Chapter 4
"Now, what should I do with you."
Hope gulped. She didn't like the stare Governor Pre was giving her. She stood up, and ran out of the room. "Get her!" she heard.
She was suddenly pined to the ground by two men in bulky armor. "Let go of me!" she shrieked.
"Now, now," Pre said, "I'm not going to kill you, yet. Not till I let your mummy to her grave."
"Mommy trusted you!" Hope shrieked as the two men stood her up.
Pre turned on a com link. "Kill the Jedi," he said.
A man wearing the Death Watch armor that was bulkier, walked torwards Obi Wan and Satine. "Failier," he said, shooting the man Obi Wan had just faught in the chest. Obi Wan noticed that one of the other men was holding a bag that was drapped over his shoulder, and that there was something moving in it. The leader, Obi Wan guessed, removed his helment to reveal his face. "Govener?" Satine asked.
"For generations, my ancestors faught proudly agenst the jedi. Now that woman tarnishes the name Mandalorian, along with this."
The man holding the sack, placed it down, and removed it, revealing Hope who was already bruised all over. "Hope!" Satine yelled.
Hope tried to run to her mother, but one of the men grabbed her, holding a gun to the childs head. "Defend them if you must," he said, tossing Obi Wans lightsaber to him, then pulling out a different one, "This lightsaber was stolen from your Jedi Temple, by my ancestors during the Old Republic, since then many Jedi have fallen by it's blade. Prepare your self to join them."
Pre attacked Obi Wan, as Hope kicked the man that was holding her fiercly. She bit his finger, the man yelled in pain, and tried to catch Hope, but failed as the five year old was fast for her age, and slipped in a crack between the rock and wall. "Hope!" Satine cried, holding her daughter.
Hope hugged her mother back, and felt herself be lifted in the air as Satine picked her up. They both watched the fight just as Pre dropped his lightsaber, then punched Obi Wan in the face, causing the Jedi Master to fly back several feet. Pre ran back, and grabbed the light saber, using his jetpack, flew into the air to attack the Jedi. Pbi Wan jumped up,. Punching him in the face, then kicking him, making him fly into his men. "Warriors, finish him!" Pre yelled.
All the men bent down, anf fired missals at them. Obi Wan manangd to doged all of them, but they went around, and came back. "Satine!"
Obi Wan grabbed Satine and Hope, then jumped down the elevator shaft, just as the missals came close. They tumbled down. Obi Wan was careful to land on them to protect them from the explosion, and was careful to not crush Hope under both his and Satines weight.
Satine helped Obi Wan walk, with Hope not far behind them. "Well I guess we're even now."
"How so?"
"I saved your life, you saved mine."
"Yes, well, mine was the more daring of the two rescues."
Satine rolled her eyes, then climbed on her speeder, just as Obi Wan help Hope climb on in front of her. "She's already half asleep."
"Well, it has been a crazy day."
Next Day
"If Vizsla fled, we have no knowing how far spread Death Watch really is," Tal said
"It's obvious the Separatist are supporting the Death Watch," Obi Wan noted.
"I disagreed," Satine said, "I told you I wanted to stay out of this conflict."
"Given the current situation. I'm afraid that may no longer be possible."
"I thought you of all people whould understand my posisttion on this matter! I will never be apart of this war!" Satine spun around and left leaving Hope behind.
Hope starred up at the Jedi master, shrugged, then jogged to catch up with Satine, leaving Obi Wan, who couldn't help but chuckle. "She's a strange one," he thought. He walked away, leaving the impression to keep an eye on her for some reason...