Hey guys! Welcome to chapter 17! I worked really hard on this chapter so I hope you enjoy it!
"Their coming from behind!" One of the prisoners yelled turning at the sound of the explosion.
Lux was in shock! He hadn't expected them to blow a hole in their own building!
Appo noticed Lux was in a gaze and jumped for him just before a bullet could reach his chest.
"What are you doing!" Appo screamed in his face after hitting the ground.
"I'm sorry!" Lux screamed back getting off the floor to reenter the battle.
Their little team of prisoners was now decreased to half it's size. They had to do something, and Lux knew what!
"You with the rocket!" He yelled to a man hidden in one of the prison cells,"Come here, we are going to blow this wall!"
"Yes sir!" The prisoner said before running across the hall,"Which wall do you wish I fire at?"
Lux looked closely behind the droids and noticed something he hadn't noticed before.
"How many rockets do you have?" Lux asked quickly.
"Only three sir!" The man said.
"That will do! Fire one at the elevator and close off their transportation! Then fire at the wall behind these droids coming from the cells!" Lux yelled in heap of the battle.
"But sir, there is nothing but dirt and rock past that wall! We are under ground!" The man yelled in confusion as he loaded the first rocket.
"See that vent!" Lux asked waiting for a nod in return,"There is light coming threw it which must mean the outside world is just past that wall!"
The man smiled and laughed in dis-belief.
"You aren't as bad as I first thought, boy!" The man said before turning to destroy the elevator,"Make clear!"
Lux and the surrounding men placed their hands on their ears.
The man aimed through the rocket launchers sights and found a spacing between the droids just the right size for the rocket to fly through!
"Fire in the hole!" He warned and fired!
The rocket fit perfectly through the gap and destroyed the elevator with one hit!
"Good shot!" Lux said patting the mans back.
"Yes, but we aren't done yet!" He said turning and taking aim at the meeting of the back wall and roof.
Lux once again covered his ears and watched for daylight to break through.
"Fire in the hole!" The man warned and fired again.
This time the rocket didn't go all the way through for only a small crevice was made.
"Blast!" Lux said in frustration.
"Well have to use the last one!" The man said shoving the last missile into the launcher, but before he could lock onto his target, he was hit in his left shoulder.
"No!" Lux shouted ducking down beside him inspection his wound.
"Go on! You'll have to take the shot!" The man told Lux as he held his bleeding shoulder.
Lux hesitated before picking up the launcher.
"But I…"
"No, you have to do it, you are their leader!" The man said as his words began to fade.
"No!" Lux said shaking him, hoping he would wake up; but he was too late, he had already passed.
Anger arose in Lux at that moment. He was tired of watching his friends and loved ones die to the separatist. This didn't mean would join the Republic, although deep down inside, he knew he wanted to.
Lux snatched up the rocket launcher and took aim quickly.
"Fire in the hole!" He yelled at the top of his lungs and then fired.
The impact of the rocket launcher hitting his shoulder caused him to stumble backwards a little.
The rocket traveled directly into the crevice causing a large explosion. Smoke and dust made it hard to see in the already-dark prison cell.
"Come on, move!" Lux ordered the men when he caught the first sight of day light.
The men began to run forward taking cover every now and then to take out more droids.
Lux, on the other hand, ran into the cell where Appo was doctoring Hien.
"Come on, we have made an opening in the wall!" Lux said to Appo who had blood all over his dirty clothes.
"Give me a hand!" Appo said lifting Hien off the ground.
Lux rushed to catch Hien's other arm as they stumbled threw the cell doors.
The smoke had cleared slightly now and it became evident that the hole in the wall was big enough for them to escape through.
"Hurry before they send reinforcements!" Lux yelled as he picked up a blaster pistol to give the three cover.
The others moved in before Lux and Appo providing cover for them as they struggled to carry Hien's heavy body.
"Go! We'll cover you!" One of the prisoners said stepping behind Lux and Appo as they made their way through the hole.
When the last prisoner was out, Appo gave the last order,"Through your grenades! We must cover the hole!"
Two of the men who had been in front of them stepped back and threw two grenades each just outside the hole covering it with dirt from the explosion.
"Good now lets move!" Lux shouted as he and Appo slowly made their way to the forest.
"Where are we to hide! Surely they will send a patrol out for us!" One of the prisoners spoke up.
"We will keep moving! There has to be some sort of…something out there." Appo said watching closely.
"Shouldn't we make a temporary shelter until we can gather more supplies so we can capture a shuttle of some sort?" Lux asked hoping to have made a good idea.
"Its' not that easy." Appo said with a laugh behind his voice.
"But isn't it worth a try?" Lux asked looking at him over Hien's head.
"No, if we attempt and fail, then we will have accomplished nothing and I do not wish to loose any more men then we already have…" Appo said in a sincere voice.
Lux had not thought of that and hoped that the men didn't think of him as a careless boy once again.
Ahsoka followed closely behind Sage Ornate. The trip from her ship to his "house" was a long one!
"Master, how much farther is it?" Ahsoka asked narrowing her brows.
Sage smiled as he pulled back the vines revealing a large tree with a hut placed underneath it just off the edge of the swampy water. (This is the same hut yoda would live in many years later)
"This is it!" Sage said beginning to make his way to the door.
Ahsoka was in awe! She was slightly impressed!
"This is your home?" Ahsoka asked jogging to catch up with him.
"Yes, not as fancy as the Jedi Temple, but it is enough to keep me out of the rain!" Sage said with a very old sounding laugh.
Ahsoka felt sorry for the old man now. He had very little but was happy with what he had.
"The roof is still in maintenance so be careful not to bump your head!" Sage warned as he opened the door to his little home.
Now she was really impressed! Sure the roof was lower then the average roof, but then again, she wasn't the tallest togruta.
To the left was a little bed which was built into the wall and a chair which was beside it. To the right was a fire place where something sat over the flame cooking. And straight in front of them was a table looking piece of furniture which she thought was where he ate.
"How long have you been here?" Ahsoka asked as she ducked to fit in the small house.
"For many years, but I need not think of that, I have everything I need here and it is here that I will live and die with the force." Sage said leading her to a chair.
Ahsoka sat down slowly hoping she wouldn't break it.
"Master… Might I ask what you did that had you sent into exile?" Ahsoka asked with a sorrowful look on her face. She couldn't believe they would ban someone as nice as he.
"No!" He said in more of a yell,"no…the past is the past and there it shall forever stay…"
Ahsoka wished that everyone wouldn't keep secrets from her! She tried not to grow to upset for she knew Master Sage would sense her immediately.
"I under stand…" She finely said lowering her head.
Sage realized she was upset and wished he could tell her, but he was ashamed to have been banned for such a stupid thought.
"Now, if you have asked all your questions, I believe we should begin your training!" He said standing.
Ahsoka stood the same as he, only she had to duck.
"What is it you lack experience in, young one?" Sage asked placing a hand on her shoulder.
Ahsoka didn't want to admit her feelings for Lux but she knew that was the only way to become prepared when he did eventually pass on.
"I am having…. attractions…. strong ones…." She said nervously.
Sage closed his eyes attempting to read her mind threw the force.
"A love you have developed…" Sage said opening his eyes again.
Blast! Ahsoka screamed at herself in her head, Why didn't I think to block my thoughts!
"If that's how you want to put it…" She said shrugging her shoulders.
"There is no reason to fear me, I am no longer in contact with the jedi, what you tell to me stays with me and me only!" He said giving her a promising look.
Ahsoka smiled knowing she could trust him.
"He was reported dead when an explosion occurred, but know my close friend suspects other wise…. I was told I could not join the mission my master is on because Master Kenobi fears my emotions will become a distraction…" She said with the same anger towards Obi-wan rising in her veins.
"What do you believe?" Sage asked taking his seat again. He had permission to sit being as old as he was.
"I don't know…" She said frowning and dropping her head agin," My heart is telling me one thing while reality is telling me another…"
"Which do you normally follow?" Sage asked tilting his head in curiosity.
Ahsoka was stuck at that question. She normally followed her Master's guidance.
"I go with neither! My Master is usually there to guide me.." She said staring up to him for an answer.
Sage processed what all had been said.
" Do you have a mental connection to this boy?" Sage asked.
"How would I know?" Ahsoka asked tilting her head.
"Search your feelings… If this boy has became a main character in your life, you will feel him out." Sage said sitting back waiting for her answer.
Ahsoka nodded her head in understanding and sat down on the floor closing her eyes and crossing her legs over one another.
She went through the many force signatures and was in shock when she found Lux!
"Yes! I do have a connection with him!" Ahsoka responded happily jumping off the floor.
"You must be careful, love is a dangerous ground to trot on, if you become too attached, no matter what you say, you will eventually turn to evil…." Sage said frightening Ahsoka a little.
Ahsoka shuddered again as fear touched her once more.
"How will I be able to tell if he is still alive?" Ahsoka asked narrowing her brows again.
"Talk to him, just as you talk to your master, through the force bond!" Sage said standing and taking hold of both her shoulders.
"But Lux is not a force sensitive figure?" Ahsoka in a confused tone,"Can't only force sensitive beings communicate through a bond?"
"I guess there is only one way to find out!" Sage said smiling before taking his seat again.
Ahsoka took a deep breathe and sat on the floor again closing her eyes and crossing her legs.
Here goes nothing, she told herself.
"Lux are you there?"
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