a/n I don't own Star Wars blah, blah, blah. I do own Gabrielle Rybec, Terry Pike, Tony Strasburg, and Matris Arya.
As Gabrielle and Matris walked into the training room, Gabrielle could feel Matris mentally readying herself for the forthcoming training session. Gabrielle could feel Matris's confidence of beating Gabrielle.
Good luck, sister, but I doubt if you could ever become as good as I, Gabrielle thought to herself.
"Alright now that your here let's get started," Master Skywalker announced. "Rules are: Lightsabers on lowest setting, anything goes, the first person to get fully hit loses, and no removing the blindfolds."
They both nodded their heads. Master Skywalker walked over to each of them and blindfolded them.
"Wait until I say go," Master Skywalker said.
Gabrielle stood there, focusing in on her calm center.
"Go," Master Skywalker said calmly.
Simultaneously both Matris and Gabrielle's lightsabers lit.
Inside her, Gabrielle could hear the force guiding her. Wait... listen... it whispered to her. NOW! Strike!
Gabrielle reached out and felt Matris coming in for a hit. She deflected it easily. Gabrielle went in in for a hit and was blocked. The fight continued on like this. The smell of singed hair and burnt skin filled the air.
Strike now, Gabrielle, NOW!!
Gabrielle brought her lightsaber down quickly hitting Matris in the stomach.
"Stop," Master Skywalker said.
"Very good Gabrielle," Master Skywalker said as she peeled off her blindfold.
"Thank you Master," Gabrielle said bowing to him.
"Matris you put up a very good fight," he told Matris.
"Yes you did," Gabrielle said softly putting out her hand to help Matris to her feet.
Matris batted Gabrielle's hand away angrily and stalked off. Gabrielle looked down then walked out of the training room as well.
Master Skywalker sighed. You knew it would happen Luke... there's nothing you can do now.
Master Skywalker shook his head and slowly walked out of the training room.
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Gabrielle was just out of the shower when a knock came from her door.
"Enter," Gabrielle sighed.
"Hey. You busy," Tony asked as he walked into the room.
Gabrielle shook her head.
"Didn't think so," Tony said. "I heard you gave Matris quite a fight."
Gabrielle sighed and sat down on her bed next to Tony.
"Gives her yet another excuse to hate me," Gabrielle said.
"Wait until you get to know her. I know Matris. She'll come around eventually... all she needs is time. Matris doesn't except defeat very easily so expect her to confront you with another fight," Tony told her.
"Yea I kind of figured that after the fight," Gabrielle told him closing her eyes.
"Well don't stress over it. Come on let's get some lunch," he told her.
"Okay," she said letting Tony led her out the door.