Title: Children of the Sith
Author: ewan's girl
*Author's note: Thank you all for the wonderful reviews, I am glad so many are enjoying this story. I hope I can continue to write chapters that are up to all your expectations.
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Chapter 11:
Kia struggled under the restraints, she had never been more scared in all her life. She also felt anger rise inside her as she watched Dr. Zan Arbor type data in her computer. She stared at the ceiling and felt tears rolling down her cheeks.
'Mom was right, I should've never helped that Jedi.' She thought to herself, but in her heart she knew that wasn't who she was angry with. She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down, she wanted to be prepared for whatever was about to happen.
The door to the laboratory opened and Kia turned to see an old man with a cane storming into the room. Zan Arbor gave the old man a curt nod of acknowledgment.
"Dr. Zan Arbor, this is outrageous!" The old man exclaimed, tapping his cane on the floor to make his point. "You have the whole village in an uproar with the disappearance of the Jedi, everyone is panicking."
"Relax Yulende." Zan Arbor said with almost a scoff in her voice. "The village is full of rich simpletons who believe anything you tell them." She looked at the old man. "So make something up."
"Like I had to do when you lost my grandson?" Elder Yulende asked, staring coldly at the scientist. "I should've terminated our agreement after that mistake."
Kia stared at the old man that she had known all her life. He was the leader of their society, and seemed like a great man. She suddenly felt extreme anger towards the man who would (and had) hurt anyone, including his own flesh and blood to get what he wanted.
"If you would train decent security then none of this would happen." Zan Arbor hissed. "Those so called Rangers are nothing but a bunch of thugs in black cloaks."
"The fear of the Rangers keep everyone in line, unfortunately whoever helped the Jedi escape didn't understand that fear." Yulende stated, and turned his attention to Kia. "I'm going out on a limb here Zan Arbor, letting you experiment on the girl." He turned back to the doctor. "Her family is well liked in the community, many think her father was a hero."
"She is the perfect candidate since she is the one who released the Jedi. She does have use of the Force." Zan Arbor explained.
"But she can't possibly know how to use it to heal."
"No, but I am past that stage of the experiment, I only need to extract the blood to find the extra cell in Force users." Zan Arbor continued to type as she talked, and Kia struggled harder under her bounds. "Although it won't be as successful with a less powerful subject."
The old man stared at her. "I remember when her father came to me for help." He then sat down in a chair as he continued. "He was a Jedi at one point you know."
Kia felt a shock run through her body, and she turned to look at the withered old man. "I didn't know that." Zan Arbor stated.
"He was banished from the Jedi Temple when he was 13, apparently he wasn't worthy or something to be a Jedi knight." The old man leaned his hands on the top of his cane, and rested his chin on his hands. "He worked in the agricultural Corps when I was looking for workers. He impressed me so much, I had to take him under my wing." The old man seemed lost in memories. "He was furious at the Jedi, felt as if they had left him out to die."
Kia felt her heart thumping loudly in her chest, she didn't know what to make of this news.
"He helped to teach my grandson about the Force, after he learned his first born didn't have the abilities. I tried to get him to instill the teachings of the Sith, and he did for a time, even trained the first Rangers. That is until this one was born." He motioned to Kia. "He then had a change of heart, started to teach Viggo the ways of the light, and even went as far as to try to contact the Jedi about his innocent daughter behind all of our backs." The man turned his attention to Kia. "He tried to have the Jedi come here, if we had been discovered then we would've been shut down. I couldn't let that happen now could I?"
Kia felt her eyes begin to water again. "You liar!" She shouted. "How could you lead all of these people on? And you. . .you killed my father!"
Zan Arbor looked between the two as she began to fill a syringe with a clear liquid. "It won't do you any good to waste your energy now Kia."
"My dear." Yulende rose to his feet and hobbled towards the young girl. "Your father was like a son to me, that is why I took care of you and your family after his demise." He ran a hand through her hair. "The teachings of the Sith clearly state that sacrifices are acceptable in order to reach ones goal, we cannot let personal feelings get in the way."
Kia tensed under his touch, she didn't know what to do. "What do you want with me?" She asked through her tears.
"Unfortunately our original plans for you my dear have now changed, since you took it upon yourself to rescue the Jedi. Now we need to find answers to our experiments." He answered, moving away as Zan Arbor began to clean a spot on her arm. "Unless you tell us where you are hiding the Jedi."
Kia tried to suppress her cries. "No. You have hurt him enough." She tried to put on a brave face, as the doctor stuck the needle in her arm.
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Viggo stared at the Jedi trying to compose himself. He knew Force or no Force the Jedi was struggling just to be able to stay in the world of consciousness. He swallowed hard and wondered just how powerful the Jedi must be. Obi Wan coughed so hard that he fell to the ground. Bryns dropped to his knees next to the apprentice. "You shouldn't be out of bed." Viggo exclaimed as he turned his attention back to the growing number of dark figures headed their way.
"You won't be able to hold them off on your own." Obi Wan said between ragged breaths.
"You can barely hold your head up, let alone fight anyone." Bryns almost shouted, due to the adrenaline he was feeling.
Obi Wan clutched the door way for support and picked himself off the ground. "I need a weapon." He told them, ignoring everything they were saying.
Viggo shrugged and took a vibro blade off his belt. "It's no laser sword, but it'll have to do."
Obi Wan examined the blade. "Yes it will." He said, hooking it to his own belt.
Bryns gripped his blaster tightly. "Oh man we are so screwed." He said under his breath.
Obi Wan chuckled at the comment and coughed again, almost knocking him to the floor for a second time. "Do your best not to kill anyone." He said after composing himself.
"What?" Viggo asked, shocked.
"They are only following orders, they do not know any better." Obi Wan explained. "I do not kill needlessly." Bryns and Viggo exchanged looks. "Do you boys understand me?" Obi Wan asked after a moment. He was even surprised at how he was giving orders. 'Where did that come from?' He thought to himself, and tried to suppress another coughing fit.
"Yes sir." The other men answered in unison, although very unsure of the situation.
Obi Wan watched as the first of the cloaked men began to climb the Cliffside, he felt an unease run through his body. //Master, if you can hear me. . .I need your help//. Obi Wan called through their bond, but was sure he was too weak for it to actually reach Qui Gon. He then grabbed the vibro blade off his belt, and turned and faced his two companions who were both standing ready, one with a bow caster the other with his blaster.
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Qui Gon landed on the outskirts of a settlement on the moon planet Dasari. He pulled his cloak around him as he began to search for clues. The Force was in turmoil on the planet, it had a deep sense of darkness, but he could sense the light trying to break free. He also felt intense fear emulating off almost everything through the living force. He paused for a moment, and soaked in the feelings, wondering what could cause such fear.
He didn't know much about Dasari, it wasn't a part of the Republic, because no one in the Senate was able to convince the leaders to join. He couldn't find anything in the short ride to the planet about the inhabitants of the planet, so he was basically going in blind to their customs. He figured they were a human race considering the girl who sent the distress signal was, although he had to remind himself to not assume anything because he tended to do that all too often.
His fear for his Padawan gave him strength, he was fueled by an instinct to protect the young man who had been his son for 12 years now. He hadn't felt anything from Obi Wan in over 3 weeks, but due to the call he intercepted he knew Obi Wan was at least alive, for now.
As the tall Jedi walked down the streets he took in the surroundings, he began to notice all the beings rushing past him, and running into their homes. He stopped for a moment to ponder their reactions. 'They are so afraid.' He thought to himself. He watched as a young boy came running up to him. Qui Gon smiled at the boy and then a woman grabbed the boy quickly and backed away from the Jedi with a look of panic on her face. 'They are afraid of me.' Qui Gon realized.
He continued his trek, but wasn't sure where he was going. He listened to the Force for directions, because he realized no one was going to help him. He suddenly heard the sound of hoofs coming in his direction. He stepped to the side to let them pass when he suddenly found himself surrounded by six men dressed in black cloaks, riding a very familiar animal. 'Well I think I found that order of lusians.' He sarcastically thought to himself.
The dark figures all aimed weapons at the Jedi, some had vibro blades while others had blasters. Qui Gon thought about his options, he kept a hand on his light saber but waited to see where the situation would lead him. One of the men with a vibro blade jumped off his steed and came face to face with Qui Gon. The Jedi was surprised to see that the man was almost the same size as him.
"Looks like you are lost." The dark man stated with anger in his voice.
"I am Jedi master Qui Gon Jinn, I am looking for my lost apprentice." Qui Gon stated, not beating around the bush. "I have reason to believe he is here."
The other five Rangers exchanged looks, Qui Gon took note of that and he returned his gaze at their leader. "No Jedi are allowed here." The Ranger exclaimed, pushing his blade closer to Qui Gon's throat.
"No, I believe you are mistaken." Qui Gon replied, turning his tone to an intimidating one. "The Jedi are allowed anywhere, they just may not be welcome certain places." He began to wrap his fingers around his light saber. "Now I will not ask you again. Where is my apprentice?"
The lead Ranger laughed nervously, he had never faced down a Jedi master before. "I think you are outnumbered Jedi." He stated and the other Rangers aimed their weapons at him.
Qui Gon closed his eyes for a moment to reflect on the task at hand. He pushed his anxieties for Obi Wan out of his mind. The Rangers startled when the Jedi's eyes snapped open and he brought out his light saber. He quickly disarmed the leader, cutting off his hand.
The other Rangers began to attack. Some were shooting and others were running at the Jedi, trying to cut him with their blades. Qui Gon used the Force and his moves were as graceful as a dance. He blocked shot after shot, deflecting them back at his attackers. He continued to disarm the team of cloaked men, making sure not to kill them. When he had disarmed the last one he returned his green blade to his belt and walked up to the leader, grabbing him by his cloak collar and lifting him off the ground.
The Ranger's hood had come down and showed a middle aged man who had an intense look of fear on him. "Please don't kill me!" The man begged for his life.
Qui Gon always being the rogue Jedi that he was played off this. "I won't kill you as long as I get what I want." He said, making his voice gruffer than usual. "As long as my apprentice is alive then so shall you be."
The man began to tremble at the Jedi's threats and nodded. "I. . .I don't know where he is." The Ranger admitted. "But he was alive." He added quickly.
Qui Gon pulled the man close to him, the man noticed the intense look in the Jedi's eyes. "Where can I find Zan Arbor?" Qui Gon asked, feeling a dark ripple flow through him at the mention of her name.
The man gulped and with his only hand still intact he pointed to a large building at the end of the road. "Her lab is in there." He told the Jedi then found himself being flung to the ground.
Qui Gon tossed the man to the ground and began to walk towards the large structure. He was sure the woman was there, and he had several things to say to her. Suddenly he felt a presence he hadn't felt in 3 weeks.
//Master, if you can hear me. . .I need your help//.
//Obi Wan?!// Qui Gon was surprised and relieved to hear the voice through the bond again. He then felt the emptiness and he grew worried once more. //Hold on son, I'm coming//. He tried to reassure him, but was sure it didn't get through.
Author: ewan's girl
*Author's note: Thank you all for the wonderful reviews, I am glad so many are enjoying this story. I hope I can continue to write chapters that are up to all your expectations.
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Chapter 11:
Kia struggled under the restraints, she had never been more scared in all her life. She also felt anger rise inside her as she watched Dr. Zan Arbor type data in her computer. She stared at the ceiling and felt tears rolling down her cheeks.
'Mom was right, I should've never helped that Jedi.' She thought to herself, but in her heart she knew that wasn't who she was angry with. She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down, she wanted to be prepared for whatever was about to happen.
The door to the laboratory opened and Kia turned to see an old man with a cane storming into the room. Zan Arbor gave the old man a curt nod of acknowledgment.
"Dr. Zan Arbor, this is outrageous!" The old man exclaimed, tapping his cane on the floor to make his point. "You have the whole village in an uproar with the disappearance of the Jedi, everyone is panicking."
"Relax Yulende." Zan Arbor said with almost a scoff in her voice. "The village is full of rich simpletons who believe anything you tell them." She looked at the old man. "So make something up."
"Like I had to do when you lost my grandson?" Elder Yulende asked, staring coldly at the scientist. "I should've terminated our agreement after that mistake."
Kia stared at the old man that she had known all her life. He was the leader of their society, and seemed like a great man. She suddenly felt extreme anger towards the man who would (and had) hurt anyone, including his own flesh and blood to get what he wanted.
"If you would train decent security then none of this would happen." Zan Arbor hissed. "Those so called Rangers are nothing but a bunch of thugs in black cloaks."
"The fear of the Rangers keep everyone in line, unfortunately whoever helped the Jedi escape didn't understand that fear." Yulende stated, and turned his attention to Kia. "I'm going out on a limb here Zan Arbor, letting you experiment on the girl." He turned back to the doctor. "Her family is well liked in the community, many think her father was a hero."
"She is the perfect candidate since she is the one who released the Jedi. She does have use of the Force." Zan Arbor explained.
"But she can't possibly know how to use it to heal."
"No, but I am past that stage of the experiment, I only need to extract the blood to find the extra cell in Force users." Zan Arbor continued to type as she talked, and Kia struggled harder under her bounds. "Although it won't be as successful with a less powerful subject."
The old man stared at her. "I remember when her father came to me for help." He then sat down in a chair as he continued. "He was a Jedi at one point you know."
Kia felt a shock run through her body, and she turned to look at the withered old man. "I didn't know that." Zan Arbor stated.
"He was banished from the Jedi Temple when he was 13, apparently he wasn't worthy or something to be a Jedi knight." The old man leaned his hands on the top of his cane, and rested his chin on his hands. "He worked in the agricultural Corps when I was looking for workers. He impressed me so much, I had to take him under my wing." The old man seemed lost in memories. "He was furious at the Jedi, felt as if they had left him out to die."
Kia felt her heart thumping loudly in her chest, she didn't know what to make of this news.
"He helped to teach my grandson about the Force, after he learned his first born didn't have the abilities. I tried to get him to instill the teachings of the Sith, and he did for a time, even trained the first Rangers. That is until this one was born." He motioned to Kia. "He then had a change of heart, started to teach Viggo the ways of the light, and even went as far as to try to contact the Jedi about his innocent daughter behind all of our backs." The man turned his attention to Kia. "He tried to have the Jedi come here, if we had been discovered then we would've been shut down. I couldn't let that happen now could I?"
Kia felt her eyes begin to water again. "You liar!" She shouted. "How could you lead all of these people on? And you. . .you killed my father!"
Zan Arbor looked between the two as she began to fill a syringe with a clear liquid. "It won't do you any good to waste your energy now Kia."
"My dear." Yulende rose to his feet and hobbled towards the young girl. "Your father was like a son to me, that is why I took care of you and your family after his demise." He ran a hand through her hair. "The teachings of the Sith clearly state that sacrifices are acceptable in order to reach ones goal, we cannot let personal feelings get in the way."
Kia tensed under his touch, she didn't know what to do. "What do you want with me?" She asked through her tears.
"Unfortunately our original plans for you my dear have now changed, since you took it upon yourself to rescue the Jedi. Now we need to find answers to our experiments." He answered, moving away as Zan Arbor began to clean a spot on her arm. "Unless you tell us where you are hiding the Jedi."
Kia tried to suppress her cries. "No. You have hurt him enough." She tried to put on a brave face, as the doctor stuck the needle in her arm.
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Viggo stared at the Jedi trying to compose himself. He knew Force or no Force the Jedi was struggling just to be able to stay in the world of consciousness. He swallowed hard and wondered just how powerful the Jedi must be. Obi Wan coughed so hard that he fell to the ground. Bryns dropped to his knees next to the apprentice. "You shouldn't be out of bed." Viggo exclaimed as he turned his attention back to the growing number of dark figures headed their way.
"You won't be able to hold them off on your own." Obi Wan said between ragged breaths.
"You can barely hold your head up, let alone fight anyone." Bryns almost shouted, due to the adrenaline he was feeling.
Obi Wan clutched the door way for support and picked himself off the ground. "I need a weapon." He told them, ignoring everything they were saying.
Viggo shrugged and took a vibro blade off his belt. "It's no laser sword, but it'll have to do."
Obi Wan examined the blade. "Yes it will." He said, hooking it to his own belt.
Bryns gripped his blaster tightly. "Oh man we are so screwed." He said under his breath.
Obi Wan chuckled at the comment and coughed again, almost knocking him to the floor for a second time. "Do your best not to kill anyone." He said after composing himself.
"What?" Viggo asked, shocked.
"They are only following orders, they do not know any better." Obi Wan explained. "I do not kill needlessly." Bryns and Viggo exchanged looks. "Do you boys understand me?" Obi Wan asked after a moment. He was even surprised at how he was giving orders. 'Where did that come from?' He thought to himself, and tried to suppress another coughing fit.
"Yes sir." The other men answered in unison, although very unsure of the situation.
Obi Wan watched as the first of the cloaked men began to climb the Cliffside, he felt an unease run through his body. //Master, if you can hear me. . .I need your help//. Obi Wan called through their bond, but was sure he was too weak for it to actually reach Qui Gon. He then grabbed the vibro blade off his belt, and turned and faced his two companions who were both standing ready, one with a bow caster the other with his blaster.
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Qui Gon landed on the outskirts of a settlement on the moon planet Dasari. He pulled his cloak around him as he began to search for clues. The Force was in turmoil on the planet, it had a deep sense of darkness, but he could sense the light trying to break free. He also felt intense fear emulating off almost everything through the living force. He paused for a moment, and soaked in the feelings, wondering what could cause such fear.
He didn't know much about Dasari, it wasn't a part of the Republic, because no one in the Senate was able to convince the leaders to join. He couldn't find anything in the short ride to the planet about the inhabitants of the planet, so he was basically going in blind to their customs. He figured they were a human race considering the girl who sent the distress signal was, although he had to remind himself to not assume anything because he tended to do that all too often.
His fear for his Padawan gave him strength, he was fueled by an instinct to protect the young man who had been his son for 12 years now. He hadn't felt anything from Obi Wan in over 3 weeks, but due to the call he intercepted he knew Obi Wan was at least alive, for now.
As the tall Jedi walked down the streets he took in the surroundings, he began to notice all the beings rushing past him, and running into their homes. He stopped for a moment to ponder their reactions. 'They are so afraid.' He thought to himself. He watched as a young boy came running up to him. Qui Gon smiled at the boy and then a woman grabbed the boy quickly and backed away from the Jedi with a look of panic on her face. 'They are afraid of me.' Qui Gon realized.
He continued his trek, but wasn't sure where he was going. He listened to the Force for directions, because he realized no one was going to help him. He suddenly heard the sound of hoofs coming in his direction. He stepped to the side to let them pass when he suddenly found himself surrounded by six men dressed in black cloaks, riding a very familiar animal. 'Well I think I found that order of lusians.' He sarcastically thought to himself.
The dark figures all aimed weapons at the Jedi, some had vibro blades while others had blasters. Qui Gon thought about his options, he kept a hand on his light saber but waited to see where the situation would lead him. One of the men with a vibro blade jumped off his steed and came face to face with Qui Gon. The Jedi was surprised to see that the man was almost the same size as him.
"Looks like you are lost." The dark man stated with anger in his voice.
"I am Jedi master Qui Gon Jinn, I am looking for my lost apprentice." Qui Gon stated, not beating around the bush. "I have reason to believe he is here."
The other five Rangers exchanged looks, Qui Gon took note of that and he returned his gaze at their leader. "No Jedi are allowed here." The Ranger exclaimed, pushing his blade closer to Qui Gon's throat.
"No, I believe you are mistaken." Qui Gon replied, turning his tone to an intimidating one. "The Jedi are allowed anywhere, they just may not be welcome certain places." He began to wrap his fingers around his light saber. "Now I will not ask you again. Where is my apprentice?"
The lead Ranger laughed nervously, he had never faced down a Jedi master before. "I think you are outnumbered Jedi." He stated and the other Rangers aimed their weapons at him.
Qui Gon closed his eyes for a moment to reflect on the task at hand. He pushed his anxieties for Obi Wan out of his mind. The Rangers startled when the Jedi's eyes snapped open and he brought out his light saber. He quickly disarmed the leader, cutting off his hand.
The other Rangers began to attack. Some were shooting and others were running at the Jedi, trying to cut him with their blades. Qui Gon used the Force and his moves were as graceful as a dance. He blocked shot after shot, deflecting them back at his attackers. He continued to disarm the team of cloaked men, making sure not to kill them. When he had disarmed the last one he returned his green blade to his belt and walked up to the leader, grabbing him by his cloak collar and lifting him off the ground.
The Ranger's hood had come down and showed a middle aged man who had an intense look of fear on him. "Please don't kill me!" The man begged for his life.
Qui Gon always being the rogue Jedi that he was played off this. "I won't kill you as long as I get what I want." He said, making his voice gruffer than usual. "As long as my apprentice is alive then so shall you be."
The man began to tremble at the Jedi's threats and nodded. "I. . .I don't know where he is." The Ranger admitted. "But he was alive." He added quickly.
Qui Gon pulled the man close to him, the man noticed the intense look in the Jedi's eyes. "Where can I find Zan Arbor?" Qui Gon asked, feeling a dark ripple flow through him at the mention of her name.
The man gulped and with his only hand still intact he pointed to a large building at the end of the road. "Her lab is in there." He told the Jedi then found himself being flung to the ground.
Qui Gon tossed the man to the ground and began to walk towards the large structure. He was sure the woman was there, and he had several things to say to her. Suddenly he felt a presence he hadn't felt in 3 weeks.
//Master, if you can hear me. . .I need your help//.
//Obi Wan?!// Qui Gon was surprised and relieved to hear the voice through the bond again. He then felt the emptiness and he grew worried once more. //Hold on son, I'm coming//. He tried to reassure him, but was sure it didn't get through.