Chapter 8:
Luke had docked and he knew exactly where to go. The sith lord could not hide from him and he was pretty sure that wherever he was, Miennya would be with him or in the same building held captive. He had a pretty good guess which building it might be. The problem was not finding them but rather how to get her out of there since the Sith Lord was not one to be trifled with at the best of times. A Jedi would not sit well with the dark lord, especially if the same Jedi tried to escape with his important prisoner. Besides, he had seen firsthand what happened when politically or personally prisoners were rescued and he had no wish to endure the same thing he had while rescuing his sister...
Pacing, Luke thought and thought as a plan slowly formed in his mind. He would be captured ands then he could kill the Sith and escape while the confusion ran rife. Besides, he had no real other plan and this was the best way to do it. Striding in, Luke surrendered to the first guards who came past and let them drag him into the Throneroom. There sitting in the throne was the Imperial who had talked to him in the holonet. He looked like Palpatine, the younger version anyway. Luke studied him for a long time and the Sith laughed with his head back.
"You try to find my weakness, my flaw and it will not work. Now, I believe that we had a small competition going on, did we not? You reach her before 24 hours is up, which you have done. Therefore, you will be rewarded with your prize, the lovely Miennya."
Turning, he clapped loudly and four troopers ran off to fetch the girl, returning a few minutes later with the struggling girl in their arms. She was writhing and trying to get out and eventually managed to step on one of the pairs of feet as the guard let out a shriek of pian and slapped her hard. He was sent flying into the wall by the Imperial and made a groaning sound as he fell senseless. "Incompetents," muttered the Sith and nodded as the others dropped Miennya in front of him and walked out. Mumbling something into a commlink, she smiled as the girl got to her feet and walked over to Luke. Glaring at him in the way only she could, she raised an eyebrow at Luke who shrugged. He was stuck and he didn't know what to expect.
Turning as a shadowy figure entered, Luke felt Miennya shift and put an arm around her as the face of the Apprentice came into view. Growling, he activated his lightsaber and spoke. "My Master never told you of his endgame, did he? Take one, haunt the other and kill them both. That is your fate, your lives end here and now!"
Lunging at Miennya, he was kicked in the balls as she turned to face him. Doubling over with the pain, he glared at her and his next lunge was deflected by the lightsaber she had pulled from Luke's belt and activated instantly. Luke was about to help her out when he was struck by the Sith master and sent flying to the other side of the room. Advancing on Luke, he grinned evilly and was about to finish him off when the lightsaber blade appeared in Luke's had and he blocked the swing. Standing, he sent a message to Miennya from his mind, "you are on your own..." Then, he stared into the eyes of the Sith master and began to circle with him to buy time for his former apprentice as she duelled against the younger Sith....
Luke had docked and he knew exactly where to go. The sith lord could not hide from him and he was pretty sure that wherever he was, Miennya would be with him or in the same building held captive. He had a pretty good guess which building it might be. The problem was not finding them but rather how to get her out of there since the Sith Lord was not one to be trifled with at the best of times. A Jedi would not sit well with the dark lord, especially if the same Jedi tried to escape with his important prisoner. Besides, he had seen firsthand what happened when politically or personally prisoners were rescued and he had no wish to endure the same thing he had while rescuing his sister...
Pacing, Luke thought and thought as a plan slowly formed in his mind. He would be captured ands then he could kill the Sith and escape while the confusion ran rife. Besides, he had no real other plan and this was the best way to do it. Striding in, Luke surrendered to the first guards who came past and let them drag him into the Throneroom. There sitting in the throne was the Imperial who had talked to him in the holonet. He looked like Palpatine, the younger version anyway. Luke studied him for a long time and the Sith laughed with his head back.
"You try to find my weakness, my flaw and it will not work. Now, I believe that we had a small competition going on, did we not? You reach her before 24 hours is up, which you have done. Therefore, you will be rewarded with your prize, the lovely Miennya."
Turning, he clapped loudly and four troopers ran off to fetch the girl, returning a few minutes later with the struggling girl in their arms. She was writhing and trying to get out and eventually managed to step on one of the pairs of feet as the guard let out a shriek of pian and slapped her hard. He was sent flying into the wall by the Imperial and made a groaning sound as he fell senseless. "Incompetents," muttered the Sith and nodded as the others dropped Miennya in front of him and walked out. Mumbling something into a commlink, she smiled as the girl got to her feet and walked over to Luke. Glaring at him in the way only she could, she raised an eyebrow at Luke who shrugged. He was stuck and he didn't know what to expect.
Turning as a shadowy figure entered, Luke felt Miennya shift and put an arm around her as the face of the Apprentice came into view. Growling, he activated his lightsaber and spoke. "My Master never told you of his endgame, did he? Take one, haunt the other and kill them both. That is your fate, your lives end here and now!"
Lunging at Miennya, he was kicked in the balls as she turned to face him. Doubling over with the pain, he glared at her and his next lunge was deflected by the lightsaber she had pulled from Luke's belt and activated instantly. Luke was about to help her out when he was struck by the Sith master and sent flying to the other side of the room. Advancing on Luke, he grinned evilly and was about to finish him off when the lightsaber blade appeared in Luke's had and he blocked the swing. Standing, he sent a message to Miennya from his mind, "you are on your own..." Then, he stared into the eyes of the Sith master and began to circle with him to buy time for his former apprentice as she duelled against the younger Sith....