*Sorry it took so long to write the next part, it's spring break, and I had trouble finding a computer, because I don't have one of my own. Thank you for all who have reviewed my stories, you make me want to write more and more.
Part VI:
Atop one of the only grassy hills left on the planet of Courascant that over looked the Jedi temple stood She-ar-ah. Her purple hair whipped in the wind, and she was getting cold. She was waiting for Obi Wan to come and take her away from the life she had grown to despise. A part of her wondered how she could be so selfish in taking Obi Wan from everything he loved, but she couldn't live her life as a Jedi anymore. She glanced at her wrist chrono, and looked towards the temple. 'Where is he' she thought to herself. 'He said he'd be here as soon as he talked to Qui Gon, but that was over three hours ago. Gods, Qui Gon probably isn't taking this too well.' She was worried how Obi Wan would handle their decision. She knew that his life had always been dedicated to the Jedi, how was he going to handle a new life? She wasn't sure. Suddenly she became aware of another presence, but it wasn't Obi Wan. Quickly she turned around, and found Mace Windu staring at her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, very coldly.
"I come here to meditate on occasion." Mace answered calmly.
"Why?" She continued to treat him with disrespect.
"I sometimes come here to get away from certain green council members." Mace smiled. He noticed her bags. "You leaving us padawan She-ar-ah?"
She looked at her bags. "I don't have much of a choice now do I?"
"I'm doing my best to keep you here." Mace answered in a pleasant tone.
"I didn't ask you too. I wouldn't stay even if the council begged me." She drew her attention to the temple.
"If you despise us so much, then why are you still here little one?" Mace asked, while meeting her gaze.
"I'm waiting for someone."
"Obi Wan won't be coming." Mace explained to her.
She-ar-ah looked at him. "What? How did you..."
"You're not that good a lyer She-ar-ah." Mace turned her towards him. "Does he know about the child yet?"
Tears came to her eyes. "No." One tear escaped, Mace whipped it away.
"I think it's best that we don't tell him." Mace said in an understanding tone. It could disrupt his training."
She-ar-ah looked at him. "But, he's coming with me; we're leaving the order."
Mace sighed. "He's not coming She-ar-ah"
She moved away from him. "What? Where is he?"
"He's headed for Naboo."
What they did not know was Tahl was also on the hill; she was listening to their conversation.
"Naboo? Wait...no, he promised." She became very confused.
"He had a mission to complete."
She-ar-ah looked at Mace with anger in her eyes. "You tricked him."
"She-ar-ah, Obi Wan's destiny lies without you."
"You used him, you used his dedication, to get what the council wanted." She grew more enraged.
"Obi Wan knows his place She-ar-ah."
"How dare you use him like that...just like you used him to give me that message of yours."
"I wondered if you got that." Mace looked at the ground.
"How dare you tell me that. Couldn't you have died without telling me that?" Tears fell from her eyes.
"She-ar-ah, I needed to tell you, I figured you were old enough now." He moved towards her.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I was following the code." He moved in to hug her, she cried on his shoulder. "Just like Obi Wan is right now." He added.
She stopped, and slowly pulled out her light dagger; swiftly she thrust it into Mace's side, he called out in pain. "Yeah, well fuck the code, fuck the Jedi...and most of all fuck you." She pulled the dagger out, and he fell to the ground. "And you can tell Obi Wan that goes for him as well." With that, she left.
"She-ar-ah?" Tahl called as she walked past.
"Get out of my way old woman."
***
As she walked through the streets of Courascant, she pulled her robe tight around her. She was on the lower levels, and they really weren't the best place for females to be. She looked around at her surroundings, she didn't know where to go, and she felt so lost. 'How could he do this to me?' She thought to herself. She had been walking for about 12 hours, and she was exhausted, and starving. She found herself in front of a cafe, and her stomach growled. 'Well, I can't go on like this.' Walking inside, she found an older man sitting in the corner, she approached him.
"Hello." He said as she walked up to him.
"You will give me your money." She said, waving her hand in front of him.
The man smiled, "you're very strong in the force."
"How did you know?" She asked, startled.
"Let's just say, I'm familiar with the Jedi." The man stated. He motioned for her to join him, she did. He handed her some food, which she gladly ate. "You've left the Jedi?" She nodded. "Let me guess...you shamed the code? Fell in love perhaps."
She stared at him in awe. "That's amazing."
"Padawan She-ar-ah, right?"
"Yes..." She was beginning to feel creeped out.
"Senator Palpatine." He extended his hand, she took it. "A pleasure to see you again." He kissed her hand.
"Senator Palpatine? Senator for Naboo right?" He nodded. "How did you remember me? Most people in the Senate see us as soldiers, they only know Master Yoda, or ...master Windu."
"One of the many problems with the Senate right now my dear; I learn the Jedi's names, well as many as I can, because I feel the Jedi are very important to this Galaxy."
"You seem to know a lot about the Jedi code, how is that?"
"I'm force sensitive." He answered in a low voice.
"How can that be? Why aren't you with the order."
"I followed my emotions, decided I'd rather be human than a weapon." Palpatine looked at her with compassion in his eyes. "I found a way to use the force, while still having feelings; plus I've come to find it is even more powerful to use the force this way."
She-ar-ah's eyes grew wide. "The dark side?"
"That's what the council calls it." He answered, looking into her eyes.
"But I thought the dark side was evil."
"Imagine She-ar-ah, having the force, but being able to feel, to love."
Tears escaped from her eyes, he whipped them away. "It's been so long since I've felt anything." She confessed.
He held her face. "Come with me child, I will show you the way."
With that she followed the man to her new destiny.
**
Obi Wan Kenobi sat in his seat on the Naboo Cruiser; he had a very bad felling about what was going to happen. His head was reeling from the different emotions dancing through his subconscious. He was so angry with his master; he had a hard time keeping it in check. How could his master just toss him aside like that? What was so important about this boy, Qui Gon just disregarded 13 years of master/padawan relationship. How long had Obi Wan waited to hear those words uttered from Qui Gon's mouth "Obi Wan is ready." 'But gods, not like that.' He sat in the cockpit, hoping that Qui Gon would stay with the queen. Obi Wan had avoided talking with his master, and he knew that Qui Gon could sense how much he had been hurt. Suddenly his thoughts returned to She-ar-ah. 'Oh gods! I forgot!' Suddenly he felt like a pile of fodder. He tried to contact her through their bond.
/She-ar-ah?/ But he received no answer. /She-ar-ah?/ Still no answer. He could tell that she was blocking him out of her mind, and this made him feel ten times worse. Suddenly his thoughts were broken by the voice of the pilot.
"I have one ship on my scope." He said.
Obi Wan turned his attention to the scanner. "It's a droid control ship."
Another voice spoke up. "They've probably spotted us." Captain Panaka stated.
Obi Wan swallowed. "We haven't much time."
Part VI:
Atop one of the only grassy hills left on the planet of Courascant that over looked the Jedi temple stood She-ar-ah. Her purple hair whipped in the wind, and she was getting cold. She was waiting for Obi Wan to come and take her away from the life she had grown to despise. A part of her wondered how she could be so selfish in taking Obi Wan from everything he loved, but she couldn't live her life as a Jedi anymore. She glanced at her wrist chrono, and looked towards the temple. 'Where is he' she thought to herself. 'He said he'd be here as soon as he talked to Qui Gon, but that was over three hours ago. Gods, Qui Gon probably isn't taking this too well.' She was worried how Obi Wan would handle their decision. She knew that his life had always been dedicated to the Jedi, how was he going to handle a new life? She wasn't sure. Suddenly she became aware of another presence, but it wasn't Obi Wan. Quickly she turned around, and found Mace Windu staring at her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, very coldly.
"I come here to meditate on occasion." Mace answered calmly.
"Why?" She continued to treat him with disrespect.
"I sometimes come here to get away from certain green council members." Mace smiled. He noticed her bags. "You leaving us padawan She-ar-ah?"
She looked at her bags. "I don't have much of a choice now do I?"
"I'm doing my best to keep you here." Mace answered in a pleasant tone.
"I didn't ask you too. I wouldn't stay even if the council begged me." She drew her attention to the temple.
"If you despise us so much, then why are you still here little one?" Mace asked, while meeting her gaze.
"I'm waiting for someone."
"Obi Wan won't be coming." Mace explained to her.
She-ar-ah looked at him. "What? How did you..."
"You're not that good a lyer She-ar-ah." Mace turned her towards him. "Does he know about the child yet?"
Tears came to her eyes. "No." One tear escaped, Mace whipped it away.
"I think it's best that we don't tell him." Mace said in an understanding tone. It could disrupt his training."
She-ar-ah looked at him. "But, he's coming with me; we're leaving the order."
Mace sighed. "He's not coming She-ar-ah"
She moved away from him. "What? Where is he?"
"He's headed for Naboo."
What they did not know was Tahl was also on the hill; she was listening to their conversation.
"Naboo? Wait...no, he promised." She became very confused.
"He had a mission to complete."
She-ar-ah looked at Mace with anger in her eyes. "You tricked him."
"She-ar-ah, Obi Wan's destiny lies without you."
"You used him, you used his dedication, to get what the council wanted." She grew more enraged.
"Obi Wan knows his place She-ar-ah."
"How dare you use him like that...just like you used him to give me that message of yours."
"I wondered if you got that." Mace looked at the ground.
"How dare you tell me that. Couldn't you have died without telling me that?" Tears fell from her eyes.
"She-ar-ah, I needed to tell you, I figured you were old enough now." He moved towards her.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I was following the code." He moved in to hug her, she cried on his shoulder. "Just like Obi Wan is right now." He added.
She stopped, and slowly pulled out her light dagger; swiftly she thrust it into Mace's side, he called out in pain. "Yeah, well fuck the code, fuck the Jedi...and most of all fuck you." She pulled the dagger out, and he fell to the ground. "And you can tell Obi Wan that goes for him as well." With that, she left.
"She-ar-ah?" Tahl called as she walked past.
"Get out of my way old woman."
***
As she walked through the streets of Courascant, she pulled her robe tight around her. She was on the lower levels, and they really weren't the best place for females to be. She looked around at her surroundings, she didn't know where to go, and she felt so lost. 'How could he do this to me?' She thought to herself. She had been walking for about 12 hours, and she was exhausted, and starving. She found herself in front of a cafe, and her stomach growled. 'Well, I can't go on like this.' Walking inside, she found an older man sitting in the corner, she approached him.
"Hello." He said as she walked up to him.
"You will give me your money." She said, waving her hand in front of him.
The man smiled, "you're very strong in the force."
"How did you know?" She asked, startled.
"Let's just say, I'm familiar with the Jedi." The man stated. He motioned for her to join him, she did. He handed her some food, which she gladly ate. "You've left the Jedi?" She nodded. "Let me guess...you shamed the code? Fell in love perhaps."
She stared at him in awe. "That's amazing."
"Padawan She-ar-ah, right?"
"Yes..." She was beginning to feel creeped out.
"Senator Palpatine." He extended his hand, she took it. "A pleasure to see you again." He kissed her hand.
"Senator Palpatine? Senator for Naboo right?" He nodded. "How did you remember me? Most people in the Senate see us as soldiers, they only know Master Yoda, or ...master Windu."
"One of the many problems with the Senate right now my dear; I learn the Jedi's names, well as many as I can, because I feel the Jedi are very important to this Galaxy."
"You seem to know a lot about the Jedi code, how is that?"
"I'm force sensitive." He answered in a low voice.
"How can that be? Why aren't you with the order."
"I followed my emotions, decided I'd rather be human than a weapon." Palpatine looked at her with compassion in his eyes. "I found a way to use the force, while still having feelings; plus I've come to find it is even more powerful to use the force this way."
She-ar-ah's eyes grew wide. "The dark side?"
"That's what the council calls it." He answered, looking into her eyes.
"But I thought the dark side was evil."
"Imagine She-ar-ah, having the force, but being able to feel, to love."
Tears escaped from her eyes, he whipped them away. "It's been so long since I've felt anything." She confessed.
He held her face. "Come with me child, I will show you the way."
With that she followed the man to her new destiny.
**
Obi Wan Kenobi sat in his seat on the Naboo Cruiser; he had a very bad felling about what was going to happen. His head was reeling from the different emotions dancing through his subconscious. He was so angry with his master; he had a hard time keeping it in check. How could his master just toss him aside like that? What was so important about this boy, Qui Gon just disregarded 13 years of master/padawan relationship. How long had Obi Wan waited to hear those words uttered from Qui Gon's mouth "Obi Wan is ready." 'But gods, not like that.' He sat in the cockpit, hoping that Qui Gon would stay with the queen. Obi Wan had avoided talking with his master, and he knew that Qui Gon could sense how much he had been hurt. Suddenly his thoughts returned to She-ar-ah. 'Oh gods! I forgot!' Suddenly he felt like a pile of fodder. He tried to contact her through their bond.
/She-ar-ah?/ But he received no answer. /She-ar-ah?/ Still no answer. He could tell that she was blocking him out of her mind, and this made him feel ten times worse. Suddenly his thoughts were broken by the voice of the pilot.
"I have one ship on my scope." He said.
Obi Wan turned his attention to the scanner. "It's a droid control ship."
Another voice spoke up. "They've probably spotted us." Captain Panaka stated.
Obi Wan swallowed. "We haven't much time."