Eye Of The Needle (Star Wars)

Chapter 85: Fives' Death

My mom and I rushed out of the main reactor room and headed back into the shuttle, where Gida, Tarom, Nova, Lorea, Orlamax, and Jeren were waiting for us. I wasted no time in hoping into the pilot's seat, taking us out of the destroyer and towards Manaan. As soon as we landed on Manaan, Gida, Tarom, Nova, and I were in the cargo hold with Lorea, Orlamax, Jeren, and my mom. Due to Gida, Tarom, Nova, and I being Jedi, we couldn't leave the shuttle.

"Well, this is the farthest we can go." I mentioned.

"We know, but we are grateful for taking us this far." Jeren commented.

"We thank you for what you did back there in the destroyer." Orlamax added.

"Speaking of the destroyer, what exactly happened back there?" Gida questioned. "When you returned, Storm, you looked rather frightened."

Mom and I exchanged an uneasy look. I glanced back to see everyone else looking at both my mom and me.

"I'll tell you guys later." I assured them.

At that moment, I felt immense pain throughout my head. I down crouched as I cradled my head with my hands. I pushed past the pain as I tried to focus on what was causing me pain. And in a matter of seconds, I discovered that the pain was coming from Maya. Everyone was at my side at once, looking worried.

"Are you all right?" Nova inquired.

"Yeah...but Maya's not. She's in pain." I informed them.

"You better return to the Jedi Temple." Mom advised.

Once Mom, Lorea, Jeren, and Orlamax were off the shuttle, we took off, making our way back to Coruscant. As soon as we reached the front steps of the Temple, we saw O-Mer rushing out towards us. "Masters!"

"What is it, O-Mer?" I questioned.

"It's my Master, Master Storm. Master Maya hasn't come out of her room ever since she came back from trying to bring back a clone trooper, who was on the run." O-Mer explained.

My stomach churned at his words. I had a feeling that clone trooper was Fives. Yet I couldn't stop myself from asking, just to make sure it was Fives. With that in mind, I spoke up. "And do you know who this clone trooper is, O-Mer?"

"It was Fives, Master Storm." O-Mer informed us.

My stomach dropped. No wonder Maya was in such pain. I immediately turned towards Gida, Nova, and Tarom. "After you three inform the Council of successful mission, I want you three to look through our intel. I need to know if Tâtsâ Ca'ana has been captured by the Separatists."

Nova furrowed her brows. "You mean, your father?"

"Yes, my dad...On the destroyer, I ran into Dooku. My mom found me and helped me fight Dooku. He told us that my father has been captured by a Separatist destroyer." I confessed.

"And you don't if he's telling the truth or just taunting you." Gida pointed out.

I nodded. "Exactly..."

"And how did you escape?" Tarom asked.

I hesitated. "...Well, my mom and I fought Dooku, and we managed to escape. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna check on my sister."

Without waiting for anyone to say anything, I rushed over to her room, knocking on the door. I heard a muffled sob followed by a Maya's voice that croaked. "Who is it?"

"Maya, it's me." I said.

The door then opened, revealing Maya. Her eyes were puffy and there were dry tears on her cheeks. Oh Maya...I could tell that the capture of Fives was affecting her.