Strong and Strange

Secretive Morning

"Maggie, I was... welcome back." Danse said as I went into the building. I put my bag down and submitted my work to Haylen and Rhys, glad to have it off my shoulders. I went into my room again and closed the door behind me. I didn't bother locking the door this time because I didn't want to hurt Danse's feelings... I pulled out the holocron again and played it.

"This is Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. I regret to report that both our Jedi Order and the Republic have fallen, with the dark shadow of the Empire rising to take their place. This message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi. Trust in the Force. Do not return to the Temple. That time has passed. And our future is uncertain. We will each be challenged. Our trust... our faith... our friendships. But we must persevere. And in time, a new hope will emerge. May the Force be with you... always."

I started to cry full blown. I tried to do it quietly but I sensed Haylen at the door. I stopped my crying and remembered Obi wan's words. We will each be challenged. Our trust... our faith... our friendships. But we must persevere. And in time, a new hope will emerge. May the Force be with you... always. I meditated to get a glimpse of the future. I saw an army of simple people taking down a big monster. I saw them being led by me. I then saw a boy. He was training with a lightsaber... he had a tunic similar to mine. I then realized I was training him. He smiled as I watched him swing the lightsaber, using a shooting droid I had brought with me. Then I saw anger in him. A lightsaber with a red blade came into his hands. He didn't have a sith master, but I saw him taking over the Commonwealth with his hatred. I came out of meditating with a start. I sensed Haylen was still there and sighed. I got out of my position in bed and headed toward the door. Haylen was startled when I came out.

"Sorry, I just heard noises in there." She said.

"Oh..." I said. "I was just..." My voice faded, remembering the vision and Obi wan's message.

"Is something wrong?" She asked.

"No. Just... dreams." I lied.

"Mhm... I'm going to bed. See you in the morning. Danse expects you for breakfast." She said, walking away.

I went back into my room and slept, making my appetite come back to me.

I woke up the next morning, sensing Danse near me. I looked over my shoulder. Danse was surprised to see me looking at him. "Oh... you're awake... just... checking." He said.

"Mhm." I got up and grabbed my bag. Dans stopped me. "Hold on, you are not going right away." He said.

"Danse, I -"

"Come on." He said, leading me to the main room. There was some grilled radroach on the plates of the tables. I sat down and looked at the food.

"Probably not what you're used to but it was all we had." He smiled.

"What do you mean? Almost everybody has got to eat some mutated animal around... or -" Rhys started.

"Rhys, pay her respect and eat. She's not from around here." Danse said.

"That doesn't exactly mean she hasn't eaten anything from around here."

"I'm sure-"

"It's good." I said, trying to stop the two from arguing. I saw flashes of my vision from before and put a hand on my cheek.

"That's great." Danse said, then seeing me droop down. "You have to tell us what's wrong, Maggie." He said, concerned.

"I'm fine." I protested. I didn't feel like doing a jedi mind trick... but if I had to...

"You're not fine. That one night and last night you are having a hard time. Even right now. Tell us."

I sighed and looked at each of them. Rhys was eating and Haylen was looking at Danse who was looking at me. "I just got done escaping a massacre of my kind." I said. It was part of the truth. Danse looked at me. His eyes told me to go on... but I couldn't.

"What do you mean by your kind? You're human, we are all human. Otherwise we'd be probably fighting." Rhys looked up from his meal.

"I -" I hestigated. People needed to know the truth. I then remembered Deacon was waiting for me. I had to hurry but I knew they wouldn't let me leave with answers. "I'm from another galaxy." I said, looking away from their faces. Of course Danse already knew, but the others... I told them everything about my life and how I got there.

"That's impossible." Rhys said, rolling his eyes.

"It - it's true." I said.

"Is that why you were crying last night? Also is it how you can 'sense' us?" Haylen asked.

"Yeah," I admitted.

"You were crying?" Rhys sniggered.

"Rhys." Danse warned. "Is there anything else?" I didn't want to tell them anymore but they'd find out sooner or later.

"I had this vision..." I thought for a moment. "I don't know if it's true, but the dark side might come to the Commonwealth." I said.

"The Dark side? It's already here... the Institute." Rhys said.

"That sounds bad." Haylen said.

Danse had ignored Rhys's comment. "We'll make sure nothing too bad might happen," he said assuringly.

"I don't know, Danse. I have to go." I said, using the force to strap my bag onto me. "Please. I'm not comfortable with this everywhere in the Commonwealth."

"Not that anyone will believe." Rhys muttered as I exited the building. I went to where Deacon wanted me to meet. I sensed Deacon nearby and I headed towards him.