Hey! I just wanted to say thanks for reading this it means a lot! And the really good parts of the book when things all unravel will happen in the next chapter, I PROMISE. Thanks again and may the Force be with you.
I stood outside Coliea's house hoping she was home; my plan was to stay calm and act normal then tell her that Master Willow was hurt. "Coliea," I called out as I knocked on the door. What most people don't know about Coliea is that she is paranoid so I wasn't surprised when that door opened to see not Coliea but the barrel of a blaster peeking out from the door, "Who's there?" She asked.
"Addy, Addy Skywalker," I replied.
The blaster disappeared and the blue skinned Twi'lek appeared from the doorway, "Addy! My little Ewoke I've missed you so!" She exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around me, "How have you been? How has it been in Corusant? Where is you Master? How is she?" I was used to her over excited questions as used to her itchy long brown dresses she has worn since the day I met her. "I have been fine, Corusant is… different, Master Willow is on the ship, and she has been injured." I said.
"Injured! How what happened?" She exclaimed.
"I will tell you once we get inside can you help her?"
"I will try my hardest Aduke." I nodded and whistled at The Fighter, "Oli come one!" I called out.
"Tell me what happened." Coliea asked as she wrapped white bandages around Master Willow's waist. I told her all I knew about Corusant, the "Sith Temple" and the fight at Echobyn. The more I said the more I realized how much had changed in just two days and how much I wanted to go back to Corusant, to be in my own room and not a mattress in a part of the ship. Then I realized that I needed to suck it up and understand even if I could go back I would be killed!
"When should I heal?" Master Willow asked. All though she a Jedi Master she wasn't as patient as one should be. Perhaps it was because she had barely been a Jedi when I became her Padawan and her inpatient ways hadn't been trained out of her. Or maybe it was just her personality; whatever it was it didn't bother me because I myself was just as inpatient as her. Coliea helped Master Willow back to a bed, "Willow it will take a while to heal; I would like you to stay here for a few days until your better." She replied. Master Willow looked up at me slightly annoyed. "Master you need to heal' it is just a couple days." I said.
"She's right Willow, you've trained her to be more patient then you are." Jillynn said with a laugh.
"I wish I could say the same for Oli." Master Willow replied.
The room burst out into laughter, "Addy do me a favor." Coliea asked.
"Yes?"
"Go into the town and get me a small jar of Gunga beans for your Master's wounds; but please take someone with you."
I nodded and Jillynn took a step towards me, "I'll take her," The thing is Coliea knew I could travel the whole planet of Aubren alone but now that the Sith were taking over and she was scared for my life and I could tell. "We will return in a moment." I said and Jillynn and I left the small brick house.
As we walked down the sun bathed sandy streets Jillynn and I were silent until I asked, "Do you look up to anyone?"
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"Well you know how a Padawan looks up to their Jedi Master, well other than your master do you look up to someone?"
Jillynn was silent for a moment before shaking her head no. I nodded, "Oh… I do."
"And who would that be?" Clearly Jillynn wasn't too interested is our conversation.
"Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi." I said with a smile but she just nodded and pointed across the dirt road to a small shop covered in sand, "Do you think the Gunga beans would be sold there? Sorry I don't speak nor read this language." I nodded, "Yes that would be it my droid taught me the language of Aubren I can go in the shop myself if you want."
"Coliea said to stay with you Addy."
"Yeah I know but she knows I won't listen; it's fine I'll only be a moment."
Once I was inside I walked over to the row of Gunga beans to look for the smallest jar. "Hey miss?" Asked a voice; I gently turned around to face two storm troopers, something I had only seen in dreams. "Yes?" I asked.
"Have you seen a group of Jedi anywhere around here?" one of them asked. I shook my head, "No why?"
"There is a meeting and the Jedi Temple and are trying to gather the remaining up." Oh sure yeah that's it! I thought. "I'm sorry officers but if I see any I'll tell my mommy to tell you." The troops nodded and left the store. I let out a long breath and looked down at my boots; clearly they hadn't seen a Jedi before since I looked like an average Jedi besides my age. "Addy who were those people?" Asked the cashier in his native language; I had met him before his name was Ta'lon he was a Twi'lek like Coliea and like most of the rest of Aubren. "I don't know but to trust them Ta'lon don't answer any questions about me or Willow or Coliea or anyone do you understand?" I ordered in the same language as I sat the jar of Gunga beans of the stand. Ta'lon nodded. "I'm glad that you are back Addy."
"So am I."
Once I got outside the two storm troopers that were talking to me were now talking to Jillynn; but this conversation wasn't like mine. It was almost as if they were talking as if they were friends and not enemies. Once the troops left I inched my way back to Jillynn, "What was that about?" I whispered.
"They asked me if I had seen any Jedi anywhere."
"And your response?"
"I told them I didn't know what a Jedi was."
I laughed and nodded. I didn't want to tell her my encounter with the storm troopers mainly because something about her was odd, peculiar.
