Part 8
Damn thought Obi-Wan as he watched Jakar storm out. Obi-Wan immediately recognized how the gravity of the situation had increased and prepared to follow. All of a sudden durasteel walls appeared under the beam he was kneeling on and all around the sides. He was trapped.
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Qui-Gon Jinn, Kyra Dulais and Dra'Ka crept down the hallways of the abandoned prison. All of them had lightsaber, daja or blaster drawn and ready to be used. Suddenly, they heard footsteps coming toward them, they hid in an alcove. Jakar Hayes stormed right past them.
He knows I'm gone.
Jakar showed no reaction to the slain guards but a look of rage came across his face as he found the cell empty.
"Demoiselle Dulais…" he called mockingly, "Master Jinn do you want to join your Padawan this desperately?" Qui-Gon knew that Jakar was trying to hide the fact that Obi-Wan was alive.
Qui-Gon started to draw the Force around him but Kyra grabbed his arm with Sanderai iron muscle behind it.
"Don't even think about it," she whispered as Jakar disappeared. Dra'Ka looked around and ushered them ahead. Kyra knew that he was trying to contact Obi-Wan.
" Obi-Wan has tried many times to get to you, he knocked himself out the last time, what makes you think now is a good time." scolded Kyra.
Qui-Gon had no answer, he just wanted to feel Obi-Wan's presence again. He wanted to grab that boy, hold him in his arms and never let him go. With those thoughts in his mind he didn't feel the disturbance in the Force, he didn't warn Kyra and Dra'Ka when Jakar appeared out of nowhere and stunned them.
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Obi-Wan frustration turned to surprise as the durasteel walls mysteriously disappeared. Realizing that something was very wrong he crawled across the beams toward where he had come. He saw the split pool where he, Kyra and Dra'Ka had emerged. Obi-Wan immediately froze at the sight before him, Qui-Gon, Kyra and Dra'Ka were bound with heavy chains dangling over the seemly bottomless pool. Obi-Wan prepared to jump off the beam but stopped as Jakar glided into the room.
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Qui-Gon shook himself awake, and realized he was hanging over water. Next to him Kyra and Dra'Ka slowly came to. For the first time Qui-Gon noticed Jakar, he was standing on a small platform hovering centimeters above the surface and was looking up at the smiling viciously. He was also holding a small remote. Kyra began to swear at him violently in Sanderai with Dra'Ka trying to shut her up."Welcome back," screamed Jakar over Kyra's profanities, " thank you for giving me this divine opportunity to kill you all at once."
Kyra stopped cursing, Jakar looked straight at Qui-Gon before speaking again. "I don't know if you know what I am about to reveal but it doesn't matter now, my revenge is nearly complete." Jakar looked to the ceiling that was a maze of steal beams, Qui-Gon couldn't even see a shadow.
"Padawan Kenobi," called Jakar, " I have an interesting situation for you: Either show yourself and surrender or you will doom your friends and Master to a watery grave." Jakar pressed a button, the three captives made a small drop toward the pool. Qui-Gon thought he heard a small splash but he saw nothing "
Show yourself boy!" screamed Jakar. Kyra launched into a fresh array of Sanderai curse words, but was silenced by Dra'Ka's foot.
Qui-Gon looked into the pool and saw a shadow ,it could have been anything but Qui-Gon distinctly saw it moving rapidly toward the surface. The force surged and the shadow leapt from the depths: it was Obi-Wan. Jakar turned two seconds to late, Obi-Wan threw his arms around Jakar's neck as he tumbled back into the pool. As he fell, Jakar pressed a button on his remote. As the three prisoners fell into the pool they did the one thing they could do; they held their breath.