The trip back to the Falcon was not a pleasant one. Han was in a hurry to get to the ship. He wanted to go rescue Leia immediately, and no one else said anything about it, although they doubted a rescue operation would be possible right now. They simply shuffled along in awkward silence, exchanging glances every now and then. When they finally reached the hangar, night was falling. Han hurried inside, waving the others along.

"Come on!" Han shouted. "Get strapped in. Hey Kenobi, where does that tracking device say he took her?"

Obi-Wan reluctantly replied, "It says the ship has been parked in a docking bay a few hours away from here."

As soon as Indy and Luke were in, too, Han closed the door and began striding towards the cockpit. "Well let's not waste any time getting there. He's already got a head start on us."

Obi-Wan swallowed before replying, "We can't go after her tonight."

Han froze, and everyone else tensed with him. Slowly, he turned half way around on one heel to face Obi-Wan. He clenched his hands tightly, and said through gritted teeth, "Yes we can, and we are."

Trying to keep his confidence, Obi-Wan straightened to his full height. "They could be anywhere by now. Rushing out at night without a plan would be useless. I'm sure we're all tired as it is. I suggest we get some rest and do some further investigation tomorrow before acting."

Han turned the rest of the way, and began to inch towards the younger man. He was taller than the Jedi by at least three inches. He pointed an index finger threateningly at Obi-Wan and growled, "I don't want anymore of your suggestions."

Indy and Luke exchanged a worried look. Luke felt like he should do something. He knew how bad Han's temper was. Indy wanted to keep his mouth shut and stay out of it, but also didn't want a fight breaking out. Luke stepped forward, holding his hands up. "Han," he said gently, "I know you're worried about Leia, and you're angry, but please try to calm down." That earned him a glare from his friend.

"It's more than a suggestion," Obi-Wan said evenly. "This is my mission and it's my responsibility to deal with any situation that may arise, including this one."

Han couldn't control his anger anymore. He grabbed Obi-Wan by the shoulders and slammed him up against the wall. Indy and Luke both moved quickly towards them. Before Han knew what was going on, however, Obi-Wan had swiftly knocked his arms away and shoved him backwards with an outstretched palm and the aide of the Force. Han fell back into Indy and Luke, who held his shoulders to keep him from trying to retaliate. "I don't care what this kid says, we're going to go to that hangar now!" he yelled, pulling away from the others and storming off towards the cockpit.

"Should someone stop him?" Indy asked no one in particular.

"Let him go," Luke replied. "He needs to blow off some steam, let him. It'll take a few hours to get there anyway. We'll figure out something by then. Just go make sure he doesn't crash."

"Good idea," Indy said below his breath as he headed off towards the cockpit.

"You alright?" Luke asked Obi-Wan.

"Of course," Obi-Wan replied, a bit indignantly. Then his eyes dropped to the floor and his tone quieted. "I'm sorry, Master, I shouldn't have provoked him like that."

"I am not your master," Luke chided. "But it wasn't your fault anyway."

Obi-Wan sighed and stared off into nowhere. "Master Qui-Gon would have handled it much more eloquently." His eyes flicked back to Luke. "I'm sorry for putting you in this position. I should have just called the Council and had them send Qui-Gon to help once things got out of hand."

"We wanted to help," Luke reminded him.

"I couldn't bear it if you lost your apprentice on account of me," Obi-Wan said. "And your sister, for that matter. And Han's wife." His brow furrowed slightly for a moment. He hesitated, and Luke nodded as if to say 'go ahead'. "Pardon my impertinence, but there are a few things I don't quite understand about you and Leia."

"Such as?"

"Well it seems a little odd for a brother to be training his sister, especially when you're so close in age. And," he fidgeted a little, "isn't it a bit irregular for your padawan to be married?"

Luke was at a loss for a moment. He had tried to gather as much information as possible about the Old Jedi Order in his time restoring the temple on Coruscant. He realized now that the situation between Leia and Han would be out of place according to customs of old. Obi-Wan looked a little uncomfortable. Luke could have easily told him it was none of his business, but that didn't seem fair. Instead he said, "Under normal circumstances, yes, both would be irregular. However, we're from a slightly different order of the Jedi. Our home temple's rules are a little different due to. certain circumstances." Somehow he didn't feel bad telling Obi-Wan a half truth.

The younger Jedi just nodded politely. "I see," he said simply. After a pause, he asked, "What do you think we should do about the situation with the kidnapping?"

"Han is determined to go after the ship, and there'll be no stopping him there. But you're right, I'm sure Leia won't be there anymore anyway. What do you know of the man who took her, the group's leader?"

"I've only heard him called by the name Uratis, and I'm sure that's a fake. I ran into him in that café more by accident than anything, actually," he reddened a little in embarrassment. "I'm afraid I don't actually know anything about him besides what I was given before the assignment- which was just his description and rumours of his intention to assassinate the senator."

Luke frowned. "You don't know when the attack is planned?"

Obi-Wan shook his head meekly and looked at his boots. "I had a shot at stopping him at the café, and I should have called for help as soon as I failed. My first mission and I'm going to end up getting a senator and possibly another Jedi killed." He let out a deep half sigh half moan. "Qui- Gon's going to kill me."

It surprised Luke to see Obi-Wan acting this way. He was a Jedi and someone Luke had looked up to for years. But he realized that right now Obi-Wan was just a young man. Was this how he himself had acted just a few years ago? He smiled, bemused, then placed an encouraging hand on Obi-Wan's shoulder. "You're going to do fine," he said in his best mentor voice. Inside, he almost wanted to laugh at the absurdity of the situation, but he restrained himself; that certainly wouldn't be encouraging. Obi-Wan straightened himself up smiled gratefully at the older Jedi.