Chapter 1
An unusual request
Obi-Wan Kenobi was lying on his bed one morning staring at the ceiling and counting the tiny little dots for what seemed to be the thousandth time.
"One-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-five, one-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-six, one-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-seven, one-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-eight, one-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-nine… "
Suddenly Qui-Gon burst into the room carrying a rather large pile of paperwork. Obi-Wan jumped and immediately lost count.
"Obi-Wan, I have very important business to attend to concerning our upcoming mission and I need you to do something for me while I'm gone," Qui-Gon said.
"Like what master?" Obi-Wan replied.
"I need you to pick something up for me in the archives," Qui-Gon answered.
Oh that's easy, Obi-Wan thought with a sigh of relief.
"I'm afraid not, my padawan. What I need you to get is in the Masters Only section," Qui-Gon said sensing what Obi-Wan had thought.
"But how can I get it if it's in the restricted section?" Obi-Wan questioned.
"I have written a note to allow you access, and this is a temporary access code for the door and the title of the file I need," Qui-Gon said, handing Obi-Wan two pieces of paper while trying to balance everything else in his other hand. "I must leave now. Good luck with your search," he said with a wink as he rushed out of the room.
Obi-Wan sat and stared at the paper thinking about what Qui-Gon had just asked him to do. He felt excitement rush through him. He was about to go to a place where no other padawan had gone before.
With that thought also came a burst of nervousness.
He pushed those feelings away, pulled on his boots, and headed for the archive room.