First chap = disclaimers
Obi's age. Let's see he was cloned in his early twenties. And Anakin was eight then. Anakin returned on his 18th birthday, and it's been two year since then making him twenty. That means Obi is about 32 as is Ani. Qui-Gon was a touch older, so he would be about 37-40 right now.
Sorry this chapter focuses on only one group. I'll be back to the others next chapter.
You can do anything you want to with this story as long as you credit me as the author. Drop me a note and tell me if you want to archive it somewhere.
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Jaina looked into the room where the four other Jedi were being held. Her guide had gone to wake Obi-Wan to inform him of their imminent departure. She shrugged her shoulders. They really didn't like outsiders. Once they had made their decision, they felt no need to keep the extra Jedi around.
They would deal with the official diplomatic team to decide on allowing launch points.
Jaina nervously cleared her throat. She desperately wished that Obi-Wan was doing this.
"Hi." Oh, she thought, there's a stellar comment.
"You're not Kaminoan." A blonde haired woman stated.
"I think she knows that, Siri." One of the others corrected.
Jaina drew herself up to her full height. "I am Jaina Solo, Jedi Knight and Representative of the Republic Army. The Kaminoans have agreed to release you into my custody."
Siri looked her up and down. Jaina swore she could see right through her calm exterior.
"No need to get huffy, Solo. I just like to know who I'm dealing with."
"Hmm, Flustered you are, but scared you are not. Good this is."
Jaina let her eyes wander to the short green… thing seated on the floor. She did not know the species, but it looked like Luke's description of Master Yoda. On the other hand, she didn't know how many of the species had been Jedi before the purges.
Jaina gave a weak smile. "Yes, well they have requested that we remove ourselves as quickly as possible, so why don't we go now and finish our introductions later?"
"Agreed," was all the tallest member of the group said.
Jaina felt slightly uncomfortable as the other four trustingly followed her down the corridor. She kept praying that she wouldn't get lost on her way back. Hopefully all of those training exercises she'd gone on with Mara would help her keep her sense of direction.
For a second, she had been reminded of how she had felt the first few months Anakin had been back. She had been so awestruck by the perception of what they were that she had paled in comparison. After spending time with them, she had realized that while there were indeed many things she lacked, her powers were still just as great as theirs.
Half of a battle is always psychological; she reminded herself.
"Jedi Solo," a soft Kaminoan voice called her. "Your companion packed your bag for you. He is waiting at your ship."
Jaina nodded and turned direction. "Are you sure you don't want to slam the door on my arse on the way out too?" She muttered under her breath.
Siri laughed behind her.
Obi-Wan sighed as he started the pre-flight sequence. He thought the last time he was here hadn't gone well. This time, he had been walked in on, told he had an agreement and told to leave. Then he had to suffer the mortification of packing Jaina's things. The Kaminoans were definitely suffering from their lack of contact with society.
He heard the loading ramp come down and then seal shut. He didn't bother to reach out with the Force. He knew it was Jaina. No-one else on this Sith spawned planet would want to board. He quickly keyed in the take off sequence, and they began their ascent.
He stood and began to walk back to the galley.
"You know, I have to say, the automatic takeoff is a vast improvement in space technology."
"I thought that apprentice of yours cured you of flying Obi." A feminine voice answered. It was not Jaina.
Obi-Wan entered the small seating area next to the galley. "Siri!" His face split into a grin as he swept his old friend into a quick hug.
Jaina shifted uncomfortably. "I take it you two know each other?"
Obi-Wan released Siri and looked at Jaina. His eyes did a quick scan of the room. "Actually, it would be more appropriate to say us five know each other."
His grin softened a touch as he pulled the next being close to him. "Hello, Bant."
Jaina watched in wonder as the Mon Calamari gently squeezed Obi-Wan before letting go.
"I do hope you aren't going to hug me, Master Kenobi."
A defiant look flared in Obi-Wan's eyes before he shook his head. "No, Master Windu."
"Expect to see you on Kamino, I did not. Avoid it, I would have thought you would."
Obi-Wan nodded. "It was necessary. Luke did not have anyone that knew the planet as well as even I did."
Siri moved impatiently. "I'm certain we will be discussing more serious matters soon enough. Perhaps we should all get better acquainted? After all, this ship doesn't appear to have been built for more than three people."
Obi-Wan nodded. "Of course, where are my manners? I assume you have all met Jaina?"
"She led us to the ship." Bant replied.
"Well then. Jaina, this is Master Mace, Bant, Siri, and Master Yoda."
Siri poked him in his side. "I don't get a Master?"
"No, I out rank you."
A flash of jealousy showed in Jaina's eyes as she watched the exchange. Obi-Wan immediately looked at her, but found nothing as she quickly dispelled the emotion.
Mace looked at her. "She was your apprentice?"
Obi-Wan's eyebrows raised. "No, why would you think that?"
"Your signatures seem unusually joined."
Obi-Wan almost groaned. The Jedi he was used to being around either would never look at something like that or had been trying to push him into a relationship. Trust the Force to send a complicator along.
Jaina sent Mace a glare. "'She' is in the room you know."
A chuckle came from Siri and a quiet snort sounded from Yoda's direction.
"Like her mother she is, glad you trained Luke I am. Handle his sister I could not have."
Jaina lost her ire in favor of shock. Did Yoda just crack a joke?
Mace frowned. "Who is this Luke?"
"You're joking right?" Jaina's disbelief showed through.
"Unfortunately, he is not. Master Mace held to more traditional views on joining the Force, I highly doubt he remembers much past his point of death. Bant and Siri most likely have the same problem."
"Rub it in why don't you?" Siri griped. Bant merely nodded her head in agreement.
"Always willing to explore ideas, a Jedi should be. Remember that we all should."
"Why don't you tell us who Luke is?" Bant suggested.
Obi-Wan grinned. "You remember Amidala's twins?"
"We couldn't exactly forget, Kenobi." Siri remarked.
"Yes, well Luke is Anakin's son. When Luke was eighteen, I started his training. Then I got run through by Darth Vader. Luke was trained by Master Yoda. He turned his father back to the light side and Vader killed Palpatine."
"Major history in five sentences. I'm impressed."
"Thank you, Jaina."
"So, give the earlier comment, Knight Solo is the daughter's child?" Mace asked.
Obi-Wan nodded.
"That explains why her Force signature is so strange."
Jaina fought back a snide comment. She was beginning to dislike this Mace character.
"Jaina, why don't you go up to the cockpit and send a message to your Uncle?"
Jaina looked sharply at Obi-Wan. He was up to something. He was purposely trying to get rid of her. She nodded and crisply left, but not before letting a jealous eye wander over Siri.
Siri watched Jaina leave. "I like her. She's got some spunk. I'm amazed you didn't drain it out of her by now."
Obi-Wan did not respond to her comment. "I need to know you aren't spies. Can you prove that Callista did not send you to undermine us?"
Mace looked over at him. "We can obviously tell you the story of our escape, but I sense that is not what you seek."
Obi-Wan nodded. "I dis not wish to expose Jaina to such a horror as I am about to inflict. I see no other way that I can assure your intentions. For you to just pop up on Kamino is rather convenient."
"What you seek to do, dangerous it is. But strong enough I sense you are. Willing we will be."
Obi-Wan smiled at the amount of faith that Yoda put in his abilities. He had not even given him a lecture about the ethical implications.
He closed his eyes and let his consciousness drift. Gently he used the Force to grab a hold of the mind closest to him. Then he plunged head on into it abruptly pulling out and moving on to the next. Relief flooded his features as he finished.
"You are no longer deceived. Although, I am interested in how you managed to de-brainwash Master Mace."
Pounding footsteps echoed down the corridor as Jaina plowed into the room. "What WAS that? One moment I'm sending a message home, the next thing I know my brain is doing whirligigs inside my eyelids."
Obi-Wan blushed. "You weren't supposed to sense that. At least, you weren't supposed to sense it like that."
Bant looked at her gently. "Obi-Wan projected his psyche into ours to ascertain our truthfulness. You probably felt his separation into the Force."
"YOU WHAT? Oh, that just sounds plain stupid. How have you ever kept yourself alive doing stunts like that?"
Mace looked speculatively at the pair. Something was going on there and he was not certain it was merely the fact that she was the granddaughter of the chosen one.
"Jaina, please. I knew what I was doing. Can we argue about this later? I think that our guests need to be brought up to speed on everything past the Jedi purges."
Jaina frowned and acquiesced. "Later. Now, do I get to lecture or do you?"
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