CHAPTER 12

ANOTHER MESSAGE

Murak felt as if he'd been dashed with cold water. "K-kidnapped?" he stammered.

Obi-Wan nodded.

"What should we do?" the Nabooian Jedi wanted to know.

Obi-Wan had calmed down by then. "We have to find him," he said.

"Should we tell the Padawans?"

"No," the older Jedi Master said, shaking his head. "It would be better if they don't know... yet."

"Syrus Fett?" Esore said confused. "Are you related to Jango Fett?"

"I'm his brother's son," the man replied nodding.

"Really?"

"Really."

"What are you doing here?" Maya asked.

"Hunting," was the reply.

"Hunting?"

"Yes. We-me and my men here- got a message from somebody who wanted us to go into the jungle and make sure some kids go to Theed safely."

"W...?"
"My crew." More people stepped out of the forest. It looked like the Queen's national guard.

"We were told to bring these kids to Theed once they got out of the jungle and if we ran into them after that."

"Who gave you that order?" Jay wanted to know.

"Some green frog person," Syrus replied. "He looked like a shrivled up prune."

Esore knew instantly who it was. "Don't talk about Master Yoda like that!" she scolded.

"Master Yoda?" the man grinned. "So that's what he looks like. Anyway. If you know his name you must have been the ones he was talking about."

"Uhn.."

"We'll escort you to Theed," Syrus added. "We already have a ship there for the five of you."

"Will it be computer programed?" Dorian wanted to know.

"No," Fett answered. "It's set for manual. Master Yoda said you'll have to find your way back to Coruscant and the Jedi Temple yourselves."

"Oh yeah!" Dorian exclaimed, throwing his fist in the air. "This is going to be sweet!"

"Grow up," Maya scolded him.

Syrus laughed. "I didn't expect that from a Jedi Padawan," he commented. "Well then, shall we go?"

"All right," Rie agreed looking at the other Padawans to see if they aproved as well. "I can't wait to get back to Coruscant."

The five Padawans and their possy of body guards headed into the field and to the Capital City of Theed.

Naboo's capital city of Theed hadn't changed in the many years since the last ruler of the Old Republic. The city ws still as beautiful as ever, with a few minor additons and improvments in the last few years.

Dorian, Jay, Rie, Maya, and Esore probably would have enjoyed a tour of the city but after the time they spent in the jungle all they cared about was getting home.

The Padawan's personal bodyguards felt they should at least give them something out of the trip, as they rode in a large speader to the ship/airport thing, they gave them a brief tour of the city.

"That big building over there is the Castle," Syrus said, pointing at a massive building that stood several feet about all the others. "The Queen stays there during her time of rule but she's away right now on business."

"Crap," Dorian muttered totally bummed. "I was hoping we'd get to see her."

"Watch your mouth," Maya scolded him. "Jedi aren't suppost to curse."

"Besides we don't have time for that," Esore pointed out. "Master Yoda wanted us to return immediatly back to Coruscant after we reached Theed."

"Lighten up," the brown haired Padawan said. "I can dream can't I?"

The purple haired girl had no answer for that.

Master Yoda woke up as his vision exploded in whiteness. He opened his eyes instantly. And stared at strange unfamiler suroundings.

He was staring at something that looked like the roof of a ship, not that he'd ever been in the habit of staring at starship roofs.

The old Jedi Master realized he was lying on his back on the floor. He tried to sit up but he found he couldn't move.

Where am I? he thought.

The sound of a comunicator made him turn his head. He spotted the back of a pilot's chair and half of a blurry blue and black hologram.

A voice broke the silence. "Do you have him?"

The person in the chair nodded. Yoda saw the back of his head go up and down. "Yes, I have him," the man said. "I had a bit of a hard time doing it but I got him."

"Good. Good."

"Why did you change your mind?"

"My Master wants to exacute him personally."

"Why?"

"A bit of revenge from an old battle."

"Oh. Where do you want me to drop him off?"

"Geinosis."

"Okay. When am I going to get my money?"

"As soon as you deliver him! Just follow orders or you won't get anything! Now stop asking questions!"

"Yes, Master Skywalker."

Skywalker? Master Skywaler? Luke Skywalker! Yoda shook his head. Training him was a bad idea. I knew it was! He thought in discust.

Luke Skywalker turned off the communicator.

"So what are you planning now?" a voice in the darkness asked. "You know they'll send someone to rescue him."

"I know," Luke said chuckling. "And I know who it will be."

"Who?"

"That little brat Yoda's been training. She'll come to rescue him. This is perfect! I'll kill her along with her four snotty friends!"

"And the old frog?"

Luke closed his eyes, the smile never leaving his face. "He's all yours, Master."

The starship left Naboo's atmosphere a few hours later.

Dorian was piloting and Jay was co-pilot. Rie and Maya were just sitting around talking. Esore paced the ship waiting for a message from Coruscant.

"Has it arrived yet?" she asked the boys for the fifth time.

"Not yet... wait something's coming!" Jay told her.

The five Padawans crowded around the comunicator. A blue and black hologram appeared but it wasn't Master Yoda.

"Master Skywalker?" Maya said confused. "Why is he...?"

Luke got right to it. "Master Yoda has been kidnapped and taken to the planet of Geinosis. Since the Council knew you'd probably be in space at this time they told me to tell you to head there immediatly."

"What about the others?" Rie asked.

"It's best they don't know," Luke said flatly. "Now please head there... now. We're counting on you."

The transmitter went dead.

Esore couldn't believe her ears. Master Yida kidnapped? But why? Why wasn't Obi-Wan trying to find him? Why wasn't Luke more concerned? What was going on?

"We have to get Master Yoda back!" she exclaimed.

"But we were suppost to head back to the Temple!" Maya whined.

"This is more important!" Esore shoved Dorian out of the pilot's chair. "We have to save the Grand Master of the Order! We need to save him now!"

Esore pulled hard on the control yolk and the ship went into hyperspace jump.

A/N

Just as I had written it on paper. Man, I really need to finish this story. I'm so overwelmed with fics right now. I work on so many at a time it's frustating. Anyway, I'm not really happy with how this chapter turned out but I'm, too lazy to change it. I hope you all liked it anyway. I'm not really sure if Jango Fett had any brothers or sisters so I guessed. I hope you all don't mind.