Phantom Rebellion
Chapter 4 Debate and Discussion
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything this is just a story for fun.
It was nighttime on Casper. At FentonWorks, Danny and the rest of his family were sitting around a table having dinner. Danny's father Jack was sitting at the head of the table, while his mother Maddie was picking up the dishes. Jack was a big man with black hair with a few grey streaks, he wore a orange mechanics outfit with black gloves and boots. Maddie was a little taller then Danny with short red hair dressed in a blue long sleeve shirt, longs pants, and black shoes. Danny's sister Jazz had just finished talking about the incident caused by the Rebels and how she hopped they would be brought to justice. Danny frowned at his sister's words.
"Jazz don't you think there might be some truth in what the Rebels were saying. The Empire dose have a tendency to deal harshly to people who don't agree with them." Said Danny.
"Danny what the Rebels were saying isn't true. Governor Lancer gave me a report about what really happened to Governor Desman, apparently there was a slight malfunction with his ships hyperdrive and he ended up accidentally crashing into an astroid belt. There's no conspiracy about the Empire taking out Desman. The Rebels are just trying to cause trouble and make the Empire look like some kind of monster. The Empire may have disagreements with some people, but they always try to find a peaceful solution to settle things." Said Jazz with assurance in her voice.
"If the Empire is so perfect and peaceful then why are these Rebels against them?" Asked Danny with a raised eyebrow.
"There will always be some people who are against authority Danny. There's a Rebel called Chaos fighting against the Empire. I mean who, but some kind of anarchist calls themselves Chaos? The Rebels are just trying to wreck society." Said Jazz.
"Maybe, but...something about this doesn't feel right." Said Danny as he stood up to leave.
"Where your going Danny?" Asked Maddie as she was cleaning dishes.
"I'm just heading to my room. Goodnight mom." Said Danny as he walked away.
"I don't get why Danny feels things are wrong. The Empire maintains peace and order, yes they have huge armies, but they're only here to protect people not keep them under some kind of military rule." Said Jazz.
"Your brother is a Fenton, Jazz. A Fenton is smart and sometimes questions the way things are. It's a sign of brilliance." Said Jack.
"Danny's just growing up Jazz, I'm sure this is just a phase his going through." Said Maddie.
"I guess your right. Danny I'll see there's nothing to worry about from the Empire. Goodnight mom. Goodnight dad." Said Jazz before she walked off to her room.
Danny sat on his bed looking up at the celling. The boy just couldn't shake the feeling that the Empire was bad. For the past few years Danny could have sworn that he could feel the emotions of others. Mostly the people he could sense were sad and angry at the Empire. Danny had told his mother about what he sensed and she simply told him it was intuition he got from her side of the family. This at first satisfied Danny, but after a few months he decided to do some research in one of the local archives. It was there that Danny had stumbled across an old dusty book that dated back to the Republic. One part of the book talked about the Republic's protectors the Jedi Knights an order with unique individuals who had the ability to sense others emotions and they could use a mysterious power that bind the universe together know as the Force. Danny was fascinated with this find and he managed to smuggle the book out of the archives and take it home. After reading about the the Jedi, Danny wondered why he haven't heard of any Jedi in the present, so he decided to ask his parents. When his parents asked him where he heard about the Jedi Knights, Danny fibbed and said he heard someone in the market mention them. Jack and Maddie exchanged a look and Jack spoke.
"Well Danny there were a bunch of deaths that...happened during the Clone Wars. Near the end of the war Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic found some information that the Jedi were planning to turn against the Republic, so he ordered all the Jedi to be executed."
"All...the Jedi are dead?" Asked Danny stunned.
I'm...afraid so son." Said Jack.
"Though there are rumors some survived." Said Maddie.
Danny didn't know what to say, this was a lot of information to take in. That was a few months ago. In the present Danny continued to stare at the celling until he fell asleep. Maddie pocked her head into Danny's room and glanced at her sleeping son. The mother smiled and went back to the kitchen, where Jack was putting some dishes up.
"Your going to have to tell Danny about your past sooner or later Maddie. I don't like keeping the truth from him." Said Jack.
"I know, but I'm keeping my past secret to protect Danny." Said Maddie with a sigh.
"I know you are Maddie, but with the way things are his eventually going to put two and two together. Danny is a bright kid and he can handle the truth." Said Jack.
"It's more about how the Amitrax System will react to him that has me worried." Said Maddie.
The two of them finished up the dishes and went to bed as they wonder what the future held for them and their son.
To be continued.