~~11~~
The four Jedi went to docking bay 94 to board Lin San's ship. As they approached, ten Storm Troopers approached them, blasters ready. The Jedi walked faster, to try to get ahead of them and avoid them, but the Troopers ran to catch them.
"Halt! You are under arrest for trying to overthrow the Emperor!" one of them yelled.
The Jedi ignored him and continued their trot to the old Corellian fighter. They entered to docking bay and were almost to the ship when a blaster bolt whizzed by Yenshu's head, and hitting Alexi's side. Alexi fell to the ground and groaned in pain. Yenshu turned and pulled out her lightsaber to deflect the rest of the shots. Lin San and Obi-Wan picked up Alexi and brought him to one of the living areas on the ship. They then went into the cockpit and started the engines. When Yenshu heard the ship start, she walked backwards up the ramp and into the ship, deflecting bolts the whole way up.
As she entered the ship, she yelled down the hallway to Lin San "Where did you put Alexi? I need to tend to him!"
"He is in the first living area on your right! The first aid kit is under the bed that he is laying on! If you need anything else, there is a comlink on the wall, above his head!" she yelled back as she angled their way out of Mos Eisley.
Yenshu ran down the corridor and found Alexi exactly where Lin San said he would be. She went into the living space and knelt by Alexi's bed. She pulled out the first aid kit and then helped Alexi to take off his outer robe and shirt. The wound was a large round hole in his side.
"Oh Alexi. I am so sorry that this happened to you."
"It is not your fault Master, it is mine. I have failed you again. I am so sorry. I was not mindful of the living Force. I should have-aah!" He yelled in pain as Yenshu cleaned the wound.
"Alexi, it is my job to protect you. I should have been mindful. I should have protected you. You have not failed me. It is I who have failed you. I beg your forgiveness."
"Master, please, it is not your fault. You are a Jedi Master! You cannot make mistakes like that. Aaahh!" again he yelled.
"Oh Alexi! Wait here. Let me get Master Kenobi or Lin San. While I am gone, try to go into the healing trance that I taught you. Focus all of your energy and let the Force heal you. I will be back soon."
"Master, please hurry." Alexi pleaded before he passed out from pain.
* * * *
"That was close huh?" Lin San said Obi-Wan with a slight chuckle.
"Yeah. I feel bad for Alexi though. We all should have been more aware of the living Force. I hope he does alright." he replied with a sigh.
After a moment of silence, Lin San said, "It has been a long time Ben. Perhaps even to long."
"Yes, but we had things to do. Your Padawan, Danel, just went to the Dark Side and I still had Anakin. We had our lives to lead and we couldn't go against the will of the Force." he said with finality.
"Perhaps." Lin San said. They said nothing more and a heavy silence was thick in the air until Yenshu came frantically running into the cockpit.
"Obi-Wan! Lin San! Help, I don't know what to do!"
"Yenshu, calm yourself and tell us what is wrong." Obi-Wan said calmly.
"It is Alexi." She started, taking a deep breath. "The blaster hit him on his left side. The wound is very deep and I don't know how to help him. I put bacta patches all over it and wrapped it, but I do not know if that is enough. I told him to try to go into a healing state and to draw from the Force, but meditation was never his strong point. When I left him, he passed out from the pain. Please, is there something that you could do?"
"I will look at him. You stay here with Lin San and co-pilot the ship." Obi- Wan said getting up from his seat. Lin San and Yenshu sat in silence until Obi-Wan returned from Alexi's room.
"There is nothing I can do for him. When I came in, he awoke and I taught him how to use the Healing Trance, but, beyond that, we can do nothing. He will be in the trance for a few hours. But we need to continue watching him, changing his bacta patches, putting new gauze on his wound, ect. ok?"
"Alright. I need to stay with him now." Yenshu said getting up from the co- pilots chair and heading for the door.
"Hey," Lin San yelled to her, "It's gonna be alright. Alexi is strong. He will pull through, I know it."
"You don't know it. His future is very clouded. The Force is revealing nothing about any of our futures, but thanks for trying." Yenshu then turned around and walked down the hall.
"She is right y'know. All of our futures are cloudy. I cannot even see it."
The four Jedi went to docking bay 94 to board Lin San's ship. As they approached, ten Storm Troopers approached them, blasters ready. The Jedi walked faster, to try to get ahead of them and avoid them, but the Troopers ran to catch them.
"Halt! You are under arrest for trying to overthrow the Emperor!" one of them yelled.
The Jedi ignored him and continued their trot to the old Corellian fighter. They entered to docking bay and were almost to the ship when a blaster bolt whizzed by Yenshu's head, and hitting Alexi's side. Alexi fell to the ground and groaned in pain. Yenshu turned and pulled out her lightsaber to deflect the rest of the shots. Lin San and Obi-Wan picked up Alexi and brought him to one of the living areas on the ship. They then went into the cockpit and started the engines. When Yenshu heard the ship start, she walked backwards up the ramp and into the ship, deflecting bolts the whole way up.
As she entered the ship, she yelled down the hallway to Lin San "Where did you put Alexi? I need to tend to him!"
"He is in the first living area on your right! The first aid kit is under the bed that he is laying on! If you need anything else, there is a comlink on the wall, above his head!" she yelled back as she angled their way out of Mos Eisley.
Yenshu ran down the corridor and found Alexi exactly where Lin San said he would be. She went into the living space and knelt by Alexi's bed. She pulled out the first aid kit and then helped Alexi to take off his outer robe and shirt. The wound was a large round hole in his side.
"Oh Alexi. I am so sorry that this happened to you."
"It is not your fault Master, it is mine. I have failed you again. I am so sorry. I was not mindful of the living Force. I should have-aah!" He yelled in pain as Yenshu cleaned the wound.
"Alexi, it is my job to protect you. I should have been mindful. I should have protected you. You have not failed me. It is I who have failed you. I beg your forgiveness."
"Master, please, it is not your fault. You are a Jedi Master! You cannot make mistakes like that. Aaahh!" again he yelled.
"Oh Alexi! Wait here. Let me get Master Kenobi or Lin San. While I am gone, try to go into the healing trance that I taught you. Focus all of your energy and let the Force heal you. I will be back soon."
"Master, please hurry." Alexi pleaded before he passed out from pain.
* * * *
"That was close huh?" Lin San said Obi-Wan with a slight chuckle.
"Yeah. I feel bad for Alexi though. We all should have been more aware of the living Force. I hope he does alright." he replied with a sigh.
After a moment of silence, Lin San said, "It has been a long time Ben. Perhaps even to long."
"Yes, but we had things to do. Your Padawan, Danel, just went to the Dark Side and I still had Anakin. We had our lives to lead and we couldn't go against the will of the Force." he said with finality.
"Perhaps." Lin San said. They said nothing more and a heavy silence was thick in the air until Yenshu came frantically running into the cockpit.
"Obi-Wan! Lin San! Help, I don't know what to do!"
"Yenshu, calm yourself and tell us what is wrong." Obi-Wan said calmly.
"It is Alexi." She started, taking a deep breath. "The blaster hit him on his left side. The wound is very deep and I don't know how to help him. I put bacta patches all over it and wrapped it, but I do not know if that is enough. I told him to try to go into a healing state and to draw from the Force, but meditation was never his strong point. When I left him, he passed out from the pain. Please, is there something that you could do?"
"I will look at him. You stay here with Lin San and co-pilot the ship." Obi- Wan said getting up from his seat. Lin San and Yenshu sat in silence until Obi-Wan returned from Alexi's room.
"There is nothing I can do for him. When I came in, he awoke and I taught him how to use the Healing Trance, but, beyond that, we can do nothing. He will be in the trance for a few hours. But we need to continue watching him, changing his bacta patches, putting new gauze on his wound, ect. ok?"
"Alright. I need to stay with him now." Yenshu said getting up from the co- pilots chair and heading for the door.
"Hey," Lin San yelled to her, "It's gonna be alright. Alexi is strong. He will pull through, I know it."
"You don't know it. His future is very clouded. The Force is revealing nothing about any of our futures, but thanks for trying." Yenshu then turned around and walked down the hall.
"She is right y'know. All of our futures are cloudy. I cannot even see it."