Star Wars Fanfic - The Clone Jedi

(VII) Awakening

"It was only a matter of time before the droids found us. We backed as far as we could trying to avoid being hit by the blasters. The rubble in the network of buildings gave us an advantage. But there were so many of them that it was impossible to escape.

Columns of droids occupied all the main streets, so we had to move through alleys to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. We managed to reach the buildings that were still standing, but there was no trace of ours.

To our misfortune, we ended up running into a dead end. Our only way of escaping was through the emergency stairs of the buildings. But with the droids shooting at us, that would be impossible.

We held the position for a long time. Prig and I hid behind the dumpsters and were able to take down a dozen or more battle droids. But it was not enough. The droids were getting closer and closer, and to make matters worse Prig was shot in the chest.

Poor Prig, laying on the floor moaning in pain. His fear of dying made him scream desperately and that created a hole in my chest. I hid in fear behind the container. Fear began to control me. I put the blaster aside and took the lightsaber out of the compartment. I was holding it tight, still off, and my hands were shaking. It was then that I heard that strange voice once more.

????: - Use it. -

I was stunned, thinking that it was a figment of my imagination. Maybe the fear I was feeling had consumed my sanity and I was beginning to imagine things. The droids were getting closer and closer. I could feel his footsteps a few meters from me. Then I heard the same voice again.

????: - Use it! Use the Force. -

The force? I asked myself. What was he talking about? I didn't understand anything he was saying. Back then I couldn't explain it, but I felt something running through my body. Something... energizing. My heart began to race, my breathing became uncontrolled, and my entire body was sweating. I thought it was my fear, controlling me. But the voice spoke to me once more.

????: - Push them! -

Something activated in me when I heard it. I got out from behind the dumpster and tried to push the droid who was only two feet away from me. But what happened would be marked in my memory for all my lifetime.

I remember that fear and anger controlled me. The droid that was a few steps away from me shattered as its pieces flew at high speed. All the droids behind met the same fate. Strange rays came out of my hands that impacted against the metal body of the droids and short-circuited them. And immediately a curtain of dust rose.

When I could see again I was shocked. Not only were the droids smashed to pieces, the floor and walls had huge dents, as if a wrecking ball had crashed into them. I was paralyzed for a few seconds, but I reacted when I heard more droids approaching.

I looked everywhere and was able to find an entrance to the drain. I took Brig and carried him up the stairs until I reached the ducts. The smell was terrible, but better than being with the droids. So once inside, I ran as fast as I could to get away from the place."