Well, guys, sorry to have kept you all waiting. I have been caught up with
a number of stories I'm working on, as well as Darth Real Life. I am
hoping that I can get back into the groove of things and give you guys one
more chapter before vacation next week, but we'll have to wait and see.
Anyways....
Liyanette - Thank you very much. I'm still trying to play catch up. : )
Princessofterra - Wow, thank you. : )
Kaehimi - : D Me too.
Blueelli - Yup, you'll find a bit more about Serrine's son in this post. : )
Jessewriter - No, thank you!! I'm really glad you are enjoying it. : D
:o - legendary, LOL *wipes tear away* that's too funny. Let's just say Serrine was a bit misguided. ; )
Roz - Um, I'll get there eventually. ] : ) And sorry, I have learned the art of the cliffie pretty well huh? ; )
Lighted eagle - sorry about the confusion, my mind has not been focused on this story for a long time, so I think it has suffered a bit. : ( I think I've been too concentrated on a certain fairytale. ; ) Hopefully, I'll post again on ' From the Ashes, Grow the Roses' again soon. I've discovered I have a completion anxiety with my stories. The closer I get to the end the slower the writing process. *sigh* OH, well. I hope you enjoy this. ; )
Panther girl - Sorry, no Jenna here, but if you start reading the sequel to this, "Catch Me if You Can" she might pop in soon. ;) Thanks!
Robin Rainyday - Um, I will do my best. I really want to start tying up my loose ends so I can begin my next set of projects. ;) Keep an eye out. : )
Red 921 - hehe, I'm not sure if you'll be so happy with the end of this post either. But thanks!! : D
WOW, I never imagined that this story would become so popular. I would really like to thank everyone for their feedback. I really treasure every word. If you want more story please keep reviewing!!
Now, On with the Post!!!!
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"He was a what?" Antina shot back. She could hardly believe her ears.
"He was a Jedi Padawan. He had only been accepted as one for a short time before he died." Serrine confessed.
"I don't understand. Why do you hate them so? Because of your son?" Antina needed to clear her head and let the woman explain. But she found it difficult to get past her confusion.
"My husband wanted to let Torrine go, said it was a great honour but I didn't. Reluctantly, I complied with my husband. Little did he know that he was dying. He passed only a few years later after a long hard battle with an illness. But it was too late, I could not bring back my only child. Torrine wanted to be a Jedi. They had already brainwashed him to their thinking. So after I was able to overcome what had happened to my son, I went to train on the different methods of persuasion. I planned to take away their children as they had taken away my son. But now, everything's different. Vengeance is not the answer. I must contact the Jedi and tell them where their students are." Her ramblings brought her back to the reality she created.
Antina was still a little confused, but she realized they had dallied too long already and Serrine reminded her why she was here. "You are no longer in charge. Fiza and Harenti have taken over."
"What? Those two idiots? Well, we must put an end to that." Serrine stood with renewed purpose.
Antina quickly followed, but warned, "I don't think it will be that simple. The Jedi have found us, and now we are all hostages to their schemes. I was sent to fetch you and bring you back before the Jedi returned."
"How can this be?" Serrine pondered as she readied herself. "Take me to them. I need to know what's happening."
Thankfully, Antina complied and brought Serrine to the laboratory that her captors waited in. As they entered their eyes swept the room. The girl was chained to the far wall, crying to let her help her friend. The boy was still strapped to the table twitching slightly, apparently unconscious. Fiza laughed and taunted the girl as he poked at the shaking form of the boy. Harenti paid little attention to his cohort's bemusement as he worked over the data he had collected. Fiza turned when he heard them come in, "Finally. And how are you Serrine? Ready to deal with the Jedi?" He sneered.
"What is the meaning of this? If the Jedi have found us, just give them what they want. I made a mistake." Serrine decided.
Fiza's hideous laughter answered her command. "The only mistake you made was believing you were in control of this experiment. But your usefulness has ended."
"And what usefulness was that?" She questioned.
"If you succeeded we would have been able to perform our experiments without any resistance. Once they were under your control we would have persuaded them to accept our tests without question. That way they would not fight us as we slowly killed them for the sake of science." Fiza explained.
"What if I protested when you proposed such a thing?" Appalled at his statement.
"We had clearance from our employer to dispatch you if we met with such resistance. So for your sake I guess this was a fortunate mishap." His smile made the hairs on both Serrine's and Antina's neck stand up.
Forging ahead, Serrine stood her ground. "Well, I am not relinquishing command of this mission. So I suggest you either release the children to me or." Thinking, she really couldn't find a valid threat to win this battle.
"Or you'll what?? Do you really want to die?" Fiza shouted. Abandoning his position next to Obi-Wan he confronted the woman. Involuntarily, she stepped back from his approach.
"Stop it, Fiza!!" Harenti interjected. "She still might be of use to us." Halting, Fiza continued to glare at the woman. "Now that we are together, we must prepare for the coming conflict."
***
Qui-Gon and Xichu wrapped themselves around the huddled form of MiraCyn, giving her strength. The girl accepted the offering and passed it along through her bond to her sister. The torment seemed to ease slightly as the Force encompassed the group both directly and indirectly.
Qui-Gon kept hoping that LaMinott would get the bracelets deactivated quickly. Although, he was not certain that the removal from the rescued initiates would cease the vibes issued by the foul devices. Yet despite the echoed pain, he was content knowing he lingered just beyond the touch of his beloved Padawan. As he poured strength into the girl, he followed along her bond to find her sister. And once he skirted the young girl's focus, he found his Obi-Wan.
His heart clenched in the agony of seeing the vibrant boy he knew reduced to a quivering mass of pain. He so desperately wanted to reach out and hold the youth in his arms, but the Force dampening field, and Obi-Wan's lack of strength denied him such liberties. Instead he had to settle for the young girl's gentle hold of the boy's hand and pour as much love as he could into it.
Suddenly, all three were torn away from the ailing boy and the distress of the girl made their link falter. He was thrown from his hold on Obi-Wan and out of MiraCyn's mind. Urgently he asked, "What happened?" Grabbing the shoulders of MiraCyn his grip tightened, as he demanded to know why he was striped from his charge.
Confused pale green eyes, looked up at him, "They pulled Mys away. I can't calm her. She's hysterical." The young voice trembled from the exertion she expended to reach her sister.
Determination brought Qui-Gon into focus. "I'm going to get them out of there. This has gone on long enough." Abruptly, he stood to face the compound. Xichu watched in horror as she saw the rage form in the other Knight's cerulean gaze.
She hugged MiraCyn closer to her, as she urged, "Qui-Gon, don't go yet. Give LaMinott a few more minutes, so that we can help you. You can't save Obi-Wan by yourself." But the fury in his eyes made her pause.
Conviction made his voice hoarse and commanding, as his gaze fell back toward the building in front of him. "Yes, I can."
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REVIEW!! REVIEW!! REVIEW!! *I'm chanting it in hopes to get more* Please?!? I crave feedback!!!
Liyanette - Thank you very much. I'm still trying to play catch up. : )
Princessofterra - Wow, thank you. : )
Kaehimi - : D Me too.
Blueelli - Yup, you'll find a bit more about Serrine's son in this post. : )
Jessewriter - No, thank you!! I'm really glad you are enjoying it. : D
:o - legendary, LOL *wipes tear away* that's too funny. Let's just say Serrine was a bit misguided. ; )
Roz - Um, I'll get there eventually. ] : ) And sorry, I have learned the art of the cliffie pretty well huh? ; )
Lighted eagle - sorry about the confusion, my mind has not been focused on this story for a long time, so I think it has suffered a bit. : ( I think I've been too concentrated on a certain fairytale. ; ) Hopefully, I'll post again on ' From the Ashes, Grow the Roses' again soon. I've discovered I have a completion anxiety with my stories. The closer I get to the end the slower the writing process. *sigh* OH, well. I hope you enjoy this. ; )
Panther girl - Sorry, no Jenna here, but if you start reading the sequel to this, "Catch Me if You Can" she might pop in soon. ;) Thanks!
Robin Rainyday - Um, I will do my best. I really want to start tying up my loose ends so I can begin my next set of projects. ;) Keep an eye out. : )
Red 921 - hehe, I'm not sure if you'll be so happy with the end of this post either. But thanks!! : D
WOW, I never imagined that this story would become so popular. I would really like to thank everyone for their feedback. I really treasure every word. If you want more story please keep reviewing!!
Now, On with the Post!!!!
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"He was a what?" Antina shot back. She could hardly believe her ears.
"He was a Jedi Padawan. He had only been accepted as one for a short time before he died." Serrine confessed.
"I don't understand. Why do you hate them so? Because of your son?" Antina needed to clear her head and let the woman explain. But she found it difficult to get past her confusion.
"My husband wanted to let Torrine go, said it was a great honour but I didn't. Reluctantly, I complied with my husband. Little did he know that he was dying. He passed only a few years later after a long hard battle with an illness. But it was too late, I could not bring back my only child. Torrine wanted to be a Jedi. They had already brainwashed him to their thinking. So after I was able to overcome what had happened to my son, I went to train on the different methods of persuasion. I planned to take away their children as they had taken away my son. But now, everything's different. Vengeance is not the answer. I must contact the Jedi and tell them where their students are." Her ramblings brought her back to the reality she created.
Antina was still a little confused, but she realized they had dallied too long already and Serrine reminded her why she was here. "You are no longer in charge. Fiza and Harenti have taken over."
"What? Those two idiots? Well, we must put an end to that." Serrine stood with renewed purpose.
Antina quickly followed, but warned, "I don't think it will be that simple. The Jedi have found us, and now we are all hostages to their schemes. I was sent to fetch you and bring you back before the Jedi returned."
"How can this be?" Serrine pondered as she readied herself. "Take me to them. I need to know what's happening."
Thankfully, Antina complied and brought Serrine to the laboratory that her captors waited in. As they entered their eyes swept the room. The girl was chained to the far wall, crying to let her help her friend. The boy was still strapped to the table twitching slightly, apparently unconscious. Fiza laughed and taunted the girl as he poked at the shaking form of the boy. Harenti paid little attention to his cohort's bemusement as he worked over the data he had collected. Fiza turned when he heard them come in, "Finally. And how are you Serrine? Ready to deal with the Jedi?" He sneered.
"What is the meaning of this? If the Jedi have found us, just give them what they want. I made a mistake." Serrine decided.
Fiza's hideous laughter answered her command. "The only mistake you made was believing you were in control of this experiment. But your usefulness has ended."
"And what usefulness was that?" She questioned.
"If you succeeded we would have been able to perform our experiments without any resistance. Once they were under your control we would have persuaded them to accept our tests without question. That way they would not fight us as we slowly killed them for the sake of science." Fiza explained.
"What if I protested when you proposed such a thing?" Appalled at his statement.
"We had clearance from our employer to dispatch you if we met with such resistance. So for your sake I guess this was a fortunate mishap." His smile made the hairs on both Serrine's and Antina's neck stand up.
Forging ahead, Serrine stood her ground. "Well, I am not relinquishing command of this mission. So I suggest you either release the children to me or." Thinking, she really couldn't find a valid threat to win this battle.
"Or you'll what?? Do you really want to die?" Fiza shouted. Abandoning his position next to Obi-Wan he confronted the woman. Involuntarily, she stepped back from his approach.
"Stop it, Fiza!!" Harenti interjected. "She still might be of use to us." Halting, Fiza continued to glare at the woman. "Now that we are together, we must prepare for the coming conflict."
***
Qui-Gon and Xichu wrapped themselves around the huddled form of MiraCyn, giving her strength. The girl accepted the offering and passed it along through her bond to her sister. The torment seemed to ease slightly as the Force encompassed the group both directly and indirectly.
Qui-Gon kept hoping that LaMinott would get the bracelets deactivated quickly. Although, he was not certain that the removal from the rescued initiates would cease the vibes issued by the foul devices. Yet despite the echoed pain, he was content knowing he lingered just beyond the touch of his beloved Padawan. As he poured strength into the girl, he followed along her bond to find her sister. And once he skirted the young girl's focus, he found his Obi-Wan.
His heart clenched in the agony of seeing the vibrant boy he knew reduced to a quivering mass of pain. He so desperately wanted to reach out and hold the youth in his arms, but the Force dampening field, and Obi-Wan's lack of strength denied him such liberties. Instead he had to settle for the young girl's gentle hold of the boy's hand and pour as much love as he could into it.
Suddenly, all three were torn away from the ailing boy and the distress of the girl made their link falter. He was thrown from his hold on Obi-Wan and out of MiraCyn's mind. Urgently he asked, "What happened?" Grabbing the shoulders of MiraCyn his grip tightened, as he demanded to know why he was striped from his charge.
Confused pale green eyes, looked up at him, "They pulled Mys away. I can't calm her. She's hysterical." The young voice trembled from the exertion she expended to reach her sister.
Determination brought Qui-Gon into focus. "I'm going to get them out of there. This has gone on long enough." Abruptly, he stood to face the compound. Xichu watched in horror as she saw the rage form in the other Knight's cerulean gaze.
She hugged MiraCyn closer to her, as she urged, "Qui-Gon, don't go yet. Give LaMinott a few more minutes, so that we can help you. You can't save Obi-Wan by yourself." But the fury in his eyes made her pause.
Conviction made his voice hoarse and commanding, as his gaze fell back toward the building in front of him. "Yes, I can."
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REVIEW!! REVIEW!! REVIEW!! *I'm chanting it in hopes to get more* Please?!? I crave feedback!!!