Prologue
He knew what they had done was wrong. It went against a lifetime of work. All the days spent drilling the Jedi Code into his very being, gone in one night. He looked down at the woman lying in bed with him, head restng on his chest. He sighed deeply which caused her to stir. She mumbled something unintelligibly, rolling onto her side. Her dark brown hair fell in cobwebs across her face. He gently brushed it back and gazed at Shmi Skywalker's face. He quietely got out of bed, and began to get dressed.
Qui-Gon's mind was racing, trying to remember what happened last night. He could recall talking to Shmi in the living room. After they had talked, he had bent down to her and kissed her. Shmi had been surprised at first, then she kissed back. Somehow they had managed to get to her bedroom. And now here he was, getting dressed in the middle of the night. His thoughts were intterupted when he heard Shmi sit up. He looked at her, trying to resist the urge to go back to her, and to forget about the Code. She looked at him pleading silently for him not to go. He shook his head slightly and walked out of her room.
He walked towards the couch, only to discover that a certain fourteen year old girl with brown hair and eyes was fast asleep. Padmé Amidala shivered as she twisted around on the couch restlessly. Qui-Gon smiled to himslef and draped a blanket over her. Almost immediately Padmé stopped shivering and mumbled "Obi-Wan." The smile on Qui-Gon's face disappeared and was replaced with a frown. Why in the whole galaxy would Padmé be dreaming about his Padawan? Qui-Gon silently made his way outside, carefully avoiding the Gungan sleeping on the ground. Qui-Gon breathed in the fresh air outside. He gazed up at the sky, noticng that each star seemed to twinkle brighter than before. The first of Tatooine's twin suns was just now starting to rise over the desert. Little tendrils of sunlight banished away the darkness cast by the night. Qui-Gon looked over to where the Queen's ship was. Knowing his Padawan, he was probably outside watching the sunrise like him. Obi-Wan seemed to love sunrises and would always sneak out onto the balcony of the two bedroom apartment they shared back on Coruscant to watch the sun rise over the tall buildings. Of course, he never realized that Qui-Gon was awake when he did. Thinking of his Padawan reminded Qui-Gon Jinn about Padmé. He hoped that his Padawan did not like her more than a friend. But then again, he had been looking at her more than neccesary. She was after all a handmaiden. At least he is not falling for the Queen he thought. He sighed and kneeled down on the hard grainy sand. He crossed his arms in front of him and shut his eyes, meditating. He stayed this way until Jar Jar came out announcing that breakfast was ready.
Lightsabers twirled about. Green and red clashed together. Qui-Gon fought with all his might, but he knew the Sith would kill him. He thrust his blade towards his opponent's chest, only to have to change the blade's direction when the Sith aimed for his chest. He was tiring and his Padawan was still caught between the energy shield. Once again Qui-Gon thrust his blade towards the Sith. He quickly blocked it and then smacked Qui-Gon in the face. Qui-Gon threw his head back from the force of the blow. Only then did he realize the red blade had plunged in to his chest. He looked down, and it seemed as if it was removed very slowly. He fell to his knees, barely aware of his Obi-Wan screaming "No." His vision wavered, and he collapsed to the ground saving his energy so he could talk to his Padawan one last time.
Shmi woke up, shirt clinging to her back. Her chest was heaving and her heart was pounding. Qui-Gon was dead. It was like she was there, watching him get struck down by that other Jedi. Tears gathered in her eyes. The only man she had ever loved was gone from this universe. And all she had to remember him by was his child.
Eight months and three weeks later, Shmi gave birth to a beautiful baby girl with green eyes as bright as her father's and dark brown hair just like her mother's. She named the girl Jesselin. Watto had been very displeased when he found out Shmi was pregnant. He complained night and day that he was going to go out of business because his best slave was gone and his other one was pregnant. He eventually came around and agreed that the new baby would be a replacement for Anakin. Every once in awhile Shmi would hear Watto mumble something about "That damn Jedi."
Watto didn't have to deal with the newborn baby that long. Four months after Jesselin was born Watto had lost a bet to Ziro the Hutt. Ziro in turn lost a bet with Jango Fett, a bounty hunter, two months later. He took Jesselin to Kamino, and there she lived with him and his three year old son Boba. Jango asked the Prime Minister, Lama Su, if they could speed up Jesselin's aging process until she was three like Boba. Lama Su was reluctant at first. After a threat from Jango to leave Kamino, he agreed to speed her age up. By the time her first birthday came around, Jesselin was running around all over the place with Boba close at her heels and was always asking questions about anything and everything like any other three year old.
Jango did eventually tell her what he had done. Starting with the fact she was a slave, and ending it with her aging process. She took it fairly well, better than any six year old should, and decided that she would just stick with the age she looked and not the age she was technically. The Kaminoans allowed her to be educated like the clones, and was even allowed to participate in their combat training. She made friends with the clones, and her little group consisted of Cody, Blye, Hawk, Oddball, Boba, and Rex. Of those five, she was closest with Rex, even though she grew up with Boba. For three years, she had a crush on Rex, and only when she was twelve did she tell him. Instead of rejecting her like she thought he would, he told her that he liked her too. They started dating, much to the dislike of Lama Su and Boba though Boba had entirely different reasons. Boba loved Jesselin, more than he loved his own father. He was going to tell her once, but that was the day she told him about her and Rex. After that he distanced himself from her ever so slightly. Jesselin, on the other hand, had know idea Boba loved her more than a sister. She would find out though, when Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi came to Kamino, and completely destroyed the life she knew, but also helping create her new life.