A Shard of the Past

[Luke Skywalker]

They say that the Force works in mysterious ways. Well it probably is very much true, it really does. Though no one can exactly predict why or how, not alwyas anyway. Sure there may be a vision of the future, but that does not mean all the details are laid out before you, not all the peices are ever given, that would be way to simple. But its those snippets of what will be that make every bit of difference. It what we do with them that determine the best course of action. Thats when we must trust in the force and hope that what we do for the future will be the better of our consequences.

Luke found himself on a very familar planet. But how could he be there, he was far away from the planet as could be. But yet there he was, walking its dark, swampy, massiveness. However, this time, R2 wasn't with him as he had been the last time he was there to see an old friend of his. He was there alone, and unaided. He looked around carefully, noting the familiarity of the place. It was where he had been trained as a jedi. Where he came to understand and respect a man named Yoda, and had crossed paths with the force ghost of Ben Kenobi. It all came back to him so vividly.

As he walked along he made his way to where he knew that Yoda's old home was. He knew that Yoda wouldn't be there, or so he thought anyway. The man had passes away years proir. It was a false hope to beleive he would be there now. But as he approached he found himself confronting a lit house. This made him rais a brow. What was it doing lit. Luke thought that Yoda was the only one to be living on such a planet. Naturally though he got curious.

He had to know why and what was inside. As he got to the building the door opened before he could even touch it. This made Luke shiver a bit. A sense of the Force touched every fiber of his being. Something seemed very familiar about it as he stepped inside. Once in, he looked around. Standing in the middle of the room was a short, green, pointy eared man who had a very placid look on his face. His eyes however showed wisdom and warmth.

"Master Yoda?" he stated with confusion as he shut the door behind him and then looked at the short man again.

"Young Master Skywalker." Yoda stated back with a small chuckle. "Good to see you again, it is."

Luke was floored. Sure he had seen Ben as a force ghost, but Yoda this time. Especially after such a long time. It was almost unbelievable. But at the same time he couldn't deny what he was seeing. Before him was Master Yoda. He had to be dreaming, that was it. It was the most logical deduction he could come up with. Luke however, dream or not, was glad to see a familiar face. He gave a sigh and went and sat down. It had to be important when someone who had become a part of the force wanted to talk to him. So he sat down somewhere and crossed his legs in front of him.

"It is...good to see you again yourself Master Yoda." he stated calmly. Luke had certainly come a long way since being an apprentice level. His features were cool and collected, instead of rushed and headstrong. He certianly was not the same man Yoda had first come across, yet at the same time, he was. Yoda himself foound a place to seat himself carefully, his old walking stick in hand. The green man settled in and then looked up at Luke. His eyes seemed wise, old, and yet still somewhat tired.

"Been a long time it has...." Yoda stated as if it where a normal conversation.

Luke sat there unsure of what to say at first, he looked down at his hands, getting that feeling like he had when he had been an apprentace with a master. It was very humbling. "Yes, yes it has." he stated. "But why now, why you, why here."

"Because......will of the force it is...." Yoda stated. "Will of the force indeed...."

"What for?" Luke asked.

"Hehehe...." Yoda stated with a slight coughing sound. "So many question have you still....mmmm....many questions..."

"Well the last thing I remember is being on the Jade Shadow and the next thing I know I am dreaming of here." he commented back to yoda.

"Strange this is....yes..." Yoda stated. "But unexpected it is not..."

"It isn't?" Luke asked in confusion. Had he really been that iout of it since being in exile.

"No....It is not..." he replied. "Here for a reason you are. Mmm yes..."

"And that would be...?" Luke inquired back.

"Patience young Skywalker." Yoda stated like the way he used to as an old master would. "In time answer will reveal. But patience have....you must..."

"Yeah....I know..." he stated with a sigh. "Haven't changed much have I?"

"Ones change up to them it is...." Yoda said wisely. "Changed you feel....then changed you are....Come a long way, you have."

"You really think so Master?" he asked with curiousity, Yoda only nodded. Luke, not being able to sit any longer got up and paced around the room, looking at its authentic detail.

"Uneased you are." Yoda stated.

"How do you know-"Luke stated but was cut off.

"Jedi am I not.....sense it still can I not....part of the force am I not..." Yoda stated tapping his cane on the ground smartly.

"Oh yeah.....sorry." Luke stated with a slight smile.

"Still much worry in you." Yoda stated. "But downfall it is not."

"I....I have been thinking about home." he stated back to Yoda. "I miss it."

"To miss ones home not always bad it is...."Yoda stated solmnly it was as if the master was trying to hold back from the inevitable, wanting to see the boy again.

"I suppose." Luke stated looking out the window at the now coming down errotic rain the room growing silent.

"Young Skywalker....much like you he is..." Yoda stated knowing that there was no way around the awkwardness.

Luke turns and looks at Yoda. He had to wonder what brought that up. He tilted his head to the side. "What makes you bring this up Master?" he questioned.

"No reason really...." he stated not telling a lie but not the full truth.

"Master Yoda....please tell me whats going on?" he pleaded walking back over to the green man. "You say I am here for a reason, what is it?"

Yoda fumbled with his cane, looking down at it, his ears twitching. He wasn't quite sure what to tell the boy. Not really anyway. "Disturbance there is.....grave disturbace...." he stated looking back up at Luke.

"What sort of disturbance?" Luke inquired.

"Strong pull of the Force there is......darkness.....darker than the Emperor Sidius believe I..." Yoda stated strongly.

"What sort of darkness....? What does this have to do with Ben?" he asked palely.

"Everything......" Yoda stated plainly. "The darkness....Sith it is.....a war.....forseen.....Ben Skywalker.....jedi he must become...."


"Must?" he asked in confusion. "Why must?"

"Shadowed the future is......past however.....return it will....if left unchecked it is...." Yoda gave a stern face.

"I see...." Luke stated trying to understand, but deep down in his gut he knew what the old man said. He gave a sigh. "I understand."

"Strong with the Force Ben is .....but evil lurks....waiting....biding time..." Yoda stated.

Luke nodded. "Is that what you are here to tell me. That you....and the other masters who have joined the Force feel is true?"

Yoda nodded, "Yes"

Luke feeling as if maybe thats all Yoda had to say he turned to try and leave. But before he could say goodbye Yoda spoke again.

"Young Master Skywalker!" he called to Luke.

Luke turned and looked at Yoda. "Yes?" he asked.

"Others......there are...." Yoda stated twitching his ears again.

"Others?" Luke asked.

"Yes......others." Yoda stated. "Find them you must. Help them you must. Others of the past there are......the Force....." he looks out one of the round windows. "strong it is.......its pull you do feel."

Luke leaned up against the wall with a sigh, "Yes, I have felt something master. But what I was not sure of......until now...."

It was like a lightsaber blade lit up like an idea bubble above his head. He understood perfectly now. Yoda was here to warn him of things to come. Events that were unfolding, that he need to tbe a part of before it was too late.

"Only now.....do you understand..." Yoda stated. "Go back....you must...."

"But I have been exiled Master Yoda. I can't go back." Luke exclaimed.

"Stop you before did this not?" Yoda inquired with bemusement.

"....no." Luke stated looking down.

"Much you still must learn you have." Yoda stated. "Trust the Force you should. Guide you it shall. Deny your feelings you should not."

"Yes I understand. So even if I still may very well be exiled I still should go back to the Inner Rim?" Luke asked.

"Do what you must you will." Yoda stated plainly.

Luke sighed knowing that was the best he was going to get from the master. Pushing off the wall he looked at the old man with warm eyes. He had missed the days when he ws just learning. Some days he wished he could honestly go back. But those were in the past. Now he had something bigger to worry about. He took a step forward to stand talk in front of Yoda.

"I suppose this is goodbye then ......for now." he stated sadly.

"Mmmm...." Yoda looked around knowingly and then looked at the boy. "Yes.......part here, we must.....until again we meet."

Luke couldn't help it but to try and hug Yoda to see just how real a Force ghost could be in a dream. Funny enought the dream was so vivid enough, the Force itself made it posslbe for Yoda and him to exchange a quick hug goodbye.

"I will miss you, old friend." Luke stated trying not to actually cry.

"As I you Young Master Skywalker." Yoda stated letting Luke go, a sad face crossing his facade.

As Luke backed away he stated, "As you said, we probably might see each other again. Who knows. But as for now, I know what I must do. Thank you master.....for everything..."

"Force be with you it will." Yoda stated his ears twitching again.

"And also with you Master Yoda." Luke stated warmly, and as he walked out the door Yoda waved good by with afree hand and then put it back down on the stick.

"Strong willed, he is...." Yoda muttered to himself. "Safe....may he path be..."

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Luke slowly woke up, re aquinting with his ships quarters. With a groan he got up and undishevled himself. Once he got that done he made his way out of his room and to Bens hoping the boy would be there. Of course the boy was, sleeping like a rock. With a smile he let the boy continue to sleep. He didn't want to wake Ben right off just cause he could get any sleep. So naturally he went up to the cockpit and began to plot a course that would take them back into the galactic core. This process he felt would take a bit, and it occupied his now buzzing mind. If Ben woke up so be it, he would just let the boy know what was going on then. Not before or after.

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben stirred in his sleep haunted by the dreams he saw. Tahiri and Anakin were fighting and the next thing Ben knew, Anakin was gone. He sat up with a moan saying Anakin's name. Sweat was pouring down from his forehead and he wiped it clean. He had been dreaming of Anakin's death for a few days now and couldn't quite explain it. It was something that he had yet to mention to his father. He wasn't sure what it meant, but it couldn't mean anything, could it. He shook his head and rose from his bed.

He rose quickly hopping into the refresher for a quick saniisteam to wash off the sweat then dressed before heading to the cockpit of the jade shadow. He saw that his father was already awake and sat in the co-pilots chair as he usually did.

"Morning dad. did you sleep well?" he looked over at his father with a forced smile hoping that he wouldn't see through it as he shut himself down in the force. He glanced over at the navi computer and wondered why the course had been set for the inner core. "Uh dad? Why are we going to the inner core? I thought we were still exiled?" He eyed his father suspiciously.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke had finally noticed his son come in as he was tinkering with something else now. He looked at him and gave a haggared smile. His was a bit more genuine than his son's, who he could tell was deep in thought about something. He looked back at what he was tinkering with and then set it down as he looked back at his son who was now sitting with him. This was going to be a fun thing to try and explain to the boy that was for sure. Not something one would just say outright usually, not easily.

"I slept alright, not the best nor not the worst. You on the other hand look like you tussled with a bantha. As for the course change, I did that on purpose. A feeling I guess you could say. I guess the Force thought it was just time we went back, exiled or not. I had a dream while I was sleeping. It kinda, guided my thoughts on returning. So that's what we are doing, and I trust it and you should to. There apparently is some unfinished business that has to be taken care of back in the core."

He ruffled the kids hair with a half grin. He had to wonder what sort of night the boy had had. It couldn't have been as resourceful as his own had been. Seeing Yoda again had been a real shock. One he wasn't quite sure how to deal with. But he did not forget what the master had said, about anything and everything. It stuck to his mind like some sort of glue. He couldn't shake it even if he wanted to. But a part of him didn't want to, heading the thoughts about Ben and that.

"So what about you though? How was your night of sleep? Doesn't look like it was any better than mine was. And you can try and hide any ill feelings all you want, I still can read your face like a billboard. So might as well tell the truth." he stated warmly.

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben listened raptly to his father's explanation and answer to his question. So, a dream huh. Well, that made sense, and Ben did trust his father's judgement. He never lead them astray before. He looked out the viewport when his father asked him about his night. Then raised a brow at him when he told him that he couldn't hide his feelings completely from him.

Ben knew that it most likely had to do with the fact that they'd been traveling the galaxy together for such a time. He should have known that he couldn't hide it from his father. He never had been able to before.

He let out a long sigh before looking back out the viewport. He didn't want to make his dad think that he was losing his mind, but he had to tell him. He couldn't keep it from him for long, and maybe he may have an explanation for it all.

He looked over at his father with a concerned look. "I do trust you dad. You've never lead us astray thus far." Ben then looked back out towards the elongated stars. "It's just, I've been having the same dream for the past few nights. I can't explain it, but...." he took another deep breath. "I've been dreaming about Anakin's death. I don't know what it could mean."

He looked at him expectantly hoping that he could come up with something. His father had always seemed so full of wisdom. He was after all the Jedi Grandmaster, and knew more about the Force then anyone, except maybe the nightsisters, but they didn't count. And the Sith...Ben shuddered at the thought. They merely abused it.

[Luke Skywalker]

Luke looked at his son with intensity. Ben had been having dreams. It wasn't new news to him that his son would dream like that. But he knew that the boy shouldn't linger on it too much. Luke pursed his lips slightly in thought over the matter. Ben thinking over Anikin's death was something that was usual. Sure he had been close to the Solo's, but even then that shouldn't of meant such thoughts. However, Luke knew that the answers would reveal themselves in time.

"I see." he stated. "Well I am sure nothing big. After all we're clear out here near the maw. Maybe its just cause your mind might be unsettled. Don't let your thoughts linger on it. Remember, keep your mind focused. What is in the past cannot be changed. But what we do now can. If an answer arises to your dreams, it will reveal itself, I promise. Until then we should prepare to head back to the inner rim."

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben nodded and licked his lips slightly. He knew that his father was right. He figured it was just the close proximity to the old academy that was making him dream about Anakin. It's not like he had been there to witness it anyway. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Yeah dad, you're right. As always." he turned towards the viewpoint and looked down at the navicomputer.

He looked back up at his father with curiosity. "So did this 'dream' give you any specifics as to what part of the inner rim we're to go to?"

He turned and began to fidget with some of the controls. Making sure everything was in working order. All seemed well with the ship, but there was something that didn't seem right with the force. As his father had a feeling about to the inner rim, Ben was starting to have a feeling about the outer core. He could suddenly sense something. Another force user was near, and Ben was surprised that his father hadn't sensed it first.

"Dad, do you sense that?" He looked over at his father curiously.

[Luke Skywalker]

"All the dream told me was that there would be answers there in the inner rim. Its not often I have such dreams. It just....feels right...." he stated and then let it trail off. Luke didn't feel it at first, but after some time he could feel the same touch of the force that Ben was feeling. It made him ponder a bit like someone who may have been pndering a quilt or something like that. Sitting there he closed his eyes briefly to reach outh further, extending beyond his own consciousness.

"Hmmm, yes. I do feel it too. I didn't before, but now I do. I..." again he stopped short, this disturbance of the force now nagging at him. "I think we should keep our senses open on it. Right at the moment it doesn't seem hostile, but one can never always precieve such things outright, expecially from this distance. Until then though, I am going to go get some food and that. Your welcome to stay up here or get some food yourself."

With that he patted the boys shoulder and got up as he did so. He then walked to the more inner parts of the ship to go get something to eat leaving Ben to ponder things. It was going to be a long trip but a part of him didn't care.

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben nodded and listened as his father spoke. He had always looked up to him, and throughout his training learned to trust in his judgement. After all he was the Grandmaster of the Jedi. He too could not sense any hostilities in the presence he felt. Nor could he sense whether it was good or bad, he only knew that he felt it, and it felt young as well.

"I'm not hungry right now. I think I'm going to meditate for awhile, try to gather a bit more information. I sense that it may be a single person."

He closed his eyes and let his mind free itself of any interruptions just like his father had taught him. With a few deep breaths he fell into a meditative trance and reached out with the force. Yes, it was a young presence, and it was unpracticed. It had to be a teenager, one who didn't even realize that he was using the force. Ben felt a connection for a few moments longer then it suddenly grew fainter. Whoever it was had stopped using the force, but Ben could still sense them nearby. He opened his eyes and looked out the viewport in thought.

[Jaysin Castyr]

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Telos

Dark large bulging and billowing almost charcoal black clouds loomed over the planet of Telos. They threatened to bust wide open, bursting out a cascade of heavy wet drops of cold water from the heavens. However, with all its many threats it did no such thing. Instead the clouds brooded in the sky like mad bulls foaming at the mouth, only threating with hallow attempts. Sounds of thunder could be heard in the distance though, low, morbid, and overpowering. It was almost a wonder it didn't already shake the ground beneith it. Yet with all the thunder there was no sight of lightening from the sky. Yet what brought upon the storm to come was a heat front. Warm air had been filling the surrounding area for hours. It was only now that a cool front had kicked in.

Down on the planet in one of the more major cities, people were walking along. They didn't care if it was storming. Let it storm, they had buildings to cover them. Beings of all varieties walked along the many avenues, sidewalks, and thoroughfares just to get to where they needed to be. Some were kinder than others, either moving out of the way of some or just pure out barreling though. Wide births were given to the large, and the small were sqished inbetween the mess. Tall were seen while the short were close to that of being trampled on. That was the city though, not some country side. Hovering vehicles zoomed by on the main streets, leaving trails of wind as they went by. While lights on the buildings flashed to show what they were, whether it be shop, pub, or place to sleep for the night.

However, all of these distractions didn't matter to one individual. To them it was all moot, unless it was going to benifit what he was doing, which right now it didn't, just so long as he got what he came to do done. Having moved through the downtown throng he had made his way to the market that had been set up for the day outside. It had been a nice day earlier out as was so the stands being out was a good thing. It was easier to be amonst and get things, even if there was people everywhere. In all honesty that really helped him in more ways than one could imagine. It let him blend in a lot with the rest of the world. Mostly so he could do things that most of the time he couldn't do without getting in trouble over. So in this way the outdoor stands were a blessing.

Today of all days he was getting things for home, what little home he honestly had. Jaysin Castyr wasn't one for wealth, nor he was one for family. So the home he had wasn't quite much really. But he had to have a way to survive. That's why he was in the market. He didn't like doing what he had to, but what other choice idd he honestly have. Slowly he was making his way to the last stand that he had to go to. Well he didn't actually have to, but he wanted to. A temptation older than time ached him, one of sugar and bubbling grease. Carefully he made his way over closer to the stand after having dodged his way behind one of them just to get up closer to the one he was targeting. Licking his lips he stared at the exact peice of food he wanted. It was long and twisted, much like a long donut with cinnimon.

Carefully he bagan to use his "gift" to snag the one he was staring at. His eyes shifted as he reached his scrawny arm out to reach for it. At first it didn't budge, but then as he tilted his head to the side and bit his lower lip he began to make it slowly jiggle from its resting place. Jay was determned to have the object at hand. Turning redder in the face he began to slowly make the thing pick up speed. Finally it came out of resting and went almost flying, but before the thing could even have the slightest notion of hitting the cobbed ground he snatched it up like a bird of prey and pulled it close to him. From there he looked up and around from where he was squated and made sure no one had been watching, and no one had luckily.

Quickly he moved away from the stand and made sure he had his other things he had stashed aside while he got the sweet. However, when he looked he noted he had by accident gotten two. He shrugged it off, it was of no consequence to him. Two was even better. Yet he didn't make the reason why clear. Instead it made itself clear after a hand landed on Jay's shoulder after he had picked up the things he was getting. Jay almost dropped them to the ground. Tensing he didn't want to turn around. Yet after taking a deep breath and convincing himself he finally did. Slowly he turned on his heels and looked at the person behind him. At first his heart felt like it could have leaped out of his chest thinking he had been caught, but instead he relaxed when he saw who it really was, which was his long time street pal Aedin.

"Blazes Aedin!" he exclaimed almost dropping the materials. "Don't do that! You almost gave me a heart attack."

"And that's my fault how? I'm not the one sneakin' around things out here, you are." he stated ruffling Jay's hair. "Don't get your undies in a bundle."

"Don't make me smack you." he growled.

"How could you, your hands are full." Aedin snorted with a tease.

"Then why don't you help me!" Jay exclaimed.

"Why just so you can smack me? I don't think so princess." he stated with a chuckle.

"Maybe....especially if you call me princess again." Jay grumbled.

"What?" he stated with a smirk.

"Your a pain, you know that right." Jay stated.

"Yeah well, pain or not, you still love me. Come on who could resist this dashingly handsome mug." Aedin stated.

"Me." Jay stated shortly.

"Oh I am so hurt." he said back and then pointed to his heart. "Right here."

"Sure you are." Jay retorted. "Don't be so dramatic."

"What?! I am!" he stated back with a cheesy grin.

"Rriiigghhtt....so are you going to help me or not." Jay asked with a sigh.

"Yeah yeah...I'll help. Your such a party pooper. You know what you need, you need to get out more often." he stated to Jay and poked him in the chest before he took some of the stuff.

"Umph!...Eh heh." Jay responded with a minor bit of sarcasm and finally slugged Aedin with a free hand. "If only."

"Ow, hurtful!" he gave a fake wounded look.

"Oh you'll live." Jay retorted.

"No I won't. I'll die, right here, righ tnow." he stated back and pretended to die right there, falling back over with the stuff still in his arms.

"Oh come on. Don't make a scene, please." Jay begged, but then started to fall for the trick and came in closer to where Aedin was, who then by surprise pulled him down and began to tickle him in the sides. Luckily he didn't lose anything.

"HAH! Got you!" Aedin cried out with glee.

"GAAHHH!" Jay squeeled. "OKAY OKAY! You win! You win!"

"I win? Yay!" Aedin stated and let Jay go. "I always love winning."

'Haha...yeah you do you pain in the butt." Jay now chuckled feeling less tense. Jay had been tense from wild dreams as of late, which left him quite moody. He never meant to be that way. But some of the dreams were so out there. Some were of Jedi fighting the Sith, while others were of great space battles. Both of these he never had encountered in his life. Of course he had heard stories from the local cantina, but that shouldn't f been enough to give him such vivid dreams and or nightmares. He always say many things. Everything from the fall of Qui-gon Jinn to the rise of the Empire, from the return of the republic to the attack of the Vong. It all was so vivid, and he somehow always found that he felt he was attached, a part of it, but he could never explain how or why.

"I'm not a pain in the butt you are." he teased. "So onward ho right?"

"Yep, last one to the hideout is a rotten peice of poo doo." Jay stated with a challenge and then began to make his way back to the hideout. It wasn't far from where they were, but it was still a good distance to go within a throng in the way. Jay slid his way though like a serpent and squeezed through the masses until he coudl break out into a run towards the hideouts main gate. Once he reached it he breathed heavily and waited for Aedin to catch up. Once aedin did the both laughed and Jay opened the gate with one hand and walked inside. Once he was inside he walked along walls of tall stacked junk, including peices of ships and other such related things. That's all the hideout really was, an over glorified peice of ship transformed into a place to live. Just the way Jay liked it it made him feel closer to the stars like he wanted to be.

"Lets take the stuff inside and then have a sit, it may rain but I don't care. The fresh air is nice and I am hungry." Jay stated going inside the hideout.

"Alirght can do." Aedin stated coming in as well. Both put there stuff down in designated spots. While Aedin was putting his down Jay had went to a storage unit inside and pulled out a drink or two, which amazingly was cold.

"Here." Jay said holding one out for him and then grabbing his food after he handed it off to Aedin. Jay then went outside and sat on the makeshift porch so he could watch the clouds roll by. Somewhere up there he knew there was clear sky, the stars, and even the future. As he watched the clouds he popped open his drink and took a swing. As he did that Aedin came out only stopping briefly to poke at a pile that was sort of still inside. After a few seconds of prodding at it he gave a sigh and then finished walking out to where Jay was and looked at him.

"You okay?" he asked Jay.

"Yeah just thinking." Jay mused.

"About...?" Aedin asked.

"Everything." he replied.

"Everything?" Aedin raised a brow.

"Yeah everything.....out there." Jay stated.

"Oh....." Aedin took a drink and looked down. "Yeah I think about that too, what it would be like."

"Yeah..." jay stated dreamily.

"Jay?" he inquired.

"Yeah?" Jay replied

"Do you....." Aedin started and the hesitated. "Do you ever thing we'll get to see.....out there."

"Are you kidding!" Jay snorted witha short laught and looked at Aedin. "Of course we will! We got that one race coming up after all! You and I ...were going to kick everyone elses butts. I promise....and then when we do we'll either A use the money we earn for maiking a ship or we will get tickets on the first ship we can out of here. Then you and I can become the travellers we've always dreamed of becoming, and you can pretend to be a pirate like you always dreamed, and I can pretend to be some great "gift user" just like in my dreams."

"Promise." Aedin stated.

"Yeah of course promise." Jay stated giving Aedin a pat on the back and then pointed to the sky. "Don't worry, we'll be out there soon enough......"

[Luke Skywalker]

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JADE SHADOW

Luke finally came back to the front of the ship after having a bite to eat and then meditating a bit himself. Coming into the cockpit he went to look at the course. As soon as he did that and sat back. Ben was still up there meditating. After few good silent minutes he looked at Ben and just studied him. The boy seemed content in his mditation. So again silence filled the cockpit again. However, the silence was just becoming a bit too much and he again looked at Ben.

"Eh hem.....uh Ben?" he asked. "Ben....I've been thinking...and I wanted your opinion."

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben sat in his meditation still trying to pinpoint the source of what he had sensed. He knew it was nearby, but what was the closest system. Telos? Yeah, it had to be Telos. He couldn't find it anymore, it was gone now, maybe later it would appear again, but he was still trying when he heard his father's voice speaking to him.

He opened his eyes and looked over at his dad with a placid face. He raised a brow in curiosity at his father's inquiry. He sat back in his seat and rest his feet up on the console. "Fire away." he said in his most Hanish sort of way throwing a Han Solo smile at his father.

[Luke Skywalker]

"Well, I had been thinking about what you said and I meditated myself over such things, including my dream. For some reason, the force, it seemes to be guiding me in a direction that inclines well with our return into the inner core. That presence you felt....after thinking about it, I had time to feel it too, to understand it. Maybe....maybe this once, taking a small detour wouldn't hurt too much. We could use some supplies anyway. It will be better to go in prepared than go unprepared." Luke stated.

He was full heartedly ready to put his trust his son for once, give him just this one thing. It was never often for a jedi to make suck quick descisions but in a time like this quick descisions were the only way to get things done sometimes. Only when one had time to do thinking should they really. Well he did have time, but at the same time, something told him to trust Ben on this. To let him be the leader and trust in his son's judgements. Sure the dream of Anikin was a bit edgy, but he couldn't speak, he had, had his fair share of nightmares.

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben blinked and listened as his father spoke about his own findings in his meditation. He let his feet drop to the floor of the Shadow and stood up from his chair. "Yeah, we could always use more supplies. I thought more on the presence as well. It seems like an untrained user." he turned towards the nav charts and pulled up Telos on the map. "Isensed it around here. I'm thinking he or she is on Telos. Odd place to find a could be Jedi."

He ran his fingers over the Navi computer and programmed in the destination to Telos. Once the destination was set, he sat back down in the co-pilot's chair and looked back up at his father. "Ready when you are Captain." he said throwing his dad a quick smile.

[Luke Skywalker]

"Odd place indeed," he replied he returned the smile. "But one worth looking into."

He then prepared the Jade Shadow for a hyperspace jump after rechecking the cooridenents and throttled the ship foward with an emmence hyper lurch that only those that were inexperieced with hyperspace travel would even notice. It wouldn't take long for them to get there, a couple days probably max. But once they did get there, it would be all down to business for them. Telos wasn't one of those places Luke would have travelled to often, but he supposed now was better than never.

Days did go by and without a hitch though hyperspace to which they were lucky for. Once they came out of hyperspace though, a huge round ball greated them. It was Telos, and it was huge. Luke had been in the cockpit when they had come out of hyperspeed, while his son had been practicing his training. Every day was a lesson, Luke made sure of that, but more over in these times it was a good point to reflect. Leaning over, Luke checked the ships statistics and then checked there position, it was perfect almost too perfect.

Finally he stablized their position over Telos and went to go let Ben know they had arrived. Lukes eyes looked weary and tired as if he had spend the past few days either unable to sleep or having more strange dreams he couldn't fully explain. Rubbing his eyes with one hand he joined Ben where he was practicing and smiled.

"Hey kiddo." he stated warmly. "Thought I would let you know we finally arrived at Telos."

[Ben Skywalker]

Ben had been training as usual over the past few days as they made the extended trip to Telos. He never argued with his dad when it came to his training. He knew the older Jedi was only trying to make sure he was ready for anything. Ben's father had survived numerous situations that even some of the more experienced Jedi in the galaxy would have not survived. Ben had to hand it to him, he was very resourceful as well as fined tuned to the force. Some people would call it luck but Ben knew better. Ben was in the middle of meditation, and finding his center when he felt his father's approach. He could sense that the older man was fatigued and Ben grew slightly worried. Luke may have been a grown man, but he was also more attuned to the force then any other Jedi. Ben knew that the dreams still plagued his father and he only wished that he knew how to help him. Ben's eyes fluttered open when his dad spoke. He looked up at him with calculating eyes and nodded. Ben rose slowly to his feet before going over to his footlocker and grabbing his utility belt and sliding it around his waist. "All right. Let's go." he said as he shut the footlocker. "Let's go find us a Jedi." he said with a half smile as he headed out of the room patting his dad on the shoulder gently.