The next day, Yoda began his..rather unorthodox training of Luke. He had the young man carry him on his back and run through the trees, jumping from branch to branch and swinging on vines to strengthen his muscles. "Master Yoda...is the dark side stronger?" Luke asked.<br/><br/>"No! Quicker, easier..more seductive. Anger, fear, aggression....the dark side of the force are they. A Jedi's strength flows from the force."<br/><br/>Obi-Wan had explained to Sora and Riku the concept of the Force and about the Jedi Knights while they observed Luke's training. "But..how am I supposed to know the good side from the bad?" Luke asked worriedly.<br/><br/>"You will know! When you are calm, passive, at peace. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense...never for attack."<br/><br/>Obi-Wan stood up from his seat on a fallen tree and approached Luke as Yoda climbed down from the young man's back.<br/><br/>They all sensed it, intense darkness coming from the cave...it reached out to Luke in particular. "Your first Jedi Trial...it begins now." Yoda said as he held out a three fingered claw to steady Riku and Sora's nerves. "He has to do this...alone." Obi-Wan told them quietly.<br/><br/>The shadow took the shape of four storm troopers who appeared to have darkness seeping from their forms. "Open fire!" The squad leader shouted as the four of them raised their blasters and fired upon Luke with lasers.<br/><br/>Luke's reflexes were good, his passed down blue lightsaber ignited immediately and deflected the blaster fire into the trees and ground.<br/><br/>"Focus! Try to will the attacks back at them!" Obi-Wan said. Luke closed his eyes in concentration and when the troopers fired again, his arms seemed to move of their own accord and reflect the blaster bolts back at the troopers. Luke opened his eyes just as the troopers dissipated into black smoke.<br/><br/>"I did it!" Luke cheered. That was when they heard the breathing coming from the cave. A tall figure clad in all black armor and a cape stepped forward out of the blackness. The specter of Vader ignited a red lightsaber and Luke swallowed the lump in his throat.<br/><br/>"Careful, this may be an illusion but it can still harm you." Obi-Wan said.<br/><br/>Luke circled around the ghost of the Sith lord who had killed Ben, and tried to suppress his anger and hatred. "Your thoughts betray you, child. I sense your desire to kill me, you are well on the path to the dark side.....you only need a little motivation."<br/><br/>Luke's brow furrowed as he tried to shut Vader out, sweat dripped from his brow as he concentrated on his teachings of defense rather than attack.