Rileys Story Part 26

[Mickie]

Location
The Citadel

12/6/1099

10:00p.m.

The team is in their room. Sally and Ahsoka are already out on guard duty. Shawn and Bret haven't left yet. Elaine is holding Blaze. Fasha is helping look after Emily.

Bret: Hm. Something is odd here. Riley's a very healthy girl.

Elaine: I know. That's why I'm confused too.

Shawn: So did you all like...do anything before coming back to the room this morning?

Elaine looks confused.

Elaine: Like what?

Shawn: Did you go get any food or anything like that?

Elaine: We did go down to the restaurant to get some breakfast.

Bret: Any odd characters down there?

Elaine: Not that we noticed.

Shawn: You know...Sally really had a point when she said we can't trust anyone here...Other than the Counsil I guess.

Bret: I didn't even think about it but its possible there could be Impearial spys all over the Citadel.

Elaine: Hm.

Elaine lays Blaze down in her baby bed.

Elaine: Here you go sweetie.

Elaine smiles and she kisses her on the cheek.

Elaine: Mommy loves you.

Elaine looks back at Shawn and Bret.

Elaine: So what are you two trying to say?

Bret: I'm just saying I agree with Sally. We need to be more careful. The Empire wants us dead and out of the way because we're a threat to them.

Shawn: So it makes sense that they would send spys along with this Sith.

Elaine: That does make sense. Its not like they would be dressed as Impearial soldiers.

Bret: Yeah.

Shawn: Yeah so perhaps the cook at the restaurant is a spy and he gave Riley bad food.

Elaine puts her hands on her hips.

Elaine: Now Shawn.

Elaine giggles and she puts her hand on his shoulder.

Elaine: Sweetie. You try. I know you do but that doesn't make any sense. If the cook is a spy and he knew we're the Saiyan mercenaries. Ask yourself this question. Why would he give Riley bad food...and not me too? I feel fine.

Bret: Hm.

Shawn: Maybe it was done on purpose.

Elaine and Bret look confused as they look at Shawn.

Elaine: Huh? What are you trying to say?

Shawn: Maybe the spy saw you come in so he gave Riley bad food on purpose but not you so to make us think it wasn't done on purpose when it really was done on purpose.

Elaine: Shawn. Your scaring me. Your starting to get too much of a brain.

Shawn: Oh yeah? Where'd I get it?

Elaine giggles.

Elaine: Your so cute. That's what I like about you.

Elaine gives Shawn a kiss.

Elaine: But its very possible. You might be onto something.

Shawn: Nyuk nyuk nyuk. You hear that Bret? She said I'm onto something.

Elaine: But it doesn't mean your right.

Bret: Ha.

Shawn: Aw.

Elaine: Anyway. Its getting late. Ahsoka and Sally are already out there. So you two better get out there too. Go on.

Bret: Alright.

Elaine: Got your snack bags?

Bret and Shawn show their bags.

Bret and Shawn: Check.

Elaine: Clean underwear?

Bret: Check.

Shawn: Uhh.

Shawn checks himself.

Shawn: Check.

Elaine shakes her head and she laughs.

Elaine: Got your lightsabers?

Bret: Yes ma'am.

Shawn: Yep.

Elaine: Alright. Your good to go. Move out.

Shawn and Bret: Yes ma'am.

Shawn and Bret leave the room. Elaine closes the door back and she locks it. Shawn and Bret begin to walk around.

Shawn: So what are we looking for anyway?

Bret: Anything and anyone that looks odd or strange.

Shawn: Got ya.

They stay on guard duty. A few hours pass.

Sally and Ahsoka are walking through the shopping area.

Sally: We've been out here for hours and we haven't seen anyone or anything.

Ahsoka: Let's go different ways. You check out this area while I go check out the Living quarters.

Sally: Okay.

Ahsoka walks off. Sally walks around the shopping area.

Sally: Sure is creepy at night. Makes it even more creepy thinking there could be a Sith hiding in the shadows. Hm.

Sally sits on a bench and she takes a close look around the area.

Sally: I'll just rest for a moment. I wonder how Shawn and Bret are doing?

Sally sits there. As she sits there she suddenly hear's foot steps moving closer to her. Sally takes a look around.

Sally: Someone's there.

Someone walks through the shopping area. Sally quickly pulls out her lightsaber as she stands up and she turns to the person. Sally activates her lightsaber and she points it at them. Its an old man. He puts his hands up.

Old Man: I'm sorry young lady. I didn't mean to scare you.

Sally: You didn't scare me. I'm hunting a Sith. Can't be too careful with one of them on the loose.

Old Man: Oh I can understand that. I'd be scared too.

Sally deactivates her lightsaber and she puts it away.

Sally: Who are you anyway?

Palpatine: My name is Palpatine. And you are?

Sally: Sally.

Palpatine: And a pretty name at that young lady.

Palpatine walks over to the bench and he sits down and he motions for Sally.

Palpatine: Come over here and sit with me. Talk with me.

Sally walks to the bench and she sits down.

Palpatine: You carry a lightsaber...your a Jedi?

Sally: Well. In training anyway.

Palpatine smiles as he looks at Sally.

Palpatine: Now dear child...only a skilled Jedi could carry a lightsaber like you.

Sally smiles.

Sally: Well. My master just recently gave me the title of Jedi Knight.

Palpatine: Impressive...I thought the Jedi all died out...It was to my understanding that the Empire destroyed the Jedi Order.

Sally: They killed alot...but there were a few survivor's from Mustafar. And they believe there are other Jedi survivor's out there...However we haven't met any yet.

Palpatine: Tell me Sally. Who is your Jedi Master?

Sally: Ahsoka...Ahsoka Tano.

Palpatine: Ah. The apprentice of Anakin Skywalker. The one believed by the Jedi Order to be the chosen one.

Palpatine smiles as he looks at Sally.

Sally: Yeah. Ahsoka told me all about him. How he caved into the dark side.

Palpatine: Ah. But his heart was in the right place dear child.

Sally looks confused.

Sally: What? How do you figure?

Palpatine: He was only trying to protect his loved ones.

Sally: Yeah...Yeah I know.

Palpatine: So Sally...where are you from?

Sally: Planet Vegeta was my home...before it was destroyed by Frieza.

Palpatine: Where do you call home now?

Sally: I...shouldn't talk about that. There could be spys around.

Palpatine: I understand. We can never be too careful. You never know when a Sith might be around.

Sally: Yeah.

Palpatine: What troubles you dear child?

Sally: Huh? Oh...nothing.

Palpatine: You can talk to me about it. Tell me what troubles you.

Sally: You couldn't help me even if I told you.

Palpatine: You never know. I might...know something that you don't.

Sally: I'm...scared.

Palpatine: Really? Of what?

Sally: My friend Riley...she got very sick. I'm worried about her.

Palpatine: Your afraid you might lose her.

Sally: Yeah. I can't lose my friends. Their all I got. I just...don't think I could carry on without them.

Palpatine: Fear of loss is only natural. We never want to lose the things we have. We grow close to our loved ones and we want to keep them forever.

Sally: Yeah.

Palpatine: You've suffered great loss.

Sally: Yeah. About 3 months ago. I had a child. A baby boy...I lost him in a matter of a few days. I'm still effected by it. I've never hurt so bad.

Palpatine: And now your afraid of losing your friends.

Sally: Yeah. If only I could protect them.

Palpatine: Its funny you should say that.

Sally: Really? Why?

Palpatine: What if I was to tell you...You could learn a power...that will allow you to protect your friends from death.

Sally: Come on...your pulling my leg.

Palpatine: Have you ever heard the story of...Darth Plagueis The Wise?

Sally: No.

Palpatine: His story is a thing of legend. You see...he grew so strong in the force that he learned a power that allowed him to protect his friends and loved ones from certain death. However he grew so powerful that his only fear was losing his power.

Sally: Do you know this man?

Palpatine: Yes I do.

Sally: Do you think he would teach me this power?

Palpatine: I'm afraid not...you see. Darth Plagueis was powerful...so powerful he was able to protect those around him...however he couldn't save himself...He was killed by his own apprentice...How Ironic...He could save others from death...but not himself.

Sally: Did he teach that power to anyone? Does anyone else know it?

Palpatine: Yes.

Sally: Is it possible to learn this power?

Palpatine smiles as he looks at Sally.

Palpatine: Not from a Jedi.

Sally looks down at her boots. She then looks around the area and she looks back at Palpatine.

Sally: I uhh...I um. I better get back on guard duty.

Sally stands up and she walks off. Palpatine watches her.

Palpatine: Be careful child. The Sith...could be anywhere.

[Trevor Belmont]

Leon's walking around the station he can't seem to sit still so he decided to just get some air, its late, the station is eerily quiet after the recent incidents.

Leon: this quiet... I don't like it, not even the Jungles of Vegeta were this quiet...the usual hustle and bustle of this place at all hours of the day has been replaced dead silence, at least the jungle had the sounds of animals and waterfalls and.. just.. ambient noise, there's nothing here it's unsettling.

Fasha is with him, her mind also unable to stay quiet.

Fasha: the mansion can get pretty quiet when we're all trying to sleep to be honest, but this is on another level I figure we'd at least hear the hum of the station's engines or whatever keeps it floating in space...something to focus our minds on.

Leon: hey... yeah you know we just need some.. oh whats it called...

Fasha: White noise, something to focus our minds on. but what?

Elaine: my best sleeping nights at the treehouse were whenever it rained..

Leon: Elaine?

Elaine: can't sleep, same as you guys same reason..

Leon: yeah, but its not gonna rain on a climate controlled space station.

Elaine: True... im sure we'll just get used to it.

Fasha: hmmm... you know we were given some of the money they use on the citadel for the jobs we've done already, called Credits if I remember right.

Leon: Yeah, you wanna do some shoppin later when things are allowed to open up?

Fasha: Yeah.

Elaine: Hmm i wonder how they use these things...? Credit Chits i believe...?

Leon: way it was described to me this thing stores any money you currently have and a merchant scans it with some device to make the sale.

Elaine: My goodness... i can't wrap my head around this stuff.

Leon: Yeah, back home we trade in gold coins.

Elaine: i saw that, prettier than that stupid frieza money we had to use back on vegeta.. guy printed his face on paper and called it money? what's up with that!?

Fasha: *sigh* and he says we Saiyans have an ego problem....

Leon: anyways, what made you even bring up the money Fasha?

Fasha: I saw something at a music shop that might help us sleep a bit better at night, I wanna check it out.

Leon: then i guess we should just try and get some shut eye for now

Elaine: Yeah

Sally: Hey, thought I heard talking over here.

Leon: Hey

Sally: you guys can't sleep?

Leon: Yeah, you'd think we would sleep like babies as quiet as it is but that's exactly why we can't.

Sally: I hear ya. but you should probably get some sleep so you'll be ready for when your shift comes.

Leon: Yeah, we're going now.

Sally: Cya

Sally walks off back to her patrol the others return to bed Leon is laying there his eyes get heavy and he dozes off.

King Kai: Leon, Leon can you hear me?

Leon telepathically links with King Kai.

Leon: King Kai? What is it?

King Kai: Leon, I thought id go ahead and fill you in on something but i don't want word of this getting around.

Leon: Uh.. okay.

King Kai: Leon, when you get back to Earth, I made arrangements with Kami the Guardian of Earth to let you use the Dragonballs to bring back the Saiyans killed by Frieza.

Leon: Even Bardock and Gine!?

King Kai: Yes, also Prince Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, Paragus, and his son Broly managed to survive.. they were offworld at the time.

Leon: Broly is still out there....
wait wait are you for real!? i can bring back our people!?

King Kai: Pockets of Saiyan survivors landed on a planet called Sedala as well, a few thousand, and they're already having kids and nothing serious has hit them to affect their numbers.

Leon: For real!? theres more out there!?

King Kai: yes, seems we underestimated how fast you saiyans can make babies, hehehehe..

Kami: uhh yeah.. anyways Leon if you want to wish back those saiyans that died on Vegeta i will permit the use of the dragonballs for this, the universe needs a strong saiyan race, even if other races may disagree.

Leon: Ahh Kami, been awhile hasn't it?

Kami: Yes, did you manage to learn Kaioken from King Kai by the way i never thought to ask about that.

Leon: Yeah but im a Super Saiyan now so it seems pretty redundant nowadays hehe...

Kami: Oh, so the legend is real huh?

King Kai: hmmm I wonder about that legend.

Leon: me too, I dont think its about my version of Super Saiyan... but something else, a power I sensed in the baby Broly when I passed by his incubation chamber..

Kami: Hmm.. well we're getting off track back to the topic at hand


Leon: Right, well if our populations stable enough I think ill just wish Bardock and Gine back.. I.. I want Kakarot.. Goku to know his birth parents to live with them. if theres a chance to give him back what was robbed from him I wanna take it.

Kami: I see, I believe given the number of saiyans already out there your numbers are fine.

Leon: Oh uh one more thing uh... is it possible to bring back Sally's child?

King Kai: Im afraid not... the dragonballs can't bring back those who died of natural causes..

Leon: a virus is natural!?

King Kai: it naturally occurred in the homeworld of those viking people which they brought to Zell it wasn't grown in a lab or something. im sorry Leon... i truly am.

Leon: Damn!! damn those assholes...

King Kai: Leon..

Leon: Im fine, im fine...

Kami: it speaks volumes of your character that you thought of little Goku and Sally, such a wish is exactly what I created the dragonballs for.. but I fear their abuse by those with blackened hearts, so ive been hesitant to give them to humanity.

Leon: i don't blame you, who knows what the wrong person'd use those for..

Kami: I am truly sorry they cannot help Sally. but they can help Goku have a life with the parents that were ripped from him by the cold hand of Frieza.

Leon: Then that's what im gonna do.

King Kai: Very well, next time you're on earth go to Kami's Lookout.

Kami: we will perform the summoning on the lookout, hopefully that will be far enough away to keep it secret.

Leon: got it, alright i need some shut eye.

King Kai: Right, good night

Leon: night...

the link is cut Leon turns over in bed and falls asleep as he mutters under his breath.

Leon: im so sorry Sally...

[Mickie]

Location
The Citadel

12/7/1099

7:00a.m.

Sally and Ahsoka meet up with Shawn and Bret.

Ahsoka: Good morning boys...Did you notice anything odd or strange during the night?

Bret: Nope.

Shawn: Not at all.

Bret: It was pretty boring actually.

Ahsoka: It was a boring night for us too.

Shawn: Nothing huh?

Ahsoka: No.

Ahsoka looks at Sally.

Ahsoka: Did you notice anything?

Sally just stands there with her arms crossed. She just stares at the ground as Palpatines words seem to ring in her mind.

Ahsoka: Sally?

Shawn waves his hand in front of her face.

Shawn: Sally? Yoo hoo.

Bret: Are you okay?

Ahsoka: Sally?

Sally shakes her head and she looks at the others.

Sally: Huh?

Ahsoka: Did you notice anything odd or strange during the night?

Sally: Oh...no no...Of course not. Just a long and boring night...I'm so tired now.

Shawn: Me too...but I'm hungry.

Bret: Yeah. What do you say we go down to the restaurant and grab some breakfast before going back to the room?

Shawn: Sounds good.

Ahsoka: Sure.

Sally: Agreed.

Sally, Ahsoka, Shawn and Bret walk down to the restaurant.

Meanwhile. Back on Zell.

Riley is laying in a bed in Mia's office. Mia and Madalaine are in the next room.

Madalaine: Well. I gotta say. All this went alot better than expected...I just wish I would have been here when Sally's baby was sick. I believe we could have saved him.

Mia: I think so too.

Madalaine: But...We only lost a hand full of Saiyan's to the sickness. Mostly the old.

Mia: And the Saiyan's still have large numbers here.

Madalaine: Right...with alot of babies on the way thanks to us.

Madalaine smirks. Mia blushes and she smiles.

Mia: Well. We did it for the right reason.

Madalaine: If only we could have gotten some of that action. Been too long since I've had a good man. Makes me wish I was a Saiyan.

Mia: Well. Almost.

The girls laugh as Madalaine pats Mia's shoulder.

Mia: So...what's up with Riley?

Madalaine and Mia look over the tests.

Madalaine: Well. Its nothing serious. She'll be fine soon.

Mia: What's wrong with her?

Madalaine: Food poisoning.

Mia: She got that sick just from food poisoning?

Madalaine: It can effect people differently. The Saiyan body is different. They may be strong warrior's...but man when they get sick...it hits them hard.

Mia and Madalaine walk into the next room. They walk to Riley's bed. There are two other Saiyan's there. Both are sick. One male and one female. Riley looks at Mia and Madalaine. Both girls smile at her.

Mia: Hi Riley.

Madalaine: Good morning Riley. How are you feeling?

Riley: I'm...feeling alittle better. I'm still pretty weak though.

Madalaine: Try to get up.

Riley takes the sheet off herself and she tries to sit up.

Riley: I don't think...I don't think I can.

Mia: Keep trying.

Riley continues to try to sit up. She manages to sit up.

Mia: Good...very good.

Riley: What's wrong with me anyway?

Madalaine: Food poisoning.

Riley: Oh...okay. Is it serious?

Madalaine: No. Nothing serious. You'll be fine...but we're gonna look after you for a few days.

Riley: Okay.

Mia: I'll get you some food Riley. You need to eat.

Mia leaves the room.

Madalaine: Don't worry Riley. We'll look after you until your back on your feet.

Riley: Thank you.

Mia walks back into the room and she gives Riley some beef soup.

Mia: Here. This will be easy on your stomach.

Riley takes it and she begins to eat.

Riley: Thank you. Oh...by the way...is there anyway I can contact the team? Let them know I'm okay?

Mia: I'm afraid not. Jenna is already on her way back to the Citadel.

Madalaine: To be honest she's probably already made it back.

Riley: How am I supposed to get back to the Citadel then?

Mia: We told Jenna to come back and check on you in 4 days.

Madalaine: And if your ready to get back in action. We'll let you go back.

Riley: Okay.

Madalaine: But for now. Just take it easy.

Madalaine and Mia leave the room. Riley continues to eat.

Riley: Please be careful everyone.