What do you have now?" Alessa asked Skess.

"Maths, I think, what about you?"

Alessa went through her bag and pulled out her timetable then groaned, "History, damn it."

Skess laughed, "Have fun."

"Yea, like maths is any better," Alessa said sarcastically and walked over to her history classroom and went to her seat. Other students in her class were piling in.

Alessa took her books out and put her head on to them and closed her eyes, starting to fall asleep.

'Focus.'

She instantly sat up and looked around, but it didn't sound like anyone said that. People were just talking amongst themselves.

Alessa put her head down again, but same result.

'Focus!'

She sat up again.

"Something wrong?" Menda, a Mon Calamari girl sitting next to her asked.

"did you hear that voice?" Alessa asked her.

Menda stared at her like she was crazy, "uh…no," she replied and went back to reading her book.

"Okay class!" Mr Far-Den said, "Everyone here?"

"I'm not," Qilt, an obnoxious boy, said.

Mr Far-Den ignored him, "I hope you all read the assigned pages, because you have a pop quiz!"

Everyone groaned and he started to hand out the quiz paper. When he put the final one down on Alessa's desk, she quickly looked over it.

1. What was Frad Histro's point of view on the 'real' monster Skywalker?

2. What evidence was found to prove this legend real?

Alessa continued reading until she got to the last one…

10. From what you've read do you believe that this myth/legend is fact or fiction. Justify your answer.

The only thing Alessa could do was groan and was about to put her head down again when suddenly…

'Focus! This is important, Alessa, you need to know this!'

This time she was positive no one in the room said it to her. Was it just some random voice in her head? But it didn't sound like it was in her head, it sounded like it came…from above her? She looked up, but the only thing there was the roof.

"Do you have a problem, Miss Varsin?" Mr Far-Den asked.

Alessa ripped her eyes away from the ceiling, "no sir," she said and went to answering the questions.

The voice was talking to her throughout the whole quiz, giving her advice. She would have liked to pretend it was her own thoughts, but it was definitely a male voice. He kept making her think and that was incredibly annoying, she was tired, but it just wouldn't go away!

At the end of the lesson, Alessa was once again the first one to leave the classroom.

Alessa went to her locker to get her food and then went outside. She found Skess sitting on the bench eating her food.

"What's up?" Skess asked her, "You look like you saw a ghost."

"I might have, I mean, not saw one, exactly."

"What do you mean?" Skess asked, forgetting about her food and looking at Alessa flabbergasted.

"I keep hearing a voice," Alessa said, "It's the same voice all the time, some guy."

"Wow, maybe you need to go to an Asylum or something," Skess suggested.

"…"

"Don't worry, I'd still visit you."

"Skess!" Alessa exclaimed, "this is serious! I'm not hallucinating or anything."

"Okay, okay, so you're hearing some guy's voice talking to you. Could be your conscience."

"It's not in my head though, it's not my voice. Someone's talking and only I can hear and they're talking to me, said my name and everything."

"Okay, did they say their name?" Skess asked.

"No," Alessa replied.

"So what are they saying?"

"Well in History class they were telling me to focus because 'it was important', don't know what, and then it helped me in my pop quiz…"

"Wait? It helped you in your pop quiz? Do you think I can get one?"

"Skess!"

"Okay, sorry! So, it was talking to you and helping you, sure it might be a little odd, but if it's helping you, what's the big deal?" Skess said.

"It's annoying," Alessa said, "and it's like I'm being spied on, imagine feeling like that all the time."

"All the time? Like in the bathroom and shower as well?" Skess asked.

"Yes," Alessa answered.

"Forget it, I don't want a voice now."

Alessa nearly slapped Skess, but stopped herself. She took a deep breath and continued, "So what should I do?"

"Maybe you should try talking to it?" Skess suggested.

"Now?" Alessa asked.

Skess shrugged, "if you want."

Alessa didn't say anything for a few moments, but then said, "uh…hi. I'm Alessa, as you already know. I really would like to know your name."

Both girls were silent. Alessa was staring at the sky, and Skess was staring at Alessa. After a minute Alessa shrugged,

"No answer."

"Well, maybe it will come back?" Skess suggested.

As Alessa was about to reply with 'yeah', a ball came flying over towards her. It was about to hit her in the head, but she caught it.

"Nice catch," Grendo, an Anomid boy said. Alessa threw the ball back to him.

"Wanna play?" he asked her.

Alessa shook her head, "no thanks." She didn't like ball sports. She didn't even know what they were playing anyway.

"Okay," he said and went off back to the group and they all continued to play.

"Hey! You gonna go to the races tonight?" Skess asked Alessa.

Alessa shrugged, and thought perhaps she should say no because she was so tired, but then she remembered Brak, "actually…" she said, "I think I might."

"Awesome," Skess replied, "hope Rayceer will win again."

"Yeah," Alessa agreed, but secretly she really wanted Brak to win, just to show people that a 'piece of junk' can do well in a race.

"Oh, and by the way, you know the Naboo Queen?" Skess asked.

"You mean that Restaurant that's existed since the beginning of time?" Alessa asked.

"Yes, that one," Skess replied, "Daddy was thinking we could go there on the weekend, and he said you can come if you want."

"That would be cool. I'd just have to ask my parents," Alessa said.

"Awesome," Skess replied.

After the final class Alessa took Skess back home, like always, with her brother and when they came home, she decided to go to sleep because she incredibly tired and wanted to be awake for the races.

She woke up to her father shaking her.

"Lessie," he said her nickname (which she didn't like), "you need to get up or you won't get to sleep during the night and then tomorrow at school fall asleep at some point."

Alessa groaned, "What time is it?" she asked.

"It's 1800," her father said, "now get up."

Two hours of sleep wasn't bad, so Alessa sat up. Her father handed her a plate of food. "Eat," he said.

Alessa ate the food without complaint.

"You feeling okay?" her father asked her and Alessa nodded.

"I'm feeling fine," she replied.

"If you're sure," he said. He kissed her on the forehead and then left the room. Leaving Alessa to eat on her own.

When she finished she took her plate downstairs and noticed Calon her father watching the holonews.

"Anything interesting?" she asked them.

"Nope," Calon replied, "just politicians corrupting themselves, each other and their people."

"I don't like politicians," their father said, "lying, filthy, slimy-,"

"-horrible, disgusting maggots who are only in office for the power and have no wish to help anyone," Calon and Alessa finished word for word. Their father was always saying it whenever politicians were on the holo.

"exactly. You kids remember that," their father said.

"We do, dad," Alessa replied, then decided to sit on the couch next to them to watch it. The reporter went on to tell about some accident that happened on a planet called 'Mustafar'.

"Where's that?" Alessa asked.

"Somewhere in the galaxy," her father replied.

"It's full of lava, and volcanoes," Calon said, "I once had a dream about Mustafar."

Alessa looked at what they were showing of Mustafar closely, and realised that the dream she had last night was based at Mustafar.

"I…me too," Alessa replied.

"Seriously?" Calon asked, "was there like a man and a woman and the man wanted to rule the galaxy and the woman was like 'I don't know you anymore' (he put on his best female imitation) and then he put up his hand and looked like he was choking her, I think he was, then he looked towards the ship and called her a liar when she said she loved him?"

Alessa stared at Calon in surprise for a second.

"Sounds like a fairytale or something," their father said.

"No," Alessa replied "I didn't dream about that, but it was something similar. It was two men and the one guys like 'you turned her against me' and then the other guy replied 'you have done that yourself' and they say some other things which I don't hear and then they take out these blue swords and fight."

It was Calon's turn to stare at Alessa.

"Sounds like Calon dreamt the first half and Alessa the second," their father commented.

"Wow," Calon said, "it…kinda does."

"Did you hear everything they said in your dream?" Alessa asked, "because I didn't."

"I sure did, it went something like…" Calon cleared his throat and when he spoke as the girl he spoke in a high voice and as the guy in his normal voice.

"Well the girl said, 'Anakin, I was so worried! Obi-Wan told me terrible things!'

Then the guy replied, 'What things?'

Then she said, 'He said you turned to the Dark Side. That you killed Younglings!

Then he said, 'Obi-Wan is trying to turn you against me.'"

"Okay, Calon, we get it, just stop saying 'he said' and 'she said'" Alessa interrupted him.

"Sorry," Calon replied, "As I was saying… the woman goes, 'He cares about us.'

'Us?'

'He knows. He wants to help you. Anakin, all I want is your love.'

'Love won't save you, Padme. Only my new powers can do that!'

'But at what cost? You're a good person, Anakin, don't do this!'

'I won't lose you the way I lost my mother. I am becoming more powerful than any'…what was the word…o yea! Jedi!"

Alessa gave him an annoyed look.

Calon cleared his throat, "Sorry…I'll just continue…what was I saying? 'I am becoming more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of, and I'm doing it for you. To protect you.'

'Come away with me. Help me raise our child far away. Leave everything else behind while we still can!'

'Don't you see, Padme? We don't have to run away anymore! I have brought peace to the Republic. I am more powerful than the Chancellor, I can overthrow him! And together, you and I can rule the galaxy! We can make things the way we want them to be!'

'I don't believe what I'm hearing! Obi-Wan was right... you've changed!'

'I don't want to hear any more about Obi-Wan. The Jedi turned against me. Don't you turn against me!'

'Anakin, you're breaking my heart! You're going down a path I can't follow!'

'Because of Obi-Wan?'

'Because of what you've done, what you plan to do! Stop! Stop now, come back! I love you!'

and then he finally says, 'Liar! You're with him! You brought him here to kill me!' and the woman's shaking her head saying no and that's when he puts up his hand and…he's not touching her, but he's choking her. I don't get why he says Liar, but he looks up at the ship, but it's at an angle where I can't see who's coming down the ramp."

Alessa nods, "pretty amazing you remember that whole thing."

"It felt so real, but you know what happened next? Everything went dark and-,"

"Did you hear a scary type of breathing?" Alessa asked.

Calon shook his head, "no, I heard a baby crying, two I think and Padme, I think it was, was screaming 'Anakin!' It was kinda scary."

Alessa nodded, "I heard a mechanical sort of breathing, it was scary. I didn't hear anything else in the dream, just heard the two lines. I think it might have been Anakin who may have said 'you've turned her against me.' And I saw the man that came down the ships ramp, maybe Obi-Wan? I think it may have been the same people, the same place. I dreamt one part, you dreamt the other."

"That is just scary," Calon said.

"Did you say, Anakin?" their father asked.

"Yeah, why?" Calon said.

"Anakin Skywalker!" Alessa exclaimed, "I remember you said that!"

"Did Padme also say something like 'help me raise our child'?" their father asked Calon.

Calon nodded.

"Their child!" their father exclaimed.

Alessa rolled her eyes, "duh."

"And what's a Jedi?" Calon asked.

"Jedi and Sith!" Their father said, "lightsiders and darksiders, I don't remember which is which."

There was a pause, but then Alessa realised how stupid this really was.

"Okay…umm…as exciting as this seems, we might be just going a little over the top with this," Alessa said.

"What do you mean?" Calon asked, sounding annoyed.

"Well, it's probably just a coincidence, that's all…"

"But…it can't be!" Calon said angrily, "I know it isn't! There's something strange going on! And Anakin, he had powers!"

"It's just a dream, Calon!" Alessa raised her voice.

"But it was so real! You know that!" Calon raised his voice too.

"I never said it seemed real to me, Calon!"

"But you didn't deny it when I mentioned it, Alessa!"

"Okay, kids," their dad cut in, "let's stop this argument."

Both of them ignored him.

"You know what your problem is, Alessa? You're so Agnostic!"

"What is that supposed to mean?" Alessa asked angry and confused.

"You don't believe anything!" Calon shouted, "Everything has to have some sort of proof and you only believe things that have proof! You don't even believe science until you've seen it with your own eyes! No ghosts, monsters, magic, love, faith, destiny-,"

"Okay! I get it, cut with the list! And I don't believe in things because…well…there's no proof of it!" Alessa shouted back.

"YOU'RE JUST TOO SHALLOW TO SEE IT!" Calon yelled so loud that it scared Alessa. He turned around and stormed off.

Alessa stood there fuming for a moment then turned around and walked back to her own room. She hadn't noticed her mother had come downstairs to see what the commotion was and her parents were looking at each other with worry.

Alessa kicked her bag and then her bed. She felt like destroying her whole room. How dare her brother insult her like that!

"You know," a familiar male voice said, one she had heard earlier today, "you shouldn't get angry, it leads to the dark side."

She looked up and saw what looked like a blue ghost.

She stared at the blue ghost man standing in front of her for a minute before exclaiming, "Who are you!"

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