Of Sorcerers, Summoners, and Guardians
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Chapter Two
/Just Outside the Jedi Temple, Coruscant, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away/
Running up the stairs, a group of Jedi plus one hurries to meet with the Jedi Council. Those people are very impatient for Jedi when it comes to waiting for their people to arrive.
>>Getting an audience causes enough focus on me as it is. I'm NOT a Jedi! And I never will be…I just hang out with them. >> Han thinks ruefully as he barely keeps up with his Jedi friends.
They race up the many marble stairs, they really should have gotten off on a higher level, and wave at the ceremonial Republic Guards waiting at the entrance into the magnificent-and way too hard to run from the main residence level-Jedi Temple.
They move quickly, dodging other Jedi, and head for the main airlift to get the Jedi Council Chambers which of course is on the top level.
"Good God, somebody shoot me," Han murmurs under his breath, as he breathes hard, while the Jedi are just a little bit out of breath. They run across the large, marble and wood main hallway in the middle of the entrance to the airlifts and head straight to one about to go up.
"Wait!" all of them cry, to the slight surprise of the two Jedi about to ascend. The Jedi and Han skid into the airlift and heave a breath of relief. The other two Jedi look at the group with very curious and amused expressions. The male was a light haired, lean human with soft grin and the female was a Licktorian, a beautiful fairie-like species. She has long purple shimmering hair and bright yellow eyes that twinkle with amusement. Her wings shine with multicolor though the only one unchanging is the purple.
All the others blink in surprise at her and the other Jedi softly laughs-he is way too amused by their reactions. Theo and Karina give a small wave in greeting while Leia and Luke give big-too innocent-smiles. Han gives a slightly cold and roguish lopsided smile at the two new Jedi. His hazel eyes watching their every move.
"Hi, how are you?" Theo says, his grin going wider, though it does not quite reach his eyes.
"Thanks for waiting!" Luke quickly adds. Karina smile widens as well before she turns to look out at the amazing view as the lift went up. Her eyes are fixed on the scenery but her senses were directly focused on those sharing the turbolift with her.
"It was nice of you," Han says, and Leia adds,
"Thank you!"
Then in unison all of them say on top of each other,
"We are in a hurry, if you didn't notice."
"Way too late for meeting."
"They might be ready to kill us."
"Ah, we might as well say our prayers."
"Eep, we're now ten minutes late," Theo says, his eye wide. He gives his chrono a slightly worried glance before frowning in thought.
"We're dead, unbelievable dead!"
"Oh thanks I feel so much better!"
"I really needed some sort of a count…just wonderful." Karina says, her eyes coldly looking at him.
"I was just trying to help, relax peoples."
"Ah, just what I needed to know."
"We'll be there in a few minutes or so," Han says, rolling his eyes at the others. Karina sighs and says,
"Oh yes there truly is a countdown now."
"Really? How nice."
"Three minutes and twenty seconds…"
"I'm so going to hurt you!" Leia yells at Han.
The other two Jedi just stare in amazement as the lovely group continues,
"Whoa, three minutes?" Luke cries in surprise, his eyes widening. A hand goes to his forehead. "Why do I have bad feeling about this?"
"Now, two minutes and fifty-one seconds…" Han continues.
"Ah! A countdown until our doom!" Theo adds, his mouth twitching as he suppresses a smile.
"They can't kill us we have interesting news!" Luke added, looking up, with Han adding sardonically,
"They'll just kill us afterwards."
"Oh thank you, just wonderful thoughts you're sharing." Leia glares at Han, who says,
"You're welcome."
"I have told you I hated you today, right?" Theo says with narrowed eyes unimpressed.
"Two minutes and thirty seconds…" Han continues.
"Oh man, this is not cool."
"Oh shut up!"
"The waiting or the count down?" Karina says ruefully, still watching the incredible view as they go higher.
"Two minutes and twenty-two seconds…"
"Already?"
"And you'd think it would a countdown by rounded numbers," Theo cannot help but add.
"What are we going to tell them?"
"Just take it this way, at least he can count."
"Whoa, are you guys getting off here?"
"HEY!"
All of them stop as the other Jedi stop the lift and start to head out. The Licktorian smiles her goodbye, but she gives them this strange look as she leaves the airlift. The other Jedi waves goodbye like Karina and Theo did and he says,
"It was interesting, my friends. Though I'm amazed how easily you guys can talk over each other and answer accordingly."
"Thank you!" all of the Jedi group plus one say in unison. Han then blinks before glaring at his four Jedi friends. How was he able to do that?
Shaking his head, the other Jedi walks out of the lift, but the Jedi group plus one asks after him,
"Wait, what's your name?"
"Dheylos Mitanferi."
Immediately, just before the lift doors closed, the others yell,
"I'm Kari-Ann Nilson, known as Karina-my birth name!"
"I'm known as my birth name Theo, but Jedi it's Thei Senni!
"I'm Luke Skywalker!"
"Leia Skywalker!"
"Han Solo, captain and not a Jedi."
The surprised look on Dheylos' face is priceless, as the lift doors whoosh shut. As the lift goes back up, the five exchange looks before nearly falling over with laughter. Han grins and says,
"He sure heard us."
"I wonder why he was so surprised," Karina says with a mischievous grin. Theo laughs and says,
"Probably surprised we could say everything so fast before the doors shut."
"Our names must have been a shocker," Luke and Leia say together before grinning at Han, who murmurs,
"Cursed Jedi Twins…."
"Oh not good," Theo murmurs with Karina, Luke, Leia, and Han looking at him funny. Theo points at the elevator's number counter. They were almost to the top and to the Jedi Council. Looking at each other, Karina and Theo grin slyly and, in unison, and grab hold of each other saying,
"Hold me!"
"Oh no, they're going to kill us!"
Luke, Leia and Han just stare before nearly dying with laughter. It was a rare treat to see these usually calm and aloof Jedi as their slightly random selves.
The tension relieved, the four Jedi and Han step out of the lift, when it opens on the top floor where the Jedi Council awaits in their Chambers. Quickly moving to the wooden doors, Leia asks,
"How late are we?"
"Seventeen minutes," Theo answers while the others suppress groans. Karina adds, stepping up to the doors and the sensors to open them,
"Let's not make the wait any longer."
The others nod and as a group they walk gracefully into the Jedi Council Chambers. The great doors shut almost immediately behind them.
((End Chapter Two))
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