KOTORverse: Bored and Anxious

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"Yes, sir," Tiji said, carefully hiding the yawn, and listening to the Republic Admiral's final orders, his smaller, blue and flickering face oblivious to her boredome as he finished outlining her mission.

The young Jedi nodded and saluted him, then breathed a sigh of relief as he finally finished and left.

"I'm impressed. You managed to look much more attentive this time," her father smiled, approaching. She smiled.

"Come on dad, it's just a message delivery," she rolled her eyes.

"I still wish you'd take somebody with you. Zaalbar or Mission or-"

"The only one who's free is Atton," she said sweetly. Atton, who was currently shuffly Pazaak cards, looked up helpfully.

"Well he'd be useless," Carth sighed. "Alright. you ready to go?"

"Yes, dad," she smiled.

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His face went more serious that she'd ever seen it, and that mysterious Glow that often cloaked her mother suddenly seemed to gather around him. "My name is Fron Kane. I'm Padawan to Alora Onasi."

It was one of the tricks that Alora had taught Tiji. Concentrate on your own identity so hard that no one can get past it into your mind.

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"You're not mom's..." she stood quickly, then started as the autopilot took off and the shuttle launched from the ship. Taken off guard she hit the floor with a gasp.

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He winced and stepped forward automatically to catch her, but then went to the pilot seat and quickly steered the shuttle back toward the Ebony Hawk.

He docked it perfectly.

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"What the?" she looked up, and then blinked as her father called over the radio, asking urgently what was wrong. The Ebon Hawk's doors shut them in, and she stared. "How did you...."

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"Something came up," said Fron tersely into the com. "I need to ask you a question."

Then he turned and knelt warily next to Tiji, his head cocked as he listened to what his Master was saying about her. "No bad bumps."

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"Get away," she moved backward, then jumped up and into Carth's arms as he hurried into the shuttle. He started, and automatically drew his gun on the young man.

"What happened?" he barked.

"It's not Frank," Tiji said breathlessly. "He- he's crazy or something, and he's got mom's powers!"

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Fron swallowed and paled, though not from fear of the blaster. "Sir, do you remember me?"

His voice threatened to crack, and his eyes were pleading.

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"You're Frank, that boy who Tiji met in the cafe. You protected her," he said sternly, watching him. "Who do you think you are?" -Alora, love, I need you....-

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He looked like he'd been slapped. "No. I'm Fron Kane, padawan to Alora Onasi."

Then he jumped as Carth's com. crackled.

"Carth, is something wrong?" came Alora's urgent voice.

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"We need you in the shuttle bay, now," he said quickly. Atton, who'd picked up then tension, came in then blinked.

"What's up?" he said, looking at them. Then he saw Frank's face.

"Hey, kid, don't worry about it. That's his usual greeting for me," he tried to smile. "What's up, Carth?"

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"I'll be there as soon as I can!" The com. went dead.

Fron just backed away till his back met the wall, a tear escaping his control and running down his cheek as he begged his Master for help.

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Tiji stared, then gently pulled away from her father, despite his unwillingness to let her go. She approached the young man carefully, despite fearing him at first she'd quickly mastered her emotions, and now walked towards him, trying to understand. Fear like that couldn't be faked.

"Fra... Fron?" she said softly, reaching towards him.