Last night
for Ari was a comming-to-terms-moment for her. She knew she had a crush
on Obi-Wan, but that was a far as she'd let it go. For now at least.
For Obi-Wan, he had fund what he wanted. A little peace, even thought
she was far from heaven some days. She was... better than Siri in her
lightness and much stronger. Of course the laws stood in the way, but
he wouldn't like, go that far. He was just, friendly. Well okay he
wanted a little bit more, but that still really didn't cross the line.
Anyways, isn't friendship a type of love? It had to be for across the
years more daring things have been done for friends than lovers.
Not to forget Qui-Gon. It wasn't his worst fear and he and Tahl have
had similar experiences with no dire consequences. But now he was on
the verge of pledging his love for her. She had not hurt Obi-Wan, she
had simply fallen asleep in his room. What they were doing before that
didn't seem much of a bother.
The ship was entering Yano, a small-ungoverned planet, much like Ragoon-6.
" Ari, Obi-Wan, we are now in Yano please get ready"
" Both padwans stuffed their utility belts and rushed to the door of the ship, both fighting childishly to get of first.
" Now see that opening in that trees go the"
Both apprentices were off running towards the opening laughing and
stumbling, Ari took the lead but Obi-Wan stayed close behind. In the
end they tied, both falling to the ground of the opening, laughing like
they've never laughed before.
" Well, you did say we needed extra running." Laughed Ari as Qui-Gon entered the clearing.
" Yes, Master. You did, now what is our mission. I'm afraid you never told us." Said Obi-Wan trying very hard not to laugh.
" We are trying to locate Count Dooku."
" What?" said Ari
" Ari forget your past and connect with the Force do not be angry with him."
" I'll try but I can't promise you anything."
" Lightsabers out."
" Okay Ari, go towards the palace. Second floor."
" Got it."
"Obi-Wan...same floor, but take a differnt route."
Obi-Wan nodded.
" And I'll meet you there."
They all left on their seprate paths. Ari going towards the palace from the side; Obi-Wan from the back;and Qui-Gon on his path, wherever that may be.
Ari crept along slowly, usuing the Force to guide her towards the correct window. She moved along groves of trees. A tall hooded man appeared in a window. She moved quickly behind a tree, he saw her.
" Behind the tree!" yelled a female voice.
Ari jumped out with her purple lightsbare dodging shots from Dooku's, fiends. Jumpnig around, and having the best skills she had ever seen herself show.
She brought her lightsaber up ready to strike, a man with a painted face and a dark black robe fell from a tree, cutting Ari across the stomach.
Ari gasped and fell to the forset floor.
Obi-Wan was on climbing acrsss the ledge of the window of the second floor. He looked down and saw Ari crumble to the. Qui Gon was almsot to the window, he saw it too.
" No! No No No No No!" screamed Obi-Wan " Im going down there."
" No Obi-Wan stay up here. I'll go."
Qui -Gon made an amazing jump from the second floor of the palace. The robed man had disapeared, Qui-Gon wiped out the rest of the enemy.
Ari moaned, bringing hope to Qui-Gon.
" Don't worry Aridine, you'll be all right." Qui-Gon said while picking up her limp body.
He quickly wrapped her torso and hoped she would survive. Lucklily the Robed figure missed his target a little,and wasn't deep enough to take her life.
She couldn't stay here, the enemy was possibly here. She had to go back. He rushed to teh ship and told the pilot to take her back, and keep care of her.
" Yes Sir." he replied
Qui -Gon rushed back, he still had a mission to fufill. He ran through teh open tree groves at top-notch speed. He used a huge amount of Force to burst himself up to the first floor.
" She might make it if she gets back fast enough."
" I'll kill him, thought Obi-Wan. " Even if she dies, even if we're sepertaed for some other reason than death. I'll kill him. Even if we always stay friends and nothing more. I'll kill him."
The master and apprentice broke through the window silently, and jumped into the poshest place they had ever seen.
Obi-Wan tried to be cheery: " Non-goverment, eh?"
" I guess." sighed Qui-Gon
They crept along the hallway, searching for any signs of Dooku.
BAM! Dooku falls from an unknown place in the celling and pulls out his red lightsaber.
" Two young Jedi, I seem to remember there was 3." laughed Dooku evilly.
" Obi-Wan.." Said Qui-Gon warningly
" She's your granddaughter, how could!" spit Obi-Wan
" I warned you Obi-Wan!" whispered Qui-Gon
" Please out your weapons down, I don't want any for casulatlies to occur."
Both brought them up higher.
" Fine then, your way."
They fough Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan switching back-to-front on the old Sith. At first Dooku's power held the fight but soon two-against-one starting tiering the old man.
" And yes she is my granddaughter. But killing her was another Jedi's plan."
" That was no Jedi! That was Sith!" spit Obi-Wan
They fighting continued they were now on a balcony, finnaly Qui-Gon knocked him unconsious.
" Obi-Wan, RUN!" yelled Qui-Gon
Obi-Wan turned around to see a small little fire heading towards dynamite. They ran towards the edge of the balcony and jumped, landing in a pool. They swam frantically, and jumped out and ran like hell. Jumping over fallen logs and then they realized. Ari and the pilot had the ship.
They found shelter in a small cave of from teh palce 100 meters away... KABOOM they saw pices of marble fly into the air and dust and fire engulf everyhting around them, except for the cave.
Qui-Gon had pulled out his comlink and was explaining his situation to another Jedi.
" That was lucky."
" Yes it was. There sending a ship."
" Is Ari okay?"
" She hasn't arrived. She was pretty cut open but she's strong and it didn 't hit and fatal organs."
" I hopre so. How long will it take."
" Well we wern't at lightspeed and they are..with faster ships. I would say, a day tops."
They only had to slep overnight and the next morning Jedi Master Mundi appeared with a large speeder.
They left back to Courasant , hoping Ari had survived.
A/N Yea I know PHantom Meance pre- now you nkow why Obi-WAn cut Darth mAul in half! HA lol well this one is long ( ithink) R&R AND if your confused. The female voice will become a character. And Ari will be O.K