Chapter 6 Twists
Jesse watched the small monkeylike Tynnan give orders to a droid in his own language with barely controlled impatience. What a time for a break down. They had barely gotten out of the inner rim before having to stop when the hyperdrive suddenly shut down, talking half of the engine power with, forcing them to make an emergency landing on Tynna.
"How long will this take?" he asked the Tynnan.
The Tynnan shrugged and continued taking parts off the ship.
"Great." Jesse muttered.
Kimmy sat down beside him. "It's alright, Jesse. They'll get it fixed and we'll be on our way. These things happen."
Jesse nodded, but didn't relax. Energy was burning inside him, making it impossible for him to sit still.
Kimmy laid a hand on his shoulder. "You can relax a little, you know."
Jesse managed a small smile. "Not really."
"Try."
Jesse took a deep breath, inhaling both air and the Force. He closed his eyes for a minute, feeling his tense muscles slowly loosen.
"Thanks."
Kimmy smiled. "No problem."
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Kitch snuck out of the Temple and made his way to Jig's, a jetport owned and operated by a friend of Kitch's. As he entered the dingy hangar, Jig looked up from the ship he was working on.
"Kitch!" he called. "What can I do you for?"
Kitch grinned. "I need a ship. Small but fast. What have you got?"
Jig got up and led Kitch over to a line of ships. "I got a nice little comet ship right here, almost new. I can loan her to you. When do you need her?"
"Get her fueled up. I'll be right back." Kitch hurried back to the Temple and entered the hangar just in time to see Obi-Wan boarding a red star ship. After watching the ship taxi down the launch pad, he went back to Jig's. The comet ship stood waiting.
"Thanks, Jig." He quickly climbed into it and started it up. "I'll get her back as soon as I can."
"Just get her back in one piece, or I'll have to charge you." Jig said. "Nicest ship that ever came through here."
"I appreciate it." Kitch answered before preparing to take off. He felt a twinge of guilt for just up and leaving without permission, and would probably get in a lot of trouble for it, but he just had a feeling he should follow Obi-Wan.
Once he was in space, he sent out a tracking beam and located Obi-Wan's ship. Then he set course for Kamino.
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"Four days!" Jesse couldn't believe what he was hearing. "The ship was fine when we left Coruscant!"
"Maybe, but it's not now." The Tynnan didn't offer any further explanation.
Jesse ran a hand through his hair, and Kimmy couldn't help notice how cute it looked ruffled up the way it was. She pushed the thought aside.
"Look, Jesse, why don't we just get another ship?" She tried to appease him.
"Do you have any money?" he demanded. "The guy's nice enough to fix the ship for free because we're Jedi, but there's no way someone's just going to give us a ship."
"Maybe we could exchange…"
"If there was another way, believe me, I would have found it."
Kimmy tried not to look hurt. It wasn't like he was so much better at coming up with ideas than she was.
Jesse sensed that he'd gone too far. "Look, I'm sorry. I'm just frustrated." He put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry."
Kimmy tried to ignore the shiver running up her spine from either the contact or his eyes boring deep into hers. "It's ok."
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After watching Obi-Wan land his ship on a small platform, Kitch brought his ship around and landed it out of sight. Then snuck back to where Obi-Wan's ship was. He arrived just in time to see two glass doors slide shut. Gently opening them with the Force he entered.
The long corridor was empty. Kitch wavered between following Obi-Wan or exploring on his own.
"It's not a good place to be alone in." A voice behind him said.
Kitch spun. A dark haired man wearing a loose blue shirt stood casually in the hall.
"Who are you?" Kitch asked.
"I think I ought to be asking you," the man's gaze flickered to Kitch's lightsaber, "Jedi."
Kitch raised his chin. "If I tell you my name, will you tell me yours?"
The man laughed. "Not likely." He turned to go.
"Wait." Kitch scrambled to keep him from leaving. Every fiber in his body was screaming that this man was the key. "What did you mean? When you said this wasn't a good place to be alone in?"
The man chuckled, sending a shiver up Kitch's spine. "Anything can happen when you're alone." He called over his shoulder.
Involuntarily, Kitch shuddered.
Yes! Two reviews for the last chapter! This one was kind of uneventful, but it's still necessary. Don't you hate stuff like that? I'm so proud of myself for updating so soon though, and I'll try to get the next chapter up soon.