Stargate Atlantis Trading Grounds I: The Return To La Rochelle
Warnings: I lost another page, so I have to fix this, before I finish the upload right now, as from here it's case of fixing the damage. In the cast, and with it, Nick Ballard makes an appearance, as he sees after 25 years. Daniel found his way back to the command side of the grouping that were trying to over turn his decision then. After Daniel's parents were killed in the accident here now, so from here it changes now.
But if anyone noticed here in the continued references to the movie script of Sphere, the story is going to follow some of it, but changes in other areas. And this story on Sphere, is going to be book 3 of the 6 part series I'm creating. Basing it from now, to end of Season 5, and instead of dead, Daniel's going to be training to be a Q. And like season 6 showed, only 3 of the 22 episodes, has him with the trio, the others.
He's there at the SGA, Daniel's clone, turned twin brother ascended and Daniel is at the SGA, making his powers stronger. As the last episode unlocked his potential completely, though by doing that, everything that came with it. Starts coming out in visions, till they reach my other story, of the Past and Present series. Till the final shot results now here in the 5 years he spent, on board the enterprise, there in Antarctica.
With this series, there's going to be a severe amount of backlash brought on by the traumas of Hathor and Machello. But the connector is going to be Need and Shyla's kingdom, so for Sam and Jack. The events of Hathor and Shyla have stuck, leaving them facing a backlash that has Daniel. And Teal'C, on one side of the line, them on the other, in basing this solely on the book series on the movie, directly after it.
The events are altered to it being civilian ran with military help and the SGA is just that, as Jack and Makepeace get the entirety of the consequences. That resulted in Daniel becoming a pariah now in that book series, only now it's reversed here. So everything negative on Daniel is Jack now, in the SGA and everything Jack is Daniel. In the SGC ops, but it's because of the permanent effects of Hathor's pheromones.
This story and it's followers are going to match the dialog, in the flashback memories, of chapter 4, of the past meets the present series. As it also follows the complete mental breakdowns, of the human half of the team. And Robert Makepeace and Adam Johnson, so the story is going to follow the dialog to the letter exactly. Along with some new dialog that was not in the fast forwarded portion in the flashbacks.
Basing this in real time, rather then the show, of 25 years ago, Antarctica was a neutral zone for research so military research was not allowed out there. And with it, as the chair is considered military technology, it was meant to be last resort. In case of another orbital attack, so the outpost is now trade and exploration. So with this chapter, is the colony/crew is now getting used to being a slightly underwater crew.
As he's getting to work in trading to bring in more improvement for the planet at large now, so a military attack. Just to bring him back to the states, is attempted, is an international. In incidents and enough to get them convicted for kidnapping now, with his clearance. So from here, is he's dropping in on Ry'ac and Drey'auc and before the press conference. And just before his first stop in planets is to Gaea, home of the Nox.
This chapter will finish off this portion of the story-line, as the next two chapters and forward, cover chapter 2, going by the name. And of The Glory Of Tantulus, which covers things, from his going to the races and Tok'ra creation of the treaty. And his return to Shyla, before the following Chapters cover the the breakdowns of the trio and Carter, who's lost her ability to function mentally, out of desperation now.
As the mission was sanctioned, and he was transferred to Landry and the Atlantis team at the time. As Rodney McKay, Cam Mitchell, Vala Mal Doran, Hank Landry, Frank Simmons, Steven Caldwell, John Shepard. And Elizabeth Weir enter the picture here, the story will have Daniel and Teal'C joining their team. As the SGA is founded 5 years early, and moved into the outpost on earth….
Disclaimers: I don't own the shows, the story belongs to everything else belongs to the creators and the movie companies.
Chapter 105: New Futures And Fresh Starts X: Time's Arrow and Recovery X
Avalon I Continued:
"That offer is very generous here padawan and asking for permission helps too right now, and we accept that offer from you, Padawan. If we need you, you will be the first person we come to now, but on stand by padawan status. So best fall back on your original skills, as you use those to help us as that is more use to us now." Jackson said and Hayden nodded as he bowed as he answered him as he looked between them gently.
"Thank you, after spending that much time on the planet, I have come to realize what kind of mistake I have made now. Master was right, everything I thought I found there I have it already with you. Realizing what this choice has cost me and changed in me, I have come to realize what a mistake it was to leave. As to that, but I wish now, and with your approval, not to be taken back, now."
"In our time of crisis, but to be given probation, I wish to be given probation Master, I never wanted to leave I was ordered to, Master. The Outer Rim leaders demanded a Jedi presence on the planet, they asked for me. But that choice drove a very small wedge into our relationship at the time. And one I want to repair by staying here for a few months until our bond is repaired."
"Rebuild what was damaged both with him and with you, may take time, but it will be worth it now. But not leaving you again, I swear to it now, I wish to fix what this did to our bonds now." he said and they nodded at the humbled look in his eyes and gently probed his emotions seeing the maturity in his thoughts. Though tinged with grief, they saw the experience had humbled him then as they hid a nod to that.
"You understand that it will take time, before our trust is back to the way it was before now, Anakin?" Adi asked and he nodded softly to her. "I do, I understand that, trust once broken takes time to fix, and even then. It will never be the same again, but rebuilding something that was once broken. It becomes even more, but remaking what was once broken is even more satifying now in this."
"As it makes it even stronger then before." he said and they nodded to the lesson, and the maturity of his assessment. "That is a very wise assesment of this situation and you are correct, as such now." Ki Adi Mundi said and Yoda said it. "Give you our final decision on that after our crisis has ended, we will. But in meantime: Darra, Dane, Wedon, Corran, Tahiri and Sari, wish to see you, they do."
"Rejoin your friends you should, if another emergency appears, get us, for now trial basis in case of trouble and evaluate before we give you final decision. But be on look out you will be, but at the very hint of trouble, come get us." he said and Hayden nodded to the order. "Yes Master I will, the seven of us can use this time to catch up, before we get to work." he said and the council nodded gently.
"You may go now Anakin, we must speak to Qui-Gon in private." Jackson said and Hayden bowed to them gently. "Yes Master, uh Master, if you don't mind my asking, what were the items stolens when I was gone. The reason I am asking is because if one of them is connected to my expertise now. Said expertise, before I became a Jedi this could help in determining if this is following a pattern."
"Though if someone is following Xanatos's formula which explains why the things that got stolen, were stolen in the first place. But to determine that I need to know what got stolen if Obi-wan had my lightsaber. And it was hanging from his belt when they came to get me at the moment. But if we had several items stolen, then one has to be connnected to my expertise right now."
"That's possibly the next distraction on the list, if Dex is working with our perp, though it is and it winds up where my friends and I went to. Then we need to know this, before it hits here now, since we had this conversation. And enroute back from Melida/Daan over Obi-wan's choice to do this. Though if this is repeater and including another trip to that planet, whoever is doing it now."
"Probably got in touch with our no name of that investigation after Bruck and it started a second time here. But I'm playing Obi-wan, Dex is in Bruck's place, and Master got replaced by Obi-wan." he asked and Jackson nodded as he answered him. "Of course, the items are toolbox from the servo utility unit, holographic files and computer records for students whose name are from I to S."
"Instead of A through H." he said and Hayden nodded. "Makes sense my last name is Skywalker, so, who's files in the S's got checked exactly?" he asked and Adi answered that. "Your's and Luke's, let alone Dex's, the latest addition we added to your record was you decided to stay and help with the clean up. Han, rejected leaving your mother and her fiance." she said and Jackson finished that gently to him.
"Also an adult Jedi's meditation robe and fourth year student's sports activity kit." he said and Hayden's eyes widened. "Oh gods, Master if we were normal, what position do we hold in the Jedi, with us carrying red in our lightsabers colors?" he asked and Mace quickly answered that. "If anything we are, if we were on earth, the homicide team, why, what's wrong?" he asked and Anakin explained that to him.
"Commander Jackson said to deal with the opponent, then you have to know how they think, knowing your enemy, that's part of the training. As it's connected to our department, Master, know your enemy and you defeat them. But our opponent left the last clue behind for you, but Master said that he was seeing the clues. As it came together, before it solidified into certainty that it was Xanatos."
"This message shows that clearly, 'Meditate on this Masters, next time I will not fail.', that is not just a threat, but a promise. Our perp is now playing mind games with us, but the clues were buried in the items that were stolen. The adult Jedi meditation robes, the toolbox, the fourth years sports activity kit. And the holographic files, as the letters switched from the first 8 to the next."
"Our perp yanked two batches of holographic files folders, the first was to throw you off track, that's the next eight letters in names. He's trying to distract you, it's letters P through T that are worth anything to him. My name is Skywalker the name after mine in S's is Darra herself. That's the key, our perp knows that Darra's my best friend, we've been together for three years now."
"He, whoever it is, is using her as the bait, Dex is the youngling accomplice, I'm the primary target, he wants me, because he knows this. Though I want to stay your apprentice, he's trying to shove my jealousy further then it needs to. But not falling for it, if it means protecting her, she's staying with me now. So there's the catch now, if we had the same reaction as the last time now."
"So why get her involved, if she is the one helping you in the investigation, if not for this: she's my weakspot: Bant was Obi-wan's, she's mine. But I know you're just encouraging her because you see the strength in her. I see it in your eyes, you're not ready to just cut me loose, if this means rebuilding our bond. You're keeping me with you as a result, you and Obi-wan, you both feel this."
"You're not ready to just let me go, as it's been three years and I'm you're youngest now, Master." he said and Liam nodded gently. 'He's right, I don't want to let my cubs go, not when they're this young. But just because I see the strength in her, it doesn't mean I don't want to keep you as my cub, my son. I have two boys and I love them both, I'm not ready to let him go right now."
'But he's too young to be on his own and I can't believe that the Chancellor ordered he stay there. Going on 13, but his birthday was seven months ago now, I risked my life to save him and Padme. I'm never letting the darkside take him now, we get a second chance. And I'm not ready to let him go until he's ready to let go.' he thought to himself as Ewan looked at him gently at that remark.
"Added side effects, our perp is trying to get you to make a fatal mistake to get you to brush the darkside. Just like I did and after I realized Xanatos kidnapped Bant." he said and they nodded in shock. "That's the key, I lost one friend, he's pushing me into making a mistake and using her as the bait. You told me this repeatedly, that talking sharply to a friend is wrong, she's my best friend."
"I am not making that mistake, but if this is trying to play out just like your return to the temple then who do that leave to play Bruck. I'm you, Darra is Bant so who's left, 15 years, but the same situation. If Xanatos has younger version to him, it's just begun." he said and they nodded sternly as they got it then. "It's not your peers he's after, but your brother?!" Jackson said quickly to that news.
"Who of your students are that strong next to me, since Bruck died by his own arrogance and anger. I made a mistake, I'm learning from it and I'm moving on, but of my family, Han chose to protect mom. With Uncle Dave and Aunt Leia there, Luke was chosen by Master Nejaa, I was by Master Qui-Gon and Obi-wan. So who does that leave for our perp to target?" he asked and Jackson nodded firmly.
"Dex is, your brother, your twin, is carrying turquoise and he was with Nejaa, they're on a mission right now, but you carry my color in your blade. Since I spent three years training you in how to control it now. Of your brothers, the only one of the 3 of you carrying a ruby red lightsaber. Is Dex and he's the one working with our perp?!" Mace said and Hayden nodded as he looked between them.
"It's the killer playing with the cops routine on their holomovies, Master, but think about it, these items get lifted twice. You heard that tone of voice from another voice, but who?" he asked and Jackson closed his eyes as he mentally smacked himself in the head. "Xanatos, the items, the warning, the crystals and your lightsaber, it's happening again." he said and Hayden nodded in agreement gently.
"Yes, it's all connected, if my lightsaber got lifted, like Obi-wan's did, the crystals and these four things, whoever it is, is using the formula itself. As the formula comes back to haunt us in the worst way possible, remember. Focus, you told me the formula already, we had two, but disruption, demoralization, what's next?" he asked and Ewan nodded as he said it with a growl at the memory.
"Distraction and the healing crystals of fire also get lifted, along with your lightsaber, we brought it back when you gave it to me. And we left it in the training rooms with your clan group's lightsabers. We were both hoping you would return and reclaim it." he said and Hayden nodded as he gripped his lightsaber handle tightly on his belt as he looked from his team to the council as he said it then.
"Does the sequence feel familiar to you though, do you feel, Master as though you have done this before?" he asked and Hayden closed his eyes. "Xanatos, whoever is following in his footsteps, is doing it to us again. But it's 15 years later, I survived the fatal stab wound and I was helping Obi-wan train you. And as a new generation in our team as you're in Obi-wan's place and he's in mine."
"So what do you suggest Padawan?" he asked and he explained that. "To catch a Sith or Sith want to be, even a dark Jedi, we have to think like them now. All of these items had a specific function, did you find another chest in the lake?" he asked and they nodded. "We did, your lightsaber was in it along with the nine's lightsabers, aside from Tru, Luke, Ferus and Lana's lightsabers now."
"But I never connected the reason these items got lifted the last time this happened right now." he said and Hayden nodded. "Well I can guess the reason two of those got stolen Master. But you keep any new information on our families, but starting with the robe, now. As he needs a way to get by unseen, so it's an adult: our perp is using the robe to get around the temple unseen."
"And secondly, those records have the latest updates on our families, but when you found me, she didn't want you to realize this. But dad was a dark Jedi, bordering on Sithlord, someone in the council took him out. As a result now, any changes in our lives get added to the records immediately. My mother just got re-married and moved to Bestine township." he told him and they nodded shocked.
"With the fact I was out of reach, Han decided to help protect mom with them in the country and the raiders running loose all over Anchorhead. From the Jundland Wastes all the way between Anchorhead and Bestine Township. Luke is on a mission right now and I've been gone six weeks right now. And of us, the one that has dad's lightsaber is Dex himself." he said and they nodded in shock.
"You created your blade to match mine after I taught you to control both sides of you, so your father is the one with the red lightsaber?" Jackson said and he nodded. "Master Dyas gave it back to mom, and she kept it, I chose after, just after, we started lightsaber training, after seeing the Zabrak. And through Obi-wan, stab master, that was it, for me, dad went to the darkside now."
"So in my eyes after it killed killed him and almost killed another man I love like a father, I may carry his name, but I will never go to the darkside. I may use that color in my blade, but that color means only one thing to me, evil. And I will never turn to the darkside, nor turn on you and created my blade. And to match yours in colors, ever since now, but I never had to say anything to Luke."
"But Dex is also sick of living in my shadow and Luke's shadow so our saboteur decided to encourage his anger, and lust for power. But Luke and I have our teams and they are Jedi teams, if Dex is letting his alter ego make the decisions. This could result in a repeater of that, as I am Obi-wan just after Bruck died of his own sins now." he said and they nodded as they exchanged looks at the wording.
"We also gave orders after he arrived he was to stay away from the chancellor, but he is not following that order, Anakin." Kit said and he nodded. "Uh huh, well that answers that, our Sith is hiding in plain sight and he's connected to him. Our saboteur, so with that, they know I'm know too close to you, to even turn to the darkside, Luke is the same, but in your eyes at the moment in this case."
"And frankly I don't have to hear the words, but to you he's constantly starting fights, can't control his temper and to you now. It's, since you pushed back the choosing ceremonies 3 years and picking students at going on 12. He's scared he's not going to get chosen and thinks you're holding him back. But Aunt Leia put that in his record, our family records." he said and they nodded firmly to that.
"What else did we put in there, if you're just telling us this now?" Adi asked him leaning forward at that. "My father was a Jedi turned Dark Jedi, seeing this, I think he preferred to use that to start influencing his greed and pride. Let alone his lust for power, but the five sins that are most dangerous to us. I grew up a pauper, I don't need that type of wealth, nor do I want that kind of power."
"But our perp decided if not me, then he was trying Dex." he said and they nodded. "The Sith know how powerful I am, but since we locked our bond into place right now, they realize I am too close to you. To even think about turning right now, but if not the Sith, then possibly a dark Jedi or Jedi want to be. Though that's true, and it's happening all over again for you guys right now."
"Our Sith or Dark Jedi want to be is imitating Xanatos." he said and they nodded slowly to him. "Should have seen that coming right now Padawan, and of course this has to happen. When you're on Melida/Daan, and with it right now, Adi is now the one in recovery here now. Blast it, these dark Jedi see you as the perfect student with your powers this strong, so with that in mind, we got two, so keep going."
"What of the other two?!" Jackson asked quickly and he nodded. "The sports kits have several rebreathers in them and the chest that Bant found. And at the bottom of the lake and this is in a 25 to 30 foot deep lake as well. And we don't have gills, we need air to breathe, as for the toolbox from the servo-utility unit. He's about to start sabotaging the wings." he said and they nodded in shocked amazement.
"To catalog this if one of Dex's friends dragged it up and I think dad wasn't from Tatooine at all, but was also from Telos. He met Xanatos and then started this whole thing, Dex was being fed a bunch of lies on dad. And when in my eyes, and honestly, you and my stepfather, you are my real father. Dad is a dark Jedi that Master Dyas had to put down, he's being fed lies on our father."
"Influencing him with promises of power, encouraging his anger as he sees that having you for a mentor is a serious waste, when. In your eyes, you want me back here at the temple and our team like used to be now. But those files held important information as he grabs what he needs. He then grabs an adult Jedi robe so he can get by unseen by you or the staff, even the other students."
"He used the same trunk that Xanatos used and stuck it at the bottom of the lake, and stole the sports activity kit to get the rebreathers. And finally, that toolbox is about to be used to sabotage something in the temple. The turbolift system, one of our starfighters and this is the more likely scenario. He's about to damage the cord in the servos." he said and they nodded slowly in amazement.
"I never thought I'd see this, before, but if you hadn't contacted us to bring you home we never would have seen that at all. Let alone our saboteur/assassin is about to use Xanatos's formula, just to finish what he started now. Those crystals could be anywhere, but if they are in the reactor and..." Kit started to say and he nodded as he finished that remark gently as he looked between them.
"Then what we revere can destroy us, yes Master, but if it's not a Sith or Dark Jedi, if Xanatos had a family, then our saboteur is studying the holocrons. And I'm hoping here that I'm wrong right now, but if distracting you. And with Master's next close escape now, if that doesn't send the message. Than trying to sabotage an elevator with a bunch of younglings, and no older then 4 will."
"As he trying to distract us from the real prize and said is for the vertex, but destroying the temple is an added bonus. And by using the crystals to do it, but if the first time didn't work, then they got two more chances to try it. My team is the primary target and Dex is the pawn like Bruck was right now." he said and they nodded to him as Liam answered him quickly at that as that did it for all of them.
"So you think whoever is using Xanatos as inspiration is about to try it on us, and for a second time?!" Qui-Gon asked him quickly, but gently and he nodded. "Yes Master I do, where was the last attack, before you put it all together?" he asked and Bant and Ewan exchanged looks as he said it for both of them at that. "The room of a thousand fountains, Anakin." he said and Hayden nodded to him gently then.
"If Darra and the quintet are waiting for me, we can get into position, as we let you know if it happens twice. Same place, same spot." he said and Yoda nodded firmly to his suggestion. "Agreed, but if have to, then remember Obi-wan acted rashly when last attack happened. Can not act impulsive or put not only your life, but others at risk, wish to return to Jedi, then be Jedi you must now."
"Very worst time, is time that must follow the code, you have to now." he said gently and Hayden nodded and cleared his mind at that. "Yes Master I understand, if this is to be my return mission then, I am being a Jedi. As I investigate this, but I will wait for you, but I am not risking my friends lives. And for the chance to catch this person whoever it is." he said and they nodded as they hid a smile at that.
"With the fact you brought that to our attention, this is a trial mission to get us back in rhythm, so until our crisis at the temple ends. We will give you our decision after, if there is trouble, in the case of us as your team trio. But until the crisis ends you will have to be patient with us: both the council. And us as your team trio, regarding your request." Ewan said and he nodded to him softly.
"Master whoever was helping you in the investigation, regarding my clan group, with your permission. I'd like to forward why these particular items got stolen in the first place. While we wait for whoever tried to kill Master to try again, because I get the feeling that the next attack. That attack is the room of a thousand fountains next, it is and I can send the girls to get you now."
"While the guys and I keep whatever was sabotaged this time, if anyone is in the blasted thing from falling until you arrive. But if it is, then we adopt a wait and see approach." he said and the group nodded to him. "That is wise suggestion, and with it, if whatever got damaged did further damage. Getting inside the shaft could cause it to come down as well." Ewan said and Hayden nodded.
"Alright, I want you to take them to the room of a thousand fountains, just wait for us there, Miro is working on checking the wings. So you make contact with him for us for now, but and I mean this Padawan, if you see any hint. Of his, whoever it is, that is playing another sadistic game on us, and call us. Or send the girls to get us now, but do not try to get on the levels if it's broken."
"But remember, at your stage right now, you are on probation, so think carefully for now, understood?" Hayden said for all of them and he nodded to the orders. "Yes Master I will." he said and Ewan said it gently to him. "Just be careful, our perp is in there, do not engage, just get us. Or send the girls to get us and the security, but do not engage." he said and Hayden nodded to him gently.
"Darra, guys!" he said, raising his voice and Darra smiled as she moved to him, smiling gently at that. "There it is right now, you became me in every sense of the word right now, you remembered my mistakes and decided to fix that right now. But there it is right now at the moment here, you grew up to become my total equal and Andy out of anger and grief. Blames us on the loss of your mother, kiddo." Ewan said and he nodded, as he leaned against him.
"I was waiting for you." she said and he smiled. "It's good to see a friend." he said and she smiled. "So it went well?" she asked and he nodded smiling. "Yes it did, in fact, after this scenario we are in, they're giving me their final decision." he said and she nodded gently. "I was the one helping them actually Annie, it was me." she said and he nodded smiling as he answered her gently at that remark then
"Well I just realized why why the files got lifted, our perp realized you're my weakspot, but to protect you, I'm keeping you at my side right now. In case our perp does what Xanatos did and tries to kidnap you." he said and she nodded to him gently at that remark. "Master gave us something to do, regarding the investigation, but they want us if we spot another to call them there."
"Return mission you could say." he said and they nodded smiling. "Let me guess if this is what I think it's turning into, the next piece is sabotaging something. And that is why the toolbox got snatched." Darra asked and he nodded to her gently "Yeah it's back at the lake, orders are to wait for our opponent to try again, when he does, we call security and the council." he said and they nodded to him.
"I'm just relieved you came home now, Annie." she said and he smiled as he gave her a hug and she tightened her arms at that. "Let's go." she said and he nodded as she took his hand and they and the quintet headed for the room of a 1,000 fountains. "Going on a guess after they told me what was taken I realized what these thefts meant and broke it down for the council and Obi-wan and Qui-Gon."
"Our records hold the latest information on the students, but I was finishing clean up on Melida/Daan, Luke is on a mission. The only one of the three of us that had our father's lightsaber is Dex. But mom just re-married and moved to Bestine Township, aside from that. I'm too close to the council, Obi-wan and Qui-Gon for our perp to even choose me." he told her and she nodded, shocked.
"And the other three, before this guy lifted our lightsabers and the healing crystals of fire?!" Dane said in shock and he nodded. "He needed to get around un-noticed, so he took a teacher's meditation robe. While the sports activity kit has several rebreathers in it, and that lake is betwen 25 to 30 feet deep. And I think he used the trunk that Bant fount at the bottom of the lake 15 years ago."
"Those trunks are widely used on Mon Calamari, you can stash things in them and eject the water from it, so they don't have to be removed. And from the place you put them at all, if it's underwater in where you put it." he said and they nodded as Darra went to the last. "Let me guess, but the last one is so whoever it is can sabotage something if we're in here." she asked and he nodded to her gently.
"Students have been asked to stay in their quarters, or the dining rooms and meditation rooms, if they are not in their classes." Darra said and sighed as she finished. "It is not an order, merely a request, the attack on Yoda made us all cautious." She said and he nodded to her gently. "It is a very shocking thing." he said and they nodded. "But what about you?" Tahiri asked him and he smiled softly.
"I asked to be given probation, they said they would give me their final decision after we catch whoever is doing this." he said and they nodded. "Then best be patient for now, it may take more time then you want it to. But they will relent and see what we see now." Darra said and Tahiri finished that. "A Jedi." she said and he nodded as he looked between them at that remark as Darra took his hand gently.
"Tell us of what happened on Melida/Daan this time." she said and he shook his head. "Like Obi-wan, I need time before I can tell you this, aside from that I want to hear about you. But you guys look different since I saw you, have you grown?" he asked and they chuckled. "Maybe a little, but we just hit 12 1/2." she said and he smiled. "Soon you will be a Padawan." he said smiling at her playfully.
And she smiled as she answerd him. "Yes, Yoda and the council think I'm ready now." Darra told him and he nodded. "You're young to be chosen." he said and Dane smiled. "No more then you were Annie, you got chosen seven months ago, at only 12." he said and he nodded smiling at him. "It is not our age, but our ability that marks a turning point." Darra added smiling and he chuckled as he said it.
"Now you sound like Yoda again." he answered her and she smiled. "I am quoting Yoda." she said and he nodded as he looked at them. "And what about you Dane?" he asked and they smiled. "I got chosen by Garen Muln and Clee Rhara, for pilot training, I was supposed to leave today, before they called Clee back last night." he said and Anakin nodded and he looked around their group as he went to it.
"And where is Tru?" he asked and she smiled. "He already got picked, Tiana Merrin and Ry' Gaul chose him, he's on his first mission right now." she told him and he nodded in amazement then. "What about Qui-Gon, do you know if he and Obi-wan will take you back?" she asked and he looked at her gently at that question. "Yeah they decided to give me a second chance." he said and she nodded to him gently as she answered him then.
"You know I always thought that he was forbidding at first now, I was a little afraid of him, but I come to see how gentle he and Obi-wan are. I'm sure the way will be smoothed between you." she said and he nodded with a surprised look at his remark as he answered her gently "I didn't know you knew Qui-Gon or Obi-wan?" he said and she hid a smile to that as she answered him then gently at that.
"Oh, yes, I helped him and Damon, Tiana and Adi with the theft investigation when you were on Melida/Daan." she said and he nodded in amazement, before he could answer they heard a loud grinding noise and looked up, before he stood up. "It's the horizontal turbolift, it's going to crash!" Tahiri said horrified at that thought and he nodded as he looked at it carefully as he saw the angle then firmly at that.
"The repulsor engines must have blown, it's hanging by a thread." he said to her and she nodded. "That turbolift links the nursery and care centers for the younger children to the dining halls, it could be filled with children!" Darra said and he nodded. "I don't have my com-link, it was damaged on Melida/Daan." he said and they all nodded to him as she quickly said it to that remark.
"I'll go, you stay here in case it falls." she said and he shook his head."Checking the comlink on this level, it doesn't work and go straight to the council room. Get the others because we could have our perp in here, Darra listen to me closely, we can not act rashly, so we play it smart right now. So with that, Darra, you and Tahiri, go get the council, Obi-wan and Qui-Gon we need them."
"Sari, you get the security, just in case our perp is still in here, but we can not engage our target, we have to focus on the younglings. If anyone is in thst turbolift, the guys and I are going to hold it in place till you guys get back, go!" he said and they nodded as they left as he turned to the trio. "Guys we have to do it together, until the council gets here." he said and the trio all nodded to the orders.
"Any of you got your com-link guys?" Anakin asked and they nodded. "Alright, we have to see if anyone is in that turbolift right now." he said and Wedon gave him his. "Hello, this is Padawan Skywalker, anyone in that turbolift, repeat, this is Anakin Skywalker. I am just below you Master, is anyone in that turbolift right now?" he asked and Williams pretended he was Ali as he answered him gently then.
"This is Ali Alann, I am the children's caretaker?" he said and Hayden nodded. "How many are in inside?" he asked and Damon explained that to him. "Ten children and myself." he said and Hayden nodded to that. "Help is on the way, Ali." he said and Williams dropped his tone. "The repulsor lifts are failing one by one, only one holds us, the com unit is not working, the escape hatch will not open."
"I don't carry a lightsaber." he said and Hayden nodded as he used one hand to channel his telekinesis. And the other to hold the com-link as he answered him, gently. "Keep them calm, we sent for help, but my friends and I, we are keeping it propped. And up till the council gets in here." he said and Williams hid a nod to that, before Ewan called out to him at that as he pretended that he and Ewan arrived.
"Anakin!" he said and Hayden tossed him the com-link as the council arrived in the room with Hayden. "Steady guys, steady, don't let go." he said as they heard the strain go into his tone. "We have over 32 tons we're trying to keep propped here Annie, we can't keep it up for long!" Corran said, injecting an exhaustedly strained into his tone and the council and Liam quickly nodded as Hayden said it to him quickly at that
"There's 10 younglings in that turbolift along with Ali, they did it again, I was right. Our perp sabotaged the repulsorlifts, they're failing one by one, only one is holding them up, but our perp has damaged the com-link in it. But it's only receiving incoming calls and he fused the doors shut. The hatch is wielded shut, and he's not carrying a lightsaber Master." he said and they nodded to him gently.
As Liam quickly said it to him. "Anakin, boys, don't force it, just let it flow through you, you can do this, just relax and let it flow through you." Ewan said and Liam quickly said it to that. "Those shafts are ready to come down, and we're trying to hold it all up, but not for long." he said to him, shaking in exhaustion as he closed his eyes and gently pushed harder to keep the turbolift propped up.
"Easy, steady boys, steady." Liam said and Jackson, injected a very calm and controlled tone into his voice as he said it to them. "Boys we're ready, let go very slowly, I know this is too much, but when I tell you to, let go, we're ready for it." he said and they nodded. "On the count of three then, 1, 2,..., 3!" Hayden said and at that the quartet let go as the council and Liam threw up their telekinesis.
As the quartet slowly relaxed at that. "Ali, we took over, we're right below you." Ewansaid and William gently answered him. "I read you Obi-wan, I'm ready." he said and they nodded as Hayden thinking fast, looked at it. "Wait, don't move!" Hayden snapped as he got a better look and felt his heart give a violent jump. "Oh gods not now, new idea, new idea, we have to get them down from there now."
"And without actually getting into the shaft to do it right now!" he said, trying to control the apprehension in his voice. "Why, what's wrong Annie?" Clee asked him and he said it quickly. "Our intruder sabotaged the shiafts as well, the one connected to that turbolift. That shaft is close to collapsing as well, Master, we have to get up there without going up." he said and they all nodded quickly to that.
"How close is it to collapsing?!" Clee asked keeping her voice steady and he quickly explained that. "The possible explosion broke the beams that shaft is hanging from, no more then ten pounds at most, but someone my size. It could cause it to break now, so whoever in you guys has a good idea, I'm all for it right now." Hayden said and the quartet looked up and looked at it carefully as his clan nodded.
"We need to get them without actually going up." Darra said and he and Dane nodded. 'Be a Jedi, be a Jedi this is the worst time I have to follow the code, come on think, just relax, we have to get them without actually going up there.' he said to himself and looked at his clan. "Guys going up there is too dangerous, it goes now it could put us in the infirmary." he said and the sextet nodded firmly.
"Wait I got it right now, alright, alright, we been running studies on that system Annie, so we can't go up there. And without it giving way on us, but we do have one option, if our perp sabotaged the servos. That maybe our one shot, you said it's hanging by a thread, what if we disconnect it. That thread and bring her down." Dane said to him in a softly and he nodded in agreement to his idea smiling.
"Master, Dane and I got an idea, we already realized the possibility of that breaking with one of us in it. We can't do that, the weight level is getting more unstable by the minute, but we can get them out. But it's my using my original abilities before you found me that year." he said and Liam quickly said it to that remark."Go ahead, we're listening." he said to gently and Hayden nodded to him.
"I caught this, before all of you got in here, but someone sabotaged that servo that the turbolift is connected to. Going up there could cause the shaft to come down as well, putting more lives at risk. And we decided to wait till you all get in here, before we did anything, but going up there manually is too dangerous. Especially if it gives out with us inside the blasted thing right now."
"But I can disconnect it mentally, very slowly unravel the cord it's hanging from and we can telekinetically lower it to the ground. Reason being is this is the best option, that shaft is close to breaking as well. The shaft was busted when it the servos broke on it, it's too dangerous to try. And go up there manually anyway, but we can do it mentally and with it and bring it down slowly, now."
"The servos are broken, it was hanging by a thread, so when you say, I disconnect that thread and we bring it down, but no one is at risk this way." he said and Yoda and Jackson nodded to his idea gently. "Good idea Anakin, Dane, alright, give me is a second." Jackson said and Ewan repeated that into the radio gently. "Ali did you hear all that?" Ewan asked and Williams gently answered that question.
"We're ready, Obi-wan, Anakin, you're up." he said and Hayden nodded. "We are too Anakin, on the count of three, we do it." Jackson said and Adi gave the count. "One..., two..., three." she said gently as he carefully disconnected the wheel connecting it to the cable, and they lowered it to the floor and set it in front of them. As Ewan carefully opened up the doors and Anakin relaxed in relief at that.
Feeling his exhaustion shoot through he leaned forward as he felt himself shaking in exhaustion, before his legs gave out as he collapsed. And the the duo quickly moved to him and Ewan quickly grabbed him and steadied him. "I don't feel so good, Obi-wan." he said as he leaned forward, before his legs gave out at that. And he collapsed on the floor, as the rest of it hit him all at once as his exhaustion took hold finally.
"Annie!" Darra shouted and she quickly moved to him as he buried his head into her shoulder. "Force exhaustion..., nothing left..., used it all, but haven't used powers since ordered to stay there. Too much weight..., drained energy completely..., nothing left." he said, shaking in exhaustion and they all nodded gently, as Ewan pressed his forehead to Hayden's and he buried his head into his shoulder then.
"Oh gods, not again, the last time we saw him like this was after he was training to lift a starfighter!" Siri snapped and the quintet's eyes narrowed in fury at that. "Since separated, stopped using powers after you left..., I drained 1/2 of it when I destroyed the starfighters, before contacting you. But that was a pyro force blast, but this, this is too much after weeks of not.., not using telekinesis."
"Haven't used my powers since..., since left..., telekinesis weak, too much weight." he said gasping for air and she pressed her forehead to his to calm his shaking at that. "Shh, it's okay baby, just rest." she said as she repeated that to the quartet and her mentor then in anger at the fact her surrogate baby brother over did it. "That burst just drained him entirely, he hasn't used his powers in six weeks now."
"Not since he left, Master, so trying that much weight in one shot after not using his powers anywhere from a month to two just drained him entirely."Siri said translating and the adult duo and the council nodded. "Oh gods it's like when you collapsed me after trying that move with your legs still healing at the time." Liam said and Ewan nodded firmly as he looked at him drenched in sweat.
Checking quickly, Ewan felt his head and felt his concern sky rocket. "He's suffering exhaustion from over using his powers right now, physical exertion. And when he is in no condition for this right now." he said quickly as he watched him trying to get himself off the floor. "Blast it, he hasn't used his powers in weeks, it's like it was when we brought him to the temple." Darra said and they nodded firmly to that.
"When was the last time he ate anything exactly, he barely gets a reprieve, before the trouble starts?!" Bant snapped and Anakin answered that. "Since morning meal, but I would have joined my friends in the cafeteria, but we didn't have the time." he said shaking and they nodded firmly. "Did you have much to eat before we brought you home?" Liam asked softly and he shook his head gently.
"You know what happens when depressed, you forget to eat at times, I lost my appetite after Roenni was shot. And by the sharp shooter, all my time was focused on her, and trying to prevent anymore shootouts. And like the one that just missed killing Cerasi, that I forgot about my own needs at the time." he said and Bant nodded as she checked him over and her eyes narrowed in anger then.
"And this takes up the last of your strength, Master he's on the median, any further interruptions and his system could crash." she said and the council nodded. "The way I feel, I think it did right now, I don't have anything left at the moment. Not if whoever did this wants a confrontation finally, my place is at your side." he said, feeling like he was ready to sleep for a week then at that remark.
As he tried to stay awake then and Liam felt his heart wrench then as he said it quickly to him at that crouched next to him as Ewan said it. "Annie, you okay, it's okay, it's okay, stay awake brother?" he said quickly, but gently to that and Anakin nodded. "I'm okay, that was too close, but it took every ounce of energy I had to do that, in total that thing weighs 32 tons with another 2 tons added to it."
"But if this is how Daniel felt after trying to keep the gate propped, before they knocked it over on it's back, I know how he feels now. But even after three years of telekinetic weight lifting, even I can't keep this much weight propped. And not without help, I feel like I was holding a solid rock wall up, Obi-wan, one of our starfighters that is waterlogged from landing in water or just the gate."
"That Daniel mentioned, but 33 tons worth of weight all in one shot." he said to him shaking and they nodded gently. "Looks like that took all of his energy just to keep it from coming down right now." Soara said and he nodded as he relaxed at that. "It did, just give me a few minutes, I'll be okay." he said and they nodded. "Shh, for now you've done enough, Padawan, but until the next one crops up."
"Just save your strength for now, you haven't used your powers in weeks, and trying a burst like this is enough to drain you completely." Liam said staying crouched in front of him then and he rested his head against his shoulder at that softly. As he recharged himself that way, before Liam gently pulled him into a hug and he buried his face into his shoulder as the duo recharged him out of their love.
'Father.' he heard softly and Liam closed his eyes tightly as he hold him and Ewan hid a nod as this only made his decision. 'I'm not letting him go, I don't want a new Padawan, he is my padawan, 'my brother' 'my son'. I'm not letting him go, he is my Padawan.' they thought together and through their bond, before looking up. "I'm okay now." Hayden said as he relaxed and stood up and the duo got up with him then.
After explaining what I knew we were going over what went on since my missions with you started. Before talking about their new assignments, before we heard a crash, I followed your orders. But I didn't see who did it, because I was busy with the turbolift and the shaft. I did feel a massive surge of the darkside, not like when standing in the presence of a Sith, but, honestly."
"It's the sick feeling I felt after we found the holocron Lundi got his hands on Master. If our perp is studying the holocrons, he's a Sith scholar, the blast was strong enough, it's as if whoever it was knew the power of the darkside. Welcomed it and used it as a way to remind you that he, as if Xanatos, is back right now." he said and they nodded to him gently at the next then as he said softly.
"It's okay, you did what you were supposed to do, and you learned from your brother's mistakes, I'm just relieved you were not in the shaft when it broke. Like you said, safest option possible with as little risk as possible, you showed true bravery and wisdom by seeing that and giving us this idea. Instead of trying to do it yourself, that's very well done." Liam said, smiling at him proudly at the response.
"I owe you my life at your fast thinking Anakin, thank you." Williams said and he nodded as they saw his eyes gentle as he looked at the ten then and smiled."Like before, give without wanting anything in return now Master, Ali. But I still stand by what I said now, I didn't do it, because I was in a rush to return home. I did it because it was the right thing to do, why, because it is right now."
"I followed direct orders and I still stand by my request, not to be taken back, but to be given probation. I never wanted to leave you, but I was ordered to by the outer rim leaders, Master. My commitment to you is 100%, and I'm serious about that commitment, so back to the beginning. But probation, I don't wish to be taken back, but be given probation." he said and they nodded gently to him then.
"Your ideas were very wise and waiting for us was also wise, as such this proves you do have what it takes, by getting us. We were going over that before the girls came to get us, but we made our decision. But that just proves to us that you learned from this experience, before making it. Another impulsive decision, you showed wisdom rather then recklessness and we realize it."
"But this shows that you do show your suitability to be a padawan and a Jedi, but we have made our decision and you will be put on probation now." Jackson told him and he nodded. "Yes Master, and thank you, I know this may take time as I, like Obi-wan, have drawn into question. In the level of our commitment as Padawans to both his generation and your's, as a result of this choice."
"We made a choice, a bad choice, to leave, it changed us, it changed our bonds with Master and with you. But we understand this, it will take time but we will get there, together." he said and Liam hid a smile. "Indeed and this was a very nice step in the right direction Anakin, it may take time. And for us to rebuild our bond, but this time is for us as we get our bond back in to place now."
"But we will get there, I am very proud of you though." he said and Hayden nodded to the warm look in his eyes. "We'll talk to your parents on you being here for extended training for the next three months. But in addition to being put on probation, it's losing your visits home for three months." he said and Hayden nodded to him. "Yes Master I understand." he said and they nodded softly to him.
"And you, young Darra, you are to be commended as well, you stayed calm. When you found the comm unit was dead on the lake level, your speed in getting help was was admirable." he said and she smiled at that as she answered him gently at that remark with a humble look in her eyes. As Hayden moved to her and Jackson and Liam smiled, knowing that he was standing by his decision in her case.
As they watched him wrap his arm around her and she smiled and Jackson, Ewan and Liam smiled at that. "We realized that the only way to prevent what happened to Bant from happening again, this time to me. Is by us working as one, and we work together, but never leaving each others side. And till it was safe at the moment, but regarding my coming to you after checking the comlink."
"Any of us would do the same." she said and Ewan and Liam shook their heads. "No Darra, it was wise for you to come straight to the council room and your calmness in the face of great peril was true to the Jedi way." He said and she nodded as she tried to keep from blushing and Hayden hid a smile. "Thank you, my wish was to help the children." she said and Ewan said it for him then smiling.
"As you did." he said, before Hayden looked at the trio surrounding Hayden then. "Nicely done boys, we know how much weight that was. And that it was it getting harder to hold it up before we arrived." he said and the trio nodded."Yes Master, but we did what had to be done to protect our baby brothers and sisters." Dane said for all of them and he nodded as Clee said it for him then gently at that.
"Indeed and you have done it, well done, my padawan, boys, very well done." she said and they bowed as they turned to Hayden. "That was very good idea in sending Darra and Tahiri to get us that quickly and before doing this for us." Jackson said and Hayden nodded. "I could see that the shaft was ready to come down and any weight up there was likely to cause it to break, but most of all."
"I remembered your orders and decided to that it was safer to do this by doing it from down here, sending the girls to get you and the security. I had to make sure that the comlink was taking incoming calls, that helped. As I determined how serious Ali's situation was, but I knew this is what Master meant. That right now my skills as a non force sensitive were needed for this now."
"I wasn't sure where the younglings were standing in the turbolift, if not careful one of them could get hit, that's too dangerous, by doing it blind. Trying to go up there could cause the entire thing thing to come down now. And adding more weight when we already had to hold up this much is too much for us hold up. Till you arrived, so I decided this was best." he said to explain it to them at that.
"As a Jedi, though it's tempting to act, it's often wiser to wait and you just proved the point. And to that remark Anakin, we see this all the time in temple raised students. It was tempting to go up there and do it yourself, but it was much wiser to wait for us. And use your other skills at the moment right now, though a Jedi, use your abilities." Liam said and he hid a smile to his praise.
