[center][h2]Zar'kun Je'and[/h2][/center]

Sighing, I close my eyes once more and focus, only instead of reaching out for the hunk of metal trying to pull us to our doom, I reach out for the minds of the crew. [i]"Sleep, crew of Tren. Rest until you are needed."[/i] There's no immediate response to my gentle command, until a blaster bolt sails past my head and impacts the viewport behind me. I was fortunate that they were reinforced, otherwise I would be floating in space right about now.

Frowning, I decide that slowly amping up the strength wouldn't work. Tapping into my greater reserve, I ramp it up to a command from a suggestion. "Sleep now! And do not waken until I command it!" Several thuds are audible and when I open my eyes, I find that my mental hi-jacking had worked. "And here I thought my days using the Dark Side in such a way were done..."