LUKE, LEIA, ALANA, and OXUS have settled into the main hold. ALANA tends to OXUS, putting a blanket around him. LEIA places her hands gently on his head and closes her eyes, reaching out with the Force. After a moment, she speaks.
LEIA: You’ll be alright, the transmitter isn’t active.
OXUS: I think I pretty-well took care of that...for the time being, anyway.
LEIA: We’ll have it removed once we’re back at Aquilae.
ALANA: You can tell he’ll be alright, just by touching him?
LEIA smiles, understanding ALANA’S wonderment all too well.
LEIA: Because all here is one in the Force - from the structure of the ship itself to the tiny electronic chip in your uncle’s brain - the field signatures of the implant can become clear to me when I am properly focused. It’s as if I can see it in my mind... I know that must sound strange to you.
ALANA: No, no, I actually understand. The reason I ask is because I have experienced this kind of thing myself!
LEIA and LUKE are surprised.
ALANA: (cont.) ...Sometimes I’m able to ‘connect’ with the mind of another, and I can feel what they feel...even change what they’re feeling if I want to. That’s how I revived Uncle back in that laboratory... I can’t explain it, and I’ve never met anyone else who could.
LUKE: It’s a Jedi trait. You have an inherent ability with the Force. I should have realized it when that Hutt moved out of our way... You must have great potential if your influence is that powerful.
OXUS chuckles.
OXUS: You just don’t know Alana! Ever since she was a little girl, she always seemed to get her way!
LUKE and LEIA laugh. An embarrassed smile crosses ALANA’S face and she gives her uncle’s shoulder a friendly nudge.
LUKE: It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You have a gift. With the proper training, you could become a Jedi.
ALANA: A Jedi! Me?
LUKE: Yes, Alana. The Imperials must be stopped, and there are many who are coming forth to fight for the side they believe in.
ALANA is speechless. After a moment, Oxus speaks.
OXUS: When it was announced that the Jedi had betrayed the Republic I knew it was a lie. I always held on to the hope that somehow, someday, the Jedi would return. ...I can’t believe that day has finally come. (to ALANA) I would be proud to call my niece a Jedi.
ALANA smiles, and LUKE looks her in the eye.
LUKE: I’d like to test you, if you’re willing.
ALANA nods her head.