It had been a few days since Mimix had moved in to the room Volta had cleared out for her. Master Sabra thought it would be a good idea to take the padawans off base to give them a meditation training exercise. They went to a more remote area of Phylo, away from the distractions on base. Mimix was looking around and then up at Master Sabra confused as to what she meant by meditation training. Cariko looked up at his master and she nodded to him. Cariko slowly sat down and began to meditate closing his eyes and taking deep breaths.
"Master? What are we doing?" Mimix asked puzzled.
"Meditating young one." Master Sabra stated sitting down.
Mimix sat down copying Master Sabra's form.
"Meditation is a very important part of every Jedi's way of life. It helps us to calm, it helps us to focus." General Sabra stated.
"Is that what Cariko is doing?" Mimix asked.
"Yes young one, Cariko is meditating." Master Sabra replied.
Mimix nodded and slowly closed her eyes.
"That's it, deep breaths clear your mind Mimix. Listen to the sounds around you and feel the force." Master Sabra said softly.
Mimix took deep breaths, trying to focus on clearing her mind. General Sabra watched the two of them. Seeing Mimix was still not quite getting the hang of it. She opened her eyes and sighed in frustration.
"I can't do it..." Mimix stated.
"Why do you think that?" General Sabra asked.
"I.. I don't know. It just... It feels like something is stopping me." Mimix would state.
"I see." Said general Sabra.
Mimix stayed silent. She was afraid she was failing.
"Mimix look I know this is all new for you. Meditation is not easy for everyone. It takes time." General Sabra assured.
Mimix nodded slightly thinking on what master Sabra told her. Mimix took a deep breath and closed her eyes again. She took deep breathes as master Sabra watched on. When Mimix didn't break away from the meditation for a bit master Sabra smiled slightly. Mimix continued to take deep breaths. Mimix was back on Concord Dawn, in her old room. She looked around wondering how she was there. Suddenly a younger version of herself ran in and grabbed a loth cat plush off of the bed and ran out giggling. A carefree child, who did not know the dangers of her world. Mimix followed her younger self out to see the younger Mimix become sad as her parents walked out the door.
The younger Mimix walked back to her room and sat on her bed. Mimix watched her younger self just sitting there looking at her loth cat plush forlorn. She was about to reach out when suddenly the scene shifted, to when she was about 12 years old she ran and hid, clutching the loth cat plush to her chest along with a satchel that held a small variety of rations and a few hundred credits. Crashing was heard down stairs along with blaster shots. The younger Mimix peeked out from a crack in the door.
"Where are you kid? I know you're here so just come out and don't be a fool like your parents." A voice echoed up the stairs.
The younger Mimix snuck from her hiding spot and saw her parents lying lifeless downstairs out of view of the intruder. From her position she saw none other then the mark of Death Watch. Holding back her scream she snuck out from the top floor by way climbing out the window and down a tree. She took off running to the shipyard, the Death Watch member saw her. The two of them saw one another. The Death Watch member ran out to see her disappear off into the distance. Moments later a ship would fly overhead, plunging Mimix's meditation back into nothing but a void. She calmed her breathing back down.
Seeing Mimix settle back down with her meditation master Sabra smiled at the two padawans meditating. Soon her com link went off. Master Sabra stood up and walked a few feet away from the padawans so she didn't disturb them while she was taking the transmission.
When master Sabra opened the transmission she saw another jedi master, he had ash black hair and deep blue eyes. He was standing along side of master Yoda.
This message was pre recorded and sent to master Sabra.
"Master Sabra, well you are doing I hope." Master Yoda spoke.
The blue eyed jedi would just stand there beside master Yoda
"Master Seeker address you he shall." Master Yoda looked up to master Seeker.
"Master Sabra. I understand that you are training two padawans. I also understand that Cariko is quite the challenge, so I propose that you allow me to continue young Mimix's training. From what the council has said and what your reports show she will be a special case, and must have eyes on her at all times as she grows in the ways of the force to protect her from walking towards the dark side. I know and understand that she has grown ties to Echo Squadron but it's attachments like these that make her an easier target for the sith. I trust you'll make the right call and bring her to the jedi temple on Coruscant to allow me to continue her training. Please send a transmission when you are on your way." Master Seeker would say.
The transmission would cut off and master Sabra would sigh slightly. She knew that master Seeker was right but she also knew her bonds to Echo Squad would help her as well.
Suddenly the sound of a lightsaber activating drew master Sabra's attention, she saw Cariko standing protectively in front of Mimix who was scared out of her mind at insurgents beginning to surround them. Master Sabra activated her lightsaber and rushed to help her padawans only to be cut off by blaster bolts being fired in her direction. She quickly parried the blaster bolts noting some of the insurgents had slug throwers she aimed the deflection of the bolts back at them.
When master Sabra was busy, the two padawans were knocked out and dragged off. Only then, did the remaining insurgents battling master Sabra retreat. She had turned to give chase to the padawans but they were gone. Master Sabra was quick to jump on Echo Squad's comm line.
"I need all available personnel to the briefing room! That means you too Echo Squad!" Master Sabra ordered over the comms.
Soon master Sabra was in the briefing room with the members on base. The troops immediately snapped to attention.
"At ease gentleman." General Sabra stated.
Everyone in the room went to the at ease position.
"General, what seems to be the problem?" Jinx asked.
"The padawans... they've been captured... I tried to stop the insurgents but... they fled after taking the two." General Sabra explained.
The others in the room looked at eachother while the members of Echo squad exchanged looks with one another.
"We're ready to move out general." Volta would state.
General Sabra nodded.
"We leave immediately, we have to find the padawans. Dismissed." General Sabra ordered.
"Yes ma'am!" The room echoed in unison.
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Reject Squad: the struggle of commandos
Fiksi IlmiahEnter the world of Star Wars as you embark on a journey with a hidden squad that was Echo Squad but known to many as reject squad. You never know what will happen as these commandos face many perilous challenges.
