Chapter 5

***HEY! I UPLOADED A CHAPTER BEFORE THIS! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ CHAPTER 4. THERE WAS SOME VERY IMPORTANT STUFF IN THERE!***

DRAMATIS PERSONAE: (* indicates an original character, which I own. PLEASE DO NOT USE MY ORIGINAL CHARACERS WITHOUT PERMISSION!)

Zekk Jaunter; Jedi Knight, Human Male

Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight, Human Female

Jagged Fel; Head of State, Human Male

Mirta Gev-Orade; Bounty Hunter, Human Female

Jolvin Jay*, Jedi apprentice, Arhan/human male

Han Solo; Pilot, Male Human

Leia Solo; Jedi Knight/Former politician, Human Female

C3P0; Protocol Droid, Masculine programing

Allana (Amelia) Solo; Jedi trainee/heir to the Hapan throne, human female

Myka Vox*; Jedi Trainee, Kiffar female

Luke Skywalker; Jedi Grand Master, Human Male

Natasi Daala; Chief of State, Human Female

"We have investigated the case thoroughly. We still know nothing. But nothing will prevent us from getting to the bottom of all this. Thank you." The Chief of police stepped down from the podium at the press conference. Jaina, Zekk, Myka, and Jolvin all watched the holovid screen in Zekk's room. Zekk turned it off.

"Well, apparently it's our turn to have a look at this," He said, getting up. The other three followed him. They arrived at the senate building, which was crawling with reporters and police. They located the chief. Before they could say anything, the chief answered them.

"Yes, I give you rights as private investigators to check the place over." They nodded, and proceeded on their way.

"Jaina, will you and Jolvin interrogate the witnesses that had been in the conference room? Myka and I will look for evidence." They split up. Zekk and Myka approached the office, and began to skim over everything. Zekk stretched out with the force, using his unique ability to find things. Something came to mind. A report of some kind. Zekk went to the desk, and immediately saw a tax report on the top. He sat down in the chair, scanning it over. Nothing. But then he remembered what Luke had said about Myka's talents complimenting his.

"Myka, come take a look at something," he called over his shoulder. "Can you do your little seeing memories associated with an inanimate object bit?" he handed her the report.

Myka stared at it, then she began to feel something. She closed her eyes and the memory began to play on the back of her eyelids.

Jag stared at the sheet in front of him and sighed, stroking his neatly trimmed goatee.

"Come with me, Fel. He jumps up. "Where is my blaster?" then he realized he was staring down the muzzle of it. Not good. He backed up a step toward his desk and pushed a well-hidden button. It activated a secret hidden camera. It did not run on the same security feed as the other cameras in the building, and was dormant until activated. Therefore, invisible to all scanners.

"I said, come with me, Fel, or I blow your handsome head of your very square shoulders." The voice was filtered through a voice changer, and the armor concealed the attacker's gender and species. Jag was grabbed and shoved, the blaster to his back."

Myka immediately went to the desk and crawled under it. Zekk watched curiously. Myka found the button and pushed it. Nothing. She pushed it again. This time there was something. A soft beep. She got up, knocking her head on the desk as she did so. A small box lowered from the ceiling. Zekk took it and gently tugged. It came undone very easily. Inside was a small camera connected to a data chip. He took out his comlink.

"Jaina, I think we got something."

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"...Or I blow your handsome head of your very square shoulders!" the kidnapper yelled in the playback of the recording Myka had found. The kidnapper shoved the politician out of his office and the video cut off.

"There you have it. Proof that head-of-state Fel was kidnapped." Jaina Solo leaned over Chief-of-State Natasi Daala's desk. Zekk stood behind her. The red-haired woman stared at the screen.

"Jedi Solo, Jedi Jaunter, I appreciate you're help in this case. Unfortunately, this looks out of our hands," she said coolly.

"What are you talking about!" Zekk exclaimed. "We just delivered to you proof that one of the people directly under you has been taken!"

"Unfortunately, Jedi, The kidnapper left no ransom note, made no demands, gave no reason for taking Mr. Fel. We must conclude that this was a personal matter, and therefore, must stay out of it."

"Kidnapping is a crime, Daala." Jaina dropped all titles for the woman.

"Jedi Solo, are you questioning me?"

"Of course she is! She has every right to do so!" Zekk butted in.

"I have given my word. Now both of you, leave now, or I will have security escort you out." The two Jedi left infuriated, Jaina knocked over a vase of flowers "accidentally" on her way out. "Whoops," she said, sarcasm sneered in her voice. Daala glared at her.

They walked back to the Jedi temple. A scowl covered Jaina's face. But it did not mar her beauty. The fierce look in her eyes intensified her beauty instead. Zekk carefully concealed his thoughts. Jaina usually got mad enough at him for hitting on her, and the last thing he wanted to do was make Jaina more angry. That never ended well. Even if sometimes it was kind of fun. But he loved her too much to anger her when she had reached her breaking point. Dang it, he loved her. Not as a friend. As in genuinely loved her. He didn't lust for her. Real love. A want and desire to keep her safe, to comfort her, to share his inner most thought with her, and have her share hers with his. He wanted to stand by her side through thick and thin. Why couldn't she feel that way about him?

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Jaina strolled the elevated walkway. She stopped midway, leaning on the rail, watching the colorful streams of traffic against the dark sky of night. "What the heck do I do now?" Jag was, who knows where? The government didn't care a lick about what happened to him. At least Zekk was back. She had missed him so insanely. "Does he still love me? The way he acted with that Taryn person last year... I don't know if he still loves me. He said I was in those nightmares he had. Does he not want me around because of them. I hope he still loves me.

Authors Note: I know, short chapter. But you got two chapters tonight, so no whining! ;) Next chapter will probably be... yes, I'm declaring it... the LAST chapter... Oh dear! But good news: This will have been the first book in a series! I would like to write a trilogy, but it might end up being a duology. Will Jag be rescued? When will Tahiri, Tenel Ka, and all those OC people and ships I've been bugging about come into play? Ohhhhh... suspense! Anyway, hope you enjoy! Also, If you have friends that you think would like this, please tell them :) and make sure to tell them to review too! (After months of only reading fanfic, I finally understand why folks want reviews so badly! Lol) Also, I am so thankful to Blaze for the reviews, that I have decided to base an OC on you. So I need to know if you're a dude or a dudette ;)

Rock on Dudes and Dudettes!

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Bethany XOXOXOXO