Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 44: Returning Home

Hey everyone I thought that I would just give you a heads up that I'm going to be finishing this book soon and once I'm done here I will be moving on to Rogue Runner! Speaking of which I need to tell you that Rogue Runner is going to go through a major overhaul, including not only changes in the over all storyline, but also a new cover and a change of title! The new name is going to be Beginning Again and while I'm sorry to see the original Rogue Runner go, I might include that as a title for one of my later fics. Anyway that's all for now, I hope you like this chapter!

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Alexa POV

By the time we got back on the ship I could swear that my fingers and toes had turned into icicles and the younglings all laughter when they spotted a snowflake that had landed on the tip of my nose.  Unfortunately though, it soon melted once Rendal had the heating systems turned on.  Mind you I'm not going to complain too loudly, we all needed to warm up and the heat stopped the painful cold feelings in my hands and feet.

'You ready to go?'  I sat with Rendal in the cockpit as he fired up the engines.

'Yeah.'  I nodded, smiling softly at him before we rose off the ground then shot out of the atmosphere.  Looking back down at the icy planet as we left it behind I couldn't help feeling rather proud of what we'd all achieved.

Goodbye Ilum.  Thanks for giving us the opportunity to prove ourself and learn a few valuable lessons.

When I looked back over at my friend I chuckled and grinned.  'I can't wait to get home.'

'Me neither....  Hey, good job for what you did down there, you were great.'  He smiled back at me.

'How do you know I was great?  You just saw me go in and come out.'  I smirked.

'Well you were awesome when you came out and I know you, so I'm certain that you were awesome while you were inside the cave.'

'You put too much faith in me.'

'Nah...  You just don't put enough in yourself.'  He reached over and took my hand, holding it gently in his.

'Thanks.' I blushed self consciously.

'You're welcome.'

We stayed like that for awhile until Rendal reminded me that I'd better go and back with the others so that we could get started on creating our lightsabers. The idea of owning my own laser sword made me excited again and I followed him back out to where the younglings were hanging out, retelling the tales of how they found their crystals.

'It was just so dark in that part of the cave and I was terrified that I'd get lost or that someone would try and get me, but I managed to calm down and when I cleared my mind I suddenly saw this light and there was my crystal!'  Ayara exclaimed happily while the boys nodded and smiled at her.

'Well done for doing that.'  Rendal clapped softly from the doorway as we walked in.

'Oh um...  Heh, thank you.'  She blushed and smiled at him.

'What are we going to do now, Padawan Brask?'  Oblo asked.

'You are all going to start constructing your lightsabers.'  My friend announced, smiling broadly.  I chuckled as the younglings all suddenly became excited.  'Come on, let's get you all started.'  He led us into another part of the ship where we were met by a rather strange looking droid.  'Everyone this is Professor Huyang, he's going to teach you how to build your lightsabers.'