Star Wars: Immortal Devotion - Short Stories (Character Intros/One Shots)

"Force of Nature" (Part 1)

Young Tita Rosé climbed into bed and pulled his sheets up tightly around him. He glanced out the window and was almost blinded by the light of Oba Diah's multiple moons. Misty clouds wafted up through the air, obscuring the light emanating from the large, stellar entities. Tita shivered wondering just how big the moons really were.

He pointed towards the largest one slowly passing through the center of his room's singular conclave window. "So father and Pi are up there?"

His mother, Mina, sat down on the edge of his bed. "Yes, sweet boy, they are going to your father's house on that moon right there, Threyjo. Can you imagine being that far from home?"

The small Pyke shook his overly large head as it bobbled from side to side, "no way, I'm gonna stay here forever!"

His mother smiled, her soft, violet eyes glowing in the moonswept room, "you'll miss out on all of the amazing sights in the galaxy if you do that?"

Tita glanced up at the empty bunk suspended above him, and saw his twin brother's pajamas still hanging in the closet. "Is Pi going to see some amazing sights?"

His mother sighed, "Threyjo's a lot like home, dark and rocky. I meant outside of our system."

"Like where you go?" Tita asked curiously.

Mina acquiesced with a grin, "yes, where I go. There are so many wonderful worlds out there, where you can meet so many new people and learn so many new stories."

Tita thought for a moment, trying to envision entire planets that looked like the images from his picture books. He wondered if there really were worlds that were colorful, and had trees and water. The thought frightened him, but he knew if his mother had traveled out there, then it must not be all that bad.

"What kind of worlds?"

Mina looked up at the moonlight illuminating the ceiling like ripples on a pond. "There are worlds that are covered in fire, and vast lakes of lava as far as your little purple eyes can see, but I try to stay away from those." She shivered and Tita smiled, "tell me about the ice ones."

She put her finger to her lip, pretending to think, "oh yes, we can't forget the icy worlds, covered in shimmering sparkles and thick, crunchy snow and icicles taller than our home."

"And furry monsters?" Tita asked with wide eyes.

"And furry monsters," she affirmed him, "can't forget about those. They come in all shapes and colors, with more hairs than you can count."

Tita almost gagged at the thought of hair growing from someone's body. He loved his smooth, green skin.

"What else? What else?"

She grabbed the half-empty glass beside his bed and swirled it around. "There are even worlds that are covered entirely by water. All of the cities and people live and breath deep under the ocean. With giant fish who could gobble you up in one bite."

She reached down and tickled the boy, who laughed and tried to escape her playful grasp. He loved having her home for a change, and he never wanted her to leave. Maybe this time she will stay home for good.

"Now, look at that. I've gotten you all riled up when you need to be going to sleep. Close your eyes young man," she said, rising to her feet.

"No, no, you can't leave yet!" Tita said grabbing her hand, "tell me a story."

She sighed, "I just told you one?"

"No, a real story," Tita said with a downturned mouth. He knew she couldn't resist when he begged.

She rolled her eyes and smiled as she softly set herself back down on the lower bunk, "alright, fine. The one about the Angels?"

He shook his head and smiled, revealing a row of sharp, freshly-brushed teeth. "No, the scary one about the monster."

Mina frowned, "are you sure you want to hear that one before bed? Last time you heard it you couldn't sleep for a week."

"That was when I was six, I'm seven now!" he protested.

She rubbed the top of his smooth, triangular head, "you sure are, my big boy. Alright, if you promise me you won't get scared."

Tita nodded and adjusted his body to be more comfortable.

The moonlight began shifting across the room as one  lunar body passed in front of the other, creating a miniature eclipse that darkened the violet room. "Now as you know, I learned this story from an old H'drachi merchant I met on Jakku."

Tita laughed, "they look so funny."

"Shhhhh, I'm telling the story now. No interruptions," she chided him.

Tita grinned and adjusted his flat pillow to better suit his large cranium.