From LegacyDark@aol.com Sun Apr 7 20:21:40 2002 Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:43:57 EST From: LegacyDark@aol.com To: foe_cantina@deathstar.org Subject: FoE Role-Play: training cont part 1 my server states this bounced so this is the 2nd try. this is the cont of training on tatoonine The Training Continues pt 1 by Ginna Wilcoxen and Season Irwin (Emperor used with permission from Debbie Casselbury) Octavia watched as Luke went to an old chest and began to rummage through it. "Have you ever seen these type of parts before, Octavia?" Luke asked. Her eyes narrowed as she ran a speculative eye over them. A part of her seemed to recall them, but not in this fashion. "They seem vaguely familiar. Before we moved, father had something that looked a little bit like them, but I can't be sure." Luke's lips formed a smile. "They are parts for a Jedi Training droid, and we are going to put it together, you and I." "I'm used to something a big larger," Octavia answered with a grin. "Are you sure all the pieces are here?" Unconsciously, she began to sort out which pieces would fit together. Sifting through the parts as well, Luke answered, "Well, it looks like it. There are a few that need to be repaired first, but that we can do. Here," he said, playfully tossing her one of the broken pieces. "Let's get started. Then we can have this thing assembled and running before lunch." Catching the little piece, Octavia began to fit some of them together. After their meal, Luke and Octavia rested for a while, talking and testing the droid to make sure it was functioning properly. The full heat of the day kept them inside where it was cool. "We'll start you with getting used to the droid. Draw your saber and deflect the bolts; you don't want them to get through your defenses." Luke watched as she was able to deflect some of the blows and felt sorry for her whenever it did get through and stung her. Watching her brought back memories of his own experience, but like Kirienne Solo, Luke noticed that Octavia caught on a little faster than he had. Very soon she was blocking each bolt as if she was anticipating the droid's movements. Even when he blindfolded her she was still able to dodge and to block. He was glad that he had decided to have Octavia work in the confines of the room; it would help her to work in similar areas in other situations. It was rare that a Jedi had the room they needed to move around. In Han's ship he'd had a lot of space. "Talk to me, Octavia, while you are working with the droid." Luke watched as the droid zipped around behind her. "I can sense its movements," Octavia stated as she barely parried in time to block the stinging bolt from the training droid. "This was the first thing that Obi-Wan had me do as a trainee. It is relatively easy." "It is becoming easy to anticipate the movement, to know when it's going to attack." "Give me the computations and the modifications to the engines that the Electra used," Luke asked. Octavia answered his questions, dividing her concentration. It was difficult to keep track of the droid and some of the bolts got through. **Concentration is important, Octavia; the time can come that you will have to think on different levels.** Octavia nodded to the memory of her father and let the Force flow through her, allowing her do as Luke requested without thought or hesitation. "That's enough for now." Luke answered pulling the training droid to him. "That was ... easy after a while." Octavia smiled. "It was part of me, I knew what I felt was the Force." "I'm glad to hear it. Now we can concentrate on something new." It was getting toward dusk and they could hear the wind starting to pick up a bit. "What did you have in mind?" Luke walked a few paces away from her, leading her just outside the door and drawing his light saber. "Let's spar." He activated his light saber and faced her. Octavia looked at him, hesitant at first, then she swung her saber, aiming for Luke's legs. Luke easily parried, then motioned for her to wait. "Let me go before you. Be a Jedi to the fullest and just defend my attacks for right now." Octavia nodded and waited. She felt unusually calm. Luke lunged and then feinted left, aiming for her shoulder, but he held back, taking it somewhat easy on her. Realizing the feint at the last minute Octavia moved to block before the blade could touch her. Immediately her Jedi Master swung around and attacked her directly. The sabers clashed as the student parried. Forcing herself to relax, Octavia allowed the Force to direct her senses and her movements, just like she had with the droid. She pushed all her doubts and fear away. There was no place for them here. Luke backed off and watched her for a few moments and then whipped around in a circle. He flipped toward her with his light saber extended across his body. Octavia dropped and rolled off to the side coming up on knee ready to block. Luke flew past and landed on his feet in the sand. "Good," he said. Without any warning he suddenly swept his light saber at her legs in a wide swing. Instinctively Octavia moved her hand and used the Force to push Luke's saber in a different direction. Not taken off guard, Luke swung back around in the opposite direction. Octavia's saber lowered and blocked Luke's. Their sabers stayed locked, sparking and squealing for a few seconds. Luke pushed her saber aside and swung it up and forward, causing it to fly out of her hands. Hesitating briefly, Octavia called her saber back to her. Before she was able to get it back into her hands and activate it, Luke's saber was at her throat. Ginna "It's your funeral." Brahms "I'll be there." 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