Chari Skale

Chapter 10: Bodo Baas

One day, a yearning to understand the Force's role in the recent upheavals of her life settled on Sam. Susan Forman's revelation had shattered the comfortable reality she'd built. This alternate persona wasn't just a collection of memories - it was a raw, visceral echo of another life. The pain resonated within Sam, as real, perhaps even more intense, than if she'd experienced it herself. It wasn't just the echoes of past events; it was the searing imprint of physical and emotional torment, a phantom sensation that clung to her.

Now that they have set her to the right-thinking, she wants to see, with the Force, what they expect of her life from this point forward. At first, she felt calm and serene. It was like it meant her to be where her mind led her. Moments later, she realized why. When she saw him standing there, she gave an enormous smile. With her Force image of herself, she stood up and walked towards him. They both gave each other a warm hug. After the hug, she said, "It's so great to see you, Father. It has been a very long time since we conversed."

Bodo Baas said, "Yes, it has, and for good intentions. Now that you have mastered all you need to experience, I can talk more about the ancient Jedi Knights and your role in it."

"I have more than reminiscences of those proceedings. I have to say, it is weird because I know I haven't done them."

He turned about 90 degrees from her to the right. Moments later, the scene of dreamy darkness changed to that meadow on Dinotopia as it was in 1860.

It took a Moment for her to realize it was not an illusion. She asked her Father, "How can you simply teleport us here?" She realized that the ancient Jedi could travel in time and space by the use of the Force. What her Father said amazed her after he sat down, as Rosha had done so long ago.

When Sam followed suit, he said, "You created the Force right here. That is why you felt calm and serene. This is the place that started it all. It is where Rosha met your Mother in 1860. As you have read in her journal, she has been going to the same spot every day."

"Was that why I chose this spot to create the Force?"

He smiled, "Yes, it is. Your Mother contemplated here not only for her personal relaxation time. She was doing it for you. As you might have guessed, your Mother was powerful in the Force before she ever met Rosha and the symbiote inside her. It was when she blended with the symbiote she realized her true potential."

Suddenly she realized something that she did not before. She gave an enormous smile to her Father and said, "You're Arthur Denison! Did Mom know who you were?"

"Yes, I was. Near the end, I told her. I have to say it upset her, I kept that from her. Later she forgave me. I told her why I became him. Through the Force, I became Arthur Denison. Will was my first biological son shortly after you and Skyma left. If it wasn't for you going back in time, Oriana and I wouldn't have met again. It was very important that we did."

Sam declared, "Oh my! That is right. I told her you two would meet."

He said to his Daughter reassuringly, "It is a wonderful thing you did. It allowed her to know me. It was the half of the key I had that gave her the excuse for us to meet. She split the key in two."

She gave a surprised look, "You mean Mom knew who you were, and she acted it upset her?"

"Trust me, she wasn't acting! She knew who I was, but what upset her — I didn't tell her right from the start. She knew I wanted to go to the World Beneath. Oriana somehow had the key. She allowed me to get a hold of that one-half. The rest is history."