Title: Path of Oblivion
Author: LittleGreenTroll
Summary: What if Qui-Gon's past catches up with him and he doesn't realize it? Will he
be able to discover the identity of the female stranger? Or does he chose to ignore
his instincts.
Timeframe: Obi-Wan is 22
Rating: PG13 (just to be save)
Archive: Everyone, who wants it, can have it. Just e-mail me the address of your website
so that I can check it out.
Disclaimer: I do not own this universe or any character (except Lana, Floris…) and I do not
make any money with this story ( as if I could anyway!?). Satisfied, Mr. Lucas?
** Hi there! Please be nice and review after reading the story. I need feedback and welcome constructive criticism to develop my story. I love feedback and enjoy every single review**
Path of Oblivion
Chapter 1: shadow of your past
"Qui-Gon, I've got to tell you something," a female voice said urgently.
"Yes, I have to tell you something, too. We better sit down." Qui-Gon motioned to the couch in his and Xanatos' living room.
"OK, then start. I want to hear your news first," the woman spoke, her eyes never leaving the floor.
"We…I think that we should end our relationship."
"What? We think? Oh, I get it! Xanatos thinks that we spent enough time together. It's not you who wants to break up, it's him who wants you to do it. Don't you see that? What kind of fool are you, Qui-Gon? You are blinded by the spell the boy has cast on you! Xanatos calls and you leave me alone! You are a Master…" She couldn't finish her sentence because Qui-Gon cut her off.
"Yes, I am a Master and that's why I have to end it. I need more time for him. He feels neglected, poor boy! I do not spend enough time with him and his training…I'm sorry Lana, really." His voice became softer, recovering from the yelling fit.
"You are leaving me alone? I need you more than ever. Xanatos has total control over you, can't you see that?"
"Don't you dare to speak about Xanatos like that! Perhaps it would be better if you left!".
Lana stood up and ran out of the apartment, tears of hurt and anger streaming down her cheeks. Her normally brown eyes were red from crying. She wanted to tell Qui-Gon that she was expecting his baby. They didn't intend to start a relationship. They had spent a couple of weeks on a mission together, and it happened. There had been only the one time and she was pregnant. Nobody was supposed to know. Jedi weren't allowed to focus on relationships. By the time that they had returned to Coruscant, she wasn't feeling well and had gone to the Healers. They found the source of her nausea. She wanted to speak with Qui-Gon about their situation, but he didn't even want to listen to her. He left her alone! He could be so cold and distant sometimes. The tall woman rushed into the lift and tried to calm down. Xanatos was 19, for force's sake! She went into her tiny apartment and dropped onto her bed and buried her face in her blue pillow. She was 25 and had been knighted two years ago. Her long black hair fell over her shaking shoulders. What was she going to do now? She was pregnant, but Qui-Gon didn't care anymore. She rose and began to pack her things. The only thing she wanted was to get away from the temple, from Jinn and Xanatos. When she finished her packing, she went to Master Yoda and requested a very long mission in the Outer Rim.
"Why this mission, you want," the tiny alien asked her, his ears drooping.
"Because…" The words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't form them.
"Want to run away from problems, mmhhh?"
"Master Yoda, I'm pregnant by Master Jinn. But he broke it off before I could tell him. I want to have this long assignment in order to give birth to my child so that no one has to know. I want to raise it there and take it as my Padawan learner when the child is ready. Please don't tell a soul."
"Know Qui-Gon should!"
"Yes, my Master. Someday I will tell him, when he is ready, when I am ready…." Her low voice trailed off.
Yoda's ears dropped further and he closed his big eyes for a brief moment. When he opened them again, he said, "your mission granted, will be." He stroked her hair with his green claw, as if he wanted to say farewell, as if he thought that he would never see her again. The kneeling Knight stood up and left Master Yoda's rooms. One last time she glanced back before going to the transports in the main hanger of the temple. She left her home, her friends, and her family behind in order to start a new life on an unknown planet. Her eyes began to water again, but she didn't care anymore. Slowly, she ascended in to the shuttle, went to the cockpit, took the pilot's seat and took off.
**13 years later**
"Remember what I told you, Floris? Never call me "Mom" in front of another Jedi. You only call me Master Lana." The Knight smiled down at her daughter.
"Yes, Mom. And I won't laugh at Master Yoda, I promise, though he must look funny from the way you are talking about him," she said, suppressing a laugh. Lana looked sternly into Flo's blue eyes. They were the only reminder of her father. Floris had her black hair and her smooth features, but her father's blue, penetrating eyes. She had to tell Qui-Gon now. She sighed. When she heard of Xanatos turning, she decided not to return to the Temple in order to protect their daughter. But the fallen Jedi was now dead or to be more precise had been dead for almost seven years. She also heard of Qui-Gon's emotional breakdown after Xanatos' betrayal and that he had taken another apprentice, but only reluctantly. Everything was so complicated. Now she had to return to the Temple because it was time to accept Flo as her Padawan Learner officially. She sighed again. The time seemed to move quickly.
"Come' on, Flo time to depart for Coruscant!"
The flight was uneventful, until suddenly the engines began to cough and they were thrown out of hyperspace.
"Mom, what happened?" a frightened child asked.
"I don't know. Stay here. I will take a look at the engines."
Then the whole ship shook. But this time, it wasn't the engine! They were being attacked. Lana ignited her golden lightsabre and told her daughter to do the same. The doors flew open and pirates boarded the cruiser. Mother and daughter fought for their lives. They didn't have anything of value on board, only their lives. Maybe these were slavers! These pirates didn't give up, though a few of them were killed by their own blaster fire that was reflected by the Jedi. The pirates were getting impatient and weren't interested in the Jedi anymore. All they wanted was revenge for their fallen comrades. Among the pirates were races of aliens Lana had never heard of. There were Twi'lek, Togorians, Rodians, but also humans. Suddenly, her eyes went wide with shock- she was hit! A crying girl ran to her side and screamed "Mom!", but she didn't respond. Then, a light flashed and Flo dropped unconscious to the floor. She was stunned, too. The space pirates went from board to jeering at the Jedi and congratulating each other for the good job.
Blue eyes snapped open. Flo didn't know how long she had been out, but her leg hurt. It seemed to be on fire! Next to her lay her mother. Her brown eyes were open and expressionless. Floris crawled to her mother's side and shook her shoulder.
"Mom, MOM! Wake up, Mom. there are gone!" But Lana didn't wake up, for she would never wake up again. Flo stayed at her mother's side for what seemed like a year. But after a while, she returned to the cockpit in order to watch for a planet to land on. She didn't understand that her mother was dead.
Flo felt dizzy and typed in the coordinates of the nearest planet and switched on the autopilot. Then, she crawled back to her Mom and began to speak to her. But darkness claimed her soon after she laid down next to her mother.
The spaceship crashed on a planet called Hagen, near to a house in the midst of nothing. The inhabitants came out of it and rushed to the ship. Smoke rose from the consoles in the interior of the ship. Autopilots could lead a ship to a planet, but they couldn't land it. Then, they caught a glimpse of two people lying on the floor. The woman was dead and there was nothing, that could bring her back. But the girl was still alive, although very weak. An older woman ordered two young men to carry her into the house and to fetch a doctor. They left the woman in the wreck, where they would decide later what to do with her.
**a few days later**
"So you two were on your way to Coruscant," the older woman said in a warm voice.
"Yes, she wanted to present me before the Council and accept me as her Padawan. But now…I have nobody anymore. Now that she is gone…" Flo burst into tears.
"If you want you can stay with us for a short time. Call it a vacation. Would you like that," the woman asked gently. Her motherly instincts awoke from a long sleep. She liked the small frame in front of her. Flo nodded and so she stayed. Her mother was burnt on the field in front of the house with Flo's lightsabre. After her mother's death, she decided not to become a Jedi. She didn't know these people. But nevertheless, she decided to stay for as long as they would welcome her. The only thing that she kept as a reminder of the Jedi was her mother's lightsabre. She would never give it away. This was the most precious thing her Mom possessed and she wouldn't leave it behind. This was a reminder of her past that she didn't want to forget.
Tbc…