Title: Children of the Sith
Author: ewan's girl
*Author's note: He goes another chapter, Sorry it took so long to update. I got inspired for this story again thanks in part to Jude Watson's new book. All hail one of the best fan fic writers ever! Thank you for your reviews.keep them coming.
Chapter 6:
He pushed back the pain and the dizziness he felt go through his entire body. He knew he was acting solely on his survival instincts, but at this point he didn't really care. He had to use something to direct his actions considering he was using the force to keep his broken leg from snapping completely in half as he limped down the hall, dragging his hostage with him. He knew this wasn't exactly the most Jedi like thing to do, but it seemed to work for now. He knew his only chance for escape was now, and he had to take it, even though he had never felt as sick as he did at that moment. "You'll never make it out of here alive." Zan Arbor hissed as she was dragged down the hall. Obi Wan pressed the blade closer to the doctor's neck, pinching her skin. "Communication center...now." He commanded her. Zan Arbor said nothing more, but pointed to a door to their left. Obi Wan threw the scientist to the ground and hobbled through the door, and with the force locked it behind him. He as quickly as his injuries allowed him set the corridnates on the communicator for the Jedi Temple. He then stood in front of the holographic recorder to send a message to his master. As he began, he heard very loud thumping on the other side of the dural steel door, he knew he didn't have much time.
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A knock came on the door of Qui Gon's cramped quarters on the Jedi's transport, he came out of his meditative state. He had been traveling along the force matrix to try and find Obi Wan's signature, he still didn't have any luck and this worried the Jedi master extremely. He opened the door and saw his former master standing before him. Qui Gon knew they were still about a days journey from their destination, so the presence of his master worried him somewhat.
"Master?" He inquired.
"The council wishes to speak with us, they say they have received news." The older man stated and turned back towards the bridge of the ship with Qui Gon on his heels.
A small blue holographic image of Mace Windu stood in the center of the room. "We received a message Qui Gon." Mace said in his usual cool tone.
"What did it say?" Qui Gon asked, his anxiety getting the best of him. Dooku noticed the anxiety and raised an eyebrow at his former apprentice, but Qui Gon chose to ignore it. "Your apprentice escaped from his captures long enough to send us word." Mace continued. "Here, let me show you."
The image of Mace Windu then changed to a small image of Obi Wan Kenobi. Even though the image was small and blue, Qui Gon and Dooku could easily see the illness and pain inflicting the youth as he began to speak.
"Master, as you probably know I have been taken captive. I don't have time to go into the specifics of what has been done to me, but just know that I am fine." Obi Wan stated, and Qui Gon knew better, seeing the pain in his padawan's eyes. "I have been kidnapped by Dr Zan Arbor..." Qui Gon's heart seemed to stop when he heard her name, he now feared for his apprentice more than he had before. "I do not know where I am, all I know is that she is still experimenting on the force." Obi Wan swayed as he felt the dizziness set in. "I only hope that this message is long enough for a trace to make it to you." Suddenly Dooku and Qui Gon witnessed four men dressed in black cloaks with vibro blades rush in and knock Obi Wan to the ground, then the recording stopped.
"Did you get a trace?" Dooku asked as Mace Windu's image came back before them.
Mace shook his head. "Not a clear trace, we know he's on a planet somewhere in the mid rim."
"Well, atleast that narrows it down." Dooku tried to lighten the mood somewhat.
Qui Gon suddenly had the need to sit down. He rub the side of his head, trying to ease the aching he now felt. "She had to be the one behind the other apprentices disappearances." He finally said.
"Now don't assume anything yet Qui Gon, this may just be an isolated case." Dooku took a seat next to his former padawan. "Maybe she chose Obi Wan for a specific purpose."
"I wouldn't put that past her, but I also wouldn't put the kidnapping of children past her either." Qui Gon looked at his colleague. "Blood does not flow through her veins."
Dooku rolled his eyes and shook his head, sometimes his friend became too emotional for his liking. "I've heard of this woman, she's the one who held you captive is she not?"
"The very same." Qui Gon sighed. "I tried to prove to her that the force couldn't be explained by science, but obviously she didn't listen." Qui Gon shuddered at the memory of the time he spent as her prisoner, and thought of the boy he deemed as his son being held by the same evil. "She drained my blood, trying to study it, she almost killed me."
"Then we must double our efforts and find your apprentice." Dooku stated, putting a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder.
"I only hope we are not too late." Qui Gon prayed.
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Bryns held the cool cloth up to his very swollen, split lip that he had been given when the Jedi's boot connected with his face. He sighed to himself, he couldn't believe the power the Jedi possessed even though he was on the brink of death, it almost fascinated him. His mind was swirling, he had agreed to help with these experiments, believing that the subjects had volunteered, but the Jedi was certainly not here by his choosing. He thought himself silly for thinking anyone would volunteer for an experiment of this kind.
He was glad he had convinced Kia to go home, so she hadn't been present when the security forces dragged the limp body of the apprentice back into the lab, and slammed him down on the metal table. He himself winced when they grabbed the padawan's broken leg and forced it into a very obviously uncomfortable position (because the sound of bones cracking was heard) to be tied down to the table. He looked at the unconscious form, Bryns noticed the new cuts and bruises on the young face. Blood was beginning to dry over the Jedi's very swollen right eye. Dr Zan Arbor explained to Bryns to do nothing with the apprentice tonight, that she would begin the next phase of the experiment in the morning. Bryns knew that the experiment would be a dangerous one, he knew the likelihood of the Jedi's survival was very small.
He found himself thinking about his life, and about the conversation he had with Kia earlier that day. As long as Bryns could remember he had hated the Jedi; they had taken something away from him when he was very young, when Kia was just an infant. He closed his eyes and remembered back to the day when the head elder came to their house to tell them that their father had been slain by a Jedi. He remembered how much the anger and hate burned inside of him, and it went against everything he believed in to actually be sitting in the presence of a Jedi and to be feeling sorry for him. But something was tugging at his heart, something was telling him that Jedi or no Jedi, this was wrong. He stood up, and walked over to the Jedi, standing over him. He then looked over at the tools laid out, waiting to be used on their unwilling test subject in the morning. Bryns shook his head as he began to untie the Jedi.
"Dad, I'm sorry." He said in a hushed voice as he draped the lifeless form over his shoulder.
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Kia sat on her sleep couch with her knees pressed up against her chest. She was feelings so many different emotions at the moment, and she didn't know which one was the one she should be feeling. She was glad that the Jedi had escaped, yet she was afraid of what he would do to her brother and to a lesser extent Dr Zan Arbor. She heard a soft knock at her door and she quickly laid down and pretended to be asleep, she didn't want to talk to Bryns. She felt the presence of her mother slowly enter the room and sit next to her on the bed. "Kia." Her mother softly spoke and waited a moment for an answer. "I know you're not asleep."
"What is it mom?" Kia asked, not rolling over.
"I've been thinking about what we were discussing earlier, and I think it's time you know something." Kia's mother ran a hand through her daughter's hair. Kia rolled over and stared at her mother in the darkness. "There is something you have never been told about your father."
"Mom?"
"He was a body guard for one of the elders, he would follow him where ever he went. One time his employer went in search of a priceless sith artifact.your father said it was called a holocron or something to that effect." She stopped for a moment, suddenly feeling her words begin to choke up in her throat. "When they reached the planet the came across a team of Jedi." She stopped herself again, feeling tears coming to her eyes.
"Jedi?" Kia was stunned. "Dad met a Jedi?"
Kia stared into her mother's eyes and saw the pain behind them. She had never known her father, only her strong mother who took it upon herself to raise two children on her own. "Kia, the Jedi murdered your father." She seemed to spit the word Jedi as she spoke. "The murdered him in order to keep the holocron for themselves!"
Kia suddenly felt about the size of one of the planets many insects. "Mom, I.I didn't know." She was at a loss for words. She then sat up and wrapped her arms around her mother's shoulders.
"I know you didn't honey, I didn't have the heart to tell you before." She looked into her daughter's bright emerald eyes. "I hope you understand why we stay."
Kia nodded and hugged her mother tighter. She still couldn't get the Jedi apprentice out of her head.
Mother and daughter continued to share a moment when they heard a loud crash in the living room. They exchanged worried looks.
"Maybe it's Bryns." Kia said, hopeful.
"He's not due home for 2 hours." Her mother replied, frightened.
They moved towards the door, and stared into the dimly lit living room to find a man dressed in a black cloak holding another man in his arms. The two women stared at each other in confusion. The man dressed in black then began to carry the lifeless bundle in his arms down the hall, passing the onlookers. They caught a glimpse of the person underneath the hood.
"Bryns?" Kia asked as the man passed. Bryns only stopped for a moment to stare at the women, he then continued to his room with his cargo. Mother and daughter followed close behind.
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Bryns carefully laid the unconscious man onto his sleep couch, he then grabbed a blanket and draped it over him. Kia immediately recognized the man from the lab, and it only took their mother a moment to figure it out herself.
"No." She stated under her breath as she placed her hand over her mouth.
"Mom." Bryns tried to calm her down. He placed both hands on her shoulders. "Listen you have to understand he's really sick mom, he's going to die."
Kia walked over to the Jedi and stared down at him. She couldn't believe it but he looked even worse than the last time she saw him. She began to run her fingers through his short hair.
"Kia! Kia get away from that!" Kia's mother screamed. She grabbed Kia and stared hard at Bryns. "You have no idea the kind of evil you have brought upon this house." She hissed.
"Mom, listen I know. I know that the Jedi seem dangerous, but you don't understand. I had to help him." Bryns looked down at the Jedi then back at his family. "Dr. Zan Arbor is going to kill him, she killed the other ones."
Kia's eyes grew wide when she heard this, she then looked up at her mother. "Mom, we can't let that happen." She pleaded.
"No. I don't care, I will not let this thing stay in my house." She stared into Bryns eyes. "Don't you see, he's using a Jedi mind trick on you."
"That may be mom, but mind trick or not he still is in really bad condition. Please mom he needs your help." Bryns pleaded.
Their mother stared down at the very sick man and sighed. "Even if you are right and he isn't planning on killing us, don't you think Dr. Zan Arbor will notice him missing?"
"Yes, that's why I have to get back to the lab and take make it look like he escaped." Bryns moved past them. He then turned and faced his mother again. "Please, he needs help."
The strong woman was on the brink of tears staring into her son's eyes. She slowly shook her head. "No, I can't."
Kia stepped forward. "I'll take care of him Bryns." She said a little too eagerly, forcing her family to give her a harsh look.
"I will be right back, and then we can figure something out." Bryns took his mother by the hand. "I don't need you to agree with me in this situation, I don't even totally agree with me either, but I need your help."
The woman sighed as she stared into his deep hazel eyes. 'He reminds me so much of his father.' She finally dropped her gaze and nodded. Bryns gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and rushed out the door.
*Author's note: He goes another chapter, Sorry it took so long to update. I got inspired for this story again thanks in part to Jude Watson's new book. All hail one of the best fan fic writers ever! Thank you for your reviews.keep them coming.
Chapter 6:
He pushed back the pain and the dizziness he felt go through his entire body. He knew he was acting solely on his survival instincts, but at this point he didn't really care. He had to use something to direct his actions considering he was using the force to keep his broken leg from snapping completely in half as he limped down the hall, dragging his hostage with him. He knew this wasn't exactly the most Jedi like thing to do, but it seemed to work for now. He knew his only chance for escape was now, and he had to take it, even though he had never felt as sick as he did at that moment. "You'll never make it out of here alive." Zan Arbor hissed as she was dragged down the hall. Obi Wan pressed the blade closer to the doctor's neck, pinching her skin. "Communication center...now." He commanded her. Zan Arbor said nothing more, but pointed to a door to their left. Obi Wan threw the scientist to the ground and hobbled through the door, and with the force locked it behind him. He as quickly as his injuries allowed him set the corridnates on the communicator for the Jedi Temple. He then stood in front of the holographic recorder to send a message to his master. As he began, he heard very loud thumping on the other side of the dural steel door, he knew he didn't have much time.
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A knock came on the door of Qui Gon's cramped quarters on the Jedi's transport, he came out of his meditative state. He had been traveling along the force matrix to try and find Obi Wan's signature, he still didn't have any luck and this worried the Jedi master extremely. He opened the door and saw his former master standing before him. Qui Gon knew they were still about a days journey from their destination, so the presence of his master worried him somewhat.
"Master?" He inquired.
"The council wishes to speak with us, they say they have received news." The older man stated and turned back towards the bridge of the ship with Qui Gon on his heels.
A small blue holographic image of Mace Windu stood in the center of the room. "We received a message Qui Gon." Mace said in his usual cool tone.
"What did it say?" Qui Gon asked, his anxiety getting the best of him. Dooku noticed the anxiety and raised an eyebrow at his former apprentice, but Qui Gon chose to ignore it. "Your apprentice escaped from his captures long enough to send us word." Mace continued. "Here, let me show you."
The image of Mace Windu then changed to a small image of Obi Wan Kenobi. Even though the image was small and blue, Qui Gon and Dooku could easily see the illness and pain inflicting the youth as he began to speak.
"Master, as you probably know I have been taken captive. I don't have time to go into the specifics of what has been done to me, but just know that I am fine." Obi Wan stated, and Qui Gon knew better, seeing the pain in his padawan's eyes. "I have been kidnapped by Dr Zan Arbor..." Qui Gon's heart seemed to stop when he heard her name, he now feared for his apprentice more than he had before. "I do not know where I am, all I know is that she is still experimenting on the force." Obi Wan swayed as he felt the dizziness set in. "I only hope that this message is long enough for a trace to make it to you." Suddenly Dooku and Qui Gon witnessed four men dressed in black cloaks with vibro blades rush in and knock Obi Wan to the ground, then the recording stopped.
"Did you get a trace?" Dooku asked as Mace Windu's image came back before them.
Mace shook his head. "Not a clear trace, we know he's on a planet somewhere in the mid rim."
"Well, atleast that narrows it down." Dooku tried to lighten the mood somewhat.
Qui Gon suddenly had the need to sit down. He rub the side of his head, trying to ease the aching he now felt. "She had to be the one behind the other apprentices disappearances." He finally said.
"Now don't assume anything yet Qui Gon, this may just be an isolated case." Dooku took a seat next to his former padawan. "Maybe she chose Obi Wan for a specific purpose."
"I wouldn't put that past her, but I also wouldn't put the kidnapping of children past her either." Qui Gon looked at his colleague. "Blood does not flow through her veins."
Dooku rolled his eyes and shook his head, sometimes his friend became too emotional for his liking. "I've heard of this woman, she's the one who held you captive is she not?"
"The very same." Qui Gon sighed. "I tried to prove to her that the force couldn't be explained by science, but obviously she didn't listen." Qui Gon shuddered at the memory of the time he spent as her prisoner, and thought of the boy he deemed as his son being held by the same evil. "She drained my blood, trying to study it, she almost killed me."
"Then we must double our efforts and find your apprentice." Dooku stated, putting a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder.
"I only hope we are not too late." Qui Gon prayed.
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Bryns held the cool cloth up to his very swollen, split lip that he had been given when the Jedi's boot connected with his face. He sighed to himself, he couldn't believe the power the Jedi possessed even though he was on the brink of death, it almost fascinated him. His mind was swirling, he had agreed to help with these experiments, believing that the subjects had volunteered, but the Jedi was certainly not here by his choosing. He thought himself silly for thinking anyone would volunteer for an experiment of this kind.
He was glad he had convinced Kia to go home, so she hadn't been present when the security forces dragged the limp body of the apprentice back into the lab, and slammed him down on the metal table. He himself winced when they grabbed the padawan's broken leg and forced it into a very obviously uncomfortable position (because the sound of bones cracking was heard) to be tied down to the table. He looked at the unconscious form, Bryns noticed the new cuts and bruises on the young face. Blood was beginning to dry over the Jedi's very swollen right eye. Dr Zan Arbor explained to Bryns to do nothing with the apprentice tonight, that she would begin the next phase of the experiment in the morning. Bryns knew that the experiment would be a dangerous one, he knew the likelihood of the Jedi's survival was very small.
He found himself thinking about his life, and about the conversation he had with Kia earlier that day. As long as Bryns could remember he had hated the Jedi; they had taken something away from him when he was very young, when Kia was just an infant. He closed his eyes and remembered back to the day when the head elder came to their house to tell them that their father had been slain by a Jedi. He remembered how much the anger and hate burned inside of him, and it went against everything he believed in to actually be sitting in the presence of a Jedi and to be feeling sorry for him. But something was tugging at his heart, something was telling him that Jedi or no Jedi, this was wrong. He stood up, and walked over to the Jedi, standing over him. He then looked over at the tools laid out, waiting to be used on their unwilling test subject in the morning. Bryns shook his head as he began to untie the Jedi.
"Dad, I'm sorry." He said in a hushed voice as he draped the lifeless form over his shoulder.
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Kia sat on her sleep couch with her knees pressed up against her chest. She was feelings so many different emotions at the moment, and she didn't know which one was the one she should be feeling. She was glad that the Jedi had escaped, yet she was afraid of what he would do to her brother and to a lesser extent Dr Zan Arbor. She heard a soft knock at her door and she quickly laid down and pretended to be asleep, she didn't want to talk to Bryns. She felt the presence of her mother slowly enter the room and sit next to her on the bed. "Kia." Her mother softly spoke and waited a moment for an answer. "I know you're not asleep."
"What is it mom?" Kia asked, not rolling over.
"I've been thinking about what we were discussing earlier, and I think it's time you know something." Kia's mother ran a hand through her daughter's hair. Kia rolled over and stared at her mother in the darkness. "There is something you have never been told about your father."
"Mom?"
"He was a body guard for one of the elders, he would follow him where ever he went. One time his employer went in search of a priceless sith artifact.your father said it was called a holocron or something to that effect." She stopped for a moment, suddenly feeling her words begin to choke up in her throat. "When they reached the planet the came across a team of Jedi." She stopped herself again, feeling tears coming to her eyes.
"Jedi?" Kia was stunned. "Dad met a Jedi?"
Kia stared into her mother's eyes and saw the pain behind them. She had never known her father, only her strong mother who took it upon herself to raise two children on her own. "Kia, the Jedi murdered your father." She seemed to spit the word Jedi as she spoke. "The murdered him in order to keep the holocron for themselves!"
Kia suddenly felt about the size of one of the planets many insects. "Mom, I.I didn't know." She was at a loss for words. She then sat up and wrapped her arms around her mother's shoulders.
"I know you didn't honey, I didn't have the heart to tell you before." She looked into her daughter's bright emerald eyes. "I hope you understand why we stay."
Kia nodded and hugged her mother tighter. She still couldn't get the Jedi apprentice out of her head.
Mother and daughter continued to share a moment when they heard a loud crash in the living room. They exchanged worried looks.
"Maybe it's Bryns." Kia said, hopeful.
"He's not due home for 2 hours." Her mother replied, frightened.
They moved towards the door, and stared into the dimly lit living room to find a man dressed in a black cloak holding another man in his arms. The two women stared at each other in confusion. The man dressed in black then began to carry the lifeless bundle in his arms down the hall, passing the onlookers. They caught a glimpse of the person underneath the hood.
"Bryns?" Kia asked as the man passed. Bryns only stopped for a moment to stare at the women, he then continued to his room with his cargo. Mother and daughter followed close behind.
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Bryns carefully laid the unconscious man onto his sleep couch, he then grabbed a blanket and draped it over him. Kia immediately recognized the man from the lab, and it only took their mother a moment to figure it out herself.
"No." She stated under her breath as she placed her hand over her mouth.
"Mom." Bryns tried to calm her down. He placed both hands on her shoulders. "Listen you have to understand he's really sick mom, he's going to die."
Kia walked over to the Jedi and stared down at him. She couldn't believe it but he looked even worse than the last time she saw him. She began to run her fingers through his short hair.
"Kia! Kia get away from that!" Kia's mother screamed. She grabbed Kia and stared hard at Bryns. "You have no idea the kind of evil you have brought upon this house." She hissed.
"Mom, listen I know. I know that the Jedi seem dangerous, but you don't understand. I had to help him." Bryns looked down at the Jedi then back at his family. "Dr. Zan Arbor is going to kill him, she killed the other ones."
Kia's eyes grew wide when she heard this, she then looked up at her mother. "Mom, we can't let that happen." She pleaded.
"No. I don't care, I will not let this thing stay in my house." She stared into Bryns eyes. "Don't you see, he's using a Jedi mind trick on you."
"That may be mom, but mind trick or not he still is in really bad condition. Please mom he needs your help." Bryns pleaded.
Their mother stared down at the very sick man and sighed. "Even if you are right and he isn't planning on killing us, don't you think Dr. Zan Arbor will notice him missing?"
"Yes, that's why I have to get back to the lab and take make it look like he escaped." Bryns moved past them. He then turned and faced his mother again. "Please, he needs help."
The strong woman was on the brink of tears staring into her son's eyes. She slowly shook her head. "No, I can't."
Kia stepped forward. "I'll take care of him Bryns." She said a little too eagerly, forcing her family to give her a harsh look.
"I will be right back, and then we can figure something out." Bryns took his mother by the hand. "I don't need you to agree with me in this situation, I don't even totally agree with me either, but I need your help."
The woman sighed as she stared into his deep hazel eyes. 'He reminds me so much of his father.' She finally dropped her gaze and nodded. Bryns gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and rushed out the door.