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"Hey, Lllyana, while they are meditating, do you wanna take a look around?" Tzadik suggested shortly after her and Lllyana arrived on Tatooine.
"I don't know. Maybe we should at least tell Yenshu what we're doing." Lllyana said reluctantly. Something didn't feel right. The Force was trying to tell her something.
"She is meditating and I know she hates being interrupted. C'mon, we won't be long." Tzadik said, trying to coax Lllyana into agreement.
"Alright, but we can't be gone too long, ok?" Lllyana said after a moment.
"Deal." Tzadik said with a smile. They both got up and quietly exited the house. Tzadik started walking towards the Dune Sea and Lllyana could do nothing but follow her.
After walking for about half an hour, Lllyana started nervously looking over her shoulder. "Hey, Tzadik, maybe we should head back. It is getting kinda late and Obi-Wan and Lin San should be arriving soon." She said. She felt uncomfortable leaving without telling anyone and she was anxious to get back. But if Tzadik heard her, then she chose not to listen and continued walking.
Another hour later, Lllyana saw a ship in the distance. It was black and shone brightly in the two suns that the planet orbited. Tzadik also saw the ship and she started walking faster to reach it. Soon she was in a run and Lllyana was trying desperately to catch up to her. In a matter of minutes, they reached the strange ship. It was like none that Lllyana had ever seen, and the person that came down the extended ramp was just as odd to her.
Tzadik saw the person and ran to him excitedly. Lllyana chose to keep her distance. Something told her to stay away from him. Tzadik and the person seemed eager to talk in private, but they got into a discussion over something, Lllyana figured it was her presence. Finally the strange man conceded to allowing Lllyana onto the ship and into the discussion. Tzadik ran back to her and said, "Hey, come on. I want you to meet someone." She still sounded very excited and Lllyana didn't want to go, but Tzadik had already dragged her most of the way.
When they got onto the ship, the man said, "Tzadik, where is the little one? We needed her."
"I am sorry Master, but I couldn't get her permission to come." Tzadik said sorrowfully. Lllyana stayed in the background. She didn't want to be noticed and she wanted to get back to the house as soon as possible.
"And why did you bring your friend with you? Do we need her for something?" he asked, now directing his cold blue eyes on her.
"Well, I brought her for a few reasons: first, I wouldn't have been able to come without her with me and second, I thought that she might be able to help us. She is good and could probably be of use to us, besides the simple fact that she is a Jedi. I am sure you could think of something for her." Tzadik said with an evil grin on her face. For the first time in her life, Lllyana was scared.
"Good thinking Padawan. You have done well. Tie her up and I will decide her fate later. Oh, and make sure to take her lightsaber. Don't want her having that do we?"
Tzadik tightly tied ropes around Lllyana and took her lightsaber. "Oh, Lllyana, how rude of me. This is my Master, Xanatos. He has taught me more than that stupid Adi Gallia ever could." Both of them laughed evilly. Then the two of them left the room and started the transport.
* * * * "Where did everyone go?" Lin San asked as her and Obi-Wan entered his house on Tatooine. "I don't see anyone here. Tzadik and Lllyana should have been here hours ago and Yenshu and Alexi had better be here. They were supposed to stay here." "Well, wherever they are, I'm sure that it is to help the mission." Obi-Wan said, trying to sound optimistic. "Masters!" Yenshu said in surprise as she came out of her room in the back. "You're early. I wasn't expecting you for a few more hours. Alexi is still in his meditation. Please, sit. Would you like something to drink?" "No, thank you. But you could tell me where Tzadik and Lllyana are." Lin San said. "You don't know?" Yenshu asked innocently. "Of course not!" Obi-Wan said shocked. "I sent them here and told them to stay with you until we arrived!" "Well, when they got here, it was time for Alexi and my mediation. I told them where I would be and if they needed anything to come and get me. We went into our rooms and this is the first time that I've been out. I didn't even know they were missing until you asked me Lin San." Yenshu said worriedly. "It's not your fault Yenshu, calm down." Lin San said sounding annoyed. "We have to find them." "I'll go. They were my responsibility. Could you please stay here for Alexi? He'll be worried if nobody is here." Yenshu said sheepishly. "Ok, I'll stay, but I want Lin San to go with you. Between the two of you, hopefully you can find them." Obi-Wan offered. Lin San and Yenshu agreed and left. "Ok, this should be interesting. Alexi is going to come out here to me. He won't be happy about that." he said with a smirk.
"So, where should we start?" Lin San asked as they exited the house. "I have no clue. Where could they have wanted to go?" Yenshu replied. "Maybe they went back to their ship for something." Lin San suggested. They started walking away from the house and towards the Dune Sea. "Did they know about what happened with Xanatos? Maybe they are trying to find him." Yenshu said. "Well, if they knew about it, they didn't hear of it from us. We didn't want to fill them in until we had all of the facts from you." Lin San explained. "Well, let's start walking towards Luke. Maybe they started going over there to check up on him. It's worth a shot anyways." Yenshu said. Lin San nodded her agreement and they headed towards the Lars residence.
"Hey, Lllyana, while they are meditating, do you wanna take a look around?" Tzadik suggested shortly after her and Lllyana arrived on Tatooine.
"I don't know. Maybe we should at least tell Yenshu what we're doing." Lllyana said reluctantly. Something didn't feel right. The Force was trying to tell her something.
"She is meditating and I know she hates being interrupted. C'mon, we won't be long." Tzadik said, trying to coax Lllyana into agreement.
"Alright, but we can't be gone too long, ok?" Lllyana said after a moment.
"Deal." Tzadik said with a smile. They both got up and quietly exited the house. Tzadik started walking towards the Dune Sea and Lllyana could do nothing but follow her.
After walking for about half an hour, Lllyana started nervously looking over her shoulder. "Hey, Tzadik, maybe we should head back. It is getting kinda late and Obi-Wan and Lin San should be arriving soon." She said. She felt uncomfortable leaving without telling anyone and she was anxious to get back. But if Tzadik heard her, then she chose not to listen and continued walking.
Another hour later, Lllyana saw a ship in the distance. It was black and shone brightly in the two suns that the planet orbited. Tzadik also saw the ship and she started walking faster to reach it. Soon she was in a run and Lllyana was trying desperately to catch up to her. In a matter of minutes, they reached the strange ship. It was like none that Lllyana had ever seen, and the person that came down the extended ramp was just as odd to her.
Tzadik saw the person and ran to him excitedly. Lllyana chose to keep her distance. Something told her to stay away from him. Tzadik and the person seemed eager to talk in private, but they got into a discussion over something, Lllyana figured it was her presence. Finally the strange man conceded to allowing Lllyana onto the ship and into the discussion. Tzadik ran back to her and said, "Hey, come on. I want you to meet someone." She still sounded very excited and Lllyana didn't want to go, but Tzadik had already dragged her most of the way.
When they got onto the ship, the man said, "Tzadik, where is the little one? We needed her."
"I am sorry Master, but I couldn't get her permission to come." Tzadik said sorrowfully. Lllyana stayed in the background. She didn't want to be noticed and she wanted to get back to the house as soon as possible.
"And why did you bring your friend with you? Do we need her for something?" he asked, now directing his cold blue eyes on her.
"Well, I brought her for a few reasons: first, I wouldn't have been able to come without her with me and second, I thought that she might be able to help us. She is good and could probably be of use to us, besides the simple fact that she is a Jedi. I am sure you could think of something for her." Tzadik said with an evil grin on her face. For the first time in her life, Lllyana was scared.
"Good thinking Padawan. You have done well. Tie her up and I will decide her fate later. Oh, and make sure to take her lightsaber. Don't want her having that do we?"
Tzadik tightly tied ropes around Lllyana and took her lightsaber. "Oh, Lllyana, how rude of me. This is my Master, Xanatos. He has taught me more than that stupid Adi Gallia ever could." Both of them laughed evilly. Then the two of them left the room and started the transport.
* * * * "Where did everyone go?" Lin San asked as her and Obi-Wan entered his house on Tatooine. "I don't see anyone here. Tzadik and Lllyana should have been here hours ago and Yenshu and Alexi had better be here. They were supposed to stay here." "Well, wherever they are, I'm sure that it is to help the mission." Obi-Wan said, trying to sound optimistic. "Masters!" Yenshu said in surprise as she came out of her room in the back. "You're early. I wasn't expecting you for a few more hours. Alexi is still in his meditation. Please, sit. Would you like something to drink?" "No, thank you. But you could tell me where Tzadik and Lllyana are." Lin San said. "You don't know?" Yenshu asked innocently. "Of course not!" Obi-Wan said shocked. "I sent them here and told them to stay with you until we arrived!" "Well, when they got here, it was time for Alexi and my mediation. I told them where I would be and if they needed anything to come and get me. We went into our rooms and this is the first time that I've been out. I didn't even know they were missing until you asked me Lin San." Yenshu said worriedly. "It's not your fault Yenshu, calm down." Lin San said sounding annoyed. "We have to find them." "I'll go. They were my responsibility. Could you please stay here for Alexi? He'll be worried if nobody is here." Yenshu said sheepishly. "Ok, I'll stay, but I want Lin San to go with you. Between the two of you, hopefully you can find them." Obi-Wan offered. Lin San and Yenshu agreed and left. "Ok, this should be interesting. Alexi is going to come out here to me. He won't be happy about that." he said with a smirk.
"So, where should we start?" Lin San asked as they exited the house. "I have no clue. Where could they have wanted to go?" Yenshu replied. "Maybe they went back to their ship for something." Lin San suggested. They started walking away from the house and towards the Dune Sea. "Did they know about what happened with Xanatos? Maybe they are trying to find him." Yenshu said. "Well, if they knew about it, they didn't hear of it from us. We didn't want to fill them in until we had all of the facts from you." Lin San explained. "Well, let's start walking towards Luke. Maybe they started going over there to check up on him. It's worth a shot anyways." Yenshu said. Lin San nodded her agreement and they headed towards the Lars residence.