Title: Promise me you'll train the boy

Author: ewan's girl

Author's note: Ok guys I'm really struggling in real life right now so I really hope that my stories don't suffer because of it. Thanks for all your reviews, I love you all. Enjoy the next chapter.

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Chapter 7: I think today is our lucky day.

Marla held her arm as she was led back to the group. All the children had been taken individually to have their blood drawn; all of them were confused by the actions of their captures.

Ferus moved next to Marla as she sat away from the group, he hadn't had his turn yet and was curious what they had said to his friend. He sat down next to her and noticed her close her eyes tightly.

"What happened Marla?" He asked, sympathetically.

The red head turned away from her friend. She played with the spot on her arm where they had taken the blood. "They said some things Ferus that I don't understand." She admitted. "Some things about the Jedi, and I listened to them, so that must make me a bad Jedi."

Ferus looked at the young girl in confusion. "No. You aren't a bad Jedi." He assured her. "What did they say to you?" He asked.

She looked at him, her eyes glossy. "They said that the Council took us from our parents." She stated and Ferus looked stunned. "Without their permission."

"Marla, you know that's not true."

"How do we know Ferus?" She asked. "All we know is what the Council wants us to believe. This guy in there says that our parents are looking for us."

Ferus looked at another student being led back to the group; he looked around and noticed all of the ones who had been seen had alienated themselves as Marla had. He then locked eyes with Anakin Skywalker who had been watching his exchange with Marla. Anakin shook his head. "Marla." Ferus turned back to the girl. "Listen to the Force; it will guide you to the truth."

Marla looked again to the ground and slowly nodded at his words. "I will try." She said.

Ferus lifted her chin and forced her to look at him. "There is no try." He smiled and noticed a small smile on her lips.

"Do or do not." She finished for him.

He looked back at Anakin who nodded at him.

"You there!" A gruff voice interrupted them. Ferus and Anakin turned and saw Aalto pointing to Ferus. "You're next."

Ferus patted Marla on the shoulder and headed towards the man. He passed by Anakin who grabbed his sleeve.

"We've got to get them out of here." Anakin whispered.

"We must be patient." Ferus argued.

"Patient? For what?" Anakin protested.

Ferus shrugged, signaling that he had no idea. He then was grabbed by Aalto and ushered out of the room.

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"Remind me why I came back?" Garren asked as he dived behind an exhibit case.

"Because you love us." Obi Wan answered him, shouting over the roar of blast bolts.

"And your mission in life is to annoy me at all costs." Siri joked, sending a bolt to the chest of its shooter.

"Oh yes." Garren answered, deflecting another shot. "We should hang out more often you guys, this has been super fun."

Siri rolled her eyes and searched the room for an exit. She noticed they were in a large room where the walls were a large aquarium, containing various marine animals. She then noticed a blast had cracked the thick glass and a small, steady stream of water was rushing out. She smiled and looked at her companions.

Obi Wan noticed her smile and raised an eyebrow. "Why am I scared?" He asked her.

She winked at him. "Don't you trust me?"

Garren blocked another blast and looked at them in confusion. "Wait, what?"

Siri looked at him and smiled. "Cover me boys."

She then put her violet light saber in her left hand and quickly ran to the other side of the room. The droids noticed her and began to shoot. Obi Wan and Garren used the distraction to jump into the middle of the droids and cut them down. The blue and orange blades working together as one.

"I still don't get what she's doing." Garren admitted.

"You are better off not knowing." Obi Wan explained. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Siri had reached the far side of the room and had plunged her saber into the tank.

"Hang onto something!" She shouted over the battle. She then kept her saber in the glass and ran along the wall, making a huge gash in the tank.

Obi Wan only had a split second to grab his cable launcher and aim for the ceiling before the sound of water was deafening.

Garren followed Obi Wan's example and grabbed for his launcher and both men rose high above the floor just as a wall of liquid washed away the droids into the next room. They scanned the chaos, searching for any signs of Siri.

"Siri!" They called out her name in unison.

"I don't see her." Garren stated, sounding worried. "She didn't just sacrifice herself did she?"

Obi Wan shook his head. "No, she's around here somewhere." He began to lower himself as the water receded. "She's got to be here." He assured Garren as well as himself.

The two friends returned their cable launchers to their belts and searched the room. Stepping over various fish and other aquatic life sprawled on the floor. Garren ran to the broken doors of the next room and noticed several broken droids smashed against the back wall. He searched the pile for Siri.

"She's not in there." He called to Obi Wan when he reentered the room. He noticed Obi Wan clearing a pile of debris, he ran to him. He looked down and noticed a slender hand clutching one of the columns in the room. He leaned down and helped Obi Wan remove the pile off their friend.

Obi Wan pulled her motionless form off the column and laid her on the ground. She was still clutching her light saber, but it had fried due to the water. Obi Wan leaned down and listened to her chest.

"She's not breathing." He told Garren and then quickly pinched her nose and put his lips to hers and gave her his breath.

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"That is all of them." Aalto entered into the room where Xan Serrano was finishing his work.

"Excellent." The large man turned to his companion. "After this bunch, we should be set for life."

Aalto nodded.

"Our clients are getting impatient though, they cannot wait for their perfect child to be delivered to them." Serrano continued, as he typed information on his data pad. "Now is a matter of setting up the child with the most midi clorians to the highest bidder." He continued to read the results of the test.

"Should I begin to set up detonators?" Aalto asked and Serrano nodded.

"Yes my friend, we will want to get out as soon as possible." He looked at his companion. "Make sure you separate the brats by worth when I give you the results. We don't need all of them."

"Yes sir." Aalto nodded and began to leave the room.

"Aalto wait." Serrano commanded. Aalto turned and noticed Serrano smiling at his data screen. "I think today is our lucky day."

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Anakin watched Ferus return to the group. He saw the same look on his face as all the others had, a look of confusion and a look of depression. Anakin realized how difficult it must be for the others in his class, to suddenly have their whole belief system come crashing down. They had all grown up in the Temple; none of them had known the warmth of a parents love. Anakin suddenly counted himself lucky. He silently took pleasure at seeing the look on Ferus' face, but tried to shake it off.

'That's not very Jedi-like behavior Anakin.' He scolded himself. He then swallowed his pride and walked up to Ferus. "You ok?" He asked the older boy.

Ferus turned to face Anakin, trying to mask his emotions. "I'm fine Skywalker, why wouldn't I be?" He asked.

"Well it's just the things they said were pretty interesting." Anakin stated.

"They are interesting." Ferus stated a slight raise to his voice. "They are flat out lies."

"How do you know?" Anakin asked.

Ferus tried to answer but found he couldn't. "I don't know." He admitted. "But it doesn't seem right."

Anakin nodded. "I agree on that one."

Marla overheard them. "Are you telling me that the two of you actually agree on something?"

Ferus looked at Marla then at Anakin. "Actually we agree on two things." Anakin gave a curious look. "We've got to get out of here."

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Obi Wan continued to breath into Siri's mouth. Garren watched in horror as their friend's lips began to turn blue.

"Siri, you better knock this off." Garren stated, kneeling next to her lifeless form.

Obi Wan stole a glance at him then continued his work. 'First Bant now Siri how could I let them come along?' He thought to himself.

"If you wake up now, I promise I will never annoy you again." Garren promised to his friend.

Obi Wan blew into her mouth one more time and the blonde haired woman began to cough, spitting water out of her mouth. "Don't make promises you can't keep Garren." She rasped out.

Garren and Obi Wan smiled at each other. "Are you ok?" Obi Wan asked after a moment.

Siri looked up at Obi Wan, who was still leaning on her. "Obi Wan, if I knew you were that desperate for physical contact." Siri smiled and coughed. "Garren, you want to give us about 15 minutes." She winked at the boys.

"It's a good thing you're beautiful, cause man I hate you sometimes Tachi." Garren rose to his feet.

"That was stupid you know." Obi Wan told her, helping her stand.

"What are you talking about?" She asked, "That was all part of my master plan."

"To almost kill yourself." Obi Wan asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"I didn't say it was a good plan." She coughed again. "But it took care of the droids didn't it?"

She inspected her light saber and frowned. Obi Wan took it from her hands and inspected it as well. "Fried, but it will recharge." He gave it back to her, giving her a look.

Siri shook her head. "Don't." She placed her saber on her belt. "If you give me the 'this weapon is your life' speech I will hit you."

Obi Wan put his hands up in defeat. "Whatever you say master Jedi." He laughed. "But you'll want to stop being so reckless when you finally take a Padawan of your own." He winked.

"Don't ever say such a thing." She put her hands on her hips. "I see no apprentice in my future."

"What's wrong Siri? Don't want a rug rat?" Garren asked, leaning on the column. "Afraid they'll turn out like you?"

Siri flashed him a dirty look. Then noticed Obi Wan had closed his eyes. "Obi Wan?" She moved towards him. "What's wrong?"

"I sense a strange disturbance in the Force." He said after a moment. "I sense fear."

Siri and Garren closed their eyes as well and listened to the Force. "I feel it also." Garren stated.

"It's the kids." Siri exclaimed, opening her eyes. "Something has frightened them bad, and confused them."

The three friends looked at each other and continued their search for the group of students.

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"That boy has the highest concentration of midi clorians I have ever seen." Xan Serrano explained to Aalto. "He is worth a fortune."

Aalto's expression didn't change. "Isn't this the same boy who said that he knew who his mother was?"

Serrano's smile faded. "How can that be possible?" Aalto shrugged. "The Jedi take children when they are infants. How can he possibly know his mother?"

"Some Jedi are allowed to visit their birth families, but most don't. It is possible he met his family." Aalto explained. "But that wouldn't account for the feelings I sensed from him when he mentioned his mother."

Serrano stroked his chin. "Looks like we'll have our work cut out for us with this one." He rose from his chair. "But the reward for a child of his abilities. . ."

"How much do you think we'll get for him?" Aalto asked.

"Royal families pay huge sums of money for Force sensitive children. Just imagine how much they'll fork out for Jedi children, let alone one this gifted." Serrano smiled. "No matter what, do not let that boy out of your sights." He commanded.

Aalto nodded. "Yes sir."

"Come now, we've got a lot of work to do." The two men walked into the hallway, only to find it empty save for several droids littering the floor. Serrano's face turned many shades of red as he felt the rage rise inside him. "Find them!" He shouted, and Aalto raced down the hall.

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