Something, Something, Something Light Side/Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Inspiration

14-year-old Danielle Skyloser was, true to her name, a loser. She spent all day in her home on Tatooine watching TV and reading comic books. She was raised by her moisture farmer parents who desperately wanted her to do something, but they knew she wouldn't listen. The only time she actually tried moisture farming was when she was 7, and she doused a whole bucket of water on herself. Her parents didn't even recognize her! So they let her decide what she wanted to do in life.

Danielle had Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. This means she had a hard time talking to people and was only interested in stuff she found interesting, usually to the point of obsession. She'd go hours at a time watching a certain TV channel or reading a certain comic book series. Her schedule in life was wake up, eat breakfast, watch TV, read comics, eat lunch, watch TV, read comics, eat dinner, watch TV, read comics, sleep, repeat.

However, one day Danielle decided to go outside for the first time in seven years. And when she shut the door behind her and ran out into the sunny desert of Tatooine, she saw something that caught her interest. A brown-robed man with white hair and a beard was talking to a young boy with blonde hair. The boy was wearing an outfit not unlike Danielle's, a beige shirt and baggy beige pants. Danielle adjusted her glasses and watched the two people talk.

"Of course I know him," the man said. "He's me." "You're Obi-Wan Kenobi?" the boy said, quite shocked. Danielle had wanted to say something right then and there, but she was afraid she'd disrupt the conversation. So she kept listening. "Then the droid does belong to you," the boy said. Danielle noticed a blue-and-silver tin can on two mechanical legs next to the boy. Danielle sat for a couple of minutes watching the two people talk, occasionally being joined in by a golden robot with a British accent. Soon, the discussion turned to something called "Jedis". Danielle was very interested in what they were talking about -- people who used a telepathic ability called "the Force" that supposedly bonded the galaxy together.

Danielle instantly stood up and took off back to her house, shouting "I must become a Jedi!" once she knew the duo were out of sight.

"Danielle? Where were you?" her dad asked once she came back into the house. "I was outside the house... and there were these people... and t-t-they were talking about these guys called Jedis that use something called the Force... I wanna be one of them!" Danielle stammered as she recapped what she saw. "It's nice that you went outside for once," Danielle's mom said. "And Jedi? I know of them. They say there are none of them left. You've got to search far and wide if you want to find a Jedi master who can teach you. I don't think they even exist anymore." "I'm gonna go look for a Jedi master!" Danielle told her parents. She hurried up the stairs, packing everything she needed into a big, brown bag she found in a closet in her room. Most of them were comic books, but she stuffed a thermos into there as well. She hustled down the stairs, panting. "See you soon!" she said, out of breath, as she sprinted out the door. "Hopefully," her dad said as he watched her leave.

As Danielle embarked on what would soon become a long journey, she thought to herself. She'd had philosophical thoughts sometimes, but this one stood out to her. It's a long road, and there's no turning back. She shook her head, and continued trudging through the sandy dunes.