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1.1.1.2 Old Enemies
The ship gave a shudder and Qui-Gon heard the sound of cracking metal coming from the hall. The other ship had latched onto them and was breaking in! Obi-Wan ran in, with his lightsaber drawn.
"Pirates?" He asked.
"That is the way it appears, but there is one problem."
"Pirates wouldn't want something from such a small ship without a reason."
"I've got a feeling we are about to come across an old friend of mine"
"Ona-" Obi-Wan was cut off by an explosion in the hall.
A Blood Carver burst into the hall, blaster firing at the two Jedi. Qui-Gon whipped out his lightsaber and worked with his Padawan in unison to deflect the rounds shooting all around them.
Within seconds Qui-Gon had a plan formed. He looked toward his apprentice and nodded. Then, he gracefully leapt forward, startling the Blood Caver, and neatly cut the blaster in his hands into two pieces. The Carver reached down for the second blaster on his belt, but when he got to there the blaster was sizzling on the floor and his belt was left dangling from one end.
"Who sent you." Qui-Gon demanded, although he already knew the answer, but there was no reply.
"Who sent you."? Qui-Gon repeated with more force in his voice now.
Still no reply.
Suddenly more blaster fire erupted from behind the Carver, who had ducked to avoid it and ran through the hole the explosion had made.
Now, before the two Jedi, stood a tall, slim figure. The figure, obviously a girl, was about Qui-Gon's height. It wouldn't be a surprise if she had only been made up of bone and her almost white skin. Even though she was skinny, almost frail looking, she was definitely strong. Her red eyes glowed and her head was completely bald except for a small braid running down the back of her head to the middle of her back. The armor she wore gave away that she was a bounty hunter, beside the many blasters, thermal detonators, and other weapons that hung from her belt. She now stood before Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, blaster in each hand, firing with no signs of stopping.
Blaster fire came dangerously close to Qui-Gon as he deflected shots away from himself, but almost as quickly as it started an eerie silence became present. All that could be heard was the rattled breathing of the two now breathless Jedi. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan stood in fighting stance, waiting. Ona still had her blaster pointed at the team, but Qui- Gon could see her fingers were not tense around the trigger. She was not going to shoot…
For the moment.
"What do you want with us?" Qui-Gon asked. In reply Ona gave a bone- chilling laugh that sent a small chill up Qui-Gon's spine.
He sighed. *Do I always have to ask twice?*
" What do you-"
"You very well know what I want." Ona interrupted harshly. " As well as you should know who I am Qui-Gon."
"Oh do I?" Qui-Gon said mysteriously. " How do you know we are not traveling past this star?"
"Don't be a fool!"
"I'm not."
"I know you are here to try and get your precious Jedi back. You like so many others that have 'past by this star'. Well, tried to pass it."
Qui-Gon lowered his lightsaber a bit as a reply.
"You must be the other one." She said turning towards Obi-Wan with an evil smile. "The one I unfortunately failed to get out of the Temple. Right Obi-Wan."
"Yes, that's right you failed to get me out." Obi-Wan said. Qui-Gon noticed he was trying to keep his anger out of his voice "Your own fault. Not mine."
She lowered her blaster down and let out a bone-chilling laugh again that set the atmosphere at an even more uncomfortable pace then it already was.
During the next few moments of silence, Qui-Gon was able to think about this bounty hunter that stood before him.
*How did she know they were Master and Padawan now? How did she know they were coming out to Zefron?* A horrible realization hit Qui-Gon. *She must have an accomplice…
And that person must be at the temple.*
Qui-Gon was distracted for a moment to long. The sound of three blaster fires interrupted the dead silence that was all through the small ship. Qui-Gon felt white-hot pain rip through his left knee as it gave way beneath him
Same spot as in the temple so many years ago.
"Master!" Obi-Wan gasped.
"Obi-Wan you have to delay them. Once they take off…." He didn't need to finish. Qui-Goon watched his Padawan nod and take off after Ona through the hole in their ship.
He took a quick look around the transport. Things were scorched and broken by the blaster fire. And yet something else felt wrong. Something was in the transport that shouldn't be there. Not a life form.
But a substance.
Qui-Gon fought against the pain in his knee and felt the warmth of his own blood trickle down his leg as he stood up. The blaster had not gone right through, but had grazed deeply on the side. Suddenly Qui- Gon was overwhelmed by a sudden wave of vertigo. The room spun and he held out a hand to steady himself. Instead a pair of hands grabbed him and supported him up.
"Master are you all right?" It was Obi-Wan.
Qui-Gon did not answer. He just shook his head and motioned to his Padawan that they needed to get off their battered ship before it broke down around them letting the vacuum of space devour them.
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After helping Qui-Gon onto Ona's ship Obi-Wan sat down up against the wall in the small room he had found for them to stowaway in. It actually was a small corner that, with both Jedi in it, was very tight.
It hadn't taken Obi-Wan long to make sure Ona and the Blood Carver didn't get away to quickly. While running silently after Ona he passed the air-cooling box. He snapped a few wires hoping it would make parts of the transport to hot to bear. It would be easy to fix and it bought them a few minutes of time.
But why was Obi-Wan so dizzy all of sudden? He had run onto the ship to find Qui-Gon toppling over and now he was about to…if he was standing up.
*The ship…*
Ona must have released some sort of gas onto it. That was the only reasonable explanation that he could think of.
1.2 Explanation's Part 2
Obi-Wan watched Qui-Gon check the coordinates for Zefron one last time. It had been two days since they had been attacked. They "borrowed" one of the smaller ships that Obi-Wan found in the lower cargo hold of Ona's massive ship. They were now landing on Zefron for a hopefully not too long of a stay. Obi-Wan knew Qui-Gon was worried that Ona knew they were on her ship and wanted to stay the shortest amount of time possible.
"Remember you must land as close to the cliffs in the back of the field as you can." Qui-Gon told him for about the fifth time.
"Is there going to be any light?" Obi-Wan asked looking down at the shadowed planet.
"I don't believe so. Mik said he would try to have a fire toward the back of the field for a spotter. But even then that won't be much to go on."
Since the government of Zefron didn't allow outsiders to the planet they had to go in under the cover of night. Qui-Gon had somehow contacted Mik and got the coordinates and the time they were to arrive.
Obi-Wan sighed. Sure he could use the Force to guide him, but he was tired and wasn't in much of a mood to pilot. Especially with no light what-so-ever. Carefully, Obi-Wan brought the ship down. He watched the landscape change as they glided over deserts, forests, oceans, lakes, fields, and numerous small towns. He let the Force guide him over a huge field while he scanned the area for a fire. He knew " Will try to have a fire" doesn't mean there *will* be one, but to his relief Obi-Wan spotted a small dying fire. He turned the transport toward it and opened his senses. Reaching out with the Force he knew exactly where the cliffs were. Slowly he turned the ship sideways and gently brought it down. After powering down the engines, he and Qui-Gon walked out into the wet field.
He took a deep breath of fresh air and let it out slowly. The atmosphere was damp and humid; signs of rain were in the air. In the distance, Obi-Wan could make out smoke rising from the fire and a hooded figure running towards them. The figure motioned for him and Qui-Gon to follow it.
Obi-Wan had to jog in order to keep up. He guessed the figure was Mik, it would only make sense. After running the length of the field they came upon woods that seemed to never end. After an hour of walking through the forest another field, much smaller than the last, came into view. Off to his left Obi-Wan could see a small cabin. The three began towards it and about half way there, Mik sprinted off and into the little cabin, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan following suit.
"Would you mind telling me what that was about?" Qui-Gon asked Mik after getting into the cabin.
"Take a look for yourself." Mik said lowering his hood and nodding towards a window. Obi-Wan heard the sound of rain start to clatter on the roof and the rumble of distant thunder. "Storms here are nothing to fool around with." He gave them a warm smile. Mik had dark brown hair about as long as Qui-Gon's and his bright green eyes were the color of Qui-Gon's lightsaber. He took off his cloak to reveal his off-white tunic.
Obi-Wan looked around the small drafty cabin. Well, small was a bit of an understatement. Off to his right was an empty room with a door leading to a small fresher. To his right was a room with a fireplace, two sleep cots, and another room, but the door was shut.
Seeing Obi-Wan look around at the cabin Mik headed over to the fireplace and put a few pieces of wood onto the low fire. "Hope that will keep the cabin warm enough. I know it's not the nicest place."
"It's fine." Qui-Gon said " Mik this is my Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Obi-Wan bowed respectfully as Mik gave him a slight nod. "Well, I am sure you two are tired. At least I'd have to think so from what I've heard. Obi-Wan you can take that sleep cot in the corner and Qui-Gon you can-"
"No," Qui-Gon interrupted. "I'll take the floor."
Mik frowned. "Must you always be so stubborn?"
Qui-Gon sighed. "And must you always insist of thinking of every other person in the Galaxy, but yourself?"
"Good point my friend. I do have a tendency to do that. Don't I?" Mik laughed. " Obi-Wan I'm sure people have told you how stubborn you Master was when he was younger. Well he hasn't changed a bit."
Obi-Wan smiled at Mik and out of the corner of his eye he saw Qui-Gon roll his eyes. He then turned to Qui-Gon. "Master are we going to have enough fuel to reach back to Courascant?"
"I don't think so. You can go back to the ship tomorrow and see. Mik and I have to do something in town while Zae-Non is at school."
Obi-Wan nodded then stopped abruptly." School?"
"I think I can answer that one." Mik said sitting down in front of the fire. Qui-Gon followed suit as did Obi-Wan. "When Ona brought Z here she left her with a family. Well more like left her on the step of this family's house. They took her having no clue as to what her story was. Ona planned to take her from the family and raise her as a bounty hunter like she was. Dedicated to killing Jedi. She thought since she was Force sensitive her skills would be of some help, but when I came to Zefron you can guess that her plans got changed. She made sure we wouldn't leave and she is doing a pretty good job of it. Well did a good job. I've been training her in Jedi skills, but her parents don't know of this. That would be why she attends school. When she gets out she normally does her chores then comes here for training. Luckily she lives close, right at the edge of this field."
"Does she train with a lightsaber?" Obi-Wan asked.
" A makeshift one. It really can't hurt anything, but it will still protect her. We made it out of old droid parts and crystals that come from the cliffs."
Qui-Gon raised an eyebrow. "Old droid parts?"
Mik gave a small laugh. " Z's dad sells and repairs old droids in town. What I mean by old is old. The government hasn't imported any new models since they closed the planet off and that was about thirty years ago. And like I said we got the crystals from the top of the cliffs."
After a silence Obi-Wan noticed Qui-Gon looking at him. "Mik you can explain the rest tomorrow. We should all get some rest."
Mik nodded. "Are you sure you don't want the-"
"No" Qui-Gon said firmly.
"I do not think the floor will help your knee that much. I'm not blind. I saw you limping back there."
Qui-Gon sighed. "Alright if it makes you happy." He said jokingly.
Obi-Wan laid down and listened to the rain outside. The storm had gotten stronger and much closer. The lightening was bright and the thunder shook the cabin with every rumble, but Obi-Wan did not stay up to watch it. He closed his eyes and fell asleep almost immediately.
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When Qui-Gon woke up the sky was gray and the air cool. Mik's blanket was folded up and in the corner and the fire was just a pile of amber glowing a soft red. He got up and peered into the empty room across the small hall that divided the cabin in two. Mik was sitting cross- legged in the middle of the room meditating.
He opened his eyes and turned to him with his usual warm smile. "Thought you were up. How about some breakfast before we leave?"
After the two Jedi ate a breakfast of assorted fruits and left some for Obi-Wan to eat when he awoke they left and went to town. It was a chilly, rainy day and it looked, as though neither of Zefron's two suns would have any chance of showing. Qui-Gon brought his cloak closer as the wind blew.
They walked into a small town made up of shops and cafés. The streets were lined with old swoops and land speeders. Toward the center of town Qui-Gon followed Mik into Jobe's Driod Shop. They went in to find a short, skinny guy hunched over an old droid model that Qui-Gon had never seen before. He looked up as they walked in and smiled at Mik.
"Mik." He said trying to wipe off some of the oil from his face with his sleeve. He only succeed in smearing it even more. "How are you?"
"Good." Mik said returning the smile. " And how is Zae-Non?"
"Great. You just missed her though. Should I tell her you stopped by?" He returned to they droid.
"When do you think she'll be back?"
"She said she would be by here for lunch since school is getting out early for a small vacation. But you know her, lunch could be dinner."
"Thank you." Mik and Qui-Gon walked back out into the street. The rain had picked up and Mik stopped. "You know what…. I'll be right back." He turned around and went back into the shop.
Qui-Gon looked to down to find out his comlink had signaled him.
"Qui-Gon" Obi-Wan's voice floated from the other end. "We won't make it back to Courascant without needing to refuel. But I might have reason to think the Ona is here."
Qui-Gon turned to the side so people could not see him talking. They most likely never saw a comlink like his before and he could give away that he was an outsider. "Why do you think this?"
"I can feel her. A disturbance in the Force."
Suddenly Qui-Gon felt a ripple of darkness wash over him as a figure in what looked like dark blue robes slipped by. "I do too, Padawan. Go back to the cabin and stay there till Mik and I return." He cut off their transmission and turned around to meet Mik coming out of the shop.
"Z's going to come to my house right after school. He think I need help with a driod-" he cut off. "You felt it also?"
Back at the cabin Mik started a new fire so the three now soaking wet Jedi could dry off a bit.
"I wonder what's taking Z so long." Mik said starring into the fire. He sat on the floor, Qui-Gon next to him, and Obi-Wan was at the window staring out across the field.
Obi-Wan turned around. "Maybe she is waiting for the rain to slow down a bit." He suggested.
"That could be. She wouldn't want to get sick."
"From a little bit of rain?"
"Ah yes I haven't told you yet have I."
Qui-Gon turned to Mik. "Told us what?"
"When Ona took Zae-Non from the Temple she wanted to make her life as hard as possible I guess. She inserted a device into her bloodstream that weakened her immune system. This in turn makes her very susceptible to sickness. Unfortunately, for her she gets sick a lot. Since this isn't a very technologically advanced planet, it's always a worry she could get something they don't have a cure for."
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Obi-Wan listened to Mik and Qui-Gon talk for a little, but finally got bored. He turned back around and starred out at the constant drizzle falling outside. He squinted his eyes, which focused on a hooded figure running towards the Cabin. "She's coming." He told Mik and Qui- Gon.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door burst open and a soaking wet figure appeared in the hall.
"Sorry I'm so late." She said catching her breath. She spoke with a slight accent that Obi-Wan had never heard before. " Dad had trouble with a droid." She took off her cloak reveling a red cheeked girl about Obi-Wan's age and height. She reminded him of his friend Siri, just older. She was fairly skinny and her bright blonde hair was tucked behind her ears falling just to her shoulders. Her dark brown eyes held a sparkle that caught Obi-Wan's eye as she gave him a soft smile.
"Z this is Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi." Mik said motioning for her to come into the room.
She gave a small bow and another smile. "Nice to meet you." She walked into the room and sat next to Mik. "I'm glad somebody has finally gotten here. It's been a long time since we've been around other Jedi." She glanced at Obi-Wan and then turned to Mik. "So, have we come up with a plan yet?"
Mik nodded. "We really should leave by tomorrow. I know it's not much time at all, but since we think Ona's here, it's best we leave as soon as possible."
"What about mom and dad? I really can't just leave."
"You're going to have to, I'm afraid. We can't tell them what's really going on and we definitely can't lie to them."
Z sighed. "We'll I should go back and get my things if we're leaving tonight. I better go no-"
She stopped as all four Jedi froze. A disturbance in the Force seeped into the room. Someone was near, but they were heading away from the cabin….
Ona.
"Obi-Wan you better go with Z," Qui-Gon said. "and hurry." He added firmly.
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1.1.1.2 Old Enemies
The ship gave a shudder and Qui-Gon heard the sound of cracking metal coming from the hall. The other ship had latched onto them and was breaking in! Obi-Wan ran in, with his lightsaber drawn.
"Pirates?" He asked.
"That is the way it appears, but there is one problem."
"Pirates wouldn't want something from such a small ship without a reason."
"I've got a feeling we are about to come across an old friend of mine"
"Ona-" Obi-Wan was cut off by an explosion in the hall.
A Blood Carver burst into the hall, blaster firing at the two Jedi. Qui-Gon whipped out his lightsaber and worked with his Padawan in unison to deflect the rounds shooting all around them.
Within seconds Qui-Gon had a plan formed. He looked toward his apprentice and nodded. Then, he gracefully leapt forward, startling the Blood Caver, and neatly cut the blaster in his hands into two pieces. The Carver reached down for the second blaster on his belt, but when he got to there the blaster was sizzling on the floor and his belt was left dangling from one end.
"Who sent you." Qui-Gon demanded, although he already knew the answer, but there was no reply.
"Who sent you."? Qui-Gon repeated with more force in his voice now.
Still no reply.
Suddenly more blaster fire erupted from behind the Carver, who had ducked to avoid it and ran through the hole the explosion had made.
Now, before the two Jedi, stood a tall, slim figure. The figure, obviously a girl, was about Qui-Gon's height. It wouldn't be a surprise if she had only been made up of bone and her almost white skin. Even though she was skinny, almost frail looking, she was definitely strong. Her red eyes glowed and her head was completely bald except for a small braid running down the back of her head to the middle of her back. The armor she wore gave away that she was a bounty hunter, beside the many blasters, thermal detonators, and other weapons that hung from her belt. She now stood before Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, blaster in each hand, firing with no signs of stopping.
Blaster fire came dangerously close to Qui-Gon as he deflected shots away from himself, but almost as quickly as it started an eerie silence became present. All that could be heard was the rattled breathing of the two now breathless Jedi. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan stood in fighting stance, waiting. Ona still had her blaster pointed at the team, but Qui- Gon could see her fingers were not tense around the trigger. She was not going to shoot…
For the moment.
"What do you want with us?" Qui-Gon asked. In reply Ona gave a bone- chilling laugh that sent a small chill up Qui-Gon's spine.
He sighed. *Do I always have to ask twice?*
" What do you-"
"You very well know what I want." Ona interrupted harshly. " As well as you should know who I am Qui-Gon."
"Oh do I?" Qui-Gon said mysteriously. " How do you know we are not traveling past this star?"
"Don't be a fool!"
"I'm not."
"I know you are here to try and get your precious Jedi back. You like so many others that have 'past by this star'. Well, tried to pass it."
Qui-Gon lowered his lightsaber a bit as a reply.
"You must be the other one." She said turning towards Obi-Wan with an evil smile. "The one I unfortunately failed to get out of the Temple. Right Obi-Wan."
"Yes, that's right you failed to get me out." Obi-Wan said. Qui-Gon noticed he was trying to keep his anger out of his voice "Your own fault. Not mine."
She lowered her blaster down and let out a bone-chilling laugh again that set the atmosphere at an even more uncomfortable pace then it already was.
During the next few moments of silence, Qui-Gon was able to think about this bounty hunter that stood before him.
*How did she know they were Master and Padawan now? How did she know they were coming out to Zefron?* A horrible realization hit Qui-Gon. *She must have an accomplice…
And that person must be at the temple.*
Qui-Gon was distracted for a moment to long. The sound of three blaster fires interrupted the dead silence that was all through the small ship. Qui-Gon felt white-hot pain rip through his left knee as it gave way beneath him
Same spot as in the temple so many years ago.
"Master!" Obi-Wan gasped.
"Obi-Wan you have to delay them. Once they take off…." He didn't need to finish. Qui-Goon watched his Padawan nod and take off after Ona through the hole in their ship.
He took a quick look around the transport. Things were scorched and broken by the blaster fire. And yet something else felt wrong. Something was in the transport that shouldn't be there. Not a life form.
But a substance.
Qui-Gon fought against the pain in his knee and felt the warmth of his own blood trickle down his leg as he stood up. The blaster had not gone right through, but had grazed deeply on the side. Suddenly Qui- Gon was overwhelmed by a sudden wave of vertigo. The room spun and he held out a hand to steady himself. Instead a pair of hands grabbed him and supported him up.
"Master are you all right?" It was Obi-Wan.
Qui-Gon did not answer. He just shook his head and motioned to his Padawan that they needed to get off their battered ship before it broke down around them letting the vacuum of space devour them.
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After helping Qui-Gon onto Ona's ship Obi-Wan sat down up against the wall in the small room he had found for them to stowaway in. It actually was a small corner that, with both Jedi in it, was very tight.
It hadn't taken Obi-Wan long to make sure Ona and the Blood Carver didn't get away to quickly. While running silently after Ona he passed the air-cooling box. He snapped a few wires hoping it would make parts of the transport to hot to bear. It would be easy to fix and it bought them a few minutes of time.
But why was Obi-Wan so dizzy all of sudden? He had run onto the ship to find Qui-Gon toppling over and now he was about to…if he was standing up.
*The ship…*
Ona must have released some sort of gas onto it. That was the only reasonable explanation that he could think of.
1.2 Explanation's Part 2
Obi-Wan watched Qui-Gon check the coordinates for Zefron one last time. It had been two days since they had been attacked. They "borrowed" one of the smaller ships that Obi-Wan found in the lower cargo hold of Ona's massive ship. They were now landing on Zefron for a hopefully not too long of a stay. Obi-Wan knew Qui-Gon was worried that Ona knew they were on her ship and wanted to stay the shortest amount of time possible.
"Remember you must land as close to the cliffs in the back of the field as you can." Qui-Gon told him for about the fifth time.
"Is there going to be any light?" Obi-Wan asked looking down at the shadowed planet.
"I don't believe so. Mik said he would try to have a fire toward the back of the field for a spotter. But even then that won't be much to go on."
Since the government of Zefron didn't allow outsiders to the planet they had to go in under the cover of night. Qui-Gon had somehow contacted Mik and got the coordinates and the time they were to arrive.
Obi-Wan sighed. Sure he could use the Force to guide him, but he was tired and wasn't in much of a mood to pilot. Especially with no light what-so-ever. Carefully, Obi-Wan brought the ship down. He watched the landscape change as they glided over deserts, forests, oceans, lakes, fields, and numerous small towns. He let the Force guide him over a huge field while he scanned the area for a fire. He knew " Will try to have a fire" doesn't mean there *will* be one, but to his relief Obi-Wan spotted a small dying fire. He turned the transport toward it and opened his senses. Reaching out with the Force he knew exactly where the cliffs were. Slowly he turned the ship sideways and gently brought it down. After powering down the engines, he and Qui-Gon walked out into the wet field.
He took a deep breath of fresh air and let it out slowly. The atmosphere was damp and humid; signs of rain were in the air. In the distance, Obi-Wan could make out smoke rising from the fire and a hooded figure running towards them. The figure motioned for him and Qui-Gon to follow it.
Obi-Wan had to jog in order to keep up. He guessed the figure was Mik, it would only make sense. After running the length of the field they came upon woods that seemed to never end. After an hour of walking through the forest another field, much smaller than the last, came into view. Off to his left Obi-Wan could see a small cabin. The three began towards it and about half way there, Mik sprinted off and into the little cabin, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan following suit.
"Would you mind telling me what that was about?" Qui-Gon asked Mik after getting into the cabin.
"Take a look for yourself." Mik said lowering his hood and nodding towards a window. Obi-Wan heard the sound of rain start to clatter on the roof and the rumble of distant thunder. "Storms here are nothing to fool around with." He gave them a warm smile. Mik had dark brown hair about as long as Qui-Gon's and his bright green eyes were the color of Qui-Gon's lightsaber. He took off his cloak to reveal his off-white tunic.
Obi-Wan looked around the small drafty cabin. Well, small was a bit of an understatement. Off to his right was an empty room with a door leading to a small fresher. To his right was a room with a fireplace, two sleep cots, and another room, but the door was shut.
Seeing Obi-Wan look around at the cabin Mik headed over to the fireplace and put a few pieces of wood onto the low fire. "Hope that will keep the cabin warm enough. I know it's not the nicest place."
"It's fine." Qui-Gon said " Mik this is my Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Obi-Wan bowed respectfully as Mik gave him a slight nod. "Well, I am sure you two are tired. At least I'd have to think so from what I've heard. Obi-Wan you can take that sleep cot in the corner and Qui-Gon you can-"
"No," Qui-Gon interrupted. "I'll take the floor."
Mik frowned. "Must you always be so stubborn?"
Qui-Gon sighed. "And must you always insist of thinking of every other person in the Galaxy, but yourself?"
"Good point my friend. I do have a tendency to do that. Don't I?" Mik laughed. " Obi-Wan I'm sure people have told you how stubborn you Master was when he was younger. Well he hasn't changed a bit."
Obi-Wan smiled at Mik and out of the corner of his eye he saw Qui-Gon roll his eyes. He then turned to Qui-Gon. "Master are we going to have enough fuel to reach back to Courascant?"
"I don't think so. You can go back to the ship tomorrow and see. Mik and I have to do something in town while Zae-Non is at school."
Obi-Wan nodded then stopped abruptly." School?"
"I think I can answer that one." Mik said sitting down in front of the fire. Qui-Gon followed suit as did Obi-Wan. "When Ona brought Z here she left her with a family. Well more like left her on the step of this family's house. They took her having no clue as to what her story was. Ona planned to take her from the family and raise her as a bounty hunter like she was. Dedicated to killing Jedi. She thought since she was Force sensitive her skills would be of some help, but when I came to Zefron you can guess that her plans got changed. She made sure we wouldn't leave and she is doing a pretty good job of it. Well did a good job. I've been training her in Jedi skills, but her parents don't know of this. That would be why she attends school. When she gets out she normally does her chores then comes here for training. Luckily she lives close, right at the edge of this field."
"Does she train with a lightsaber?" Obi-Wan asked.
" A makeshift one. It really can't hurt anything, but it will still protect her. We made it out of old droid parts and crystals that come from the cliffs."
Qui-Gon raised an eyebrow. "Old droid parts?"
Mik gave a small laugh. " Z's dad sells and repairs old droids in town. What I mean by old is old. The government hasn't imported any new models since they closed the planet off and that was about thirty years ago. And like I said we got the crystals from the top of the cliffs."
After a silence Obi-Wan noticed Qui-Gon looking at him. "Mik you can explain the rest tomorrow. We should all get some rest."
Mik nodded. "Are you sure you don't want the-"
"No" Qui-Gon said firmly.
"I do not think the floor will help your knee that much. I'm not blind. I saw you limping back there."
Qui-Gon sighed. "Alright if it makes you happy." He said jokingly.
Obi-Wan laid down and listened to the rain outside. The storm had gotten stronger and much closer. The lightening was bright and the thunder shook the cabin with every rumble, but Obi-Wan did not stay up to watch it. He closed his eyes and fell asleep almost immediately.
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When Qui-Gon woke up the sky was gray and the air cool. Mik's blanket was folded up and in the corner and the fire was just a pile of amber glowing a soft red. He got up and peered into the empty room across the small hall that divided the cabin in two. Mik was sitting cross- legged in the middle of the room meditating.
He opened his eyes and turned to him with his usual warm smile. "Thought you were up. How about some breakfast before we leave?"
After the two Jedi ate a breakfast of assorted fruits and left some for Obi-Wan to eat when he awoke they left and went to town. It was a chilly, rainy day and it looked, as though neither of Zefron's two suns would have any chance of showing. Qui-Gon brought his cloak closer as the wind blew.
They walked into a small town made up of shops and cafés. The streets were lined with old swoops and land speeders. Toward the center of town Qui-Gon followed Mik into Jobe's Driod Shop. They went in to find a short, skinny guy hunched over an old droid model that Qui-Gon had never seen before. He looked up as they walked in and smiled at Mik.
"Mik." He said trying to wipe off some of the oil from his face with his sleeve. He only succeed in smearing it even more. "How are you?"
"Good." Mik said returning the smile. " And how is Zae-Non?"
"Great. You just missed her though. Should I tell her you stopped by?" He returned to they droid.
"When do you think she'll be back?"
"She said she would be by here for lunch since school is getting out early for a small vacation. But you know her, lunch could be dinner."
"Thank you." Mik and Qui-Gon walked back out into the street. The rain had picked up and Mik stopped. "You know what…. I'll be right back." He turned around and went back into the shop.
Qui-Gon looked to down to find out his comlink had signaled him.
"Qui-Gon" Obi-Wan's voice floated from the other end. "We won't make it back to Courascant without needing to refuel. But I might have reason to think the Ona is here."
Qui-Gon turned to the side so people could not see him talking. They most likely never saw a comlink like his before and he could give away that he was an outsider. "Why do you think this?"
"I can feel her. A disturbance in the Force."
Suddenly Qui-Gon felt a ripple of darkness wash over him as a figure in what looked like dark blue robes slipped by. "I do too, Padawan. Go back to the cabin and stay there till Mik and I return." He cut off their transmission and turned around to meet Mik coming out of the shop.
"Z's going to come to my house right after school. He think I need help with a driod-" he cut off. "You felt it also?"
Back at the cabin Mik started a new fire so the three now soaking wet Jedi could dry off a bit.
"I wonder what's taking Z so long." Mik said starring into the fire. He sat on the floor, Qui-Gon next to him, and Obi-Wan was at the window staring out across the field.
Obi-Wan turned around. "Maybe she is waiting for the rain to slow down a bit." He suggested.
"That could be. She wouldn't want to get sick."
"From a little bit of rain?"
"Ah yes I haven't told you yet have I."
Qui-Gon turned to Mik. "Told us what?"
"When Ona took Zae-Non from the Temple she wanted to make her life as hard as possible I guess. She inserted a device into her bloodstream that weakened her immune system. This in turn makes her very susceptible to sickness. Unfortunately, for her she gets sick a lot. Since this isn't a very technologically advanced planet, it's always a worry she could get something they don't have a cure for."
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Obi-Wan listened to Mik and Qui-Gon talk for a little, but finally got bored. He turned back around and starred out at the constant drizzle falling outside. He squinted his eyes, which focused on a hooded figure running towards the Cabin. "She's coming." He told Mik and Qui- Gon.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door burst open and a soaking wet figure appeared in the hall.
"Sorry I'm so late." She said catching her breath. She spoke with a slight accent that Obi-Wan had never heard before. " Dad had trouble with a droid." She took off her cloak reveling a red cheeked girl about Obi-Wan's age and height. She reminded him of his friend Siri, just older. She was fairly skinny and her bright blonde hair was tucked behind her ears falling just to her shoulders. Her dark brown eyes held a sparkle that caught Obi-Wan's eye as she gave him a soft smile.
"Z this is Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi." Mik said motioning for her to come into the room.
She gave a small bow and another smile. "Nice to meet you." She walked into the room and sat next to Mik. "I'm glad somebody has finally gotten here. It's been a long time since we've been around other Jedi." She glanced at Obi-Wan and then turned to Mik. "So, have we come up with a plan yet?"
Mik nodded. "We really should leave by tomorrow. I know it's not much time at all, but since we think Ona's here, it's best we leave as soon as possible."
"What about mom and dad? I really can't just leave."
"You're going to have to, I'm afraid. We can't tell them what's really going on and we definitely can't lie to them."
Z sighed. "We'll I should go back and get my things if we're leaving tonight. I better go no-"
She stopped as all four Jedi froze. A disturbance in the Force seeped into the room. Someone was near, but they were heading away from the cabin….
Ona.
"Obi-Wan you better go with Z," Qui-Gon said. "and hurry." He added firmly.
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