Anuvuin: episode #18 Qui-Gon's Apprentice
Previously: You have learned of what had befallen Anakin
in the past 9 years.
Before we go back
to the normal time of this story, there is one more thing that has taken place
in the past 9 years…and that has to do with Qui-Gon Jinn. Qui-Gon Jinn, after giving up his search of
the Chosen One, decided to take on an apprentice. He's about 40 something now, and he thinks it's about time he had
one. He had never taken on one before;
because he kept on hoping to find The Chosen One…he wanted only him to be his
apprentice. Qui-Gon sighed.
"All right, I guess I'll have to go to
the Jedi Academy to get an apprentice…"
Parents usually tested their children for the Force, but that's
optional, and if they find out that their child's is high enough, they get to
go to a special Jedi school. School was
in session right now, Qui-Gon knew. He
had just checked the hours. This Jedi
School is one of the many schools on Coruscant. There's a school for the poor, for the rich, and so on. The school for the poor is where poor
families send their children because they can't afford the local planet
schools. (There's at least one school
on every planet, but they can be very expensive at times.) The Maurders have their own schools on their
planets. They even have a school for
their slaves. Anyway, back to
Qui-Gon. A Jedi could only have one Padawan
Apprentice at a time, so he wanted a good one. Qui-Gon was very selective about
his…he anted one with at least a medium force, one that looked promising to
help out the Jedi in the future. Obi-Wan Kenobi was in class…he was looking out the window, dreaming of
becoming a Jedi. That was every
apprentice's dream. But so many either
lost interest, or was just not selected. There was a limited #…there were only so many Jedi looking for an
apprentice. Obi-Wan was 16…he only had
like 3 more years left, counting this one, before he would have to go to a
different school…and if that happened, he would never become a Jedi.
Anyway, the teacher, Yoda, said, "Jedi
Knight Qui-Gon Jinn is looking for an apprentice. He wants a conference with each one of you so he can decide, on
top of my own recommendation."
Obi-Wan thought, "Oh great…now I'll never get to become one…Yoda'll say
bad things about me…I'm inpatient…always worrying about the future instead of
the present…and reckless."
Yoda went out in the hall with Qui-Gon…the class was too nervous besides
the fact that they knew better than to misbehave in Yoda's class. Finally, it was Obi-Wan's turn to go out in
the hall (each student was called out one at a time.)
"Obi-Wan…"Yoda said.
So Obi-Wan went tout in the hall. AS soon as he sat down across form them, Qui-Gon began questioning him.
They weren't questions about facts; it was an honesty kind of test. Obi-Wan didn't even realize he was being
tested. Oh, he wanted to look good in
front of Qui-Gon, but he also told the truth to his fullest.
When he was done, Qui-Gon turned to Yoda and said, "What do you
think?"
Yoda said, "Obi-Wan is a very reckless young boy. The boy has no patience, and his mind is
always in the wrong place."
Yoda expected him to say what he said to all the others, but instead he
said, "I'll take this one."
Yoda thought Obi-Wan would be the last person he would take…he
had expected his story student (and favorite)…but not Obi-Wan.
Yoda says, "even with all that I
said?"
Qui-Gon says, "Yes. He'll learn
patience…I'll teach him everything."
Yoda shrugged. Obi-Wan was the
last person that had been called out.
Qui-Gon says, "Congratulations, you
were the only one to pass the test with flying colors."
Obi-Wan just stares at Qui-Gon.
"What test?"
"The honesty test."
So Obi-Wan became Qui-Gon's Padawan Apprentice. And now, back to the normal Part 2 time,
Dalben is in the middle of discussing something with his "daughter".
Until next time!
