Part 2
Obi-Wan finally reached Master Skyla's quarters. /Well, at least I'm staying
with her instead of with Master Windu!/ Obi-Wan had considered the idea of
staying with Mace, but then he shuddered at the thought. He really didn't
wanted to spend an entire week with a Master whose favorite TV show was the
Holo-Tubbies!
The small Padawan reached up and pressed the door chime, then waited. And
waited. And waited. He pressed it again, but with the same results.
"Master Skyla?" he called from outside. He pressed his ear to the door in
order to see if he could hear anything, anything at all. But all he heard
was silence. /What's going on in there?/ he thought, a little confused.
Master Skyla was supposed to have been at home waiting for him. He had
received her message inviting him over only a short while ago.
Leaving his bag on the floor, he concentrated and used the Force to try and
open the door. After a few seconds, the door's magnetic lock clicked and the
door slid open. He slowly stepped inside, taking in the entire livingroom
area. He looked for something, anything, that may had been out of order. But
everything was in its place. Even more confounding was that everything was
clean and in complete order.
Frowning, he called out again. "Master Skyla? Are you in here?"
No one answered. He turned and then lightly jogged in the direction of
Skyla's bedroom. /Maybe she's asleep./
Opening the door, he looked inside. The room was completely bathed in
darkness. He looked blindly for the light switch with his right hand, but as
he touched the controls, he felt a hand land on his shoulder.
"Ah!", he shouted, startled, as he jumped around to face the hand's owner. He
was relieved to see Master Skyla standing in front of him. "Master Skyla!"
he exclaimed, breathing heavily while at the same time placing a hand over
his heart and smiling, "You really scared me!"
But it appeared that Master Skyla had not considered the situation funny at
all. Her always soft and kind features now appeared stern and severe. And
she looked very angry. Obi-Wan also noticed something out place with her
eyes, they looked lifeless, cold...
"Who let you in?" she asked sharply.
The young man looked at her in surprise. "N-nobody, Master...I-I...," he
stammered before he was again cut by Skyla's sharp voice.
"Then, why did you enter?"
Obi-Wan frowned confused, "I...it-the door chime...nobody answered, so I
thought that something might have happened..."
"Nothing happened, Padawan Kenobi. Now go to your room and don't come out
until I tell you!" Skyla ordered in an icy tone. She then turned to head
back to the kitchen.
"B-but...," Obi-Wan's words were cut by an unexpected back-handed slap that
cut across his cheek.
The Creche Master glared at him, blazing fire in her cold eyes. "That was an
order, Padawan Kenobi, not a suggestion!"
Obi-Wan couldn't believe what had just happened. Had Master Skyla really hit
him? He looked up at the Master, pain and confusion written on his young
face, seeking answers. But, as he looked into the Master's menacing eyes, he
knew there would be none. Instead, he felt a strange wave of fear run down
his spine, making him shudder. He knew better than to argue further.
Lowering his head, he nodded quickly, still holding his stinging cheek, and
almost ran into his room.
Once inside, Obi-Wan heard noises coming from behind the door, followed by a
low 'beep'. He looked at the control pad located to the side of the door, and
noticed a tiny red flashing light blinking above the buttons.
/What the...?/ he approached the pad to get a closer look. Next to the red
light he found a little screen with the word "LOCKED" written on it.
Then, realization hit him. Skyla had locked him in his room! This was far
too weird! Why was Master Skyla acting so strangely towards him?
Obi-Wan felt a sudden strange taste in his mouth. He went quickly to the
room's small bathroom, looked in the mirror, and found that his lower lip was
bleeding. The strange taste was his own blood!
This was not good.
Obi-Wan finally reached Master Skyla's quarters. /Well, at least I'm staying
with her instead of with Master Windu!/ Obi-Wan had considered the idea of
staying with Mace, but then he shuddered at the thought. He really didn't
wanted to spend an entire week with a Master whose favorite TV show was the
Holo-Tubbies!
The small Padawan reached up and pressed the door chime, then waited. And
waited. And waited. He pressed it again, but with the same results.
"Master Skyla?" he called from outside. He pressed his ear to the door in
order to see if he could hear anything, anything at all. But all he heard
was silence. /What's going on in there?/ he thought, a little confused.
Master Skyla was supposed to have been at home waiting for him. He had
received her message inviting him over only a short while ago.
Leaving his bag on the floor, he concentrated and used the Force to try and
open the door. After a few seconds, the door's magnetic lock clicked and the
door slid open. He slowly stepped inside, taking in the entire livingroom
area. He looked for something, anything, that may had been out of order. But
everything was in its place. Even more confounding was that everything was
clean and in complete order.
Frowning, he called out again. "Master Skyla? Are you in here?"
No one answered. He turned and then lightly jogged in the direction of
Skyla's bedroom. /Maybe she's asleep./
Opening the door, he looked inside. The room was completely bathed in
darkness. He looked blindly for the light switch with his right hand, but as
he touched the controls, he felt a hand land on his shoulder.
"Ah!", he shouted, startled, as he jumped around to face the hand's owner. He
was relieved to see Master Skyla standing in front of him. "Master Skyla!"
he exclaimed, breathing heavily while at the same time placing a hand over
his heart and smiling, "You really scared me!"
But it appeared that Master Skyla had not considered the situation funny at
all. Her always soft and kind features now appeared stern and severe. And
she looked very angry. Obi-Wan also noticed something out place with her
eyes, they looked lifeless, cold...
"Who let you in?" she asked sharply.
The young man looked at her in surprise. "N-nobody, Master...I-I...," he
stammered before he was again cut by Skyla's sharp voice.
"Then, why did you enter?"
Obi-Wan frowned confused, "I...it-the door chime...nobody answered, so I
thought that something might have happened..."
"Nothing happened, Padawan Kenobi. Now go to your room and don't come out
until I tell you!" Skyla ordered in an icy tone. She then turned to head
back to the kitchen.
"B-but...," Obi-Wan's words were cut by an unexpected back-handed slap that
cut across his cheek.
The Creche Master glared at him, blazing fire in her cold eyes. "That was an
order, Padawan Kenobi, not a suggestion!"
Obi-Wan couldn't believe what had just happened. Had Master Skyla really hit
him? He looked up at the Master, pain and confusion written on his young
face, seeking answers. But, as he looked into the Master's menacing eyes, he
knew there would be none. Instead, he felt a strange wave of fear run down
his spine, making him shudder. He knew better than to argue further.
Lowering his head, he nodded quickly, still holding his stinging cheek, and
almost ran into his room.
Once inside, Obi-Wan heard noises coming from behind the door, followed by a
low 'beep'. He looked at the control pad located to the side of the door, and
noticed a tiny red flashing light blinking above the buttons.
/What the...?/ he approached the pad to get a closer look. Next to the red
light he found a little screen with the word "LOCKED" written on it.
Then, realization hit him. Skyla had locked him in his room! This was far
too weird! Why was Master Skyla acting so strangely towards him?
Obi-Wan felt a sudden strange taste in his mouth. He went quickly to the
room's small bathroom, looked in the mirror, and found that his lower lip was
bleeding. The strange taste was his own blood!
This was not good.