The Chosen One

CHAPTER 10

It was my first dream in a long time.

I was in an enclosed room. The walls, floor, and ceiling were all white. I tried to find an exit to the room, but I couldn't. I looked around the room, waiting for something - anything - to happen. The silence was very eerie. Even though it was just me, I felt awkward. The air was cold. I went to the middle of the room. Boredom crept up on me.

"Hello?" I asked. I could hear my voice loud and clear. I heard a high pitch beep for a couple of seconds and the room went back to silence.

"Is anyone there?" I asked again. I heard a lower pitched beep this time and then white noise. It was like a recording with no sound. I could barely make out what it was saying. I noticed what I thought was a voice getting louder. I could hear what it was saying now.

"Run! Rye, run! Go!" I didn't know who it was. It started to get louder and louder. I plugged my ears. I could still hear it. The voice was driving me insane.

"Go away!" I yelled, getting fed up with the dream. Right after I yelled the noise stopped.

"Rye! Rye! Wake up!" I heard someone yelling. "No no no no..."

I opened my eyes to the sky of Mustafar. Somebody is holding my hand. I turn my head and see Obi-Wan and Master Plo standing behind them. They looked worried.

"Rye, what did you do?" Plo Koon asked me. He crouched next to Obi-Wan.

"I was so close. So close," I whisper. I can't make my voice louder.

"So close to what?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Killing him," I reply.

"Who?" Plo asked.

"Count Dooku,"

Plo Koon and Obi-Wan looked at each other, their expressions unreadable. Master Plo scooped me up in his arms and I closed my eyes. My Master must have thought I fell asleep.

"She's going to die if she doesn't get treatment in a few minutes," I heard Obi-Wan say. "She can hardly breathe."

"I know, son. We're going to have to go quickly... and those medical droids better work," Plo Koon said, taking off. I heard the rocks under their feet. I tried to breathe normally, but it hurt. What if it was true? What if I really was going to die? I tried to push the thought of death away. I wonder how the Jedi found me - how long it took them to.

I felt Plo Koon slow down, then go up stairs. We had reached the landing pad.