Star Wars - The Adventures of Alex Winger 7 - Rendezvous with Destiny by Charlene Newcomb

Author:Charlene Newcomb
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 1995-05-11T14:18:10+00:00

Even before the turbolift doors opened on level 23, Alex sensed someone was waiting for her. As she stepped off the lift, she saw a man standing in a doorway halfway down the corridor. Silhouetted by light from the lab, his face was hidden in shadows. But she could sense that he seemed to recognize her.

“I felt your presence,” he said quietly, stepping into the dimly lit corridor.

Alex nodded and walked toward him, confident that this was the man she’d been destined to meet. “I’ve seen you in my visions of this place,” she told him.

He smiled, a gentle sort of smile. “Mountain climbing?”

So he had had the same vision. “Yes,” she said, as one of his comrades emerged from the lab.

“We’re done here, Luke,” the man said. “Lieutenant Page just signalled from the warehouse. He and Lilla are headed back to the landing bay.”

“Good. Thanks, Korren,” Luke said. “You and the others go ahead. Alex and I will be right behind you.”

Luke? Alex’s eyes grew wide. “Luke Skywalker?” she asked.

Luke nodded.

Alex never had placed a name on that face from her visions, never associated the feelings she’d had with the powers of the Force. Was her destiny somehow linked with his?

“There’s so little time now, Alex,” he said.

Alex heard the despair in his voice. She searched his blue eyes, eyes that seemed filled with fatigue. And beyond the fatigue, she sensed a forboding in Luke’s mind. Something seemed to haunt him. Something, or someone, that he had to face. Darkness beckoned, and Alex stepped back, frightened by the swirling black clouds that threatened to swallow him.

Luke held his gloved hand out to her. “Remember, Alex, the dark side of the Force breeds on our fears. Be calm. Be at peace,” he said quietly. “That is the way of the Jedi.”

His words were familiar to her. She’d heard them in her visions. They had always been a part of her. “I understand,” she nodded, firmly grasping his hand.

“You are strong in the Force. Alex — ”

Whoosh! The turbolift door opened at the far end of the corridor. Two stormtroopers exited the lift, assigned what normally was a routine check of the labs.

“… and the lieutenant said that — ” The stormtrooper stopped short, catching sight of Luke and Alex. “Hey, what are you doing in here!” he shouted, bringing his blaster rifle to bear on the intruders.

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