~~14~~
"Well, that was odd." Lin San said to Yenshu as they put away their sabers. "I wonder what their problem was?"
"It was rather curious. We need to be extra wary now. That was really strange." Yenshu agreed. "Now, where did my Master and Padawan get to?"
"Well, I'm glad that that's over." Alexi said, belting his saber.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Obi-Wan said, still in a ready stance.
"I don't know, but it was very weird. We should find the others before they come back, if they will." Alexi said as he ran ahead into a corridor to find his Master.
"Alexi! Wait for me!" Obi-Wan yelled as he ran to catch up. "Where are we going? Do you have any idea where you are? You've only been here one other time."
"I am heading to the secret room that Bail Organa brought me and my Master to last time we were here. It was in a room that had no decorations at all. It contained nothing but a table and a com on the wall." he said, slowing to a walk.
"Why do you want to go there?" Obi-Wan asked as he finally caught up with Alexi.
"Because I want to find that treacherous, back-stabbing king before he does more harm. Also, it is the only place in the palace Yenshu would know how to get to." Alexi said, using and 'isn't it obvious' tone.
They walked for half-an-hour down numerous stairways and through many halls. Most of the rooms were extravagantly, and sometimes gaudily, decorated. Some contained fountains and others had numerous paintings of people that were rather frightening. All of the halls, rooms, and stairways were dark. No light could pierce it.
* * * *
"So, where do you think they went?" Lin San asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I don't know." Yenshu said. After thinking a moment, she said, "I have a hunch.but, I'm not sure if I can find it."
"You're not sure if you can find your hunch?" Lin San said sarcastically.
"Funny Master Tseng. Can I tell you what I'm thinking, or are you just going to continue to spout more oh-so-helpful pieces of wisdom?"
"I was just trying to lighten the mood a little bit, geez. Where did your sense of humor go?"
"It went with my Padawan and Master, down some unknown corridor fighting a weird Sith lord. The only comfort I have now is that they aren't dead, I know that much."
"Ok, so, lets find your sense of humor. Oh, we might as well get the others while we are there." Lin San said, smirking at Yenshu. They both laughed at the stupid comment.
"Alright, the last time we were here, Bail Organa took us to some hidden room. I think I can find it again, with some luck and the Force, Alexi will be thinking like me and will meet us there."
"Ok, let's go. You lead the way." Lin San said with a mock bow.
The two girls walked through rooms and down halls that were very similar to those that the boys went through. They walked for about fifteen minutes and soon came to a door that had no markings of any kind.
"This is it.I think." Yenshu said as they approached the door.
"You're not sure?" Lin San asked doubtfully.
"It was about a week ago, alright. Besides, I won't be completely sure until we go in there."
"So let's get in there and see if it is it. I hate wondering around this freaky palace, especially when my guide 'thinks' we are going the right way."
"Shh! Listen, there are voices inside."
Through the door, the girls heard two male voices. They were fighting with each other, so the girls put their ears to the door and tapped into the Force to hear the conversation.
"I knew you would lead us into a trap!" the first voice said.
"Well, if ya knew it, why didn't you tell me half an hour ago?!" the second yelled back.
"I figured you would figure it out on your own!"
"Well, obviously I didn't! You're the Master here, you're supposed to tell me when I'm wrong!"
"I tried! You're so thick headed that you didn't listen! And the sad part is, you're thick headed around me because of the fact that Yenshu and I get along better than you two do! Just because you've never met any other Jedi, doesn't mean that all the ones you are going to meet are going to try to steal your master away from you!"
"I'm not worried about you trying to steal Master Yenshu! I'm.y'know, it doesn't matter how I feel. You're the master so why don't you get us out of this!"
The two girls looked at each other and started laughing. Both were thinking the same thing.
"We were afraid of Obi-Wan and Alexi?" they said in unison, and then laughed again.
"Hey, what was that?" Alexi asked as he heard the girls laugh.
"It sounded like two school girls giggling. Perhaps you lead us correctly, young Padawan."
Yenshu used to Force to unlock the chain on the door and Lin San opened it. As the four Jedi looked at each other's faces, they all started laughing.
"You guys looked scared to death!" Lin San said, pointing at Obi-Wan.
"Well you two don't look to brave yourself!" Obi-Wan shot back.
"Oh, by the way, Alexi," Yenshu said, leading him from the room, away from the others, "I know why you don't like Obi-Wan, but you don't have to worry. I'll never like anyone else more than you. You are like my son." As soon as this was said, the others caught up with them.
"So, what should we do now that we are all together again?" Obi-Wan asked the others.
"Well, personally, I would like to have a talk with our host for the evening, Bail Organa." Yenshu said.
"Then, why don't we go back to that room?" Alexi asked. When the others looked at him like he was crazy, he explained his idea further. "Master, didn't Organa say that there was a comlink on the wall to reach his servants? Why don't we go back and use it to try to reach him?"
"Alexi, you can be a genius when you put your mind to it!" Obi-Wan said sounding astonished. After everyone else gave him really bad looks, he said, "Oh, c'mon, it was just a joke. Alexi, you know I was kidding, right?"
"It's ok Master Kenobi. Oh, by the way, I wanted to apologize for my behavior today."
"I also apologize Alexi. I was not acting like a Jedi Master, I was acting like a five year old."
"Ah, look Yenshu! Our Jedi are growing up!" Lin San laughed.
"Ain't that precious!" Yenshu said, joining Lin San in mocking the guys.
"Oh shut up!" both Obi-Wan and Alexi yelled at the same time. They all started laughing hysterically. As they laughed and joked, they walked back to the undecorated room.
"Well, that was odd." Lin San said to Yenshu as they put away their sabers. "I wonder what their problem was?"
"It was rather curious. We need to be extra wary now. That was really strange." Yenshu agreed. "Now, where did my Master and Padawan get to?"
"Well, I'm glad that that's over." Alexi said, belting his saber.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Obi-Wan said, still in a ready stance.
"I don't know, but it was very weird. We should find the others before they come back, if they will." Alexi said as he ran ahead into a corridor to find his Master.
"Alexi! Wait for me!" Obi-Wan yelled as he ran to catch up. "Where are we going? Do you have any idea where you are? You've only been here one other time."
"I am heading to the secret room that Bail Organa brought me and my Master to last time we were here. It was in a room that had no decorations at all. It contained nothing but a table and a com on the wall." he said, slowing to a walk.
"Why do you want to go there?" Obi-Wan asked as he finally caught up with Alexi.
"Because I want to find that treacherous, back-stabbing king before he does more harm. Also, it is the only place in the palace Yenshu would know how to get to." Alexi said, using and 'isn't it obvious' tone.
They walked for half-an-hour down numerous stairways and through many halls. Most of the rooms were extravagantly, and sometimes gaudily, decorated. Some contained fountains and others had numerous paintings of people that were rather frightening. All of the halls, rooms, and stairways were dark. No light could pierce it.
* * * *
"So, where do you think they went?" Lin San asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I don't know." Yenshu said. After thinking a moment, she said, "I have a hunch.but, I'm not sure if I can find it."
"You're not sure if you can find your hunch?" Lin San said sarcastically.
"Funny Master Tseng. Can I tell you what I'm thinking, or are you just going to continue to spout more oh-so-helpful pieces of wisdom?"
"I was just trying to lighten the mood a little bit, geez. Where did your sense of humor go?"
"It went with my Padawan and Master, down some unknown corridor fighting a weird Sith lord. The only comfort I have now is that they aren't dead, I know that much."
"Ok, so, lets find your sense of humor. Oh, we might as well get the others while we are there." Lin San said, smirking at Yenshu. They both laughed at the stupid comment.
"Alright, the last time we were here, Bail Organa took us to some hidden room. I think I can find it again, with some luck and the Force, Alexi will be thinking like me and will meet us there."
"Ok, let's go. You lead the way." Lin San said with a mock bow.
The two girls walked through rooms and down halls that were very similar to those that the boys went through. They walked for about fifteen minutes and soon came to a door that had no markings of any kind.
"This is it.I think." Yenshu said as they approached the door.
"You're not sure?" Lin San asked doubtfully.
"It was about a week ago, alright. Besides, I won't be completely sure until we go in there."
"So let's get in there and see if it is it. I hate wondering around this freaky palace, especially when my guide 'thinks' we are going the right way."
"Shh! Listen, there are voices inside."
Through the door, the girls heard two male voices. They were fighting with each other, so the girls put their ears to the door and tapped into the Force to hear the conversation.
"I knew you would lead us into a trap!" the first voice said.
"Well, if ya knew it, why didn't you tell me half an hour ago?!" the second yelled back.
"I figured you would figure it out on your own!"
"Well, obviously I didn't! You're the Master here, you're supposed to tell me when I'm wrong!"
"I tried! You're so thick headed that you didn't listen! And the sad part is, you're thick headed around me because of the fact that Yenshu and I get along better than you two do! Just because you've never met any other Jedi, doesn't mean that all the ones you are going to meet are going to try to steal your master away from you!"
"I'm not worried about you trying to steal Master Yenshu! I'm.y'know, it doesn't matter how I feel. You're the master so why don't you get us out of this!"
The two girls looked at each other and started laughing. Both were thinking the same thing.
"We were afraid of Obi-Wan and Alexi?" they said in unison, and then laughed again.
"Hey, what was that?" Alexi asked as he heard the girls laugh.
"It sounded like two school girls giggling. Perhaps you lead us correctly, young Padawan."
Yenshu used to Force to unlock the chain on the door and Lin San opened it. As the four Jedi looked at each other's faces, they all started laughing.
"You guys looked scared to death!" Lin San said, pointing at Obi-Wan.
"Well you two don't look to brave yourself!" Obi-Wan shot back.
"Oh, by the way, Alexi," Yenshu said, leading him from the room, away from the others, "I know why you don't like Obi-Wan, but you don't have to worry. I'll never like anyone else more than you. You are like my son." As soon as this was said, the others caught up with them.
"So, what should we do now that we are all together again?" Obi-Wan asked the others.
"Well, personally, I would like to have a talk with our host for the evening, Bail Organa." Yenshu said.
"Then, why don't we go back to that room?" Alexi asked. When the others looked at him like he was crazy, he explained his idea further. "Master, didn't Organa say that there was a comlink on the wall to reach his servants? Why don't we go back and use it to try to reach him?"
"Alexi, you can be a genius when you put your mind to it!" Obi-Wan said sounding astonished. After everyone else gave him really bad looks, he said, "Oh, c'mon, it was just a joke. Alexi, you know I was kidding, right?"
"It's ok Master Kenobi. Oh, by the way, I wanted to apologize for my behavior today."
"I also apologize Alexi. I was not acting like a Jedi Master, I was acting like a five year old."
"Ah, look Yenshu! Our Jedi are growing up!" Lin San laughed.
"Ain't that precious!" Yenshu said, joining Lin San in mocking the guys.
"Oh shut up!" both Obi-Wan and Alexi yelled at the same time. They all started laughing hysterically. As they laughed and joked, they walked back to the undecorated room.