[Jedi Quest] - 01 by The Way Of The Apprentice (Jude Watson)

Author:The Way Of The Apprentice (Jude Watson) [Apprentice, The Way Of The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-10T13:36:20+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Ferus was right. Ferus was a/ways right. Except when he was wrong.

Anakin hurried along the streets of Tacto with the others. News of the delay of the evacuation ships had leaked out. Security officers had called for help. A riot had broken out in the last remaining shop to sell bio-isolation suits. While he raced along with the others, Anakin’s mind was busy furiously reviewing the scene with Galen. Ferus’s too-respectful questioning had gotten them nowhere. As soon as Anakin began to make some headway, Ferus had interrupted.

“You handled Galen well back there,” Darra said to Ferus. “I don’t think I could have held my temper.”

“It does us no good to make him angry,” Ferus said. “He is still a source of information for us.”

Anakin snorted. “Some source. He didn’t tell anything. He treated us like kids. And you let him get away with it.”

Ferus glanced down and gave him a cool look as he kept up his easy, loping stride. Anakin wished he weren’t so tall. “He didn’t tell you anything, either.”

“He was about to,” Anakin shot back.

“So you can see into the future,” Ferus said. “Hmmm. That’s very unusual for a Padawan.”

Anakin flushed angrily as Darra giggled.

“As long as we keep our lightsabers sheathed,” Tru spoke up suddenly. The three Padawans looked at him. “We can handle the riot peacefully,” he explained.

Now they could hear the roar of the crowd ahead. They picked up their pace and raced to the spot.

Blasters had been drawn. Radnorans lay bleeding on the streets. More pushed to get inside the store. Bio-iso suits had been torn to shreds by competing Radnorans. Over a voice amp system, the shop owner was desperately attempting to quiet the crowd.

“There are no more suits!” he cried. “No more suits! Go home! The shop is empty!”

“We need to get to the voice amp,” Anakin said.

“Keep your lightsabers sheathed,” Ferus warned. “We can handle this peacefully if we keep calm.”

Ferus was giving orders again. Anakin turned away and tried to push his way through the crowd. Darra and Tru joined Ferus in breaking up fights and trying to calm the crowd. It was difficult to do this without hurting anyone. At first the Radnorans were furious at the Jedi. They had to dodge blows as they sought to calm tempers.

Anakin made his way to the frightened owner. “I must use your voice amp,” he told him. “I can calm the crowd.”

The owner handed him the amp. “Be my guest.”

Anakin spoke clearly into the amp system. “The Avoni have pledged a fleet of ships to airlift the citizens off-planet. They are achieving orbit now. There is room for all. Everyone will be evacuated before the winds shift.”

A few Radnorans closest to the amp heard the message and began to talk among themselves. Anakin repeated the message. Gradually, the crowd began to settle down.

“Where do we report to? How will this be handled?” someone called.

“The evacuation team will alert each of you where and when to show up,” Anakin announced.

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