Star Wars: Monsters Rising

Chapter One

There were many planets, some beautiful than others and some hostile. Planets were often controlled by the Zarthonian Empire.

The Zarthonian Empire was home to a tyrant named Brandon. He was the son of the late emperor and empress and was the new Emperor of the Galaxy. Many feared and respected him.

And many have tried to rebel and fight against him. Only to lose their lives in the end.

There were many rebel camps in far-away galaxies. And there was a certain rebel group in particular who inspired such rebellions and brought justice to the system and to many civilians in the galaxy.

A red, white, and black ship that was decorated with orange and blue highlights flew through Space's atmosphere on autopilot. Harry Walker stared out the window, gazing at the stars and the planets outside as they seemingly passed by.

He sighed as he leaned back against the wall. He had been up before the others and he had a lot on his mind. The doors slid open with a hiss as Paige walked into the control room.

Harry looked over at her, "hey." "Hey," Paige said with a weary smile, "you're up early."

"Couldn't sleep," Harry shrugged and he glanced back at the stars, "how far do you think we are from getting to Vathiri?"

"Well hopefully it's close to Luna," Paige said, half joking and half serious. Harry chuckled softly as he got up.

"The others should be up by now," he said. "Gem and Jay are up," Paige said, stretching her arms out.

Harry smiled and nodded. As if on cue, Gem and Jay walked into the control room.

"You guys cooking?" Harry asked. "I am," Jay said, waving his hand dismissively as he walked over to the other side of the ship.

Paige hummed softly before she walked out of the control room and headed to the training room. She was glad that it was empty. It was the only place, besides her room, where she could go to whenever she wanted to get lost in thought or just tune everything out.

Taking out her Lightsaber, she activated it and started to swing at the air. She continued this for about a few minutes before she stopped. She leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. "You okay?" A familiar voice asked and she turned to see Val standing in the doorway of the training room.

Paige smiled softly. Valentina Rosalina Grady was twenty years old, but younger like Shiloh who was twenty while Charlotte and Marley were twenty-one. They were younger than the other Rebel teens and Gem, Quinn and Aggie were in charge of them. And that made Paige feel better, knowing that the younger Rebels were safe.

Paige smiled at Val, "I'm alright Val. The Orion is heading to Vathiri so me, Jay, Griffin and Gem will be going out once we land."

"How come we can't come with you?" Val asked shyly. Paige put her Lightsaber away and she knelt down in front of the twenty year old, placing her hands on the girl's shoulders, "because I want you safe. Heh, remember what happened last time when Damien came with us?"

The Rebels had went to Ebos a few days ago, and Damien had gotten into trouble with a few locals. Gem, Paige and Jay had to get him out of trouble before Ebos' leaders found out.

Val giggled at the memory. "In my defense, I was left unsupervised," Damien spoke up as he glared at Paige who only smirked.

"Yeah," she said, "and you almost ran into trouble with the Stormtroopers because you were pickpocketing. Be glad Gem, Jay and I got there in time to save your butt." Damien blew a raspberry at her and he jogged to the dining area. Paige chuckled and she picked Val up into her arms and followed Damien.