The second the 'family' arrived home, the phone rang. Darlene sighed, and
ran into the kitchen to answer it.
Meanwhile, Qui-Gon was browsing the pictures on the walls, and tables in the living room. It was impossible. The pictures clearly had him and Obi- Wan Kenobi in them, along with Darlene, Jennifer, and Carly. Some of them were formal pictures, taken at family events and such, others were pictures of scenery, and some were candids. There were two pictures in particular that made him freeze in absolute horror. One was a picture of him and Darlene, kissing, in front of what was a very scenic view. It was so breathtaking, it wasnt even funny. The second one was of him, Ben, and Jen when they were little, in front of the house that they were in now.
"The picture of you and mom was taken last year," a voice said behind him, startling him.
Qui-Gon turned around, and behind him stood the missing intinate. "It was?" Qui-Gon asked, playing along.
"Jennifer took that picture. It was taken on Skyline Drive in front of an overlook near the Skyland rest area. We went down there for a day trip last year. You had the day off from work."
Qui-Gon looked puzzled. How could the intinate have such a vivid memory of something that never happened? Then again, how could he be in that picture if it never happened.
Mom, Dad, smile!
A flash of something or another flashed through Qui-Gon's mind. It was Jennifer's voice, and the scary part about it was that he remembered her saying that. He had no clue what was going on. He decided if he was going to play dectective and problem solver, he needed to know everything. He asked the boy about the other picture.
"How about that one, Obi-Wan?"
"I dont remember that one being taken, I was too little. But you always told me that it was taken on Jen's and mine first day of pre-school."
"Hmmmmmmm..." said Qui-Gon, not realizing he called the boy by his true name.
It took a few moments for it to set into Ben's mind too. "What, did you call me, Dad?"
Qui-Gon looked at him. He had completely forgotten where he was and what had happened. "I dont know, it just slipped," he replied, stating the truth.
Ben's eyes widened. "Mom, Jen, Carly!" he yelled, "Come quick!"
There were heavy footsteps on the carpet as the women of the family entered, Darlene still on the phone.
"What's this about Benny?" teased Carly.
Ben gave his sister a nasty look. "He called me Obi-Wan."
Jen's eyes widened like her brother's did a few minutes before. "What's my nickname, Daddy?" she asked quietly.
Qui-Gon knew he was on the spot. There was something he was missing. Apparenlty Obi-Wan was Ben's nickname that he called him. And now Jennifer was asking for her nickname. Just great. He reached into the Force and reached deep, deep, and deeper, until a name jumped out at him. "Siri," he whispered.
"You remembered!" Jen jumped into his arms, and Qui-Gon caught her. "You remember," Jen whispered into the tunic-like garment that Qui-Gon was wearning.
"What's mine?" asked Carly, as she tugged on the same garment, surprising Qui-Gon as he didnt realize that she had walked over.
Again he reached into the Force. He reached deep and deep and deeper still. There was no name that jumped out at him. Although the picture of Master Gallia was in the forefront of his mind for some odd reason. "Adi," he whispered.
Carly squealed in delight. By that time, Darlene had hung up the phone. She sighed. Whatever it was, couldn't be good. "Tahl," Qui-Gon said quietly.
Darlene dropped the phone and walked over to Qui-Gon and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She smiled and walked out of the room followed by Ben and Carly. Jen stayed in his arms a few more minutes until the call of nature took her away.
Qui-Gon continued to look at all of the photos, lost in thought. Why would the family, save Obi-Wan, have nicknames that matched people in the Temple, it made absolutley no sense whatsoever. It was just another mystery to add onto what was already mysterious.
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Meanwhile, back on Coruscant...
Now the Temple was alerted that not only was there a missing intinate, there was a missing Master as well. Things were looking really puzzling in the Temple. Mace Windu was looking through Intinate Kenobi's things. He found drawings of a primitive house, with a family in front, a mother, a father which resembled Qui-Gon Jinn a little too closely, a boy which was Obi-Wan himself, and two girls. Interesting, thought Master Windu.
"Find anything, did you?" A voice said from behind the Master.
"No, I didnt Master Yoda, just a drawning made by Intinate Kenobi," Mace replied.
Master Yoda reached out with the Force, reached deep within the Force, and found two presences that were meant to be together, together, but one didnt know who the other one was. And they were off on a faraway planet.
"Has its ways, the Force does," Master Yoda replied.
Master Windu stood there thinking about it for about a minute and decided to drop it, he continued to look for any sort of evidence relating to the missing Intinate and Master...
Meanwhile, Qui-Gon was browsing the pictures on the walls, and tables in the living room. It was impossible. The pictures clearly had him and Obi- Wan Kenobi in them, along with Darlene, Jennifer, and Carly. Some of them were formal pictures, taken at family events and such, others were pictures of scenery, and some were candids. There were two pictures in particular that made him freeze in absolute horror. One was a picture of him and Darlene, kissing, in front of what was a very scenic view. It was so breathtaking, it wasnt even funny. The second one was of him, Ben, and Jen when they were little, in front of the house that they were in now.
"The picture of you and mom was taken last year," a voice said behind him, startling him.
Qui-Gon turned around, and behind him stood the missing intinate. "It was?" Qui-Gon asked, playing along.
"Jennifer took that picture. It was taken on Skyline Drive in front of an overlook near the Skyland rest area. We went down there for a day trip last year. You had the day off from work."
Qui-Gon looked puzzled. How could the intinate have such a vivid memory of something that never happened? Then again, how could he be in that picture if it never happened.
Mom, Dad, smile!
A flash of something or another flashed through Qui-Gon's mind. It was Jennifer's voice, and the scary part about it was that he remembered her saying that. He had no clue what was going on. He decided if he was going to play dectective and problem solver, he needed to know everything. He asked the boy about the other picture.
"How about that one, Obi-Wan?"
"I dont remember that one being taken, I was too little. But you always told me that it was taken on Jen's and mine first day of pre-school."
"Hmmmmmmm..." said Qui-Gon, not realizing he called the boy by his true name.
It took a few moments for it to set into Ben's mind too. "What, did you call me, Dad?"
Qui-Gon looked at him. He had completely forgotten where he was and what had happened. "I dont know, it just slipped," he replied, stating the truth.
Ben's eyes widened. "Mom, Jen, Carly!" he yelled, "Come quick!"
There were heavy footsteps on the carpet as the women of the family entered, Darlene still on the phone.
"What's this about Benny?" teased Carly.
Ben gave his sister a nasty look. "He called me Obi-Wan."
Jen's eyes widened like her brother's did a few minutes before. "What's my nickname, Daddy?" she asked quietly.
Qui-Gon knew he was on the spot. There was something he was missing. Apparenlty Obi-Wan was Ben's nickname that he called him. And now Jennifer was asking for her nickname. Just great. He reached into the Force and reached deep, deep, and deeper, until a name jumped out at him. "Siri," he whispered.
"You remembered!" Jen jumped into his arms, and Qui-Gon caught her. "You remember," Jen whispered into the tunic-like garment that Qui-Gon was wearning.
"What's mine?" asked Carly, as she tugged on the same garment, surprising Qui-Gon as he didnt realize that she had walked over.
Again he reached into the Force. He reached deep and deep and deeper still. There was no name that jumped out at him. Although the picture of Master Gallia was in the forefront of his mind for some odd reason. "Adi," he whispered.
Carly squealed in delight. By that time, Darlene had hung up the phone. She sighed. Whatever it was, couldn't be good. "Tahl," Qui-Gon said quietly.
Darlene dropped the phone and walked over to Qui-Gon and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She smiled and walked out of the room followed by Ben and Carly. Jen stayed in his arms a few more minutes until the call of nature took her away.
Qui-Gon continued to look at all of the photos, lost in thought. Why would the family, save Obi-Wan, have nicknames that matched people in the Temple, it made absolutley no sense whatsoever. It was just another mystery to add onto what was already mysterious.
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Meanwhile, back on Coruscant...
Now the Temple was alerted that not only was there a missing intinate, there was a missing Master as well. Things were looking really puzzling in the Temple. Mace Windu was looking through Intinate Kenobi's things. He found drawings of a primitive house, with a family in front, a mother, a father which resembled Qui-Gon Jinn a little too closely, a boy which was Obi-Wan himself, and two girls. Interesting, thought Master Windu.
"Find anything, did you?" A voice said from behind the Master.
"No, I didnt Master Yoda, just a drawning made by Intinate Kenobi," Mace replied.
Master Yoda reached out with the Force, reached deep within the Force, and found two presences that were meant to be together, together, but one didnt know who the other one was. And they were off on a faraway planet.
"Has its ways, the Force does," Master Yoda replied.
Master Windu stood there thinking about it for about a minute and decided to drop it, he continued to look for any sort of evidence relating to the missing Intinate and Master...