Eh-Ron sat in a chair before a small table, waiting for the admiral. Her
eyes were underlined with black and her hair was disheveled. A night of
sleeplessness and pain had not done much to improve Eh-Ron's bearing on the
situation.
How could they have broken her? She was so strong willed, Karah thought. But, Eh-Ron had gone over to the dark side, she could feel it. She couldn't be acting. Ecresi entered the room and looked around. Her eyes settled on Eh-Ron, "Well, you wish to join the Imperials, Jedi," she asked.
"Do not use that insult to refer to me," sneered Eh-Ron giving Ecresi a cold look.
"You'll just have to tell me everything you know about the New Republics military," said Ecresi.
"I'd be pleased to. But first I'd execute these Jedi. If they escaped they would only cause trouble," said Eh-Ron throwing a venomous glare at the trio of Jedi. Loki's was shocked. She had had a hope that Eh-Ron was acting, just a faint glimmer but that hope had been shattered.
"Eh-Ron, please, the dark side isn't the way, I know," tried Karah. Eh-Ron looked over at the Jedi and then stared, bringing up her hand and tightening it. Suddenly Karah's vision blacked around the edges and she fell to the floor unconscious. Loki stared at Eh-Ron and then looked away. She bit back the urge to yell at Eh-Ron, she could feel the darkness radiating from her.
"Take them away," said Ecresi. A guard of stormtroopers came in and marched them out and unceremoniously dragged Karah along. As Loki passed she whispered in Eh-Ron's ear, "Traitor," and continued walking.
"What did you do to the Jedi?" asked Ecresi.
"Pinched off an artery in the brain, though she won't be unconscious for long," Eh-Ron said with a sneer.
"Where is the Jedi Temple located?" began Ecresi.
"On Dantooine," Eh-Ron responded.
"How many Jedi are there?" she asked.
"Approximately one hundred," Eh-Ron answered.
"What do you know about the Rebellions government?" Ecresi questioned with interest.
"Close to nothing,"
"Then I have no further use for you for the time being," said Ecresi, "Will you attend the execution?"
"With pleasure," Eh-Ron said with a cold smile.
"How could she possibly do this!?" asked Loki. She was pacing the floor back and forth in front of Mischeia and Karah. She was angry, unusual for her. She just couldn't except that Eh-Ron could have fallen to the dark side.
"Do you have any idea what it's like to be interrogated?" asked Karah.
"No," Loki admitted. Karah sighed. How could Loki understand? Karah was certain that Eh-Ron wasn't coming back. She had already accepted that.
"It's like every nerve in your entire body is on fire. Its perfect pain," Karah explained, "Even some of the best Jedi have fallen to interrogation or other forms of breaking. You really can't blame Eh-Ron. She probably isn't in her right mind".
"Has she ever been?" asked Mischeia. Glares followed shortly.
"But she was interrogated before. She survived it then," Loki argued. She wasn't giving up on Eh-Ron yet.
"She was?" Karah asked. Loki bit her lip, the secret having slipped. She found the floor to become extremely interesting.
"Isn't there anyway we could bring her back?" asked Loki, desperately trying to change the subject.
"Nothing short of brain washing her would work," replied Karah quietly.
"Then she's gone".
Loki watched from across the cell as Eh-Ron entered with the Admiral and a handful of stormtroopers. The Admiral motioned toward Loki and they grabbed her by the shoulders roughly.
"Eh-Ron, I want you to probe this young Jedi's mind. She isn't as strong as her Master," said Ecresi.
Eh-Ron looked at the admiral rather stunned, shrugged and moved towards Loki.
Don't you dare! Thought Loki to Eh-Ron.
"Deal with it," she snarled. She raised her hands and placed one on either side of Loki's forehead. She felt many emotions.
"I want you to find out what she knows about the government," the admiral prompted.
Eh-Ron's brow furrowed in frustration as Loki's eyes narrowed in anger. Eh- Ron's eyes flashed open and she was slammed against the wall of the cell with such force that a dent was left in the durasteel. Loki stepped back astonished.
"I didn't do it," she whispered and still moving towards Karah and Mischeia. Karah half stepped forward and than stopped. She could sense that Eh-Ron had been mentally wounded, that could be fatal. What did Loki do?
The Admiral stood staring for a moment and than turned to the stormtroopers, "Take her away. I'll deal with you later," she snapped pointing at Loki. She then turned and left with the stormtroopers.
"Loki, what did you do?" asked Karah.
"I... I don't know," she stammered.
How could she have done that? She had telekinetic powers but nowhere near that powerful.
"You mentally wounded her," said Karah bluntly.
"Does it really matter?" asked Loki. Eh-Ron wasn't a Jedi anymore, why should they care about her?
"If you did it out of hate it does," Karah replied instantly.
"It wasn't, not really anyway," said Loki quietly.
"You need to learn to take control of your emotions," advised Karah. Loki couldn't just let impulses of anger out, especially if that was the result.
"If we get out," said Loki.
"We will," Karah said steadfastly. The door to their cell then opened revealing two stormtroopers. One came and grabbed Loki roughly shoving her out the door. They then turned down the hallway; Loki saw the door leading to the Interrogation room. A simple, plain, metal door that stood in for the gates of h--l.
How could they have broken her? She was so strong willed, Karah thought. But, Eh-Ron had gone over to the dark side, she could feel it. She couldn't be acting. Ecresi entered the room and looked around. Her eyes settled on Eh-Ron, "Well, you wish to join the Imperials, Jedi," she asked.
"Do not use that insult to refer to me," sneered Eh-Ron giving Ecresi a cold look.
"You'll just have to tell me everything you know about the New Republics military," said Ecresi.
"I'd be pleased to. But first I'd execute these Jedi. If they escaped they would only cause trouble," said Eh-Ron throwing a venomous glare at the trio of Jedi. Loki's was shocked. She had had a hope that Eh-Ron was acting, just a faint glimmer but that hope had been shattered.
"Eh-Ron, please, the dark side isn't the way, I know," tried Karah. Eh-Ron looked over at the Jedi and then stared, bringing up her hand and tightening it. Suddenly Karah's vision blacked around the edges and she fell to the floor unconscious. Loki stared at Eh-Ron and then looked away. She bit back the urge to yell at Eh-Ron, she could feel the darkness radiating from her.
"Take them away," said Ecresi. A guard of stormtroopers came in and marched them out and unceremoniously dragged Karah along. As Loki passed she whispered in Eh-Ron's ear, "Traitor," and continued walking.
"What did you do to the Jedi?" asked Ecresi.
"Pinched off an artery in the brain, though she won't be unconscious for long," Eh-Ron said with a sneer.
"Where is the Jedi Temple located?" began Ecresi.
"On Dantooine," Eh-Ron responded.
"How many Jedi are there?" she asked.
"Approximately one hundred," Eh-Ron answered.
"What do you know about the Rebellions government?" Ecresi questioned with interest.
"Close to nothing,"
"Then I have no further use for you for the time being," said Ecresi, "Will you attend the execution?"
"With pleasure," Eh-Ron said with a cold smile.
"How could she possibly do this!?" asked Loki. She was pacing the floor back and forth in front of Mischeia and Karah. She was angry, unusual for her. She just couldn't except that Eh-Ron could have fallen to the dark side.
"Do you have any idea what it's like to be interrogated?" asked Karah.
"No," Loki admitted. Karah sighed. How could Loki understand? Karah was certain that Eh-Ron wasn't coming back. She had already accepted that.
"It's like every nerve in your entire body is on fire. Its perfect pain," Karah explained, "Even some of the best Jedi have fallen to interrogation or other forms of breaking. You really can't blame Eh-Ron. She probably isn't in her right mind".
"Has she ever been?" asked Mischeia. Glares followed shortly.
"But she was interrogated before. She survived it then," Loki argued. She wasn't giving up on Eh-Ron yet.
"She was?" Karah asked. Loki bit her lip, the secret having slipped. She found the floor to become extremely interesting.
"Isn't there anyway we could bring her back?" asked Loki, desperately trying to change the subject.
"Nothing short of brain washing her would work," replied Karah quietly.
"Then she's gone".
Loki watched from across the cell as Eh-Ron entered with the Admiral and a handful of stormtroopers. The Admiral motioned toward Loki and they grabbed her by the shoulders roughly.
"Eh-Ron, I want you to probe this young Jedi's mind. She isn't as strong as her Master," said Ecresi.
Eh-Ron looked at the admiral rather stunned, shrugged and moved towards Loki.
Don't you dare! Thought Loki to Eh-Ron.
"Deal with it," she snarled. She raised her hands and placed one on either side of Loki's forehead. She felt many emotions.
"I want you to find out what she knows about the government," the admiral prompted.
Eh-Ron's brow furrowed in frustration as Loki's eyes narrowed in anger. Eh- Ron's eyes flashed open and she was slammed against the wall of the cell with such force that a dent was left in the durasteel. Loki stepped back astonished.
"I didn't do it," she whispered and still moving towards Karah and Mischeia. Karah half stepped forward and than stopped. She could sense that Eh-Ron had been mentally wounded, that could be fatal. What did Loki do?
The Admiral stood staring for a moment and than turned to the stormtroopers, "Take her away. I'll deal with you later," she snapped pointing at Loki. She then turned and left with the stormtroopers.
"Loki, what did you do?" asked Karah.
"I... I don't know," she stammered.
How could she have done that? She had telekinetic powers but nowhere near that powerful.
"You mentally wounded her," said Karah bluntly.
"Does it really matter?" asked Loki. Eh-Ron wasn't a Jedi anymore, why should they care about her?
"If you did it out of hate it does," Karah replied instantly.
"It wasn't, not really anyway," said Loki quietly.
"You need to learn to take control of your emotions," advised Karah. Loki couldn't just let impulses of anger out, especially if that was the result.
"If we get out," said Loki.
"We will," Karah said steadfastly. The door to their cell then opened revealing two stormtroopers. One came and grabbed Loki roughly shoving her out the door. They then turned down the hallway; Loki saw the door leading to the Interrogation room. A simple, plain, metal door that stood in for the gates of h--l.