(Please note this takes place a bit before Attack of the Clones, so it is around eight years after the previous chapter)
Jai was woken out of her meditation by a rough hand shaking her. She opened her eyes and saw Anakin.
"What?" she asked, annoyed. He grinned.
"We're going on a mission! Obi-Wan said you could come, if you wanted," Anakin told her.
"When are we leaving?" She'd already started off towards her rooms, and Anakin had to hurry to catch up. She opened the door and hurriedly began to put her beltpack in order. Why don't I just leave it together? She wondered as she put her training lightsaber, credits pouch, and comm into the belt. She looped it around her waist and looked at the door to see Anakin leaning against it, panting slightly.
"We're leaving in ten mintues."
"What's the mission?" She put food into the bowl for her stinger lizard, gave her model toy Jedi Interceptor a spin that sent it so it flew around the room. "Well?"
"There's been sightings of a Sith on Fresia. We're going to ki- I mean, take care of it." Doesn't he sound excited. Did he forget that Qui-Gon was murdered by a Sith? She looked at him.
"Wizard!" she said, feigning excitement. "C'mon, let's go!" They ran down the hall, Jai stopping only a moment to tell Ran and Thad where she was going. They were jealous. When Anakin and Jai got to the hangar, they found Obi-Wan waiting for them.
"Hey, Jai," he greeted her. "Hey, Anakin."
"Hi, Master! Can we get on the ship yet?" Anakin's excitement was infectious. Jai was slowly getting excited too. This was her first mission.
"Yes, yes, I was waiting for you two. Glad you came, Jai." They boraded the ship and took off. Jai raced to a window so she could see the hyperspace. She wasn't disappointed. They stars stretched into lines, and then they were invisible.
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When they landed on Fresia, they were greeted by a Calici.
"Welcome, Jedi," it said. Jai wasn't sure if it was male or female.
"Hello, sir. We've been told that there has been sightings of a Sith in this city. Do you know anything of this?" Obi-Wan wasn't fazed by the odd creature, so Jai decided not to be either.
"Why, actually, I've seen it myself. I was in the mines one day, and saw him ducking into the shadows. He had black hair and dark eyes, though I couldn't be sure because it was dark in the mine. Follow me, and I'll take you there." The Calici turned and started moving as soon as he finished talking. Jai rushed to catch up. They were headed towards a mountain. As they approached, she could see a huge hole in the front, where the miners would go in. She tugged on Obi-Wan's sleeve.
"What?"
"What's that?" She pointed to a mark that looked that a burn or scorch on the side of the mountain.
"I'm not sure." The Calici seemed to know what they were talking about.
"Last year, a mining accident burnt a hole in the top of the mountain. It is unstable there, but we've fixed it as best as we could. Please try to stay away from there." Obi-Wan glanced sideways at Jai.
"That's what it is," he whispered.
When they got to the entrance of the mountain, Anakin looked around.
"Something's not right here," he told the others. Obi-Wan agreed.
"That would be who you are looking for. Excuse me, I prefer not to linger while there is a evil being around." The Calici left them. Jai took her lightsaber out of her belt and held it, passing it from hand to hand. Why'd Obi-Wan bring me if there's a Sith here? she wondered. A shadow darted to a pile of rubble in front of them. Jai thought she could hear breathing, then noticed it was just Anakin. Another shadow appeared in the doorway to their left. The first made itself seen.
"Hello, Jedi. I am Jefline Syne, and this," the man gestured towards the figure at the door. "Is my apprentice, Iguni Tinn. I am a polite man, so I will ask for your introductions also." The figure in the doorway emerged. It was a girl around ten, with black hair, dark eyes, and a small build. Jai figured she could take on this Iguni.
"I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi, this is my Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, and Jai Kenobi, my sister." Obi-Wan finished, then whispered to Jai: "You go after the girl, Anakin and I will take Jefline."
"Pleasure to meet you. Unfortunately, as we were here first, I will have to...er...take care of you. So, shall we begin?" As Jefline finished speaking, he drew his lightsaber. It was red. At the same time, Iguni drew hers. It was also red. Iguni turned and ran down the hall where she'd come from. Jai took off after her, shedding her cloak as she ran. At the end of the hall, there was a spacious room, with Iguni standing in the middle. Jai drew her blue training lightsaber, hoping it'd be strong enough to defeat the girl. Iguni laughed.
"You expect to kill me with that toy?" she sneered. "Why, I played with something like that when I was four!"
"I'm not old enough to have a proper lightsaber yet," said Jai. Iguni dashed towards her, and almost cut Jai in two, but she blocked it. They fought in this room, Iguni taunting Jai.
"So that's your brother, then, the old man? I must ask, how old is your mother-ninety? You look like you're ten, and he's at least in his thirties. Were you adopted? Or are you older than you lookk? Or, perhaps, like I said before, is your mother an old hag?" Jai lunged at Iguni, nearly hitting her, but she dodged it. Iguni's smirk turned into a snarl. The battle continued, both ten-year-olds fighting to the death.