"Build high the walls Build strong the beams"
("Two Worlds" by Phil Collins)
Chapter 16
Finally, he arrived back at the village. From his vantage point overlooking the village, he finally saw the full extent of the damage. Yet he was unable to spot the well from here. 'I have to get closer,' he thought. As he got closer, he had to scan his surroundings more and more often. Otherwise, he would be caught off guard should anyone still be here. With a sigh of relief, he spotted the well. 'Now to see if there is anything left in it,' he thought…
He had finally found out the creature's name: Maria. So the creature was a girl, but why did she insist on calling him 'Lonny'? She had helped him stop the flow of blood and he, in turn, had checked to see if she was alright. All he had found was that she was afraid, thought that his name was Lonny, whoever that was, that she was still having trouble breathing properly as an aftereffect of all the smoke, and that she had hurt herself when she had fallen inside the burning house.
"Maria? How did you come to find me?" he asked curiously, hoping to find out something important that would help his current situation.Maybe her answer would even provide him with a much-needed distraction...
"Do you not remember? Back when your town had burned down? Remember when my people found you? They debated over what to do with you, but then I pointed out that you were but a child and needed our help to survive. Remember how suspicious they were of you?" she asked, smiling at some memory. "I suppose that if I had not talked some sense into them, and agreed to take care of you, they might very well have left you to your own devices, young as you were. Did you ever figure out why that old stick had managed to survive the fire? I saw you pick it up, and then it started to glow, almost. What did you do to make it do that?" she asked him, bewildered and confused.
"What 'old stick'?" Luke asked her.
"The one that they were looking for. That is what they were looking for, isn't it?"
'Wait a minute. "Old stick"? "Glow, almost"? Survived a fire? She saw me pick it up?' The pieces started to fall into place. Suddenly, he understood what she was talking about. "You mean my lightsaber? Is that what you are asking about?" he asked her.
"Lightsaver? Never heard of such a thing…" she responded, not understanding.
"Lightsaber, not lifesaver," he corrected patiently.
"Well, whatever it is, I have never heard of such a thing," she replied. "By the by, what is it, anyways?"
"A lightsaber is a type of weapon, wielded mostly by Jedi knights, of which I may be the last."
"Jedi knights? I may have heard of one, though it was a long time ago, before we found you, Lonny dear. Strange fellas, really. Or at least, that is what I have heard," she stated.
"Who is this 'Lonny' that you keep referring to?" he questioned.
"You didn't hit your head, did you? Don't you remember your own name, Lonny?"
Luke decided that he ought to just let the matter drop. After all, she had determined that he was this 'Lonny' and could not be persuaded otherwise. Perhaps it would just be better if he went along with it, if only so she would not panic…
'I only hope that Leia finds me soon, so that she won't panic…'
AN: For those of you that care (and actually read AN's), I am feeling much better than I was the last time I updated, but I have Finals to deal with this week. I intend to do several updates (when I get a chance) over the summer, but don't count on it because I will have to work (so I can continue to go to school). Anyways, I will never simply abandon this story (for those of you who are truly into reading it). I hope all of you continue to enjoy this story. I may (or may not) get at least one or two more up before I head back home for the summer...
okanabe: I hope that I answered your questions to full satisfaction... Remember: if you need to know more, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help!
"Friendly Banter," Part 6:
JCPuzzler: ----JCPuzzler stumbles out onto stage, fuming---- ----points at Arami,
shouting---- She started it! You heard her! Don't listen to her!
----Arami turns to JCPuzzler---- ----JCPuzzler gulps, backs away---- ----screams----
NOT MY FAULT! -She's- the one who tore the curtain! ----hears Arami
mumbling---- NOO! Don't listen to her! ----backs into side of
stage---- Don't-ahhh! ----falls---- ----groan is heard---- ----Arami laughs
evilly---- ----JCPuzzler gasps, cries out---- Help! Save me! She really
is evil- -really! ----Arami stares---- ----JCPuzzler tries to back away----
Arami: Not only is she the one to cast the first stone of blame, but by her actions
you can tell she is strangely weird. Odd isn't it? ----looks appealingly at
crowd---- That certainly explains her weird behavior of attacking me then
acting like I'm the one who started it, I was protecting myself. It was
purely self-defense, ----snickers silently---- ----...sadly shakes head at crowd.----
----Arami asks the crowd---- I do have the right to protect myself, do I not? ----turns face away from crowd and smirks at JCPuzzler, who at the moment is speechless----
JCPuzzler: ----is in shock---- How. Dare. You. Say. That...! ----thinks---- ----comes up with idea---- ----begins to smirk at something only she can see----