Sorry it took so long, the computer's been messing up.
Obi-Wan and Roenni ran into Anakin's bedroom, to find him fighting a woman dressed in black. Somehow, both had lost their weapons and were fighting hand to hand. Obi-Wan quickly ignited his lightsaber while Roenni drew her blaster. The woman saw them and backed away.
"Leave! We don't want Jedi!" The she said as she leapt through the open window.
Obi-Wan ran to the window and looked down. He saw the woman run off into the night. He leaned his head back in.
"Anakin, did she say anything?"
"No." Anakin sounded a little shaken, "I was sleeping and suddenly I realized I couldn't breath. I opened my eyes and saw her standing over me, she was trying to suffocate me! Then I punched and we started fighting. I didn't have time to go for my lightsaber and she didn't appear to have a weapon."
"I see." Obi-Wan turned to Roenni, "Do you know of any group that would try to kill us?"
"Well, either side could. But the Melida seem a little more bloodthirsty. But I don't think the young would do this. The elders must have hired a merc to try to kill you."
"We must be extra cautious." Obi-Wan warned.
"Yeah." Anakin agreed. "So, I ain't so..."
"Aren't." Obi-Wan unconsciously corrected.
"I AREN'T so..."
"Grammar."
"Ok, fine. I AM NOT so tired anymore, so what are we going to do now?"
Roenni, barely holding back laughter, said, "I can still show you around Zehava, it's only 4 hours till nighttime."
"I'd like that." Obi-Wan said. Then he turned to Anakin, "Padawan?"
"Sure."
Roenni showed them around. Obi-Wan learned that Zehava had changed lots. All the Halls had guarded entrances. Almost every building was fixed, there was parks, restaurants, entertainment. They didn't talk about much, mostly just looked. Eventually, it got dark and Roenni took them back to the motel.
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The next day
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Obi-Wan and Anakin walked to the building where the meeting was to take place. When they walked inside, they saw two groups of people sitting on the opposite sides of the room. Neild was between them.
He looked up and saw them enter, "Hello! Now the meeting can began."
"I need to speak to you in private." Obi-Wan said.
"Ok."
They stepped outside the door and Obi-Wan said, "Anakin was attacked yesterday after we got to the motel. It was by a woman dressed all in black. I think she may be a mercenary."
"Did she say anything or give away which side hired her?"
"All she said was, "Leave. We don't want Jedi.". Then she jumped out the window and ran away."
"hmmm...which side do you think she was on?"
"Roenni said that the Melida seem more blood thirsty, but I don't know. I can't sense which side hired her."
Anakin spoke up, "I have a bad feeling about this."
"I do too." Obi-Wan agreed. "But lets get on with the meeting."
They walked back in and Neild announced that the meeting would start.
"Neither side has to decide anything today, in fact, I would like it if both sides thought about this a while." Obi-Wan said. "What would fighting bring? If you start a war, it will create more wars."
"No. But we must fight! The older Melida said that Neild is treating the Daan better " Shouted a Daan woman.
"Well he is!" Shouted an older Melida man.
"How? How is Neild treating the Daan better?" Obi-Wan asked before it got out of hand.
"Look at both sides of the city. Which side looks better? The Daan? Or the Melida?" A Daan man called.
"You're going to base a war on looks? Not only is that illogical, but think of what the Daan side will look like after the war." Obi-Wan said.
There was a moment of silence.
"And think, do you want to kill of your friends? Neighbors? Children?" Obi-Wan said.
"I don't want my children to die." Said a Daan woman.
"Me either." Said a Melida woman.
"Well, ok, the women can sit at home and us men will fight." Said an older Daan man.
"If the women have to stay home, then I'll stay with them. I will not have my son fight in a mindless war just to die." Said a Daan man.
Both groups then split into two, making four groups. The groups were: Melida who want to fight, Melida who don't want to fight, Daan who want to fight and Daan who don't want to fight.
"Why don't you discuss this among yourselves and we'll come to a final descion tomorrow." Obi-Wan suggested.
They agreed to that and they all left.
"What do you do now, Master?" Anakin asked as they walked.
"Now, we try to find out where the merc came from."
"Do you mean 'where' as in either from Melida or Daan?"
"No. The merc didn't come from Melida or Daan. She might be a Melida or a Daan, but her work is her own. I can sense it. She might not even be a merc. She might be a bounty hunter. Or just a citizen."
"Why do you think she wanted to kill me?"
"I think she was after both of us and decided to get you first because of your age."
"But I'm tall. That has to count for something."
"It does. But I'm still taller then you."
"Yeah. But I'm catching up." Anakin grinned.
"You won't catch up when I put you in a shrinking machine. "
Anakin laughed, "No, Master. Don't do that!"
Obi-Wan laughed evilly, "Mwahahaha!! You are my Padawan. You have to do everything I tell you."
"Do I really?"
"Yes."
"Oh, Master, what is your wish?" Anakin said with fake obediance.
Obi-Wan pretended to think. "hmmm... walk backwards."
Anakin turned around and walked backwards.
"Close your eyes."
Anakin closed his eyes.
Obi-Wan laughed, "Now use the Force to pick me up."
Anakin opened his eyes, "Hey! You're too big!"
"Close your eyes." Anakin closed his eyes. "Now pick me up. Remember what Master Yoda says? 'Size matters not.' "
"Ok."
"Oh, speaking of Yoda..." Obi-Wan smiled mischievously.
"Oh, oh." Anakin said.
"Talk like Yoda."
Anakin laughed, "Try I will to pick you up."
"Try not."
"Oh, yeah. Pick you up I will."
Anakin used the Force and picked up Obi-Wan. Just at that moment, Roenni walked around the corner and saw them. Obi-Wan put his finger to his lips, motioning to her to be quiet. She nodded, trying to suppress laughter.
"Heavy you are. Put you down now, can I?"
"Yeah, I guess."
Roenni walked behind him.
Anakin dropped Obi-Wan.
"ouch." Obi-Wan said as he landed on his butt.
"Sorry, Master." Anakin said in a voice that told him he was not sorry. "Open my eyes now, can I?"
"Yes, you can quit obeying me."
"Yiiiiiipppppiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!" Anakin yelled.
"I didn't mean that literally."
"Awwww..."
Suddenly, Roenni jumped at Anakin, "Boo!"
"Yeaaa..." Anakin jumped, reaching for his lightsaber. He had it out and activated before he realized it was only Roenni.
Obi-Wan and Roenni laughed.
"Oh, yeah. Ha, ha. Real funny." But he was laughing too.
Suddenly, the black fighter jumped out of nowhere.
"Now, you shall die." She said as she landed in front of the three.
Obi-Wan and Roenni ran into Anakin's bedroom, to find him fighting a woman dressed in black. Somehow, both had lost their weapons and were fighting hand to hand. Obi-Wan quickly ignited his lightsaber while Roenni drew her blaster. The woman saw them and backed away.
"Leave! We don't want Jedi!" The she said as she leapt through the open window.
Obi-Wan ran to the window and looked down. He saw the woman run off into the night. He leaned his head back in.
"Anakin, did she say anything?"
"No." Anakin sounded a little shaken, "I was sleeping and suddenly I realized I couldn't breath. I opened my eyes and saw her standing over me, she was trying to suffocate me! Then I punched and we started fighting. I didn't have time to go for my lightsaber and she didn't appear to have a weapon."
"I see." Obi-Wan turned to Roenni, "Do you know of any group that would try to kill us?"
"Well, either side could. But the Melida seem a little more bloodthirsty. But I don't think the young would do this. The elders must have hired a merc to try to kill you."
"We must be extra cautious." Obi-Wan warned.
"Yeah." Anakin agreed. "So, I ain't so..."
"Aren't." Obi-Wan unconsciously corrected.
"I AREN'T so..."
"Grammar."
"Ok, fine. I AM NOT so tired anymore, so what are we going to do now?"
Roenni, barely holding back laughter, said, "I can still show you around Zehava, it's only 4 hours till nighttime."
"I'd like that." Obi-Wan said. Then he turned to Anakin, "Padawan?"
"Sure."
Roenni showed them around. Obi-Wan learned that Zehava had changed lots. All the Halls had guarded entrances. Almost every building was fixed, there was parks, restaurants, entertainment. They didn't talk about much, mostly just looked. Eventually, it got dark and Roenni took them back to the motel.
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The next day
************
Obi-Wan and Anakin walked to the building where the meeting was to take place. When they walked inside, they saw two groups of people sitting on the opposite sides of the room. Neild was between them.
He looked up and saw them enter, "Hello! Now the meeting can began."
"I need to speak to you in private." Obi-Wan said.
"Ok."
They stepped outside the door and Obi-Wan said, "Anakin was attacked yesterday after we got to the motel. It was by a woman dressed all in black. I think she may be a mercenary."
"Did she say anything or give away which side hired her?"
"All she said was, "Leave. We don't want Jedi.". Then she jumped out the window and ran away."
"hmmm...which side do you think she was on?"
"Roenni said that the Melida seem more blood thirsty, but I don't know. I can't sense which side hired her."
Anakin spoke up, "I have a bad feeling about this."
"I do too." Obi-Wan agreed. "But lets get on with the meeting."
They walked back in and Neild announced that the meeting would start.
"Neither side has to decide anything today, in fact, I would like it if both sides thought about this a while." Obi-Wan said. "What would fighting bring? If you start a war, it will create more wars."
"No. But we must fight! The older Melida said that Neild is treating the Daan better " Shouted a Daan woman.
"Well he is!" Shouted an older Melida man.
"How? How is Neild treating the Daan better?" Obi-Wan asked before it got out of hand.
"Look at both sides of the city. Which side looks better? The Daan? Or the Melida?" A Daan man called.
"You're going to base a war on looks? Not only is that illogical, but think of what the Daan side will look like after the war." Obi-Wan said.
There was a moment of silence.
"And think, do you want to kill of your friends? Neighbors? Children?" Obi-Wan said.
"I don't want my children to die." Said a Daan woman.
"Me either." Said a Melida woman.
"Well, ok, the women can sit at home and us men will fight." Said an older Daan man.
"If the women have to stay home, then I'll stay with them. I will not have my son fight in a mindless war just to die." Said a Daan man.
Both groups then split into two, making four groups. The groups were: Melida who want to fight, Melida who don't want to fight, Daan who want to fight and Daan who don't want to fight.
"Why don't you discuss this among yourselves and we'll come to a final descion tomorrow." Obi-Wan suggested.
They agreed to that and they all left.
"What do you do now, Master?" Anakin asked as they walked.
"Now, we try to find out where the merc came from."
"Do you mean 'where' as in either from Melida or Daan?"
"No. The merc didn't come from Melida or Daan. She might be a Melida or a Daan, but her work is her own. I can sense it. She might not even be a merc. She might be a bounty hunter. Or just a citizen."
"Why do you think she wanted to kill me?"
"I think she was after both of us and decided to get you first because of your age."
"But I'm tall. That has to count for something."
"It does. But I'm still taller then you."
"Yeah. But I'm catching up." Anakin grinned.
"You won't catch up when I put you in a shrinking machine. "
Anakin laughed, "No, Master. Don't do that!"
Obi-Wan laughed evilly, "Mwahahaha!! You are my Padawan. You have to do everything I tell you."
"Do I really?"
"Yes."
"Oh, Master, what is your wish?" Anakin said with fake obediance.
Obi-Wan pretended to think. "hmmm... walk backwards."
Anakin turned around and walked backwards.
"Close your eyes."
Anakin closed his eyes.
Obi-Wan laughed, "Now use the Force to pick me up."
Anakin opened his eyes, "Hey! You're too big!"
"Close your eyes." Anakin closed his eyes. "Now pick me up. Remember what Master Yoda says? 'Size matters not.' "
"Ok."
"Oh, speaking of Yoda..." Obi-Wan smiled mischievously.
"Oh, oh." Anakin said.
"Talk like Yoda."
Anakin laughed, "Try I will to pick you up."
"Try not."
"Oh, yeah. Pick you up I will."
Anakin used the Force and picked up Obi-Wan. Just at that moment, Roenni walked around the corner and saw them. Obi-Wan put his finger to his lips, motioning to her to be quiet. She nodded, trying to suppress laughter.
"Heavy you are. Put you down now, can I?"
"Yeah, I guess."
Roenni walked behind him.
Anakin dropped Obi-Wan.
"ouch." Obi-Wan said as he landed on his butt.
"Sorry, Master." Anakin said in a voice that told him he was not sorry. "Open my eyes now, can I?"
"Yes, you can quit obeying me."
"Yiiiiiipppppiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!" Anakin yelled.
"I didn't mean that literally."
"Awwww..."
Suddenly, Roenni jumped at Anakin, "Boo!"
"Yeaaa..." Anakin jumped, reaching for his lightsaber. He had it out and activated before he realized it was only Roenni.
Obi-Wan and Roenni laughed.
"Oh, yeah. Ha, ha. Real funny." But he was laughing too.
Suddenly, the black fighter jumped out of nowhere.
"Now, you shall die." She said as she landed in front of the three.
