Chapter 1: Trial of Skill
The next morning Obi-Wan and Anakin joined the council in the training hall and found seats around the training field. Master Windu was standing in the center of the field with his Padawan. She was five feet eight inches tall with long wavy sapphire hair and eyes that matched her hair. Her lips were a lighter shade of blue while her skin was a pale icy blue. Even dressed in Jedi robes Obi-Wan could tell that she was wonderfully curved. She appeared to be just a few years younger than himself, of which he was now 34. Her beauty stunned him. She seemed to be staring at him as well.
Master Windu described the training that he had given and told everyone that Aislinn has some unique abilities besides that of any other Jedi apprentice. The council deliberated a moment and then said that they would like for Master Windu to choose someone to engage Aislinn in the Trial of Skill after which they would like to see the other abilities she possessed.
"Obi-Wan, if you would be so kind as to help with the Trial of Skill," Master Windu said as he stepped to a chair on the sidelines.
Obi-Wan entered the large training field and faced Aislinn. He walked toward Aislinn and detached the lightsaber hilt from his belt. She stood before him, watching his approach. Obi-Wan stopped dead in his tracks when he realized that she was watching his approach so closely. Both of them stared at each other, eyes fixed with concentration. Neither of them spoke as Aislinn reached down and released her hilt. She watched as Obi-Wan pressed a button near the bottom of his hilt. A long beam of pale blue light shot out from the hilt. It hummed quietly. Aislinn ignited her bright sapphire lightsaber.
The lightsabers' humming echoed throughout the room. Obi-Wan clenched his teeth hoping not to be too distracted as he fought this intriguing woman. Both Aislinn and Obi-Wan ran at each other. Their lightsabers collided; causing a burst of intense blue light that illuminated the room. Aislinn swung her lightsaber in a horizontal slash as Obi-Wan blocked. Their lightsabers crackled and sparked as Aislinn and Obi-Wan tested their physical strength in a lightsaber-lock.
The intense heat of the lightsabers caused sweat to begin to bead on the two fighters' faces. Obi-Wan began to push his lightsaber down. Aislinn was being overpowered. Her boots squeaked on the floor as Obi-Wan pushed. Aislinn managed to regain her lost strength. She forcefully thrust her lightsaber upward causing Obi-Wan to stumble backward. Aislinn twirled her lightsaber a few times. She licked her azure lips and ran toward Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan held his lightsaber sideways as Aislinn's lightsaber connected with it, causing a fountain of sparks to pour onto the floor. Aislinn snapped her head backward to avoid being decapitated as Obi-Wan's lightsaber suddenly came at her throat. Obi-Wan back-slashed and Aislinn blocked. She counter-attacked by spinning her lightsaber in a circle. Her spinning lightsaber collided with his, causing another lightsaber-lock. Obi-Wan thrust his lightsaber to the right, disarming Aislinn. He prevented her from retrieving her lost weapon by kicking the hilt away.
Aislinn dropped on her back to the floor to avoid Obi-Wan's swipe at her. She summoned the Force to retrieve her lightsaber, ignited it, and flipped to her feet. She slashed her lightsaber toward Obi-Wan. He blocked with his. More sparks flew. Both Aislinn and Obi-Wan were breathing heavily as beads of sweat poured down their faces. Aislinn raised her lightsaber and held it in a ready-to-slash pose. Obi-Wan put a hand behind his back and held his lightsaber straight out; a gentleman's sword stance.
"Would you like continue?" Aislinn asked in a voice as sweet as honey that slushed a little around the edges with an accent Obi-Wan couldn't place.
They attacked one another, ruthlessly swinging and slashing with their weapons. Each collision caused blinding flashes of light to fill the room. Sparks flew in all directions and caused small burn marks on the floor when they landed. Neither Aislinn nor Obi-Wan was ready to surrender. Their fight would go on until the Masters told them to stop. They continued to fight until both of them began to feel tired. Obi-Wan was losing his focus. He slashed with his lightsaber in a vertical motion.
Wrong move.
Aislinn effortlessly dodged this predictable attack and saw her chance to counter. She swung her lightsaber at Obi-Wan's arm. Jumping out of the way of her strike and deflecting a second blow from behind, he somersaulted out of the way and landed on his knees some feet away. Obi-Wan looked up at Aislinn from his knees. Both of them breathed heavily. Aislinn fixed her eyes on Obi-Wan's face, looking at him in awe. Aislinn tore her gaze away from Obi-Wan's as they were commanded to halt. They deactivated their lightsabers and reconnected their hilts to their belts. Aislinn then offered Obi-Wan a hand up. Together they turned to face the Jedi council.
"Well done, Aislinn," the council said.
"Aislinn, a mission we have for you then a Jedi Knight you will be," Yoda said, and then turned to Obi-Wan and continued. "Obi-Wan, you and Anakin, return to Naboo you must. A threat on Queen Amidala's life there has been."
Obi-Wan and Anakin left while Aislinn lingered to find out what her mission was to be.