Chapter Five!
(A.N. As promised.)
Zekk walked up to the throne, trying his best not to stare at the two children who played on the stone steps. They both had jet-black hair, and his skin, but Jaina's lips, nose, and build. They looked up at him, and the boy grabbed his sister's hand, and they shied away and up to the feet of the Spice-lord. It made Zekk's insides hurt so badly he couldn't believe it. They were afraid of him. He turned his attention back to the spice- lord, and clenched his teeth. In his head he cursed Yurric. This is your fault, YOUR fault my children are afraid of me, and believe me, YOU will pay. By the Force I'LL make you pay.
Jaina felt Zekk's anger rise to a degree that usually set off her panic alerts. Reaching out she touched his arm. Through the Force she felt him relax somewhat. Thankfully. She didn't need him to level the place. Yet. She looked up at the spice-lord, and disgustingly, he looked straight back.
"I know you didn't have an appointment." Yurric said, his hard grey eyes glancing at Zekk, and then running Jaina over thoroughly. "But being a polite host, I will simply ask what you want."
Zekk noticed Yurric's eyes on Jaina, and he pulled her behind him in a statement that was first a warning, and second a sign of allegiance to her.
Yurric grinned. Now he knew exactly what kind of relationship those two were in. Thankfully, he had a remedy that worked for everything. The man looked like he might be a little bit of a trouble, and the woman also. But the woman was beautiful, even through her rags he could see that- and it was her beauty which would save her from most of his wrath.
Zekk motioned to the twins. "We wish to buy your slaves."
Jaina watched as the Spice-lord ran his hand through his short, greying, beard.
"I have many slaves. And they are all worth more than what I'd believe you to have." He replied.
"The two Jedi children." Zekk answered. "We represent our employer."
Yurric raised an eyebrow. "And who, pray tell, is that?"
Zekk frowned, and Jaina cut him off. "He wishes to remain anonymous."
There was a pause, as the rest of the crowd in the main audience chamber wondered just what their boss would say to this.
Yurric never took his eyes off his two uninvited guests. Slowly, he began to chuckle. This was odd, and nobody, including Zekk and Jaina, knew how to react. Then, he began to laugh. Hard. That was the courtier's cue, and they joined in.
Zekk and Jaina didn't think it was funny.
Yurric reached over and began to pat the little girl's head, like one might pet an animal. To her parent's delight, she wrinkled up her little nose and pushed his large hand away. Yurric ignored her show of rebelliousness and sighed theatrically. "These children are dear to me. Like my own son and daughter. I need to know just where they are going, if they will be cared for properly, and-" Suddenly, he reached down and slapped her across the cheek, knocking her down. Tears sprang to her brown eyes and she crawled over to her brother and sobbed quietly against his blue shirt. Yurric leaned back in his chair, continuing. "-Disciplined properly."
Jaina's hand still rested on Zekk's arm, and her nails dug so hard into his skin that he had to reach over and unclasp her hand from his arm. The battle hadn't even started yet and he was already in pain. Zekk grimaced. That just might be a bad sign.
"In fact," Yurric's smile disappeared. "I don't recognize either of you."
"This is your last chance." Jaina said calmly. "Our employer is powerful. He will buy them. Or you will die and he wont have to."
"Strong words." Yurric said, clasping his hands. "But I've just noticed something."
"Yes?" Zekk grumbled.
Yurric turned to the younger man. "I've noticed that the two of you look incredibly like the slave Jedi children."
Jaina and Zekk didn't say anything.
"I stole them from their parents years ago." Yurric turned his head to the side. "And they'd be about your ages. I've been surprised that they haven't caught up to me over the years. Somehow I suspected that they died in the Vong wars. But here you are. Both of you."
It was then that Jaina realized that all this time they had been lured into a trap. She reached inside of her cloak, and took her lightsaber out of its hidden pocket.
Yurric smiled nastily through his trim beard. "Now I'll have two grown Jedi to add to my collection. How fortunate."
Zekk's lips turned up into a snarl. "I don't think so."
That was the signal, and the two Jedi Knights flew into the action that they were famous for. Jaina flung off her long brown cloak. The guards who were the closest were the ones to fall first. With a lightsaber in one hand, and a blaster in the other, Jaina wasn't a damsel in distress, she was a distressing damsel. Her husband was worse.
Zekk flipped up and around. By the time his feet hit the ground, three alien guards had been sliced in half with his lightsaber. But still the guards and thugs kept swarming in, knowing that their numbers would overcome the Jedi eventually.
Jaina wasn't feeling particularly acrobatic that day. So she simply did some pot-shots into the audience of the main audience chamber. However, the guards kept pouring through the exits, blocking their way out. She fought her way over to where Zekk was mowing them down with a left swing and then a right. "They just keep coming!"
Zekk grunted as he decapitated a weird bug-eyed alien without much effort at all. "I know!" He deflected a blaster bolt that had been aimed at Jaina's chest. "But we have to-" Suddenly, Zekk felt something bite into his neck.
Jaina yelped as a sharp pain pricked at her leg. Looking down, she saw that it was a tranquilizer dart. In mili-seconds, the world began to roll beneath her feet, and everything started to blur. Suddenly, Zekk collapsed. She tried to catch him, but the chemicals had already gotten too far into her bloodstream. They both went down, and as Jaina's vision blurred into darkness she felt total hopelessness take over. Now what were they going to do?
TO BE CONTINUED!
(A.N. Okay, things didn't go as planed, so you only get one chapter. SORRY! I'll try to write more tonite!)
(A.N. As promised.)
Zekk walked up to the throne, trying his best not to stare at the two children who played on the stone steps. They both had jet-black hair, and his skin, but Jaina's lips, nose, and build. They looked up at him, and the boy grabbed his sister's hand, and they shied away and up to the feet of the Spice-lord. It made Zekk's insides hurt so badly he couldn't believe it. They were afraid of him. He turned his attention back to the spice- lord, and clenched his teeth. In his head he cursed Yurric. This is your fault, YOUR fault my children are afraid of me, and believe me, YOU will pay. By the Force I'LL make you pay.
Jaina felt Zekk's anger rise to a degree that usually set off her panic alerts. Reaching out she touched his arm. Through the Force she felt him relax somewhat. Thankfully. She didn't need him to level the place. Yet. She looked up at the spice-lord, and disgustingly, he looked straight back.
"I know you didn't have an appointment." Yurric said, his hard grey eyes glancing at Zekk, and then running Jaina over thoroughly. "But being a polite host, I will simply ask what you want."
Zekk noticed Yurric's eyes on Jaina, and he pulled her behind him in a statement that was first a warning, and second a sign of allegiance to her.
Yurric grinned. Now he knew exactly what kind of relationship those two were in. Thankfully, he had a remedy that worked for everything. The man looked like he might be a little bit of a trouble, and the woman also. But the woman was beautiful, even through her rags he could see that- and it was her beauty which would save her from most of his wrath.
Zekk motioned to the twins. "We wish to buy your slaves."
Jaina watched as the Spice-lord ran his hand through his short, greying, beard.
"I have many slaves. And they are all worth more than what I'd believe you to have." He replied.
"The two Jedi children." Zekk answered. "We represent our employer."
Yurric raised an eyebrow. "And who, pray tell, is that?"
Zekk frowned, and Jaina cut him off. "He wishes to remain anonymous."
There was a pause, as the rest of the crowd in the main audience chamber wondered just what their boss would say to this.
Yurric never took his eyes off his two uninvited guests. Slowly, he began to chuckle. This was odd, and nobody, including Zekk and Jaina, knew how to react. Then, he began to laugh. Hard. That was the courtier's cue, and they joined in.
Zekk and Jaina didn't think it was funny.
Yurric reached over and began to pat the little girl's head, like one might pet an animal. To her parent's delight, she wrinkled up her little nose and pushed his large hand away. Yurric ignored her show of rebelliousness and sighed theatrically. "These children are dear to me. Like my own son and daughter. I need to know just where they are going, if they will be cared for properly, and-" Suddenly, he reached down and slapped her across the cheek, knocking her down. Tears sprang to her brown eyes and she crawled over to her brother and sobbed quietly against his blue shirt. Yurric leaned back in his chair, continuing. "-Disciplined properly."
Jaina's hand still rested on Zekk's arm, and her nails dug so hard into his skin that he had to reach over and unclasp her hand from his arm. The battle hadn't even started yet and he was already in pain. Zekk grimaced. That just might be a bad sign.
"In fact," Yurric's smile disappeared. "I don't recognize either of you."
"This is your last chance." Jaina said calmly. "Our employer is powerful. He will buy them. Or you will die and he wont have to."
"Strong words." Yurric said, clasping his hands. "But I've just noticed something."
"Yes?" Zekk grumbled.
Yurric turned to the younger man. "I've noticed that the two of you look incredibly like the slave Jedi children."
Jaina and Zekk didn't say anything.
"I stole them from their parents years ago." Yurric turned his head to the side. "And they'd be about your ages. I've been surprised that they haven't caught up to me over the years. Somehow I suspected that they died in the Vong wars. But here you are. Both of you."
It was then that Jaina realized that all this time they had been lured into a trap. She reached inside of her cloak, and took her lightsaber out of its hidden pocket.
Yurric smiled nastily through his trim beard. "Now I'll have two grown Jedi to add to my collection. How fortunate."
Zekk's lips turned up into a snarl. "I don't think so."
That was the signal, and the two Jedi Knights flew into the action that they were famous for. Jaina flung off her long brown cloak. The guards who were the closest were the ones to fall first. With a lightsaber in one hand, and a blaster in the other, Jaina wasn't a damsel in distress, she was a distressing damsel. Her husband was worse.
Zekk flipped up and around. By the time his feet hit the ground, three alien guards had been sliced in half with his lightsaber. But still the guards and thugs kept swarming in, knowing that their numbers would overcome the Jedi eventually.
Jaina wasn't feeling particularly acrobatic that day. So she simply did some pot-shots into the audience of the main audience chamber. However, the guards kept pouring through the exits, blocking their way out. She fought her way over to where Zekk was mowing them down with a left swing and then a right. "They just keep coming!"
Zekk grunted as he decapitated a weird bug-eyed alien without much effort at all. "I know!" He deflected a blaster bolt that had been aimed at Jaina's chest. "But we have to-" Suddenly, Zekk felt something bite into his neck.
Jaina yelped as a sharp pain pricked at her leg. Looking down, she saw that it was a tranquilizer dart. In mili-seconds, the world began to roll beneath her feet, and everything started to blur. Suddenly, Zekk collapsed. She tried to catch him, but the chemicals had already gotten too far into her bloodstream. They both went down, and as Jaina's vision blurred into darkness she felt total hopelessness take over. Now what were they going to do?
TO BE CONTINUED!
(A.N. Okay, things didn't go as planed, so you only get one chapter. SORRY! I'll try to write more tonite!)