When Anakin woke up, it was lighter but the dense forest blocked most of the light. Anakin stretched, and looked down towards the ground. Straining his eyes to see, Anakin could see that the Noghri were still there, but as it was lighter, and he could see a little. Slowly climbing down the tree, Anakin came to a halt at the bottom. The Noghri were still there, and quickly formed a semi-circle around Anakin. Their leader spoke up.
"Are you ready to surrender, Jedi?" Anakin held his hands up in front of him in defense.
"I think we need to talk this out. What do you guys want with me? Maybe we can make a deal." There was no way Anakin would voluntarily go with them.
"We were sent by our Master. We have orders to take you to our Master, then to execute you." The one who looked like he was second in command said this, and when he did, the leader glared at him, and then stepped forward.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rukh. Our mission is to take you to my Master." Rukh bowed, and waited. Anakin, unsure of what to do, just stood there. One of the Noghri caught his eye, frantically motioning, telling him to bow. Anakin quickly did so, and Rukh smiled.
"Now, come with us." The Noghri pushed their way behind Anakin, and started moving forward, thus forcing Anakin to do the same thing. He considered killing them all, but there were too many, as they would overcome him before he could kill them all. He also didn't want a repeat of the Tusken Raider event. So he willingly went with the group.
The medium sized group started towards the edge of the forest, and from there onto a large, obsolete looking ship. They stopped at where the entrance had to have been, and Rukh turned on his comlink.
"We're back with intended quarry." Said the Noghri leader in his gravelly voice.
"Copy that."
With that the entrance ramp opened up, and the party went inside the ship. Anakin had his guard up, but forgot about everything when he saw the inside. It was a lot nicer then the appearance of the gray-skinned aliens would imply. The silver colored walls was neatly painted, while the rich purple fabric on the seats looked soft and inviting. Being distracted by all this, Anakin almost didn't notice a small group of Noghri standing near the entrance to a hallway. He longed to sit down, but didn't ask because he knew he was a prisoner.
Rukh stepped forward, and said something in a primitive sounding language. Half the group broke off and joined the others, who turned and walked single file down the hallway. It reminded Anakin of the way the Tusken Raiders traveled, but he held his tongue. He didn't want to get himself in more trouble than he already was. Half of what was left of the group took Anakin down a hallway in the other direction. They walked for several minutes before reaching a flight of stairs, and four men started down, then the rest prodded Anakin along. He followed them down, and they led him to a small cell. Anakin walked in, and sat down gratefully on the small bench provided. He couldn't stretch his legs out all the way, as the cell wasn't big enough.
Two of the Noghri stood at either side of the door, while the rest traveled back up the stairs. Anakin looked down at his waist, looking for the reassuring sight of his lightsabre, but someone had taken it. He was in such a bind, and didn't know how he was going to get out of this mess. So he just settled back, and waited for the ship to take off, and from there, reach its destination.
Some hours later…The ship landed with a jolt, waking Anakin up. He hadn't even realized he had fallen asleep, but silently stood, then stretched as much as he could in the cramped room. He sat back down, and tried to concentrate on finding how many other beings were coming aboard the ship. But there was still that Force-less bubble, so that made it impossible. He still sat on the bench, trying to keep his head clear. It was nearly impossible, it was almost as if someone had released a gas into the cell. Too late, Anakin smelled a something other than air. It turned out, it was a gas. He tried to stop it from entering his system, but with the lack of the Force, it was impossible. The young Jedi blacked out, powerless to do anything.
Yay!! It was more than one page this time. I'm sooooooo sorry about the wait, life is hectic right now. I'm dealing with a bunch of stuff, not all of it good. Anyway, please please review. That would just make my day. AND!! If I get three reviews by the end of the week I'll post two chapters next week!!