~At the same time, in another galaxy system~
"Darien, I'm scared. Lita's losing a lot of blood, and our masters haven't returned yet. What are we going to do?" Serena yelled, tears now falling freely from her beautiful blue eyes. Darien looked up through jet black bangs and sighed.
"Please, just stay calm, Serena, okay? I can't handle Lita's wound and your crying at the same time," he answered slightly frustrated.
Serena suddenly stopped crying and looked back at him slightly confused. //He called me Serena. He's never called me that, even when we first met...// She watched as Darien carefully bandaged Lita's leg with part of his tunic. She stared at his strong masculine hands wrapping her friend's leg. Lita stirred from her unconsciousness and blinked twice before looking up at two concerned faces.
"Lita! You're awake!" Serena screamed as she sat next to her and Darien on the cold ground.
"Once again, Meatball Head, your powers of observation never cease to amaze me," Darien said trying to lighten the mood. Serena rolled her eyes and smacked him lightly on the chest. //That sure lasted long..//
"Oh shut up. How are you feeling Leets?" Serena asked her friend. Lita's head was resting on Darien's knee and she still looked out of it.
"Ummm.. I'm okay I guess. What happened?" Lita said slightly confused at her current position.
"You were attacked by a turbo droid. The masters told us to say here with you until they got help and fought off most of the droids. You got hit in the shin and you've lost a bit of blood, but I've got it mostly under control," Darien told Lita.
Lita smiled weakly then balled her right hand into a fist. "If I ever get my hands on that droid that did this, I'll give it a little taste of what Jedi Lita can do..."
Serena and Darien laughed at their friend's aggressiveness, even with her condition. Lita had always been the strongest out of Serena's group of friends. Master Andrina, Lita's master, had taught her a wide variety of martial arts. Although Lita was very skilled at her lightsabre, she usually preferred hand to hand combat. Another unusual trait of Lita's was that she loved thunder storms. She would sit outside in the rain and watch the lightning dance across the sky. It was almost peaceful to her.
"Look! I think Master Bunta's coming back!" Darien yelled, carefully placing Lita in Serena's lap then running towards his master.
"Darien! Serena! How is Lita doing?" asked the tall greying man when he reached them.
"I'm much better, thanks to your padawan, Master Bunta," Lita said weakly, but smiled.
"I'm so glad. However, I'm afraid to inform you that you will have to return with your master, Lita. We have already made arrangements for you two to leave tonight. That leg of yours needs some serious medical attention. We have sent a message to the Temple and a ship should be here to pick you two up any moment now. Ah, there is Master Andrina now!" He finished, looking at the short female figure walking towards them.
"Master Andrina!" Lita yelled hugging her master.
"Oh Lita, I'm so glad you are okay. Master Bunta told you right?" her master replied.
"Yes. He just finished telling us."
Serena and Darien looked at each other then Darien asked, "Master Bunta, what about Jedi Serena and I? Are we all going to stay on this planet?"
His master nodded. "Master Luna is due back any minute. She just had to finish our transmission with the Temple."
"How long are we going to be here for then?" Serena asked.
"We are not sure. but with the ship's damages, I expect the earliest to be in 5 or 6 days. Until then, we have to stay here and fight any unwelcome visitors, if you catch my drift," Master Bunta said in a serious tone.
Both padawans nodded and returned their attention to Lita and her master. She was now asleep in her master's lap. Suddenly, overhead, the sound of engines could be heard.
"Well, looks like your ride is here!" Master Andrina said picking up her padawan and walking toward the landing ship.
"May the Force be with you!" the remaining people yelled at her.
She thanked them and boarded the ship. As they watched them leave, Serena felt a light tap on her shoulder.
"Luna! You're safe!" Serena squealed as she hugged her master.
"Yes, Serena. I'm fine."
Darien watched as Serena hugged her master. He almost laughed at how
emotional she had gotten. //It's still a mystery to me how a girl like
that, could ever be a Jedi...// he thought as they all walked back to their
ship for the night.