Part 3: Sith Spirit
Qui-Gon stood in the doorway, his eyes blazing. He held his lightsaber
to Aldrea's throat. Obi- Wan was horrified.
"Qui-Gon, it's me. It's me, Aldrea L'eil. Can't you remember?" Aldrea
tried to talk to him.
"Shut up, girl! I am not Qui- Gon Jinn!" Qui-Gon snarled at Aldrea.
"Please Qui-Gon. Listen to me. You know me, Aldrea. Aldrea L'eil. The
pilot?" Aldrea's voice sounded pleading.
"I said, SHUT UP! I am NOT Qui-Gon Jinn!" Qui-Gon roared at Aldrea. He
brought the green blade closer to her throat. "Any last requests?" Qui-Gon
taunted.
"Yes." Aldrea twisted around in his grip and pulled his face close to
hers. "I have."
Qui-Gon's gasps were silenced when Aldrea covered his mouth with hers
and kissed him. Qui-Gon's eyes widened in shock. As Aldrea pulled away, Qui-
Gon collapsed to the ground. The Sith never understood what it meant to
love a person. Aldrea realized. All it understood was hate and anger. So
when I kissed Qui-Gon. The Sith vanished?
Qui-Gon lay on the ground, unconscious. Obi-Wan checked his pulse, only
to find it still beating, but it was very weak. Qui-Gon's breathing was
very shallow.
"He's very weak. But he's still alive." Obi-Wan reported.
Aldrea knelt down by Qui- Gon's side. She scooped his limp body into
her arms. Walking out of the ship, she laid him down and called his name.
Qui-Gon did not stir. Aldrea strengthened her Force signature, hoping that
he could latch on to it. She just knelt there and tried.
* * *
Qui-Gon heard Aldrea's voice calling him, urging him to wake up. Her
Force signature was soon joined by his Padawan's. Slowly, he was pulled
back to consciousness.
* * *
Qui-Gon opened his eyes and groaned as light assaulted them. He saw
Aldrea and Obi-Wan standing over him.
"Master, are you all right?" Obi-Wan asked. "You were. not like
yourself."
Qui-Gon gave a resigned sigh and shrugged. "I was possessed by a Sith.
I. I tried to kill you, didn't I?"
Obi-Wan tried to reassure his distraught Master. But Qui-Gon was too
upset for words. Then Aldrea walked in, motioning for Obi-Wan to leave. Obi-
Wan nodded and got up.
"Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon, it is not your fault. It was the Sith. You'd never
have done that." Aldrea pulled Qui-Gon close. He laid his head on Aldrea's
shoulder and let his feelings out.
* * *
Aldrea held Qui-Gon as he cried, his body wracked with sobs. Finally,
he stopped.
"I. I'm sorry. I shouldn't. shouldn't have. " Qui-Gon's voice sounded
hoarse.
"Qui-Gon. I need to tell you something." Qui-Gon immediately looked up.
"I. I love you." Aldrea folded Qui-Gon into her arms and kissed his cheek
lightly.
"I love you too." Qui-Gon admitted. The two lovers sat there in each
other's embrace.
* * *
