Chapter 2

Jack wandered across the great hall impatiently while his master stood in the other room, finishing the meeting. He could feel his masters presence and how calm it was, that´s what he had to learn to finally manage the trials. He focused his mind, but he just couldn't calm himself down. They had been on this planet for over a month and nothing whatsoever had happened, and Jack hated it. He wanted to fight against the dark power that existed out in the galaxy. The sithlords had started the war a decade ago, but the jedi had been strong and fighter for freedom and peace in the galaxy which led to the destruction for most of the siths, There were only a few remaining left and that´s why they were stationed on the planet Alderaan, because of a tip they got from a anonymous source. Someone had apparently spotted the feared Darth Threck, who was one of the most strongest siths. He was also the one who killed Jack´s father when he was a little boy, which led to Jack being the one signing up for the mission.

He stood by the window and saw the river flow across the meadow all the way down to the woods. He couldn't deny that Alderaan truly was a beautiful planet, not as intense and mechanical as his home was on the planet Coruscant. Suddenly he spotted a shadow running across the field towards the palace. Behind it there were more shadows coming in the same direction and he looked up, Darth Threck was here. His fleet had crushed the security stations located in the atmosphere of the planet and were now approaching the palace.

"Jack, come on, now!", his master commanded as he ran out from the meeting.

"Master, I think we have been tricked", Jack said as he followed his master.

Master Yadu-Minn nodded in his direction and took determined steps out from the palace´s big gate in the direction were the ships had landed.

"What are you doing? There are to many of them", Jack said as he saw in which direction his master was running in.

"So what is your conclusion? Should we just flee for our lives? No, we can´t leave the people here to die, we have to defend them"

"But, they will shoot us down!"

"No, Threck wouldn´t allow his men to kill me, he wants to do it himself"

"Why?"

"Because I was his padawan"

Jack didn´t knew that, in fact he didn´t knew much about his master at all since he was a really private person. But he loved him and looked up to him as his own father. Yadu-Minn was the person who had been there for him when his father was killed and the one who had took care of him since then, and Jack wouldn't let anyone kill him without a fight, so he followed his master´s steps towards the battlefield.

Lando woke up from his dreams when he heard a loud crash. His mother was already up trying to decide where the sound had come from.

They are here", Lando said as he could feel the presence of the intruders in their house on top of them.

In the next second they could all hear footsteps walking around in the house, searching for them.

"Why do they want us, mom?", Ian asked confused in what made their family so special.

Their mother knew exactly why their family was priorited, it was because of Lando´s gift. She glanced at him and Lando understood that he was the answer to that question when he read her mind. He couldn't understand why, but he could feel that his mother was sure about it.

- "If I give myself to them they will leave you all in peace" he said to his family, "and I´m willing to do that"

He could see a tear running down his mother´s cheek, he reminded her so much about her husband, so brave and always thought about the one he loved.

"No, none of you are going up there, both of you are going to have a long, happy life, that´s my only wish for you"

"Mom, you can´t go up there, they are to many!" Lando said as he read her mind.

"I have to, love, and you two are going to be okay, understand?!", she said with tears streaming down from her eyes.

"Follow the cave and you will find a way out, then search for a man called Yadu-Minn, he will help you. Trust no one else, understood?"

The two brother´s nodded and began to cry as they realized that they would never see her again

"I love you, mom and I will always do", Lando said with a thick voice.

All three of them hugged and Lando felt that he never wanted to let go. How could it have come down to this? Last day his biggest problem was the homework he got from school, but now everything had changed. His mother let go of him and his brother and pushed them deeper into the cave.

"Follow the light", she said as she turned around to climb the ladder up to the house. She carried a blaster to protect herself, but she knew deep down, this was the end for her. She could only hope for her children not to follow her destiny.

They sneaked up behind a tree not far away from one of the many ships that was landing on the field.

"He´s close, I can feel the hate that just keeps growing stronger", Yadu-Minn said.

Jack agreed as he also could feel the dark powers that circulated in the air, it felt like he could almost touch it.

"Darth Threck is a very evil man, who takes his power from killing others", Yadu-Minn explained with a very serious tone. "He is capable to do things you wouldn´t even imagine".

"But if both of us challenge him in a fight, then he will be a much more easier target"

"No, I must face him alone, that´s what the force wants. Besides, I have another mission for you"

Jack felt disappointed when he heard that he wouldn´t face Threck in a duel, but he had faith in his master and didn´t protest.

"You must go into the woods and find a boy, a boy with great powers in the force. I have tried to offer him a place as a padawan at the jedi temple, but his mother wouldn´t let go of him".

"But how will I be able to pull this mission of when the mother clearly states that she won´t let go of him".

"I don´t know, but what I do know is that he is to strong with the force to be left here, especially in these times when our enemies have grown so strong".

"Then I will try my best, master", Jack answered as he change the direction he ran in to the place where his master pointed at, the place where he hopefully would encounter a soon to be great jedi.