Fight the Future
It is the darkest time in Galactic history. 25 years after their defeat by the combined forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn's empire, Grandmaster Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order, and the New Republic, the Yuzang Vong 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 their 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.
19BBY 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 had 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 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 it he did. The moment he followed, he immediately sensed a powerful presence. It struck him that perhaps this was a trap of Sidious; a moment's 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. He 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 twin suns were falling over the ocean west of an idyllic island where the Grandmaster noted 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 Force users (Jedi?) below him. More astonishingly, the Grandmaster sensed it felt right and was more than a little shaken by the revelation of what he was seeing.
"Family the answer is 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 the galaxy beyond the tranquil planet 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 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, 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, annoyed that the Force master was speaking in platitudes and being vague. Perhaps he should reconsider his own teaching methods 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 Skywalker's 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 Master's 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-in-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.
Update
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Good News Everyone I have found a beta and we are moving Chapter 2 will be posted within 24 hrs.
Hello Everyone and welcome to my first Star Wars Story. Its taken 3 years to get this book finished its about 300 pages double spaced Times New Roman and 90k Words in length
Rules
ROTS AU no easy solutions no indecisive window fight with Anakin not knowing what to do.
Canon
Disney Canon From AOTC-Mandalorian Season 2
Expanded Universe: Heir to the Empire-Vision of The Future
Events of NJO Dark Nest LOTF and FOTJ either don't happen or don't happen as written.
Events of KOTOR, Outbound Flight and Thrawn and Thrawn Alliances are mostly cannon since I don't see why the events of Outbound flight seriously conflict with the events of Thrawn or Alliances.
Characters and ideas from both canons will be used I cant help it if Disney bumbled great sounding ideas and had them land flat on their face.
This is Not a Jedi Bash Fic!
Since the pre phantom menace EU is largely followed alternate explanations for the chosen one prophecy and Anakin's birth will be explored. So don't be shocked when a certain Sith Lord is involved with Anakin's Birth.
PG Rating will be adhered to. This Fic will run the approximate rating as a standard episode of the Clone Wars.
Have Fun watch out for easter eggs. Points to people who recognize cultural references that are not alluded to in the chapter titles.