A/N: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is almost over. Just one more chapter to go after this. Sorry about the long wait on this one (if anyone even cared). I've been busy... Anyway, no big deal. It's not like anyone's actually reading this. Oh, and if anyone was wondering, the results came back from one of the judges and I got a 4 out of 5. Not bad, huh? ...Did I already mention that?

Chapter 5: The Unsuspected Beginning

Jenny opened her eyes suddenly when she felt the floor shudder beneath her. The engine had shut down. Lifting her head up off Obi-Wan's shoulder, she shook him gently. She hated to wake him up, considering his condition, but the guards would most likely be along any moment, and she knew they would be less gentle about rousing him.

Obi-Wan opened his eyes and gazed at her. His blue eyes were less cloudy and drowsy than they had been earlier. Jennifer guessed that he had fully recovered by now. "Have we landed?" he asked, his voice much stronger than before.

Jenny nodded. "I think so," she answered. She clung close to the young Jedi Padawan fearfully.

Obi-Wan reached up to touch her face. "Don't be afraid, Jennifer," he assured her again. Jenny nodded again and settled down to wait for the guards.

Soon, sooner than Jenny liked, the guards came and hustled the two outside. They were on the Death Star, Jenny was pretty sure of it. But where they were being taken was beyond her.

They passed through several gleaming halls before they came to a forbidding-looking turbolift. Jenny wondered what it was, but never suspected that it was where they were heading. On the way up, she thought about everything that had happened. Now more than anything she missed her quiet home in Florida, her parents, and her quiet way of life. She wanted almost nothing more than to just go home right that minute.

When the turbolift door finally hissed open, Jenny realized where they were being taken, though she couldn't understand why the Emperor himself would care so much about them. What she saw next confused her greatly. Obi-Wan was shoved roughly to the side of the room while Jenny was brought to the center of the room for questioning and torturing.

And so we find them as we started. With her arm aching from being twisted, Jenny lay at the foot of the steps, panting, wishing she were somewhere else, wishing she could escape. She glanced to the side of the room where Obi-Wan stood bravely, his hands bound, watching. She glanced behind her at the terrible menace that stood behind her. Where had she seen him before? Why did he look so familiar?

Jenny looked up in time to see the dark robed figure descending the stairs. "Now, my dear," said the Emperor, "we'll try this the easy way. Where are your Rebel friends?" Jenny stared at him. Even if she had known, she wouldn't have told him. But she didn't even know where the Rebels were. She knew they were supposed to assemble near Sullust, but she didn't know exactly when.

Jenny glanced again at the Jedi warrior to the side. They locked eyes for a moment before she turned back to the evil man. Suddenly she got a strangely bright idea. "I'm not going to tell you anything until you unbind my friend," she said, trying to sound brave.

The Emperor thought for a moment, then nodded to the menacing figure behind Jennifer. "Very well," he answered in an icy tone. "Doctor." He gestured to Obi-Wan. The large man moved away from Jenny in the direction of the Jedi Padawan. Jenny was finally able to get a good look at her torturer. What she saw sentshivers down her spine. Now she recognized him. It was none other than Doctor Octopus from Spider-man 2. But what was he doing in the Death Star?

Jenny watched half fearfully as Doc Ock walked over to Obi-Wan and uncuffed his hands. Now, if only she could get the element of surprise. She stood up and watched as Doc Ock walked back to his place behind her, then turned back to the Emperor. "Now," he said, "let's have it."

Jenny smiled and shook her head. If she had calculated this right, it might work. Otherwise, she might die. But she was willing to risk that. "I never said I would tell you if you released him," she said, grinning. "I just said I wouldn't tell you until you did." Jenny took one look at the terrible expression of anger on the Emperor's face and ducked as quickly as she could. At the same time, she felt the rush of air as two of Doc Ock's mechanical arms whooshed over her head.

She glanced up just in time to see the bolts of blue lightning coursing up the mechanical arms and through the poor doctor's body. She turned quickly away as the two top mechanical arms went for the Emperor. Then she felt a shock as some stray bolts hit her. She slumped to the floor, once again unconscious.

A/N: Please review. I'm tired of saying it. I just want someone to tell me what they thought!