Enigma- A Star Wars FanFic

Chapter 12

"Jolie, where are you going?" Alda asked as the three of them followed her through the snow. She was weaving through the snow covered forest like a wolf hunting prey. The prey being a glowing path only she could see.

"Just go back to the ship. Whatever this is I don't wanna drag you all into it." Her voice was steady and calculated as always. She never looked away from the ground.

The three all shared a look, then a definitive nod. "We're here with you," Alda said.

"All the way," Flint added with a smile.

"What they said." Of course that was Evander.

She finally stopped and turned to them. She simply smiled. "Thanks." Maybe I'm not alone after all, she thought to herself.

Before long, Jolie had navigated through the woods. She saw the glowing trail, but it wasn't the snow. It was like it was shining from the core of the planet. The others couldn't see it.
It was brilliant to Jolie. Fascinating.

They emerged from the forest to find a vast, frozen over river.

"You and rivers, huh?" Evander asked rhetorically.

"What do you see?" Flint asked her, walking to her side.

She stared down at the ice. "It keeps going with the flow of the river. The entire river is glowing," she pointed downstream where they could see the faint silhouette of a water fall,"It goes there."

"Let's go, then." Flint gave her that reassuring smile. It never failed to make her feel better.

She nodded in agreement and took a step onto the ice, warily in case it broke. It was solid.

They all slowly walked along the iced river, still following this glow. Jolie's connection to the Force seemed to grow, but so did her worry. They could all sense the darkness, and for some reason, Jolie felt like it was here for her. She couldn't put her finger on it, so she just kept going with her friends by her side.

They finally came to a stop just before the edge of the water fall. The ice broke around the giant rocks, allowing for water to deep through and crash down below.

"Where is it going now?" Alda asked, concern growing.

Jolie looked at them, fear written all over her. "It goes down. Down the waterfall." After a moment of deep thought she made up her mind. "I've dragged you all far enough. Just hold my jacket," she began to take her thick parka off,"It'll just bog me down."

Flint's eyes shot wide open as he got wind of what she was about to do and he gripped her arms so she couldn't get the sleeves off. "You're not serious, right?"

"Very," She saw the terrified looks of everyone,"The Force is calling me down there. I have to jump." She shrugged Flint's hands away and continued taking her jacket off. Already, she began to shiver.

Everyone was silent for a moment, knowing she was right. And that they couldn't convince her otherwise.

Flint cut off the tense silence and took a few brave steps forward to hug her. "Just please come back."

She smiled and returned the embrace after a brief moment of surprise. "Trust me, I'll try."

That being said, she stepped back and gave them one last smile. Then, she jumped.

Jolie fell feet first towards the frigid, unknown waters of this mystery planet. She felt fear for just a moment, but knew she was in the hands of the Force itself. She just hoped the Force was with her now.