Star Wars: Force Bound

36 Time

Jack was currently sitting on the top of a metal ladder near a spaceship with his face and some of his upper body inside one part of the hull that was opened up.

He was tinkering around some electronics and other hydraulic parts and a clear sizzling sound was heard from inside.

When it stopoed and he seemed to have finished up what he was doing he came back out of it.

Then he swiped away some black grease from his cheek with his sleeves.

"Phew, girl. Hope that fixed your little hicups." Jack seemed to talk to the ship as he patted the hull with a smile.

"You sure treat your ship nicely. Why are you adressing it as a female?", asked a voice from the side now.

Hearing that, Jack had to look over to the person commenting and saw Ahsoka looking up at him.

"What? Getting jelous or something?" He said back with a small chuckle.

"Why would I b jelous against a ship?" She only rolled her eyes knowing he was being sarcastic.

"Careful there. For some their ships are everything to them. And I do love my ship. Built it from scratch after all." Jack was now climbing down the ladder.

When he reached the ground he wiped away the remaining dirt on his hands at his mechanic looking clothes.

"Hmm, its the first time I see it. No wonder you spent so much time in the hangers.That the ship we will use? Are you sure it will not fall apart?", asked Ahsoka now instead while looking at the ship that Jack had built.

"You hurt my feelings. This beauty is probably the fastest ship ever built if I may say so myself. It got a nice pack at the back. Those tweaked second class hyperdrives are an aestetic phenomenon. Just look how curvatious they are." He chuckled again.

"Why does it sound like you are talking about something else?" Ahsoka smirked at him and now shook her head. "So, what do you think? Will they react well to us?"

That serious question now let Jack's smile lessen. "You know. If you worry too much you will start getting wrinkles. You will be fine. By the way. Those pearls look good on you."

Ahsoka smiled happily hearing him. She then fixed her padawan decoration on her Lekku a little bit and fidgeted with the pearls.

"Thanks. How come they made two padawan breads in your hair?"

Jack actually really had those breads on both his right and left in front of is ears. His black hair was tied by white strings into a small ponytail at the back.(Think of Indra Otsutsuki)

"That was my choice. I guess I got a small knack for things beig balanced..."

Ahsoka giggled to that answer.

"But are you sure I will be fine? Its that prodigee after all. The one they call chosen one." She still seemed to be concerned about it even though it lessened somewhat.

"That is only a stupid prophecy.", said Jack now after hearing her mention that.

"You dont belive it?"

"I know what that is about and I think it is stupid. We Sith actually got such a prophecy as well and all I gotta say is lets just hope it isnt the case."

"What? Bring balance to theforce?" Ahsoka was now intrigued and confused at the same time.

"No...But if people would at least think what that would imply they should hope it really isnt the case. Just think about it. In our version the chosen one brings victory to the Sith and breaks us free or something like that. I dont remember the exact wording anymore since it was told to me a long time ago. But the jedi version talks about balance. But balance to what? I dont really see the dark side having the upper hand? There are only Jedi now and that would mea the chosen one would become a powerful dark jedi. So I am saying lets hope that will not be case."

"Oh, I get it. That really is something to think about. But why would the masters not take that into consideration?" Ahsoka nodded to that explaination. It really sounded wrong.

"Who knows...There are many things I wonder about how the order handles." Jack just shrugged his shoulders and started walking towards the ramp of the ship.

"Wait, but some are even talking about you being the chosen one as well. You may not have noticed it since you dont seemd to interact much with the oters in the temple but that rumor did spread..."

When Jack heard that he stopped in gis tracks. Turning around he looked at Ahsoka.

"Then I really hope that is not the case, right? Anyway, lets go. We need to travel some distance. Master Kenobi should already have been informed about us being their padawans." Jack didnt like that rumor since it gave him something to think about.

"Hmm I guess you are right about it being some stupid thing that people created to keep hope up in dire situation?" Ahsoka tried to figure out why such a prophecy would exist.

Jack on the other hand wondered how the chosen one rumor was so widespread about Anakin. Blabbermouths everywhere, unbelievable.