[Junior Jedi Knights] - 01 - The ...

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Star WarsJunior Jedi Knights1The Golden Globeby Nancy Richardson"Anakin, we'll miss you," Leia Organa Solo said to her son.Leia and her husband, Han Solo, stood with their younger son, Anakin, by the silver shuttle that would take the boy to Yavin 4. That was the moon where Leia's brother, the Jedi Luke Skywalker, had created a Jedi academy. The academy was built to train people to become Jedi Knights, protectors of freedom and justice. Only beings who had shown they were skilled in working with the Force had been invited to attend the academy. Anakin was one of those chosen to attend the first session created for younger children and aliens.Anakin was sensitive to the Force. He had been aware he possessed the ability to alter, understand, and control his surroundings ever since he could remember. It was just little things. Anakin could feel other people's emotions if he tried really hard. He could lift small objects with his thoughts.Added to these talents was the fact that he was smart. Very smart. Even his own sister and brother-the twins Jaina and Jacen-admitted that their kid brother was a genius. By the age of five, Anakin knew how to take apart computers and put them back together. He loved any kind of puzzle, whether it was taking apart machinery and learning how to rebuild it or figuring out difficult word games with his mind. When Anakin turned eleven years old his parents agreed it was time for him to attend the Jedi academy. Anakin showed too much ability to be kept at home.When Jaina and Jacen returned from their time at the academy, his parents agreed to send their younger son there to study. Leia wouldn't have been able to bear sending all of her children to Yavin 4 at one time. She would have missed them too much. Jaina and Jacen had now returned. It was Anakin's turn to leave. Leia studied her younger son. Anakin was about 150 centimeters tall. He was slender and had brown hair that constantly fell into his eyes. He had Luke's eyes-ice blue and full of strength and curiosity. But his quiet nature and concentration came from his mother.Leia smiled. Perhaps her younger son would grow up to help rule the New Republic, as she did. Or perhaps he would become a starship pilot and a Rebel hero like his father, Han Solo. If Anakin did grow up to be like his father, Leia wouldn't have a moment's peace, she knew. She would always worry about the trouble Anakin might be in. But for now Anakin would live on Yavin 4, a safe, quiet moon orbiting the giant gas planet Yavin.Leia knew that her brother Luke would take care of his nephew. Still, she couldn't help worrying about her child. She sensed that the Force was very strong within him. And while she was proud of his power, she worried that it might lead him into danger. Anyone who had the power to become a Jedi and use the Force for good also ran the risk of being lured into using the Force for evil and personal gain-that was the dark side of the Force.Leia watched Anakin say good-bye to his brother and sister. She almost wished that Anakin had a twin too. That way he wouldn't be alone on Yavin 4. Her younger son did not have many friends. His brother and sister and the droid See-Threepio were really his closest companions. "Stop worrying, Leia," Han said to his wife. He could hear her worry as clearly as if she'd spoken. "Come here, kiddo, and say good-bye to your old dad," Han called to his son. Anakin came over to hug his father. Han ruffled his son's hair. Then he brushed it out of Anakin's eyes."I'll be fine, Dad," Anakin said.He could feel his father's worry, just as he could feel his mother's. His kid was so strong, Han thought. But for a moment he, too, worried about the power of the Force in Anakin. Then Leia pulled her son into a tight hug."Call us if you need anything," Leia said. Or if you want to come home, Leia thought."I promise," Anakin answered his mother. Then he stepped inside the shuttle and waved to his family from the window by his seat. Anakin was all alone now. He settled back into his chair to think. Anakin thought about his parents and their fears. What they didn't understand was that their younger son had not been afraid to leave his home planet of Coruscant. Anakin had seen the look of worry in his mother's eyes as she and his father had said good-bye to him.But Anakin wasn't worried. He was traveling to Yavin 4, where Uncle Luke had created a Jedi academy to train the young who were gifted in the Jedi ways. Anakin knew that just as his twin brother and sister Jacen and Jaina were sensitive to the Force, he was too. No, Anakin wasn't afraid, but he was silent during the journey to Yavin 4. There would be so much to learn in the next few months, and Anakin wanted to think about what lay ahead."We'll be landing in five minutes," the shuttle commander informed his young charge.Anakin turned, his ice blue eyes peering out the window, making a sweep of Yavin 4's surface. He'd read all about the moon. Still, its lush jungles, rivers, and waterfalls took his breath away. It was so unlike the city he had just left. So beautiful and wild. With an impatient toss of his head he swept long dark bangs from his eyes as the shuttle dove toward an enormous stone structure. Anakin knew that this was the Great Temple, an ancient building that had been on Yavin 4 long before Luke Skywalker had chosen it for his Jedi academy. There were several other temples and palaces on the moon, but most were falling apart.It was said that some were more than four thousand years old. Anakin wondered if he would have the chance to explore those buildings. He hoped so.Once the silver shuttle was safely settled on the Great Temple's landing field, its door opened with a hiss. Anakin walked onto the launch bay and into the waiting arms of his uncle, the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Luke wore a black jumpsuit. His hair was a few shades lighter than Anakin's. But his eyes were the same bright blue."Anakin, welcome to the academy," Luke said with a smile.Anakin hugged his uncle, then bent to say hello to Luke's companion, the silver, blue, and white droid Artoo-Detoo. Artoo's red lights blipped and beeped at the boy, but Anakin couldn't understand anything the droid was saying."He says he's glad that you're finally here," Luke explained.Over the next few hours Luke showed Anakin around the academy and told its history."The Great Temple was one of many palaces built by the Massassi," Luke explained. "They were a race of people who once lived on Yavin 4. They disappeared from the moon long before it was discovered by the Rebel Alliance."Anakin knew what the Rebel Alliance was. It was the name for the men, women, and aliens who had fought to bring back justice and freedom to the galaxy. His mother, father, and Uncle Luke had been part of that group."The Great Temple was renovated years ago by the Alliance and used as a secret base," Luke explained. "Then it was found by the Death Star and abandoned."The Death Star, Anakin remembered, was the battle station of the Empire. That was the Rebel Alliance's enemy."When the Death Star found the Alliance base on Yavin 4, a war followed. Some of the temples on this planet were damaged by crashing TIE fighters, but the years have also taken their toll on them. However, the Great Temple was undamaged, so we decided to use it for the Jedi academy," Luke said.Anakin ran his fingers along the stone blocks that lined the hallways of the academy. He wondered what the Great Temple had looked like long ago, and what the Massassi people had been like."The Great Temple hasn't been changed much on the outside," Luke said. He had sensed his nephew's curiosity. "But we had to change the inside in order to create the academy rooms. We've divided some spaces into sleeping and refresher units for you and your classmates. And we've hung heavy drapes above the open windows. The windows in the Temple have no glass because the climate here is so warm that we rarely need it. However, every few months we have terrible storms. The temperature drops and rain and winds whip through the jungle. When that happens the heavy drapes keep the temple warm and dry. There's one place that we haven't touched, though-the Grand Audience Chamber at the top of the Temple. All of the instructors and students here agree that it is just too beautiful to change," Luke explained.Luke and his newest student continued to walk through the academy. Every few minutes Luke stopped to introduce Anakin to his Jedi instructors."Anakin, this is Tionne," Luke said when they stopped before a silver- haired humanoid woman with enormous pearl-colored eyes. Anakin shook Tionne's hand."Tionne is a Jedi Knight and she also loves to collect old Jedi legends and songs,"Luke told the boy. "Come on, I'll introduce you to some of your fellow students," Luke offered. "You were the last to arrive for this session of the academy."The two went through a large wooden doorway and entered the dining room. Luke walked his nephew from table to table, making introductions. Anakin had rarely seen so many different creatures under one roof. There were aliens of all different colors-red, green, purple. Some had bodies like birds, others looked like snakes, and some had eight or ten arms and several eyes."There are many beings who are sensitive to the Force," Luke explained to his nephew. "Whether they are human or alien is not important. The only thing that matters is that everyone in this room is dedicated to becoming a Jedi Knight and using the Force for good."This is going to take some getting used to, Anakin thought as he scanned the room. But making friends wasn't Anakin's biggest concern. He was a loner, and even at home his only close friend... [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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