Death of the Sith

2009-03-21T15:33:00.002-04:00

Death of the Sith

Earth is surely a part of the Jedi Knights.

Brandon Bowers and his niece and nephew are now full Jedi Knights,

along with their dear friend Jack O'Neill.

All the Tok'ra has been trained and are Jedi Knight as well.

Most of the people of Earth have also been trained to be Jedi Knights.

Spite all that Earth and the Jedi Knights have, there are many more allies to gather and more equipment to find.

Time may be running out.

There is still more that Master Jedi Sam O'Neill must face of her past before she can fully help destroy Emperor Palpatine and his armies.

Sam must learn why she was captured in the first place, and tell every all that she went through.

There might be special training for Sam. She will not be alone.

There will be another that will be training with her.

There will be more training for the already Jedi Knights,

so that they can rightfully defeat Emperor Palpatine once and for all.

Can everyone do all they need to do in time? Will Master Jedi Sam O'Neill be able to learn from her past to save herself before it is too late?

What more can the Jedi Knights and Earth learn to be able to do what is needed?

They will find out that time is the answer. It is all a matter of time.

Chapter 31: The End to a Beginning

2009-03-21T15:16:00.002-04:00

Chapter 31: The End to a Beginning

When they all arrived on Abydos, Brandon saw many wonders. When he walked up to where the SGC was located, it was the same way as he saw it last. To Brandon it was like looking at a historical piece frozen in time.

After they walked into the complex, Sam was looking for the General of the SGC. When she finally found him, she ran up to him and gave him a big hug and a kiss.

Sam asked, “How are you Jack?”

General Jack O'Neill smiled at her, “Doing great.”

Jack then looked at Brandon and gave him a big smile.

“Welcome home Master Jedi.”

Brandon smiled back, “Glad to be back. Happy to see you are the General of the SGC. How I remembered it was Paul Davis that was in charge.”

Colonel Davis laughed, “I would not take the position. I see Jack working too hard as it is. That alone would keep me from even thinking of taking his job.”

Jack teased, “Paul you know you love it here. If I did not take it the President would have nailed you to the chair.”

Paul smiled, “That is why I got him to give you the job. General West, General Hammond, and you were too close for you not to have this position.”

Sam told Jack about Brandon wanted to do for Jill Cantrell.

“That is one great idea Brandon. Once this war is over with, then we will have it moved. There are no living relatives of hers, so it should be no problem in moving her.”

Brandon smiled, “Thank you.”

Brandon looked at his wife and daughter. He then looked back at Sam and Jack. “If you will excuse me, I have 6 years to catch up with my family.”

Barbara said, “Yes you do.”

Brandon quickly turned around and there were his parents giving him a big smile. The three of them hugged each another.

Brandon gave a big smile, “It is great to see you all again. I know I might sound crazy, but to me it has been six years since I have seen you all.”

Jerry said, “We know. Jack told us.”

Barbara asked, “Have you gotten all of the memories of the new time line?

Brandon answered, “Nearly all of it has. I know that our house in Murrayville, Georgia did not get destroyed.”

After seeing his parents were shocked over what he said, Brandon explained it all.

Brandon's father said, “Wow! Looks like you set things to right not just for Sam.”

Sam came to them. “It seemed to me that Palpatine was hitting on me in every direction.”

“Since you recovered from the initial nightmares before I met you, it seems to me that he could not bother you anymore.”

Barbara asked, “What makes you think that.”

“Very simple, the first nightmares were corner stone of the whole deal. Once that was established, he would be able to build from there. When I came to meet Sam in her past, I must have influenced Sam to destroy that corner stone. All the disasters that only I know about are no more, even the nightmares I had received before my time journey began.”

Nomi asked, “Did you have any dreams like that while you were sleeping last?

Brandon looked at her with a smile, “No.”

Jack said, “Sam did not have nightmares nor had any unusual attacks by anyone or anything, so either Palpatine has his sights on another host or he found another way to keep on living.”

Brandon replied, “That is what concerns me.”

Sam stopped him right there. “I have trained you for years now in not be concerned with those type of possibilities. As you cannot rightfully go back in time to change things, you cannot be there for every situation of life. Bad things will happen. As you have taught me, The Jedi Knights are server of peace. They cannot change the world.”

Brandon smiled, “I remember teaching you that.”

Brandon gave out a bigger smile, “For us, the teacher can learn from the student.”

Sam gave a big smile back, “Who is the Master is and who is the student?”

Brandon just looked at Sam for a very long moment. “You are the Master because it all started when you found me in Atlanta, Georgia. It was you that found me before any of the others. This paradox started when you and I met for the first time. Palpatine did not start it.”

Jolinar spoke from Sam, “You are very wise Master Jedi. The Dark-side of the Force could not have the imagination to come up with the idea of a time paradox. The only thing Palpatine wanted to do was to kill Sam. He did not intend to change time. The reason Sam found you so easily was that the bond you two have could not be broken. That bonding allowed Jill Cantrell to be able to see who Sam was supposed to be, so she could have written all she had.”

Brandon asked Jolinar, “So Jill had a special ability to use the Force?”

Jolinar answered, “So it seems. Since I did not experience her as you did, I cannot rightfully answer that in the way I would want to answer it. I cannot see any other way she could have written that journal without some ability of the Force.”

“I agree. This is my first time to meet you Jolinar. I see Sam has a good and wise friend.”

Sam said, “More than that, much more. Jolinar and I share something that rightfully cannot be explained in words.” Sam walked to her husband. Jack and I have a very special relationship. We love each other very much. Our bonds are strong, and so are the bonds that Jolinar and I have.”

Jack replied, “Each bond is separate from the other. Neither one of us wants neither bond to be broken. We all had a good chat before the blending of Jolinar and Sam. The whole symbiotic relationship is completely free without any influence by Jolinar.

“Thank you in being patient with me, and restating what I have known for a good number of years. It still is a lot to take in.”

Jack replied, “We completely understand.”

Nomi looked at her beloved husband and said, “My love, no one expects you to fully except all the changes that you are now experiencing.”

Brandon smiled, “I am sorry that I have overreacted, and thank you all for your patience.

Brandon mother replied, “Do not be silly. You are not overreacting. I think you are more in control then most of us here would have been. What you been through, I would be losing my mind. Even without the Force, you are strong. Just give it time.”

Amanda come up to her father and stood there. Through the Force Brandon knew what her daughter wanted to do, hug him. Brandon knelt down low so she could do just that. In return Brandon hugged her back. Amanda whispered in her father's ear, “I love you daddy.”

Brandon whispered back, “I love you too baby.”

After hugging him, Amanda said, “Daddy, I have you. That is all I want. Even if you do not fully understand these new experiences or not, know that we love you. I do not understand all of them myself. Just be you, daddy.”

Brandon smiled and was amazed at the mind of his little girl. “How wonderful it is of the mind of a child. Could it be us adults needs to be learning from children than the other way around?”

Brandon said to his daughter, “You are very amazing young lady.”

Brandon stood up and looked at Sam. The smile he gave her was all that needed to be said. She knew that Amanda reminded of how open minded she was about him. Brandon knelt down once again to his daughter.

“You are becoming very much attuned to the Force. In fact, I think you are just as keen sense as Sam was when I met her when she was a teenager.”

Amanda got excited and looked at Sam. Amanda said, “Wow!!”

Amanda darted off towards her.

Sam said, “You are a very open minded young lady, and done great in what I have been teaching you.”

Brandon thanked them all again for their understanding and patience. He and his family went off to spend family time together.

Way out of ear shot, Jack said, “I can understand how impatient Brandon is right now. How many times I wanted to tell him all that happened since he left us.”

Sam replied, “I know. I saw the pure joy he had when he came back. He also saw and felt in me in the long wait I had to endure. How hard it was to be at his side in training him in the Force, and not able to say anything about how much I have missed him.”

Jack said, “Now he is back. I do believe he is more concerned with us than he is himself.”

Sam told Jack of what happen to her in Brandon's old time line.”

Jack replied, “Holy cow! No wonder he is overly concerned. He thinks that something bad will happen to you if not all of us.”

Colonel Davis said, “I do not have either of your Jedi skills, but what I just seen in him and his family, I think all Brandon needs is love, patience, and time. I think his daughter did a wondrous of good for him.”

Sam smiled, “Yes she did.” Sam remembered the first time Brandon came up to her after he rescued her from that gang. She realized how a wonderful person he was.

**********

As the days went on Brandon was getting back into the swing of things. With his Jedi duties in helping Jack and the SGC with the war efforts, Brandon was starting to be more a part of this new time line. By remembering all of his old time line, Brandon was able to make better judgments on the responsibilities that were for him to deal with.

Brandon knew how ugly the Dark-side was because he had faced it first hand in the old time lime. The result did save time and effort of the ones in the war.

As Brandon was examining over and over all the maneuvers of the enemies, he could not get out of his head that something was not right. Brandon realized what it was.

Brandon yelled out Jack. We have been played with. Palpatine could wipe us out like cracking an egg. After Jack come over to what Brandon was looking at. Brandon showed all the maneuvers of the enemy.”

Jack replied, “Damn! What is he doing or want?”

Brandon replied, “All this time we have been put off guard since I have returned. What we all have forgotten, including myself until now, is that his host is still dying. He is still after Sam and me.”

Colonel Davis asked, “Are you sure? Surely he would be going after someone else by now.”

Brandon looked at Sam.

Brandon asked, “Have you know of anyone that has been acting the way you might have if I did not met you in your past?”

Sam tried to remember if she could have known if anyone that ever been upset in the way she did in her dreams so long ago. Sam answered, “I do not think so.” Sam also reassured she has never had any dreams like that, or had any attacks from the Dark-side of the Force in any way.”

Brandon had to admit he had not been attacked by the Dark-side either. “Just the same, I strongly believe he still wants us as the new Sith Lords.”

Jack said to Brandon, “My dear friend I hope and pray you are wrong and what you are experiencing is just a lag from your old time line.”

Sam said to Brandon, “I do not see anything like that. Thank you for sharing this with us. We all will keep our eyes open. If you come up with anything else, please let us know.”

“I will.”

He then looked at Jack and Col. Davis.

“In a military ideology, what do you see from all this I just showed you?”

Colonel Davis replied, “Before I would like to officially answer the question, I want to learn more. Knowing you the years we been together, I will always follow you judgment, but this is a very big.

Brandon had an idea. He asked Sam, “Could Luke shed more light on this?”

Sam smiled, “I have a better person to ask, Bodo Bass.”

“Great idea! I almost forgot about him. Let's do it.”

Both Sam and Brandon went to a secluded area so they would not be interrupted by the outside activities. It did not take long for the two of them to be with Bodo Bass. “You have done very well in restoring the time line. Things are as they should be. Emperor Palpatine is no more. He was domed from the start. Once he lost Sam many years ago, he knew his reign of terror was done. That is why his fleet was so much in disarray as you saw it.”

“So he is not after Sam or me now?”

“If he could not get Sam at a young age, then he cannot do it now. He started to influence Sam as a teenager because he saw how powerful Sam is now. What Palpatine could not do was prevent you from traveling back into time because he did not know you would do it. I did everything I could to keep you hidden of your full potential, and the bond you and your Padawan truly have.”

Brandon replied, “I know that I trained her in the past, but she has recently trained me, so I am her Padawan, yes?”

Bodo Bass smiled, “Yes and no. It was a very big undertaking to hide all the knowledge of you being Earth's first Jedi Knight from Palpatine.”

Brandon looked at Sam with great confusion.”

Sam smiled at him, “After you left, I made sure that everyone knew the person that trained me as a Jedi Knight. Long before Earth ever met with Luke Skywalker and the other Jedi Knights far, far away, everyone on Earth knew of you.”

It was about two years after you left, that I met Bodo Bass through the Force. After I told him about Palpatine attacking me in my dreams, he knew that the truth of who you are had to be hidden from Palpatine. I then talked to everyone on Earth to help out in this cause. When the time came when I met up with you once again, you were not trained by me at all. Instead you were given the memories of the past time line that allowed you to become that Jedi that trained me.”

“It was your idea to suppress your memories of what you have done for me. That made you believe that I trained you first. That is why you are having conflicts with remembering this time line. That is why we are here with Bodo Bass now. Only Bodo Bass and I together can restore you from your suppressed memories.”

“WOW! You mean you are not Grand Master Jedi of Earth and Grand Duchess Jedi of all the Jedi Knights?”

Sam smiled, “Nope.” She paused for a moment, then said, “Those titles had always belonged to you with one difference. We call you Grand Duke Jedi of all the Jedi Knights.”

Bodo Bass said, “For what you have done for Sam and of Earth, the title “Grand Master Jedi of Earth” was given to you by everyone on Earth long before Sam met you again. A lot of things has prospered due to Sam was trained to be a Jedi Knight by you.”

Sam said, “When we came to Coruscant for the first time and realized there were many, many Jedi Knights in that Galaxy, I secretly talked to Luke, Corran, Mara, and the others of the Jedi Council about you. They were amazed on the outcome of how Earth can be so productive due to one Jedi Knight. After getting to know you more, the Jedi Council gave you the title, “Grand Duke Jedi of all the Jedi Knights.”

“All of you acting like I found something with how the enemies fleet was behaving was part of this cover up?”

Sam smiled, “Yes it was. We all knew of their disarray in their organization from the start. Luke told us that the Imperial Fleet could have whipped them out. That of course did make them very dangerous. After the Death Star was destroyed by you, Palpatine's plans were crumbling very fast.”

Bodo Bass said, “When you turned things back around from the influence he put on Sam, you and you alone gave him the fatal blow.”

Brandon asked, “So the bridge to all this was Jill Cantrell?”

Bodo Bass said, “Yes she was. It was the Ancient Jedi Knight that gave Jill all of the proper information of the real and proper time line. It was no coincidence that Sam got that letter that started the whole thing going in the right direction.”

Brandon remembered the last think Sam said to him before he was sent in the past. Brandon told it to them both.

Sam said, “Shorty before we went to that place to set you on your journey, all that you have done came to me. The circle was complete for me, and now it will be for you Master.”

Sam then asked her Master to close his eyes. “Now we both will remove the suppression of your memories from you.”

After a few moments a flood of memories entered into Brandon. It took him sometime to take it all in, but when he did, he opened his eyes and gave Sam and Bodo Bass a big smile.

“I remember everything now.”

The connection they had with Bodo Bass faded with the surroundings of where both Sam and Brandon were.

Both Sam and Brandon stood up and gave each other a dearest hug.

After they hugged Sam said, “Finally Master, I have you back.”

“It is great to be back.”

“How agonizing it has been for me all these years. Now I have you back, and I am the happiest person alive. Nothing can separate us now.”

When they walked back to the others, Brandon saw President Barack Obama and his wife, Michell Obama, standing there waiting on Grand Master Jedi of Earth to be with them all.

Brandon gave them both a smile, “Great to see you both.”

Michell replied, “It is us that should be saying that to you.”

All the sudden everyone was gathering around Brandon.

Nomi and Amanda came at his side. Nomi said after giving a hug and a kiss, “Welcome home my love.

Amanda gave her father a hug, “So happy to have you back daddy.”

Brandon looked at her daughter, “It is ever so great to be back, 100 percent this time.”

He looked at his wife again and gave her a loving hug. He whispered in her ear. Thank you for putting up with me all this time.”

The only thing she said in a reply was, “I love you.”

When Brandon looked at the President once again, President Obama said, “Grand Master Jedi of Earth and Grand Duke Jedi of all the Jedi Knights, I hear by thank you for all that you have done for us on our behalf. There is no medal or artifact that I can give you to show how all of us appreciated what you have done for us through the many years, expect my gratitude.”

Brandon replied, “I thank you Mr. President. I take that gratitude with great humility.”

Brandon looked at everyone in the room. Brandon felt all the love that everyone had for him. “What a wonderful moment this day is to me. What more can a man ask for.”

Brandon looked at his family once again and said, “Now that the circle is complete, I am the happiest man alive. May the Force be with all of us.”

The First Lady, Michell Obama, said, “We will be honored if you and your family will join us for the grand celebration of the end of the Sith reign over the entire universe.”

Brandon looked quietly looked at her family and back at her with a smile, “We would be honored to join you.”

They all started to get ready to go back to Earth through the Stargate. Before Brandon, Nomi, and Amanda went through, Brandon was greeted by two more special people in his life, Emily and Ben Aaron.

The three of them hugged dearly.

Emily said, “Uncle, we happy you are back with us. We are ever so proud of you. In all that you have done for Sam and Earth, we had to be Jedi Knights.”

Ben said, “And we thank you for training us personally.”

Brandon replied, “As Mara Jade said, 'I was the only true one that could rightfully train you two.' I was very proud to train you both. How are mom and dad's training going?”

Ben answered, “I am training Dee, but the last I heard Sam and Grammy were doing super.”

Brandon replied, “Wonderful. We are one big happy Jedi family. In a way, I owe it all to Palpatine. If it was not for his interference, I would not been trained by Sam. That allowed me to go back to the past and make things right again.”

Michell Obama said, “From what Princess Leia told me, the end result of all Palpatine's causing problems in her galaxy, only greater things blossomed from his interferences. I think that is why the Jedi Council there gave you the title 'Grand Duke Jedi of all Jedi Knights.' You have shown great strength and power over all that Palpatine could have done towards Earth and even the entire universe. I was very happy to have read that Palpatine is dead and the Sith is no more.”

Nomi said, “I now have my husband back.”

Brandon looked at her and his daughter. “If I remembered correctly after I saw you at my bedside, I promised a vacation for the three of us.”

Nomi replied, “Honey, all that I care about is simply being with you, just peace and quiet.”

Amanda said, “Same here daddy.”

Michell Obama said, “When you two are ready to have your well deserved vacation, it will be on us. Not from the federal government, but from Barack and myself. It is the least we can do in thanking you both for what you have done for Earth.”

Chapter 30: Sam's Past Is The Future

2009-03-20T12:58:00.002-04:00

Chapter 30: Sam's Past Is the Future

After just 3 years of training Samantha Carter to be a Jedi Knight, Brandon and Sam had bonded stronger than they did when he was her apprentice.

Brandon kept thinking how ironic it was to train his own Jedi Master so she could one day do the same for me. He also thought how it would affect the relationships he knew her Master had in a galaxy far, far, away. She had a lot of friends there. When he finally stopped worrying over what could happen of this new time line for her, he began to realize he was learning something very important.

He remembered his Master telling him that what they would learn from the Holocron cube would help them defeat Palpatine, and being with Sam now will make all the difference. Brandon was wondering if somehow Palpatine did manage to change her life, and he was here to right the wrong. One thing was for certain, she was not getting any more bad dreams or attacks from the Dark-side of the Force, and neither was he. “Now what?”

Once again Sam was reading what Brandon was thinking, “I know what we can do. We can take a good jog from here to my father's base. After all, we promised him we were going to be there for this meeting he set up.”

Brandon looked at his watch. It looks like we have good timing for a jog. I do not think using the Force to allow us to run fast would be a good thing to do in public right yet.”

Sam smiled, “One day, everyone on Earth will know of the Jedi Knights.”

Brandon smiled, “Yes they will.” After they both walked outside, they started their jog. They used the Force, but not to run faster, but to be able to jog the long distance they had to travel.

By the Force, they did not sweat at all when they got to the base. When they got to the gate, Sam introduced herself and Brandon, and the reason why they were there.

The guard told them a jeep was ready to take them to where they were needed to be.

When they got to their destination, there was a Captain there waiting. “If you two will follow me, I will take you to General Carter.” They followed them to General Carter's office. When they walked in, there was another General inside.

General Carter introduced him, “Sam and Brandon thank you both in being here. This is General West.”

By the look of Brandon's expressions, General West asked, “I see you have heard of me?”

Brandon answered, “Yes I have. I have never met you in my time line, but I have heard that you were/now in charge of the Stargate Program.”

General West replied, “The program has not yet started, but yes, I am in charge of it, and that is why you two are here.”

General West gave them both a folder and a pen to write with. He continued, “Before I say anything more, I want you two to read this and sign it. This document states that you will never talk about the Stargate Program until the time it is made public. Both Sam and Brandon read and signed their names.

General West said, “Right now we do not have the thing operational. We do have an archaeologist working on it as we speak, by the name of Dr. Daniel Jackson. If he is successful in getting the thing operational, I want you two to go through it. You will have military back up.”

General West looked at Sam, “You father said you are 19 years old. I know this adventure might be a bit much for you, but I still would want you two to do this.”

Sam said, “With what Brandon has trained me to do with the Force, and having him with me, I think we can precede without any problem.”

General West replied, “Good to hear that.” General West looked at Brandon. “Since you know a great deal about the Stargate Program, you will be the perfect person to go with this team I am sending you with.”

Brandon asked, “Will I be the one leading this party?”

General West answered, “No. A first grade office, by the name of Colonel Jack O'Neill, will lead the party you will be following. He is also several years older than Sam.

Brandon said, “General, I have and always will follow the authorities of others. I dearly respect the Air Force, and will do what is asked of me, spite my skills of a Jedi Knight.”

General West replied, “I thank you. Do not get me wrong, I want your skills, but I am sure not even you know everything about military protocols.”

Brandon smiled, “I have learned a good bit, but you are right, I do not know that much to be leading this party. I was relieved to hear that you did not want me to lead it.”

General West smiled

Sam looked at Brandon and said, “Finally I get to meet this man you told me about.”

Brandon smiled back, “So it seems.”

General West said to Brandon, “I am not a scientist, but I do not want you to hold any information on the basis of this time paradox that these silly science fiction shows talk about.”

Brandon replied, “General, I will not. I think I am here to right the wrong from Palpatine's interferences. It has felt so natural that Sam be trained as a Jedi Knight now then she was in my time line.”

General Carter said, “I have to admit I have not seen Sam in better health, nor in high spirits since you shown up in her life.”

Sam smiled at her father. “I have not had one of those bad dreams either. Since Master Brandon has been in my life, I say things are as it should be.”

Brandon gave her a big warm smile in her calling him Master. “Talking about a time paradox. Wow! I am the Master.” He also remembered what his Master said before he was sent in this time line, “If anything my friend I should be the one calling you Master.”

General West said to General Carter, “Jacob, you are right, it is mind boggling that your daughter will be training Brandon many years in the future, and having her call him Master.”

Brandon looked at General West, “It was that way for me at first, and I have to admit, I am still perplexed by it all. The Sam I came to know was very special to me.” He looked at this one and continued, “I have to admit also, this one is special too.”

Jacob said, “When I had you two setting at the table for the first time, I knew it was meant for you two to be together.”

General West looked at his watch. You two need to come with me, and I need to get back to Cheyenne Mountain. The two Jedi followed General West to his car. From there, three of them were taken to a private airplane.

When they finally arrived, Dr. Daniel Jackson was ready to give his presentation on what he had discovered on what he called, The Stargate.

Brandon was simply enjoying himself to see firsthand of this very important part of Earth's History.

When General West allowed them to show the Stargate for the first time, it was a marvel to see.

What her Jedi Master described to her about the Stargate itself, was enough for Sam to know what it looked like in every detail, but she was still amazed on seeing it. So was Dr. Jackson.

Brandon did not sense any negative emotions from Jack. For some reason, his son did not end up accidentally kill himself.

Col. O'Neill asked Sam, “What do you think of Stargate.” Sam still looking at the Stargate answered, “It is wonderful, sir.”

Col. O'Neill smiled, “We are going to see how wonderful this Stargate is after we get to where it sends us, if we can get it working.”

Brandon knew it would be Dr. Jackson to find the 7^th symbol, but how things have changed, would he?

When Dr. Jackson did just that, Brandon sighed for relief.

Sam asked her Master, “You did not think he could do it?”

“For the most part things are happening the way I have known it to be, but some things have been altered.”

Sam asked, “It has not been by you. I somehow can feel it. You being here with us have made things right and proper.”

Brandon just smiled.

Col. O'Neill said, “Live in the here and now. If you were not meant to be in our time stream, then you would not be here at all. Now that you are here, live in the here and now. Since you know how most things will turn out, I am very happy you and your Padawan are with us.”

General West said, “That is why I want you both to go with them on this mission. I believe that things will be very different then what you may know Master Jedi. What I have been told of this Force, you two might be the two people that can handle what everyone will be facing.”

“I would be shocked if something very different did not happen. If thing were as it should be, then there has to be some major differences sooner or later.”

There were major differences at Abydos. There was no Ra or any other Goa'uld System Lord at all there. The natives did know how to read and write on that planet. Some of them even used the Stargate to travel to different places throughout the galaxy. There were talk of the Goa'uld, but the first team of Earth never saw any on their first visit to Abydos.

The people on Abydos were so friendly they allowed Earth set the Stargate Program right on their planet. What a best way to keep the Stargate Program a secret on Earth. When the Air Force had it all set up, “They have done a better job than in Arizona. It would be interesting to see if Anubis will attack this planet or not.”

**********

After three more years in training her, she has done great as a Jedi Knight. The relationship between Jack and Sam was growing as expected. Sam never joined the Air Force, but she did learn a lot from Jack about how to be an airman.

She learned a lot from him, and Brandon was not one bit surprised. How much she learned from him in being a Jedi was very outstanding. Sam was turning out to be a very beautiful 22 year old woman. Even though Brandon has seen some great experiences from Earth, Sam, and all around him, he was starting to feel sad. Brandon knew that his time was nearly over here with her and this time stream.

Sam felt sadness from him. She whispered something to Jack, and walked towards Brandon.

When she came up to him, she asked, “Pennies for your thoughts.”

Brandon looked at her with a smile. “I feel that it is time for me to get back to my own time. What I have done here is about to come to an end.”

“I should be the one that is sad. It will not take long for you to meet up with......me. It will take a good number of years before I will meet up with you once again.”

“How true my Padawan. Just the same I will miss being with you here. I know that I have to go back and live my own life, but the bond I have with you is too strong to ignore.”

“If you did stay with me here, I would not get the opportunity to train you. If you cannot be trained as a Jedi Knight, then you could not be here to put things to right. Do not be sad my Master. I am not. I owe you my life. There is nothing that I will not do for you. When we meet again my dearest friend, I will be the best Jedi Master for you. That I promise.”

Brandon smiled, “You have already done so. I will always be there for you.”

Sam gave a smile of her own, “You have done just that and more. If I have my life in the way it should be lived, then what more can you do for me. The dreams that I had before we met has been forgotten. There you were to magically remove them from my life.”

“I have to admit I am very excited to know how your life will turn out once I do leave and go back to the time stream I should be in.”

Sam smiled, “I was thinking the same thing about you. There will be a lot of changes for the both of us that we will have to experience them when the time comes. Have heart, you will experience them soon enough. It will be me that will agonize on the long wait.”

“If I know you, you will do great. Earth will experience a lot on your travels through the Stargate. This time they will have their first Jedi Knight of Earth many years early. I feel that Earth is in great hands.”

“And that first Earthly Jedi owes it to the best Jedi Master she could have ever met.”

Brandon looked away from Sam.

Sensing from the Force, she asked, “You have to go?”

Brandon looked back at her, “I am afraid so.”

Sam smiled, “Thank you.” She gave him a big hug. Afterwards she said, “I will miss you too. Take care.”

Brandon replied, “I will.”

All the sudden Brandon vanished in thin air.

**********

All the sudden Brandon found himself staring at the Holocron cube that he started looking at before his trip through time.

He turned and looked at his Jedi Master.

She was giving him the largest smile she could give.

The both of them stood up, and they hugged each other dearly.

Brandon realized he succeeded in setting things right for his Jedi Master /Padawan.

Sam whispered, “Welcome home.”

After they stopped hugging, “There is a lot that has changed. I think we should talk.”

Brandon replied with a smile, “I would love that. I would love to hear everything. Do not hold anything back.”

The two of them had a seat on the floor once more, and she told him all he wanted to know. She explained that she never joined the Air Force. She simply stayed a Jedi Knight. “Jack did teach me all he knew about the Air Force and combat skills.”

The biggest thing she told Brandon was how she and the SG1 team met up with a galaxy far, far away. “Odd that it may seem Palpatine never bothered me again since you came into my life as a teenager.”

Brandon showed a shocking look, “You were not kidnapped?”

Sam looked puzzled, “What kidnapping? I do not think you ever told me about that.”

“No, I did not. I did not want you to worry over it. The time line before I met you when you were a teenagers, you were kidnapped on another planet, and sent to a galaxy far, far, away during one of your SG1 missions. From there Luke Skywalker later found you, and rescued you from your slavery.”

Sam replied in shock, “Wow! Nothing like that happened. When we got to that galaxy, I did meet up with Luke, but nothing bad happen to any of us. Brandon I am so happy that you did set things to right. I would go out of my mind if all that happen to me.”

Brandon replied, “You almost did, but you never truly gave up on yourself. With the friends that you met there, they helped up along the way. A man named, Corran Horn, trained you to be a Jedi Knight in the alternate time line.”

Sam stated, “Corran was the nicest one I met when we first came to that galaxy. We are great friends today. His wife is also a super person.”

Brandon told her more of the alternate time line regarding her kidnapping.

Sam was amazed how horrible her life turned out with Palpatine interference. “Since you just came back, I am sure you will start to remember the new changes.”

“I think I am starting to recall some things. I am recalling that Stargate Program was not secret for long.”

“No, it was not. All the stuff you told me about the Goa'uld did not come to pass. We did confront Ra less than a year after you left, but he was not a threat to us at all. The rest of those System Lords you mentioned appeared to us not to care all that much about Earth or humans. Later on we heard rumors that they end up killing each other.”

“Did you ever meet two Jaffas by the name of Teal’c and Master Bratac?”

Sam smiled, “Yes we did. Master Bratac is the greatest and kindest Jaffa I ever met. Teal'c joined our team later on.”

“I wonder if the Dark-side of the Force could have caused all that horrible stuff in the way I have known.”

“Good question. The more you recall of the changes, I am sure you will find all your answers and more.”

“What about Nomi and myself?”

Sam smiled, “You two are married, and been raising a daughter for the past 5 years now.”

Brandon was very excited to hear that. Sam gave him a great big hug.

After hugging him, “Why not get some sleep. I am sure a lot if not all of these things that you have set to right will come to your mind when you wake up.

“Good idea. Do I have to sleep on the floor?”

Sam smiled, “No. Let me show you one of the beds. You will not get a good sleep on the floor. I tried that. No fun. Did not get any sleep at all.”

As they were walking, something did come to his mind about the changes. Jolinar is still in you?”

Sam smiled and nodded. “I will tell you about that after you get some rest. I will also tell you about my father and Selmak.”

“I do not think I could go to sleep knowing there is a good story to be told.

Sam laughed, “I will make this your bed time story, but you need to get some sleep.”

Brandon promised.

Sam told him:

“We were helping these people on this planet. A man was in bad health and realized I was a Jedi Knight. We talked and found out that he was a very old Jedi Knight, or at least the symbiote, Jolinar of Malkshur. Since we are blended, our Jedi Skills have been combined.”

“What about your father. Before I met you in your past, you father had blended with Selmak.”

“Yes he did. Before they did blend, they were great friends.”

Sam saw that Brandon was getting sleepy. Sam smiled, “The details of all this you already know. All of it will come to you.”

Brandon yawning, “May be that is why I am getting so tired. My mind cannot handle of this flood of information.”

They finally got to the bed room. Brandon got into bed.

Sam started to cover him up, “You have become a great Jedi Knight, but you are only human. Sleep well...my Master.

Brandon gave her a big smile before dosing off.

**********

The next morning when Brandon woke up, Brandon found both Nomi and their daughter at his bed side.

Brandon gave a big smile to the both of them. It was Amanda that spoke first.

Amanda started to talk to her father as she was sitting up on the bed, “Daddy, Aunt Sam told all of what you did the past 6 years.” Brandon gave his daughter a big hug.”

Nomi said, “It was a couple of weeks for us.”

Both Nomi and Brandon hugged each other and kissed.

Nomi smiled, “It must been very hard for you to be away from us that long.”

Brandon looked at the two of them, “Yes it was. I am back. Things are as it should be. I am now with the two ladies I love the most.”

Amanda asked, “How much do you remember?”

“I think I remember nearly all of the changes, but I will never forget the time line before.”

Nomi smiled, “In that case, it was meant for you to remember.”

“Sam is getting Jack to look into that Jill Cantrell girl you told her about. Sam thinks she may be the bridge that allows you to be able to never forget the two time lines.”

Brandon smiled, “I am not surprised that Sam did not do it sooner.”

Sam said, “I could have, but I thought it would be best that I did it when you came back.”

After Brandon finally got out of bed, she told them about what Jack found on her:

“As you may expect, Jill Cantrell is dead. She died of muscular dystrophy.”

Brandon replied, “In the time line I came from, she gave you a letter. She mentioned about if she had to sacrifice herself for us, then so be it. I am saddened of course, but not surprised.”

Sam stated, “If I know you Master, you think you are responsible for her death, and thinking you could somehow have prevented it. How many times did I tell you that you cannot change things? Life is what it is and always will be.”

Nomi smiled as she put her arms around Brandon, “You are a very powerful Jedi Knight my love, but no Jedi can stop death. They cannot even go into the past and change things. What you did for Sam was to influence her to be what she was meant to be. Palpatine went back to destroy who we know Sam is today. He only influenced her to change. You allowed Sam to go past those dreams and live the right course she was meant to live. Maybe that is why you are meant to remember the way things were before. It allows you to know that you cannot change things no matter how much you may want to.”

Sam smiled at Brandon. “From what you told me about her, she did not talk to you about reading her journal.” She was quiet for a moment then continued, “I also believe that Jill not only was doing her best to have things set right, but allowed you to learn something as well, yourself. If I recall, it was me that got you to tell dad and me all about why you were there with us. We trained each other those six wonderful years. Now we both need to live the results of what we both have learned.”

Brandon simply gave Sam a big smile, “Since that first time we met, you never stop to amaze me.”

“I was about to say the same thing about you. Yes, I had the abilities to catch things before they happen, but it was you that made me who I am today.”

“It was my pleasure, and I have learned a lot from you those six wonderful years.”

Brandon has another recall on this time line. “Earth is not fighting Palpatine?”

Sam answered, “No we are not. I have tried to convince Luke that we can make a difference, but he continued to believe that this is their fight. When he explained that to me, I really could not rightfully argue over it. They had been fighting him for the longest. Also Jack would not allow us to fight.”

Brandon said, “I recall now that I have talked to Jack a number of times stating that Earth is just as part of this war as the Jedi Knight in a galaxy far, far away. Our last discussion I was rightfully shocked to have him agree with me. He told me he too wanted Earth to be a part of the war, but the risk was far too great. Earth still was not technical ready for fighting in this war.”

Amanda gave her father a hug. “Daddy, I for one want you right here with me. If I had to be six years away from you, I would be very sad.”

Brandon hugged his daughter, “I will stay with you then. I have done enough traveling alone. I think it is time for me to stay put. When this war is over with, the three of us will go on vacation together.”

Sam said, “We better get back on Abydos, and do what we can to end this war. I for one would love to have it end.”

Brandon smiled, “Right after the war, I would love to have Jill Cantrell's grave moved to the Great City of the Jedi to be a reminder of her sacrifice for all of us...including me.”

Chapter 29: What Does Sam's Past Have To Do With Now?

2009-03-19T12:32:00.002-04:00

Chapter 29: What Does Sam's Past Have To Do With Now?

After a few hours, they all arrived at the SGC. When they got out, Sam gave her Padawan a quiet look.

Brandon was very familiar with that look.

It meant that we need to talk, but in a very private place.

When the three of them got to the Gate Room, Sam finally spoke, “Nomi, Brandon and I needs to be elsewhere. Please tell Luke he is in command until we get back. I do not know when that will be.

Nomi replied, “I will do as you ask.”

Nomi and Brandon hugged and kissed each other.

Nomi simply smiled at him before she went through the wormhole.

General Davis said, “Can we dial a place for you Sam?”

Sam answered, “Sorry General, this time I will have to do it. Until Palpatine is dead and gone, I will not allow the Force to record the destination. I will in time allow you to do so, but Brandon and I need our solitude until we are ready.”

As usual General Davis did not like to be put in the dark by anyone, including the Jedi Knights, but he knew and trusted Sam far too much not to argue over this.”

Sam used the Force as if she were going to dial for the Great City of the Jedi Knights.

Seconds after, the wormhole was established. Sam looked at her Padawan and said, “Let's go.”

Before they went through, General Davis said, “May the Force be with you both.”

Sam replied, “Yes it may. We will return General.”

Sam turned and faced him. She gave him a military salute. General Davis saluted back.

Sam and Brandon went through.

They were in a small room when they got to their destination.

Sam said, “We are at a place that we can have complete privacy. We are at a place that Corran taught me things that most Jedi never could learn. By reading Jill's journal, this place was where the Ancient Jedi started training to be the Jedi Knights we are today.”

Brandon replied, “Wow! Master Corran did not even know about this place?”

“Nope. For him to find this place, and train me here must been some kind of omen. Due to this place, I started to know more about the Force than any other time.”

Brandon asked, “What makes you think this place is where we need to be.”

Sam looked straight at him and answered, “Let me show you.”

Brandon followed her.

When Sam stopped, the place looked like an ordinary room. Sam said, “The room looks empty, but watch.”

Sam waved her hand in a special way as she used the Force to reveal what was being hidden.

All of the sudden the room was full of all sorts of things.

Sam went straight at a certain item. It was a large chest. Sam used the Force once again and did something special with her hands over the chest like a magician would to do open something with magic spell or the like.

Strange to Brandon, the chest did not open, but vanished. What was reveled was a large Holocron cube.

Sam said, “Master Corran and I did spend some time studying from what the cube had to offer, but we did not truly get into all that it could show us. We, my Padawan, will do that now. From what I have read in Jill's journal, it will hold the needed information not only about my past, but how Jill knew what to write in her journal about me.”

Brandon asked, “I take it there is a lot more to Jill than meets the eye?”

As Sam was caring the Holocron cube to where they will be sitting, Sam answered, “That is why we are here.”

Brandon was confused and showed it.

Sam smiled, “Why do you think Jill had written about my past? It is the key to how we both can defeat him.”

“Master, how can your past make a difference in the here and now?”

Sam answered by placing the cube on the floor and sitting down.

After a few seconds, Brandon did the same right beside his Master. Sam did not speak until Brandon was calm and relaxed.

“Do not be in a hurry to have your questions answered. Let the answer come to you on its own merit. Sometimes that is the only way to get the answers you want to find.”

Sam was quiet for a few moment and continued, “I know that time is not on our side, but we must take this opportunity to do what we are about to do now.”

Brandon followed his Master's lead by concentrating on the Force. Not long after the both of them were in another place.

Sam said through the Force, “This is where I was born. I will guide you through my life's history to the time I was taken by Palpatine himself. When we are done, it will be your responsibility to train me.”

Brandon felt like he was smacked in the face by a bowling ball.

Before Brandon could reply Sam said, “By what I have read in Jill's journal, she told me that we have met a long time ago. If you do not train me to be who I am, then I will not be a part of the SGC. His original plans were to stop me from being the Sam Carter everyone knows today.” Sam was quiet to allow Brandon to fully take in what she said.

“If do not become part of the SGC, then I will be the new Sith Lord. It is your job Brandon to make sure that I succeed in my life vs. the path that Palpatine has manipulated my life to follow. The last thing Jill wrote was why I would not allow you to call me Master. If anything my friend I should be the one calling you Master.”

After Sam shown Brandon her past between the time her mother died to the moment she was kidnapped, Brandon was physically transported the spot he first saw through the Force.

Brandon was trying to find Sam through the Force, but nothing. “Of course stupid, you are in a different time stream. The Sam you know is not a Jedi.”

Thinking about the time period he was in, Brandon looked at the clothes he had on. Brandon was shocked.

Before Sam set him to this place in time, she changed his clothes to match the time he was in. Feeling the outside of his pants pockets, his hunch was right.

After he pulled out the object in his pocket, he saw a door key. Brandon saw a number on the key chain, 38. Brandon looked around the area. Finally he found what he was looking for, apartment complex.

When Brandon used the Force on the place that was supposed to be his, he got the message that all the answers on how he can live in this time period was there inside. Brandon simply walked towards the apartment complex.

It did not take him all that long to walk to the complex. As Brandon was walking up the stairs, he realized that there was no one else living here. He remembered what Sam told him about allowing the answers to come to him on their own merit.

After he got to the door, he used the key to unlock the door.

After closing the door, he turned on the lights.

The apartment was not small at all. First thing Brandon did was to first know how he would pay for a place like this even in a very empty complex. The Force led him to the center of the apartment. There stood of all things, the Holocron that Sam brought out. “This entire complex is a hologram.”

Brandon sat down as he did before near the Holocron and concentrated on the Force.

Brandon did not see anything but he did hear Sam's voice. “Brandon you are now in charge of training me. Use this Holocron to change to any structure you may need. You can also show my younger self any of our technologies to allow her to understand the importance to continue down the path that will be able for her to be what you know me to be.”

“All you have to do is remember all that I have shown you. Also by being here in this time, Palpatine will not bother you as he did in your dreams. Hopefully he may think we both ran from the Jedi Order. If you succeed in doing your job, it will be as you were not put on this journey.”

Brandon replied, “Wonderful.”

Sam stated, “Have a brave heart my dear friend, and May the Force be with us both.”

Brandon found himself staring at the Holocron cube. Brandon looked at his watch and realized he needed to get some sleep if he is going to start this on the right foot. He got up from where he was sitting and walked to the bedroom. From the Force he realized he had real clothes in his room. “Cool, this Holocron can make real things as well as virtual.”

Brandon remembered Sam saying that the Holocron can make any structure. At first he thought she meant a holographic structure.

Brandon then found his sleeping clothes. Brandon took a shower, and then put the sleeping clothes on. Brandon got in bed. Brandon used the Force to turn off the lights. “The hardest thing I will face is not being with you Nomi, but if I do not get Sam on the right track, we will never meet. What a time paradox.”

Brandon closed his eyes and went to sleep.

**********

The next morning Brandon was ready to find Sam. Brandon had been thinking that he should not just come out and introduce himself. This had to be handled delicately. “One of the last things Sam told me was to allow the answers to come to me. I will allow the right time to come to me in when we should meet.”

Brandon did not have to follow her everywhere she went, but he also knew that things might not follow every second of the way he saw of her past.

What he saw was her joining the United States Air Force, be a part of the SGC, and go through the Stargate as she did before. What he knew, he had to watch after her just for that one move that might change everything for her life.

Lucky for him he can use the Force to speak any language. The city the young Sam Carter and her father where living in was New York City.

The city has a lot of culture and different ways of life. He could very easily hide in the crown with the help of the Force. He was a good distance away from her. Most people would not be able to see anyone at the distance he was at.

He had a feeling that General Jacob Cater would have someone from the Air Force keep an eye on her. From what his Master had told him, she was very upset over the death of her mother. From the Force, he could feel that hurt. Strange to him, he did not feel any Dark-side influences in her.

He remembered that his Master told him that she was attacked by Palpatine right after her mother's death. Either his Master was not pacific over the time, or Palpatine could have changed his time in attacking her.

“If Palpatine realized that I am here in this time period, my job could be a lot harder. Though, I wonder if being here will stop him. If she cannot be my Jedi Master, then he can come to me, and do the same thing without me knowing what end is up. The bond Sam and I have even now is too strong. Palpatine can still use that bond to get us to be the new Sith. She could still be the new host for the Dark-side and me her apprentice.”

He did walk closer to her without drawing attention. He was right. Someone from the Air Force was following her without having the uniform on.

Brandon smiled in her abilities. Even at this age, she was able to know the obvious. She was using the Force to do so without realizing it. All of the sudden, Brandon realized what she did was easily evade the Air Force personal, and they had special training to covertly follow their targets. Just the same, this young teenager was able to break free from them. With the Force, anything is possible.

Brandon hid completely, and used the Force to follow her activities from that time forward. If he did not monitor her by the Force, he could have lost her himself.

He took off to keep up with her. From seeing all of what he saw of his Master's past, the way she was walking was not her usual path. When he used the Force to see if he could see in her mind where she was going, there were nothing pacific. She was simply walking away.

Brandon thought, “If I were part of the Dark-side of the Force, this would be a perfect time go after her.” After a few minutes, she was confronted by a male much older than she.

Brandon realized through the Force it was a pimp, and a gang member.

He got closer to them very quickly. When he got into ear shot, He heard her protesting.

Brandon yelled, “Leave her alone!”

The male acted like he did not hear Brandon at all.

Brandon yelled out again, “I said leave her alone!”

Finally the male looked at him and said, “Who the hell are you to tell me what to do? I want this girl, and I will have her.” Sam showed fear in her eyes as she looked right at Brandon.

Brandon used the Force to calm Sam down. He then looked at the male, “Who are you to take her?”

The male did a cat whistle. There were twelve others gang members with metal pipes in each of their hands.

The male stated, “I am going to take her, but first I will beat the hell out of you.”

Brandon smiled, “Really. In all my training, I have never had anyone to do that. This might be exciting to see.”

Brandon looked at Sam, “Catch 22.” Sam did a small nod. Before the male realized it, Sam did a few Air Force combat moves that her father taught her.

The other men came after them very fast. Brandon then called his lightsaber to his hand, and asked for Sam to stand behind him.

After she did so, he turned on his lightsaber.

The twelve men did not slow down. After Brandon cut down one of the pipes, they stopped in their tracts.

Brandon then used the Force to push al them further then they were before they start after them.

Brandon turned off his lightsaber, and put it back on his belt.

He looked at Sam and asked, “Do you trust me?”

She was shocked to hear herself say, “Yes.”

Brandon replied after he held out his hand, “Please follow me then.” She grabbed his hand, and they both ran from the gang members.

As they were running for their lives, Sam could feel that she knew this person that was helping her. Just the same, she knew she never seen this man in all her life.

Sensing with the Force they were coming after them really fast, Brandon knew he could not elude them, with Sam not able to use the Force as a Knight. He took them around the block, and they hid behind a building. Brandon whispered to her, “Do not move or make a sound.”

Sam nodded.

Brandon then used the Force to make themselves not only invisible, but camouflage from any of the other human senses.

When they all came up to them, Sam was not afraid. She knew she was safe, even thought she did not know why. It was not till they all left for a good moment did Sam started to speak freely.

She asked her protector, “Do I know you? It feels that I have known you for a good many years, but I cannot remember ever seeing you before.”

Brandon smiled. “She has not been introduced to the Stargate or the Force, and she is using the Force like a professional Jedi without knowing she is doing so.” He said to her. “How you know me is a lot to say here and now.”

Sam demanded, “We are not going nowhere till you do. I am grateful that you have saved my life, but the feeling I have about you is too strong to dismiss.”

“You said you trust me. Do you still trust me now?”

She was quiet for a moment and answered, “Yes I do. I will take you to where I live. I am sure my father is going to hit the roof, but if you can say that you protected me from that gang, then he will get you to stay with me like a 4 o'clock shadow.”

Sam was quiet for a moment. “That is what you want to do. That is why you were able to come to my rescue so easily.”

Brandon smiled, “You are one interesting young lady.”

It was Sam that smiled, “Thank you, so are you.”

Brandon realized that Sam was waiting for something from him. All the sudden he realized what she wanted. “Let me introduce myself. I am Brandon Bowers.

“That is better. I am Samantha Carter. I think you already knew that, yes?” He was amazed how smart she is at her age, and how easy she is using the Force.

“I may have to explain sooner than I have planned. Since your father will want to know who I am, I do not think keeping things from you two will be the best. I am sure he will be having the Air Force look into me ASAP.”

“Yes he will, and he will be very upset on the ones that I ditched. He will also be just as sore with me. Though it is not the first time I have done so.”

As Brandon followed her to her own apartment, Sam continued, “Once my father sees that you were able to keep up with me, I am sure he will be more interested in knowing how you did that. In fact, I would like to know how you did that.”

“Believe it or not, it is the same way you were able to ditch the ones your father had following you.

Sam replied, “I do not understand.”

“One day Sam, you will.”

Sam got sad all of the sudden. “I do not know about that.”

Brandon sensed something in the Force that could only mean Palpatine had already put his mark on her.”

As Brandon was sadden over that he could not be there with Sam when Palpatine's first attack on her, he unintentionally leaked out his strong feelings to Sam. It was something Brandon did often when he was under Sam as her apprentice.

Sam looked at Brandon for a long moment. “You want to call me Master...don't you?”

Brandon cursed to himself for expressing his feelings, especially here and now.

“There is a lot I need to tell you, but right now I am not sure this is the right time and place to do it.

“I already said that I know you. I already know that you have some ability to keep up with me after I lost my father's toy soldiers. After getting that strong feeling from you just now that you want to call me Master, I say you know how and what I am feeling and why. I see you have only two choices, you tell me right now or you can wait till you tell it all to my father.”

“I do not think you will believe me.”

“Like I will not believe you after I seen you use that laser sword on one of those pipe you were about to hit me with. Having all those gang members being pushed backwards, and hiding us in a way I have not seen anyone do. Running out of reasons to keep quiet...”

Something popped into her mind...a word. She blurted out, “Jedi.”

Brandon was shocked in hearing her say that word. “Where did you get that word?”

“I guess from you. Since I can remember, I could always see what people were thinking or going to do before they do it. I never understood why.”

Sam quietly looked at Brandon.

Brandon stated, “Oh. It is my turn to talk.”

Sam just nodded. Brandon told her the he was a Jedi Knight and some about the Force, but he did not tell her that she was the one that trained him. Even though he had a hunch she might have figured that out when he got the Master impression of her. “If the answers are being given to her here and now, it might be that I need to tell everything, but how much do I should give out.”

“Why not give us the answers now. We are here. My father is inside, and he does not appear to be all that happy.”

Sam asked Brandon to stay at the door of their apartment. “I will talk to my father about you. I will have to tell him all that you just told me. Is that alright?”

Brandon thought for a moment. “Since you have learned some good things about me on your own, then it was meant for you to tell your father about what I have said. I will then know how much I need to tell you both once he allows me inside.”

Sam gave a quiet nod.

Brandon did not want to monitor their conversations at this time. He knew that Sam had to handle this on her own. After a few minutes, Sam's father opened the door. He looked right at Brandon. He gave him a big smile, and a handshake to go with it.

Jacob said, “Please come on in. Let me thank you for saving my daughter's life.”

After they both went inside Brandon said, “It is my pleasure.”

Jacob offered Brandon a seat at the kitchen table. He took it. As my daughter has told you, I do want to know more about you if I am going to allow you to protect her for now on. She told me she will not allow anyone else, but you to do that. I have to say you must be something special to have her say that. Ever since my wife...Sam mother passed away a few months back, it has been ruff on the two of us.”

Brandon did not have to look at her or even use the Force to see that Sam was become very sad of having her father mention her mother's death. He saw it in Jacob's eyes for the both of them.

Jacob asked if he could look at the laser sword her daughter talked about. Brandon grabbed in from his belt, and handed it to him.

Brandon said, “Do be careful. It can cut through anything.”

Jacob said, “After my daughter describing that it cut through a lead pipe like going through butter, then I would have to agree with you.”

Jacob finally found the button to turn on the lightsaber and he was startled how magnificent the blade was and how much power it had on the handle.

Jacob said with a large smile, “WOW!” After a short time Jacob pressed the button on the lightsaber once again.

“I know all about the advanced technologies known to man. I have never seen anything like this. I have to agree with Sam on this. You are from the future.”

“I was wondering what I will be telling them. I think I found out that I need to tell them everything.” Brandon smiled, “Your daughter is a very intelligent little girl.”

Jacob said, “That is why I have been protecting her so much.”

“DAD!!”

Brandon looked at Sam quietly. “As you have told me, I am here to protect you.”

Brandon then looked at the two of them. He was quiet for a moment to gather his thoughts, and concentrate on the Force. “What I am about to tell you, could be considered a breach of temporal protocol.”

Jacob said, “If we need to keep it a secret, then I can keep one.”

“I will tell you both the complete truth of why I am here.” Brandon said:

“I am here with you both in this time on behalf of Sam. A moment ago I felt that she has been mentally attack.”

Sam replied, “Yes I have.”

Jacob said sympathetically to her, “Sammy, why did you not tell me.”

“I do not know why. It may be due to mother dying. I thought I had to deal with my own problems.”

Jacob replied, “I think it is because you old man is not much in your life and you mother was.”

Sam said while crying, “Dad, I do not want you to give up your career for me. I have only had a few bad dreams.”

Brandon asked, “Can you tell us about those dreams?”

Sam acted like she was trying to call them out but something was scaring her too much to do so. Sam just cried some more. Brandon simply touched her forehead, and used the Force to get her to forget those bad dreams.

All the sudden Sam stopped crying, and sat up straight.

Sam blurted out, “O my God! How did you do that?”

“It is the power of the Force. I simply relieved you of those memories. I cannot remove the trauma from them completely. In time you will have to do that yourself.”

“Thank you Brandon for doing that for my daughter.”

Sam smiled, “Thank you my Padawan.”

Sam’s father asked, “What did you call him?”

“It was something I got from Brandon when he touched my forehead.”

Brandon smiled, “A Padawan is a term the Jedi Knight have for their apprentices.”

Jacob got excited. “In the future Sam will be a Jedi Knight, and she will be your Jedi Master?”

Brandon smiled, “She might be. That is why I am here. To make sure that Palpatine, the one that has been giving her these bad dreams, does not change the course of history for Sam.”

Jacob said seriously, “I see why you stated a time paradox, and why you were so quiet in not saying too much.”

“Yes that is correct, but to my amazement, Sam has picked up so much about me before I could have the chance to say anything, including the word Padawan.”

Sam asked, “Why is this Palpatine after me. I am not a Jedi Knight, not yet.”

Brandon said, “Exactly...not yet, but you are now ever so strong with the Force without realizing you are using it.”

Chapter 28: Jill Cantrell

2009-03-17T18:07:00.002-04:00

Chapter 28: Jill Cantrell

When the three arrived on Earth, General Davis had a transport ready for them.

When they got to the hospital, they were introduced to a Jedi healer, Master Jedi Canji Formur. She was the best the Jedi had in healing people like Jill. Lucky for Jill Cantrell she was on Earth at the time.

Canji told them, “It is very fortunate the two of you shown up when you did. Jill just had a heart attack. I will need your two to help me in using the Force to heal her from this predicament. I can take it from there to heal her type of neuromuscular disease.

Master Jedi Canji Formur was not only a Jedi Knight, but a Twi'lek. She was very old and wise one. She had a special ability to not only learn very quickly to speak other languages, but speak it in a way she was born and raised to speak it.

Canji was also able to adapt to all the customs and ways of the people she was around. The other Jedi did not know if it was for the Force or from her personally. Canji was that wise.

The four of them went to Jill's bed side. The nurse said she was stable, but I am very relieved that you four are here to help her now then later.

Canji told the nurse, “Thank you for your help. Please let us do our jobs so Jill can be cured.”

Master Jedi Canji used the Force and the other Jedi followed her lead. In a short time, Jill's heart was stable. In fact it was growing stronger by the minute.

Now that Jill's heart was working as it should be, Master Jedi Canji Formur concentrated on the Force to heal Jill's neuromuscular disease. The others used the Force to concentrate on Jill's emotional trauma.

After a good hour and a half, Master Jedi Canji Formur said, “It is complete. Now we must give the child's body time to adjust to the healing process. It will take much longer for her muscles to be as it should be, but she is cured.”

Sam, Nomi, and Brandon stayed with her all night.

The next morning Jill woke up. When she finally opened her eyes and looked around, she gave a big smile in seeing them all.

In return they smiled back.

Jill said, “I thought I was going to die before seeing you three.” They all gave Jill a big hug.

Brandon smiled, “Jill, not only are you alive, but you are healed from your disease.”

Jill was so happy she started to cry for joy. “I did not think that was possible.”

Sam replied, “With the Force, anything is possible.”

Nomi noticed Jill was becoming exhausted all of the sudden.

Nomi smiled, “Take it easy. Your body must readjust to all that has it has been through. We are not going anywhere, so get your rest.” Before Jill could say anything, Jill fell asleep.

Shortly after Jill fell asleep, Beth Andrews came up to them. “Grand Master Jedi of Earth, I was the one that talked to that General earlier.”

Sam turned to face Beth.

Sam smiled, “It is good to see you. Jill is doing great. Just needs more rest.”

Beth replied in the joyous manner possible, “Thank you for doing that for her. She is so full of life. Those news clippings she has saved really did wonders for her. Let me show you her room, and some of what she had saved.”

Brandon replied, “You two go on ahead. I want to stay with Jill a little more.”

When Brandon was helping Master Canji Formur, he sensed something very unique about Jill. What Brandon sensed was that Jill had a special ability to use the Force without anyone knowing about it. Not only that Jill had this special ability to hide herself, but she was actually powerful enough to use the Force itself.

What Brandon was not sure if Jill knew she could use the Force when she helped him in his last dream? Brandon was also very concerned if Palpatine knew that she helped him, and what is in store for her. Right now, Brandon wanted to be there for Jill in case she needed him. “Jill, you will not be a sacrifice for anyone. Your life is now as it should be.”

After a few hours, Nomi quietly came into the room.

When Nomi came to her husband's side, she whispered, “I thought you would be sleeping yourself.”

“To be honest, I am afraid to do so for Jill's sake.”

“She will be alright. When she wakes up, she would want you talk to you. Get some sleep my love. Master Canji is still here. She might have a way to help you sleep without the interference of Palpatine.”

Brandon replied, “It will not hurt to try.”

Brandon quietly left the room, while Nomi stayed with Jill.

Brandon looked for Master Canji. When he found her, he told her about his sleeping problems.

Canji said, “I do have power to allow you to have the sleep you need before Jill wakes up. You should be at her side when she does. There is a lot more to her then even you may realize.”

The only bed available was the one is Jill's room. The bed was a little small for Brandon, but it would do fine. Brandon got in, and he made himself comfortable.

Canji used the Force to allow Brandon to fall into a deep sleep, and be be shielded from Palpatine.

Sam decided to stay with her Padawan just in case Palpatine could get to him. After a few hours, Beth came in the room. She gave Sam a note. Sam smiled to thank Beth for the message. Sam read the note:

Sam this is General Davis. I just got this from Thor:

We have passed check point Charlie. It will not be long till we will be at grown zero. Please let Grand Master Jedi of Earth to know of this. Earth will be in their first galactic war. May the Force be with us all.

Sam immediately looked at her Padawan. “This happened quicker than I thought.”

Sam used the Force to examine her Padawan. For now Brandon seemed to be fine. On the back of the paper, Sam wrote down what she wanted Beth to give to General Davis.

After Sam handed her the paper with the message, Beth nodded and understood. Before she left, she whispered in Sam ear, “While you stay with him, let me give you something to read. I think that Jill would want you to read it.”

Beth turned away from Sam for a moment. Beth grabbed for something behind the book shelf. It was a large album.

After Beth handed it to Sam, she quietly said, “This is Jill’s Journal. She wrote about you and your Padawan.”

“I cannot read this. This is Jill's private journal. I do not think I have the right to read it without her permission.”

“Trust me, once you start reading it, you will see you have the right. Jill not only allowed me to read it, but she got me to write in it for her. Now let me send this message to this General.”

Beth let Sam alone with her Padawan. Sam at first looked at the Jill's journal. Sam still wanted to wait till Jill personally gave her permission to do so.

As Sam turned away from the journal, she got the same feeling she had with Jill's letter. Sam looked back at the journal again. “What do you want me to know Jill?”

Sam did not get an answer, so she opened the journal.

The first things same saw was an article about when Princess Leia spoke to Earth for the first time. On the next page was some writing. It was in Jill's hand writing, a writing of a child:

“When I read that Sam was from Earth, I could almost feel the hurt she had been through. I do not understand how I could feel how bad Sam felt, but I did. I was not even born when she was taken from Earth less alone when she came back to Earth. All I know, I was able to know what she felt. That is why I am writing this journal. It is record all that I have experienced. Maybe in time, it will make some kind of sense to me.”

“How was she able to do it?”

Sam ran through the journal reading what Jill has recorded. After a few pages she came across something very interesting that Jill wrote:

“The other day, I felt a something in Sam. I do not know if it is from the past or the present. Whenever it was, I felt that she was trying to pull all the horrible memories from her ordeals to the surface. I felt that she was screaming from all those raw emotions. There was a great many of them. Just the same there was still something left behind that Sam was too afraid of letting out. After experiencing all she felt, I wanted to cry. It was not for me, but for her. She went through all that. “She must be one tough person from not completely losing her mind from it all. I do hope one day she will let go of the darkness that still is in her.”

Sam was amazed how she could experience her feelings in a galaxy so far away. Sam recalled that day on Coruscant when she was screaming her lungs out… Sam was more amazed that Jill could know that there was something darker still inside her even at the time she did not realized it herself. “Could I have known this then, but to afraid to admit it?”

Sam had to read more.

Sam found more.

What Sam saw amazed her, and right out frighten her. What frighten her was not so much that Jill put this drawing in her journal, but what she drew.

What Sam saw was a picture of her setting on the bed rolled up in a ball scared out of her mind. Sam immediately realized it was on the bed she slept in every night when she was being trained as a Jedi Knight.

After staring at the picture for some time, Sam saw there were words written on how Jill felt and thought on the picture:

“When I saw this scene in my mind, I knew I had to draw it in my journal. I cannot fully understand what Sam went through. Maybe one day I can have a good long talk with Sam on this, if she is willing to share that part of her life with me. I surely do not want her to give her any more grieve on remembering the past, but somehow, I feel that I need to know, or I would not have gotten this image in my head.

Two days have passed, I am getting bits and pieces of what Sam had been through. The biggest feeling I feel is that she missed her true love, Jack O'Neill, her family, and all the ones she loved. I can understand, since my parents died due to a car accident, I have missed them dearly. What Sam felt was a lot stronger. I cannot see what it is at this time, but I feel there was something a lot more that is troubling Sam than not being with the ones she loves.”

Sam then looked back at the picture. “How can this one little girl be able to know about me in such detail? Was someone or something been giving her this information?”

Sam thought of who it could be. She knew of no one that was that close to her in a galaxy far, far, away, or on Earth that could be giving her this information.

Sam thought and thought. Sam knew that the Force can be mysterious, but she never heard of the Force giving so much detail about a person. “There is something very special about Jill Cantrell.”

Sam looked at the photo once again. She could not get over how much detail the drawing had. Sam then touched the picture. All of the sudden she had a vision. Sam knew it was the vision that Jill had. Sam was looking at this moment of her life through the eyes of this mysterious child. The vision played out as a movie in perfect detail:

There was a knock on the door. Sam then wiped her eyes to make sure the person or whoever was on the other end did not see her crying. To her sock she was not.

Sam replied, “Just a minute.”

Sam got up from the bed and walked to the door. When she opened it, she saw C-3PO standing on the other side.

Sam tried to give a smile, but did not quite make it sincere. “Hi. What can I do for you?”

C-3PO answered, “Actually, I am here to ask you the same thing.”

C-3PO was quiet for a moment and then continued, “Can we talk in private?”

Sam said, “Sure come on in.”

After C-3PO walked in Sam closed the door.

C-3PO said, “Mistress, I know you are suffering still from what you have faced. I am here to give you the opportunity to talk to someone about what you have been through. I give you my word, I will not tell a soul, but I will record all you have given me for the day you are ready for others to know.”

Sam right then and their pulled her hand from the picture. “O my God! Jill saw this. That is impossible!”

Sam immediately closed Jill's Journal, and started to put it down on the table.

Sam right then and there got a very strong feeling, a feeling of understanding and compassion.

Sam looked at her Padawan, and used the Force to see how he was doing.

“Keep sleeping well my dear Padawan. You deserve it.”

As Sam sat there quietly, she could not get the thought out of her head of what she saw through Jill's eyes from that one picture. The same vision was trying to continue to play out that moment. Sam desperately tried to force it out of her mind, but she could not.

For some reason unknown to her, Sam was made to remember this part of her past. It was not that Sam was afraid to see it. She knew very well of what she told C-3PO. What was concerning Sam was why she was being forced see this past event now:

Sam said to C-3PO. My dearest friend, how many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me mistress? I make a deal with you. I will tell you everything if you only call me Sam.”

C-3PO replied, “It is a deal my dear friend.

Sam sat back on her bed to get more comfortable. Sam started from back on Earth before SG1 went through the Stargate:

“After the briefing we had on our next mission, I was having a very strong negative feeling about going on this particular mission. At first I did not say anything. Since I was a scientist, I never was drawn on anything without showing proof.”

“Just the same I could not get this feeling out of my head. When I finally spoke up, no one else felt the same way, or understood why I was feeling so bad. Right before I went through the wormhole, I felt like I wished I never was a part of the Stargate program.”

Sam started to tremble over what she was about to tell C-3PO. For a droid, he understood more about humans then most.

C-3PO simply put his hand on hers, and just looked at her. For once Sam gave him a genuine smile.

All of the sudden there was a knock on the door. Beth quietly opened it. Another Jedi was with her.

Beth quietly said, “Jill is awake. I thought you may want to know.”

Sam replied, “Thank you.” Before setting off, Sam examined Brandon again with the Force. He still has not been bothered by Palpatine.”

Sam nodded to the other Jedi, and left to see Jill.

When Sam came in the room, Sam gave her a big smile.

Sam asked, “How are you feeling?”

Jill answered, “I am doing much better. Master Jedi Canji told me I will have to stay in bed for several days.”

Jill was quiet for a second and asked, “How is your Padawan?”

Sam smiled, “He is still sleeping. He has not been disturbed by Palpatine yet.”

“If Beth has not given you my journal yet, then I want you to read it, and I want to you to keep it. I do not know why, but I feel that it will do you a lot of good before you and Brandon have to fight Palpatine one last time.”

Sam used the Force to examine Jill. There was something about Jill that even the Force could not fully explain to Sam.

Sam asked, “How are you able to write about me in such detail?”

Jill smiled, “Great! You are reading it. I have written so much about you. Beth helped me write in it too. Beth can keep a secret.”

Sam smiled, “That is good to know.”

Sam just looked at Jill quietly.

Jill said, “For how I could have know all that about you, I really do not know, but what I have experienced was so vivid, I had to write it all down.”

Jill was quiet for a moment, “Sam can you do me a favor? Can you tell me what you told C-3PO?”

“So you know about him?”

“Yes. As you read more in my journal, you will read how much I do know about you.”

For some reason Sam felt very natural and comfortable in telling Jill what she wanted to know.

“What I told C-3PO is too complex to tell you in mere words. I can use the Force to allow you to see firsthand of all that I did tell him as if you were right there with us.”

Jill got very excited. “That would be great!”

Sam had a serious face. “Jill what you will be seeing will not be pleasant.”

Jill said, “I know enough of your grief to know how much you did hurt. What I do know of you came to me in bits and pieces. I think I need to know the whole thing.”

Before Sam used the Force to show her what she told C-3PO many years ago, Sam asked, “Are you sure you want to give me that journal?”

Jill smiled, “Yes. I know it will help you deal with Palpatine once and for all.”

For some reason, Sam believed her. What she has experience so far from the journal, Sam had no doubts. Sam could not understand how this young girl could know how to defeat the Dark-side of the Force, but Sam somehow believed her 100%.

Sam said to Jill, “Now close your eye and open yourself to what I will be sharing with you. Any time you want me to stop. Just let me know.”

“I will.”

Jill closed her eyes, and did as she was instructed. Sam then gently touched sides of Jill's head with her fingertips with ‘C’ shaped hands.

Sam then clothed her eyes, and concentrated on the Force to give Jill what she wanted to see.

Sam also experienced what Jill was experiencing. Even though it was a number of years for Sam to tell C-3PO all she told him, it only took a little over a half an hour for Jill see it for herself.

To Sam's amazement she did not shed a tear over experiencing this part of her past.

Jill said after she opened her eyes, “Sam, thank for sharing that with me. I now know why you were so upset during those years of your life. I see you feel a lot better now.”

Sam smiled, “Yes I do. I am me again, 100%.

Sam asked, “How do you feel over all that was shown to you?”

Jill thought about it, “It was a lot you went through, I could rightfully feel everything you felt.”

Sam blurted out, “My God!”

Nomi being quiet during the whole time asked, “I monitored you during the whole time. You did not once cringe over what Sam shown you. How is that?”

Jill looked at her, “At first I did not fully understand until I started to learn about the Jedi Knight and the Force. I first thought I might be able to be a Jedi, but lately I have come to believe it is something a lot more.”

As I told you before Sam came in, I was with Brandon on his last dream with Palpatine. It was by chance I got into his dream. What I did was concentrate on seeing Brandon. I then realized he was becoming very upset.”

Without realizing what I did, I found out I was in his dream. What you told me of that dream, it seemed that I did not help all that much. What I was doing was trying to communicate with him.”

Nomi smiled, “I think you may have helped my husband more than you realized. He kept telling us that just having you there allowed him to think more clearly. I think that kept him from slipping even deeper then he could have.”

Jill asked, “You think Palpatine could have pulled him into a Sith on that one dream?”

Sam answered after using the Force on the scenario if Jill did not show up at all in that dream, “Yes. He would have. You are one special person. I do not know how or why, but in your letter and in your journal, they both called to me. On both of them, I did not wanted to read them later until Brandon was with me, but for some reason I was compelled to read both your letter and part of your journal right then and there. After reading them, I am very happy I did.”

Jill replied, “Wow! I would love for Master Jedi Canji to help me find out what that could be.”

“I wished I can be with you to help you find out what makes you so special.”

Jill smiled, “When you and your Padawan finally defeat him, then I do want us to spend quality time together.”

Jill looked at Nomi, “I would love for you to join us.”

Nomi smiled, “I would love too. After saving Brandon from Palpatine, I owe at least that much.”

“Any of you do not have to owe me anything.”

Sam said, “We do owe you our lives. I would not doubt that you somehow helped me through my hard times even in a galaxy far, far, away from Earth. If you could mentally go back in time, see that I was hurting, and talking to a droid by the name of C-3PO. I believe you could easily have guided me through the darkness I was in.”

Jill said, “I cannot remember writing that down in that journal I have given you.”

All the sudden Jill was starting to get very sleepy. Sam examined her through the Force.

Sam smiled, “It is your body needing rest.” Sam put her hand over Jill's forehead as if she was gently going to close Jill's eyes. Sam used the Force to allow her to get the sleep she needed. Jill went to sleep.

Both Nomi and Sam walked quietly out of her medical room.

As they were walking to Jill's private room, where Brandon was sleeping, Nomi said, “We need to talk to Brandon over this. If anyone can find out what makes her so special, then it would be him.”

Sam replied, “I am starting to think he might found out what that is already. Remember how interested he was in staying with Jill?”

Nomi smiled, “I have to admit, Brandon is interested a just about anything. It is hard to know if he is on to something or not.”

When they entered the room, Brandon was already up.

Nomi came up to him, and gave him a big hug and a kiss.

Nomi smiled, “It looks like you got some well deserved sleep.”

Brandon smiled back to her, “Yes I did. Feel more like myself.” Both Nomi and Sam told him of the recent events.

Brandon replied, “That proves what I been thinking since I seen her photo in your office Master.”

Nomi and Sam quietly looked at each other.

Sam asked, “What have you come up with?”

“Let me answer that by asking you this question. Did you ever wonder how she could not be cured of her disease until now?

Sam answered with a perplex look, “Yes, and that still puzzles me.”

Brandon said, “As you can see she is human.”

Nomi replied, “Yes. Even the Force has told me that.”

“She is more than a mere human. By what you just told me, there can only be one solution.....somehow the Ancient Jedi Knights gave her this knowledge so she could write this journal, for you my Master.”

Sam was shocked. She asked, “For me, why?”

“How do you feel Master after you allowed her to see you telling C-3PO all that you told him?”

Sam then remembered that she did not shed a tear over all of it. “I felt like what negative emotions that I had lingering in me were completely erased.”

Nomi asked, “Jill also did not get upset with it, nor was she shocked by any of it. She had to know every detail before Sam shared that information with her. Sam you must read this entire journal before we go after Palpatine.”

Sam replied after picking up the journal, “I think your right.

“Master, in both counts the letter and the journal wanted to you to read it now than later. We are back on Earth and right here because it was meant for you to be here.”

All the sudden Brandon looked at the door. “I think we need to get back where we belong. Are purpose is done here.

Just then a knock came on the door. Brandon replied, “Come!”

Beth came in and gave Sam another note. After reading it, “Brandon you are right.”

Sam read the note to all of them, including Beth:

Sam,

I just got another message from Thor. He said they have engaged the Palpatine's fleet. Due to everyone working together, the battle is turning out better than expected. Thor said, and I agree you all need to be very careful when you all on your own mission. I do not think Palpatine would create a large massive fleet just to get to you both.

General Paul Davis

The three of them thanks Beth for the hospital's hospitality, and got her to tell Jill good bye for them when she woke up.

Sam read Jill’s entire Journal while they were traveling to the SGC.

Chapter 27: Nightmare

2009-03-16T15:23:00.002-04:00

Chapter 27: Nightmare

Palpatine was not going to let up due to the threat of Mara Jade Skywalker. He had to have both Sam and Brandon ready to be turned into new Sith Lords soon. Sam and Brandon were far too powerful to give up on.

Brandon was right. Sam was indeed being attacked by what Palpatine was doing to him. Palpatine knew the kind love and respect she had over Brandon. It went far past the Jedi Master and Padawan relationship, and Palpatine was going to use that to his advantage.

For each time Brandon was having his nightmares, it was getting more and more difficult for Nomi to get involved in her husband’s dreams.

Palpatine did this to make Brandon think he had to fight him on his own. Spite how hard it was for Nomi, she always busted through Palpatine's defenses in entering the dreams. Having someone with Brandon at his side made Palpatine's job very hard, especially when Mara Jade popped in from time to time.

She wanted to kill Palpatine so bad, and she made sure that Palpatine knew it too. Now that she had been on the Light-side of the Force all these years, she wanted to get rid of the one that caused all the suffering for billions upon billions of people throughout her galaxy. Now that one of her best Jedi friends was being attacked to become part of the new Sith order, she could not allow it one damn bit.

The number that suffered before would be a water drop compared to all that would suffer throughout the Universe. It was more than the friendship she had for Sam and Brandon. She wanted to draw the line for Palpatine in all the destruction he had done. He will not hurt anyone else again.

Mara also knew how strong Brandon was, but she was concerned if his strength and resolve would be enough to shield him from the attacks he has been getting lately. It seems that he has been holding on, but she was not going to allow Brandon to be tested beyond his limits.

As long as she had breath, she would do all she could to stop Palpatine. Luke Skywalker also popped in every now and then. The only person that did not help Brandon was Sam.

It was too risky for Sam to be with Brandon fighting Palpatine at this time. For the first time, these two had to be separated. How tempting it was for Sam to enter her Padawan's dream and fight on his behalf, but she also knew the risks would be too great. Once one falls into the trap of the Sith, it is very hard to get out of it. The only thing Sam could do is be there for Brandon after his nightmares were over.

The moral support Brandon did get from his Jedi Master was more help than the ones that helped him in his dreams.

One morning Brandon was sitting alone. He was quieter than usual. When Sam came to the table he was sitting on, she sat across from him.

Sam gave him a big genuine smile and asked, “How are you doing?”

Brandon did not answer right away, but when he did he answered, “Fair.”

Still smiling, Sam said, “Tell me about it.”

“If I could get away from it all, I would go in a minute.”

Sam commanded, “Brandon, I want you to tell me how you feel, not what you would like to do. My Padawan, you need to stop hiding behind trivial matters when confronting your fears.”

Through the Force, Sam realized that Brandon was holding back emotions that would light up half of Coruscant. Actually she did not need the Force to see this, but Sam was using it to help her Padawan to let go of these emotions. It seemed not that long ago that her Master was doing that to her.

Sam grabbed both of Brandon's hands into hers.

“I know what you have gone through. Remember I been through it all myself.”

Brandon replied with no emotions at all, “That is how I feel.”

“None sense. In all the time I have been training you to be a Jedi, I have not once seen you give up, and I know you are not giving up now.”

Brandon sighed, “No Master. I will not give up or give in.”

“Then why are you not telling me how you feel?”

Brandon then looked at Sam eye ball to eye ball. “Palpatine has given me experiences that I have never faced before. It is hard to know how I feel.”

Sam said seriously, “We are not leaving here until you finally do.”

Seeing that he has not shown any emotions from what she just said, Sam told him in a commanding tone, “Brandon you are not going to hold these feeling inside you. It will only eat you up inside, please trust me on that.”

Sam then used the Force to tug on his feelings.

It was not that he was fighting her Master, but she was simple too afraid to let go of these emotions. Due to how je was feeling, he simple did not know what to do. Since he had a hard time in dealing with the unknown, it did not make it easy for him.

He felt her Master tugging at these emotions, and did not fight her. Due to these new feelings, he simple did not know what to do. He was afraid to let go, and keep these emotions deep in him.

He was not much of an outward crier. With Sam tugging, he could not help in allowing the tears to come down his face. Sam squeezed his hands and gently said, “Let it out my Padawan. Let it all out.”

After she said that more tears did run down his face. Sam kept on tugging. She felt that he had more in him.

When he was done crying, Sam took one of the napkins from the napkin holder and gently dried his face off. As she dried his face, she used the Force to let him know she was proud of him.

When she saw that he could see again from all that crying he did, she gave another genuine smile. Sam still felt more in him, but she was proud of him letting go of what he did.

He finally told his Master what has been experiencing. “In all the dreams I have been having I could feel that he was training me to hate and do horrible things to others. I can get angry with others like anyone else, but to hate and become bitter is something I can never do.”

“What he was training me to do was far worse than that. He wanted me to not only experience how to brutally murder someone, but how to enjoy it as they suffer.”

Quivering as he spoke as to hold back from crying, “I could not ever...”

Brandon cried anyhow.

Sam used the Force to call Nomi to help Brandon to release all what he has in him. He needed to let it all out.

Nomi sat right beside Brandon. After he stopped crying, “This is what you could not tell me my love?”

Brandon looked at her, “I love you too much for you to see me hurting like this.”

Nomi showing tears of love. “Nothing can stop me from loving you. Palpatine cannot stop my love for you. This is not your fault. You have no reason not to share thing like this with me no matter how much I feel bad about it.”

When Sam let go of Brandon hands, both Nomi and Brandon hugged each other.

As Brandon was hugging his love, she used the Force to do her own tugging.

Nomi whispered in his ear, “Let it all out my love.”

Both Sam and Nomi were using the Force to encourage Brandon to release all that he had in him.

As Brandon cried some more, she berried his face on her shoulder and then her breasts to give him the privacy he need to let it out of his system. Sam was there watching him.

She did this for herself and the both of them. Sam was hurting just as much as Brandon was hurting. A great part of who she is today is with her Padawan.

Sam had fully recovered, and now she can rightfully say she is Sam Carter as was before she was kidnapped. Sam realized she is also a different Sam Carter. She is the person she once was and she is a new person in one wrapper. She is Samantha Carter O'Neill. She is married to the man she loved since she first she laid eyes on him, and she is a Jedi Knight.

She was honored to be a Jedi Master to Brandon Bowers. The relationship is far closer with Brandon than anything in life. It is the same with Brandon.

They both love the ones they are married to, but the bond both Sam and Brandon share is more than friendship. What they share with each other is something very special.

All Jedi Masters and apprentices share something similar, but what Sam and Brandon shared was much, much more. It is that bond that Palpatine is trying to use to his advantage. Instead of falling to be the new Sith, both Sam and Brandon will triumph.

After Brandon finally stopped crying, Nomi gently grabbed her husband chin to raise his head so he will be looking right at her. Brandon looked more ashamed in crying in front of Nomi as he did than anything.

Nomi said in a loving and gentle was she could, “My love, there is no reason to be ashamed in being weak in front on me. I love you always in strength and in weakness. My love will never be weak on anything that happens to you.

They hugged once more, but quietly,

Brandon than hugged his Jedi Master.

As they hugged, Sam whispered, “You do not have to hide or feel ashamed in talking to me either my dear Padawan.” When they stopped hugging for the first time Brandon gave a smile to his Jedi Master.

“Thank you. For you to call me your Padawan constantly helped me more than anything.”

Sam replied with a smile of her own, “As you are bond to call me Master, I am bond by the same reasons to call you my Padawan.”

All the sudden, an alarm went off with red lights flashing.

Sam went to the nearest com panel to find out what was going on.

Luke answered, “Sam we are being attacked my tie fighters.”

Sam asked, “I thought that they were decommissioned?”

“I did too. The force we have with us will deal with them soon enough. The fire power we have will be no match.”

After a few moments Luke said, “I got the latest report. These tie fighters has no modifications.”

Sam was wondering why attack us with a low grade armaments.

She then looked at her Padawan with the Force. Her hunch was right.

Sam said, “Luke, this attack is for Brandon and not us.”

Brandon told them, “He wants me to taste the blood of others, and like it. The only thing it is doing to me is disgusting me totally and completely. I could never enjoy the misery of others.”

Luke replied, “Keep thinking that way my friend.”

Nomi asked, “He wants to you experience the death of all the beings that are flying the tie fighters?”

Brandon nodded.

Nomi commanded, “Love, look at me now! Use the Force to bond with me.”

When they did, the only thing that Brandon felt was the love Nomi had for him, and nothing else.

Nomi commanded again, “Concentrate on my love for you, and this ordeal will not touch you. Remember, love is stronger than the Force.”

Not only did Brandon concentrate on Nomi's love for him, but he in returned through the Force shown his love for her.

The first non-dream attack Palpatine done on Brandon failed completely.

After all the tie fighters were destroyed, Nomi asked that she could have her husband all alone for herself for the rest of the day.

What both Nomi and Brandon had in mind was to make love together in every way they could.

**********

While on Earth, everyone was getting prepared for battle. After hearing that both of their first Earthly Jedi Knights were being manipulated to become the new Sith Lords, Earth was not just fighting for their survival, but for Sam and Brandon.

No one on Earth wanted to lose them. Earth owed them far too much for them to be taken by the Dark-side of the Force. Revenge was not the answer, or they would be no better than the Dark-side of the Force.

Earth was determined to eliminate Palpatine as the Allies were in defeating the Axis forces during WWII. This time everyone on Earth would be fighting a long side the other Jedi Knight, the Asgards, the Ancients, and all their other allies.

They knew it would not be easy. They have always known that they were so far down the technology spectrum compared to their enemy, but everyone on Earth in their heart, soul, and mind knew they will be victorious spite all the heavy losses Earth will have. What went through all their minds, “If they had to die to save their first two Jedi Knight of Earth, then so be it.”

They knew if they were turned into the new Sith Order, their lives would not be much. If Earth was not completely destroyed afterwards, they knew that the ones that did not die in battle would be slaves under the rule of the new Sith Lords.

This war had to be fought and won by everyone that was fighting for truth and justice for all throughout the Universe. The burden was humongous, but if the Ancient Jedi Knights gave them all they need to finally defeat Palpatine, then they knew they could do it. With the love they had for Sam and Brandon, they wanted to do it.

Right before they all set off to be face-to-face with Palpatine's forces, Earth had General Davis send all the letters that they wrote for these two special Earthly Jedi Knights.

Each and every letter was to show their love and support on what they had and will be facing.

Each and every one of them was hand written. They knew that their first two Jedi Knights could not read them all, but when the war was over, they could know the people that have given their lives for them. No matter what, their love will always be with them even unto death.

When they all arrived, Sam wanted to wait to start reading them till Brandon was with her. For some reason, there was one letter that was practically calling to her. Sam looked at the envelope for a moment. When she turned away from it, a feeling came to Sam to look at it again. Sam was perplexed of how a simple letter could have so much power.

Sam used the Force to examine the letter. She found nothing. Sam then turned her head away from the letter. The same feeling called to her once again. Sam walked closer to the container that held this letter. She touched the letter while using the Force to see why the letter was calling to her so strongly. There was nothing.

This time Sam did not use the Force, but acted as Sam Carter would have done if she never had the abilities to use the Force at all. Sam used her feminine intuition to examine the letter.

All the sudden she felt something. She felt peace and love from the letter itself. She also felt a calm and strong understanding that it would be right for her to open this letter before Brandon was with her.

After Sam opened it the envelope, she read it to herself:

Dear Grand Master Jedi of Earth, Sam Carter O’Neill and Grand Chancellor Jedi Brandon Bowers,

You two have been my heroes since I was four. I want you both to know that you have made a big difference in my life. I do not know what I would do if I did not have you in my thoughts each and every day. When I heard that Palpatine was after the both of you, I was crying my eyes out. All the sudden you were there in front of me.

Without saying a word, I could feel that you were encouraging me. It was like you were telling me there is no need for tears.”

“After I wipe my eyes, you were not there anymore, but you message come to me loud and clear, “Do not give up. Live on. Live on.” I constantly remember those words each and every day.

As each day goes by, I get weaker and weaker. The type of muscular dystrophy that I have cannot be cured by anyone, even from Princess Leia's world. Spite all that I have gone through, I am always feeling so much better that I could run a marathon because of you two.”

“I keep all the new clippings that have been written of you both. It is these articles that have kept me going each and every day.

Please, I ask you both to keep me in your thoughts as you finally face Palpatine and defeat him, so we can all be free. I might not be free of my disease, but if I could be the one that sacrifice my life so that you two can live through all that is being done to you both now, then so be it.

Love you both always,

Jill Cantrell

Age 13

When she saw the age, Sam took off to her office. She immediately got a hold of General Davis. Sam gave him the name of the young girl and the address of the hospital where the letter came from.

General Davis looked up the hospital online. He called the phone number provided at the bottom of the web page.

When he got one of the nurses, he introduced himself and said, “Grand Master Jedi of Earth got a letter from a patient of your, Jill Cantrell.”

The nurse was named, Beth Andrews. “Yes we do. She has a lot of articles on that Jedi and her Padawan.”

General Davis replied, “Wonderful. Is she able to talk with Grandmaster Jedi of Earth? Beth replied, “Let me get her. I am sure she will want to do so.”

As the General was waiting, he talked to Sam. “Sam, I am getting her right now. I asked the nurse if she wanted to talk to you. She should be here anytime.”

Sam said very excitedly, “Wow!!

Thank you Paul.”

Moments later Jill was on the other end.

She said, “This is Jill Cantrell.”

“I am General Paul Davis. Let me switch you over to her now.”

When the switch was done, Sam said, “Hi! Just read your letter, thank you very much.”

Jill was chirping gleefully over hearing Sam's voice.

Jill finally said, “I am so happy to hear from you, and it was my utmost honor to write to you both.”

“After reading your letter, it is my honor and privilege to be talking to you.”

Jill asked, “How is Grand Chancellor Jedi Brandon Bowers doing with his dealings with Palpatine?”

Sam answered, “He is holding on. He is having a rough time, but he will make it in the end.”

“My love for the both of you will always shine to lead the way. I have read that love is stronger than the Force. If that is true, then use that to defeat him.”

“Your love had already done that.”

Jill asked, “What do you mean?”

“From what you have written, you love has not only defeated his plans from ever getting me to be his new host. In that he is defeated.”

“When I give this letter to my Padawan, he can fear no more of any attacks Palpatine may use on him. You are right, love is strong than the Force.”

Before hanging up, Jill asked if she could have Grand Chancellor Jedi Brandon Bowers talk with her before he had to fight in this war.

“After he reads your letter, I am sure that my Padawan would want to talk to you."

Jill sound very excited, “I would love to talk to her as well.”

Sam said, “Our love goes with you, and thank you again for writing us. Take care Jill, and may the Force be with you.”

After she finished talking to Jill, Sam said to General Davis, “Paul, please get the best down there to help her with this disease. They must find a cure for her.”

General Davis said, “While you two were talking, I got her file sent to me. I talked with one of the Jedi Knights here at the base, and they believe they know the right person to help her.”

Sam declared, “I do not want her to be the sacrifice for Brandon and myself. I know this is a child's letter, but I still want her to live when we get back.”

“Until you all do come back, you are going to have to believe she will be well and ready to hug the both of you. I will make sure she is at the star port ready to do just that. There is only one thing I want to ask, save some hugging for me. I will want to hug you two also.”

**********

That night, Brandon had another dream. This time Brandon was on Earth, but it was not the Earth he left from. Just the same he knew it was Earth. What he saw was a wasteland. All around him had no life whatsoever.

Brandon walked in every direction to find some form of life. He must have walked for miles. Every now and then, he saw just for a few seconds a young girl in a wheel chair. She did not do or say anything.

Brandon did notice she has some kind of muscular dystrophy. Brandon thought that was very odd, since nearly all diseases were cured on Earth a long time ago.

After walking a few more miles he saw a very beautiful castle. It was in the center of all the death and destruction. For some reason Brandon was compelled to enter into this castle. It was very odd that the castle of this size, no one was about. At random places Brandon saw that same girl in that same wheelchair.

What was more odd to Brandon he was able to focus more than any time in this dream when she was present.

Brandon continued to walk to where he was compelled to go.

When he got to where he was going, he saw himself.

It was not him though. It was a darker persona of him.

This darker persona spoke to him, “This is what you will become. This is your destiny. Then all the beauty of the castle turned into dead corps of all human flesh. When Brandon looked at his dark persona, he had blood all over his face as if he was eating from the flesh of the dead, the dead of Earth.

All of the sudden, he saw his Jedi Master in the same way. The horror was far too much for Brandon.

As he screamed in sheer terror, the two dark personas laughed with the utmost evil of laughs he ever heard.

The two were mocking him.

The dark persona of his Master spoke, “Come and taste what we have devoured. It is all yours to eat.

Nomi woke from the Force. She did everything she could to wake Brandon up.

When Brandon finally woke, he screamed in sheer terror of all that he experienced. Nomi use the Force to turn on the lights in the bed room.

Between the screams, Nomi keep saying to him, “It is alright. You are safe.”

Brandon finally realized where he was. “It was so real! God…It was so real!”

“I know my love”

As Nomi was hugging him and comforting him, he told her in every detail of the dream.”

The only thing Nomi did look right at him and used the Force as she did before.

Immediately it quiet Brandon down. The two hugged each other.

After they hugged, “Let's get dressed and go for a walk.”

They did just that.

Nomi knew through the Force that Sam was up, and working in her office.

When they got to Sam office, Brandon knocked on the door. Sam said, “Come in.”

Brandon opened the door for Nomi.

Nomi smiled and Brandon followed her in.

Sam smiled, “Good morning you two.” After they all took their seats, Brandon told Sam of the dream.

After Brandon described in perfect detail of the girl in the wheel chair, Sam quietly gave him the photo that General Davis sent her of Jill Cantrell.

Brandon said in amazement, “That is her!”

Sam quietly handed Brandon the letter that Jill wrote.

When Nomi saw the photo and read the letter, “Jill needs to be tested if she can use the Force.

Brandon said, “She did, and we need to meet her face-to-face right now! She might be in more danger than just her disease.”

Sam called General Davis immediately.

Sam told him what just happened.

General Davis said, “I will have the Jedi Knights there with her around the clock just in case Palpatine might attach her.”

“We will be going through the Stargate right now!”

“Sam that is not necessary.”

“After her being in Brandon's dream, it is very much necessary.”

“First let's see what the Jedi that will be with her come up with.”

“This is different. This was a deliberate attempt to help Brandon. It must be us to talk to her in person. This is far too delicate.”

General Davis could not find anything to argue over, but he knew that Sam had to be where she was at. “Sam it has to be very quick. Earth is already out there.”

“That is why we must do it now. Time is very important.” They said their goodbyes. Sam, Nomi, and Brandon walked to the Gate Room.

Sam asked the DHD operator to dial for Earth.

Chapter 26: Nightmares to Reality

2009-03-10T17:25:00.002-04:00

Chapter 26: Nightmares to Reality

The next day, Sam contacted Luke on what her Padawan had and will be facing.

Luke replied, “I highly suggest that you all concentrate on dealing with you Padawan's dilemma, or the attack on Palpatine's stronghold could be for nothing.”

Sam replied, “I agree. I will contact you on the outcome.”

“Sam I think I should at least be there to help you with coordinating with all you have been doing. I do not want to take away your responsibilities and duties, but…”

Sam interrupted, “Thank you. I want to be with Nomi and Brandon on this. I know that I can do most of my job as if this did not happen, but you are right. I should be with Brandon. Let me contact Earth and let them know of this. I will see you and Mara when you get here.” “My dear friend and Padawan, I will always be with you. I will not let him get to you as he once did to me.”

Sam contacted the SGC on Earth. After contact, “Please let me talk to General Davis. It is very important.”

General Davis happened to be in the control room. “What I can I do for you Grand Master Jedi?”

“I wished it was something good.”

“What is wrong?”

“Palpatine is after my Padawan as he did to me many, many years ago.”

General Davis wanted to collapse on the floor, but he held strong to show his respect.

“Sam I will let the leaders of Earth know of this. If you need any extra hands to help you continue your work on the war effort, please do not hesitate to contact me.”

“Luke and Mara will be helping me as I put my full concentration on Brandon. I am sure that the two of them will be contacting you a great deal afterwards. I will still be in charge, but I will need their help.”

General Davis said understandingly, “Yes you will. You are the best Jedi Knight I have seen, but you are human. After all the leaders of Earth hear this, I am sure they will want you to be with him. I know that all of you will have your hands full on this. Let everyone here on Earth deal with this war. We will get Emperor Palpatine one hell of a fight.”

Sam smiled, “Thank you Paul. All of the support you can give us will make a difference, even in this war.”

General Davis replied before signing off, “Take care Sam. You can count on everyone on Earth will give you that support if not more. May the Force be with you all.” “Damn that bastard! I cannot wait till you are finally destroyed. I assure you that everyone on Earth will let you see you demise.”

General went to his office to contact the President on the Untied States of America. When the President came to the phone, General Davis told him everything.

The President said, “I will let all the leaders know what you have told me Paul. Until this war is over, I am putting you in charge of communicating with Grand Master Jedi of Earth. She will need more support than from Master Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker. Earth will not lose their first two Jedi Knights.”

“Yes sir. I understand, and will make sure that bastard does not take him, if I have to kill him myself.”

“If those two are taking in as the new Sith Lords all of us are doomed. The SGC from this point forward is on high alert. Until we are victorious, the SGC will be a relay base for this war. I want you to be able to communicate between all sources to and from Earth as accurate and as quickly as you can.”

**********

Sam gave a big sigh after she got through talking with General Davis. Sam then got out of her chair and exited her office. She walked towards where Brandon and the others were. Before Sam got to the door of the room everyone was in, she saw Nomi sitting on the floor crying.

Sam quietly sat beside her. Sam asked, “Are you alright?” Nomi still crying, she simply shook her head.

Finally Nomi forced herself to stop crying, and told what Brandon said to them about the dream he had last night. “Sam what Brandon told us a moment ago upseted me ever so much. How can even he be so cruel?”

Nomi started to cry again.

After she whipped her face, “Brandon said that he was tortured not by physical means but by tearing down the defenses of his mind. First he was in the most horrible place that was ever described to me. That alone would drive me crazy. Brandon said later he was put in chains that are for the worse criminals ever. The worse part of it he was given the worse vision that could ever be bestowed on a person.”

Nomi then looked straight at Sam, eye ball to eye ball. “To him what he experienced was as real as we are sitting on the floor now. In his vision, we tortured him with the most horrible ways possible. Again, no physical abuse, but a lot of verbal and Force abuse that I did not know that could be done on a person or creature.”

Sam said, “No wonder Brandon wanted to get out of this place. He knows now that we will not hurt him, but I can understand why he thought best to be as far away as he could from us.”

Nomi replied, “I love him so much. To have him experience me doing that to him…” Nomi buried her face in her hands and cried ever so much.”

Sam gave her a dearest hug. “He knows you love him.”

When Nomi stopped crying, she said, “I know Sam. It hurts me ever so much to have him experience that.”

“If I leave you alone to be with Brandon, will you be alright?”

Nomi begged, “Please be there with him. I will be with you all shortly.”

Sam gave her a big smile before she got up. When Sam entered the room, she saw Brandon was depressed over his ordeal. She sat beside him and smiled.

Before he got the chance, “Nomi told me all about it. You do not need to repeat it to me unless you want to.”

Brandon tried to give a smile, “Did you have to face something similar?”

“Yes I did. It was very similar to what you went through.” Sam was quiet for a moment. “I want you to know we all love you. What more you will be facing I want to you constantly remember that. I know what you have just been through was so real to you. If you can remember for now on we all love you, then he will not be able to break you. Understand what I am saying to you?”

“Yes I do.”

Now seeing Brandon is more exhausted then depressed, Sam ordered him to the infirmary. She reassured him that he will not be left alone.

Just them Nomi walked in. Sam told her that she ordered Brandon to the infirmary so he can be sedated in order to get the rest he needs.

Nomi said, “I want to be with him.”

Sam replied, “Luke and Mara will be here shortly. I will have Mara relieve you when they come.”

Nomi wanted to argue over she wanted to be the only one to stay with him, but she knew she needed rest herself. Nomi quietly walked with her husband to the infirmary.

When the two of them got there Nomi explained to Dr. Janet Jackson why Brandon was here.

Janet smiled at him, “Let me show to your bed.” Nomi told Janet that she will take the first watch over Brandon.

Janet did not say anything until Brandon was out due to the sedation. “I can see you have been crying. How are you feeling over Brandon condition?

Nomi answered, “It hurts me very much to know that he thought it was me that hurt him so much.”

Janet compassionately said, “Brandon knows now it was not you. Please stop feeling guilty over it.”

Nomi said with tears running down her face, “It is not that I am feeling guilty, but it hurts me at one time, he thought I did that to him.”

Nomi tried not to cry, but she did anyhow. She continued in a crying voice, “I love him so much.”

Janet smiled, “He knows that. How he was looking at you before I sedated him. If that does not convince you how much he loves you, nothing will.”

Nomi wiped her face, “Thank you.”

Janet quietly left them.

Nomi come closer to her husband and whispered in his left ear, “My love. No matter what he does to you, please remember that I love you. I will never allow you to have a bad dream like that alone. I know that you do not blame me for what he has done to you my love, but I want to tell you how much I love you.”

She gently gave him a kiss in his lips, and sat the chair beside him.

It was a few hours after that Mara come to them.

Mara smiled at Nomi and asked, “How is her doing?”

“He has not been attacked by him yet. Please watch after him. I need to get some sleep.”

“I know a great deal about Palpatine. I promise you that Brandon will not be attached by him when I am on guard. Now get some rest. You will not do you or Brandon any good by not having your needed sleep.”

Nomi smiled at Mara, “Thank you.” She walked off.

After Mara took her seat, she remembered how evil Palpatine was when she worked for him so long ago. She remembered that he used similar techniques to get her to be his tool of his evil purposes. “Brandon, as long as you are in my care, he will not bother you.”

Mara said to Brandon, “Have your needed rest my friend. You are safe while I am at your side.”

After a few moments, Janet came by to check on Brandon medically.

Mara asked, “How is he doing?”

Janet just smiled. “I was about to ask you the same question.”

“So far, he is doing good.”

“Great. I will leave you two now. Please let me know if you need anything.” Mara just smiled before Janet walked off.

It was not long before Brandon was starting to have another dream.

Mara was ready. By the Force, she entered into that dream. She found herself in the same place that Brandon described to everyone.

Brandon was not in sight. Mara felt the presence of the Dark-side so strong that it reminded her of the many times of being with Palpatine in his stronghold.

She then turned on her lightsaber ready for anything. In a short time she found him. It was odd to her. He was sleeping in the bed at the infirmary. All the sudden she saw Palpatine.

Mara immediately got between Brandon and him. “You will have to go through me to get to him!”

“If you become my apprentice, I will spare him.” She spitted at his feet.

She yelled out, “That is all you get from me! Unless you want to fight me, leave him. If you do not leave, I will be more than happy to kill you where you stand.”

Palpatine bellowed, “You were once under my command. How can you betray me like this?”

The only answer she gave to him was raising her lightsaber for an attack posture.

“You think you can destroy me? You do not have the power to do that.”

“Give me the chance to prove it, and you will see who has the power over your death.”

Palpatine shot out Force lightening from his fingers right at Mara. She was able to block it, and hold her grown.

She shot out insults back. “Your host is getting too old for you to handle. Why not let me cure all your ills by killing you now.”

“If you were in my stronghold now child, you would not be able to survive my attacks.”

“Talk is cheap old man. Either you can destroy me now or you cannot ever. If you want to get to Grand Chancellor Jedi Knight Brandon Bowers, you will have to get through me first. So if you want him that bad, then kill me now. It will be your only chance.”

Seeing that he got Palpatine's attention, she heated things even more. “You pathetic bastard. Your pathetic attempt to want others to willingly follow or be a host for you is a right out lie. Only a coward would attack an innocent child to be used for your dark ways.”

“I do prefer people willingly follow me. You did, and so did Anakin Skywalker.”

Mara got even angrier, “Only after you manipulated us did we follow you. That is not freewill. That is coercion. It is a coward’s way of diplomacy.”

With that another Force lightening attack came at Mara. She was able to defend both herself and Brandon easily.

After that last attack, Palpatine nearly collapsed.

Mara took the opportunity to kill him right then and there. Before she had the chance, she found herself and Brandon in the infirmary.

Mara immediately checked Brandon out with the Force and the medical readings. For the moment Brandon was doing fine. Mara then clicked the medical communication device.

Janet said, “What can I do for you?”

“Palpatine went after Brandon again.”

Janet ran as fast as she could to Brandon's bed.

Janet asked, “How is he?”

“He is seems the same.”

Even though Janet believed her, she checked Brandon's medical readings to see it for herself.”

Janet then moved quickly to communicate device on the wall. It was Sam on the other end. “Sam, please come to Brandon's medical bed.”

Sam replied, “Be right there.”

When Sam arrived Mara explained in detail of what happened.

Janet replied in anger, “Let's hope that cowardly bastard dies before you all get there.”

Sam answered, “No arguments from me.”

Sam then used the Force to examine Brandon. “He appears to not be effected by this ordeal.”

Sam then looked at Mara, “Thank you. I will stay with him until he wakes up. Looks like you need to take it easy from all this.”

Mara replied, “I will not rightfully take it easy until I have Palpatine's head on a solid gold platter.”

Mara then quietly exited the infirmary.

Sam simply sat down and examined Brandon once again with the Force. She did not see him disturbed over the recent event. “Mara must have stopped Palpatine from doing anything to him…this time.”

Sam stayed with Brandon all night.

When Brandon woke up the next morning, he saw his Jedi Master sitting at his side. A warm smile came over his face to see her there in his time of need.

Through the Force, Sam realized he was awake.

She quickly looked at him. She saw him smiling.

In that she smiled herself. “How are you feeling?”

“A lot better, Master.”

Sam smiled, “Good. You don't to have to call me Master all the time you know.”

“After seeing you at my side with all the work you have to do with this war, you damn right I will call you that.”

Sam got up and grabbed Brandon's left hand, “It is my honor to have trained you as a Jedi Knight. You have learned a great deal of the Force.”

Sam was quiet for a moment and then asked, “What can you tell me of anything that happened while you were asleep?”

“To be honest, I cannot recall anything.”

Brandon asked worryingly, “He tried to attack me again?”

Sam answered, “He would have if Mara was not here with you.”

“Rats, I missed it seeing him get an ass whopping.”

Sam smiled, “Mara said she nearly killed him, but he must have broken off the connection.”

“We know one thing, he is a complete coward.”

Sam told all that Mara told her about the encounter.

“I would not get your hopes up that he is going to die anytime before we face him.”

Sam sighed, “I have to agree with you. I believe that physical or mental collapse is temporary.”

Brandon explained, “It is Master. What he did to me the last time, I have to say he is very powerful, and ready to do all he could to get us to be the new members of the Sith.”

Sam was shocked in hearing him say, “Last time!”

Sam asked, “You think you had another attack from him?”

“Maybe not directly in that wonderful experience he gave me last night, but I think he had knocked on my door once before.”

“Remember how I felt when we were talking last about me wanted to fight with you in his stronghold?”

Sam nodded.

“I am beginning to think it was him that gave me that foreboding feeling about you fighting by yourself.”

Sam gave that understanding look, and agreed with her Padawan.

Sam smiled. “Ready to continue where we all left off?”

Nomi answered, “Mara and I were just talking about that. If he is monitoring my husband, the two of us have thought about having Brandon step down.”

It took a moment for Brandon to figure out what they might have concluded. “If I understand what you two have talked about, I have to say, that might be what he wants me to do.”

Sam replied, “I have to agree. We do not need to be divided. We can safely conclude that he knows we are going to attack him. We need to show strength not fear.”

Brandon smiled, “Nomi, my love, I know you have felt bad about this dream I had of all of you attacking me. Not once did I believe it was really you all doing it. I took my distance from all of you when I did to help separate the dream from the reality. I was never afraid of any of you after the dream or now.”

Nomi came up to her husband and gave him a loving hug. She whispered in his ear, “I love you so much. It hurt me that you saw even an image of me doing that to you.”

Brandon whispered back, “I know it did my love. When he attempted to attack me again, and I would be surprised if he did not, I will be ready. He took me off guard that night.”

Nomi stopped hugging and looked right at Brandon. Mara told me a few things about him. I will be right at your side when he does attack you again. As long as I am a live, you will never face him alone again.”

Sam said, “Sam here. I have both Luke and Mara here to help me deal with this War. My first priority is to make sure you win this battle you are having with him.”

Mara said, “Brandon, please do not kid yourself. He is one powerful son of a bitch. He will not let up on you. What you have experienced already will only get more intensified. If he wants you and Sam to be a new member of the Sith, then he will do all he can do get it done. Why he has not been attacking Sam, I do not know.”

Brandon frowned, “I think he is doing so right now. Sam has stopped to help me deal with him. A Dark Lord would not do that.”

Sam replied, “That is very true. The Dark-side thinks by me stopping to help you is a weakness on my part.”

Mara said, “Sam, or any of you, please to not ever think you have failed in anyway. Brandon what you felt was simply a brainwashing tool that he even had used on me when I was very young. All that crap about freely following him is a load of fudo. If it was freewill, then that same freewill can reject him at anytime.”

He nearly broke Sam, but Master Corran helped her more than being a Jedi Knight. He might believe he is giving someone the freedom of choice, but it is not true, not one damn bit! He will continue to attack you in the same manner if not harder. You may have made peace with having the false images of us attacking you in your dream, but I can see in you now that what he has done made its mark that it was attended to do.”

Nomi said, “My love, that is what has bothered me the most. I knew that you realize that I personally would not hurt you as you felt, but the damage has been done in the way he designed it to do.”

“You two are right. I do still feel that damage that has been bestowed by him through the false images of you all, but the true me can never be changed or reconfigured. Please trust me on that. This does not mean I have or will not take his threats seriously. With all the love and support I am getting from all of you now, I know that he can never turn me into a Sith Lord.”

Sam used the Force to examine what Brandon has said from within him. Sam finally nodded. “I for one believe what you have said, but do be careful my Padawan. You are only human.”

Chapter 25: The Dream

2009-03-06T19:22:00.002-05:00

Chapter 25: The Dream

That night Sam had a dream. The dream was about a lady's account of what she gone through in every detail a short time before the end of the Clone Wars and right to the birth of her twin, Leia and Luke Skywalker.

What shocked Sam at the end of her dream was something that does not happen in dreams. This lady addressed Sam directly. It was Padmé Amidala.

Padmé said to Sam, “I have given you this dream to let you know all that I went through because of Palpatine. You will need to remember all it, so you can deal with him.”

Sam said, “I will do all I can, but all that you have shown me is a lifetime, your lifetime. How can I remember all that you have shown me?”

Padmé answered, “You are right, you will not be able to remember a life time. What I have given you this night is a lot, but by the Force you can remember what you need.

Sam asked another question to Padmé, “I feel that you are very power with the Force. How can that be?”

“Ever since I realized I was destined to be a large part in politics, I strongly realized that I could not let anyone know I could use the Force. When I realized that Palpatine was using me when I was a Queen of Naboo, I really had to hide my abilities of the Force.”

Sam asked, “Wow!! That had to be very tough?”

Padmé answered, “Yes it was. That is the reason I gave you this vision was for you to use in helping you fight him. You will face even more than I did. He is more desperate to have you as a new host than ever before. The body that is now the host will die momentarily.”

Sam asked in horror, “You think he may kidnap me again?”

Padmé answered, “I am very sorry Sam, but anything is possible.”

“Will we be talking in the near future?”

Padmé answered, “Not sure. You will have a lot to do before you face him again, and that will be the easy part. Mind what you have learned. Farewell.”

Sam suddenly woke up. She found out that her body was trembling over the ordeal of what Padmé went through. Sam quietly got out of bed. She did not want to wake up Jack.

She walked out of their room. She continued to walk without caring where she went. For some reason she ended up in her office. She thought of what Teal'c did for her. Sam had to do something that Sam would do, and not what a Jedi would do.

Sam decided to read some science journals on the Internet. With the technology she had at her disposal, she was able to connect to the Internet as if she was on Earth. Sam concentrated really hard so she did not have to deal with the dream she just experienced. She knew she will deal with it in due time, but right now she wanted to deal with how she was feeling.

Sam did not know how long she was reading before Cassandra came in. Cassandra asked, “Why are you not in bed?”

Sam simply replied, “I could not sleep.” It was the truth sure enough, but Sam did not want to talk about the details. Cassandra knew Sam far too well. She knew that Sam was holding back.

Cassandra demanded, “Okay girl spill it!”

Sam immediately stopped what she was doing and looked right at her. Sam told her the dream. Cassandra and Barbara were her major advisors of this war. If she could not trust the two of them, she could not trust anyone.

Cassandra said, “I highly suggest you tell everyone ASAP!”

Sam smiled, “I will.”

Sam then looked back her notebook computer and back at Cassandra. “I guess I could not get back to sleep after what she went though.”

Cassandra made a funny face, “DUH! I would be concerned if you went back to sleep as nothing happened. What is concerning me is how much Palpatine knew about her Force abilities?”

Sam answered, “Not sure, but it could not be all that much. Think of all that horrible things he could have done to her.”

Cassandra said, “From what you have told me, it appeared that she went through a good number of things. Why would anyone try to kill her when she was a senator? If I would to make a guess, Palpatine was behind it. I also believe he killed her to get her out of the way since Anakin was Darth Vader.”

Sam agreed.

Sam asked, “What do you think about this dream?”

Cassandra answered, “What I think is that you believe this dream to be a hoax.”

“How can she be able to give me this dream, communicate with me in the way she did without any Jedi training?”

“If you think it is Palpatine, you are nuts! If he were to give you this dream, then it would not be in this way. I am no Jedi Knight, but remember what Teal'c said to you. At times you must stop thinking as a Jedi. Due to that she did communicate with you personally makes it genuine. What is the real problem with this is that you are scared out of your mind. I saw you hard reading on your computer.”

“The only time I see you doing that is when you were a scientist at the SGC. Girl friend, you are not a scientist anymore.”

Sam sighed. “Yes, I am scared out of my mind. Dammit! Why me! It scared the crap out of me when Brandon told me for the first time that Yoda contacted him.”

Cassandra just looked at Sam for a time. Cassandra was looking at Sam to see what really was bothering her. Cassandra realized it had nothing to do with talking to Jedi that are not alive in the present time.

Then it came to her. Cassandra said very lovingly “Girl what is really bothering you is you fear of the death of your mother. It is okay to feel like this. She will always be with you as long as you keep her inside you.”

Sam said with a smile, “I know that.”

Cassandra deliberately frowned. “Then what in the hell is bothering you?”

Sam answered, “It is how I felt after the vision I had. It pulled a lot of old memories.”

“You think it is him doing this to get you to fall back to all that you have recently recovered from?”

Sam just nodded. Cassandra grabbed both of Sam's hands and said lovingly, “If I thought it was him, I would hit the alarm, and wake everyone up.”

Cassandra was thinking of the right words to say next. When she got them she got Sam to repeat all of what Padmé said to her.

When Sam was done,

Cassandra said, “That does not sound like the Dark-side of the Force to me, how about you?”

Sam smiled and shook her head back and forth.

“All of this is a lot for you. Yes, you are a Jedi Knight, but you are human still. What person would not freak over all of this. Now that I know about this dream, I know that it will help you out more than you realize.”

Sam was in thought for a bit. She finally said, “I think that might be what is really bothering me. What she went through. She hurt more from within than she let on. No wonder she was so sad all the time.

Cassandra did not reply. She heard all from Princess Leia about her memories of her mother. She wanted to let Sam talk it out.

Sam continued, “Maybe that is why I at first did not believe this was from here. How can one go through the same feelings as I went through?”

Sam waited for Cassandra to answer.

“I think that Padmé gave you this dream because she knew you needed to know that you were not alone on these feelings. Padmé made it, and she was simply sharing her feelings while allowing you to see how you can deal with what you will be facing.”

Sam used the Force for the first time since she woke up. She did not feel anything from the Dark-side within her, Jack, or anywhere on the planet.

Sam then turned off her computer, and said good night to Cassandra.

Before leaving her office, Sam said, “Cassandra I thank you for being here with me.”

“If I did not hear you walking down the corridor, I would not have been here. I waited for a bit for you to walk back to you room, but you did not, so I looked for you.”

Sam just smiled and then left.

***********

The next morning and after everyone got up, Sam told everyone what happened to her last night.

After all that Sam said, Jack replied, “It must be true Sam. Since I have been here on this planet with you, I have been constantly using the Force on anything that may be attacking you. If you are worrying about anyone kidnapping you again, then I am ready this time.”

Sam smiled, “Thank you my husband. The SGC then had the most secure system on Earth. Palpatine kidnapped me just the same. I am not planning to stay here on this planet just to hide from him.”

Colonel Albert Lee stated, “You know you are safe here. Where ever you go, the same security will be set up before you leave here.”

Jack said, “Sam, you know when we were on that planet, the SGC's security team was not with us. If you run off, then he surely will get you. I would like to have him come here to see Cassandra kick his ass.”

Sam just smiled.

Colonel Lee said, “Jedi, this time is very different, and you know it!”

Sam smiled, “Thank you Colonel. I hope I did not sound that I was giving up on the situation. I know more about Palpatine than all of you.”

Ben said, “Sam, he will not get you because all of us are here, and you will end his reign once and for all. There is nothing to fear from him anymore.”

Sam sighed, “That is what frightens me the most. He has been after me for nearly all my life, and all the sudden things appear to be quiet.”

All the sudden Sam realized that Brandon was not at her side. She might not be so concerned if Brandon was at her side every now and then, but do to the love and respect Brandon had for his Jedi Master, he was there like a 4 o'clock shadow.”

She walked out of the room to look around, and saw Nomi. She quickly walked towards her.

When she reached her, Sam asked, “Where is Brandon?”

Nomi answered, “He told me he had a very disturbing dream last night. I tried to get him to talk to me about it, but he would not say anything. Please Sam, talk to him. He is very upset over it.”

Sam asked, “Where is he.”

Nomi used the Force to locate him. After finding him, “Odd, he is outside of the complex sitting against one of the trees.”

Sam replied, “I see him there too. I will get him to talk....count on it.”

As Sam was walking to meet up with him, she felt how upset Brandon was over this dream. She was seeing if she could remember anytime she felt that way before so she could comfort Brandon better.

All the sudden she remembered. In fact she felt exactly the same way that he is feeling right now. In that flashback, Sam moved quicker towards Brandon. Sam hoped and prayed that this dream was not the same as the one she had many, many years ago.

When Sam finally got outside, she used the Force to allow her to run faster towards her Padawan. When she finally met up with him, Brandon was so in his own thoughts that he did not even recognize her.

Sam quietly sat beside him, and told him of the dreams she had sometimes after her mother's death. Brandon was shocked on how exact her dreams were to the one he just had.

Brandon said in complete horror, “DAMN!! This means he is after me now?”

Sam replied without any comfort, “It could be my Padawan, or he could be using you to get to me.”

“We know for one thing, he is aware of our attack against him on his own turf.”

Sam smiled, “That is not shocker to me.”

Brandon asked nervously, “What now Master?”

Sam got up and gave him a hand so she could help her Padawan stand up.

When Brandon grabbed her hand and ended up standing, Sam answered, “We face this together.”

As they walked back, Sam told the entire dream that Padmé gave her last night.

“We both need to talk to both Bodo Bass and Master Anakin on this.”

So they sat back down on the grown and did just that.”

Both Bodo Bass and Master Anakin came on the scene immediately.

Bodo Bass spoke first, “Thank you both for coming to us about these two dreams. Sam it is true, Padmé is very strong with the Force. That is why both Luke and Leia are a strong with the Force today. Padmé sacrificed herself on their behalf. She watched over them both during their whole life until Darth Vader was no more. The dream she gave you came to you in the nick of time.”

Master Anakin said, “It is highly possible that she hid her Force abilities from Palpatine. I did not know she was able to use the Force. It would also make sense why both Luke and Leia were shielded from Palpatine. She somehow kept their Force abilities from me. If Padmé did not do it, Palpatine would easily find them.

Bodo Bass then looked at Brandon. “Palpatine is after you and Sam both. Remember that the Sith is a Master and an apprentice, no more no less. Sam is his only choice in being a host. For it to work, she must have that apprentice once she becomes a new host of the Dark-side.”

Brandon said, “I’ll be damned. He knows he can never separate us, so he is using our bond to his advantage.”

Master Anakin replied, “Yes he is. The dream you had was used on Sam to start that process of breaking her will.”

Brandon stated with certainty, “He has not broken mine. He gave me one hell of a bad dream, but that is it.”

Sam said to her Padawan, “Be mindful of how powerful he really is with the Dark-side of the Force. After all, he is the Dark-side.”

“I will. Now that I know what I am up against, I should be able to handle anything he will throw at me. Together Master, we will defeat him.”

Sam stated, “I am very sad that you are going through this, but I am just as happy to have you go with me in his stronghold.”

Bodo Bass stated, “When you both do go in, you must do it as one. Do you both understand what I mean?”

Both Sam and Brandon said, “Yes, we do.”

Bodo Bass said, “Go back to the others. Tell them all what has expired.”

After they broke off with the Force in communicating with them, Sam asked, “How do you feel?”

Brandon answered, “At first I did not know what to think about this dream. That was why I was of need to get away from the rest of you.”

Sam understood and explained how she felt.”

Brandon said, “I see now why you are so closed up with your negative feelings. There was no one you could have turned to.”

“Since all these dreams were right after the death of my mother, I thought it was due to that. Now I realize you had the same one, it had to be Palpatine that gave me those dreams.”

Brandon asked, “How do you feel?”

Sam was quiet for a moment and finally answered, “Not sure. When I walking to meet you at the tree you were at, I was finding any memories or something that I had to help you deal with your dream. I then remembered that I felt exactly as you did when I was very young. I then came to you as fast as I could. This was why I did not want to you go with me in his stronghold. I did not want you to ever go through that.”

“I been through it, and I am sure it will not be the last dream. After Nomi hears of this, she will make sure I have only good dreams from now on.”

“She is sad over how you have felt.”

“I did not talk to her about this dream because I did not really know how to describe it.”

Sam understood. Sam said lovingly, “Believe me my friend, I know. After we tell all about this to the others, neither one of us will ever be alone.”

The two of them finally got up from sitting on the grown. They brushed themselves off, and continued their journey back to the base.

They did not run back, but they did not take their time either. What has happen to them was far too important to waste time. Everyone had to know, or everything could be lost. If these two became the new power of the Sith, then their power of the Force combined would be very powerful indeed. Sam alone would be unstoppable, but having Brandon at her side would be a power that could conquer the entire universe with greater ease. At all cost, everyone in this elite team had to make sure that would not happen.

When Sam and Brandon finally met up with the others, they told them everything in the utmost details they could. After the shock, they hugged Brandon with the utmost love for him. After all the comforting, they all settled down and made a vow that they all will protect them both.

Nomi said to her husband, “You are right my love in saying that I will not allow you to have bad dreams again.”

Brandon stated, “I do not want you to lose any sleep over me.”

Nomi smiled, “I have not yet, and I have been watching over you every night. I did feel from the Force you were having a bad dream. For now on, I will dive more into these dreams of yours. For now on, you will not face Palpatine or whomever alone again.”

Sam said, “With all of us here at your side working with you on what you will be facing, please do not think that he will not stop because we all know. Bodo Bass would not have told us what he did if this was not a serious matter.”

Ben said, “We all should have seen this coming. We all knew about the Sith and how many they are.”

Jack replied, “Dammit! He did it to us again.”

Sam said to him, “Stop blaming yourself. Palpatine could easily use that against you and the rest of us if we all fall in self pity. Yes, he clouded our minds once again, as he did with the Jedi Knights a long time ago. Only by living in the here and now can we win this battle. We cannot win if we are battling ourselves.”

Sam looked at her Padawan and dearest friend. “Please do not kid yourself. There will be more dreams to come, and they will be much worse than the first one. Since I had no one to share my dreams with, I do not know how much help we all can give you.”

Nomi said, “My love, please do not shut us out. Please at least talk to Sam. She has been there and done that.”

Brandon replied, “I will make sure I talk to everyone, even if I have to drag you all out of bed in order for me to tell all of you. As I told my Master, I did not know what to say or how to deal with this dream I had.”

Sam stated very sternly, “That is what Nomi is saying to you, and what I am telling now. Palpatine will haunt you with much worse dreams that you will never fully comprehend until it is too late. Luckily for me, Master Corran was able to pull me out of the rut. We are your lifeline through all that will be thrown at you, and it will be thrown at you. You will need to be more open with us on this.”

Brandon said nervously, “I will do my best. I do not know what that will be, but I will share all that I can with you from this point forward.”

Sam reminded him. “Do you remember when I told you that the Jedi is one big family?”

Brandon nodded.

Sam continued, “Well Jedi, I am telling now, we all here are your family. You can share anything with us. As your Jedi Master, I will not allow you to be silent anymore.”

The two of them quietly hugged each other for the longest. While still hugging Sam whispered to Brandon, “I love you. Do you know that?”

Brandon whispered back, “Yes I do, and I love you also. That is why I will always call you Master. You are as important to me as Anne Sullivan was to Helen Keller.

Chapter 24: The training

2009-02-25T13:44:00.002-05:00

Chapter 24: The training

It has been a few weeks now that the elite team has been in their special training. All of them have been doing exceptionally well. Will they get enough time to train in the way they need to be in order to rightfully fulfill their jobs? None of them were thinking they could not do what they need to do, but they were concerned about what was really on that planet.

Brandon asked, “Master, you know I am not the one to put a dark cloud over anything, but this time I wonder if we are going to see an uncloudy day in what we are doing?”

Sam answered, “When I was training you to be a Jedi, I was more concerned on you committing more on what you are saying now. Reality does have it darkness, and we all have to admit that we have more of it in our lives. What you have done is admirable, but my young Padawan, you need to start facing the dark things in your life than trying to turn it to the light. I can assure you that it will not turn for you or me. We all must accept life can stink.”

Sam waited a bit for Brandon to think over what she said before directly answering his question. “For your question my dear friend, With the Dark-side of the Force and at Palpatine's stronghold, there will not be any daylight at all. When we get there, all of us will have to be on guard constantly. No one can fully be prepared for what awaits us on that planet. Anything and everything that will be thrown at us will be nothing compared to Palpatine himself.”

From the Force, Sam knew what was really on her Padawan's mind. She said lovingly and respectably as she could, “Brandon, I know you want to be at my side when I have to face Palpatine. You are very, very strong with the Force. You have and will do great things in years to come. Going with me cannot be one of them.”

It is not that I do not want you at my side. Ever since I started training you, I knew we will always be a two-person Jedi team. With the thing I have to do in defeating Palpatine, I must do it alone. Skara will be the only being that will go with me, but it is not for helping me defeat him.”

Sam sighed, “He will be with me to make sure that if I fail, I will not be turned into a new host for the Dark-side. The universe will suffer beyond anything if I were to be this new host.”

Brandon finally spoke, “I realize all of that, but I still feel that I can be with you. Maybe that extra help can be all that keeps you from being a new host. I do not know what I would do if I lost you. What you have done for me is beyond all that I could even hope to ask for.”

“Same goes for me. You have enlightened me in being who I am today. Yes it was Teal'c that got me to think as me before I became a Jedi Knight, but he could not have gotten me to do that if it was not for the love you and your family has shown me from the very start.”

“If I saw you die in his stronghold, it would make all the difference in how I dealt with Palpatine for the last time.”

Brandon asked, “Who said I was going to be killed? We both have learned a great deal of the Force and our enemy.”

Sam replied calmly, “Even though that is true, I have to be the only one to do this, and you know it.”

Brandon said with sadness in his voice, “I know. It does not make me feel any different.”

Sam smiled, “Keep trusting your feelings, and always listen to them. When it is time, you will do that right thing. I know you too well. You still look at the worst case scenario. As I have always told you, 'No one can be prepared for everything.' Even with this special training we are doing now, we will not be prepared for all that will be thrown at us.”

Sam got up from the grown she was sitting on. Sam turned, and looked at Brandon with a smile with a hand to help him to get up from where he was sitting.

Even though Brandon smiled back, he was not feeling like smiling. He could not get the picture he had with the Force the other day on seeing his Jedi Master changed from the result of facing Palpatine alone. It was not the change of defeat, but the change of what he knew of his Jedi Master. What he saw with the Force was a person that will be nearly 100% different in character than before.

What Brandon did not know from would her change in character be for the better or worse. There was one thing that Brandon did not like was the unknown, especially on things of this magnitude. The well being of his Jedi Master was too great to ignore.

With the same smile on her face, Sam said, “Come on my dear Padawan, let's continue our training.” They both met up with the others and did just that.

**********

While the elite team was training, the leaders of Earth were doing all they could in getting their people ready for what will be happing very soon.

In the United States of America, the President was about to give a speech to his countrymen. Everyone was told about this speech a few hours before, so everyone would be glued to their television sets.

When the hour came, the President of the United States said this to them all:

“Hello, my beloved country men and women. As you know I am here today to talk to you about the first planetary war Earth has ever been associated with. We are still newbies to what is really out there in the Universe. We are so wet between the ears that there is literally flooding in the streets. If it were not for our first two Jedi Knights of Earth, Grand Master Jedi Sam O'Neill and Grand Chancellor Jedi Knight Brandon Bowers, everyone on Earth would not have learned what we all know today.”

“To no fault of either one of them, we are facing the most sinister being Earth has ever faced. This threat is the Dark-side of the Force. The being that is running this Dark-side is Emperor Palpatine. As you all know by now, the purpose of kidnapping Captain Samantha Carter in the first place was to get her to become the new host for the Dark-side of the Force.”

“When the people of Earth start to defend this planet in this war, we need to do it with the utmost love for Grand Master Jedi of Earth. We need to make her job in finally defeating this sinister being as easily as she can. At all cost, we cannot allow this beloved Jedi Knight to become a host of the Dark-side of the Force.”

“Not only will it destroy freedom throughout our galaxy, but everyone in the Universe. Sam is also the most important being on Earth. I will not ask any of you to die to keep her from being a new host, but I will ask, 'How can anyone live if she becomes the new host.'”

“When each and every available body that will be fighting in this grand war, please, I implore you, think of all she will be doing for us all. In all that you will be doing, do it for her. It will not be easy at all in what is required for her to do.”

“What most of you might not know or realize, Grand Master Jedi Sam O'Neill will be fighting Palpatine alone. This job is for her and her alone. The risk is too great for others to be with her. All the leaders understand this, and stand by her decision on this unaccompanied task. All of us including me, your President, know that she will triumph. I cannot say what kind of person she will be coming out of Emperor Palpatine's stronghold, but I know what kind of a person will walk in.”

“For the ones that will not be in this war, all I ask of you is to have your prayers and thoughts on our first two Jedi Knights of Earth. They will need all the support they can get. Even with their special training, it will not be an easy job to fight through all that they will facing to get to the front door of Emperor Palpatine's stronghold. I cannot imagine what Grand Master Jedi of Earth will be facing inside.”

“I know not everyone on Earth is not a Jedi Knight, being trained as a Jedi Knight, or fighting in this war in any way, but there are countless things all of you can do. There are stations set up all over the country for you to sign up for the multitude of jobs that is required.”

“Earth will be a part of this war, but we cannot do it alone even if we were not wet between the ears. That is what the Sith Artifacts were telling us all along. The only power that these artifacts had was simple information. The ancient Jedi Knights were telling us all that only as a team can we defeat Emperor Palpatine reign of terror.”

“I know this is a very scary thing. After all this is Earth's first planetary war. Just the same, we all must partake in this war in one way or the other. There are practically endless things for all to do.”

“Thank you for your time in hearing me out tonight. I hope that all of you will get out to these stations and sign up for all that is needed of you. May God bless our country, and our planet, Earth.”

When the President got the cue that the camera was turned off, “Grand Master Jedi of Earth, we are ready. It is all up to you now. We know that you can do it.”

Everyone throughout the world was thinking the same thing. Everyone on Earth was very supportive of their Grand Master Jedi. Most on Earth somehow knew that Sam O'Neill will end up having to do something this important, especially after learning about Emperor Palpatine. They all were very concerned of the dangers she would have to face, but they understood that she had to do her job.

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Emily replied, “We have gone through that course a good number of times, and it seems to get harder every time.”

Thor replied, “You all knew that this course is nothing close to what you will be facing. It is getting harder for that reason. If you Jedi Knights have not fully used the Force in situations like this, then you better on this one.”

Sam added, “We also need to learn to think differently than any Jedi has done before. We all have to retrain ourselves on being a Jedi Knight in the short time we have on this course.”

Nomi asked, “Any suggestions on how we are to do that?”

Sam answered, “By not thinking as we have as Jedi Knights. As Teal'c got me to think as me than a Jedi Knight, we have to think as who we were or even different than that. Palpatine knows us more than we know ourselves. He will do everything to attack us, and use our own weaknesses against us. If we are to win over those attacks, then we have to think differently, or this war will end in a complete disaster.”

Ben asked, “It could not be that bad? I know he is a powerful being, after all he is the Dark-side of the Force, but could he really know about us in that detail?”

Sam said seriously, “Yes! He can. I have been thinking on the first visit I had with him. What was so frightening for me he knew me in every detail.”

Jack replied, “We know now he has been watching you on Earth for a very long time.”

Sam stated, “Jack it is much more than that. We all know he can control the metachlorians of some Jedi, like Master Anakin. I feel that he has found a way to know a person just as much as they can know themselves.”

Cassandra frowned, “So that is what has been bothering you so much lately. You fear he will have something new for you when you are alone with him.”

Barbara asked, “If that is a strong possibility, then should someone go with you?”

Sam answered, “That is why I do not want anyone to go with me. I can handle it. Any of you will not be able to do so.”

Sam looked at her Padawan. “I know you far too well my dear friend. He would completely destroy you, and you could easily be the next host instead of me. With my abilities of the Force and what Master Anakin has taught both Barbara and me, I know I can handle anything he will throw at me. What has been bothering me is that it will not be easy.”

Sam sighed heavily, “It is not that I fear of being his new host, but all that I will be facing. There is no special training other then what Master Anakin has given Barbara and me.”

Nomi asked, “I take it that Barbara has something special she can do even though she will not be with us?”

Sam answered, “Yes....yes she does have a very special thing she can do.”

Barbara looked at Sam and said, “We were both told by Bodo Bass and Master Anakin not to tell you all anything about it.”

Barbara then looked at her son. “We ask that you do not try in figuring that out. If Palpatine could even guess from what he could get from your mind, all might be lost.”

Brandon replied, “I understand. Do not worry. I will not give it a second thought.”

Sam replied, “Sorry my dear Padawan. I know you love to figure thing like this out, but this is far too important.”

Brandon smiled, “What I will be concentrating on is the best way we can defeat the forces all of us will be facing. Master, to me there is nothing more important than having you defeat him. I now understand why I cannot go with you, but I still believe that someone should at least monitor...”

Sam interrupted him, “Just me! I cannot have anyone monitor me with the Force. He must think that I will be alone with him. It is the only way.”

Thor said, “I think that is enough training for today. You all will have enough time to train more later on.”

Brandon was quiet while everyone was slowly departing. His mother realized Brandon was aloof. She waited till they were alone.

She quietly asked him, “Something bothering you?” She knew what it was, but she asked anyhow.

Brandon did not answer right off, but he did answer, “I do not want anything bad to happen to her. If she goes alone without any support or back up even with her skills as a Jedi Knight, she has no hope.”

Barbara smiled, “She has more hope than you think, and it has nothing to do with what we cannot tell you all. Sam is more powerful with the Force than she realizes. I think what is really bothering you think Sam will be a different person.”

Brandon was shocked on what his mother said, and showed it.

Barbara smiled, “Do not be so surprised. I know you very well too. I also have been feeling things about Sam from the Force, but I am not worried one bit, neither should you.”

He wanted to say something, but could not. All that his mother did was quietly hugged him.

Brandon hugged back.

After they hugged, she said, “Nothing wrong in loving her. Yes, she made your life better. She will survive this, and so will all of us. Sam also loves you very much. Did you experience what she was feeling from the Force when she was talking to you a moment ago?

Brandon smiled, “Yes I did. I felt more than just her love for me.”

Barbara replied, “I know. I felt that in her. Trust me son. All you need to do for her is do your best in what is required of you in this war. She can do the rest....alone. She is just concerned about being separated from you as you are from her. What I have learned from Master Anakin about Palpatine is no one except her can enter that stronghold and come out alive and sane. She nearly went mad the first time she went through that place.”

“That was exactly what I felt from here. I felt her feelings she had when she was in there the first time.”

Brandon's mother smiled lovingly, “Then you will have to fulfill your promise on concentrating on your job at hand, so it can be easier for Sam to enter the second time.”

“I have some ideas to try on the training course.”

“Right now do not give it a second thought. Thor is right, we need to reflect on the here and now and let tomorrow's training take care of itself.”

Nomi quietly came up to them. She said to her husband with a smile, “I was wondering where you were.”

Brandon looked at her and smiled, “We were talking about Sam.”

“I know. I have been monitoring your thoughts on here since she told us she will be going alone in his stronghold. I also know what you have been experiencing in the Force regarding her.”

Brandon sat back down in one of the chairs.

Brandon sighed, “I guess my Master is right, I look too much in the worst case scenario.”

Nomi replied after she sat in a chair beside him, “Nothing wrong it that. Being prepared for the worse in this might be the best way to deal with this war. I am sure that Palpatine will do his best to get Sam to be the new host, but it will not happen because Sam will not let it happen.”

Barbara finally spoke, “That is the point son. She can only keep this from happening. All the Jedi in the universe entered that stronghold with her, and she still could be the new host for the Dark-side of the Force. Yes, you, I, and all Jedi will see change in her when she will finally defeat him. That change is an absolute, and proper. The new Sam will still be your Jedi Master, and the best friend I could ever have. During one of our one-on-one training I called her Master. She sternly told me never to call her that again.”

“Sam wanted to train me, so I can be a full Jedi one day, but she wanted our relationship to be more than a Master and a Padawan. She also told me that the only Padawan she ever wanted was you. So be a Padawan, and do what she asked of you.”

Brandon finally smiled, “I will mom. I will.”

Chapter 23: Preparing for War

2009-02-15T18:40:00.002-05:00

Chapter 23: Preparing for War

It has been a good many weeks since Sam's first briefing with her elite team. Sam decided to have another with all the leaders of Earth. With all the security at her disposal, the planet was safe for all the leaders to be on.

Sam could not have any of the leaders injured or killed before the war went all out. Since she has been on the planet, Sam knew she will be having events like this. She had a large meeting area for a great more people than the numbers of all the leaders of Earth. In a less than two weeks she will for the first time speaking to all the leaders with her new titles and responsibilities.

At this moment Sam was in her office with Cassandra and Barbara at her side. Barbara has as always been Sam's protector and comforter in time of need. Cassandra will be Sam's advisor. After all, Cassandra has been going to college in this field. She also knows a lot about dealing with alien aggressors. She had her personal share of them especially with the Goa'uld.

Barbara asked, “How do you feel about talking to so many. I know you have talked to a large crowd of people in your Air Force years, but wow! You will be talking to all the leaders of Earth.”

“This will be the biggest for sure. I am more concerned with getting the information out as I want it to be sent out, then anything. Dealing with the grand scale of this war is what will be gigantic. Talking to all the leaders is small potatoes by comparison.”

Cassandra said, “You have a good running staff here. I am sure you will do a lot better than you think.”

Sam smiled, “If it was not for Jack helping me gather the best, it might not be running a great as it is now. I am very grateful to have them all.”

Barbara said with concern, “I feel that something is bothering you.”

Sam sighed, “I am more on my toes on what Palpatine has planned for me, and how to deal with it as I am doing all that I can to coordinate this war.”

Cassandra said, “I am no Jedi Knight, and know nothing about the Force, but I would suggest that you do not worry about what he will do, until he starts to do something.” Cassandra smiled, and continued, “He might be too damn afraid to bother you since I am here.”

Sam gave a big smile, “He might be Cassandra.”

Cassandra replied, “I will claw his damn eyes out if he even thinks of crossing the line.”

Barbara replied to Cassandra, “Believe me, you will not be the only one.”

Cassandra said, “True, but I will be the first one.”

Sam simply smiled.

Sam's comlink went off on her desk. Sam replied, “Sam here.” The voice on the other end said, “All the leader are about to travel through the Stargate.”

Sam thanked the person for the information.

All three of them got up and walked to the Gate Room.

It was moments after when all the leaders came through. They came two at a time.

Grand Master Jedi of Earth said after they all arrived, “Thank you all in taking your time in coming to this meeting. We will be having the meeting in the next hour. So please make yourself comfortable. If you need anything, please let us know.

Sam introduced Barbara and Cassandra to them. Sam explained who they are and what their roles will be as well as letting them know they will be at the meeting.

Sam allowed the DHD officer to take all of Earth's leaders to the lounge, while she, Barbara, and Cassandra prepared for the meeting. Most of the preparations were done by the staff, but Sam had her own personal touches to deal with.

With the help of Barbara and Cassandra, she would have everything set up with time to spare.

When they got to the briefing room, Cassandra said, “Wow! They did a smashing good job.”

Sam smiled, “They always do.”

The three of them went straight to work. After looking at all they have done, they took their seats.

After several minutes, all the leaders started to come into the large conference room. Sam was enjoying their excitement of how they reacted on how the place looked, but she did not show it. The seriousness at hand would not wait on trivial matters. The leaders of Earth also understood the urgencies, and took their seats without delay.

After everyone took their seats, Sam said, “I thank you all again for coming. The war that we are about to fight is the most serious act Earth has ever taken part in. Not one Jedi Knight has known of an event this grate of scale.”

“That is why the Asgards, the Ancients, and the Jedi Knights from both a galaxy far, far, away, and all the Jedi that has been trained on Earth are combining their strengths to form a one army force that will hopefully match Emperor Palpatine's forces.”

“With the information that I have sent the President of the United States of America to give to all the other countries around the world, Earth should be ready to begin this war when called to start. As you know, the Asgards and the Ancients will be the front line.”

“Earth is capable to take part in this war, but we are still not equally that advanced in technology. Be warned now, the death toll will be high for Earth, but if you follow the plans that I have sent all of you, then you will do great if not better.”

With the help of a protocol droid the others leaders were able to communicate and understand what Grand Master Jedi of Earth, Sam O'Neill has said.

The leader of Germany stated, “Grand Master Jedi of Earth, we thank you for your concerns. All of us know the dangers, but we have the right to be a part of this war and even fight on the front lines. Please, I beg you do not hold us back from what we must do just to save a few more lives if that is possible. We want to fight this war and we know we will win if we can fight with all that we have. Holding us back will surly kill us.....mainly due to the fact we want to do everything we can.”

Sam was quiet for a long moment. She too wanted Earth to be a part of this war. She saw and heard the frustrations that everyone on Earth had in having to evacuate from their own planet due to the Death Star. “Am I keeping them from not doing what they must do because of my past? Why have I not given them more already? Am I still hiding from all that I have been through with Palpatine?”

Sam finally said, “You are right. There are a lot more that Earth can do. As I present all the information that I will be discussing to you now, then we can come up with more for everyone on Earth to do.”

The leader of Germany said, “We all hold full confidence in you, and know the burdens you have faced and will face in this war.”

Sam smiled and said, “Thank you. There is a lot to do, and it is about time that all of us start to do their part in it.

Sam then used the Force to turn on the holographic projector that was mounted on the ceiling. The image was presented between Sam and Earth's leaders. Sam had to walk from where she was sitting, to do the presentation.

After she got into positioned, Sam said, “This is the most recent image report of Emperor Palpatine's fleet. Everyone was astounded on the size. Sam went into detail and the attack plans that were in store for this massive fleet.”

Right after what Sam had told them this, the leaders one at a time came up the projection and talked with Sam about what ideas they had in attacking this massive fleet.

Sam recorded this on the holographic image with markings matching each country of Earth. When all were done, she ran a simulation in all possible counter attacks could be done by Palpatine's forces. After a few changes, the simulations shown that Earth had a stronger offense then the Asgards and the Ancients had.

Sam told them with a little excitement in her voice, “Though it does seem we might do a better job, let me remind you this is a simulation. I personally believe that we can pull this off.”

The leader of Ukraine said, “The only way all of us can win if we all can do our very best, so you and your elite team can land and enter Emperor Palpatine's stronghold and finally end his life.”

The Russian President said, “We know this will be a hard task for you to do. If you can do one thing for us, we know you will make it.”

He waited for Sam to ask. Sam asked, “What is that Mr. President?”

“Think of us. Not just us leaders, but everyone on Earth as we all have been thinking of you since you all blew up that Death Star.

Finally Sam realized what her Jedi Master said to her. She realized how strong she is as a person and a Jedi Knight. She finally realized that she has made a humongous difference in everyone's lives. Sam understood finally why she was given her two new Jedi Knight titles.

She was not Sam Carter anymore, but Grand Master Jedi of Earth and Grand Duchess Jedi of all the Jedi Knight. Most importantly she was Sam O'Neill.

Sam gave a big smile, “Thank you Mr. President. I will do just that. Thank you.”

The Present of Russia said, “It is us that should be thanking you, and it not just the destruction of the Death Star. I think I can speak for all of us. You have made a colossal difference for all on Earth. It is about time Earth starts doing something for you. We all are willing to fight in this war. To everyone that will die, their last thoughts will be for you. I know this because I will when I die.”

Sam did all she could in not crying for joy over what he said.

Sam said to all of them, “I thank you all for your thoughts. Believe me...they have made a big difference to me.”

Sam then turned off the holographic projector and walked back to her seat. Sam then said, “If there is nothing else to discuss, then the meeting is adjourned. Sam walked with them to the Gate Room.

Barbara and Cassandra let her go alone. They knew after what the President of Russia said, she had to see them all back to Earth by herself.

**********

While on Earth, Luke and Mara were talking.

Luke said, “I do wish you could be with Sam's team. You know more about Palpatine then anyone of us.”

Mara said, “That may be true, but this is for Sam and Earth to deal with. Our place is where we need to be. Earth is able to deal with this. After all, they have the best damn Jedi leading them.”

Luke smiled, “I know. I have always known. The moment I first felt Sam through the Force, she has the power to do more then she realizes.”

“That is why we or any Jedi that is not from Earth should not interfere. Yes, we have more experience, but as we said with Brandon and his family, when he was being trained, we should only act if we are asked to do so.”

“If the situation was normal then....”

Mara interrupted, “Luke...what the hell is normal? By us coming with Sam to her planet did not cause all this to happen, nor was it Sam's fault in being kidnapped in the first place. You are going to have to stop carrying the burdens of others in thinking it is your responsibility alone! As you are very much aware, great things have happen to both Sam and Earth because of Palpatine. I of course regret that she was kidnapped by that bastard, but I will not stand in the way of her life now even for the common good of my own experiences of being a Jedi Knight. In a lot of ways, Sam is a better Jedi the both of us, and you damn well know it!”

Mara must have finally gotten through to Luke because he did not say anything for a time.

“You are right. I know that I have been far too protective of Sam....and of Earth. All have learned a great deal, but they still have so much more to learn.”

Mara smiled at her husband, “I am no less protective. I still am concerned about Sam having to face him once again, but I know that this last encounter will be the last of him. This is one lady, me, will get drunk with every alcoholic beverage from our galaxy when Palpatine is finally dead and gone.”

Luke laughed. “That would be the time to celebrate in that fashion.” Luke thought to himself and finally spoke again, “Thank you Mara. I will make another vow to you, 'For now on, I will end my protective hold on Sam and of Earth.' If you are right, then they will not need to call on us.”

Mara smiled again, “Husband, if you can see the spirit of everyone on Earth, then you will see that they will do more than spectacular in this war and have fewer casualties then you may think. They know there will be casualties, but I have heard from many, they want to fight.”

Luke finally said the reason for his biggest worries, “That is what is frightening me. I do not want Sam to have her home world completely destroyed. You know as well as I, he has destroyed countless worlds even without a Death Star.”

“I can understand your concerns. I have them too. I also know that this is Earth's first planetary battle, and they are so green behind the ears that they should be sprouting trees in them by now. They will make it just the same. I cannot explain it, but these Earth people have an uncanny desire to keep on going.”

Luke smiled, “I have read a great deal about Earth's history. No people on any planet from our galaxy ever had so rich of a life. Earth is finally becoming a giant part of the universe, and I am very scared that they can easily be wiped out before they realize their full potential. As a Grand Master Jedi, how can I simply sit and let them go through all this?”

“You can by letting yourself know that for them to be a giant part of the universe, they must prove it. They are not going gain a thing by us Jedi coddling them.”

Luke sighed. “I know….. I know.”

Just then a captain of the Alliance came up to them. “Excuse me folks, but I have some urgent news to give to you from Grand Master Jedi of Earth.”

The Captain handed Luke a computer pad device. Luke read over the information.

Luke blurted out, WOW! He then pressed a few buttons and a holographic image of what Sam and Earth's leaders have come up with to attack Palpatine's forces.

It was Mara that said wow! “They all came up with one super duper plan! Luke, we do not need to help them. All we need to do is get a bottle of liquor and watch the damn show!”

The captain that gave Luke the pad device asked, “Excuse me again, but Grand Master Jedi of Earth ask me to get you two to reply on this attack plan. Both Mara and Luke said, “WOW!”

Luke asked, “Does she want us to personally talk to her?”

The captain answered, “Yes she said both of you, and she is waiting.” They followed the captain so they can do just that.

When they got there Mara said excitingly, “Sam, we looked at the holographic image, and we are very impressed.”

“Thank you. All the leaders worked on this. It took a number of hours to finally get it to what you both have seen.”

Luke stated, “Since you are in charge, you and Earth have our blessings and support. The Jedi Knights will not get involved with what you are doing until you ask for us.”

“That is why I want to talk to you about.”

She told them all that what Teal'c has recently discovered on the artifacts.

Luke replied, “I knew there were something special about your past Stargate SG1 team Sam, and why you kicked ass on all the baddies before you were trained to be a Jedi Knight.”

“We did do extraordinary things.”

Mara replied, “What you four did through the years, not even a platoon could do of both our world. That is why we know Earth can take care of itself.”

Sam reinstated, “For this war, all of us must work together. By what these artifacts have been saying to us, no one planet or people can rightfully destroy Palpatine's forces.”

Luke said, “I will show this to the Jedi Council. I will get some Asgards and Ancients to join in.

Before signing off, Sam said, “I will be giving everyone full updates of the current events and anything else I can.”

Mara smiled, “Please let us know if you need anything from us. We love you Sam. Spite all the grieving you have thrown at us. We are still here for you.”

Luke replied, “Welcome back Sam. May the Force be with you.”

After Sam signed off, Mara looked at Luke. “Are you now more confident in Earth's abilities?”

Luke smiled, “Yes I am. Seeing what all they came up with on that simulation....wow!”

Mara smiled back, “Yes I know. I strongly believe it was due to Sam being the Grand Master Jedi of Earth that has made a difference on these leaders. After seeing what they have come up with, I think I will start gathering all the drinks I can find so I will be ready to celebrate when that bastard is finally dead.”

Luke chuckled, “When that happens, I will surely join you.”

**********

When the leaders got back to Earth, they had their own meeting.

The President of China said, “We need to make sure we all do our part. Grand Master Jedi of Earth will have enough to do. She has this special ops training that her elite team will be training on. Ladies and gentlemen, we need to let her know that we are going to do the best, so she can do her job.”

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister replied, “Indeed we will! We got the best leader, and she is from Earth. She knows what Earth is all about, and what is it to be a Jedi Knight. It is about time that all of Earth do all they can for her.”

The President of the United States said, “I highly suggest that we all talk to our people and have them do their part as well. The more we can do for ourselves and Grand Mater Jedi of Earth, the better chance she can kill the man that not only kidnapped her and put her into slavery, but had put Earth is great danger.”

“We all have a copy of the holographic simulation we all worked on with her. Now we need to make it a reality. We also need to stay in contact with each other constantly. We have no choice but to work together at all times.”

The Prime Minister of Portugal said, “We need to do more than just talk to each other. I highly suggest that we have all our best experts in all form of military geniuses be scattered out helping each other's arm forces. If this Jaffa is right in what he has read in these artifacts, then I would believe the Ancient Jedi Knights would want us to work together in every way we can. We cannot rely solely on Princess Leia and her world's technologies. We need to depend on each other more than anything.”

The President of Israel stated, “Ladies and gentlemen. We do owe a lot to all that has helped us to be what we are today. As we all know, it all started when Master Jedi Knight Sam O'Neill coming back to Earth with her Jedi Knight friends. Both Master Jedi Sam O'Neill and her Padawan helped destroy this Death Star.”

It is up to all of us to not have what they did for us put in vain by getting our selves killed in this war by acting out of turn. We cannot do this on our own, but we can do all that we can, and nothing more. It will not help Grand Master Jedi of Earth. Only victory of all of us doing our part, and allowing others to do theirs. Instead of Earth fighting this war in their little corner of it, we should be doing it with everyone else. The Asgards and the Ancients realize that we must defend Earth, and we will do so. We cannot do our jobs by ourselves.”

The President of the United States of America replied, “The plans that we worked on with Grand Master Jedi Sam O'Neill will succeed, but I have to admit our arrogance can kill any shot of victory. We must do what we have planned out, and do that with the others that are going to have to fight in this war. I am sure that we will be hearing from the Jedi Council soon about our war plans.”

As on cue, a messenger droid came up to them. The droid said, “Excuse me, but I have a message from Grand Master Jedi of Earth.” The droid handed the pad device to protocol droid, so he could translate it in all the languages of each leader. The message stated:

Leaders of Earth,

I just got through communicating with Grand Master Jedi Luke Skywalker and Master Jedi Mara Jade Skywalker. They both loved the plans we have worked on. As you are hearing this message, all the Jedi Knights of Luke's galaxy, the Asgards, and the Ancients will have received the plans that we all have worked on. When they contact me regarding these plans, I will let you know. From there all of you should be able to communicate easily back and forth. Our war plans must be integrated into theirs. We all must work as one to rightfully defeat Palpatine's forces.

While all of you are fighting, the elite team will be carrying me to his stronghold. From there I will be the one to finally end this. It is the task for me to do. Not even my Padawan will be able to come with me. I started with Palpatine alone as a kidnapped victim, and I will enter his domain as a free person. When I do come out, it will be the sign of my victory in finally ending the Dark-side of the Force from ever turning anyone or anything into a host ever again. I will be looking forward in hearing from all of you on your progress. May the Force be with you and everyone on Earth.

Grand Master Jedi of Earth,

Sam Carter O'Neill

The President of Iraq said, “It makes me feel a lot better about her since she signed her name with her maiden name.”

Everyone agreed. They all knew that the Sam that was kidnapped many years ago. She is now back, on Earth. They also knew that she will be victorious because there is no way she would allow the Dark-side of the Force to use her as a new host. Everyone must do their part so that she can end the Dark-side of the Force from ever turning anyone into a host ever again.

The Circle is now complete. The Ancient Jedi had done all they could to prepare for this day. Earth and its allies are ready to fight this war, and put balance to the Force once and for all. Since the beginning, the Sith has been doing their best to destroy all the Jedi Knights, so they can use the Force for their evil purposes. All this time, the Jedi Knights have been fighting them so they could not dominate the galaxy or even the universe.

Only by one special Jedi Knight, can balance be bestowed on the Force. It all started by her getting kidnapped from her world to another. She was later founded out by Grand Master Jedi Luke Skywalker. From there, the bright light started to shine for all of the free world across all the galaxies in the universe. Now that the moment has finally risen to defeat the reign of the Sith, and a lot more will blossom than the balance of the Force.