AS USUAL, I DON'T OWE ANY OF THE STAR WARS CHARACTERS...JUST KIANA. THANKS MR. LUCAS FOR COMING UP WITH THESE WONDERFUL BEINGS.
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"Ah, you are awake, Padawan. It is good to have you back with us." Qui-Gon smiled as he leaned forward so Kiana could see him. She was still very weak and couldn't even turn her head.
//Master? Something is different...// Was the first thing she said over their bond. Seeing the light in her Master's eyes, she knew that whatever was different was for the better.
"Yes, Kiana. I was going to wait til you were a bit more healed before I told you the news, but since you so deftly pegged something was up, I will tell you now."
Kiana looked intently at her Master, waiting for the Jedi Master to continue. //What is it Master? Is anything wrong?//
Qui-Gon laughed, something he hadn't done in a while. "No, Padawan. Nothing is wrong. Something is very very right! Obi-Wan and myself have begun a lifebond. We discovered that we both felt this was the will of the Force, and it was what we both wanted."
He waited tensely for Kiana's reaction to the news. A small smile crept into her features. //One thing first, Master. Tell Obi-Wan he doesn't have to hide outside the door.// She smiled a little broader now. //I am very happy for you. It is a wonderful thing.//
Obi-Wan hurriedly opened the door, nearly tripping into the room in his excitement. Being so closely bonded with Qui-Gon, he heard Kiana's words. "Thank goodness you are all right, Kiana. I am thrilled that you are okay with the lifebond. I couldn't bear to hurt you."
Kiana rolled her eyes a little. //Thank you.// She forced herself to look at Qui-Gon. //How long do you think I will be here?//
Both Knight and Master laughed. "Just like you were at this age, Obi-Wan. Always ending up in the med bay, and always wanting to leave. Well, how about I ask An-Cleta?"
Kiana replied tiredly. //All right. Thank you Master.//
QUi-Gon didn't take long to summon the Master Healer. "Ah, you are awake. Finally. You were starting to worry me when you didn't wake up. But it seems like everything is normal. I know that you aren't able to vocalize now, but in time you will regain the strength to do everything you once had."
Coming around to check her over, An-Cleta continued. "But I am afraid that you will have to remain in this bay for at least another week, if not two."
If Kiana could groan, she would have. She DID groan inwardly, and Qui-Gon caught it. He couldn't help be chuckle. "She understands, I believe Master Healer. But she isn't too thrilled with the idea."
Kiana glared at QUi-Gon, but soon grew tired and her eyes threatened to close against her will. Her Master realized she was fatigued and patted her forehead lightly. "Rest, Padawan. I will not leave you alone."
If she had been able, she would have nodded, but as it was she could not. So the young Padawan simply closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
An-Cleta waited until he was certain that the girl was sleeping before he spoke. "Qui-Gon? May I have a word with you? It's all right if Obi-Wan hears, but I don't want Kiana to."
Qui-Gon nodded, confusion flitting across his face as he moved to follow the Master Healer into a corner of the room. "What is it, An-Cleta? Is there something wrong with Kiana?"
The man shook his head, but did not smile. "Not exactly, Qui-Gon. I wanted to warn you that this time when she woke up she was still under the influence of heavy sedatives and pain killers. I fear that the next time she comes around won't be as pleasant. I have to be careful with the dosage of painkillers I give her." He handed the Jedi Master a data record. "Kiana has a history of violent reaction to pain killers. I do not want to have her react to these in this condition. It would be very bad for her health. So, when she wakes up again, be prepared for discomfort."
He hated to think that Kiana was going to be pain when she awoke. The young girl had already gone through so much. He had only just accepted her as his apprentice, she had only just begun her life. And yet, she was forced to withstand greater hardships than most faced in a lifetime. Sighing, he nodded. "I understand, An-Cleta. Is it all right to try to ease her pain through the Force? I know that I can do that, and I know that Obi-Wan has shown exceptional Force healing skills as well."
His bondmate nodded and smiled. An-Cleta shrugged. "Force help never hurt anyone. I don't see why you couldn't do that. But I would like to keep her consious as long as we can. Its easier to monitor for brain damage due to blood loss if she isn't always asleep. I doubt that there is any, but we have to make sure."
The two Jedi nodded and moved back to Kiana's bedside. Obi-Wan had a feeling that this was going to be a long vigil, so he spoke quietly to his former master.
"Qui? Why don't I go back to your quarters and get you something to change into? You have been wearing that burnt tunic since we got back. I know you don't want to leave Kiana's side, so I will gladly fetch things for you."
The smile that crossed the elder Jedi's face struck pure joy into Obi-Wan's heart. He loved that smile, he love that MAN. Everything about his former Master, now his bondmate, he loved. "Yes, Obi-Wan. That would be wonderful. If you don't mind going of course."
"Of course I don't mind! I wouldn't have brought it up if I did. I will return shortly. Perhaps I will fetch something to eat on the way as well. I know I am famished, I can't see how you couldn't be hungry as well."
Actually, Obi-Wan was certain that he could FEEL Qui-Gon's hunger. Their bond must be growing on its own because he was more aware of the Jedi Master than ever before. He liked this feeling of closeness that he had now. He also noticed that he was more in tune with Qui-Gon's Padawan.
He would have to make a mental note to mention that to Qui-Gon. As far as he knew, training bonds and lifebonds weren't supposed to mix together. So technically he shouldn't be any more aware of Kiana than he was before their bonding.
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Qui-Gon sensed Obi-Wan had left the room and that he was now alone with his Padawan. He looked at her, watching the blanket rise and fall as she slept. "Oh Force, I AM too old for this!" He muttered as he reached over and brushed a stray strand of hair from the girls face.
"Old, you are NOT."
The Jedi Master spun around, nearly falling out of his chair. It was very uncharacteristic of him, but then again, so was being startled by his former Master. "Master? How did you manage to get in here without me noticing?"
Yoda chuckled, hobbling over to his former apprentice. "Preoccupied you were, Qui-Gon. Understandable that is. How is your Padawan? Woken has she?"
Qui-Gon nodded, looking back at Kiana. "She woke earlier. But she was still unable to speak and she fell back asleep shortly after. She immediately noticed the bond, and she is not adverse to it. So that is a good thing. But An-Cleta tells me she has reactions to pain killers, so she will be in discomfort when she wakes again."
Yoda listened to the news with a straight, serious expression on his face. "Yes, unfortunate that is. But strong we know she is as well. All right she will be. However, normal she will never be. Not with her power." The wizened old Jedi Master sighed. "Train her to control it I must as soon as possible. Subconsiously she can use it, and we all wait until awake again she does."
Qui-Gon couldn't help but chuckle. "You mean that Kiana could stop time right now, not realize it, and we would have to all wait around stuck in our current position until she woke and realized what she'd done?"
"Funny it is not!" Yoda replied, but his true emotion was sensed by the Jedi beside him. "When awake I will speak with her. Summon me you will."
//No need to summon him...he's already here and I'm already awake.// Kiana said over the bond she shared with Qui-Gon.
Both of the Masters faced her, surprised. She wrinkled her nose a little, but that was the only outward sign she gave of her discomfort. "You will never cease to amaze me, Padawan. I do not know how you can always surprise me like that." Qui-Gon laughed, taking hold of the girls hand.
She left her gaze shift to Yoda now, aware that he wished to speak with her. Since they did not have a bond to speak over, the Padawan mustered some strength and managed to say quietly. "What'd you want to tell me, Master?"
Yoda levitated himself to her level and settled down on the seat next to Qui-Gon. "Know you how you controlled time and space, young Padawan?"
Kiana nodded. She remembered exactly what she had done and exactly how it had felt. Maybe Yoda could shed some light on the situation because she could not make heads or tails of it herself.
"Teach you to control that I will. First, understand how you do this you must." He leaned forward, putting his weight on his gimer stick. "Born you were at the exact hour of a changing millenium. Torn between whether or not you were born last second of last millenium, or first second of this. So, forever stuck between time and space are your midichlorians. This is where power you possess comes from. Take it from you, your killer can. Understand how and why, I do not. Know it can not happen, i do."
Kiana was silent, thoughtful. Somehow, it all made perfect sense to her. If her midichlorians didn't really have a time and place, neither did she. And if she didn't really belong in any particular time and space, she could travel around when this one was held still. She just didn't quite understand how she could STOP this one.
Yoda appeared to see the question in her eyes and continued. "The Force is everywhere....even in the place between time and space. Able to discern and grab THAT segment of the Force, you are. When done, stops the rest until you let go and restore time. Able to change reality you are." He placed a small plant onto her bed. "If wish, you can stop time, displace this plant, and exist it never will have."
Kiana nodded, part of her wanting to try this. Yoda urged her to go ahead and do it, so Kiana took a deep breath despite the pain it caused her and sought out that tendril of the Force. Seeing it, she took hold and held on.
As before, all motion stopped. She looked into her master's eyes and saw them unblinking, unemotional. The only thing that was moving in the room was her. She looked at the small green plant, and gently removed it from the pot. Placing it in midair in front of her, she pictured it wasn't there at all. To her great surprise, it no longer was!
Kiana was so surprised that she released her hold on the Force and the room came back to life. Immediately, Yoda and Qui-Gon looked at the planter. It was empty! And the plant was no where in sight!
"You did that?" Qui-Gon asked, his words full of unrestrained awe. "Amazing really. Where is it?"
Kiana smiled lightly. //I think it never existed! When I stopped time, I held it in front of me and pictured it was no longer there. Next thing I know, it isn't.//
Yoda waited for Qui-Gon to explain, which he did. Then he sighed. "Understand it you do now. Realize, tired you are. Sore. Return tomorrow morning I will, teach you controlling of this I will then. Try to not use in meantime."
Kiana nodded, still slightly in awe at what she had done. She had never read anywhere about a prophesy such as this. It was an odd feeling, knowing she could do these things without much effort. A little scary as well.
Qui-Gon smiled, leaning over toward his Padawan. "Why don't you try to go back to sleep? I think you have had enough excitement for one lifetime, don't you?"
She replied rather seriously with a question. "Master? Does this mean that time means nothing to me? I can always go back and change things? How fair is that?"
Qui-Gon was taken aback by her words. But then again, after a moments pondering, he realized there was some merit there. "I know what you are thinking, Padawan. It is unfair if you can control yours and others destinies. But you must not think of your gift as bad. You will not use it unless needed, and I know you will not because you are a good and fair person. Please, rest. There will be plenty of time to discuss this in the future."
Kiana nodded, but inside, she still vaguely pondered the REAL meaning of time, future, and space.
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OK..I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN COMING AND I AM SORRY. I HAVE TRIED, REALLY I HAVE. IT'S JUST THAT I AM STARTING TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS FOR THIS STORY! I COULD JUMP INTO MORE ADVENTURE, OR MORE BONDING...WELL LEMME POSE THE QUESTION TO THE READER....TAKE A POLL.
1) DO YOU WANT MORE SPECIAL POWER USAGE AND ADVENTURES WITH QUI/OBI/KIANA?
2) DO YOU WANT ME TO WIND DOWN AND END THE THING ALREADY?
3) DO YOU WANT MORE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOND, AND HOW KIANA ADJUSTS TO LIFE AFTER HER INCIDENT?
4) OOORRR...WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO END IT SOON...BUT CONTINUE MY CHARACTERS STORIES IN PERHAPS A SEQUEL OF SORTS!
NOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOSE FROM, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO DIRECTION TO GO IN. AS USUAL, I PULL THESE IDEAS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. (MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY SOMETIMES NAMES AND PLACES DON'T ALWAYS CORRESPOND!) REVIEWS pppllleeeaaassseee!!! I LIVE FOR REVIEWS!
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"Ah, you are awake, Padawan. It is good to have you back with us." Qui-Gon smiled as he leaned forward so Kiana could see him. She was still very weak and couldn't even turn her head.
//Master? Something is different...// Was the first thing she said over their bond. Seeing the light in her Master's eyes, she knew that whatever was different was for the better.
"Yes, Kiana. I was going to wait til you were a bit more healed before I told you the news, but since you so deftly pegged something was up, I will tell you now."
Kiana looked intently at her Master, waiting for the Jedi Master to continue. //What is it Master? Is anything wrong?//
Qui-Gon laughed, something he hadn't done in a while. "No, Padawan. Nothing is wrong. Something is very very right! Obi-Wan and myself have begun a lifebond. We discovered that we both felt this was the will of the Force, and it was what we both wanted."
He waited tensely for Kiana's reaction to the news. A small smile crept into her features. //One thing first, Master. Tell Obi-Wan he doesn't have to hide outside the door.// She smiled a little broader now. //I am very happy for you. It is a wonderful thing.//
Obi-Wan hurriedly opened the door, nearly tripping into the room in his excitement. Being so closely bonded with Qui-Gon, he heard Kiana's words. "Thank goodness you are all right, Kiana. I am thrilled that you are okay with the lifebond. I couldn't bear to hurt you."
Kiana rolled her eyes a little. //Thank you.// She forced herself to look at Qui-Gon. //How long do you think I will be here?//
Both Knight and Master laughed. "Just like you were at this age, Obi-Wan. Always ending up in the med bay, and always wanting to leave. Well, how about I ask An-Cleta?"
Kiana replied tiredly. //All right. Thank you Master.//
QUi-Gon didn't take long to summon the Master Healer. "Ah, you are awake. Finally. You were starting to worry me when you didn't wake up. But it seems like everything is normal. I know that you aren't able to vocalize now, but in time you will regain the strength to do everything you once had."
Coming around to check her over, An-Cleta continued. "But I am afraid that you will have to remain in this bay for at least another week, if not two."
If Kiana could groan, she would have. She DID groan inwardly, and Qui-Gon caught it. He couldn't help be chuckle. "She understands, I believe Master Healer. But she isn't too thrilled with the idea."
Kiana glared at QUi-Gon, but soon grew tired and her eyes threatened to close against her will. Her Master realized she was fatigued and patted her forehead lightly. "Rest, Padawan. I will not leave you alone."
If she had been able, she would have nodded, but as it was she could not. So the young Padawan simply closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
An-Cleta waited until he was certain that the girl was sleeping before he spoke. "Qui-Gon? May I have a word with you? It's all right if Obi-Wan hears, but I don't want Kiana to."
Qui-Gon nodded, confusion flitting across his face as he moved to follow the Master Healer into a corner of the room. "What is it, An-Cleta? Is there something wrong with Kiana?"
The man shook his head, but did not smile. "Not exactly, Qui-Gon. I wanted to warn you that this time when she woke up she was still under the influence of heavy sedatives and pain killers. I fear that the next time she comes around won't be as pleasant. I have to be careful with the dosage of painkillers I give her." He handed the Jedi Master a data record. "Kiana has a history of violent reaction to pain killers. I do not want to have her react to these in this condition. It would be very bad for her health. So, when she wakes up again, be prepared for discomfort."
He hated to think that Kiana was going to be pain when she awoke. The young girl had already gone through so much. He had only just accepted her as his apprentice, she had only just begun her life. And yet, she was forced to withstand greater hardships than most faced in a lifetime. Sighing, he nodded. "I understand, An-Cleta. Is it all right to try to ease her pain through the Force? I know that I can do that, and I know that Obi-Wan has shown exceptional Force healing skills as well."
His bondmate nodded and smiled. An-Cleta shrugged. "Force help never hurt anyone. I don't see why you couldn't do that. But I would like to keep her consious as long as we can. Its easier to monitor for brain damage due to blood loss if she isn't always asleep. I doubt that there is any, but we have to make sure."
The two Jedi nodded and moved back to Kiana's bedside. Obi-Wan had a feeling that this was going to be a long vigil, so he spoke quietly to his former master.
"Qui? Why don't I go back to your quarters and get you something to change into? You have been wearing that burnt tunic since we got back. I know you don't want to leave Kiana's side, so I will gladly fetch things for you."
The smile that crossed the elder Jedi's face struck pure joy into Obi-Wan's heart. He loved that smile, he love that MAN. Everything about his former Master, now his bondmate, he loved. "Yes, Obi-Wan. That would be wonderful. If you don't mind going of course."
"Of course I don't mind! I wouldn't have brought it up if I did. I will return shortly. Perhaps I will fetch something to eat on the way as well. I know I am famished, I can't see how you couldn't be hungry as well."
Actually, Obi-Wan was certain that he could FEEL Qui-Gon's hunger. Their bond must be growing on its own because he was more aware of the Jedi Master than ever before. He liked this feeling of closeness that he had now. He also noticed that he was more in tune with Qui-Gon's Padawan.
He would have to make a mental note to mention that to Qui-Gon. As far as he knew, training bonds and lifebonds weren't supposed to mix together. So technically he shouldn't be any more aware of Kiana than he was before their bonding.
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Qui-Gon sensed Obi-Wan had left the room and that he was now alone with his Padawan. He looked at her, watching the blanket rise and fall as she slept. "Oh Force, I AM too old for this!" He muttered as he reached over and brushed a stray strand of hair from the girls face.
"Old, you are NOT."
The Jedi Master spun around, nearly falling out of his chair. It was very uncharacteristic of him, but then again, so was being startled by his former Master. "Master? How did you manage to get in here without me noticing?"
Yoda chuckled, hobbling over to his former apprentice. "Preoccupied you were, Qui-Gon. Understandable that is. How is your Padawan? Woken has she?"
Qui-Gon nodded, looking back at Kiana. "She woke earlier. But she was still unable to speak and she fell back asleep shortly after. She immediately noticed the bond, and she is not adverse to it. So that is a good thing. But An-Cleta tells me she has reactions to pain killers, so she will be in discomfort when she wakes again."
Yoda listened to the news with a straight, serious expression on his face. "Yes, unfortunate that is. But strong we know she is as well. All right she will be. However, normal she will never be. Not with her power." The wizened old Jedi Master sighed. "Train her to control it I must as soon as possible. Subconsiously she can use it, and we all wait until awake again she does."
Qui-Gon couldn't help but chuckle. "You mean that Kiana could stop time right now, not realize it, and we would have to all wait around stuck in our current position until she woke and realized what she'd done?"
"Funny it is not!" Yoda replied, but his true emotion was sensed by the Jedi beside him. "When awake I will speak with her. Summon me you will."
//No need to summon him...he's already here and I'm already awake.// Kiana said over the bond she shared with Qui-Gon.
Both of the Masters faced her, surprised. She wrinkled her nose a little, but that was the only outward sign she gave of her discomfort. "You will never cease to amaze me, Padawan. I do not know how you can always surprise me like that." Qui-Gon laughed, taking hold of the girls hand.
She left her gaze shift to Yoda now, aware that he wished to speak with her. Since they did not have a bond to speak over, the Padawan mustered some strength and managed to say quietly. "What'd you want to tell me, Master?"
Yoda levitated himself to her level and settled down on the seat next to Qui-Gon. "Know you how you controlled time and space, young Padawan?"
Kiana nodded. She remembered exactly what she had done and exactly how it had felt. Maybe Yoda could shed some light on the situation because she could not make heads or tails of it herself.
"Teach you to control that I will. First, understand how you do this you must." He leaned forward, putting his weight on his gimer stick. "Born you were at the exact hour of a changing millenium. Torn between whether or not you were born last second of last millenium, or first second of this. So, forever stuck between time and space are your midichlorians. This is where power you possess comes from. Take it from you, your killer can. Understand how and why, I do not. Know it can not happen, i do."
Kiana was silent, thoughtful. Somehow, it all made perfect sense to her. If her midichlorians didn't really have a time and place, neither did she. And if she didn't really belong in any particular time and space, she could travel around when this one was held still. She just didn't quite understand how she could STOP this one.
Yoda appeared to see the question in her eyes and continued. "The Force is everywhere....even in the place between time and space. Able to discern and grab THAT segment of the Force, you are. When done, stops the rest until you let go and restore time. Able to change reality you are." He placed a small plant onto her bed. "If wish, you can stop time, displace this plant, and exist it never will have."
Kiana nodded, part of her wanting to try this. Yoda urged her to go ahead and do it, so Kiana took a deep breath despite the pain it caused her and sought out that tendril of the Force. Seeing it, she took hold and held on.
As before, all motion stopped. She looked into her master's eyes and saw them unblinking, unemotional. The only thing that was moving in the room was her. She looked at the small green plant, and gently removed it from the pot. Placing it in midair in front of her, she pictured it wasn't there at all. To her great surprise, it no longer was!
Kiana was so surprised that she released her hold on the Force and the room came back to life. Immediately, Yoda and Qui-Gon looked at the planter. It was empty! And the plant was no where in sight!
"You did that?" Qui-Gon asked, his words full of unrestrained awe. "Amazing really. Where is it?"
Kiana smiled lightly. //I think it never existed! When I stopped time, I held it in front of me and pictured it was no longer there. Next thing I know, it isn't.//
Yoda waited for Qui-Gon to explain, which he did. Then he sighed. "Understand it you do now. Realize, tired you are. Sore. Return tomorrow morning I will, teach you controlling of this I will then. Try to not use in meantime."
Kiana nodded, still slightly in awe at what she had done. She had never read anywhere about a prophesy such as this. It was an odd feeling, knowing she could do these things without much effort. A little scary as well.
Qui-Gon smiled, leaning over toward his Padawan. "Why don't you try to go back to sleep? I think you have had enough excitement for one lifetime, don't you?"
She replied rather seriously with a question. "Master? Does this mean that time means nothing to me? I can always go back and change things? How fair is that?"
Qui-Gon was taken aback by her words. But then again, after a moments pondering, he realized there was some merit there. "I know what you are thinking, Padawan. It is unfair if you can control yours and others destinies. But you must not think of your gift as bad. You will not use it unless needed, and I know you will not because you are a good and fair person. Please, rest. There will be plenty of time to discuss this in the future."
Kiana nodded, but inside, she still vaguely pondered the REAL meaning of time, future, and space.
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OK..I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN COMING AND I AM SORRY. I HAVE TRIED, REALLY I HAVE. IT'S JUST THAT I AM STARTING TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS FOR THIS STORY! I COULD JUMP INTO MORE ADVENTURE, OR MORE BONDING...WELL LEMME POSE THE QUESTION TO THE READER....TAKE A POLL.
1) DO YOU WANT MORE SPECIAL POWER USAGE AND ADVENTURES WITH QUI/OBI/KIANA?
2) DO YOU WANT ME TO WIND DOWN AND END THE THING ALREADY?
3) DO YOU WANT MORE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOND, AND HOW KIANA ADJUSTS TO LIFE AFTER HER INCIDENT?
4) OOORRR...WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO END IT SOON...BUT CONTINUE MY CHARACTERS STORIES IN PERHAPS A SEQUEL OF SORTS!
NOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO CHOSE FROM, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO DIRECTION TO GO IN. AS USUAL, I PULL THESE IDEAS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. (MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY SOMETIMES NAMES AND PLACES DON'T ALWAYS CORRESPOND!) REVIEWS pppllleeeaaassseee!!! I LIVE FOR REVIEWS!
rialin2032