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[Star Wars fic]Galaxy of Chaos The Training Camp Chapter Two
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The Training Camp
Chapter Two
Tasha Baldor
Tasha Baldor opened her eyes with a start after yet another true dream. This was one that she had once before herself standing with a female Chiss Imperial Knight discussing their options to get past one of the exercises at the camp. She had dreamed about the Chiss Imperial knight several times since learning she had been chosen as one of the ten Jedi apprentices attending the training camp.
She got up and pulled on her robes glancing back at the book on the history of her people the Firrerreo and how they had recovered following their near extinction at the hands of the Empire and Yuuzhan Vong. It helped her to deal with the more disturbing true dreams to read about how close her people had come to extinction and managed to survive. Her master discouraged her reminding her to simply trust in the force. She still had trouble separating her Jedi training from the upbringing she received on Kinooine before her dreams started coming true and she joined the Jedi order.
She left her room finding that a sleep before the departure was proving too difficult. She was grateful she was only dreaming about the Imperial Knight she would be paired with instead of the formless shape beneath the waters. Her master and other Jedi had tried to help her see further but ever since she was a child she would only ever see the shadow of it and feel a terrible fear. She knew that some of the Jedi doubted that it was a true dream but she knew with complete certainty that someday she would face whatever dwelt beneath the water.
She decided that some exercise might help clear her head so she went to a nearby practice room. She frowned when she heard laughter coming from within as well s the sound of light sabers in use. She glanced inside and saw that it was Tuc Tinto and Dev Guri so she turned and headed toward one of the other rooms. Tuc being a Mandallian giant took up too much room for her to fit comfortably into the room with them. She was glad to have that excuse because Dev had a crush on her and she was simply not interested in the Togruta as a romantic prospect. She hoped he wouldn’t continue his pursuit of her during the training camp.
She arrived at the next room and found another of the Jedi who would be going to the joint training camp with her. Iella Sallin was practicing a light saber kata, her green double bladed Saber whirling around her. She stood back and watched the red-haired human woman’s practice not wanting to disturb her concentration. Iella stopped after a few more minutes and turned toward her. “Is there anything I can help you with?”
“I was wondering if you minded me doing some remote drills in this room.” She knew she could have simply walked over to the other corner and begun the drills but she preferred not to interrupt if the other woman wanted to be alone.
“Go ahead,” Iella said and then reigniting her light saber resumed her kata completely ignoring her presence in the room. She headed to the corner where the remotes were located and flicked one on with the force igniting her yellow light saber she closed her eyes and waited for the first shot from the remote.
Time seemed to pass impossibly slow as she blocked shot after shot from the remote. This was always her favorite way to meditate on the force letting her considerable precognitive talent guide her to block the shots. She flicked on a second remote to increase the pressure and to further occupy her mind. She considered adding a third remote but sensed that doing so would result in some welts as her focus wasn’t there to handle three remotes at the moment.
She worked until she felt her concentration slipping and turned off the remotes shutting down her light saber and allowing her focus to come back to the present. She found Iella staring at her with a curious expression on her face. “I hope you are not offended but you are the Firrerreo that has an exceptional precognitive gift correct?” She nodded an affirmative wondering why the other padawan brought it up. “I have to ask; have you had any visions about this foolish training camp we are being sent on?”
“Just a few brief ones,” She said curious what the other woman meant by foolish. “I just saw a few glimpses of myself working with a female Chiss Imperial knight.” She could tell instantly the woman had been hoping she had seen something else. “What did you hope I’d seen?”
“I was hoping that you had seen something I could use to convince my master to ask the council to call off this farce.” Her face was clouded by a dark look but she could sense no anger radiating from her. “We should not be associating with Imperial Knights they are no better than dark siders,” She snorted. “Not to mention how quickly most of our fellow padawans chosen for this foolishness are to form attachments.” She shook her head her red hair still tightly bound at the back of her head. “I will bid you goodnight then.”
“Goodnight,” She said to Iella’s retreating back. She considered using the remotes again but decided against it and left the practice room deciding to try sleeping again. As she made her way back down the halls of the Praxeum of Ossus she found herself thinking about Iella’s attitude and comments.
“Trouble sleeping my padawan,” A voice said and she found herself facing her Jedi Master. Sarli Hoosha a Cathar and a great seer in her own right. “You have not been having the vision again have you?” Her master asked with a touch of worry.
“No master Hoosha,” She said, “I dreamed of my partner for the training camp and then had an interesting conversation with Iella Sallin.” She saw her understanding in her master’s eyes. “Why is Iella being sent on this training camp since she disapproves of the Imperial Knights so much?”
“You’ve already answered the question it is because she disapproves,” Master Hoosha said laughing. “She is being sent to learn the difference between what is different and what is evil.” She still didn’t understand and her master sensing it elaborated. “The Imperial Knights philosophy is different than the Jedi’s and there are some areas that are problematic but they are not followers of the dark side.” Her master shook her head. “To treat them like they are as Iella does is a disservice to them and to herself.” Her master rested a hand on her head. “Go and get some rest my padawan the transport leaves first thing in the morning.”
“I will, Good night Master Hoosha,” She said and after her master’s response headed back to her room to attempt to sleep. She lay there thinking about what Master Hoosha had said and wondering what Iella would say if she had heard what her master had said. She pushed such thoughts away as it was pointless to speculate and closed her eyes trying to get some sleep at last.
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The Training Camp
Chapter Two
Tasha Baldor
Tasha Baldor opened her eyes with a start after yet another true dream. This was one that she had once before herself standing with a female Chiss Imperial Knight discussing their options to get past one of the exercises at the camp. She had dreamed about the Chiss Imperial knight several times since learning she had been chosen as one of the ten Jedi apprentices attending the training camp.
She got up and pulled on her robes glancing back at the book on the history of her people the Firrerreo and how they had recovered following their near extinction at the hands of the Empire and Yuuzhan Vong. It helped her to deal with the more disturbing true dreams to read about how close her people had come to extinction and managed to survive. Her master discouraged her reminding her to simply trust in the force. She still had trouble separating her Jedi training from the upbringing she received on Kinooine before her dreams started coming true and she joined the Jedi order.
She left her room finding that a sleep before the departure was proving too difficult. She was grateful she was only dreaming about the Imperial Knight she would be paired with instead of the formless shape beneath the waters. Her master and other Jedi had tried to help her see further but ever since she was a child she would only ever see the shadow of it and feel a terrible fear. She knew that some of the Jedi doubted that it was a true dream but she knew with complete certainty that someday she would face whatever dwelt beneath the water.
She decided that some exercise might help clear her head so she went to a nearby practice room. She frowned when she heard laughter coming from within as well s the sound of light sabers in use. She glanced inside and saw that it was Tuc Tinto and Dev Guri so she turned and headed toward one of the other rooms. Tuc being a Mandallian giant took up too much room for her to fit comfortably into the room with them. She was glad to have that excuse because Dev had a crush on her and she was simply not interested in the Togruta as a romantic prospect. She hoped he wouldn’t continue his pursuit of her during the training camp.
She arrived at the next room and found another of the Jedi who would be going to the joint training camp with her. Iella Sallin was practicing a light saber kata, her green double bladed Saber whirling around her. She stood back and watched the red-haired human woman’s practice not wanting to disturb her concentration. Iella stopped after a few more minutes and turned toward her. “Is there anything I can help you with?”
“I was wondering if you minded me doing some remote drills in this room.” She knew she could have simply walked over to the other corner and begun the drills but she preferred not to interrupt if the other woman wanted to be alone.
“Go ahead,” Iella said and then reigniting her light saber resumed her kata completely ignoring her presence in the room. She headed to the corner where the remotes were located and flicked one on with the force igniting her yellow light saber she closed her eyes and waited for the first shot from the remote.
Time seemed to pass impossibly slow as she blocked shot after shot from the remote. This was always her favorite way to meditate on the force letting her considerable precognitive talent guide her to block the shots. She flicked on a second remote to increase the pressure and to further occupy her mind. She considered adding a third remote but sensed that doing so would result in some welts as her focus wasn’t there to handle three remotes at the moment.
She worked until she felt her concentration slipping and turned off the remotes shutting down her light saber and allowing her focus to come back to the present. She found Iella staring at her with a curious expression on her face. “I hope you are not offended but you are the Firrerreo that has an exceptional precognitive gift correct?” She nodded an affirmative wondering why the other padawan brought it up. “I have to ask; have you had any visions about this foolish training camp we are being sent on?”
“Just a few brief ones,” She said curious what the other woman meant by foolish. “I just saw a few glimpses of myself working with a female Chiss Imperial knight.” She could tell instantly the woman had been hoping she had seen something else. “What did you hope I’d seen?”
“I was hoping that you had seen something I could use to convince my master to ask the council to call off this farce.” Her face was clouded by a dark look but she could sense no anger radiating from her. “We should not be associating with Imperial Knights they are no better than dark siders,” She snorted. “Not to mention how quickly most of our fellow padawans chosen for this foolishness are to form attachments.” She shook her head her red hair still tightly bound at the back of her head. “I will bid you goodnight then.”
“Goodnight,” She said to Iella’s retreating back. She considered using the remotes again but decided against it and left the practice room deciding to try sleeping again. As she made her way back down the halls of the Praxeum of Ossus she found herself thinking about Iella’s attitude and comments.
“Trouble sleeping my padawan,” A voice said and she found herself facing her Jedi Master. Sarli Hoosha a Cathar and a great seer in her own right. “You have not been having the vision again have you?” Her master asked with a touch of worry.
“No master Hoosha,” She said, “I dreamed of my partner for the training camp and then had an interesting conversation with Iella Sallin.” She saw her understanding in her master’s eyes. “Why is Iella being sent on this training camp since she disapproves of the Imperial Knights so much?”
“You’ve already answered the question it is because she disapproves,” Master Hoosha said laughing. “She is being sent to learn the difference between what is different and what is evil.” She still didn’t understand and her master sensing it elaborated. “The Imperial Knights philosophy is different than the Jedi’s and there are some areas that are problematic but they are not followers of the dark side.” Her master shook her head. “To treat them like they are as Iella does is a disservice to them and to herself.” Her master rested a hand on her head. “Go and get some rest my padawan the transport leaves first thing in the morning.”
“I will, Good night Master Hoosha,” She said and after her master’s response headed back to her room to attempt to sleep. She lay there thinking about what Master Hoosha had said and wondering what Iella would say if she had heard what her master had said. She pushed such thoughts away as it was pointless to speculate and closed her eyes trying to get some sleep at last.
To be continued..
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