Chapter 2
Ben trained under Master Yoda on Degobah for twelve more years. He excelled greatly in the mastery of the lightsaber as well as the force enabling him to master the form known as Ataru. He was strong in the force, and he knew so, but he kept a humble perspective unlike Anakin Skywalker who sought ultimate power through his already great abilities.
Now, after his twelve years on Degobah, and hours of salvaging parts to construct a new ship in addition to his training, he was finally ready to venture out into the world. Master Yoda approached him, hobbling along as usual. "Time for you to go, it is. The parts for your lightsaber, you must take." Yoda handed Ben a few metal pieces used to construct the saber. "Ilum, your first destination is. Locate a crystal, you must. From there, know what you must do, you do." Ben bowed to Master Yoda and turned to enter his ship. It was small, but Ben was confident it would carry him where he needed to go. Before closing the cockpit he looked to Master Yoda. "May the force be with you." Ben said. Master Yoda nodded in agreement. "May the force be with you."
Ben engaged the engines and the small, salvaged vessel began to lift off. Soon he had burst through the moss laden trees and was exiting the atmosphere of the swamp world on his way to the wintry planet Ilum. It took him a bit to get used to the controls since he hadn't flown before, but, since the force was with him, he had only a little trouble handling his ship. Ben clicked on the auto-pilot and began to drift into sleep. Something he wouldn't be getting much of for the next few years.