The Way Things Are Now: Hope?
By: Alyssa
Disclaimer: I don't own Obi-Wan or any of the Star Wars characters
Summary: Obi-Wan angst. He is trying to escape the fighting ring, and at the same time Qui-Gon has come in to save him.
Comes after Book 16 of the Jedi Apprentice series, A Call to Vengeance
Obi-Wan sighed as he tried to gather himself. No one around here seemed to know the direction to the Jedi Temple, and he was growing more frustrated as they moved on. He really had no plan, and he didn't know what they would do if they were stuck out here at night.
"Can we stop to eat?" Safiya pleaded loudly. Obi-Wan shook his consent and found a clear spot to sit.
"How come you don't know where your Jedi Temple is?" Safiya asked, a little suspicious. Obi-Wan ignored her and asked a question of his own.
"Do you know anybody who might know where it is? Or is there a cab company we can call?" He asked.
"No, and no. No one around here has any business at the Jedi Temple, and it is too dangerous to be profitable for cabs here." She answered, chewing on a pastry she had packed.
"Isn't your mother going to be worried?" Obi-Wan asked her. He hadn't thought of this before, and now he felt guilty.
"Naw, I go out all the time." Safiya answered. "If we don't get directions to your temple soon, I know some kids we can hang with." She added. Obi-Wan was only slightly relieved: who knew what her friends could be like?
"We've got to keep moving." Obi-Wan prompted, as he stood again.]
"But I just sat down!" Safiya protested boisterously.
~~~
"I have a feeling we missed something." Qui-Gon confided in Mace as the speed sped to their next designated search area.
"Hmmm…" Mace answered thoughtfully.
"I don't know, but something tells me we just passed right over him." Qui-Gon continued.
"We might've, but we have got to keep pressing forward. If we find nothing, we can always go back." Mace resolved.
What if something happens to Obi-Wan before then? Qui-Gon thought to himself.
"He'll be alright, Qui-Gon." Mace said, sensing his friend's feelings.
I hope so, Qui-Gon thought, knowing that he would never be able to forgive Mace if Obi-Wan died.
~~~
"No, I don't know where any Jedi Temple is, but there were a couple of Jedi's here earlier." A toothless human responded to Obi-Wan's question.
"Why do you think they were Jedi?" Obi-Wan asked, his excitement mounting.
"They had robes and those Light-Sword things. That's what Jedis look like isn't it?" the dirty man asked. Obi-Wan smiled and nodded.
"Did one have long hair and a beard?"
"Yes, and the other one was bald and black." The man smiled as if recalling a fond memory. "They certainly were odd looking." Obi-Wan could hardly contain himself at this, and turned to see that Safiya agreed with his assessment of the man's own looks.
"What did they ask you?" Obi-Wan asked, serious again.
"As a matter of fact, they asked for someone of your description." The man seemed to be growing bored of this interrogation, and looked as if he was ready to leave. Obi-Wan had one last question.
"Did you see where they went?" He asked.
"They went that way." The man said pointing down a side street.
"Thanks." Obi-Wan replied appreciatively. He started walking towards the street, but he soon felt Safiya gripping his arm.
"We can't go down there. It's dangerous." She cautioned softly.
"If that's where Qui-Gon went, then that's where I'm going." Obi-Wan replied sternly. Safiya looked torn between her obligation to him and her concern for her own well-being. Her eyes pleaded with him to forget it, to just take another road; but his eyes looked back unyielding, and she knew he couldn't be swayed.
"You are not being forced to come with me. You can go home anytime you'd like." He told her softly. She glared at him threateningly, then she just looked at him rebelliously.
"I don't want your blood on my conscience." She said by means of an answer, and she walked ahead of him towards the side street.
~~~
"Found something you have not." Yoda stated regretfully.
"We still haven't finished our search areas." Mace reminded him via comlink, but Qui-Gon stepped in.
"I think we've missed something. I have a feeling Obi-Wan is behind us." He stopped as he considered voicing his next opinion.
"To split up you want." Yoda said slowly. Qui-Gon nodded, feeling Mace's eyes on him.
"I think it would be faster." He said.
"Very well. Continue forward will Mace, and go back will you."
A/N: Ok, this was quick and stupid. I wrote this in…. about 20 minute. Can you say 'Severe Writer's Block'?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me some suggestions!
Should Obi-Wan and Safiya meet a gang in the alley?
Should Obi-Wan fall for Safiya, or should they become friends?
What should Qui-Gon do?
The more suggestions you guys send me, the easier it is for me to write.
Thanks a bijillion!
By: Alyssa
Disclaimer: I don't own Obi-Wan or any of the Star Wars characters
Summary: Obi-Wan angst. He is trying to escape the fighting ring, and at the same time Qui-Gon has come in to save him.
Comes after Book 16 of the Jedi Apprentice series, A Call to Vengeance
Obi-Wan sighed as he tried to gather himself. No one around here seemed to know the direction to the Jedi Temple, and he was growing more frustrated as they moved on. He really had no plan, and he didn't know what they would do if they were stuck out here at night.
"Can we stop to eat?" Safiya pleaded loudly. Obi-Wan shook his consent and found a clear spot to sit.
"How come you don't know where your Jedi Temple is?" Safiya asked, a little suspicious. Obi-Wan ignored her and asked a question of his own.
"Do you know anybody who might know where it is? Or is there a cab company we can call?" He asked.
"No, and no. No one around here has any business at the Jedi Temple, and it is too dangerous to be profitable for cabs here." She answered, chewing on a pastry she had packed.
"Isn't your mother going to be worried?" Obi-Wan asked her. He hadn't thought of this before, and now he felt guilty.
"Naw, I go out all the time." Safiya answered. "If we don't get directions to your temple soon, I know some kids we can hang with." She added. Obi-Wan was only slightly relieved: who knew what her friends could be like?
"We've got to keep moving." Obi-Wan prompted, as he stood again.]
"But I just sat down!" Safiya protested boisterously.
~~~
"I have a feeling we missed something." Qui-Gon confided in Mace as the speed sped to their next designated search area.
"Hmmm…" Mace answered thoughtfully.
"I don't know, but something tells me we just passed right over him." Qui-Gon continued.
"We might've, but we have got to keep pressing forward. If we find nothing, we can always go back." Mace resolved.
What if something happens to Obi-Wan before then? Qui-Gon thought to himself.
"He'll be alright, Qui-Gon." Mace said, sensing his friend's feelings.
I hope so, Qui-Gon thought, knowing that he would never be able to forgive Mace if Obi-Wan died.
~~~
"No, I don't know where any Jedi Temple is, but there were a couple of Jedi's here earlier." A toothless human responded to Obi-Wan's question.
"Why do you think they were Jedi?" Obi-Wan asked, his excitement mounting.
"They had robes and those Light-Sword things. That's what Jedis look like isn't it?" the dirty man asked. Obi-Wan smiled and nodded.
"Did one have long hair and a beard?"
"Yes, and the other one was bald and black." The man smiled as if recalling a fond memory. "They certainly were odd looking." Obi-Wan could hardly contain himself at this, and turned to see that Safiya agreed with his assessment of the man's own looks.
"What did they ask you?" Obi-Wan asked, serious again.
"As a matter of fact, they asked for someone of your description." The man seemed to be growing bored of this interrogation, and looked as if he was ready to leave. Obi-Wan had one last question.
"Did you see where they went?" He asked.
"They went that way." The man said pointing down a side street.
"Thanks." Obi-Wan replied appreciatively. He started walking towards the street, but he soon felt Safiya gripping his arm.
"We can't go down there. It's dangerous." She cautioned softly.
"If that's where Qui-Gon went, then that's where I'm going." Obi-Wan replied sternly. Safiya looked torn between her obligation to him and her concern for her own well-being. Her eyes pleaded with him to forget it, to just take another road; but his eyes looked back unyielding, and she knew he couldn't be swayed.
"You are not being forced to come with me. You can go home anytime you'd like." He told her softly. She glared at him threateningly, then she just looked at him rebelliously.
"I don't want your blood on my conscience." She said by means of an answer, and she walked ahead of him towards the side street.
~~~
"Found something you have not." Yoda stated regretfully.
"We still haven't finished our search areas." Mace reminded him via comlink, but Qui-Gon stepped in.
"I think we've missed something. I have a feeling Obi-Wan is behind us." He stopped as he considered voicing his next opinion.
"To split up you want." Yoda said slowly. Qui-Gon nodded, feeling Mace's eyes on him.
"I think it would be faster." He said.
"Very well. Continue forward will Mace, and go back will you."
A/N: Ok, this was quick and stupid. I wrote this in…. about 20 minute. Can you say 'Severe Writer's Block'?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me some suggestions!
Should Obi-Wan and Safiya meet a gang in the alley?
Should Obi-Wan fall for Safiya, or should they become friends?
What should Qui-Gon do?
The more suggestions you guys send me, the easier it is for me to write.
Thanks a bijillion!
