Title: Strength over Fear.....

Author: The Goddess of Mush and Stuff

missing part of JA 1 & Part of the Jedi Code Series





Qui-gon Jinn stood at the door of the ship's small sickbay, looking at the medical droid perform routine checks and seemingly becoming agitated.

Qui-gon had heard the rumors over the ship that a young boy had gotten into a fight with a Hutt and had actually survived. Qui-gon also heard from the ships crew about the missing young Jedi

Obi-wan Kenobi. As much as he wished he was wrong, part of his mind put two and two together so he went in search of the young Hutt fighter.

Sure enough there in sickbay had been Obi-wan being tended by a medical droid, and talking to one of the ships other occupants who had found him. He heard the boy tell her that he hadn't had much choice in the matter, he had gotten lost and wandered over to the Offworld side of the ship.

The Hutt mistook him for one of the Arcanian miners and literally strangled the boy. Qui-gon had only come to see that indeed the boy had survived. After that he was returning to his cabin to meditate the mission he was being sent on to the planet Bandomeer.

Which, subsequently, was where Obi-wan had been sent to work for Agri- Corps.

The medical droid proceeded to put an IV in Obi-wan's arm, which had peaked Qui-gon's concern instantly...though he wasn't sure why. He moved closer in and looked at Obi-wan closer to see why the droid was going to such measures.

The boy had developed a fever, a high one. One of the many marks he had gotten from the Hutt must have become infected. The droid looked up at him for a few moments before moving on.

Qui-gon stood a few feet from the bed, and silently pondered what he should do. His mind was screaming at him to let the droids handle the boy...even though he knew they could not. He had to keep his distance from him he couldn't become attached again. But his heart was not so ready to leave Obi- wan.

A soft moan broke from the young man's throat and Qui-gon drew a chair up to the side of the cot to see if he could not help him somehow. He used the Force to calm the boy, and to put him in a healing trance...that would help for the most part.

He sighed and decided maybe he should stay.

The droid came back at some unknown time and buzzed slightly but Qui-gon waved it off. He was too concentrated on bringing Obi-wan's fever down.

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Qui-gon sat in quiet meditation. First he had helped the boy when he was hurt, then he was able to call him through the Force, with no visible connection between them. Then the draigon attack...they had fought together; the Force pulsing around them and the final straw was the fight with Xanatos.

Qui-gon opened his eyes. Was he really that afraid to take on another apprentice??? He had doubts and yes, he admitted to himself, he had fears. Taking another Padawan meant taking the chance of being hurt again.

Something inside of him, however was telling him without a doubt this was his Padawan. No matter what he thought of it, the Force was making him face his fear right now. And he was going to have to make a choice.

Would he face his fear straight on and accept what seemed to be fate handing him a Padawan or turn the other way????

Strength over Fear