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Chapter Seven
The Tenant
(Poseidon, in orbit above Shili)
Jack saw the Hera floating in space above the planet. If the Togruta down below had seen it, they had left no sign. Jack
turned to Gakowa. "Take a squad. Check the ship for her. If she's not there, we'll search the planet." Gakowa nodded.
He nodded to a lieutenant nearby, and walked to the lift.
(Port hangar bay, Poseidon)
Gakowa faced the members of the team he'd assembled. "We're going to search the Hera for survivors, and determine
if we can salvage it. If we can't, we'll set up the self-destruct and get off the ship." The men nodded. "Let's go." They
boarded the shuttle, and were off to the Hera.
(Bridge, Poseidon)
The helmsman faced Jack. "Sir, Shuttle 17 is en route." Jack nodded. "Activate sensors. I want to know if anything
comes near." The helmsman nodded. "Yes, sir."
(Shuttle 17, inbound to EV Hera)
Gakowa gripped his lightsabers, ready to draw them if he sensed danger. They landed in the hangar of the Hera, which,
strangely enough, had power. Gakowa could hear the life support systems running, and faced the lieutenant. "Put me
through to General Hudson."
(Bridge, Poseidon)
"What is it?" Gakowa looked confused. "The ship has power, and life support is still running." "What's so confusing?"
Gakowa sighed. "I don't sense her." That got Jack's attention. "Do you sense anything?" Gakowa faced the doorway,
then turned back to Jack. "I sense someone. I don't recognize the presence, though." Jack nodded. "See who it is, and
bring them aboard the Poseidon." Gakowa nodded.
(EV Hera, starboard hangar bay)
"All right, here's the deal. Someone's on this ship, and it's not my mother. Fan out, and search all decks. If you find
them, bring them to the hangar and let me know. I'll search the engineering deck." "Yes, sir!" The men fanned out to
search the rest of the ship. The Togruta ran to the engineering deck. He entered the lift, then noticed that direct access
to Main Engineering was cut off. He faced the deck buttons. He pressed the button for the next nearest lift, and waited.
When he got there, he slowly entered Main Engineering, and was not surprised to find everything working. He could
sense the person's presence much more clearly. He still didn't recognize the presence, but he knew they were in this
room. He faced the area the presence was coming from. Using the Force, he pictured the exact location, and walked
over. "I know you're there. Come on out. I don't want to hurt you." A young girl, of the Tholothian race, slowly stepped
out. She appeared to be 14, wearing an old set of Jedi robes. However, she had no lightsaber. Gakowa kneeled down.
"It's okay. My name's Gakowa." She seemed to calm down a bit. "Katooni." Gakowa smiled. "Okay, now, how did you
get aboard this ship? And, for that matter, how'd you get everything online?" She walked closer. "I was trained as a
Jedi, but I left after the trial of Ahsoka Tano, who was a Padawan. I don't know what happened to her after that, but I
used the Force to-." She looked at his belt. "Where did you get that?!" Gakowa realized she'd seen his mother's old
lightsaber. "It belonged to Ahsoka Tano, right?" She nodded. "My full name is Gakowa Tano. Ahsoka Tano is my
mother, and I was raised in another galaxy." That got her attention. "Is there another Jedi Order there?" Gakowa
smiled. "We don't call ourselves that. We go by Jedi Knights of Earth. To be honest, though, I'm not a Knight yet. I'm a
senior Padawan, but not a Knight." She walked closer. "Do you allow families?" Gakowa smirked. "Are you kidding?
That's what the JKE's based on. My master's older brother leading the Knights for now, until we find my mother."
Katooni sat down. "What happened to her?" Gakowa sighed. "Seven years ago, she was taking this ship out on its
maiden voyage. They were testing a new device. The test failed, and the ship disappeared. We just found it." Katooni
bowed her head in shame. "No, don't be ashamed. You didn't know. Come on. I'll take you aboard a bigger ship."
Katooni smiled. "Thank you." Gakowa nodded. "Word of advice, though. Don't say anything to my squad when you see
them." She nodded.
A/N
Oh! Possible master/apprentice pairing! I'm terrible.
