Adventure!

Though her face didn't show it, Nuna was VERY unhappy. She sat in a hanging metal cage in the Monkey King's throne room. The ape man apparently had a fondness for things he deemed pretty. And unfortunately for her, Nuna, with her lilac hair, blue skin, yellow face markings, and golden eyes fell into that category. So the King intended to have her as his pet, he fawned over her, muttering about how pretty she was.

If she could. Nuna would be frowning in disgust as he blatantly stared at her with a happy grin, breathing right in her face with his rancid breath. She wrinkled her nose and turned away.

"You hungry pretty?" the King asked. Nuna remained silent, keeping her gaze off of him. The King took her silence as a yes. He whirled around to point to his subjects. "You! Fetch food for my pretty!" he shouted. The smaller monkey's ran off to find food for their king's pet.

With that the king smiled and clapped to himself in delight at his new pet.

Nuna was VERY unhappy!


"Well this is just great," Wrath muttered aloud. He was in a hanging metal cage in what was likely the dungeon of the mines. Keeping him company were Nemo and Havolian. "How the heck are we going to get out of this Havolian?"

"Break out, find Nuna, and sneak past the guards. Simple enough," Havo said with a shrug.

"And what about these?" Wrath asked with a frown as he shook the bars of his cage.

Havolian rolled his eyes. "These aren't exactly energy shields they're keeping us in Wrath. The locking mechanism is pretty simple."

"Oh...right," Wrath said in realization. He took a look at the lock. He was sure he could probably open it with the Force if he had to. Suddenly he hissed as something jabbed at his leg. He looked down to see one of the monkey people jabbing him with a spear.

"Stop talking you! Quiet!" one of the guards commanded.

"I don't like these guys," Wrath said with a frown.

"Agreed," Nemo piped in agreement.

"Don't worry guys. We'll get out of this," Havolian said confidently.


Meanwhile, running through the jungle were the remaining initiates. They'd escaped the mines, but were still being pursued. Their enemies leapt through the trees, throwing spears that were sometimes only narrowly dodged. There were simply too many to fight. They wanted to go back for their comrades, but if they were captured as well then no one would be able to save them.

Suddenly from the trees a monkey swung down on a vine ahead of the group. He had a spiked club in hand. His arm was cocked back to deliver a swing. With a little burst of speed Lan Wu leapt ahead of the group and at him. WIth a mid air spin she threw her legs out, landing a solid kick to the monkey's face and sending him sprawling to the floor. She landed on her feet and resumed running.

"Emma! What do we do!? We can't keep going like this forever?" Claire shouted.

As Emma was trying to formulate a plan Wally detected the faint smell of water. "I smell water. Might be a river! Monkey's don't swim," Wally suggested.

Emma nodded. "Lead the way." Wally veered to the right and the others followed. Soon enough they could hear the sounds of running water ahead. Then they could spy the river through the trees. They could see the current looked swimable.

"Jump in!" Emma shouted. Without stopping they jumped into the river, plunging in one by one feet first and disappearing beneath the water's surface. Their pursuers skidded to a stop, scanning the surface of the water in search of them. They saw nothing.

"Downstream. Follow! Find!" one of them called out as he pointed downstream where they'd likely wash up at. They all cried out in agreement as they followed the river.


Back at the monkey king's mountain the three recently acquired slaves were being put to work. The three of them worked on a wall, their wrists and feet bound in metal shackles as they hacked into it with their pick axes. If they slowed down or let up their overseers would jab at them with their spears.

"You work slave. Dig. Find pretties for King," one of them said as he gave Havolian a jab in the lower back. The Sephi teen frowned, trying to control himself and not lose it in front of all the armed guard who they had no hope of defeating.

Wrath's frown had not gone away. He was beyond frustrated at how quickly things had gone bad. He didn't even want to come on this trip in the first place. He just wanted to make out with his hot girlfriend! Why him!

Nemo stayed silent as he bore with the manual labor. He was sure they could find a way out. They just needed to be patient. In the meantime he hoped the others had gotten away. It might get them in trouble but he hoped they'd go back to the Temple for help.


Nuna tried not to gag and retch as the Monkey King greedily dug into his pile of fruit his minions had brought him. He gave a few to Nuna before stuffing his face, sloppily eating and tearing into everything within reach. Fruit juice dribbled down his chin and stained his facial fur. When he was done he licked at his hands before ordering his servants to clean it up.

He walked up to Nuna's cage to stare at her. "Pretty. So pretty. Eat pretty," he said as he poked her with a giant finger. Nuna's face was blank, but inside she was wearing the biggest frown the world had ever seen! "Oh. Pretty see my pretties!" the Monkey suddenly said excitedly. He unhooked the cage from its wire and carried it with Nuna still inside out of the room. After a few winding corridors he came into a large room with a large sunlit opening. In the middle of the room was a large pile of crystals. And as she glanced around Nuna could also make out other things like Kinnaran swords and jewelry along with vibrantly colored animal pelts. She realized that this was his collection of pretty things.

"Pretties. So pretties," the Monkey King muttered with a dazed and happy smile. Nuna could tell the Monkey King obviously valued his possessions over anything else in the world, even his own subjects. She really wanted to get out of this. Now!


Downstream the river current slowed. Wally paddled to the shore before crawling into the rocky surface and flopping down gasping for air. Behind him as Ella, also trudging out of the water before falling to her knees. Finally Lan Wu emerged, pulling along Emma and Claire.

As she set them down they rolled over onto their backs, breathing heavy and ragged as they gave her a tired smile.

"Thanks Lan Wu," Emma breathed out. Claire nodded in agreement. Lan Wu smiled at them. Fighting the current had been difficult. Emma and Claire had nearly been swept away if it weren't for Lan Wu and her natural skill in the water

The initiates all took a moment to rest. But they guessed they were still likely being tracked and it was only a matter of time before the monkeys showed up. One by one they picked themselves up. Wally paused to shake the water off himself like a dog before they walked into the jungle.

It was hours later when their pursuers found their tracks and followed them into the jungle. But the initiates had gotten smart. They leapt into the trees and from branch to branch to thrown them off. And finally after a few hours as the sun was setting they rested in a large tree, each on sleeping on a branch as they took turns watching for the enemy throughout the night.

The initiates back at the mountain slept in their hanging cages, weary from the day' work in the mines.

Nuna had the misfortune of sleeping with the king. The large ape man slept in his trophy room, huge arms wrapped around her cage and holding her close throughout the night.


The next morning Wally was the first to awaken. He yawned before stretching out on the limb and taking a look around. As he shook off the remnants of sleep he became more and more aware of his surroundings. His ears suddenly twitched. He sniffed the air, detecting faint traces of the enemy on the wind.

He looked to his comrades to see them all sleeping. He realized they must have all dozed off, forgetting that one of them was supposed to be on guard at all time. He got up as quietly as he could so as not to disturb the branches before making his way over to them. He woke Emma first, gently nudging her shoulder.

Her eyes fluttered open, taking him in as she furrowed her brow. "Wal-" Wally slapped a hand over her mouth and put a finger to his lips. He pointed down at the ground, eyes serious as he passed along a silent message. Emma was on alert. She gave him a nod as she pulled away and began waking the others.

Soon they were all awake and on alert. Looking down at the jungle floor to see the foliage rustling and shaking as the enemy drew nearer. Their hands were on the hilts of their swords as they prepared to engage them they had to. They looked to Wally, he looked to them and raised his hands up to show he could make out at least ten of them.

They watched the ground, waiting as they drew nearer and nearer before they seemingly passed by the tree and kept going. The initiates held their breaths and strained their hearing to see if they could detect any sign of them still in the area. But after what seemed like ages of silence they heard nothing. They breathed a little easier and smiled.

But suddenly the wind shifted, carrying a scent right under Wally's nose. His eyes widened as he whirled around and swiped the air with his sword. He sliced through a bola, making it fall away to the ground. "Behind us!" he shouted. The initiates turned to see the monkeys rushing at them through the trees, armed with swords knives and bolas as they leapt and swung from branch to branch with frightening speed.

Emma could see how well they could move in the tree tops. Much better than they could. They stood no chance fighting in the tree tops, especially not with their numbers.

"To the ground!" she called out. The initiates leapt off their branches to plummet to the jungle floor below. They all landed in a crouch before leaping to their feet and continuing to run. The monkeys stayed in the trees while some pursued from the ground, all shouting and baring their teeth as they chased them down.

The initiates didn't have a plan. There were simply too many. They would just swarm and jump them all at once, giving them no hope of fighting back. Emma's mind raced as she ran.

As they went Ella suddenly perked up. She could sense something in the distance. "This way!" she shouted as she suddenly veered left. The initiates simply followed after her, not really seeing any other option in mind. They ran, and ran, and ran some more before they came upon a small rock formation with a cave. Ella smiled, but she stopped as she heard one of her friends cry out. She turned around to see Lan Wu's on the ground, legs snagged by a bola.

The Gungan girl quickly cut through her restraints and leapt to her feet. She drew her sword and slowly backed away to stand beside her friends as the monkeys began circling them. Ella backed closer to the cave, looking over her shoulder and calling out with the Force.

The initiates stared their enemy down, eyeing the sinister fanged grins and jagged edged weapons warily as they expected a fight. Their backs were to the wall. Flight was no longer an option. That left only fight.

The leader among them gave a few grunts and calls as he ordered the other to get ready to attack. They all tensed up in preparation when to the initiates confusion their eyes all bugged out of their head in terror. A shadow suddenly passed over their heads before a huge green shape landed in front of them.

Before them was an all too familiar giant green jungle cat

With a breath the king of the jungle let loose a thunderous roar. The initiates felt the very power coming from him in their bones. The monkey people all shouted in fear, turning tail and falling over themselves as they fled the jungle king.

All in the jungle feared the king.

The jungle king kept roaring, calling out to all in the jungle that this was his territory. As the screams of the monkey people faded into the distance he silenced, relaxing before turning around to face the initiates. They all tensed up, fear that he was going to make a meal of them welling up inside.

But to their surprise Ella walked right past them and up to the big cat. When she reached him he rubbed his giant head against her face in greeting while purring in delight. Ella giggled, rubbing the big cat under the chin with a smile.

"Is that?"

"Yep," Ella finished. Her friends all gawked at her as she rubbed the big cat like he was some kind of house pet. "So? We going to save the others?" Ella asked as she looked back at them. They all arched a brow, wondering what she had in mind when the big cat suddenly dropped down to rest on his stomach. Emma grabbed onto its fur and leapt up to sit on its back.

She looked at them expectantly. They smiled back excitedly as they leapt up. The cat had no trouble supporting them all.

"Hang on!" Ella said to the others. With that she leaned in, whispering to the big cat. With a growl the big cat started jogging before breaking out in a run. The initiates held on tight, squeezing their thighs together as the jungle made way for the Monkey King's mountain. And their friends.


"Yes you, work you!" the Monkey King shouted down as he watched the three prisoners work. At his side was Nuna, in her cage and still very displeased with the current situation. She'd much rather be digging with her friends than be stuck at the Monkey King's side 24/7 as his current favorite 'pretty'.

"Dig! Find more! More pretties!" he called out.

His subjects shouted in agreement as they gave the slaves a nudge. The three boys were not amused, faces holding frowns as they mined. The monkey people had hardly given them any breakfast, nor a chance to rest. They'd mined out many crystals after hours of work and yet the Monkey King never seemed satisfied as he demanded they find more.

Out of all of them Nemo was faring worst. This environment was a little too dry for his taste. He'd had little water and it was starting to get to him. He wobbled before falling to a knee. The monkey people all chittered and shouted angirly at him. Demanding he get up and keep mining.

"Nemo, you alright?" Havolian asked in concern.

Nemo gave a small nod. "Yeah," he said tiredly as he picked himself up and raised his pickaxe over his head to continue. They began digging once again, watched closely by the armed guard.

"Ok. So any ideas know it all?" Wrath whispered beside him.

"We could use a distraction," Havolian said with a shrug.

Wrath rolled his eyes. Hours and that was all he'd come up with? "And where pray tell, are we going to get that?"

"AHHHHHHHH!" came an echoed shout from somewhere in the mine. They all looked to see a panicked group of monkeys rushing in, mouths open as they screamed in terrors, arms waving in the air in panic.

And then a roar sounded throughout the tunnels as through a corridor a huge green jungle cat came barreling into the room. The monkey guards and dropped their weapons in horror as the green monster of the forest had entered their home. Even the Monkey King paled, scooping up his pretty with a terrified shout as he fled to his private chambers. The big cat ran up to three boys, they initially panicked and tried to run, but stopped when they spotted their friends sitting atop its back.

Their friends leapt down.

"You guys ok?" Emma asked in concern. They all nodded, and with some focus and bowed head they snapped their bonds with Force.

"Where's Nuna?" Emma asked.

"The King's got her. Took her as his pet. Up there," Wrath responded as he pointed to an opening higher up. They nodded as they prepared to get their comrade. They began leaping up as Ella gave the jungle king a goodbye. It gave her a lick and nuzzled her face before it began chasing the other monkeys deeper into the mines.

The initiates sensed their comrade and made their way to her only to find her in the King's throne room. He sat on his wooden throne, clutching Nuna's cage to his chest.

"Go away you! Go! My pretty!" the King shouted at them with bared fangs.

Nuna waved to them beckoning them to get her out before she lost her mind.

"Let her go monkey man," Wrath demanded.

The Monkey King narrowed his eyes, reaching a hand behind his throne and pulling out a large spike club nearly as big as Nuna. He dropped her cage as he stared them down.

"MINE!" he shouted as he charged them, swinging his club above his head. He swung wildly, wide arcs forcing the initiates back. There was no parrying or blocking his strikes, they were simply too strong and their enemy simply too powerful. As he focused on some of the others Emma tried to get past him and at Nuna, only for him leap at her and swing.

Emma leapt back as his club collided with the ground, smashing into the stone floor with his monstrous strength.

"You no touch my-" Suddenly Nuna leapt onto his shoulders from behind. She could have gotten herself quite easily all along there was just never a time. She slapped her hands over the King's ears. He dropped his club and slapped his hands down over his ears to try to drown out the ringing. Nuna lept off of him and ran to stand beside her friends.

When the ringing stopped and the world had ceased spinning he face them once again. He tried reaching for his club, only to have it yanked away from him by an invisible force. He howled angrily, stomping, slapping the ground, and beating his chest before he charged them.

The initiates leapt out of the way. But Ella came at him with a slash. With startling reflexes he caught her wrist in one hand while ripping her sword out of her hand with the other before tossing it away. Before he could do anything Wally leapt onto his arm and sank his teeth into it. With a pained shout he dropped Ella. But he struck out with his leg.

Wally was stunned as his hand like feet gripped him by the front of his robes before the King did a flip and slammed him to the floor. The King kicked his weapon away and increased pressed to crush the wolf teen under his foot when Lan Wu kicked him in the back of his knees. The King staggered forward and off Wally before turning to around to face the Gungan girl, only to have a painful metal fist collide with the side of his face.

He turned to face Nemo, swinging at him with his huge arms as the Mon Cala teen ducked and weaved out of the way. He rolled under a powerful swing before rising onto a knee. He raised a hand up and pulled it to him as Ella sailed as Claire sailed at the back of the King's head with her leg out. With added power from Nemo's Force pull she struck the King squarely in the back of the head, knocking his hat off as he nearly toppled over.

Then it turned into a nine vs. one brawl as the initiates charged him together. Many blows were exchanged as the initiates got in hits and slashes. But the King was giving as good as he got as he managed to bat them aside, snatch them out of the air and toss them like rag dolls, and overwhelm them with his power and strength.

He threw Ella into one of the walls. She slumped down and groaned, rubbing the back of her head in pain before a glint of metal cause her to look up to see the King hurl a dagger at her. Before it could reach her wally leapt in front of its path and grabbed it out of the air with his teeth.

As the King glared at the wolf teen he suddenly fell to his knees as Nuna, Emma, and Claire ran into him from behind. Before he could get up Lan Wu spun on her heel and delivered a powerful roundhouse kick across his face. He spun around from the Force, dazed and giving Nemo the opportunity to deliver a powerful punch to his stomach and knock the air out of him.

Wally bit him in the thigh as Ella gave the back of his knee a quick slice. As he cried out in pain Wrath was in the air, coming down to deliver a powerful heel drop to the back of the kings head to slam him face first into the ground. They all leapt back to catch their breaths, hoping that maybe that had done it. But to their dismay the King started to rise, pushing himself to his feet with grunts.

"Guys. A little teamwork?" Havo suggested. They stood at his sides as the Monkey King picked himself up. As he did they began to focus, calling on the Force as they pulled their hands back. As the King lifted his head to glare they all thrust their hands forward.

With a shout an invisible wall rammed into the King and sent him flying, crashing through his own throne to slam into the cave wall.

The initiates waited, still prepared to fight if it came down to it. But to the relief the Monkey King seemed to be out cold. They all sighed and gave each other smiles, only to hear the sounds of the King's minions coming from outside. Lots of them too.

"This way!" Nuna shouted as she ran out of the room. She led them to the King's room full of his collection. She pointed out the opening in the ceiling before she leapt up and through it. The others followed suite. They ran across the mountain tops and to the jungle to find safety. But from hidden crags and crack in the mountain the enemy leapt out to block their path.

The initiates formed a circle as they were surrounded. And to their dismay the King approached, being helped along by his subjects. He looked at them as several lumps were already beginning to form on his head.

"Kill them!" he shouted out in rage. The monkeys all brandished their weapons and bared their teeth as they prepared to leap at them. The initiates got ready.

"Enough!"

Everyone froze before looking up. The monkeys' stomachs dropped while the initiates hearts soared. From the sky Queen Tooth and her royal guard descended. And hovering in the sky was her personal cruiser. Her guard was armed with swords, spears, and blaster as they surrounded their queen.

Queen Tooth dropped in front of the initiates to hover in front of the King.

"This is over Monkey King. The children are under my protection and I will be taking them home," Tooth said matter of factly.

The Monkey King snarled before rearing up. "No! Thieves! Tresspassers! They no go! They stay! Die for stealing pretties from me!" he shouted.

The Queen snorted, already of the King's greed and lust for pretty objects. Tooth looked over her shoulder at the children. "Empty your pockets. All of you," she commanded.

"What? You know what we had to go through to get these things?" Wrath shouted in disbelief. She narrowed her eyes, using her queenly glare. The initiates grumbled in defeat as they miserably emptied their pockets, dropping their crystals on the ground, allowing the monkeys to crawl forward and scoop them up.

"There. Now you have all your pretties," Tooth said to the King.

This only seemed to make the King angrier. "NO! THEY TRESPASS! THEY DIE! I KILL!" he howled out. His minions flinched, but Tooth stood her ground.

"These children are under my people's protection Your Highness. If you really want to get at them then it will mean war between our people," she warned. She moved closer, hovering a few inches from his face as she placed a hand on the hilt of the sword at her hip.

"And we both know what happened the lost time you and I fought," she said dangerously. She waited, staring into his eyes as she awaited his answer.

The Monkey King glared back, body rigid as he bared his teeth. But with a huff he took a step back. "Go."

Tooth nodded as she hovered back to the initiates. She sternly glared at them as her guard scooped them up and carried them into the air and onto the ship awaiting them. Inside the ship it was silent. Tooth stared out the front viewport as the floating city drew nearer and nearer.

They'd arrived just in time. Luckily as one of the Kinnarans had been cleaning Havolian's room she'd found a map and scrolls of his notes on the crystal cave. It wasn't too hard to put two and two together, especially since all the initiates had suddenly decided to take an unsupervised camping trip.

"That was foolish of you. All of you," she said as she looked over her shoulder and at them. They had the decency to look ashamed, and they nodded in agreement. "I will be informing your Masters about this," she added.

They groaned. So much for not getting in trouble.


After the Jedi were made aware of their little adventure, they commended the children on their skill and fighting ability. Complimenting them on the fact that they had managed to hold their own in real combat. The initiates thought they were off the hook. But then Hiccup and Elsa concluded that their trip proved they lacked discipline and maturity.

In the end they deemed they were not yet ready for the responsibility that came with having a lightsaber after their reckless adventure. The initiates had nothing to say and simply nodded in agreement.

"Well that sucks," Havolian commented as he and Wrath walked the halls of the Temple.

"Could have been worse," Wrath said with a shrug. Havo shrugged back. They were both happy to be alive and glad they only come back with minor scrapes and bruises. Wrath smiled to himself, yeah, things in the end worked out...pretty okay in his opinion.

He looked ahead as Saphine suddenly rounded a corner. he smiled and opened his mouth to greet her when she suddenly locked eyes with him. She was glaring. Boy was she glaring.

"Wrath I am dropping you," she said with a scowl.

Wrath furrowed his brows in confusion. Trying to make sense of what she'd just said. "Do you mean dumping?"

"Yes. That. I am dumping you," she corrected.

"Oh." Wrath blinked before it clicked. "WHAT!? WHY?" he suddenly shouted. This couldn't be happening. He'd just gotten a girlfriend.

"You lied to me! You went into the forbidden territory. You said you were going camping."

"Well technically we did go camping. We just also happened-" he closed his mouth when he noticed his words were not helping.

"You are an idiot Wrath Borak! We are done!" she said with finality. She crossed her arms over her chest as her wings rapidly beat to carry her away.

Wrath just stood there, eyes glued to the spot where Saphine had just been standing. His girlfriend of five days had just dumped him.

Havolian just stood behind him awkwardly. He'd witnessed the whole things. There wasn't much to say.

But he managed to find the words that pretty much summed the situation up. He sucked in a breath through his teeth.

"Ouch. That's got to hurt."


new chap. You didnt' think we were done so soon now did you?