NOTE: *....*means character thoughts
//....//means telepathic messages
*~*~*~*~*means flashback/dream
((....))means my thoughts on whatever just so happens to happen
* * * * * * *_ years later.....* * * * * * * means extended amount of time passing....
Ch. 6
Lenna looked out at the waning sunlight of Coruscant. Finally, peace was brought to her world................
Or so it seemed.
Inside, the words of her former Master, Nicquon Davil, echoed in her mind. 'Worthless child....that is all you ever will be...worthless....' Lenna sighed. She wished she could make the words and the hurt go away.
Then, as if to counter the memory of Davil's harsh words, the words of another important presence in her life came to mind, soothing her aching heart. '.........rest, my little one. I will protect you.' Yes, now she could put her old pains at rest.....
The words that Qui-Gon had spoken to her in the aftermath of the battle resounded in her heart, reminding her that she had a purpose.
She had a Master.
She was a Jedi.
Qui-Gon stepped out onto the balcony that Lenna was sitting on. He seemed to sense her change in mood. "Is everything all right, Padawan?"Qui-Gon asked, his midnight blue gaze holding an everlasting understanding.
Lenna looked out at the skyline for a moment, deep in thought. "Yes.....everything is all right. Thank you,"Lenna said softly.
"For what?"Qui-Gon arched an eyebrow. He put an arm around his Padawan's slender shoulders.
"For everything,"Lenna murmured.
The two Jedi smiled inwardly and looked out to watch the sunset together for their first time as Master and apprentice.
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna woke, blinking her crystalline eyes. *Well, that last one wasn't so bad..........*Lenna surmised.
Nightmares of her former Master's death haunted her sleep. Sometimes, it seemed that the nightmare of her former Master would never end, but then she would think of Qui-Gon, her true Master.
Lenna glanced over to her right. Qui-Gon sat on a chair, his upper body leaning on the side of her bed. Soft snores came from his muscular frame. The Jedi Knight was sometimes too caring for his own good. Lenna gave a small smile and tucked a blanket around his broad shoulders.
In the following nights of leaving the healing ward and moving in with Qui-Gon, horrid visions and nightmares of what could have happened or what did happen on Ragoon-6 had haunted Lenna.
Qui-Gon had patiently come to Lenna's aid, waking her from her troubled sleep when a nightmare would come. Now, he was laying slumped against her bed, exhausted.
Lenna leaned back in bed and fell back to sleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lenna looked around. She was in the Jedi Council Room, yet something was different. The Jedi Council members were different. Most of the same ones from the present were there, yet a few of them that had been dead for years were now alive.
"I take Lenna Su'aLorn as my Padawan. Though she is young at the age of 10...."Lenna heard Qui-Gon's voice say.
Lenna looked up inquiringly. She was 14!!
"She will start down the road of the Jedi young with a fresh outlook on life....."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lenna opened her eyes to see sunlight spilling through the blinds of their window. Well, that had been an odd dream.
The words and feel of the dream reverberated in her mind, as if trying to tell her something.
*young??*Lenna asked herself, remembering the exact words that dream Qui-Gon had spoken.
Then, realization dawned. Yes................she was starting anew. Her past could no longer hurt her.
She was no longer the ex-Padawan of the fallen Jedi, Nicquon Davil.
She was now the Padawan learner of Qui-Gon Jinn, a loving and compassionate Master.
She now could look to the future, starting her apprenticeship anew.
((I know, strange dream, yet it needed to be cryptic and strange....ya know how dreams are...sometimes..lol))
* * * * * * * 2 years later.....* * * * * * *
"Master, I promise this won't hurt a bit,"Lenna assured Qui-Gon.
Then, the 16 year old floored the gas of their speeder, sending them flying out at breathtaking speed into the skyline.
Qui-Gon gave a panicked cry as they rushed head on at a large passenger vessel. He ducked beneath the dashboard, not believing he allowed Lenna to talk him into this. Lenna had just gotten her pilot's license and she had wanted a passenger to take with her on her first flight as a legal driver.
Now, Qui-Gon wasn't so sure he didn't regret his decision of agreeing to Lenna's 'maiden voyage'. Qui-Gon wanted to live to see his 30's and 40's. With the way Lenna was flying, Qui- Gon doubted he would live to see the next day.
Lenna's laughter rose above the whine of the passenger vessel's engines as she dipped the speeder below the large craft. "Don't worry, Master. Trust me! I passed the test, didn't I?"
"Why is that not very reassuring?"
Lenna gave her Master a look of mock hurt, then smiled. "Don't worry, Master. Considering all the wear and tear we've been through, nothing could happen to us."
* * * * * * * 2 years later.......* * * * * * *
Qui-Gon brushed away tears as he clutched the hand of his Padawan. Lenna laid there, still and fragile-looking on a bed in the healer's ward, fighting for her life.
Qui-Gon's heart wrenched as he remembered what the healers had said earlier. They had informed him only a few hours ago that his Padawan was unlikely to wake from the coma that she had sank into. They had said that if she regained consciousness, then there was a good chance of her living. But that depended on the 'if' part. She had to wake up, first.
~*Talk to her... there isn't much more we can do. The rest is up to her*~
So, Qui-Gon had sat, talking with his unconscious Padawan about everything that came to mind. He even talked to her about the Temple gossip that kept floating around. That fact alone showed that Qui-Gon was on the end of his rope.
It had all started when the 18 year old's first solo mission had gone awry. The planet that had called for assistance had betrayed her at the last moment. Just as she had stepped off the ship, she had been attacked. Lenna had barely enough strength to take off and go into hyperspace.
Hours later, she had awoken to make a shaky landing.
Once on Coruscant, she had fallen into a coma as her injuries pressed down on her body.
That was what had brought Qui-Gon to the healer's ward and what had caused this waking nightmare to begin.
Now, Qui-Gon sat there, begging his Padawan to come back to him. "Please, Lenna.....you have to fight...please,"Qui-Gon murmured, pressing her smaller hand to his face.
"Padawan, listen to me. You have become the light of my life! I live to see you learn and grow. I want to be there to cut your braid when you are Knighted!! Force, I want you to be Knighted, regardless of who you wish to cut your braid.....
Just please, don't leave me,"Qui-Gon choked out, breaking down into exhausted, anguished sobs.
Just then, Qui-Gon felt a slight pressure on his hand.
"Ma....ster?"Lenna asked weakly, squeezing Qui-gon's hand as she sensed his turmoil. Her eyes fluttered open to focus on the teary eyed face of Qui-Gon.
"Don't cry, Master, everything will be okay,"Lenna whispered, "You will be the only one to cut my braid."
Qui-Gon's eyes widened with pure joy.
"SETH??"Qui-Gon called for the lead healer.
Qui-Gon turned back to his Padawan, pulling her into his arms in a relieved hug. Lenna leaned against Qui-Gon's chest, not caring how childish she looked. She was just glad to be safe in her Master's arms.
Seth strode into the room, a look of pleased surprise on his face. "Well, Lenna, welcome back,"he said, checking her vital signs. When everything registered as reasonably healthy (for a person who just came out of a coma), he left the Master and apprentice alone yet again.
Qui-Gon sat on Lenna's bed, Lenna leaning against his chest. He cradled her in his arms as if she were a child, and not the 18 year old young woman she had grown into. Not that age mattered to Qui-Gon anyway. She would always be his 'little one' in his eyes.
"Mashter? I've told you time and again not to worry.......yet you always worry needlessly. Haven't I made it clear that nothing will ever happen to us? We will always be together,"Lenna whispered, her words slurring as she began to drift off to sleep.
Qui-Gon allowed himself to follow his Padawan into a deep slumber. Finally, the Master and apprentice could rest....together.
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The End.......
Or beginning...for the characters, it is a beginning...for the story it is an end.........lol
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Well, I hope you enjoyed this story of Qui-Gon's first apprentice!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I have enjoyed writing this story.....it gave me a chance to imagine what younger Qui was like........
Well anywayz!!!!!!!!!!
Signing out for now,
Lina Skye
//....//means telepathic messages
*~*~*~*~*means flashback/dream
((....))means my thoughts on whatever just so happens to happen
* * * * * * *_ years later.....* * * * * * * means extended amount of time passing....
Ch. 6
Lenna looked out at the waning sunlight of Coruscant. Finally, peace was brought to her world................
Or so it seemed.
Inside, the words of her former Master, Nicquon Davil, echoed in her mind. 'Worthless child....that is all you ever will be...worthless....' Lenna sighed. She wished she could make the words and the hurt go away.
Then, as if to counter the memory of Davil's harsh words, the words of another important presence in her life came to mind, soothing her aching heart. '.........rest, my little one. I will protect you.' Yes, now she could put her old pains at rest.....
The words that Qui-Gon had spoken to her in the aftermath of the battle resounded in her heart, reminding her that she had a purpose.
She had a Master.
She was a Jedi.
Qui-Gon stepped out onto the balcony that Lenna was sitting on. He seemed to sense her change in mood. "Is everything all right, Padawan?"Qui-Gon asked, his midnight blue gaze holding an everlasting understanding.
Lenna looked out at the skyline for a moment, deep in thought. "Yes.....everything is all right. Thank you,"Lenna said softly.
"For what?"Qui-Gon arched an eyebrow. He put an arm around his Padawan's slender shoulders.
"For everything,"Lenna murmured.
The two Jedi smiled inwardly and looked out to watch the sunset together for their first time as Master and apprentice.
* * * * * * * * *
Lenna woke, blinking her crystalline eyes. *Well, that last one wasn't so bad..........*Lenna surmised.
Nightmares of her former Master's death haunted her sleep. Sometimes, it seemed that the nightmare of her former Master would never end, but then she would think of Qui-Gon, her true Master.
Lenna glanced over to her right. Qui-Gon sat on a chair, his upper body leaning on the side of her bed. Soft snores came from his muscular frame. The Jedi Knight was sometimes too caring for his own good. Lenna gave a small smile and tucked a blanket around his broad shoulders.
In the following nights of leaving the healing ward and moving in with Qui-Gon, horrid visions and nightmares of what could have happened or what did happen on Ragoon-6 had haunted Lenna.
Qui-Gon had patiently come to Lenna's aid, waking her from her troubled sleep when a nightmare would come. Now, he was laying slumped against her bed, exhausted.
Lenna leaned back in bed and fell back to sleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lenna looked around. She was in the Jedi Council Room, yet something was different. The Jedi Council members were different. Most of the same ones from the present were there, yet a few of them that had been dead for years were now alive.
"I take Lenna Su'aLorn as my Padawan. Though she is young at the age of 10...."Lenna heard Qui-Gon's voice say.
Lenna looked up inquiringly. She was 14!!
"She will start down the road of the Jedi young with a fresh outlook on life....."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lenna opened her eyes to see sunlight spilling through the blinds of their window. Well, that had been an odd dream.
The words and feel of the dream reverberated in her mind, as if trying to tell her something.
*young??*Lenna asked herself, remembering the exact words that dream Qui-Gon had spoken.
Then, realization dawned. Yes................she was starting anew. Her past could no longer hurt her.
She was no longer the ex-Padawan of the fallen Jedi, Nicquon Davil.
She was now the Padawan learner of Qui-Gon Jinn, a loving and compassionate Master.
She now could look to the future, starting her apprenticeship anew.
((I know, strange dream, yet it needed to be cryptic and strange....ya know how dreams are...sometimes..lol))
* * * * * * * 2 years later.....* * * * * * *
"Master, I promise this won't hurt a bit,"Lenna assured Qui-Gon.
Then, the 16 year old floored the gas of their speeder, sending them flying out at breathtaking speed into the skyline.
Qui-Gon gave a panicked cry as they rushed head on at a large passenger vessel. He ducked beneath the dashboard, not believing he allowed Lenna to talk him into this. Lenna had just gotten her pilot's license and she had wanted a passenger to take with her on her first flight as a legal driver.
Now, Qui-Gon wasn't so sure he didn't regret his decision of agreeing to Lenna's 'maiden voyage'. Qui-Gon wanted to live to see his 30's and 40's. With the way Lenna was flying, Qui- Gon doubted he would live to see the next day.
Lenna's laughter rose above the whine of the passenger vessel's engines as she dipped the speeder below the large craft. "Don't worry, Master. Trust me! I passed the test, didn't I?"
"Why is that not very reassuring?"
Lenna gave her Master a look of mock hurt, then smiled. "Don't worry, Master. Considering all the wear and tear we've been through, nothing could happen to us."
* * * * * * * 2 years later.......* * * * * * *
Qui-Gon brushed away tears as he clutched the hand of his Padawan. Lenna laid there, still and fragile-looking on a bed in the healer's ward, fighting for her life.
Qui-Gon's heart wrenched as he remembered what the healers had said earlier. They had informed him only a few hours ago that his Padawan was unlikely to wake from the coma that she had sank into. They had said that if she regained consciousness, then there was a good chance of her living. But that depended on the 'if' part. She had to wake up, first.
~*Talk to her... there isn't much more we can do. The rest is up to her*~
So, Qui-Gon had sat, talking with his unconscious Padawan about everything that came to mind. He even talked to her about the Temple gossip that kept floating around. That fact alone showed that Qui-Gon was on the end of his rope.
It had all started when the 18 year old's first solo mission had gone awry. The planet that had called for assistance had betrayed her at the last moment. Just as she had stepped off the ship, she had been attacked. Lenna had barely enough strength to take off and go into hyperspace.
Hours later, she had awoken to make a shaky landing.
Once on Coruscant, she had fallen into a coma as her injuries pressed down on her body.
That was what had brought Qui-Gon to the healer's ward and what had caused this waking nightmare to begin.
Now, Qui-Gon sat there, begging his Padawan to come back to him. "Please, Lenna.....you have to fight...please,"Qui-Gon murmured, pressing her smaller hand to his face.
"Padawan, listen to me. You have become the light of my life! I live to see you learn and grow. I want to be there to cut your braid when you are Knighted!! Force, I want you to be Knighted, regardless of who you wish to cut your braid.....
Just please, don't leave me,"Qui-Gon choked out, breaking down into exhausted, anguished sobs.
Just then, Qui-Gon felt a slight pressure on his hand.
"Ma....ster?"Lenna asked weakly, squeezing Qui-gon's hand as she sensed his turmoil. Her eyes fluttered open to focus on the teary eyed face of Qui-Gon.
"Don't cry, Master, everything will be okay,"Lenna whispered, "You will be the only one to cut my braid."
Qui-Gon's eyes widened with pure joy.
"SETH??"Qui-Gon called for the lead healer.
Qui-Gon turned back to his Padawan, pulling her into his arms in a relieved hug. Lenna leaned against Qui-Gon's chest, not caring how childish she looked. She was just glad to be safe in her Master's arms.
Seth strode into the room, a look of pleased surprise on his face. "Well, Lenna, welcome back,"he said, checking her vital signs. When everything registered as reasonably healthy (for a person who just came out of a coma), he left the Master and apprentice alone yet again.
Qui-Gon sat on Lenna's bed, Lenna leaning against his chest. He cradled her in his arms as if she were a child, and not the 18 year old young woman she had grown into. Not that age mattered to Qui-Gon anyway. She would always be his 'little one' in his eyes.
"Mashter? I've told you time and again not to worry.......yet you always worry needlessly. Haven't I made it clear that nothing will ever happen to us? We will always be together,"Lenna whispered, her words slurring as she began to drift off to sleep.
Qui-Gon allowed himself to follow his Padawan into a deep slumber. Finally, the Master and apprentice could rest....together.
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The End.......
Or beginning...for the characters, it is a beginning...for the story it is an end.........lol
********************
Well, I hope you enjoyed this story of Qui-Gon's first apprentice!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I have enjoyed writing this story.....it gave me a chance to imagine what younger Qui was like........
Well anywayz!!!!!!!!!!
Signing out for now,
Lina Skye