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Jedi padawan Sylvie Kryze and Qui-Gon Jinn meet two force sensitive slaves who's future choices turn the galaxy upside down.
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Sylvie fought beside her former Master, the two of them deflecting blaster shots when she heard a shrill screech. She risked a glance to her right, spotting the Acklay behind Obi-Wan. Master Plo followed her gaze, giving her a quick nod. Sylvie returned it before she rushed over to the creature, cutting off a hind leg as Obi-Wan cut off the front two, causing it to fall to the ground just before an orange blade severed it's head.
Once the Acklay was defeated, several Battle Droids swarmed towards them, pushing them back. More and more kept pushing into the Arena, forcing the spread out Jedi into a tight circle in the very centre of the arena. Suddenly the droids froze, giving the Jedi pause. Sylvie looked first at Obi-Wan who was checking the pulse of a Padawan that now lay on the ground, she then looked to her right where the Skywalkers stood of either side of the Senator. She spotted her Master as one of the Jedi outside the circle in the lines of the droids. All of them looked relatively unharmed, nothing too serious.
"Master Windu!" Count Dooku boomed from the balcony overlooking the arena. "You have fought gallantly. Worthy of recognition in the archives of the Jedi Order" The Geonosians brought Masters Plo Koon, Ki Adi Mundi and Aayla Secura to the remaining line of Jedi. "Now... It is finished. Surrender and your lives will be spared" Count Dooku said. Alina looked like she was biting her tounge against a retort. Probably for the best, the last thing they needed was to anger the count further.
"We will not be hostages to be battered, Dooku" Master Windu responded. Sylvie who, unlike the other Jedi had yet to lower her saber, gripped it tighter. Even if fighting would only be delaying the inevitable she would not go down without a lightsaber in her hand "Then... I'm sorry old friend" was the Count's only response. Sylvie looked next to him at Hatro who didn't return her gaze, keeping his eyes trained on Master Windu.
The droids pointed their blasters at the Jedi again "Look!" Padmé said suddenly, looking upwards pointedly. They followed her gaze to the gunships that were descending down on the arena, filled with clones. The gunships blasted the droids around the Arena as they landed around the surviving Jedi.
The battle was raging all around them but this time they had regained the upper hand. Sylvie followed Grandmaster Yoda and Masters Mace Windu and Ki Adi Mundi onto their gunship, deflecting blaster shots from the remaining droids as the gunships began to take off, leaving behind smoking droid parts but still a few working droids who followed the Jedi and Clones out of the arena.
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About being sympathetic not stupid... Alina wasn't sure about that anymore. Though it didn't take the droids very long to clear out of the arena, leaving behind only R2 and 3PO. She paused only briefly to check on the two droids. She watched as Boba picked up his father's helmet, pressing it against his forehead. This was a really bad idea. Alina didn't try to hide her presence as she moved closer. His head snapped up, turning to face her and in a second his blaster was pointed at her.
Alina froze, raising her hands in surrender before slowly moving one down to the hilt of the lightsaber she'd recovered. She made sure he could see it as she tossed it away from here. He narrowed his eyes at her, watching her warily.
Eventually he lowered the gun, turning back to his father's helmet. Alina moved to sit next to him, keeping at arm's length. For a good while they sat in silence. She didn't know what to say, the words died on her tongue and she silently cursed herself for approaching him in the first place. Boba, it seemed was done with pretending she wasn't there "What do you want?" He asked, his voice betrayed nothing. "I... Don't know? I just wanted to comfort you I guess" Alina admitted. A pause.
"I know how you feel" she continued. "A Jedi knows how I feel?" He asked incredulously. Alina hesitated, she wasn't even planning to tell Obi-Wan and Sylvie about her mother... The other Jedi wouldn't understand. "I lost my mother yesterday" She admitted. Another pause. "I'm sorry" Boba said finally. "I'm sorry too" Alina said, looking pointedly at Jango's helmet "...I mean it" he just nodded. They fell into silence again. After a few minutes she silently shuffled closer to him. He didn't seem to mind but she stayed, not wanting to push her luck. She was caught off-guard when he shifted closer to her too. Something struck her, causing her to fall unconscious.
When she awoke an unfamiliar black twi'lek and R2 were next to her and the arena was still deserted. She pushed herself up, frowning. "What happened?" She asked. R2 told her about a green alien who'd stunned her and then left with Boba. Alina had a guess about who the 'green alien' was. "How long ong has it been?" She asked. A sudden panic and urgency set into her with those words as she pushed herself up. "Calm yourself. You'll be fine" The Twi'lek assured her. Alina spotted the Jedi robes on her and relaxed.
"We're about to leave. We were just doing a quick sweep for survivors" The Twi'lek said before standing up and offering her a hand. Alina nodded "Thank you" she said, accepting her hand. The Twi'lek led her towards a gunship and shortly after they took off, leaving behind the arena with its now battle scorched sand.
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