A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
Heroes create the times.
The story begins! On the beautiful Twi'lek planet Ryloth, a young Twi'lek lethana, Elina, is raising the daughter of her friend, who, along with her husband, was killed on a starship in an attack by mercenaries. Baby Santal lives carefree and happy. But no one suspects that it has a great destiny in store for it. Only time will tell.
Santal! There is no answer.
Santa-a-al! there is no answer.
Elina was walking up and down near the house and shouting:
The woman went through all the rooms once more , then suddenly it dawned on her, and Elina quickly went in the direction that her brain suggested, hoping that her instincts were not deceiving her.
"Of course I forgot about the backyard. What were you doing there? In
front of Elina sat a little girl with dark hair tied in two ponytails. Judging by the condition of her clothes, the little girl had time to Tinker in the ground.
"I'm sorry, aunt. I watched the flowers and didn't hear them. After all, what beauty surrounds us!
Elina was touched and calmed down. Why be angry with a child for such nonsense? Thank you for thinking about flowers and nature, and not about something indecent. And so, let him think about the world around him. In General, her ward loved life in all its manifestations.
"Santal, let's go." I need to get you cleaned up. We'll be having lunch soon.
An hour later, the two women, the big one and the little one, were sitting at the table. Letanka this day rasstaralas and prepared a favorite meal of the pupil.
"So go with her, — thought Elina. "She's not doing this out of spite. Just likes to touch and explore everything. But Santal is only three years old, in six months — four. I try my best to raise her, because she is, poor thing, the daughter of my late friend. I still remember that story. Her family was attacked by hunters. And Santal managed to survive. I just don't know how. Later, when the case was resolved, the mercenaries were not caught, and they wanted to send the girl to an orphanage. But my husband and I didn't allow it. Especially since I'm infertile myself. And I want children. Nobi's husband is a farmer, and I'm a homemaker. We live modestly, but everyone is happy."
Three and a half years ago.
The New hope starship, commissioned by the Shang couple, had just come out of hyperspace. Thirty-year- old Adira Shan lay exhausted after giving birth. Her husband, Bastian, was holding a newborn, long- awaited first child.
"It's a girl.
Santal, — Adira said.
"Why Santal?" my husband was surprised.
"Your ancestor's name was SATEL. Looks like it, doesn't it?
Exactly. Perfect. Bastian happily circled the room with his daughter, and then gave his wife to feed.
"She will be the most beautiful and intelligent Jedi in the world, — the woman said with love and tenderness as she watched the baby drink breast milk.
"That's right. You'll see. As the child grows up, we will give it to the temple. In three years somewhere. "I want her to stay longer." You can ask. And we would have taught her everything.
"You know the rules. Must not.
Adira sighed, thinking how unfair this was. "Do you remember how we met?"
Yes. We were younglings then. I was coming from training, and you were coming from the library. Our heads collided. The conversation started in just a minute. They became friends, and then, when they grew up, they got married.
Many memories. You can't remember everything. Oh, well. We're about to land on Ryloth. Soon we will hug with friends, show the baby and...
Bastian's thoughts were interrupted by an unexpected explosion. The man quickly ran to the sensors. "What is it?"
The enemy spaceship! We are shooting back urgently! They seem to be mercenaries!
And the starship seemed to be lying in wait. Waiting for the right boat to come out. On it a girl with a red tail on her head commanded:
Aim for the engines! Don't let them land!
The shelling started. The enemy ship had good weapons: it included a laser turret mounted on top for space combat and crushing asteroids that got in the way, a pair of heavy laser cannons that could cause deadly damage to the enemy even faster, and an ion cannon that was used to immobilize cargo ships. As for the "New hope", there were improved armor, hyperdrive and power volleys of two guns.
Unfortunately, on this day, the victory was won by an enemy ship, which took the loser on Board. The leader of the bounty hunter gang quickly drew his Blaster.
Begin.
Meanwhile, Bastian and Adira drew their swords.
Adira, protect Santal! I'll try to deal with the mercenaries. There must be three of them.
The Jedi, using the Force, realized that the hunters were divided. Question: who will he run into? As Bastian passed through the corridors, he heard voices. One is female, the other is male. As the man approached the door, a short, fish-faced man jumped out and scurried back when he saw the Jedi.
What's the big idea! Open it quickly, I won't hit you!
Suddenly, a second wickway man came up behind him and started shooting. "Well,well. What do we have here? "no," he said.
Bastian was a master at deflecting shots, even when the bullet hit him squarely in the arm. The hunter fell,
and the Jedi saw that a red-tailed girl was standing behind him, who also started firing at him. And then fishface jumped in from behind. As a result, the girl shot the unfortunate man. Advertising: Hide
Great, " she grinned. "Bane, we did it.
The gang leader, who had been watching from afar, approached the trio.
Well. Look for the second one. The customer gave clear instructions: destroy the dynasty, every last one of them!
Meanwhile, Adira was bundling up her daughter, preparing to escape in a secret escape pod. Of course, the mercenaries all blew up, but one was overlooked because it was disguised.
"Santal, all my gift to you, I'm sorry. Only hope to save your life. I hope Bastian doesn't let you down. A shot rang out.
"Hello, honey." Duros pointed the Blaster at the woman.
The Jedi activated the sword and held it out in front of the hunter.
Stay back! What did you do to my husband?!
The same thing I'm going to do to you now!
Adira ran further and further, deflecting the shots, which was difficult, especially since one arm was occupied, and she herself was weakened after giving birth. So it was quickly backed into a corner. All four of them.
Well, that's it.
No. Not all. The Jedi gathered herself and pushed the hunters aside as she ran forward to the capsule.
But then there was a roar of four Blaster shots. Adira had just rounded the corner when a burst of energy from one of the weapons hit her in the stomach.
"Hooray! Hey, who got hit? — shouted the fishheads. Red-tailed Aurra laughed.
No matter. We must return to the starship immediately. It remains only to destroy the ship, ' ordered the duro, well knowing that this did petroliana.
Or so he thought. In General, it was unclear who was hit. Bane decided to cover up the discussion, because who cares? It's like setting off an explosion.
Adira waited until the footsteps had subsided, then rose quietly, holding her hand tightly to her abdomen, hoping to stop the hemorrhage a little. Finally, with great difficulty, she managed to put the baby in a compact capsule. Adira was mentally prepared for death. She's seriously injured anyway, and soon the ship will explode.
How cruel and unfair the world is sometimes! Just as you're making serious plans, the next moment something terrible happens and everything changes. Or you realize that you are dying and that the dream is already out of reach.
"Hush, daughter. Don't cry, don't be shy. Grief will leave you. I lullaby my last I will always be with you. Adira kissed her daughter one last time, laid her on the pillow, closed the door, and pressed the button.
And just in time, because fifteen seconds later the ship was engulfed in an explosion. The last thing
Santal's mother hoped for was that Her little girl would be saved and taken care of.
"They are the chosen ones of the force. And it is our duty to remember that we will also leave in due time. We are creatures of Light, but our bodies are not eternal vessels. And we'll all be here in time. Please be silent for a minute to remember and move on. We must live for the sake of the living Jedi. They will live in us forever, " Grand master Yoda concluded.
Since there were no bodies, the Jedi order and their companions were standing in the open air, with two fires burning. Some even cried.
"Bastian was my best friend, — qui-gon said. "And mine, too," Windu said.
"How pathetic. So young, — it was heard from all sides of the phrase in this way. "It looks like the legendary Jedi dynasty has ended forever," Ki-ADI-Mundi said.
"Are you sure?" Yoda asked. "I can smell the excitement of The force. Maybe there is hope, and someone survived. It is impossible to foresee our future. Bastian and Adira are dead, but the dynasty is alive. Bye.
"Do you think someone survived?" But there was no one there.
— Maybe — Yes. Or maybe not. And this gives me hope.
As the Jedi reasoned, in the distance, one of the senators, Palpatine, thought: «Perfectly. So the Shang dynasty is gone. No one can stop me."
Present time
And Santal lived quietly in a foster home. She knew the history of her real parents very well. She was repeatedly told about them. The girl sometimes missed her family, even though she didn't tell anyone. The only thing left of my mother is her Padawan scythe, which she managed to pass on as a souvenir.
Santal desperately wanted to know the truth about the tragedy that happened over Ryloth. How it really was. What if they weren't mercenaries? What if the parents managed to escape? Etc., etc. And so nothing.
In General, the girl began to notice strange things lately. Santal always felt that something was going to happen. Or no, it's not. She always felt the presence of someone or something. It was as if someone was telling her, guiding her, keeping her on her way. Santal found a logical explanation for this: it is the parents who help. They're right next to her.
And so the carefree and fun life of Santal Shan went on. But there was no sign that she would soon be the one to change the order of things in the galaxy.
A new life was about to begin.