Actually, you are about to find out my devious secret!! Although maybe you'll read it and think…okay, why did she think this was interesting, but I don't know =)

Ah yes, Kadiri, she's been a very…interesting character to write ;)

What interesting idea's you have…………wonder if any of them will be right ;)

Okay! Onto the post you've all been waiting for…or maybe you haven't :D

Anyway:

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Kuro-N: Chapter 6

Please see Chapter 1 for details

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Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan set out immediately the next day, leaving Kadiri with her uncle, they moved down the streets of Kioy into the wastelands, they had taken a speeder and were making fast time towards the warehouse. Obi-Wan's mind was distracted Qui-Gon noticed, and he looked over at the teen.

"Obi-Wan, are you all right?" He nodded absently.

"Master, I-I hear something strange in my mind." Qui-Gon concentrated on Obi-Wan's mind and he heard it. A strange buzzing sound. "What is it Master?" Qui-Gon shook his head.

"I don't know Obi-Wan, I don't know."

They reached the warehouse and found the entrance that Masao had told them about. Obi-Wan went after Qui-Gon, the buzzing was getting louder and Obi-Wan would occasionally put a hand to his head. Qui-Gon stared around the inside of the warehouse. He felt evil instantly and made sure that Obi-Wan was still behind him. There was a quiet hissing sound and he saw the fluids churning in their tanks. Obi-Wan shrank away and looked at Qui-Gon.

"Qui-Gon the buzzing is getting stronger, what is it?" Qui-Gon wished he knew.

As they moved further into the warehouse, he saw many tanks of DNA fluid. There was an eerie green tint to everything and Obi-Wan hung close to his master. Then Qui-Gon felt it, a strange, yet familiar Force signature. Then a figure appeared in front of them. Qui-Gon was shocked when he realized who it was.

"Donitel!"

"No, not Donitel, Qui-Gon. Donté. Don't you remember? You never met me, but maybe you heard my brother mention my name."

"Your brother?" Qui-Gon studied the hard eyes.

"Yes, my brother, Xanatos." Qui-Gon closed his eyes.

"No."

"Yes, I was Force sensitive as well, but after Xanatos, Crion, my father, wouldn't let me go to the Temple. Then I found out what *you* did to my brother." He smiled cruelly. "Now you Qui-Gon Jinn, you will die for all you've done, but I will not be the one to administer your death." He turned and pointed into the dark. "He will." Qui-Gon squinted into the darkness, a figure approached them like a dark cloud it loomed forward, suddenly it threw it's hood back.

"Master!" Obi-Wan nearly screamed the word, standing before them was Obi-Wan Kenobi. His clone.

Donté backed away. "Kill them both, Obi-Wan." The clone didn't move at first. Qui-Gon ignited his lightsaber, and Obi-Wan ignited his, it was deep red and shone off his eyes. Qui-Gon couldn't believe it, he was going to fight Obi-Wan. He couldn't bear the thought, but he knew he had to, to save Obi-Wan.

"Obi-Wan, stay back." The boy shook his head, but Qui-Gon put a hand on the boy's shoulder. "This is my battle." Obi-Wan finally nodded and stepped back.

Qui-Gon brought down his green blade as the red one sprung up to catch his own. Qui-Gon jabbed at Obi-Wan's chest but the clone swung away and drove his saber to block Qui-Gon's every blow. Donté watched, a smile playing on his face. Qui-Gon's saber locked with Obi-Wan's, a buzzing sound grating to match the one he could sense coming from his apprentice. Qui-Gon slashed again at the clone, and the other caught his blade, their faces came close together, and the clone opened his mouth to speak, but didn't say anything. Qui-Gon pulled away and swung out to kick the clone in the face, but Obi-Wan dodged, and Qui-Gon and the clone battled on fiercely. Qui-Gon saw the many moves that the real Obi-Wan had been taught and it pained him to see it. Finally Qui-Gon struck up and to the side, the clone had been blocking the upper blow, and Qui-Gon's blade cut into Obi-Wan's side, it would be a killing blow ultimately, but it would be slow. Qui-Gon was about to finish the clone for good when he heard Donté's voice.

"Well done, well done." He smiled. "But before you finish the boy I have a story to tell you." His smile was cruel as he walked around the two. "There was a Jedi Master. He and his apprentice were sent on a mission and on the planet they were separated. The master saved his apprentice, but he didn't realize that this boy was not his apprentice." He paused. "He assumed he was and, like a fool, trusted him and treated him like he *was* his apprentice. He risked his life to save this boy, and protected him with all that was in him. Then they met this boy's clone, and the foolish master didn't realize that this 'clone' was really his true apprentice, kidnapped from him on that planet and replaced by *this* clone." Donté motioned to the Obi-Wan standing behind Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon's eyes were wide in shock.

"You lie." He said softly, knowing what Donté was implying.

"I'm not finished." Donté smiled. "The man who's brother had created the clone used him so that one day that master would loose his own beloved apprentice, and be left with the knowledge that he had done it with his own hand. The perfect revenge, to die, knowing that he had killed the most precious thing in his life. Oh this boy was very brave, he wanted to warn you, but I, Donté, created a substance to keep him from being able to speak, or control his actions. You think I lie, why don't you ask him?" He leaned over the fallen Obi-Wan and pulled a short barb from his neck. The boy on the ground was breathing raggedly in pain. Qui-Gon came to one knee next to him, ready for the clone to rise up and attack, but he didn't. He just looked up him, his eyes bright with pain.

"Qui-Gon." The boy whispered in a quiet, small and familiar voice. Qui-Gon looked back at the Obi-Wan he had known for weeks.

There was a horrible and evil smile on the boy's face and he said simply. "You fool."

Qui-Gon turned back to Obi-Wan, and the realazation struck him with the greatest sense of fear, and remorse.

"Oh my Obi-Wan." He dropped his lightsaber without a care of what would happen to him, tears were in his eyes as he lifted his dying apprentice into his lap.

"Qui-Gon, I missed you." The boy whispered.

"Obi-Wan, please I know you can never forgive me, I failed you." Obi-Wan smiled slightly.

"I *do* forgive you master--you don't have to worry about me. I'm just glad I got to see you again, and have you see me as I am again." Qui-Gon felt the tears sliding down his cheeks.

Obi-Wan suddenly grabbed Qui-Gon's hand. "Master!" Qui-Gon turned. Obi-Wan's clone was behind him, lightsaber raised. Qui-Gon grabbed up his own saber and ignited it. He got to his feet, but the clone had jumped back. Qui-Gon ran at him, his lightsaber clashed against the clone's in a harsh buzz. They battled fiercely. Qui-Gon felt his mind refusing to believe what was happening. This boy who he had been with and protecting for weeks, he was trying to kill him, and he had all the time intended to kill him.

//How could he have been so blind?!//

When he had been separated from Obi-Wan on Quitary, he had found his apprentice, and it had been this clone. Obi-Wan had *purposefully* lost track of Kadiri that night so that Qui-Gon wouldn't follow her. Obi-Wan had tried to lead his mind away from Donitel being evil because Qui-Gon trusted him, Donté had known that Qui-Gon would trust Obi-Wan and had taken advantage of the love and trust Qui-Gon felt for his apprentice. Qui-Gon's blows became fierce. He had put his life before this clone's and all along he was only bringing on his own Padawan's death. He struck the clone in the chest sending him back a few steps. Donté laughed cruelly behind him. Qui-Gon's mind whirled as he struck at Obi-Wan -- no, his clone. He cut another blow at the clone and burned into it's arm. There was an insane scream that came from the clone and he struck at the Jedi Master again. Qui-Gon pulled back. The dream, Obi-Wan had clung to him like a wild thing, and he just hadn't seen it. This clone was going insane before his very eyes, and it was like seeing his Obi-Wan go insane. Qui-Gon stole a quick glance back at the real Obi-Wan, the boy screamed as Donté slammed a foot down at his side. Qui-Gon knew perfectly well that Donté was trying to pull his attention away, he shut his eyes and felt his saber move to block the clone's, he tried to block out Obi-Wan's agonized screams at the same time, but his thoughts were a thick mire. *He* was killing his apprentice. He was. His eyes flew open to meet the insane one's of Obi-Wan's clone. Their sabers met in an instant clash and Qui-Gon came close to Obi-Wan, his face was dark, and the strange blue-green eyes were turned in rage, his saber glinting off them. Qui-Gon knew what he had to do, he would have to look into those eyes, and he would have to kill him. He would do it. To save Obi-Wan.

Qui-Gon felt himself moving in slow motion. He pulled away from the clone, whirled and ducked the clone's swinging blow, then he came up and stabbed him in the stomach. And for that instant Obi-Wan's pained screams mingled with that of the clone's and the evil Obi-Wan melted away into a bright flash and dark ashes that blew away in the air. For a long moment all that could be heard was Obi-Wan breathing hard and Qui-Gon's lightsaber humming in a protective song.

Qui-Gon turned to find Donté holding Obi-Wan's arms.

"Sorry Qui-Gon, but I'm not letting you go that easily. You still have a chance to save this boy," He smiled. "You have defeated the clone, but to defeat me, that is the only way you can win your apprentice's life." Qui-Gon got to his feet. He realized that Obi-Wan had only a short time to live, and he became desperate.

"Please, Donté don't make the boy die for something I did to you."

"Oh, but don't you see? I know how this is doing more damage than just killing you. And besides, *you* are the one who did this to him." He pushed Obi-Wan painfully to the floor and Obi-Wan gave a cry as he fell on his injured side. Donté ignited his lightsaber. "But you can take him away, if you destroy me." Qui-Gon looked down at Obi-Wan. His Obi-Wan. The real boy he'd loved for so long. He would not let him die. Qui-Gon ignited his lightsaber and stepped towards Donté.