Chapter Two:
A Vision Not Worth Telling…
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Nikki woke up instantly taken aback by the darkness of her room. Remembering why she woke up, she jumped out of her bed and started towards the council hall where the holo cam was stored. She was just inches from the door ,but she suddenly stopped and turned to look at her lightsaber. Not refusing her natural instincts, she grabbed it, then raced for the council room. Not bothering to see who was there, Nikki quickly asked for master Yoda, but there wasn't a reply.
And why would he reply, it was like midnight. "Damn! And the one time I need you!" Nikki thought out loud as she was about to close the hologram off, a little image of a little green alien appeared in front of her.
"Something wrong, there is, Padawan Kundari?" Yoda asked apparently not at all sleepy.
'Was he there the whole time?' Nikki thought before returning to the conversation. "Uh, Master Yoda, remember when Anakin was about to tell you and the council something today when we asked you about a mission?" Nikki asked playing with the ends of her hair.
"Yes, remember, I do." Yoda said closing his tennis ball eyes for a moment before opening them again placing both his hands on his cane.
"Well Master, there's something that I need to tell you." Nikki began. "Over the past couple of weeks I have been having this strange vision, and it's about me being kidnapped?" Nikki said. It was actually more of a question then a statement.
"If that is what you think, then it is." Yoda said peering at her through drooping eye lids.
"Yes Master. That is what I think," Nikki finished.
"Good that you told me, it is. Feel better, do you?" Yoda asked.
"Uh, yes master Yoda. Now that I told somebody I feel much better," Nikki sighed.
"Good that is. Goodnight Padawan Kundari," Yoda said waiting for Nikki to turn off the holo cam. But as she reached for the on/off button, a searing pain shot through her head. She let out a yelp of pain, small, but loud enough to wake any Jedi within the temple as it went bounding off the walls. Nikki fell to the floor as Yoda stared, shocked and angry that he couldn't do anything.
"Yoda." Yoda snapped his head up to stare at an assassin that stood inches from the holo cam, begging to destroy it.
"That voice! Palpatine, you are!" Yoda barked as the assassin chuckled evilly.
"No, I am not Palpatine, but yes, I was hired by him to bring the girl to him," The assassin said revealing a long dagger from his sleeve and destroying the holo cam, then picked Nikki up and flung her over his shoulders and took her to the ship waiting for him. Inside it was crawling with droids, and even if Nikki did wake up, there was no way she could beat this many droids. The Chancellor obviously wasn't playing around this time and knew what the Jedi were capable of.
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Nikki woke up and found herself in a dark, dingy and very filthy cell. "Ow, what the hell?" Nikki said looking around. Where there was supposed to be windows, there were walls and chains instead. Rats would scurry in and out of the cell, making Nikki cringe. After many hours, Nikki leaned against the wall trying to relax. Nikki instantly regretted it, the walls were covered in fungus and mold making them extremely slippery and they smelled of rotten…whatever! She'd never smelled anything as fowl as the walls of her cell.
"You there? You're a Jedi?" Nikki heard a voice and froze. "Answer me! Are you a Jedi?" The voice said again.
"Uh yes, I am a Jedi," Nikki responded half regretting it.
"Good, then who are you?" The voice asked.
"Nikki…Kundari," Nikki stated.
"Oh, so your Kagu-Nor's Padawan?" The voice asked it's interest peeked.
"Yes. Now how do you know me?" Nikki interrogated.
"Oh you'll know sooner or later," The voice laughed.
The door to Nikki's cell opened and two droids walked in, grabbed her by the arms and led her out of the cell. As she was dragged from her cell, she tried to look into the other cell for the man she was talking to. "I told you, you'd see me sooner or later." Instantly a creature neither human nor any other creature, more like a mix of them appeared. She couldn't even tell what was it was. The only distinct feature was it's big bulging fish eyes.
Nikki shot up screaming as the thought of the creature that she saw in her dream. Those piercing eyes that were so cold, but yet she wasn't scared by it's appearance. It actually seemed to try and ask her for help. In an instant the door was ajar, and Kagu was expecting the room for any sign of danger. "Nikki what is it?" Kagu asked walking toward Nikki.
"Oh, n-nothing master." Nikki mumbled still looking around.
"Are you sure?" Kagu asked holding her head.
"Yes master, I'm fine!" Nikki said as Obi-wan and Anakin came rushing in, their light sabers ignited.
"Nikki, is everything ok?" Anakin asked walking in.
"I'm fine, just a…nightmare." Nikki mumbled incoherently before taking a deep breathe and calming back down. After a few more moments, the three left and separated.
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Anakin woke to an ear-piercing scream and somehow knowing that it was Nikki he instantly ran for the door, grabbing his light saber. As he ran down the hall he had memory flashes of how Nikki was the only person that had treated him human over the weeks that had gone by. He ran quicker, ignoring all the stares he acquired from the servants and the other persons walking around him. Meeting Obi-wan at the door, they walked in to see Nikki babbling incoherently.
"Nikki, is everything ok?" Anakin asked walking in.
"I'm fine, just a…nightmare." Nikki mumbled incoherently before taking a deep breath, visibly trying to meditate, and calm herself to sleep. After a few moments all three boys left the room leaving Nikki alone. Anakin headed back to his room not wanting to badger Nikki any further. Once he was back in his own bed, he fell into a fitful sleep.
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Obi-wan and Kagu walked out of the room after Anakin, but before a single word was spoken, Anakin departed leaving the two masters alone.
"Nikki has never had a vision before, I'm surprised she took it so well." Kagu said rubbing his cleanly shaven face.
"Yes, and the funny part is that Anakin has just stopped having them," Obi-wan said pondering over this, wondering weather he should be amused or worried. The two masters said goodnight to each other and went to their chambers.
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The next morning came gratefully as Nikki and Anakin met each other after breakfast like they had since they got back from the lava planet.
"What happened last night?" Anakin asked staring straight ahead.
"Like I said just a night mare, nothing more," Nikki hastened her pace.
"It wouldn't be because you know you're the next one to become queen to the throne, is it?" Nikki froze in the spot she was in about hearing these words.
"How did you..?" Nikki asked turning to face him.
"Your profile isn't confidential or anything," Anakin said showing her an information diskette.
"Give me that!" Nikki hissed snatching at the diskette, but Anakin drew back and held it over her head. She couldn't reach it due to Anakin being a billion inches taller than herself. And that's the exaggeration of course.
"Interesting how your family is lined up after the Padmé's family. But still why did you hide it?" Anakin asked handing over the floppy.
"Because a Jedi Padawan shouldn't be a queen!" Nikki snapped grabbing the diskette and storming off for the council room.
"Masters, Padawans Nikki Kundari and Anakin Skywalker reporting. Permission to speak?" Nikki spoke out loud as Anakin stayed quite, taking in what he just heard.
"Granted, welcome Padawans," A council member spoke.
"I was wondering if there were any missions today?" Nikki asked.
"No, all missions have been given to masters as the promoting assembly for the upcoming Queen id coming up tomorrow. "Yes sir, thank you." Nikki said as she bowed her head.
"May the force be with you Masters."
"And with you."
"You knew! You knew that the ceremony was tomorrow, and you wanted to miss it!" Anakin said infuriated after they exited the council room.
"So? Like I said before what business is it of a Jedi to attend a royal meeting?" Nikki asked looking over her shoulder. Nikki walked down a hall with Anakin trailing behind her, made a sharp left turn, then right, left, left, right, right, right, and a final left to a dead end. At the end of the hall were great doors oak and painted in gold. Nikki pushed past them and walked over to the bed.
"Tami, wake up." Nikki gently woke the sleeping girl.
"Uh, wha's wrong?" Tami asked yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"I have something important to tell you." Nikki said as the young girl sat up. "Now Tami, you know I'm a Jedi and that I cannot become queen, right?" Nikki asked as her voice tendered.
"Yup," Tami said fully awake now.
"Well I'm going to leave it to you." Nikki said smiling.
"But Nikki, older siblings get the crown first." Tami said staring blankly at her older sister.
"Yes, but I'm a Jedi, I can't take the crown. I've sworn my life to the Jedi, I have" Nikki smiled. Tami just smiled faintly and looked down at her hands.
"What's wrong?" Nikki asked.
"I'm afraid I won't make a good queen." Tami said cupping her face with her hands.
"Don't worry. Do you really think I would leave an entire empire in the hands of somebody I couldn't trust?" Nikki laughed. Tami just shook her head. "Good, so that's all I wanted to say, you can go back to sleep." Nikki said tucking her little sister back in.
"Nikki, who is that?" Tami asked pointing at Anakin, noticing him for the first time. Anakin whom was standing in the doorway, grinned widely.
"Oh, that's my friend Anakin. He's a Jedi Padawan too." Nikki said looking at Anakin.
"I like him." Tami said smiling as she close her eyes falling back to sleep. Nikki just shook her head and walked out the door.
"Who was that?" Anakin asked mimicking Tami.
"She's my little sister. Be nice!" Nikki said playfully slapping Anakin on the shoulder.
Anakin laughed. "Oh, well I can't see the resemblance." Anakin said indicating Tami's blonde hair, but same brown eyes.
"Yeah, not many people can, besides us and my little brother, Shugo." Nikki interjected.
"Hmm. So she's gonna be next in line for the throne?" Anakin asked looking back at the oak doors.
"Yes, I'm going to give her the crown tomorrow at the ceremony." Nikki said keeping her gaze ahead.
"And what of you?" Anakin asked.
"I will keep my promise to the Jedi." Nikki said then turned to face him. "Listen, please don't tell anyone about what I plan to do tomorrow at the ceremony. Especially Obi-wan and Nor. Please?"
Anakin could see the pleading look in Nikki's brown eyes as they stared into his blue ones.
"Oh alright," Anakin promised not really knowing what else to do.
"Thank you." Nikki said full of relief. Right after she said that Yoda came from around the corner.
"Hello to you both." Yoda said happily.
"Master Yoda, I have to tell something to you." Anakin blurted out. Nikki just stared at him, not believing he was about to do what she thought he was about to do.
"Yes?" Yoda asked rather amused.
"Uh, Nikki…Nikki woke up last night from a vision," Anakin said amused to see the shocked look on Nikki's face.
"Yes, yes, looking for you, I was, Padawan Kundari. Informed me of your vision Master Nor did. Something bothering you, is there?" Yoda said directing his glance at Nikki.
"Uh, no master, just a night mare." Nikki smiled before taking Anakin by the arm and leading him outside.
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What are you? Crazy?" Nikki asked walking out of the temple and storming about the walkway.
"I didn't tell him, did I?" Anakin asked. "No, but why did you do that?" Nikki asked turning to him, her eyes glistening, she was on the on the verge of crying. "I was only joking." Anakin said softly suddenly feeling guilty.
"Don't…just don't do that again, ok?" Nikki asked walking over to the railing that separated herself and the side walk down below.
"I'm sorry, Nikki. I truly am." Anakin said apologetically.
"It's ok." Nikki said walking back inside leaving Anakin on the walkway.
Uh, I can't believe I did that! Anakin scolded himself.
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Nikki woke up again from the horrible vision she had once again received from her sleep. Fitfully she got up and headed for the door as she snatched up her lightsaber and wondered the halls aimlessly until she found the council room, where the holo cam was. Once she found it and was fully awake she attempted to call Master Yoda. No response.
"Of course, why would he pick up at this time of night?" Nikki thought out loud. Before she was about to push the off button, a little image of Yoda appeared on the platform.
"Yes, Padawan Kundari?" Yoda's image asked.
"Uh, master!" Nikki sounded surprised. "Um, I wanted to talk to you, are you busy?" Nikki asked him.
"Busy I am not. Something to share with me, you have?" Apparently he hadn't been asleep because he didn't seem tired like herself.
"Right, well master remember when you asked me if something was bothering me?" Yoda nodded. "Well, a few weeks ago I started having a vision; somehow I must have been using the force in my sleep. But every night the vision gets clearer and clearer! I want to know if it will ever come true!" Nikki ended with banging her fist against table for dramatic effect. "Impossible to see, the future is. Answer your question, I cannot. Care to share you vision, do you?" Yoda asked interested.
"Oh, no. Don't let me keep you up, I just wanted to know what you thought. Goodnight master Yoda." Nikki reached for the button but was stopped. A searing pain ran throughout her body as something hard and pressured banged her on the side of her head. She let out a short yelp before falling to the ground.
Yoda saw this and was shocked and infuriated that he couldn't do a single thing to help Nikki.
"Yoda." Yoda's head snapped up as he came face to face with the attacker.
"Recognize that voice, I do." Yoda barked.
"Yes, it seems your memory hasn't failed you yet Yoda." The person held up a little holo cam which reviled the shriveled up face of Palpatine. The evil man looked as if he was three hundred years old.
"Emperor Palpatine!" Yoda growled.
"Very good Master Yoda," said Palpatine.
"Why does he want this Padawan?" Yoda asked.
"He's looking for a new apprentice." The assassin smiled before taking a long knife and slashing the holo cam in two clean pieces. Yoda's hologram slowly faded. The assassin smiled before grabbing Nikki and throwing her over his shoulders, and taking her to a ship waiting outside for them.
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Nikki slowly opened her eyes and stifled a yawn thinking she was back home. "Wait, where am I?" Nikki asked looking around. "Oh, no!" Nikki said realizing where she was, in the cell that was in her vision. Nikki instantly reached for her light saber to get a decent lighting, but it was missing from her belt! "Damn it!" Nikki growled as she frantically searched for a source of light. Finding none, all she could do was to let her vision come into reality.
"You there. You're a Jedi?" A voice came from the other cell next to hers.
"Yes, I'm a Jedi." Nikki responded.
"Good, what's your name?" The voice asked again.
"Nikki Kundari." Nikki replied placing her back against the slimy walls that smelled worse then her vision. "Who are you?" Nikki asked.
"You'll find out sooner or later." The voice croaked. Nikki waited for the cell lock to click open before she opened her eyes again as the droids came into view. They grabbed her shoulders and took her out of the cell. As she was dragged passed the creature's cell, it poked it's head against the bars so Nikki could see it. Again she felt the pain of sympathy for the creature and vowed that somehow she would ease the pain of the creature, something buzzing in her head as she thought it. When they reached the dead bolt door at the end of the grey and black hallway, the opened it blinding her momentarily enough so she couldn't see where she was going.
"Welcome, my guest." Nikki opened her eyes to see an old man in Jedi robes.
"You seem not to remember me." He said again. "I can't say that I do." Nikki spat.
"Well I am the Emperor Palpatine." Nikki stared at the man. "You see, we both know you are a Jedi." The Emperor began. "But only one of us knows that the Jedi are a lie." Nikki looked at the man, not in hatred, but in pity.
"The Jedi can't go wrong!" Nikki shouted.
"Oh yes they can. If anyone should know that, it should be you."
"Why?" she hissed.
"Because your father was taken in battle wasn't he?" Nikki just wanted to punch this guy! How dare he talk about her father!
"Yes, I know you don't want me to talk about your father, but we're were old friends, him and I-"
"Then why haven't I ever heard of you?"
"Because your father wanted you to become a Jedi, and not a Sith!" The Emperor ended his voice now shouting. Nikki just stared at the Sith standing in front of her. Never had she met a Sith until now.
"Now, I'm giving you a choice, you can turn on the Jedi and become my apprentice, or you can stay as my prisoner. What's it going to be?" The Emperor asked.
"I'd rather die!" Nikki spat.
He turned red and smacked Nikki on the check. Nikki was sent flying into one of the many telepods that surrounded her.
"Disrespectful worm!" The Emperor shouted walking over to Nikki, and kicked her in the gut.
Nikki laid there on the floor, glaring at this insane Sith lord.
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Anakin was woken up by a sudden alarm that rang through the temple. Covering his ears, he made his way to the conference room, where he met Obi-wan and Kagu. They were all waiting for Yoda to show up with a reason why he sounded the alarm.
"You came, good."
Yoda's little figure soon appeared.
"Master Yoda, why did you call us in the middle of the night?" Obi-wan asked still rubbing sleep from his eyes.
"A simple reason, it is. Taken Nikki the Emperor has," Yoda said in a husky voice.
"What?" All three screamed.
"Yes, kidnapped her, Palpatine's assassin has. Ambushed her from behind, he did," Yoda continued. They all froze, not knowing what to do.
"Padawan Skywalker. A mission for you, I have. You, and your master, and master Kagu-Nor, go and save Padawan Nikki, you should." Yoda finished with a formal nod of his head. Immediately Anakin raced for a ship pod to begin his search, but Obi-wan stopped him.
"Anakin! Master Yoda gave this mission to all of us! We all have to go look for her!" Obi-wan barked. Anakin just stared at his master. He had lost Padmé, and he wouldn't loose the only other person that completely understood him. They all took separate ship pods and went to go to the lava planet where they thought the chancellor would be.
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Nikki waited in her cell as the droids left her battered there. "Damn bastards!" Nikki hissed as she picked herself up. It had been three days of this inhuman torture, and she hadn't eaten or slept well and had suffered from a major energy loss.
"I told you, you soon will become just like me." The fish creature said peeping into her cell through the bars.
"You never answered my question, who are you and how do you know me?" Nikki asked turning her head to the creature.
"Oh really?" The creature asked Nikki nodded her head. "Well my name is Okabi Yan, a master Jedi and former teacher, that is until I got put in this hell house!" He said indicating the dungeon they were in.
"Your-you Okabi Yan?" Nikki asked pointing at the creature.
"Yes, I'm ashamed to say I am." Okabi said.
"But who did you get like this?" Nikki asked stumbling to the other Jedi.
"I was taken prisoner when the Jedi fell, apparently Palpatine had ideas for me, but all he wanted to do was mutate any Jedi he could get his slimy paws on. So the only Jedi strong enough to go through the mutation was me, and now I'm his prisoner. Neither human nor animal, a new species." The creature said glaring down at his hands, paws, claws things.
"Oh well, I'm sorry for what has happened to you, but I need to get out of here, I don't have the strength to stay here much longer."
Nikki breathed as she lied against the wall. "Sorry Okabi, but I'm not goanna end up like you, rotting in this cell." Nikki said slumping over to the cell door and looking through the bars. Seeing a familiar sight, Nikki stared at her light saber hanging on a hook on the far wall. Nikki reached deeply into the force and stretched her arm out as she tried to get a hold of her light saber. Right when her saber started wiggling, Nikki energy gave up and she withdrew her power and staggered over to Okabi.
"Sorry Okabi, I couldn't get it! Nikki yelled frustrated.
"It's okay, you haven't eaten for numerous days." Okabi said gently. "You are going to stay here, so we can communicate more." Okabi said again.
"Wait, there might be one more way I can save us, but I'm going to have to try a lot harder." Nikki said reaching for the force again. After that, she tried to telepathically contact Kagu, Obi-wan, or Anakin. She couldn't reach Obi-wan or Kagu, and tried to reach Anakin. She got through!
Anakin! Nikki screamed mentally.
Nikki, is that you? Anakin asked.
Yes! it's me! Nikki said mentally, filled with joy.
I'm so happy to hear from you! Where are you?
Ugh, in a cell? Nikki struggled to keep the signal strong.
Nikki are you ok? Anakin felt her presence fading.
Ugh, I'm really weak, I can't talk for much longer. Do you think you can follow the signal?
I'll try, although I already know where you are..
Anakin
Yeah?
Hurry, please. Nikki's signal faded completely.
"Nikki!" Anakin said as he changed his course. Obi-wan and Kagu followed, not commenting on his motives.
Nikki sighed and retreated back to the wall completely exhausted.
"Are they on their way?" Okabi asked looking at her through the bars.
"Yeah, their on their way." Nikki said sighing. After a few minute, Nikki jumped as the door lock clicked open. Nikki stared shocked as three people were forcibly shoved into the cell.
"Anakin!" Nikki said jumping up.
"Nikki, are you ok?" Anakin asked.
"I'm fine! Master Obi-wan, master Kagu!" Nikki exclaimed as she could see the other two.
"Nikki, your alright!" Kagu proclaimed.
"Yes master, I'm fine!" Nikki smiled.
"You don't look too well," Obi-wan said looking at her extremely pale face.
"I'm fine, just a little tired." Nikki mumbled.
"No surprise, you've been here three days without food or water." Okabi sang out of nowhere.
"Who said that?" Kagu asked looking around.
"Don't worry, that's Okabi Yan. He's the one who's been helping me." Nikki stuttered.
"Thank you, Okabi, for helping my Padawan." Kagu thanked Okabi as he came into view.
"Oh, and another word of advice, I already told Nikki, but don't eat the food." Okabi said as the droids from before set trays of food into the cells.
"Nikki, you have to eat something, your too weak." Obi-wan said.
"No, I'm not eating anything from that bastard!" Nikki spat onto the food.
"Nikki, watch your language!" Kagu ordered sternly.
"Sorry master." Nikki apologized. As sleep soon overcame her, Nikki slowly closed her eyes listening to Obi-wan, Kagu, and Anakin strategize for a way out of the cell.
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It was dark and cold, Nikki couldn't concentrate.
'Nikki, Nikki.' Nikki turned to be face to face with Anakin.
'Anakin, are you alright?' Nikki asked looking at his bloodied face.
'I'm alright, come on!' Anakin said grabbing Nikki's hand and leading her down separate halls. He took a right, then a left, right, right, left, left, and the another left until they had to stop, someone was blocking the path!
'You are not allowed to leave!' The person said showing a light saber that protruded an aqua blue blade.
'Anakin, go and meet master Obi-wan and Kagu.' Nikki ordered.
'Are you insane? You barely have any energy as it is!' Anakin protested.
'I don't care, leave now!' Nikki argued.
'No!' Anakin shouted. With no time to spare to continue their arguing, the assassin leapt into the air and came between the two.
'Whoa!' Nikki shouted igniting her pink light saber and deflecting another attack.
'Neither of you are leaving!' The assassin snapped also lunging at Anakin as he ignited his ice blue light saber.
'You aren't leaving!' The assassin snapped again.
'Anakin go!' Nikki shouted deflecting another attack to her hip.
'No, and leave you with this loone?' Anakin asked trying to attack the enemy's shoulder, but he missed. After the assassin attacked five more times, he finally let off for a moment.
'You obviously have had a lot of training, Nikki Kundari, daughter of Paqu Kundari!' The person stated.
'How did you find out about me?' Nikki asked.
'I know a lot about you!' The assassin snickered.
'And you, Anakin Skywalker, Padawan to Obi-wan Kenobi.' The assassin turned their attention to Anakin.
'How did you…?' Anakin began.
'I have many ways, some from basic knowledge, some you gave to me personally.' The assassin snapped.
'Show me your face you coward!' Nikki thrust her light saber at her enemy as they didn't have a chance to deflect it. Nikki popped the entire mask off as she showed the person behind the mask. Nikki stared horrified at the person standing in front of her…
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Nikki lazily opened her eyes, after being jostled from another vision she had had. Looking around, she noticed that Obi-wan and Kagu were having a conversation with Okabi, while Anakin was sleeping next to her. With out noticing the fact that she was awake, Obi-wan and Kagu soon fell asleep, on opposite sides of the walls. Nikki slowly moved away from Anakin and made her way to the cell door again.
Spotting her lightsaber she tried to reach it. And with the droids coming back foe her within minutes, she tried harder. The light saber flung itself off the wall, and into Nikki's hand, like it was magnetized or something.
"Yes!" Nikki exclaimed a little too loudly.
"Nikki, what is it?" Kagu asked lazily yawning.
"Look, I got my lightsaber!" She smiled standing up.
Anakin Jumped up from his position on the floor. "Good! Cut the cell door!" Anakin said.
"Wait!" Okabi shouted through the cell.
"Don't worry I won't forget to get you out of your cell," Nikki added.
"No, that won't do me any good. Please, Nikki, you said you would ease my pain? Do you remember?" Nikki wondered how he knew that, but nodded dumbfounded.
"Well, if I tell you the way, will you do it?" The poor creature asked bending it's cat-like head so it could bend easily threw the bas.
"Yes." Nikki said solemnly.
"Well," he began, "I want you to kill me." The air in the room grew stale as everybody looked at Okabi as if he were going insane.
"…What?" Nikki asked in a high pitched voice.
"Please, just kill me." Okabi pleaded.
"But…I can't!" Nikki screamed.
"You must! That's the only way to ease my pain!" He shouted loudly. "Please, Nikki. Try to see this in my perspective. I'm the only creature of my species, in a world that no longer remembers me. Do you think I want to live a life like that?" He asked.
Nikki shook her head. "Well, then please," he whispered the next couple of words, "Just kill me. It's the only way I can truly be at peace." Okabi said bowing his head. Nikki slowly raised her lightsaber keeping her face down and shadowed. "Thank you." Okabi sighed.
A tear slid down her face as she quickly brought down her hands and could feel the lightsaber make contact. The former Jedi Master's headless body fell to the ground with a large thump.
Instantly she dropped her light saber and started crying.
"Nikki, you did what you had to do. He's now at peace." Kagu said placing an arm over her shoulders.
"I know master, but still it hurts!" Nikki wept. Anakin picked up her light saber and handed it back to her. "Thank you." Nikki sniffed taking it in hand. Without a word, Nikki cut through the door and walked out not bothering to look back.
"Nikki, come on." Obi-wan said walking out to. They made their way back to the landing pads, but only the two masters made it out The doors shut closed and a stranger walked in between them and the door.
"Just like my vision." Nikki whispered bringing her hands to her mouth.
"What?" Anakin asked.
"A vision, yes, but your visions will not help you." The assassin said showing her light saber, which was aqua blue. Nikki froze as her vision began to unfold, as if it were a memory of something she did long ago. Anakin noticed another way out and darted for it, Nikki following. The darted down a hallway and down another. But as they reached a group of droids, they separated and fled down separate hallways. Nikki had no droids following her, which was strange considering she was the one they were after. She collided with the assassin again as she rounded a corner to be in a circular room, with a glass roof.
"So, your back, Nikki Kundari." The assassin said, their voice distorted due to the mask she was wearing.
"Where's Anakin?" Nikki snapped.
"How should I know? I'm only here to bring you to my master." The assassin said bringing out her blue light saber.
"Nikki! Nikki!" Anakin shouted as he rounded a corner, and stopped noticing the assassin.
"Anakin, are you alright?" Nikki asked seeing the blood on Anakin's head.
"I'm fine." Anakin said igniting his light saber.
"Anakin go, get out of here." Nikki said watching the assassin.
"No, are you insane?" Anakin asked also watching the assassin.
"No, Anakin, please leave now!" Nikki pressed on.
"No! I'm not leaving you with this loone!" Anakin argued. Without a moment to continue their discussion, the assassin lunged foreword and attacked them both.
"Whoa!" Nikki shrieked dodging an attack, then swung her lightsaber foreword as the assassin attacked Anakin. After five minutes of fighting, the assassin gave them a moment to breathe.
"Neither of you are leaving." The assassin smirked.
"Anakin, you can still leave, they only want me." Nikki breathed keeping an eye on their foe.
"No!" Anakin stated.
"You're definitely not leaving, Nikki Kundari, daughter of Paqu Kundari."
"How did you-"
"And now, neither are you, Anakin Skywalker, Padawan of Obi-wan Kenobi!" The assassin turned her attention to Anakin.
"How did you…?" Anakin began.
"You both told me personally," The assassin chuckled.
"…What?" Nikki asked dumbfounded.
"Yes, you both told me personally." Nikki was furious with this stupid game of cat and mouse, and charged for the assassin. With a swipe of her light saber, the mask was torn into two. Nikki froze, her eyes glazed at the sight before her…
A/N: Sorry guys, a cliffhanger, but you gotta give me props, I mean this is my first one and it's kinda good. Anyway, read and review(r&r) and read other stories, like the ones from my friend, Linwe-Amari if you're interested in Star Wars!
Next Chapter, Undiscovered Secrets, should come out soon, keep checking back,
--Angelicgirl92
Thanks to my beta reader Linwe-Amari (that's her username by the way. Just in case if you wanted to visit her hint, hint).