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Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: George please don't sue me, I swear I'm not making any money off this story!
Chapter 3:
"I wondered when you would come to me." A man with white hair and beard dressed in Jedi attire spoke when he sensed Qui Gon Jinn approach him. He turned and looked at Qui Gon and smiled. "It has been a while since our last conversation my dear apprentice."
Qui Gon bowed out of respect for the old man. "Master Dooku, for that I am sorry. I've just been so busy getting Obi Wan ready..." He stopped when he said Obi Wan's name and looked down at the floor. "He is so close to taking the trials." His voice trailed off.
Count Dooku nodded, very aware of the disappearance of Qui Gon's apprentice. "I'm terribly sorry Qui Gon." He put a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder empathetically. "He is strong with the force, he will be fine."
"He is strong with the force. He is a great student. " Qui Gon said admiringly of his padawan. "He will be a great Jedi knight."
"He has a great teacher." Dooku added, speaking admiringly of his old student.
Qui Gon slightly scoffed at the comment. "Not so much, I think I've learned more from him than he has from me."
"Have you spoken to master Yoda?" Dooku changed the subject.
"Yes. Everything is being done to find him, Chancellor Vallorum has even sent the Senate police searching for him." Qui Gon hung his head. "There is nothing more I can do."
"Yet you are unsatisfied?" Dooku asked.
"Yes master."
"Why?"
Qui Gon moved to the window in the room, and looked outside at the bustling traffic. "Because all of this was done for the other three." He looked at Dooku before speaking again. "And they have yet to be found."
"You must trust in the force Qui Gon." Dooku said, moving towards the other Jedi. "You also must trust your instincts." He told Qui Gon in a tone that demanded Qui Gon's attention. "Always trust your instincts."
Qui Gon looked at his former master with a curious look. "Master Dooku?"
Dooku noticed that his last comment seemed to bother Qui Gon, he tried to change the subject. "I sometimes forget that you are no longer my student. I'm always trying to teach you when you are a master yourself."
"There are always new lessons in the force." Qui Gon said with a slight smile. "But there is something troubling you." Qui Gon inquired of the older man.
"Many things are running through my mind at the moment my old padawan. Someday I will trouble you with them, but right now there are more pressing matters we are faced with." He put a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder. "Finding your apprentice."
**
She held her hand up to protect the flame of her candle as she stood in line outside of the grand cathedral in the center of the town. Two hundred souls dressed in black cloaks slowly squeezed through the beautifully carved redwood doors. As she prepared to enter the building she looked towards the sky and looked up at the two tall steeples stretching into the sky, each holding a gas powered torch that never extinguished. She had looked up at those impressive steeples many times, but tonight staring at them gave her the chills. She pulled her cloak tightly around her and entered the church. She placed her candle next to her mother and brother's on the wall and took her seat. Finally when all was inside, a dark figure stood before them, two hundred candles softly illuminating the room, and casting an eerie shadow across his face.
"Brothers and sisters we have gathered here this evening as we do every week to pay omege to the great lords of the Sith." The old man began, and a hush fell over the crowd. "For a millennia the Jedi have ruled the galaxy, creating a senate full of leaders who bow to their will." The man continued to preach to the crowd. "Forcing the Republic to live in fear of their powers, to live in fear of their visions and weapons." He scanned the crowd and noticed a girl not focusing on him, but at the candles on the wall instead. He began to walk towards her while he continued to speak. "Forcing us to live in fear of our emotions, forcing us to be ashamed of who we are and what we believe in." He stopped in front of Kia, who looked up at the man's menacing eyes. The man spoke in a softer tone and knelt down at Kia's feet. "But today we are a step closer to resurrecting the past."
Kia swallowed hard as the man stared at her intensely. "We are my lord?"
Long, gnarled fingers stroked her cheek gingerly. "Yes young one we are." He looked at her a moment longer and stood again. "Today we are a step closer to reclaiming the force. Our team of scientists have informed me that they finally have a subject strong enough with the force to teach us all we need to know." As he continued Kia's thoughts turned to the Jedi that she had seen the day before. "Finally the answers we have been searching for all these years will come to pass, we will find the secrets behind the force." He walked back to the podium in front of the crowd. "And we will learn finally how to access the force for ourselves, no longer slaves to the Jedi and their power."
Suddenly a man's voice called out from the back of the hall. "I'm sorry my master, but you say there is a Jedi here who is strong with the force, what will keep us and our children safe from him?" The man asked, and several people from the crowd agreed.
Another cloaked being stepped in front of the crowd to address them. "The subject in question has agreed to our terms, but believe me that I understand all too well the power and strength that these people posses." Jenna Zan Arbor said as she moved the older man out of her way at the podium. "All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure everyone's safety. The Jedi will not come near any of you."
The last comment seemed to appease the crowd for the moment. Kia looked around the room, a feeling began to rise up in her throat as she continued to listen to the eerie old man talk about the lords of the Sith, the feeling was guilt.
**
Dr. Zan Arbor peered over her computer screen at the still form on the metal table in front of her, she growled to herself as she waited for him to use the force. She knew Obi Wan Kenobi was the perfect subject, strong in the force, yet young enough to really deep down still fear death despite his Jedi training. She knew he would heal himself eventually she just had to be patient. The glowing orb continued to shine a brilliant red color, signifying that the Jedi was in very intense pain. The door slowly opened behind her and Kia Laron walked in.
"What honor to I hold this visit Kia?" Dr. Zan Arbor asked, not taking her eyes off her computer screen.
"I have come to check on the health of the subject." Kia answered shyly. "My mother regrets that she cannot make it herself."
"I was unaware that your mother was assigned to the Jedi, the point of the experiment Kia is for the Jedi to heal himself." Dr. Zan Arbor said in an irritated tone.
Kia swallowed hard. "She was asked by the elders, to make sure the subject can heal himself." She answered, unsure if the doctor would buy it.
"Fine." Zan Arbor hissed. "This will give me a moment to get more jawa juice."
Kia moved into the room as the doctor took her cup and exited through the door. The 17 year old moved towards the Jedi, and noticed how badly he looked. She took out a damp cloth to wipe his sweat soaked forehead. She looked at him and tried to make an assessment of how he was physically holding up. His breathing was heavy and labored, his lips were pale and chapped. His left arm had a very large bruise and track marks from needles being thrust into it again and again. She scanned his bare torso and made note of all the other cuts and bruises all over. She then looked towards his legs and noticed blood soaking his right pant leg. She took a small pair of scissors and cut a slit, and tore his pants and stopped short when she saw his broken leg. Very bruised and very badly swollen was his entire leg. A large, deep gash ran down the length of his thigh. Other cuts were also prominent from him being dragged over a rocky hill side. She took gauze out of her bag and with the damp cloth she tried as best she could to clean and dress the wound. Her mother was a healer, and she had learned things from her, but she knew he would need more attention than even her mother could give him. He would have to use the force to heal or he would die. She looked back to see if the doctor had returned, but found that she hadn't. She walked back to the head of Obi Wan's bed and looked at him. His eyes were closed, and she could tell he was dreaming. She heard him speak softly, she leaned closer to him to listen.
"Peace over anger. Honor over hate. Strength over fear..." He struggled to say through ragged breaths.
She stood up and looked down at him. Softly she ran her fingers through his spiky ginger hair, she noticed how hot his head was as her fingers caressed his sweat soaked hair. Suddenly two blue green eyes locked in on hers. At first she was startled, but then saw the softness through them. She also saw the pain through his eyes, but also determination. She backed away from him, unsure if he could hurt her. At that moment the glowing orb began to shine silver and an alarm rang through the room. Zan Arbor came rushing in, and looked at her computer screen.
"I knew you couldn't hold on for long." She smiled as she sat at the computer and typed in her assessment. Kia then saw a red substance flow from the tubes in the Jedi's back into another machine in the room. Zan Arbor then began to read the data from the other machine. "There is something different about his blood, a new element that I've never seen before. I knew the force had a scientific explanation." The doctor beamed. Suddenly the orb switched back to red, and the alarm ceased. Jenna Zan Arbor looked angrily at the Jedi. "So, only teasing me with little samples are we?" She looked over at Kia. "It's time for you to leave Kia, I have much to accomplish this evening."
Kia stood in a corner, frozen. She had felt a strange sensation run through her body when the Jedi used the force and it scared her. She was so completely lost in her thoughts that she didn't even hear Zan Arbor calling to her.
"Kia!" Zan Arbor finally got through to her.
"What?" She asked almost in a daze.
Zan Arbor squinted at her quizilly. "Are you alright dear?"
"Yes Dr. Zan Arbor, I was frightened by the Jedi." She lamely answered.
"Well he is a powerful creature Kia, that is why I suggest children not be allowed here." She said in a stern tone.
"Yes doctor." She answered, and collected her things and rushed out the door.
Jenna Zan Arbor looked back at Obi Wan who was asleep, then to the door Kia had just exited out of. "Something you want to tell me?" She asked the sleeping Jedi.
Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: George please don't sue me, I swear I'm not making any money off this story!
Chapter 3:
"I wondered when you would come to me." A man with white hair and beard dressed in Jedi attire spoke when he sensed Qui Gon Jinn approach him. He turned and looked at Qui Gon and smiled. "It has been a while since our last conversation my dear apprentice."
Qui Gon bowed out of respect for the old man. "Master Dooku, for that I am sorry. I've just been so busy getting Obi Wan ready..." He stopped when he said Obi Wan's name and looked down at the floor. "He is so close to taking the trials." His voice trailed off.
Count Dooku nodded, very aware of the disappearance of Qui Gon's apprentice. "I'm terribly sorry Qui Gon." He put a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder empathetically. "He is strong with the force, he will be fine."
"He is strong with the force. He is a great student. " Qui Gon said admiringly of his padawan. "He will be a great Jedi knight."
"He has a great teacher." Dooku added, speaking admiringly of his old student.
Qui Gon slightly scoffed at the comment. "Not so much, I think I've learned more from him than he has from me."
"Have you spoken to master Yoda?" Dooku changed the subject.
"Yes. Everything is being done to find him, Chancellor Vallorum has even sent the Senate police searching for him." Qui Gon hung his head. "There is nothing more I can do."
"Yet you are unsatisfied?" Dooku asked.
"Yes master."
"Why?"
Qui Gon moved to the window in the room, and looked outside at the bustling traffic. "Because all of this was done for the other three." He looked at Dooku before speaking again. "And they have yet to be found."
"You must trust in the force Qui Gon." Dooku said, moving towards the other Jedi. "You also must trust your instincts." He told Qui Gon in a tone that demanded Qui Gon's attention. "Always trust your instincts."
Qui Gon looked at his former master with a curious look. "Master Dooku?"
Dooku noticed that his last comment seemed to bother Qui Gon, he tried to change the subject. "I sometimes forget that you are no longer my student. I'm always trying to teach you when you are a master yourself."
"There are always new lessons in the force." Qui Gon said with a slight smile. "But there is something troubling you." Qui Gon inquired of the older man.
"Many things are running through my mind at the moment my old padawan. Someday I will trouble you with them, but right now there are more pressing matters we are faced with." He put a hand on Qui Gon's shoulder. "Finding your apprentice."
**
She held her hand up to protect the flame of her candle as she stood in line outside of the grand cathedral in the center of the town. Two hundred souls dressed in black cloaks slowly squeezed through the beautifully carved redwood doors. As she prepared to enter the building she looked towards the sky and looked up at the two tall steeples stretching into the sky, each holding a gas powered torch that never extinguished. She had looked up at those impressive steeples many times, but tonight staring at them gave her the chills. She pulled her cloak tightly around her and entered the church. She placed her candle next to her mother and brother's on the wall and took her seat. Finally when all was inside, a dark figure stood before them, two hundred candles softly illuminating the room, and casting an eerie shadow across his face.
"Brothers and sisters we have gathered here this evening as we do every week to pay omege to the great lords of the Sith." The old man began, and a hush fell over the crowd. "For a millennia the Jedi have ruled the galaxy, creating a senate full of leaders who bow to their will." The man continued to preach to the crowd. "Forcing the Republic to live in fear of their powers, to live in fear of their visions and weapons." He scanned the crowd and noticed a girl not focusing on him, but at the candles on the wall instead. He began to walk towards her while he continued to speak. "Forcing us to live in fear of our emotions, forcing us to be ashamed of who we are and what we believe in." He stopped in front of Kia, who looked up at the man's menacing eyes. The man spoke in a softer tone and knelt down at Kia's feet. "But today we are a step closer to resurrecting the past."
Kia swallowed hard as the man stared at her intensely. "We are my lord?"
Long, gnarled fingers stroked her cheek gingerly. "Yes young one we are." He looked at her a moment longer and stood again. "Today we are a step closer to reclaiming the force. Our team of scientists have informed me that they finally have a subject strong enough with the force to teach us all we need to know." As he continued Kia's thoughts turned to the Jedi that she had seen the day before. "Finally the answers we have been searching for all these years will come to pass, we will find the secrets behind the force." He walked back to the podium in front of the crowd. "And we will learn finally how to access the force for ourselves, no longer slaves to the Jedi and their power."
Suddenly a man's voice called out from the back of the hall. "I'm sorry my master, but you say there is a Jedi here who is strong with the force, what will keep us and our children safe from him?" The man asked, and several people from the crowd agreed.
Another cloaked being stepped in front of the crowd to address them. "The subject in question has agreed to our terms, but believe me that I understand all too well the power and strength that these people posses." Jenna Zan Arbor said as she moved the older man out of her way at the podium. "All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure everyone's safety. The Jedi will not come near any of you."
The last comment seemed to appease the crowd for the moment. Kia looked around the room, a feeling began to rise up in her throat as she continued to listen to the eerie old man talk about the lords of the Sith, the feeling was guilt.
**
Dr. Zan Arbor peered over her computer screen at the still form on the metal table in front of her, she growled to herself as she waited for him to use the force. She knew Obi Wan Kenobi was the perfect subject, strong in the force, yet young enough to really deep down still fear death despite his Jedi training. She knew he would heal himself eventually she just had to be patient. The glowing orb continued to shine a brilliant red color, signifying that the Jedi was in very intense pain. The door slowly opened behind her and Kia Laron walked in.
"What honor to I hold this visit Kia?" Dr. Zan Arbor asked, not taking her eyes off her computer screen.
"I have come to check on the health of the subject." Kia answered shyly. "My mother regrets that she cannot make it herself."
"I was unaware that your mother was assigned to the Jedi, the point of the experiment Kia is for the Jedi to heal himself." Dr. Zan Arbor said in an irritated tone.
Kia swallowed hard. "She was asked by the elders, to make sure the subject can heal himself." She answered, unsure if the doctor would buy it.
"Fine." Zan Arbor hissed. "This will give me a moment to get more jawa juice."
Kia moved into the room as the doctor took her cup and exited through the door. The 17 year old moved towards the Jedi, and noticed how badly he looked. She took out a damp cloth to wipe his sweat soaked forehead. She looked at him and tried to make an assessment of how he was physically holding up. His breathing was heavy and labored, his lips were pale and chapped. His left arm had a very large bruise and track marks from needles being thrust into it again and again. She scanned his bare torso and made note of all the other cuts and bruises all over. She then looked towards his legs and noticed blood soaking his right pant leg. She took a small pair of scissors and cut a slit, and tore his pants and stopped short when she saw his broken leg. Very bruised and very badly swollen was his entire leg. A large, deep gash ran down the length of his thigh. Other cuts were also prominent from him being dragged over a rocky hill side. She took gauze out of her bag and with the damp cloth she tried as best she could to clean and dress the wound. Her mother was a healer, and she had learned things from her, but she knew he would need more attention than even her mother could give him. He would have to use the force to heal or he would die. She looked back to see if the doctor had returned, but found that she hadn't. She walked back to the head of Obi Wan's bed and looked at him. His eyes were closed, and she could tell he was dreaming. She heard him speak softly, she leaned closer to him to listen.
"Peace over anger. Honor over hate. Strength over fear..." He struggled to say through ragged breaths.
She stood up and looked down at him. Softly she ran her fingers through his spiky ginger hair, she noticed how hot his head was as her fingers caressed his sweat soaked hair. Suddenly two blue green eyes locked in on hers. At first she was startled, but then saw the softness through them. She also saw the pain through his eyes, but also determination. She backed away from him, unsure if he could hurt her. At that moment the glowing orb began to shine silver and an alarm rang through the room. Zan Arbor came rushing in, and looked at her computer screen.
"I knew you couldn't hold on for long." She smiled as she sat at the computer and typed in her assessment. Kia then saw a red substance flow from the tubes in the Jedi's back into another machine in the room. Zan Arbor then began to read the data from the other machine. "There is something different about his blood, a new element that I've never seen before. I knew the force had a scientific explanation." The doctor beamed. Suddenly the orb switched back to red, and the alarm ceased. Jenna Zan Arbor looked angrily at the Jedi. "So, only teasing me with little samples are we?" She looked over at Kia. "It's time for you to leave Kia, I have much to accomplish this evening."
Kia stood in a corner, frozen. She had felt a strange sensation run through her body when the Jedi used the force and it scared her. She was so completely lost in her thoughts that she didn't even hear Zan Arbor calling to her.
"Kia!" Zan Arbor finally got through to her.
"What?" She asked almost in a daze.
Zan Arbor squinted at her quizilly. "Are you alright dear?"
"Yes Dr. Zan Arbor, I was frightened by the Jedi." She lamely answered.
"Well he is a powerful creature Kia, that is why I suggest children not be allowed here." She said in a stern tone.
"Yes doctor." She answered, and collected her things and rushed out the door.
Jenna Zan Arbor looked back at Obi Wan who was asleep, then to the door Kia had just exited out of. "Something you want to tell me?" She asked the sleeping Jedi.