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The part of space that was beyond the border of the known galaxy was given the name of "the Unknown Regions." Over the centuries, the Unknown Regions have been ignored by countless sentient beings, and those who thought of that region of space, they tend to think that it was empty space that was waiting for others to explore and settle. That was the reason the Galactic Alliance sought to expand its borders into the Unknown Regions.

It was like any other planet within the star system, orbiting around a sun and revolving on a bent axis. From the orbit, all anyone would see was a blue sphere with small clouds in its atmosphere, hovering over the green and brown landmasses. Floating above its atmosphere was a Star Destroyer that belonged to the Galactic Alliance.

The environment of the planet was consisted of jungles, much similar to the landscape of Yavin IV. Like any jungle, it was filled with tall trees with tropical green leaves that protected the floor of the jungle from the heat of the sun's rays. The jungle floor was bare and brown with a few patches of green grass that housed tiny insects and other critters. Unfortunately, the small lifeforms found themselves being crushed under the boot of a Galactic Alliance scout.

The said scout was among the many other scouts of the Galactic Alliance's expeditionary force, each carrying a blaster pistol. Just a few meters away were their speeder bikes and hovering above the search party was a single Star Destroyer. Another weapon of the old Galactic Empire used by the Galactic Alliance were two All Terrain Armored Transports, or AT-ATs, which were further away from the scouts.

Within the head of one of the AT-ATs was a cockpit that acted as the command center of the former Imperial behemoth, where the soldiers manned the controls. The two men controlling the machine were the pilot and gunner, yet they both knew the presence of their superiors standing behind them. One of the said superiors was a human soldier, like the others, but his uniform and posture carried an air of superiority. The other one was a Kel Dor, wearing the familiar brown robes of the Jedi Knights with his black hilt hanging from his belt.

The human soldier let out a frustrated moan as he wiped a bead of humid sweat running down cheek. "Kriff! How much longer will this take?"

The Kel Dor Jedi Knight turned to the human soldier and his deep voice spoke through the breath mask he wore on his face. "Patience, commander," the Jedi advised, returning his eyes back to the scouts surveying the area. "I can sense it will not be long until we have found what we are looking for."

The human soldier, now named "commander," simply gave a small sneer as he placed his hands on the pilot chair and leaned forward a little. "Jedi and their weird powers," he mumbled.

Despite the commander kept his voice low, the words caught the attention of the Kel Dor Jedi who looked at the commander with a flash of irritation. "I heard that commander," he said, his voice matching the level of irritation on his face.

The commander stood up straight and turned to face the Kel Dor, feeling the need to release some frustration on the Jedi. "Look here..." the commander began, but he stopped himself when he heard the high-pitched beep echoing from the portable comlink on his belt.

Rolling his eyes, the commander grabbed the comlink from his belt and answered the call. "What is it?" he answered, his frustration readily evident in his voice.

A moment after the commander spoke, static came from the comlink before the male voice of a scout gave his report. "Sir, we've found something!"

The answer caught the commander by surprised and his eyes shifted to the Jedi, who had an amused smirk underneath his breath mask. He was quiet for a second before he found the courage to reply to the scout. "What did you find?" he asked, his eyes looking at the comlink.

"It looks like some kind of ruins, sir," the scout reported. "You need to see this for yourself!"

After hearing that, it was not long until the commander gave his reply. "Alright, I'll come down."

The Jedi watched the commander return the comlink to his belt before he looked at the Kel Dor. "You'd better come along," he said.

The Jedi noted a hint of disapproval in the commander's voice, but pushed it away, wanting to remained focused on the task at hand. "Very well," the Kel Dor Jedi nodded.

With that, the door slid open, allowing both of them to leave the cockpit of the AT-AT, and head down for the jungle of the mysterious planet.

Despite the humid weather and the dense jungle terrain before them, it did not take that for long for the Galactic Alliance commander and the Jedi Knight to reach their destination. The two found themselves staring at the scouts surrounding what appeared to be a large stone block. It was placed at strange angle, and a little over half the object was buried deep in the jungle floor. At first, it did not seem anything important to either of them, but it did not take that long for the Jedi to notice a faint aura emanating from the block.

When they approached the object, the scouts backed away at the sight of their superiors, allowing the Jedi and the commander to see one the faces had a pair of rectangular doors on it. The door were etched with markings of the civilization that made this entrance, and the two handles were binded together by a strange lock. What surprised the commander and the Jedi was that the artifact seemed to be centuries old, yet it appeared to remain intact in such a harsh condition.

The commander stepped forward before he light tapped his right foot on it. Looking at the Jedi, he asked, "Well, what do you think it is?"

The Kel Dor Jedi crouched down so he could place a hand on the markings etched onto the stone doors. "This entrance is centuries old, maybe even thousands," he answered. "However, it has been kept in good condition."

Impatient as ever, the commander said, "I can see that! Is there anything strange about it?"

The commander was taken a little aback when he heard the Kel Dor answer, "Yes. I can sense there something behind these doors." Turning his head to the commander, the Jedi continued, "Whether it is dead or alive, I do not know."

Returning his attention to the entrance, the Jedi slowly brushed his hand over it, wiping away any moss that accumulated over the years. As he did, the Jedi swore the sensation he felt from the artifact was getting stronger with each passing second, and it made him nervous. There was no way for the Jedi to determine what was behind these doors, or if the said thing was an ally.

The Jedi's mind was brought to reality when he noticed the markings on the door suddenly flashing with red energy. The sight made him, and the others, quickly back away from the door as each flash's intensity continued to increase with every passing moment. The moment went from strange to bizarre when everyone felt gusts of wind pass by them and circle around the stone object.

A confused commander turned his head to his Jedi companion. "Just what is going on?" he demanded, raising his voice over the raging winds.

The Kel Dor could only shake his head as he admitted, "I don't know."

The sound of the steadily increasing winds made the commander return his attention to the artifact and in time to see the lock on the doors break off. Without the lock, the winds send the doors swinging wide open with a loud bang that echoed across the jungle. The moment the doors opened, the commotion died down as the red glow slowly ceased flashing at the same time the gusts of wind dissipated.

Everyone momentarily exchanged glances at each before they returned the eyes at the entrance. Since the doors were swung open, everyone could see a dark abyss that never seemed to have to end. Everyone was on edge with what just happened, especially the Jedi, who could still sense the same sensation. Much to everyone's surprise, a loud rumble echoed from the seemingly dark abyss before a pair of red glowing eyes appeared in the shadows.

Seeing the pair of eyes made the scouts and their commander to reach for their blasters. The Jedi, himself, drew his lightsaber hilt from his belt, but he did not want to activate its blade just yet.

The pair of red eyes stared at the beings in front of its path and a deep voice roared from the dark abyss with only three words:

"WE ARE FREE!"

AN: That's it, for now. This is just an old story idea I had with the summary being as such:

"The Jedi Knights are known as the peace keepers in the galaxy, but they were not only ones to take up that mantle. An ancient order of warriors existed thousands of years before the Jedi, their great deeds lost in the sands of time. However, their old enemies have returned and it is up to the Jedi to stop these people before they take control of the galaxy!"

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