AN: I was going to post part 2 as a separate story and I did. I posted the 1st 3 chapters of part 2... I have since change my mind about doing that so both parts will be posted as one story... Enjoy!
Part 2: Chapter 1
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Obi- Wan Kenobi walked the halls of the nearly empty Jedi temple. The Jedi were constantly needed, somewhere, someplace. He had returned only two days previously from a mission to keep peace between two planets that had been at each other's throats.
The past five years had been hard on him. His golden- brown hair, bits of white starting to grow, was now long, past his shoulders.
He wasn't walking anywhere particular. He was just walking, walking where the force summoned him.. Something had told him to go... Well, wherever he was going...
He soon came upon a child. It was six-year-old Mara Jade, one of the young-lings Yoda had been training. He had been watching her closely lately. She was truly amazing. She was by far one of the most impressive children at the temple.
Mara had her long red hair down, encircling her face; though she was quite a tomboy and would have preferred to have her hair short.
"Hello Mara," said Obi- Wan, smiling at her.
"Hello Master Kenobi," she said, grinning, her green eyes flashing with excitement.
"Why are you so happy?" He asked, noticing her grin.
"I had a vision! I think it's going to come true," she said.
Obi- Wan couldn't help but smile. "What was your vision?"
"My vision was that someone will take me as their padawan!"
"Who took you as a padawan in your vision?"
Mara squirmed at this question. She couldn't lie to anyone at the temple no matter how badly she wanted to; it was against the rules. "It was you Master Kenobi," she answered.
Obi- Wan's heart stopped. He too had had a vision. A vision that he would take on a padawan learner; He hadn't been able to see the child's face. He had been disturbed by it he still wasn't over Anakin having turned to the dark side. He felt as though he was responsible for it. As though he could have done something about it.
He managed to smile at Mara. "I had a similar vision..." he told her.
"What was your vision, Master Kenobi?" she asked.
Obi- Wan chuckled at her curiosity. "In my vision I was training, someone... But I couldn't see their face... I don't know who it was... Maybe it was you Mara,"
Mara grinned at him. "Maybe it was, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan chuckled again, but stopped at the realization of something. Was it time for him to take on a new padawan? Could it be young Mara?
"It was nice to talk to you Mara," said Obi- Wan, smiling at her. "I am going to go back to my room, now, so I will see you later,"
"It was nice to talk to you too, Master Kenobi," said Mara, looking him in the eye.
~*~
Obi- Wan snapped out of meditation. He had been meditating for the past few hours. His visions told him that he should take Mara on as his padawan, but he wasn't so sure.
There was a definite connection there, but was she really meant to be his padawan? Would he fail her as he had Anakin?
He thought for a moment. She had had visions about him taking her as his padawan... Now he had had very clear visions about that too... Mara was very different from Anakin... And when he had taken Anakin as a padawan, it hadn't been because of a connection through the force, it had been because Qui- Gonn had told him to train Anakin... It had taken time to develop a connection with Anakin... He and Mara already had a slight connection... She had befriended him...
Obi- Wan smiled to himself, he had reached a decision. "I will take her as my padawan," he said aloud. Obi- Wan looked at the time. It was now to late to tell her, as well as the council. It would have to wait until morning.
~*~
The next morning Obi- Wan awoke early. He dressed quickly. He had to find Mara! He left his room, pinpointing her location with the force. He ran to it as quickly has he could.
"Mara!" he shouted, once he was about 15 feet away.
Mara walked over to him curiously. "Hello Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan took a deep breath to regain composure. "Mara, I had another vision, only this time it was clear. You were the padawan I was training," he paused. "Mara, would you like to be my padawan?"
Mara's eyes went wide. "Me?"
Obi- Wan smiled at her, "Yes, you," he said, mimicking her.
Mara broke into a grin. She hugged him. "Thank you!"
"No, thank you." he said. "You may not understand this but, you've pulled me out all my self-pity, and sadness,"
Mara looked at him curiously, "What do you mean, Master Kenobi?"
"About five years ago, I had another padawan. His name was Anakin Skywalker. You may have heard the legend about the one who would bring balance to the force,"
Mara nodded.
"Anakin was believed to be that person," he continued. "However, we were wrong. Anakin turned to the dark side and was soon after killed by a sith lord named Darth Vader. Anakin made a big mistake when he turned,"
Mara smiled at him. "I'll never make that mistake, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan smiled back, "I doubt you ever will,"
"Will we go on missions and stuff, Master Kenobi?" asked Mara.
Obi- Wan chucked and nodded, "Of course, but I first must inform the council that I wish to take you as my padawan learner. You must be present too Mara,"
~*~
Obi- Wan made his way to the council chambers, Mara close behind.
"Mara, while were in the council chambers, you must remain quiet," said Obi- Wan.
Mara nodded, "Okay, Master Kenobi,"
"You don't have to call be that anymore. Just master will do,"
"Yes, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan laughed. He was going to enjoy having a padawan.
Obi- Wan opened the doors to the nearly empty council chambers, bowing respectfully. Mara followed suit.
"Hello Masters," said Obi- Wan to the other four occupying the room.
"Master, Kenobi, young Mara, what brings you here?" asked Yoda.
Obi- Wan smiled at Mara. "I wish to take Mara Jade as my apprentice,"
The council regarded each other.
"Unexpected but good news this is," said Yoda.
"This is quite surprising," agreed Mace Windu.
"We did not know you were considering taking a padawan," said Adi Gallia.
"I wasn't, but then, I found out that Mara and I had similar visions. I have thought this through, I believe that we are destined to be a Master- Padawan team," said Obi- Wan.
"Agree with you the council does. Your apprentice Young Mara shall be," said Yoda.
Obi- Wan smiled at Mara. It would be great to have an apprentice again.
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End of chapter 1 part 2!
Please review!
--- Sarah ---
Part 2: Chapter 1
~*~
Obi- Wan Kenobi walked the halls of the nearly empty Jedi temple. The Jedi were constantly needed, somewhere, someplace. He had returned only two days previously from a mission to keep peace between two planets that had been at each other's throats.
The past five years had been hard on him. His golden- brown hair, bits of white starting to grow, was now long, past his shoulders.
He wasn't walking anywhere particular. He was just walking, walking where the force summoned him.. Something had told him to go... Well, wherever he was going...
He soon came upon a child. It was six-year-old Mara Jade, one of the young-lings Yoda had been training. He had been watching her closely lately. She was truly amazing. She was by far one of the most impressive children at the temple.
Mara had her long red hair down, encircling her face; though she was quite a tomboy and would have preferred to have her hair short.
"Hello Mara," said Obi- Wan, smiling at her.
"Hello Master Kenobi," she said, grinning, her green eyes flashing with excitement.
"Why are you so happy?" He asked, noticing her grin.
"I had a vision! I think it's going to come true," she said.
Obi- Wan couldn't help but smile. "What was your vision?"
"My vision was that someone will take me as their padawan!"
"Who took you as a padawan in your vision?"
Mara squirmed at this question. She couldn't lie to anyone at the temple no matter how badly she wanted to; it was against the rules. "It was you Master Kenobi," she answered.
Obi- Wan's heart stopped. He too had had a vision. A vision that he would take on a padawan learner; He hadn't been able to see the child's face. He had been disturbed by it he still wasn't over Anakin having turned to the dark side. He felt as though he was responsible for it. As though he could have done something about it.
He managed to smile at Mara. "I had a similar vision..." he told her.
"What was your vision, Master Kenobi?" she asked.
Obi- Wan chuckled at her curiosity. "In my vision I was training, someone... But I couldn't see their face... I don't know who it was... Maybe it was you Mara,"
Mara grinned at him. "Maybe it was, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan chuckled again, but stopped at the realization of something. Was it time for him to take on a new padawan? Could it be young Mara?
"It was nice to talk to you Mara," said Obi- Wan, smiling at her. "I am going to go back to my room, now, so I will see you later,"
"It was nice to talk to you too, Master Kenobi," said Mara, looking him in the eye.
~*~
Obi- Wan snapped out of meditation. He had been meditating for the past few hours. His visions told him that he should take Mara on as his padawan, but he wasn't so sure.
There was a definite connection there, but was she really meant to be his padawan? Would he fail her as he had Anakin?
He thought for a moment. She had had visions about him taking her as his padawan... Now he had had very clear visions about that too... Mara was very different from Anakin... And when he had taken Anakin as a padawan, it hadn't been because of a connection through the force, it had been because Qui- Gonn had told him to train Anakin... It had taken time to develop a connection with Anakin... He and Mara already had a slight connection... She had befriended him...
Obi- Wan smiled to himself, he had reached a decision. "I will take her as my padawan," he said aloud. Obi- Wan looked at the time. It was now to late to tell her, as well as the council. It would have to wait until morning.
~*~
The next morning Obi- Wan awoke early. He dressed quickly. He had to find Mara! He left his room, pinpointing her location with the force. He ran to it as quickly has he could.
"Mara!" he shouted, once he was about 15 feet away.
Mara walked over to him curiously. "Hello Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan took a deep breath to regain composure. "Mara, I had another vision, only this time it was clear. You were the padawan I was training," he paused. "Mara, would you like to be my padawan?"
Mara's eyes went wide. "Me?"
Obi- Wan smiled at her, "Yes, you," he said, mimicking her.
Mara broke into a grin. She hugged him. "Thank you!"
"No, thank you." he said. "You may not understand this but, you've pulled me out all my self-pity, and sadness,"
Mara looked at him curiously, "What do you mean, Master Kenobi?"
"About five years ago, I had another padawan. His name was Anakin Skywalker. You may have heard the legend about the one who would bring balance to the force,"
Mara nodded.
"Anakin was believed to be that person," he continued. "However, we were wrong. Anakin turned to the dark side and was soon after killed by a sith lord named Darth Vader. Anakin made a big mistake when he turned,"
Mara smiled at him. "I'll never make that mistake, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan smiled back, "I doubt you ever will,"
"Will we go on missions and stuff, Master Kenobi?" asked Mara.
Obi- Wan chucked and nodded, "Of course, but I first must inform the council that I wish to take you as my padawan learner. You must be present too Mara,"
~*~
Obi- Wan made his way to the council chambers, Mara close behind.
"Mara, while were in the council chambers, you must remain quiet," said Obi- Wan.
Mara nodded, "Okay, Master Kenobi,"
"You don't have to call be that anymore. Just master will do,"
"Yes, Master Kenobi,"
Obi- Wan laughed. He was going to enjoy having a padawan.
Obi- Wan opened the doors to the nearly empty council chambers, bowing respectfully. Mara followed suit.
"Hello Masters," said Obi- Wan to the other four occupying the room.
"Master, Kenobi, young Mara, what brings you here?" asked Yoda.
Obi- Wan smiled at Mara. "I wish to take Mara Jade as my apprentice,"
The council regarded each other.
"Unexpected but good news this is," said Yoda.
"This is quite surprising," agreed Mace Windu.
"We did not know you were considering taking a padawan," said Adi Gallia.
"I wasn't, but then, I found out that Mara and I had similar visions. I have thought this through, I believe that we are destined to be a Master- Padawan team," said Obi- Wan.
"Agree with you the council does. Your apprentice Young Mara shall be," said Yoda.
Obi- Wan smiled at Mara. It would be great to have an apprentice again.
~*~*~
End of chapter 1 part 2!
Please review!
--- Sarah ---