WEll, thanks for all the reviews so far!
Thanks to everyone else who reviewed!!! You people are what spur me on to write more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUTHOR's NOTE: This story is ALMOST coming to a close....let me know if you people would like a sequel or if you would like me to continue on......I'm sure I can think of some kind of peril for Qui-Gee to face in the future!!!!
Just email me or review with your comments on that!!!!
AnOTHER NOTE: If I do do a sequel, then it would have to be a short adventure...sadly, school begins for me soon...and I would have to focus on my never-ending supply of homework!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: *....*means character thoughts
//....//means telepathic messages
((....))means my thoughts on whatever just so happens to happen
~*~*~*~means flashback/dream
Ch. 4
Qui-Gon winced at the burning pain of his own wounds. He pulled the shrapnel from the deep gouges, clenching his jaw shut so that he would not cry out. The burns around the shrapnel throbbed. Their medical supplies had been incinerated in the explosion, so there was little he could do for himself or for Lenna.
All they could do was wait for the help they had summoned from the Temple to arrive.
The two Jedi just sat in a pained silence, looking at the fire of the makeshift campsite they had set up, trying to use the Force to ease their pain and heal themselves.
Lenna laid on her side. She had given up trying to find a comfortable position. The skin on her back was burnt beyond comfort. Her shirt had melted to her back, and she was not ready yet to touch that part of her injuries .
She vaguely wondered what would happen when her Master finally stopped toying with them. The Dark Jedi would probably gloat, then kill them both, making it agonizingly painful for the other to watch the first die.
Lenna shuddered. She did not want to have Qui-Gon go through that.
Qui-Gon put a hand on lightly Lenna's shoulder, wishing he could make the girl more comfortable.
"Lenna, is there anything I can do to help?"Qui-Gon asked, ever caring for his young friend, even as his own injuries were throbbing horribly.
"Qui-Gon....I want...no more,"she whispered, just wishing she could make all of her troubles disappear.
Qui-Gon shook his head. "Lenna, you have to face whatever problem is plaguing you. You can't close your eyes and make everything disappear. You can't run.
Sooner or later, you have to face your fears,"Qui-Gon said, his voice firm, yet understanding.
Lenna looked up, her crystalline eyes flashing.
"How can you say that? You have no idea what I've been through! You don't know what it feels like to be loved one day, then thrown aside and betrayed the next," Lenna said, her voice rising along with her anger, "You have no idea, Qui-Gon Jinn, how it feels to have your life fall apart before your very eyes and have your own Master draw his lightsaber on you with an intent to kill!!!!"
Lenna stopped for a moment, her eyes wide and hurt.
"Then, just when you think you can fade out of existence in the monotony of Temple life, that little troll, Yoda thinks he can force me out into the galaxy by sticking me with a young, strange, incompetent substitute Master—"Lenna stopped.
She regretted the words as soon as they exited her mouth.
She did not want to hurt Qui-Gon, who had cared for her and drug her out of her thick shell into the galaxy.
Qui-Gon arched an eyebrow and stayed silent. He nodded, but gave no rebuke for her outright disrespect.
Suddenly, a deep, booming laugh shattered the silence that had abruptly settled over the campsite.
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna tensed as she heard the cynical laugh of her Master. The tall, muscular man stepped from the shadows, looking eerily dangerous in the firelight.
"Well, well, well, Padawan. It seems that you have gotten yourself into a bit of trouble,"Nicquon Davil said, his deep voice resonating through the forest.
Lenna recoiled physically closer to Qui-Gon, unconsciously seeking the shelter he had provided since she had met him. Qui-Gon put a hand on her shoulder, putting aside all harsh words she had said earlier. Petty arguments did not matter when someone he cared for was being threatened.
"Ah, my little one, it seems you have found a new friend.....it is too bad he has to suffer the same horribly painful fate as you, death.................unless you join me,"Davil said coldly.
Qui-Gon stood in a fluid motion, ignoring the pain in his leg and side. "You no longer have the privilege to call her Padawan, much less be in her presence. Leave,"Qui-Gon said, his voice firm and filled with authority.
The dark Jedi arched an eyebrow. "And who is to stop me from harming her? You? You have no chance against my power."
"If I must, yes, I will stop you,"Qui-Gon said, his voice soft and holding an edge.
"Well, then, I suppose I must kill you, also..........not that there was anything to stop me from doing that in the first place, but you just gave me a nice incentive to do so,"Nicquon Davil said, pulling his lightsaber from his belt.
Lenna pulled herself into a half-sitting position. "No, please....don't hurt him. You can do whatever you want to me...just don't hurt Qui-Gon. He has nothing to do with us,"Lenna interrupted, her plea barely above a murmur.
Qui-Gon turned, his midnight blue eyes wide. Nicquon Davil merely smiled cruelly.
The dark Jedi strode over to Lenna. He looked down at the slender frame of his former Padawan, his eyes glittering coldly. "So be it,"he said, raising his lightsaber above his head.
Lenna closed her eyes and prepared for death as she heard the sound of the lightsaber coming down. A moment later, she opened her eyes as she felt no flash of pain and heard the clash of two sabers.
Qui-Gon's green blade held Davil's lightsaber up, shielding Lenna. The dark Jedi whirled, his eyes flashing angrily at being denied killing his ex-Padawan.
"You could have had a quick death, boy, but instead, you chose to 'protect' that worthless child,"he growled, lunging at Qui-Gon.
Qui-Gon sidestepped and parried the blow. "I guess I'll have to set my priorities straight once Lenna and I return to the Temple,"Qui-Gon replied evenly, his voice laced with sarcasm.
"Well, that's too bad you won't be doing that,"the dark Jedi roared, throwing an abrupt Force blow at Qui-Gon.
The powerful blow took Qui-Gon by surprise, throwing him backwards into a tree with bone crushing force. Spots exploded before Qui-Gon's eyes as he connected with the tree. His lightsaber fell uselessly 10 meters away from him to his right.
The dark Jedi strode over to Qui-Gon, his lightsaber angled down at the fallen Jedi's throat, "I know quite a few interesting, torturous things to do with a lightsaber......and possibly, I could show you at least half of them........Now, foolish Jedi, you will die."
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna gasped with a mix of relief and horror as Qui-Gon blocked the blow from Davil that was meant to kill her.
NO!
Qui-Gon could not get himself killed! Not this way!
Not with it being her fault!
Lenna pulled herself up to where she could better view the duel, her heart clenching with worry. She fingered her lightsaber, which hung at her side. Lenna planted her hands on the ground and tried to stand.................and failed pitifully. Pain shot through her body at the effort. She fell breathlessly back to the cold ground.
As Qui-Gon was thrown against the tree, an idea occurred to Lenna. Her Master had always been easy to distract...at least easy to distract by her, that is.
She pulled the dagger from it's sheath in her boot. She looked up, her crystalline eyes determined and filled with resolve. She would end it. She would end it now.
She had to. There was simply no other option.
"Hey, MASTER!"Lenna yelled.
Lenna hurled the dagger at her Master with her last bit of strength and determination.
The dark Jedi turned, his face contorted in rage and irritation at being interrupted. Nicquon Davil turned.....to only catch a dagger in his chest.
* * * * * * * * *
The evil man staggered a few steps, then fell. "Worthless child....that is all you ever will be...worthless...."Davil wheezed out, then died.
Qui-Gon's vision cleared just as the dagger connected with Davil. He watched as the dark Jedi fell lifeless, murmuring his last words. Shock, as well as relief, blossomed through Qui- Gon's chest as he realized what had just happened.
Lenna had killed her former Master.
Qui-Gon crawled weakly over to Lenna, who was laying on the ground trembling. He pulled himself to her side and put an arm around her.
Lenna leaned against Qui-Gon's chest, trying to control the fact that her body was torn between retching and sobbing. Lenna abruptly peeled away from Qui-Gon's grasp, dry-heaving onto the grass. She clutched her stomach, which was now aching.
Qui-Gon pulled the hair from her face, sending her soothing energies until her stomach was through rebelling. Once her insides had stopped roiling, Lenna leaned bonelessly into Qui- Gon's arms.
"I'm s-sorry, Qui-Gon,"Lenna whispered, clutching his tunic as if afraid he would leave her.
"Sh...it's okay. That wasn't your fault,"Qui-Gon soothed.
Lenna shook her head. "Yes, it was,"she said, her breath hitching with a small sob, "when my Master came, it was for me....and also, I hurt you....."
"How so, young one?"Qui-Gon inquired, squeezing her shoulders gently in comfort.
"I didn't mean what I said..."Lenna said, her voice soft and broken.
Qui-Gon shook his head. "Words do not matter. You were upset. The words were uncalled for, but they were irrelevant."
Lenna sat there, silent. After a few moments, she whispered one muffled word from the folds of Qui-Gon's tunic, "Tired..."
"Then, rest, my little one. I will protect you,"Qui-Gon said, pulling his cloak around them.
Lenna nodded and fell into a deep sleep, this time not haunted by nightmares of the past, but blanketed Qui-Gon's caring and the security of the future.
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hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!!!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! REVIEWS ARE DESIRED AND APPRECIATED!! LOL!
Anywayz.....
signing out for now,
Lina Skye
Thanks to everyone else who reviewed!!! You people are what spur me on to write more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUTHOR's NOTE: This story is ALMOST coming to a close....let me know if you people would like a sequel or if you would like me to continue on......I'm sure I can think of some kind of peril for Qui-Gee to face in the future!!!!
Just email me or review with your comments on that!!!!
AnOTHER NOTE: If I do do a sequel, then it would have to be a short adventure...sadly, school begins for me soon...and I would have to focus on my never-ending supply of homework!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: *....*means character thoughts
//....//means telepathic messages
((....))means my thoughts on whatever just so happens to happen
~*~*~*~means flashback/dream
Ch. 4
Qui-Gon winced at the burning pain of his own wounds. He pulled the shrapnel from the deep gouges, clenching his jaw shut so that he would not cry out. The burns around the shrapnel throbbed. Their medical supplies had been incinerated in the explosion, so there was little he could do for himself or for Lenna.
All they could do was wait for the help they had summoned from the Temple to arrive.
The two Jedi just sat in a pained silence, looking at the fire of the makeshift campsite they had set up, trying to use the Force to ease their pain and heal themselves.
Lenna laid on her side. She had given up trying to find a comfortable position. The skin on her back was burnt beyond comfort. Her shirt had melted to her back, and she was not ready yet to touch that part of her injuries .
She vaguely wondered what would happen when her Master finally stopped toying with them. The Dark Jedi would probably gloat, then kill them both, making it agonizingly painful for the other to watch the first die.
Lenna shuddered. She did not want to have Qui-Gon go through that.
Qui-Gon put a hand on lightly Lenna's shoulder, wishing he could make the girl more comfortable.
"Lenna, is there anything I can do to help?"Qui-Gon asked, ever caring for his young friend, even as his own injuries were throbbing horribly.
"Qui-Gon....I want...no more,"she whispered, just wishing she could make all of her troubles disappear.
Qui-Gon shook his head. "Lenna, you have to face whatever problem is plaguing you. You can't close your eyes and make everything disappear. You can't run.
Sooner or later, you have to face your fears,"Qui-Gon said, his voice firm, yet understanding.
Lenna looked up, her crystalline eyes flashing.
"How can you say that? You have no idea what I've been through! You don't know what it feels like to be loved one day, then thrown aside and betrayed the next," Lenna said, her voice rising along with her anger, "You have no idea, Qui-Gon Jinn, how it feels to have your life fall apart before your very eyes and have your own Master draw his lightsaber on you with an intent to kill!!!!"
Lenna stopped for a moment, her eyes wide and hurt.
"Then, just when you think you can fade out of existence in the monotony of Temple life, that little troll, Yoda thinks he can force me out into the galaxy by sticking me with a young, strange, incompetent substitute Master—"Lenna stopped.
She regretted the words as soon as they exited her mouth.
She did not want to hurt Qui-Gon, who had cared for her and drug her out of her thick shell into the galaxy.
Qui-Gon arched an eyebrow and stayed silent. He nodded, but gave no rebuke for her outright disrespect.
Suddenly, a deep, booming laugh shattered the silence that had abruptly settled over the campsite.
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna tensed as she heard the cynical laugh of her Master. The tall, muscular man stepped from the shadows, looking eerily dangerous in the firelight.
"Well, well, well, Padawan. It seems that you have gotten yourself into a bit of trouble,"Nicquon Davil said, his deep voice resonating through the forest.
Lenna recoiled physically closer to Qui-Gon, unconsciously seeking the shelter he had provided since she had met him. Qui-Gon put a hand on her shoulder, putting aside all harsh words she had said earlier. Petty arguments did not matter when someone he cared for was being threatened.
"Ah, my little one, it seems you have found a new friend.....it is too bad he has to suffer the same horribly painful fate as you, death.................unless you join me,"Davil said coldly.
Qui-Gon stood in a fluid motion, ignoring the pain in his leg and side. "You no longer have the privilege to call her Padawan, much less be in her presence. Leave,"Qui-Gon said, his voice firm and filled with authority.
The dark Jedi arched an eyebrow. "And who is to stop me from harming her? You? You have no chance against my power."
"If I must, yes, I will stop you,"Qui-Gon said, his voice soft and holding an edge.
"Well, then, I suppose I must kill you, also..........not that there was anything to stop me from doing that in the first place, but you just gave me a nice incentive to do so,"Nicquon Davil said, pulling his lightsaber from his belt.
Lenna pulled herself into a half-sitting position. "No, please....don't hurt him. You can do whatever you want to me...just don't hurt Qui-Gon. He has nothing to do with us,"Lenna interrupted, her plea barely above a murmur.
Qui-Gon turned, his midnight blue eyes wide. Nicquon Davil merely smiled cruelly.
The dark Jedi strode over to Lenna. He looked down at the slender frame of his former Padawan, his eyes glittering coldly. "So be it,"he said, raising his lightsaber above his head.
Lenna closed her eyes and prepared for death as she heard the sound of the lightsaber coming down. A moment later, she opened her eyes as she felt no flash of pain and heard the clash of two sabers.
Qui-Gon's green blade held Davil's lightsaber up, shielding Lenna. The dark Jedi whirled, his eyes flashing angrily at being denied killing his ex-Padawan.
"You could have had a quick death, boy, but instead, you chose to 'protect' that worthless child,"he growled, lunging at Qui-Gon.
Qui-Gon sidestepped and parried the blow. "I guess I'll have to set my priorities straight once Lenna and I return to the Temple,"Qui-Gon replied evenly, his voice laced with sarcasm.
"Well, that's too bad you won't be doing that,"the dark Jedi roared, throwing an abrupt Force blow at Qui-Gon.
The powerful blow took Qui-Gon by surprise, throwing him backwards into a tree with bone crushing force. Spots exploded before Qui-Gon's eyes as he connected with the tree. His lightsaber fell uselessly 10 meters away from him to his right.
The dark Jedi strode over to Qui-Gon, his lightsaber angled down at the fallen Jedi's throat, "I know quite a few interesting, torturous things to do with a lightsaber......and possibly, I could show you at least half of them........Now, foolish Jedi, you will die."
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna gasped with a mix of relief and horror as Qui-Gon blocked the blow from Davil that was meant to kill her.
NO!
Qui-Gon could not get himself killed! Not this way!
Not with it being her fault!
Lenna pulled herself up to where she could better view the duel, her heart clenching with worry. She fingered her lightsaber, which hung at her side. Lenna planted her hands on the ground and tried to stand.................and failed pitifully. Pain shot through her body at the effort. She fell breathlessly back to the cold ground.
As Qui-Gon was thrown against the tree, an idea occurred to Lenna. Her Master had always been easy to distract...at least easy to distract by her, that is.
She pulled the dagger from it's sheath in her boot. She looked up, her crystalline eyes determined and filled with resolve. She would end it. She would end it now.
She had to. There was simply no other option.
"Hey, MASTER!"Lenna yelled.
Lenna hurled the dagger at her Master with her last bit of strength and determination.
The dark Jedi turned, his face contorted in rage and irritation at being interrupted. Nicquon Davil turned.....to only catch a dagger in his chest.
* * * * * * * * *
The evil man staggered a few steps, then fell. "Worthless child....that is all you ever will be...worthless...."Davil wheezed out, then died.
Qui-Gon's vision cleared just as the dagger connected with Davil. He watched as the dark Jedi fell lifeless, murmuring his last words. Shock, as well as relief, blossomed through Qui- Gon's chest as he realized what had just happened.
Lenna had killed her former Master.
Qui-Gon crawled weakly over to Lenna, who was laying on the ground trembling. He pulled himself to her side and put an arm around her.
Lenna leaned against Qui-Gon's chest, trying to control the fact that her body was torn between retching and sobbing. Lenna abruptly peeled away from Qui-Gon's grasp, dry-heaving onto the grass. She clutched her stomach, which was now aching.
Qui-Gon pulled the hair from her face, sending her soothing energies until her stomach was through rebelling. Once her insides had stopped roiling, Lenna leaned bonelessly into Qui- Gon's arms.
"I'm s-sorry, Qui-Gon,"Lenna whispered, clutching his tunic as if afraid he would leave her.
"Sh...it's okay. That wasn't your fault,"Qui-Gon soothed.
Lenna shook her head. "Yes, it was,"she said, her breath hitching with a small sob, "when my Master came, it was for me....and also, I hurt you....."
"How so, young one?"Qui-Gon inquired, squeezing her shoulders gently in comfort.
"I didn't mean what I said..."Lenna said, her voice soft and broken.
Qui-Gon shook his head. "Words do not matter. You were upset. The words were uncalled for, but they were irrelevant."
Lenna sat there, silent. After a few moments, she whispered one muffled word from the folds of Qui-Gon's tunic, "Tired..."
"Then, rest, my little one. I will protect you,"Qui-Gon said, pulling his cloak around them.
Lenna nodded and fell into a deep sleep, this time not haunted by nightmares of the past, but blanketed Qui-Gon's caring and the security of the future.
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hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!!!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! REVIEWS ARE DESIRED AND APPRECIATED!! LOL!
Anywayz.....
signing out for now,
Lina Skye