The Empire's Fall (Pt.2)

Chapter Five: Leaving Dagobah

It's been a few weeks since Callum took me to the island with the flowers. I've been having dreams lately, this one started about two days after the cave. Though, as of right now, both Luke and I are upside-down, standing on our hands, with Master Yoda perched on my feet. Opposite us are four rocks, I stare at my two, and Luke stares at his. I close my eyes to concentrate.

"Use the Force. Yes..."

Yoda taps my leg. I quickly lift my left hand from the ground. I wobble a bit, but manage to keep my balance. Artoo whistles frantically, luckily for me, I'm good at ignoring things, thanks to Luke.

"Now... the stone. Feel it."

Luke and I both concentrate on lifting our rock. They rise a few feet, both rocks shaking. Artoo distracts Luke, so he falls. But thanks to Luke I have learned how to concentrate well.

"Concentrate!" Yoda yells at Luke.

Clearly annoyed at Artoo for distracting him, Luke looks over at Artoo, and I do the same, though I'm still standing on my hands. Artoo waddles closer to Luke, chirping wildly, then he scoots over to the edge of the swamp. I catch on and get back to my feet. Luke and I rush to the water's edge, and see our X-wings sinking lower, so that only the nose is above the water's surface.

"Oh, no. We'll never get them out now."

Yoda stamps his foot at Luke.

"So certain are you. Always with you it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say. Your sister at least, listens some, she does."

Luke looks uncertainly at the ships, and I admit, I'm skeptical too. Moving rocks compared to moving an X-wing... I don't know.

"Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different."

"No! No different! Only different in your mind. You both must unlearn what you have learned."

"All right, I'll give it a try."

"So will I."

"No! Try not. Do or do not. There is no try."

I close my eyes and start to focus. I picture my ship in my mind, and I feel what I do during Master Yoda's lessons. I feel the Force, it takes the weight of the ship, and I hear something splash back down, and Luke say,

"I can't. It's too big."

"Size matters not. Look at me. Look at your sister. Judge us by our size, do you? Hm? Mmmm."

I don't see what Luke does, because it feels like I'm dropping my X-wing. I concentrate even harder, but I can't quite do it! I drop it, and open my eyes, panting.

"Better than your brother you did. A long way to go you both still have." He then turns to Luke and says, "And well you should not judge by size." Then begins speaking to both of us. "For my ally is in the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life created it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we," here he pinches Luke's shoulder and my arm, "not this crude matter," he sweeps his arm and gestures, "You must feel the Force around you. Here, between you... me... the tree... the rock... everywhere! Yes, even between this land and that ship!"

Luke has grown discouraged, and says, "You want the impossible."

Master Yoda turns toward our X-wings, he closes his eyes, bows his head, raises his arm, and points at both ships. Soon the fighters rise up above the water and come toward us.