Runaway Train (JA fic by CASSIA)

PART FIVE:----Runaway train never going backWrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhereSomehow I'm neither here or there----
Qui-Gon fought his way through the rubble that the Lao Tlur's headquarter
building had been reduced too.
It was almost all over now. Marc Valar had refused arrest, fought, and the
Jedi had been forced to kill him. When they saw what was going on, the
people of Li Sao rose up in mass against the bloody regime. Without Valar,
the soldiers were nowhere near as effective as before and the people of Li
Sao had won their freedom back. Only Higler, Valar's second-in-command had
escaped, but everyone was confident that he too would soon be brought to
justice.Now there was only Obi-Wan left to find...
When Qui-Gon finally located his Padawan, Obi-Wan was unresponsive. The boy
was awake and alive, but he simply stared into space and did not seem aware
of anything going on around him. Pulling the apprentice out of the chains
that held him; Qui-Gon lifted the boy into his arms.
Obi-Wan had lost a lot of weight and felt like nothing in the big Jedi's arms.
"Obi-Wan, come back to me," Qui-Gon pleaded, but the Padawan seemed to have
closed himself off into a small corner of his own mind and nothing could
reach him.
"Valar is dead Padawan," the Master assured as Obi-Wan was settled onto a
ship bound for Coruscant. "The people have ousted the Lao Tlur, the
Republic has stepped in to aid the new government with in rebuilding the
devastated planet and Li Sao is free again," he whispered, but none of it
seemed to be getting through.
"Oh Obi-Wan," Qui-Gon ran his hand over the boy's forehead. "What have they
done to you?"

 

Wow! Really good! I suppose I'd be greedy to ask for more?!

 

waits not quite so patiently for the next post

 

I think I'll be greedy as well and ask for more. This is extremely good.

 

Great post once again!!!!!!
OK I'll be greedy too~
-more soon?

 

Well...uh that was abrupt, there isn't going to be much of a story without the main 'bad guy'..... Please post more though, I am interested to see how the rest of this story goes~~

 

Wait and see.

Cassia's stories are always great!

It's too bad she can't get over to the j.c. as often. Thanks Kim for posting her fan fic over here for her. (And us )

 

WOO HOO!!! Another Cassia story!!! It's Awesome so far, and I can't wait for more!

 

I have posted part five and six.... hope you enjoy and feedback alot

Kim B
(as I kept saying not the author)




PART FIVE:


----
Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here or there
----


Qui-Gon fought his way through the rubble that the Lao Tlur's
headquarter
building had been reduced too.

It was almost all over now. Marc Valar had refused arrest, fought, and
the
Jedi had been forced to kill him. When they saw what was going on, the
people of Li Sao rose up in mass against the bloody regime. Without
Valar,
the soldiers were nowhere near as effective as before and the people of
Li
Sao had won their freedom back. Only Higler, Valar's second-in-command
had
escaped, but everyone was confident that he too would soon be brought
to
justice.

Now there was only Obi-Wan left to find...

When Qui-Gon finally located his Padawan, Obi-Wan was unresponsive.
The boy
was awake and alive, but he simply stared into space and did not seem
aware
of anything going on around him. Pulling the apprentice out of the
chains
that held him; Qui-Gon lifted the boy into his arms.

Obi-Wan had lost a lot of weight and felt like nothing in the big
Jedi's
arms.

"Obi-Wan, come back to me," Qui-Gon pleaded, but the Padawan seemed to
have
closed himself off into a small corner of his own mind and nothing
could
reach him.

"Valar is dead Padawan," the Master assured as Obi-Wan was settled onto
a
ship bound for Coruscant. "The people have ousted the Lao Tlur, the
Republic has stepped in to aid the new government with in rebuilding
the
devastated planet and Li Sao is free again," he whispered, but none of
it
seemed to be getting through.

"Oh Obi-Wan," Qui-Gon ran his hand over the boy's forehead. "What have
they
done to you?"


PART SIX:


----
Can you help me remember how to smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How on earth did I get so jaded?
Life's mysteries seem so faded

I can go where no one else can go
I know what no one else knows
Here I am just drowning in the rain
With a ticket for a runaway train

And everything seems cut and dry
Day and night earth and sky
Somehow I just don't believe it
----



"I'm afraid it doesn't look good Master Jinn," the Healer told him
gravely.
"Whatever your Padawan went through, it caused him to withdraw into
himself
so far that no one can reach him."

Qui-Gon knew. Not even he could seem to touch the boy. "But he can
come
out of it, you said he could come out of it," the Jedi refused to give
up
hope.

"Yes, but that was two weeks ago. If he was going to start improving,
it
should have begun already... Master Jinn, there's no easy way to say
this,
but if nothing continues to change, you may want to look into
institutionalized care." The Healer was compassionate, but blunt.

"I see, thank you," Qui-Gon said somewhat tightly. He'd be damned
before he
let them put Obi-Wan in some stupid institution where he'd be cared for
and
tended like some kind of plant, or living vegetable!

No matter what the Healer said, Obi-Wan *was* making some progress.
The boy
was no longer immobile. He obeyed, he followed commands, he would sit
when
he was told to, eat when he was told to, sleep when he was told to...
but,
Qui-Gon knew, he was simply like a 'droid that would do whatever anyone
commanded. Only Obi-Wan had no built in safety programming. If
someone
told him to walk off a cliff, he would. Qui-Gon had to watch him
constantly.

Somewhere in there, the Jedi Master knew that his apprentice was
trapped, or
hiding... but no one could reach him. Qui-Gon didn't know what was
wrong,
what had caused this, except that Valar must have done something
terrible to
him.

In a desperate attempt, Qui-Gon had even brought Yanni all the way from
Li
Sao to Coruscant, hoping that maybe she, having been close to Obi-Wan
right

 

I have to agree, the bad guy died faster and easier than I had expected or hoped, but I suppose Cassia wanted to concentrate on Obi-Wan's mental state in this story. Now I'm wondering how Obi-Wan can break out of it, or be brought back to "life".

 

Oh this is getting better and better. Poor Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Bant, Yanni, EVERYBODY!!! This really makes you want more. HINT HINT!!!!

 

Oh, this is so good, Cassia! More soon!

 

Oh my . . . poor Obi-wan.

I'm looking forward to reading the next post, Qui-gon's got to find some way to reach Obi-wan!

 

I think Cassia is responsible for my obsession with JA. Her story Deep in the Night (a MUST read if you haven't yet--it's at fanfix.com) was the first JA story I read and it got me hooked. Since then I've read everything I can find written by her, and she NEVER disappoints. I'm extremely excited about this new fic.

So far, I'm really enjoying it, and I'm listening to "Runaway Train" a lot. The whole "smile" line now brings a tear to my eye as I think of Obi and Qui. I can't wait to see how Qui brings Obi out of this. I hate (read: love) to see the Padawan suffer.

Thank you Cassia for writing such beautiful stories.

Hannah

 

Thank you soooooo much Hannah!! I went to that site, and read that story!!! It was terrific!!! I can't wait to hear more of this one!!!!! Kim-kenobi, we're all counting on you!

 

Here are the next two parts enjoy! and givelot of feedback!

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-Runaway Train-

PART SEVEN:


Qui-Gon didn't wish to leave Obi-Wan alone, so he took the boy with as
he
accompanied Yanni back to the spaceport. "I'm sorry for dragging you
all
the way out here for this," he apologized.

"Don't be," the young woman shook her head, her short blond hair pulled
back
in a ponytail, her brown eyes sad. "I just wish there was more I could
do.
He was a good friend..." tears glistened in her eyes, so she turned
away.

Obi-Wan walked silently beside his Master, but you could tell just by
looking at his face that there was no one inside the body.

"Excuse me a moment," Yanni said, ducking inside a public 'fresher.
She
fancied herself a strong woman, and did not wish to let the Jedi see
her
cry.

The 'fresher was empty. Splashing some cold water on her face, Yanni
closed
her eyes.

She never saw the figure that moved out of one of the stalls behind
her...

Suddenly something tightened around Yanni's neck and she tried to
scream,
but the choking cord cut off her voice as well as her air.

Struggling, she tried to grip her attacker so she could flip him, but
the
fellow behind her knew better than to let her do that. The world began
to
go yellow before Yanni's eyes.

~*~

Qui-Gon tensed. Something felt... wrong.

"Yanni?" he called softly, knocking politely on the 'fresher door.

No answer.

The Jedi jiggled the door handle. It was locked. "Yanni?" he called
again,
louder, his concern cementing in his stomach.

This time he thought he heard a muffled thud from the other side of the
door.

That was it. He didn't care if it *was* a ladies 'fresher!
Force-turning
the simple lock and pushing the door open Qui-Gon burst in just in time
to
yank Yanni's attacker off of her before she choked to death.

Yanni slumped senseless to the ground and Qui-Gon went for his
lightsaber.

"Wouldn't do that if I were you," the man warned as a second fellow
entered
the 'fresher behind Qui-Gon, this one holding a blaster to Obi-Wan's
head.

Qui-Gon recognized now that Yanni's assailant was none other than
Higler,
the former Lao Tlur's second-in-command himself. The second fellow who
was
holding Obi-Wan must have been an aide compatriot of some kind.

"Put the glowy-thing down Jedi, or the boy and the girl die," Higler
commanded.

Qui-Gon complied and Higler quickly re-locked the 'fresher door.

"What do you hope to accomplish Higler?" Qui-Gon asked calmly. "I
don't
know how you got here, but you'll never get off Coruscant. You're a
wanted
man, will killing us change that?"

Higler shook his head. "Her I would kill for what she and her people
did to
us!" he nudged Yanni with his boot. "But now... you dear Jedi are
going to
get us through the security check and onto a shuttle for the outer rim.
Either that, or both these young people meet their maker today."


PART EIGHT:


----
Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here or there

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Like a madman laughing at the rain
Little out of touch, little insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
----


Higler led Obi-Wan with an arm around the boy's waist as if they were
friendly with one another, although in truth it was to hide the
vibro-shiv
that he held pressed against the teenager's side.

Likewise, his companion pushed the still unconscious Yanni in a
repulsor
chair, with a concealed blaster trained on her.

Qui-Gon walked slightly in front of them so that they could keep an eye
on
the Jedi.

As they made their way to the terminals, Qui-Gon tried to figure out
what to
do. Of course, besting the two men would be easy, but not while they
held
two hostages, neither of which could fight back or try to escape...

What Qui-Gon would h

 

Great story. I love the way you have used the lyrics of "Runaway Train" (one of my favorites). Poor Obi, thinking Yanni and Qui are dead, hiding from the pain. Poor Qui, unable to reach his padawan.

 

NO!

You can't leave us there! Please post more!

Poor Obi, thinking that his master is dead. I can't wait till he wakes up and finds out the truth. Although, if he doesn't do something about that blaster bolt, his nightmare may become a reality.

Speaking of the nightmare, if wish we knew what Obi-Wan has in mind for Qui's death...

Hannah

 

NO!

You can't leave us there! Please post more!

Poor Obi, thinking that his master is dead. I can't wait till he wakes up and finds out the truth. Although, if he doesn't do something about that blaster bolt, his nightmare may become a reality.

Speaking of the nightmare, if wish we knew what Obi-Wan has in mind for Qui's death...

Hannah

 

*SiriGallia looks tence and indignant.* You enjoyed that didn't you Kim-kenobi!! You can't leave us there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please continue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Aaaaarrrrrrggghhhhh! *pulls hair out in frustration* Don't leave us here! Please, Nooooooooo! Great post!

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Why stop there of all places?!?!?!? AHHH!!! Please post again soon! This is an awesome story!

 

me- "AAAAA! you can't leave me hanging like that!!!"
you- "I just did!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"
what a cliffhanger!