The sleek transport gently landed on to the platform. Obi, Qui, Naya and
Anakin disembarked. They had parted with the Queen and her enturage
earlier; they had to prepare for their meeting with the Senate. Obi had
headed to the Jedi Temple with Qui and Anakin. It was to be his first time
back since that fateful day eleven years ago. Qui walked in front, with
Obi, Naya and Anakin walking behind. Two Jedi walked towards them, their
robes swishing in the light breeze. As they drew closer, Obi was suprised
to see that he reconized them.
"Bant!" he cried out with joy. He ran foward, swooping up his oldest friend in a hug.
"Obi?! Is it really you?!" she cried out excitedly, hugging him in return. They parted quickly, realizing that it wasn't really the time for a reunion.
"Master Jinn. You have returned, with some new friends." said Master Windu.
"Yes old friend. Two new, one old."
Mace scrutinized Obi carefully, before coming to a conclusion. "Obi-Wan Kenobi?! Is it really you?"
Obi smiled slightly. "Yes, it is I."
"It is good to see you again. Has time been good to you?"
"As much as can be expected. I'd like you to meet someone." Obi montioned Naya foward. "This is my daughter, Naya."
Mace bent down and shook the little girl's hand. Naya smiled brightly at him, and suprisingly, Mace returned it.
"And who are you, young man?" he asked Anakin.
"Anakin Skywalker, sir." replied Anakin.
"I see. Well, Knight Bant will see to your accomadations while I speak to Master Jinn. It was a pleasure meeting you all."
*~*
Both Anakin and Naya's heads moved in all directions as they walked through the temple. Their innocent awe brought smiles to Obi and Bant's faces. They talked quietly as they walked through the Temple.
"I missed you alot Bant." said Obi quietly.
"I've missed as well, Obi. Not a day goes by without a thought of you. When I walk past the room of a Thousand Fountains, I can't help but think of all the adventures we had in there." replied Bant.
There was a moment of silence between them, a chance for thoughts of a happier time.
Bant looked over at Naya and smiled. "She's very beautiful. I can see where she got her eyes from."
Obi chuckled softly. "Yes, but that's about the only thing she got from me. The rest is from her mother."
"Where is her mother?" asked Bant.
Obi looked sorrowfully down at the floor. "She passed away when Naya was born."
Bant touched his arm lightly. "I'm sorry." Obi smiled at her. "It's ok. It was six years ago."
Bant opened her mouth to say something else, but Naya interrupted. "Dad!" she called out. "Come here!"
Obi flashed a quick smile at Bant. "Sorry! Fatherhood calls!" he said, jogging over to his daughter.
*~*
"Absolutely not." said Mace adamently.
"Please Mace, he has potentiel. Give the boy a chance." pleaded Qui.
"Qui-Gon. You are my dearest friend. I would do anything for you, but not this. The boy is too old. He can not be trained."
"But there have been cases where gifted children are brought in past the acceptance age." Qui protested.
"Yes, but not at nine years of age! He is too old."
Qui sulked for a moment. "What about Naya? Is she too old?"
Mace was very quiet for a moment. "This is something I do not know. She is almost six standard years, but we hae accepted initiates as old as seven. That most the most extreme case we have ever encountered, and even that was three hundred years ago. She does have very high midiclhorians though. Even higher then her father, and he was one of the most talented initiates the Temple has ever trained. It will be the descion of the Council. We will vote tomorrow, at 09:00."
*R&R please. My life depends on it!!!*
"Bant!" he cried out with joy. He ran foward, swooping up his oldest friend in a hug.
"Obi?! Is it really you?!" she cried out excitedly, hugging him in return. They parted quickly, realizing that it wasn't really the time for a reunion.
"Master Jinn. You have returned, with some new friends." said Master Windu.
"Yes old friend. Two new, one old."
Mace scrutinized Obi carefully, before coming to a conclusion. "Obi-Wan Kenobi?! Is it really you?"
Obi smiled slightly. "Yes, it is I."
"It is good to see you again. Has time been good to you?"
"As much as can be expected. I'd like you to meet someone." Obi montioned Naya foward. "This is my daughter, Naya."
Mace bent down and shook the little girl's hand. Naya smiled brightly at him, and suprisingly, Mace returned it.
"And who are you, young man?" he asked Anakin.
"Anakin Skywalker, sir." replied Anakin.
"I see. Well, Knight Bant will see to your accomadations while I speak to Master Jinn. It was a pleasure meeting you all."
*~*
Both Anakin and Naya's heads moved in all directions as they walked through the temple. Their innocent awe brought smiles to Obi and Bant's faces. They talked quietly as they walked through the Temple.
"I missed you alot Bant." said Obi quietly.
"I've missed as well, Obi. Not a day goes by without a thought of you. When I walk past the room of a Thousand Fountains, I can't help but think of all the adventures we had in there." replied Bant.
There was a moment of silence between them, a chance for thoughts of a happier time.
Bant looked over at Naya and smiled. "She's very beautiful. I can see where she got her eyes from."
Obi chuckled softly. "Yes, but that's about the only thing she got from me. The rest is from her mother."
"Where is her mother?" asked Bant.
Obi looked sorrowfully down at the floor. "She passed away when Naya was born."
Bant touched his arm lightly. "I'm sorry." Obi smiled at her. "It's ok. It was six years ago."
Bant opened her mouth to say something else, but Naya interrupted. "Dad!" she called out. "Come here!"
Obi flashed a quick smile at Bant. "Sorry! Fatherhood calls!" he said, jogging over to his daughter.
*~*
"Absolutely not." said Mace adamently.
"Please Mace, he has potentiel. Give the boy a chance." pleaded Qui.
"Qui-Gon. You are my dearest friend. I would do anything for you, but not this. The boy is too old. He can not be trained."
"But there have been cases where gifted children are brought in past the acceptance age." Qui protested.
"Yes, but not at nine years of age! He is too old."
Qui sulked for a moment. "What about Naya? Is she too old?"
Mace was very quiet for a moment. "This is something I do not know. She is almost six standard years, but we hae accepted initiates as old as seven. That most the most extreme case we have ever encountered, and even that was three hundred years ago. She does have very high midiclhorians though. Even higher then her father, and he was one of the most talented initiates the Temple has ever trained. It will be the descion of the Council. We will vote tomorrow, at 09:00."
*R&R please. My life depends on it!!!*