Once that room had been taken care of, they worked their way through room after room, until they entered what appeared to be another office. Inside Griffner and Tandra were deep in a discussion, unaware of what had all happened in their building.
"What do you three think you're doin' in here?" Griffner demanded.
"You will find the chips have been deactivated on about two thirds of the people here. Now, where is your leader?" Komota asked, glaring at the two Kriffs.
Griffner looked utterly shocked, but Tandra still held her hard expression. "I don't know what you could ever mean." She replied.
"Try...Tituck. Does that name ring a bell?" Obi-Wan spoke up with sarcasm.
"I am the leader here. And I'm not gonna let a limping kid interrogate me." Tandra shot back.
"Stop flappin' your gums, let's just kill 'em!" Griffner interrupted, drawing his blaster, and before anyone had a chance to react, he stepped forward, grabbed Komota and held the blaster to her head. "One move and I kill the girl." He warned the Jedi.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan stood still, considering their options to this situation, but before they could take action, a shot rang through the room.
"Nooo..." Obi-Wan yelled, but then realised Komota was still standing, and it was Griffner lying on the floor.
"Wha...?" he asked no one in particular, then spotted the shattered glass by the window. He looked up to the window, and saw Jallist looking into the room.
"Opps." Jallist said, pretending she never meant to shoot Griffner. "I hope we're not too late. We came even though you never signalled us. We figured that you might be too busy to. The place is surrounded, and the rest of the Kriffs chips are being deactivated right now. We had some more deactivators made." She explained, then asked, "Is he alive?"
Obi-Wan nudged Griffner, who was laying face down, with his boot. The Kriff groaned in pain. "He'll live." The padawan chirped, then said with a sly grin, "You really don't spare a moment do you?"
Several soldiers came in, and took Tandra and the injured Griffner for questioning.
As Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan headed back to the palace, Qui-Gon put his arm around his apprentice's shoulder. "We'll have to have that leg checked as soon as we get back to the palace, padawan." Qui-Gon commented.
Obi-Wan groaned. "Not the healers AGAIN, Master. Please!"
Qui-Gon chuckled. "We can have that brace taken off of your collarbone at the same time if you like."
"With pleasure!" the boy agreed.
"It's good to have you back to your old self again." Qui-Gon said, as he pulled the hat off of Obi-Wan's head, allowing the padawan braid to fall back to it's rightful spot.
"Don't I know it...don't I know it." Replied Obi-Wan with a relieved grin.
After all the Kriffs had their chips deactivated, Princess Desmona gave a generous sum of credits to each; in order to start a new life.
Tandra was bribed with a lighter sentence if she gave the whereabouts of her leader, Tituck, which she agreed to, then was forced to work in the palace. The princess sent Tandra along with some f her best guards to capture him. Somehow Tandra slipped some poison into his drink, and killed him right before he was captured, in order to save his secrets, and to get him back for not having a foolproof plan.
Just outside the city, a shuttle was sent from the Jedi temple, waited.
"Thank you for all you have done, and been through to help us. I know a simple thank you isn't much, but you won't except credits, so it is all I have to offer, except that you are welcome to come back at any time." Princess Desmona offered the Jedi.
"Thank you. Though, knowing this city is at peace is reward enough." Qui-Gon replied.
"Yes, thank you for everything! There is so much to thank you for, but so little time." Princess Komota said. She didn't wear the fancy clothing her sister wore, but wore nice looking pants and shirt.
"Goodbye Master Jinn, thank you." Jallist hugged the Qui-Gon, despite the fact that he was a Jedi, then she turned and gave Obi-Wan a hug also. "Good bye Obi-Wan, and thank you. I hope we all meet again, but under better circumstances."
After saying their good-byes, the Jedi boarded the shuttle, departing for the Jedi temple on Coruscant.
THE END
Note from author: I would like to thank my sister for giving me some ideas for this story when I was stuck in a rut, and editing parts. My best friend (you know who you are) for all her encouragement, and LOVING this story. Those in my family who actually took the time and effort to read my story, (and I don't blame my mom for not reading it because she hates Star Wars) *I don't know how we could be related* As well as my computer for not crashing too much as I typed.
And MOST of all, to all of you who read this story, enjoyed it, and gave me feedback. Especially when I felt like I didn't want to continue, you gave me the will to finish, you will never know how much those e-mails that you took a min. to write meant to me.
Tenel'Ka
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