Broth-as Of the Sith
(Berry A/U)

By Darth Binks

As was the tradition on the planet Lami, 
the second Jawa of any memb-a of the planet's royal
 family was given to the Jedi's for train'in. Most of
 the time, the off-a'in was only token, an' the Jawa 
would be given back to the parents. This off-a'in 
was different. this second Jawa had such  high
 meti-clorians count that it guarantea the Jawa 
to be accepta into the Jedi.

The Princess insista they bring their  son with
 them. He was ten years old. He would learn from 
this, she believa. He would know how the Jedi's 
really were.

Maul playa with the Jawa on the trip. He hated 
the idea that his new little broth-a would go 
to the Jedi's. If that happena, he would nev-a 
see his broth-a again. 

"don-nuh worry, wee-sa'll get your broth-a 
back." His moth-a told him softly.

the boy looka up to his moth-a. "What about
 traditions?"

"Your fath-a has idea. He'll sneak in, an'
 rescue the Jawa."

as tradition dictata, the Prince brought his 
Jawa to the Jedi temple. The Princess hold'in 
it close. the woman was the doo-doo, she didn't 
want to give the Jawa up. But when the time 
came, she handa the Jawa to the Jedi Mast-a. 

The  padwan watcha the boy with maxi-big gray
 eyes. He was tall teenage boy, with odd haircut,
 short ponytail in back, an' long thing braid 
that hung over one should-a.

The boy moved towards his broth-a, to try an' stop
 the giv'in. His fath-a put hand on his should-a,
 pull'in him backwards. "Wee-sa must follow traditions,"

"Wee-sa  honora by your gift," The mast-a say.

The Prince an' Princess bowed, then left. 

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"Wait here," his fath-a told him, as he set him 
in the aircar.

As soon as the prince got out of sight, his moth-a 
told him. "follow him, you-sa must see the
 deviousness of the Jedi's."

"Yes, moth-a." The boy slippa out of the hovercar. 

He followa his fath-a to the back of the temple.
 It was hard, he had to stay in the bushes. He 
trippa over root. He found himself fall'in. 

When he got back up, his fath-a was gone. The boy go 
inside the temple. He could hear noise, he followa it.

Inside the main room, his fath-a an' the Padawan 
where fight'in. The fath-a with his lightsab-a, 
the Jedi with his lightsab-a.

It happena so quickly, the Jedi kill'in his
 fath-a with one swift stroke, cutt'in the 
old-a man in half. 

Then the Padawan looka at the boy, his eyes 
dark with the passion of the pound to death. 

"You-sa pounda to death my fath-a!" The boy accusa.

"He attacka mee-sa. It had to be done!" the Padawan say.

"No! Mee-sa'll get my revenge on you-sa!" The boy vowed.
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Maul woke, he was on Tatoine. What happena seema 
to be so long ago. Anoth-a lifetime in fact. It
 was that day that he realiza that Jedi's who 
where supposa to be okiday, pounda to death. 

The pound to death of his fath-a was what led
 him to the dark side. He had found mast-a who 
taught him the ways of the Sith. He spent his life
 practic'in for the day that he would be able to 
revenge himself. Watch'in, wait'in. Nev-a the right
 time, his mast-a lways told him. Until the day came 
that he rose up an' pounda to death his mast-a.
 Now would be the time.

//At last Mee-sa  have my revenge.//

Qui-Gon Jinn was the name of the Jedi who pounda
 to death his fath-a. He followa the Jedi's care-a 
with interest. From knight to Mast-a, Maul was there, 
watch'in, wait'in for the right time to meet out
 his revenge.

He followa Qui-Gon to  Tatooine. rock in the middle
 of nowhere. Their spaceship needa repairs. This gave
 Maul time. It would be easy to pound to death this Jedi. 

If only the blood-bond hadn't starta to call out 
to him. The bond his moth-a had seala between him 
an' his broth-a. The first thing he do was look 
for his broth-a.  

He found Ben in the city of Mos Espa. Using his
 long-range goggles, he spied on the man. He was 
on the porch of slave quart-as, his mast-a with him.
 His broth-a was wear'in the robes of Jedi. long 
braid over one should-a. His broth-a was now par
of the Jedi. The Padawan was  talk'in to the man
 who had pounda to death his fath-a. 

//How can he join them? They pounda to death our fath-a!//

Qui-Gon pusha Ben against the wall of the 
porch, grabb'in his broth-as hands, an' hold'in 
them above his head. Then he kissa him passionately.

Even from far away, Maul could see the 
electricity that flowa through the two. More 
then just friends, lov-as. //How can he let 
himself sleep with the man who pounda to death his fath-a?//

He turna off the goggles, an' go back into 
his quart-as.

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It was about two hours aft-a his observation
 of his broth-a. He could see Obi-Wan stand'in
 on guard. The Padawan's hand go to his side, 
underneath the cape he was wear'in, Maul could 
see the bulge of lightsab-a. "Who ever you-sa ,
 come out!"

 Maul steppa out of the shadows. "It's mee-sa,"

"Why  you-sa follow'in mee-sa?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Mee-sa need to talk to you-sa,"

"About what?" the blue eyes narrowa.

"Secrets." Maul moved clos-a. "Your mast-a didn't 
tell you-sa how you-sa were chosen to be Jedi."

"My parents gave mee-sa to the Jedi, it was the
 tradition of the planet."

"The tradition of the planet was that the Jawa 
would be offera, an' the Jedi would refuse to 
take the Jawa." Maul say firmly. "In your case, 
the Jedi decida to keep you-sa. They refusa to 
give you-sa back!"

"How do you-sa know that?" 

"Mee-sa was there when the Jedi's kidnappa you-sa."

"How, how could you-sa be there?"

"Our moth-a believa Mee-sa should know how 
devious that Jedi really where."

"Our moth-a?" Obi-Wan say aghast.

"Look in your heart Ben, you-sa know Mee-sa your broth-a." 

He watcha as the young-a man turna the fact 
over in his mind. Then Obi-Wan looka up to Maul. 
"So Mee-sa your broth-a? What has that have to 
do with anyth'in?"

"Only one thing, your fath-a was pounda to death 
by the Jedi for try'in to get you-sa back!"

"Jedi's can't pound to death!" Obi-Wan insista.

"If you-sa can't pound to death, why do you-sa 
practice using your lightsab-a?" Maul asked. 
"If you-sa  pacifist, why do you-sa keep weapon?"

"Wee-sa  guardians of peace! Mee-sa traina in 
keep'in the galaxy safe." 

"Then do this, ask your mast-a why he pounda 
to death your fath-a. Let him explain to you-sa
 why it was nessary for him to pound to death your fath-a!"

"My mast-a didn't pound to death my fath-a!"
 Obi-Wan insista.

"If you-sa don-nuh believe mee-sa, ask himsa."

"Mee-sa  no long-a talk about this!" Obi-Wan
 turna an' go back into the slave quart-as.

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Maul sat on the balcony, using his long range
 glasses to watch his broth-a. Obi-Wan was 
talk'in to Qui-Gon.

"do you-sa really pound to death my fath-a?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Jedi's don-nuh have parents." Qui-Gon reminda him.

"Wee-sa do have parents, wee-sa just don-nuh 
live with them. do you-sa pound to death my 
fath-a?" Obi-Wan asked again.

"Who told you-sa that Mee-sa do?" 

"My broth-a."

Maul watcha as the gray eyes got maxi-big.
 "Your broth-a?"

"He say he saw you-sa pound to death my fath-a,"

"Mee-sa wouldn't call it pound to death.
 Mee-sa would call it self defense." the Jedi say coldly.

"Why didn't you-sa ever tell mee-sa?" He demanda. 

"Why should Mee-sa? It happena long time ago."

"Because Mee-sa wouldn't have trusta you-sa 
if Mee-sa knew the truth! If you-sa  what the 
Jedi's , Mee-sa no long-a want to be Jedi!"
 Obi-Wan fled into the night.

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//Broth-a, where  you-sa?// Obi-Wan asked as he
 go through the alleyway.

Maul jumpa down in front of him. "don-nuh you-sa
 know that it's dangerous to walk around in this
 section of Mos Espa without escort?"

"Mee-sa can take care of myself," The Jedi say brusquely. 

"Of course," Maul agrea. "Why don-nuh wee-sa
 go inside?"

Maul go into his small quart-as. Obi-Wan looka around it. 

"Mee-sa talka to my Mast-a. He confessa
 to kill'in our fath-a." Darkness burna 
in the Padawan's eyes. "Mee-sa want revenge."

" you-sa sure?" 

"Very," he insista. "Mee-sa want to learn
 about the dark side." 

" you-sa will'in to be my Padawan?" Maul asked.

Obi-Wan looka into his eyes. "Of course, Mast-a."

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