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NOTE: This is the last chapter before the epilogue! Ahh it's over… but remember there IS a sequel!! I'll have more on that after I post the eplilogue…
Ruff Landings and Endings
Mace gripped the controls as he flung forwards at the sudden rock in the ship.
"Mace!" Sage shouted over the alarm.
"I'm working on it!" He nearly screamed back. "Hang on, this is not going to be fun."
His friend rolled her eyes. "No sh-" Her last word was cut off as she flung almost out of her seat as the ship gained speed falling down into a small planet under them.
The gravity from the near by planet sucked the ship towards its hard surface at an unpleasantly fast rate of speed.
Ripping the controls back Mace pulled the ship up into a high arc as they dipped father down towards the green planet. Steadying out he glide down the ground that came closer and closer with each passing moment.
The control jerked from the Master's hand as the ship's wing hit a tree and the transport spun wildly throwing both Mace and Sage to the floor. The council member desperately tried to grab a hold of the controls again but the ship dug into the ground before he could get up.
Sliding along the ground the ship listed and it's wing dug into the ground jerking the ship to a violent and abrupt stop. Mace went flying forwards and smashed into the panel. He looked next to him to see Sage on the floor before his world went black.
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"Mace." Qui-Gon shook his friends shoulder. "Mace, come on."
The council member didn't answer. Sigh the graying Master stood up, but wavered.
"Qui-Gon?" Adi was at the door. "Our Padawan's are fine, but are you OK?"
He nodded, but stopped at the sudden pain. "Just bumped my head a little hard." He looked down at Sage who rolled onto her back with a small moan.
"What…" She began to as, but stopped as she choked on something in her throat. Flipping to her side she coughed out hard. Red spots glittered the floor. "Oh this is just what I need…" She laid her self back down and sighed.
Adi walked over to her friend. "Come on, we've got to get off the ship."
The two made their way slowly out of the cockpit towards the boarding ramp to see if they could get it down.
The graying master looked around the cockpit. Smoke billowed out from the control panel and light flickered on and off as the electricity circuits began to short circuit.
Bending down next to Mace Qui-Gon gave a heavy sigh. What had they gotten themselves into? How were they supposed to contact anyone for help? They didn't even know what planet they had landed on.
Scanning over his friend the Jedi reached his hand out to try and wake the unconscious man again, but instead his hand wandered to the council member's belt. Unclipping his comlink Qui-Gon stood up surprised that the red light was lighting up.
"Hello?"
"Mace?"
Qui-Gon let out a sigh of relief. It was Ki-Adi Mundi, a Master also on the council with Mace. "No this is Master Jinn." A confused silence was his reply. Going on Qui-Gon explained what had happened. "We crashed on, some planet, and unfortunately Mace is not able to do much right now…" He trailed off.
"Will he be alright and is anyone else hurt?" Ki-Adi questioned in a hurry. "Do you know what planet you are on?"
"Mace will be fine, but other than our Padawan's Sage has been hurt." He stopped as Mace began to move slowly on the floor. "And no we do not know what planet we are on, but we are in Mace's ship. Shouldn't there be a tracking device to the Temple on it?"
"If the signal wasn't knocked out from our crash, yes. I will get your location and send the nearest Jedi with a transport immediately."
"Thank you. Jinn out."
He cut off the communication and held a hand out to his slightly confused friend.
"You're using my comlink because…?" The dark skinned Master asked taking the offered hand and standing up.
"Mines broken." Was the simple answer. "Come on, we have to help Adi and Sage."
The two made their way wordlessly towards the boarding ramp to find it open. The two made their way down to see Sage leaning up against a rock in the open field they had landed in. Adi was nowhere in site.
Mace looked back towards his ship. "I'll help Adi, you go see what you can do for Sage."
With a small nod Qui-Gon walked over to Sage, and laid a hand on her shoulder. He gasped in shock when he saw the blood the covered the surface of the small rock she leaned against. She had torn off a piece of her cloak and was using it to wipe the blood from her face. Pressing the red stained cloth to the gash on her forehead she sighed.
"Sage? Are you ok?"
She shook her head no, and was once again curled over in pain, as another round of coughing wracked her body. She began slid to the ground slowly trying to calm her breathing. Qui-Gon quickly caught her as she began to fall faster.
She looked at him sadness in her eyes. "I don't need this now!" she said tears falling down her blood stained cheeks. "I want to be here for Zae-Non."
"I know, but you very well know being stubborn in your condition is not going to help her at all." He said softly laying her gently on the ground; he probed her injuries with the Force.
Besides have another concussion, Sage also had some internal injuries. It wasn't any that time in a bacta tank couldn't fix. But she couldn't be up and around without making is worse.
The teal eyed Master let out a frustrated groan. "I just feel so helpless."
The graying Master smiled slightly. "We all do. But you have an excuse."
"Not a very good one." Sage said rolling her eyes.
Qui-Gon chuckled. "When Zae-Non gets older, I have a feeling she is going to be just as stubborn as you."
"What would give you that idea?"
Rolling his eyes Qui-Gon reached out to the Force using it to send a sleep suggestion to his friend in hopes to send her into a healing trance. Her teal eyes disappeared behind heavy eyelids as she sunk down into the grass.
He sat next to her and waited until Mace and Adi returned. He gave a weary sigh of relief. They were going to be going home and soon his Padawan would be safe and ok.
Adi approached him, carrying a still shivering Z, and was followed by Mace who was helping Siri. She was clutching onto his robes holding herself up, her head hung down staring at the ground blankly. Adi Masters laid Zae-Non onto the ground gently next to Qui-Gon and Siri went sat separated from the others quickly curling up into a small ball. Mace frowned at the action, but turned and ran back to the ship to get Obi-Wan.
Adi looked down at Sage and sighed. "This just gets more and more confusing by the moment doesn't it."
Sighing Qui-Gon nodded. "Yes it appears that way." He turned as his friend appeared on the ship ramp with Obi-Wan in his arms.
Standing up the graying Master began to walk towards the ship, but stopped as the Force surged in warning. Shouting to his friend he watched as Mace put on a sprint of speed, but a second to late.
No sooner had he reached the bottom of the boarding ramp did the ship behind his burst up with a loud explosion, throwing the council member and the Padawan to the ground.
Time seemed to slow down as Qui-Gon sprinted towards the two Jedi shielding his head from the debris that was falling from the enflamed ship. He was about to put on another burst of speed when someone grabbed his robe and jerked him backwards.
Falling down he looked up at Adi who still had a grip on his robe. "Don't you dare run into there! One thing Obi-Wan does not need is his Master dieing in a fire."
Qui-Gon yanked his clothing back and smirked at her. "He's going to die if I don't!"
Just then a sleek transport flew over the field and came to a quick landing. Before the ship was completely down the ramp was already coming down and a familiar form came sprinting out, followed by her Master. Bant and her Master had been the closest Jedi to their site? Of course even as a Healers Padawan she still needed field time.
Master D'Ray motioned for Bant to attend to Sage and he continued forwards towards the other two Masters.
"Where are Mace and the boy?"
Qui-Gon pointed angrily towards the settled debris. "In there!"
Master healer nodded and ran forwards. It seemed like forever till he uncovered the two Jedi beneath the rubble. Helping Mace stand up he then bent forwards and picked up the boy.
Qui-Gon could only hold his breath as his bloodied Padawan was brought forwards accompanied by a deep sorrowful frown on the healer that held the still apprentices form.
Finis
Yes… cliffy for the ending… soooo nice rnt I?? Review pls!!
Well there is the epilogue… then the trailer for the next part and last part to the series here. But I am gunna have other stories between the two… Till Later~
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