Hi. Me again. Anyway, sorry about not updating for so long last chapter; but I wasn't getting a whole lot of reviews. I said I wanted sixteen reviews total to update the last chapter. Is that really so much to ask? It was only six more reviews. I didn't get sixteen reviews, but I had to update anyway. I had my reasons, though you could probably figure them out. Anyway, why don't you just read the next chapter?
Chapter Nine
General Grievous
Obi-Wan steadily pushed the droids back with his newfound lightsaber. As he rounded the corner, he saw Carissa standing there with a blaster in her hand. He hadn't even had time to see her before he heard the blaster go off, and he hadn't known it was Carissa's blaster. So as he rounded the corner, the bolt connected with his right shoulder, the one that as best to hold a lightsaber. Great, Obi-Wan thought.
Carissa had used the Force to time her shot just right. She knew that it would hit her opponent as soon as he rounded the corner. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Anakin standing right next to her in his cell, trying to see their opponent. Both of them had seen the guards being pushed back, and Carissa didn't know if Anakin had drawn to the same conclusion that she had. Obi-Wan had gotten loose. She was going to kill those guards when she got her hands on them!
Obi-Wan felt the pain explode in his shoulder. He quickly switched his lightsaber over to his left hand as Carissa fired again. He blocked it and pushed forward. He did his best to block all her shots, and he was doing pretty well, until…
Carissa reached down to her waist and retrieved something. What it was made Obi-Wan and Anakin's eyes widen. She ignited it, and a crimson blade appeared. It was a lightsaber. She smiled and relished in the thought that she had once again frightened her guests. She moved forward to meet Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan knew he didn't have a chance against her. She had been able to mask her Force signature from a whole Temple of Jedi, had been able to fool both Anakin and Obi-Wan, and had captured them. The fact that his right arm was useless wasn't very helpful either. He watched as Carissa moved toward him.
Anakin thought that Obi-Wan should just give up then. He didn't want him getting hurt. With Anakin useless in his cell, Obi-Wan was a sure loser. Anakin wasn't even sure they would be able to defeat her even if it was both of them.
Carissa walked toward Obi-Wan and stopped right in front of him. She smiled, and it grew into a grin when she saw the confused look cross over Obi-Wan's normally emotionless face. She reached down to her waist and retrieved another object, Anakin's lightsaber. She ignited it, but she held both lightsabers down at her side. "Drop the lightsaber," she commanded.
Obi-Wan didn't have a choice. He definitely didn't stand a chance against two lightsabers and a very unique Force-sensitive girl when he had a useless right arm, one lightsaber, and a Force-suppression collar. He dropped his head and sighed. Then he deactivated his lightsaber and dropped it to the ground.
Carissa never stopped smiling. She knew that the Jedi didn't have a chance. She glanced back at Anakin, and her eyes clouded over once again. Why was her lord doing all this for him if he was already considering joining the Dark Side? Why not just show him the Dark Side and let Palpatine do the talking?
Then she once again focused her attention on Obi-Wan. She used the Force to grab his lightsaber, and she clipped it to her waist. Then she guided Obi-Wan back to his cell and cleaned up his wound. It wasn't surprising that nobody said anything the entire time. They were all too wrapped up in their thoughts, and Carissa was trying to hurry so that she could go see her Master. He had contacted her through the Force and told her that she was needed.
Once Carissa finished, she quickly put all the supplies away and headed out the cell. She appointed four guards to the cell, one of them being one that had let Obi-Wan escape. She grabbed his collar and said, "If you ever let somebody so important or actually anybody for that matter, you'll need guarding yourself." The guard gulped fearfully and nodded. As soon as Carissa let him go, he ran to his post and stayed there.
Carissa walked down the corridors until she reached the throne room, taking her usual kneeling stance when she reached the center of the room. "Rise, my servant," Sidious told her as usual. She was beginning to wonder why he had made it sound so urgent. Everything was normal. "I suppose you're wondering why you're here," Sidious said, reading her clearly. A look of surprise crossed Carissa's face, but she quickly recomposed herself and nodded. "I'm sure you're aware of the new project we have been working on?" Sidious raised an eyebrow to her as he stood up.
"Yes, my lord," Carissa replied.
"You have no doubt not been given the facts or what it is," Sidious said.
"Not to their fullest extent, my lord," Carissa replied, trying to disguise her annoyance at his questions and her impatience.
"You are about to find out, and I need you're help to test him," Sidious said.
"Him?" Carissa wanted to ask. She didn't have the chance, however, as the Force warned her; and she dodged just in time to avoid a lightsaber. She whirled around, igniting her own lightsaber and Anakin's. What she saw almost caused her jaw to drop. Standing before her was a white robot. It had to be at least six feet tall. There were many lightsabers attached at its waist, and it had smashed one of them down in the exact same place Carissa had been standing.
"You are pleased?" Sidious asked.
"He has amazing wit and reflexes, my lord. I believe that he will turn out to be a great fighter," Carissa replied.
"I'd hoped you would like him. His name is General Grievous," Sidious said. "I was going to have you give him Skywalker's lightsaber to add to his collection, but I decided that you may keep it. Now, I would like you to go to the training room and spar with him. I want to see how well he fares."
Carissa inwardly smiled. Sidious had said how well he fared, not her. Sidious had confidence that she would do a perfect job. "Yes, my lord," Carissa said with a bow. She and Grievous walked to the sparring room, followed closely by Sidious and Palpatine.
As soon as they arrived, Carissa dropped into a fighting stance, both lightsabers in either hand. Grievous also prepared for the fight. He suddenly pushed out an extra set of hands, which surprised Carissa even more. What an interesting turn, she thought. I might have to do a little cheating myself.
The signal was soon given, and Carissa and Grievous started their fight. Each did many flips and different turns. About halfway into the battle, Carissa was covered in a light film of sweat. This guy is good, she thought. It's time for me to start countering. At that moment, she did a Force-flip, Force-pushing Grievous at the same time.
And at that moment, the lights decided to go out. As Grievous recovered, and he and Carissa continued their spar, their blurry lightsabers were the only light in the room, continually bouncing about and just flashes of color.
Suddenly, Grievous deactivated his lightsaber; and Carissa barely heard the whoosh of his cloak as he moved. Odd. What is he doing? Carissa didn't deactivate her lightsabers, for she sensed danger through the Force. She suddenly knew what he was planning. Although she had the Force to guide her and help her see, he had the much better ground with his night vision and anything else that he might have.
Carissa walked around slowly. The warning from the Force was getting stronger, and she knew that the danger was only seconds away. She braced herself and curled her hands tighter around the hilts of her lightsabers.
Suddenly, something dropped down on her from above. She rolled out of the way, quickly recovering and dropping back into a fighting stance as she recovered. Her place suddenly became defense, as Grievous pushed her back. She parried every blow and tried to shift her position to push him back, but it was no use. She suddenly found out why Sidious had asked her to train with him. He was an amazing sparring partner, and Carissa suddenly found herself doubting whether she was going to win.
Finally, the spar came to an end. Carissa had just been beginning to push Grievous back once more, but Sidious had apparently grown tired of watching them. The lights came back on, and Carissa squinted against their brightness. She and Grievous deactivated their lightsabers and bowed to each other. "He is better than any Jedi," Sidious said, walking over to Carissa, who was drying herself off. "What did you think?"
"He is definitely a challenging sparring partner, but that doesn't show me what he can do out in the open against real Jedi," Carissa replied, taking a drink of water.
Sidious smiled. "Wise words, my servant."
"Thank you, my lord," Carissa said. "If you'll excuse me, I must go and clean up."
"Of course," Sidious replied, stepping out of her way.
As Carissa headed down the long corridors once again, an alarm suddenly went off. Carissa recognized it as the alarm for intruders in the hangar for the ships. Carissa suddenly broke out into a run and rounded the corner, where the two Jedi were supposed to be. Sure enough, the guards were unconscious on the floor; and Kenobi and Skywalker were nowhere to be found.
Carissa cursed silently and ran to the hangar. She was probably the closest, and she got there just in time to see the two Jedi jumping into one of the Imperial's stolen transports, this one happening to be a Naboo Starfighter. She grabbed a blaster that was also attached around her waist and started shooting. It was no use, of course.
Carissa watched as the Jedi took off and left, leaving her standing there. "I will find you again," Carissa vowed. "You won't get away that easily. And when we meet again, I'm not going to be the sweet girl you knew. You're going to pay."
So, what'd you think? Sorry that the chapter is a lot shorter than usual. I can tell you, they are not going to get off that easily. I just remembered some other things that I needed to put in. I promise, it will start getting better again in the later chapters. I also promise that this is going to be a very long story. So please just stick with me, and I'll try to keep updating quickly. Warning: There will be quite a few twists coming up, so just bear with me please. Oh, and PLEASE REVIEW!