Chapter 24

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"How much further is the stupid camp? My feet hurt!" Faith whined as they continued their long walk through the forest.

"Not long Faith but keep quiet the Chancellor may have spies looking for us in the forest and we don't want to go back to prison do we?" Tahl asked her quietly,

"At least in prison we didn't need to walk!" Faith argued. Tahl shot her youngest daughter a look who huffed and walked on.

"Do you smell burning?" Yane whispered.

The small group stopped and Selena grinned.

"It smell's like a fire the camp must be nearby!"

Faith smiled then she could sense Ben who was asleep in his tent. She ran away from the group and Tahl shouted.

"Faith! Faith! Get back here! Where are you going?"

Faith didn't stop she ran until she felt like she was going to collapse. She stopped and panted when she saw several tents and a huge fire. The others got up with them and hid in the bushes that were behind the camp.

"Why are we hiding?" Nonie asked confused.

"Captain Panaka he might think we are after the Queen and I don't want to wake everyone." Tahl explained.

Several hours passed it was 04.50 and the group had been hiding for a couple of hours.

"Mum this is stupid I'm going to get dad." Faith told them and she got up and silently crept into the camp.

Everyone who was left behind looked at each other. They got up and walked up to Faith. Tahl grabbed her and because it was so dark Faith let out a high pitched and really loud yelp.

Qui Gon and Obi Wan grabbed their lightsabers and rushed out to see what had made the noise. Captain Panaka and his soldiers had already handcuffed Tahl and the others and Faith was kicking and screaming about being caught.

"PUT ME DOWN YOU GREAT BIG UGLY OAF! I'M A JEDI! THAT'S MY DAD YOU IDIOT!" Faith yelled.

"D-Dad what's going on?" Ben yawned as he and Anakin climbed sleepily out of their tents. Ben's eyes widened when he saw his mum and sisters in front of him.

"Captain what is the problem?" Padme asked as she came out her handmaidens surrounding her, when she saw Yane her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yane?" Rabe asked unsure that it was her friend.

"Your highness! I'm so happy to see that you are alright." Yane smiled.

"Please release them." Padme told Panaka who nodded and they released them.

"You better sleep with one eye opened!" Faith growled at her guards who smirked and went back to patrolling the area.

Qui Gon rushed over and hugged his wife who cried. Ben and Anakin walked over to Faith who almost killed her brother,

"Get off me Faith your killing me!" Ben gasped but he was happy to see his sister was alright.

Nonie went and sat down on a log nearby she felt sad since she had no-one who would give her a hug and ask if she was ok.

Obi Wan just stared at his wife, Selena grinned at him.

"You just gonna stand there or are you gonna come over here and gimmie a hug?" Selena asked him and he walked over and wrapped her in her arms.

"I can't believe you're here! I heard rumours that you were dead."

"I'm here and I'm never going to leave you again." Selena murmured and he kissed her and then she smiled.

"I love you Obi Wan I never thought I'd be alive to tell you that again."

"I love you too Selena…where's your wedding ring?" Obi Wan asked.

Selena broke away and then glanced at her feet. He lifted her face up to face him.

"Selena?" Obi Wan softly questioned.

"Cala stole it off me before she flung me in jail, I never got it back but I will I understand if you're mad at me." She told him and then she cried.

Obi Wan smiled at her and wiped her tears away.

"Selena I'm not mad, I'm just happy that you're here alive and well." He told her truthfully.

"Look I'm tired can we go sleep?" Selena asked him tiredly.

He took her hand and they went back to his tent and fell asleep.

Faith went back to Ben's tent and grabbed some spare blankets and fell asleep on the floor. Qui Gon and Tahl were the last ones up. They sat down on a log opposite Nonie who was busy telling Qui Gon her story and when she finished he looked at Tahl.

"Qui Gon I trust Nonie she saved our lives and I know she wants to help us." She told her husband who was deep in thought.

"Look Master Jinn I know you probably don't trust me but I want to help you capture the rest of my…family." Nonie told him.

"If my wife trusts you then and I can sense you are telling the truth then I trust you besides you saved my family I am forever grateful." Qui Gon replied.

"Thank you, both of you." Nonie told them and bowed.

"Right Nonie you must be tired…" Tahl began but Nonie smiled and put up her hand.

"I can assure you Mater Jedi that after the recent events I am not tired, I will help the captain keep us safe." Nonie told them and got up.

"Qui Gon I need to rest where is your tent?" Tahl asked him yawning.

He smiled and carried her off to his tent.

The next day after everyone had rested and where ready to go the Droids had marched to the huge clearing near the camp.

"Ok the Gungans are ready." Captain Panaka said.

"Ok we better get moving." Padme told the small group who were going to the Palace. Soon they battle between the Gungans and the Droids would begin…

A/N- The next chapter will be up soon! Please Review!

Arwen