My appologies for not updating sooner... I've had the huge workload that my schoolteachers like to call, "End - Of - The - Marking - Period - Work." Go figure. So I've been locked in my bedroom filling out stupidly easy and insanely long worksheets for the last couple of days. My life officially sucks as of now...
Culf ~ Heh... you're as evil as me ^_^ well, I had written this chapter based on Ahsilna's death, but since you don't want me to kill her just yet, I won't. Yup - what you're about to read is the rewritten version. I can't promise you that she will survive through this whole fic though. But I'm glad that you like it!
MFSbtrfly ~ Oooo, a fan XD you are such a faithful reviewer! Thanks so much for all of your praise, and I'm glad that you like it too. Lol, I can't imagine it either, but it sounded amusing... Hehe I do really like Rans' character, he's so fun to write about!
essie ~ Wow, such praise! Thanks! I'm really glad that you're enjoying it... O_O I'm on your favorites list too *gasps* You're a wonderful writer yourself; I really love your stories ^_~
Did you guys know that I'm only 13? Well, 14 in January 2003, but still... everyone that I show my writing to thinks that it was written by someone older. -_-' yup, I'm only 13 lol
I have a completely new story up on FanFiction.Net. It's called Through My Eyes, and I'm starting to write the sequel after I finish this chapter. Check it out some time if you get the chance - it's actually pretty good.
Note: I'm trying out a new style, so this whole chapter is from different character's points of view. Don't worry though, it's not too confusing, 'cause I labelled each one. Shouldn't be too hard to understand. I doubt that the rest of the story will be written in this style, but I thought that it suited this chapter the best.
Anything in " " is speech. Thoughts will be mixed in with the normal writing.
- Luke's POV -
This can't be happening. It's impossible. I folded my arms, leaning on the window sill, head resting on my hands. I'm so tired... I just can't go through with this. What with everything happening lately, there hadn't been any time to rest at all. Damn council meetings. Meetings seemed to be the only way nowadays that anyone ever does. It's like meetings are expected to solve all problems, great and small. I've been to way too many recently. Jedi council meetings, strategic planning meetings in preparation for the war, meetings on everything imaginable... and what was the point of half of them? To be quite honest, I can't even remember now.
There's really no point, I guess. There's no point to a lot of things. Blinking, I shook my head to clear away the morbid thoughts. As if I actually belived that it would help. Ugh. I shouldn't be thinking about this kind of thing. It'll just get my focus off.
I should at least try to think about more pleasant things if I'm not going to be concentrating enough to meditate on the new threat. But there hasn't been much pleasantness in my life recently. Leia and Han, of course. I do miss seeing my sister. And Han can always seem to cheer me up. And of course there's Anakin. I haven't seen him too much recently. He's doing really well in his apprenticeship, and he seemed to be happy last time that I talked to him. Jaina's enjoying her political career, and even though she is quite busy, she's also quite successful. Jacen's als- Suddenly I sat straight up in the chair. I struggled to control my ragged breathing, but to no avail. Oh Force. This can't be happening.
Damn, why didn't I realize it earlier? First he began to spend more time on his own, and then he became sharp and sometimes even rude when speaking to friends, and even to his family. And even if I hadn't recognized all of those blatently obvious warning signs, the fact that he'd refused offers from many of the Masters and had gone off running 'errands' instead of becoming a Padawan, instead of finally fufilling his dream...
"Yes," I murmered almost under my breath, "A Jedi indeed has fallen." With that I turned to the pilot sitting beside me. "Set a course for the desert planet Aderihal in the Qytilkos system."
The man nodded, and turned back to the controls, typing the coordinates into the data panel.
As I gazed off into nothingness, I could almost hear Jacen again as he told us all about his next assignment - just a simple little mission to patch up a quarrel between two tribes before it could turn into a war. They both wanted control of the planet's vast resources located in that area which, although arid, contained a wealth of minerals.
The planet Aderihal.
- Rans' POV -
I clung on the neck of the beast as it twisted and turned, letting out haunting cries as though possessed. The suvacyds that we used as mounts were usually calm and peaceful, but something was making this one act up... As I grasped at the rough, short bristles upon the back of its neck, it whirled about, yapping insanely, and bucked up into the air. Everything was then suddenly painfully clear: the falling snow twirling about the creature as it's bloodshot eyes rolled about and it begun to foam at the mouth, the beast running off, the sense of flying through the air...
I did not land gently. Rather, I fell hard against solid ice and skidded backwards until my head banged against a boulder. But I had been lucky. I had landed on something that, while hard, was at least smooth. The strange girl did not have the same luck - if I may even call it that - as I did.
As I looked up, still feeling dizzy and wondering vaguely why everything was spinning, she was thrown backwards as well. Near where I had landed was a small area where, whether from an earthquake or some other natural disaster, the solid ice and rock had been broken up into huge jagged shards. And it was on these that she landed.
I hurried to stand up and quickly dashed over to where she had fallen. She was still breathing, but blood was dripping off of her and her breathing was shorter and harsher than earlier. Her face had paled several shades, and her lips were now purely of an aqua hue. As I reached down and felt for her pulse, I could barely feel anything. It was so weak that it was hardly even there.
Looking around, I realized that the suvacyd was no longer to be seen. It would be far off by now. Well, at least the base was only a twenty minute walk away at the most. But I knew that twenty minutes could be too late.
Pulling off my jacket and wrapping it around her trembling form, I gathered her into my arms and ran as fast as I could.
Author's Notes: CLIFFIE! CLIFFIE! ^_~ hope ya enjoyed it, folks! I should be able to post the next chapter tomorrow since I'm at assemblies all day long at school and so I won't have any homework. That is, if I get feedback... *grins evilly*
Well, that li'l blue button down there is what you take five seconds to click and to enter a few words about this. It won't waste any signifigant amount of your precious time, and if you do it, I'll devote a short paragraph at the start of the next chapter to worshipping you. Come on, what have you got to loose? *uses Jedi mind tricks on everyone but MFSbtrfly (who apparently loves this story enough to review without me doing that, unlike some of you)* You SHALL review!
Culf ~ Heh... you're as evil as me ^_^ well, I had written this chapter based on Ahsilna's death, but since you don't want me to kill her just yet, I won't. Yup - what you're about to read is the rewritten version. I can't promise you that she will survive through this whole fic though. But I'm glad that you like it!
MFSbtrfly ~ Oooo, a fan XD you are such a faithful reviewer! Thanks so much for all of your praise, and I'm glad that you like it too. Lol, I can't imagine it either, but it sounded amusing... Hehe I do really like Rans' character, he's so fun to write about!
essie ~ Wow, such praise! Thanks! I'm really glad that you're enjoying it... O_O I'm on your favorites list too *gasps* You're a wonderful writer yourself; I really love your stories ^_~
Did you guys know that I'm only 13? Well, 14 in January 2003, but still... everyone that I show my writing to thinks that it was written by someone older. -_-' yup, I'm only 13 lol
I have a completely new story up on FanFiction.Net. It's called Through My Eyes, and I'm starting to write the sequel after I finish this chapter. Check it out some time if you get the chance - it's actually pretty good.
Note: I'm trying out a new style, so this whole chapter is from different character's points of view. Don't worry though, it's not too confusing, 'cause I labelled each one. Shouldn't be too hard to understand. I doubt that the rest of the story will be written in this style, but I thought that it suited this chapter the best.
Anything in " " is speech. Thoughts will be mixed in with the normal writing.
- Luke's POV -
This can't be happening. It's impossible. I folded my arms, leaning on the window sill, head resting on my hands. I'm so tired... I just can't go through with this. What with everything happening lately, there hadn't been any time to rest at all. Damn council meetings. Meetings seemed to be the only way nowadays that anyone ever does. It's like meetings are expected to solve all problems, great and small. I've been to way too many recently. Jedi council meetings, strategic planning meetings in preparation for the war, meetings on everything imaginable... and what was the point of half of them? To be quite honest, I can't even remember now.
There's really no point, I guess. There's no point to a lot of things. Blinking, I shook my head to clear away the morbid thoughts. As if I actually belived that it would help. Ugh. I shouldn't be thinking about this kind of thing. It'll just get my focus off.
I should at least try to think about more pleasant things if I'm not going to be concentrating enough to meditate on the new threat. But there hasn't been much pleasantness in my life recently. Leia and Han, of course. I do miss seeing my sister. And Han can always seem to cheer me up. And of course there's Anakin. I haven't seen him too much recently. He's doing really well in his apprenticeship, and he seemed to be happy last time that I talked to him. Jaina's enjoying her political career, and even though she is quite busy, she's also quite successful. Jacen's als- Suddenly I sat straight up in the chair. I struggled to control my ragged breathing, but to no avail. Oh Force. This can't be happening.
Damn, why didn't I realize it earlier? First he began to spend more time on his own, and then he became sharp and sometimes even rude when speaking to friends, and even to his family. And even if I hadn't recognized all of those blatently obvious warning signs, the fact that he'd refused offers from many of the Masters and had gone off running 'errands' instead of becoming a Padawan, instead of finally fufilling his dream...
"Yes," I murmered almost under my breath, "A Jedi indeed has fallen." With that I turned to the pilot sitting beside me. "Set a course for the desert planet Aderihal in the Qytilkos system."
The man nodded, and turned back to the controls, typing the coordinates into the data panel.
As I gazed off into nothingness, I could almost hear Jacen again as he told us all about his next assignment - just a simple little mission to patch up a quarrel between two tribes before it could turn into a war. They both wanted control of the planet's vast resources located in that area which, although arid, contained a wealth of minerals.
The planet Aderihal.
- Rans' POV -
I clung on the neck of the beast as it twisted and turned, letting out haunting cries as though possessed. The suvacyds that we used as mounts were usually calm and peaceful, but something was making this one act up... As I grasped at the rough, short bristles upon the back of its neck, it whirled about, yapping insanely, and bucked up into the air. Everything was then suddenly painfully clear: the falling snow twirling about the creature as it's bloodshot eyes rolled about and it begun to foam at the mouth, the beast running off, the sense of flying through the air...
I did not land gently. Rather, I fell hard against solid ice and skidded backwards until my head banged against a boulder. But I had been lucky. I had landed on something that, while hard, was at least smooth. The strange girl did not have the same luck - if I may even call it that - as I did.
As I looked up, still feeling dizzy and wondering vaguely why everything was spinning, she was thrown backwards as well. Near where I had landed was a small area where, whether from an earthquake or some other natural disaster, the solid ice and rock had been broken up into huge jagged shards. And it was on these that she landed.
I hurried to stand up and quickly dashed over to where she had fallen. She was still breathing, but blood was dripping off of her and her breathing was shorter and harsher than earlier. Her face had paled several shades, and her lips were now purely of an aqua hue. As I reached down and felt for her pulse, I could barely feel anything. It was so weak that it was hardly even there.
Looking around, I realized that the suvacyd was no longer to be seen. It would be far off by now. Well, at least the base was only a twenty minute walk away at the most. But I knew that twenty minutes could be too late.
Pulling off my jacket and wrapping it around her trembling form, I gathered her into my arms and ran as fast as I could.
Author's Notes: CLIFFIE! CLIFFIE! ^_~ hope ya enjoyed it, folks! I should be able to post the next chapter tomorrow since I'm at assemblies all day long at school and so I won't have any homework. That is, if I get feedback... *grins evilly*
Well, that li'l blue button down there is what you take five seconds to click and to enter a few words about this. It won't waste any signifigant amount of your precious time, and if you do it, I'll devote a short paragraph at the start of the next chapter to worshipping you. Come on, what have you got to loose? *uses Jedi mind tricks on everyone but MFSbtrfly (who apparently loves this story enough to review without me doing that, unlike some of you)* You SHALL review!