Fight for The Future

Part 1

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Master Yoda sat in his quarters meditating, trying to find a path that led the galaxy out of these dark times. Suddenly there was a disturbance in the Force, but it disappeared just as suddenly as it appeared. Yoda searched for the source of the disturbance, but could find nothing. He opened his eyes, only to discover that he was no longer in his quarters at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. He stood on a floating platform that appeared to look to be made of & act like water. Looking around, Yoda noticed many other strange platforms twisting & turning in every direction. He also noticed what one would describe as stars in the distance, almost as if he was standing in the center of the galaxy. Even stranger was he could not sense the veil of the Dark Side that had clouded the Force since the Clone Wars began. "Master Yoda" a voice said behind him.

Yoda turned to see a Hooded figure walking towards him. After a moment of contemplation he realized with some shock that not only was this figure's presence light it was far more powerful than the Sith Lord he had faced weeks prior in a Force vision. "Where is this place? Tell that this is not a dreamscape, I can. Requires a bond between two individuals it does & know you I do not." Yoda asked. "Perhaps from a certain point of view Master Yoda." the figure replied, amused. "This is the World between Worlds. A plane of the Force that transcends both space & time. But come, let us talk in a more comfortable environment."

Suddenly they were no longer standing on the platform in that void, but on a hill. A binary sunset was falling over the ocean west of an idyllic island where the grandmaster noted there were younglings and adults practicing with lightsabers on a plain below them. Reaching out with the force the Grandmaster was stunned to realize there were family bonds among the jedi? Force users below him. More astonishing the Grandmaster sensed it felt right and was more than a little shaken by the revelation of what he was seeing. "Many years have I wished you could see what is presently in front of you but I never imagined this would be the way" The hooded figure said wistfully.

Master Yoda turned & observed his companion. The Master, for what else could he be, took his hood off revealing a bearded middle-aged man with blond slowly greying hair wearing black beneath his cloak. The eyes were weary, yet Yoda could see the hope & inner determination of the man in front of him. "To where have you brought us?" Yoda asked. "This is the planet Ach-to deep in the unknown regions where I have taken the survivors of the Jedi and what people we could rescue from the great tragedy; to be safe at least for a time."

"You are a jedi? Know you I do not were you not trained on coruscant"? Master Yoda asked, thinking perhaps he was part of the Corellian off shoot. "No Master I was taught on the most miserable swamp planet in the galaxy by a rather senile & eccentric Jedi Master." the man replied, bemused. Master Yoda reached out with his senses the man's presence was more powerful than any he had ever sensed, yet it did seem strangely familiar in a way that he could not quite place a claw on. The man was clearly happy to see Yoda but it was strange to notice the melancholy that was attached to the emotion like seeing a long-lost friend. "Search your feelings Master Yoda & you will discover the truth" the man smiled. "you will forgive me for not revealing all but our time is limited and there is much to discuss. For the moment I am merely Luke."

Master Yoda decided he would contemplate the meaning of his words later. "Happy to meet you I am, Master Luke. For what reason am I here? You mentioned a great tragedy." he asked. "Indeed, subtly reach out with your senses beyond the planet, but do not make your presence known" Luke replied.

Master Yoda reached out to feel the galaxy beyond the tranquil feel of Ach-to and immediately shuddered, collapsing to the ground & cluchting a hand to his chest in pain.

(A/N: think his reaction to Order 66.)

The darkness was beyond anything he had ever felt in the clone wars the death & destruction were rampant. Shaken the Grandmaster stood & inquired "The cause of this What is?"