Of all places, Tirosha, Jemmalynn could not stop thinking. Why there,
out of this whole galaxy? She knew of course, they had no choice, it was
just bad luck.
The ship finally landed, a little outside of the main city, where Jemmalynn's father was. She hoped nothing would happen that she would have to see him. Right now, all she wanted to do was see her master again. But she never would again.
Jemmalynn sat, staring up at the stars in the sky. She was lost in thought, about her father, how she missed her master, and her feelings for Darius. Darius walked through the door just as she was thinking about him.
"Jemmalynn, it's late. We should get to bed." He said, his voice filled with concern for her.
Jemmalynn nodded. "Alright, I'm coming."
They removed their Jedi robes and boots. Darius looked at Jemmalynn. He stared at her eyes, seeing her sadness, but more than that, her anger. Even though she was angry, she was beautiful. Suddenly he couldn't help himself, and he kissed her. She kissed him back, and they shared a long, passionate kiss. After the kiss, they stared into each other's eyes for a few moments.
"Well, let's get to bed," Darius finally said, breaking the silence.
The ship was tiny, and only had one bed to sleep on. They looked at each other.
"Uhh you can sleep there Jemmalynn." Darius offered.
"What about you?"
"I'll sleep on the floor. No problem."
"No you won't. You can sleep on the bed too." Jemmalynn said, somewhat awkwardly.
They both lay down on the bed and tried to fall asleep. Darius could feel how upset Jemmalynn was, and began stroking her blonde hair. Jemmalynn turned towards him and put her head against his chest. He put his arms around her and held her close.
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Jemmalynn was still sound asleep when Darius woke up the next morning, so he decided to begin fixing the ship. It only needed a few simple repairs. When Jemmalynn woke up, she joined him.
"How is it going?" She asked.
"Good, I'll be done soon and then we can leave. Why don't you go try and find yourself something to eat?"
"Ok." She agreed, somewhat reluctantly. She wasn't really hungry and didn't feel much like walking around in the dirty city, but it would give her time to think about things.
She was barely paying attention as she was walking; her thoughts were focused on Darius again. She knew she was getting too close to him, and that she would be in trouble with the Jedi council. Who cares, she thought.
Jemmalynn suddenly stopped walking, shocked at the thought that had just passed through her mind. Who cares? How could she think such a thing when her whole life she was working to become a Jedi? She couldn't throw that away. It scared her that she had so little dedication.
But now that her master was gone, she almost felt that she didn't care. She didn't know how she could do it without her master there with her, teaching her and helping her. And she knew there was no way she could ever finish her training under another master.
Jemmalynn looked around and saw that she had no idea where she was. Once again, that thought, passed through her mind. She realized she didn't care about anything at the moment, not even herself.
She continued to walk aimlessly around the city, until she had made her way to the central building of the city; her father's building. She had no intention of going in, until her father walked out the door.
He smiled his evil smile. "Why, hello Jemmalynn. You're looking nice," he said with a laugh.
Jemmalynn looked down realizing her clothes were covered in blood and dirt, and her hair was a disaster. She didn't reply to his comment.
"What exactly are you doing here?"
"I. . .don't know. " Jemmalynn answered.
"Well let's go to my office and just talk, okay?" Ahno said. "Okay." Jemmalynn agreed, not even thinking about what she was doing. They walked up into his office and he shut and locked the doors.
"Jemmalynn," he said, "things aren't going well with the Jedi I see."
"Things are going fine." She snapped back at him.
"Oh really? You don't look so happy at the moment."
Jemmalynn glared at him. "I'm fine. I don't know why I came here, I'm leaving." She got up to leave.
"But Jemmalynn, wait, we barely got to talk. How would you feel about leaving the Jedi to join me?"
Jemmalynn was shocked. "I couldn't. I could never leave the Jedi."
"And why not? Oh, and by the way, where is your master?" He said, sensing that was a sensitive subject for her. He had heard of her master's death, and thought he could use this to turn her away from the Jedi.
She took a very long time to answer. "He was killed."
"Oh my, that's terrible. You must be very upset. How will you finish your training?"
"I don't know."
"You'll probably have to get a new master, you know." He said.
"No, I won't." She said stubbornly.
"Oh? You'll probably be kicked out of the order then. If you refuse to complete your training, you certainly can't stay there."
"That's it! I'm leaving!" Jemmalynn cried.
"You can try, but you'll never get out." He laughed.
Jemmalynn looked around to see that all the doors were locked and there was no other way she could get out. But then, she saw a window very high up in the room. If she could reach it she could break through it. She concentrated and jumped high enough to catch the edge of the windowsill. She punched through the window with her bare hand, which caused her to cry out in pain from the many cuts she received.
She jumped through the window, not even looking to see how far she would fall. As she was falling to the ground, she realized she had a long, long fall. She tried to use the force to slow her down a little.
When she finally made it to the ground she landed hard. She was in too much pain to get up, so she just lay there and tried to reach out to Darius with the force.
It began to pour. Jemmalynn began to shiver, so she wrapped her Jedi robe around her and pulled the hood over her head. She began to cry, and she cried for a very long time. Darius finally found her, hours later.
"Jemmalynn? Jemmalynn, are you alright? What happened?"
She didn't answer him for a while, just silently walked back to their ship. When she felt a little bit better, she told him the story.
"Well, I think we should go back to the Jedi Temple now, don't you think?" He said when she was finished.
"Yeah, let's go." **************************************************************************** ****************
When they arrived back at the temple, the council asked to see Jemmalynn immediately. But she didn't listen, and she stayed in her room for days and days.
She finally decided it was time to go see them, but she was very reluctant to do so. She didn't want to be told that she would have to start training under another master. Jemmalynn stood before the council, afraid that they would be angry.
"Jemmalynn Karreliss, I believe we told you to come here immediately? That was days ago." Mace Windu said sternly.
"Yes Master, I know." Jemmalynn's voice sounded like a monotone.
"And what were you doing the whole time."
"Nothing, Master."
"I mean it! What were you doing?" Mace was getting angry.
"I really was doing nothing Master. I stayed in my room for days, just meditating and thinking."
"You should have come to us when we told you."
"I'm sorry Master," Jemmalynn responded automatically.
Mace and Yoda looked to one another. "A punishment, we will think of later padawan. Bigger problems, there are." Yoda said.
"You're master is dead, Jemmalynn, and you must complete your training. You aren't ready to become a Jedi Knight. Unfortunately there are not many Jedi left because of the war. You will have to wait a while until we can find someone for you." Mace told her.
Jemmalynn nodded, just wanting to get out of there. They dismissed her, and she went back to her room to be alone. But when she got there, Darius was waiting for her.
"Jemmalynn, you finally left your room. How did it go with the council?" He asked.
Jemmalynn just shrugged. "I don't know, nothing happened really. They have to find me a new master, I guess."
She suddenly broke out in tears. "What's going to happen to me Darius?"
He hugged her and told her that he really did not know.
The ship finally landed, a little outside of the main city, where Jemmalynn's father was. She hoped nothing would happen that she would have to see him. Right now, all she wanted to do was see her master again. But she never would again.
Jemmalynn sat, staring up at the stars in the sky. She was lost in thought, about her father, how she missed her master, and her feelings for Darius. Darius walked through the door just as she was thinking about him.
"Jemmalynn, it's late. We should get to bed." He said, his voice filled with concern for her.
Jemmalynn nodded. "Alright, I'm coming."
They removed their Jedi robes and boots. Darius looked at Jemmalynn. He stared at her eyes, seeing her sadness, but more than that, her anger. Even though she was angry, she was beautiful. Suddenly he couldn't help himself, and he kissed her. She kissed him back, and they shared a long, passionate kiss. After the kiss, they stared into each other's eyes for a few moments.
"Well, let's get to bed," Darius finally said, breaking the silence.
The ship was tiny, and only had one bed to sleep on. They looked at each other.
"Uhh you can sleep there Jemmalynn." Darius offered.
"What about you?"
"I'll sleep on the floor. No problem."
"No you won't. You can sleep on the bed too." Jemmalynn said, somewhat awkwardly.
They both lay down on the bed and tried to fall asleep. Darius could feel how upset Jemmalynn was, and began stroking her blonde hair. Jemmalynn turned towards him and put her head against his chest. He put his arms around her and held her close.
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Jemmalynn was still sound asleep when Darius woke up the next morning, so he decided to begin fixing the ship. It only needed a few simple repairs. When Jemmalynn woke up, she joined him.
"How is it going?" She asked.
"Good, I'll be done soon and then we can leave. Why don't you go try and find yourself something to eat?"
"Ok." She agreed, somewhat reluctantly. She wasn't really hungry and didn't feel much like walking around in the dirty city, but it would give her time to think about things.
She was barely paying attention as she was walking; her thoughts were focused on Darius again. She knew she was getting too close to him, and that she would be in trouble with the Jedi council. Who cares, she thought.
Jemmalynn suddenly stopped walking, shocked at the thought that had just passed through her mind. Who cares? How could she think such a thing when her whole life she was working to become a Jedi? She couldn't throw that away. It scared her that she had so little dedication.
But now that her master was gone, she almost felt that she didn't care. She didn't know how she could do it without her master there with her, teaching her and helping her. And she knew there was no way she could ever finish her training under another master.
Jemmalynn looked around and saw that she had no idea where she was. Once again, that thought, passed through her mind. She realized she didn't care about anything at the moment, not even herself.
She continued to walk aimlessly around the city, until she had made her way to the central building of the city; her father's building. She had no intention of going in, until her father walked out the door.
He smiled his evil smile. "Why, hello Jemmalynn. You're looking nice," he said with a laugh.
Jemmalynn looked down realizing her clothes were covered in blood and dirt, and her hair was a disaster. She didn't reply to his comment.
"What exactly are you doing here?"
"I. . .don't know. " Jemmalynn answered.
"Well let's go to my office and just talk, okay?" Ahno said. "Okay." Jemmalynn agreed, not even thinking about what she was doing. They walked up into his office and he shut and locked the doors.
"Jemmalynn," he said, "things aren't going well with the Jedi I see."
"Things are going fine." She snapped back at him.
"Oh really? You don't look so happy at the moment."
Jemmalynn glared at him. "I'm fine. I don't know why I came here, I'm leaving." She got up to leave.
"But Jemmalynn, wait, we barely got to talk. How would you feel about leaving the Jedi to join me?"
Jemmalynn was shocked. "I couldn't. I could never leave the Jedi."
"And why not? Oh, and by the way, where is your master?" He said, sensing that was a sensitive subject for her. He had heard of her master's death, and thought he could use this to turn her away from the Jedi.
She took a very long time to answer. "He was killed."
"Oh my, that's terrible. You must be very upset. How will you finish your training?"
"I don't know."
"You'll probably have to get a new master, you know." He said.
"No, I won't." She said stubbornly.
"Oh? You'll probably be kicked out of the order then. If you refuse to complete your training, you certainly can't stay there."
"That's it! I'm leaving!" Jemmalynn cried.
"You can try, but you'll never get out." He laughed.
Jemmalynn looked around to see that all the doors were locked and there was no other way she could get out. But then, she saw a window very high up in the room. If she could reach it she could break through it. She concentrated and jumped high enough to catch the edge of the windowsill. She punched through the window with her bare hand, which caused her to cry out in pain from the many cuts she received.
She jumped through the window, not even looking to see how far she would fall. As she was falling to the ground, she realized she had a long, long fall. She tried to use the force to slow her down a little.
When she finally made it to the ground she landed hard. She was in too much pain to get up, so she just lay there and tried to reach out to Darius with the force.
It began to pour. Jemmalynn began to shiver, so she wrapped her Jedi robe around her and pulled the hood over her head. She began to cry, and she cried for a very long time. Darius finally found her, hours later.
"Jemmalynn? Jemmalynn, are you alright? What happened?"
She didn't answer him for a while, just silently walked back to their ship. When she felt a little bit better, she told him the story.
"Well, I think we should go back to the Jedi Temple now, don't you think?" He said when she was finished.
"Yeah, let's go." **************************************************************************** ****************
When they arrived back at the temple, the council asked to see Jemmalynn immediately. But she didn't listen, and she stayed in her room for days and days.
She finally decided it was time to go see them, but she was very reluctant to do so. She didn't want to be told that she would have to start training under another master. Jemmalynn stood before the council, afraid that they would be angry.
"Jemmalynn Karreliss, I believe we told you to come here immediately? That was days ago." Mace Windu said sternly.
"Yes Master, I know." Jemmalynn's voice sounded like a monotone.
"And what were you doing the whole time."
"Nothing, Master."
"I mean it! What were you doing?" Mace was getting angry.
"I really was doing nothing Master. I stayed in my room for days, just meditating and thinking."
"You should have come to us when we told you."
"I'm sorry Master," Jemmalynn responded automatically.
Mace and Yoda looked to one another. "A punishment, we will think of later padawan. Bigger problems, there are." Yoda said.
"You're master is dead, Jemmalynn, and you must complete your training. You aren't ready to become a Jedi Knight. Unfortunately there are not many Jedi left because of the war. You will have to wait a while until we can find someone for you." Mace told her.
Jemmalynn nodded, just wanting to get out of there. They dismissed her, and she went back to her room to be alone. But when she got there, Darius was waiting for her.
"Jemmalynn, you finally left your room. How did it go with the council?" He asked.
Jemmalynn just shrugged. "I don't know, nothing happened really. They have to find me a new master, I guess."
She suddenly broke out in tears. "What's going to happen to me Darius?"
He hugged her and told her that he really did not know.
