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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 8, 2022 23:06:37 GMT -6
CHAPTER 1
One day, I got a package.
It was very heavy. I dragged it upstairs to my apartment.
Upon opening the package, a huge metal frame with a computer kiosk welded to its side sprang up out of it.
I pressed the power button. The STAR WARS logo flashed upon the screen.
TYPE CHARACTER
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Flashed upon the screen.
I typed 'Luke Skywalker'.
Then Luke Skywalker in his prime stepped through the frame.
"Who are you?" He said.
"Brent from Earth."
"A lot of cultures call their homeworld earth."
"Gaia."
"What system is that in?"
"The Solar System. In the Milky Way Galaxy."
"There is no Milky Way Galaxy around where I'm from. I must be in a new Galaxy."
"You're in a whole different Universe, Luke. Wait here."
He waited.
I brought him an Inspired Version Bible. "Can you read this?"
He opened it. "This work is given to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints..." he started.
"I'm surprised you can read English." I said.
"I see it in Aurubesh." Luke said. "Is it written in English? That's a gift of God. It's beyond what the Force can do. May I read this? It's intriguing."
"Yes you may" I said.
As he read, I brought him The Book of Mormon.
"This is for after you get that book done." I said.
"Hm. The Book of Love. Sure. I'll read it while I'm reading this one."
Several hours later I typed 'R2-D2' and 'power source for Artoo Detoo' as Luke slept on my bed and I got up from sleeping on my foldout loveseat. Before bed, I had shown Luke my laptop and gave him my laptop's password and showed him how to use this Earth's Internets, and how to use the Apps on my smartphone, and showed him my refrigerator, how to use my stove and microwave and where the bathroom was. I had also told him the good news of Jesus Christ and since he had read Genesis-Leviticus and I Nephi, he had enough saving knowledge to have his heart transformed by Jesus. I taught him about continuinal re-evangelism and taught him the Sign of the Cross and about the Holy Spirit and the nature of the Force that he did not know yet. After R2 came through the frame, I told him to stay quiet because Luke was sleeping and I didn't want him to wake up until morning. He complied.
That night I dreamed of listening to David Jeremiah preach about the Book of Mormon favorably on the radio.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 8, 2022 23:36:35 GMT -6
CHAPTER 2
In the morning, I watched Luke practice saber techniques and meditate. He then awakened Artoo and gave him some power. Artoo was excited to see him.
"Thanks for bringing Artoo here, Brent. Most appreciated."
"You're welcome. Actually, I......"
I considered telling him that I could bring ANYONE from his galaxy here but thought better of it.
"You can bring anyone from my galaxy here?"
"Yes, you read my mind".
"What about my father Anakin Skywalker?"
"I could....what do you last remember from your World?"
"Watching from the Nether Realm of the Force as the Yuhzong Vong were defeated and Darth Havoc and Darth Hatris started plotting to rule the galaxy and get revenge."
"That's exactly where I left off in writing the story!" I said excitedly.
"My life is a story??" Luke said.
"I suppose if Stephen King and George Lucas are correct, all our lives are the mental creations of someone, in other words all our lives are someone's story. Hermeticists, ancient practitioners of the Force and teachers of it's principles, taught that we are all mental creations of the All, or the Gods."
"Even the ancient Jedi texts hinted at this" Luke said.
"This frame here is a doorway between worlds, between my world and your Universe, called 'The Star Wars'.
'Do you have a copy of this story?' Luke asked.
"Yes, parts of it" I said.
"First, bring Anakin here, then I'll fill him in on the details you taught me, and we'll read the Scriptures and read the Star Wars story together." Luke said.
"Actually, most of it's a Motion Picture. I said. "Also, you, Artoo and Anakin will need places to stay. You can't always stay here, the Landlord won't allow it."
"We'll manage outside of your apartment" Luke said. "We're experienced Jedi."
I typed 'Anakin Skywalker' and 'Ahsoka Tano' and 'Captain Rex'.
All three walked through the frame.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 19, 2022 2:20:47 GMT -6
CHAPTER 3After Ahsoka was pacified toward me (Luke and Anakin had had to calm her down because she perceived that I had watched certain videos and read certain cartoons starring her that offended her and God. She had almost been ready to kill me) and Luke and I had filled Anakin and Ahsoka and Rex in on the details, Ahsoka fully forgave me and made me promise I'd never look at that stuff again and Anakin and Ahsoka borrowed Bibles (Ahsoka borrowed the Inspired Version and Anakin also borrowed the Book of Mormon and Jesus Calling) and Anakin took R2 and Ahsoka left with Luke and Rex. Rex had also been a little angry with me but had not threatened my life, and he forgave me too. I let him borrow a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants. Before they had left, I had given them all some hard and fast rules to live by: *Do not take "bad medicine" (Let the reader understand). *Do not get RFID Chips, Quantum Tattoos or ID cards or Drivers' Licenses. *Find a way to make money under the table and gather enough money to buy 5G celluar telephones from Walmart and a data plan for them. *Since they can't have IDs, they cannot use the computers or get an account at the library or drive cars. They will have to make friends they trust to catch rides from folks and come back to my apartment to use my laptop if they need a PC. *If they hitchhike, do it from truckstops. *You can trust Rick M and Pastor Pete, and I gave them their numbers and told them how to get to their houses. *Don't use Facebook. It will soon be easy to get a Quantum Tattoo on it. I spent about an hour giving them a bunch of other practical advice before they left my apartment. When they were gone my cat meowed and I fed him. As I sat on my loveseat petting him, I felt like I had empty nest syndrome. I got on my laptop, looked at the history to see what websites Ahsoka, Luke, Rex and Anakin had been to, then read material from www.3scriptures.com for about an hour and wrote in my Journal.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 19, 2022 2:53:38 GMT -6
CHAPTER 4
Seven days later I got a cold call. I answered and it was Ahsoka.
"Just reporting that I was able to get a cell phone and a laptop, and Rex too, and we live down the street from you in a house in Oak Grove, Missouri. Have you been behaving yourself?"
"Yes, I haven't touched that stuff for a month."
"Good. You better not." She said tersely. "By the way, the three of us and the Droid haven't contacted Pastor Pete or Rick yet. Luke and Anakin said we shouldn't. Anakin says it is the will of the God of the Force that you introduce us."
"Send Rex to my apartment. I'll share some things with him and then walk with him to Rick's." I said.
"Yes, I agree, that would be a good idea." Ahsoka replied.
Five minutes later, Captain Rex arrived and I shared with him things from my laptop and books and advice and he told me stories of things he had learned and had been through in this world. He had tried to join the U.S. Army but they had required ID and a Social Security card and had wanted to give him "bad medicine" so he had decided not to try to join. But he had been able to buy weapons, but had not needed to use them yet. He had bought materials to construct some blaster carbines but had not assembled them yet. He still had the weapons he had brought with him through the doorway, and they worked just fine. He had a tablet, a smartphone, a laptop and a big-screen TV and Alexa. For now Artoo was staying at their house. Rex chuckled and said Artoo rather found Alexa a dullard.
Then I fed the cat, called Rick, told him there was someone I wanted him to meet. Rick said he was tired and had just gotten up and didn't feel like meeting a stranger at this time. "You have to respect his wishes. Perhaps there'll be another time. What about Pastor Pete?" Rex said.
"I can Skype him." I said.
I Skyped Pastor Pete.
"What's up?" He said. "Who's this?"
"Captain Rex, at your service. And you must be Pastor Pete."
"I've seen him around town hanging around with an orange skinned female alien and a robot that looks like R2-D2" Pete said. "The alien tells everyone in town and wherever she goes that her name is Ahsoka Tano. Word gets around. There are even rumors that two men named Luke and Anakin who look just like them rent an apartment across town." Pete told me. "So where is your group from?" Pastor Pete asked Rex.
"According to Brent here, a galaxy far, far away. I see myself on Disney+ every day. And Ahsoka. And the rest of us. I see people talking about our stories all over YouTube. Did you know Brent wrote part of our life stories?"
"I'm coming over, Brent," Pastor Pete said. "I want to meet him."
"I want Rick to meet him too sometime," I said.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we all will," Pete said.
Then we hung up.
"I look forward to meeting this guy. I have a good feeling about him." Rex exclaimed.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 19, 2022 3:18:51 GMT -6
CHAPTER 5
It was Wednesday morning. Yesterday Pete had interviewed Rex. Ahsoka had come over, sensing he wasn't at Rick's. Ahsoka had taught Pete a lot about the Force, and Pete had taught Rex and Ahsoka a lot about God and spirituality. I had invited Rex and Ahsoka to the RLDS Church. They both agreed to come there. Before all three had left my apartment, I had played the music video 'What does the Fox Say' for Rex and Ahsoka and they had enjoyed it. Then I had showed them Bob Ross on Pluto TV. Ahsoka really liked that. Now on Wednesday, Rex and Ahsoka crammed with me into the backseat of Gordon and Della's car (Tyler was not there and Rex was in the middle) and both Rex and Ahsoka enjoyed, got a lot out of and contributed much to the RLDS Wednesday night prayer meeting. Luke, Anakin and Artoo were also there. Anakin had made a special appeal to the elders of the RLDS branch I attended to allow Artoo to be in the sanctuary by Anakin. They had reluctantly allowed it and in the end had not regretted it.
After Church we all hung out at my apartment. I took my pills and fed the cat, and we watched Star Wars movies and shows and 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' and other media on my laptop, talked, ate food together, and counseled on who to bring into my world next.
We all agreed: Obi Wan Kenobi in his prime with all his memories from his entire life.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 20, 2023 17:40:07 GMT -6
CHAPTER SIX
I typed in Obi-Wan Kenobi and in he stepped into our world, surprised to see Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, Luke and Artoo, and a complete stranger in very strange clothes (me) in an atypical flat with atypycal devices and fixtures. He was in his prime and I typed Duchess Satine because I knew he wanted to see her, and I knew they could be married in this world.
Satine said "Is this heaven?" Then she saw Obi-Wan and they embraced tearfully and kissed. Anakin and Ahsoka filled the couple in on the details and I told them an Elder could wed them soon, but I insisted they stay in seperate dwellings until they could tie the knot. Anakin agreed. I then typed in Padme Amidala and in she stepped, and immediately embraced her husband. Anakin thanked me and God profusely, and Obi Wan and Ankin and Satine told Padme what was going on.
"I have to admit it's weird, but its so good to see you all again!" Padme said.
Suddenly the frame that the device was on collapsed, and the monitor said "Capacity reached".
Padme pet my cat as I showed Satine and Obi Wan around the apartment. Then Anakin gave his wife a tour. Padme and Satine were fascinated by Rex's tablet, my laptop and my new large screen TV and DVD/Blue Rey player and Anakin's, Rex's and Luke's and my smartphones. Padme was glad to see Artoo again. Anakin presented his wife with a ZRF pocket Book of Mormon and said "you need to read this, my love". Meanwhile I was showing Obi-Wan and Satine The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd on my TV, explaining many things to them throughout the film.
After they all departed and I was left alone again, I got a call from Joy saying Ken believed I was ready for Baptism now.
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Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Oct 20, 2023 18:22:40 GMT -6
CHAPTER SEVEN
Three months after my Baptism, I got a call from Luke, who said he wanted to visit me. He told me Obi-Wan had married Satine and Rex and Ahsoka had renewed their vows. He said Anakin and Padme were living in a big mansion but he had a question for me.
When he visited me, he asked if the frame was done resting yet. I told him it still said 'capacity reached'. He was hoping his wife Mara Jade Skywalker could join him from the GFFA but I told him that there seemed to be no way that could happen. Then he started training me in using the Force. We went all over town as he taught his simple lessons to me. The next day I had to go to work at the Bookstore, and I told him we could have another lesson after I got off work. He said ok, and we parted ways.
The next Day, during breaks at work, I meditated, combining the Jedi Meditation techniques Luke taught me with meditating on the Word of God, which worked wonders for my mind spirit and soul advancement. It was not transcendental meditation at all. I saw visions of the future and the past, and many old familiar faces long gone.
After Work we worked on saber technique. Luke had built a saber for me to train with him with. Then Luke taught me many more lessons. I was a quick learner.
Over the weeks and months, even after my courtship, betrothal and marriage to my dear wife, I continued to learn from Luke.
In the Rancor Sparring Pit sparring sessions on theforce.net the Jedi Masters there were increasingly impressed with my saber techniques. I had still not told anyone on theforce.net that I was associated with "the Star Wars character cosplayers from nowhere in Oak Grove, Missouri". I knew people wouldn't believe me.
5 months later I got a postcard marked that it was from a foreign country saying they had flown charter, and also a letter from Anakin, relating his travels abroad with Padme. Anakin had built a ship and taken everyone except Luke up in space and orbited the earth 120 times, then flown and seen civilizations on the Dark side of the Moon and on Mars, then had flown back to earth and landed in the Desert of Nevada and refueled (they did not tell me their fuel source) and bought cars and driven to Las Vegas to check it out and seen the Hoover Dam, then drove back to their ship and flew back to Spain, where Anakin had built the ship. Then someone had bought it after Anakin had taught him how to fly it, and they had traveled to Rome, Venice, Cicily, Germany, and many other countries, States and Cities. Anakin had written his letter from Norway, from which the Postcard also had come. There was also a picture of the whole group standing in front of a famous German landmark.
P.S., the letter said, we followed all of your rules you gave us, and added some of our own, because there are just so many dangers and traps in today's world.
As I lay in bed that night, I thanked God for all the blessings He had given me, and to them, and to my wife.
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