A/N: Anything in parenthises after foriegn words is just the translation so that you guys don't have to do it yourselves. Thought I'd make it easy on you.
Chapter Nine: Undercover Work is a Breeze...
Obi-wan watched as Anakin paced in front of the hologram of Yoda, mumbling to himself the entire time. "Anakin... you've to stop that."
Anakin whirled around to face him, frustration dancing in his eyes. "Stop what exactly? We're dealing with Zygerrians! And apparently Kai used to be a slave. Honestly, I'm beginning to think that anything bad that can happen, will happen to him if it hasn't already!"
Obi-wan sighed as he reached out and planted his hands firmly on his brother's shoulders. "Ani... calm yourself. We have the perfect plan for this mission..."
"Only if no one gets close enough to you and Rex to notice that you aren't who you say you are." Anakin bitterly reminded his old master.
Obi-wan rolled his eyes, even as the door hissed open as the two guests walked in. "We want to help with this plan of yours. Kai will make for a very convincing slaver since he has such a short temper." Zane clasped his hands behind his back.
Kai shook his head as he glared at his brother. "No. We've been over this before. I've been a slave before, you haven't. Obviously I should play the part of the slave."
Zane shook his head, a small frown crossing his features. "No. It is too soon. I will play the role of slave."
Kai narrowed his eyes, his voice edged with frustration. "Anata wa izen ni dorei ni natta koto wa arimasen! Anata wa chikara ga tsuyo sugite, chen o fukumu daremoga kore o shitte imasu! ( You have never been a slave before! You're too powerful and everyone, including Chen, knows this!)"
Zane shook his head, turning his attention back to the three Jedi and one clone that were getting ready for their next mission. "I do not care about that little detail. I want to help anyway I can."
Rex shrugged, glancing over at Anakin. "You know? We could use someone else to trail General Kenobi and myself to make it look like we have our own slaves."
"Great... that will place Kai in the position of a slave." Zane worriedly pointed out.
Anakin felt sympathy flash through him as he looked between the two. "We'll be careful. We won't do anything that'll trigger him."
"Yeah...you can trust us." Rex hurriedly added on, catching on that making an ex-slave play the role of a slave was most likely not the best idea. For all they knew, they could accidently cause him to revert back to a meek slave habits.
Kai scoffed as he pointedly glared at Zane. "I don't need a babysitter. Or to be handled with care. I'm not a porcelain doll." The Force whirled around him, briefly flaring up.
Zane appeared unaffected by the sudden flareup of the Force from Kai as he responded calmly. "I know that. However, I do worry about you when we get in these kinds of situations."
"Shitte iru. Shikashi, watashi wa sore ga sukide wa arimasen. (I know. But I don't like it)" Kai whispered softly, already relaxing.
Anakin shook his head, certain that they were randomly speaking in their native tongue just to smite him. "First things first. You can't go about the place speaking your native tongue while we're working undercover. It'll give us away."
"Of course." Why do they have a tendency to speak in unison when acknowledging directions?
"Let's just go over the plan one more time...and leave. The sooner we save my people, the better it will be for the rest of us." Ahsoka interrupted, already wearing the cloak that drowned her to hide her slave outfit.
"Good plan. Let's go." Anakin, decided not to send the brothers out of there since they clearly already knew what the plan was.
Obi-wan paused, eyeing the two newcomers. "Wait...how did you know that we were going to be working undercover to rescue the Torgutas?"
They glanced behind him to where the odd bird that Zane kept as a pet was located. "We just had a hunch..."
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Everything was going great...until Obi-wan was caught 'stealing' the governor of Shili. Zane somehow managed to escape captor, leaving him to guess that the young man was headed to where Rex and Kai were located. Not that that mattered anymore. He winced as a whip hissed through the air, pain erupting across his back. Out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted Anakin taking on four different slavers, all of their whips hissing loudly as they wrapped themselves around his legs, arms, and neck. Surprisingly enough, he didn't pass out from the pain...yet. Obi-wan groaned as he closed his eyes, passing out next to the governor and Rex. Zane and Kai both were still missing from action.
Kai lit his fist on fire, leaning heavily on Zane has he concentrated on the small flame in his hand. "This'll work better if we have a better idea where everyone is going to be at. As in, they're all sent to the exacto same place. Like with Chen."
Zane rolled his eyes as he shifted, quickly dosing the fire. "Not here. And you are right. However, I since that will not be true for all of them. I will go with the governor. I sense that they will be taking him to where the rest of his people are located next."
Kai nodded, crossing his arms as he stared straight ahead. "I'm worried about Ahsoka. I'll follow her."
"Why do you always worry the most about those younger than you?" Zane muttered under his breath, arching an eyebrow upwards since he expected Kai to hear him.
Falcon screeched, as if to ask Zane where he was supposed to go. "Follow Anakin my feathered friend." Falcon took off, flying towards the stubborn man that was only just now going down with the constant whips stinging him.
"I'm not sure I could have survived that much. And I went through more than my fair share of whips." Kai muttered to Zane, shaking his head in disbelief.
"We best get going. Send your elemental dragon if you need help." Zane reached over to place a hand on his shoulder.
Kai nodded as he looked him in the eye. "You better do the same thing...or else I'm gonna be pretty mad at you icicle."
"I plan on it." Zane smiled wryly, glad that he had at least one of his brothers to watch his back.