I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS. I GOT SCOUT AND WHIE FROM STAR WARS YODA: DARK RENDEZVOUS (a clone wars novel)
Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, better known as Scout to her friends and teachers, sat in her dimly lit quarters thinking. Over the past few months, she had changed. Five months ago, she had been taken as the padawan to Jedi Knight Jai Maruk and together with Jedi Knight Maks Leem, Maks' padawan Whie Malreaux, and Master Yoda; she had gone to Vjun, a planet steeped in the Dark Side of the Force.
However, before they could make it, the infamous Jedi Killer, Asajj Ventress, had attacked, forcing Masters Maruk and Leem into a duel. In the end, both Jedi Masters had died fighting Ventress. Until that time, Scout had not truly known how much the bond between her and her Jedi Master had run.
'Sithspawn! That is the second time I have lost a master to this terrible war. Maybe I'm just not meant to be a Jedi after all.'
However, by some stroke of luck, Scout and Whie had escaped Ventress and soon after met back up with Master Yoda, whom she later learned was stopping a ship from exploding and destroying the station they had been on.
Then came the scene inside of Chateau Malreaux, when Ventress had captured Scout and Whie. Scout had been bleeding from a small head wound, and Ventress had been working on turning Whie to the Dark Side of the Force.
She still remembered when Ventress had looked at Scout, the darkness in her eyes, and as she looked at Whie, had tried to turn the padawan.
"Kiss her." Ventress had told him, trying to get Whie to kiss Scout. Scout shuddered.
She was fourteen years old with red hair, and was what would be considered of slender build, very fast on her feet, and able to fight hand-to-hand with even Master Iron Hand herself. As a human Jedi who had lived in the Jedi Temple all of her life, Scout honestly didn't know much about boys, love, not much about sex and flirting, nor anything like that. After all, Jedi were not allowed to love; attachment was forbidden. But yet, no amount of Jedi training could have prepared her for what she had felt that day.
Although she had told Whie he would do the right thing, that he would not turn, a small…okay, not so small part of her had actually hoped he would kiss her…
'Whoa! Easy there Scout." The young padawan reprimanded herself. 'After all, I'm a Jedi and Jedi do not fall in love or even have crushes on people; it's against the rules. I really need a cold shower…'
Scout grabbed a fresh tunic and set of Jedi Robes and went into the refresher to get that cold shower.
Meanwhile, Whie Malreaux was walking through the halls, his thoughts on his slain Jedi Master. As he walked, his thoughts turned to their final mission, a mission to the planet Vjun. His beloved master had died defenseless. Injured by the battle with assassin druids, she had used all of her strength to seal off an air leak to save the people of the space station. Asajj Ventress had struck down Jedi Master Jai Maruk and then had walked over to Maks Leem, stabbing her through the chest and killing her while the poor Gran Jedi Master was defenseless.
He had wanted to kill Ventress, but was unable to. However, he met up with her again on his home world of Vjun, and after a fierce battle, she had captured them. She had then tempted him to break the Jedi Code and kiss Scout. He had wanted to, oh he had so wanted to, but in the end, he resisted the temptation.
Just as that happened, his supposed droid Solis had saved them, freeing them and helping them fight Ventress. She had destroyed the droid, but the two padawans were able to injure her, though that didn't stop her, and get by. They had run off, Ventress on their tail, when out of nowhere, the famous Jedi duo, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, had appeared. The two padawans run off to find Yoda while Obi-Wan and Anakin fought off Ventress.
Ever since that mission, he and Scout had been the best of friends. Whie did not judge her as he had before, and they both were able to talk to each other without feeling embarrassed or mad.
Whie turned down the corridor and decided to go and pay Scout a visit. He hadn't seen her all day, and decided that with nothing better to do, he could talk with her a little.
He opened the door to her quarters and walked in just as she finished putting her tunic on. He looked at her, her red hair soaking wet and her face alive.
"Hey Scout."
"Hey Whie. Don't you know how to knock?"
"Sorry."
Scout used the Force to bring her boots across the room so she could put them back on. Ever since their trip to Vjun, Scout had been able to connect to the Force, though not all that much more. Now, in addition to her amazing namesake ability of being able to know what her opponents were going to do before they themselves knew I, she could move objects and levitate them with the Force, but that was about as far as it went. Basically, her Force skills were still on a level with those of five year olds.
"The Temple feels even more empty now that the Outer Rim Sieges have begun."
"I know. There are less than half of the Council members here. The rest are mostly Jedi Knights. The only Masters here are Madame Jocasta Nu, Master Cin Drallig, Master Seassee Tiin, Master Kit Fisto, Master Agen Kolar, Master Yoda, and Master Windu. Though Master Yoda and Master Windu are enough alone."
"Yeah. Hey Whie."
"Yeah?"
"Want to go sneak some food out of the kitchens?"
"Scout. We just ate four hours ago."
"Yeah, but I didn't eat all that much, and besides, I'm bored."
"Okay, let's go."
They snuck into the kitchens where they each took a handful of sweets. As they snuck back to Scout's quarters, she looked at Whie. Before Vjun, he would have never done this. But ever since they had returned, Whie had changed. Now, the two of them went on little raids to the kitchens almost four times a day.
While they were eating, Scout looked back at her friend. His eyes had circles under them from his lack of sleep.
"Whie, are you okay?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, you're so exhausted even I can sense it. And second, your eyes have circles under them like you've not slept in a year. Is it your nightmare again?"
"I…um…okay. I'm still having the one about dying by the blade of a Jedi. But it's changed. Now I sense something else. When I die, I'm not alone. There's someone next to me, and both of us are fighting my killer. But when I turn to see who it is, I wake up."
"Whie, I think you need to talk to Master Yoda about it. Maybe he'll be able to help you with this."
"Scout, he has better things to do than…"
"Yeah, like eating his disgusting food and meditating. Now go see Master Yoda or I'll put you in one of my choke holds or arm bars."
"Ouch. Okay, I don't know what good it'll do, but I'll do it."
Whie walked into the room to find Yoda sitting in the center of it, his back turned, meditating. Whie had just moved when Yoda started to talk.
"Hello, young Whie. What brings you here, hmmm?"
"Hello Master Yoda. I was wondering if I could talk to you."
"Sure. Always time for the padawans, I have. Take a seat, you should."
Whie nodded and walked over to sit down in front of the ancient Jedi Master.
"So, what bothers you, hmmm?"
"Master, I've been having these dreams here lately."
"Dreams, you say?"
"Yes, Master Yoda. In them I'm killed by the blade of a Jedi."
"Killed by a Jedi, in your dreams, you are?"
"Yes. But I don't know who. And there's someone else with me, but I don't know who it is. Master Yoda, are these visions of the future?"
"Know about your 'special dreams' I do. Spoke of them to me, your Master Leem did. A vision of the future, they are."
Whie tensed, but Yoda continued.
"But know this, you should. Always in motion, the future is. Linger on these visions, do not. Offers us a wide possibility for the future, the Force does."
"Thank you Master Yoda."
"Miss her, do you?"
Whie nodded, knowing the master was talking about Maks Leem.
"Yes, Master Yoda I do. I want to kill Ventress so bad for what she did…"
"Of the Dark Side, vengeance and hatred are. Be wary young one, when exact vengeance you do, fulfill your hunger for revenge, it will not. Grow that hunger will, until what you fight against, become you have. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny."
"Thank you for your guidance Master Yoda."
"May the Force be with you, young Whie."
Whie bowed and walked out of the chamber, feeling more content than he had in a long time.
Later on, Whie was back with Scout and they were quickly finishing off all of the snacks they had raided from the kitchens.
"Whie, can I ask you something?" Scout asked as she put her food down and looked at Whie.
"I guess."
"Do you remember on Vjun when Ventress captured us and was trying to turn you to the Dark Side?"
"Yeah."
"When she told you to kiss me, did you want to?"
"What?"
"Were it not for me telling you that you would do the right thing, would you have given in and kissed me?"
"Whoa! Scout, why are you asking me this?"
"It's just, well, I've been thinking about everything that happened, and I realized, a small part of me wanted you to kiss me."
"You what!"
Scout was now turning red with embarrassment, and for a minute she thought she was going to melt she felt so warm.
"I wanted you to kiss me. I mean, I know it's wrong, but I can't help it."
"You wanted me to kiss you?"
Scout nodded her head.
"Well, I wanted to kiss you, but it's against the rules of the Jedi Order."
"I know…"
"Forget about it Scout. Talk of this will only draw us farther away from the Jedi Order…"
"I know, but…"
"Scout, trust me; drop it."
A few weeks later, Scout and Whie were with Madame Jocasta Nu during the battle to rescue Palpatine from Grievous. Many Jedi went up to face the Sepratist army, but many also died; most at the hands of General Grievous himself. Finally, it got to be too much for Scout and she run off as tears began to fall.
Whie followed her to her quarters. When he opened the door and found her crying, he walked over and sat down next to her.
"What's wrong?"
"It's all of this killing. I mean, first Master Kim on Geonosis, then Master Maruk, and now all of these Jedi trying to rescue the Chancellor. It's too much for me."
"Don't worry; Master Windu is up there with Obi-Wan and Anakin. They'll stop Grievous."
"But what if they don't..."
Scout stopped in mid-sentence as Whie kissed her. A second later Scout kissed back and soon they were making out. Finally, Scout stopped it from going further.
"Whie, we're breaking the code..."
"I know."
"What if the Order is wrong in that maybe Jedi should fall in love?"
"I don't know Scout, but we're going to have to keep this a secret."
"I know."
Over the few weeks, they succeeded in keeping their relationship a secret. Then everything changed...
Whie and Scout were in the archives studying with Jocasta Nu when they looked up to see Anakin Skywalker walk in, a legion of troops behind him.
"Can I help you?" Jocasta Nu asked.
"I demand access to the restricted archives."
"On whose authority?"
"That of the Supreme Chancellor."
"Only the Jedi Council can give that permission." The elderly Master said, igniting her blue blade.
Anakin lifted a hand, raising Jocasta Nu into the air. She floated to him, stopping just in front of him. Her lightsaber dropped to the ground, and Anakin's blue blade came to life, impaling Jedi Master Jocasta Nu in the chest. He let go of his Force-Grip, causing her to fall to the ground and roll away; dead before she landed. Then the 501st Legion of of the Grand Army of the Republic attacked...
So, how did you like that? I'm not done yet, and each of the following chapters will be an alternate ending. Please R&R. I'll update soon. Oh, and the thing about Jocasta Nu getting killed by Anakin, I got it from Star Wars Revenge of the Sith for Playstation 2.