Luke and Anja stood next to the 'Shadow Chaser' talking about what they had learned. "Do you think he'll take Anakin to Telos?" Anja asked. "Or hide somewhere else?" "I don't know," Luke said. "But I have this feeling that he will take Anakin to Telos sometime."
Just then Lando and the five young Jedi walked up. "Did you learn anything useful or helpful," Jacen asked hopefully. "As a matter of fact, yes," Luke said. "Come aboard and we'll tell you."
Boba Fett guided his ship down to the surface of the fifth least populated world of the Hapes Cluster. He hoped he could find a clue here. He landed and disembarked. He started a search, circling out. About two miles away he found a ship. It was completely empty and looked like it had been abandoned about, two days. He looked around and found a half covered trail of footprints. He followed them until he came to a small clearing. It looked like a ship had been there some time within the past few days. He searched the ground carefully and was rewarded when he found a small holographic message. It was to Anakin from his parents. 'Well,' he thought. 'At least I know he's alive and probably not hurt too badly.'
Anakin sat in the dark cargo hold thinking...wondering...hoping. He was surprised to feel something wet fall on his hand, and he realized he was crying. He was so cold and tired, and his mind felt like jelly. He couldn't think properly and he was so homesick. He longed for his own comfortable room at the Jedi Academy, and the friendly smile of his Uncle Luke. He longed for the Jedi training and Tionnes lessons, when she would sing. Most of all, he longed for Jacen and Jaina. For their familiar faces and fond smiles. He longed to be with them right now, to let them know that he was okay. He closed his eyes and drew upon the force. He could feel it move through him and around him. He concentrated with all his might. Reaching out with the force, he called out to Jacen and Jaina, sending them a mental message. "I'm all right. I don't know where I am, but I'm okay." He relaxed and slumped against the wall. He was so tired but he couldn't sleep, and he was now aware of the deep throbbing of his cheek. He reached up adn gingerly touched the bruise. He hoped he had gotten throught to his brother and sister. He wished he could be with them right now, enfolded in a hug between both of them. He sighed and leaned back against the wall. "Please find me soon," he whispered to himself. "I don't think I can stay calm much longer, then I'll be doing exactly what this strange man wants me to."
Jaina suddenly sat bolt upright. She couldn't believe it. "Anakin," her mind cried out. "Where are you?" The next minute, Zekk hurried in. "What's wrong? Are you all right?" he asked, worriedly. "Yes, I'm fine. I just got a message from Anakin. He's okay," she answered, tears of joy streaming down her face. "That's great," Zekk cried. "Let's go tell Master Skywalker and the others.
Jacen was in the cargo hold when all of a sudden he felt Anakin's message. "You're all right," he whispered. "You're all right." He ran out of the cargo hold yelling. "Uncle Luke, Uncle Luke. Anakin's okay. He told me he's okay." Luke starred at his nephew for a second. "When?" he asked. "Just a minute ago. He sent a message and said that he's okay." Luke smiled at Jacen. "I'm..." The comlink crackled. "Uncle Luke, Anakin's okay." Jaina's excited voice came over the comlink. "Yes, I know," Luke said. "Jacen also received a message. So, we know Anakin is all right, but where is he?"
Han Solo starred at his wife. "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was going to tell you, but I was so tired I completely forgot," he said. "How much are you paying him." she asked, giving him a wry smile. He hesitated only a fraction of a second. "Four-thousand, fifty," he answered. "Well, at least with Boba Fett on our side, we'll find Anakin alot faster. I hope he's all right." Leia said, giving Han a hug. "I hope he's all right."
Just then Lando and the five young Jedi walked up. "Did you learn anything useful or helpful," Jacen asked hopefully. "As a matter of fact, yes," Luke said. "Come aboard and we'll tell you."
Boba Fett guided his ship down to the surface of the fifth least populated world of the Hapes Cluster. He hoped he could find a clue here. He landed and disembarked. He started a search, circling out. About two miles away he found a ship. It was completely empty and looked like it had been abandoned about, two days. He looked around and found a half covered trail of footprints. He followed them until he came to a small clearing. It looked like a ship had been there some time within the past few days. He searched the ground carefully and was rewarded when he found a small holographic message. It was to Anakin from his parents. 'Well,' he thought. 'At least I know he's alive and probably not hurt too badly.'
Anakin sat in the dark cargo hold thinking...wondering...hoping. He was surprised to feel something wet fall on his hand, and he realized he was crying. He was so cold and tired, and his mind felt like jelly. He couldn't think properly and he was so homesick. He longed for his own comfortable room at the Jedi Academy, and the friendly smile of his Uncle Luke. He longed for the Jedi training and Tionnes lessons, when she would sing. Most of all, he longed for Jacen and Jaina. For their familiar faces and fond smiles. He longed to be with them right now, to let them know that he was okay. He closed his eyes and drew upon the force. He could feel it move through him and around him. He concentrated with all his might. Reaching out with the force, he called out to Jacen and Jaina, sending them a mental message. "I'm all right. I don't know where I am, but I'm okay." He relaxed and slumped against the wall. He was so tired but he couldn't sleep, and he was now aware of the deep throbbing of his cheek. He reached up adn gingerly touched the bruise. He hoped he had gotten throught to his brother and sister. He wished he could be with them right now, enfolded in a hug between both of them. He sighed and leaned back against the wall. "Please find me soon," he whispered to himself. "I don't think I can stay calm much longer, then I'll be doing exactly what this strange man wants me to."
Jaina suddenly sat bolt upright. She couldn't believe it. "Anakin," her mind cried out. "Where are you?" The next minute, Zekk hurried in. "What's wrong? Are you all right?" he asked, worriedly. "Yes, I'm fine. I just got a message from Anakin. He's okay," she answered, tears of joy streaming down her face. "That's great," Zekk cried. "Let's go tell Master Skywalker and the others.
Jacen was in the cargo hold when all of a sudden he felt Anakin's message. "You're all right," he whispered. "You're all right." He ran out of the cargo hold yelling. "Uncle Luke, Uncle Luke. Anakin's okay. He told me he's okay." Luke starred at his nephew for a second. "When?" he asked. "Just a minute ago. He sent a message and said that he's okay." Luke smiled at Jacen. "I'm..." The comlink crackled. "Uncle Luke, Anakin's okay." Jaina's excited voice came over the comlink. "Yes, I know," Luke said. "Jacen also received a message. So, we know Anakin is all right, but where is he?"
Han Solo starred at his wife. "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was going to tell you, but I was so tired I completely forgot," he said. "How much are you paying him." she asked, giving him a wry smile. He hesitated only a fraction of a second. "Four-thousand, fifty," he answered. "Well, at least with Boba Fett on our side, we'll find Anakin alot faster. I hope he's all right." Leia said, giving Han a hug. "I hope he's all right."