The Rising

Whispers

Fi watched Kix as he slept. 

it was only a couple of hours ago that Kix had begun mumbling Lil's name. At first, Fi thought that this was a good sign then he caught the look on Obi-wan's face when he told him. 

"How is sleeping beauty?" Darman asked as he entered with two trays of food in his hands. 

"still out cold" Fi replied taking the outstretched tray and nodding his thanks. 

"that girl did a number on him hu?" Darman asked as he glanced out the door to check on his sleeping wife who probably would have slapped him upside the head for his comment. 

"Yea, though I think it might be what Lil is going through that's causing him pain" Fi replied taking a bite of the rations. 

"What exactly is she going through?"

"She is being interrogated......." Obi-wan voice said sharply behind them in the doorway making them both jump out of their skins. 

"Sir..." Darman said his hand over his heart trying to control his breathing as best he could as the Jedi master glared at them. 

"Sidious must be interrogating her.......they must not know......" Obi-wan started before he froze. 

"He can see and feel what she feels.....Wake him up!!!" 

"What?!" Fi asked confused. 

"He can tell us where she is if we can get him to wake up" 

"You're kidding me right......there is no way I can wake him up. he's practically in a coma" Fi replied. 

"He said her name though" Darman added earning a 'you're not helping' glare from Fi. 

"Her mind and his are connected, just like Barris and Cody....." Fi responded, "If we try to do anything it might hurt one or both and alert the sith we are on to them". 

Darmon shook his head before he glanced at his sleeping wife from the doorway. "what if we just contact Kix?" 

"that's a bad idea...." Obi-Wan answered angrily then he glanced behind him for a moment "Unless". 

".....if we had three Jedi," Fi said as a light bulb went off in his head understanding what the master Jedi was suggesting. 

"What would be the danger?" Darmon asked Fi as he shifted from foot to foot his better instincts telling him to drop the subject. 

"Minimal if not caught, but if they are..." Fi answered. 

"No way...she is carrying my child if they...I won't let that happen to them" Darmon answered through gritted teeth. 

Fi nodded before he looked over to the sleeping Jedi, "she would kill you if she heard this conversation." 

"which is why I'm not letting her find out about this" Darmon responded as he pushed past the pissed-off Jedi and over to his sleeping wife. Obi-Wan shook his head at Darmon before he stormed into the cockpit with Fi close behind him to make sure he didn't do anything rash.

Etain's form was curled slightly with a single thin blanket covering her, Darmon winced at the meger blanket before grabbing his rationed blanket from his bag and laid it over her form gently. Etain shifted slightly in her sleep recognizing Darmon's presence, Darmon smiled down at her before he bent down and kissed her cheek gently. 

Etain smiled and looked up at Darmon who grinned down at her, "Hello....how is the little one" Darmon whispered as he gently placed his hand on her stomach. 

"Cranky.... and hungry...." she replied as she was pulled into Darmons arms, Darmon smiled and rested his head against her forehead. 

"you are such a big softie you know that" Etain grumbled as he kissed her nose, "it is not like we are breaking the rules.....anymore". 

Darmon chuckled at his joke before Etain rolled her eyes at him and tried to get out of his hold. 

"Oh no....you know you should have never taught me this hold" Darmon whispered as Etain was forced to sit with her back to him and his arms wrapped tightly around her torso. 

Etain shook her head before she slipped her hand under his arm and Pushed him up and back, effectively pushing him not only off her but onto the floor of the ship with a loud thump. 

Darmon was left looking up at his wife who grinned down at him and held out her hand to help him up. "I prefer when we wrestle in our room.....more soft objects" Darmon commented as he pulled himself up and rubbed his but slightly embarrassed. 

"That's how we ended up with this one," Eaitn reminded him kissing his cheek and pushing him towards the gally. 

Darmon laughed slightly blushing as he got the message loud and clear. 

You lose. you get me food. 

Etain laughed under her breath as she watched her husband working on her rations in the gally, it had been hard at first after their argument on the battleship, but everything seemed to be getting better now. 

she let out a happy sigh as she sat down on her make-shift bed. 

That's when she felt it. 

It was a familiar feeling that she had felt at the Jedi temple when she was very young, then she had wandered into the healing temple and gotten into a lot of trouble. 

But now it was almost as if this was not just drawing her in....it was asking for help. 

Darmon smiled happily as he finished her food and turned around. 

"Alright healthy and delicious plate of...." Darmon stopped in his tracks as he turned around only to find an empty room.

"Etain?" Darmon asked slightly worried. 

That's when he spotted the open door to the medbay. 

"no...." He whispered dropping the tray so it clattered loudly to the floor, though his mind was not focused on the mess or the sound it made. 

"ETAIN!!!!" He yelled as he turned into the med bay fully intending to drag her out of there, but was thrown back by an invisible force. 

His body crashed into the wall behind him loudly causing the Jedi and Clone in the Cockpit to come running in. 

"What's going on?" Fi asked as he rushed over to help Darmon up. 

"It's Etain shes..." Darmon trailed off not quite knowing how to explain what had happened as a white shield of some kind had formed around the inside of the door. 

Obi-wan on the other hand pulled his saber out and immediately tried to cut into the shield. Only to be thrown back in the same spot Darmon had hit. 

"Oh, this can't be good" Fi muttered under his breath as Obi-wan got back to his feet clutching his side. 

"No..... it not" Obiwan answered as he looked to the clones "We have to call Master Yoda, because right now....we are so out of our element" 

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