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Ch. 6 Treading Dark Waters
Jesi jerked her head to the right just as his fist struck down and instead it contected painfully square with the ground. Grifth braced forward on the wall beside Jesi with sudden pain. In a moment's burst Jesi kicked him in the side of his knee and in his thigh, suddenly very glad she decided to dress in the civilain's clothing, and boots, offered to her instead of the infirmary gown, to go to see the triplets. Springing up she glared at Grifth who clutched his leg cursing numerously.
"You're not all that intelligant for a Bounty Hunter." She said tightly moving to pin him on the wall.
"I wasn't meant to be a bounty hunter." He growled grabbing her wrist over his and swinging her to the right crashing into the wall pinning her there rather than himself. Very careful of the supply cart near them Jesi braced herself against the wall and shoved him back by pushing her foot on his stomach. Grifth was thrown back, but stayed standing, but before he could recover Jesi used a very useful technique, folding her hands together she stepped forward and 'clubbed' him with her hands and arms upward making him stumble back, blood spitting from his mouth and nose.
"I see you didn't become a Captain for nothing." He said spitting blood out of his mouth.
"Damn straight." Jesi said keeping her stance ready.
"Well, I didn't become a Jedi Apprentice for nothing either." He said smiling with blood stained teeth. The first wave of fear suddenly shot through Jesi.Before she realized anything was happening she was slammed into the wall again, braced there by something she couldn't see, only feel.
"That's the fun apart...You don't know who's really stronger than you and who's not till it's too late.Who's who Jesi?" He asked mockingly moving towards her.
"You don't honestly think we got in here on our own do you?" Jesi's gaze tightened, but her thoughts picked up. Someone in the Temple was in on this?
"I could kill you now." Jesi's throat tightened considerably and the air ceased to move through her. She tried to hide her surprise as she stared back at him coldly.
"...But someone else wants to see you first..And.. ." He sighed moving away towards the cart.
"I have better things to do than get killed by your little friends." He carefully picked up Jesi's child in yellow. The small arms moved a little revealing the small dark eyes.The first time Jesi saw her own daughter was in the arms of a killer. The hold on her throat loosened and she coughed but was still pinned to the wall.
"I'll be seeing you soon Jesi." Grifth smiled, dry blood on his face as he leaned into the chute.
"No! You'll kill her."
"Oh, trust me Jesi, she'll be safe and sound." The door in the front opened and Grifth dropped down the chute.
"Grifth!" Jesi yelled. Suddenly the Force keeping her down released and she stumbled to run to the chute as Qui-Gon, Mace, and a few others burst in.Looking down the darkened shaft Jesi could see nothing...but she could feel..something.
"Jesi?" Qui-Gon questioned.
"He's a Jedi." Jesi said quickly turning to face him and the others.
"Who?" Mace asked.
"Grifth. It's Grifth, again. He's alive."
Qui-Gon and Mace nearly said, "We know." But bit their tongues.
"And he's a Jedi. Or..he was." Jesi turned quickly again and dropped down to the half open door of the supply cart. Opening it fully she gazed at an infant boy. He stirred and Jesi felt a small prick...it was just..it wasn't physical at all."Where are your children?" Adi asked.Jesi gently lifted the boy from his safe spot.
"My daughter and my other son are with Him." She said tightly.
"But, no one's going anywhere." She said looking at the emergency lock-down hitch she had pulled. The group of Jedi glanced at eachother.Finally Qui-Gon said,
"Come Jesi, we should get him to a safe place."
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Jesi's breathing was strained and her knuckles white on the side of the crib. Jinn entered quietly in the eerie glow of the emergency lights.Jesi thought back to what Grifth said,
"Who's who Jesi?....Do you really think we got in here on our own?"
"J-"
"Who was it that came to see me?" She asked hoarsely. Qui-Gon blinked in surprise.
"What?"
Jesi had a sinking feeling and turned to face him.
"Who was it that came to see me?" She repeated.
Qui-Gon eyed her, he'd never seen her this angry.
"I believe his name was Thomas Hawkings."
Jesi's eyes flashed. "Where is he?"
"In the lobby with everyone else."
Jesi glanced at her sleeping son. A part of her longed to stay with him, promise him safety...but the other wanted to find his siblings..and kill who was with them. She moved quickly past the Jedi.
"Where are you going?" He called frustrated turning after her.
"Pay a friend a visit." She growled not turning around.
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Thomas was walking in a line across the floor, his eyes down when quick footsteps entered his hearing. He had just glanced up before two hands where knotted in his tunic and he was against a wall.
"You son of a bitch." Jesi hissed.
"Jesiana!" Ki-Adi exclaimed.Jesi ignored him.
"Why are you here? How did you find out?" She snapped keeping a tight hold on him.
"I was told by Liranki.I'm here for you, Jesi." He said calmly. Jesi struck him across the face.
"I don't need you here, don't you forget that." She snapped. She knew full well Ki-Adi and Mace were moving towards them.
"And I swear, if I find out your at ALL responsible for this I'm going to kill you." Mace pulled her away from him with Ki-Adi's help.
"Jesiana, get a hold of yourself." Ki-Adi demanded.
Jesi jerked out of their grasp glaring at the Jedi.A suddenwave of nausea ran through her and she wavered.
"Jesi?" Mace questioned. She shook her head and stepped away looking up to a questioning, and confused gaze of Obi-Wan in the door frame of a room in which she was certain Bant was. Obi-Wan had heard the comotion outside and moved to see what was going on. He came into the door frame as Jesi struck a man across the face saying she didn't need him.He looked at her in confusion and her hard eyes went dim and looked away quickly moving into the dark corridors.
"Jesi, it's not safe alone." Mace said starting to move to catch up.
"Well it sure as hell isn't safe to be around me right now Master Windu." Jesi said with almost a tinge of regret not turning. Obi-Wan looked back at the group and to the man shifting his tunic straight. Suddenly his memory clicked,him!That was the man from Kishir II.The one that had broken the trust of his team..including Jesi."You." Obi-Wan whispered but Thomas heard it fine.
"I remember you." Obi-Wan said moving towards him.Thomas took a half step back and Obi-Wan stopped wondering how angry he looked right now.He didn't mean to..
"You were Jesi's co-captain on Kishir." Thomas nodded.
"What are you doing here?" Mace asked now interested.
"I'm here for a friend."
"She certainly doesn't seem to think the same Sir." Ki-Adi said bluntly.
"She's confused."
"So sure?" Qui-gon asked entering the conversation.
"Yes, Master Jinn."
Qui-Gon blinked. If Thomas was trying to prove he had no involvement here, he was certainly doing a poor job of it.
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"I'm sorry Master Gallia, there's no way I can look through the Temple's files of any kind with this type of shut down." Knight Eldonran explained turning the chair to face the awaiting master.
"If I turn on the circutes for the computer system whoever it is here can access any computer, and if they're anything of a bounty hunter, they know how to hack, even against our systems. Who ever this man, Grifth, is we're not going figure out if he was a Jedi or not until the power is turned back on."
Adi nodded stiffly in the shadows before the Knight.
"Thank you Knight Eldonran." She said moving out of the records library.
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Jesi stood beside the crib again, looking out the window where it was raining out.The drops speckled the glass as the day became evening. Her son was sleeping soundly belowher, his dark eyes not seen. Jesi's mind wandered with the rain drops sliding down the glass.She was on the inside, but the inside was isolated...they needed outside help. Looking to the side of the room where her light jacket was her mind brightened. Moving to it quickly she checked the pockets on the outside and found nothing, checking the inside she grasped a small com-link as it bleeped green. She could contact Liranki from here...Quickly sending out the signal the com bleeped yellow.
"Liranki." Jesi said. A pause of nothing held, then the unsure voice of the assitant said,
"Jesi?"
"Yes, it's me."
"I heard something's going on at the temple, is everything alright?"
"Listen to me Li, I'm on a low level com, getting Billy online pitch him-"
"He's back on planet Ma'am."
"He is?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Good, get him online."
"Yes Ma'am." A brief moment passed then,
"Jes?"
"Billy, I need your help." Jesi said looking out the window.
Tbc….
Heheheheheh. Once again, sorry it took so long. Hope you liked. I know it may have been confusing slightly. And I KNOW I didn't answer any of the questions from the last chapter. Don't worry, they'll be answered in the upcoming ones, promise. Like I said, everything's going to start to fall into place. Update ASAP.
Till then,
Elli
