Note: Sorry it took more than a week. Had too many games this week heh. But anyway what I really need to say is,
THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS!
They make everything so much fun! And I hope this isn't TOO confusing to where you just flat out can't understand it. Tell me if so and I'll try to clear things up but remember my intention is for you to wonder where exactly that Line is. Mwahahahaha!
Well here's chapter 11. Enjoy!
Ch. 11 The Line
"Are you suggesting that Officer Poishen is apart of all this?" Raider asked seemingly on the verge of irritation.
"I'm not saying he did, I'm just saying it's something that may want to be looked into. Where is Poishen right now?"
Grant flexed his hand in and out of a fist.
"I'm not sure Master Jedi...I'll have him paged."
Qui-Gon nodded and waited as Raider turned away to speak into his comm. After a few moments he turned back to face him and said,
"Mr. Poishen cannot be found at this moment. No need to be alarmed he could have just turned off his commlink."
"Does he do that often?"
Qui-Gon presueded him to speak the truth from within his own mind.
"Never." Raider blurted, stunned at his own truthfullness.
"I see. Poishen needs to be found."
Qui-Gon concluded. Raider hesitated only slightly then nodded.
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Now, to a normal teenager what Obi-Wan was just told may have seemed like a lot. Sure it was some extra weight on his shoulders but this teenager had been through torture cells, prisons, mines, crashes, explosions, anything you could possibly think of...this was nothing. Obi-Wan sighed, yeah right.
"Can you tell me something?" Obi-Wan asked. Raiy nodded in silence.
"What is this? Is it a dream..? "
"I can't tell you..if in fact it is dream your uncertain mind makes it reality, if it's reality than everything is true."
Obi-Wan blew out a breath.
"Don't be discouraged my young friend, your master will be joining you shortly." Raiy said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Depends on him." Raiy replied.
"I must go for now but I have faith in you young Obi-Wan Kenobi, make her see make the storm blew over." Raiy turned without another word and a gust of wind swept him away.
Obi-Wan returned his eyes to Jesi and her daughter. A part of him felt guilty that he was taking away her happiness again but then another part knew that the happiness was temperary and would end in suffering.With that last thought he made his way back down the hill and on the trail of the two that were nearly mere dots in the distance.
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"Unfortunate this is." The small Master replied to the brief over report.
"Sense danger ahead for you all I do."
Qui-Gon nodded quietly.
"You have no connection with Obi-Wan?" Mace asked his voice wavering in and out with the breaking transmission.
"None. I can feel his lifeforce but our bond is quiet and blocked."
"Find him you can, apart of you he is."
Qui-Gon raised a brow at the troll like master. Even the council seemed to quiet on that note.
"With all do respect Master, with our bond closed and him blocking me there is no way I can pinpoint his location."
"So sure are you?"
Qui-Gon glanced at Mace who said nothing.
"How do you suggest I find him then?" He questioned.
"For me to tell it is not."
Mace seemed to have enough of the riddles and cut in even though he was fairly certain his shins would be hurting later with little splitters of wood probably.
"You believe that this person Poishen is apart of all this."
"I'm fairly certain, yes."
"Then find him and recieve the truth."
Adi-Mundi stated.
"I will my Masters."
"May the Force be with you."
The transmission was cut there and Qui-Gon pondered on what his former Master had told him. Could he still track Obi-Wan down? If so, how? A soft knock at the door caught his attention and a young humanoid guard stock his head in.
"Master Jedi, we've found Officer Poishen...and let's just say he's not acting himself."
Qui-Gon frowned at the news and moved to follow.
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"Mommy, I thoughts we werea goin' home."
Reghan said as Jesi pulled the tired tike up into her arms to carry.
"We will sweety."
"When?"
"As soon as we find your brother." Jesi replied.
"But he'sa right tear."
Jesi stopped walking and turned around to see what it was Reghan saw over her shoulder. She was incrediably surprised to see Obi-Wan Kenobi running their way. She smiled but then the voice came again,
"NO! He can't be with you. He's not real, he's a ploy of evil Jesiana. He'll ruin everything. Stop him."
"Not real?" She questioned.
"He's only a image of the youth you know, he's not the real Obi-Wan Kenobi. Stop him or she'll be taken away."
Jesi shuddered at the thought. If only she could just build a wall between herself and Obi-Wan.
"But you can."
Informed the voice.
"Just think."
Jesi took in a deep breath and thought as though glass were between them. Some sort of shield, anything. Opening her eyes she looked dead into the eyes of a bewildered youth on the other side of a dark wall. Something he couldn't see past.
"I'm sorry Obi-Wan." She whispered. "I can't risk it."
Then she turned barely hearing him yelling at her not to leave him. To come back into the light. Ignoring the image she continued to walk with Reghan in her arms.
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"Jes! You hear me! This isn't real!"
Obi-Wan continued to yell even after he knew she had turned away. It was strange. He was just nearing them and she turned to face him and then she just disappeared in a sea of darkness. It was as though he ran into a wall. He stepped into it and he couldn't see anything so he stepped back. She said she was sorry but she couldn't risk it. That set him off into a state of desperation and he began to yell for her to come back.
Looking up and down the field that the wall of darkness now covered he wondered if he could go in there and find her. Maybe he could.Gathering all power the Force would allow him he stepped again into the dark sea and the scenery around him changed into a place he'd never seen before....but, he realized, it was a place he didn't want to be...
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"Such a fool you are."
Qui-Gon looked at the foregien species across the room as he entered.
"So blind to everything." Poishen continued.
"Do you know where my apprentice is?" Qui-Gon asked ignoring the statement. Poishen laughed.
"If I did, why would I tell you?"
"Because if you don't-"
"You'll do what? You couldn't possibly do anything that would be more painful and agonizing then what *he* would do if I betrayed him."
"He who?" "
"You know who Jinn."
"Quire?"
"Bravo, the Jedi is correct. Of course Quire. Who do you think would possibly want your pathetic student and th-"
Poishen didn't even know what happened before he knew realized he had a firm hand on his throat and the wall at his back.
"As you were saying Poishen?"
Qui-Gon dared. Poishen decided not to finish the sentence.
"Intelligent choice."
Qui-Gon remarked. He knew what he just did was something no Jedi should do but he knew he wasn't the only one who had ever used a bit of physical 'encouragement'. In fact he was witness to it many times.
"Now,"
Qui-Gon tugged on the Force and brought a chair to Poishen.
" let's discuss what it is you know."
Tbc....
Don't forget to keep reviewing! I should be able to post on Wed. I'm really pushing for it. Hopefully it can be even more than one chapter! Btw, there is a good possiblity of at least some Obi torture/depression in near chapters i think. Just telling you Obi fans. :)
Til later,
Elli