Qui-Gon lay in the bed on the bed a crossed from Obi-Wan. He wanted to be near the child. He put himself in a healing trance before going back out to the main room.
The big master was in such turmoil over both of his apprentices. He sat at his desk waiting on a reply from the council. He notified them of the problems he was having. He asked for permission to tell Xanatos the entire truth about what was going on. Obi-Wan had made it impossible to keep the truth hidden any longer. He deduced that his pad wan must have overheard the conversation he had with Mace and in his anger told Xani the truth or what he knew of it. The council was also made aware of the situation with Obi-Wan. Qui-Gon did not want to tell them and knew that they might make a decision he would find hard to deal with. They could easily decide to have Qui-Gon put a force dampener on the boy.
The com link before him buzzed and jarred Qui-Gon out of his thoughts.
"Well the council ha decided what to do and I don't think you are going to be happy about it Qui. I do have a bit of good news I will give you first. The council has agreed to let you explain the entire truth to Xanatos about what is going on there with him. Now to the bad news; news you don't want to hear."
Qui stared back at the screen as he listened to his dearest friend, Mace.
"They want me to put the force band and on him, don't they?"
"I think you knew what would be their decision once they knew what happened there."
"I can't do that Mace. How will that help Obi-wan?"
"I don't know, except maybe to keep him out of more trouble. But I do know that you can not let an untrained Jedi apprentice run around with unfettered powers of the force and not control him."
"It will hurt his recovery if his powers are taken away."
"Don't defy the council on this Qui-Gon. Yoda and I have tried to reason with the rest of them. It was no use. They are prepared to send another master and take control of Obi-Wan if you do not do as they have instructed, at least for now. Yoda and I will see what we can do. Yoda is talking to the healers now. Maybe we can find a solution quickly and then the force band can be taken off. Until then my old friend you must do as the council mandates."
Qui-Gon was seething, but knew Mace was right. They could remove Obi-Wan from his care and he would never get him back.
"Very well Mace. I will do it against my better judgment. I am certainly not happy about it and you can tell the council what I think of them."
Mace had to chuckle over the big master's last comment.
"I think most of them already know what you think of them Qui-Gon and right now they don't care. I will get back to you if and when we find something out from the healers."
Qui-Gon clicked the view screen off and sat at the desk dreading the task before him, once Obi-Wan woke up from the force induced trance he had put him in.
Jinn whirled the desk chair around when he heard a click at the door signaling Xanatos' return.
He stretched his long legs out and crossed them at the ankles. He intertwined his fingers and rested his hands loosely in his lap as he waited for Xanatos to step through the door.
Xanatos looked up to see his master intently staring at him as he entered the room. The crinkled brow and frown on Jinn's face let Xani know the stress the master was in right now, but he was dealing with his own stress over the situation.
"How's Obi-Wan?"
Xani had to say something to break the stone silence between the two as both master and apprentice stared at each other not knowing at first how to begin.
"The affects of the sleep has not worn off yet. He's still in there on the bed where you put him, thanks."
Xanatos shrugged his shoulders taking the thank you graciously, and nodded toward his master.
"And the ribs?"
"I put myself in a light healing trance. They are much better now. Do you wish to ask me anything?"
"I wish to ask you everything. I take it Obi-Wan was telling the truth?"
"In a manner, yes. It was not my desire to keep anything from you, it was the council's. Obi-Wan must have overheard a conversation between Mace and I. I had used a mind sweep on your friends when I asked them questions so they would have no memory of the questions or let it get back to you. I was careful to hide what I was doing so it would not injure your notoriety here."
"Does that make it any more right, because you tried to spare my feelings or my integrity in front of my friends. You went behind my back, why not just ask me my master?"
Jinn launched into the entire story. He told Xanatos how Norton Gilroy had leveled the accusations and that he was there to prove his innocence for Jinn never once felt that Xanatos was guilty. Xani was getting a clearer picture of what was going on and a lot of his anger for his master was released into the force.
Qui-Gon finished with his side of the story and waited for a reply from Xanatos. Anything that would indicate the older padawan understood and forgave his master for what he had done.
"So where does that leave us now Master?"
"Now that the truth is out, thanks to Obi-Wan, you can help me prove your innocence. We can investigate this together. I like having the burden off my shoulders. I never wanted to keep this from you. It was entirely the council's doing."
"What of Obi-Wan? Did you inform the council what happened with him?"
"Well it is also the council's doing to have a force band put on Obi-Wan."
"He will never get his memories back without the help of the force. Why can't you just train him about the judicial use of the force?"
"They, in their wisdom, think he will get angry again. Maybe too angry the next time for us to control him. If I don't do what they say, then Obi-Wan will physically taken away from me. No matter how badly I hate to use the dampener, I can't let them take him Xani. I have no choice. I am being forced to use it. I was just waiting till he wakes so maybe I can explain it too him. I don't think he will like it any better than I like doing it too him? Mace and Yoda are conversing with the healers to see if they can come up with anything. Until then I must do what the council wishes."
"You have a hard road to travel my master and I will try to not to make it harder. Just don't keep things from me anymore. I will help you find the truth and expose Gilroy for the crook that he is. I am only sorry that this is going to put so much on you dealing with Obi-Wan. I am also sorry for him. His knighthood seems less and less likely now."
"Don't say that padawan. I will find a way to get his memory back. I don't know how yet, but the solution is there I just have to stumble onto it. Until then we will have to deal with Obi-Wan the best we can. We will start our investigation tomorrow morning again if everything goes all right with Obi-Wan and the dampener tonight."
Xanatos turned to go to the kitchen to get something to eat then turned back around to face his master.
"I hope that the dampener does not take away anything from Obi-Wan that he has. Although his progress has not been much, he could very easily fall into a deep depression over not feeling the force. Obi is very strong in the force and even if he is not sure what it is, to lose it will be very traumatic on both his body and his mind."
Jinn looked up at his padawan and nodded his agreement.
"Yes to lose his force could put Obi-Wan in such a mental tail spin that he might very well not come out of."
Obi-wan awoke with a start. At first he was disoriented and did not remember what happened to make him land in bed in the middle of the day. The rush of memories hit the padawan like a meteor falling from the sky.
//I struck Master Jinn and left Padawan Crion sprawled out on the floor from some kind of energy I possessed.//
Obi-Wan realized in that moment it must be the elusive force that the Jedi spoke of so much that gave him the power to reap so much destruction on the other two Jedi. They evidently possessed the same power he did but had restrained themselves from using it. Obi-Wan felt really guilty when he thought of how much harm they could have brought him but did not and he on the other hand had harmed both the master and the other apprentice.
//Master Jinn will surely send me away now. He could have earlier and chose not too. Boy have I messed things up royally now. Maybe if I promise never to do anything like this again. Only problem is I don't know exactly what I did, it just happened when I thought it. I really don't have any control of this force now. I must have really been a Jedi apprentice;"his" Jedi apprentice.//
Jinn knew in his mind immediately when his younger padawan woke up. He quietly entered the room, so as not to startle Obi. He did not need a repeat of what happened earlier. He was not sure what kind of mood or state of mind Obi-Wan was in. He knew though he would hate to have to put the boy in another sleep trance.
"Are you feeling better Obi-Wan? I should say, have you calmed down?"
The room was charged with the aura of the confused and bewildered padawan.
Jinn's words were almost in jest trying to lighten the heaviness of the moment, but Obi-Wan became instantly defensive over his master's statements. He thought the big master was taunting him about what happened; insinuating he could not control his actions or emotions.
"I am quite well master. I am also in control of all my faculties including my emotions. I won't harm anyone."
"Oh I am sure you won't Obi. We could have done to you what you did too us had we been out of control, but a Jedi can control himself. You on the other hand can not control your emotions or the use of the force. I have been instructed to help you deal with that."
Jinn felt he should immediately tell Obi-Wan what about to happen.
Obi-wan noticed an edge to his master's voice. There was a sound of nervousness in the way he spoke very that tipped Obi-Wan off that something was going to happen and the master did not seemed too pleased.
"Just how are you going to help me?"
It was a question asked with caution in an untrusting way
Master Jinn pulled out a little thin silver band from one of his tunic pocket. It would fit around one's wrist or maybe ankle. Obi-wan looked questionably at his master.
"Well what is that?"
"It is a force dampener. It will alleviate your force, until you are able to handle it."
"It won't hurt me to be without this force I have? I mean I will be all right?"
"Well each person deals with the lose of their force in their own way. It is not comfortable to be without the force and you might be confused at first, but I can help you deal with all that step by step."
Obi-Wan instantly began apprehensive about having this force bracelet put on him.
"Then if what you say is correct, I don't want to put the bracelet on. I will just have to be taught how to use this force I have."
"You had been taught Obi-Wan for over thirteen years. I just can't teach you that again instantly. Until you get your memory back or I can retrain you, I am afraid you have no choice but to wear this. It is not a request."
Qui-Gon stepped forward and attempted to take Obi-Wan's right hand so he could place the force bracelet on his arm. Obi-Wan quickly moved away from his master and would not allow him to take his hand in his.
"I have explained Obi-Wan, you have no say so in this decision. You have to wear it."
"So you are going to punish me because I made a mistake. I did not mean to do what I did and I will try very hard not to do it again. However I have no intentions of wearing that thing. There is no telling what it could do. It might even keep me from being a Jedi. Don't you think I am already confused enough. Now you want to make me worse by putting that thing on me. No Way!!!!!"
"I won't allow it to prevent your Knighthood, Obi-Wan. I plan to help you anyway I can to achieve what you have always wanted, your knighthood. But you have to do things my way right now.The council has ordered you to wear this. You have too. Do you understand?"
"I understand that you are punishing me for hurting your precious "little" Xani. That is what this is all about."
Obi-Wan was letting his jealously again rule his actions.
"That is not true and you know it. Come here."
Obi-Wan backed up to where he was cornered against the wall with no where to go but through his master, who was standing in front of him, blocking his way.
"Obi-wan, I do not want to use a force hold on you, but I will if you do not do as I ask. I promise I will not let any harm come to you."
"Promise? Is that what you did the last time when I was on Cirrus with you and Xanatos. Did you not promise me then that you would not let harm come too me? Your promise means nothing to me my master. Evidently you let someone capture me and screw up my mind. Where were you then my master. I guess you had more things to do with your precious Xani and could not bother to protect me. You allowed this too happen and I am supposed to trust you now. My mind is gone because you evidently did not protect me before. I can't trust you now!!!!!! No!! I won't wear it."
The words stung the master as he stood in the middle of the room almost in a state of his own confusion. He knew Obi-Wan was just throwing out nastiness in defense of what he feared would happen to him once the band was placed on his wrist. The words did have a ring of truth to them. He had let this happen to Obi-Wan and no one would ever know how much he regretted that, but one could not live in the past.
It was then Xanatos walked in, after hearing the argument between his Master and Obi-Wan. He was afraid Obi-Wan would start hurling lightening bolts again and might actually hurt his master even more.
Qui-Gon saw Xani out of the corner of his eye as the other padawan entered the room. He knew that Obi-Wan was just about to break emotionally. He also knew he had no other choice. With a sweep of his hand he pinned Obi-Wan against the wall by putting a force hold on him.
Jinn would never forget the hatred he saw in Obi-Wan's piercing blue eyes as he watched in shock while his master put the band on his right wrist and literally welded it together with the help of the force. There was no way Obi-Wan would get the band off.
Obi-Wan was struggling and trying to push his master away. The words that came from the boy's mouth would have caused a Hutt to blush.
Qui-Gon regrettably had to put Obi-Wan in another force induced sleep. The child was going to actually hurt himself from all the struggling he was doing. Obi-Wan started to sink to the floor and his master reached out and gently engulfed the boy in his big arms, as if he were a little child. As Obi-Wan slid down to the floor, his master followed him, allowing the young one to rest in his arms. Qui-Gon leaned against the wall and nestled Obi-Wan in his lap. The boy relaxed his muscles and fell into a deep sleep. Master Jinn seemed content to let the boy rest in a cocoon of safety formed by his encircled arms.
"You can go Xani. Everything is all right now. I need to spend some time with my apprentice alone……………"
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The big master was in such turmoil over both of his apprentices. He sat at his desk waiting on a reply from the council. He notified them of the problems he was having. He asked for permission to tell Xanatos the entire truth about what was going on. Obi-Wan had made it impossible to keep the truth hidden any longer. He deduced that his pad wan must have overheard the conversation he had with Mace and in his anger told Xani the truth or what he knew of it. The council was also made aware of the situation with Obi-Wan. Qui-Gon did not want to tell them and knew that they might make a decision he would find hard to deal with. They could easily decide to have Qui-Gon put a force dampener on the boy.
The com link before him buzzed and jarred Qui-Gon out of his thoughts.
"Well the council ha decided what to do and I don't think you are going to be happy about it Qui. I do have a bit of good news I will give you first. The council has agreed to let you explain the entire truth to Xanatos about what is going on there with him. Now to the bad news; news you don't want to hear."
Qui stared back at the screen as he listened to his dearest friend, Mace.
"They want me to put the force band and on him, don't they?"
"I think you knew what would be their decision once they knew what happened there."
"I can't do that Mace. How will that help Obi-wan?"
"I don't know, except maybe to keep him out of more trouble. But I do know that you can not let an untrained Jedi apprentice run around with unfettered powers of the force and not control him."
"It will hurt his recovery if his powers are taken away."
"Don't defy the council on this Qui-Gon. Yoda and I have tried to reason with the rest of them. It was no use. They are prepared to send another master and take control of Obi-Wan if you do not do as they have instructed, at least for now. Yoda and I will see what we can do. Yoda is talking to the healers now. Maybe we can find a solution quickly and then the force band can be taken off. Until then my old friend you must do as the council mandates."
Qui-Gon was seething, but knew Mace was right. They could remove Obi-Wan from his care and he would never get him back.
"Very well Mace. I will do it against my better judgment. I am certainly not happy about it and you can tell the council what I think of them."
Mace had to chuckle over the big master's last comment.
"I think most of them already know what you think of them Qui-Gon and right now they don't care. I will get back to you if and when we find something out from the healers."
Qui-Gon clicked the view screen off and sat at the desk dreading the task before him, once Obi-Wan woke up from the force induced trance he had put him in.
Jinn whirled the desk chair around when he heard a click at the door signaling Xanatos' return.
He stretched his long legs out and crossed them at the ankles. He intertwined his fingers and rested his hands loosely in his lap as he waited for Xanatos to step through the door.
Xanatos looked up to see his master intently staring at him as he entered the room. The crinkled brow and frown on Jinn's face let Xani know the stress the master was in right now, but he was dealing with his own stress over the situation.
"How's Obi-Wan?"
Xani had to say something to break the stone silence between the two as both master and apprentice stared at each other not knowing at first how to begin.
"The affects of the sleep has not worn off yet. He's still in there on the bed where you put him, thanks."
Xanatos shrugged his shoulders taking the thank you graciously, and nodded toward his master.
"And the ribs?"
"I put myself in a light healing trance. They are much better now. Do you wish to ask me anything?"
"I wish to ask you everything. I take it Obi-Wan was telling the truth?"
"In a manner, yes. It was not my desire to keep anything from you, it was the council's. Obi-Wan must have overheard a conversation between Mace and I. I had used a mind sweep on your friends when I asked them questions so they would have no memory of the questions or let it get back to you. I was careful to hide what I was doing so it would not injure your notoriety here."
"Does that make it any more right, because you tried to spare my feelings or my integrity in front of my friends. You went behind my back, why not just ask me my master?"
Jinn launched into the entire story. He told Xanatos how Norton Gilroy had leveled the accusations and that he was there to prove his innocence for Jinn never once felt that Xanatos was guilty. Xani was getting a clearer picture of what was going on and a lot of his anger for his master was released into the force.
Qui-Gon finished with his side of the story and waited for a reply from Xanatos. Anything that would indicate the older padawan understood and forgave his master for what he had done.
"So where does that leave us now Master?"
"Now that the truth is out, thanks to Obi-Wan, you can help me prove your innocence. We can investigate this together. I like having the burden off my shoulders. I never wanted to keep this from you. It was entirely the council's doing."
"What of Obi-Wan? Did you inform the council what happened with him?"
"Well it is also the council's doing to have a force band put on Obi-Wan."
"He will never get his memories back without the help of the force. Why can't you just train him about the judicial use of the force?"
"They, in their wisdom, think he will get angry again. Maybe too angry the next time for us to control him. If I don't do what they say, then Obi-Wan will physically taken away from me. No matter how badly I hate to use the dampener, I can't let them take him Xani. I have no choice. I am being forced to use it. I was just waiting till he wakes so maybe I can explain it too him. I don't think he will like it any better than I like doing it too him? Mace and Yoda are conversing with the healers to see if they can come up with anything. Until then I must do what the council wishes."
"You have a hard road to travel my master and I will try to not to make it harder. Just don't keep things from me anymore. I will help you find the truth and expose Gilroy for the crook that he is. I am only sorry that this is going to put so much on you dealing with Obi-Wan. I am also sorry for him. His knighthood seems less and less likely now."
"Don't say that padawan. I will find a way to get his memory back. I don't know how yet, but the solution is there I just have to stumble onto it. Until then we will have to deal with Obi-Wan the best we can. We will start our investigation tomorrow morning again if everything goes all right with Obi-Wan and the dampener tonight."
Xanatos turned to go to the kitchen to get something to eat then turned back around to face his master.
"I hope that the dampener does not take away anything from Obi-Wan that he has. Although his progress has not been much, he could very easily fall into a deep depression over not feeling the force. Obi is very strong in the force and even if he is not sure what it is, to lose it will be very traumatic on both his body and his mind."
Jinn looked up at his padawan and nodded his agreement.
"Yes to lose his force could put Obi-Wan in such a mental tail spin that he might very well not come out of."
Obi-wan awoke with a start. At first he was disoriented and did not remember what happened to make him land in bed in the middle of the day. The rush of memories hit the padawan like a meteor falling from the sky.
//I struck Master Jinn and left Padawan Crion sprawled out on the floor from some kind of energy I possessed.//
Obi-Wan realized in that moment it must be the elusive force that the Jedi spoke of so much that gave him the power to reap so much destruction on the other two Jedi. They evidently possessed the same power he did but had restrained themselves from using it. Obi-Wan felt really guilty when he thought of how much harm they could have brought him but did not and he on the other hand had harmed both the master and the other apprentice.
//Master Jinn will surely send me away now. He could have earlier and chose not too. Boy have I messed things up royally now. Maybe if I promise never to do anything like this again. Only problem is I don't know exactly what I did, it just happened when I thought it. I really don't have any control of this force now. I must have really been a Jedi apprentice;"his" Jedi apprentice.//
Jinn knew in his mind immediately when his younger padawan woke up. He quietly entered the room, so as not to startle Obi. He did not need a repeat of what happened earlier. He was not sure what kind of mood or state of mind Obi-Wan was in. He knew though he would hate to have to put the boy in another sleep trance.
"Are you feeling better Obi-Wan? I should say, have you calmed down?"
The room was charged with the aura of the confused and bewildered padawan.
Jinn's words were almost in jest trying to lighten the heaviness of the moment, but Obi-Wan became instantly defensive over his master's statements. He thought the big master was taunting him about what happened; insinuating he could not control his actions or emotions.
"I am quite well master. I am also in control of all my faculties including my emotions. I won't harm anyone."
"Oh I am sure you won't Obi. We could have done to you what you did too us had we been out of control, but a Jedi can control himself. You on the other hand can not control your emotions or the use of the force. I have been instructed to help you deal with that."
Jinn felt he should immediately tell Obi-Wan what about to happen.
Obi-wan noticed an edge to his master's voice. There was a sound of nervousness in the way he spoke very that tipped Obi-Wan off that something was going to happen and the master did not seemed too pleased.
"Just how are you going to help me?"
It was a question asked with caution in an untrusting way
Master Jinn pulled out a little thin silver band from one of his tunic pocket. It would fit around one's wrist or maybe ankle. Obi-wan looked questionably at his master.
"Well what is that?"
"It is a force dampener. It will alleviate your force, until you are able to handle it."
"It won't hurt me to be without this force I have? I mean I will be all right?"
"Well each person deals with the lose of their force in their own way. It is not comfortable to be without the force and you might be confused at first, but I can help you deal with all that step by step."
Obi-Wan instantly began apprehensive about having this force bracelet put on him.
"Then if what you say is correct, I don't want to put the bracelet on. I will just have to be taught how to use this force I have."
"You had been taught Obi-Wan for over thirteen years. I just can't teach you that again instantly. Until you get your memory back or I can retrain you, I am afraid you have no choice but to wear this. It is not a request."
Qui-Gon stepped forward and attempted to take Obi-Wan's right hand so he could place the force bracelet on his arm. Obi-Wan quickly moved away from his master and would not allow him to take his hand in his.
"I have explained Obi-Wan, you have no say so in this decision. You have to wear it."
"So you are going to punish me because I made a mistake. I did not mean to do what I did and I will try very hard not to do it again. However I have no intentions of wearing that thing. There is no telling what it could do. It might even keep me from being a Jedi. Don't you think I am already confused enough. Now you want to make me worse by putting that thing on me. No Way!!!!!"
"I won't allow it to prevent your Knighthood, Obi-Wan. I plan to help you anyway I can to achieve what you have always wanted, your knighthood. But you have to do things my way right now.The council has ordered you to wear this. You have too. Do you understand?"
"I understand that you are punishing me for hurting your precious "little" Xani. That is what this is all about."
Obi-Wan was letting his jealously again rule his actions.
"That is not true and you know it. Come here."
Obi-Wan backed up to where he was cornered against the wall with no where to go but through his master, who was standing in front of him, blocking his way.
"Obi-wan, I do not want to use a force hold on you, but I will if you do not do as I ask. I promise I will not let any harm come to you."
"Promise? Is that what you did the last time when I was on Cirrus with you and Xanatos. Did you not promise me then that you would not let harm come too me? Your promise means nothing to me my master. Evidently you let someone capture me and screw up my mind. Where were you then my master. I guess you had more things to do with your precious Xani and could not bother to protect me. You allowed this too happen and I am supposed to trust you now. My mind is gone because you evidently did not protect me before. I can't trust you now!!!!!! No!! I won't wear it."
The words stung the master as he stood in the middle of the room almost in a state of his own confusion. He knew Obi-Wan was just throwing out nastiness in defense of what he feared would happen to him once the band was placed on his wrist. The words did have a ring of truth to them. He had let this happen to Obi-Wan and no one would ever know how much he regretted that, but one could not live in the past.
It was then Xanatos walked in, after hearing the argument between his Master and Obi-Wan. He was afraid Obi-Wan would start hurling lightening bolts again and might actually hurt his master even more.
Qui-Gon saw Xani out of the corner of his eye as the other padawan entered the room. He knew that Obi-Wan was just about to break emotionally. He also knew he had no other choice. With a sweep of his hand he pinned Obi-Wan against the wall by putting a force hold on him.
Jinn would never forget the hatred he saw in Obi-Wan's piercing blue eyes as he watched in shock while his master put the band on his right wrist and literally welded it together with the help of the force. There was no way Obi-Wan would get the band off.
Obi-Wan was struggling and trying to push his master away. The words that came from the boy's mouth would have caused a Hutt to blush.
Qui-Gon regrettably had to put Obi-Wan in another force induced sleep. The child was going to actually hurt himself from all the struggling he was doing. Obi-Wan started to sink to the floor and his master reached out and gently engulfed the boy in his big arms, as if he were a little child. As Obi-Wan slid down to the floor, his master followed him, allowing the young one to rest in his arms. Qui-Gon leaned against the wall and nestled Obi-Wan in his lap. The boy relaxed his muscles and fell into a deep sleep. Master Jinn seemed content to let the boy rest in a cocoon of safety formed by his encircled arms.
"You can go Xani. Everything is all right now. I need to spend some time with my apprentice alone……………"
I was hesitant to post any more. It did not seem that anyone was reading this one. However I thought I would give it a few more post to see what you think.
PEACE ewen