Title: Lost and Found
Author: Geri K
Timeframe: AU before the JA books Obi is five in the beginning.
Characters: Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Yoda, Xanatos
Genre:
Keywords: Obi Angst- and maybe comfort.
Summary: A camping / training trip turns into a struggle for survival for one little boy. When Presumed dead, he is left behind on a planet all alone. Will he survive, will the Force save him? Or will the Dark side finish the job.
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Xanatos used force assisted speed to race through the rough terrain, clutching frightened five year old Obi-Wan. He stopped at the edge of the plateau; Obi-Wan struggled, feeling an overpowering fear building within him, he cried "Plwease put me down, I want to go back"
"Stop struggling you little brat, and he slapped Obi-Wan across his face, pushing the screaming child down to the ground holding him with his knee. He pulled out the force suppressor collar, and quickly fastened it around the child's neck. The abrupt loss of the force made Obi-wan stare at Xanatos with terrified eyes. Xanatos lifted the panic stricken child up, and with a force assisted push, flung the boy off the top of the plateau and into the swirling violent flow of the river below.
Down at the base of the mountain a terrifying scream split the air and exploded through the force. Masters shot up from their seats, all eyes scanned the plateau; a feeling of dread permeated their thoughts, and they opened themselves to the force sensing unbelievable anguish, and then nothing.
The Jedi Masters felt the death of a young child, there could be no other explanation for the sudden disappearance of a force signature. Something horrible had happened and now a child was one with the force. Masters started running towards the sound, another anguished scream filled the air around them. However, to Qui-Gon, it sounded false, and it was more like the scream of someone who had accomplished a deed. He shuddered and felt his blood run cold, and he recognised the voice, it was his own apprentice Xanatos. Qui-Gon tried to connect to him through their bond, however, it appeared blocked, it felt off, and the light had vanished from his aura. Qui-Gon would keep his thoughts to himself until he found out what had happened.
When the Masters reached the top, all the Padawan's and initiates had gathered at the top of the plateau, children were crying, and several Padawan's were staring down at the river in shock; Xanatos was holding his head crying "Nooo-Nooo- Noo…
Qui-Gon approached him and Xanatos got up off the ground and rushed over saying. "He slipped, he slipped, I'm sorry Master, I'm so… sorry."
The young man waited for his Master to say something, unfortunately for Xanatos Qui-Gon's senses were reeling, and he just glared at his apprentice. He sensed through the force that Xanatos was lying. Qui-Gon brushed past his apprentice, going over to the edge. He looked down along with the other Masters.
"Do you see him; can anyone feel his life essence." Qui-Gon asked.
The other Masters shook their heads "It would be impossible for him to have survived a fall like that there are so many rocks." one Master pointed out.
"We will take the children down to the camp and then we will retrieve his body and take him home." Qui-Gon stated.
For the rest of the day they searched for Obi-wan's body. They left Xanatos with another Master as he appeared to be taking the death of the boy quite badly, and some of the Padawan's stayed with the children while the rest searched for Obi-Wan. Qui-Gon was leading two other Masters and several Knights along the riverbank, when one of the Masters commented that it was strange that they hadn't found his body yet.
Qui-Gon agreed, however one of the younger Knights looked confused. "Strange Why?" he asked.
"Well look up to where he supposedly slipped, if that is what happened?" The Master said
The young Knight looked up and realised what they meant. "Oh my, but we have searched every bit of that area, and we did not find any blood; there should be blood and a body?" he said.
The Knight voiced what the others were thinking. "If he slipped it would be impossible for him to have landed in the water, didn't one of the Padawan's say he saw his body in the river. The only way that could happen is if he was force thrown?"
Qui-Gon stood silently listening to their discussion; it occurred to him that his Padawan's force aura had changed dramatically; it felt like their bond was immersed in black sludge, as though all rational thought had fled Xanatos. Abruptly the force confirmed his worst fear that his Padawan had thrown little Obi-wan Kenobi to his death.
tbc...