Disclaimer: Same old one, none of these characters belong to me. I am making no money off of this. If you have any questions, or want to see the complete disclaimer and list of characters, see the Prologue
A Complicated Friendship:
The Story of Jag Fel and Jaina Solo
Chapter 19: The Mission
Near Myrkr:
Jaina hated that they were going to Myrkr. The planet was totally devoid of the Force. But she knew that they would pull through, they had to. As soon as this mission was over, she was off to see Jag.
They arrived on the planet, things went well at first. Then all of a sudden the Vong showed up out of nowhere. The group got split up. Jaina soon found Ani, barely alive, she used all of the physical strength she could spare to keep her brother as safe as possible. Soon, the Vong begun to gang up on and over power her. She barely recalled getting her injuries, but soon she was unconscious.
Jacen and Zekk came over to help Jaina. As soon as she passed out they took over the fight while Tenel called for help. Taylor and Tahiri watched over the two down Jedi. All they could do now was wait for help to come.
In the space above Myrkr:
As soon as Spike Squadron arrived, Jag patched a call through to Sean-Conner to find out what was going on.
"Jag, don't freak, but there are two Jedi down. Ben is on the comm with Tenel right now finding out who it is, and planning the rescue. By the way, what are you doing here?"
"I had this bad feeling after I received the letter from Sticks and went to Pellion. He told me he thought you guys might need some help so to go ahead."
"Hey Sean," Ben's voice came through the comm, "I just found out who is down and how many transports they need to get them. Hey is that Spike Squadron?"
"Yeah, Colonel Jag Fel is here, I'm sure he'll want to listen in, is that ok?"
"Sure, I know that Jay trusts him, so, I do too."
"Ok," he said flipping the switch to let Jag in on the conversation also. "Jag, we've got info."
"Who's hurt? I have this terrible feeling that one of them is Sticks."
"Well, as much as I hate to say this, the girl seems to have a knack for getting hurt." Ben said in reply to Jag.
"No!" Jag yelled.
"Jag," Sean commanded, "calm down, your not going to help her any by getting upset. What else Ben?"
"Anakin's the other one that's down. Taylor is fine, just some scratches and bruises. They need four transports, two with medical facilities."
"The one I'm flying has one," Jag said, while pleading internally for Jaina to be ok. It seemed like every time he tried to tell her something she got hurt.
"Ok, and so does Ben's. Jag and myself will go get Sticks, and whoever is with her, I think her group had her, Jace, Tenel, and Zekk. You and Ally go after the others. That group was Anakin, Tahiri, and Taylor. By the way, Ben are you gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine, remember Dad put me though extensive training under these conditions."
"Why wouldn't you be fine?" Jag asked curiously.
"Because on this planet, Jedi can't feel the Force. But we can function like normal people, don't worry."
"Ok, well let's get going." Sean said as they headed out.
On Myrkr:
Suddenly as they entered the planet's atmosphere, Jag felt weird. Before Ben lost Force sensitivity, he caught what was happening to Jag. He would have to find out if his suspicions were correct later. As they arrived on the planet, they easily found the Jedi. Jag hurried and rushed to Jaina's side.
"Sticks," he gasped. She looked very pale and had lost a lot of blood, which he noticed was all around her. He picked her up and carried her to his ship. A guy he didn't know closely followed him.
As he laid her in the bunk, the two strapped her in and headed to the cockpit. They soon blasted out of there and away from the planet.
Once out of the atmosphere, Jag felt as if he could breath again. 'I'll have to ask Sean about that.' He thought.
Once they were in hyperspace, the other guy went back to check on Sticks, Jag following closely on his heels.
"What happened to her?" Jag asked.
"Other than venom poisoning, I have no clue."
"Poisoning!" Jag exclaimed. 'No," he thought, 'not now. Not when I've finally gotten enough nerve to tell her.'
"I just got the last traces of venom out of her system."
"You look like you need sleep, uh…" Jag just realized he didn't know this guys name.
"Zekk."
"Zekk, go get some rest, I'll watch Sticks, and also finish the medical exam."
"Ok," Zekk said as he walked to the nearest room. 'Why did he just call her Sticks and who is he? Oh well, I'll find out later, I'm too tired now.'
Jag didn't like what the exam said. Her left ankle had a third degree sprain, right leg was broken, sprained wrist, broken are, a huge gash in her left side, and a concussion. But at least she was stable now. 'Well Sticks, looks like I get to watch you float in bacta yet once again,' he thought to himself.
"I guess you do," a feminine voice said. He looked down to find Jaina's eyes open.
He just stared in shock, "Wh-What did you just say?"
"You said 'I guess I'll be watching you gloat in bacta again.' I was agreeing with you."
"But Sticks, I didn't say it, I thought it."
"You what…Ow." She winced in pain at her sudden movement.
"Sticks, get some rest, you've got some nasty injuries. After you get better then we'll talk about things. I especially have something I really want to talk to you about. But right now go back to sleep."
"But Jag, what happened to Anakin?" she asked with fear in her eyes.
"Jaina, listen carefully," he said as he stroked her hair. "I'm not gonna lie to you, Anakin is seriously injured. But he should live, Ben and Tahiri have him on Ben's ship."
"Where is everyone?"
"Sean picked up Jace and Tenel, Ally has Taylor, Ben has Anakin and Tahiri, and I've got you and Zekk. Everyone's accounted for, and the rest only have minor cuts and injuries."
She was curious, "What are you…"
"Sleep now," he said making her comfortable and gently stroking her cheek. "Questions later."
Soon after, she was fast asleep. Jag continued to gently play with her hair, thinking of how much things have changed over the past two years since they first met.
"You've helped me become a new person Sticks, I'm going to let you know how much you mean to me as soon as possible."
Right outside the door, unbeknownst to Jag, Zekk eavesdropped on that last statement.
'If I have anything to do with it you'll never get that chance.' Zekk thought darkly, 'Hopefully when I'm done Jaina will be with me, and never want to see you again.'
And with that, the four ships were on their way to Corellia to the Horn Estate. Rostek had told them that as soon as they got them out of there to bring them to his house. He would make sure they were taken care of.
