Aftermath

Chapter 2

Lux was just doing his usual rounds circling the encampment, checking motion sensors and whatnot. It was boring, but it was better than just sitting in the tent bored all day. At least this way he got to explore bits of the planet and take in the beautiful wildlife of the planet. 

Oddly enough, despite the plethora of plant life existent on the planet, there were few animal species. In fact, Lux could only ever remember seeing one species of rat, and that was it. In order to get meat and other supplies, someone from the camp had to travel to the nearest planet which was Tatooine.

Lux was lost in his thoughts. Thoughts about life now, the children, becoming a Jedi, and, of course, Ahsoka. He knew she was strong and could handle herself, but Lux still worried for her. What if the Empire found them? What if she was caught during a mission off world? She would have no way of contacting them to let them know she had been captured. He had no idea what he'd do without her, let alone what the younglings would do.

He sighed. He needed to stop thinking like this. Ahsoka could take care of herself.

Suddenly, Lux felt something. His senses weren't refined enough to tell what it was, but he knew there was a living thing near by. He grabbed his lightsaber off of his belt and held it in his hand. He didn't activate it, but just held onto it incase he got jumped.

He continued walking forward cautiously, his head darting from side to side. Suddenly, the presence just disappeared. Lux relaxed, thinking that whatever it was had gone another way. He placed his saber back on his belt, and continued walking to the next motion sensor.

What he saw on the motion sensor's screen confused him. It said there was something moving about 10 meters out, yet Lux couldn't see or sense anything. He thought it was a malfunction, so unplugged the machine to see if it would fix it. When the screen came back online, there was no motion detected anymore. Lux just sighed in relief and turned around. Once he did, he was tackled to the ground.

"What the hell!" Lux shouted trying to get up. All he heard was the giggling of a little girl and he looked to see Alia, a young human girl, and one of the padawans from the camp. Suddenly, Ahsoka and the other padawans– Trayta, a human boy named Zary, a Twi'lek boy named Tristan, and a togruta girl named Sella– appeared from the cover of the trees.

"Very well done Alia," Ahsoka spoke. "You're ability to mask your force presence has improved drastically."

"Thank you master," Alia replied bowing. Ahsoka returned to bow.

"Now you five head back to the camp. I'm going to... help Lux with his force senses."

"Mhmmmm," Trayta said rolling her eyes.

"We all know what that means master," Sella said giving her a wink. Ahsoka's lekku darkened, and the padawans laughed before turning and running off.

Ahsoka shook her head and looked back to Lux, who was still on the ground. She offered her hand to help him up. Once he was on his feet, he brushed the dirt off of his clothes.

"Why is it that I'm always the subject of torment?" Lux asked.

"Because it's funny," Ahoska replied with a smile. "Besides, now that training is over I have an excuse to hang out with you," Ahoska said intertwining her fingers with his and leaning up next to him. He just rolled his eyes and smiled.

The pair just walked through the forrest in silence, taking in the landscape as Lux had been before. Before long, they reached a small waterfall that emptied into a little pond. They came here fairly often, and to their knowledge, no one else had found it yet.

Ahsoka dragged Lux towards the water. Once they were at the water's edge, Lux took off his shirt and pants, leaving him just in his boxers. Ahsoka could feel her lekku heating up. Despite the fact that she's seen him wearing less before, she always got nervous when she saw his body.