Enigma- A Star Wars FanFic

Chapter 2

        After the ship took off into the grey, muggy skies of Corasaunt, the crew all met in the cockpit.

"So, care to brief us on this mission, Alda?" Evander asked over his shoulder as he smoothly guided the ship further and further from the planet.

Alda read from her data pad as she replied, "We're going to an Outer Rim planet called Rylan. It has a Republic Outpost where we're keeping the ship,"she shrugged and gave the group a knowing look, "Pirates. What are you gonna do?" She asked with a rhetorical tone. Flint and Evander chuckled, but she continued, "We need to track down this special plant called a Benezion Lily. Apparently it's a crucial ingredient in the antidote to some disease that's spreading on Naboo. They need to figure out how to Clone it and pump out more medicine."

"What do we know about the planet?" Flint asked as he took mental notes of everything going on.

"Not too much. We have the coordinates to get there and we know how to get to the outpost, but beyond that it's just a vast forest."

Evander cut in, "And we're supposed to go find one incredibly rare plant?" He had an eyebrow raised in a very annoyed, almost agitated look.

Alda smiled a little and looked over to Jolie, who was listening intently, trying to get a sense of how these missions went. "That's where Jolie comes in. As our Pathfinder, she will guide us to the plant."

Jolie looked a little bit stunned, but kept a strong posture as she smiled and nodded.

She's really quiet, Flint thought to himself. Though, to be fair, everyone was thinking it.

Evander gave Jolie a sideways glance, then hid his annoyance by turning back to the controls and calculate the jump to hyperspace.

"We should be there by morning. Get lots of rest team, we're gonna need it," Alda said before getting up to go to her room.

Flint went to his room as well, but did not sleep. Instead, after changing into pajamas, he searched his Holocron for some deeply embedded information on Rylan.

        Jolie sat on her bed, her knees tucked up beneath her chin as she just watched the blurred white and blue lights of Hyperspace through her window. So far from home, she thought sadly. She already missed her Master. Her quarters. Her morning meditation sessions. The idea of her being a Jedi Knight. She did look forward to the future, no doubt about it. But for right now, she was homesick.

        Alda couldn't shake the feeling that something extra was wrong with Evander. It wasn't the usual stuff that's plagued his mind, but a new presence. She was worried it was Jolie for some reason. She also couldn't sleep, and it was getting very late.

When she finally decided sleep wasn't an option until she did some investigating, she tip-toed to the cockpit. Evander was definitely passed out on the controls by now, even if the ship was in autopilot.

"Eve?" She quietly called, using his nickname.

He jolted awake and spun around, but relaxed seeing it was the friendly Dathnomirian. "Hey, shouldn't you be asleep?" There was the slightest amount of concern in his voice.

"Can't sleep when you're very clearly not alright. Now, spill it," Alda said with a humerus tint to her voice as she sat down in the co-pilot's chair, her elbows supporting her on her knees.

Evander rolled his eyes,"I just don't understand why she's 18. 18! How can she possibly be any good. It's not like we even need her. We can manage." His face twisted into a frown, his voice grew angrier. "We can all use the Force and I️ can fly a ship. We're all set."