Arrival to the World of Lost Time
“Illiyonni, of course. I transported us.” The girl looked at him
unblinking.
Mikal slapped his hand against the console. “It would take fifty
extremely advanced Jedi to transport this shuttle anywhere, let alone
to Illiyoni.”
“You forget. The power of four hundred seventy Jedi and one hundred
fifteen others runs through me.”
“You know how many who were killed!” Mikal gulped.
“Yes, I know how many people you killed. However, you did not want to
kill them. You are good.” Yeneko unfastened her belt with a wave of
her hand.
“I have been a dark Jedi since I was two. Why do you say that I am
good?”
“Why do you ask? The midichlorians told me and I agree. Now, get out
of the shuttle. The natives are curious as to what brings us.” At
that, Rayna jumped to the ground. Mikal did the same and walked
around to join her.
He could see strange figures bounding down the mountain side. Some
appeared to be unicorns racing down the hillside, others giant eagles.
Yet it was the silvery creatures that glided over the grass as if
flying which intrigued Mikal the most. As they neared, he saw that
they were tall and translucent. They were of roughly humanoid shape,
about eight feet tall and to all appearances made of water. The
tallest stopped before Rayna.
“Welllcome, emisarrry. Wee haahve expectehd youuu.” The voice was
high and wavering, but spoke English well.
“One thousand greetings, Adastrea of the Gileans. I come in peace.”
Rayna said cordially, curtsying.
“Youuu arrre Rayyynnnaa and Mihhikallle, youu haahve come to be
trrraaaained.”
“Yes.”
“Waahawlllk weeith meee, yoouhung one.”
Mikal followed Rayna and the shimmering alien across the fields of
Illiyonni. His head spun. The nine year old before him walked so
calmly, as if talking with mythical creatures on a mythical planet was
the most normal thing in the world to do.
Rayna turned to him. “You are confused, do not be.” She walked ahead
once more, as if that would solve his problems. Allastaire, what had
he done to her?
“Mikal, we are here to train. It is not safe for you to return until
you have been fully trained in the light side of the force. And when
we do reenter the timeline, it will be many years in the future,
twenty I believe. In the present timeline, you are wanted by both the
Empire and the Rebellion.” Rayna was talking, but not looking at him.
“Why don’t we join the Rebellion?” Mikal questioned from the short
line of aliens and humans.
“Not yet. We will once they become the New Republic. About twenty
years later in their timeline, only a year for you.”
Mikal blinked his hazel eyes. “How does that work?”
“Illiyonni is outside of time, we can leave and enter normal four
dimensional space time at any future moment we wish. We will exit to
where the Rebellion has won.”
“Why? We could really help the Rebellion”
Rayna blinked and stood for several moments. “We have no part in it,
our mission comes afterwards. Anyway, you will stay on Illiyonni for
one year, and I shall stay for four years.”
“Why do you stay here four years?”
“Do not ask useless questions. You merely need to be trained in the
light side, I have hundreds of Jedi memories and powers to learn to
control.”
Mikal shut up. Did she have to act so unemotional?
Mikal caught his breath as he topped the last rise. A magnificent
valley spread below. Colorful spirals of rock rose above the lush
plant life. Waterfalls cascaded into large pools, and swatches of
colorful flowers cris-crossed the landscape. A golden, spiraled
structure towered above all but the tallest rock formations.
“We’re going there?” He blurted out, amazed at the sight. Rayna
looked back, staring coldly, as if saying ‘Another useless question?’.
But then her gaze softened and she looked like and ordinary little
girl.
“Yes, we are. Is it not pretty?” She giggled in delight at the view,
and ran with one of the unicorn creatures down the hill.
The tall, translucent alien known as Adastrea burble disapprovingly.
“Sheee willlll llllearrrn.”
“What, she’s just a kid.” Mikal said without thinking, seeing nothing
wrong with Rayna’s display of childish exuberance.
This time, the creature laughed. "Haardllleeey. Heherrr
sssstrrrongessst memorriees ssspaan fooorr thousssand yeeears, aand
weeeaker onesss go baack ssssince the eeearly timesss of explorration.
Sssheee isss no chiild anyeeee longerr. Whille shee naaturaly haas
the emotionss ohuv aa nine yeear old, ihit caan onllyee bee asssumed
thaat in a feew dayss herr memorriess willl haave taaught herr
maturityee.”
“Poor kid.”
“Lloook aat youoorselff. Yoou arre but thirrteen but you act aass
twhenty.”
“And that’s supposed to be a good thing?” Mikal shook his haed and
tapped an oak tree as he passed it.
Adastrea smiled knowingly. “Of coursse, with the forsce the young
musst necesssarillly become olderr quickerr. Aaah, therre she iss.”
The alien pointed to where Rayna stood. The girl had her eyes closed
and was making an intricately complex lattice of yellow flowers. As
they caught up, Rayna stood and angled her flower network to the wind.
A sweet melody drifted through the flowers.
“How’d you do that?” Mikal wondered aloud.
“Simple. I just orientated the matrix to allow the most harmonious
resonating to occur in the flowers with the passing of the wind. The
alladine plant is especially suited to wind chimes.
Adastrea shook its head at the two. “Come allong. Trraining musst
begin now.
Pale, rosy light filtered in through the cockpit. Mikal felt
a slight bump as the shuttle touched down on a grassy plain. He
looked around in wonder. “How did that happen? Where are we?”
