Star Wars - [Jedi Apprentice 12] - The Evil Experiment (by Jude Watson)

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THE EVIL EXPERIMENT
CHAPTER 1
He heard sound, but it was only a rush of white noise. His eyes were
open, but he could only see vapor. He was wet, but he was not in water.
Since he was not able to trust his sight or hearing, Qui-Gon Jinn decided
to focus on the pain.
He tracked its location and measured its quality. It was on the left
side of his chest, above his heart, and ran up to his shoulder. It wasn't a
white-hot pain, but a steady burning ache, as deep as muscle and bone.
It told him he was alive.
He tried to move his right arm. The slight contraction of muscle, the
effort required, seemed enormous. He hit something smooth with his fingers.
He followed it slowly, tracing it up, then down. He moved his other arm and
reached out his hand. Again, he met a solid wall. It was all around him. He
realized that he was trapped.
A jolt of panic raced through him as he realized that he did not
remember why he was here. Qui-Gon allowed it to exist and then watched it
go. He breathed deeply. He was a Jedi Knight. His lightsaber was gone as
well as his utility belt, but he still had the Force.
He was not alone.
As he breathed, Qui-Gon brought his mind to stillness. He told
himself that his memory would return. He would not strain for it. He did
not need it to live in the present moment.
He concentrated on his surroundings. Slowly he realized that he was
in a transparent chamber. The reason he felt dizzy and strange was that he
hung suspended, upside down. A cloudy gas surrounded him. Somehow it kept
him floating in the tank. He could not see clearly through the vapor to the
outside. He shifted, hoping to change position, and pain shot down his
shoulder to his side. Blaster wounds were tricky. You thought the flesh was
knitting, and then your wound told you otherwise if you tried too much, too
soon...
Blaster wound.
Memories flooded back.
He had been on a mountainside with his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi. They
were trying to protect his friend Didi Oddo and Didi's daughter, Astri. The
bounty hunter had shot Didi, and he had fallen
Didi!
- and Obi-Wan had leaped an astonishing distance to knock the bounty
hunter down. The bounty hunter had tried one last desperate maneuver,
throwing a knife at Astri. His Padawan had caught it in midair. Qui-Gon
remembered the pride he felt when he saw the skill of his Padawan, how Obi-
Wan had timed his move and called on the Force in order to catch the deadly
spinning weapon by the hilt, not the blade.
The bounty hunter had known she was defeated then. She had activated
a cable line, which launched her down the mountain toward her craft. Qui-
Gon had followed. He had just made it onto the launching ramp when she shot
him. He remembered his surprise at the white heat in his chest, remembered
falling forward into the ship and the ramp closing after him. He thought he
could still hear Obi-Wan's cry.
He had left his Padawan on a remote planet with a wounded Didi - let
him be wounded, not dead - and a young girl.
Qui-Gon moved again, and his wound screamed fire.
A female voice suddenly came to him, amplified within the tank.
"You might be experiencing some pain. It's from the chest wound. It
has been treated. You will survive."
"Who are you?" Qui-Gon asked.
"You are a subject of scientific experimentation," the voice went on
pleasantly. "You will not be hurt, only studied."
"What do you mean, I won't be hurt? I'm confined!" Qui-Gon protested.
"You will be treated well."
"I am here against my will! Who are you? Where am I?"
The voice did not answer. Instead, an apparatus shot into the
chamber. At the end was a syringe. Qui-Gon tried to twist away, but he had
nowhere to move. A needle pricked him in the neck. He watched his blood
move down the transparent tube. The syringe retracted. Slowly, his body
revolved until he was right-side up again.
Dizziness swamped him, but he knew it would pass. He gathered his
strength, waiting out the spell.
As soon as he felt strong, he gritted his teeth against the pain and
lashed out with both feet. He could not get enough leverage, and he bounced
off the transparent material. He struck out with a balled fist, but got no
response. The material did not bend. It did not even move a millimeter.
"Now, is that suitable behavior?" the voice chided. "You are not a
child."
"I am a Jedi Knight!" Qui-Gon shouted.
"Precisely. And your life is one of service. Isn't that so?" The
voice did not wait for him to respond. "Now you will be of service to the
galaxy. Much more so than when you dash from world to world, waving that
lightsaber around. I'm doing you a favor. You get to truly prove your
commitment - how many Jedi can say the same? So relax. Let's see some of
that famous Jedi meditation."
The note of dry amusement was suddenly familiar to Qui-Gon. Of
course! As his memory returned, so did his suspicions.
His captor was Jenna Zan Arbor.
The brilliant scientist who appeared so perfect on the surface. The
researcher who had saved whole populations from famine and plague. Yet
somehow he had suspected that she was behind the plot to kill Didi. He was
glad to see that his instincts had been correct.
Unfortunately, he was now her prisoner.
And he had not confided his suspicions to Obi-Wan. The boy would not
know where to look, whom to suspect.
"Jenna Zan Arbor, you will not be able to hide from the Jedi," he
said, matching her coolness with his own.
"Ah, so you know who I am. I'm impressed. What a specimen! It merely
proves my choice is correct. I have researched you, Qui-Gon Jinn. I have
found that you are an esteemed Jedi Knight, strong in the Force. You are
perfect for my needs."
"And what are your needs?" Qui-Gon asked.
He heard her dry, humorless laugh. "All in good time, Qui-Gon. Just
say good-bye to the life you knew. You are mine now."
CHAPTER 2
Obi-Wan Kenobi stared at the floor. It was a change. For hours, he
had been staring at the wall.
He was in the Jedi Temple med center. With one look, Obi-Wan knew
Didi needed the best care in the galaxy. He and Astri had brought Didi in,
talking to him constantly during the journey, even though he had long ago
lapsed into unconsciousness.
The Jedi medics and healers had rushed Didi into an interior room.
They had only come out to tell Obi-Wan and Astri that Didi was still alive,
and that they were hopeful.
Over the long night, Bant had sat by his side, then Garen, his best
friends at the Temple. Bant did not speak, but occasionally would slip her
slender hand into his. All night they had sat, waiting for news. At last he
had sent his friends away to eat breakfast. He could not eat. He could not
sleep.
Didi struggled for life in the next room. What about Qui-Gon? Was his
Master alive or dead?
He is alive, Obi-Wan told himself fiercely. He is alive because he
must be alive.
He had seen the blaster fire hit Qui-Gon in the chest near the heart.
He had seen him stagger and fall back. But Qui-Gon had reserves of strength
that were astonishing. Even if he were the bounty hunter's captive, he
would manage to stay alive until Obi-Wan could find him. The bounty hunter
would not leave him to die.
He told himself this, over and over. But when he remembered her
impassive face, her ruthlessness in battle, Obi-Wan felt despair.
And still I sit here. Waiting.
He had briefed Yoda and Tahl, the Jedi Knight who was coordinating
the search for Qui-Gon. He had told them everything he knew. But he could
not tell them where the bounty hunter was headed. They did not know who had
hired her to track down Didi. They did not know why. They did not even know
her name. There were too many questions. And Qui-Gon's life hung in the
balance.
Yoda had assigned several Jedi teams to investigate Qui-Gon's
disappearance. Tahl was trying to crack the code of Jenna Zan Arbor's
datapad, as well as look for clues that might lead to the identity and
whereabouts of the mysterious bounty hunter. Everything that could possibly
be done was being done. All the resources of the Jedi were turned toward
finding Qui-Gon. Except for Obi-Wan. He could only sit.
"Have you memorized the floor yet?"
Astri's voice broke into his thoughts. She gave him a half smile. "I
have. There are twenty-seven squares of stone between here and the wall."
"It can't be much longer," Obi-Wan said.
She sighed and leaned forward on her knees, clasping her hands
together. Astri was tall and slender, with midnight-black hair that hung in
curls to the middle of her back. She was older than Obi-Wan and had run
Didi's Caf© with her father. He did not know Astri well, but he had come to
know that she did not like to show weakness or affection. Having her father
shot before her eyes had devastated her. Trying to conceal her shock and
despair was defeating her.
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    THEEVILEXPERIMENT         CHAPTER1     Heheardsound,butitwasonlyarushofwhitenoise.Hiseyes wereopen,buthecouldonlyseevapor.Hewaswet,buthe was not in water.Sincehewasnotabletotrusthissightorhearing,Qui-Gon Jinn decidedtofocusonthepain.      Hetrackeditslocationandmeasureditsquality.Itwasonthe left...

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