Crossfire - A Short Star Wars Story

Chapter 4

I fell asleep after a while but not for long. I hated to sleep. My dreams were full of scary visions, I have know idea how my brain thinks up these things. Tonight was worse then normal.

 It started when I was in a X fighter ship, flying away from something exploding. It looked like a planet but there was no sun in sight. The scene changed and I was in a big room full of red. I was looking over the room in a way that didn't allow me to see the face of a man sitting in a big red chair. A door across the room opened and a man walked in. I couldn't make out his face but he was defiantly young and had a very fit build. He bowed down to the man in the throne. 

" He is not reliable anymore." said the man in the Throne

" But my Master.." The boy started but was cut off quickly

" Do not make me rethink my dission to let you live. If I were you, I would not ask any questions and find a new apprentice for me quickly. Our we might have to rethink our arrangements." The man in the throne said this all calmly but you could hear the coldness in his voice.

The dream faded to a island with cute little birds flapping around I could hear a zooming and swishing sound but no matter where I looked, I couldn't find the source of the noice. 

I woke up with a start, I sat up from my bed but my eyes clouded over with stars and my head started to pound. My sleeping pod was the only pod that has a over head sky light and looking out of it, I could still see the stars. 

I didn't feel like sleeping so I opened up Terins book to see what it was about. 

I opened up the cover to see scribbled runes all over it. I flipped through intill I found a page with more runes but this time there was a picture a black prism shaped object and a map next to it. I looked at it for a while and then flipped till I found this.

Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. 

'Midi - chorians? what is that?' I thought to my self. I flipped a couple more pages till I found the answer. 

Midi-chlorians are microscopic intelligent life forms , and originated from the foundations of life in the center of  the galaxy. They can be found in living cells and therefore can have a symbiotic relationship with its host. The force speaks through the midi-chlorians, allowing certain beings to use the Force if they have enough in them . This means that if one has enough midi- chlorians in there body, they can yelid the force with more ease then non- midi- chlorians

To determine the number of Midi-chorians that someone yields, then you must take a blood test. 

I wasn't sure why but my heart was pumping really fast through my brain. So many thoughts rushed in at once. Before I though that you had to be born a jedi to yield the force but now you just have to be born with midi-chlorians? Does that mean I could use the force? Does that mean my mom could use it? What about Noah? Could I use it to protect myself from Julian. Maybe he would leave use if I had the force. How do I find out if I have midi- chlorians? 

Wait......Ternis!

A plan formed in my head instantly. I would somehow break out of my sleeping pod and go to Ternis. I would then show him the book and ask if he could do a test some how with his blood drawer. Then I would ask him for somemore of his books and maybe learn the force enough to get Julian out of our lifes!

I know what you are thinking, Winter that is the stupidest plan I have ever heard in my whole life! You can't just learn how to use the force from a silly book in such a short time! 

I understand where you come from but I can't keep letting Julian treat me and Noah like this and if learning the force keeps him out then so be it. 

I looked at my pod door and relised that I had no clue how to get out if the door was locked. Who even makes a door with a lock on the outside?

Even though I am not very good at most things, figuring out how parts work is my strong spot. I got started by finding the pannel board with all the circuit wires. If I can find that I could pull the right wire to release the gauge valve which is connected to the locking system. 

I couldn't really see what I was doing because the only light I had came from the sky light in the corner. I ran my fingers across the door till I found a pannel. I tried to pry the panel open with my fingers but all I achieved from that was a nasty cut from the rust. I looked around my pod for anything that could help but there was nothing...unless...

I reached my hand into my pocket and pulled out a slim metal sheet. I use it when ever I find a abandoned droid to clear its memory for Mestis. I knew that prying it open with it would damage the metal but I could find a new one. 

The panel opened up with a pop on the first try and revealed hundreds of different colored wires. I had no idea which wire to cut and the wrong wire cut could cause a chain reaction and blow the reactor fuse. 

All of a sudden I felt a tingling on the back of my neck and in the tip of my fingers and for some reason I had a strong urge to cut a bright orange wire in the corner. I closed my eyes, held my breath and cut the wire. 

I slowly opened my eyes and.......YES it worked. I have no idea why I felt like the orange was the right wire but it worked so no complains there! I grabbed my bag and stuffed Ternis old book and jumped off of my pod bed. No one seemed to be awake but just to be sure I walked over to Julians pod and listened for his breathing. No sound came from his pod so I guess that he is out of the house. 

I walked over to our little kitchen a packed a little snack since I didn't have time to eat diner. I was just about to open the door to go out until I remembered NOAH!

I ran over to see If his pod door was open, which it was, and looked to see if he was hurt. He was in deep sleep and there was a cut over his left eye, but other then that he was fine. I felt bad leaving and not telling him went so I wrote him a little note and stuck it in his bag. I turned and walked out the door.