This is the beginning of Part V: Roots of the Empire.

"All stars are born in the dark and all darkness dies in the light." ~Unknown

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Eden's POV

"Wake up!" I felt someone gently shaking my shoulders. My eyes slowly opened to the dimness of the Millenium Falcon. In front of me was Luke.

"What's going on?" I queried.

"Han says there's a malfunction in the ship. We're gonna have to land somewhere,"

"Where?"

"Coruscant," Luke pointed to a purple planet with orange lines all over it in space as the landing process initiated. Several minutes later, the ship landed on a landing port. It was sunset. The Jedi Temple was in sight, blocking the sun. It had an austere feel to it, especially with the building obscuring the sun.

"Well, this malfunction is a bad one," Han announced once he returned to the cockpit. "Chewie and I are gonna try and fix this baby. It's gonna take us a while. You guys try and find a place for us to crash."

"Wait, you don't have sleeping bags in case you crash land or something?" Luna shook her head.

"I just hope we stay someplace clean," I whined. If there's one thing I hate more than anything, it's being dirty. What? A girl's gotta be pretty. If she ain't pretty, then she ain't valuable. At least, that's what my friends back on Alderaan said.

"I think the Jedi Temple is a safe place to stay," Ben stroked his beard.

"Are there guards?" I turned to ask Ben.

"Of course, Eden. There are guards patrolling the Temple twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Don't fill your young mind with such anxieties. You'll be fine,"

When I was on Alderaan, I had bodyguards watching me all the time. It made me feel safe because there have been numerous attempts on my life. Hecate even tried to kill me once, but more on that another time.

We entered the Jedi Temple, where I was awed at its majesticness. It seemed like a college campus rather than an actual temple. In actual temples, people actually worship gods. But there's nothing to worship here.

"It's been a while since I've been here," Ben mused under his breath.

"How long, exactly?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Six months,"

"Why'd you have to leave?"

"More on that another time," Ben said as we encountered a small green creature with a walking stick.

"Returned, you have," he said before he noticed us. "And brought some friends, you have,"

"You must be Master Yoda," I kneel down before the green creature. This guy has always been in the history books, but since the fall of Palpatine, his presence in history has been even more prevalent. In school, the teachers say his role in the Battle of Mustafar was the freeing of the death camp prisoners, along with Chewbacca and Mia Mircada.

"Yes, a surprise to see you, it is, Princess Eden," Yoda kissed my hand. "Doing here, what are you?"

"Our ship had a malfunction and we needed a place to stay, so Ben led us here," Luke hastily answered.

"A safe place, the Jedi Temple is. Before to your rooms, you go, tell you something, I must. Follow me, you must," Yoda turned around and led us down the halls of the Jedi Temple.

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Author's Note: What does Yoda have to tell the gang?