Obi-Wan sat calmly in the dark, cold room. His body shivering from the cold air surrounding him like a blanket of ice. He rocked back and forth, held himself in a fetal position and rubbed his feet to keep warm. He didn't care about being in a cold room, he preferred this over the many other places Be-Ji has kept him prisoner. Once, he was kept under ground, below the molten lava on the Mustafar System where he thought he was going to melt like wax on a candle. The heat was unbearable, the air was suffocating, his tunic sticking to him like glue and sweat dripping from his face leaving puddles on the ground. But every prison had the same following scenarios; Be-Ji would enter the room and try to gain Obi-Wan's trust. Then he would take him to the lab and try multiply experiments on him to turn him into a Pure Jedi Knight. The only difference would be the result of the experiment, Obi-Wan would suffer unimaginable pain or die.
His mind buzzed with thoughts of his family. He began to worry about his mother and siblings, wonder if his Master would come for him, wonder what his father has planned for him. Time seemed to pass by slowly. But how can he tell? There was no sunlight or clock in the room to tell the time of day or night. For all he knew, a week could pass and he wouldn't know it.
The door opened and light brightened the room, Obi-Wan covered his eyes, blocking them from the light's painful rays. Then the door closed and a lamp turned on. Obi-Wan's eyes adjusted and he lowered his arm. Be-Ji stood with a tray filled with food. Obi-Wan backed away, fighting his fear. Be-Ji's eyes looked at him with sincere kindness. He placed the tray on the bed.
"I thought you might be hungry."He said, sitting on the bed."You've inherited your mothers metabolism, it always made you hungry. Yet somehow you didn't gain any weight."
Obi-Wan stayed still, watching Be-Ji's movements. Studying his enemy like how he was taught in the Temple.
"You've certainly grown over the years Obi-Wan." He commented."I've heard that you are now a Padawan. That's grand son."Be-Ji smiled."You are one step closer to being just like me."
"I will never be like you." Obi-Wan stated firmly.
"You and I are Jedi, you are born from my blood...or at least you will be."
"I'm part Earthling because of my mother, whom you've betrayed."
Be-Ji shot up and glared at Obi-Wan.
"Watch your tone with me Obi-Wan Kenobi." Be-Ji threatened. Obi-Wan's deathly glare met Be-Ji's.
"I don't fear you, not anymore."
"What reason had you to fear?"Be-Ji asked, baffled. Obi-Wan couldn't believe what he was hearing. Was Be-Ji honestly unobservant or was he doing this on purpose?
"Well let's start from the top shall we?"Obi-Wan started." You left mother alone to raise...Acleara and me." Obi-Wan was careful not to mention Nathaniel, he didn't want to put his baby brother in danger."You've abducted me and Acleara many times in our childhood, you've drugged me and injected your blood with a mixture of chemicals into my system, you've broken the Jedi Law and the Jedi Code because of your pride."
"Do you not understand?" Be-Ji asked, crossing his arms."A Pure Jedi Knight is rare to find these days on Naboo, rare to find in this galaxy. And I am one of them. I cannot just let this end with me, I have to do what I must to continue the blood line."
"Even at the cost of my life?"Be-Ji ran to Obi-Wan, he clutched his face, Obi -Wan flinched and held his breath as he gazed into his father's face.
"I will make sure that won't happen son. That is why the scientist is here, he and I will make you and Acleara Pure Jedi Knights."
"Why can't you accept me for who I am?"Obi-Wan asked, holding down his temper and tears. He forced his head away from Be-Ji's hands."I didn't ask to be born a half blood, I was made this way. You made me this way."
"Your mother deceived me. If I had known she was half Earthling, I wouldn't have had you."
Obi-Wan felt painfully stunned as his heart ached. He bit on his tongue to fight back the tears and the words he wanted to say. He couldn't find the strength but on thing was clear, if he hadn't met mother, he wouldn't be here.
"You wish I wasn't born."
"That's not what I meant."Be-Ji stated quickly.
"Well isn't that what you said? If you had known mother was half Jedi you wouldn't have had me."
"You misunderstood-"
"Just stop."Obi-Wan covered his ears, hoping that Be-Ji would leave. Instead, Be-Ji yanked Obi-Wan's hands away from his ears.
"Listen to me-"
" I truly wish that you hadn't created me."Obi-Wan growled." I really wish you had given me up. Why didn't you kill me when you knew? Then you wouldn't have to concern your precious reputation."
" I wanted to give you a chance of living the life of a Pure Jedi Knight."
"It is impossible for me to be a Pure Jedi Knight."Obi-Wan was starting to get frustrated, Be-Ji just didn't seem to get it. Why was he so hard to convince?
"You are quite stubborn like your mom. But I can break that stubbornness."
"The Council will come for me, my Master will come for me. I promise you, you will regret taking me."
Be-Ji chuckled."I think your Master will have a heck of time searching for me, given that he cannot track you through the Force. Pure Jedi Knight's control the force with our will, we can hide the force if we wish."
Obi-Wan shook his head."You don't know Qui-Gon like I do."
Be-Ji's smile disappeared and his face hardened."Qui-Gon? Qui-Gon Jinn?"
"Yes."Obi-Wan was thinking of arguments in his head, ready to defend Qui-Gon if Be-Ji insulted him.
"Well then I have pity on you son." Be-Ji said, sympathetically.
"Why?"
"You've heard of Xanatos correct?" Obi-wan shivered at the sound of the name of Qui-Gon's former apprentice. He remembered the pain of fighting him and how he tried to trick Obi-Wan against Qui-Gon.
"Yes, I have battled and won against him."
Be-Ji blinked in surprise."Well that is fortunate for you, but don't you think that Qui-Gon should have done it?"
"Perhaps, but we were in the midst of battle, we didn't exactly chose who would attack first."
"I knew he wouldn't do it, he lost his nerve just like his apprentice before that."
Now it was Obi-Wan's turn to be baffled. Qui-Gon never mentioned of another apprentice before Xanatos."Apprentice before?"
Be-Ji sat down again."Did Qui-Gon have trouble trusting you? Did you endure obstacles to become his apprentice?"
Obi-Wan remained silent and Be-Ji scoffed.
"That does not surprise me. Ask him, if you ever see him."
"Don't doubt my Master, he will find me."
"For shame." Be-Ji shook his head in disappointment." You put your faith into the wrong Jedi. I thought you were smarter than that."
"I trust him more than I will ever trust you."
Be-Ji stood up and glared at Obi-Wan and without a word, he turned to the door and closed it. Obi-Wan was left alone again the dark.
