Twice Exiled, Twice Redeemed

[Writer]

Jana glanced at Yery and said, "If I had to say, it's probably how advanced I am... up to now, none of you knew what I could do... what I can do."

[Tysyacha]

(See you Wednesday, everyone! Business trip! )

[Vladimir-Vlada]

((Have a nice trip. Hopefully, we will figure out what to do while you are away.))

[Writer]

"Stunned speechless, aren't you?" Jana said with a smile after a very long silence.

 

((In other words, speak up! ))

[Vladimir-Vlada]

((Hold your horses. ))

 

Kyle arched an eyebrow towards Jana:

"'How advanced you are?' You better get rid of that attitude or you are in for big trobule."

[Writer]

"It's not an attitude," Jana answered patiently. "I'm a quick learner and I know more than the average student my age. I just healed my own arm, or did you not notice that? I'm in less trouble now than I was when we left and I'll be in less still after further training."

 

She shrugged. "So now it's up to you. Are you going to be as suspicious of me as the Masters or are you going to train me further, faster?"

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"If you believe that I am suspicious about you then you are wrong." said Kyle coldly "You might be advanced; but that doesn't mean that you can think of yourself only in that way."

"You must endure modesty." began Kyle "Or you will become just like the Jedi Masters: Vicious, Disrespectful, Proud and Arrogant. You must remember this." he ended coldly.

[Writer]

Jana's eyes widened slightly. "I meant no disrespect, Master Kyle," she said quietly. "A fault of mine is that words come too quickly from my mouth. Forgive me."

 

She bowed her head slightly, looking at the ground.

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"Well, acctuely, I should be apologising to you; instead of you to me." Said Kyle and patted her on the shoulder "I apologise."

"So, shall we get under way?"

[Writer]

Jana nodded, looking as if she still felt she should've apologized and was glad she did. "Yes."

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"Good. Now since it is obvious that you two trust each other a lot and that you have developped the bond quite well if you ask me; I suggest that we start with sharing some emotions: Calmless and Hope are the only two I think that you should try to learn to share when required. First of all, you will need to learn to communicate with each other first. Let's begin: First, close your eyes."

[Tysyacha]

Yery closed her eyes, hoping that neither Master Kelso nor Kyle Soran had

noticed Jana's reticence and reluctance to reveal anything more about the

"exchange" in regards to her wound. Instead of concentrating on this, even

though her mind so desperately wanted to do so, Yery focused upon the

lesson at hand. What would Kyle teach her and her Padawan friend now?

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"Now, try to remember something that makes you feel strange and very intense, Yery."

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"Jana, do you know what is Yery thinking?"

[Tysyacha]

Yery let herself feel intensity, feel passion, feel all of the emotions that

the Jedi Code warned against. "There is no passion, there is serenity,"

it stated. However, the young Padawan let all of that go for a moment.

 

She remembered the last time she felt such strong feelings that they

almost took control of her, forcing her hand in a desperate situation.

Before she had entered the Jedi Enclave upon Dantooine, she had

been part of a group of teenage female smugglers. The Silver

Streaks, they were called, and they were captured on that

same planet where the Jedi hid themselves from Sith vision.

 

At this time, Yery was being interrogated by one of the Jedi's

protocol droids. She had been presented with a hard bargain:

 

"At this present time, I have gathered the information that you

are not the leader of this smuggler gang. Do you agree, prisoner?"

 

"That's true," Yery replied sadly. "I am not the ringleader." She had

tried to keep her voice cold and detached, but Yery had failed miserably.

"I am merely a confidante and assistant of those who do lead the Streaks."

 

"Then perhaps you will deign to tell me the identity of said ringleader." A

pause from the droid, which Yery thought uncharacteristically human. "If

you reveal the name of the female who leads the gang, you will receive

only one year in prison. Hard labor will not be required of you. However,

if you do not, you will receive five years, and you will be put to work."

 

Yery shut her eyes, wishing, praying, hoping that this was all a bad dream.

"I cannot tell you her name," she had told the droid. "Even I only know her

pseudonym, but I cannot tell you that. I don't want her to come to harm."

 

Then the young girl had done something she knew she shouldn't have. Ever.

She stunned the protocol droid with a rudimentary form of Stun, the basis

for the true Force Power that she would eventually learn. The droid shattered

into metal fragments, and Yery turned on her Stealth Generator and slunk away.

 

That was why Vrook always doubted her. That was the true reason for her exile!

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Kyle saw that Yery had started to shake. He came to her quickly and shook her:

"Yery! Yery! Wake up! Are you all right?"

[Tysyacha]

Yery was startled back to reality by the sound of Kyle's voice.

"Oh, yes, yes! I only hope I haven't done Jana any harm by

showing her my thoughts." She glanced at her red-haired

colleague. "Is she all right, Master Soran?"

[Writer]

Jana had dropped to her knees at seeing Yery's thoughts, but she now stood quickly. "I'm fine, Yery. Thank you for your concern." Her voice was emotionless as was her face.

[Vladimir-Vlada]

We really have to train them individually communicated Kyle with Master Kelso.

"You are both unstable. You should ready yourselves first and then we will think of training your bond."

[jokemaster]

Agreed.

 

Kelso looked concerned. "Jana, come with me."

[Writer]

Jana nodded obediently and said, "Lead the way."

[Vladimir-Vlada]

"All right." said Kyle clapping his hands. "Now, let's see what you can do with the Force." began Kyle "First, try and pull that cyllinder over there towards you." said Kyle pointing at the cyllinder in the corner.

[jokemaster]

Kelso led Jana back into the lounge. He made sure there was no one listening, and spoke quietly.

 

"I know you're lying to me." He said simply.

[Writer]

"In reference to what?" Jana asked, hardly seeming surprised by the question.

[jokemaster]

"About knowing how to heal yourself, and what happened back there." A pause, and Kelso continued on a gamble and a hunch. "And about the barrier in your mind."