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canadianjedimama
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jadesabre75 posted:
canadianjedimama posted:
More when I get home from work!
Cyn
When's that? Next week? 
Shush up, you! I'm here now. Better slightly late than never right?
Now, I know you said that you don't kill characters (something I think you should re-evaluate in Cutter's case) but my sweet Force girl, you certainly put Jarik through the ringer.
I was on the edge of my seat the entire team. Even was a little teary by the end.
Nice work! 
Cyn
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 Cutter is Bela's kid? No way!
And I hope Jarik will be alright. At least Cutter's out of the picture. I hope. 
You sure threw me for a loop with this post, great job! 
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iamobiwan1970
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Interesting backstory of Cutter being Bela's kid (and Sari's brother!!! No wonder!) But still Cutter is a psycho all the way. Raised to know nothing but hate just like Darth Maul.
So Micah and Karissa ended up finding Jarik. Their rescue was brilliantly written with Karissa proving herself Skywalker worthy!
And poor Kyp: Luke watched as his friend suddenly became a maelstrom in the force. He’d seen Kyp like this before and it wasn’t pretty. Not much he could do (at that moment). Reminded me of Luke when he discovered Caedus torturing his son. It wasn't pretty then either.
Can't wait for more.
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canadianjedimama posted:
jadesabre75 posted:
When's that? Next week?
Shush up, you! I'm here now. Better slightly late than never right? You know I love you Cyn.
Now, I know you said that you don't kill characters (something I think you should re-evaluate in Cutter's case) but my sweet Force girl, you certainly put Jarik through the ringer. I had to give Karissa a life changing event that would mature her. What better way than to put Jarik in danger.
I was on the edge of my seat the entire team. Even was a little teary by the end. Awwww. I sorry. But not for the edge of your seat part.
Nice work! Thanks!
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angry_bendu1 posted:
Cutter is Bela's kid? No way! Yep. How's that for a plot twist. I'm damn proud I came up with it. LOL
And I hope Jarik will be alright. At least Cutter's out of the picture. I hope. Yep and sorta.
You sure threw me for a loop with this post, great job!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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iamobiwan1970 posted:
Interesting backstory of Cutter being Bela's kid (and Sari's brother!!! No wonder!) Thanks!
But still Cutter is a psycho all the way. Raised to know nothing but hate just like Darth Maul. Yep, built into a killing machine by an idiot. Scary.
So Micah and Karissa ended up finding Jarik. Their rescue was brilliantly written with Karissa proving herself Skywalker worthy! I had hoped that would work out. I didn't want the adults rescuing him since this was mainly the kids' story. I'm so happy you liked it!
And poor Kyp: Luke watched as his friend suddenly became a maelstrom in the force. He’d seen Kyp like this before and it wasn’t pretty. Not much he could do (at that moment). Reminded me of Luke when he discovered Caedus torturing his son. It wasn't pretty then either. Those two are so similar in reactions and experiences.
Can't wait for more.
Thanks! Next chapter is almost done. Though it's all coasting from here.
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Happy Wiener Day! Take from that what you want. It's kind of ironic though because yesterday as I was getting off the highway I saw the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in the parking lot of a department store. He He.
Next chapter. It's kinda short.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 27
Micah kicked the door open at the top of the steps and nearly yelped in surprise as someone grabbed his shoulders. It took him a few seconds to realize he was looking at Kyp.
“You ok?" Kyp asked, referring to the blood drying on his shoulder.
“Yeah. It’s just a glancing shot.” He got out as he gulped air into his lungs. “Jarik needs help.” Micah said, meeting Kyp’s eyes. He saw the fear that filled the master's eyes, then watched as he quickly got it under control.
Kyp nodded and pushed the young man down onto a crate not far from them. “Stay here. The rest are right behind us.” He told him, waiting long enough for Micah’s nod, before he, Jag, Luke and Jaina, along with the medic team, bounded down into the darkened staircase.
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They made it to the room in record time. Karissa’s fear guided them and Jaina tried to keep the bile in her stomach as she cataloged the feelings coming from her daughter. She was terrified but determined. They turned a corner and Jaina pushed Kyp aside, her legs pumping as she pushed herself harder to get to Karissa. She burst through the outer room and didn’t even glance at the bodies strewn throughout it.
When she made it to the smaller room, she gasped and held onto a stack of crates for support. She heard the rest of them come in behind her but didn’t hear anything they said. Jaina couldn’t tell where Jarik started and Karissa ended in the force. Their life signatures were so closely melded together she was afraid to touch them. The medics came into the room behind her and she could only stand there and watch as Luke and Kyp moved toward the kids.
“Karissa, you need to let him go, honey.” Karissa jolted slightly as she heard Luke’s voice in her head.
“I can’t. He’ll die.”
“Kyp’s here. He won’t let anything happen to him.”
She felt Kyp’s hand on her arm and was torn. Keeping him alive had drained her but she didn’t want to let go. She couldn’t lose him. Brushing herself over Jarik’s presence, she reluctantly started to separate from him. Jarik’s spirit cried out weakly as she moved, but Kyp stepped in to reassure him that he wasn’t alone.
Shakily, she fell to her right and Luke was there to catch her. She watched as Kyp kneeled next to his son’s head and spoke quietly to him. The only sound she heard was her own blood rushing in her ears. Her world had become a vacuum where the only thing she registered was the slow rise and fall of Jarik’s chest. Conscious brain function ceased for her as Luke pulled her close and whispered something to her. Sucking air into her lungs, she bawled as he held her to his chest.
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“It’s ok, Karissa. You did wonderfully honey.” He told her softly as she finally let go of the emotions she was holding and sobbed.
Kyp stabilized his son’s signature and Luke watched helplessly as the medics strapped Jarik down and hurriedly left the warehouse with Kyp in tow. Even though he was stabilized, he still needed a bacta tank as soon as possible. Karissa was in no shape to do anything, so she sat there clinging to her uncle and feeling a void where Jarik had just resided in her soul. He wasn’t dead, she knew that. But after being so tightly wound around each other, his absence was worse than a physical wound to her.
All Jaina wanted to do was hold Karissa, but she knew that Luke had things under control right now. She settled for her husband. Relief crashed over her that her daughter was safe, but it was quickly replaced by dread. Jarik hadn’t looked good, and when Karissa had separated from him, his signature had been faint. She buried her face in Jag’s chest and cried silently for the boy who had always been like a son to her and for her daughter’s pain that beat at her own composure.
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Micah hadn’t stayed put for very long. A few minutes after Kyp had disappeared down the stairwell, he had started to follow when he heard the sound of voices. Corran, Zekk and Ben appeared in the doorway to the warehouse seeming surprised to see him.
“Micah…”
“They went ahead and went down. Uncle Kyp told me to sit. I was just going back down.” He told them standing and swaying slightly. Ben put his hand on the young man’s shoulder and Micah felt it cool instantly. Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes as he felt a twitch in his shoulder and Ben lifted his head.
“That should hold you over until you can get it looked at.”
“Thanks.”
“Kyp’s on his way up.” Corran said suddenly, giving Micah the distraction he needed to bolt back down the staircase before they could stop him.
“Wonder where he gets that from?” Zekk joked as they waited for Kyp to appear.
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He kept his pace to a brisk jog. Ben had stopped the bleeding, but he hadn’t fixed his shoulder completely and it was throbbing a little. He rounded a corner when his steps halted and he frowned. Kyp looked up and nodded to him, patting his shoulder as they walked by. Micah glanced at Jarik, his chest tightening painfully.
“Where’s Karissa?” He said suddenly, realizing she wasn’t there.
“They’re still in the room.” Kyp offered, his steps never slowing. Micah didn’t waste time with goodbye as he started his trek down the hall again.
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Her sobs had lessened, but she didn’t have the energy to move. She barely had the energy to stay awake right now.
“We should probably get moving.” Luke announced to Jaina and Jag. “The rest of them are upstairs and they can come down and baby-sit the prisoners until Ajani gets here.”
Jaina sniffed and pulled away from Jag and they all turned when footsteps sounded in the outside room. Micah jogged over to them and stopped to catch his breath. He was only concerned with Karissa though. Their eyes met and she finally found the strength to move. Slowly she got up and walked over to him, stumbling when she got close, but she knew he would catch her. He cradled her head to his shoulder as she took a shuddering breath.
“He’ll be alright.” He whispered, feeling her grip tighten on him. “He’s not gonna leave you.” She didn’t answer but he really hadn’t expected her to. Sighing, he bent down to put his arm under her knees and picked her up.
“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready to get out of here.” He told them, a small smile on his face. Luke nodded and Micah turned to walk back out into the hallway. They had been walking for a minute when he turned a corner instead of going straight.
“Micah, where…” Jaina started before he stopped and turned around.
“There’s a lift this way.”
“How do you know that?” Jag asked. The young man’s eyes simply looked upward and they all transferred their gazes to the sign. Luke chuckled.
“You sure it still works?”
“Yep.” Micah said as he turned and continued his walking. “I checked it on my way back down. I’m not walking up those sithing steps again.”
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Beat you to the PM!!  Now I have to read it.
I love this part of any good story...when the Jedi calvary arrives.
The part with Luke consoling Karissa is wonderful.
The big question is.....will this be double coupon day??
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I got Bella and Edward confused there for a minute.
Great chapter.
It should be interesting to see Micha and Sari's next conversation.
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Glad Karissa's back with her family and that Jarik's getting treatment. [face_hopeful] 
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that post was quite a relief. Wished Karissa didn't act so wimpy though. but i'll get over it.
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Jag4Me posted:
Beat you to the PM!! Now I have to read it. LOL Dork.
I love this part of any good story...when the Jedi calvary arrives. Woot!
The part with Luke consoling Karissa is wonderful. I had to give him something to do. LOL Plus, I think he knew that Kyp needed to be the one to take care of Jarik, so he did the next best thing.
The big question is.....will this be double coupon day??
No. Unless you count the Last Name update. LOL You only get one Sins update today. Sorry honey.
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ccp posted:
I got Bella and Edward confused there for a minute. No biggie!
Great chapter. Thanks!
It should be interesting to see Micha and Sari's next conversation.
Oh yeah...I hope it will be good. LOL
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Jade_eyes posted:
Glad Karissa's back with her family and that Jarik's getting treatment. [face_hopeful]
Yeah, it's kinda all fill in from here and to see what happens to Sari.
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iamobiwan1970 posted:
that post was quite a relief. Wished Karissa didn't act so wimpy though. but i'll get over it. Wimpy? How so?
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Completely wrapped up in your story, I have spent the past two days in the whirlwind of catching up. As with the first story, this captures you imagination, tugs at your heartstrings, and makes you laugh out loud then you cringe with fear. Your characters are believable and lovable and the plot well organized and laid out. You're devious and sneaky, and have the perfect mix of mush and action for my tastes.
Luckily for me, I was just far enough behind, I missed out on the evil "I just shot Jarik" cliffie. You are an evil, evil, author.
Glad they finally took care of Cutter. His parentage was a shock!! Now they just have to find Edward and deal with poor, sweet, evilly manipulated Sari. 
Great story! I will follow by thread notification - no need to add another PM to the list.
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Edits: I have to get those words just right...
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TelannaTani posted:
Completely wrapped up in your story, I have spent the past two days in the whirlwind of catching up. As with the first story, this captures you imagination, tugs at your heartstrings, and makes you laugh out loud then you cringe with fear. Your characters are believable and lovable and the plot well organized and laid out. You're devious and sneaky, and have the perfect mix of mush and action for my tastes.
Luckily for me, I was just far enough behind, I missed out on the evil "I just shot Jarik" cliffie. You are an evil, evil, author.
Glad they finally took care of Cutter. His parentage was a shock!! Now they just have to find Edward and deal with poor, sweet, evilly manipulated Sari.
Great story! I will follow by thread notification - no need to add another PM to the list.
Voz
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Wow! Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. I'm so glad you are enjoying the story because I know I've enjoyed writing it. LOL Yeah, I'm bad with cliffies. Sorry bout that. LOL
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You're lucky that my Jarik is going to be okay Sab!
Nice post! I loved Micah pointing out the obvious to the Jedi. That made me laugh.
Cyn
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canadianjedimama posted:
You're lucky that my Jarik is going to be okay Sab! Hey now, I like Jarik too.
Nice post! I loved Micah pointing out the obvious to the Jedi. That made me laugh. Thanks. Well, you know being a Jedi doesn't always mean you know everything. Even force blind nerf herders have to be right sometimes. LOL
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Happy Bloomer Day! I love that word....bloomer.
Ok. Short update. Probably the last one for this until next week. Enjoy!
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Chapter 28
Kyp sat next to Jarik in the medical transport and watched as his son fought for every breath. He squeezed Jarik’s hand and closed his eyes, trying to keep the tears at bay. There wasn’t time to lose it right now. He couldn’t ever remember being so scared in his entire life. Seeing his son’s prone form when he had walked into that room and the blood…A shudder worked down his back and he forced the thoughts away. He would be okay. Karissa had done an excellent job of keeping his spirit secure, now it was up to Tekli to fix his body.
The Jedi healer was waiting with her apprentice at the temple when they arrived. She seamlessly took over Jarik’s care and Kyp stood in the hallway watching a team take his son into one of the medical suites.
He registered on some level that a few people walked by him and the various sounds in the hallway, but everything had faded into the background as he tried not to think about how close he had come to losing his son.
“Kyp?” A soft voice brought his head around and he gazed on his beautiful wife, not registering her for a minute. Swallowing visibly, he pulled her to him and buried his head into her neck, finally letting the tears flow. Jade rubbed one hand up and down his back as the other wrapped around his shoulders as they shook with his pent up emotion.
This was how Jag and Jaina found them when they finally arrived. They had stopped by to pick up the other kids at the apartment and Jaina felt Rika’s hand squeeze hers as she watched her parents. Jared walked behind them with the rest of the kids and Seena. It took a minute for Kyp and Jade to realize they had an audience. Stepping back from his wife, Kyp took a moment to compose himself before he turned around. Jade walked over and silently thanked the Fels as she took Galven’s hand and placed a kiss on the top of his head. Rika left Jaina’s side, wrapping her arms around her mother’s waist and Galven used the distraction to study his dad.
Uncle Jag had told them what had happened to Jarik on the way over, leaving out the details but Galven could pretty much figure those out. From the emotions coming through from the Fels and his parents, he knew things were critical for his brother. While his mom was distracted, he walked over to Kyp.
“Dad?” Kyp turned around and gave him a small smile, reaching out to ruffle his hair and then pull him into a hug.
“Where’s Kissa and Micah?” Jade asked after they had all settled into a waiting room after the greetings were finished.
“Micah’s driving her here. I have a feeling they probably needed to talk.” Jag offered as Luke walked in the door.
“Anything yet?” The grandmaster asked as he took a seat next to Jaina.
“No.” Jade told him, patting Galven’s hand absently as it laid in her own on her lap. Rika was sitting on Kyp’s lap, quietly leaning against his chest.
“What happened with Bela, Jade?” Jaina asked a little while later and everyone turned to look at the senator. She shared a quick look with Jared and opened her mouth to speak when Karissa and Micah walked into the room. Grateful for the distraction, Jade stood up and went over to embrace the young woman.
“I can’t thank you enough, sweetie.” She whispered into the girl’s hair and felt Karissa squeeze her arms where they rested around her waist.
“Micah? You need to have someone look at that shoulder.” Luke threw out to the boy, knowing he wouldn’t have someone look at it unless he was pushed to do so.
“I’m fine, Ben fixed it a little.” He said quietly, not moving from Karissa’s side.
“Honey, you really should…”
“Come on, dork.” Karissa said as she extracted herself from Jade’s arms. Grabbing her friend’s hand she pulled him towards the doors that led back into the medical suite and searched for a nurse. She needed a distraction anyway and if her mom or dad got a hold of her she was going to lose it again. They found Tekli’s apprentice standing just inside the door and the young woman looked up and smiled at them when they stopped in front of her.
“Looks like you need to be cleaned up a little there, Mr. Obath.” Ava said as she walked over to one of the exam tables. Micah and Karissa followed without answering. Micah jumped up on the table and took his shirt off, wincing when he had to peel it off his injured shoulder. The blood had dried it to his skin a long time ago. He sat there silently as Ava cleaned his wound and then applied a patch to it.
“It’s not too deep so you shouldn’t need a bacta dip. Plus, girls like scars on boys.” She joked, offering him a wink. Somehow Micah managed to smile at her comment and she finished dressing his wound.
“How’s Jarik?” Karissa managed to croak out and felt a little better when the healer gave her a smile.
“He’s fine. We put him into bacta a few minutes ago. I was just coming out to tell his family when you walked in.” She told them as she turned to dispose of the trash. Ava reached into a cabinet and removed a shirt for Micah. “Here, unless you’re really attached to the other shirt I’ll just take it and dispose of it. I don’t think Sari wants all the girls oogling you while you’re here.” She teased as she turned around to dispose of his ruined shirt. Thankfully she didn’t see him flinch at the mention of Sari’s name. Karissa did however. She hopped up on the table next to him as he put the clean shirt on. They sat there for a minute before one of them spoke.
“You ok?” He asked, stealing a glance at her and seeing her sigh.
“Yeah. You?”
“I will be.”
“Micah…”
He stopped her by pulling her closer and resting his head on hers. “I’ll be fine Kissa.” Micah assured her, not feeling anything close to fine at the moment.
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Tekli and Ava walked out into the waiting room and all eyes went to them. Ben and Zekk had joined the group after Micah and Karissa had disappeared into the suite, having turned over the bad guys to Ajani.
“We put him in a tank about 20 minutes ago. He’s going to be fine, but it will take a few dips until he’s close to 100% again.” Tekli told the group and smiled when she felt the collective sigh in the force from everyone.
“When can we see him?” Jade asked.
“He should be in there for about two hours or so. Then we’ll take him out and check his progress and go from there. I’ll let you know as soon as he’s available for visitors.”
Kyp stood and stretched, feeling a weight off his chest for the first time in days. He was still worried about Jarik, but now that he knew his son would survive it wasn’t anything he couldn’t handle. Scratching his head he turned back around and caught Jade’s eyes.
“We need to talk, don’t we?” She nodded and he sighed.
“How about everyone head to the big conference room and I’ll let Tekli know to contact us there.” Luke offered, as he stood up and started to leave the room.
“I’ll call Myri. She’s going to want to hear what Bela told me.” Jade offered.
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Ajani stood on the other side of the one way glass and frowned. They had patched the kid up enough so that he wouldn’t keel over or pass out during an interrogation. The man had remained tight-lipped though. He sat staring straight ahead, barely blinking. Rubbing his head he sighed and heard the door open behind him.
“Jade just called.”
“Yeah?” He asked, not turning to face Myri. She walked up to stand next to him joining in his perusal of the man.
“She needs us to come to the temple. Apparently we want to hear what Bela told her.”
“Does she know we taped the damn conversation?” He asked, reaching over and taking her hand in his.
“Yes, but I think she needs to talk right now.” Myri added quietly and he finally did turn towards her.
“How’s Jarik?”
“He’s in bacta right now, but they said he’ll be fine.”
“Then let’s go have a visit.” He said, leaning down to kiss her temple.
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Karissa and Micah stayed to the back of the group as they made their way to the conference room. He waited until everyone was thoroughly distracted and stopped his friend.
“Micah what…”
“Go.” He told her, looking back over his shoulder to make sure no one had noticed them stopping. “We’ll be busy for at least an hour. You can go and sit with him for a while.”
Karissa didn’t say anything, but he could see her eyes getting glassy. She hugged her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek in thanks. When he set her back down, she turned to walk back down the hall away from the others. Micah watched her until she turned a corner than ran to catch up with the group.
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It was relatively easy to find her way to him. She had been in the medical ward of the temple too many times when she was a kid. One of the three of them was always getting hurt. Plus, all she had to do was follow his signature, which was much stronger now. She bit her lip when she walked into the room where his bacta tank was. The pink-tinted liquid swirled around him as he bobbed in the healing fluid. The angry red wound stood out prominantly on his stomach, but the smaller injuries were almost gone. They were using the premium bacta on him, so it wouldn’t take long for him to physically recover. She walked quietly over to the tank and tentatively touched her fingertips to it.
His force presence leapt when she reached out to him and she smiled. She felt him reach back and when she refocused on his face his eyes were open a little, a smile on his face.
“Hey, handsome.” She whispered, placing her palms against the glass and laughing when he brought one hand up to mirror her action. A single tear slipped down her cheek and she felt his sadness and a little fear.
“I’m fine.” She told him as he struggled to send her his thoughts. They were all jumbled and for a second she feared that he was more injured than they had originally thought. Then she realized what he was saying. He was worried about Cutter getting to her. Swallowing hard, she fought back a sob. He had almost died and he was worried about her. “He’s in custody Jarik. He won’t hurt anyone else.” She whispered, knowing that he at least felt what she had said. He gave a weak thumbs-up and she watched his eyelids start to get heavy. “Go back to sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up.” He gave her a small nod and let his eyes close. Her hand drifted to her necklace and she sat down on the floor in front of the tank. She wouldn’t be going anywhere for a while.
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