The Force Helped Me Find Myself.

Chapter 11

Over the next few days, we had many meetings with different Jedi. A couple of times with the doctor, mostly to make sure he had all the facts we had. A couple of times with Master Ali, who was not happy with us doing this on our own but was impressed by how we had done it and Eron's response to his father's attack. We also had a meeting with two different Jedi who worked with the police in Eron's hometown and ours. We hoped that everything would go well.

The day came that we would be removing Eron's family from his father's house. We were going to go to the house about an hour after the police would. Eron had told his siblings to pack up their clothes and things they couldn't leave behind and to be ready to leave, his mum didn't know we were coming. We were nervous, I could feel the worry in Eron, but we were excited as well. We were going to be part of a real rescue and help people leave an abusive situation.

We would watch this later. The police team were amazing. They knocked on the front door and Eron's mum answered. Chantal and Zane quickly went to their room once they saw the Jedi officer enter. The Jedi said something calmly and Eron's father entered the living area, he seemed to ask what this was about. The Jedi told him something, and then Eron's father became angry and aggressive, he didn't attack the Jedi, but he was visibly angry. The Jedi calmly told him what was going to happen, and then Eron's father turned to run out the back. The Jedi followed but two officers were waiting for him, with stun blasters ready. Eron's father stopped once he saw them, then tried to go back out the front. The Jedi saw him coming and sidestepped the charge, and turned to follow, calmly. When Eron's father got to the front door a third officer was waiting for him with his blaster ready. Eron's father froze trying to figure out what to do when the Jedi said something, then he swung at the Jedi. The Jedi caught the fist and then twisted the arm behind the owner's back, grabbing the other arm quickly and putting cuffs on, arresting him. I found out later that the officers had body recorders on them, and they knew about the recorders we had planted, so they had recorded everything. Eron's mum looked shocked, her little kids came to hug her once their father was gone.

An hour later, as planned, Eron called his mother. She was shaken, obviously, and wasn't sure what she would do now. She was scared about what would happen when her husband returned. He told her to pack what she needed and that we would be there to help her in a few minutes.

"Who's we, son?"

"Me, my two friends and a doctor. We have organised a place for you to stay in a different city."

"Ok. Um, Eron, thank you."

He smiled as the call ended and we went to the house. A few minutes later we knocked on the door and were let in by Chantel, who hugged all three of us tightly as we walked in. The little kids had their suitcases and a couple of bags packed, Emmi and I helped them check they had everything they needed, and then went out to the transport the Jedi provided. We were glad they had done that as it meant we could transport more stuff than on the train. Eron helped his mother who was still in shock but was slowly getting to grips with what had happened. After about an hour of work, we had everything they needed and were ready to leave. Eron had a quick check to make sure everything that could cause issues when no one was there was safe, and all the external doors locked, and then we left.

It took us about 2 hours to get to Emmi's house. We sat and chatted with the young kids, about anything they could think of that wasn't about their father or what had just happened. They had a lot of questions for us about the academy, what it was like and what our town was like, it was good for them but exhausting for us. Once we arrived at Emmi's house, the kids went quiet. The house was a nice two-story place, not huge but 4 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs with a small room downstairs, laundry and a small toilet. The rest of the space was made to be a flowing living space. They had a large backyard, before they added the small flat, but still had some room to play and entertain. The kids hadn't seen anything like that before, or at least hadn't been in a house like that before. Emmi giggled, we had a couple of old classmates whose parents had much bigger and grander homes.

Emmi's family were waiting for us as we arrived. She quickly hugged her family and then made some introductions. We went inside and were greeted by my family; I wasn't expecting them. I hugged them quickly and then introduced them to everyone, Kriy gave the little kids a hug for comfort. Emmi's mum gave Eron's family a tour while her brother and the men started to move the stuff in from the vehicle. They decided to place their stuff in the downstairs office and then work out where to store everything tomorrow, it was getting late, as the whole thing started late afternoon.

We sat down and chatted about what was going to happen in the short term and had something to eat, I didn't realise how long it had been since I'd eaten until that point.

"You will be staying in the little house out the back," said Emmi's mum. "It's only got one bedroom, with a living space, kitchen, and small bathroom. You can wash clothes in the main house when you need to. Tomorrow morning, we insist everyone has breakfast with us, and I mean everyone," she said looking at my parents. "After that, we will work out what we need to do next."

"Thank you. I can't believe how generous you are being to us."

"Nonsense," said Emmi's dad. "You need help, and we can help. We have taught our kids how important it is to help others, one of our kids is learning to become a Jedi and who knows what else as well."

"Thank you again."

"Right," said the Doctor, "before I go, I need to give each of you a quick examination and document any injuries that you may have," he was looking at Eron's family. "Is it ok if I use the office?"

"Yes of course," said Emmi's dad.

Doctor Paul asked Zane to come in first. He seemed nervous and grabbed Emmi's hand.

"Is it ok if I come too," she asked. "I'd like to help, and I'm interested in biology and medicine."

"Ok, you can come. Please stay quiet and let the young one answer anything I ask." She nodded and off they went. Emmi told me later that he took some more pictures of the injuries he had and then did a simple physical exam looking for any internal injuries. He used the force to aid him. She noticed something interesting, she felt that Zane responded to the force with a little resistance, then after the exam, she felt him feel out with the force, only a little, but enough for her to notice. She had a similar experience with Chantel. I think maybe more of the family was force-sensitive than just Eron.

The doctor finished with Eron's mum. Emmi wasn't involved with this examination, but she said that it felt different. The doctor told Eron's mum that she needed to meet with a local colleague of his and that they should meet with a psychologist. He was going to organise the appointments for them.

"Now, Saimae, you are going to need to testify to what your husband has done. We will do what we can to make it as short and simple as possible, but we will need you to be brave and do the right thing, to protect yourself and your children."

She just nodded at him, with a stern expression.

"A fellow Jedi and friend of mine will come and talk to you sometime tomorrow to take a statement, and ideally from your children too. Eron has already given his account. You must tell him everything. We can help protect you and give you a second chance, but we need you to help us to keep you safe and to keep him from harming you again."

"Ok, Doctor. I'll do my best."

"I know you will. I'll be in contact sometime tomorrow with appointment details. Have a good night and I'll see you soon."

Not long after the doctor left for his accommodation nearby. The kids were getting very tired, so we left them to go to bed and I went home with my family. They were proud of me for helping but were concerned that I put myself in danger.

"Mum, I never met Eron's father in person and he doesn't know anything about me or Emmi."

"Ok, honey. I know you will be careful. I'm just worried about you getting hurt."

"I'll do everything I can to prevent that. Before I will ever be in any position to come to physical harm, I will be much better trained than I am now, and I will take every precaution to avoid it."

"Ok, honey. I'm still getting used to having a Jedi and a budding hero in the family."

We slept well that night and spent the next two days helping Eron's family adjust to their new surroundings. We had many hugs and tears from Eron's siblings when the doctor picked us up to go back to the academy.