Hey People. Ok so I know this chap is REALLY short, but I'm leaving in all of 15 minutes! So read it already!
New Friends
It seemed like an eternity before the lights of the small town came into view. Obi-Wan was tired from traveling through the night and the next hot day. The cool night air felt good against his face as he walked down the main street, well only street, of Brez. Going into a restaurant Obi-Wan sat down across from Qui-Gon while Bailee went to find a place for them to stay.
Qui-Gon hadn't said a word to him since they stopped after the droids had attacked. Something was bothering him, but Obi-Wan couldn't figure out what it was.
*Is it the same thing that is bothering me about this mission?*
After ten minutes of silence Qui-Gon finally spoke.
"Obi-Wan tell me." He said, a serious look on his face. "Does this mission seem incredibly similar to the mission we went on to find Tah-" He cut off as a little boy of about five or six with sandy colored hair ran up to their table. "Can we help you?" Qui-Gon asked the boy.
"Are you Jedi too?" The boy asked excitedly.
Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow and peered at Qui-Gon.
*Too?*
"Ki-Dra come here." The voice of the boy's mom called from the door. The boy gave them a quick wave and ran to his mom. "Sorry." The mom called to them. As the door shut behind her Qui-Gon got up and followed Obi-Wan right behind him.
"Excuse me." Qui-Gon called down the street after the boy and his mom. "Do you think I could ask your boy something. He may be able to help us."
The mom gave him a hesitant look. "About what?"
"We are indeed Jedi and one of ours has gone missing. We are searching for her here and if your boy here saw them, it would be of great help to our search."
"Of course." The mom said. She turned to the boy. "Now you have to answer this man's questions all right."
The boy nodded and Qui-Gon bent down on one knee next to him.
"What's your name?" Qui-Gon asked nicely.
"Ki-Dra."
"Ki-Dra. I'm Qui-Gon and this is my apprentice Obi-Wan. I was wondering if you have seen anymore like us."
Ki-Dra nodded.
"Could you tell us where?"
"I was playing with my friend on the beach and a Jedi walked down towards the cliffs. He had his lightsaber out. That's why I knew he was a Jedi."
"Anything else." Qui-Gon pressed.
"He looked really really mad." The boy said with a smile, clearly glad he had done his share in their search.
"Thank you." Qui-Gon said standing up. He turned to the mom with a smile. "That helped a great deal."
Obi-Wan was relieved to have some kind of lead. Now all they had to do was figure out where Garmandi could be. A tap interrupted Obi-Wan's thoughts. He turned around to find Bailee with a frown on her face.
"I couldn't find a place to stay. Nothing's open. Apparently this is a great vacation town even though it's so small."
"That's all right. We'll find a place to camp." Obi-Wan groaned inwardly as he said this. The last thing he wanted to do was sleep outside.
Then the mom spoke up. "Well there's only three of you? I've got room back at home. Why don't you come and stay with Ki-Dra and I? That way tomorrow Ki-Dra can show you where he saw your friend."
Obi-Wan grimaced at her use of "friend".
*He's far from any friend.*
Obi-Wan felt Qui-Gon's stare of warning and he quickly straightened out his face then followed Ki-Dra and his mom.
*****
Qui-Gon looked down at Ki-Dra. He was so glad the boy could supply them with a lead. Also he was glad that Obi-Wan had calmed down a bit. He hated seeing his Padawan so distraught. He knew how his Apprentice felt. This was going curiously like the mission they were on when Tahl had gone missing and was killed. But he had over re-acted then, much more than his Padawan was doing now. Obi-Wan was being much more adult than he had, and he admired his Padawan for that kind of composure.
The mom had slowed her pace and dropped back to walk with Qui-Gon. "I'm Sandy. We weren't formally introduced."
Qui-Gon nodded. "You know Obi-Wan and I already, but I don't believe you have met-" Qui-Gon was cut off by Bailee charging in between the two talking.
"Sandy?!" She nearly shrieked. "I knew you looked familiar!"
Sandy looked at her in confusion then her face lit up with delight. "Bailee!" The two embraced in a huge hug before looking at each other from arms length. "It's been to long!"
"Yes it has."
"Is Brice still..."
Bailee nodded, but kept her smile. "That's not important right now." She bent down to Ki-Dra. "Wow Ki-Dra you've gotten a lot taller since the last time I saw you."
Qui-Gon felt movement behind him as well as his Padawan walking up next to him.
"Master," Obi-Wan whispered. "More probe droids."
Qui-Gon walked up to the two friends. "I'm sorry, but do you think we could go to your place Sandy? Obi-Wan and I feel it's safer there. There is an unease in the Force."
Sandy nodded as Qui-Gon glanced over at Bailee to give her a warning look.
"Probe droids." She mouthed wordlessly to him.
Qui-Gon nodded and followed Sandy into a side alley. The Force was calling to him to go faster. To get away from where they were, but he couldn't scare Sandy and Ki-Dra by rushing them along.
"Qui-Gon." Obi-Wan spoke up from behind him. Qui-Gon slowed his pace to walk with his Padawan. "What were you going to ask me in the café before Ki-Dra came over?"
Qui-Gon opened his mouth to respond, but instincts made him whirl around and bring his lightsaber down onto the probe droid behind him. Blaster fire erupted from behind Qui-Gon and flew over his head. The sound of another droid hitting the alley ground was heard.
Qui-Gon whirled around. Bailee had shot the droid out of mid air.
"Obi-Wan, follow Sandy and Ki-Dra to their place and make sure there are no probe droids out by there. We'll be there in a minute." Qui-Gon said looking around the dark alley.
Obi-Wan nodded and ran off after Sandy, going around the corner to the end of the alley.
"You've had a blaster with you this entire time?" Qui-Gon asked Bailee.
"Look. A bounty hunter is after me." She replied coolly. "I'm not going to go walking around unarmed. We better go." She slipped her blaster back onto her belt and began to walk off down the alley, but stopped as the sound of blaster fire came from the alley in front of them.
OK well that's all for this week people!! I won't be updating till Sunday of next week!! SRY! Oh yeah and when I get back I expect to see lots of reviews!!!! PLEASE!!!
Peace Out
New Friends
It seemed like an eternity before the lights of the small town came into view. Obi-Wan was tired from traveling through the night and the next hot day. The cool night air felt good against his face as he walked down the main street, well only street, of Brez. Going into a restaurant Obi-Wan sat down across from Qui-Gon while Bailee went to find a place for them to stay.
Qui-Gon hadn't said a word to him since they stopped after the droids had attacked. Something was bothering him, but Obi-Wan couldn't figure out what it was.
*Is it the same thing that is bothering me about this mission?*
After ten minutes of silence Qui-Gon finally spoke.
"Obi-Wan tell me." He said, a serious look on his face. "Does this mission seem incredibly similar to the mission we went on to find Tah-" He cut off as a little boy of about five or six with sandy colored hair ran up to their table. "Can we help you?" Qui-Gon asked the boy.
"Are you Jedi too?" The boy asked excitedly.
Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow and peered at Qui-Gon.
*Too?*
"Ki-Dra come here." The voice of the boy's mom called from the door. The boy gave them a quick wave and ran to his mom. "Sorry." The mom called to them. As the door shut behind her Qui-Gon got up and followed Obi-Wan right behind him.
"Excuse me." Qui-Gon called down the street after the boy and his mom. "Do you think I could ask your boy something. He may be able to help us."
The mom gave him a hesitant look. "About what?"
"We are indeed Jedi and one of ours has gone missing. We are searching for her here and if your boy here saw them, it would be of great help to our search."
"Of course." The mom said. She turned to the boy. "Now you have to answer this man's questions all right."
The boy nodded and Qui-Gon bent down on one knee next to him.
"What's your name?" Qui-Gon asked nicely.
"Ki-Dra."
"Ki-Dra. I'm Qui-Gon and this is my apprentice Obi-Wan. I was wondering if you have seen anymore like us."
Ki-Dra nodded.
"Could you tell us where?"
"I was playing with my friend on the beach and a Jedi walked down towards the cliffs. He had his lightsaber out. That's why I knew he was a Jedi."
"Anything else." Qui-Gon pressed.
"He looked really really mad." The boy said with a smile, clearly glad he had done his share in their search.
"Thank you." Qui-Gon said standing up. He turned to the mom with a smile. "That helped a great deal."
Obi-Wan was relieved to have some kind of lead. Now all they had to do was figure out where Garmandi could be. A tap interrupted Obi-Wan's thoughts. He turned around to find Bailee with a frown on her face.
"I couldn't find a place to stay. Nothing's open. Apparently this is a great vacation town even though it's so small."
"That's all right. We'll find a place to camp." Obi-Wan groaned inwardly as he said this. The last thing he wanted to do was sleep outside.
Then the mom spoke up. "Well there's only three of you? I've got room back at home. Why don't you come and stay with Ki-Dra and I? That way tomorrow Ki-Dra can show you where he saw your friend."
Obi-Wan grimaced at her use of "friend".
*He's far from any friend.*
Obi-Wan felt Qui-Gon's stare of warning and he quickly straightened out his face then followed Ki-Dra and his mom.
*****
Qui-Gon looked down at Ki-Dra. He was so glad the boy could supply them with a lead. Also he was glad that Obi-Wan had calmed down a bit. He hated seeing his Padawan so distraught. He knew how his Apprentice felt. This was going curiously like the mission they were on when Tahl had gone missing and was killed. But he had over re-acted then, much more than his Padawan was doing now. Obi-Wan was being much more adult than he had, and he admired his Padawan for that kind of composure.
The mom had slowed her pace and dropped back to walk with Qui-Gon. "I'm Sandy. We weren't formally introduced."
Qui-Gon nodded. "You know Obi-Wan and I already, but I don't believe you have met-" Qui-Gon was cut off by Bailee charging in between the two talking.
"Sandy?!" She nearly shrieked. "I knew you looked familiar!"
Sandy looked at her in confusion then her face lit up with delight. "Bailee!" The two embraced in a huge hug before looking at each other from arms length. "It's been to long!"
"Yes it has."
"Is Brice still..."
Bailee nodded, but kept her smile. "That's not important right now." She bent down to Ki-Dra. "Wow Ki-Dra you've gotten a lot taller since the last time I saw you."
Qui-Gon felt movement behind him as well as his Padawan walking up next to him.
"Master," Obi-Wan whispered. "More probe droids."
Qui-Gon walked up to the two friends. "I'm sorry, but do you think we could go to your place Sandy? Obi-Wan and I feel it's safer there. There is an unease in the Force."
Sandy nodded as Qui-Gon glanced over at Bailee to give her a warning look.
"Probe droids." She mouthed wordlessly to him.
Qui-Gon nodded and followed Sandy into a side alley. The Force was calling to him to go faster. To get away from where they were, but he couldn't scare Sandy and Ki-Dra by rushing them along.
"Qui-Gon." Obi-Wan spoke up from behind him. Qui-Gon slowed his pace to walk with his Padawan. "What were you going to ask me in the café before Ki-Dra came over?"
Qui-Gon opened his mouth to respond, but instincts made him whirl around and bring his lightsaber down onto the probe droid behind him. Blaster fire erupted from behind Qui-Gon and flew over his head. The sound of another droid hitting the alley ground was heard.
Qui-Gon whirled around. Bailee had shot the droid out of mid air.
"Obi-Wan, follow Sandy and Ki-Dra to their place and make sure there are no probe droids out by there. We'll be there in a minute." Qui-Gon said looking around the dark alley.
Obi-Wan nodded and ran off after Sandy, going around the corner to the end of the alley.
"You've had a blaster with you this entire time?" Qui-Gon asked Bailee.
"Look. A bounty hunter is after me." She replied coolly. "I'm not going to go walking around unarmed. We better go." She slipped her blaster back onto her belt and began to walk off down the alley, but stopped as the sound of blaster fire came from the alley in front of them.
OK well that's all for this week people!! I won't be updating till Sunday of next week!! SRY! Oh yeah and when I get back I expect to see lots of reviews!!!! PLEASE!!!
Peace Out