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Chapter Twenty
It hurt so much. So much. She couldn't remember ever being in so much pain. Every single inch of her hurt, was on fire. She moved and chains rattled. She was chained. Chained again to a wall.
Chained.
Caught.
Again.
For a instant Analise was twelve again. Captured by the Sith and imprisoned, chained in a warehouse on Coruscant.
Alone.
Alone.
'Stop it Analise. You're never alone. The Force is always with you.' She took a deep breath and centered herself. The Force was her parent, it was always there. Always watching her. Always with her, connecting her to her family, to her Ben.
"Impressive child. Very impressive." Analise pulled against the chains as Sideous and Dooku came in. "You were able to back away from your fear so quickly. Impressive even for a Jedi."
"I would thank you, but I know you aren't impressed."
"Ahh, so there is Skywalker temper in you." The Sith Master laughed. "Good. Give into your rage."
"Never! I'll never give in to you. Never side with you. What have you done with the Chancellor?"
Sideous smiled in the shadows of his hood. Good. He had been worried that the girl might put two and two together and figure out that he and the Chancellor were the same.
"We had to rough him up a little, but he is fine and by now they should have found him. Which is more than we can say for you little Jedi." Dooku stepped forward, glaring at the young woman.
"What do you mean?"
"You will be enjoying our hospitality for the foreseen future. Currently we are on our way to Rexus where you shall enjoy similar accommodations." He grinned evilly.
"Now we must make sure that your loved ones find you so that they can watch us destroy you and then destroy them." Sideous raised a hand and lighting raced from his fingers to Analise. She bit down on her lip as hard as she could, drawing blood.
She would not scream.
She would not cry.
She had to be strong.
She could not let the block drop.
She couldn't let Da, Ani, or Ben feel her pain.
She couldn't let them come after her.
She had to protect them.
"You will not break my Sith. As long as the Force is on my side, I will never break. You will never win."
"We shall see my dear. We shall see. Continue Lord Tyranus. I have matters I must attend to before we arrive."