Location: Uncharted territory, Transport Shuttle V3000
[Kieron POV]
I don't know what the general consensus about hyperspace travel is among the galaxy but I can tell you one thing from personal Experience, It's boring. Especially when you have to smuggle yourself amongst a transport vessel for 5 days straight. You may be wondering how I survived for 5 days without food or water, the simple answer is genetic engineering. House Zod engineered my body with the ambition of creating the perfect kryptonian, I am by no means perfect but my physique is pretty damn close. My body is able to consume it's solar radiation absorbed so long as it isn't a red sun radiation, the purpose was for my sustenance needs to be satiated when conquering sector 2814, but it was repurposed for my current objective.
The ship's sudden Jolt out of hyperspace derailed my train of thought, we had almost arrived. The sound of a pair of footsteps prompted me to become as silent as possible, my kryptonian instincts, masking my breathing to make my presence scarce. Even a force sensitive couldn't detect me in this state, of course the downside being I had to be completely still, but I would change that in the future.
" So 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, are you ready to go down in the holonet history hall of fame for being the first 𝘫𝘦𝘥𝘪 to make contact with this new species?" Anakin's pubescent voice drooled with sarcasm.
"Why is it my padawan that you are so insistent on joining master yoda with training the youngling upon our return?" Obi-wan quipped.
Anakin Paled momentarily then chuckled " You got me there master, fair play"
"Now remember our task young padawan, the council has assigned us to assist the natives should they require our help. The secondary objective of course is to establish friendly relations with them and the republic, if that is not possible then we must ensure their favorability towards the Jedi. Understood?"
"Yes master"
"Good. Now a brief rundown on our current information of the planet we our set to land on, which I'm sure you've already read in the file I've given you" Anakin smirked at that.
"Two suns, one blue, one yellow. Tropical rainforest with its inhabitants living in houses similar to Ewoks? It's basically a pleasure planet master, what could ever go wrong?"
I myself felt my blood turn cold at that remark. Skywalker and taunting murphey are two things you should never put together.
'I hope you trip in front of padme into bantha shite skywalker' I mused. My thought only darkening at idea of what was to come.
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[Obi-Wan POV]
We landed the transport vessel in a clearing surprisingly intact, thanks to my padawans 'natural gift with piloting all spacecraft'. Navigating around several floating islands in the upper atmosphere was a rather unpleasant surprise, but Skywalker had done it once more. I was proud of how far he'd come, Master Qui Gon would be too. I had taken a small amount of pride in taking him as my apprentice, pride was not very Jedi-Like, but Anakin would one day become a fine Jedi Knight, I had no doubts he would quickly rise to the rank of master too.
'But that doesn't mean he should be so prideful. It's unbecoming of a Jedi to let such actions affect one's judgement. The council would disapprove of my inaction with his pride, but the boy is young, there is still much time for him to learn.' I shook my head to rid myself of idle thoughts, we had a task to accomplish.
"Let's go Anakin, the suns will set soon, we must establish contact with the volatilia before that."
"Yes master" My padawan swiftly replied.
With a flick of my fingers and the help of the force, the ramp door lowered, allowing a myriad of colours stemming from the solar siblings to douse us momentarily. It was beautiful.
"By the force master, it's the most beautiful planet I've ever seen"
I hummed in acknowledgment, but we had no time to waste. I made haste down the ramp and into the clearing, my padawan trailing behind in my shadow. With a subtle shift I called upon the force to assist in mapping the area. As it guided me I noticed how different it felt, it was stronger, untainted, but I was losing control. Such power was not meant to be -
A primal roar cut my connection with the force, it sent shivers down my spine. I could sense my padawan also becoming fearful, my padawan was not uneasy, but he fearful. This was undoubtedly bad news.
Aviators of all shapes and colours fled the treeline, sensing the immediate danger, the suns having disappeared only made me more cautious. The blue trees in the distance and began to rock and fall as what felt like a miniature earthquake passed to the rhythm of footsteps.
"Take hold of your emotions my padawan, Just as I taught you. Do not let them cloud your Judgement" I advised.
"Y-yes master"Anakin replied. It was only in moments like these that I remembered anakin was not just the chosen one, but a boy, he still needed people to share his burden and master Qui Gon was willing to do for him to live. I was willing to live for him to thrive.
"Return to the ship Anakin, we are ill prepared at the moment. Get the thrusters ready. We'll wait in orbit for the sun to rise, after which we'll land nearby to our current location. It was the last place of contact with the volatilia after all."
"R-right away master"
Saber in hand I began to edge back to the ship facing the falling trees in the distance. Then it suddenly stopped, asi if the world went still, only the sound of my padawans rushing feet was audible.
"RAAAAUGGGGGHHHH"
I turned faster than a speeding hovercycle, only to be met with the sight of the transport being hurled away like deathsticks on the lower levels of Coruscant. The perpetrator was a hulking behemoth taller than a rankor. It was of a deep purple shade, with several spines growing from its back and tusk like projections attached to its mouth.
"A Terentatek?!!" I quickly exclaimed. Reaching out with the force, I deftly removed my padawan from it's immediate vicinity.
I had to re-assess the current situation. Terentateks were classified as extinct, were only a fraction of the size of a rankor, most definitely not purple. The most important piece of information about it made me unconsciously gulp, they always hunt in pairs.
"YEAAAAAAARGh-oof-urgh"
A humanoid figure was ungraciously dropped from the descending spacecraft, hitting the spot next to where I stood. My Saber Ignited and aimed towards the stowaway I somehow failed to notice onboard my vessel, only for me to lower my guard upon seeing their rising figure.
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[Kieron POV]
Falling out a ship was one hell of a wake-up call, but not one I intended to replicate. Especially with a some sort of juiced-up Terentatek nearby. I groaned as I pulled myself out of the small crater I unceremoniously created. Blinking as I tried to re-assert my control over my motor functions.
"Youngling!? By the force, what are you doing outside of the temple!?" Obi-wan sounded more confused than outraged. But he really should be focusing on our current situation, so I did the only thing I thought necessary in this situation.
"I'm uhh... Sightseeing?" I told him the damn truth.