Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles:Enter The Shadows (Books 1-4)

Chapter Nine: Benjamin

Chapter Nine

Benjamin

Jacob and Jordan land on Obi-Wan’s home world of Stewjon in search of their eleven year old brother. The planet is mostly grasslands and fields. The field they land in has about fifteen boulders spaced out though out the area. Ben’s ship is on the far side of the rocks.

Jacob and Jordan land on the other side. Jacob opens his green lightsaber and Jordan activates his blue. Jordan is holding his saber with two hands off to his right side and Jacob is carrying his in his right hand, with the blade relaxed toward the ground. The twins know all too well how to push their older brother into a fight.

Jacob: Come on, Ben; are you too scared to fight us?

Jordan: Yeah, Ben! Are you chicken? (starts making chicken noises)

Benjamin teleports about ten feet in front of the two, who are now in the middle of the boulders.

Jordan: There’s the wimp.

Ben: Shut up!

Ben starts to run forward then vanishes and reappears several times each time getting closer to the twins. Ben strikes Jordan first. Jordan panics and Jacob steps forward and pushes Ben’s orange staff to the right. Ben spins around and tries to stab Jacob.

Jordan grabs Jacob with one arm and pulls him over. Ben goes to pounce on Jordan, but Jacob uses the Force to change his course. The twins stand up as Ben flashes away. They stand back-to-back, touching each other to sense each other’s movements.

Ben teleports down beside the two with his lightsaber split apart. He thrusts his sabers forward; one blade aimed at Jacob, the other at Jordan. Synchronized, they spin to the right, deflecting Benjamin’s blow. Still moving as one, they stab at Ben. Just before the blades hit, Ben disappears into thin air right before their very eyes.

Jacob: How are we supposed to beat him if we can’t hit him?

Ben reappears behind the twins and slashes with everything he’s got. Jordan, who is standing on the right, jumps forward. Jacob drops and leg sweeps his brother. Ben falls hard. Jacob tries to take a swipe at the crystal, but he fails.

Jordan is picking himself up out of the grass and Jacob does a one-handed backflip. They stand back-to-back again, ready for Ben to reappear. Ben appears in front of Jordan, and attempts to stab him. Jordan blocks, then Jacob spins around Jordan’s left side and clashes sabers with his brothers.

Jacob grabs Jordan’s lightsaber hilt as Jordan drops to his knees. Jacob swings Jordan’s lightsaber around as he spins, catching Ben off guard and cutting across his shoulders, killing him instantly. The crystal falls to the ground.

Jacob: Yeah!!!

Jordan: Dude, that was awesome!

Jacob: (cocky) I know. Come on; let’s get Ben in his ship and get him to Shain.

Jordan: Ok.

The twins carry Ben to his ship and set the auto pilot for the Rebellion.