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Chapter 13: Gallinore
Jagged Fel was angry. No, not just angry, he was furious. He wanted to kill whoever this Zekk person was. He knew very little about him. Jag had only met Zekk once, back on Hapes, after Anakin's funeral. And even then, he hadn't liked him. He had left Jaina just when she had needed a friend the most. Of course, Jag had been more than happy to step in, but it still wasn't the point. The point was that this Zekk guy couldn't just come waltzing into Jaina's life like nothing had ever come between them, because something had. Jag came between them.
What if Jaina still cares for him? What if she still loves him and it's just been lying dormant while he's been gone? What if she goes back to him? What are you going to do to get her back, Fel? The questions raced through Jag's already cluttered mind. He had to get Jaina back before Zekk tried anything with her.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Zekk keyed open the door to the ship's quarters. Jaina lay on the lower bunk, asleep. Zekk just stood there for the longest time, reveling in her beauty. Why had he left after Anakin's funeral? He knew that Jaina had been falling, and he'd wanted to help her back to the light, but he knew that it was one journey that she'd have to make by herself. Still though, even now, he was seriously regretting his decision to go to Eclipse instead of staying with Jaina. She meant everything to him. She was everything to him. But if only there were some way to make her see that.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Jag gathered his things. He had no clue where to even start looking, but he knew that he needed to find her before she was taken from him forever. Just then, the door to his residence buzzed. Jag stepped over to the door and opened it to find Kyp Durron standing in front of him. Jag clenched his jaw and willed his hands to uncurl themselves from the fists they were forming.
"Listen, Fel, before you knock my lights out, just hear me out. I know that Jaina is never going to be mine. At least not in the way that she is yours, but her happiness and safety is still very important to me. And I know that right now, even though I can't sense her, that she is not happy or safe with Zekk. She's only like that when she's with you. And I know that the waiting is killing you, and by the looks of your room, you're not going to wait any longer. But you can't go alone. Zekk is a Jedi, but more importantly, he's a Jedi who has been trained by Dark warriors. If he decides to tap into his Dark side, you'll be powerless to stop him. I can help you there, but you have to trust me. Can you do that? For Jaina's sake?" Kyp looked expectantly at Jag. He seemed to be at least considering it.
"Alright, Durron. I'll let you help me. But only to get Jaina back, understand?"
Kyp solemnly nodded his head. He knew that Jaina and Jag were meant to be together. And, by the gods, he was going to make sure that they were together.
"Any ideas as to where to look, Durron?"
"I have one idea. Whenever Zekk talked about going away with Jaina, he always talked about taking her to Gallinore."
"Gallinore? In the Hapes cluster?"
"It makes sense though doesn't it? He's taking her to the place where he lost her love in hopes to find it again."
* * * * * * * * * * *
Zekk pulled himself away from the sight of Jaina's sleeping form. Force, she was so beautiful. But he could hear the proximity alarms going off. They were at their destination. He had taken her to the place where he lost her. He had taken her to the untamed jungle world where rainbow gems could be found in abundance. Maybe something in the primitive nature of this world could spark some long-buried feelings in Jaina's heart. He knew that Gallinore was the right place to take her. Everything was always right here.
He pulled the lever to revert the ship back into realspace. The blue sphere that was Gallinore hung in front of the ship. It still took Zekk's breath away everytime he saw it.
"Why are we here, Zekk? Where have you taken me?"
Jaina's voice startled him slightly. He hadn't expected her to be up so soon. He turned and looked at her, seeing her sleep-ruffled hair and clothes. She was even more striking when she had just woken up. He smiled at her.
"The one place I always said I would take you, Jaina. Gallinore."
Jaina's breath caught in her throat. Not Gallinore, please not Gallinore, she thought. She could still remember when she had brought those Hapan pirates here. What she had put them through. She turned her eyes away from the viewport.
"Gallinore. Please, Force, anywhere but here." She whispered. Who knows what could happen here? She had succumbed to the dark once before, chances were that it would happen again.
Chapter 13: Gallinore
Jagged Fel was angry. No, not just angry, he was furious. He wanted to kill whoever this Zekk person was. He knew very little about him. Jag had only met Zekk once, back on Hapes, after Anakin's funeral. And even then, he hadn't liked him. He had left Jaina just when she had needed a friend the most. Of course, Jag had been more than happy to step in, but it still wasn't the point. The point was that this Zekk guy couldn't just come waltzing into Jaina's life like nothing had ever come between them, because something had. Jag came between them.
What if Jaina still cares for him? What if she still loves him and it's just been lying dormant while he's been gone? What if she goes back to him? What are you going to do to get her back, Fel? The questions raced through Jag's already cluttered mind. He had to get Jaina back before Zekk tried anything with her.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Zekk keyed open the door to the ship's quarters. Jaina lay on the lower bunk, asleep. Zekk just stood there for the longest time, reveling in her beauty. Why had he left after Anakin's funeral? He knew that Jaina had been falling, and he'd wanted to help her back to the light, but he knew that it was one journey that she'd have to make by herself. Still though, even now, he was seriously regretting his decision to go to Eclipse instead of staying with Jaina. She meant everything to him. She was everything to him. But if only there were some way to make her see that.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Jag gathered his things. He had no clue where to even start looking, but he knew that he needed to find her before she was taken from him forever. Just then, the door to his residence buzzed. Jag stepped over to the door and opened it to find Kyp Durron standing in front of him. Jag clenched his jaw and willed his hands to uncurl themselves from the fists they were forming.
"Listen, Fel, before you knock my lights out, just hear me out. I know that Jaina is never going to be mine. At least not in the way that she is yours, but her happiness and safety is still very important to me. And I know that right now, even though I can't sense her, that she is not happy or safe with Zekk. She's only like that when she's with you. And I know that the waiting is killing you, and by the looks of your room, you're not going to wait any longer. But you can't go alone. Zekk is a Jedi, but more importantly, he's a Jedi who has been trained by Dark warriors. If he decides to tap into his Dark side, you'll be powerless to stop him. I can help you there, but you have to trust me. Can you do that? For Jaina's sake?" Kyp looked expectantly at Jag. He seemed to be at least considering it.
"Alright, Durron. I'll let you help me. But only to get Jaina back, understand?"
Kyp solemnly nodded his head. He knew that Jaina and Jag were meant to be together. And, by the gods, he was going to make sure that they were together.
"Any ideas as to where to look, Durron?"
"I have one idea. Whenever Zekk talked about going away with Jaina, he always talked about taking her to Gallinore."
"Gallinore? In the Hapes cluster?"
"It makes sense though doesn't it? He's taking her to the place where he lost her love in hopes to find it again."
* * * * * * * * * * *
Zekk pulled himself away from the sight of Jaina's sleeping form. Force, she was so beautiful. But he could hear the proximity alarms going off. They were at their destination. He had taken her to the place where he lost her. He had taken her to the untamed jungle world where rainbow gems could be found in abundance. Maybe something in the primitive nature of this world could spark some long-buried feelings in Jaina's heart. He knew that Gallinore was the right place to take her. Everything was always right here.
He pulled the lever to revert the ship back into realspace. The blue sphere that was Gallinore hung in front of the ship. It still took Zekk's breath away everytime he saw it.
"Why are we here, Zekk? Where have you taken me?"
Jaina's voice startled him slightly. He hadn't expected her to be up so soon. He turned and looked at her, seeing her sleep-ruffled hair and clothes. She was even more striking when she had just woken up. He smiled at her.
"The one place I always said I would take you, Jaina. Gallinore."
Jaina's breath caught in her throat. Not Gallinore, please not Gallinore, she thought. She could still remember when she had brought those Hapan pirates here. What she had put them through. She turned her eyes away from the viewport.
"Gallinore. Please, Force, anywhere but here." She whispered. Who knows what could happen here? She had succumbed to the dark once before, chances were that it would happen again.
