Jedi Stories: episode #4 A discovery
Previously: Elliot has just proved how mean and ruthless he can be to poor Frey. But Lowdun has made a gesture of friendship toward Frey…one that could make them become close friends.
Lowdun knew there was something special about his Force. He knew it from the look on his teacher’s face. His teacher was a strange sort. A little short green creature named Yoda. Yoda had taught at this school for nearly 750 years now. The class he was in was in learning how to become a Jedi Knight. So Lowdun went and asked his father about the Force. Since it was known that the Force was supposed to be taught through school, and Lowdun attended the Jedi Academy, and the instructors there only wanted them to learn from the school. You see they don’t want perspective students to pick up bad habits or ideas from elsewhere. No one taught or even mentioned the subject to their children. So when Lowdun went and asked his father about it, he would not tell him. Lowdun was disappointed, but happy to go to school the next day. Lowdun had only one sibling and that sibling was like 5 years older than he was. His brother was a Jedi Apprentice, but there was something Lowdun didn’t like about him, but just couldn’t put his finger on it. He went to go talk to his brother and the following is what happened: Lowdun went and knocked on his brother’s door. “What is it you want?” In an annoyed voice asked Elliot (the name of his brother.) “Can I come in?” asked Lowdun. “I guess. I don’t think I could stop you.” “You’re right, I don’t think you could.” Lowdun said as he entered the room. “This is the last day I have to put up with you anyway,” said Elliot. “What?” asked Lowdun. “Guess what, I’m leaving. I’m never coming back and I’m glad! I’m going off and joining the maurders!” “You can’t do that!” cried Lowdun. “Oh, I can’t can I? Well you just wait and see!” “Is there something special about your or my force?” “Why do you ask that you dim-witted brother? But, no nothing special about it.” “Oh,” said Lowdun as he was preparing how he would word the next issue. “But that is not what I came here to discuss…not my main topic.” He pauses to get a reaction from his brother. Elliot just looks at him kind of funny. Lowdun continues, “Frey is what I came here to discuss.” “Frey? Frey? That stupid servant?” “Frey is not stupid! He is a great man! I am good at telling these things. I don’t like the way you treat him. Please stop beating on him! You have no right to be treating him that way!” Elliot gets red hot. “So you were listening?!” “How could I not be…a person could hear you ten miles away. And you know what, I’m telling dad.” “Go ahead. He can’t do anything to me. I’ll be gone soon and it won’t matter.” “But Frey is as person…with feelings just like you and me.” Elliot is no longer listening and storms out of the room, slamming the door as hard as he can. Then he goes over to Frey and shoves him over against the trash to spite both him, and Lowdun. When Elliot had gone off to go see some of his friends (he thought he was kidding about the joining the Maurder part.) Lowdun ceased the opportunity to search Elliot’s things. He was looking for a specific something. “Ah ha!” exclaimed Lowdun when he found what he was looking for. He held up to the light as so he could see it better. It was a little note card with a number scratched on it. -12. He knew it was his brother’s level of Force and knew his must be close to it. Then he checked his watch and saw that if he didn’t hurry up he would be late for school. He had his Jedi class first period and knew that Yoda would not approve of him being late. He lived on Alderaan at the time and was somewhat happy for it. As he arrived at school, Yoda was in the midst of just about starting class when Lowdun rushed in. Yoda opened his mouth and was about to call him tardy, but Lowdun informed him that the bell had not yet rung. Yoda explained the Force Scale and the midi-cholorian scale to his class, saying that the Force Scale is opposite of the number scale. He said the - sign was not a negative sign, but the symbol of the Force. -14 is the strongest Force and 0 means no Force. The Midi-Cholorian is another way…the midi-cholorian count. It uses no Force symbol. He also explained that they would be checking their Force levels in a minute, but he side he must warn his students about something. “You people are all gifted with the Force, but is a privilege to use it. Such actions as siding with the Maurders will make you lose your power. I’m serious. If something like that were to happen, you would lose your Force forever. It is a fact that is clearly stated on Dyrnwyn, the great sword of power and the Force Sword. Now even though it is lost, people have passed this fact down to new generations.” Suddenly Lowdun had a jolt remembering Elliot and what he said. “I gotta stop him! But how,” he said quietly to himself. To be continued...
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