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| Half an hour later Chera was still tracking Jerik, he had stopped once to get something out of the bushes, it looked like a small animal but other then that he hadn't stopped once. Chera was grateful for the stealth practice she had gotten from Jaaycon when she was a child. She ducked under another tree. Keeping her mind silent was becoming almost impossible but it was necessary. If Jerik could pick up communications through the Force he could probably pick up her thoughts too. And she didn't want him to know she was here although she wasn't sure why she felt that way. They were drawing close the palace now, and Chera was starting to feel something dark, and vaguely familiar. Then it came to her Maul! The thought disturbed her, what could he possibly be doing at the palace? Was that maybe the reason she had come? To either be killed by him or to put his spirit to rest. Then suddenly a thought even more disturbing then the first one came to her What is Jerik doing with him? The thought froze her dead in her tracks. If Jerik was working with him maybe it had been his idea all along to turn her over to him. If that was the case she should go back soon. No, she had to continue. She had to know. If she didn't she might die of wondering and besides, turning away wasn't the Jedi way. She continued onward. About half an hour later Chera was about to fall over and go back to sleep. She had been tracking Jerik for a little over an hour now. The walk itself wasn't so bad, but the fact that she had to center her thoughts and emotions, and even her presence in the force within herself while she was walking was almost impossibly hard. Also she had been woken up during her normal sleep cycle and that didn't help much either. Her waning strength couldn't take much more of this. She was about to risk regeneration when she suddenly saw something in the distance. It was a beautiful palace with a huge staircase leading up to a pillared entrance. The entire thing must have once been pure white with maybe a little bit of off white tints. But now it was horribly stained with time. The moist air had taken its toll on the entire city surrounding it. A few marble statues were still standing outside the palace, but barely. Jerik reached the palace first and began climbing the stairs with a rather bored look on his face. Obviously he had been here before. Chera hid out of site until he had climbed up the stairs and gone inside. She quickly reached the stairs and climbed about half way up them then she fell. She rolled over and shrugged her bag off her shoulders. It was getting too heavy to carry. She didn't care if she was sensed right now, she couldn't move any farther without regenerating herself. She couldn't stay long, no, just a short rest, just a little bit longer then she would get up... The next morning Luke woke up to the sound of a popping campfire. Luke sat up and noticed that Mara was up. "Luke, Chera and Jerik are gone." Mara said. "Do we know where they went?" He responded sleepily. "To the palace, probably." "Well is Sydnee up?" "Nope, not yet any way." Mara walked over to the fire and placed a metal stand over the fire and placed a metal plate on the stand. "I need something to eat. How bout you?" "That would great." Luke seen Sydnee's head shoot up. "Food? You have food?" She said. Mara and Luke started to laugh. "What? What so funny?" Sydnee said innocently. "Where is Chera... and Jerik? Did they go get fire wood?" "Neither of them were here when I woke up. We think that they when to the palace." Mara said putting a couple of slabs of fresh meat on the hot plate. "Why?" She responded. "We don't know. That's why we are going to find out after breakfast." Luke said standing up. Luke detected someone or something coming from the west. "Mara do you feel that?" Luke asked. "Yup, it's coming from the west." Mara replied. "I sense it too." Sydnee put in. The three grabbed their lightsabers and stood ready. The trees 45 feet in front of Luke started to move. Han came out blaster in hand. "Han!?" Luke said befuddled. Han looked at Luke. "How did you get here?" Han asked. "Long story." Luke replied. "Leia said that she found out at the academy that Mara was sent to Naboo to pick up some cargo. And so that?s why we are here." Then Leia came through the trees next. "Leia, Why did you come?" Mara said. "I was worried about you, especially after I called Karrde and he said he sent you on no such mission." "What? He called me himself. I spoke to him myself." Mara bit back. "I think we have been setup." Luke admitted. "Do you think Chera has gone to the Dark Side?" Mara asked Luke. "No..... No I believe I would have felt it." Luke replied. "Well all we can do is go to the palace and see if she is there." Luke continued. "What about Jerik?" Sydnee said with concern. " I dunno, he may have gone with her..." Luke said. "Or followed her to wherever she was going." he continued. "Well let?s go then." Han said with determination. "Where's Chewie?" Luke asked? "He's with the kids." Leia said. "Well you all ready?" Sydnee put in as she chewed her last piece of food. "By the way I'm Sydnee." Sydnee wiped her greasy hand on her towel and held out her hand, shaking each hand that came to greet her. They all said who they were. "Well, should we pack up and go?" Sydnee said. "Yes." Luke said. With that the group packed up what equipment that wasn't taken by Chera or Jerik and headed for the palace. |
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