The prisoner. Part 3

     Jingle bells, jingle bells

    Jingle all the way.

    Oh, what fun it is to ride

    In Wampa's open sleigh

    Hey...

    The music filled the throne-room, where Leia was dancing in front of Vader, as the professional dancer she was.

    Mary Forest was standing in the doorway, hesitating. Hearing song after song. Was she ready to go out there and face the mighty Sith-lord now? She didn't knw. She was afraid.

    She drew her shaking breath before letting it go again. She could not do it. She couldn't. She could not go out there... Why should she anyway? What where she thinking? She took a step back from the doorway, trying to calm herself down. Was there anyway out of this place?

    "Anakin, where are you?" she thought for herself.

    A hand landed on her shoulder, and she was startled.

    "What are you standing here for, friend?" Alexa's voice came.

    Mary cought eyes with her, uncertain,

    "I..."

    Alexa's loud voice was enough for the music to stop. Vader turned his gaze towards the doorway, spotting Mary.

    "So our guest has woken up an arrived." he said, raising up from his seat as Leia walked away, "Bring her in, Lexa."

    "Yes, master." humble bow, "Most mighty Sith."." before grabbing Mary's arm.

    "You don't need to do this." Mary wispered to her, "We can escape together. We'll find Anakin, and..."

    "Find Anakin? Is that what you want?" dragging her along, before throwing her on the floor in front of Vader. "Here you go, lord Vader." she said, bowing before leaving, "She's all yours."

    Mary hurried up to her feet again, shaking with fear and a panicked look. She struggled to breath properly.

    Vader immediately, whitout hesitation, ignated his red lightsaber.

    Mary took some steps back, before freezing. She knew she had nowhere to go, and could not escape now.

    "Tell me where Obi-Wan is, and you may live." Vader began, pointing the lightsaber at her.

    "I... I..." Mary gasped for breath. It was right before she burst into tears. Why didn't Anakin show up? "I don't know... I... I..." she wanted to explain further, but Vader shouted at her,

    "Liar..."

    Mary closed her eyes tight when the lightsaber came. Vader striked it down at her.

    She opened her eyes and Vader was gone. So was the throne-room and the fear whitin her. She was no longer scared. No longer afraid.

    Mary looked around. Where was she? She was no longer on Mustafar, That was for sure.

    Was she in space? It looked like space, but Mary knew that no one could breath in space, so how could that be`She breathed just fine.

    A glowing creature with yellow eyes, approched her, saying,

    "You have completed the test. You may now return back alive."

    Mary stared confused at it,

    "Back alive? What do you mean?"

    "This was just a vision, but now, you will wake up."

    "What?"

    The being started to dissappear before her eyes, and the space-room went all white. Mary stared confused around her as all things dissappeard and were gone.

    A beeping sound, and another one, and another one.

   Beep, beep, beep.

    The girl slowly opened her eyes again.

    No one in the room.

    Just a medical droid, doing its job.

    She looked around the room from where she was laying in a white, clean bed. Noticing a window on her left side. Blue panels where flying across on the outside. Was she in hyperspace?

    Music was coming from the little radio, followed by the Star-news,

    "General Griveous has shown up on Tatooine, and is scaring the vilages."

    "A Jedi-student is taken captive by Tusken-raiders. Anakin Skywalker is off to the rescue."

    Mary cast the blanket that covered her aside, Noticing to her shock that she were connected to some wires. 

    A little screen showed her status. She read the text where it stood,

    "Status; Alive.

    "Status; Awake.

    Status; Fine."

    She then teared the wires off her skinn seeing the screen going black, as if loosing connection.

    Mary jumped out of the bed and headed to the door. Grabbing a lightsaber on the way out.

    She came to the controll-room of the ship, where she saw a Jedi-master. Standing with his back at her, with his brown, curly hair, covering his neck. 

    A Togruta-girl was standing by his side.

    The two were talking together. Quietly. 

    Mary stopped up listening.

    "She's been sleeping for three days now," the Togruta said, "What are we going to do? If she dosen't wake up..."

    "She'll be fine." the Jedi-master said, "She'll be fine, Snips."

    "How'd you know?"

    "I just do."

    Mary's lightsaber fell out of her hand.

     Was that? 

    She recognised these voices, but...

    They both turned to her as the lightsaber fell to the ground, and she saw their faces,

    "Master.." she said, speechless, "Skywalker?"

    Anakin nodded to Ashoka,

    "There you see. Just like I said."

    "You're always right, master." Ashoka said. Turning to the controlls.

    Skywalker walked over to the student,

    "How's it going, Forest?"

    Mary stared at him, wide-eyed,

    "Is it really you?" she gasped as a relieved feeling spreaded out in her heart, "I thought... thought..."

    Ahsoka turned,

    "She must be in shock. Maybe she should get back to the medical-room?"

    Anakin nodded,

    "Yeah." laying his arm around the student, "Come. Are you hungry?"

    "Eh... I don't know."

    "Some food will do you good." leading her back to the room, "I spoke to the council, and they agreed to your request."

    Mary looked strangily on him,

    "What do you mean?"

    "Ahsoka is almost done with her exam, and then you will be my padawan."

    Mary stopped up walking, completely stunned,

    "What?"

    "It's what you've wanted, right?"

    "I... I... yes."

    "Good. A padawan's most important task is to follow orders. And to protect the master of course. You understand?"

    "Yes, my master."