I've done a little editing to this one as well.
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"No! No sale!" The angry shouts of Toku could be heard all through the tavern. Saryu winced on the doorstep, where she had been bade to stay by a reluctant Qui-Gon as he and Dooku went to negotiate her freedom with her tenacious boss.

"Well, at least tell me what her debt is!" Dooku demanded. Dooku was furious, but not half as mad as the old shopkeeper. How dare these two just barge in and decide they want to free his best slave? Jaba the Hutt was not happy at the loss of her parents, as he still had quite a large sum to pay them back with that he had lost in a bet. And now they wanted to take his hardest worker?

"Absolutely not!" He retorted, turning red. It was all Dooku could do to keep his cool. He turned and stormed down the hallway.

Anger is the path to the Dark Side.

A Jedi should feel no emotions.

Obviously, whoever wrote the Jedi code never had to deal with stubborn and pigheaded slave owners. Dooku took a minute to calm down before approaching the man again.

"50,000 credits." He said simply. Toku gaped. Saryu's debt barely reached 10,000. The rest would cover his debt to the Hutts, and he would be able to properly run his business. He found himself at a loss for words.

Saryu looked on with a furrowed brow. Why did she feel as though she had just been bought? She didn't like this. She was a human being, and refused to be bought and sold like some animal. She was indignant and outraged. Qui-Gon could sense her anger and approached her. She seemed to take no notice, until he placed a hand on her arm. She looked at him, then looked away, calming down a bit.

"Sold." Saryu glanced up. Toku was shaking hands with Dooku, their deal made. She glared at the two of them, her eyes following Dooku as he walked down the hall towards her. He faced her, smiling. She was a bit aprehensive, until he spoke.

"You're free." He said. Her eyes widened. Free? Were her ears decieving her? The look he gave her told no lie. She was free! It took all her self-control to keep herself from jumping up and down in glee. Needless to say, she was ecstatic. Qui-Gon beamed at her. "Let's head back to the Jedi temple. The Council'll know what to do with you." Dooku said, heading for the ship. Saryu started to follow, then hesitated.

"Wait!" She called. She then turned and ran the opposite direction. She was headed towards the ship buried in the desert, the one that had served as a trap for the massiffs only hours ago. She reached the spot quickly and stomped on the switch. As the doors slid apart, she jumped inside. It was different than any ship she'd seen. The walls of the hold were smooth panels and there was no exit. Undeterred, she simply pried back a panel and crawled in amongst the wires. She crawled a ways, heading towards what she thought was the cabin. She moved quickly and finally the 'tunnel' ended. She kicked open a grate and dropped into a room. She was in the right place, the cockpit. She grinned widely and rushed to the computer. She had no idea how to start it, so she began randomly hitting buttons until, the lights came on and the engine started. Taking her seat in the captain's chair, she grasped the controls. They resembled the controls of an ancient aircraft, called the aeroplane, or so she thought. They were heavy, and it took most of her strength to pull them back. The machine jolted and shuddered, but began to climb in the sea of sand. Finally it struggled above the dunes, and she managed to guide it over to where Qui-Gon and Dooku stood waiting. She let the controls slide forward as it lost altitude. They fell forward swiftly and the ship crashed, but not before deploying its landing gears. She pushed a few more buttons and the hatch opened. She climbed out the top and stood on the wing while dusting herself off. She then looked up and smiled at Qui-Gon and Dooku.

"Controls are a bit rusty, but other than that she seems like an okay ship!" She laughed at their astonished faces.

"That's an old A-wing starfighter!" Qui-Gon declared. Saryu gave him a blank stare and he shook his head.

She walked around the aircraft and got a good look at it. It was streamlined, and in an okay shape. It was still covered in sand, but its reddish-brown color shone through. "Mind if I follow you guys in this?" She asked. She was met with two shaking heads. She grinned and climbed aboard the ship. In the light, she got a better look around. She found a helmet and put it on. There was something poking her in the head, and upon further investigation, she found a comlink built in. She quickly found the channel that the two Jedi used and waited until they boarded the airship before speaking.

"So where is this 'Jedi temple,' anyway?" She asked.

"On Coruscant. Ever been there?" Qui-Gon's voice replied. She shook her head, but remembered he couldn't hear her brains rattling.

"Nope. Never been anywhere 'cept Tatooine and Bahadora." She said, speaking of the planet of her birth." She started the engine again and pulled the ship up. She let it hover a minute as the airship rose from the ground in front of her. She followed it as they left the atmosphere and was rendered speechless as she saw a vast expanse of galaxy laid out before her. It was unlike anything she'd ever seen before. She followed them as they headed towards a series of small rings orbiting up ahead.

"You see those rings? They're called hyperspace transport rings. Just fly in the middle and they'll grab hold of your ship and take you to wherever, in this case, Coruscant." Qui-Gon's voice seemed to answer her unspoken question. Saryu blinked. She watched as the ship flew into the center of the ring. The two arms on the side grasped the sides of the ship before the entire thing disappeared. Saryu was astonished. With a gulp, she guided her ship into the center of another ring. She grasped the controls so hard that her knuckles turned white as the ship was grabbed and flung forward through hyperspace.

The ship came to an abrupt halt almost as quickly as it had started moving. She spotted th airship waiting up ahead. She was disengaged from the ring and flew over to them. She spotted them through the cockpit window and gave them a thumbs up. Qui-Gon waved back at her and the pair entered the atmosphere.

As they broke through the cloudline, Saryu couldn't help but stare in wonder at what met her eyes. Immense skyscrapers and neverending streams of airship traffic was something she had never encountered before. She glanced out of the corner of her eye and spotted the Jedi's airship moving away from her. She had to move quickly in order to catch up with it before it was lost in the mass of ships whizzing back and forth. She came alongside it and followed easily. They were headed towards a strange cluster of buildings. There was four shorter spires surrounding one taller one. Upon closer inspection, Saryu realized they were all attached to one gigantic, square-shaped building. The two ships flew round the side (or front, Saryu couldn't really tell) and into a hangar, where they came to a stop and parked. The hatch slid back and she climbed out to join Qui-Gon and Dooku.

"This way." Dooku said, turning down a hallway. Qui-Gon stayed at his side while Saryu tagged along behind. She was a bit overwhelmed at all the new sights. She barely noticed when they turned down another hallway until she bumped into a wall before running to catch up.

"This place is so big. I've never seen anything like it." She murmured in wonder. She suddenly walked into Qui-Gon's back. She stumbled backward a bit and looked up at Dooku.

"Wait here." He said before walking through a set of doors. Saryu followed him to the door and made an attempt to peer through the window, but Qui-Gon grabbed her shoulder. He shook his head and, grinning sheepishly, she stood against the wall beside him.

A few minutes later, Dooku reappeared. He motioned for Saryu to follow him. She swallowed and took a deep breath before stepping through the doors. She found herself in a circular room filled with windows. Twelve chairs were arranged in a circle around a pattern on the floor, and in those twelve chairs sat twelve individuals, whose eyes were all on her. She was frozen to the floor for a moment before a gentle nudge from Dooku encouraged her to step in the center of the circle. She looked around. She was a bit uncomfortable in the surrounding silence.

"Your name, please." The voice was croaky and came from a tiny green alien sitting in front of her. She swallowed and nodded.

"Saryu. Saryu Fargoln. What's your name?" She asked politely, offering a smile. The little green man looked startled.

"Yoda. Your age?" He smiled welcomingly back at her. This gave the girl a bit more confidence.

"9" She said. Immediately, one of the others spoke up.

"She is too old to train. Already she is at the age of a young Padawan." Said a humanoid with a large head. Saryu tried her best not to look crestfallen. And there was that word again, Padawan. Qui-Gon had used it earlier. What was that supposed to mean?

"Perhaps. A chance she deserves, at least. Skillful she is, Dooku said. Perhaps the trials of Younglings?"Yoda said to the others. Saryu suddenly realized that he talked funny. She stifled laughter as the others looked thoughtfully at her. "But first, trained in the ways of the Force she must be." He added. The others agreed with murmers and nods. She was ushered from the room where she met Qui-Gon in the hallway. She quickly filled him in and he smiled.

"Looks like they're going to see what you're capable of." He said gleefully. Saryu grinned happily. They both turned to look as Dooku left the room as well.

"Saryu, come with me and I'll show you where you'll be staying." He said and led them down the hallway.