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As always, thank you for the reviews! You all are very kind. Here's chapter 5, I hope you like it!
Ch. 5 The Line
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Looking around Jesi's confusion only grew. All around her were large books. Some where blue, purple, brown, even green. At the other end of the rather small room was a black book and above hung a gold staff. Jesi frowned taking a step forward towards it stopping immediately for the books on the side walls of the room began to open and the pages began to turn.
"Jesi.."
She looked up. The voice was near the black book.
"What are you looking for Jesi?.."
She shook her head slowly stepping back, or at least trying to but her feet went no where.
"I'm not looking for anything."
She said softly questioning her sanity at the same time.
"Are you so sure?..What have you lost..that you're...looking for so..desperately?"
Alright, she was certainly insane. It's time to go now.
"Don't fool yourself..you're searching."
The whisper said and the books around her began closing again.
"You can find it here."
"Find what?"
She asked.
"Everything."
Jesi rubbed her hands over her face quick and turned, her breath froze as she looked at 'it'.
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Obi-Wan started down the corridor.
"Jesi!"
He yelled. This was getting strange. He had heard her hadn't he? Of course he had. He stopped walking and listened using the Force to aide him.
"..Find what?"
He heard her again.Turning back two doors he entered a museum looking room. It was large with pillars all around. Glancing around he continued.
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"Get the Jedi out of there now!"
He hissed into the com watching the young Jedi go into the room.
"We can't go in there!"
Was the reply.
"Get the boy out! Now!"
He hissed back trying to keep his voice down. Then he heard the footseps coming. Glancing around the corner he cursed. The Master was coming now! Great!
"Get him out of there this instant."
He repeated into the com.
"What do we do with him?"
"I don't know, put on the innocent look and say you found *her* and lead him away." "He'll see right through that sir!"
Came the voice.
"Now!"
"Yes sir, going sir."
He clenched his fists. He knew these Jedi were going to be a problem. He'd have to stall him at least.
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Qui-Gon sighed seeing Lt.Colonel Raider come around a corner, he didn't look in the best of moods.
"Master Jedi, have you found Stafferi yet?"
Qui-Gon stopped at the head of the corridor he felt his padawan was just at.
"No Lt.Colonel, *Cpt*.Stafferi is still wandering around here somewhere."
Raider nodded either ignoring the formal correction or not noticing it.
"Well, we have our guards spread out for her. We'll be certain to contact you if we find her."
"We will do the same if we find her."
Raider flashed a smile but Qui-Gon could feel nervousness in him, perhaps anger as well.
"Very well, I need to be moving along for now."
Raider said beginning to walk again. Qui-Gon nodded and started down the corridor.
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"The Master is coming, have you got the boy?"
"Uh..slight problem sir."
He stopped walking heaving out a sigh.
"What?"
"Well, you see, we can't actually find him...."
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Jesi continued to back up as the huge serpent slithered towards her. It's hood expanded and it hissed every few seconds. She looked it up and down, easy 800 pounds. One of it's fangs were probably as long as her entire arm. She didn't stop backing up until she bumped into something. Turning her head slightly to keep the snake in her sight, how hard was that right? And to look at what she was stopped by. She had bumped into the podium that held the black book.There was something of a sigh in the air and it opened flipping pages on it's own. The snake hissed and backed up. Jesi looked at the page it stopped at. It was written in basic and she read the words, 'Soul Searcher' above an illustration of a large snake. She looked at the one before her. It bobbed it head lightly.
"Jesi?"
She looked past the snake and found no one. But she knew that voice..It was Obi-Wan. Oh, she hoped he had his saber with him. She opened her mouth to reply but the snake itself lunged it's large fangs towards her.
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Well this was getting ridicules. He knew she was here now, he could feel her. Then he noticed it. There was someone else here..someone dark. Obi-Wan paused and allowed his mind to seek through the area. He could feel it so strongly and yet he couldn't pinpoint it or even get a figure of it. Like it was hiding..just like before.
"Jesi?"
He called some of his worry beginning to form. Nothing came in return. He continued through the area. It was dimly lit and his footsteps echoed making the air feel erie.
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Qui-Gon frowned entering the room. He felt as though he was being watched. He reached out with the Force and quickly found the source. Not the quickest beings in the bunch. He headed toward the feeling and slapped his hands down on the shoulders of one human and a humanoid who had blue/green skin and pointed ears.
"Ahhh!"
The humanoid screamed in terror and only stopped screaming when he was turned to face Qui-Gon. The human was wide eyed but did nothing dramatic.
"Can I ask what you two are doing here?"
He could feel their fear, incredible fear, in them as they trembled before him.
"We-we..We were looking f-for your apprentice Master Jedi."
The Humanoid stammered. Qui-Gon eyed him.
"Why?"
The two shared a worried look and the human spilled out,
"Well, this.."
He thought,
"This isn't the place for a young person. This is a sacred room, we wanted to make sure he didn't..uh..break anything."
"Break anything?"
"Y-yes sir."
The human replied.Qui-Gon shook his head slightly in disbelief at their..unintelligence.
"I will be discussing with you two later."
He said stepping to the side so they could see the door. Neither moved.
"You can leave now."
Qui-Gon pressed. He could feel darker thoughts then just insuring that his padawan was not getting into any trouble. They both nodded quickly and fled the scene. Qui-Gon sighed and looked around the area.
//Obi-Wan?//
//Yes, Master?//
//Where are you?//
//I'm in what looks something like a library or something.//
He replied.Qui-Gon reached out and found his apprentice quickly and moved to meet him.
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'That damn Jedi!'
He thought seeing as his men came fleeing out of the historics area.
'If that kid hadn't gone in there!'
'Patience young Quist.'
He nearly choked.
'Master?'
He thought knowing he was in his mind.
'Who else loyal Quist?'
He smiled. The first step was complete.
'I'll take care of the boy when the time is right..you just worry about the Master.'
'Yes Master.'
He replied turning and hurrying away from the corridor.
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Obi-Wan could feel it tugging at the back of his mind.What was that? Was it a warning or something? And for what? He was wondering around when he entered a room with large books on all of the walls. At the other end of the room was a black book that was open and a page waved slightly but there was no wind.
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'Yes, come closer boy..see what it is.'
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Obi-Wan glanced behind him then continued toward the book.As the words at the top of the page began to form he felt someone behind him. He turned and no one was there. He nearly screamed in surprise and sudden fear at the sudden dark feeling as a hand landed on his shoulder.
Tbc....
I MAY be able to get another chapter up today i don't know. I'm trying to make up for not posting yesterday. *shrugs* Hope you all are still enjoying this fic. I know it's a little slow right now, but I promise it'll pick up in a few chapters.
Till then,
~Elli