Repairing Beyond Ambition - Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order fanfic *EDITING*

Chapter 30

She watched him in mesmerisation as the handle of his lightsaber glinted in the gloom of the tomb. It seemed that Cal had been enlightened by the Force in some way and it topped up his confidence. After his awe wore off, he turned to Altheeda and noticed her curiosity at the situation. He wandered over to her and helped her off the ground before explaining.

"I've done it, Theeda. I remember everything about my training."

"That's great, Cal!" She reacted positively.

"My connection to the Force is finally healed."

"You've needed this."

He nodded with a smile and took one last look at his lightsaber before tucking it away. He then gestured for her to follow and BD-1 gave a reassuring beep for the both of them as they plodded onwards. There were in a solemn silence until their comms were meddled with once more.

"You survived." Trilla's disappointed voice lingered in their ears.

"Was that not part of the plan?" Cal shot back.

"Luckily, I always make room for contingencies." She snarled before cutting off.

The pair of them quickly shook off the interruption and carried on with their search of the tomb. They were approaching a vast space that had candles mounted in the walls and a huge ball surrounded by what appeared to be ice or some sort of glass. They studied their surroundings, figuring out that the room was some sort of puzzle.

"Any ideas, Theeda?"

The candles stuck out to her and she stared at them with furrowed brows. She noticed all the water dripping down around them and knew it would prove difficult to keep the candles burning.

"Those candles seem important, but it's so damp it'd be a miracle to keep them lit." She muttered.

"How can we stop the candles from getting doused?" Cal asked aloud.

Altheeda carefully approached the candles, the warmth of them was welcomed by her body due to her soaked clothing. In the corner of her eye, she spotted a mechanism that had rope wrapped around it, she followed the direction of the rope which she found was connected to the ball trapped in the container.

"Before we think about that, I think we should have a look at that device over there." She pointed to it.

Cal turned his head and instantly found the device.

"We need to pull the rope somehow." She glanced at him.

Without hesitation, Cal wordlessly lifted his hand and she watched the rope unravel around the mechanism and glide in mid-air towards his hand and it was in his grip. They heard rocks crumble and peered upwards to see the huge ball lift higher and it seemed to be a positive form of progress.

"You got it." She remarked with a wink.

A satisfied smirk formed on his face and he winked in return. They quickly refocused and she strolled about, the water squelching with each step she took. She had a brooding expression and Cal continued to look around the area for any clues. Altheeda then spied a thin pedestal with a switch on it a level down and she was drawn to it.

"There's something down there." She alerted him.

The Jedi watched as she ran across to the ledge and jumped down a level, she landed in a crouched position before getting back on her feet and sprinting to the pedestal. When she got her breath back, she pressed the switch and a magnetic field appeared above her and caught her attention. It was then an idea occurred to him and he used his Force pull ability once again to grab a candle and the push it into the magnetic field. It was held in place and he went to jump down to join his companion and pulled the candle back to him before throwing it at the ropes. As the fibres of the rope fizzled away, the duo braced themselves as the huge sphere fell and its case shattered.