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Star Wars: Ashes and Hope
Dec. 31st, 2015 08:56 pmFirst Part | Previous Part | Next Part
And this thing is now over 10k!
Crossposted to tumblr.
"It's pretty." Zett sounds a little dazed, and Anakin opens his eyes to check that the boy doesn't look any worse for being wrapped up like this.
"It is interesting." Master Windu is looking around them with narrowed eyes. "You learned this from Kenobi?"
"From Maul." Anakin shrugs when Master Windu frowns at him. "He taught Obi-Wan, too. Like I told Zett, I don't think it actually originated with the Sith, just that the Jedi forgot how to do this. Why would they need to know how to hide? They won."
"You think it was lost around the Rusaan Reforms?" Master Windu raises an eyebrow, settling back again, and closing his eyes, though Anakin doubts he's stopped looking at the shield.
"It would make sense. Or maybe earlier, during the war that destroyed the majority of the Sith." Anakin pauses, looking down a moment, a wry smile crossing his face a moment. "Yoda didn't know how to hide like this, when we met him on Serenno." Neither had Master Windu of his own universe, but that Master Windu had been less willing to learn, too.
"He doesn't know here, either." Master Windu shifts slightly, and a moment later, Anakin feels him fade away, hiding behind his own shield. There's a whisper of something there, but it's elusive and faint.
"You did well for a first time, I think. I think if I moved more than a room away, I wouldn't be able to tell you were there, not with the Force." Anakin could test that, but he still has his own shield extended around both the Jedi.
"Good enough, for now." Master Windu opens his eyes again. "I think I might be able to keep Padawan Jukassa hidden, if he stays close. If he doesn't pick it up fast enough to hide himself."
Zett blinks when his name is mentioned, and his brow furrows a moment later in concentration. It's clumsier, almost patchy, and Anakin wishes he had a better idea how to teach this. If he had even a little of Obi-Wan's talent for teaching, it might be easier to explain.
Anakin frowns a moment, then holds out his hand to Zett, who frowns a moment before taking it. The physical contact makes it easier to use the bond between them to see what the shield looks like from the inside for Zett. It would be easier, too, to show him the way Maul had shown Anakin, but he doesn't want to do that unless he can't find any other way.
"Had you done anything with fractals in your maths class?" Anakin can see how Zett's tried to weave the shield more like the sort telepaths learned to protect themselves from the thoughts of others.
Nodding, Zett frowns, trying again to create the shield, creating something less patchy this time, though it still creates odd eddies in the Force. Not something that would necessarily be a person, but certainly something that would be curious to someone paying attention.
"Better." Anakin smiles, the praise easily given. "You'd still attract attention if someone's looking, but if you stay close to me, it shouldn't be a problem now." And there's still time to practice before they arrive wherever Skywalker is.
And this thing is now over 10k!
Crossposted to tumblr.
"It's pretty." Zett sounds a little dazed, and Anakin opens his eyes to check that the boy doesn't look any worse for being wrapped up like this.
"It is interesting." Master Windu is looking around them with narrowed eyes. "You learned this from Kenobi?"
"From Maul." Anakin shrugs when Master Windu frowns at him. "He taught Obi-Wan, too. Like I told Zett, I don't think it actually originated with the Sith, just that the Jedi forgot how to do this. Why would they need to know how to hide? They won."
"You think it was lost around the Rusaan Reforms?" Master Windu raises an eyebrow, settling back again, and closing his eyes, though Anakin doubts he's stopped looking at the shield.
"It would make sense. Or maybe earlier, during the war that destroyed the majority of the Sith." Anakin pauses, looking down a moment, a wry smile crossing his face a moment. "Yoda didn't know how to hide like this, when we met him on Serenno." Neither had Master Windu of his own universe, but that Master Windu had been less willing to learn, too.
"He doesn't know here, either." Master Windu shifts slightly, and a moment later, Anakin feels him fade away, hiding behind his own shield. There's a whisper of something there, but it's elusive and faint.
"You did well for a first time, I think. I think if I moved more than a room away, I wouldn't be able to tell you were there, not with the Force." Anakin could test that, but he still has his own shield extended around both the Jedi.
"Good enough, for now." Master Windu opens his eyes again. "I think I might be able to keep Padawan Jukassa hidden, if he stays close. If he doesn't pick it up fast enough to hide himself."
Zett blinks when his name is mentioned, and his brow furrows a moment later in concentration. It's clumsier, almost patchy, and Anakin wishes he had a better idea how to teach this. If he had even a little of Obi-Wan's talent for teaching, it might be easier to explain.
Anakin frowns a moment, then holds out his hand to Zett, who frowns a moment before taking it. The physical contact makes it easier to use the bond between them to see what the shield looks like from the inside for Zett. It would be easier, too, to show him the way Maul had shown Anakin, but he doesn't want to do that unless he can't find any other way.
"Had you done anything with fractals in your maths class?" Anakin can see how Zett's tried to weave the shield more like the sort telepaths learned to protect themselves from the thoughts of others.
Nodding, Zett frowns, trying again to create the shield, creating something less patchy this time, though it still creates odd eddies in the Force. Not something that would necessarily be a person, but certainly something that would be curious to someone paying attention.
"Better." Anakin smiles, the praise easily given. "You'd still attract attention if someone's looking, but if you stay close to me, it shouldn't be a problem now." And there's still time to practice before they arrive wherever Skywalker is.