Chapter 3
~Jedi Academy~
Kerri watched as Yavin Four came into view again as a beautiful green planet. The ship itself was surrounded by stars that it was hardly needful for them to have any lights in the ship itself. "Beautiful isn't it?" Kerri jumped but relaxed when she saw Han sitting in the cockpit. "Yes." Kerri said sounding almost wistful. "You miss home don't you?" Han observed. "Yes I never asked to come here but I was fated to I guess." Kerri sighed. "Well, we'll find away to get you home." Han promised. "Are we almost there Dad?" Anakin asked coming over. Kerri glowered at him but Anakin hardly noticed he was thinking of the tasks ahead.
Luke had instructed Han to fly quietly towards Yavin four and land in the Jungle near the school instead of the landing platform. Danieth would bring the remaining students that were free to Luke and they would ready to battle for the school. Two would stay behind and get ready to fly the ship away at a moments notice. The rest would join Luke.
Luke joined the small party in the cockpit. "Ready?" Luke asked Kerri handing her one of Han's spare blasters. "I have no choice in the matter do I?" Kerri asked shrugging. "You may not have a choice with everything trial that comes your way but you will have a choice what to do with those situations." Luke said wisely. "You sound like Gandalf." Kerri said crossly. "Who?" Anakin asked raising an eyebrow. "Never mind." Melissa, Stacy, Jaina, Tenel Ka, and Leia joined them. "All right everybody out." Luke said. Han let the exit ramp go. Leia got out first but Han was right behind her. Behind them came the three Solo children looking like they were ready for business then Luke followed by Melissa, Stacy and Kerri who also had her maid from Naboo behind her.
Danieth flew in on a speeder bike followed by several students not all of whom were human. Kerri couldn't help watching the alien ones interestedly this was something new and exciting to her. She didn't know why but Danieth bothered her so she kept her eyes on him half the time despite being greeted so warmly by him. "You like Danieth?" Melissa whispered eyeing the blaster in her own hands. "Not entirely why?" Kerri replied not taking her eyes off him. "I don't know I just have this feeling." Melissa said shrugging. "Eh maybe we're imagining things but from now on when you and Stacy get gut feelings as you two call them I'm listening to them." Melissa chuckled. "Jaina and Stacy have volunteered to stay with the ship. The rest of us grab a partner and get on a speeder bike. Kerri will you please go with Anakin he knows how to drive one you don't yet." Luke said directing Melissa to a boy he called Brandon. Kerri groaned and trudged over to Anakin who had a smirk on his face. Kerri rolled her eyes. Anakin was happy because Brandon was his best friends and the two had been happily reunited. "Why don't you marry him?" Kerri grumbled as she grabbed Anakin's waist one they were both on the bike. Anakin shifted uncomfortably noticing where hands were. "Uh I don't think either of us would go for it." Anakin watched Uncle Luke for the signal. "Oh come on." Kerri gripped Anakin tighter when everyone was off.
They parked themselves a few feet away from the back entrance of the school where a giant wall stood. "All right here's the plan half of us are going to climb up these back walls and get in. Tenel Ka you'll lead that half." Tenel Ka stood up proudly. Luke pointed to a wall where two storm troopers were standing. "The rest will be led by Jacen and will go through the front. Some will be picked to go with me through the side doors. You know what to do if there's a trap. Stay with your buddy." Luke warned. Anakin and Kerri followed Tenel Ka's group.
Tenel Ka took her blaster and shot down the two storm troopers before they could cry out for reinforcements. Kerri winced as the two storm troopers fell on the floor. "When I give the go ahead signal we throw our grappling hooks up and begin to climb got it?" Tenel Ka said quietly. Everyone nodded. Anakin had offered to share his grappling hook with Kerri who accepted it with a dry, "I'm honored." Tenel Ka herself climbed first without one as she had no need despite only having one arm. This was the signal. Trying not to arouse anyone who might try to see what's going on they all climbed the wall hiding themselves in the tiny catwalk over looking the school's cafeteria which had been turned into weapon storage for storm troopers. "Damn." Kerri whispered as more then fifty storm troopers guarded and were inside doing odd duties. "We're supposed to take this back from them?" Melissa asked warily. "That's the idea." Anakin said brightly. Melissa rolled her eyes. "So how do we get down there?" "Like this." Tenel Ka repeated jumping down. "Uh uh no way." Kerri said backing away. "Scared?" Anakin smirked. "See you when you get down there!" Kerri challenged. Anakin's eyes narrowed in response and was next over the ledge. "Why do I allow my self to be in these situations?" Melissa asked sighing as she to jumped the big drop.
Down below it was utter chaos students were being shot and wounded or shot and killed and storm troopers were definitely being killed themselves. The war lasted a good thirty minutes but soon Master Luke had gained control of things. They were to spend the night clearing and burning the dead bodies while the medical droids were to tend the wounded students. Kerri, Stacy and Melissa worked together for the first time since they'd arrived on the ship.
"So you think we can survive here?" Melissa asked conversationally as they lifted one of the dead students and threw it onto the fire. They were among those finding the dead bodies using a medical droid to make sure they were really dead. If a storm trooper wasn't really dead they made him really dead after Luke offered to kill them or take them as prisoner. Kerri was frankly quite glad that she did not have to do any more killing.
At four in the morning the work of clearing bodies away was finally done and Luke agreed to allowing the students some sleep. Kerri for the first time was actually able to look at what remained of the Jedi Academy. It was an old abandoned temple made of white stone. It was beautiful. (Editor's note: I can't remember exactly what the school looked like you can tell!) "Uncle Luke wanted me to give you this." Anakin said disgustedly throwing down three sleeping bags at the girl's feet. "Thanks." Melissa said. Anakin nodded curtly before disappearing again. "He may be a git but he does have his uses." Kerri said crawling into her sleeping bag. Melissa raised her eyebrows at Stacy who snickered. "He brings us things that's his one and only use." Kerri said realizing what they were talking about. "What kind of things?" Stacy said choking with laughter. "You got one yourself so I don't know why it's so funny." Kerri snapped. Stacy rolled her eyes and laid out her own sleeping girls. It was an hour or two before they finally fell asleep listening to the night noises of the jungle.
~Jedi Academy~
Kerri watched as Yavin Four came into view again as a beautiful green planet. The ship itself was surrounded by stars that it was hardly needful for them to have any lights in the ship itself. "Beautiful isn't it?" Kerri jumped but relaxed when she saw Han sitting in the cockpit. "Yes." Kerri said sounding almost wistful. "You miss home don't you?" Han observed. "Yes I never asked to come here but I was fated to I guess." Kerri sighed. "Well, we'll find away to get you home." Han promised. "Are we almost there Dad?" Anakin asked coming over. Kerri glowered at him but Anakin hardly noticed he was thinking of the tasks ahead.
Luke had instructed Han to fly quietly towards Yavin four and land in the Jungle near the school instead of the landing platform. Danieth would bring the remaining students that were free to Luke and they would ready to battle for the school. Two would stay behind and get ready to fly the ship away at a moments notice. The rest would join Luke.
Luke joined the small party in the cockpit. "Ready?" Luke asked Kerri handing her one of Han's spare blasters. "I have no choice in the matter do I?" Kerri asked shrugging. "You may not have a choice with everything trial that comes your way but you will have a choice what to do with those situations." Luke said wisely. "You sound like Gandalf." Kerri said crossly. "Who?" Anakin asked raising an eyebrow. "Never mind." Melissa, Stacy, Jaina, Tenel Ka, and Leia joined them. "All right everybody out." Luke said. Han let the exit ramp go. Leia got out first but Han was right behind her. Behind them came the three Solo children looking like they were ready for business then Luke followed by Melissa, Stacy and Kerri who also had her maid from Naboo behind her.
Danieth flew in on a speeder bike followed by several students not all of whom were human. Kerri couldn't help watching the alien ones interestedly this was something new and exciting to her. She didn't know why but Danieth bothered her so she kept her eyes on him half the time despite being greeted so warmly by him. "You like Danieth?" Melissa whispered eyeing the blaster in her own hands. "Not entirely why?" Kerri replied not taking her eyes off him. "I don't know I just have this feeling." Melissa said shrugging. "Eh maybe we're imagining things but from now on when you and Stacy get gut feelings as you two call them I'm listening to them." Melissa chuckled. "Jaina and Stacy have volunteered to stay with the ship. The rest of us grab a partner and get on a speeder bike. Kerri will you please go with Anakin he knows how to drive one you don't yet." Luke said directing Melissa to a boy he called Brandon. Kerri groaned and trudged over to Anakin who had a smirk on his face. Kerri rolled her eyes. Anakin was happy because Brandon was his best friends and the two had been happily reunited. "Why don't you marry him?" Kerri grumbled as she grabbed Anakin's waist one they were both on the bike. Anakin shifted uncomfortably noticing where hands were. "Uh I don't think either of us would go for it." Anakin watched Uncle Luke for the signal. "Oh come on." Kerri gripped Anakin tighter when everyone was off.
They parked themselves a few feet away from the back entrance of the school where a giant wall stood. "All right here's the plan half of us are going to climb up these back walls and get in. Tenel Ka you'll lead that half." Tenel Ka stood up proudly. Luke pointed to a wall where two storm troopers were standing. "The rest will be led by Jacen and will go through the front. Some will be picked to go with me through the side doors. You know what to do if there's a trap. Stay with your buddy." Luke warned. Anakin and Kerri followed Tenel Ka's group.
Tenel Ka took her blaster and shot down the two storm troopers before they could cry out for reinforcements. Kerri winced as the two storm troopers fell on the floor. "When I give the go ahead signal we throw our grappling hooks up and begin to climb got it?" Tenel Ka said quietly. Everyone nodded. Anakin had offered to share his grappling hook with Kerri who accepted it with a dry, "I'm honored." Tenel Ka herself climbed first without one as she had no need despite only having one arm. This was the signal. Trying not to arouse anyone who might try to see what's going on they all climbed the wall hiding themselves in the tiny catwalk over looking the school's cafeteria which had been turned into weapon storage for storm troopers. "Damn." Kerri whispered as more then fifty storm troopers guarded and were inside doing odd duties. "We're supposed to take this back from them?" Melissa asked warily. "That's the idea." Anakin said brightly. Melissa rolled her eyes. "So how do we get down there?" "Like this." Tenel Ka repeated jumping down. "Uh uh no way." Kerri said backing away. "Scared?" Anakin smirked. "See you when you get down there!" Kerri challenged. Anakin's eyes narrowed in response and was next over the ledge. "Why do I allow my self to be in these situations?" Melissa asked sighing as she to jumped the big drop.
Down below it was utter chaos students were being shot and wounded or shot and killed and storm troopers were definitely being killed themselves. The war lasted a good thirty minutes but soon Master Luke had gained control of things. They were to spend the night clearing and burning the dead bodies while the medical droids were to tend the wounded students. Kerri, Stacy and Melissa worked together for the first time since they'd arrived on the ship.
"So you think we can survive here?" Melissa asked conversationally as they lifted one of the dead students and threw it onto the fire. They were among those finding the dead bodies using a medical droid to make sure they were really dead. If a storm trooper wasn't really dead they made him really dead after Luke offered to kill them or take them as prisoner. Kerri was frankly quite glad that she did not have to do any more killing.
At four in the morning the work of clearing bodies away was finally done and Luke agreed to allowing the students some sleep. Kerri for the first time was actually able to look at what remained of the Jedi Academy. It was an old abandoned temple made of white stone. It was beautiful. (Editor's note: I can't remember exactly what the school looked like you can tell!) "Uncle Luke wanted me to give you this." Anakin said disgustedly throwing down three sleeping bags at the girl's feet. "Thanks." Melissa said. Anakin nodded curtly before disappearing again. "He may be a git but he does have his uses." Kerri said crawling into her sleeping bag. Melissa raised her eyebrows at Stacy who snickered. "He brings us things that's his one and only use." Kerri said realizing what they were talking about. "What kind of things?" Stacy said choking with laughter. "You got one yourself so I don't know why it's so funny." Kerri snapped. Stacy rolled her eyes and laid out her own sleeping girls. It was an hour or two before they finally fell asleep listening to the night noises of the jungle.