Title: Children of the Sith
Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: I don't own anything; I'm just playing in the flannel one's galaxy.
Author's note: Ok I'm back, I am going through a major change in my life, and my stories are the only things keeping me sane right now, so I hope through all my stress the new chapters don't suffer. Please let me know if they aren't up to par.
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Chapter 12:
"Are you going to kill me?" Kia asked, sweat forming on her forehead.
"Well I'm not going to lie to you child." Zan Arbor answered the frightened girl. "I don't know exactly what will happen to you after the experiment." She shrugged. "But you should've thought of that when you kidnapped my other patient."
Zan Arbor then left the room, leaving Kia alone with her thoughts. She glanced around her and noticed all the various instruments that would no doubt cause her extreme harm. Her mind raced, trying to find an escape, but she couldn't concentrate. She then remembered her conversation with Viggo and the use of the Force. She closed her eyes and tried to reach him through her mind.
She then opened them after a moment; she had no clue what she was doing. Hot tears began to drop down her cheeks. "Bryns? Viggo? Mom!" She called out into the room. She suddenly felt a presence in the room. She searched the empty lab and saw no one. "Hello?" She called into the room. "Anyone there?" She then saw a shadow on the wall, but it quickly disappeared. "Please help me." She called out, but no answer came. She turned back to look at the ceiling. 'I'm going crazy.' She thought to herself.
Suddenly a large hand was placed over her mouth, causing Kia to panic. She screamed, but the hand muffled the sound. She looked over at the owner of the limb and stared into two midnight blue eyes. The tall, bearded man then removed his hand and placed a finger over his own lips, willing Kia to be silent. The young woman nodded, her heart still beating at a rapid rate.
The older man then began to loosen the binds that held Kia to the medical table. He was almost finished when the sound of footsteps was heard. He looked at Kia one more time and motioned for her to stay quiet then he seemed to vanish in the shadows. Kia continued to stare at the spot where the man had disappeared to, her mind trying to figure out who he was. Strangely enough she felt at peace in his presence. Suddenly she heard the door open and Zan Arbor walked in.
"Well my dear I think it's time we began." Zan Arbor walked up to Kia and began to clean a spot on her arm. "This will prove to be difficult without the help of my assistant, but I suppose your brother should've thought about that before he quit."
Kia winced as the doctor thrust a needle into her arm, extracting a liquid that immediately caused Kia to feel drowsy. The last thing she remembered before her heavy eyelids closed was seeing the strange man emerge from his hiding place.
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Viggo aimed his bow caster at the group of dark figures climbing up the cliff side. He didn't know how he was going to keep the intruders at bay and not kill them. He looked over at his companions and realized that it was basically up to him to win this scrimmage. The Jedi was far too injured and Bryns had no combat experience. Viggo returned his attention to the task at hand and tried to come up with a plan.
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Zan Arbor waited until she was sure the girl was asleep. She then went to pick up the first instrument to start the procedure, but it crashed to the floor. She bent down to retrieve it and when she returned to a standing positions a reflection in the picture frame hanging on the wall in front of her caught her attention. He body tensed as she stared at the familiar features, she felt her heart rise in her throat as she slowly turned around and came face to face with one of her past experiments.
"Qui Gon Jinn." She tried to sound calm, but her body was shaking. "How kind of you to pay me a visit."
Qui Gon stood motionless, his large arms crossed over his chest. He stared at her, his eyes never blinking. After what seem like an eternity for the doctor he spoke. "They told me you were dead." He stated, never removing his gaze from her.
Zan Arbor laughed nervously. "Yes well as you can see they were mistaken." She laughed again. "So what brings you all the way out here master Jedi?" She tried to make small talk; hoping security would pass by the open door.
"Where is he?" Qui Gon quickly got to the point.
Zan Arbor dropped the instrument in her hands, and quickly retrieved it. "Where is who?" She played dumb.
Qui Gon kept a stern look on his face, and he moved his hands to his hips, his right hand resting on the hilt of his light saber. "I will only ask one more time Zan Arbor." The doctor gulped. "Where is my apprentice?"
Zan Arbor backed away from the Jedi, she the quickly grabbed Kia and held a hidden vibro blade to her throat. "Come any closer and I will kill her."
Qui Gon didn't move and didn't tare his gaze from the scientist.
"You silly Jedi are all the same. Your friend's life hangs in the balance and yet you won't risk an unknown person. Your morals make you weak." She smiled. "What if I told you that your apprentice was dead?"
"I would know if he was dead." Qui Gon stared at her. "Try again."
"Do you remember the last time we shared together Qui Gon?" The aging woman asked, holding the vibro blade closer to the young woman in her arms. "Do you remember what it was like to not feel the Force, to have your blood drained from you slowly?"
Qui Gon involuntarily tensed at her words; his memories took him back to his time spent in captivity. "Enough." He tried to cast his anxieties into the Force.
"And now your boy, the one who rushed in to save you last time. The boy who loves you and follows you blindly is suffering the same as you did." She smiled when she saw the look in his eyes. "How does that make you feel master Jedi?"
Qui Gon closed his eyes briefly, his concern for Obi Wan threatening to boil over. "If you have harmed one hair on his head so help me Zan Arbor." He almost hissed.
"So we've resorted to threats have we?" Zan Arbor laughed. "And if I have harmed a hair?"
"I will make sure you spend the rest of your miserable life regretting it." Qui Gon threatened.
"I'll make a deal with you." Zan Arbor suddenly exclaimed. "Take his place." Qui Gon's eyes went wide, then quickly back to normal. "If you care so much about this boy then take his place."
"Don't delude yourself doctor. I plan to take him home with me, now where is he?" Qui Gon composed himself, much to Zan Arbor's dismay.
"If you come any closer Jinn, I will kill him!" She suddenly shouted.
"You're bluffing." Qui Gon claimed.
"Are you willing to wager his life on that Qui Gon?" She smiled a wicked smile. "It's odd how much this reminds me of last time, you giving up your freedom to save another."
"I will do whatever it takes, let me see him safe." Qui Gon demanded.
Zan Arbor smiled. "All in good time Jedi." She released Kia and held out her hand. Qui Gon reluctantly gave her his light saber. "Thank you." She took it and opened a cabinet and placed the cylinder next to another, familiar one.
Qui Gon stared at the woman. "Now release him."
"As soon as I have you prepped my dear Jedi." Zan Arbor went to her data pad and began typing. She then walked back to where Kia was lying and grabbed a syringe out of a drawer. "Remember Qui Gon if you don't cooperate the boy will die."
Qui Gon removed his cloak and rolled up his sleeve.
Suddenly Zan Arbor felt something strike her in the back of the head and she fell to the ground. She looked up and saw Kia standing over her with a broken glass vile in her hand. Qui Gon then picked up Zan Arbor and flung her to the medical table, locking the restraints.
Kia looked up at Qui Gon and smiled. "The Jedi isn't even here. She's lying."
Qui Gon nodded. "I know." He said calmly. "I was waiting for her to trap herself."
Zan Arbor struggled under the restraints. "You'll never get away with this!" She screamed. "It doesn't matter; you'll never even make it out of this building alive."
"Security is probably on their way." Kia exclaimed, grabbing her cloak and putting it on.
Qui Gon also put on his cloak, then walked to the cabinet and grabbed the two light sabers and placed them on his belt. "Where is the Jedi?" He asked.
"I took him away from here." Kia revealed. "I do not want to utter where I took him here, but he is safe."
"Safe." Zan Arbor cackled. "Even if the boy is not dead yet, he will be. That poison in his system will see to that."
Kia nodded. "He was very sick when I left; I came here looking for an antidote."
Qui Gon felt his body tense. He walked up to the doctor and held her by her clothes. "Is there an antidote?" He asked.
Zan Arbor smiled. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
"I'm through playing these games with you." Qui Gon almost shouted. "Where is the antidote?"
Zan Arbor continued to laugh. Qui Gon felt his anger rise, he wanted more than anything to strangle this sick woman. Suddenly Kia punched Zan Arbor in the face, knocking her out. Qui Gon raised an eyebrow at the girl.
"Sorry." She looked up at him.
"I'm just glad you did it before I did." He smiled back at her. "Although that doesn't help us find an antidote."
Kia shrugged. "She wasn't going to tell us anyways."
Suddenly laser blasts rang through the room; Qui Gon ignited his light saber and pushed Kia to the ground. "Stay down." He commanded as he blocked blast bolts. 'I don't have time for this.' He thought to himself as he blocked another shot. He then Force pushed the guards out the door and then used the Force to close the door and lock it.
"That was amazing." Kia said in awe.
"Is there another way out?" Qui Gon asked.
"This way, through Zan Arbor's office." Kia stated, leading Qui Gon through the door. They came into the messy office and looked for an escape; all they saw was a window. "I'm sorry, I don't know this building that well, my brother works here." Kia explained.
"Another solution will present itself." Qui Gon told her and searched the room for ideas.
Kia also looked for secret exits or anything that would be of use to them, she then came across several vials full of various colored liquids. "Master Jedi?" She called to Qui Gon.
"Call me Qui Gon." He answered.
"Qui Gon, I think I may have found what we were looking for." She held up the vials. "But I don't know if any of them are the right one."
Qui Gon took the vials and placed them inside his cloak. "Hopefully we can get Obi Wan back to the Jedi Temple, the healers there would find a cure. . .I hope."
'Obi Wan?' She smiled at finally knowing his name. Kia then looked at the tall Jedi, she noticed the concern in his eyes. "Any suggestions on how to get out of here?" She asked.
Qui Gon looked at the window. "Yes, but it's probably not the safest route."
The two then heard banging on the door from the security officers. "I'll take my chances with the window." Kia exclaimed.
Qui Gon held onto the girl and jumped out the window. He then grabbed his cable launcher and in mid air launched it, grabbing a hold of it while still holding onto Kia. Kia closed her eyes through the whole process until Qui Gon spoke to her.
"I need you to climb down." He commanded and she slid down the cable, followed by the Jedi.
When they reached the ground Kia tugged on the Jedi's cloak. "My Lusian is this way, hurry." She almost shouted.
Qui Gon stopped her. "I think it would be faster to take my ship." Qui Gon suggested, and Kia nodded.
As they raced to Qui Gon's ship the older Jedi tried to reach his apprentice through their bond again. /I'm almost there padawan, just hold on/.
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TBC: This story is almost over. . .I know so sad. I hope it's still as good as it was when I first started it. Please review.
Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: I don't own anything; I'm just playing in the flannel one's galaxy.
Author's note: Ok I'm back, I am going through a major change in my life, and my stories are the only things keeping me sane right now, so I hope through all my stress the new chapters don't suffer. Please let me know if they aren't up to par.
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Chapter 12:
"Are you going to kill me?" Kia asked, sweat forming on her forehead.
"Well I'm not going to lie to you child." Zan Arbor answered the frightened girl. "I don't know exactly what will happen to you after the experiment." She shrugged. "But you should've thought of that when you kidnapped my other patient."
Zan Arbor then left the room, leaving Kia alone with her thoughts. She glanced around her and noticed all the various instruments that would no doubt cause her extreme harm. Her mind raced, trying to find an escape, but she couldn't concentrate. She then remembered her conversation with Viggo and the use of the Force. She closed her eyes and tried to reach him through her mind.
She then opened them after a moment; she had no clue what she was doing. Hot tears began to drop down her cheeks. "Bryns? Viggo? Mom!" She called out into the room. She suddenly felt a presence in the room. She searched the empty lab and saw no one. "Hello?" She called into the room. "Anyone there?" She then saw a shadow on the wall, but it quickly disappeared. "Please help me." She called out, but no answer came. She turned back to look at the ceiling. 'I'm going crazy.' She thought to herself.
Suddenly a large hand was placed over her mouth, causing Kia to panic. She screamed, but the hand muffled the sound. She looked over at the owner of the limb and stared into two midnight blue eyes. The tall, bearded man then removed his hand and placed a finger over his own lips, willing Kia to be silent. The young woman nodded, her heart still beating at a rapid rate.
The older man then began to loosen the binds that held Kia to the medical table. He was almost finished when the sound of footsteps was heard. He looked at Kia one more time and motioned for her to stay quiet then he seemed to vanish in the shadows. Kia continued to stare at the spot where the man had disappeared to, her mind trying to figure out who he was. Strangely enough she felt at peace in his presence. Suddenly she heard the door open and Zan Arbor walked in.
"Well my dear I think it's time we began." Zan Arbor walked up to Kia and began to clean a spot on her arm. "This will prove to be difficult without the help of my assistant, but I suppose your brother should've thought about that before he quit."
Kia winced as the doctor thrust a needle into her arm, extracting a liquid that immediately caused Kia to feel drowsy. The last thing she remembered before her heavy eyelids closed was seeing the strange man emerge from his hiding place.
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Viggo aimed his bow caster at the group of dark figures climbing up the cliff side. He didn't know how he was going to keep the intruders at bay and not kill them. He looked over at his companions and realized that it was basically up to him to win this scrimmage. The Jedi was far too injured and Bryns had no combat experience. Viggo returned his attention to the task at hand and tried to come up with a plan.
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Zan Arbor waited until she was sure the girl was asleep. She then went to pick up the first instrument to start the procedure, but it crashed to the floor. She bent down to retrieve it and when she returned to a standing positions a reflection in the picture frame hanging on the wall in front of her caught her attention. He body tensed as she stared at the familiar features, she felt her heart rise in her throat as she slowly turned around and came face to face with one of her past experiments.
"Qui Gon Jinn." She tried to sound calm, but her body was shaking. "How kind of you to pay me a visit."
Qui Gon stood motionless, his large arms crossed over his chest. He stared at her, his eyes never blinking. After what seem like an eternity for the doctor he spoke. "They told me you were dead." He stated, never removing his gaze from her.
Zan Arbor laughed nervously. "Yes well as you can see they were mistaken." She laughed again. "So what brings you all the way out here master Jedi?" She tried to make small talk; hoping security would pass by the open door.
"Where is he?" Qui Gon quickly got to the point.
Zan Arbor dropped the instrument in her hands, and quickly retrieved it. "Where is who?" She played dumb.
Qui Gon kept a stern look on his face, and he moved his hands to his hips, his right hand resting on the hilt of his light saber. "I will only ask one more time Zan Arbor." The doctor gulped. "Where is my apprentice?"
Zan Arbor backed away from the Jedi, she the quickly grabbed Kia and held a hidden vibro blade to her throat. "Come any closer and I will kill her."
Qui Gon didn't move and didn't tare his gaze from the scientist.
"You silly Jedi are all the same. Your friend's life hangs in the balance and yet you won't risk an unknown person. Your morals make you weak." She smiled. "What if I told you that your apprentice was dead?"
"I would know if he was dead." Qui Gon stared at her. "Try again."
"Do you remember the last time we shared together Qui Gon?" The aging woman asked, holding the vibro blade closer to the young woman in her arms. "Do you remember what it was like to not feel the Force, to have your blood drained from you slowly?"
Qui Gon involuntarily tensed at her words; his memories took him back to his time spent in captivity. "Enough." He tried to cast his anxieties into the Force.
"And now your boy, the one who rushed in to save you last time. The boy who loves you and follows you blindly is suffering the same as you did." She smiled when she saw the look in his eyes. "How does that make you feel master Jedi?"
Qui Gon closed his eyes briefly, his concern for Obi Wan threatening to boil over. "If you have harmed one hair on his head so help me Zan Arbor." He almost hissed.
"So we've resorted to threats have we?" Zan Arbor laughed. "And if I have harmed a hair?"
"I will make sure you spend the rest of your miserable life regretting it." Qui Gon threatened.
"I'll make a deal with you." Zan Arbor suddenly exclaimed. "Take his place." Qui Gon's eyes went wide, then quickly back to normal. "If you care so much about this boy then take his place."
"Don't delude yourself doctor. I plan to take him home with me, now where is he?" Qui Gon composed himself, much to Zan Arbor's dismay.
"If you come any closer Jinn, I will kill him!" She suddenly shouted.
"You're bluffing." Qui Gon claimed.
"Are you willing to wager his life on that Qui Gon?" She smiled a wicked smile. "It's odd how much this reminds me of last time, you giving up your freedom to save another."
"I will do whatever it takes, let me see him safe." Qui Gon demanded.
Zan Arbor smiled. "All in good time Jedi." She released Kia and held out her hand. Qui Gon reluctantly gave her his light saber. "Thank you." She took it and opened a cabinet and placed the cylinder next to another, familiar one.
Qui Gon stared at the woman. "Now release him."
"As soon as I have you prepped my dear Jedi." Zan Arbor went to her data pad and began typing. She then walked back to where Kia was lying and grabbed a syringe out of a drawer. "Remember Qui Gon if you don't cooperate the boy will die."
Qui Gon removed his cloak and rolled up his sleeve.
Suddenly Zan Arbor felt something strike her in the back of the head and she fell to the ground. She looked up and saw Kia standing over her with a broken glass vile in her hand. Qui Gon then picked up Zan Arbor and flung her to the medical table, locking the restraints.
Kia looked up at Qui Gon and smiled. "The Jedi isn't even here. She's lying."
Qui Gon nodded. "I know." He said calmly. "I was waiting for her to trap herself."
Zan Arbor struggled under the restraints. "You'll never get away with this!" She screamed. "It doesn't matter; you'll never even make it out of this building alive."
"Security is probably on their way." Kia exclaimed, grabbing her cloak and putting it on.
Qui Gon also put on his cloak, then walked to the cabinet and grabbed the two light sabers and placed them on his belt. "Where is the Jedi?" He asked.
"I took him away from here." Kia revealed. "I do not want to utter where I took him here, but he is safe."
"Safe." Zan Arbor cackled. "Even if the boy is not dead yet, he will be. That poison in his system will see to that."
Kia nodded. "He was very sick when I left; I came here looking for an antidote."
Qui Gon felt his body tense. He walked up to the doctor and held her by her clothes. "Is there an antidote?" He asked.
Zan Arbor smiled. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
"I'm through playing these games with you." Qui Gon almost shouted. "Where is the antidote?"
Zan Arbor continued to laugh. Qui Gon felt his anger rise, he wanted more than anything to strangle this sick woman. Suddenly Kia punched Zan Arbor in the face, knocking her out. Qui Gon raised an eyebrow at the girl.
"Sorry." She looked up at him.
"I'm just glad you did it before I did." He smiled back at her. "Although that doesn't help us find an antidote."
Kia shrugged. "She wasn't going to tell us anyways."
Suddenly laser blasts rang through the room; Qui Gon ignited his light saber and pushed Kia to the ground. "Stay down." He commanded as he blocked blast bolts. 'I don't have time for this.' He thought to himself as he blocked another shot. He then Force pushed the guards out the door and then used the Force to close the door and lock it.
"That was amazing." Kia said in awe.
"Is there another way out?" Qui Gon asked.
"This way, through Zan Arbor's office." Kia stated, leading Qui Gon through the door. They came into the messy office and looked for an escape; all they saw was a window. "I'm sorry, I don't know this building that well, my brother works here." Kia explained.
"Another solution will present itself." Qui Gon told her and searched the room for ideas.
Kia also looked for secret exits or anything that would be of use to them, she then came across several vials full of various colored liquids. "Master Jedi?" She called to Qui Gon.
"Call me Qui Gon." He answered.
"Qui Gon, I think I may have found what we were looking for." She held up the vials. "But I don't know if any of them are the right one."
Qui Gon took the vials and placed them inside his cloak. "Hopefully we can get Obi Wan back to the Jedi Temple, the healers there would find a cure. . .I hope."
'Obi Wan?' She smiled at finally knowing his name. Kia then looked at the tall Jedi, she noticed the concern in his eyes. "Any suggestions on how to get out of here?" She asked.
Qui Gon looked at the window. "Yes, but it's probably not the safest route."
The two then heard banging on the door from the security officers. "I'll take my chances with the window." Kia exclaimed.
Qui Gon held onto the girl and jumped out the window. He then grabbed his cable launcher and in mid air launched it, grabbing a hold of it while still holding onto Kia. Kia closed her eyes through the whole process until Qui Gon spoke to her.
"I need you to climb down." He commanded and she slid down the cable, followed by the Jedi.
When they reached the ground Kia tugged on the Jedi's cloak. "My Lusian is this way, hurry." She almost shouted.
Qui Gon stopped her. "I think it would be faster to take my ship." Qui Gon suggested, and Kia nodded.
As they raced to Qui Gon's ship the older Jedi tried to reach his apprentice through their bond again. /I'm almost there padawan, just hold on/.
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TBC: This story is almost over. . .I know so sad. I hope it's still as good as it was when I first started it. Please review.