Interjection #1

Bastila was on the bridge of the Endar Spire standing next to Carth Onasi.

"Coming out of hyperspace in 3, 2, 1!" Carth said. The ship lurched out of hyperspace into orbit around Taris and immediately came an attack from all sides. Bastila hardly noticed Carth shouting out orders and she went into her battle meditation instantly.

She had only just begun her meditation when she felt a hand take hers and drag her out of the bridge. Disoriented, she only just regained her wits as Carth pushed her into an escape pod.

"What are you doing, captain? This is my mission!" Bastila shouted.

"No, this was your mission. My mission is to make sure that you survive. We have already been boarded, Bastila. You need to take this escape pod and pilot it down to the upper city. Now, go!" Carth demanded. She hesitated, but Carth didn't. He slammed the door of the pod shut behind her and sent the pod down toward the planet.

Bastila strapped herself in as the pod was hurtling toward the planet. Once she got strapped in, she went back into her battle meditation and attempted to turn the tide of the battle. She didn't have time to change the course of the battle. The pod crashed into the planet before she had time to react. The sudden impact in addition to the toll her battle meditation took on her caused her to lose consciousness on impact.

When Bastila awoke, she heard voices around the escape pod. They were talking in a dialect that she did not understand. She shook her head and tried to clear it, but she couldn't do so completely. Fumbling around, she unstrapped herself from the chair and reached for her lightsaber. But, it wasn't on her belt.

Her eyes widened and she desperately searched for her weapon. So engrossed in finding her lightsaber, she didn't notice that the door of her pod had been opened. Nor did she notice the shock stick that was planted into her ribs, but she definitely felt it before she lost consciousness again.

Bastila woke up and found that she couldn't move. She pulled and found that she was strapped to a metal slab. She attempted to use the Force to free her limbs, but she couldn't feel it. Shocked, she reached deeper, craning her neck. When her neck moved, she felt a collar around it. She growled.

"A neural disrupter. Unbelievable" she muttered. Seeing nothing else to do, Bastila went into meditation to pass the time.

A few hours later, the doors to Bastila's cell burst open and she opened her eyes to see a short dark skinned man standing in front of her.

"So, it seems that my men have captured a Jedi! I assume you were looking for this when you landed in the undercity!" his effeminate voice jeered as he held up her lightsaber in front of her. She didn't give him any response.

"Now, you are going to be offered up as the prize in the annual swoop race. I should warn you that there is no way you will be able to escape. The neural disruptor around your neck will be enough to keep you here and these restraints have held beings three times as strong as you. I have guards stationed outside your door at all times. Goodnight, Jedi!" the man said, giving an overemphatic turn before marching out of Bastila's cell, leaving her alone again.

The next six days were miserable for Bastila. Unable to feel the Force, she had no way to make her stay in the Vulkar compound more pleasant. She was only given one stale loaf of bread and a single cup of water each day. She was not unstrapped even once and she was shocked into unconsciousness every day, presumably so the Vulkars could replace the power cell in her neural disruptor.

The days had started to blur together for Bastila. She had no idea what time it was. The hunger and exhaust was starting to get to her. Normally, Bastila could go some 15 days without proper nourishment, but that was with relying on the Force. Without the Force, six days and she could hardly function.

"Am I going to die here?" she asked herself. She was broken out of her stupor by a hearty laugh, but before she could respond, Bastila was shocked into unconsciousness again.

When she awoke, she couldn't see. The light was blinding her, as she hadn't seen the light in near a week. She kept her eyes closed and attempted to reach out with the Force again. No luck. Her mind was still cloudy, but she fought it.

Suddenly, her mind was free, but it wasn't her own. Her heart was beating out of her chest. Suddenly, the wind was blowing straight in her face and she was on a swoop bike. But, her reaction time was too slow to avoid the debris on the course. She tried to scream, but nothing came out.

Luckily for Bastila, she wasn't in control of her body. Somehow, the swoop missed every piece of debris and sped across the finish line.

The roar of the crowd was deafening. She reached up and ran her hand through her hair before looking down at the reflective steel panel on the side of the race course. She wasn't looking at her.

Then, in an instant, she was back in her cage, unable to move again.

"What was that?" she asked herself. But, she had no answers.

Bastila had no idea what happened to the neural disruptor, but suddenly, her mind was free and the Force flew threw her like a river.

"I might have something to say about that, Brejik!" Bastila exclaimed, using the Force to bust her way out of her cage. Then, all hell broke loose. It didn't take long for Bastila to be standing across from the one person she didn't want to see.

One thing was for sure, Bastila Shan was going to get gray hairs sooner rather than later.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Just a little peek into what Bastila went through as prisoner of the Vulkars. If anybody is wondering why this chapter is this short, I just want to say that there is a reason for it. Taris is the start of the story and that is why everything is going fast. (except for my updates and all)

I don't think much more would have happened to Bastila in the Vulkar compound. Brejik wouldn't have been stupid enough to leave a Jedi under the watchful eye of the common soldier. He would have left her guarded by his more trusted guards, so I don't think anything obscene would have happened.

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Rest assured this story has not been abandoned. I am working on the next chapters now, just can't post them yet. Anyways, next chapter we will be back to the meat of the story. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Hope to hear from you all with your feedback! Hope to see you all soon!