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Part!
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They arrived at Coruscant 8 hours later. Rae had changed into her robes by then. She wore a pair of dark blue leggings, a dark blue round neck shirt, a brown vest-like tunic, brown boots, a brown Jedi cloak and hers and her mother's lightsabres hung at her waist.
She followed Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to the temple. They got to the Council chambers and were let right in.
Rae felt extremely nervous. She was standing in front of Jedi Masters that she had only read about and seen in movies. She had to force herself not to squirm under their scrutiny.
"Welcome, Raechel Hennel," Mace Windu said.
"Thank you Master Windu," she replied bowing.
If he was surprised at the fact that she knew who he was he did not show it.
"Trained you have been," Yoda said. "How much know you?"
"My mother told me that she taught me as much as an Initiate in the Temple knew plus a little more. She said that I am up to the same level as other students my age."
"Hmm...Not quite though," he said. "A Padawan you are not."
"No sir."
"Hmm...Consider your case we will," Yoda told her. "A room you have been assigned. Waiting for you outside a student is. Show you where to go they will."
Rae bowed. "Thank you Masters."
She walked out the door, a little surprised at how fast that had gone.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan debriefed to the Council. Then Yoda dropped the proverbial bomb.
"A new assignment we have for you."
"The Supreme Chancellor has asked us to send someone to act as ambassadors to the planet of Naboo, to settle the Trade Federation's boycott."
"Masters, if I may?"
Yoda nodded.
"I wish to bring Raechel Hennel with us. I was in contact with Sahna for many years, I am sorry that I never told you, but I had to honor her wishes. She asked me to watch over Raechel until she became a Padawan if anything were to happen to her."
The Council members looked at each other, considering his request.
Finally Mace spoke.
"Though we are not thrilled with the fact that you kept Sahna's location from us we agree."
"Thank you, my masters," Qui-Gon said, bowing.
"Leave soon you must. May the Force be with you," Yoda told them.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan walked out of the room. Qui-Gon could feel Obi-Wan's annoyance at having to deal with Raechel some more. Qui-Gon knew this would be a good lesson for his Padawan in patience and in the Living Force.
"You had best do what ever you need to do before we leave, Padawan."
"Yes, Master," Obi-Wan walked off.
Qui-Gon went off to find Rae.
He checked her room first, there was no one there, it appeared that she had just stopped in long enough to drop her things off and look around then had left.
He thought for a moment trying to think of where she might be. Then he remembered something and smiled. He walked off in the direction of the lake.
~*~
Rae sat on a rock by the lake. She was wearing a beige tank top and blue shorts, which was the swimming attire for Jedi students. She was dripping wet from the swim she had taken just minutes before. She was thinking about how odd it was. She knew that she was Raechel Hennel, only daughter of Sahna Hennel, who had been raped, she was 13 and that her mother was dead. In the SW world she and her mother had always been moving from planet to planet. They had had very little money and had often lived in the worst parts of town. In the Earth world she and her mother had moved around a lot to different places, had had very little money and had lived in some of the worst parts of town. The two lives were not all that different, except for the fact that her mother had been a Jedi Knight, she hadn't been very strong, but she had been one of the best historians. In Earth her mother had where she could, doing odd jobs most of the time. She sat there remembering things from both memories.
"Peaceful, isn't it?"
Rae turned around to the quiet voice that had spoken. It was Qui-Gon.
"How did you find me?"
"A good amount of your sketches are around water. I could tell from the tones of the pictures that you were happy there. So I took a chance and decided to check for you here."
"Oh. Did you need me for something?"
"Actually I came to tell you that the Council has agreed to allow you to go on a mission with Obi-Wan and I. And that you need to go get ready."
"I don't mean to sound ungrateful, because I really am happy to be going with you, but why do you want me to go?"
"Well when the Council is considering someone as closely as they are considering you it is rather hard to live around here. You begin to feel like they are always watching you. Plus they won't let you do too much until they decided your fate."
"Ummm...Thank you. That would definitely make me nervous and I would definitely get bored. Where are we going?"
"Naboo."
~*~
Dum dum dum! Now I wonder why they might be going to Naboo? Hmm.::Gets mischievous look on face.::
~*~
They arrived at Coruscant 8 hours later. Rae had changed into her robes by then. She wore a pair of dark blue leggings, a dark blue round neck shirt, a brown vest-like tunic, brown boots, a brown Jedi cloak and hers and her mother's lightsabres hung at her waist.
She followed Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to the temple. They got to the Council chambers and were let right in.
Rae felt extremely nervous. She was standing in front of Jedi Masters that she had only read about and seen in movies. She had to force herself not to squirm under their scrutiny.
"Welcome, Raechel Hennel," Mace Windu said.
"Thank you Master Windu," she replied bowing.
If he was surprised at the fact that she knew who he was he did not show it.
"Trained you have been," Yoda said. "How much know you?"
"My mother told me that she taught me as much as an Initiate in the Temple knew plus a little more. She said that I am up to the same level as other students my age."
"Hmm...Not quite though," he said. "A Padawan you are not."
"No sir."
"Hmm...Consider your case we will," Yoda told her. "A room you have been assigned. Waiting for you outside a student is. Show you where to go they will."
Rae bowed. "Thank you Masters."
She walked out the door, a little surprised at how fast that had gone.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan debriefed to the Council. Then Yoda dropped the proverbial bomb.
"A new assignment we have for you."
"The Supreme Chancellor has asked us to send someone to act as ambassadors to the planet of Naboo, to settle the Trade Federation's boycott."
"Masters, if I may?"
Yoda nodded.
"I wish to bring Raechel Hennel with us. I was in contact with Sahna for many years, I am sorry that I never told you, but I had to honor her wishes. She asked me to watch over Raechel until she became a Padawan if anything were to happen to her."
The Council members looked at each other, considering his request.
Finally Mace spoke.
"Though we are not thrilled with the fact that you kept Sahna's location from us we agree."
"Thank you, my masters," Qui-Gon said, bowing.
"Leave soon you must. May the Force be with you," Yoda told them.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan walked out of the room. Qui-Gon could feel Obi-Wan's annoyance at having to deal with Raechel some more. Qui-Gon knew this would be a good lesson for his Padawan in patience and in the Living Force.
"You had best do what ever you need to do before we leave, Padawan."
"Yes, Master," Obi-Wan walked off.
Qui-Gon went off to find Rae.
He checked her room first, there was no one there, it appeared that she had just stopped in long enough to drop her things off and look around then had left.
He thought for a moment trying to think of where she might be. Then he remembered something and smiled. He walked off in the direction of the lake.
~*~
Rae sat on a rock by the lake. She was wearing a beige tank top and blue shorts, which was the swimming attire for Jedi students. She was dripping wet from the swim she had taken just minutes before. She was thinking about how odd it was. She knew that she was Raechel Hennel, only daughter of Sahna Hennel, who had been raped, she was 13 and that her mother was dead. In the SW world she and her mother had always been moving from planet to planet. They had had very little money and had often lived in the worst parts of town. In the Earth world she and her mother had moved around a lot to different places, had had very little money and had lived in some of the worst parts of town. The two lives were not all that different, except for the fact that her mother had been a Jedi Knight, she hadn't been very strong, but she had been one of the best historians. In Earth her mother had where she could, doing odd jobs most of the time. She sat there remembering things from both memories.
"Peaceful, isn't it?"
Rae turned around to the quiet voice that had spoken. It was Qui-Gon.
"How did you find me?"
"A good amount of your sketches are around water. I could tell from the tones of the pictures that you were happy there. So I took a chance and decided to check for you here."
"Oh. Did you need me for something?"
"Actually I came to tell you that the Council has agreed to allow you to go on a mission with Obi-Wan and I. And that you need to go get ready."
"I don't mean to sound ungrateful, because I really am happy to be going with you, but why do you want me to go?"
"Well when the Council is considering someone as closely as they are considering you it is rather hard to live around here. You begin to feel like they are always watching you. Plus they won't let you do too much until they decided your fate."
"Ummm...Thank you. That would definitely make me nervous and I would definitely get bored. Where are we going?"
"Naboo."
~*~
Dum dum dum! Now I wonder why they might be going to Naboo? Hmm.::Gets mischievous look on face.::
