Chapter Nine~ Moving Out
The troops were packing up to ship out. Senator Organa sighed watching the troops pack in. General Kenobi walked up next to him, his hair still wet from the downpour outside. A tropical storm had begun to come into the area and it would prolong their stay on the satellite.
"Senator Peregryne will not be joining us."
"I know. He has a family."
"And his home is safe. The rest of the war just isn't in his neck of the woods."
"Oh..."
"Yeah I know. Not very sensitive to the rest of the Republic. I tried to talk some sense into him."
"He is a stubborn man. It does little good to try to convince him of anything that doesn't benefit him."
"You still don't like politicians, do you Obi-Wan. You still cast us all with the same color."
"Only you and Senator Amidala have even shown me otherwise."
Bail Organa smiled at the Jedi but the smile ceased when he saw his face. Obi-Wan wore a stoic expression on his face. His eyes squinted ahead. "Something wrong Master Kenobi?"
"A disturbance in the Force."
"What is it?"
"I don't know. Where are we headed next?"
"Corellia. We also have to make sure they never build this weapon they boast of."
"What?"
"They have plans for a weapon called Centerpoint."
"They'll never make that or anything like that."
"But they still can threaten to do so."
"Distasteful at times like these," Obi-Wan sighed and shook his head in sadness. The idea of something like Centerpoint was preposterous to his mind. He hoped he'd never live to see the day when a weapon strong enough to blow up a planet or even a star or something like that existed. And yet the fear of such a weapon was strong. It was a good thing that the plans for Centerpoint were such a secret that only he and Organa and those that have them knew about it.
But Jyana could read minds.
There was no harm in her knowing secrets. He knew that much.
She had joined the group and spoke with each of the troops. Her ewok counterpart came with her and she was also followed by Anakin and Padmé. Obi-Wan sighed as they came in. He suspected there was more than what meets the eye in the pairing, but he didn't know if he wanted to know the truth. Jyana still wore the brown and green outfit but Obi-Wan couldn't help but notice that the top of her corset was not tied so that more of her skin was shown. He tried to keep his eyes up on her face but that was increasingly difficult.
"Something wrong Master Kenobi?" Jyana addressed him quick to notice his inner turmoil.
"Um, your shirt isn't tied."
Jyana looked down and quickly remedied that situation. "Sorry," she muttered with a slight blush to her face.
"No I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For noticing."
"Well, you are a man."
"But I'm a Jedi."
"Your point?"
He looked to the side. "It is not honorable for me to have noticed."
"But it was good you did and told me."
"I shouldn't..."
"Regret nothing Obi-Wan. Nothing." Her eyes looked up at him with a flicker of fire.
He just stared down at her and nodded.
Padmé went up to Bail Organa and questioned him. "Where is Senator Peregryne?"
"He is staying here with his wife."
"He's not joining in the war?"
"No he is not."
"That is preposterous. He must..."
"His mind will not be changed," Obi-Wan stated.
Jyana looked around and noticed the Senator was nowhere to be found to defend himself.
"But he must fight."
"He has done his part."
"For his own benefit and not for the Republic."
"He has a family."
"His family is who he must fight for."
"Yourself and Senator Organa excepted, most politicians put their personal lives and ambitions over the needs of others. And it is pointless to ask them to be other than who they are."
"Obi-Wan..." Anakin started.
The Jedi Master looked over at his padawan.
"Not another lecture."
Jyana was about to say something about that was nowhere near to a lecture but held her tongue.
Obi-Wan stated firmly to his apprenctice, "YOu will not interupt me and will respect your place."
"I did not interupt."
"Your talking back is..."
"I did not interupt..."
"You just did."
"But Master..."
"You will respect your place my young Padawan Learner."
Padmé and Bail exchanged looks.
"So quick to judge are you?"
The two Jedi looked over and noticed a now very vocal Jyana.
"You don't even let the boy defend himself."
"But..."
"I'm not finished with you Obi-Wan. You don't even listen to him. He is a fellow human being and demands your respect."
Anakin wore a smug expression.
"And you," Jyana looked voer at the younger man, "Stop acting like a spoiled brat who is ungrateful for the sacrifices made for him."
With that Jyana stalked up the silver ship Anakin and Padmé had come in, and the two, Obi-Wan, Wokki and Bail Organa would head off to Corellia in.
The two Jedi male-types just blinked but Anakin fumed as well. The ewok looked up at Young Skywalker and suddenly squealed. Now that he had gotten their full attention he just blurted, "Well, I'm cute!"
And the tension was releaved in a fit of laughter.
Jyana received a holo message on board the ship.
"I have done the research you asked for," the black man on screen said to her, "Met Lyka is not human at all. The mechanics of his genetic structure show he is covered by another creature, some kind of mask, that alters his physical appearance. I haven't seen anything like that before."
The woman looked over the data pad which had received his studies on the matter and her eyes squinted. "Curious," she said aloud.
"What is curious?"
"I could not sense him in the Force either."
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know. I don't know of the research about extragalatic travel..."
"It is impossible."
"Anything is possible. I have met people, humans in fact, from another galaxy before."
"How?"
"They got stuck in a worm hole and said something about warp 7. Whatever that is I have no clue. I just pointed them back home."
"But..."
"I know Lando. I know no one would believe me. That is not my concern. All things from this galaxy I can scan through the Force but Met I could not."
The man only nodded.
"Thank you for your help Lieutenant Calrissian. Shall we see you when we reach Corellia?"
"No. Unfortunately I have a mission to Bespin and the Cloud City."
"Well may the Force be with you. Don't hurt the Falcon."
"She's still working fine. You would be proud."
"I'm always proud of my creations, the Millenium Falcon being my best. One scratch..."
"I know I know..."
"Good day."
And they ended their transmission.
Obi-Wan was behind her as she turned around. She glared at him. "What do you want?"
"Harenae worries me."
"Life in general worries me."
"But don't you find her dangerous?"
"Not anymore than I find you dangerous."
"What?"
She just looked at him and then stared forward. She switched on the HoloNet and looked at the current Senate meeting in progress. "What are they babbling about?" she mused to herself.
Obi-Wan pulled up a seat next to her. "Another pointless issue."
"Unbelievable. We have a bloody war going on and they are arguing about where to mine for resources in the unknown regions."
Obi-Wan looked at her.
"They ignore the Republic and the war, blame us for their problems and they still think that they can carry on like they always have?"
"Blame us?"
"Listen to them for once Obi-Wan. Listen to the words they say for what they mean at face value."
He looked up at the holo and rose his eyebrows in question. He knew she sensed something more was at hand. "What is it Jyana?"
She looked away from him. "Nothing."
"It's not nothing..."
She shrugged him off and noticed the fleet was boarding up. It was time for them to head off towards the next battle. It was always another battle Jyana glared in the direction of Chancellor Palpatine. When would it be over? Would it ever be over. When would the bloodbath end?
The troops were packing up to ship out. Senator Organa sighed watching the troops pack in. General Kenobi walked up next to him, his hair still wet from the downpour outside. A tropical storm had begun to come into the area and it would prolong their stay on the satellite.
"Senator Peregryne will not be joining us."
"I know. He has a family."
"And his home is safe. The rest of the war just isn't in his neck of the woods."
"Oh..."
"Yeah I know. Not very sensitive to the rest of the Republic. I tried to talk some sense into him."
"He is a stubborn man. It does little good to try to convince him of anything that doesn't benefit him."
"You still don't like politicians, do you Obi-Wan. You still cast us all with the same color."
"Only you and Senator Amidala have even shown me otherwise."
Bail Organa smiled at the Jedi but the smile ceased when he saw his face. Obi-Wan wore a stoic expression on his face. His eyes squinted ahead. "Something wrong Master Kenobi?"
"A disturbance in the Force."
"What is it?"
"I don't know. Where are we headed next?"
"Corellia. We also have to make sure they never build this weapon they boast of."
"What?"
"They have plans for a weapon called Centerpoint."
"They'll never make that or anything like that."
"But they still can threaten to do so."
"Distasteful at times like these," Obi-Wan sighed and shook his head in sadness. The idea of something like Centerpoint was preposterous to his mind. He hoped he'd never live to see the day when a weapon strong enough to blow up a planet or even a star or something like that existed. And yet the fear of such a weapon was strong. It was a good thing that the plans for Centerpoint were such a secret that only he and Organa and those that have them knew about it.
But Jyana could read minds.
There was no harm in her knowing secrets. He knew that much.
She had joined the group and spoke with each of the troops. Her ewok counterpart came with her and she was also followed by Anakin and Padmé. Obi-Wan sighed as they came in. He suspected there was more than what meets the eye in the pairing, but he didn't know if he wanted to know the truth. Jyana still wore the brown and green outfit but Obi-Wan couldn't help but notice that the top of her corset was not tied so that more of her skin was shown. He tried to keep his eyes up on her face but that was increasingly difficult.
"Something wrong Master Kenobi?" Jyana addressed him quick to notice his inner turmoil.
"Um, your shirt isn't tied."
Jyana looked down and quickly remedied that situation. "Sorry," she muttered with a slight blush to her face.
"No I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For noticing."
"Well, you are a man."
"But I'm a Jedi."
"Your point?"
He looked to the side. "It is not honorable for me to have noticed."
"But it was good you did and told me."
"I shouldn't..."
"Regret nothing Obi-Wan. Nothing." Her eyes looked up at him with a flicker of fire.
He just stared down at her and nodded.
Padmé went up to Bail Organa and questioned him. "Where is Senator Peregryne?"
"He is staying here with his wife."
"He's not joining in the war?"
"No he is not."
"That is preposterous. He must..."
"His mind will not be changed," Obi-Wan stated.
Jyana looked around and noticed the Senator was nowhere to be found to defend himself.
"But he must fight."
"He has done his part."
"For his own benefit and not for the Republic."
"He has a family."
"His family is who he must fight for."
"Yourself and Senator Organa excepted, most politicians put their personal lives and ambitions over the needs of others. And it is pointless to ask them to be other than who they are."
"Obi-Wan..." Anakin started.
The Jedi Master looked over at his padawan.
"Not another lecture."
Jyana was about to say something about that was nowhere near to a lecture but held her tongue.
Obi-Wan stated firmly to his apprenctice, "YOu will not interupt me and will respect your place."
"I did not interupt."
"Your talking back is..."
"I did not interupt..."
"You just did."
"But Master..."
"You will respect your place my young Padawan Learner."
Padmé and Bail exchanged looks.
"So quick to judge are you?"
The two Jedi looked over and noticed a now very vocal Jyana.
"You don't even let the boy defend himself."
"But..."
"I'm not finished with you Obi-Wan. You don't even listen to him. He is a fellow human being and demands your respect."
Anakin wore a smug expression.
"And you," Jyana looked voer at the younger man, "Stop acting like a spoiled brat who is ungrateful for the sacrifices made for him."
With that Jyana stalked up the silver ship Anakin and Padmé had come in, and the two, Obi-Wan, Wokki and Bail Organa would head off to Corellia in.
The two Jedi male-types just blinked but Anakin fumed as well. The ewok looked up at Young Skywalker and suddenly squealed. Now that he had gotten their full attention he just blurted, "Well, I'm cute!"
And the tension was releaved in a fit of laughter.
Jyana received a holo message on board the ship.
"I have done the research you asked for," the black man on screen said to her, "Met Lyka is not human at all. The mechanics of his genetic structure show he is covered by another creature, some kind of mask, that alters his physical appearance. I haven't seen anything like that before."
The woman looked over the data pad which had received his studies on the matter and her eyes squinted. "Curious," she said aloud.
"What is curious?"
"I could not sense him in the Force either."
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know. I don't know of the research about extragalatic travel..."
"It is impossible."
"Anything is possible. I have met people, humans in fact, from another galaxy before."
"How?"
"They got stuck in a worm hole and said something about warp 7. Whatever that is I have no clue. I just pointed them back home."
"But..."
"I know Lando. I know no one would believe me. That is not my concern. All things from this galaxy I can scan through the Force but Met I could not."
The man only nodded.
"Thank you for your help Lieutenant Calrissian. Shall we see you when we reach Corellia?"
"No. Unfortunately I have a mission to Bespin and the Cloud City."
"Well may the Force be with you. Don't hurt the Falcon."
"She's still working fine. You would be proud."
"I'm always proud of my creations, the Millenium Falcon being my best. One scratch..."
"I know I know..."
"Good day."
And they ended their transmission.
Obi-Wan was behind her as she turned around. She glared at him. "What do you want?"
"Harenae worries me."
"Life in general worries me."
"But don't you find her dangerous?"
"Not anymore than I find you dangerous."
"What?"
She just looked at him and then stared forward. She switched on the HoloNet and looked at the current Senate meeting in progress. "What are they babbling about?" she mused to herself.
Obi-Wan pulled up a seat next to her. "Another pointless issue."
"Unbelievable. We have a bloody war going on and they are arguing about where to mine for resources in the unknown regions."
Obi-Wan looked at her.
"They ignore the Republic and the war, blame us for their problems and they still think that they can carry on like they always have?"
"Blame us?"
"Listen to them for once Obi-Wan. Listen to the words they say for what they mean at face value."
He looked up at the holo and rose his eyebrows in question. He knew she sensed something more was at hand. "What is it Jyana?"
She looked away from him. "Nothing."
"It's not nothing..."
She shrugged him off and noticed the fleet was boarding up. It was time for them to head off towards the next battle. It was always another battle Jyana glared in the direction of Chancellor Palpatine. When would it be over? Would it ever be over. When would the bloodbath end?