[b] CHAPTER THREE [/b]
[b] SOMEWHERE IN THE OUTERRIM [/b]
KYP
Only three more days to go then I could finally stretch my legs again. My dozen were currently stationed on a planet called Free Strike. I had been making some Intel gathering trips. Not very successful ones, I might add. Somehow smugglers got a lot smarter. I wondered where they had gotten their brains. But then again, not much could be kept from a Jedi Master. I knew something big was happening. Mostly from the way informants were scared to open their mouths. Not even when I offered them more than usual, or if I took a peak inside their minds. But all I got was nothing, nada, zippo and it was frustrating. I think it was more the things they didn't know. So they kept their mouths shut and went into hiding.
I figured it was something to tell Master Skywalker. Somewhere in the far future. If I would tell him now, I would only get a lecture or into a fight. And I wasn't that anxious to see Mara Jade again. That woman gave me the creeps. I could figure why Master Skywalker liked her, but I didn't.
I gave the checked the hyperspace jump and my astromech, before I pulled myself back into the Force. As soon I did I felt something I couldn't describe it at first. It felt like a familiar presence I hadn't felt in a long time, but at the same time it didn't feel familiar at al. Then it hid me, like I had banged my head against a wall. It couldn't be. It just couldn't. All my feelings were mixed up. I stared ahead, blankly for a while. Thinking of how, why and when, before I decided what to do.
[b] SOMEWHERE IN THE ELROOD SECTOR [/b]
JACEN
I think my heart actually stopped beating for a few seconds. I couldn't believe it. How was this possible? This goes against everything I know and learned, but how many times had I dreamed about this? Was it possible, or was I dreaming? No I wasn't dreaming. I was sure of that. We looked at each other for what seemed like an eternity. My sister was alive. She was actually alive and by the looks of it healthy, though she has a somewhat confused look on her face. She also looks older that the last time I had seen her. Her hair was longer than I remembered and a shade darker.
"Jaina?" I asked, finally finding my voice.
JAINA
This was my brother. Jacen. It was so long ago since I had last seen him. I had been afraid he wouldn't recognize me, but when I heard him say my name I knew that had been childish fears.
"Who else would I be?" I said, grinning.
He shook his head, in disbelieve. "How?" he said, his voice breaking. I could see the unshed tears in his eyes. I looked down. "It's a long story," I said in a soft voice.
I didn't need to say more. He grabbed me by my arm and pulled me close and held me so tight I thought I was going to suffocate. But I didn't care. I had my brother back.
I didn't know how long we stayed like that, before Jacen pulled back and looked me in the eyes. "I don't care how or why, I'm just glad you're back. I can't wait until we get back to tell the others," he said.
The others. I was suddenly overwhelmed with images of my family. It hurt. "How are they?" I asked, looking down. I suddenly felt ashamed. But Jacen lifted my face so I was looking at him. "They are fine. And I know they can't wait to see you, alive. Jaina, what happened? We all felt you die."
I sighed. "It's a very long story."
"It's a long journey back."
"Okay then."
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[b] I got a feeling you should never say die
--- Europe [/b]
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[b] SOMEWHERE IN THE OUTERRIM [/b]
KYP
Only three more days to go then I could finally stretch my legs again. My dozen were currently stationed on a planet called Free Strike. I had been making some Intel gathering trips. Not very successful ones, I might add. Somehow smugglers got a lot smarter. I wondered where they had gotten their brains. But then again, not much could be kept from a Jedi Master. I knew something big was happening. Mostly from the way informants were scared to open their mouths. Not even when I offered them more than usual, or if I took a peak inside their minds. But all I got was nothing, nada, zippo and it was frustrating. I think it was more the things they didn't know. So they kept their mouths shut and went into hiding.
I figured it was something to tell Master Skywalker. Somewhere in the far future. If I would tell him now, I would only get a lecture or into a fight. And I wasn't that anxious to see Mara Jade again. That woman gave me the creeps. I could figure why Master Skywalker liked her, but I didn't.
I gave the checked the hyperspace jump and my astromech, before I pulled myself back into the Force. As soon I did I felt something I couldn't describe it at first. It felt like a familiar presence I hadn't felt in a long time, but at the same time it didn't feel familiar at al. Then it hid me, like I had banged my head against a wall. It couldn't be. It just couldn't. All my feelings were mixed up. I stared ahead, blankly for a while. Thinking of how, why and when, before I decided what to do.
[b] SOMEWHERE IN THE ELROOD SECTOR [/b]
JACEN
I think my heart actually stopped beating for a few seconds. I couldn't believe it. How was this possible? This goes against everything I know and learned, but how many times had I dreamed about this? Was it possible, or was I dreaming? No I wasn't dreaming. I was sure of that. We looked at each other for what seemed like an eternity. My sister was alive. She was actually alive and by the looks of it healthy, though she has a somewhat confused look on her face. She also looks older that the last time I had seen her. Her hair was longer than I remembered and a shade darker.
"Jaina?" I asked, finally finding my voice.
JAINA
This was my brother. Jacen. It was so long ago since I had last seen him. I had been afraid he wouldn't recognize me, but when I heard him say my name I knew that had been childish fears.
"Who else would I be?" I said, grinning.
He shook his head, in disbelieve. "How?" he said, his voice breaking. I could see the unshed tears in his eyes. I looked down. "It's a long story," I said in a soft voice.
I didn't need to say more. He grabbed me by my arm and pulled me close and held me so tight I thought I was going to suffocate. But I didn't care. I had my brother back.
I didn't know how long we stayed like that, before Jacen pulled back and looked me in the eyes. "I don't care how or why, I'm just glad you're back. I can't wait until we get back to tell the others," he said.
The others. I was suddenly overwhelmed with images of my family. It hurt. "How are they?" I asked, looking down. I suddenly felt ashamed. But Jacen lifted my face so I was looking at him. "They are fine. And I know they can't wait to see you, alive. Jaina, what happened? We all felt you die."
I sighed. "It's a very long story."
"It's a long journey back."
"Okay then."
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[b] I got a feeling you should never say die
--- Europe [/b]
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