Chapter Two:
Though Qui-gon was essentialy a prisoner he did manage to get some information out of the woman.
For one, he name was Trip. Her cat was Kit. It was actually called a 'tiger.
Apparently she'd saved him as a cub and they'd been together ever since.
She wouldn't give him all the details beyond informing him she was the only human it truly tolerated and that if he did one thing she didn't agree with he got to be Kit's breakfast.
The tiger had purred loudly at this and given him a look that almost begged him to try something.
And he learned that he heard no animals because there were none left to hear.
She kept them walking most of the night, following some path that was obvious to her, invisible to him. This was partly because he couldn't see.
It had taken him a moment to notice, though he'd realized something was off as soon as the sun had set all the way. This planet had no moon.
None.
When he asked her about it, she said simply, "It's been like that for as long as I can remember. You find it odd?"
He hadn't questioned her further.
Eventually they stopped to rest for a while, but they couldn't afford to linger. It was dangerous. He took her word for it.
By the time the sun had risen they'd arived at a jagged mountain scape he had noticed from a distance but not payed much attention to.
"After we get in there isn't any coming out buddy." Trip told them when they stopped for a second time at the base of the mountain.
"We can't risk you telling the Alliance were to find us. Not that it matters. You don't have a choice. The last thing we need is some delusioned fool who thinks he comes from outerspace running around causing trouble."
Yet another thing. They seemed to not have very advance space travel, if any.
Weird.
"I'll keep that in mind."
She led him to a small crack in the mountain side. Had she not shown him were it was he never would have noticed it.
Kit wnet through first and then she pushed him towards it and he squeezed through, though only just.It wasn't made for someone of his starture.
After he was in she followed, pulling a little rod thing from her belt.
When he pushed a button on its side it glowed bathing them in a steady stream of white light. They were in a large cave with tunnels branching off to either side.
Qui-gon stared at the lighting device curiously and she grinned at him.
"It's a flash light Quiggy. Haven't you ever seen one before?"
He shook his head, biting back a rude retort. She'd taken to calling him 'Quiggy' and it was really starting to grate on his nerves.
"Come on, you get lost then you're pretty much screwed. It all looks the same unless you know were you're going."
Trip led the way with Qui-gon behind her and Kit behind him.
She was right. Had he been on his own he'd have been lost in a heartbeat.
They went through a serries of winding tunnels, turning every now and then and never going in the same direction for more than a few minutes. It was beyond confusing.
And despite the lack of desturbance in the Force he felt extremely uneasy.
Having miles of mountain over your head just made him uncomfortable.
"Hang on, we're almost there." Trip said absently. "Man, this will be the first time we've been home in weeks. Kinda' exciting huh Kit?" the tiger growled in a way that made Qui-gon think it knew exactly what she was saying. The beast was oddly intelligent. He senced something odd about it,
but was unsure if that was a bad thing.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sight of light ahead and the sound of running water. Finally they were getting to the end of this.
At the end of the tunnel he discovered the source of the water sound.
Veiling the exit was a sheet of clear water. A waterfall.
"Well Quiggy, welcome to the sanctuary. Come on."
They stepped through the water and Qui-gon caught his first site of actual human life here on this odd backwater planet.
Though Qui-gon was essentialy a prisoner he did manage to get some information out of the woman.
For one, he name was Trip. Her cat was Kit. It was actually called a 'tiger.
Apparently she'd saved him as a cub and they'd been together ever since.
She wouldn't give him all the details beyond informing him she was the only human it truly tolerated and that if he did one thing she didn't agree with he got to be Kit's breakfast.
The tiger had purred loudly at this and given him a look that almost begged him to try something.
And he learned that he heard no animals because there were none left to hear.
She kept them walking most of the night, following some path that was obvious to her, invisible to him. This was partly because he couldn't see.
It had taken him a moment to notice, though he'd realized something was off as soon as the sun had set all the way. This planet had no moon.
None.
When he asked her about it, she said simply, "It's been like that for as long as I can remember. You find it odd?"
He hadn't questioned her further.
Eventually they stopped to rest for a while, but they couldn't afford to linger. It was dangerous. He took her word for it.
By the time the sun had risen they'd arived at a jagged mountain scape he had noticed from a distance but not payed much attention to.
"After we get in there isn't any coming out buddy." Trip told them when they stopped for a second time at the base of the mountain.
"We can't risk you telling the Alliance were to find us. Not that it matters. You don't have a choice. The last thing we need is some delusioned fool who thinks he comes from outerspace running around causing trouble."
Yet another thing. They seemed to not have very advance space travel, if any.
Weird.
"I'll keep that in mind."
She led him to a small crack in the mountain side. Had she not shown him were it was he never would have noticed it.
Kit wnet through first and then she pushed him towards it and he squeezed through, though only just.It wasn't made for someone of his starture.
After he was in she followed, pulling a little rod thing from her belt.
When he pushed a button on its side it glowed bathing them in a steady stream of white light. They were in a large cave with tunnels branching off to either side.
Qui-gon stared at the lighting device curiously and she grinned at him.
"It's a flash light Quiggy. Haven't you ever seen one before?"
He shook his head, biting back a rude retort. She'd taken to calling him 'Quiggy' and it was really starting to grate on his nerves.
"Come on, you get lost then you're pretty much screwed. It all looks the same unless you know were you're going."
Trip led the way with Qui-gon behind her and Kit behind him.
She was right. Had he been on his own he'd have been lost in a heartbeat.
They went through a serries of winding tunnels, turning every now and then and never going in the same direction for more than a few minutes. It was beyond confusing.
And despite the lack of desturbance in the Force he felt extremely uneasy.
Having miles of mountain over your head just made him uncomfortable.
"Hang on, we're almost there." Trip said absently. "Man, this will be the first time we've been home in weeks. Kinda' exciting huh Kit?" the tiger growled in a way that made Qui-gon think it knew exactly what she was saying. The beast was oddly intelligent. He senced something odd about it,
but was unsure if that was a bad thing.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sight of light ahead and the sound of running water. Finally they were getting to the end of this.
At the end of the tunnel he discovered the source of the water sound.
Veiling the exit was a sheet of clear water. A waterfall.
"Well Quiggy, welcome to the sanctuary. Come on."
They stepped through the water and Qui-gon caught his first site of actual human life here on this odd backwater planet.