A/N: All right, as promised, I'm updating again. Please review though, not many did, but thank you to those of you who were curteous enough to do so. Keep reading and if you do, review, it makes me and my partner in crime (lol) want to write more.
Disclaimer: Same as before, I own nothing but Azah. Adali belongs to my co-author.
Chapter 7- Impressionist
"Mind telling me how we're getting out of here?" Obi-Wan whispered to Azah as they all pered out of the lower level hangar. The hangar was now occupied by Jedi of all shapes and sizes and more than a few ships.
"The lower level hangars get busy after 4:30 in the morning. I'll have to remember that." Azah said, making herself a mental note.
"Great, we're going to get caught. Master Arlos is not going to be happy when she gets home." Adali said, now worried even more then she was before they left her room.
"Both of you need to calm down." Azah said, "Look out at that room, what do you see?" She asked.
"Well," Adali said, peering out from behind the door, "I see about ten Jedi, five ships, and I'm sure there are some padawans around here somewhere..." She started, "Why, what do you see? Since I'm almost certain it is completely different from what we see."
"I see Jedi, and Padawans." She said, looking at her friends.
"And your point?" Obi-Wan asked, arms crossed in front of his chest.
"There are plenty of people down there, we'll blend in. Watch how they walk, no one knows exactly where they're going, no one will even notice if we add ourselves to the group."
"This is not going to be good." Adali said, looking to Obi-Wan who she was sure would agree with her.
Obi-Wan was shaking his head, but strangely he got the same feeling of excitement as when he and Qui-Gon entered a helpless situation.
"You both worry too much. Obi-Wan, put your hood up. Adali and I will tuck our braids in our hair and if we all walk with our heads down, avoiding eye contact, I don't see why anyone would notice our presence."
"If we walk with our heads down they are sure to know we are up to something." Adali said, tucking her braid into her hair as instructed.
"Then don't make eye contact, move quickly but don't attract attention. Above all, blend in." Azah continued, pulling her braid back into her long blonde hair.
"You know, I pity the poor child who becomes your padawan." Obi-Wan stated, pulling his hood up and over his head. "They'll be convinced you're insane within the first fifteen minutes of your first mission together."
"I'd say first five." Adali mumbled.
Azah ignored them as she began to move out into the hangar. They moved swiftly, but without attracting attention. The other Jedi seemed too preoccupied with their own things to bother about a few additions to their group. They were almost to the exit when a maintenance droid stopped them.
"Excuse me sirs," It began, moving up to Obi-Wan. "Are you authorized to be in this hangar at this moment?"
Obi-Wan felt like he wanted to panic but Azah reassured him with a confident look and suddenly his brian sparked on.
"We're on our way out of the Temple, the main entrance is being serviced. Now if you wouldn't mind..." Obi-Wan said in his best impersonatoin of Qui-Gon, waving a hand to shoo the droid away.
Adali looked over at Obi-Wan, she had no idea that he could lie like that. Azah was fairly impressed as well, she didn't know he was such a good impressionist. She might have been fooled had she not known it was Obi-Wan, and that the voice wasn't quite low enough.
The droid hovered around him for a moment then proceeded. "Very well, have a good day Master Jinn."
When it had flown off Obi-Wan let out a sigh of relief and began walking again towards the exit.
Surprisingly enough to Adali, they made it to the exit without any other problems. When they got outisde the hangar, she let out a sigh of relief. "I didn't think we were really going to make it out once that droid stopped us."
"We did, and it's entirely thanks to our wonderful Master Jinn." Azah smiled, punching Obi-Wan's arm. He had droped his hood when they were far enough away from the Temple and smiled as well.
Once Adali saw Obi-Wan take off his hood, she untucked her braids from her hair. "Well, now that we're out of the Temple," She said, "where are we going, and more importantly, how are we getting back into the Temple unnoticed? Since I'm sure by then, that droid will know that the main entrance is not being serviced and that Master Jinn isn't even up, therefore couldn't possibly have left the Temple."
"If that droid even checks into it I'll be surprised, he was plenty busy at the hangar." Azah responded.
"If you say so." Adali said," Now where are we going?"
"Well, Obi-Wan is always talking about his trips to Dex's Diner with Master Qui-Gon." Azah began, walking along.
"Azah, no. If we go to Dex's then Qui-Gon will definately know we were out. If he doesn't already." Obi-Wan argued.
"Well you better be deciding quickly, before someone realizes we are all missing." Adali looked at her companions.
"We're going to Dex's. I have a feeling that he won't rat us out. No matter what you say Obi-Wan." Azah stated, moving pointedly forward, towards and air taxi.
"May I just add that I think this a bad idea?" Obi-Wan mumbled as they climbed on the taxi, Azah handing the driver credits.
"Yes, but it won't change my mind." She smiled.
