Chapter 7

Tenel Ka flew into the Vong fleet, easily dodging the blasts from the ships.

"You're are going to get me killed!" Tenel Ka screamed from inside her head.

"Oh no.I value this too much to do that." Came a reply.

'There has to be a way for me to get her to stop. She's the best pilot out here- not to mention the other part of my mind, but I know she has to have some kind of weakness.' Tenel Ka thought to herself.

The X-wing zipped past and around numerous ships in the fleet, dodging lasers, buying time.she stared at her communicator, and her eyes hardened as if she were trying to figure out a plan. She looked back up, smiling, and flew straight towards an enemy ship. Laser shot at her, but she piloted the ship so that it actually did hit her that time.

"Are you crazy?" Tenel Ka screamed.

"Geez, I never made this big of a fuss." She complained.

"Well, I would rather not have to die without my mind and my body being together." Tenel Ka snorted.

"You wouldn't die. You're body would, I would." There was a long pause. "And besides, it wasn't that bad of a hit, it just grazed us."

"Why did you let it hit us anyway?" Tenel Ka asked.

"It's a little trick I like to call 'bait and capture'." She replied, slyly.

Tenel Ka froze inside her mind. "Jacen!"

"That's it." She agreed.

Tenel Ka felt a blackness engulf her. She felt trapped and helpless, and she didn't like it.

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"Tenel Ka is gunna get killed if she doesn't get out of there." Zekk commented.

Jacen was silent. His eyes never left Tenel Ka's ship. He knew what was wrong. Without even having to think, he knew. He turned his ship in the direction of hers and flew towards her.

Luke punched a few numbers and spoke into his communicator. When he finished speaking, Zekk's voice came over. "Are you sure that's absolutely necessary?"

"It's the only chance we've got." Luke replied.

Zekk frowned, sensing Jaina through the Force.

Jaina turned her X-wing, and was about to chase after Jacen when Luke stopped her. "Wait, Jaina."

"What?" She asked confused.

"Let him go, he knows what he's doing." Luke said, calmly.

Jaina's face scrunched up in confusion. 'Jacen, what's wrong?' She sent through the Force.

'You wouldn't understand.' Jacen said angrily.

'Who would understand better than me?' Jaina asked.

Jacen sighed. 'Tenel Ka has a person inside her head- the person she has secretly wanted to be. It's taken possession of her body and trying to kill me.'

There was a long silence. Jaina could hear the drone of her X-wing around her. She felt her heart beat swiftly in her chest.

'I'll be back, Jaya.' Jacen promised. His X-wing blasted through the enemy fire, shooting ships, trying to keep a close watch on Tenel Ka.

"Jacen." Jaina said to the battle scene in front of her.

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"The plan is in motion, Tenel Ka, do you want to see?" Her voice resonated in her head.

"No." Tenel Ka replied sternly. She closed her eyes, blocking out every mental picture. She kept trying to force her to see. Tenel Ka resisted as best as she could. She gasped as she realized something. 'Her weakness- losing.' She thought to herself. 'Jacen! Get out of here!' She shot quickly through the Force.

'No, Tenel Ka, I can't, I have to save you.' He said.

She forced the picture in front of Tenel Ka's eyes. Tenel Ka didn't care; she had to get Jacen out of there. 'Jacen, listen to me, go away from the fleet.'

'I won't let you die.'

'I am going to die either way.get out of here!' She sent him.

As soon as she had finished talking, Jacen felt his ship being pulled into the fleet's main ship. He tried all he could to wriggle free, but it was too strong. He was pulled into the ship, his X-wing disappeared, and all of the fleet simultaneously jumped into hyperspace.

"JACEN!!" Tenel Ka screamed. She fought against herself, pushing the blackness away from her. "No more!"

She pushed through the block, breaking the shackles of the imprisonment. She felt her hands gripping the controls, the sweat dripping down her face. Her jaw was clenched tightly together. "I let you fly.you did what you wanted to do, now leave!" She ordered.

There was a silence. Tenel Ka thought that she was already gone. "Thank you." came the voice one last time.

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"Jaina?" Tenel Ka spoke into the communicator.

"Tenel Ka? Are you ok?" She asked, worriedly.

"Yes, I am fine. They have Jacen."

"I know."

A small fleet pulled up behind the four remaining x-wings.

"Luke?"

"Good, you're here." Luke said.

"It's about time." Zekk said coldly.

"Where's Jacen?" Came the man's voice.

"Let's go back to Yavin 4." Jaina said, flying her X-wing alongside Tenel Ka.

"What's going on?" The man asked.

"We'll talk." Luke replied, shooting back down to the green moon below them.