„The council agrees with your objections. If we let her abilities untrained, it could be ending a fatal fault. She has to know how to control the force," Mace Windu said to the two Jedi in the middle of the council chamber.

"But at first, you should think about your new mission, which is waiting for you," Adi Gallia interrupted.

Obi-Wan looked surprised at her. "A mission? Now?"

"Yes, now," she said strict.

"And what is about Danielle?"



~*~

Danielle stood on the giant balcony at the end of on long hall, looked at the beautiful sunrise, while she waited for Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The council wanted to speak to them alone. That was surely not good.

She yawned silently. After she'd discussed with Obi-Wan for hours, who would sleep on the bed in Obi-Wan`s room, she had given up and let Obi-Wan play the gentleman. But as she had been lying in the bed, she couldn't close an eye.

So many things had happen in the last days.

"You look sad," a voice rang from behind her. "You don't want to go to the Agri-Korbs."

"No," she answered quiet, without looking at Obi-Wan. "But it's not about that."

"It's about your friends."

"He didn't kill them. That means he made them to hosts. Implanted them one of the Goa`uld snakes." She sighed.

"You said, that you had been caught many times, hadn't you?"

"Too often for my taste."

"But you always made it." Encouraging, he laid a hand on her shoulder. "They surely make it this time, too."

Danielle smiled at him. "Yeah, you're right." Then her smile faded. "What did the council say?"

"They send Qui-Gon and me on a mission to Jalan. There is a politician named Jodjge, who need protection."

"And what's about me, then?", she asked a little bit frightened.

"You will come with us," he answered with a smile.



~*~

"Then I heard a scream and when I came around the corner, I saw her run away.", the little boy stammered, who was standing before the security force. "She simply run away. She…she stepped him in the chest with a knife and simply run away!"

The security man, Balok, gave the note, with included all details, to his colleague. "Look for her. The girl must be found immediately!"

"Yes Sir."

"How can such a young girl do something like this?", Balok murmured and looked over his shoulder to the fallen Jedi.



"Master," Obi-Wan whispered and send healing waves of the force to his unconscious mentor. "Hold on. You can't…you can't go."

"Step aside," a medical yelled and pushed Obi-Wan harshly aside.

He couldn't believe it. Danielle couldn't have done such a thing. She and Qui-Gon only started to know each other well. They even were gone together for a walk on Jalan's streets.

Desperation overtook him. He had been sitting in the apartment, which was given to them, while the other two were gone. Had refused to go with them, with the reason, that he wanted to meditate. But actually he just wanted, that his master and Danielle talked with each other. So his master could see, what Obi-Wan saw in her. But it all went wrong. A wave of pain, which had come through the bond with his master, ripped him out of his meditation. The impact of the emotion, almost let him fall from the couch.

Immediately he had run on the streets of Jalan and had searched for Qui- Gon. And as he had found him, his breath was caught in his throat, from the sight.

Blood trickled through the older Jedis tunic. Near the heart. He was lying on the floor. As if he was dead.

Obi-Wan did not hear the questions of the security man, as he kneeled beside Qui-Gon. The word came only vague to his ears. It was a girl. She seemed to know him. I heard them talk. Then I heard a scream and when I came around the corner, I saw her run away…… She simply run away. She…she stepped him in the chest with a knife and simply run away!

He snapped back to attention, as the doctors rolled Qui-Gon on a stretcher in the speeder.

"I will come with you," he said in a tone, that would not allow any protest. So the nurse let him in.

With echoing sirens the speeder headed to the hospital.