She felt the dark matter between the stars, flexing, stretching, ever changing. She felt the stars themselves, burning a harpy's screech hot enough to stream the flesh from her bones. She felt the planet ahead of her, and the minds of every one of it's inhabitants. And worst of all, she felt her hand on each of them. With the smallest flick of her mind, she could stop the heart of a child playing with his fake blaster on the other side of the planet.

Furiously bolting down her own mind, she shouted.

Hold, hold, HOLD! Don't move anything. DON'T-MOVE-ANYTHING!

Sarah.

They'reallgoingtodiethey'reallgoingtodie- No! Don't even think that! Don't think anything! DON'T-THINK-ANYTHING!

Sarah, I need you to trust me. Feel me. I would never let you hurt anyone.

If he'd shouted he never would have gotten through. It was his soothing, steady presence that made itself known to her through the chaos of her state. The universe spun around them like a freezing hurricane of a million lights, but he was a warm, dark constant.

After a moment, she replied, Thank you, Qui-Gon. Can you help me out of this mess?

I believe so. This "mess" is called the Force. Understand that you use it like a finger. You cannot kill that boy unless you make a conscious decision to. Even if you accidentally think it, it won't occur-

My dear Mr. Jinn, lies are a bit useless here.

If you don't calm down, someone will die. Trust me. I've got you. You needn't fear while I'm here. Now, you're taking everything at once. Try concentrating on something individually. Meet it. Make friends with it. Follow me to this star-

They went over many things. Stars, matter, plants, people. She felt his surprise at the length of her reach. Many times he was following her. But always his presence was there, introducing her, turning the chaos into serenity.

When he thought it was safe, he began to withdraw from her mind. Reality started to fade in around her. She felt his long hands on either side of her head, saw his bearded face, and rich brown eyes. Then she was back. She realized she was on the floor, her back propped up against the ship's wall.

"You have a strong mind." he said, withdrawing one hand, and using the other to make the last mental scans.

She gulped, trying to clear her woozy head, and said, "I know. But as you were trying to comfort me, I'll forgive you for being patronizing."

"Most generous of you." he said, with a small smile. "I must say, I'm surprised you've survived this long."

"Me too." she said. "But as for your Force's lethality, there's a simple explanation. I was never connected to it before."

"Yes, you were," said Qui-Gon, without a trace of doubt. "but growth spurts are not uncommon. You will have gotten small signs before-hand, but without recognition."

"Jinny, I am a highly sensitive psychic being. I know my own mind inside and out, and I assure you I've never felt the presence of this Force until now."

He had returned with a thick blanket, which he draped around her shoulders, pulling the ends around her neck.

"When one is subjugated to something since birth, one often doesn't notice it until it makes a sudden change." he said.

"When one is freaking awesome, one does!" said Sarah. "Oh, thank you."

She accepted the cup of hot something from him.

"Look," she said, "let me take you past the boundary of this galaxy, and I can prove it easy-peasy."

"Unfortunately I do not have the time." said Qui-Gon, standing and going to the ship's controls. "I'm engaged on a mission that involves many lives. I'm afraid you'll have to come with me. I can't leave you alone so soon after your growth spurt. Rest assured, I'll do my best to keep you safe."

"That may not be as hard as you think." said Sarah, getting up. "Do I get to lend a hand?"

"That won't be necessary."

"Well, we'll see. Hey," she put a hand on his shoulder, "thank you for saving my sanity."

"It would be a pity not to." he said.

"Dang straight." she said, and plopped into the copilot's seat. "How long till we arrive?"

"An hour."

"Good. Time for story telling. So, Jinny, how does a skilled Force user end up saving a skilled awesomeness user on the outskirts of his galaxy?"

"Your mind found mine. I heard its cry, and made it to your moving ship in two hours. You wouldn't have noticed the time pass in your state."

"Oy!" she protested. "I know everything about time! I knew time upside down and backwards before you were even hatched!"

"What time is it?"

"…That's not funny."

"It's extremely funny."

"That's not funny…at all…times infinity!" she said. "Now, what's your job that you're entrusted with Force wielding and life-saving?"