14 Apprenticeship 2

Finding a seat at the lunch area of the temple, we called the droid over to order our food. While waiting for the food to be made Aayla questioned "Do you know the specifics of what changes now that your are a padawan". Shaking my head she continues on "The basic changes are that you now be brought on missions with me, on completion you will get paid a certain amount of credits depending on what happens on the mission. This money comes from the senate who pay the jedi credits per mission and also gives a yearly donating to the temple for the peacekeeping on Coruscant and other allied planets."

Curious to how much money I'll be able to mooch off the temple I ask "What do the jedi do with the money given to them by the senate".

Expecting this question Aayla states "Most of the yearly funds the temple is given gets redistributed to various charities around the republic. While the rest is used to either service the droids and ships at the temple or restock on equipment used for training the younglings."

Thinking for a second I wonder "Now that I'm a padawan will I get my own starfighter for travelling". I hope so piloting a fighter's got to be one of the most fun things to do at the temple. It's like playing a game in 7D. The simulators they have for training are free to use so whenever I got bored I'd jump in a pod for a fuck about. Got quite good at it too, but I recon that fleeing about in the real thing would be even better.

"As a padawan you are entitled to a Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor starfighter but they have to be ordered in so you won't have one for immediate use". Bummer but at least I'll have one soon, hope i comes before the battle of Geonosis so I can pimp the fuck out of it, stick a boom box and a couple bass boosters in there to blast the tunes from. Have a wee jedi rave on the way over.

Making sure I ask "How long do you think it'd take to arrive".

"Should be no more than a month", good stuff man the plans on.

"Being a padawan now means you have a room in the jedi temple so you'll have to move your stuff to it before the droids come and clean your room at the end of the week." fuck that's going to be a pain in the arse.

I'll just get wires to do it, give him some exercise.

"Finally as a padawan you are now able to leave the temple and have a look around Coruscant" Aayla said.

Thank fuck, finally I can leave there's so much shit to try now. Defos going to have a blast at the space booze you get here n maybe get ma hole while am at it. 9 years without a decent drinks been killing me.

"That's about it for what you need to know. I'll tell you about your apprenticeship after we eat " she says as the droid puts our plates down.

Even the food tastes better when you can see booze on the horizon.

While eating the food Aayla tells me "You know why you ended up with me instead of someone else as a master"

Swallowing the food in my mouth "Honestly I'm not too sure, from the look of things we have different combat styles from each other. So I'm guessing it's related to another factor." I told her as I fill my spoon up with more of the plant filled shite that's on my plate.

"Something like that. Some of the members of the High Council have concerns about you falling to the darkside since you have learned Vaapad. So I've been tasked to look out for you in case it happens since... I have previous experience returning to the light." she told me in an ashamed manner towards the end.

Slightly confused I asked "And how are you supposed to help me if that happens?"

In a solemn manner Aayla explains, "Back when I was a padawan under my masters tutelage, I ended up loosing my memory due to being drugged by glitteryll. During the time my memory was lost, someone seduced me to the darkside. Eventually I managed to return to the light and with the help of my master I got my memories back as well. Knowing about this the High Council deemed me suitable to help you if the time ever arises."

Well there's something I never knew, but you know what they say. If they can do it once, they can do it twice.

Finishing the slop that the Jedi's call food we get back to the initial conversation.

"The apprenticeship will last until I think you are ready for the padawan trials. While at the temple you will be trained by me 6 days a week, unless we I tell you otherwise." Aayla begins to explain.

Man 6 days a week is brutal, have the jedi never heard of child labour before.

"What would you train me in?" I questioned my master causing her to ponder over the question for a moment.

"From what I've heard you are adept at form 5 and 7. While I can't help you with form 7 that much, I can help you improve upon form 5 and also form 4 if you would like to learn it to a higher degree. I'm also a proficient pilot so we will have advanced flight lessons when your ship arrives"

Extra form 5 training sounds decent but I'm not too sure about form 4, my bodies a bit to heavy for agile movements like that but it wouldn't hurt to try. The flighting lesson would be good too, don't want to get blasted up in space during the clone wars that'd just be a disappointment to die like that.

"What about force abilities, can you teach me any?" as much as the archives have done me a solid I've practically run them dry that this point. To get more force techniques I'd need someone to teach me.

"In combat I don't tend to use any other force skills other than the basics." Well that's just great, so much for that then. "But I do know how to use some technqiue that's essential for infiltration and confusing opponents" making me perk back up.

"Can you teach me it" no matter what kind of force technique it is, they are always useful in one situation or another. Better off learning it in case I end up having to use it one day.

"It's more of an innate ability that come naturally to people but I'm willing to try and teach you if your ready to put in the effort" Aayla tells me.

"Definitely if I don't have the talent to learn it, I'll just focus on other things" I answered making my master nod.

"Good answer, there's no point in getting hung up over something your not good at. Why don't we head a training room then and I'll show you how it works". Standing up she heads over to the exit with me following behind her.

After a short eye candy filled walk we entered a training room. As soon as the doors shut Aayla disappears, guessing that this is her infiltration technique I give the room a one over in an attempt to find her. Sensing movement to my left I turned to look. When suddenly there's arms wrapped round around my neck with a dainty blue thumb pressing against my neck.

"That was force cloak mixed in with a some slight illusions. How'd you like the demonstration" She cheekily in her accented voice,

"I'll admit it you got me there, but how do the techniques work since I doubt they'd work as well if I knew what I was up against." I replied enjoying the feel of her ample chest on my back.

"Force cloak is a technique where you manipulate the light and soundwaves around your body to make you essentially invisible, its weakness is that you can still be found by force sense so it's not very useful against force sensitive beings".

Thinking of an idea "Can't you use force stealth at the same time to null its weakness" I said.

"It is possible but that requires an incredible amount of skill to perform both techniques at once" she breathed into my ear.

Understanding what she was getting at I intended to end the conversation "As much as I enjoy having you latched onto me, I have a room to move out of so unless you want to help your beloved padawan you can let go".

Unravelling her arms from my neck, she giggles and steps away. "Assume that means I won't get help" shaking her head she pats my shoulder and walks towards the exit. "Nope you can count it as early training, which begins tomorrow by the way" Aayla says walking away as her plump bottom swings with each step.

Fuck she's sexy.