Lower City

[Brendak Shiel]

Brendak trodded alongside Sarahi, scowling. "I am sorry, great master Qui," Hissed under his breath. "You seem to have no problem ordering me around like a slave. I will do what you ask however, your wish is my command."

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Sarahi froze at Brendak's words, especially the word 'slave'. She turned and opened her mouth to snap back at him, but she tightened her jaw. "I think Jarx has the right idea...I'm going to go solo for a while..." Sarahi walked past the group blinking away tears, and was consumed by the darkness of the lower city. How could things go so wonderful to, so horrible in a few hours?

[Robbie]

(Jarx is away from everyone here, so no one post to him.)

Jarx kicked a loose rock, and saw it jump up and down to the bottom of the hill. He fingered his blaster, as someone, in a dark cape went past him, swiftly.

I wonder were he is going in such a hurry.

You never really thought you would get thoughts like that. But he did, everytime someone past him. Every time, he saw something unusual. He had to, to survive.

He gave a sigh, as he regretted some of the harsh words he said. Yes, he meant them, and some of them were true, but he did not have to say them. But still, something seemed uneasy, everytime he was near the jedi. He had a wierd feeling near one of them, but could not pinpoint it. It was just, wierd. That was all.

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina looked up, down the road ahead of her, and caught a glimpse of something metallic. Slowly walking closer, she found herself at the edge of a small crater. Blinking, she saw a twisted wreckage. She stepped toward it, carefully making her way down into the crater. she approached the wreckage, cautious. Could this be one of the escape pods? she thought. She knew she should get the others, but she thought she felt a pull from inside this smashed wreck. "Sarahi! I think I found a pod!" she called, using Force-speak.

[Robbie]

A feint tapping sound could be heard from inside the crashed pod.

[Ketreelawa Ochor]

"How can I help?" Ketreelawa asked, she was probably strong enough to somehow open the pod.

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina looked up at Ketreelawa. "I...I'm not sure..."she jumped at the tapping sound. She moved close to the pod, and listened intently. "Hello? Anyone in there? Can you hear me?"

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Sarahi walked with her arms crossed, the temperature in the air felt like it had dropped below zero. She shivered desptie the thick sith uniform.

Sarahi heard a scratching noise, but she flashed around to see nothing. Her danger alarm balred and her hand grabbed her lightsaber. Even with it's blue light shooing the shadows away, danger still lurked, ready to strike.

Sparks filled the dimly lit alley. Sarahi stared hard through the red and blue beams and at the evil yellow eyes slightly hidden in darkness. "You do look rather comfortable in that sith uniform Sarahi, are you sure you won't think about gaining true power. Don't you want to end the pain of the loss between us?"

Sarahi pushed hard against the crossed lightsabers. "I would rather die than join the likes of you, sith!"

"Sarahi, please, no need to be so formal." her brother gave a sinister smile. "After all... we are twins, we are both so much alike."

"I am nothing like you!" Sarahi gritted her teeth.

"That's right. You're a jedi,soft and weak." He shoved hard against her, making Sarahi stumble backwards. "And well let's face it, I don't know how to love like you love that Brendak."

Sarahi leapt up and lunged at her brother. "Stop it! Why on Coruscant are you following me?"

"To finsh what we started last time we were both on this planet." his eyes flashed. "You are interfering with my master's plans. Once I'm done with you I will kill them all!"

"NO!" Sarahi screamed.

The two blades flew through the air, sparking and humming with each strike and swipe. Kicks and punches were thrown, but the two twins did not tire.

"You're weak Sarahi! You'll never live up to your true potential!" Nuru shouted in rage. "I hate you sister! I hate that I'm your twin."

Sarahi shook her head, tears blurring her vision. "You aren't my brother Nuru, they day you fell to the dark side is the day that you died. I never want to have you die again, I will never kill you!"

"But I will." Nuru thrust out his hand and an electric current hit Sarahi's lightsaber. The force knocked her weapon out of her hand and the sparks ran down Sarahi's body.

She fell backwards hitting her head hard on the ground. Another lightsaber shot to life revealing a yellow glow. Sarahi coughed and looked at the yellow blade with wide eyes. "Mother's---"

"Yes, I know, mother's lightsaber. I never thought that at age four by taking it as a keep sake that I would be killing you with it." He stepped forward and twirled both lightsabers. "Any last words, 'sister'?"

Sarahi tried to pull her lightsaber to her hand, but the electric shock had made her numb. Please! Someone help me! I can't die this way! Not for nothing!


((Okay Robbie, that is your cue.))

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina heard the frantic call through the Force. "No! Sarahi!!" she had no way of helping Sarahi. The knowledge filled her with despair. She clenched a hand, and then her attention was caught by the tapping from within the wreck. "Hold on! I'm going to get you out....hold on!" she said loudly, hoping the person in the pod could hear. She grimaced. "I hope I don't draw attention..." she pulled one of her twin lightsabers out, and started trying to cut a hole in the twisted metal. She looked up at Ketreelawa. "Could you help me, please?"

[Ketreelawa Ochor]

"That's why I'm here!" Ketreelawa said as she grabbed her white light saber and helped create a hold. Then Ketreelawa yanked the metal off and threw it a short distance away.

[Robbie]

Jarx heard the lightsabers, and was already in a sprint. He saw the two figures, and recognize the one in black. The same man that passed him.

He pulled out his blaster, and fired several shots. THe man, suprised, turned and deflected them. But Jarx managed to shoot the yellow lightsaber out of his hand, and tackled him, which sent the red lightsaber dashing against the floor.

The two grappeled violently, each one exchanging blows. Jarx felt a strong blow hit against his helmet, but did not feel the pain. His helmet took all of it. He delievered two blows to the man's stiomach, getting a grunt from each.

He felt himself thrown off. He could see the sith starting to stand.

[Robbie]

The two saw a man, in the black, red, and yellow uniform of a republic soldier. He coughed up some blood, and whispered, "Please.....help....me...."

[Brendak Shiel]

"No, no, no!" Brendak cried. He rushed over to the wounded man and supported his weight. "You can't just open the ecscape pod! This man has been in there for long enough that the difference in air pressure is enough to kill him." He quickly laid the man down and closed his eyes. He began to normalize the air pressure when suddenly a call through the force distorted his concentration.
Brendak whipped up his head and shot to his feet. "Sarahi, no!" Only half conciously, he started to race away when he heard the soldier cry out behind him. "Ugg!" Brendak clenched his fist and turned back to the man. " He can't be left alone," He yelled more to himself than Jenina or Ketreelawa. "Jenina! Come here and watch me. I am using the force to massage and harden his lungs so they will be able to support his breathing long enough that we can get him to a medical center." Brendak laid a hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes. "I need you to do this for me, OK Jenina?" He began to tremble violently. Sarahi was far from fine. "I need you to do this for me."

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina stared in shock. "I....I'm sorry.....I've never had to rescue people from escape pods...." she stuttered to a halt when she realized Brendak was encouraging her to help. "Of...of course...I'll do my best..." she knelt, and picked up where Brendak left off, working to help the man as best as she could. She sank deep into the Force, concentrating, blocking out everything except herself, the man, and the power of the Force. Come on....you have to help this man....you let him die, you're a murderer.... she told herself. Come on....reach out...let the Force flow through you....

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Pain raked up Sarahi's chest from her stomach. She had felt it, the blows from her rescuer to her brother. Her fingers tingled, the nerves recovering from schock.

Her brother slowly started to stand he cough and sneered at the man who had pushed him away from his goal. He Force pushed him back hard against a wall. "Once I'm finished with my twin, you're next." He switched his attention to Sarahi who was on her knees.

The moment she stood, a fist met with her jaw and Sarahi fell backwards once again. She wiped the blood that dripped from her mouth. "I...will...not kill...you." She coughed.

Her brother's lightsaber flew into his hand. He reached into his belt and pulled out another, igniting it's green blade. "A trophy," he said smirking and admiring his prize. "From your padawan, what's his name, oh, Lonn."

That did it. Sarahi's lightsaber flew into her hand amd she lunged at her brother and knocked the green lightsaber from his hand. "Don't. Talk. About. Him!" Sarahi pushed her blades towards the monster that stood before her.

"Hey, isn't this a familiar scene?" Her brother smirked again. "In the lower cities of Taris, fighting to the death."

"This time," Sarahi grunted feeling pain rip through her body. "This time I won't hold back on cutting off your other arm!"

"Well nothing is stopping me from burning the other half of your droid face!" He put all his weight onto his lightsaber. Sarahi's eyes widened.

“I will not lose to you! I will not!” Cla ’Tal shoved his whole weight into her.

Sarahi felt herself losing her balance her eyes shift back and forth while she thought with desperation. As quick as a lightsaber’s blade could ignite, Sarahi fell back and rolled in a complete circle with entangled with Cla ‘Tal. When he wasn’t looking she grabbed his lightsaber from his hand. She jumped up, spun around and crossed the blades at his chest. She smiled. “I win.”

Sarahi knew what to do now. She fell back in a roll with her brother. She pulled his lightsaber from his hand and jumped away from him. He got to his knees, the wind knocked out of him, but then he fell to the ground unmoving.

Her connection to her brother got the hold of Sarahi. She walked over to him and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Nuru?"

A metallic hand shot up and clutched around Sarahi's throat. She felt herself be lifted a few inched from the ground. "You jedi, are much too soft!" Darkness started to cloud her vision, and Sarahi fought to remain alive.