Enigma- A Star Wars FanFic

Chapter 10

        As they ran through the halls of the Temple, Jolie was the only one who didn't look like an anomaly with her Jedi attire. Flint looked more like a street person than a Jedi.

"Why won't they pick up!" Flint yelled in frustration as he kept trying to get a transmission through to the Jedi High Council.

"They're probably busy," Jolie said calmly, countering Flint's panicked state.

They kept running to the elevator. When they reached it, they didn't bother to let anyone else on. They didn't have long before Evander, Alda, and the ship would come crashing towards the planet, bringing destruction with it.

Bursting into the Council Room, they were greeted with looks of confusion and agitation.

"What is the meaning of this?" Master Mundi asked.

"We've been trying to reach you all day. There's a ship, that you picked up on your scanners, filled with proton bombs. It's being remotely controlled from the moon we crashed on and is heading straight for the Temple." Flint reported,"We've tried everything but we can't get control of the ship. It will be here any minute."

Alda and Evander sat in the cockpit, getting a transmission ready for Flint and Jolie.

"We're out of Hyperspace and hurtling towards Corascaunt. Is the Temple evacuated?" Alda asked over comm, not the least bit concerned for their own safety.

A frustrated and panicked Flint answered,"No! We're working on it now. The Council said they-," he paused and got choked up,"-they will have to gun the ship down before you hit the surface..."

Evander and Alda exchanged a sorrowful, but knowing look, then nodded to each other.

"Do it," Evander said.

"No, we have to try! They're trying to get through to the Republic Military, they can probably stop the ship somehow," Flint protested with shouting in the background.

"No, gun the ship down! We can't be the reason that so many people will die!" Alda said.

"Plus, we're gonna die wether the bombs go off or we're gunned down, so do the practical thing and gun this ship down!" Evander added.

Flint was saying something but it was inaudible and muffled. Even though they weren't strong with the Force, Evander and Alda could sense the conflict and utter sadness from their friend. But they knew he would do the right thing.

Suddenly they could hear Jolie take the comm,"We are not gunning you down. I can stop this!" Rare enthusiasm and urgency in her voice.

"Jolie? Jolie?!" Alda's voice was filled with pure confusion and worry.

"She's gonna get us all killed!" Evander yelled, annoyance now seeping into his face.

"Flint, what is she doing?!" Alda asked, now panicking.

"I don't know! I'm trying to keep up with her!" Flint exclaimed.

"That girl is crazy, what does she think she can do?" Evander asked Alda.

"I have a feeling we're about to find out."

The ship had entered the atmosphere of Corascaunt. To meet it's match.

Jolie was running as fast as she could go, dodging other people running for the exits of the Temple. Red blinking lights dimly lit the halls and sirens echoed throughout the ancient structure. The other Jedi were running out the back, away from the ship. She, on the other hand, was running towards it.