Chapter 5~ Boss Devlin
A male nurse entered Qui-Gon's room just as Obi-Wan was dosing off. The apprentice sat straight up and looked hard at him. There was a familiar feeling about him, Obi-Wan noticed.
"You must be the jedi's apprentice." He said trying to make conversation.
Obi-Wan grunted.
"You must really care for your master if you stay by his side even in the dead of night."
The apprentice shrugged. "I care for him, of course. He's my mentor, my father. But I don't think he returns the favor."
"Why?"
It was a simple question, and obi-Wan had an answer, but he didn't like thins man.
"I just don't think so."
"Well if you ever need anything just call, my name is Chase. What's yours?"
"Obi-Wan Kenobi, and thank you."
Chase nodded and left the padawan and his master.
* * *
"So, what did you learn?"
"Not much, just that the young jedi's name is Obi-Wan Kenobi." Chase stopped and waited for the other man to speak.
After some awkward silence Chase spoke again, his voice pleading with the unknown man. "Boss, I'm so sorry. I wanted to get more but the boy is a jedi in training. He was getting agitated with my questioning."
"You were scared of him? He can only be in his teens."
"I'm sorry, please let me try again."
"Chase I pulled you off the streets. Aren't you happy about that?"
"Yes."
"Aren't you grateful?"
"Yes boss."
"Please, call me Devlin."
Chase's eyes grew to ten times its normal size.
"Boss, please."
"Goodbye Chase. Your life has just been stolen."
Devlin pulled out his ray gun and shot the other. Then, carefully pulling out a brand and a lighter he heated it and stamped the face of his victim. It read 'this life has been
STOLEN "You were a good spy, but your such a pussy."
* * *
Still sitting at his master's side Obi-Wan felt a disturbance from the Force.
Thinking it was his master's condition he held Qui-Gon's hand in his own.
The young apprentice noticed how much bigger his master's hand was to his own. Tear's welded in his eyes as he remembered all the good times he had with Qui-Gon. Obi-Wan felt only sympathy for his master as his thoughts traveled to all the heard times Qui-Gon had. The failed apprentices, the death of his closest friends, and his own near death experience. But then Obi-Wan thought of himself. He knew Qui-Gon would never let him go without a fight, Obi-Wan would do the same.
The apprentice fell asleep. Though sleep would not be his friend that night, as nightmares clouded his mind, he knew he would need his strength for the day ahead. For tomorrow he would try to get into Qui-Gon's mind and if that failed, he would just beg his master to hang on, if not for himself, and not for him. . . . . . . .then for the memory of Carrie.
* * *
"Jeremy, I want you to talk to the boy, get to know him. Then let me know everything. You know I can sense it when you lie. So. . . . . .keep that in mind."
"Yes boss, I will not fail you."
"I know, tomorrow you will go to the healers and talk to the boy, and if he doesn't cooperate, bring him to me."
Jeremy nodded and turned to the door.
"Anything else boss?"
"Yes. Make sure you bring the boy in alive it possible."
He nodded once more and went to his speeder to pack and get ready for the next day.
~TBC~
A male nurse entered Qui-Gon's room just as Obi-Wan was dosing off. The apprentice sat straight up and looked hard at him. There was a familiar feeling about him, Obi-Wan noticed.
"You must be the jedi's apprentice." He said trying to make conversation.
Obi-Wan grunted.
"You must really care for your master if you stay by his side even in the dead of night."
The apprentice shrugged. "I care for him, of course. He's my mentor, my father. But I don't think he returns the favor."
"Why?"
It was a simple question, and obi-Wan had an answer, but he didn't like thins man.
"I just don't think so."
"Well if you ever need anything just call, my name is Chase. What's yours?"
"Obi-Wan Kenobi, and thank you."
Chase nodded and left the padawan and his master.
* * *
"So, what did you learn?"
"Not much, just that the young jedi's name is Obi-Wan Kenobi." Chase stopped and waited for the other man to speak.
After some awkward silence Chase spoke again, his voice pleading with the unknown man. "Boss, I'm so sorry. I wanted to get more but the boy is a jedi in training. He was getting agitated with my questioning."
"You were scared of him? He can only be in his teens."
"I'm sorry, please let me try again."
"Chase I pulled you off the streets. Aren't you happy about that?"
"Yes."
"Aren't you grateful?"
"Yes boss."
"Please, call me Devlin."
Chase's eyes grew to ten times its normal size.
"Boss, please."
"Goodbye Chase. Your life has just been stolen."
Devlin pulled out his ray gun and shot the other. Then, carefully pulling out a brand and a lighter he heated it and stamped the face of his victim. It read 'this life has been
STOLEN "You were a good spy, but your such a pussy."
* * *
Still sitting at his master's side Obi-Wan felt a disturbance from the Force.
Thinking it was his master's condition he held Qui-Gon's hand in his own.
The young apprentice noticed how much bigger his master's hand was to his own. Tear's welded in his eyes as he remembered all the good times he had with Qui-Gon. Obi-Wan felt only sympathy for his master as his thoughts traveled to all the heard times Qui-Gon had. The failed apprentices, the death of his closest friends, and his own near death experience. But then Obi-Wan thought of himself. He knew Qui-Gon would never let him go without a fight, Obi-Wan would do the same.
The apprentice fell asleep. Though sleep would not be his friend that night, as nightmares clouded his mind, he knew he would need his strength for the day ahead. For tomorrow he would try to get into Qui-Gon's mind and if that failed, he would just beg his master to hang on, if not for himself, and not for him. . . . . . . .then for the memory of Carrie.
* * *
"Jeremy, I want you to talk to the boy, get to know him. Then let me know everything. You know I can sense it when you lie. So. . . . . .keep that in mind."
"Yes boss, I will not fail you."
"I know, tomorrow you will go to the healers and talk to the boy, and if he doesn't cooperate, bring him to me."
Jeremy nodded and turned to the door.
"Anything else boss?"
"Yes. Make sure you bring the boy in alive it possible."
He nodded once more and went to his speeder to pack and get ready for the next day.
~TBC~
