Author Note:

1. I do not own SW or any of the official SW characters.

2. These letters should not be taken literally

3. This story is AU

4. I'm having co-writers write the part of Dooku.

Timeframe: From around the time of the podrace in TPM through the end of TPM

The quick background story of the Dooku and Qui-Gon PT Notes-
Dooku is still a Jedi Knight at this point in the storyline, and is actually a member of the Jedi Council. He's a somewhat ignored Jedi, and has been sent on a lot of missions that no Jedi would consider desirable. While this may frustrate Dooku some, he is upholds the Republic.

Qui-Gon is currently on Tatooine, and the podrace is about to start. Obi-Wan had asked about Dooku in his last correspondence with Qui-Gon, so Qui-Gon decides to contact Dooku.

Qui-Gon also wants to run the whole Anakin thing by Dooku...he has discovered that Anakin is extremely strong in the force, and asks for advice about that situation, as well as in how to handle Obi-Wan...

And the story begins...


Note 1:
To Jedi Master Dooku,

Hello. I was just thinking about you today and was wondering how you were doing. We haven't talked much recently, so I wanted to know how everything was going for you. My apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, asked about you in his last letter to me, which reminded me that we hadn't seen each other in years.

I do not know what you thought of me when I was your apprentice, but Obi-Wan is a very good apprentice. I know that he is still a Padawan, but I can already tell that he is a much wiser man than I am, and that he will become a great Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan tends to follow the Code and the Council exactly and does not allow the Force to guide him as much as I would like. As soon as it goes against a Jedi Code or an order from the Council, Obi-Wan stops following the living Force.

I have found a small boy who is unusually strong with the Force, and I know that it is the will of the Force that he be rescued and trained, but Obi-Wan is against it. I was wondering if you had any advice that you might be able to give me. I know that the Council will not be likely to go along with me either, and I know that you follow the living Force and have defied the Council many times. I was wondering what your thoughts on this issue were.

And how do I make Obi-Wan obey me without hurting his feelings. I know that he is dead set on following the Code EXACTLY, but it's tough dealing with him. I need to find a way of teaching him about the living Force. He would be quite capable of passing the trials, but I feel that before he takes the trials he must learn to let the Force guide him. I would like to see Obi-Wan take the trials very soon because he is ready in every other way except his knowledge of the living Force. I feel that it would be a mistake to Knight him before he masters the living Force.

I hope that I have not taken up too much of your time, and that I have not bothered you.

Qui-Gon Jinn