Sideous could sense he was drawing nearer with each step.
His apprentice's aura glowed brightly through this entire place.
But one thing disturbed Sideous, Obi-wan's aura was not as dark as it should be, infact, it was almost devoid of both the light and the dark...
~So, choosing time has come.~ Sideous thought.
The small jedi padawan stopped in front of a door, and punched a few numbers on a key pad.
The door quickly slid open witha slight hiss, and the young girl bowed, and Sideous entered the room.
He surveyed it, seeing his apprentice, and that Qui-gon Jinn, appartently trying to steal his apprentice back.
Sideous did his best to cover up a smirk. That puny Jedi actually thought Obi-wan wanted him again!
~He certanly wouldn't, not after the past I told him of!~ Sideous thought.
He turned and nodded to Qui-gon, And stared back at Obi-wan.
"Well, young kenobi, how are you doing?" he asked, innocently.
Poor Obi-wan was trembling so bad, Qui-gon wondered if perhaps he might be having a seisure...
"Kenobi?" Sideous repeated.
Obi-wan, still shaking slightly, turned his head, and his dull gray eyes bore into Sideous's.
The two locked eyes for a moment, then Obi-wan realised that the reason he felt his master was near, was because THAT was his master.
The Chancellor.
Obi-wan felt sick, and for the first time, he actually saw all of his master's face.
Then, feeling a new power from within him, And also, not quite knowing what he was doing, Obi-wan drew his 'saber, ignighted it, and attacked his master, Lord Sideous.
_______
Qui-gon was feeling a bit uncomforable, as Obi-wan stared eye-to-eye with the supreme Chancellor.
Then, and instant later, he felt a string power emerge from within the force,and in a flash, Obi-wan was flying out of bed and attacking the chancellor with his lightsaber!
"OBI-WAN!" Qui-gon yelled at his former apprentice.
But Obi-wan didn't hear him, he jut concertrated at trying to get at Chancellor Palpatine.
Then, Qui-gon watched as Obi-wan took a lunge at Palpatine, and was thrown back by a torent of blue sparks of lightning.
Realisation struck Qui-gon as he realised that in fact, that was a sith, and from the guess he could make, it was Obi-wan's master. And yet, it was the Supreme Chanceller of the republic.
Qui-gon saw Obi-wan getting up, and attempting to strike the sith again.
Although, immeadiatly right after, Obi-wan was thrown back up against the wall by the sith.
"Come, apprentice." The dark lord hissed.
"No!" came Obi-wan's determinded reply.
"You have no choice, you belong to me now." Palpatine hissed.
Obi-wan futily tried to sit up once more, but struggled.
Sideous laughed evily.
Qui-gon could not take this anymore.
He drew his saber, and began to duel the sith, while Obi-wan recovered, and watched for a moment in disbelief.
Qui-gon slashed right, and was met with a bolt of electricity. Qui-gon blocked it, and ducked.
Left. block. spin. Block.Right.Up.Down. Qui-gon spun around and saw Obi-wan running over to aid him.
Obi-wan let his anger at Sideous flow freely, and it was almost overcoming for Qui-gon.
Obi-wan fiercly slashed and lunged, his face alone screaming out in anger.
Then, in one fateful moment, Obi-wan quickly drew back his saber, and thrust if forward with such force, it sailed right through Sideous.
A look of shock, then horror, anger, and finally almost regret crossed sideous's face.
Then, slowly at first, but at a rapidly growing pace, sideous faded, until all that was left was the deep purple robes the Chancellor had been wearing.
Obi-wan and Qui-gon both stood still, gasping for breath, staring at the spot were the sith had just been.
Qui-gon gazed up at Obi-wan who was still staring in disbelief at Sideous's pile of clothes.
For the first time in quite a while, Qui-gon actually felt fear. Cold, hard fear.
Fear of the Sith. Fear of the anger Obi-wan had just showed. And Fear of what was to come.
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"Master?" Obi-wan asked, a few seconds later.
Qui-gon looked up, somewhat startled."Yes, Obi-wan?" he asked.
Obi-wan's gaze turned back to Sideous's pile of clothes, "Do...Do you think he's gone?" he whispered.
Qui-gon nodded." Yes, I think so, Obi-wan." he slowly said.
Obi-wan breathed a small sigh of relief, but then, he remembered his problem. Where to now?
He looked over at Qui-gon, and hesitated a moment before speaking, "W..What will happen to me now?" he asked.
Qui-gon blinked, slowly. He hadn't even considered that. Obi-wan was..He was a sith now, but a sith with no master. And on the other hand, he was a jedi. And the chosen one.
Qui-gon shook his head, slowly. " I..I would be honored if...maybe we could have a second cahnce.I am so sorry for all that I did to you, Obi-wan ....I just didn't want to have to go through what I went through with Xanatos again..." Qui-gon apologised.
"Wait....Yoy knew Xanatos?" Obi-wan asked.
Qui-gon nodded, "Don't you remember him, he was my apprentice before you. He turned to the darkside also."
"Oh." was all Obi-wan said. But, in his mind, his thoughts were reeling...
~so that's what Xanatos meant. I would have to decide. And he had been right where I was....Deciding between the light & the dark....~ Obi-wan thought.
"Obi-wan?" qui-gon asked, breaking Obi-wan loose from his thoughts.
"yes?" Obi-wan asked.
"Would you have me as your master?" Qui-gon asked.
Tears filled Obi-wan's eyes.
He nodded, and as he did, he could see tears forming in Qui-gon's eyes also.
They embraced, "It's good to have you back, Obi-wan." Qui-gon said.
Obi-wan smiled, "It's great to be back." he said.
Qui-gon looked at him, "Now, we must go and convince the council." he said.
Obi-wan nodded, knowing that that was not going to be an easy task.....
His apprentice's aura glowed brightly through this entire place.
But one thing disturbed Sideous, Obi-wan's aura was not as dark as it should be, infact, it was almost devoid of both the light and the dark...
~So, choosing time has come.~ Sideous thought.
The small jedi padawan stopped in front of a door, and punched a few numbers on a key pad.
The door quickly slid open witha slight hiss, and the young girl bowed, and Sideous entered the room.
He surveyed it, seeing his apprentice, and that Qui-gon Jinn, appartently trying to steal his apprentice back.
Sideous did his best to cover up a smirk. That puny Jedi actually thought Obi-wan wanted him again!
~He certanly wouldn't, not after the past I told him of!~ Sideous thought.
He turned and nodded to Qui-gon, And stared back at Obi-wan.
"Well, young kenobi, how are you doing?" he asked, innocently.
Poor Obi-wan was trembling so bad, Qui-gon wondered if perhaps he might be having a seisure...
"Kenobi?" Sideous repeated.
Obi-wan, still shaking slightly, turned his head, and his dull gray eyes bore into Sideous's.
The two locked eyes for a moment, then Obi-wan realised that the reason he felt his master was near, was because THAT was his master.
The Chancellor.
Obi-wan felt sick, and for the first time, he actually saw all of his master's face.
Then, feeling a new power from within him, And also, not quite knowing what he was doing, Obi-wan drew his 'saber, ignighted it, and attacked his master, Lord Sideous.
_______
Qui-gon was feeling a bit uncomforable, as Obi-wan stared eye-to-eye with the supreme Chancellor.
Then, and instant later, he felt a string power emerge from within the force,and in a flash, Obi-wan was flying out of bed and attacking the chancellor with his lightsaber!
"OBI-WAN!" Qui-gon yelled at his former apprentice.
But Obi-wan didn't hear him, he jut concertrated at trying to get at Chancellor Palpatine.
Then, Qui-gon watched as Obi-wan took a lunge at Palpatine, and was thrown back by a torent of blue sparks of lightning.
Realisation struck Qui-gon as he realised that in fact, that was a sith, and from the guess he could make, it was Obi-wan's master. And yet, it was the Supreme Chanceller of the republic.
Qui-gon saw Obi-wan getting up, and attempting to strike the sith again.
Although, immeadiatly right after, Obi-wan was thrown back up against the wall by the sith.
"Come, apprentice." The dark lord hissed.
"No!" came Obi-wan's determinded reply.
"You have no choice, you belong to me now." Palpatine hissed.
Obi-wan futily tried to sit up once more, but struggled.
Sideous laughed evily.
Qui-gon could not take this anymore.
He drew his saber, and began to duel the sith, while Obi-wan recovered, and watched for a moment in disbelief.
Qui-gon slashed right, and was met with a bolt of electricity. Qui-gon blocked it, and ducked.
Left. block. spin. Block.Right.Up.Down. Qui-gon spun around and saw Obi-wan running over to aid him.
Obi-wan let his anger at Sideous flow freely, and it was almost overcoming for Qui-gon.
Obi-wan fiercly slashed and lunged, his face alone screaming out in anger.
Then, in one fateful moment, Obi-wan quickly drew back his saber, and thrust if forward with such force, it sailed right through Sideous.
A look of shock, then horror, anger, and finally almost regret crossed sideous's face.
Then, slowly at first, but at a rapidly growing pace, sideous faded, until all that was left was the deep purple robes the Chancellor had been wearing.
Obi-wan and Qui-gon both stood still, gasping for breath, staring at the spot were the sith had just been.
Qui-gon gazed up at Obi-wan who was still staring in disbelief at Sideous's pile of clothes.
For the first time in quite a while, Qui-gon actually felt fear. Cold, hard fear.
Fear of the Sith. Fear of the anger Obi-wan had just showed. And Fear of what was to come.
___________
"Master?" Obi-wan asked, a few seconds later.
Qui-gon looked up, somewhat startled."Yes, Obi-wan?" he asked.
Obi-wan's gaze turned back to Sideous's pile of clothes, "Do...Do you think he's gone?" he whispered.
Qui-gon nodded." Yes, I think so, Obi-wan." he slowly said.
Obi-wan breathed a small sigh of relief, but then, he remembered his problem. Where to now?
He looked over at Qui-gon, and hesitated a moment before speaking, "W..What will happen to me now?" he asked.
Qui-gon blinked, slowly. He hadn't even considered that. Obi-wan was..He was a sith now, but a sith with no master. And on the other hand, he was a jedi. And the chosen one.
Qui-gon shook his head, slowly. " I..I would be honored if...maybe we could have a second cahnce.I am so sorry for all that I did to you, Obi-wan ....I just didn't want to have to go through what I went through with Xanatos again..." Qui-gon apologised.
"Wait....Yoy knew Xanatos?" Obi-wan asked.
Qui-gon nodded, "Don't you remember him, he was my apprentice before you. He turned to the darkside also."
"Oh." was all Obi-wan said. But, in his mind, his thoughts were reeling...
~so that's what Xanatos meant. I would have to decide. And he had been right where I was....Deciding between the light & the dark....~ Obi-wan thought.
"Obi-wan?" qui-gon asked, breaking Obi-wan loose from his thoughts.
"yes?" Obi-wan asked.
"Would you have me as your master?" Qui-gon asked.
Tears filled Obi-wan's eyes.
He nodded, and as he did, he could see tears forming in Qui-gon's eyes also.
They embraced, "It's good to have you back, Obi-wan." Qui-gon said.
Obi-wan smiled, "It's great to be back." he said.
Qui-gon looked at him, "Now, we must go and convince the council." he said.
Obi-wan nodded, knowing that that was not going to be an easy task.....