THE MISSION
PART FOUR
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Keira's Point Of View
Two Weeks Later
I sat up crying out into the darkness and gasping for air. A vision I had, had another vision. I had been having visions of a woman in a cage for over a week now. They came one night, clear as day. She was a small woman with long blond hair and pain filled blue eyes. Her once perfect flawless skin was now littered with bruses.
She was a slave and I knew the men with her were the ones we sought. Yet I could not see their faces clearly. I closed my eyes calling on the Force to calm myself. I felt a soft touch on my shoulder followed by Master Kenobi's soft voice.
"Another vision?" He asked.
"Yes." My answer was simple.
"Is she worse?"
"Yes. I can see everything, but where she is I don't know." I stood flustered by the events. "Why am I getting these visions if I can't help her?" I nearly shouted. "She is scared and they are hurting her, I see it all but I can do nothing. Why?"
He stood walking over to me placing a hand on my shoulder. His look was soft, and in that moment I knew what he was going to say to me.
"Kiera visions can have more than one meaning. Don't focus on the vision itself, focus on what you're not seeing, the sounds the background. The things that surround you in the vision. Remember to be careful of interrupting a vision; it may not be all it seems." I gave a nod and walked back to my sleep couch and sat down. He walked over sitting down next to me. "Would you like some tea?" He asked me, placing a hand on my knee.
"Yes please."
He gave a slight laugh and then walked away. I felt torn. I wanted to run out and save this woman; but knew I could not do so. Master Kenobi was right, I need to focus on what was in the vision; not the vision itself. I sat with my eyes closed meditating. Calm, center, control. That's what I kept whispering to myself. I felt myself relax and the frustrations leave me. I needed to remain calm and focus on the task at hand. That is how I would rescue her and stop these men.
We were placing ourselves in places and situations we knew would attract their kind. Like Master Kenobi said it was a matter of time before they found us. Question was? Did we want these men finding us; after seeing what they did to this woman, I was not so sure. She had been beating into submission and raped. I had seen different visions of it all. These slavers were harsh there was no mistake in that. They needed to be stopped, and stop them we would. The question was how.
I looked up as master Kenobi walked into the room with a tray in hand. He sat it down in the center of the sleep couch and then sat down next to me. He handed me a cup and took one himself.
"Thank you." I said.
"You're welcome." He said giving me an odd smile. What was that smile for?
"Did you put something in this? I asked not taking a drink from the cup.
"Whatever for?" He asked, a puzzled look on his face.
"I don't know, to put me to sleep."
"I don't need to lace your tea with something to do that." He said smugly.
"Meaning?" I asked.
"I thought the meaning was simple and quite clear. I don't need to place anything in your tea to make you go to sleep." I sat the cup down on the try.
"I think I'll pass." I said. He snorted then picked up the tray and walked over and sat it on the nightstand.
"Don't believe me darling."
"I loathe the word darling." I said to him.
"All right then." He said. "Don't believe me pet."
"Pet." I snapped. "Do I look like a pet to you?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?" He said walking towards me. I stood placing my hands on my hips looking at him.
"You love these word games." I snapped at him. He said nothing to me, just stared at me. Oh Sith he could be intimidating when he wanted to be, and right now he was just that. His face was blank and he did not move, he just stood there. Then without warning he lifted his hand a waved it in front of my face.
"You want to sleep Keira." He said to me.
I knew nothing after that, nothing except my eyes shutting and then I drifted off to sleep.
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I had no idea how long I had been asleep. I awoke on my sleep couch under a blanket neatly tucked in. I sat up and glanced over to where Master Kenobi was sleeping peacefully on his side.
Ok personal note to self. Don't test Master Kenobi on what he can and can not do. Using the Force to suggest things to others had never been a strong suit of mine. My Master had always told me to focus harder on it. It always seemed it was a skill I lacked in.
Now before you say I am week minded, I assure you I am not. Yes you can only use the Mind Trick on those who are weak-minded. That is true, but it can be used on those with a stronger mind, the skill is in the user and their strength in the Force. Master Kenobi is a Jedi Master after all, so his skill well outmatches mine.
I looked around the room, spotting the shock collar sitting on the desk. I thought about it. Should I dare? Should I try to test him in this as well? Why the Sith not, after what he did. I slowly stood walking over to the desk; carefully I picked up the collar. Then ever so slowly I moved towards him. I kept my movements slow and precise. I slowed my breathing and remained calm. Gently I reached out with the collar towards his neck. I smiled to myself I had him, and then before I could react he had me on my back and pinned to the sleep couch. I could not even move, I was trying to get out from under him; but the more I tried the more he pinned me.
"You'll have to move much more quieter darling if you want to pull that off." He said with a wicked smile.
"What." I snapped. "How is it you heard me, I made no sound?" Did I? Had I made a sound.
"Darling I heard you the moment your feet touched the floor." He said sitting up and using his legs to tightly grip my sides with.
I was dumbfounded, literally dumbfounded. I laid their looking up at him realizing twice today I had tested a Jedi Master's skills, and twice today I had failed.
"Personal note to self." I said out loud. "Don't test a Jedi Master's skills." He shook his head.
"This is something you have just discovered?" He questioned. I was about to say something, then thought better of it. "What's a matter darling a Tooka have your tong."
"No." I said. "I just am not going to press my luck any more today."
"Well at least you're learning darling."
"Stop calling me darling." I snapped. "You know I hate that word." He raised an eyebrow at me.
"I thought you weren't pressing your luck today… darling" He said.
"I am not pressing my luck." I snapped. "I can't stand that word, and you know that." He leaned back a little, but not enough to loosen his grip on me.
"Tell me why it is you don't like the word darling and I'll let you up."
"And if I don't tell you." I asked. Not that I was not going to tell him. Trust me I plan to, I just wanted to know. The look I got. Well let's just say, if I had not been planning to tell him. I would be telling him now.
"How far are you willing to press your luck today?" He said.
"I am not going to press my luck any more today." I said. "I am going to tell you."
"Well then I am all ears." He said relaxing himself a bit.
"Years ago my Master and I were asked to help in a political matter on Dantooine. The man that we were there to guide and help was a bit….nasty. He believed that women were less than men. He was always snapping at his wife and other female servants. He always had a way of turning the nicest words horrible; simply by the way he said them. He addressed all the women around him as darling, including me. My Master told him not to address me that way, and I was to be called Keira or Padawan. He did as my Master said around him, but if my Master was not around or I was alone he would call me darling. It's the way he said it; it was as if the word had a foul meaning to it. It's also the way he looked at me as he said it, like I was an object to be had, or I was not an equal." I looked up at him as he looked down at me. He gave me a nod then got off of me. He then sat down on the edge of the sleep couch looking at me.
"What ever became of him?" He asked.
"I do not know his fate. We finished the mission and came home. We never went back, and I never thought to ask about him." I said sitting up. "It is how he said the word to me and the way he looked at me. After that, that word made me think of him; and that brings back the memories." He gave me a nod.
"I am sorry if I upset you Keira by using the word. In the future if you express a disdain for a word I will ask you why, and not use the word around you."
"Thank you." I said.
"You're welcome." He gave me a smile. "Did you really think you could sneak up on me?" He asked.
"Yes, and I thought I had you too." I said with a small smile.
"Oh you have so much to learn." That was true, I could not deny that. "I think we should get started for the evening, don't you?" I gave a nod as I stood.
"I make the food." I said. He gave a nod and stood walking over to the closet I used. Oh great he is going to choose the clothes for the day.
"You make the food and I'll choose your attire for the day." I was about to say something then changed my mind.
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Several Hours Later
In a bar on Rishi
We were moving from planet to planet, gaining all our information from rumors. Through a rumor we discovered that here in a small valley was a group of smugglers who dwelt in human trafficking, amongst other things. We had come a few days ago and had just been going from bar to bar. Tonight we were going into one of the roughest known places on the planet, a bar called The Sweet Spot. I now have another word to add to my list of words I hate.
Master Kenobi also said he now distasted the word as well, along now with the word darling. He said the story I told him, made him rethink the use of the word. I was not sure what he meant by that, but I did not want to ask either.
Tonight I was wearing a very short low cut red dress. Personal note I now also hate the color red. I had on a pair of knee high, high heal boots. My hair was teased out to give me a wild look. I had extremely dark eye make-up and a lot of red blush and an exceptional bright red lipstick. I had on the shock collar and attached to it was a long black lead.
Master Kenobi wore tight black leather pants, a black long sleeve cotton shirt. A long black overcoat and black combat boots. Like always he looked like a thug and I looked like a pleasure…well you get the meaning.
"You look ravishing in red." He said trying to ease my feelings.
"I now hate the color red." He laughed and smiled at me. "Would you like to wear this dress?" I tossed the idea to him, knowing full well what he would say.
"No. I don't think I have the chest for it." He said with a smile.
"Funny Kenobi." I snapped. "I am glad you like my chest." I added.
"I never said I like your chest." He said walking up to me and then looking down, then back up at me.
"I….that….oh you're such an ass." I turned to walk away, but forgot he had the lead in his hand. He pulled me back and I lost my footing and fell backwards right into his arms. I looked up at him and he looked down at me. "Not funny." I said
"I am not laughing."
"What." I snapped. He pushed me to my feet then turned me around to face him.
"I needed a better view of your chest." He said smugly.
"Fine Master tight pants."
"I am glad you like what you see." Oh he's good I thought, but two can play at this game.
"I never said I like what I saw, besides I have seen better." Hah! I thought to myself score one for the Padawan.
He suddenly walked me backwards till my back was against the wall and his hands had me boxed in. Wait. How did this happen? I was smarter than this. Did I really just let him back me into the wall and box me in? He ran his thumb down my cheek in a rather sensual way. I literally couldn't move.
"Maybe." He whispered sensually in my ear. "But you will never have better." Then he turned and walked away.
Dam! I thought to myself, he was good; dam good. Score all points for the Jedi Master, and none for the dumb Padawan. When was I going to learn not to go head to head in a word game with him?
I stood there for several seconds trying to collect my thoughts.
"Are you coming?" He called to me. I said nothing, nothing at all; I just walked over to him, as I walked by him he reached our smacking me on my backside, then twirling me around. "Oh and by the way, you're a horrible liar." He said as he let me go pulling me behind him and out of the ship.
Yep he was good, not doubt in that. He was quick with his words and always knew what to say and when to say it.
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Several hours later or in Master Kenobi's case several drinks later. We were sitting at a table; well I was sitting in his lap. With several smugglers and bounty hunters. The males, not all were human were playing a card game. They had been playing it now for the last hour. In total there were four of them.
"Ben where did you get her?" The one named Sin asked.
"I won her. Her former master and I had placed a bet on a fight. He lost and I won, but when he refused to give her over to me I killed him and took her." Sin laughed.
"Smart man." He sneered. "She…..any…..good?" He asked looking me up and down. I felt uneasy with that commit, and his looks.
"What do you mean by good?" Master Kenobi asked Sin. I really did not want to know what he thought. His look and his words said it all.
"When she's on her back, or her knees." Master Kenobi smiled at Sin. Oh great I thought to myself. This outta be good.
"Oh yes quite good why do you ask?"
"How much for an hour?" Oh no I thought to myself, not in this life time or the next. Master Kenobi chuckled.
"No. She's not for…..such occasions." He drew the word occasion out. "But." Wait! There is no but. What was he doing? "She will…..give you a nice lap dance." I'll give him a what? I conveyed to him through the force how many ways I would like to hurt him right now. He complete ignored me. "There are two rules." He said looking over at Sin.
"The rules are?" Sin asked
"You get one song, and you cannot touch her, she touches you." Oh you owe me so much for this Master tight pants. I thought to myself.
"Fine." Sin snapped. "How much?"
"One hundred and fifty."
"Done." He reached into a pouch and slammed the credits down.
"They're not marked are they?" Master Kenobi asked.
"No, but they are stolen." Sin said with a laugh.
Sin stood and moved his chair out to the center of the floor. He sat down patting his lap and looking me over. I did not want to do this. I had no real clue other than a guess on how to do this. Master Kenobi gave me a slight shove and I stood off his lap. He walked me over to Sin and then turned me to look at him.
"He's paid well Pet, give him his money's worth." He said to me.
"Yes Master." I said voice soft and eyes lowered.
I waited till the song the band was playing ended and a new one started. I then walked up to him and started to dance around him. I placed a hand on his right shoulder and circled around him, running my hands along his back. I then walked back in front of him and slowly sat down in his lap facing him.
I closed my eyes and called on the Force to block out everything around me. I wanted to close myself off to everything and everyone. I started to move in his lap placing my hands on each of his shoulders. I could feel his body tense then relax.
His sounds told me where his thoughts were and I wanted no part of that. Hearing them made me lose my focus on the Force. I picked up his thoughts, and those of his friends. I moved more in his lap and he started trying to move his hips. I felt my heart speed up and I felt sick to my stomach. I tried to calm myself, but could not do so. I felt like a youngling, i lost total control and could not focus
He smelt like all he had drank and his words to me were disgusting. I leaned close to him and breathed in his ear, moving faster. I wanted this song done and this distasteful thing over and done with. My head started to hurt and my heart felt as if it would stop beating.
Suddenly I felt a wave of calmness wash over me. I felt calm and at ease. I felt my heart slow and my breathing even out. My stomach calmed and I heard a soft voice inside my head.
"Easy Keira it's almost over. I won't let him hurt you." I knew that, I knew nothing would happen to me. It was the words and this thing I was doing. "You're doing wonderful Keira, almost done." The waves of calmness through the Force he was sending me were outstanding.
Then the song ended. I got up and heard Sin protested; he reached a hand out for me; only to have his hand smacked by Master Kenobi.
"No touching." Master Kenobi said placing himself between me and Sin.
"One more." Sin asked.
"No." Master Kenobi said. "One was enough." He walked back over and sat down pulling me down into his lap. "Let's finish our game."
Sin sat down and called the waitress over to the table. She gave all the men at the table a nasty look, then looked at me with sad eyes.
"What do the lot of you want?" She asked
"Drinks." Sin snapped to her. "And maybe you on the side." He said looking her up and down.
"In your dreams." She hissed. "I soon rather kiss a Wookie."
Sin snorted and ordered his drink followed by his friends. Master Kenobi had another of whatever it was he was drinking and then ordered me something I did not even know the name of.
Soon she was back and passed out our drinks. I looked at my drink, it was an odd blue, and then it shimmered red. I heard his words in my head.
"Down it fast, it will take the edge of all this off."
I sent him a thank-you then picked up the drink and downed it. It burned at first then became sweet. I sat the cup down and instantly wanted another. Master Kenobi gave a slight nod; knowing I would be the only one who would notice. He raised his hand calling the waitress over. He ordered me another then food of some kind.
I downed my next drink followed by a third. I ate the food Master Kenobi ordered which had been some type of meet. I was not sure, and knew better than to ask. Soon the game was done and we were leaving for the night.
"Ben." Sin said. "In three days' time there is a fight taking place on the Outland Transit Station, it's by invite only. I think I might be able to get you in."
"I'd like that." Master Kenobi said.
"Good meet me here tomorrow evening, and I'll let you know."
"I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Till then." He said and then turned and walked away.
We walked out of the bar and headed back to the ship. Once inside we left the small hanger port and flew not far away to the outskirts and hid the ship in a small valley. I was so glad this night was over.
I had washed up and was sitting on the edge of the sleep couch looking down at my hands. Master Kenobi sat next to me and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"You did well Keira, I am proud of you." He said giving my shoulder a squeeze.
"Thank you Master." I said not looking up.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked. I really didn't want to talk, but knew it better to do so.
"I didn't like doing that. It….made…..me…..feel…..cheep." I was not sure if those were the right words to use. His arm left my right shoulder where it had been and moved to my left. He pulled me against him and rested his head on mine.
"You are anything but that Keira I assure you."
"Thank-you. You helped me get through it; I lost my concentration like a youngling."
"No Keira you did not. What happened was not you're doing. You lost your concentration because of the amount of stress at the moment. Do not fault yourself for that, I do not. You were placed in a situation you were never trained for, nor ready for. You handled yourself well, your Master would be proud; I know I am.
I felt a sense of pride with his words; I knew them to be true. My Master would be proud of me.
"Thank you your words mean so much, and to know my Master would be proud means a great deal to me. To know you're proud of me means so much as well."
There was no need for anymore words from either of us. We both had been placed in a situation that would not be easy on either of us. Their were no rules or council to guide us. We were on our own. We sat their tougher meditating, taking comfort in each others prescience. I felt a bond being formed and I knew he did too. Weather the council would want it or not, the Force had just chosen my new Master. Something inside of me told me my new Master and I were in for one hell of a long adventure together.
