Brent Sohlden 001) in Time Station 9 001

TAILS

"You are a stranger here and we'd rather not deal with you. We don't need an extra mouth to feed. We'll send you on a Blockade Runner to a Hyperspace Destination of your choice"

"The word in the mouth of a Guard of the House of Alderaan is good. I'm ready to go."

"We'll let you pack five items of your choice and give you 7,000 creds, and a taser for protection. We are peaceful. We have no weapons, but we do have tasers."

"Thank you. Your servant would be most greatful. I'd like to go to Coruscant."

"As you wish."

You pack a Holonet kiosk datapad, 10 bars of soap, a shaving kit, 100 nutritional protein bars, 10 changes of street clothing, 7,000 credits and a simple to use taser, and board a Blockade Runner traveling to Coruscant.

You request to be present and strapped in to the cockpit when the ship makes the jump to Lightspeed. they allow it grudgingly. Your first trip out into Space and your first hyperspace jump are experiences you will NEVER forget.

Many hours later you approach Coruscant.  You spent those hours learning all kinds of new things on the holonet and you shaved and took a long hot shower and change your clothes, keeping your Jesus shirt in your backpack, and were treated to fine Alderaanean Cuisine.  You met Captain Antilles and found him to be an amiable fellow.

Once you land on Coruscant (you are not in the cockpit to see the landing, much to your disappointment, so you didn't get to see the planetwide city from outer space) you thrill as you take a shuttle to the Senate Building, admiring those tall stately statues that stand as sentinels outside the rotunda.   You waltz right in to the Senate chamber, see Supreme Chancellor and future Emporer and Sith Lord Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious in the High Chair as Senator Padme Amidala, and then Rylothian Senator Orn Free Taa has the floor. You see Bail in the distance and know it would be forward and impropriatous to wave at him, especially since he has no idea who in the Galaxy you are. You wait patiently for the senate session to end, then intentionally bump into him in the hallway. 

"Bail Organa is it, of the Royal House of Alderaan?"

"Yes." He smiled. "And you are?"

"Brent. House of Koivopolo....different planet."

"Ah." He returned. "And you wish to speak with me?"

"Yes." I said. "It's an honor to meet you, sir. Big fan of the work you do in the senate. Incidentally, is Obi-Wan Kenobi currently fighting in the Wars?"

"Why, do you have some Jedi interests, young man?"

"Why, yes, I do. I believe in the Force, and have used it... a little. A little Force push once, on my home world. They don't really have Force knowledge where I'm from."


"Follow me"  Bail said. "I know where Kenobi is. I can connect you two."

You follow Bail.

You leap out of hypespace, having talked to Bail the whole way. You were mum and revealed nothing to mess the plotline up. He thought you were very erudite and booksmart and wise for one who is so young and inexperienced.  You approach the planet Avaris, and land near some Art Deco style buildings.

Two Clone Commandos, Rex and Cody, stand with Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker.

You follow Bail up to them.

Anakin: Bail Organa. To what do I owe this pleasure?

Bail: Young man here to see Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Anakin: He's busy leading a charge against Droids and separatists on this planet right now. Can I take a message?

I stepped in, and extended my right hand to Anakin. 

Brent: Brent, House of Koivopolo. Planet Gaia, Milky Way Region. Pleased to meet you Anakin Skywalker. I've heard a LOT about you. You are a LEGEND.

Anakin (Shakes my hand) A pleasure to meet you as well. What do you want with Obi-Wan?

Brent: I'd like to learn more about the ways of the Force. I'm afraid I need more training in it to be any good at it.

Anakin: Master Yoda would consider you too old to begin any Jedi training. But I don't think so. I can teach you some of what I know.

Brent: Thanks. 

First, I recited to Anakin and Ahsoka the Jedi Code and told him how I interpreted it, talked about how the Force was energy and all, and told them about the little Force push I did at the eatery I worked at on Gaia.

Anakin and Ahsoka were both impressed and both expressed that I had potential. Anakin and Ahsoka then sparred in front of me, Bail, Cody and Rex, all the while demonstrating and explaining the seven main forms of lightsaber technique. This took about three hours. I did not let on that I had watched videos about lightsaber technique on the Internet at home, but they noticed that I started developing quick comprehension of what they taught me.  Then Ahsoka lent me one of her sabers and challenged me to a sparring match. I accepted. She beat me, but it wasn't very easy for her to. I put up a very good fight and even called upon what I knew of the Force to aid me in some of my techniques. Anakin, who had observed the duel, then analyzed and critiqued it: pros, cons, strengths, weaknesses. Then I sparred Anakin as Ahsoka observed. It was nearly a stalemate. Apparently, I had learned and picked up on a LOT from dueling with Ahsoka Tano.

Then Anakin and Ahsoka trained me in transposition of objects and aerobics, like Force leap and Force jump, and how to stretch out with my feelings. Four hours later, I was a very adept Force user, but had had no trials, so couldn't even qualify as a Padawan or even a Youngling.

Anakin: If what we have taught you today can help you in any way, we've done our job. 

Ahsoka: And....I wouldn't tell Obi-Wan about this. Let's just keep this between us three and Bail and Cody and Rex.

Brent: Thanks.  You guys are awesome. I hope our paths cross again sometime.

Bail: I'll take you back to the Palace on Alderaan. You'll eat with us and live with us for a while until we can establish you with a place in our society. See Anakin, he's from a distant galaxy, a foreigner who got here by some portal. He's also inexperienced and quite naïve and green. He needs a steady credit line and a niche somewhere, and I believe we can provide him with that. He has also informed me he can return back to his own Universe whenever he wishes and just show up on any planet or ship he chooses anywhere in our galaxy. Rather strange, isn't it? 

Ahsoka: There are many strange things in existence. Truth itself is full of oddities. Remember the Drengir of the High Republic days or tales of the Abbelah in the Unknown regions. Nothing surprises me anymore. Good luck, Brent, and may the Force be with you.

Just then Anakin reaches into his rucksack and gives you a gift.

Anakin: These were my original dual wielding training sabers. May they serve you well on your journey, Brent of the House of Koivopolo. The Force will be with you....Always.


You rocket from Avaris, jump into hyperspace for the third time, and talk to Bail more on the way to Alderaan.

At the library you find many collected legends and scriptures about the various Risen Saviors and demon deceivers of various worlds, replete with prophecies, warnings, good advice and history and poetry and much sage wisdom. You check out three books that are like the Bible, Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants in composition and content, due in four months, which you mark on your personal holocalendar.

Every morning you pray to the God of the Force and to the Saviors and to the Holy Spirit, and cross yourself, and read Scriptures. Every day you go to work as a vendor. every afternoon you practice the Force and staff and saber technique. Every evening you study languages, browse the holonet, and figure out your budget. Every night you say your prayers to the God of the Force and to the Saviors and to the Holy Spirit, cross yourself, and go to bed. Your sleep is sweet.

You continue this routine for many months (renewing your three books many times) until you are ready to request to go see Master Yoda at the Temple.