Far From Home

Chapter 10

"What do you mean he's your brother?" asked Scorn.

Kiya replied, "Well, he is my brother. This is my older brother, Jinn."

Jinn then grabbed hold of his sister's arm and said, "Really, can we discuss this at some other time. We've got a Sith to slay. Come on, Kiya."

The lady-Jedi stared at her brother and smiled and said, "As you wish, Master Jinn."

Kiya turned and drew her metal blade from her belt and faced the Emperor with Jinn and Scorn. Though, suddenly Vader stepped forward and said, "Wait. Darth Sidious is mine. You and your friends must take the others and go while you can."

Luke shouted, "No father! I won't let you fight him alone."

Yet, in no time at all, Kiya returned her sword to her side and moved to pick up an unconscious Thrice. With a heave she and her brother each helped to carry their friends. She said to Luke, "Vader is right. There is too much at stake."

"I agree," added Jinn. "With so many of our comrades down they will be nothing more than easy targets for Sidious. Scorn, I want you to take Ben. Luke, I want you to take that fellow over there. Kiya, I need you to wake up Thrice and take Leia. Meanwhile, I'll take the big load and carry the Wookie. Come on. We have to hurry."

Kiya used her channel healing powers of the Force and revived Thrice from her sleep with ease. She then hurried to Leia's side and threw the Princess over her shoulder. Though, Sidious would not allow his prey to leave. He would not be denied victory.

Sidious tried to intercept the group from moving, but Vader blocked his path and ignited his red saber and made ready to fight. The Sith Master laughed.

"So, you and your rotten apprentice have both betrayed me. I had expected such deceit from Scorn, but not you, Lord Vader. Though, you cannot return to the ways of the Light. No amount of redemption can nullify your actions in the name of the Empire."

"Perhaps, it is true, Darth Sidious. But, I will not allow you to continue any longer. I must do what I must for my apprentice and son."

The Dark Lord smiled and said, "And what about your desire to restore your precious Padme? Or have you forsaken your wife for your child? Remember Vader, I alone have the power to return your beloved back from the dead."

With a roar, Vader swung his sword at the Sith Master, but his attack was blocked and he was shoved back with the power of the Force. Though, Vader quickly got up and moved to strike again, but the Emperor had his lightsaber in hand and deflected his apprentice with evil glee.

"Yes!" cheered Sidious. "Yes, Vader. Your hate for me grows strong. But, I can sense you don't have the conviction. You are too set on dying to contemplate victory. Well, I will grant you wish, my apprentice and end your miserable life once and for all."

Sidious then raised his red blade and rammed it through Darth Vader's chest. With a scream the controls on his body suit began to spark and melt under the heat of the laser-beam. Yet, the Dark Master was not done and quickly he removed his weapon from Vader's chest-plate and took aim to make the killing blow, but in a rush of wind Sidious found himself pierced through the back with a metal blade.

He shouted wildly with pain as he lurched forward against the strain of his wound, but he was still alive and was now ablaze with hate. Sidious then reach over and pulled the sword from his lower back and tossed it onto the ground in disdain. He then sensed a presence and saw standing alone to face him was the young female Jedi.

She gazed at him with her ghostly gray-blue eyes and he saw she had shed her outer rode to reveal her gleaming white battle-suit underneath. And with the confidence of true Knight, she strode up to him without fear or hesitation and summoned her sword back into her grasp.

"Insolent, girl! Do you really think that a creature like you could possible defeat me?"

"I do not think it, dog. I know it."

In response, Sidious laughed at her boldness. She was indeed the sibling to that Jedi, Master Jinn. And like her brother, he could sense she too had a barely contained swell of negative feeling and emotion. Her calm exterior was merely a front for a maelstrom of disgust, rage and bloodlust. In fact, Sidious was sure that in another time or place that she would have made a magnificent Sith.

However, like quicksilver she raced forward and swung at Sidious' neck. The sweeping cut of her mysterious blade sliced through the Dark Lord's hood that he had to step back and used the Force to send Scorn's ship to crush her like a bug. But, Sidious saw the vessel was burned in half and it fell away in two by her green lightsaber in her other hand.

The Sith smiled. "Very impressive, child. Tell me, what is your name?"

Proudly, she stated, "I am Lady Kiya Kenobi and I am a Jedi Knight."

"Well, Kiya Kenobi, you will never leave this ship alive!"

The Dark Lord then used his Force-lightening and burned Kiya shoulder and arm. She cried out in pain, but used her metal sword as a spear and drove it at the Sith's chest. Yet, Sidious would not be attacked the same way twice and he stopped his attack to use his lightsaber to deflect the sword with his own. Kiya then ducked away and was about to strike him with her green saber when unexpected she felt Scorn grab her by the wrist.

Confused, she shouted, "What the Force do you think you're doing?"

"Saving your hide, Angel. The whole ship is going to blow."

"Hell fire!" cried Kiya in shock. "But, what about Vader?"

Scorn shook his head. "Don't worry, Kiya. I didn't come to rescue you alone."

Suddenly, she looked at the fallen Sith and saw that Luke was already dragging him to safety, but Sidious saw this and was enraged. He extended his hand and was about to use more Force-lightening, but Kiya used her powers and pushed some of the pieces from Scorn's broken ship to block the way.

"NO!" wailed Sidious. "I will not be defeated by a child!"

Sidious then turned to use his Force-lightening on Kiya, but she summoned her metal sword back into her hand and maneuvered her blade to sever the Dark Lord's foot from under him. Sidious shrieked with agony as he fell onto the ground and desperately tried to crawl to his enemy. He stretched out his hand as he saw both Kiya and Scorn retreat down the corridor while they left him behind.

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When they finally arrived at another hanger room, Kiya was surprised to see the Falcon sitting in the bay-hold. She had no idea this was their way of escape. Swiftly, she boarded the vessel with Scorn and the two strapped themselves in and were startled to see that next to them was Master Yoda.

"Who the hell is he?" pointed Kiya.

The little Master replied, "Master Yoda, I am."

Jinn nodded his head and added, "Yes, he's the one who rigged the Death Star to explode, Kiya, but we haven't got anytime. Captain, we need to take off, now!"

Han leaned back from the cockpit and shouted, "I'm not going till the kid gets back, Mr. Pushy!"

Jinn moved towards the space-pirate and started to power up the controls manually. "We haven't got time for that, Captain. You're just going to have to trust in the Force that everything will work out alright in the end. Now, move over."

"Hey! This is my ship buddy and I don't appreciate you storming in here and taking charge. Who the hell do you think you are anyway?"

Frustrated, Jinn waved his hand in front of Han's face and said, "Sleep."

Meanwhile, Chewy roared in disapproval, but the warrior simply gave him a glare and shouted, "If you're going to be difficult, I can put you to sleep too."

At that, Chewy quieted down and helped to navigate the ship while Jinn moved Han onto the cockpit floor and took his seat. Though, within the cabin inside Leia was frantic and grabbed hold of Thrice. "Greenfire, we've got to go back for Luke!"

"There is no time, Leia. You just have to have faith that he'll manage to get away in time."

Leia then began to cry and buried her face into her friend's shoulder and weep as they blasted through the bay doors and flew off like a shot into the dark cosmic sky. And just as they left the massive moon size battleship, it suddenly exploded into a ball of fire and fragments.

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Meanwhile, in the safety of space and among the Rebel fleet, Jinn guided the Falcon to one of the larger vessels and docked the ship in it's bay. They opened the hatch and were welcomed in by the Rebel-fighters. They all cheered and whooped with glee at finally destroying the Evil Empire, but the joy was bittersweet as Leia and the others rushed to ask Command to scan the area for any ships that might have escaped the explosion.

"Oh gods, Green, what am I ever going to do if Luke's dead?" cried Leia.

"I don't know, Leia. But, let's go find a quieter place to speak. I know you aren't in the mood for celebrating," replied Thrice. The lady-captain then placed her arm around the Princess' shoulder and guided her towards the sleeping quarters. Though, tenderly she gave Ben a glance with her ruby-eyes and saw him nod his head in understanding.

However, once the Knight turned about he was confronted with Kiya, Jinn and Scorn. Ben stared at Jinn and noticed they both looked strangely similar. He supposed there was a story in that and he gestured for the three to follow him away from the crowd.

It didn't take long for them to find an empty cabin and they filed inside. Though once the door was shut, Ben saw that his doppelganger was busy to work inspecting Kiya's injuries. The lady-Jedi sighed and sat still as he examined her and pulled from his belt a regenerator. A strange blue light shone from the device and worked to heal Kiya's burns and cuts like magic.

"Oh Jinn, why do you always fuss over me?"

Then, without looking away from his treatment he replied, "That's because I know you'd do the same for me, darling. Now, there. All done."

Pouting, Kiya said, "It's no fair you didn't get as badly hurt as me, Jinn. It makes me feel clumsy."

The warrior smiled and kissed her forehead. "Don't doubt yourself, Kiya. It isn't a competition. It wasn't me who decided to go back and face the Sith. You did very well, Lady Knight."

"I agree," said Ben. "But, who is this man, Kiya? Is he your brother?"

The blue-eyed beauty smiled and answered, "Yes, Obi-Wan. This is my older brother, Master Jinn. Jinn, this is Obi-Wan. Our father's counterpart in this universe and as you saw he's also got a Lady Thrice of his own. Isn't it romantic? Perhaps our counterparts will be born here as well."

Stunned, Ben said, "What do you mean by a Thrice of my own? Are you saying your father is also with another Thrice?"

"Yes, Obi-Wan. Lady Thrice is my mother. I didn't say anything when you two first met because I didn't want to spoil your relationship. But, I'm glad it worked out and see, didn't I tell you that marriage would solve all your problems in the end?"

In response, Ben was stumped. It was hard for him to admit, but Kiya had been right all along. The idea of matrimony now seemed like a perfectly wonderful idea since he had found Thrice. It was true what the lady-knight had said. He needed Thrice like he had never needed anyone before. She had literally saved him from age and despair like a benevolent goddess of fire and love.

Shyly, he flushed and said, "Yes, Miss Kiya. You were correct. Though, it would appear I am not the only one in a relationship."

"I—I don't know what you mean."

Smuggly, Ben replied, "Oh? But I could have sworn I saw you holding Scorn's hand while on the Falcon."

"And," said Jinn—"You seemed quite protective of him on the Death Star, darling. I think somebody has a crush."

Fuming, Kiya stood up and said, "I don't have to take you two ninnies making fun of me like this. I'm going to find some place alone and away from your teasing."

The lady-knight then left the room swiftly while Scorn rose to follow her like a shadow, but before he made it to the threshold he was grabbed by Jinn. The warrior gave him a serious look and said, "Scorn, I want your word that you won't do anything to harm Kiya or I promise you that I will hunt you down like a Sith dog through the darkness reaches of space and maim you beyond repair. Are we clear?"

In answer, Scorn nodded his head and was a bit thrown off by Jinn's unexpected threat, but then he smiled and said, "Sure, but I thought Jedi were supposed to be peaceful?"

"Oh, I'm very peaceful, but I'm also a warrior on my mother's side and they believe in revenge. Though, its just something I thought you should keep in mind."

Scorn frowned at Jinn and pulled his arm free and slammed the door behind him as he left. Yet, when Ben and he were alone, he saw the Knight break down and laugh.

Giggling, Ben said, "Force! You are quite a lair, Jinn."

"Who said I lied?"

"But—but, you'd never—"

"If I must, I would."

Shocked, Ben was about to protest, but then changed his mind. He could understand were he was coming from. If Kiya were his sister he concluded he would probably behave the same way. And yet, he heard Jinn laugh anyway and say, "If I were Scorn I wouldn't fear me so much as I fear Kiya. She way more talented in manipulation the Force than I am. She could torture him like a Sith if she wanted."

In response, Ben was deeply disturbed. He had no idea his parallel children could be so merciless. Mentally, he decided it must be on their mother's side and shrugged. He then asked, "What do you think happened to Luke and Vader? Do you think they were able to escape?"

Jinn grinned mysteriously at the Knight and said, "You must have faith, Obi-Wan."

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Still upset, Kiya needed to deal with her emotions and that meant doing something physical, which left her with either sparring or dancing. However, the first thing she had to do was find a gym which she located from one the of Rebel crewmembers. After she learned where it was she stalked down the halls briskly and completely ignored Scorn as he trailed a few steps behind her.

"Kiya! Wait!"

Without stopping her march she said, "I have to do something right now, Scorn or I'll start channeling the Force against my will, so if you don't mind I can't wait."

"Fine, then where are you going?"

"To the gym. I thought I'd dance a while."

Scorn was confused. "Why do you need to dance, Kiya?"

The lady-knight finally made it to the gym and opened the door and saw that it was empty and she inwardly cheered. "I have a habit of channeling negative energy when I'm upset. Usually, I would mediate, but it helps the most if I do some sort of exercise to focus my mind. And since I rather not spar, I have to go with dancing."

"But, I could spar with you if you want, Kiya?"

"Fine, but the only rule is don't use the Force. Now, draw your sword!"

Kiya then turned around and swiftly moved to cut Scorn across his chest with her lightsaber, but the young Sith moved away in the nick of time and ignited his blade to block her next attack. Though, oddly she stepped in close and grabbed him by the throat with her bare hand, but Scorn held her wrist tightly in his grip and meant to yank her away, yet he stopped and paused. He gazed into her gray-blue eyes and felt his heart begin to race.

"That would have been a killing blow, Scorn. I can use the Force to burn with my touch. We can start over and try again."

Scorn smiled and deactivated his saber and said, "But, I like how we are now, Angel. Why fight it? Why do you always deny it?"

In response, Kiya blushed said, "I—I never had anyone love me like you do, Scorn. I don't know if what I feel for you is love. It's not that I'm denying my feelings—it's just I'm not sure what I'm feeling. It's all so new and scary. I don't think I know what I'm doing."

Scorn held Kiya close and leaned his forehead against hers and replied, "I promise I'll never hurt you, Kiya. And I've never loved anyone like this before either. So please, don't be afraid."

Yet, hesitantly Kiya spoke. "But—my feelings—"

"Your feelings are beautiful. I love how deeply you feel. The first time you showed them to me, I thought I'd melt or implode. I didn't know you could share you feelings through the Force like that. It was incredible. Gods, you're incredible."

Scorn leaned forward and captured Kiya in a passionate kiss that caused her to drop her lightsaber onto the floor and roll away. She then threw caution to the wind and ran her fingers into his golden-brown hair and wrapped her arms around his neck. Meanwhile, Scorn pulled her close and moved to trail kisses down her pulse point and shoulder, but unexpectedly she giggled as he nipped at her ticklish spot and she pulled away with a smile.

"Oh, no! Stop! I can't help laughing if you do that."

Wickedly, Scorn grinned and said, "Well, I like it when you laugh, Angel."

The Dark Knight then moved in close again and nuzzled into her neck and shoulder till she giggled again playfully, but she finally stepped back from him and made a dash towards the door. Scorn was worried she was frightened, but she gave him an alluring smile and curled her finger for him to chase her as she bolted out into the corridor.

For a minute, Scorn was stupefied, but then he yelled, "Hey! You can't escape me, Kiya!"

And suddenly the chase was on.

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TBC