Private Playing With Fire

[Yenna]

Sanctuary/Star's Garden Hotel​

Midday/Clear Skies​

It had been a day or two since Yenna was abducted and brought to this hotel. She wasn't sure where Ari disappeared off to but given her situation she wasn't inclined to try and run off or anything. She also didn't want to take liberties or get in trouble, so she stuck close to the suite if she ever ventured out at all. But a problem quickly arose with her sitting around in the hotel. There was only so much she could do around the place before getting bored. And her urges were really messing with her. She had found a little bottle of brandy in the room but that only helped to calm her down for a day or two. Now it was back in full swing and she was feeling restless all over. She needed something to do.

She returned to her room and pulled out a holoprojector. It was Ari's own projector that she managed to get a hold of without her noticing. She would likely not be happy so Yenna had to have her fun with it before she came back.

But what was there to do?

Her first thought was to send Cas a message but that would be too dangerous. This was a Sith device, after all. She didn't want to give them a cheap opportunity to finding her master. So instead she scrolled through the contacts list and found a rather interesting one. The big guy himself. Emperor Carnifex... or 'Daddy' as it was named in the list. A bad idea crept into her mind which earned a mischievous snicker from the little green Jedi. She opened the personal messenger but paused as she pondered over what she could do. It was a mixture of fear and also excitement. She had all the options at her fingertips, it was just a matter of figuring out what to send.

She finally settled on something, taking into account that he was likely a busy guy and not able to actually care about stuff like this. She started to type but quickly stopped when she realized something. She was going to have to write backwards for this. She hated doing that but it seemed to be the easiest for people to understand her and also the most convincing in this situation. She cleared the message and started to type 'backwards' with her new message. But that also didn't sit right so she cleared it again. She thought long and hard as she stared at the messenger... then thought of something. From what she saw of him, he looked rather... hairy. With a snicker she downloaded an image and sent it to him. She giggled away and set the projector aside. Cas was going to kill her if she ever got back to him... but she had a one-up on him. Messing with the Emperor himself was gutsy and she just did that. She took it even one step further and sent another picture with the caption //Perfect selfie// before finally putting the device back in Ari's room.

With that done, she went to the kitchen and poured herself some soda and went outside to go sit on a recliner as she sipped away. It wasn't even on her bucket list but now that she did that... she was going to wear that proudly. She just hoped it looked convincing. But now that she thought about it, that chat looked a little... sparse. Her heart sank a little the more she thought about it. She justified it by reminding herself of her previous assumption. He was likely busy, silly pictures from his kid would likely just be ignored.

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

D R O M U N D - K A A S
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"Peculiar."​

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The Emperor scanned through the messages which had come through on his personal communicator, messages from the daughter he had just learned to have existed under the care of Vanessa Vantai. They were most unorthodox, completely unlike the timid girl that he had come to know among his other children.​

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Not everything was as it seemed.​

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Fortunately, the device could be reverse-tracked through the signals it had distributed to his own device.​

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"Follow this trace to Sanctuary," spoke the Emperor to his cadre of agents, "Evaluate the origin of these communications. If it is not Aristeia, then bring whoever it is to me."​

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S A N C T U A R Y
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The stealth ship slipped into Sanctuary's atmosphere some hours later after the messages had been sent.​

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Undetected, the ship swung by the general vicinity of the message's origination.​

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Several black-clad individuals disappeared into the hotel through one of the windows, infiltrating without a single sound made.​

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They approached the door to the hotel room, weapons prepared, as one of them set a small detonator against the middle section of the door.​

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And then they blew it open.​

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Yenna ​

 

[Yenna]

The last thing that Yenna expected was to have the door literally blown open. She was by the kitchen getting ready to eat a sandwich, when the explosion went off. At least she didn't hurl it across the room but she did jump up quite a distance as the troopers stormed into the place.

Instinctively she held her hands up, still clutching the sandwich as she watched the troopers with shock in her eyes. "Innocent, I swear I am!" she quickly announced as she simply stood on the counter. Carefully she lowered her hands and took a small bite of the sandwich, not wanting to go out with an empty stomach if these guys were here to kill her. She also needed some energy if she had to fight back. Without her lightsabers, she was going to have to rely on the Force quite a lot.

"About the photos, if this is... the Emperor, I'm sorry, can you tell?" she said nervously before taking another bite of the sandwich. She was now starting to regret sending those photos quite a lot. "Also, in her room, Ari's projector is. Back to her, can you give?" she asked them as she took another bite.

Pulling that stunt was moronic on her part. But it was still worth the bragging rights... if she made it out of this in one piece...

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

S A N C T U A R Y​

The agents levied their weapons against the diminutive green-skinned creature, one who had definitely not fit the description of the Emperor's daughter as they had been provided. While two of the agents kept the small woman where she was, the others quickly scoured the room and any adjacent room connected to it.​

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Once the all-clear was given, the two agents cornering the Jedi set their weapons for stun and fired to incapacitate her.​

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It was a quick operation, lasting only several minutes as they collected their cargo, bound and gagged, and returned to their vessel to leave Sanctuary behind. Under close watch, the prisoner would be continually sedated with a paralyzing agent to keep them inactive for the long trip back to the throneworld. A side-effect of the paralyzing agent was that the subject, once they had awoken from the stun blasts, would be completely aware of their surroundings and what was happening. It was typically used in torture to keep the prisoner docile while the interrogator worked on them, but it was also handy for exfiltrations like this.​

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The stealth ship left Sanctuary's atmosphere and made the jump to hyperspace.​

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D R O M U N D - K A A S
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The descent through Dromund Kaas' atmosphere was far cleaner than the descent through Sanctuary's, as their ship possessed all of the necessary clearance codes to bypass traditional security and land directly at the Sith Citadel. Waiting for them on the landing platform was a small cadre of dungeoneers, the Empire's detention troopers who oversaw the various penal installations across the Empire and were charged with prison transfers and other mundane duties. Freshly injected with another dose of paralyzing agent, the small Jedi was carted out on repulsor-sled, their limbs tied down with restraints and their mouth restricted by a harness that actually hooked directly into the jawbone.​

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"This is the prisoner?" Asked one of the dungeoneers, his face hidden behind an imposing featureless mask.​

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The leading agent merely nodded.​

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"Very well." Pressing several keys on the device on his wrist, the dungeoneer slaved the repulsor-sled controls to the device and was able to maneuver it remotely. From there, they moved deeper into the insidious citadel, ever further down through the inescapable bowels of the Sith's seat of power. Eventually, they reached the door of a cell that was unoccupied, and the small green Jedi was unceremoniously unbuckled from their restraints and rudely deposited onto the floor of the cell.​

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The door closed as the dungeoneers left, and she was left in utter darkness.​

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Yenna ​

 

[Yenna]

As they swept the area, she ate away at her her sandwich. She barely managed to swallow the last bite in time before being stunned by the soldiers. She slept like a log for pretty much the whole trip, only waking up when they tied her body to some sort of repulsor-sled. She tried to yank at her restraints but her body couldn't move. She tried to speak but her mouth didn't respond to her thoughts at all. That was when the fear started to set in. She had taken her treatment for granted and now she was paying the price for it. Perhaps not contacting Cas was a big mistake. Her eyes darted between the masked men as they spoke, but there was nothing she could do.

She was finally deposited on the hard ground of a dark dungeon, left to lie in a heap as the paralyzing drugs worked through their duration. In the darkness her thoughts wandered and soon she could feel her urges returning. She wasn't one to feel fear or to think dark thoughts, but this place was making her do just that. Eventually her limbs regained their power and she managed to stand up. "Hello?!" she called out into the room, with only echoes bouncing back at her. She sit back down in the darkness and curled into a ball, fighting against her mind as it ran away with her thoughts. Sending those pictures was a karking stupid idea, she had to admit it. A thought came to her and she focused the force. "Hello!" she shouted with her mind, hoping that someone would be able to hear her telepathic voice. When that didn't work, she simply scooted back until she felt a wall behind her and sighed heavily.

Eventually she started to feel awful and reached for her flask... then remembered that she left it behind. She had quit. A choice that she was now hating with a passion once more. A shaky sigh escaped her as she licked her lips. It felt like she was sitting there for hours, while she knew it was merely minutes. After a while of sitting in the darkness she got another idea and held her hand out in front of her. She closed her eyes and focused the force, creating a tiny globe of light in the palm of her hand. The darkness of the room kept fighting back but at least it gave her some sliver of comfort. If only she bothered to read up on the topic of force fire. That would be quite handy now.

But alas, it was simply another regret to add to the pile. If she made it out of this place alive, she was going to have a lot to think about...

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Hours later, the cell door thundered opened as overwhelming bright light spilled out into the darkened cell. A black shape stepped into view, thundering footsteps echoing off the walls as the shape moved into the cell. The door closed with the shape's passing, returning the room again to utter darkness.​

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All that could be seen piercing the blackness was the glowing pupils of the being's eyes, each a molten halo of gold. ​

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The being's hand reached out, barely perceivable in the gloom, and snapped its fingers. In an instant, a small flame burst to life in the air above the fingers, dimly illuminating their surroundings with a pale blue light. It was not enough to distinguish the features of the shape that had joined the young Jedi, though she could tell from body shape and posture that it was a man of impressive stature. Black robes cascaded over his broad muscular frame, accents of maroon flourishing along the sleeves and hem of the robe. A hood had been drawn up over their head, further mystifying their identity.​

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And the voice that called out from the darkness of that hood was enough to cause paralyzing chills to run down the small Jedi's spine.​

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"Who are you?"​

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Yenna ​

 

[Yenna]

It was several hours before Yenna felt a person approaching her cell. The little ball of light faded along with the whirlwind of thoughts and regrets in her mind. She could feel this person was powerful in the Force... and certainly not a good guy. The door opened and the being entered, closing the door immediately afterward. Yenna was about to reignite her little light when the being beat her to it.

He was big.

The little green Jedi's eyes moved up... and kept moving until it felt like she was trying to see the top of a building. The fact that he was also a powerful Dark Side force user didn't help to put her at ease either. She had a suspicion about who she was dealing with. She rose to her feet and stood as tall as she could, but the cravings in her body was making it impossible to put up a tough face. She hugged herself as her body shivered lightly, studying the glowing golden eyes with her own. Thankfully their eyes were gold for two very different reasons. His voice echoed in the chamber and the little life form flinched under it. "Padawan Yenna of the Jedi Concord, I am." she answered with a gentle voice. Her eyes shifted from his eyes to the flame and then back again.

"Who you are too, I know." she continued, not able to stop the tiny smile of defiance that appeared on her lips. Her tiny light reappeared to illuminate herself. "How a Jedi got your daughter's datapad, probably wondering, you are." she commented with a guilty smile. "Well, your daughter's prisoner, I am." she continued. In all honesty, thinking that would be reason for him to let her go back was retarded, even for her own stupid thinking process. She was in big trouble. The only thing she could do now was watch what she said she could get a few moments longer to live.

"Um... talk, over a drink, can we? Very good drinks mixer, I am..." she asked nervously, scratching the inside of her elbow.

She was in very big trouble...

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

The question was rhetorical, he knew who she was and who she belonged to the moment she had been apprehended. He had always persevered to learn the many myriad faces of the Jedi and keep them well within his knowledge in the event that one just so happened to, unfortunately, fall into his clutches. It had been a long time since he had laid eyes on one who shared the great Teferi's species, they were quite a rare breed in this wide and diverse galaxy of theirs.​

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How very interesting.​

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He reached out with the Force, painlessly seizing the small woman's body and levitating it up into the air so that he could look at her better. His power over the Force, especially the Dark Side, was intoxicatingly overwhelming. The gulf that existed between the two of them was immeasurable, and it was abundantly clear that if he so desired it he could end her life with the faintest twitch of his hand. But he abstained from such murderous action, merely on the merits of his own curiosity.​

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"Not a very good prisoner," Carnifex breathed venomously, "To be allowed such leeway, I will have to ensure that my daughter understands this." Yenna would drop down back to the floor as he released his grip on her body. "Tell me how you came to be a captive, I want to know every detail. I do not need to inform you of what happens if you lie to me, but know that there is nothing that you can do to deceive me."​

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Yenna ​

 

[Yenna]

Yenna was suddenly lifted into the air, suspended with no means of moving at all. She tried to fight against his grip but there was no way out. With sharp breaths she stared at him with shock. This guy wasn't normal. No matter how much she tried to push back with her own power or tried to enhance herself, she couldn't break free as he inspected her. Her current physical and mental state also didn't help her either.

He finally let go and she landed on the ground with a grunt. Instinctively she scooted away and hugged her legs against her chest as she stared up at him. For the first time in this prison she felt legitimate fear. She was completely at the mercy of the Emperor and there was nothing she could do about it. He asked how she came to be in their captivity and she tried to calm herself. A bit of her confidence and optimism returned as she breathed in and slowly let her breath out. She was one with the Force and the Force was with her. As long as she believed that she was fine. Her golden eyes opened and stared up at him with innocence. She might be a good pickpocket but a liar she was not. She had no choice but to tell the truth, especially with this dude.

With a grunt she forced herself to stand up and faced him with as much of a posture as she could in her battered and withdrawn state. "On Voss, sent to help, I was." she started softly. "With driving the last Sith remnants out, I was tasked. While fighting a Sith creature, captured, I was. From there, know, I do not. In Ari... your daughter's captivity, I woke up." she explained truthfully. She glanced down at the ground then back to him, clearing her parched throat. "Please... punish her, have to, you do not. My own doing, this is. Her trust, on my own, I betrayed." she pleaded softly in hopes of not having her getting punished for her own kark-up.

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

He could sense the truth and sincerity in which the small creature recounted their tale of capture, so he stood by silently without raising a hand against her. Carnifex had not been on Voss when the Silver Jedi had attacked, he had been consumed by business on Ossus that had ended prematurely. While many bristled at the loss of both Voss and Ossus to the Silver Jedi, Carnifex had only acted with indifference. Neither of those worlds were necessary components in his plans, and they had outlived their usefulness to him.​

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His eyes fixated on Yenna as she pleaded with him to not punish Aristeia for her own blunders, and a devious thought quickly bloomed within the Sith Lord's mind.​

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"Your devotion to my foolish daughter is admirable, little Jedi." He lowered himself down on his haunches, closing the gap between her face and his as he spoke. "And perhaps I won't punish her, and perhaps I will not even punish you if you do as I ask." His eyes blazed with fury, the full power of the Dark Side encompassed in those burning halos. "Tell me of the Jedi attack on Voss, who commanded each section of the operation, and who were the architects of its execution? Give me these details, and anything else that I require, and it will be a simple thing to secure your release."​

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A brief sparkle of lightning danced through the air, fizzling out just as quickly as it had suddenly appeared.​

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"I needn't tell you what will happen if you withhold information from me."​

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Yenna ​

 

[Yenna]

Yenna instinctively took a small step back when the giant being suddenly lowered himself to look directly in her eyes. She stared into his gaze with a mix of fear and sympathy as he spoke, making mentions of aspects that seemed a bit too good to be true for a guy like him. Yenna's arms came up to hug herself as she shivered lightly, a mix of withdrawal and the cold of the dungeon they were currently in.

His demand was a messy one. For several moments she stared at him as she tried to figure out what to say. At the end of the day, he wanted the truth... the problem for her was that the truth was likely so useless to him it gave her no chips to bargain with. She was pretty much caught between a rock and a hard place. She took a deep breath as she glanced at the ground then back to him. "A problem with that, there is." she admitted with a nervous giggle. "Of the operations, know anything, I do not. Military operations, commanders, all of that. Unknown to me, it is." she explained to him, taking a breath before continuing.

"To assist my master's unit, sent, I was. With pushing out Sith resistance, he was tasked. Heavy resistance, they faced. Successful or not, whether they were, I do not know. Abducted, I was, when fighting a Sith monster." she finished with a hint of worry in her eyes. She knew the information was useless to him. She knew his reputation and had heard the stories of what he did to Jedi. "Ranked very high, I am not. In important info, include me, they do not." she confessed as her eyes drifted to her bare feet.

Darth Carnifex

 

[Darth Carnifex]

"Hrmmm," ruminated Carnifex, his searing gaze never wavering.​

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He, again, could sense no lies from the small diminutive creature. How unfortunate that his agents managed to kidnap such an unhelpful creature, if she had known anything more she could have been of great use to the Dark Lord.​

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Then again, maybe she still could be.​

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"A pity," he said after a few moments, "And your master, who was he? What was his position in the Silver Jedi Order?" If there was anything that Carnifex could glean from this small Jedi, it was through her relationship with her master.​

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Yenna ​