A/N – Straight to the Mortis Arc now. This will probably take some time for me to perfect, so updates may take a while.
Space was pulled back into reality as we exited hyperspace. Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and I were searching for the origins of a Jedi distress signal, that was last used over two thousand years ago. Anakin called Rex after we found no sign of him. But Rex says he is at the coordinates, just like us, but we aren't being picked up by their scanners.
"This is getting interesting." Obi-Wan mused. The communication signal with Rex began to distort, shortly fizzling out, and moments later, the rest of the ships power. While listening to the force, I noticed something.
"There is something there. Something big. I believe the signal is coming from there." I say ominously.
"I take it you mean that crystal shaped thingy, about the size of a planet?" Ahsoka asks, not fully registering what she just said. "Wait, WHAT?" she says, after realising. The power soon is restored throughout the ship.
"Yep, and that, my friends, is what would be calling to us through the force." I say in an overly chipper voice.
"You sound happier than normal, what aren't you telling us?" Obi-Wan asks, reining in my parade.
"What determines Skywalker's fate." I say. "And my way home."
"Home?" all three of them ask incredulously. But before the conversation can continue, the ship is jerked violently.
"It's pulling us in, hang on." I say. As the crystalloid opens, we all lose consciousness. When we awake, we find ourselves in a beautiful force enriched area. But what is confusing, is the ship is safely landed.
"Where are we? And who landed the ship?" Anakin asks.
"We are on the artificial planet of Mortis, and the force is what brought us here safely." I answer.
"I'm still curious as to how you know this Vex?" Obi-Wan asks. Making it harder to explain in the moment.
"Because, this is the entrance to a World between Worlds. However, I am the only one to be able to access that place." I say, as I lower the ramp and step outside the ship. The other three are awestruck by the scenery of this place.
"Are you the One?" a voice calls to Anakin.
"Wha… Did anyone hear that?" Anakin asks to all of us.
"No." Both Ahsoka and Obi-Wan reply.
"Morae." I state.
"What?" Anakin asks.
"He means me." The Daughter, or Morae, says, for everyone to hear.
"It's nice to meet you in your human-ish form this time Morae." I say, bowing my head as a sign of respect.
"Vex, good to see you survived this long, especially with what little training you have had." She states. "But that is for another time, we must go to Father." She changes the topic swiftly.
"Don't ask. Any of you." I say to the others. "Now come on, unless you want to be killed by force storms during the night, I suggest you follow her." I motivate them with threats.
By the time we reach a cave for shelter, we are all exhausted.
"Take some time off, all of you, I can keep watch with Morae." I state, knowing the visions to come. Once they are all asleep, I look toward Morae. "Are you able to teach me how to access the world between worlds? Or will I have to wait until we reach the Father?" I ask.
"Father will have all the answers that you seek, and he will likely give you some experience sharing, though it may be slightly painful." She says.
"I've dealt with a lot of bullshit in my lifetime, I can handle it." I say, trying to give a façade of toughness. "But is there any way to stop what happens to Ahsoka? I don't want to witness what she does." I ask.
"Time here on Mortis is different to everywhere else. While different people can enter, the events that are meant to take place will happen. You will likely have to deal with Vader in the future, no matter what you do to try and avoid it." She says.
"Then what can I change? If not Anakin's future, what is there for me to change?" I ask, beginning to think my efforts are in vain.
"When you get the chance, look through all choices in this realm, and what each action will bring. Only with patience and perseverance, can you hope to make a difference." She says.
The next day, we continue our journey. Suddenly, we hear the movement of rocks above us.
"Look out!" Anakin shouts, pushing Morae out of harm's way, with only me being on the same side as him.
"Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, go back to where the ship was, and try to find some shelter. The storms here are deadly." I say through my comlink. As I turn around I watch as Anakin is told off by Morae.
"It is forbidden for you to touch me!" She raises her voice slightly.
"Sorry, I was just saving your life." Anakin retorts.
"She is almost immortal, Anakin, although, they should probably have been told that Morae." I say. "But if I had to guess, I would say this was your brother's work?" I ask.
"Yes. You are in danger. Stay here, I will be back." She says. Once she is no-longer in view I whisper to Anakin.
"You know she won't be coming back, we better go find the Father ourselves."
"Good idea." He agrees, as we begin our journey.
As we run up the steps to the monastery, I notice the force feels pure. Not one sided like in the presence of Jedi or Sith. As we walk inside, there are three statues. The left one is the Daughter in Beast form, the right, the son in the same form, and in the middle, a 'T' Shape, holing two spheres with the force. Along the pathway, I notice small, unusable portals from the world between worlds. Sitting in front of the middle statue, is the Father. As Anakin and I sit in front of him, he opens his eyes.
"Welcome my friends." He greets us in a distorted voice.
"What is it you want from me?" Anakin asks impatiently.
"To learn the truth about who you really are. One that you may have known all along. One you must believe, in order to fulfil your destiny." He says cryptically.
"Enough with the riddles, Old Man. Tell me what's going on here." Anakin says. I stifle a laugh at his nickname for the Father.
"As you can see, there is nowhere else to go. It is late, you will be my guests tonight." He says.
"You will be fine Anakin, besides, I am staying with the Father to meditate. There are things that I need to learn from him." I say. Once he enters his room, both the Father and I sit down and meditate. For me, it is watching over Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, in my ethereal form. In the cave, Ahsoka is sound asleep, while Obi-Wan is beginning to nod off. Suddenly, sensing a presence, which is not mine, Obi-Wan looks over to Ahsoka.
"Obi-Wan, have you done as I asked? Have you trained the boy?" Qui-Gon's force ghost asks him.
"Master Qui-Gon?" Obi-Wan begins, igniting his lightsaber, unsure of what was in front of him. "How are you here?" he asks.
"I am here because you are here." He replies in his normal, cryptic ways.
"I don't understand. What is this place?" Obi-Wan stutters.
"One unlike any other. A conduit for the entire force." Qui-Gon explains. "But you could always just ask our resident know-it-all" He says, pointing to me.
"You're not dead too are you?" Obi-Wan asks worried.
"Oh no. Not yet at least. We made it to the Father, but I am more worried about you two. Considering you met the Son." I say. When I finished, Qui-Gon had already disappeared. "Damn sneaky bastard, I had questions for him." I say, annoyed.
"He always was good with that." Obi-Wan chuckles.
"I want to let you know, I may not be around for some time. Tell Ahsoka that I love her, and that I will return within a few months. I wish you luck, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi." I say, disappearing. Once I re-enter my own body, Anakin has his lightsaber pointed at the Father. "Bad idea, Skywalker." I say. And to prove my point, the Father uses the force to return the blade to its hilt.
"We will talk in one moment Anakin, considering Vex will be leaving this realm shortly." The Father says.
"What do you mean?" Anakin asks confused and wary.
"I don't come from your universe Anakin, I know everything that is going to happen, and I cannot do much to change it. So I will be momentarily leaving to a different universe. But I need the Father to teach me how." I explain. "I promise that I will return, but you must make sure that I am not remembered until my return." I say.
"I can do that." The Father says. He then touches my forehead, giving me the knowledge to open a portal to the World between Worlds, and to have a subspace pocket. "Your sub-space pocket has a few things that will prove useful, but for now, goodbye, Jedi Grandmaster Vex." The Father bids me farewell, and I leave to the next world.