Hello All-
This is my first fanfic, so it could be horrendous. But hopefully not. I own nothing and gain nothing from anything that comes from the Star Wars movies, books, etc. It's all George's! Hope you enjoy!
Harbor
"We'll be landing shortly, sir."
"Thank you."
The pilot nodded stiffly and retreated back to his cockpit. Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn sighed inwardly. Many Jedi customs were a mystery to outsiders, but perhaps none more than the induction of new potential Knights. "Ripping" children from their parents, extended family and home planet was not something most individuals understood. Even though parents had to willingly relinquish their rights, that part of the story was usually glossed over.
Generally, most of the galaxy's many citizens had no experience with this aspect a Jedi's life and more likely than not those who took issue were ones who had given up a family member or knew someone who had. The pilot probably fell into the later category.
Qui-Gon did not relish this task either truth be told. This was only the third time he had retrieved a child to be trained. Two were with his former master. All uneventful and quick. This third mission had been neither. Both previous missions had seen him anxious to return to his lessons and training.
This time, he felt extremely conflicted about how this mission and this child. Qui-Gon found himself wishing to have more time with the infant in his arms. Willing the force to slow down time, just a little bit, to get a few more minutes with the bundle he held in his arms. He wondered, not for the first time, how he had ended up in this situation. Had someone told him when he was a padawan or after his knighting or even a few years ago he would have paid no attention, thinking the person was completely mad. Where had it all began to unravel? He had done things no Jedi was supposed to do. It was against the Code. All of it was. And he knew that...but it just didn't seem to matter. It had and still did feel right to him and if anything Qui-Gon Jinn trusted his feelings. The force told him this was right so it was. Qui-Gon sighed as he looked down at the baby sleeping in his arms. Now he just had to convince everyone else.
