New Beginnings

Chapter 30: Lightsabers Completed

Jay POV

Maya, Cora and I followed the droid and Anakin as they went to another room.  The metal doors slid open with a soft hiss and we all filed into the dimly lit room.  There was a table in the middle which we gathered around, upon it lay parts for us to use to make our lightsabers.  I gulped silently, this looked like it was going to be complicated.

"You shall use these parts to make your lightsaber." Anakin said. "Professor Huyang will stay with you to oversee your progress and give you guidance, along with making sure that your sabers are made correctly and won't blow up in your faces when you activate them." The Jedi smirked, chuckling. "You have to use the force to help you make your lightsabers, you will need feel how you want your saber to be, but the professor will tell you more. You May start making your lightsabers."

The three of us watched as Master Skywalker left before turning our attention to the droid who was going to instruct us. "So what do we do now?" I asked watching as Maya went to pick up one of the pieces of metal off the table only for the droid to make a noise of disapproval.

"First of all no touching those yet. Secondly I want you all to close your eyes and hold out your hands." We glanced at each other confused, but did as he asked. "Now imagine your lightsaber. What does it feel like in your hand? What find of grip does it have? What is it made out of? Use the Force and allow it to help you know what your weapon will be like."

I tried to concentrate and imagine my saber. It took a little while, I had to stop thinking about what I wanted it to be and really feel what would be my ideal lightsaber. After all it, as we had all been told at one time or another, your weapon should feel like an extension of your own body. After a little while it honestly felt like my lightsaber was really in my hand and I knew how it should be. I smiled to myself as I saw it in my mind and upon Professor Huyang giving the instruction I opened my eyes.

After that we were allowed to start building and I watched Maya and Cora picking the parts up by using the force and they started making their lightsabers. I copied them and tried putting the parts together. I was right when I thought it was going to be difficult, trying to get everything to fit together in the right place was very fiddly and by no means easy. Thankfully there was a basic diagram for us to follow. We struggled for quite some time to turn our visions of our weapons into a reality and eventually the three of us got tired of standing at the table trying to piece our weapons together so we took whatever we needed and sat on the floor. It made easier to concentrate when we weren't thinking of our aching feet.

The droid walked around and he looked at how we were doing. I heard him talking to Maya, who was sitting not far from me.  "Your lightsaber is coming along well padawan...  What's your name?"  He asked Maya.

"Maya Plantshock."  She replied.

"I see, then you are very skilled Padawan Plantshock, I can see your saber coming along very well indeed, Maya."  I saw her smile at his praise.

"Thank you."  Feeling happy for her I went back to building my lightsaber.

However it seemed as though I had been trying to rush with my work and just when I thought I was finished it Huyang revealed I had made a rather hazardous mistake.

"You have incorrectly assembled your lightsaber, I'm afraid young padawan."

"Oh no.  What did I do wrong?"  I asked concerned.

"You inverted the emitter matrix which would cause the power grid to backfire.  Basically if you tried to activate this lightsaber then the only thing that would be left is the crystal.  I suggest you try again and follow the diagrams more carefully this time."  Embarrassed I nodded and tried again.