~~30~~
"Master! Where are you?" Alexi called as he came out of his room. He checked her room to find that she wasn't' there either. He came out into the living room and called, "I'm done with my meditation! Where did you go?"
"She went to find Tzadik and Lllyana." Obi-Wan said rising from the couch. He had been laying there in a sleeping meditation. Alexi jumped from surprise and Obi-Wan laughed at him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked rudely.
"I told you that I was coming, along with Lin San. The girls went to try to find our renegade Jedi. Tzadik and Lllyana disappeared while you two were meditating. Yenshu suggested that one of us wait for you to come out of your meditation so I volunteered. Hope you don't mind." Obi-Wan said with a smirk.
Alexi took a deep breath and calmed down. Slowly, watching his words, he said, "And what are we going to do while they are out?"
"We are going to help them. I was just waiting for you to finish your meditation and then I was planning on leaving to help them. So, if you want to come, get a survival pack out of the closet and I have mine from the ship." Obi-Wan said as he got up and started heading toward the door.
Alexi grabbed the survival pack out of the closet and ran to catch up to Obi-Wan. "Hey," he called, "where are we going?"
Obi-Wan waited until Alexi was with him before he explained his plan further. "Well, I am guessing that Yenshu and Lin San went to Luke's house to see if Tzadik and Lllyana went there, so it would be pointless to go the same way. We will head in the opposite direction.
"Be on the lookout for anything. Reach into yourself and pull the Force around you. Dip into the power that it gives you. Keep your senses on alert. You will see Jawas and Tusken Raiders. Look for anything else that doesn't seem to fit. We are in a very rocky area and there are many caves and wholes in the cliffs and anyone could be hiding there."
"You are expecting Xanatos and his Padawan to be here aren't you?" Alexi asked as they walked.
"Basically, yes. He is still on this planet and I plan on finding him. I thought he had died long ago, when I was still a Padawan to Qui Gon Jinn. He fell into a pool of acid and we didn't think that he could have survived so we left, not questioning what had happened. Obviously we were wrong and now he wants Darth Vader's kids." Obi-Wan explained sadly.
Alexi could tell that Obi-Wan was disappointed in himself for not catching Xanatos earlier. "Y'know Master Kenobi, there wasn't anything you could have done to stop Xanatos before. You thought he was dead. Even your Master did. It wasn't questioned. Perhaps he was expecting to have to fall into the pool."
Obi-Wan smiled slightly under his hood. Alexi was trying to make him feel better. "Thanks for trying Alexi, but I should have been more alert. Many things have happened to show that he was still alive, but I ignored the signs. I didn't think it could be possible. Now I see my flaw and I am going to finish what Qui Gon and I started all those years ago." He stopped and put a hand on Alexi's shoulder. "This is something that I have to do, but I do not want you to be put in danger. It was wrong of me to bring you." Alexi tried to cut in, but Obi-Wan didn't leave room for him to. "I want you to go back to the house, or head towards Luke's house. I do not want you in danger. Go now." Obi-Wan started walking and Alexi was left to stare after him.
* * * *
Lllyana had lost all sense of time and direction. She had no idea how long the transport had been going or how long they had been missing. The only thing that she knew for sure was that Yenshu, Lin San, Obi-Wan, and Alexi would never give up looking for her. It wasn't a lot, but it was the only thing that gave her hope.
For a little while, she tried to meditate or concentrate on loosening the cords, but she soon lost her concentration and stopped. Then she tried to amuse herself by singing and levitating, but soon lost interest. Eventually she ended up just sitting there doing nothing.
As she was sitting there doing nothing, the door in front of her opened. Xanatos stood above her. He walked around, his eyes never leaving her. She felt uncomfortable, but did her best not to show it.
"You're nervous around me aren't you?" he asked with an evil smile.
Lllyana didn't know what to do. Should she answer him or should she remain silent? She chose silence for the time being.
"Why won't you answer me?" he demanded, slamming his fist on the wall. His anger was coming out. Lllyana could use this to her advantage if she played it right.
"If you don't answer me." he said in a threatening tone.
"Why should I answer you? I have nothing you want and I am only here because I could be used as leverage for the Jedi." Lllyana said condescendingly.
"Ah, I knew you couldn't keep your mouth shut." he said wickedly. "Now, I only ask you this because Tzadik wanted me too. Would you like to know what real power is?"
"I have real power. I only want to know one thing from you and you wouldn't dare tell me the answer, for none know it." She finally had a plan. Yenshu.
"If you allow me to try to teach you, then I will answer anything you want. If I don't answer I will give you one chance to escape." he said. This is what she was hoping for.
"I want to know what was going on with you and Yenshu. From her actions I can tell that something happened between you two. Tell me what it is or give me a chance to escape."
His face clouded up and he clenched his teeth. He looked at her evilly. She had hit him where it hurt, his former love. "Why do you want to know about her? I will tell you anything except about her." He said trying to escape answering her question.
"No." she said stubbornly. "I want to know about you and Yenshu. She has become a good friend of mine and I want to know about her past. Tell me and you can try to teach me. Otherwise, give me my lightsaber and cut my cords."
"If I refuse to let you go?" he asked. "What is going to keep me from acting as if we never made a deal. Actually, I think I will ignore that tiny bit of a past and just leave now. Nice try though."
Lllyana had a knowing grin on her face. Tzadik had quietly entered behind them exactly as Xanatos lied and she now had a horrified look on her face.
"Master! How could you do this? I trusted you because of your honest reputation. How could you betray me like this?" Tzadik asked, horrorstricken.
"Tzadik, listen to me." he said, trying to explain himself.
"No. You listen to me. Release her or answer her. You choose, but choose quickly. Otherwise I will let her go and we will both leave you." she threatened.
As the two Sith were fighting, Lllyana used the time to use the Force and loosen the knots in the rope. In a matter of moments she had freed herself and got her lightsaber out of the drawer that Tzadik had put it into earlier.
Just as she was about to escape, the transport stopped and a person yelling could be heard.
"Xanatos! Come out of there! We have unfinished business!" Lllyana knew the voice immediately. It was Obi-Wan. Unfortunately, Xanatos and Tzadik recognized it as well.
Xanatos put a reassuring hand on Tzadik's shoulder and said, "Listen to me. I have never lied to you and I never will. What does she matter? We were going to kill her anyways. But now I need your help. Obi-Wan Kenobi almost killed me once and I don't know if I can finish him off. I need your assistance now."
Tzadik nodded in agreement. They put their hoods over their faces and opened the ramp. They walked down and met the Jedi Master.
"Master! Where are you?" Alexi called as he came out of his room. He checked her room to find that she wasn't' there either. He came out into the living room and called, "I'm done with my meditation! Where did you go?"
"She went to find Tzadik and Lllyana." Obi-Wan said rising from the couch. He had been laying there in a sleeping meditation. Alexi jumped from surprise and Obi-Wan laughed at him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked rudely.
"I told you that I was coming, along with Lin San. The girls went to try to find our renegade Jedi. Tzadik and Lllyana disappeared while you two were meditating. Yenshu suggested that one of us wait for you to come out of your meditation so I volunteered. Hope you don't mind." Obi-Wan said with a smirk.
Alexi took a deep breath and calmed down. Slowly, watching his words, he said, "And what are we going to do while they are out?"
"We are going to help them. I was just waiting for you to finish your meditation and then I was planning on leaving to help them. So, if you want to come, get a survival pack out of the closet and I have mine from the ship." Obi-Wan said as he got up and started heading toward the door.
Alexi grabbed the survival pack out of the closet and ran to catch up to Obi-Wan. "Hey," he called, "where are we going?"
Obi-Wan waited until Alexi was with him before he explained his plan further. "Well, I am guessing that Yenshu and Lin San went to Luke's house to see if Tzadik and Lllyana went there, so it would be pointless to go the same way. We will head in the opposite direction.
"Be on the lookout for anything. Reach into yourself and pull the Force around you. Dip into the power that it gives you. Keep your senses on alert. You will see Jawas and Tusken Raiders. Look for anything else that doesn't seem to fit. We are in a very rocky area and there are many caves and wholes in the cliffs and anyone could be hiding there."
"You are expecting Xanatos and his Padawan to be here aren't you?" Alexi asked as they walked.
"Basically, yes. He is still on this planet and I plan on finding him. I thought he had died long ago, when I was still a Padawan to Qui Gon Jinn. He fell into a pool of acid and we didn't think that he could have survived so we left, not questioning what had happened. Obviously we were wrong and now he wants Darth Vader's kids." Obi-Wan explained sadly.
Alexi could tell that Obi-Wan was disappointed in himself for not catching Xanatos earlier. "Y'know Master Kenobi, there wasn't anything you could have done to stop Xanatos before. You thought he was dead. Even your Master did. It wasn't questioned. Perhaps he was expecting to have to fall into the pool."
Obi-Wan smiled slightly under his hood. Alexi was trying to make him feel better. "Thanks for trying Alexi, but I should have been more alert. Many things have happened to show that he was still alive, but I ignored the signs. I didn't think it could be possible. Now I see my flaw and I am going to finish what Qui Gon and I started all those years ago." He stopped and put a hand on Alexi's shoulder. "This is something that I have to do, but I do not want you to be put in danger. It was wrong of me to bring you." Alexi tried to cut in, but Obi-Wan didn't leave room for him to. "I want you to go back to the house, or head towards Luke's house. I do not want you in danger. Go now." Obi-Wan started walking and Alexi was left to stare after him.
* * * *
Lllyana had lost all sense of time and direction. She had no idea how long the transport had been going or how long they had been missing. The only thing that she knew for sure was that Yenshu, Lin San, Obi-Wan, and Alexi would never give up looking for her. It wasn't a lot, but it was the only thing that gave her hope.
For a little while, she tried to meditate or concentrate on loosening the cords, but she soon lost her concentration and stopped. Then she tried to amuse herself by singing and levitating, but soon lost interest. Eventually she ended up just sitting there doing nothing.
As she was sitting there doing nothing, the door in front of her opened. Xanatos stood above her. He walked around, his eyes never leaving her. She felt uncomfortable, but did her best not to show it.
"You're nervous around me aren't you?" he asked with an evil smile.
Lllyana didn't know what to do. Should she answer him or should she remain silent? She chose silence for the time being.
"Why won't you answer me?" he demanded, slamming his fist on the wall. His anger was coming out. Lllyana could use this to her advantage if she played it right.
"If you don't answer me." he said in a threatening tone.
"Why should I answer you? I have nothing you want and I am only here because I could be used as leverage for the Jedi." Lllyana said condescendingly.
"Ah, I knew you couldn't keep your mouth shut." he said wickedly. "Now, I only ask you this because Tzadik wanted me too. Would you like to know what real power is?"
"I have real power. I only want to know one thing from you and you wouldn't dare tell me the answer, for none know it." She finally had a plan. Yenshu.
"If you allow me to try to teach you, then I will answer anything you want. If I don't answer I will give you one chance to escape." he said. This is what she was hoping for.
"I want to know what was going on with you and Yenshu. From her actions I can tell that something happened between you two. Tell me what it is or give me a chance to escape."
His face clouded up and he clenched his teeth. He looked at her evilly. She had hit him where it hurt, his former love. "Why do you want to know about her? I will tell you anything except about her." He said trying to escape answering her question.
"No." she said stubbornly. "I want to know about you and Yenshu. She has become a good friend of mine and I want to know about her past. Tell me and you can try to teach me. Otherwise, give me my lightsaber and cut my cords."
"If I refuse to let you go?" he asked. "What is going to keep me from acting as if we never made a deal. Actually, I think I will ignore that tiny bit of a past and just leave now. Nice try though."
Lllyana had a knowing grin on her face. Tzadik had quietly entered behind them exactly as Xanatos lied and she now had a horrified look on her face.
"Master! How could you do this? I trusted you because of your honest reputation. How could you betray me like this?" Tzadik asked, horrorstricken.
"Tzadik, listen to me." he said, trying to explain himself.
"No. You listen to me. Release her or answer her. You choose, but choose quickly. Otherwise I will let her go and we will both leave you." she threatened.
As the two Sith were fighting, Lllyana used the time to use the Force and loosen the knots in the rope. In a matter of moments she had freed herself and got her lightsaber out of the drawer that Tzadik had put it into earlier.
Just as she was about to escape, the transport stopped and a person yelling could be heard.
"Xanatos! Come out of there! We have unfinished business!" Lllyana knew the voice immediately. It was Obi-Wan. Unfortunately, Xanatos and Tzadik recognized it as well.
Xanatos put a reassuring hand on Tzadik's shoulder and said, "Listen to me. I have never lied to you and I never will. What does she matter? We were going to kill her anyways. But now I need your help. Obi-Wan Kenobi almost killed me once and I don't know if I can finish him off. I need your assistance now."
Tzadik nodded in agreement. They put their hoods over their faces and opened the ramp. They walked down and met the Jedi Master.