The Capture:
Gyakotennu sat in the back of the ship with Alexi, Lin-San, and Yenshu. "So, where are we going again?" he asked.
"We are going to Rorroh Eth." Yenshu said for the fifth time.
"And why are we going there?" he asked. "Why is this planet so important?"
"Because that is where we are from and it is important to us, and if the Sith controls even one planet then they can get their claws into the entire universe." Lin San said in an annoyed tone.
"I still don't understand it. Plus, if it is this important, why didn't the council send more experienced Jedi. It doesn't make sense." He complained.
"Look, you could have told the council that you didn't want to come." Alexi said. He was getting very annoyed, along with the others.
"Don't take that tone with me, padawan." Gyakotennu said, narrowing his eyes to the blue teenager.
"And don't take that tone with my padawan." Yenshu said in a defending tone, equaling Gyakotennu's cold stare. She then rose. "We should be approaching the planet. Buckle up." She said as she headed to the cockpit, Lin San following.
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Yenshu landed on the outskirts of New York City. She had activated the invisibility cloak seconds after entering Earth's atmosphere. "Keep your hoods up. Alexi, keep the hologram activated. Now, judging from the background that we saw, Lin San and I believe that Xanatos is staying in the U.N. building."
"And where is that?" Gyakotennu asked, his patience with the other three wearing thin.
"About an hour's walk from here." Alexi answered as he turned on the hologram that he had worn the last time he visited the planet.
"So, do we have a plan?" Lin San asked as she pulled her hood over her head.
"Right now we are just asking around. Observing. Use the Force as little as possible. It will not take him long to figure out that we are here." Yenshu instructed.
"If we know where he is, why don't we just go there and take care of him?" Gyakotennu demanded, frustration thick in his voice.
"You had better learn to hold your tongue, Gyakotennu." Yenshu said, her voice raising slightly. "You were brought on this mission to learn something. Now, I was put in charge here because I know this planet and the people. Lin San, even though she is still a padawan, is under me for the same reasons. If you do not listen to us then you can die on this mission." She then took a deep breath to calm herself. "Now, to answer your question, if we just go charging in there then he will kill us. He is far more advanced in controlling the Force than we are. We take it slow." She instructed.
"Fine." He growled and then began walking in the direction that was pointed to him before.
//Watch him Alexi.// Yenshu instructed her padawan mentally. //I do not trust him. He may endanger the mission.//
//Yes master.// Alexi stated, and then ran ahead to catch up with the other knight.
Lin San and Yenshu walked behind them, taking their time and observing the land. It had changed since they were last here. It was darker, less welcoming.
"I don't like what they did to my home state." Lin San whispered to her companion.
Yenshu looked up at the sky. "Did you see all of the pollution on the way down? It's sad." she said, somewhat forlornly.
As the two walked into town, the first thing they noticed was that everything looked the same, right down to the houses. The people were all dressed alike, even their faces had the same expression- none. The clothes they wore were dull and colorless. Everything was black and gray. The only thing that had any form of color was a large poster of Xanatos standing in front of a picture of the earth. His black hair shown brightly and the partial circle on his cheek prominent.
"This looks like something out of that book 1984." Yenshu said in dismay.
"Well," Lin San said. "Maybe Big Brother really does exist here."
//Alexi, where are you?// Yenshu asked through they're bond. It had been nearly an hour since they separated at the ship.
//I don't know.I would describe it to you, but everything looks the same!// he responded.
//Look at building names. What are some of the names around you?// she asked, hoping that the names hadn't been changed.
//Uh.let's see.there is the Empire State Building. Does that help?// he said, saying the name of the first building he saw.
"Lin San, we need to get to the Empire State Building." Yenshu said to her friend. //Try to stay in the area. We'll meet you there.// she said to Alexi.
"Let's go then." Lin San said, picking up the pace. The two reached the building, but their two companions were no where to be seen. The only thing they found was a puddle of blood and a tattered tunic. It was Alexi's.
Yenshu picked up the tunic carefully and examined it. "He can't be dead." She said quietly. "I didn't feel him go. He is still alive. He has to be."
Lin San walked behind her friend and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "We'll find him Yenshu." She said quietly, sending comfort to her friend and master.
Yenshu stood and folded the tunic, putting it in the small pack she carried with her. She turned to her friend. "I can't locate him through our bond, but I know he is alive. And there is only one person that would know he was a Jedi and know he is my apprentice." She said. "And that person is Xanatos."
"So, you think it is time to throw caution to the wind and just head to the U.N.?" Lin San asked.
Yenshu nodded and the two began to walk to the building. As they neared, they noticed that the number of people on the streets diminished and eventually stopped. By the time they reached the building, the streets were completely empty. There were not even guards at the front door of the U.N. building. It was as if all life utterly stopped in those brief moments. Soon, the two girls found out why.
Lin San heard someone coming and pulled Yenshu into an alley beside the building. As they moved, fifty men came down the street and stopped at the front door. A tall man with black hair opened the door and went inside. Behind him, two guards pushed two men through the doors. One had blue skin and the other had a Jedi tunic. It was Alexi and Gyakotennu.
Gyakotennu sat in the back of the ship with Alexi, Lin-San, and Yenshu. "So, where are we going again?" he asked.
"We are going to Rorroh Eth." Yenshu said for the fifth time.
"And why are we going there?" he asked. "Why is this planet so important?"
"Because that is where we are from and it is important to us, and if the Sith controls even one planet then they can get their claws into the entire universe." Lin San said in an annoyed tone.
"I still don't understand it. Plus, if it is this important, why didn't the council send more experienced Jedi. It doesn't make sense." He complained.
"Look, you could have told the council that you didn't want to come." Alexi said. He was getting very annoyed, along with the others.
"Don't take that tone with me, padawan." Gyakotennu said, narrowing his eyes to the blue teenager.
"And don't take that tone with my padawan." Yenshu said in a defending tone, equaling Gyakotennu's cold stare. She then rose. "We should be approaching the planet. Buckle up." She said as she headed to the cockpit, Lin San following.
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Yenshu landed on the outskirts of New York City. She had activated the invisibility cloak seconds after entering Earth's atmosphere. "Keep your hoods up. Alexi, keep the hologram activated. Now, judging from the background that we saw, Lin San and I believe that Xanatos is staying in the U.N. building."
"And where is that?" Gyakotennu asked, his patience with the other three wearing thin.
"About an hour's walk from here." Alexi answered as he turned on the hologram that he had worn the last time he visited the planet.
"So, do we have a plan?" Lin San asked as she pulled her hood over her head.
"Right now we are just asking around. Observing. Use the Force as little as possible. It will not take him long to figure out that we are here." Yenshu instructed.
"If we know where he is, why don't we just go there and take care of him?" Gyakotennu demanded, frustration thick in his voice.
"You had better learn to hold your tongue, Gyakotennu." Yenshu said, her voice raising slightly. "You were brought on this mission to learn something. Now, I was put in charge here because I know this planet and the people. Lin San, even though she is still a padawan, is under me for the same reasons. If you do not listen to us then you can die on this mission." She then took a deep breath to calm herself. "Now, to answer your question, if we just go charging in there then he will kill us. He is far more advanced in controlling the Force than we are. We take it slow." She instructed.
"Fine." He growled and then began walking in the direction that was pointed to him before.
//Watch him Alexi.// Yenshu instructed her padawan mentally. //I do not trust him. He may endanger the mission.//
//Yes master.// Alexi stated, and then ran ahead to catch up with the other knight.
Lin San and Yenshu walked behind them, taking their time and observing the land. It had changed since they were last here. It was darker, less welcoming.
"I don't like what they did to my home state." Lin San whispered to her companion.
Yenshu looked up at the sky. "Did you see all of the pollution on the way down? It's sad." she said, somewhat forlornly.
As the two walked into town, the first thing they noticed was that everything looked the same, right down to the houses. The people were all dressed alike, even their faces had the same expression- none. The clothes they wore were dull and colorless. Everything was black and gray. The only thing that had any form of color was a large poster of Xanatos standing in front of a picture of the earth. His black hair shown brightly and the partial circle on his cheek prominent.
"This looks like something out of that book 1984." Yenshu said in dismay.
"Well," Lin San said. "Maybe Big Brother really does exist here."
//Alexi, where are you?// Yenshu asked through they're bond. It had been nearly an hour since they separated at the ship.
//I don't know.I would describe it to you, but everything looks the same!// he responded.
//Look at building names. What are some of the names around you?// she asked, hoping that the names hadn't been changed.
//Uh.let's see.there is the Empire State Building. Does that help?// he said, saying the name of the first building he saw.
"Lin San, we need to get to the Empire State Building." Yenshu said to her friend. //Try to stay in the area. We'll meet you there.// she said to Alexi.
"Let's go then." Lin San said, picking up the pace. The two reached the building, but their two companions were no where to be seen. The only thing they found was a puddle of blood and a tattered tunic. It was Alexi's.
Yenshu picked up the tunic carefully and examined it. "He can't be dead." She said quietly. "I didn't feel him go. He is still alive. He has to be."
Lin San walked behind her friend and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "We'll find him Yenshu." She said quietly, sending comfort to her friend and master.
Yenshu stood and folded the tunic, putting it in the small pack she carried with her. She turned to her friend. "I can't locate him through our bond, but I know he is alive. And there is only one person that would know he was a Jedi and know he is my apprentice." She said. "And that person is Xanatos."
"So, you think it is time to throw caution to the wind and just head to the U.N.?" Lin San asked.
Yenshu nodded and the two began to walk to the building. As they neared, they noticed that the number of people on the streets diminished and eventually stopped. By the time they reached the building, the streets were completely empty. There were not even guards at the front door of the U.N. building. It was as if all life utterly stopped in those brief moments. Soon, the two girls found out why.
Lin San heard someone coming and pulled Yenshu into an alley beside the building. As they moved, fifty men came down the street and stopped at the front door. A tall man with black hair opened the door and went inside. Behind him, two guards pushed two men through the doors. One had blue skin and the other had a Jedi tunic. It was Alexi and Gyakotennu.
