Rand, Atton Rand- chapter 1
Chapter 1- Realisation
Rehla sat in the security office, flicking through the cameras. She was always alert and paranoid these days, but somehow did not hear her apprentice, Atton, step into the room with her.
How do I say this?
"Rehla?" he greeted, but she gave an involuntary twitch. She turned and brushed her long brown hair out of the way, gripping her Vibrosword tightly as though expecting an attack. When she saw it was him she relaxed, and sat back down swiftly, without a word.
"Rehla?" he repeated
She sighed "Shouldn't you be flying the ship?" she gave him a hard stare "Were you planning on staying on this moon forever?"
"Yeah" he joked "Nice scenery"
"Just get back into the cockpit" she insisted "Now!"
Atton stepped forwards cautiously, unwilling to upset her further "Listen, Rehla, we need to talk"
"About?"
"Kavar"
She turned around to face him now, and the transformation was incredible. Before a tough Jedi, now a scared child "I…I'm sorry Atton. You know I don't want to disappoint you, I really didn't want to disappoint you" she sniffed
"Then why'd you do it?"
"I promise, next time he won't get away" she vowed "I'll follow him back to Malachor if it comes to it" she smiled sweetly, wiping away the tears
Atton was amazed "What are you talking about? You really think I came in here to scold you?" he shook his head "I DON'T want you killing Kavar!"
"What?" she snapped, the tough Jedi again
He walked circles in the room, furious "he tried to save you the day you were exiled, you know that!"
"But he didn't" she replied coldly
"If you attack him again…"Atton began "If you-"
"You'll what?" she screeched. In one quick motion she stood and held her blade to his throat. One wrong move and he'd die "Out with it!"
I really didn't think this through well
"I'll, I'll leave" he stuttered "Who'll fly the ship?"
"The Droid"
"Oh"
There was an awkward pause, during which Atton was afraid even to breathe, before Mandalore stepped into the room
"Listen, I decided- what the hell?"
Before Atton could say anything Rehla explained "Atton was just leaving" she smiled sweetly "He decided to stay with your clan"
Mandalore was suspicious "Really?"
"No!" Atton whispered
The Soldier understood and rose his blaster rifle "Let him go Rehla"
Rehla now grabbed Atton and spun him around, holding him as a shield. He could feel the tip of her blade pressed against his neck "Why" she mocked "Don't I just kill him now?"
"Where's the Honour in that, Rehla?" he reasoned
"I'm no Mandalorians" she snapped "I hate Mandalorians, remember. I used you to get to Onderon, and that was it! I'd never follow your rule"
Mandalore nodded "I understand, but can you really kill him?"
Atton looked at Mandalore pleadingly
"Can you kill Atton?"
Rehla's hold on Atton relaxed and he pushed grabbed her arm and twisted it around, narrowly missing slitting his wrist upon her blade. He backed towards Mandalore, his blaster pistols drawn, aiming all the time.
"Lets go" Mandalore said "Come Atton"
Atton stopped
"She's going to leave you here with us anyway" Mandalore insisted "Lets get you out of here alive"
I lost
He nodded and Mandalore strolled towards the ships exit ramp. Before he left he asked one question
"Rehla" he holstered his pistols "Why wouldn't you kill me?"
"Because I actually like you" she answered bitterly "You're right Atton, I've discovered the true power of the force, but I haven't….fallen" she sheathed her Vibrosword "Next time we meet, you die, so stay away from me" She sat down
Atton hung his head and walked down the hall, through the bridge, and out of the ship. He could almost hear Kreia laughing, the Zabrak moral Dilemma, and the droids wheels as he busied around the ship he once flew
Coming soon-
Part 2- Mandalore pride