The Training of Joshua Bailo

[Trakon]

Osman Pasha was in the water garden in the Coruscant Jedi Temple. He was awaiting his new padawan Joshua Bailo.

 

[Horizon]

Joshua walked in slowly making sure he was in the water gardens.
After all the temple was much larger than expected.
He saw his master awaiting his arrival. Joshua took a deep breath for this was his first day of training and he did not want to dissappoint.

He paced himself over to his master Osman Pasha while examining the breath taking scenery.

"Master Osman I hope im not late." Said Joshua in shallow worried tone...

 

[Trakon]

"When did you expect to arrive? If you expected to arrive when you did, then you are not late. I could sit here all day and wait, though I don't suggest you make me." Osman smiled a little. "What do you know of the Force?"

 

[Horizon]

Joshua laughed a bit to himself. He thought of his master to be cryptic and no humor at all but now his view was slightly changed.

He quickly pulled himself back into reality and answered quickly..
"It runs through everything. Kinda of like a life force. Am I right master?"

 

[Trakon]

"Generally. It allows us to manipulate things, change position by pushing or pulling, and enhance our senses."

 

[Horizon]

"How does one such as I, learn how manipulate the force to do so?"
Said Joshua in a curious tone.

 

[Trakon]

"Focus your mind upon your hand. Feel the Force begin to flow outward and toward this." Osman pulled a small orb from his pocket. "Pick it up and focus you mind upon it."

 

[Horizon]

Joshua gave his master a wild look as if he thought he was crazy.
But he did as his master and held out his hand torwards the orb.
He focused his mind upon the small orb while at the sametime ignoring his surroundings. At first he couldn't feel anything it was like an emptiness inside him was trying to fill. Then suddenly the feeling he had felt the day he left his homeworld came rushing back in.
The orb moved up slightly balancing gracefully in the air then dropped back down in his masters hand.
He took his hand and placed it upon his forehead. His mind was slightly overwhelmed from the experience he noticed
"Not exactly the most pleasent feeling I must say master."

 

[Trakon]

"Nice try for hardly any training. Try again, and focus more this time." Osman held the orb out once more.

 

[Horizon]

Joshua quickly resumed his position with his hand held openly toward the orb. He raised the orb once more but it gave him so more resistance and this time was rather harder than the last. He managed to lift it up maybe an inch more than last time. He had broken out into a sweat and it was clearly showing.
Joshua wiped the sweat off of his brow and awaited his masters response.

 

[Trakon]

"That's good. Follow me to a area where we can work on your.....skill." Osman put the orb back in it's pouch, then led Joshua to a large room, where there was numerous weights and a room for sparring.

 

[Horizon]

Joshua followed his master along into the rather large room.
He noticed all of the weights and thought what his master might have in store for him now. "What are we doing here master?"

 

[Trakon]

"You will be working on your endurance." Osman picked up his lightsaber with the Force and set it in a small cabinet near the door. "Disarm yourself."

 

[Horizon]

Taking his blaster out of his holster he quickly placed it in the cabinet.
Joshua proceeded over to his master and awaited further instruction.

 

[Trakon]

"Now then, how fast can you move?" Osman had moved to a large open area within the room.

 

[Horizon]

"I'm not going to brag, but I'm faster than the average man. "
As spoke he stretched his arms and legs getting ready for whatever his master would throw at him next.
Joshua may have troubles with the aspects of the force but physical activity's is what he was best at.

 

[Trakon]

"Run to the wall and run back at me."

 

[Horizon]

Joshua obeyed his master and quickly ran to the wall and back in a matter of seconds with ease.
"What shall be my next task master?

 

[Trakon]

"Continue running till I say stop. Do not slow down, so choose a speed which will work for a long time." Osman said.

((Pretty much you are going to run for a while and then I've got a surprise.))

 

[Horizon]

Joshua paced himself back and forth through the room, while trying not exert to much energy or to not exert enough and make himself look lazy.

His adrenaline began to pump in slowly not making him the slightest tired.
Also he wondered what his master was trying to see by him doing this.
Perhaps to see his stamina and how long he will not tire out.
Joshua put these thoughts away and kept running.