Summary: Obi-Wan has a nightmare that worries him just before a mission that will be long and rather boring..or so he thinks. Now the question he asks his Master is when is the line drawn between dream and reality?

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Author: BlueElli

Title: The Line

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Set: 5 Months after Nothing Left to Have. Starts the night before a mission to a planet on the edge of war.

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The hollaring of pure pain and agony tore through the air. Obi-Wan ran as fast as he possibly could and slid to a stop coming around a corner. There stood Jesi with an odd gold staff in her hands. he wind ripped and roared and Obi-Wan finally noticed the body at her feet.With utter sickness filling him he approached his fallen Master. Jesi took a step back for every step he took. Pulling the old Jedi onto his back Obi-Wan gasped seeing the pale emotionless face.The usual lively blue eyes were dull and unseeing.

" Jesi, what happened?"

He asked, his voice hoarse. He looked up when Jesi started laughing.Her laugh was different somehow, not the same as he knew.

"Why, young Kenobi, do you ask her? She knows nothing.You should ask me."

She said. He did ask her! What was wrong with her? The staff in her hand had a fine silver mist around it now.Obi-Wan stood.

"What did you do to him?"

He demanded.

"Only what I'm going to do to you young one."

She replied moving the staff to hold in both hands. Suddenly fire shot into Obi-Wan's vision.Heat, pain, blinding pain.

Obi-Wan Kenobi woke with a jult. Sweat trickled down his back and face. He could swear he still heard Jesi's laugh in his own room. Running his hand down his face he laid back down.Only a dream, nothing but a dream. But that *Only* dream had come to him every night for the past three nights now. Did it mean something? He sighed trying to relax. He'd tell his master of it by morning. For now he needed to sleep, he had a long mission to start in the morning.With almost a sinking feeling he recalled that Jesi would be on the same mission sent by the Senate rather than the Council. Come to think of it these dreams didn't start until they were informed of the mission. Again the young Jedi sighed closing his eyes. Nothing would happen. Jesi would never do anything to hurt his Master nor himself.Everything would be as normal as the other missions.

'Go to sleep Kenobi.'

He told himself forcing the menacing laugh out of his mind.

******Next Morning********

"Master, what exactly are dreams?"

Obi-Wan asked as they ate breakfast. They took they time for their ship didn't leave for another 2 hours. Qui-Gon looked up at his Padawan. That's an odd question.

"Well, dreams can be many things. Sometimes they are only reinactments of our thoughts, others they're unlistened thoughts from deep in our mind.Though as Jedi, we must be aware of our dreams for they could be small bits of the future, or a message in which the Force wants us to see."

He answered.

"Oh, I see."

Obi-Wan replied and became silent again.Qui-Gon frowned. Was his apprentice having nightmares all over again? He remembered the nights early into their beginnings of times when Obi-Wan had nightmares that horrified even a thirteen year old beyound his controll.

"Why do you ask Padawan?"

Obi-Wan looked up at him seeming to consider something.Qui-Gon waited patiently for the younger Jedi to decide.

"Well, lately I've been having the same dream every night. I was just wondering what it could mean."

He answered.

"Would you like to tell me about it?"

Qui-Gon pressed.Obi-Wan sighed. He felt like a young child telling his Master all about his nightmares hoping he'd make them all go away. Frowning at himself Obi-Wan thought of the wisdom Qui-Gon could give him. Perhaps he should tell all. With another sigh he said,

"In the very beginning it's dark and I hear these deadly pained screams. Then I start running down this corridor as fast as I can like I know what I'm looking for but I don't..I come around this corner and there's Jesi. She's just standing there with this large gold staff in her hand. It's dark and windy and then I notice what is lieing at her feet."

Obi-Wan paused. Getting an encouraging look from Qui-Gon he continued.

"It's you Master. When I get to you you don't seem to be alive, at least not much."

He glanced at his Master. No change in his expression at all just listening.

"Anyway, when I ask Jesi wht happened she laughs, a kind of laugh I've never heard from her. She asks me why I ask her, she knows nothing.I should ask me. Me as in her.I don't get it."

He shrugged.

"Then I ask what did she do and she just says, only what I'm going to do to you. Then I feel this wave of heat and pain and I wake up.It's really odd."

Obi-Wan finished poking as his breakfast endlessly.

Qui-Gon thought a moment. Indeed the teenager's dream was odd but it couldn't mean anything could it? It sounded just like something he worried about he just didn't know it. But he answered thoughtfully.

"Perhaps you should take the matter into your meditations Padawan.You could find an answer there. If not then maybe Master Yoda could answer some questions. I know he always did to mine."

Obi-Wan looked up and gave a thankful smile.

"Maybe even Jesi could help you with it. I know she's had more than her share of nightmares, much like you."

His smile faded at the mention of their newest friend. He thought a moment then it returned.

"Maybe I should."

Obi-Wan replied in half truth. He'd speak to Jesi about dreams.Just not about that particular dream depending on what she said.

"You certainly have the chance today.We have a 5 hour flight to Tiucka."

Qui-Gon smiled. Obi-Wan nodded,

"Thank you Master."

***********4 Hours Later on the way to Tiucka*******

Obi-Wan paced the small corridor. This was ridiculous. Jesi was his friend. He owed her everything he had, he should be able to at least talk to her like he had for the passed 5 months. There was nothing different about her, she was still Jesi. Stopping his pacing he drummed his fingers rapidly on his leg for a second then knock on the metal door. There was a rattle of papers inside and Jesi opened the cabin door.

"Hey kid! How far are we till on planet?"

She asked cheerfully.

"Um, I'm not sure really. Probably not for another 2 hours at least."

He replied. Her expression faded hearing his tone. It was wary and a bit edgy though no one would notice if they didn't know his normal ways somewhat well.

"Is everything alright? Do you need to talk about something?"

She asked sure of the answer.

"Actually, yes."

He replied. Jesi stepped back from the doorway and allowed him in. Once the door shut Jesi cleared some papers from the bunk allowing him room to sit. They were in silence a moment then he spoke.

"Jesi what do you know about nightmares?"

He asked. She looked at him a long moment her eyes hardening.

"All I know about nightmares is that they're not your worst one until they become reality."

Obi-Wan's thoughts froze.

"Why do you ask?"

She continued.

"No reason."

He replied his voice shallow.

tbc...

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