While Anakin was talking, a gust of wind came up frightening the S'alebacians. They gestured wildly to each other and ran to hide behind the ruined building.
"They're scared too death," Ahsoka said shuddering against the tide of emotions she felt.
"Captain Rex, you and your troopers brace yourselves," Sinube said, "A bad storm is coming."
"Master,look!" Ahsoka yelled above the increasing noise. She pointed off in the distanse.
Sinube followed her pointing arm. Anakin gasped at what he saw. It was a storm unlike he'd ever seen.
"Take cover!!"
Anakin, Ahsoka, and the clone troopers followed the aliens. Master Sinube was following them at a slow pace. Anakin looked up and saw a funnel-like cloud forming and heading straight for them!
"Master Sinube, hurry up!" he called and not caring if the old Master would mind, lifted him up with the Force.
"Master!!" Ahsoka yelled helping Sinube to the ruined building.
There, they waited as the funnel cloud grew closer. Ashoka with the troopers' help gathered the frightened S'alebacians to a walled area that hopefully would protect them.
Sinube pulled Anakin aside and said to him, "Child, you and I have to hold back the storm. Ashoka, we need your help as well."
As the storm approached, Anakin, Ahsoka and Sinube put up a Force barrier to protect them. The fierce strom nearly broke through but disapated after a few moments.
"Wow..." Rex gasped, "Never seen anything like that..."
Finch was consoling several of the younger S'alebacians who seemed to be crying. Billy D, Eagle and Raven were checking for any injuries. Sgt Coric was helping Finch.
"That was worse than any sandstorm on Tatooine," Anakin said brushing the mud away from his robes.
"We must move on and see if any more of the planet's inhabitants are nearby. I haven't sensed any others but One Who Sees and these few," Master Sinube said.
Anakin nodded, Ahsoka looking to him for reassurance. The look on his face showed he was scared as she was.
The small band of Jedi and clones followed the S'alebacian leader One Who Sees further into the ruined city. Bodies lay everywhere and the smell of decay was awful!
"We have to help them bury their dead," Billy D spoke up, his eyes sad.
"There's alot of dead," Ashoka muttered her emotions nearly overwhelming her.
Anakin looked at her and through the Force got her calmed down. Sinube smiled feeling the bond deepen between his two young friends.
After an hour of searching no survivors were found. One Who Sees communicated to Master Sinube that there was another city not far from their current positon. His family was there.
"We'll find them," Anakin said to the alien.
One Who Sees patted Anakin on the head and smiled.
Thank you.
"You're welcome," Anakin said feeling his throat tighten up with emotion.
"We need to get these people buried before another one of those twisty things hits us again," Rex suggested, "and we better find better shelter than this building. It can't take any more storms like that."
With the Jedi and clones helping the aliens bury their dead, Anakin, Ahsoka and Sinube consoled the them as best as they could. The old Master saw how hard it was for Anakin and Ahsoka to keep the tears inside. He caught them wiping at their eyes periodically.
Hold it together, children, he thought fighting his own tears.
After the burial, One Who Sees and his people who numbered only twelve, thanked the Jedi and clones. Rex and the clones were uncomfortable at being hugged by the tall aliens. Anakin and Ahsoka were a bit more reserved. Sinube was hugged the most.
"Master Sinube," Sgt Coric interrupted, "I have taken extensive readings of the area and the ground is unstable. We are on a fault line and if a quake would occur, we'd be in...."
"Deep poodoo.." Billy D muttered getting a stern look from both Coric and Rex.
"Well," Sinube said, "We best be on our way and maybe we can find more survivors..."
"They're scared too death," Ahsoka said shuddering against the tide of emotions she felt.
"Captain Rex, you and your troopers brace yourselves," Sinube said, "A bad storm is coming."
"Master,look!" Ahsoka yelled above the increasing noise. She pointed off in the distanse.
Sinube followed her pointing arm. Anakin gasped at what he saw. It was a storm unlike he'd ever seen.
"Take cover!!"
Anakin, Ahsoka, and the clone troopers followed the aliens. Master Sinube was following them at a slow pace. Anakin looked up and saw a funnel-like cloud forming and heading straight for them!
"Master Sinube, hurry up!" he called and not caring if the old Master would mind, lifted him up with the Force.
"Master!!" Ahsoka yelled helping Sinube to the ruined building.
There, they waited as the funnel cloud grew closer. Ashoka with the troopers' help gathered the frightened S'alebacians to a walled area that hopefully would protect them.
Sinube pulled Anakin aside and said to him, "Child, you and I have to hold back the storm. Ashoka, we need your help as well."
As the storm approached, Anakin, Ahsoka and Sinube put up a Force barrier to protect them. The fierce strom nearly broke through but disapated after a few moments.
"Wow..." Rex gasped, "Never seen anything like that..."
Finch was consoling several of the younger S'alebacians who seemed to be crying. Billy D, Eagle and Raven were checking for any injuries. Sgt Coric was helping Finch.
"That was worse than any sandstorm on Tatooine," Anakin said brushing the mud away from his robes.
"We must move on and see if any more of the planet's inhabitants are nearby. I haven't sensed any others but One Who Sees and these few," Master Sinube said.
Anakin nodded, Ahsoka looking to him for reassurance. The look on his face showed he was scared as she was.
The small band of Jedi and clones followed the S'alebacian leader One Who Sees further into the ruined city. Bodies lay everywhere and the smell of decay was awful!
"We have to help them bury their dead," Billy D spoke up, his eyes sad.
"There's alot of dead," Ashoka muttered her emotions nearly overwhelming her.
Anakin looked at her and through the Force got her calmed down. Sinube smiled feeling the bond deepen between his two young friends.
After an hour of searching no survivors were found. One Who Sees communicated to Master Sinube that there was another city not far from their current positon. His family was there.
"We'll find them," Anakin said to the alien.
One Who Sees patted Anakin on the head and smiled.
Thank you.
"You're welcome," Anakin said feeling his throat tighten up with emotion.
"We need to get these people buried before another one of those twisty things hits us again," Rex suggested, "and we better find better shelter than this building. It can't take any more storms like that."
With the Jedi and clones helping the aliens bury their dead, Anakin, Ahsoka and Sinube consoled the them as best as they could. The old Master saw how hard it was for Anakin and Ahsoka to keep the tears inside. He caught them wiping at their eyes periodically.
Hold it together, children, he thought fighting his own tears.
After the burial, One Who Sees and his people who numbered only twelve, thanked the Jedi and clones. Rex and the clones were uncomfortable at being hugged by the tall aliens. Anakin and Ahsoka were a bit more reserved. Sinube was hugged the most.
"Master Sinube," Sgt Coric interrupted, "I have taken extensive readings of the area and the ground is unstable. We are on a fault line and if a quake would occur, we'd be in...."
"Deep poodoo.." Billy D muttered getting a stern look from both Coric and Rex.
"Well," Sinube said, "We best be on our way and maybe we can find more survivors..."
