legacy (part 3) - jedi master shi'yi qui-li

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The cruisers turrets began shifting their position to the jumped fight-

ers. Shiyi scrambled to change her com-channel to the fighters, but in a

split-second she saw all ten starfighters scatter away from the cruisersline of fire.

Shiyi ceased holding her breath as the fighters weaved all around the

starships vast hull, disappearing and reappearing across the length of the

ship. Her headset beeped.

She couldnt tell where the squad leader was, amidst the scattered Y-

wings that were now circling the around of the ships hull, drawing turret

fire that seemed to shoot where the fighters were a second ago.

Shiyi could see Zuyrias X-wing fly under the ships belly, as the other

fighters quickly assembled into formation. She saw streaks of red hit the

ships hull, littering it with tiny explosions all along the side.

Shiyi immediately dove down back into the plan-

ets atmosphere, and spotted another X-wing follow close behind her.

They broke through the clouds, and could see the proton cannon place-

ments recoiling with each shot.

The two descended down as they approached the back of the place-

ments, and Shiyi could see tiny figures in black scrambling on the white

terrain as the two fighters skimmed the surface, nearing their target. The

cannons began turning slowly around to face the oncoming Jedi fighters.


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Both of their fighters were now less than a hundred meters above thesurface. She could see the barrels of several cannons glowing blue, and a

whirring sound getting louder. She could hear the cannons.

Shiyi pressed down on her trigger and she heard the flaps bellow the

fighter go out, and the weight of the missiles disappear and she saw Zee

do the same. As the two flew past the exploding placements, the tops of

the mountains broke through the horizon. Shiyi could see smoke billow-

ing from the mountain sides, and the mark of the most recent artillery

strike etched in new craters joining old ones. The two cruised at steady

speed above the white surface towards the mountains base.

They slowed to a hover in front of the cave entrance, as dim and dark

as before, now littered with boulders that had fallen during the barrage.

Shiyi landed her fighter and hopped out. Zee followed.

I left them in there to contact you. I didnt know there was a starship

hovering in orbit.

Yeah, or we would have come with more than one squadron.

Will they hold?

Yeah, Zuyria can handle it.

The darkened cave gave way to the green and blue tint from both of

their lightsabers, illuminating their way down through the tunnels. Both

heard feet crunching against the loose rocks on the cave grown, and soon

heaving pants followed it. Shiyi and Zee ventured down further, now

hastily to investigate the sound of frantic footsteps coming toward them.


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The scout from before almost ran into Zees lightsaber, who quickly

withdrew it and caught the collapsing scout.

His fur was stained with brown and grey, and blood dripped from hissnout. The black eyes were wide and fearful.

Theyre i-inside. Icame to find you, Jedi.

Both of them sensed a disturbance emanating from the cave.

The Princess, where is she?

The scout raised his four-fingered hand, mottled with blood, down to-

wards the tunnel. His finger could barely move up to point them the way.

Fighting. His hand and body collapsed in Zees arms. Shiyi couldnt

tell if he was dead or unconscious; Onacti had no eyelids. She held her

hand to his throat, hoping that his physiology was similar to a humans.

Luckily, she felt a heartbeat. She looked down the tunnel.

Leave him, Zee, we have to get to the caverns The Naki must have

infiltrated neighbouring cave entrances during the barrage.

But whats my job? You did call for a specialist, right?

The two traversed down the tunnels as fast as they could, Force-

jumping off cave wall to cave wall, fearing the worst. The sound of blaster

fire grew louder, amidst the shouting and yelling that Shiyi had heard in

the cavern before. This time, it was a different language that joined Oncati

voices, and they sounded hoarse, raspy, and reptilian. The two slid down

the base and leaped, drew their lightsabers, and landed just behind the first

line of shacks. They joined dozens of Oncati military and citizens, pushed

back to the entrance, shooting through the maze of shacks towards the

other side. Both of them could not see the visual of the enemy. The Oncati

resistance was firing blindly, hoping that the enemy wouldnt push for-

ward.


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Shiyi and Zee stayed low, as she scanned the area for Monka. She

grabbed a bearded Oncati man who was fiercely grabbing rocks and

lobbing them to the other side.Where is the Princess?

He ignored her and continued to grab rocks from the ground.

Theyre here. Broke through! Were trapped. Trapped!

She backed away and turned to Zee.

Do you see that rock column with the window?

The metal door was bent and stained with blood, but seemed locked.

Zee spotted it and nodded to Shiyi, Force-jumping high above the battle-

ground and seeing the other side of the cavern, with dozens Naki soldiers

piling into the opposite tunnels opening into the cavern. He hopped on the

shack roofs, clanking under his light footfalls, speedily moving from shack

to shack until he landed in front of the door. Three of Nakireman soldiers

spotted him and opened fire. Zee pivoted his feet and swung his lightsaber

to deflect the shots, and the three collapsed in a heap.

Shiyi saw Zee Force-crush the tower door open while looking for

Monka again. Suddenly, a missile zoomed down across the cavern and hit

the far end of a cave wall, and exploded into ice that froze a group of Naki

soldiers. Shiyi followed the exhaust trace and found Monka, positioned in

one of the wall burrows, with another Oncati soldier feeding her a second

CryoBan grenade into a launcher. The soldier patted her on the head and

she fired again. Shiyi didnt wait to watch this one hit, as she ran up the

wall and hopped over to the other side. With one long leap, she grabbed

the lift shaft and climbed up to the burrow directly below the Princess. A

family of three protected their heads as Shiyi tucked inside, safe from

stray fire. She popped her head out and looked upwards.


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Monka! Theircruiser is orbiting the planet; the weapon, theyre going

to fire the weapon!

Monka and her partner looked down at Shiyi, who was deflectingblaster fire from the Nakiremans on the cave floor who had spotted them.

We have the schematics; get your people out of here!

She pointed towards the tower, now being bombarded by blaster fire.

The column began cracking rapidly. Rock and dirt exploded from its

midsection as Zees hands pushed outwards, held the debris in mid-air,

and flung them at the assaulting soldiers. He jumped back onto the roofs

and to the Oncati front lines by the first row of shacks. Shiyi and Monka

followed him with their eyes as he looked back and motioned for Shiyi to

retreat to the outside terrain.

Okay. Ill call a retreat.

Shiyi nodded and climbed out from the burrow. The family watched

her as she grabbed the lifter shaft and let go, landing on a shack roof.

Whatever you do, destroy that weapon!

She looked up at Monkas eyes once again. She did not want to look

away, but Zee called from across the cavern.

We have to hurry, Zuyrias getting some competition!

Monka nodded at Shiyi, who hopped the roofs to the other side. Her

comlink beeped.

Do you have the schematics? Shiyi asked Zee as they both leaped up

the tunnel. Behind them, Oncati continued to take the onslaught of fire

from the other side of the cavern.

Yeah, I put them on a datacard, Teefour will transmit them to the

squadron display systems.


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How do you destroy it?

Simple. Attack the weak point, like always. I know what to do. You

handle the retreat. That Princess is doing pretty well.They reached the cold outside, but saw faint specks coming closer to-

wards them. Shiyis wrist beeped again.

They looked at each other as Zuyria cut out from the comlink. The in-

tense whoosh of the Naki fighters rang in their ears. The sound of cannons

firing was next. And after that, the huge energy beams heading towards

them as the fighters pulled up and flew up, out of sight.

Theyre trying to cave in the entrancego, Zee! Ill go back!

Shiyi, no!

Zee stretched his hand out as Shiyi Force-sprinted into the cave en-

trance, disappearing into the blackness. A half-second later, the lasers

from the fighters hit just above the cave entrance. Zees watched the

boulders crash down and throw up blocks of ice as they landed. The

crashing quieted and through the dust Zee saw a wall of rock where the

entrance had once been. He dashed for his cockpit, listening to Teefour

beep rapidly before starting the engines. He took out the datacard from his

robes and shoved it into T4s compartment.

Here, shut up! Transmit it! His cockpit closed and his X-wing hov-

ered before spinning around and soaring out of the atmosphere.

Inside, Shiyi watched as the entire cave shook while the boulders fell

outside and blocked her in. The echoes of the warring down in the cavern

grew louder, and more screams, grunts, and blaster fire amplified the

paining echo. She glanced at the barrier, and down towards the sounds of


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battle, waiting for a sign of an Oncati to confirm their retreat. Her comlink

beeped once, stuttered, and beeped again.

The signal was being jammed by the mountain walls. Shiyi had to de-

cipher Zees scrambled message and what it meant, fast. Either the super-

weapon was going to be firing at any given moment, or Zees technical

expertise was being put to the test, and he was struggling to find a weak

point. At any rate, Shiyi had to break through the barrier, and inform

Monka of the fighters that were patrolling the ground. She didnt know

whether to attempt to break the barrier or go back and help the retreat.

Shiyi breathed heavily, and shut her eyes. All at once, the memories of

her master, the image of Zee and the glimpse of the space battle that must

have been going thousands of kilometres above the planet clouded her

mind and Shiyi tried her hardest to clear her mind and open her eyes. She

had to focus her calm and tranquility. She began to center on only the

sound of the Force that resonated in her mind, and willed herself to reach

and grab its frequency to steady her thoughts. She exhaled deeply as her

feet left the ground, her sprit left her body, and she held the Force in her

mind and body. The echoes of battle, bloodshed, and fear became ambient,

and she could feel her heart pulse slower and slower; her mind move faster

and clearer.

The sound of the chaos below her was broken by a much clearer one.

There must be only a handful of them left! Weve contacted the other

positions; theyre gaining an upper hand in the Western ranges. Theyve

been spread thin!

Well break through to the surface, hold them at the choke point

It was Monkas soft, calming voice that Shiyi heard. And she opened

her eyes to find her leading several hundred Oncati, with an officer beside


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her, staring back at Shiyi floating in mid-air. Several of them gasped in

awe, others stood still. Monka slowly ap proached Shiyi with arm out-

stretched and mouth in a numb grin, as if she were seeing a lost holy relic.Shiyi lowered he legs to the ground as the Princess stood in front of her,

with a more visible smile.

You truly are the Masked Ones disciple.

Monka once again clasped Shiyis hand with her paw, a feeling that

reassured her spirit. Her master talked about battle meditation as a tech-

nique used to better not only your allies, but yourself as well. In regaining

oneself through the Force, one can light up an entire people. The Oncati

began cheering after watching the Princess and Shiyi exchanged their

looks of regained confidence.

She smiled, shaking her head. It was his air-filter mask.

It was our symbol to remember him by.

Shiyi unclasped her utility belts pocket, and reached inside to grab the

broken pendant half. She looked once again at the ancient Kel Dorian

inscription; if she was The Lighted One then he was The Masked One.

He had crafted it in his journeys, and told these people about his newest

apprentice, and shared their stories to them because he knew that one day

Shiyi would arrive here, destined to come and fulfill her masters original

mission. She understood her purpose to these people; this was her final

lesson, long after she had become a Knight, a Master, and a protector of an

entire species; long after his death. She was supposed to shine; for the

Oncati, for Zee and Zuyria, for the entire Jedi Order. She grasped it again,

and this time, attached it to her lightsaber hilt.

The echoes of grunting, hissing and chanting slowly crept closer as

Oncati men, women and children fearfully glanced backwards, watching


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for the first signs of the Naki to break through once more. Monka backed

away as Shiyi turned around to face the barrier of boulders.

The Naki are preparing to assault anyone who breaks through to thesurface. Their fighters are blasting rock barriers to the cave entrances, and

patrolling all along the range. You need to get ready for air-to-ground.

Without words, several Oncati scouts broke through the crowd behind

the Princess with missile launchers and plasma cannons, kneeling eagerly

with their weapons. Shiyi turned back around and nodded to them, seeing

their eyes gleaming with confidence, hope, and determination.

Shiyi smiled; she was getting accustomed to the deceptively expres-

sive Oncati eyes. She turned around once more.

Stand back, she said calmly.

She centered her balance, and raised her hands slowly; the loose rocks

around her rose along with them, hovering around Shiyis aura. Her hair

lifted as well, and her robes swayed with the swirling aura of the Force

that began to illuminate her. Slowly, she moved her hands together, and

the hovering rocks began vibrating. She cupped her hands together at the

wrist, and curled her fingers inwards. She concentrated, and soon a ball of

energy formed within her hands, while the rocks were shook more violent-

ly around Shiyis aura.

She lunged forward with a fierce shout. Wind rushed towards the barri-

er. The Oncati covered their ears at the enormous whoosh that took over

the tunnel. The wall exploded outwards, splaying the boulders across the

icy surface outside and letting in the blinding white light reflected off the

snowy white terrain.

Shiyi panted with her head down, as Monka lifted her back up. As she

looked out the cave, she immediately drew her lightsaber and sprinted

outside. The Princess and several soldiers followed her.


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She stopped running when she saw the wing of a fighter smoking up

from the ground. She looked for an insignia, a sign of what it belonged to.

All around were debris, blackened snow, and smoke billowing fromwreckage. It was Naki fighters that were littered across the ice plains.

Shiyi scanned the Force for the aerial team, but thankfully she felt no

disturbances. Rather, a warm feeling took over her body as she located

them. Suddenly, her comlink beeped, steady this time.

Shiyi looked up at the sky, and could see the docile starship, only a

small streamlined figure floating above the sky, motionless.

Appearing from behind the range, the Yellow Aces and two distinctly

coloured X-wings broke through above the mountains, swooping over the

Oncati people who were now moving outside and cheering at their victory.

Looping back around, they paused and hovered above them before gently

landing on the surface. Zee and Zuyrias cockpits eased open, and both

jumped out to greet Shiyi.

Wow, Shiyi. I could sense that energy signature from way up there.

That was intense.

Zee patted Shiyi on the shoulder particularly aggressively. Shiyi

looked up at him and rolled her eyes. He nervously laughed and backed

away, turning around to greet the Yellow Ace pilots behind them. Zuyria

embraced Shiyi.

I sensed it too, my friend. Your mastery of the Force She smiled

and shook her head in awe.


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I only wish you were able to finish your training with him, as I had .

Even incomplete, you make a much stronger Jedi than me. I may fly well,

but you are able to dothis.She expanded her arms and took a look at the rubble that littered the

ground with the wreckages around them.

Zuyria, he always said the one thing I couldnt do was be you. You

fly; its what you do, my friend.We both know youre the best. I think the

smoking heaps of enemy fighters show that.

Yes, but this was your mission, and your masters. Together, you

saved this world. I am honoured to fight alongside you, Shiyi.

Shiyi didnt say anything. She didnt need to.

Zee returned in time to hear Zuyrias last comment. He scoffed at her,

and both Shiyi and Zuyria glared at Zee, who shrugged innocently. The

Princess walked towards all three.

I believe, it was allof you who saved us.

Yeah, that sounds about right. Shiyi said.

You guided us away from the darkness, Lighted One.

Zee and Zuyria stared at each other perplexed, as Shiyi waved it off.

The ship; it just sits there, above us?

Zee cut in. Well, Yellow went for the engines, and I went for the

thermal weapon. Their anti-grav systems and repulsor generators are still

up, so theyll sit there until someone gets them.

Which will be Galactic Alliance Security forces. Rest assured, your

conflict is resolved. Zuyrias diplomatic voice was, as she stated, the

most reassuring of all three. Monka bowed to the Jedi and shook hands

with the squad leader, pulling Shiyi aside while Zee and Zuyria returned

to their fighters to report back to Coruscant.

Its odd, is it not?


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That this thing is sort of generational? She smirked.

Its fitting.

Shiyi laughed again. Monkas black eyes smiled along with her mouth.I guess.

This time, Shiyi grabbed the Princess hands. The feeling of them was

always as refreshing as the very first time she felt them.

You inspire your people, Princess. Its not surprising that youre a

born leader.

Well, you inspire me, Shiyiis that correct?

Shiyi nodded, and embraced the Princess. She could sense something

in her, something that was great, and she was sure it would become even

greater.

Behind them, she heard engines powering up and Zee yelling some-

thing indecipherable at Zuyria. And all around them, the Oncati people

began hiking towards other blocked entrances, moving demolitions teams

to free the other trapped caverns. The two warriors stood still, however,

and looked into each others eyes one final time. Shiyi began walking

towards her fighter, but turned and glanced once again at the Princess,

who joined the hike alongside the towering mountains to the other caves.

The Oncati crowded around her, lifting up their weapons and cheering.

Shiyi powered up and followed her fellow Jedi back into space, back

to her books, and back to the journals. She knew though, that where she

belonged was not in the Archives, but among her companions, old and

new, past and present. She was to make her own stories to be read, and her

own lessons to be learned, just as her master had done before her.

legacy (part 3) - jedi master shi'yi qui-li

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