(Old) Avatar the Last Airbender - Jedi Outcast (Remastered)

Chapter 6 - Truth of The Old Order

The trio...or rather the four sat along the strange bison. They slept while they flew, the avatar staying up for watch as the rest of the crew got shut eye. Though, when they were up. The questions began to commence.

Sokka stood up. His fingers wrapped along the arm handles of the saddle paralleling what Ben did last time. closed his eyes as he revisited the memory.

Ben's towering form...the searing heat of the fire ball coming towards Appa. He could feel it...the power that emanated from Benjamin as the telekinetic push destroyed the boulder midflight. He had seen Aang do amazing stuff with his air bending, though there were striking differences between the way the two boys used their strange or rather...ancient powers.

"Talk..." Katara reassured Ben, the boy's legs aimed inwards towards his chest. Her voice soft as she trained out the word. She didn't want to upset Ben, he helped them and potentially saved their lives the prior day.

He didn't even have to...he was already safe and was ready to leave, he could of just left on some boat leaving the island. Her eyes locked onto the boy whose senses were fixated on the leathery saddle. His form shaking as his arms were wrapped around himself. Katara didn't realize the war that was waging within Benjamin.

'I can't...we were going to die. I didn't have a choice but to...'

Ben's thoughts ravaged his mind. His shaking palms evident as he planted both on the cuffs of his knees. His brown eyes still solely focused on the leather of the strap. Trying to find any excuse until...

"I didn't know you were a jedi..." Aang exclaimed, his carefree voice carrying the weight of the air as he spoke casually like he was speaking of the weather.

Ben's eyes widened in alarm. His eyes nearly popping from his skull as he pounced from his position. His hand connecting with the front of the saddle. The maneuver was so quick that Sokka nearly fell off the bison, his sister catching him as his yelp carried through the air.

"Uh...yeah." The avatar nodded his head. Ben's eyes still focused on the young boy, causing Aang to anxiously continue. "That was a force...push?"

Ben nearly fell on his back. His eyes darting everywhere along the open sky as he couldn't believe it. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad from this outcome.

'The Jedi...are still alive? Yet, when I leaped from hyper space and my ship was damaged, I swear that I was sent into a black hole! How could the Jedi be here...though, Bill knew of my powers, but he never mentioned the Jedi or the Sith to me. Although, I rarely asked anything about the history of this world. However, this world has been at war for nearly a hundred years! Where are the Jedi!'

Though as the second passed, Ben's face reeked from pure disbelief. It was like a switch was turned off...his face contorting into one of pure rage and hatred, the bile emanated from his frame like poison. His eyes locking solely along the leather.

'If the Jedi still live, then they most likely are the same cowards they were during the Mandalorian wars...letting innocents be killed or enslaved due to arrogance and moderation. Those fools most likely sit and believe on their council chairs that they hold no responsibility...damn fools.'

"The Jedi...what of them?" Ben hissed out, not meeting Aang's eyes.

Aang's eyes widened as he stared at Ben's face. Before the guy looked to be a wreck, though now...he couldn't explain it, but he could feel something strange. Anger...resentment...guilt...hatred. Aang, didn't understand how he knew that, maybe due to his connection to the spirit world.