Meeting Mother...

~~~(POV: Nathan Opal)~~~

~~~(Location: Caves of Ilum)~~~

This is all so much so fast... "Come to me, Amor... I wish to see my son..." My head rocks again as the voice invades my mind and overwhelms my senses. Once I was kneeling on the ground, but now I'm limp and unable to move from the ice. As my eyes shut, a warmth envelops me, and a light shines through my eyelids. The same weakness that bound me is gone.

I open my eyes, and I see grass filling my view... I feel it on my skin... I take a deep breath, and all my strength returns to me. As I sit up and cross my legs, I look around, and I'm on a lush world. Forests in the distance, and a sky full of stars. The Force is warning of the many black holes around this place, but this planet still supports life...

Only thanks to The Force, cause the radiation from black holes being so close would cook this world. I stand up and clean the dirt and grass from my robes. "What is this place..." I can't feel any Force Sensitives nearby. That means I'm very far outside the discovered galaxy. My eyes land on a lake in the distance, and it seems familiar to me for some reason.

My eyes follow the edge of the lake, and they land on a tall woman with long white hair and beautiful features. She looks exactly like the woman I saw on my ship... My steps are quiet, and the silence of this world makes my quiet steps loud anyway. Despite the trees and air, there are no animals or wildlife.

Getting closer to the woman, I notice that she's naked as a person can be. Averting my eyes, I stop off the edge of the bank behind her. "Who are you?" My question is simple in theory, but with everything that's been going on. With my knowledge of Earth, my life there, and my wish to come here... I don't know what to trust anymore...

Her body stiffens, and I hear her take a deep breath. She slowly turns, and I can see out of my peripheral vision that she has a shocked look. "I can't believe you're actually here... I didn't think the messages I sent through The Force would actually reach you..." She makes her way out of the water fast and approaches me, but I draw my lightsaber and ignite it.

I don't know who she is or if I can trust her. While I've seen her in my ship and visions, that doesn't mean she's my ally. "Stay where you are. I don't know what your intentions are or who you are to me." She has a pained look and lowers her head. I'm no longer averting my eyes, but I'm 100 percent focused on the potential threat. Naked or not.

She looks at my lightsaber and holds out her hand. Ripping it from my grip. For the first time in my adult life, I'm stumped. It lands in her hand, and she looks at it with disinterest. Throwing it into the water behind her. "I knew you wouldn't know who I was... But I didn't know it'd hurt so much seeing you react that way with me..." Lady, given what I've been through today, what I've done so far is generous.

The white-haired woman slowly walks out of the water towards me, and I back up in a defensive stance. While I don't have my lightsaber, I know several martial arts from my training at Tython. In an attempt to strike first, I throw my hand out and white Force Lightning head straight for her. She lifts her hand, and she absorbs every single bit...

It's safe to say that I'm outclassed here, and I never thought I'd be outclassed by anyone when it came to The Force. I stop, and her eyes are pouring down tears. "Please, Amor... Just listen for a second, and everything will be fine..." I don't know why she keeps calling me Amor, and I'm running out of options here. Perhaps the best approach is a calm one now.

In an instant, I'm locked in place by The Force, and I can't get free no matter what I do. She opens her arms, and as she gets closer, I struggle harder. Before I can do anything else, she's wrapped me in a hug... "My sweet baby boy... My son... My Amor... I'm your mother... It's amazing to hold you in my arms..." Umm... What?