Before - Legends B&B romantic tropes challenge

B&B
Author: Earlybird-obi-wan
Timeframe: 108BBY
Characters: OC's Vana Belkam, Ozza Hornil, Jodi Bovarin and Bret Craddock
Genre: Romantic tropes challenge, mini-games challenge by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

Disclaimer: Star Wars belongs to Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm belongs to Disney.


B&B
Awed, Vana Belkam was awed when she entered the great hall to see ten masters with ignited lightsabers held aloft standing in a circle. Her master Ozza Hornil was in the middle. She knew, she had passed the last test on Mardaa disguised as a judge and managing to implement new rules for the tribes owning pit-fighters. She remembered the fighting between the champions with only one wearing a mask and winning and loosing the fights. She began
There is no emotion; there is peace.
There is no ignorance; there is knowledge.
There is no passion; there is serenity.
There is no death; there is the Force
Jedi are the guardians of peace in the galaxy.
Jedi use their powers to defend and protect, never to attack others.
Jedi respect all life, in any form.
Jedi serve others rather than ruling over them, for the good of the galaxy.
Jedi seek to improve themselves through knowledge and training.

Ozza Hornil ignited her lightsaber and continued “Thirteen years ago I gave a part of myself to you as symbol of our bond to one another. My Padawan braid joined the beginning of yours as a symbol of the continuity of life within the Force and life within our Order. I secured our bond and braided your hair, tying it with the tuft of red & white yarn.
White like the life and light
That is the Force
The living Force
That guides us
You became my apprentice.
Now it is time to raise you to knighthood.
Vana Belkam. Padawan, by the right of the Council, by the will of the Force, I dub thee, Jedi Vana Belkam Knight of the Republic, skilled negotiator," Ozza said with pride showing in her voice and she touched with the tip of her lightsaber very lightly the braid severing it and catching it.

Ten masters bowed and said with one voice “Jedi Knight Vana Belkam welcome. May the Force guide you on your path.”

Vana accepted the severed braid from her master, walked to the exit and halted. There, a familiar figure, the same height as the masked fighter, still wearing the metal breastplate, without a padawan braid, standing beside master Bret Craddock, the chief of the Jedi intel department, he was her childhood friend from the Thranta clan. She rushed towards him. “Jodi, what were you doing on Mardaa?”

“The same as you.” Jodi Bovarin replied. “I had to go undercover as a fighter to observe the atrocities done to the fighters by their masters. I passed my reports to the authorities and they could assist you in writing the new rules. No more drugs to enhance the powers, no abuse and more. I could avoid the drugs when I was sent to the pit to fight but I saw you when you managed to convince all the tribes to follow the new rules and was impressed. Bret was there too and he has a request.”

“You are like Jodi quite adept at disguising yourself.” Bret Craddock said. “I have seen your files, given to me by your master and want you to work with us.”

“I accept,” Vana beamed when she saw the naughty smile on Jodi's face. Often – in their days in the Thranta clan – they had slipped away to explore the Jedi-temple and had found interesting places. And during classes they had often shared a bench. But after attending the tournament where she was asked by master Hornil to become her padawan, she had not seen Jodi again until that mission to Mardaa. Jodi and she had a lot to tell about their years as padawans.

“Come with me Vana.” Jodi said. “The Intel department has nice apartments and the one next to me is for you. Bret has been busy since that trip to Mardaa. He knows when he sees a new member for his department and seeing you on Mardaa he began to plan. I had my knighting just before you and I have to store this.” He showed the long braid with the various beads and the tuft of red and white at one end with the grey and brown hairs of Bret. “A part of it will be tied to the hair of my future padawan.”

“But first.” Bret was joined by Ozza. “We have to celebrate and that can be...”

“Done at Serinka's restaurant.” Jodi said. “As initiates we have often visited it during the night to get tasty treats.”

“Sneaking away with Jodi, was all I enjoyed the most.” Vana took Jodi's left hand in her right hand. “We have been childhood friends and are now together again.”

FIN

 

A moving knighting ceremony and a sweet reunion.

 

Good ceremony, good memories, good Jedi tradition.