Oh, I'm so excited. I've been stuck on this fic for so long and haven't
had a clue as to where I wanted to go with it. The past few chaps have
been really crappy because I've been pulling them out of my butt, so to
speak. And have had no real direction to take them in. But now I do and
I'm just so thrilled!!! : D : D Anyway, I'm planning to continue working
on this one until completion(with maybe a chapter or two of Forsaken and
Begotten in-between. ; ) ) Thank you all again for your continued patience
and support!!
Ancient Greek - I'm sorry but I've just gotten really good at cliffies and have been enjoying writing them up. ; )
BlueElli - Welcome back!! I'm back too. : D And I've been such a work-a- holic too. *sigh* I finished my story, 'From the Ashes, Grow the Roses,' under Knight_MysAri and I've begun yet another fic. But I've committed myself to finishing this one up and getting to the others that have been hanging around next. And cliffies rule!! I just couldn't pass up on getting in to them too. : p Well, hope to see you around more.
Catspaw - Thank you soo much! : D I like Mys and Mira too. And that Tube was invented due to an MRI I had to do. So blame our wonderful scientists for that one. ; ) I'm trying to get this story wrapped up and I hope that my chaps will get a bit longer for you. Hang in there, we're on the home stretch! : D
Liyanette - I will do my best!! I promise to really get working on this one now that I have more of an Idea of where I'm going. Thanks again! : )
Culf - : p I'm glad you're enjoying it. This has been a real doosy for me. And magic will not work on me. I have a mage slaying saber with a plus 9 against Magicians. ; ) Sorry, I'm in a strange mood and I just thought about the D&D segment on 'Summoner.' Anyway, I promise to update more. I don't want to go in the sarlacc. : ( Besides, killing the author only leaves unfinished stories. If you're willing to have that on your head. So there. : p : D
kaehimi - hmmm, that's a very good question. Let's find out! ] : )
Obi-Wan Jenobi - Ok! Ok! Ok! - Thanks. ; ) - Ok! Ok! Ok!
Spaces are Cool - Yes, I'll write more soon. Just hang in there for a bit longer ok? Thanks!! : D
Christy - Thank you, I'm happy that you like what I'm doing. : D
Without further ado, Here is your Chapter!! Enjoy!! : D : D
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"They're only children!" Antina was appalled by the statement and didn't hide her disgust.
"They are Jedi." Fiza refuted, "They, no matter how young, were never children. It's bred out of them." Fiza's gaze remained on his captives, and while he watched he noticed the trembling form of Obi-Wan ease. Looking at MysAri he also noticed that she stopped crying and was rubbing her wrist. He quickly put the clues together and announced, "They've stopped the bracelets. It's only a matter of time before they come."
"Give up, Fiza." Serrine commanded. Braving a step toward the vicious man, she said, "If it's only a matter of time before they come, then it's only a matter of time before your death. Unless, you give up."
"I already told you I will never give up." Fiza firmly replied. Instead, the man went to a drawer and rummaged through the contents. Moving toward the two women, he slapped on new bracelets to their wrists. He thrust another one toward Harenti and placed an armlet on his own arm. He extracted a small control panel and typed in some instructions.
Antina and Serrine were worried by his actions, but Harenti was the one to voice the question, "What is this all about?"
Fiza dropped the small device on the ground and smashed it with his heel. He then glared at each one in turn and explained, "We have all just been linked. If one of us strays further from the others by 50 metres these bands will deliver a lethal injection. So I suggest we stick together, until we are safe and away from here."
Harenti was beginning to feel the pressure of impending doom. And he feared now what he had done when accepting Fiza's offer to help initially. "You can't be serious!"
"Take the girl, Doctor. And I'll take the boy." The thug-turned-commander began to make preparations to leave. "Let's hope the Jedi do not wish to harm their own."
**
"Qui-Gon, we should wait for LaMinott to get here," Xichu cautioned. Xichu stood behind the Knight, her thoughts categorizing everything they had learned. She was unsure of what Serrine had been up to, but now that she was no longer in charge everything had become even more unstable. If this Fiza person was 'ruthless,' would they be able to get their students without further harm coming to them? She had rushed into a similar situation so long ago and disaster was the only result. She did not want history to repeat itself.
But the Jedi Master had had enough. "I have waited long enough and I will not place my Padawan in jeopardy any longer. If you wish to accompany me you may do so, but I'm going in now." The stern determination was evident in every taut muscle in the Knight's body. He hefted his saber and headed for the closest entrance.
"I'll come with you Master Jinn!" A young voice called from behind. MiraCyn came running up beside him. "The feelings I'm getting from Mys can only mean their situation is becoming more desperate. We can not wait any longer."
Qui-Gon had stopped to glance back at the girl as she came up beside him. Nodding curtly, he led the way to a locked door and activated his saber.
**
Fiza activated the monitor he had brought from the security room. Cycling through the images showing the grounds of the compound, he found what he was looking for. Stopping, he zoomed in on the trio hovering out side. A feral smile crossed his face and he turned back to the unconscious form of Obi-Wan. Callously, he began to rouse the boy by roughly smacking his face. "Get up boy. We're leaving."
Obi-Wan stirred, moaning softly but did not fully wake. Fiza quickly retrieved a small glass and splashed cold water on the pale face. Eyelids fluttered open, and Fiza grabbed the boy's arm. Hastily he pulled the needle from Obi-Wan's arm and yanked him off the table. Fiza turned back to the stunned group behind him. "Let's go."
MysAri had been quietly observing the chaos within the ranks but at the brutal handling of Obi-Wan she charged forward. She first moved to the crumpled form on the floor. Speaking in the hushed whisper for only Obi- Wan to hear she said, "I will help you. Take my strength. They are coming, but you must hold on." The unfocused eyes did not reveal his comprehension and she began to transfer her strength to him. Slowly, his murky gaze seemed to clear and he gave a nod so slight that she almost missed it.
Antina finally broke from her disgust and argued, "And how do you plan on getting out? My ship is in town and there are Jedi at our doorstep. It's over, Fiza."
"We're not finished yet. They are trying to break into the north entrance. We can get out the west exit. We have the speeder and your swoop in the garage there. I'll take the boy with me on the swoop and you can pilot the speeder back." Fiza instructed as he grabbed the last of his things and headed back to Obi-Wan but MysAri effectively blocked his path. "Out of the way, little girl."
"You will take me instead of him." She stated firmly.
"I don't think so. His Master would be hard pressed to let his Padawan get hurt. So I want the extra insurance of his presence." He was about to push past her when she took a step forward.
"We would all be dead before the Jedi even found us." At the comment, the brute paused to regard the girl. She knew that she needed to explain her reasoning and did so willingly. "With these new bracelet settings you have set, you would doom us all with your plan. He's too weak to hang on to a Swoop and would fall off before we could get very far. If you want a hostage, you'll have to take me."
"She's right," Serrine confirmed. "If you can't see that, then you are an imbecile."
Fiza and MysAri battled silently with their gazes. Finally, the self- proclaimed leader relented. Clutching MysAri's arm tightly, he said, "Let's go." Forcing the girl, in front of him, he motioned for them all to start moving out. "Get the boy, and put him in the speeder."
Antina and Harenti went to support Obi-Wan in their flight from their base. The boy's head lolled to one side and MysAri tried her best to continue to provide him as much strength as she could. Together the group hurried through the halls toward their escape.
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Now, I almost forgot to mention, I WANT YOUR REVIEWS!! But I couldn't let that slip by without happening, now could I?? So, PLEASE, PLEASE, Please, Please, pleas, please, pretty please review!! The more reviews I get the faster I type up chapters. ; ) Have a good one! : D
Ancient Greek - I'm sorry but I've just gotten really good at cliffies and have been enjoying writing them up. ; )
BlueElli - Welcome back!! I'm back too. : D And I've been such a work-a- holic too. *sigh* I finished my story, 'From the Ashes, Grow the Roses,' under Knight_MysAri and I've begun yet another fic. But I've committed myself to finishing this one up and getting to the others that have been hanging around next. And cliffies rule!! I just couldn't pass up on getting in to them too. : p Well, hope to see you around more.
Catspaw - Thank you soo much! : D I like Mys and Mira too. And that Tube was invented due to an MRI I had to do. So blame our wonderful scientists for that one. ; ) I'm trying to get this story wrapped up and I hope that my chaps will get a bit longer for you. Hang in there, we're on the home stretch! : D
Liyanette - I will do my best!! I promise to really get working on this one now that I have more of an Idea of where I'm going. Thanks again! : )
Culf - : p I'm glad you're enjoying it. This has been a real doosy for me. And magic will not work on me. I have a mage slaying saber with a plus 9 against Magicians. ; ) Sorry, I'm in a strange mood and I just thought about the D&D segment on 'Summoner.' Anyway, I promise to update more. I don't want to go in the sarlacc. : ( Besides, killing the author only leaves unfinished stories. If you're willing to have that on your head. So there. : p : D
kaehimi - hmmm, that's a very good question. Let's find out! ] : )
Obi-Wan Jenobi - Ok! Ok! Ok! - Thanks. ; ) - Ok! Ok! Ok!
Spaces are Cool - Yes, I'll write more soon. Just hang in there for a bit longer ok? Thanks!! : D
Christy - Thank you, I'm happy that you like what I'm doing. : D
Without further ado, Here is your Chapter!! Enjoy!! : D : D
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"They're only children!" Antina was appalled by the statement and didn't hide her disgust.
"They are Jedi." Fiza refuted, "They, no matter how young, were never children. It's bred out of them." Fiza's gaze remained on his captives, and while he watched he noticed the trembling form of Obi-Wan ease. Looking at MysAri he also noticed that she stopped crying and was rubbing her wrist. He quickly put the clues together and announced, "They've stopped the bracelets. It's only a matter of time before they come."
"Give up, Fiza." Serrine commanded. Braving a step toward the vicious man, she said, "If it's only a matter of time before they come, then it's only a matter of time before your death. Unless, you give up."
"I already told you I will never give up." Fiza firmly replied. Instead, the man went to a drawer and rummaged through the contents. Moving toward the two women, he slapped on new bracelets to their wrists. He thrust another one toward Harenti and placed an armlet on his own arm. He extracted a small control panel and typed in some instructions.
Antina and Serrine were worried by his actions, but Harenti was the one to voice the question, "What is this all about?"
Fiza dropped the small device on the ground and smashed it with his heel. He then glared at each one in turn and explained, "We have all just been linked. If one of us strays further from the others by 50 metres these bands will deliver a lethal injection. So I suggest we stick together, until we are safe and away from here."
Harenti was beginning to feel the pressure of impending doom. And he feared now what he had done when accepting Fiza's offer to help initially. "You can't be serious!"
"Take the girl, Doctor. And I'll take the boy." The thug-turned-commander began to make preparations to leave. "Let's hope the Jedi do not wish to harm their own."
**
"Qui-Gon, we should wait for LaMinott to get here," Xichu cautioned. Xichu stood behind the Knight, her thoughts categorizing everything they had learned. She was unsure of what Serrine had been up to, but now that she was no longer in charge everything had become even more unstable. If this Fiza person was 'ruthless,' would they be able to get their students without further harm coming to them? She had rushed into a similar situation so long ago and disaster was the only result. She did not want history to repeat itself.
But the Jedi Master had had enough. "I have waited long enough and I will not place my Padawan in jeopardy any longer. If you wish to accompany me you may do so, but I'm going in now." The stern determination was evident in every taut muscle in the Knight's body. He hefted his saber and headed for the closest entrance.
"I'll come with you Master Jinn!" A young voice called from behind. MiraCyn came running up beside him. "The feelings I'm getting from Mys can only mean their situation is becoming more desperate. We can not wait any longer."
Qui-Gon had stopped to glance back at the girl as she came up beside him. Nodding curtly, he led the way to a locked door and activated his saber.
**
Fiza activated the monitor he had brought from the security room. Cycling through the images showing the grounds of the compound, he found what he was looking for. Stopping, he zoomed in on the trio hovering out side. A feral smile crossed his face and he turned back to the unconscious form of Obi-Wan. Callously, he began to rouse the boy by roughly smacking his face. "Get up boy. We're leaving."
Obi-Wan stirred, moaning softly but did not fully wake. Fiza quickly retrieved a small glass and splashed cold water on the pale face. Eyelids fluttered open, and Fiza grabbed the boy's arm. Hastily he pulled the needle from Obi-Wan's arm and yanked him off the table. Fiza turned back to the stunned group behind him. "Let's go."
MysAri had been quietly observing the chaos within the ranks but at the brutal handling of Obi-Wan she charged forward. She first moved to the crumpled form on the floor. Speaking in the hushed whisper for only Obi- Wan to hear she said, "I will help you. Take my strength. They are coming, but you must hold on." The unfocused eyes did not reveal his comprehension and she began to transfer her strength to him. Slowly, his murky gaze seemed to clear and he gave a nod so slight that she almost missed it.
Antina finally broke from her disgust and argued, "And how do you plan on getting out? My ship is in town and there are Jedi at our doorstep. It's over, Fiza."
"We're not finished yet. They are trying to break into the north entrance. We can get out the west exit. We have the speeder and your swoop in the garage there. I'll take the boy with me on the swoop and you can pilot the speeder back." Fiza instructed as he grabbed the last of his things and headed back to Obi-Wan but MysAri effectively blocked his path. "Out of the way, little girl."
"You will take me instead of him." She stated firmly.
"I don't think so. His Master would be hard pressed to let his Padawan get hurt. So I want the extra insurance of his presence." He was about to push past her when she took a step forward.
"We would all be dead before the Jedi even found us." At the comment, the brute paused to regard the girl. She knew that she needed to explain her reasoning and did so willingly. "With these new bracelet settings you have set, you would doom us all with your plan. He's too weak to hang on to a Swoop and would fall off before we could get very far. If you want a hostage, you'll have to take me."
"She's right," Serrine confirmed. "If you can't see that, then you are an imbecile."
Fiza and MysAri battled silently with their gazes. Finally, the self- proclaimed leader relented. Clutching MysAri's arm tightly, he said, "Let's go." Forcing the girl, in front of him, he motioned for them all to start moving out. "Get the boy, and put him in the speeder."
Antina and Harenti went to support Obi-Wan in their flight from their base. The boy's head lolled to one side and MysAri tried her best to continue to provide him as much strength as she could. Together the group hurried through the halls toward their escape.
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Now, I almost forgot to mention, I WANT YOUR REVIEWS!! But I couldn't let that slip by without happening, now could I?? So, PLEASE, PLEASE, Please, Please, pleas, please, pretty please review!! The more reviews I get the faster I type up chapters. ; ) Have a good one! : D