Chapter 19

Jedi X-man Serena Kenobi: Ty for your review

Back at the Temple Siri was wondering if she should go and visit Bant as she also heard of Bant's unfortunate news. Siri was now 5 months pregnant and she sat staring into space. Rey was away on a mission with his Master and would not be back until tomorrow.

Suddenly someone knocked on her door.

"Siri can I come in?"

Siri smiled slightly as it was Bant.

"Sure Bant, I was coming to visit you anyway." Siri shouted as she used the force to unlock the door. Bant stepped in and she looked really tired it had been a couple of days since she and Kit heard the awful news that they would never be able to have children.

"Do you want something to drink?" Siri asked as she stood up and hugged her friend.

"No I'm alright thank you." Bant replied sadly.

Both women sat down and then Siri told her.

"I didn't know what to do today, I decided on visiting you but then I felt bad because of what happened."

"Siri, you're my best friend and yeah I would have been upset as you are pregnant and I cannot become pregnant but I am happy for you and Rey and through time I will try and get over this but right now I am taking one day at a time." Bant sighed and then burst into tears. Siri hugged her and Bant sobbed.

"I feel like such a failure! Kit will probably divorce me or something because I know he wanted a son or a daughter, we both did…"

"Bant! Enough of that sort of talk! Kit loves you and he will never leave you, everyone knows that." Siri gently scolded her friend who looked up at her and smiled.

"You're right I'm being stupid but I am not only upset about my own problem you haven't heard about Faith have you?"

Siri just stared at Bant.

"No I haven't Bant, is she alright? I thought she was on a mission with her mum and Selena on Naboo."

"She is but Selena told me why they were going there, you were away at the Healers." Bant told Siri and began to tell her the full story about how Faith had visions. Siri turned pale.

"So y-your saying C-Chancellor P-Palpatine is…" Siri couldn't finish her sentence.

Bant merely nodded.

"Are the Council even doing anything about it?" Siri asked.

"They hope they can catch a member of the Tabansi family but I don't know what is going to happen." Bant admitted and the two women sat in silence for a long time.

Maida crashed through the large door that led into Dagan's office in Korriban.

"Dagan! They're in Naboo!" Maida cried with a grin on her face.

Nonie stood outside silently listening to the conversation she was only 19 and confused she didn't really like the stealing and all the awful stuff her family did she only did things so they would punish her.

"Are you sure?" Dagan asked staring at his wife his lips curled into a sneer.

"Yes I'm sure they are disguised as handmaidens we could kill them now!" Maida exclaimed with glee.

Nonie's stomach lurched she knew they planned to kill the Jinn family but she had enough she had to warn them somehow but she knew that deep down the Jedi would never believe her and they would arrest her.

"Maida look we can kill them later but firstly I want you to alert the Chancellor, tell him to send some Droidekas over there to capture them and also inform him to hold them in prison while Darth Maul, Cala, Nardo and Nonie go to Naboo.

"Can't I go instead of Nardo or Nonie?" Maida pleaded.

Nonie knocked on the door. Maida shot her daughter and evil look as she came in and pulled some of her dark brown hair out of her eyes.

"Nonie, my precious daughter what can I do for you?" Dagan asked her.

"Well father I was wondering when are we leaving for Naboo?" Nonie asked him.

"Nonie we were just discussing that unfortunately you are no longer going…" Maida began smiling but Dagan interrupted her.

"Hush Maida don't say things you do not know the answer to." Dagan growled at her and she fell silent and retreated to the corner behind Nonie who stood still feeling her mother's eyes on the back of her head.

"I'm so sorry Nonie I was rudely interrupted you will be leaving tonight with your brother and his wife." Dagan replied.

Nonie nodded then frowned.

"What about Maul?"

"Oh he is off to Tatooine we have discovered where the Queen is and he is after her and Qui Gon we ordered him to kill the Jedi if he could." Dagan explained.

Nonie felt sick she nodded weakly then cleared her throat.

"Thank you for your time father I will get ready to leave with the others." Nonie bowed then didn't look at her mother who glared at her when she left.

Nonie walked quickly to her room and grabbed her com link and lightsaber.

"I hate this I will help Selena even if my life depends on it."

Later that night in the Palace it was time for dinner.

"Oh great!" Yane complained.

"What's the matter Yane?" Tahl frowned.

"Mistress Tahl the most awful thing imaginable, the Chancellor is coming here for dinner!" Yane said sadly and collapsed tiredly onto a chair.

"Get her some water!" Selena cried and Sache rushed over to the jug and poured a glass of water for Yane.

"Here drink this and calm down." Tahl instructed and Yane sipped the water and sat up and took a deep breath.

"Mum should we alert the Council?" Faith asked.

"No, we'll be fine we can do this now we must try and stop him for guessing who we are although I fear he knows our true identities." Tahl said quietly.

Selena laid a hand on her mum's shoulder and Faith smiled at her mum.

"Don't worry mum we'll be ok I'll just block him from reading my thoughts and then we'll take it from there."

The other four women smiled at Faith.

"Ok Faith we'll do that but firstly we need new names otherwise the droids will probably try to kill us." Selena reminded them.

"What about your wedding rings?" Sache asked pointing to Tahl and Selena's rings.

Selena glanced at her ring.

"I'm sorry but I can't take this off it means too much to me!" Selena explained and Tahl looked at her and smiled sadly.

"Selena I feel the same but if we want to try and convince the Chancellor we are not who he thinks we are then the rings will have to."

Selena sighed and then both women took their rings off and felt extremely weird without them on. Selena and Tahl both put there's in their pockets where they would be safe.

"Ok so I'm guessing our new names have to have an e at the end?" Faith asked looking at Yane who nodded and grabbed a book of names from the shelf.

"What's with the book of names?" Faith asked and Sache replied.

"Oh we keep a copy in case of emergencies like this one."

"Ok Tahl how about Adie?" Yane said as she opened the book.

Tahl nodded and Faith smirked. Tahl looked at her daughter then at Selena who smiled slightly.

"Well mum it could have been worse, by the way Yane what does Adie mean?." Faith asked.

"It means ornament." Yane said as she read from a book of names.

"I think Adie is a nice name!" Tahl objected as Faith laughed.

"I got one for Selena, how about Circe?"

"What does that mean?" Tahl asked.

"Witch goddess and also seductive." Yane smiled slightly.

Faith snorted with laughter and Selena looked at her and Tahl just nodded.

"Circe, it is then." Selena said and then Sache joined Yane.

"Ok Faith since you think their names are so funny your name will be Merle."

Faith looked at them.

"What the hell does that mean? I don't want to be called Merle!" Faith told them.

Yane smiled Sache read the meaning and told Faith.

"It means blackbird."

Yane put the book away and then they got changed into their identical blue dresses. They all put their hoods on and Yane stood at the front.

"Ok let's go."

"Of all the names in that book I get one that means blackbird! Why do I have to be named after a bird!" Faith whined as they walked along to dinner. Selena smiled at her as they walked along the corridor but she was scared that something terrible would happen.

"Ah there you are." The Chancellor grinned as the women walked into the dinning room. Viceroy was sat at the table with Sio Bibble opposite him.

"Come now don't be shy." Viceroy sneered and Yane glared at him and they sat down. The five women sat beside Sio Bibble and Palpatine sat at the head of the table.

"So tell me Yane are these the new handmaidens?" Palpatine tried to read their minds but the 3 Jedi blocked him.

"Yes, Chancellor they arrived this morning as they finished their training." Yane replied coolly.

Palpatine just stared at them and Faith felt really uncomfortable her mum knew she was and she couldn't use the Force to calm her down as Palpatine would probably arrest them if she did.

A servant came through with wine goblets. Selena glanced at Sache who was sitting trying to remain calm.

"Have a drink." Palpatine smirked.

Tahl knew they were drugged and then Faith spoke up disguising her accent.

"I'm flattered sir that you would allow us such fine wine but I'm afraid I cannot drink it as I am too young."

Selena prayed to the Gods he didn't ask her how old she actually was. Sache then came to Faith's rescue.

"Chancellor I am also afraid I cannot drink and both me and Merle are 13."

Faith glanced at the Chancellor unsure that he was buying this. He nodded then drank some of his wine. Tahl, Yane and Selena did not.

"Come now it's not drugged." Palpatine remarked as he spotted them not drinking although he knew perfectly well it was.

Yane thought for a minute maybe he was right because he wouldn't have drank from his goblet if it was drugged. She drank some wine and Selena and Tahl figured she was ok so they took some leaving a helpless Faith and Sache who just sat unsure of what to do.

Palpatine grinned and put his wine down which wasn't drugged. Viceroy grinned. Yane and the other 2 women felt woozy and Selena clutched her stomach.

"I don't feel very well." She groaned and then all three of them fell to a heap on the floor.

"NO!" Sache cried as Viceroy ordered some Droids in and 2 droidekas who removed their hoods.

"Just as I suspected." Palpatine grinned when he discovered it was Tahl and Selena.

"Take the three to the prison…immediately!" Viceroy barked.

Palpatine turned to the other two. Sache stood in front of Faith.

"You won't take her! I won't let you!"

Faith pulled her hood down and glared at him.

"My dear I'm afraid you don't have a choice." He pulled out a blaster and fired it at Sache and she screamed in pain as she got shot in the stomach.

"SACHE!" Faith cried as the older handmaiden fell into her arms, Faith fell to the ground and Sache gasped she knew she was going to die.

"F-Faith….I'm s-sorry..I-I…" Sache couldn't finish her sentence she died. Faith cried as she held her friend in her arms. She shut Sache's eyes and sobbed.

"Rest in peace Sache."

Droids surrounded a sad and angry Faith.

"Take her away with the others." Palpatine growled.

A/N- That's chapter 19 and in the next chapter the Tabansi's arrive, Tahl and the others wake up and Qui Gon and the others arrive back at Naboo.

Arwen xx