Part 1
All was silent except for the gentle hum of lightsabers crashing. Two figures moved with agility and grace. Two men. Their robes flowed with them. The lightsabers glowed brightly. They attacked each other, but not with hatred. Instead, they were at peace, calm...
"Good Obi-Wan, feel the force flow around you," Qui-Gon said, watching his young apprentice as he dueled with him.
Obi-Wan continued his practice, expertly moved his saber which glowed whitish blue in the dark. He blocked every one of Qui-Gon's hits. Finally, they both deactivated their sabers and walked out towards the balcony. A week had passed since their fight with the unknown attacker. Obi-Wan remembered the devilish face with black and red tattoos, the one who had almost destroyed them...
I should have been faster... then we would have beaten it Obi-Wan thought to himself. He looked up at his mentor, feeling guilt. His mentor was aging now and Obi-Wan did not know if his master could hold out against the creature again. His master had been badly bruised and battered. It's my fault we lost...
"It is not your fault, Obi-Wan," Oui Gon suddenly said, interrupting his thoughts.
"But Master, if only I had been faster. If only - ," Obi-Wan protested.
"I know what you are thinking, but that creature had been well trained by the dark side of the force. He was pure evil and only had one goal in mind, to destroy us and capture the queen," Oui Gon responded.
"I thought I was ready, I thought he could not possibly fight the both of us, but... he nearly killed us, Master," Obi-Wan said, looking up at Qui- Gon.
"Obi-Wan, you fought well. But we must face him again and I'm sure he will return, to get his revenge. Remember, you still have much to learn, my young padawan," Qui-Gon smiled and shook his head.
"What is it, Master?" Obi-Wan asked, noticing the smile on his mentor's face.
"Well, there is still the matter of Anakin, he still wishes to rescue his mother," Qui-Gon looked at the stars.
"But master, I thought that he cannot return there until he is a jedi, and even so, the council has still not granted permission for the boy to be trained," Obi-Wan pointed out.
"That is why tomorrow we will be leaving for Coruscant. The council has devised a plan to retrieve Anakin's mother from Tatooine. It is my understanding that we will be going to Tatooine, along with another Jedi, actually a padawan like yourself," Qui-Gon said, trying to remember all the details of the mission.
"Another padawan? Who is he?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I do not know, but this padawan is the apprentice of Mace Windu," Qui-Gon replied.
"Mace Windu?!" Obi-Wan thought.Why, he is one of the greatest Jedi Knights, just like Qui-Gon Jinn. Then that means, he will be a very good apprentice. I wonder how well...
"Well, enough of that. We must be off to bed, for we have a big day tomorrow," Qui-Gon looked at Obi-Wan, trying to get his attention.
"Yes, master, goodnight." Obi-Wan bowed and headed towards his chamber.
* * *
"Your Highness, it is Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker."
Amidala looked to see the three of them approaching.
"Your Highness," said Qui-Gon as he, Obi-Wan and Anakin bowed down respectfully.
"I have been notified of your departure to Coruscant, Qui-Gon," Amidala said.
"Yes, your Highness, we are going there to discuss the matter of Anakin and his mother," Qui-Gon responded as he put his hand on Anakin's shoulder.
"Very well then. Have a safe journey and once again, I thank you all for saving Naboo," Amidala smiled with gratitude.
"Thank you, your Highness," Qui-Gon smiled and the rest of them bowed down. He and Obi-Wan hurriedly walked towards the hangar. But as Qui Gon turned, he noticed that Anakin had not followed them.
"What is it Anakin? Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are waiting for you," Amidala pointed out.
"Well... I just wanted to say... I'll miss you a lot your High - ," Anakin started.
"Oh Annie....must you be so formal now? You can call me Padme if you wish. Just because you know I'm a queen, dosen't mean things change, right?" Amidala smiled.
"Ok Padme..., I'll really miss you and I promise I'll be back," Anakin said as he felt a tear run down his cheek.
"I'll miss you too, Annie. Take care," Amidala said as she wiped his tears and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Come Anakin, we must be on our way," Qui-Gon called out.
Obi-Wan looked at Anakin, realizing how much he liked Queen Amidala. He had been annoyed at first with Anakin for making them wait for him, but now he understood. He knew that Anakin might not see her again for a long time.
"Yes, coming," Anakin quickly ran towards Qui-Gon.
* * *
Qui-Gon sat comfortably in a chair, sipping a cup of tea. The ship would be landing soon on Coruscant. He sighed. He knew he had to face the council again. The matter of the boy constantly clouded his mind. He knew Anakin was special and the council knew it too. Now, he wasn't quite sure if the council would agree to train him or not. But the council had agreed to rescue the boy's mother, so didn't that mean something? They were aware Shmi was important to Anakin.
Shmi... Qui-Gon thought. How it had pained him to leave her behind on Tatooine. He smiled. He still remembered the way he had stared into her eyes. He knew he made her nervous, he had caught her staring at him. She knew that Anakin Skywalker was different. It had seemed as if he and Shmi shared this secret. From the moment Qui-Gon had seen Shmi, he had felt a wonderful warm feeling between them. If only I had bargained with Watto a little more... Qui-Gon thought to himself.
"Sir?" came a voice behind him, interrupting his thoughts. Startled,Qui Gon turned around and saw the ship's pilot.
"We will be landing in Coruscant soon," the pilot said.
"Ah...yes...thank you," Qui-Gon responded. He looked at Obi-Wan. He looks very eager to meet this padawan, probably to see if the padawan is better than he is.
Qui-Gon smiled and shook his head.
* * *
"Come in," said Yoda.
Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Anakin walked into the Jedi Council room and bowed. Qui-Gon spoke first. "Master Yoda, I have been told that Obi-Wan and I will be going to Tatooine to retrieve Anakin's mother."
"Yes, Qui-Gon, but go along, you forget, will be apprentice of Mace Windu," Yoda said as he pointed to Mace Windu, who was seated next to him.
"My apprentice will be joining you. I would come myself, but I must stay here and help unmask the identity of your attacker. Come, I will introduce you to Kirana. She is well trained. Right now, she is in the arena. She will be fighting against Si Greemba," Mace Windu gestured them to follow as he stood up from his seat.
Obi-Wan couldn't believe his ears. A girl? Master Windu chose a girl to be his padawan? He hadn't expected this at all. I wonder how well she fights. Hmm...I wonder who she is....
All was silent except for the gentle hum of lightsabers crashing. Two figures moved with agility and grace. Two men. Their robes flowed with them. The lightsabers glowed brightly. They attacked each other, but not with hatred. Instead, they were at peace, calm...
"Good Obi-Wan, feel the force flow around you," Qui-Gon said, watching his young apprentice as he dueled with him.
Obi-Wan continued his practice, expertly moved his saber which glowed whitish blue in the dark. He blocked every one of Qui-Gon's hits. Finally, they both deactivated their sabers and walked out towards the balcony. A week had passed since their fight with the unknown attacker. Obi-Wan remembered the devilish face with black and red tattoos, the one who had almost destroyed them...
I should have been faster... then we would have beaten it Obi-Wan thought to himself. He looked up at his mentor, feeling guilt. His mentor was aging now and Obi-Wan did not know if his master could hold out against the creature again. His master had been badly bruised and battered. It's my fault we lost...
"It is not your fault, Obi-Wan," Oui Gon suddenly said, interrupting his thoughts.
"But Master, if only I had been faster. If only - ," Obi-Wan protested.
"I know what you are thinking, but that creature had been well trained by the dark side of the force. He was pure evil and only had one goal in mind, to destroy us and capture the queen," Oui Gon responded.
"I thought I was ready, I thought he could not possibly fight the both of us, but... he nearly killed us, Master," Obi-Wan said, looking up at Qui- Gon.
"Obi-Wan, you fought well. But we must face him again and I'm sure he will return, to get his revenge. Remember, you still have much to learn, my young padawan," Qui-Gon smiled and shook his head.
"What is it, Master?" Obi-Wan asked, noticing the smile on his mentor's face.
"Well, there is still the matter of Anakin, he still wishes to rescue his mother," Qui-Gon looked at the stars.
"But master, I thought that he cannot return there until he is a jedi, and even so, the council has still not granted permission for the boy to be trained," Obi-Wan pointed out.
"That is why tomorrow we will be leaving for Coruscant. The council has devised a plan to retrieve Anakin's mother from Tatooine. It is my understanding that we will be going to Tatooine, along with another Jedi, actually a padawan like yourself," Qui-Gon said, trying to remember all the details of the mission.
"Another padawan? Who is he?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I do not know, but this padawan is the apprentice of Mace Windu," Qui-Gon replied.
"Mace Windu?!" Obi-Wan thought.Why, he is one of the greatest Jedi Knights, just like Qui-Gon Jinn. Then that means, he will be a very good apprentice. I wonder how well...
"Well, enough of that. We must be off to bed, for we have a big day tomorrow," Qui-Gon looked at Obi-Wan, trying to get his attention.
"Yes, master, goodnight." Obi-Wan bowed and headed towards his chamber.
* * *
"Your Highness, it is Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker."
Amidala looked to see the three of them approaching.
"Your Highness," said Qui-Gon as he, Obi-Wan and Anakin bowed down respectfully.
"I have been notified of your departure to Coruscant, Qui-Gon," Amidala said.
"Yes, your Highness, we are going there to discuss the matter of Anakin and his mother," Qui-Gon responded as he put his hand on Anakin's shoulder.
"Very well then. Have a safe journey and once again, I thank you all for saving Naboo," Amidala smiled with gratitude.
"Thank you, your Highness," Qui-Gon smiled and the rest of them bowed down. He and Obi-Wan hurriedly walked towards the hangar. But as Qui Gon turned, he noticed that Anakin had not followed them.
"What is it Anakin? Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are waiting for you," Amidala pointed out.
"Well... I just wanted to say... I'll miss you a lot your High - ," Anakin started.
"Oh Annie....must you be so formal now? You can call me Padme if you wish. Just because you know I'm a queen, dosen't mean things change, right?" Amidala smiled.
"Ok Padme..., I'll really miss you and I promise I'll be back," Anakin said as he felt a tear run down his cheek.
"I'll miss you too, Annie. Take care," Amidala said as she wiped his tears and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Come Anakin, we must be on our way," Qui-Gon called out.
Obi-Wan looked at Anakin, realizing how much he liked Queen Amidala. He had been annoyed at first with Anakin for making them wait for him, but now he understood. He knew that Anakin might not see her again for a long time.
"Yes, coming," Anakin quickly ran towards Qui-Gon.
* * *
Qui-Gon sat comfortably in a chair, sipping a cup of tea. The ship would be landing soon on Coruscant. He sighed. He knew he had to face the council again. The matter of the boy constantly clouded his mind. He knew Anakin was special and the council knew it too. Now, he wasn't quite sure if the council would agree to train him or not. But the council had agreed to rescue the boy's mother, so didn't that mean something? They were aware Shmi was important to Anakin.
Shmi... Qui-Gon thought. How it had pained him to leave her behind on Tatooine. He smiled. He still remembered the way he had stared into her eyes. He knew he made her nervous, he had caught her staring at him. She knew that Anakin Skywalker was different. It had seemed as if he and Shmi shared this secret. From the moment Qui-Gon had seen Shmi, he had felt a wonderful warm feeling between them. If only I had bargained with Watto a little more... Qui-Gon thought to himself.
"Sir?" came a voice behind him, interrupting his thoughts. Startled,Qui Gon turned around and saw the ship's pilot.
"We will be landing in Coruscant soon," the pilot said.
"Ah...yes...thank you," Qui-Gon responded. He looked at Obi-Wan. He looks very eager to meet this padawan, probably to see if the padawan is better than he is.
Qui-Gon smiled and shook his head.
* * *
"Come in," said Yoda.
Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Anakin walked into the Jedi Council room and bowed. Qui-Gon spoke first. "Master Yoda, I have been told that Obi-Wan and I will be going to Tatooine to retrieve Anakin's mother."
"Yes, Qui-Gon, but go along, you forget, will be apprentice of Mace Windu," Yoda said as he pointed to Mace Windu, who was seated next to him.
"My apprentice will be joining you. I would come myself, but I must stay here and help unmask the identity of your attacker. Come, I will introduce you to Kirana. She is well trained. Right now, she is in the arena. She will be fighting against Si Greemba," Mace Windu gestured them to follow as he stood up from his seat.
Obi-Wan couldn't believe his ears. A girl? Master Windu chose a girl to be his padawan? He hadn't expected this at all. I wonder how well she fights. Hmm...I wonder who she is....
