Battle of Genenosis
It had been several days since Anakin and Padme had
left for Naboo. Jordana had been occasionally tapping the Force to
see how he was doing. One day, she felt that Padme was also in love
with him, and that pretty much ended her tapping. She was walking
around the Temple, on her way to the training room, when she noticed
that there weren't many people around. She finally found her master
looking around the training room.
"Master, what is it?"
"There
is a meeting in ten minutes in the Great Auditorium." She said, her
apprentice following her.
"About what?"
"We have to go to
Genosis to help Obi-Wan."
"Just us or…"
"No, two
hundred of us. Now come on."
The auditorium was the largest
room in the Temple, designed to fit every Jedi Master and Padawan
learner in it. Mace Windu walked onto the middle of the stage, he
didn't need a microphone to speak.
"As many of you have felt,
there is a disturbance in the Force. Well, now that disturbance may
come into light. Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has found some disturbing
events happening on Genosis. He is being held prisoner by the
Separatists, and now his life is in grave danger." With that,
Jordana watched Tahira's face go white. "We must go to Genosis
and help him. We need two hundred Jedi to go to Genosis. All of you
that are here now have agreed to join this mission. When we reach
Genosis, rendezvous back at my ship. May the Force be with us." He
said and everyone left and headed towards the starships. On the way
back, Jordana noticed that Tahira was still pale.
"Master, this
was a volunteer mission, wasn't it?"
"Yes it was Jordana."
She said quietly.
"And you thought I was going through hell for
Anakin."
"Hey, if you're willing to withold potentially
valuable information from the Council for Anakin, then I'm willing
to put my life on the line for Obi-Wan. So don't even start with me
about going through hell."
"I'm not, Master." Both of them
were nervous. The thought that she might never see Anakin again
crossed through her mind but she quickly dismissed it, determined to
help Tahira. They boarded their star ships and ascended into
space.
Once on Genosis, there were assigned places in the
arena to stand and wait for the signal. Where Jordana and Tahira
were, they could see the entrance to the execution arena. Jordana's
heart began to pound. Her master didn't look any better than she
did. Her eyes were solely fixed on Obi-Wan, who was tied to a large
pole with a large chain around his hands.
"When I find the
bastards that did this to him…" she growled.
"Just focus on
getting him out of there Master. You're no good to him dead." She
said, attempting to comfort her. Tahira smiled at her apprentice.
Jordana's eyes fell on the entrance. There were two people about to
be lead in…Anakin and Padme. Her heart rate quickened
again.
"Oh…no." she whispered. She saw the two of them lean
in for a kiss. Her heart felt like it had been ripped out. She looked
away and her hands began to shake.
"Jordana what is it?" she
asked. When she saw Anakin and Padme being brought forth, she finally
understood. "What the hell are they doing here?" She asked.
"I
don't know." She said. She heard the Genosian prime minister
announce the start of the execution. They both gasped at the
creatures coming out to kill them. Tahira gripped Jordana's hand
tightly, fearing for Obi-Wan. They watched in apprehension as they
each battled the creatures. Jordana couldn't help but feel a slight
bit better when Padme's back got slashed, only to feel worse when
Padme jumped down and planted a kiss on Anakin's cheek. Just then,
Mace Windu appeared, holding his purple blade close to Jango Fett's
neck. He gave the signal and everybody ignited his or her light
sabers.
"You ready Jordie?"
"As I'll ever be." They
jumped out from their hiding place onto the arena floor. They
prepared themselves for battle. Jordana looked over to Anakin, but he
didn't see her. She turned around when she hear the droid army of
the Trade Federation coming.
"Oh…shit!" she screamed.
"You
said it!" They fought for what seemed like hours. Jordana noticed
that Padme had gotten seperated from Anakin. Despite how much she
hated the woman, she also knew that it would practically kill Anakin
if anything were to happen to Padme. So at Tahira's surprise, she
took off running in Padme's direction. She got there just in time
to deflect a shot headed straight for Padme's shoulder. She ran
alongside the chairiot that Padme had jumped into.
Great now I'm
her bodyguard.
Anakin soon joined them and the chairiot was
tipped on its side. Both Anakin and Jordana positioned themselves so
that they could protect Padme.
"You call this a diplomatic
solution?" Anakin asked.
"No, I call this aggressive
negociations." Padme replied.
"That's good because if this
is your idea of a diplomatic solution, I'd say you're a pretty
crappy politician." Jordana commented. She watched the whole scene
between Mace Windu and Jango Fett. She watched as he cut off Jango's
arm, then his head, completely horrified. She also noticed that
Tahira was overwhelmed by the number of droids in her area.
"Anakin,
take care of Padme, I have to help Tahira." she commanded, though
Anakin did not need to be commanded to protect Padme. After helping
Tahira, they rushed to the center of the arena to regroup with the
rest of the Jedi. Count Dooku stood on the balcony and shouted some
incoherent psychobabble about if they surrender, their lives would be
spared.
"We are not pawns to be bartered, Dooku!" he shouted.
Dooku motioned the droids forward into attack mode. Everyone prepared
to fight. Jordana looked over at Anakin, standing next to Padme.
Looks like I didn't need to tell him twice. She thought. She
looked over at Tahira, who was dividing her attention between the
approaching droid army, and Obi-Wan. Suddenly, large carriers
appeared out of the sky. It was Yoda with the droid army from Kamino.
The droid army was successfully destroyed. Mace Windu ran up to
them.
"Tahira, you and your apprentice make a pass and look for
survivors. After that, meet back at the second rendevouz point.
"Yes
Master." She replied. They each ran around the arena and helped
what little survivors there were. Jordana noticed Jango Fett's son
by his body. She carefully walked up behind him. He spun around and
stared at her, his eyes full of hatred and sorrow. He was no more
than twelve years old, and now he was an orphan.
"I'm so sorry
for what happened." She whispered. He continued to stare at her.
She had no idea what to say to him. "I…" she gave up; there was
nothing that she could say. He still stared at her, "Good-bye, kid"
she said, turning to walk away.
"I'm not a kid, and I have a
name! It's Boba you good for nothing Jedi!" he yelled.
She
turned her head slightly towards him, "I have a name, too: Jordana.
Take care of yourself Boba."
She ran towards the carrier Tahira
was in.
"That kid going to be ok?" Tahira asked.
"Yeah, I
have a feeling he's going to survive."
