Not even looking up from her paperwork, behind her desk of pure mahogany sits a stunning young woman that looks of perhaps 20 years of age (which would make sense since Amnon is 16 :lol ). Her hair is waist length metallic dark purple with metallic silver streaks which are braided, much like her mother now has her hair in the hospital of shoulder blade length dark green hair with white streaks which are braided as well. Behind Ame's metallic dark purple hair hides her matching metallic dark purple eyes.

Still working on her paperwork, Ame continues writing as she speaks as she writes.

"I know why you are here. Mother has told me while I awaited your arrival. She needs me to summon Father to help her."

Now Ame stops her paperwork and stands up. She is wearing a simple, yet elegant dress of white silk that drops to her ankles, and is sleeveless. On her feet are matching white high heeled shoes. She puts her palms on her desk as she stands.

"What I dont understand, is why Mother let them get that close to her to begin with. If she knew they wanted her dead, then she should have known there would be more than one, laying in wait for her."

She sighs and sits back down.

"I will go to Theed to help her. Because you know, Amnon, that we are both too young to run Mother's Empires. She needs our help, and so, we must help her."

Finally, she turns to Raktus and smiles, standing up again, nodding deeper to him.

"Heir Raktus, CEO of IDTech. Your fame proceeds you. It is an honor to finally meet the man who fancies my Mother.

Just to let you know, in case she hasn't, that if you marry her, you become Emperor of her Empires. Are you truly ready for such a commitment?"

(OOC: Since this thread has to be done by Monday, Raktus, and I/Ame will be doing some NPC until Dodge/Amnon can post. Also, I will be bringing DarkLadyHuntress into this as well, but for a short time, for now. Any questions, MSN me.)


IC: While Amnon and Raktus are on Ord Pardron speaking with Amethyst, Jadey's daughter, Jadey's body gets worse by the minute.

Suddenly, she hears 2 more assassin spirit voices, talking about her, obviously.


"The other arrangements you requested proceed on schedule." said Makish, the first assassin. "The work will be finished tonight."

"Exellent!" said Germain, the first assassin's employer. "Though I expect no less. You come highly recommened. And cost too much for the services you provide."

"I charge what I am worth." replied Makish. "Success cannot be measured in mere dollars."

"A wonderful sentiment for these times." said Germain dryly. "You have an artist's temperment. In a few minutes, we shall discover if your skills match your arrogance."

Stepping in Jadey's room, they stand behind the spirit of Jadey herself, looking down at her dying body.

"You are a renegade, no longer obeying the commands of your previous employers?" asked Germain. It was more statement than question.

"Bounty Hunters killed my parents." declared Makish defensively. "I demaned revenge, but my allies worried that such action against my enemies would jepordize my soul. I thought differently."

"So you disobeyed their wishes." said Germain. "And murdered the Hunters involved."

"They died, along with those who issued the directive." said Makish. "As did their families. I thought it only proper to make a personal statement of my grief. My parents deserved a fitting memorial."

Germain smiled. "In total, how many did you kill?"

"One hundred and fourteen." answered Makish. "That was when I began working as an independant contractor."

"Then I have one final job for you." said Germain. "Kill the Empress' body while it is momentarily unprotected.

"As you wish." replied Makish and pulled out a dagger, just as Germain vanished.

That was when Jadey turned around and quickly killed the ghostly figure after her body, but not with a cut to her left eye. The length of it runs from the top of her left eyebrow down to her left cheekbone, missing her eyeball completely, leaving the cut on her mortal body.

Dodge runs over to her body and bandages up her eye quickly. He then stablizes her and watches over her body, along with Sumohn, her very rare female Corellian Black Sand Panther.


Just then, Dark Lady Huntress, Jadey's Blood Sister and life long best friend comes running in. She had felt what was going on through their bond and had come to help as well, although Jadey had not summoned her.

Jadey then wraps her spirit arms around her spirit body, suddenly feeling very alone, wondering if shes gonna live through is as her heart rate, brain waves, and blood pressure drop dramtically.

Amethyst felt her mothers vitals take a dive. And by looking at Amnon, she saw he felt it too.

Jumping over her desk, not sparing anaything as papers go flying off her desk, unnoticed, Ame runs into her bedroom that adjoins her office.

She opens a secret door by pressing her palm to a metal plate on the wall. It is programmed to reconize her and her mothers handprints, and no one else.

Ame begins packing up as Amnon waits in her office, but Raktus chooses to follow her, and watches her pack, leaning against the doorframe.

"Why did you come? You know Mother needs you. You should have stayed with her. She just took a dive, and if we dont hurry, we wont make it." she says hurriedly.

"I came because Jade asked me to." he replies.

"We shall soon see if my presense is enough to bring her back." she says to him.

Pressing her palm to another hidden door, this one opens the door to her bosses office. She grabs a paper and pen, and jots a quick note.


Capt:

I am sure by your bond with Mother, you and Marcus know what is going on. I know you do, and I know you know you both know how to help her. But I can also tell she does not want your help. Stubborn Pride, I always said, since she was at one time a Universe.

Anyways, I am leaving to be with Mother. I will give her your love and wishes.

Take care of yourself and Marcus while I am gone.

Your Assistant,
Amethyst Night


Ame signs the note with a flourish and leaves it there, then closes the door behind her. Once she grabs her bags, she runs out the door of her office and towards Amnons ship, with her brother and guest in tow behind her.

Jadey notices a while later that her children Amethyst, Amnon, and her lover Raktus come running back in. They notice Dodge setting by her side, holding her hand. He looks up at them, tears in his eyes, Jadey's spirit impatiently waiting, listening to Dodge's tearful words to Ame.

"Whatever she plans on having you do, you'd better do it fast. Shes one step away from being gone forever."

Amethyst nods and takes her mother's solid clammy hand in her own warm left hand. Jadey, in spirit form, holds Ame's outstreched right hand. Ame and Jadey nod to each other, noting that they are ready to begin.

Slowly, whispering, they both begin a chant, a chant to raise the spirit of a long dead person. Amethyst's father, Drako Night.

As they summon his spirit, their chanting grows louder. Then suddenly, it stops just as fast as it started, when a bright light fills the room. When it fades away, standing in its place is the summoned Drako Night.

"Drako Taj" Jadey says with a slight bow in a language only him and her know.

"Clavoer" Ame says, meaning Father or Daddy, with a slight nod.

"Emerald Jade Taja, Amethyst Taja" he replies with a slight bow of his own, then speaks in a language they all understand, for he knows everyone can see them.

"You have done a wonderful job as Taja, and so has our daughter. You taught her well. I am proud of the both of you."

He looks at Jadey's body and shakes his head slowly, tsking as he does so.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Jade, how many times have I told you to ALWAYS know who and what is in your surroundings?"

Jadey chuckles and srcatches her head "Uh, too many to count? I trust you know why we have summoned you?"

"Aye, that I do. You need my help, and rather fast at that. But, you never needed my help. The answer was inside your head the whole time." he says, reaching up to yank on one of her greenish-purple power horns, the one for poison.

Jadey looks up at him with a blank look. "My posion power? How can that help?"

"Have you forgotten your lessons girl? Sometimes I wonder why I never had you make notes of this.

Posion counteracts posion, Jade. I would have sworn you knew that. No matter, you do now.

And since that is now known, get to work."

Jadey nods and turns to Ame, just as everything in Jadey's body stops beating and pumping.

Jadey and Ame put there hands over Jadey's solid body, concentrating, Jadey on her posion power, and Ame on healing.

A shield of greenish purple light goes up around Jadey's body, ridding it of the deadly posion by using her own posion to counteract it, using it as a cure. After that goes down, Ame's multi-colored healing shield comes up and heals Jadey, then goes down.

Drako motions to Jadey body, wordlessly telling her that her body awaits.

She sits on the bed, then lays down, entering her body once again. A few moments go by and Jadey suddenly sits up with a gasp of breath, coughing. Drako comes over to speak once again.

"You have made me proud again, Jade Taja and Ame Taja. Take care of each other, as you have been. I will be watching.

And Jade, no need to visit my gravestone so much anymore. I know you still mourn my death, but it is not your fault, so stop blaming yourself.

And Ame, stop blaming your mother for what happened to me. I promised her that when she was ready, she would become what I was, after you became what she was."

He turns around and faces Raktus, smiling softly to him.

"Take care of her, Raktus Taj. She's gonna need you soon. Will you do that for me?"

"Aye, I will." He says.

Drako turns back to Jadey, touching her shoulder. He kisses he cheek and hugs her carefully.

"I must go now, but remember, I am always watching. Take care of yourself and dont forget what you learned today. Lie down, and rest."

Jadey lies down and watches Drako leave.

"Goodbye, Drako Taj."

"Goodbye Emerald Jade Taja, Amethyst Taja." he replies for the last time as he walks into a shadow, and disappears.



(OOC: I warned yas there would be some fantasy in this. :lol )

It then occured to both Jadey and Mae at the same what Drako had called Raktus. Mother and daughter look at each, shake their heads, look at Raktus, then back each other, speaking through a silent link that they share, while no one else can hear. Not even Amnon, whos link had been closed by Jadey a few seconds ago.

"Ame, did your father say what I thought he said?"

"Aye, Mother, he did. He said Raktus Taj, meaning hes gonna....I mean, he will become...."

"But how did he know?" Jade asks Ame mentally.

Suddenly, Drako's voice sounds in Jadey's mind alone.

I was able to read his surface thoughts. There is much he keeps locked away, which I respect, for some things need to remain hidden from possible enemies.

But this one......surprise......he wants to give you, I detected slightly. I will not tell you, as what I called him is a clue, but he will be as good as you are, Jade Taja.

Take care of each other, and my Empire of Dameo. I am counting on you guys. Drako's voice fades away as a tear streams down Jadey's bruised right cheek, causing her to speak in a whisper.

"He knew. Gods, he knows what is going to happen soon."

Jadey looks at herself in the bed, laying there, feeling helpless and once again feeling alone.

"If I make him proud, why do I feel like I am a disappointment to him?"

<h3>Days Later</h3>

She lay recovering in bed, alone in the room. The Doctors, satisfied that she was no longer in threat of dying, had left keeping her on a watch as needed basis. She was sleeping when he entered, her chest rising and falling with each breath. She looked so innocent there, it was hard to believe she was a master of the force.

Kneeling by her side, he took her hand between his own, leaning down he kissed it gently. He looked back up to her face, a deeply caring sneer crossed his face. He would wait till she awoke....

She stirred softly after a few hours of him kneeling beside her, but then, by now, hes sitting, or so she thinks.

She shifts again, onto her right side, and opens her dark green eyes slowly as a stream of late morning sunshine glares in her eyes, waking her up. Her eyes then falls on Raktus beside her bed, causing her to smile.

She also noticed that he had lain his head on bed, and had dozed off sometime. She touches his hand softly, then lets him sleep.



Jadey dreamed:

She weighed the pebble in her hand. No matter how careful she had been, no matter how she tried to withhold herself from him, it did not matter in the end. He had captured her.

Jade knew Raktus' nature; he could do no less. He had been honest with her about that.

She wanted back that part of herself that he had taken. She wanted him to have it forever. Heir Raktus had seeped into her. He was in her heart, her mind, her soul.

He was the tidal wave and the lapping ripple. He had hunted her bit by bit, zealously guarding what he had seized until she dwelled completely inside him. Taken. Then he simply offered her his heart.

How dangerous these mortals were!

She squeezed her eyes shut even as she squeezed the stone in her palm. She wanted that noble heart. She wanted him. The significance of the mortal exchange of breaths came home to her, to be alive in each other's arms, to share the same breath...

To find an exaulted peace.

She did not pretend to understand the mystical ways of the mortals; or how they recognized thier mates. But she had come to believe in their ability to do so...for he had shown her the meaning of this infinite love they shared, a love that was ever-changing and ever-growing.

A love that was untamed. Unbound. Free.

She opened her palm and released the security of the stone.

He shifted his weight as he awoke, his eyes looking right into hers as they looked deeply into each others souls. Closing his eyes briefly he kissed her hand before leaning forwards and kissing her lips softly.

"Im glad your back hun, you had me so worried, please dont ever leave me like this again..."

He looked back into her eyes again, a slight glaze coming across him as he felt tears well in his eyes. He had almost lost her, the woman he cared for more than anything he had ever had.

"I was so scared, I love you so much, I never...marry me"

Chuckling softly, Jadey closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them.

"Don't worry, I shall try to be more careful when assassins and bounty hunters come after me."

She then notices tears wetting his eyes, and she loses her smile now, listening to his words. Then his last words hit her hard, shocking more than anything else ever could.

"I was so scared, I love you so much, I never...marry me" he had said. Marry me

Turns out Drako was right after all, as he usually is.

A small tear falls from her left eye and streams down her left cheek, just missing the scar there. Not knowing what else to say, she merely nods her head, trying to find her voice.

Finally, she does find her voice, but it is shaky when she speaks.

"Of course. All the while I was laying here, and I was in spirit form, I can tell how much you loved me, and how much you didn't want to lose me.

I never felt more alone than I did than, but that's over now. Im back, and Im fine, and better than ever."

She picks up a datapad only to have it taken from her. She looks at him and knows why. Everything she thought she would never see again after her last husband, Cain Horodren, she now saw in her fiancee.

"Yes, I will marry you. I love you so much too, and I was so afraid of losing you. That the only way I would be with you is....." she breaks off as another tear streams down her right cheek.

He leaned in kissing her lips softly feeling the silken touch of her skin to his, his eyes closed as his blood raced through his system. Twisiting his head to the side he looked back into her eyes.

"I love you so much, Im so happy with you..."