-From the perspective of Luminara-

  Luminara looked at the woman barging into the room with ons equipped on every single arm of her. That usually wouldn't be that much of a trouble, but this time the woman was a besalisk and that meant she had two pairs of arms. This room wasn't particurly rge either, and that meant a limited amount of spaove or hide.

  I o stretch the time and find a different solution. Also, maybe she will listen to me after I describe the situation. On that thought, she started to speak.

  -Madam, I advise you to calm down. This is most likely a misuanding.

  Those words didn't seem to have much effect, as the besalisk oke up.

  -A misuanding... heh, from what I see, you have damaged one of uest rooms, and attacked one of my staff members. So tell me, how is this exactly a misuanding?

  -Well... I was not the one who damaged your room, ma'am... they were the inal owners of this room, pirates who kidnapped Senator Amida aogether with this merary. By the way, my name is Luminara Unduli, Jedi Master, who was also tasked with the mission to protect the senator.

  Hava seemed to rex somewhat hearing what she was already suspeg, seeing the green ignited lightsaber in the bck garbed woman's hands. However, this was not enough to pletely defuse the situation, as Nizzal was still pushed to the ground by the hands of this unknown merary. In a while she had even stopped struggling as the merary was twisting her arms behind her back the more she fought against her hold.

  Now she was lying turned oomach silently and pletely still.

  -I said, let her go, didn't you hear me?

  The merary looked up and stared into the eyes of Ava, but she didn't move.

  It was Luminara who spoke up once again.

  -Unfortunately, we 't let her go. It is an internal Jedi matter. This padawan has breached multiple jedi principles and seemingly has personal es with the pirates who kidhe senator.

  Nizzal kicked out and shouted in annoyanbsp;

  -It’s a ce! I was just w here... ouch... stop twisting my arms!

  The merary said to her with a sweet smile.

  -Then stop kig my leg, little girl, before I decide to dislocate your arms instead.

  -...

  -Smart choice.

  It was Hava's turn to be surprised.

  -Did you say pirates? Did that fool Hondo do something ridiculous once again?

  Luminara froze, then asked.

  -So... you know them too?

  Ava answered with a wave.

  -Its plicated. I owe him one, sihey gave me a lift to Corust when I desperately -…

  Luminara interrupted her speebsp;

  -You trusted pirates t you to Corust?

  Ava shook two of her shoulders as she answered.

  -And why wouldn't I? People werely lining up for the opportunity t an ex sve from Zygerria anywhere, especially after the sve empire colpsed uhe bombardment of separatist battleships.

  Luminara noted with a surprised expression.

  -You were a sve on Zygerria?

  -Yes.

  Stated Ava, then added while nodding towards Nizzal.

  -Just like that little girl you are about to vict for whatever nonsense of yours. Oh, and she was the favorite handmaiden of the queen he less. While I was the pace chef, we became close friends back there. She is a good natured kid, wouldn't harm a fly without proper reason.

  Luminara turowards Nizzal with a barely hidden wonder in her eyes.

  -She is a padawan... are you saying that she was captured by the ex queen of Zygerria as a padawan of the Jedi Order and ensved... This is indeed preposterous... However, that is not an excuse for you to stop wearing your twi'lek padawan braid that symbolizes your position as padawan, since you are evidently not a sve anymore. However, the main issue here is your familiarity with dark side teiques... It is beyond w, even if you are not ected to the Sith, you will have to be sed from these impurities.

  Nizzal's eyes widened, while her expression torted in disgust. As if something sacrilegious had been said in front of her. This burning anger was immediately sensed by both Luminara and Mady.

  Nizzal spoke up in a threatening whisper as her face turned around, straining her neck while being pushed on the floor.

  -I would like to see you try that... to ruin all my work once more... I was beyond polite with you... but it seems that your shamelessness holds no bounds.

  While she spoke like that, her eyes were burning with a yellow golden glow that caused both Luminara and Mady to have cold shivers running over their backs.

  -This presence...

  Whispered Luminara, sensing the air turning colder by the seds.

  -Don't tell me... are you...

  Luminara's eyes widened in fear as she glimpsed into the seemingly endless depth of darkness hidden ihat small child. How could something like this happen? She has never in her life felt anything even slightly simir to this... This child... could she be the Sith master they were looking for? It's no wohey never found her... who would have even guessed that a girl like her...

  Then she came back to her mind, oh no... whatever she is about to do, we 't let her! She was just about to shout at the merary to stop her, but the merary was faster. A small clig sound rang through the air.

  Nizzal felt a cold barrel end pressed against the skin of her right temple, and she shuddered from the sensation.

  Soon, a familiar sweet voice appeared once more. The tone of the voice felt icy cold to her this time.

  -Whatever you try to do, stop it sweety. I will not hesitate to kill you if you try to kill me. It would be a waste for such a cutie, but life is ly fair, you know.

  Nizzal sehat what the woman was telling her was true. There was ation in her words, no slight shaking of her hands. This woman, whoever she is... is clearly a professional killer. She felt beads of perspiration suddenly c her forehead.

  She took a few deep breaths and slowly released her frustration. There were many ways she could hahese s, but her one of them was one hundred pert sure that she wouldn't get her brain sprayed all over the floor as a result, so waiting seemed to be the best choice for now.

  She felt a cold hand pat the back of her head, while saying.

  -Good girl.

  Her arms were already tied behind her back, and it was not favorable to fight with a Jedi Master and this crazy woman from this dition. She will wait for the ideal opportunity and...

  There was a sudden sharp noise reverberated through the room. The window was broken in, as a circur object fell on the floor, rolling a few times until it stopped in front of Nizzal's fabsp;

  Nizzal looked up, eyeing this new object of curiosity. Then noted in an amused voice.

  -Oh, a tear-gas grenade.

  She took a deep breath, then began to el the force around her body to create an air bubble that would push away the smoke.

  The rest of the people in the room shouted with disdain after hearing what Nizzal said and seeing the cloud of smoke filling half of the room in mere seds.

  Mady, seeing the smoke spraying from the grenade, instinctively jumped back, releasing the incapacitated girl. who was swallowed by the smoke that soon filled the entire room.

  Sounds of painful coughing soon followed as the people affected by the debilitating effects of the smoke quickly tried to escape from the room, but it was much harder to achieve such a feat now, as the smoke was pletely filling the room.

  It was not much of a bother for Nizzal, though. She wasn't affected by the smoke at all. She jumped up and ran towards the door, leaving just seds after the grenade went off.

  She ran down the corridor to the lower level while using a pyrokinesis type force ability to free her arms from the bind. Her arms were soon freed, then she grabbed her small shoulder bag, which was used to carry her saber hilt inspicuously.

  -From the perspective of Nizzal-

  I had enough of being tossed around by ignorant fools who wanted answers, only to disregard those exaswers immediately. No way I am going back to the temple, not on their life.

  I ran out of the building and froze as a series of bster guns were poi me from many angles. My heart skipped a beat as I looked at the es surrounding the building. How did they find us here... I thought that Cire deactivated the tracker? Was there another one? No matter, there was no time to think about it.

  There was only ohing a perfectly normal restaurant server should do iypes of situations.

  In the sed, I dropped to my knees while shrieking loudly.

  -Please don't kill me! There is a crazy jedi rampaging in the building! I am just a simple worker here. Please let me pass!

  The es looked at me.

  -It's just a civilian.

  Then one of them waved his head to the side.

  -Run along now girly... if you don't want to get in the crossfire.

  I was surprised that my act worked out so smoothly. These es didn't seem brainwashed at all. Then why did they turn on the jedi so easily? I had no clue what could cause such a ge in loyalty. I mean, it wouldn't be surprising if one or two, even aire battalion, did something like that, but all of them at the same time, that was crazy. There must be something very intricately pnned in motion here… Something worked out to the smallest of details.

  Whatever, I got my legs under me and ran away in a panic. Didn't even have to act that mu the st part. Ugh... that crazy bitch scared me for a sed back there... Who would point a gun at a harmless kid like me? Despicable!

  I was running in a full sprint, pnning to turn right at the possible ce. Getting out of the e’s sight seemed to be a good idea for now.

  I felt a dull force warning and immediately slowed down my speed. The force was warnihat someone was heading this way, and we would likely collide if one of us didn’t stop. So sihe other person being also a jedi was unlikely… I decided to take the initiative.

  I mao stop just before the er as two tall men stepped out in front of me. They were clearly in a hurry, too. I looked up to them, and my eyes bulged seeing these two retards. Of course, it had to be Obi'Wan and Anakin, of all people.

  My first thought after the sheer surprise was that: ... If I aaturally they might not even notice me, I thought. Then my eyes met Obi'Wan’s. His expression was shocked too.

  Sensing my doom, I tried to quickly get around them and tinue my run, but he was faster and mao snatch my right arm before I could get out of the way.

  -Where do you think yoing, you little?

  Seeing the suddenly unleashed tug of war between me and Obi'Wan, Anakin finally realized that it was me. He looked at me with a plicated expression, then said.

  -Oh, it's you. Did you follow me all this time? Your eyes seem to be fine now... was that supposed to be some type of prank to get to hold my hands, kid? Should have known... Even the Zygerrian Queen couldn't handle my charm after all.

  Then he smirked, satisfied.

  This caused both Obi'Wan and I to stop fighting, and froze in the middle of ument. I looked at him with ay expression and said.

  -What is he even talking about?

  Obi'Wan also came back from his shod wondered loudly.

  -I was hoping that you would enlighten me about that. He must have degraded into a misguided womanizer, or was he always like that?

  Now it was Anakin's time to give us an unpleasant look.

  -Are you guys done pying around? We have some urgent matters to attend to.

  e to think of it, they probably came for Padme. So I decided to give them free dires, hoping that they would leave me to my own devices. I retty annoyed holy... when I was actually vulnerable Anaki me here, and now that I don't have any more need for his help, he magically appears out of nowhere. What a guy...

  -Ah, you are here for the senatht? She is ihat restaurant in the pany of a jedi named Luminara something... If I were you, I would hurry though, as a bunch of es are surrounding the building about to assault it, most likely.

  Anakin turo me with a worried gaze. He took in my expression and decided that I wasn't joking. In the moment, he was running in the dire like crazy.

  I finally mao snap away my wrist from Kenobi's grasp. I was massaging it as I looked after the running away Anakin.

  -Eh~... must be good to be in love...