Fight the Future
It is the darkest time in Galactic history. The Yuuzhan Vong 25 years after their defeat at the combined forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn's empire, Grandmaster Luke Skywalkers NJO, and the New Republic have returned with a powerful Darkside entity at their head. A surprise attack has left the Galaxy's militaries and the NJO reeling. Grandmaster Luke embarked on a strike mission with his arch rival Darth Krayt, and members of, the lost tribe of the Sith; nearly succeeding before his rival tried to kill Luke as well as Abeloth. Faced with annihilation Luke has taken what's left of the Jedi order to there secret base on Ach-to home of the first jedi temple deep in the unknown region. In what will likely be the final council meeting ever what remains of the Jedi high council decide on a desperate course of action that will change the face the galaxy forever. Meanwhile across time and space the Clone wars are rapidly coming to a thunderous conclusion. Grandmaster Yoda desperately seeks a way to avoid the darkness he sees to come.
20BBY weeks before the Empire Rises
900 years is a long time to live but for the Grandmaster not long enough it was to learn what he needed to stop the rise of the Sith. Win or lose this fight two Sith lords and an acolyte managed to set the galaxy on fire through war. These were the thoughts that plagued him as he meditated on the future, hoping to find an answer in the darkness that surrounded him. The tired Grandmaster sighed and was about to pull out of the eddies of the Force before he heard a voice
"Yoda." The grandmaster tilted his head "speaking who is"
"Follow the light and you will know the answer" Replied the unknown yet kind sounding Male voice. Deep in the eddies of the force with the shroud of the darkness clouding his vision Master Yoda saw a tiny shimmer of bright light shine through and follow he did. The moment he followed he immediately sensed a powerful presence. It struck him that perhaps this was a trap of Sidious; but a moments contemplation made him realize with some shock that not only was this presence light it was far more powerful than his adversary. "a dreamscape usually requires a bond between two individuals and know you I do not" Said the diminutive Grandmaster who was following the light down a tunnel where he was starting to see the entrance.
"Perhaps from a certain point of view Master Yoda" was the amused reply. Master Yoda by this point had hobbled far enough down the tunnel where to his surprise the light that filled the tunnel and the presence were two separate things. The light itself was coming from a sun that the speaker was watching as it set. The grandmaster reached the tunnel entrance and saw that it was in fact a binary sunset that the speaker was watching. The sight was breathtaking the binary sunset was falling over the ocean west of an idyllic island where the grandmaster noted there were younglings and adults practicing with lightsabers on a plain below them. Reaching out with the force the grandmaster was stunned to realize there were family bonds among the jedi? Force users below him. More astonishing the Grandmaster sensed it felt right and was more than a little shaken by the revelation of what he was seeing. "Family the answer to the darkness"? the Grandmaster thought to himself temporarily forgetting the speaker who was by his side as he contemplated the scene before him. "Many years have I wished you could see what is presently in front of you but I never imagined this would be the way" The hooded force master said wistfully.
Master Yoda turned away from his contemplation and observed his companion for the first time. The Master, for what else could he be, took his hood off revealing a clean-shaven middle-aged man with blond slowly greying hair wearing black beneath his cloak. The eyes were weary, yet Yoda could see the hope and inner determination of the man in front of him.
"Where is this place?" Yoda asked.
"This is the planet Ach-to deep in the unknown regions where I have taken the survivors of the Jedi and what people we could rescue from the great tragedy; to be safe at least for a time." Was the reply.
"You are a jedi? Know you I do not were you not trained on coruscant"? Master Yoda asked.
"No Master I was taught on the most miserable swamp planet in the galaxy." Was the bemused reply.
Master Yoda reached out with his senses the man's presence was more powerful than any he had ever sensed, yet it did seem strangely familiar in a way that he could not quite place a claw on. The man was clearly happy to see Yoda but it was strange to notice the melancholy that was attached to the emotion like seeing a long-lost friend.
"Search your feelings Master Yoda and you will discover the truth" said the Man smiling "you will forgive me for not revealing all but our time is limited and there is much to discuss. For the moment I am merely Luke."
Master Yoda decided he would contemplate the meaning of his words later. "Happy to meet you I am Master Luke for what reason am I here? You mentioned a great tragedy."
"Indeed, subtly reach out with your senses beyond the planet, but do not make your presence known" Luke replied.
Master Yoda reached out to feel the galaxy beyond the tranquil feel of Ach-to and immediately shuddered. The darkness was beyond anything he had ever felt in the clone wars the death and destruction were rampant. Shaken the Grandmaster inquired "what is the cause of this?"
"This was caused by an ancient force user who allied with a vicious warrior race beyond the unknown regions." "We were beaten before we knew it existed in a surprise attack that decimated us we were forced to withdraw."
Master Yoda considered this the darkness he felt was great at this isolated position in the unknown regions it was possible the darkness would head towards the Republic or perhaps ignore it either way was risky. "Request the help of the Jedi council do you? Send someone out here to you perhaps a republic fleet?"
Master Luke seemed surprised by the question and looked like he was about to laugh. "hmm I had not considered that you would ask that with what you felt, but either would be impossible as it would take 60 years to reach us." "No, it is I who must help you to receive help"
"help us how would you" Master Yoda asked kind of annoyed that the Force master was speaking in platitudes and being vague perhaps he should reconsider his own teaching methods when it came to that if this was how his own pupils saw it.
"It is possible to send a couple of people to you. In order to help us Anakin Skywalker must complete his training and learn balance; I am sending two of my last Knights my son and daughter in law to take him on a journey and complete his training." "I would ask that Master Obi wan Kenobi and Senator Amidala join him in this journey."
"Complete Skywalkers training is by Obi Wan except for the training one does throughout one's life" Yoda replied confused
"Really can Skywalker or Obi-Wan defeat the Sith Lord" Luke responded.
Master Yoda thought back to his own battle with the Sith Lord in another dreamscape 6 months prior Skywalker was put out of action rapidly and it had required sacrificing himself to defeat Sidious. "Know of the Sith Lord do you?"
The blonde Masters eyes changed to a distant look "Yes I encountered him when I was a student I only survived due to the sacrifice of another Jedi."
The pain behind the statement was clear for Yoda to behold "Know his identity do you."
"Yes, but help you it will not without proof, I can however tell you are in a trap and he's about to close it, I cannot stop him from winning, but I can give you enough information to mitigate the damage he will cause."
Yoda contemplated his words and considered what he knew, here was a powerful lightsider who was providing information critically needed in exchange for the help of two of his people. Luke somehow knew Skywalker was not yet not a true match for Sidious, raw potential power maybe, but Skywalker was prone to use his lightsaber in all battles without it he would be finished in seconds.
"I agree to your terms Luke" Master Yoda said "but sure you are that training Skywalker is all that is needed to help you in your battle against this darkness?"
"It is not but providing the information to you combined with Skywalker finding balance I hope will put us on the road to a fighting chance."
"Watch out for my son and daughter and law please this is probably a one-way trip they are going on and I will likely never see them again." Luke said. "They should arrive within a day your time."
Yoda could sense the meeting was ending as he gazed on the sunset. "Do this for you I will."
"Thank you, Master Yoda," Luke said and gazed out the sunset as the first sun was starting to dip below the horizon. "My son will have the information you need" Luke then chuckled "my master once accused me of always looking out over the horizon, but sometimes it is a comfort."
The diminutive master chuckled "Especially when the view is nice."
The master and former padawan gazed on the horizon as the lower sun fell below the ocean and the vision began to fade. "Oh one last thing master Yoda if an impatient student of yours ever runs away to save his friends without waiting to complete his training don't despair the experience will teach him patience."
With those final words the vision faded away and Master Yoda was once again on his meditation cushion.
Hello welcome to my first story I have ever written nearly to completion. At time of posting I am within 40 pages of the close of the book with the final 5 pages pre written in my head. The book currently is around 250 pages double spaced and 85,000 words. Due to my job I have not had the time or the creative juices to get it finished and am looking for a beta writer to help finish the story as well as improve grammer and description such as scenery.
Rules for readers and potential beta writers because "what is fun without rules?" GRU despicable me 2
This story follows its own cannon however there are some basic rules.
This is a Revenge of The Sith time travel AU. However after the first 30 pages the story diverges completely from the events of ROTS. So no Mace, Palpatine and Anakin at the window scene.
While cannon and EU characters and ideas are used we mostly are following the EU up until Vision of the Future, events of KOTOR will be cannon to this story and important. The only official cannon that will be used are the original series, AOTC, The Clone Wars, ROTS, Rebels, Rogue One and Season 1-2 of the Mandalorian. (All other Disney shows are not cannon to this story unless a specific event is mentioned) That means you may see Rey Palpatine as a member of Luke's New Jedi Order but will be properly trained by a seasoned Jedi master.
The events of New Jedi Order Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi either do not happen or happen quite differently. As such Vestara Khai and Ben are married in this book after meeting in a very different way that is alluded too but not the focus of the book.
By following the pre phantom menace EU certain things will change including changes to the Skywalker family line in this book as well as a completely original alternative explanation to the whole chosen one prophecy. I hear you already I know what your thinking. But one of the frequent writers on this website was nervous when I told them this and read the part I'm discussing and loved it. If your not interested in reading that part I will place an asterisk on the two chapters that is relevant to.
This is not a jedi bash story.
Strict adherence to a PG rating I aim for this book to be approximately. The rating of the standard Clone Wars episode.
No romance stories other than our married couples and flashbacks to obi wan and santine though I may allow Obi Wan to have a hinted relationship with the lady from the EU Obi Wan Tatooine novel.
Have fun, and points for catching the easter eggs throughout the story.