Above a planet which one would easily identify as one of the most famous smuggler hotspots on the Outer Rim, a starship entered its atmosphere. Inside this starship, a lone pony meditated as the ship flew towards a small settlement. Standing up and staring outside, he wasn’t sure why his ship flew over to that particular settlement. The Force must’ve plans for him.
Watching the ramp go down until it was safe to walk on, he took his lightsaber and his cloak then walked down the ramp. Followed by a protocol droid he himself built, he walked towards the settlement before freezing in place as one of the inhabitants of the sand igloo came outside. He bowed down in respect before galloping to hug his old friend.
“Welcome back, old friend!” the head figure of the house greeted. “I see that you survived the Purge.”
“And I see you have a nice family, Dr. Night Light,” the Jedi Knight greeted back. “May I stay for a moment?”
“Yes, sure! Enjoy the company of a family with a legacy once known to everypony in the galaxy,” Night Light announced with glee. “So, Master Starswirl, come on in.”
Starswirl smiled for a moment before calling his droid in as they entered the settlement. He smiled as he walked around, seeing as it was still like he and Night Light were little foals playing with sticks imagining them as lightsabers and pretending they had the Force. He frowned as he also remembered that after they played, they were shocked to learn that Starswirl was actually an adept, and a rather good one since it had caused the Jedi Order to get him trained.
The Jedi Order… a name of something that was now fallen.
Starswirl was momentarily distracted by three filles. One of the three, a orange pegasus who he saw was wearing a makeshift helmet, stopped and took a moment to stare at him in awe. Her friends, a white unicorn with curly mane and an orange earth pony who wore a bandana on her head along with what seemed to be a big pink ribbon, stared as well. He nudged Night Light who stopped and just chuckled.
“They’re just friends of my first-born,” Night Light explained as he faced the three awestruck fillies. “Hey, I want you all to meet Starswirl. He’s a Master Jedi, so give respect.”
“Really?” the curly maned unicorn asked. “Well, if he is a Jedi, can he show his lightsaber?”
“I’m not sure if it’s wise, but I’ll let you show it.” Starswirl raised his cloak and clipped out his lightsaber hilt from his belt. During this window of time, everypony noticed his choice of clothing which was a robe similar to the color of sand and a black belt. “This is my lightsaber which I call the Crusader.”
Starswirl ignited his lightsaber, causing it to now sport a humming blue blade. He deactivated the lightsaber and swiftly used his own magic to block a stone which was hurtled towards him. He slowly placed the stone on the side of him and looked around to find whoever threw it just to find a purple hoof lurking in the shadows.
His vision was immediately replaced by a series of images he always had ever since he became a young Knight in the Jedi Order. Images of a new Republic. Images of a purple unicorn rising into a legend. A burning body. His lightsaber and a hoof stuck in it. A mask of white. A pony with three colors for her mane. Another image of the purple unicorn beside something else. Then darkness. He had fainted because of a Force vision.
For once, he actually managed to get a glimpse of something purple. It was a rare color, after all. A color which was said to be a sign of balance.
Starswirl’s first thing that he saw was a face of a curious pony which he had once when he was just a young padawan. He blinked and sat, causing the pony who was looking at her step back to her right.
“What’s your name, young one?” asked Starswirl.
The pony hesitated for a few seconds before she answered. “Twilight Sparkle, Master Jedi.” Her voice was reminding Starswirl of the Jedi Librarian at Coruscant for some reason. “Father told me to take care of you while he went away.”
Starswirl opened his mouth to speak only to hear a beep. He looked to his left to find an old astromech droid which he recognized.
“Oh, hello Teesix,” Starswirl greeted.
Twilight Sparkle’s eyes widened. “You know T6-A2? How did you know his name?”
“He is your family astromech droid, yes?” Starswirl asked. “I’ve known him for a while. And your father too.”
“Father did tell tales about you,” Twilight humbly replied. “Is it true you fought in the Battle of Jakku?”
“Jakku?” He chuckled. “That planet became a junkyard for scavengers ever since the New Republic trashed the last of the Old Empire. It was also the same day that the New Republic turned into the Star Empire, causing an imbalance to the Force.”
“Oh.” Twilight began to walk away, leaving Starswirl a small window of time to throw a stone.
She dodged it, which Starswirl expected. What he didn’t expect that she would fire the stone with a stun spell.
“You are the Chosen One,” he whispered.
Twilight must’ve heard him since she froze and stared at Starswirl with an incredulous look before she went away. As the mare went off, Starswirl yawned and went off to sleep.