Lower City

[Robbie]

The sith felt a slight tapping on his shoulder, and Jarx's words, "That is why I am not a jedi, sith."

Nuru looked and the blow connected with his face. He let go of Sarahi's throat, and fell to the ground. Jarx kicked away the green lightsaber, and managed to grab ahold of the hand holding the red lightsaber, just as it was coming in with a thrust.

"Here is a rule to remember, kid. Never, never, turn your back to a opponent, especially when that opponent is stronger then you, and, is a mandalorian."

Jarx could see the hatred, the cold darkness in the sith's eyes. He could feel the power of the hand he held, trying to keep the lightsaber against the cold pavement.

Jarx saw the robotic hand come up, he managed to grab it, but whinced from the pain, "When I am done with you sith, this arm is going to go into a junkpile."

He then felt the force push him several feet back, he had to let go of both hands to stay on his feet.

THe sith got up, slowly. The red lightsaber still in his hands.

Jarx withdrew his vibro sword, just in case.

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Nuru face twisted into a look of disgust and pure hatred. "I don't need your stupid advice!" he snarled at Jarx. He twirled his lightsaber ready to strike at his opponent, but Sarahi Force gripped him down only for a moment to gain some time.

Darkness strangled to get a hold of her, but she pushed it away. Once again blue and red locked together. She could feel her brother tiring, but could she hold on long enough. "You were you were always weak. I remember it well. Mother always had to help you, even with the smallest things." He yelled in her face.

"The dark side clouds your mind!" Sarahi shouted. "You were the one who fell behind while I thrived!" Sarahi's voice softened. "That's why you fell to the dark side of the Force, because you felt weak, and you thought that joining with the dark Force would make you strong." Sarahi twirled the crossed lightsabers downward and Nuru shrieked when his metallic arm was cut off half way.

Knowing that hhis strength was fading and he only hand one arm to fight with, Sarahi's brother Force pushed her back into a wall and to her knees. His lightsaber switched off and he shrank into the darkness leaving both of his trophy lightsabers behind. "I will kill you Sarahi and your friend! Then my master will finish the rest of your other friends. He doesn't like you meddling in his business!"

Quick footsteps echoed the sound of a coward running away. Sarahi clutched her stomach and put a hand on the wall. She took in deep breaths trying to control the sob that wanted out. Sarahi's hands balled into fists and she clenched her teeth. Don't cry. Be strong. Don't cry!

[Robbie]

Jarx saw the man run away. He did not have enough time to get his blaster from the ground, and shoot at him.

He sheethed his sword, and picked up his blaster, and walked over to Sarahi, "Angry brother I take it. Reason why I liked never having sibilings."

He brought her to her feet, then it dawned on him, this face, was, familier. He couldn't quite put his finger on it though.

He motioned with his hand, "We better go. Brother or no brother, that fight might have alerted patrols."

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

"I never wanted this...never wanted to live this way..." Sarahi said thankful that Jarx had helped her to her feet. She stared hard at him.

"Just shut your mouth Cla 'Tal, can't you see he is with us?" Sarahi asked her friend who had fallen down because of a slap given to him by the mandalorian.

That was is it! The slap! Of course, how could she have been so blind? Jarx was the smae Mandalorian who had slapped Cla 'Tal and who had helped them take the base on that one planet! And then there was another female jedi with him...could she have been the reason why Jarx wasn't so happy with jedi.

Sarahi pushed the thought away, she had to focus. Her mother and Lonn's lightsabers flew into her hands and she secured them at her side. then Sarahi called her own lightsaber to her hand. She looked at it and then at Jarx. "My master always told me that this weapon was my life..." Sarahi laid her lightsaber in Jarx's hands. "You have saved my life today, and I am truely thankful." Sarahi tapped the lightsaber in Jarx's hands. "Keep this, please. You can throw it away later, but it might prove to be useful today."

Sarahi's hand went to her mother's ligthsaber. "I now have something to live up to." Sarahi walked towards the direction she had came. "And you're right, we should go now." Sarahi didn't say another word and walked down the alley.


(It's her lightsaber for a reason. Notice the color of the blade.)

[Robbie]

Jarx nodded, putting away the blade. He took as a sign of friendship, and followed. He kept his hand by his blaster, ready, just in case.

[Brendak Shiel]

" Thank you Jenina," Brendak whispered over his shoulder. He raced through the streets, sweat pouring down his for head.
I can't be too late! Not this time! Not again....
He let the force guide him through the paths until he felt a mental stop. Brendak skidded to a halt and turned into a wide alley, desperately searching for any signs that might indicate that Sarahi had been here. Slowly, he closed his eyes and made the force show him the unseen.
Immediately, he felt the past rush upon him and press all of it's weight upon him. Sarahi had definitely been here. So had...Jarx? Brendak's brow furrowed. What had he been doing here? Someone else had been at this site also. Brendak gritted his teeth. The man had attacked Sarahi! Digging at the force to see if she was alright, Brendak stumbled across an object in his path.
He bent down and examined the object. It was a metal arm. It had been cut off by a light saber for sure. Brendak grinned, probably by Sarahi.
The smile was gone within an instant as he made a mental note to himself to hunt down any men with a missing arm.
Not bothering to waste any more time, Brendak shot off to find what he was looking for.

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Sarahi walked into a clearing and spotted the rest of the group. She ran over at the sight of a man, who had obviously been trapped within the escape pods. She knelt down next to Jenina, who seemed deep with the Force. She felt the man's forehead slightly warm, feverish. "Keep going Jenina, you're doing great Sarahi closed her eyes and focused the Force onto Jenina, giving her strength.

[Ketreelawa Ochor]

"Are you okay?" Ketreelawa asked, concerned for Sarahi when she saw dryed blood that had dripped from her mouth.

[Brendak Shiel]

Brendak stoped in the middle of the street, breathing heavily. Sarahi was safe, he could sense it, but where in the galaxy was she?!
Gazing at a junk pile, it suddenly dawned on him.
Of course! Idiot! She would go back to the ecscape pod!
Making a quick u-turn, Brendak started to run back to where he started, mentaly kicking himself all the way.
Why was I such an idiot? I shouldn't have ridiculed her like that!
He wondered if she would even want to see him.....

[Sarahi Leor Qui]

Sarahi looked at the young wookiee for a moment and then smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine I just...tripped." She didn't want anyone to freak out about her brother, or at the fact that a sith could be nearby. "That's what happenes when you can't see sometimes." She laughed trying to make it sound like the truth.

Sarahi felt her heart be tugged. The lightsaber, her mother's lightsaber, was a reminderof many things. Let love be your guide Sarahi. How could she let love be her guide? It got her mother killed and her father sent into exile only to be killed. Was love somehow linked to someone's end. If she continued to love Brendak, would she die, or even worse, would he die? Sarahi pushed the thought away.

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina worked hard, coaxing the man's body to work, encouraging it with the aid of the Force. She sensed another Force-user's presence, but it was outside her concentration. She smiled at the familiar waves...it was Sarahi. Thank the Force... she thought, maintaining the man's support.

[Robbie]

Jarx took several steps towards the man, and said, "You can stop now. He is either going to die, or live, depending on how he is fighting it. You can do no more."

The man's eyes blinked open, and he looked around, his eyes then focused on Jarx, and his hand went strait for the blaster on his side. He then realized it wasn't there. He then saw the jedi, and felt more at ease, and asked, "What happened?"

[Lystar]

The turbolift reached the lower city level. Adara stiffened, feeling Julie's hand clamp around her arm. The doors open, and several sith guards stared in at them. "One prisoner from the upper level," Julie said, pasting a scowl across her face.

[Jenina Fenwyn]

Jenina blinked, and surfaced from her deep concentration in the Force. The 16 year-old looked up at Jarx. "He's not going to die....not until every last breath has left my body and soul..." she turned her attention back to the Republic soldier. "It's all right...you're with friends....allies..."

[Robbie]

Jarx mumbled, "ANd if you do that to long, he will be to healthy, and be a blathering idiot."

The man shook Jenina off, "Thank you jedi, but I am okay. Were you with the jedi Bastilla?"