Death of the Sith

Chapter 2: Getting Ready

When Nomi turned off her comlink, she went back to train the Jedi Apprentice she had been with. Brandon was with another trainee somewhere else in the Academy. When Nomi's trainee saw she was so happy that she could have been on cloud nine, Lucy Stephens asked with a smile at her Master, "What are you so happy about?"

She looked at her and answered, "In a few months the wedding for Brandon and I will be ready."

Lucy gave her Jedi Master a warm hug. She said, "That's great! Where will you be having it?"

"It will be in the city of the Jedi. The celebration for Ben, Emily, and Jack will be there too."

"Since you have no family to be with you for your wedding, it will honor me to be one of your flower girls... if you want me to."

"It would honor me for you to be a part of our wedding. Brandon's mother will be here soon. She will help me get my wedding dress. I'll introduce you to her."

Lucy thanked her before they returned to her training once again.

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At the request of Tim Scott, Brandon was training him to control how to use the Force on controlling projectiles as Yoda trained him to do. "You have learned a good deal of the Force. What you want me to teach you is for advanced experienced Jedi."

"This skill is really interesting to me, and I'm willing to put in the effort to learn it, even if I don't reach your level or Nomi's," Tim replied.

He tried something simple with his trainee by getting him to reflect a laser bolt from the laser droid in the lightsaber training. He instructed his trainee to reflect a bolt towards him. After he turned on one of his blades, he was ready. When the bolt shot out, he reflected it. Brandon blocked it with his lightsaber.

"You did a great job. When you learn more about how to control the living Force, you will do more than reflecting stun laser bolts."

"It surprised me I could do what I did. From what you told me that quote — 'do and do not,' I thought I should be able to do something."

"You did it. That makes us who we are. No matter if you are a Jedi or not, things will be hard. Keeping at it will make the difference in your success."

After Nomi finished training Lucy for the day, the two of them arrived at their location. Nomi gave her lover a giant smile. She kissed him right on the lips. She said to him, "Sam is coming here with three new Jedi Masters and your mother."

He smiled, "Great!"

Nomi just stood there for a moment and asked, "Do you want to know why she is coming over?"

"Since you mentioned it, yes, I do."

"She is coming over to help fit me into a wedding dress."

"So they have the wedding all set up?"

"It will be around the time they'll have the ceremony for Emily, Ben, and Jack. Both events will be at the first city of the Jedi."

He gave another smile. This smile was for his niece and nephew. He said, "I am very proud of those two. They have shown great power and ability with the Force."

"They work hard in their training because of you, my love."

"Ever since they were born, I could not give a single thing to them on their many Birthdays and Christmases through the years. Because of one person who found me in Atlanta, Georgia, I can now give them a lot more. I might as well thank Emperor Palpatine. If they did not kidnap Ben and Emily in the first place, Master Yoda and Master Jolinar would have no reason to give them their powers of the Force. Things are as they should be, even the bad."