Deadly Relaxation
Nearly a week after the death of Master Yoda's hunter, things were beginning to go well again. Mace Windu had healed nearly enough to be released from the Ward. Master Jinn survived a reprimanding from the dark- skinned Master about defying the Council. Ahn was feeling better now that her Master was well again and Obi-wan was happy to see his sister smile again.
The Council, only eleven out of the twelve, had met and decided to send the four Jedi to a small planet for a month-long vacation...
It was so beautiful on Kiloria! The planet was made of nearly 80% water, leaving only 20% for land, making the planet small on population. The water was so clear and the grass was a deep, healthy green. It was a change from being on the big planet-city of Courascant!
Ahn walked up behind her Master, who sat in a chair, watching the ocean, and placed her hands gently over his eyes. "Guess who," She whispered, laughing slightly.
"Hmm, I give up..." The Master teased, turning around to smile at his apprentice. Ahn moved to sit in a chair next to her Master, watching Obi- wan get thrown into the water by his Master. Ahn laughed.
"Go Master Jinn!" She shouted to the other Jedi, who stood a little more than 50 feet away and was smiling in triumph. Obi-wan's head appeared above water and he held his arm out, apparently asking for help out of the water. Qui-gon shook his head.
Ahn laughed as Obi-wan splashed his Master. Qui-gon quickly jumped in and went after his Padawan, who swam fast in the other direction. Ahn shook her head. "I am staying dry, thank you very much. Obi was asking for it, I swear." She murmured. She frowned when she saw Obi-wan fall back a little before catching himself and Qui-gon quickly wading over to his Padawan. "I wonder if something's wrong..."
Qui-gon helped his apprentice back to land. Obi-wan was bleeding from his foot quite quickly.
Ahn and Mace stood and quickly went to aid their companions.
"He stepped on something..." Qui-gon said, leading Obi-wan to the cabin they were staying in.
"Want me to find a Healer?" Ahn offered.
"There is rarely sickness or injury here. There are no trained Healers for this." Qui-gon said, helping Obi-wan sit on the same chair that Ahn used moments ago.
"Then I'll look at it. I took that Healer's course for a year, remember?" Ahn said, moving to look at her brother's foot.
"Alright," Qui-gon said and he went inside to find a medpack, quickly coming back with one and handing it to Ahn.
Obi-wan was shivering now and bleeding heavily. Ahn noticed a rather large, sharp object lodged in his foot. "I need to pull it." She said, receiving a quick nod from her brother. She pulled it out slowly and Obi-wan hissed in pain softly. Ahn threw it to the side and began to clean and bandage her brother's foot.
Ahn and Qui-gon helped the boy back into the cabin. Ahn grabbed her brother's pack and handed it to him so he could change in the 'fresher.
Ahn waited a few minutes while Obi-wan changed and when he reemerged from the room, she helped him to his bed, setting the pack on a chair.
She placed a hand on his forehead, feeling warmth under her palm. "You're getting a fever." She murmured.
"I'll be okay, Ahn." He said and closed his eyes.
Ahn nodded and walked from the room, closing the door behind her gently.
THAT NIGHT:
Ahn woke up to a strong distress at the end of her bond with Obi-wan and she quickly got out of bed, wrapping a robe around herself, and going into her brother's room. Obi-wan was shaking convulsively, eyes closed as he gripped his pillowcase. "Help!" Ahn called loudly, sitting on the edge of her brother's bed, taking his hand and sending soothing waves to him through the Force. Master Jinn arrived with Mace following shortly after and they entered the room.
"Obi-wan, can you hear me? Open your eyes for me please? Obi-wan..." Ahn asked, pushing hair away from her brother's damp forehead and sending more soothing waves to him through the Force. Obi-wan was burning up under Ahn's touch, scaring the younger twin at the heat. The older twin was unresponsive to his sister's encouragement to open his eyes and Ahn felt pain ripping through her brother's body.
Doing the only thing she could think of, Ahn took some of her brother's pain for herself and sent more waves of calm to her brother. Qui-gon rubbed tiny circles on his Padawan's back and Mace rummaged frantically through his medpack for something to help with the convulsions. Obi-wan gave a small cry of pain, only half audible to the other Jedi, but still heard.
"Shh, its okay, I'm here..." Ahn whispered, rubbing her thumb over Obi-wan's knuckles gently in affection.
Mace found some medication that might help and brought it over to Qui-gon. "This could help slow the convulsions to a stop. It's worth a try, we have nothing else." Mace said. Qui-gon nodded and filled the syringe with the liquid. He injected the syringe into his apprentice's arm and released the liquid. Obi-wan's shaking slowed, thankfully. Ahn looked at her Master.
"We should give him sleeping medicine." Ahn told Mace, who nodded and went to search through his pack again.
Moments passed before the convulsion stopped completely and then Obi-wan opened his eyes. His throat was dry and he didn't attempt to form words so he smiled weakly instead. Mace handed Ahn two pills and a glass of water, which she took and gave to her brother. "Rest, don't fight it." Ahn whispered, running her hand through her brother's hair. The older twin slept soundly and Ahn bid that the other two Jedi go back to rest, which they did.
NEXT MORNING:
Ahn sat out on the porch, watching the ocean tides and trying to keep her eyes open. She hadn't slept all night, fearing for her brother. "You look tired. We gave him the sleeping pills and those should have kept him asleep." Mace said from the doorway, slightly behind Ahn.
"I know nothing of the illness...I mean, I didn't know if was going to stop breathing in the middle of the night or something." Ahn shook her head. "Master Jinn is with him now." She said after a moment.
"I know. You should get some rest. Go on now, I'll wake you up the second Obi-wan opens his eyes, I promise."
Ahn thought this over and nodded, walking slowly to her assigned room and crawling into the bed, her nightclothes were still on.
She was a sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Nearly a week after the death of Master Yoda's hunter, things were beginning to go well again. Mace Windu had healed nearly enough to be released from the Ward. Master Jinn survived a reprimanding from the dark- skinned Master about defying the Council. Ahn was feeling better now that her Master was well again and Obi-wan was happy to see his sister smile again.
The Council, only eleven out of the twelve, had met and decided to send the four Jedi to a small planet for a month-long vacation...
It was so beautiful on Kiloria! The planet was made of nearly 80% water, leaving only 20% for land, making the planet small on population. The water was so clear and the grass was a deep, healthy green. It was a change from being on the big planet-city of Courascant!
Ahn walked up behind her Master, who sat in a chair, watching the ocean, and placed her hands gently over his eyes. "Guess who," She whispered, laughing slightly.
"Hmm, I give up..." The Master teased, turning around to smile at his apprentice. Ahn moved to sit in a chair next to her Master, watching Obi- wan get thrown into the water by his Master. Ahn laughed.
"Go Master Jinn!" She shouted to the other Jedi, who stood a little more than 50 feet away and was smiling in triumph. Obi-wan's head appeared above water and he held his arm out, apparently asking for help out of the water. Qui-gon shook his head.
Ahn laughed as Obi-wan splashed his Master. Qui-gon quickly jumped in and went after his Padawan, who swam fast in the other direction. Ahn shook her head. "I am staying dry, thank you very much. Obi was asking for it, I swear." She murmured. She frowned when she saw Obi-wan fall back a little before catching himself and Qui-gon quickly wading over to his Padawan. "I wonder if something's wrong..."
Qui-gon helped his apprentice back to land. Obi-wan was bleeding from his foot quite quickly.
Ahn and Mace stood and quickly went to aid their companions.
"He stepped on something..." Qui-gon said, leading Obi-wan to the cabin they were staying in.
"Want me to find a Healer?" Ahn offered.
"There is rarely sickness or injury here. There are no trained Healers for this." Qui-gon said, helping Obi-wan sit on the same chair that Ahn used moments ago.
"Then I'll look at it. I took that Healer's course for a year, remember?" Ahn said, moving to look at her brother's foot.
"Alright," Qui-gon said and he went inside to find a medpack, quickly coming back with one and handing it to Ahn.
Obi-wan was shivering now and bleeding heavily. Ahn noticed a rather large, sharp object lodged in his foot. "I need to pull it." She said, receiving a quick nod from her brother. She pulled it out slowly and Obi-wan hissed in pain softly. Ahn threw it to the side and began to clean and bandage her brother's foot.
Ahn and Qui-gon helped the boy back into the cabin. Ahn grabbed her brother's pack and handed it to him so he could change in the 'fresher.
Ahn waited a few minutes while Obi-wan changed and when he reemerged from the room, she helped him to his bed, setting the pack on a chair.
She placed a hand on his forehead, feeling warmth under her palm. "You're getting a fever." She murmured.
"I'll be okay, Ahn." He said and closed his eyes.
Ahn nodded and walked from the room, closing the door behind her gently.
THAT NIGHT:
Ahn woke up to a strong distress at the end of her bond with Obi-wan and she quickly got out of bed, wrapping a robe around herself, and going into her brother's room. Obi-wan was shaking convulsively, eyes closed as he gripped his pillowcase. "Help!" Ahn called loudly, sitting on the edge of her brother's bed, taking his hand and sending soothing waves to him through the Force. Master Jinn arrived with Mace following shortly after and they entered the room.
"Obi-wan, can you hear me? Open your eyes for me please? Obi-wan..." Ahn asked, pushing hair away from her brother's damp forehead and sending more soothing waves to him through the Force. Obi-wan was burning up under Ahn's touch, scaring the younger twin at the heat. The older twin was unresponsive to his sister's encouragement to open his eyes and Ahn felt pain ripping through her brother's body.
Doing the only thing she could think of, Ahn took some of her brother's pain for herself and sent more waves of calm to her brother. Qui-gon rubbed tiny circles on his Padawan's back and Mace rummaged frantically through his medpack for something to help with the convulsions. Obi-wan gave a small cry of pain, only half audible to the other Jedi, but still heard.
"Shh, its okay, I'm here..." Ahn whispered, rubbing her thumb over Obi-wan's knuckles gently in affection.
Mace found some medication that might help and brought it over to Qui-gon. "This could help slow the convulsions to a stop. It's worth a try, we have nothing else." Mace said. Qui-gon nodded and filled the syringe with the liquid. He injected the syringe into his apprentice's arm and released the liquid. Obi-wan's shaking slowed, thankfully. Ahn looked at her Master.
"We should give him sleeping medicine." Ahn told Mace, who nodded and went to search through his pack again.
Moments passed before the convulsion stopped completely and then Obi-wan opened his eyes. His throat was dry and he didn't attempt to form words so he smiled weakly instead. Mace handed Ahn two pills and a glass of water, which she took and gave to her brother. "Rest, don't fight it." Ahn whispered, running her hand through her brother's hair. The older twin slept soundly and Ahn bid that the other two Jedi go back to rest, which they did.
NEXT MORNING:
Ahn sat out on the porch, watching the ocean tides and trying to keep her eyes open. She hadn't slept all night, fearing for her brother. "You look tired. We gave him the sleeping pills and those should have kept him asleep." Mace said from the doorway, slightly behind Ahn.
"I know nothing of the illness...I mean, I didn't know if was going to stop breathing in the middle of the night or something." Ahn shook her head. "Master Jinn is with him now." She said after a moment.
"I know. You should get some rest. Go on now, I'll wake you up the second Obi-wan opens his eyes, I promise."
Ahn thought this over and nodded, walking slowly to her assigned room and crawling into the bed, her nightclothes were still on.
She was a sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.