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"Ohhhhhh." Queen Amidala cried as the ship blasted off. The hulls were humming and she could feel the floor vibrate with intensity.
She saw Anakin glance back and he smile at her, probably recalling that time long ago when it had been her comforting him, on his first trip. But Amidala calmed when she felt a force in her soul, by now she knew it must be the Jedi's doing. But which Jedi she didn't know, both of them looked too busy to be paying any attention to her. They were busy checking their flight coordinates, and making sure they got to hyperspace all right. It seems that Anakin was still a very talented pilot. They were engrossed with their work.
Sabé however, was standing next to her, prepared for any trouble; she looked at her queen and gave a gentle smile of reassurement. It had been several years since the queen had traveled. Sabé also knew that even when Amidala had traveled frequently she had never been comfortable on any flying vessel.
"It's just that I've never liked flying," she said to no one in particular.
The Jedi turned to her, and Obi Wan was the first to speak.
"There's no need to worry my queen, this will be a routine flight. I haven't foreseen any trouble." He said trying to ease her fears.
"Ah, but the future is always in motion master." His padawin corrected, with a smile.
"Ani the queen is very nervous about this voyage, maybe you should calm her down, not worry her some more." Obi Wan muttered to his padawin through the force.
"Well master, I feel that she has reason to worry, our history together suggest that it's inevitable for something to happen." His padawin answered back through the force, his gaze fixed on the queen.
The queen and her handmaiden were caught up in a conversation, ignoring the one the Jedi's were having in their minds. The queen now believing Obi Wan's reassurance was more relaxed, although her handmaiden suggested that they go to their chambers for some rest.
The queen compromised with her worried bodyguard and agreed to go sit on the large living room of the ship, where they could still see the cockpit.
"I've been resting all day Sabé." The queen said exasperated at her handmaiden, as she sat down at one of the blue couches.
"My queen, I for one know that you did not sleep much last night, and that you woke up this morning before the sun even winked." Sabé accused.
Amidala sighed; sometimes her handmaiden's were too protective of her. And although Sabé was also her closest friend this meant that she was even worse than the others. The queen was now utterly grateful that she decided to only take one handmaiden with her.
She looked at the cockpit, the two Jedi were having an amusing conversation it seemed, because Anakin was smirking at his master, and Obi Wan was smiling back.
She turned her head and looked outside were the stars were nothing but a blur. And thought about how far away it seemed since she last saw these same stars going to Coruscant for her people. That had been when she had first met both Anakin and Obi Wan.
She sighed once more and looked at Sabé, hoping that she would relax a little. Instead of treating her like, well, like a queen. Then she remembered their little conversation about Jedi Kenobi. She smiled,
" So Sabé, are you planning something in that head of yours?" Amidala asked smiling giving her friend a meaningful look.
Sabé's eyes snapped immediately on Amidala's brown ones, a look of total surprise on her face.
"What do you mean my queen?" she asked her voice full of shocked emotion.
"Oh come on Sabé, this is me, and drop the queen routine, none of the other handmaidens are around." She said imploringly. " You know what I mean, the conversation we had about Obi Wan being handsome, and you wanting to do something about it." She continued smiling slyly at her old friend.
Sabé's cheeks darkened a little, and she put her finger to her lips. The queen laughed, and lowered her voice.
"Oh don't worry Sabé, those Jedi are far too involved with themselves to notice us right now." She said nodding towards were they stood.
Anakin and Obi Wan had now set the plane on autopilot and were practicing their fighting skills, with their lightsabers, on the other side of the glass that separated the lounge from a clear area. It seemed to be their fighting room Amidala observed. Apparantly, the master still had a lot to teach to the apprentice. Anakin seemed to be concentrating hard, while Obi Wan parried each attack with ease.
* * *
Anakin and Obi Wan were lost in the dance, their lightsabers gently piercing the air as they honed their skills. Anakin however was tiring.
"Do not attack padawin. Jedi do not attack, remember this, we only defend." Obi Wan instructed.
"But master if one of us were not to attack, then there would be no match." Anakin retorted another bead of sweat running down his forehead. He pushed his foot forward, and tried another tactic. He swung his lightsaber now with more intensity. His master however looked like he was in meditation.
Obi Wan blocked as Anakin tried to hit him on the chest, and he kept on blocking Anakin's attacks. Finally Anakin turned his weapon of and wiped his forehead with the sleeves of his arm. Obi Wan turned his lightsaber of and frowned at the young Jedi.
"Do you know why you are so tired Anakin?" he asked calmly.
Anakin looked at the ground obviously fearing a lecture from his master.
"Yes master, I know, I was just…" he started to explain but Obi Wan cut him short.
"You were giving into anger Anakin. I thought we had passed at least that much. Have you learned nothing from me these years we've spent together?" Obi Wan asked.
"I wasn't just trying out a new technique master, I did not know that it would lead to attacks." His padawin replied, now more embarrassed than anything.
His master nodded at him but continued.
"Just remember Padawin, Jedi's do not attack, we merely protect and defend. Attacks lead to the dark side, they are fueled by anger, hate and fear. And once you start that path, forever will it taint you life." Obi Wan reminded Anakin.
Anakin lifted his head, and looked straight into his masters, yes he understood, he had been taught this so many times, much more than the other apprentices it seemed, because Anakin had much more anger in him than any other padawin in the temple.
His master gave him a smile, assuring him that they were not having an argument, simply a lesson.
Anakin breathed a sigh of relief, if there was something he hated it was fighting with his master, whim he held in high regard. And much more than that, Anakin loved Obi Wan as a brother and even sometimes like the father he didn't had.
"Master, why aren't you tired?" he asked now curious as to why his master barely broke a sweat in this last match.
His master gave him a smile, his eyes twinkling.
"I did not attack, I never touched any anger, it kept the force in me pure. It flowed freely, and so I never lost any extra energy being angry." He said.
"I just don't seem to learn do I master?"
Obi Wan looked at him intently and placed his hands on his shoulders.
"Padawin listen to me, you will learn, and you are getting better at controlling your emotions. No one can ever perfect the power of the force, we Jedi simply do our best to understand it, and to respect it. Do you understand me Anakin?" Obi Wan said deeply serious.
His padawin looked at him, and nodded, then a sly smile curved his lips.
"I bet master that you never had any trouble controlling your emotions or anger." He said.
His master laughed, throwing back his head. He touched the beard on his chin and smiled remembering all the trouble he used to cause at the temple before Qui Gon had adopted him as an apprentice.
"Padawin when you become a full knight and the stories of my mistakes will no longer affect you, then I will tell you what kind of troubles I got myself into, with anger and emotions." He promised.
" I will look forward to that day master." His padawin said sincerely with a smile on his face.
"Hmm, shall we meditate padawin?" Obi suggested.
Anakin groaned.
"Master, can't we rest for a bit?" he asked. " We have been training for most three hours now."
His master looked at him and nodded, his padawin did look a bit tired.
Anakin smiled and thanked him. Ani headed for the living room, where he could sense Amidala and Sabé. Anakin felt a little of what Amidala was feeling, and smiled, she was feeling impatient and bored. So unlike a queen, he thought ruefully.
His master watch him walking hurriedly to Amidala, and he felt a twinge of relief coming from the queen, who was so obviously bored. He wondered why he felt anything at all coming from the queen. He shook his head, and sat down in a meditation pose. He closed his eyes and opened his soul to the Force. He allowed it to envelope him, and in a matter of seconds, he was no longer so concerned with the things that surrounded him, but was focused simply in the Force.
* * * *
Amidala was relieved when she saw that Obi Wan and Anakin were finished with their little duel. She was even gladder when she saw Anakin heading for her and Sabé.
She smiled at him as he stood in front of her now. She looked past him and saw that Obi Wan was meditating.
"My queen, would you like to go for a tour of the ship?" he asked her.
The queen practically jumped on her feet, and agreed to it.
"Yes Anakin. I would love to." She said as she got up.
Anakin offered her his hand and she took it, she felt a slight tingle as their hands met, and she somehow recognized it as the Force. It was truly strong in him, she thought if a Force-blind person like me can feel it just by touching him. They started to walk away hand in hand, when Amidala noticed Sabé tailing her. She stopped walking, and let out a breath.
"Sabé won't you please let me alone for a bit. I will be in no danger in the presence of a Jedi." She said pleading, she stepped forward letting go of Ani's hand. " Just wait a minute will you Ani?" she said as the Jedi nodded.
Amidala pulled Sabé further away from where the Jedi stood and whispered in her ear.
"Listen Sabé, please I am bored out of my mind and I really don't need a guard right now, this ship is perfectly fine. You and I both know that." Amidala said turning her head to the left. And she saw him, Obi Wan in perfect meditation. She smiled and turned back to her friend who was frowning.
"Sabé, look, this is perfect. You and Obi Wan will be alone, and you can make your move with him" she said.
Sabé shook her head but agreed with the queen anyway.
"I will not follow you your highness." She said. " But I really have no move to make with Obi Wan." She explained.
Her queen smiled, and nodded.
Amidala walked back to Anakin and took his hand in her own, as a gesture of companionship. He smiled down at her and led her to other parts of the large ship he and Obi Wan called their home.
Sabé watched them walk away and wondered what she would do now. And then she turned to where Obi Wan was meditating; she let her lips curve into a smile and considered what her dear friend the queen just told her. He was very handsome after all… she thought
* * * * Yes dear readers this is the end of this chapter. I think of all the chapters I've written so far I like this the least. What do you guys think? Tell me about it, bu tplease don't be too harsh. Thanks all for reading. I will keep updating daily, or almost daily. I know it took me two days to get this one out but I really had to think about when I'm going to have the big action sequence, before or after the banquet they are attending. Well enough talking, until next time.
May The Force be With You
"Ohhhhhh." Queen Amidala cried as the ship blasted off. The hulls were humming and she could feel the floor vibrate with intensity.
She saw Anakin glance back and he smile at her, probably recalling that time long ago when it had been her comforting him, on his first trip. But Amidala calmed when she felt a force in her soul, by now she knew it must be the Jedi's doing. But which Jedi she didn't know, both of them looked too busy to be paying any attention to her. They were busy checking their flight coordinates, and making sure they got to hyperspace all right. It seems that Anakin was still a very talented pilot. They were engrossed with their work.
Sabé however, was standing next to her, prepared for any trouble; she looked at her queen and gave a gentle smile of reassurement. It had been several years since the queen had traveled. Sabé also knew that even when Amidala had traveled frequently she had never been comfortable on any flying vessel.
"It's just that I've never liked flying," she said to no one in particular.
The Jedi turned to her, and Obi Wan was the first to speak.
"There's no need to worry my queen, this will be a routine flight. I haven't foreseen any trouble." He said trying to ease her fears.
"Ah, but the future is always in motion master." His padawin corrected, with a smile.
"Ani the queen is very nervous about this voyage, maybe you should calm her down, not worry her some more." Obi Wan muttered to his padawin through the force.
"Well master, I feel that she has reason to worry, our history together suggest that it's inevitable for something to happen." His padawin answered back through the force, his gaze fixed on the queen.
The queen and her handmaiden were caught up in a conversation, ignoring the one the Jedi's were having in their minds. The queen now believing Obi Wan's reassurance was more relaxed, although her handmaiden suggested that they go to their chambers for some rest.
The queen compromised with her worried bodyguard and agreed to go sit on the large living room of the ship, where they could still see the cockpit.
"I've been resting all day Sabé." The queen said exasperated at her handmaiden, as she sat down at one of the blue couches.
"My queen, I for one know that you did not sleep much last night, and that you woke up this morning before the sun even winked." Sabé accused.
Amidala sighed; sometimes her handmaiden's were too protective of her. And although Sabé was also her closest friend this meant that she was even worse than the others. The queen was now utterly grateful that she decided to only take one handmaiden with her.
She looked at the cockpit, the two Jedi were having an amusing conversation it seemed, because Anakin was smirking at his master, and Obi Wan was smiling back.
She turned her head and looked outside were the stars were nothing but a blur. And thought about how far away it seemed since she last saw these same stars going to Coruscant for her people. That had been when she had first met both Anakin and Obi Wan.
She sighed once more and looked at Sabé, hoping that she would relax a little. Instead of treating her like, well, like a queen. Then she remembered their little conversation about Jedi Kenobi. She smiled,
" So Sabé, are you planning something in that head of yours?" Amidala asked smiling giving her friend a meaningful look.
Sabé's eyes snapped immediately on Amidala's brown ones, a look of total surprise on her face.
"What do you mean my queen?" she asked her voice full of shocked emotion.
"Oh come on Sabé, this is me, and drop the queen routine, none of the other handmaidens are around." She said imploringly. " You know what I mean, the conversation we had about Obi Wan being handsome, and you wanting to do something about it." She continued smiling slyly at her old friend.
Sabé's cheeks darkened a little, and she put her finger to her lips. The queen laughed, and lowered her voice.
"Oh don't worry Sabé, those Jedi are far too involved with themselves to notice us right now." She said nodding towards were they stood.
Anakin and Obi Wan had now set the plane on autopilot and were practicing their fighting skills, with their lightsabers, on the other side of the glass that separated the lounge from a clear area. It seemed to be their fighting room Amidala observed. Apparantly, the master still had a lot to teach to the apprentice. Anakin seemed to be concentrating hard, while Obi Wan parried each attack with ease.
* * *
Anakin and Obi Wan were lost in the dance, their lightsabers gently piercing the air as they honed their skills. Anakin however was tiring.
"Do not attack padawin. Jedi do not attack, remember this, we only defend." Obi Wan instructed.
"But master if one of us were not to attack, then there would be no match." Anakin retorted another bead of sweat running down his forehead. He pushed his foot forward, and tried another tactic. He swung his lightsaber now with more intensity. His master however looked like he was in meditation.
Obi Wan blocked as Anakin tried to hit him on the chest, and he kept on blocking Anakin's attacks. Finally Anakin turned his weapon of and wiped his forehead with the sleeves of his arm. Obi Wan turned his lightsaber of and frowned at the young Jedi.
"Do you know why you are so tired Anakin?" he asked calmly.
Anakin looked at the ground obviously fearing a lecture from his master.
"Yes master, I know, I was just…" he started to explain but Obi Wan cut him short.
"You were giving into anger Anakin. I thought we had passed at least that much. Have you learned nothing from me these years we've spent together?" Obi Wan asked.
"I wasn't just trying out a new technique master, I did not know that it would lead to attacks." His padawin replied, now more embarrassed than anything.
His master nodded at him but continued.
"Just remember Padawin, Jedi's do not attack, we merely protect and defend. Attacks lead to the dark side, they are fueled by anger, hate and fear. And once you start that path, forever will it taint you life." Obi Wan reminded Anakin.
Anakin lifted his head, and looked straight into his masters, yes he understood, he had been taught this so many times, much more than the other apprentices it seemed, because Anakin had much more anger in him than any other padawin in the temple.
His master gave him a smile, assuring him that they were not having an argument, simply a lesson.
Anakin breathed a sigh of relief, if there was something he hated it was fighting with his master, whim he held in high regard. And much more than that, Anakin loved Obi Wan as a brother and even sometimes like the father he didn't had.
"Master, why aren't you tired?" he asked now curious as to why his master barely broke a sweat in this last match.
His master gave him a smile, his eyes twinkling.
"I did not attack, I never touched any anger, it kept the force in me pure. It flowed freely, and so I never lost any extra energy being angry." He said.
"I just don't seem to learn do I master?"
Obi Wan looked at him intently and placed his hands on his shoulders.
"Padawin listen to me, you will learn, and you are getting better at controlling your emotions. No one can ever perfect the power of the force, we Jedi simply do our best to understand it, and to respect it. Do you understand me Anakin?" Obi Wan said deeply serious.
His padawin looked at him, and nodded, then a sly smile curved his lips.
"I bet master that you never had any trouble controlling your emotions or anger." He said.
His master laughed, throwing back his head. He touched the beard on his chin and smiled remembering all the trouble he used to cause at the temple before Qui Gon had adopted him as an apprentice.
"Padawin when you become a full knight and the stories of my mistakes will no longer affect you, then I will tell you what kind of troubles I got myself into, with anger and emotions." He promised.
" I will look forward to that day master." His padawin said sincerely with a smile on his face.
"Hmm, shall we meditate padawin?" Obi suggested.
Anakin groaned.
"Master, can't we rest for a bit?" he asked. " We have been training for most three hours now."
His master looked at him and nodded, his padawin did look a bit tired.
Anakin smiled and thanked him. Ani headed for the living room, where he could sense Amidala and Sabé. Anakin felt a little of what Amidala was feeling, and smiled, she was feeling impatient and bored. So unlike a queen, he thought ruefully.
His master watch him walking hurriedly to Amidala, and he felt a twinge of relief coming from the queen, who was so obviously bored. He wondered why he felt anything at all coming from the queen. He shook his head, and sat down in a meditation pose. He closed his eyes and opened his soul to the Force. He allowed it to envelope him, and in a matter of seconds, he was no longer so concerned with the things that surrounded him, but was focused simply in the Force.
* * * *
Amidala was relieved when she saw that Obi Wan and Anakin were finished with their little duel. She was even gladder when she saw Anakin heading for her and Sabé.
She smiled at him as he stood in front of her now. She looked past him and saw that Obi Wan was meditating.
"My queen, would you like to go for a tour of the ship?" he asked her.
The queen practically jumped on her feet, and agreed to it.
"Yes Anakin. I would love to." She said as she got up.
Anakin offered her his hand and she took it, she felt a slight tingle as their hands met, and she somehow recognized it as the Force. It was truly strong in him, she thought if a Force-blind person like me can feel it just by touching him. They started to walk away hand in hand, when Amidala noticed Sabé tailing her. She stopped walking, and let out a breath.
"Sabé won't you please let me alone for a bit. I will be in no danger in the presence of a Jedi." She said pleading, she stepped forward letting go of Ani's hand. " Just wait a minute will you Ani?" she said as the Jedi nodded.
Amidala pulled Sabé further away from where the Jedi stood and whispered in her ear.
"Listen Sabé, please I am bored out of my mind and I really don't need a guard right now, this ship is perfectly fine. You and I both know that." Amidala said turning her head to the left. And she saw him, Obi Wan in perfect meditation. She smiled and turned back to her friend who was frowning.
"Sabé, look, this is perfect. You and Obi Wan will be alone, and you can make your move with him" she said.
Sabé shook her head but agreed with the queen anyway.
"I will not follow you your highness." She said. " But I really have no move to make with Obi Wan." She explained.
Her queen smiled, and nodded.
Amidala walked back to Anakin and took his hand in her own, as a gesture of companionship. He smiled down at her and led her to other parts of the large ship he and Obi Wan called their home.
Sabé watched them walk away and wondered what she would do now. And then she turned to where Obi Wan was meditating; she let her lips curve into a smile and considered what her dear friend the queen just told her. He was very handsome after all… she thought
* * * * Yes dear readers this is the end of this chapter. I think of all the chapters I've written so far I like this the least. What do you guys think? Tell me about it, bu tplease don't be too harsh. Thanks all for reading. I will keep updating daily, or almost daily. I know it took me two days to get this one out but I really had to think about when I'm going to have the big action sequence, before or after the banquet they are attending. Well enough talking, until next time.
May The Force be With You