Well here is chapter 9 we are halfway through the story, literally since this story has18 chapters in total. I hope you are enjoying this story so far. Thank you to those who follow, Fav or just read this story. I would appreciate more reviews, so please do review.

I also want to tell you that since this story is finished, I finished chapter 18 yesterday, I will work on a sequel and I'll ask you if you want me to post it when I post the last chapter.

LD: I still don't own Star Wars and I will never own it unless a miracle occurs.

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Qui Gon and sarah walked into the room they had gotten on a cheap motel in the slums near the toydarian's bar. They had managed to get out of the building taking advantage of the fact that the rebel groups had attacked the building shortly after the explosion and had slipped away unseen during the commotion. At the very least that should give them sometime before the enemy learned of their deception.

The enemy, something Qui Gon never thought he would have to call his former Master. Sure Dooku had always clashed with the Jedi on their views, their way of life and even the study of the Force and, like Qui Gon himself, he'd become part of what the Jedi viewed as Grey Jedi. However even those kind of Jedis had quite commitment to the safety of the Galaxy and most of them managed to stay on the Light side for all their lives. As such Qui Gon hadn't really expected his Master to fall even after he left the order.

The Jedi Master fell the hand of someone else in all of this, perhaps the Master of that Zabrak Qui Gon and Obi Wan slayed in Naboo, the Sith the order was looking for since 2 years ago like Anakin had guessed. Perhaps he had been the one to tempt his master even if Dooku was strong the Dark had always had a strong pull. Qui Gon wondered if he could have done something had he acted sooner or if he had found that Sith and brought him to the temple after Naboo, but it was futile to think like that now, now he had to think of a plan to rescue Obi Wan.

While Sarah got onto the shower he decided to meditate making sure he concealed his presence in the force, however the battle and the death outside prevented him from concentrating. Many lifeforms were disappearing even now because of his Master's action. Qui Gon sighed and fell on the dirty couch near the bed and closed his eyes waiting for sleep to claim him.

A few minutes later Sarah emmerged from the shower with a towel wrapped around her body. She observed the Master Jedi with mixture of pain and sadness as she saw him with his eyes half closed trying to sleep. She barely knew the man but because of the good manners and the kindness he'd shown him in the few days they had been on the planet, including the chance of participating on the investigation despite knowing of her desire for revenge or the comfort he'd offered her the first night they'd spent there on the barracks of the Security Forces.

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No matter how Sarah tried to sleep she couldn't no matter the dinner with the Count and some higher ups of Serenno's society had been, the events during the day plagued all her nightmares. After trying to sleep for two hours she rose up from her bed and exited the room she shared with the female Padawan being very careful of not waking the girl. Wondering around the halls she came upon an expending machine with different drinks from around the universe on it, mostly energetic drinks.

Introducing one credit on the machine she took one of the dreams and sat on a chair nearby. It was then when he noticed Qui Gon standing at the corner of the room observing him. From his position she gathered she had followed her there.

"Master Jinn. It's something the matter?" She greeted him with a weary expression on her face.

"No, I just couldn't sleep and decided to take a walk. That when I saw you coming here. Sorry if I disturbed you" Qui Gon replied with a kind smile on his face.

"No" She rushed to reply. "I was thirsty..."

"You couldn't sleep." Qui Gon finished for her. She nodded. "It's understandable" He added. "Taking into account what happened today."

"I just..." She said as tears threatened to fall for the first time since the incident. "I wonder if there was something I could have done to save them you know."

"There was nothing you could have done." Qui Gon said.

"Are you going to say it was the will of the Force?" She asked incredulously and a little angy.

"No, I was going to say that the Bounty Hunter played his cards right and caught us all by surprise." Qui Gon replied.

"But I was the Captain of the ship I..." Sarah began.

"Captain believe me when I tell you I know how you feel. I've lost people important to me too." Qui Gon said with far off sad look. "But what you can do now is honor them by living and remembering them and helping us a finding and bringing their killer to justice. Not by blaming yourself and thinking on what you could have done but didn't. Those thoughts will bring you to an early grave."

"Alright" She accepted it softly even though she had no intention of bringing the Mandalorian to Justice. She would kill him herself. Qui Gon nodded ignoring her obvious thoughts and turned around.

"Better sleep well tonight Captain. Tomorrow will be a busy day."

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Returning back to the present Sarah found Qui Gon staring at the ceiling. She sighed, it had to be a pretty depressing sight since the room wasn't what you'd call a suite. She decided that just as he'd helped her it was now her time to help the kind Master Jedi.

"Are you alright Master Jinn?" She asked even though she knew the answer she couldn't come up with a better line to start a conversation. The Jedi Master looked at her for a few moments without replying and she thought he was trying to come up with a way of telling her to mind her damn bussiness. "Never mind if you don't want to talk about it I understand."

"No, don't worry Sarah I appreciate the concern." Qui Gon said rising up. Sarah smiled gently and nodded.

"If you want to talk about it. I'm here." She replied. Qui Gon nodded but said nothing. Sarah decided to push her luck a little. "I was just remembering what you told me the first night we were on the planet." He looked at her again questioningly. "When I was suffering because of what happened to my crew you helped me and told me it wasn't my fault. This isn't your fault either."

"You are wrong." Qui Gon said. "It is my fault. He was my Master, we had special connection more than the normal Padawan-Master bond and I wasn't able to feel his descent to the Dark Side nor prevent it."

Sarah tried to reply something but nothing came out. She didn't exactly know how to reply to that. Finally she came to a conclussion. "It was his choice"

"What?" Qui Gon asked a little confused.

"I'm not quite sure what this bonds you talk about are, I suppose they are more than normal bond since the everything Jedi related is always more than it seems." She said. She spoke with confidence as she observed Qui Gon listening to her with Attention. "But the Count made his choice, he chose the Dark Side and you can't be sure that he wouldn't if you'd talked to him you don't know if he would have listened to you. So now what you have to do is think in the present on how to combat this threat he represents and prevent more people dying because of his actions. Who nows perhaps you will be able to turn him back?"

Qui Gon looked at her for a few moments thinking. She was right, what he had to do was not wonder what he could've done to prevent this but think how to stop it. He looked at the captain and smiled at her.

"Thank you for the help Sarah. You are quite an amazing woman." He said and she could tell that he was completely sincere.

The woman felt herself blush a little but quickly hid it from the Master Jedi who didn't seem to have noticed or just ignored it.

"Get a good sleep tomorrow will be a busy day." She said as he closed her eyes, this time falling sleep almost immediately.

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Anakin woke up and found Kiara around the fire they'd started the previous night. They'd slept on an abandoned building on a particular bad zone of the slums and had decided to take turns of guard to protect themselves. Performing a Force search for hostile presences the male Padawan realized that the Blaster shots and sounds of fighting he'd heard for most of the night had disappeared. He also realized that he wasn't feeling anymore deaths, of civillian, rebel or security force members, through the Force. That could only mean the fighting was over and judging from the way it was going yesterday the rebels had most likely won.

"Good morning" He said as he rose up from the spot he'd rested in. Kiara looked at him tiredly and smiled.

"Good morning" She replied. She hadn't slept well during his turn to keep watch and of course hadn't slept at all during her turn to keep watch. Anakin guessed she was worried about Obi Wan. Surprisingly even after learning of Qui Gon becoming one with the Force he'd been able to sleep through his turn, perhaps because the fighting and the Force Nullifier had drained him of energy.

"We better get going." She said "We have a lot to do today if we want to find Obi Wan."

Anakin nodded but felt his transmitter beep. He had incoming holo-call, picking it up the miniature figure of Jango Fett with Obi Wan knelt near him appeared. The Jedi knight seemed drained of energy, injured and somewhat depressed but he still managed to glare at his captor.

"Greetings Jedi Apprentices Jade and Skywalker." Jango said with a smug voice. "I trust you've slept well tonight."

"Fett." Anakin growled.

"Master!" Kiara shouted as Obi Wan looked at her, it was clear that he was suffering.

"You see your friend here certainly hasn't, the Force Nullifier tends to be a little rough on the Jedis after a few hours of exposure, I don't know how long he will survive." Jango said.

"Release him!" Kiara shouted at the hologram surprising Anakin. It was the first time he'd seen Kiara this mad, he'd seen her angry but never like this.

"Oh I will." Jango said. "But I will need you to come pick him up!"

"Don't!" Obi Wan shouted as if he'd just woken up. Jango kicked him on the chest and pushed him out of the projection.

"Bastard!" Anakin shouted angrily at the Mandalorian.

"Ouch" Jango mocked. "What a sharp tongue you Jedi scum have. Now let's be serious, it you want to see your friend again you'll come to the town's main street we'll meet in front of the government building."

"When?" Kiara asked as she glared at the Bounty Hunter.

"I'll be good with you and let you have one last lunch before we meet. We'll meet by the building's entrance at 2 PM."

Anakin observed the figure as Jango disappeared from view. He was in deep thought.

"Anakin" Kiara interrupted him. "What are you thinking about?"

"That this is surely a trap" Anakin replied looking at his friend.

"And what do you have in mind?" Kiara asked with determination on her eyes.

"We spring the trap." Anakin replied with a sly smile on his face. "And take Obi Wan home."