Chapter 3
As the wall slide open on the white box Anakin was sitting in, he turned his head to see who was walking in and he was greeted with a surprising sight.
A young woman, possibly in her late twenty's, walked through the door and stood there, staring at him with deadly silver eyes. She tilted her head slightly, her dark blue hand at her right side twitched towards the silver and black cylinder at her side. A lightsaber hilt, not his though, this one was slightly curved, reminding him of count Dooku's 'saber.
Her eyes followed his movements, like a predator stalking their prey before killing them, as he rose from the side of the bed.
"You can follow me out of the Box, or you can stay in here forever." She said simply, destroying the silence that had laid between them.
She turned to the hall behind her and started walking out the door, her short dark orange hair swishing behind her.
Anakin wasted no time in following, keeping only a few steps behind the blue skinned woman. He started trying to come up with a plan of escape, but quickly realized he did not know where Obi-Wan could even be, on top of that, no one knew where he was, hell, he didn't know where he was! Even if he did escape, he didn't know where any ships were, or if he still had a ship.
The walls were all the same Anakin noticed, white and grey, with nothing to distinguish them from one another. As his guide turned down another hall he realized he did not know the way back to the room he was just in. All the turns he had been taking were the same, he didn't know if he had just taken a right or left or if they were still going straight! Anakin could feel his head spin from the turns and trying to remember which way he was being taken when suddenly the woman in front of him stopped outside a small pure white door.
The large windows on the opposite side of the room over looked a small town that looked very warm and inviting. Cozy homes that all stood next to each other in all the colors of the rainbow, unlike the building he was in now, which was all whites, greys, and blacks.
"You will wait here until the others join us. You are not to leave this room." The woman said before shutting the door.
Anakin watched as it seemed to melt into the wall after it was closed, making it seem like there was never a door there in the first place, just like the white box he had been imprisoned in.
Minutes passed, and Anakin watched the town from the large windows. There were children in the street that were playing a game of tag, but they were using acrobatics and force pushes and pulls to get away from each other. That confused Anakin, were all those children force users, and if so, why were they here on this primitive looking planet and not at the Jedi Temple, learning to use their gifts.
The door opened once more and Anakin turning to see who was coming through, only to be greeted by his old master.
"Anakin." Obi-Wan said in astonishment.
"Obi-Wan," Anakin said back and started walking towards his friend, he noticed a large rock behind his old master as he got closer, "Umm, you going to introduce me to your friend?" He asked, not knowing what to say about the large alien.
"My name Gorm." The rock alien said roughly, his face looked blank, if you could call a mass of what looked like rocks piled together a face.
As Gorm introduced himself, the blue skinned woman came through the door again, her eyes looking over Obi Wan as she walked to the center of the room. She stopped in the middle of the room and started addressing the two Jedi.
"We know that you two are from the Republic, people who we are not allies with. That you are part of the Jedi order, an order that we do not see eye to eye with. We also know that you entered our planet without permission and that-" The girl stopped her speech of anger abruptly as the door opened again.
The door opened to revel a dark skinned middle aged looking human with a long staff on her back that was held up by a strap that ran around her front, long black pants that where ripped up her legs and a tight red long sleeved shirt, and tightly braided hair, it was short at her chin and gaining length at her back where it almost touched the bottom of her shoulder blades, but what really stood out was the long bleached-white scar against the dark skin that ran from the bottom of her left eye ran down her face and throat, then disappeared beneath her shirt.
"That's enough Ashnah; we do not want to start accusing them of anything before they tell us what 'appened." The lady said with a thick accent, to the angry red headed women, who looked like she was about to take her 'sabers and cut the Jedi down.
She bowed her head in respect and move away from the two men, letting the older women speak as she walked to the middle of the room.
"She is not wrong in what she said about you, I 'ope you know that." The women said "but I do not judge before I meet the person, or persons', that I am judging. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kahlan, I am the leader of this planet. Now will you let me know your names?" Kahlan asked the two Jedi.
The two looked at each other, reading the body language of their friend, trying to decide if they should trust these strangers.
"My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi, and this is Anakin Skywalker, we are a part of the Jedi order." Obi-Wan told the leader of the planet.
"Well then, we 'ave ourselves a bit of a problem 'ere." The dark-skinned woman let out a bit of a chuckle, "We do not care for the Republic or the Jedi, that much Ashnah 'as said, and I do not think they care that much for us, or even know about us for that matter, but we will get to all of that later." She explained to the Jedi.
"Please we just need to get back to Coruscant; we were just looking to get some more fuel for our ship." Anakin blurted out, knowing that the conversation was headed somewhere other than where they needed it to go.
"You should not 'ave been able to find our planet in the first-place Master Skywalker." Kahlan said in a controlled anger, "Our planet is protected, you even being 'ere is to be considered foul play. The only way you should be able to find this planet is if you 'ave been 'ere before or if you were 'opelessly lost and in need of guidance." Kahlan told the pair before trying to change the subject. "Anyway, we- "
"Well we were lost; in fact, we still are in a way." Anakin started, "something happened to our ships controls and we couldn't fix it, after a few hours we had gotten it under control and we saw this planet, we were hoping that we could get some fuel and find out where we are."
"Well what were you lost from then, you were not looking for us I can assume; I don't even think that the Jedi council can remember us" Ashnah told the Jedi, her eyes darting quickly at Kahlan, worry spread across her face for a quick second and was gone just as quickly as it had come.
"No, we were not looking for you, we still don't know who you are, but we were looking for allies to help us in the war we are fighting, that might be what brought us here." Obi-Wan said.
"Possibly, but why should I 'elp clean up the Jedi's mess again," Kahlan crossed her arms over her chest, "last time I did it I got no thanks or reward, all I got was dead friends and a population cut in 'alf. I don't need another Jedi war to fight in." Kahlan sternly told the Jedi.
"Another Jedi war, but we haven't had a true Jedi war in centuries..." Obi-Wan told the women.
"Yes. What is your point?" Kahlan asked the man.
"You would have to be older than Master Yoda to have fought in the last Jedi war." Exclaimed Anakin
"Well, technically it was called the Sith Wars, and yes, I fought in them, as did Ashnah and many others on this planet. Time on this planet runs different than you are used to." The dark-skinned women explained to the two force-users. "But now we 'ave something else to discuss. You want, no need our 'elp. Things in the Republic must truly be going terribly if the force chose to guide you to our planet. So, we will see if we can 'elp you." Kahlan told the men who had almost given up hope at finding anyone to help them win this dreadful war.
"Thank you; this is very mush apre-"Obi-Wan was then cut off by the older woman's hand gesture.
"We will not 'elp you just yet though" the men's faces dropped a bit. "Only if you can prove yourselves worthy of our 'elp, will we 'elp you. Only if. If you cannot, we will leave you and your Republic to fight and whatever the outcome maybe it will be by the Jedi's hands, and we will play no part in your war. 'owever, if you can prove yourselves worthy, we will fight using our fullest of knowledge and strategies to 'elp you win." Kahlan said laying out her terms.
"You can choose if you even want to prove yourselves, you 'ave until Gorm" She gestured to the alien that brought Obi-Wan to the room "comes to get you. Should you choose to stay and prove your selves, 'ee will take you to where you need to go, should you choose to leave, 'ee will take you to your ship and you will never again come back to this planet; if only on the pain of death." She said with a foreboding finish.
She, Ashnah, and Gorm opened the door and left, sealing the Jedi in with only themselves and a question, should they leave and forget this strange planet, or try and prove themselves to the people of this strange world to help their Republic.
"Is this a wise idea Kahlan?" Grom questioned when they left the Jedi locked in the chamber, switch to the language of the planet.
"I know Jedi Grom, I might not have been one, but my master taught me all about the code and how the Jedi Order works. If I am right they would not be searching so far from home if they were not truly desperate. What is your input Ashnah, you know them better than the rest of us." Kahlan spoke as they walked down the white and grey halls.
Ashnah took a breath in, it was well known she did not care for the Jedi, and Kahlan loved to tease her of the fact she had once been one, "The Jedi are very proud, they rarely would ask for help in the old days. They have, through the Republic, allied with other planets, but, I would not ally with the Republic. The senators are slimy and many of them are not to be trusted, and that's only if everything has stayed exactly the same since I was there." Ashnah offered her leader, knowing full well the politics of the old days would not have changed much.
"So, you would not let them through with the alliance."Kahlan questioned.
"Well," Ashnah chuckled, "you know what I would say, but it is of course your choice." Ashnah smirked as they continued walking, Kahlan had asked a stupid question and she knew it. The only question was why? Why had Kahlan, the woman who, unfortunately, knew her story and knew she did not have a great opinion of the Jedi and Sith, ask her if they should ally themselves with the Jedi?
"Yes I do know what you would answer, and I know my answer." They all stopped walking as Kahlan gave the signal to stop, "Grom, go back to the Jedi and wait till dinner, then retrieve them and ask their choice." She turned to Ashnah, "I want you to gather the people and have them in the arena tonight. I suspect that we will be having entertainment tonight."
Kahlan said as she started walking away and towards the council chambers, "Oh, and Ashnah," she called, "call a meeting for the council, we will have to start planing for potential war soon." She turned back around, leaving Ashnah alone in the hall to go do her jobs.
Kahlan got to her chambers and turned her com on.
"Calling Delta station 4, this is Blue Eyes coming in."
"Blue Eyes, how is the weather where you are?" A voice responded.
"The sky is blue, and the birds are chirping." She responded to the code message.
"In our nightmares Blue Eyes. what can I do for you Master." The spunky voice on the other side responded.
"I need information on two Jedi Knights and about the war the Republic is fighting now." Kahlan requested
"Jedi, wow!" the person on the other side responded in amazement, "You mean to tell me that Bounty hasn't killed them yet?"
"Yes, it was astonishing to me as well, but she was given orders." Kahlan laughed, then remembered what she was calling for. "Can you find any quick information on Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi?"
"Yes, I can." The brief sound of fingers on a board proceed for a moment, "It seems you have two celebrities in your little cells today ma'am, and this war isn't a quick story either, it seems almost every planet in known space is involved in some way. The quickest information I can give you is being sent to your datapad now. However, I will begin an extensive search if you require that." Delta station 4 responded.
"Yes, for the time being, start the search. This is Blue Eyes signing off for now." Kahlan said, starting the end process of the call.
"Tell the sky hello and see you on the other side Master."
The call shut off and Kahlan put the com back on her table. She picked up her datapad and began reading about the Jedi. The overview seemed to state that they were both widely known, and powerful force users, and that the war, known to them as the Clone War, was destroying many planets and the small number of Jedi left in the Republic. Perhaps her people could ally themselves with the Jedi one more time to help save the galaxy from its own destruction.
What do you think is going to happen to our Jedi friends, and who are all these new characters and what will they do with our two Jedi?!
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