Part 5
Taris took her time walking back to her quarters. It was now late in the Jedi Temple and the lights softly lit the hallways. No one else was walking through the halls since almost everyone was in their own quarters sleeping. Only some Jedi who were preparing to leave on a mission would be wandering the halls at this hour possibly heading to the Jedi Temple Archive Library to gather information on their mission or heading to the map room to learn more about the planet they would be on.
Taris herself had just come from the map room where she had been for the past couple of hours. She had found it nearly impossible to sleep and after tossing and turning for a while she had finally given up on trying to sleep. She had a lot on her mind and hadn't been able to calm her thoughts so she had quietly slipped out of her quarters making sure not to disturb her peacefully sleeping Master. If Obi-Wan had heard her get up and leave at such a late hour he would have stopped her and questioned her which she didn't want him to do.
As soon as she had made it successfully out the door she began to head towards her destination. There was no question as to where to go, she already knew where she was going. On nights like this one when she found it hard to sleep she always went to the map room where she could be alone and sort everything that was floating around in her head out. The map room was her favorite room to go to. For her it was peaceful to sit in the middle of the room with all the stars, planets, and galaxies surrounding her. There was nothing else like it, to be able to sit among the stars and reach out to touch random planets. When a planet was touched a calm, quiet, and peaceful voice would begin to talk about the plant, it's history, it's inhabitants, and various statistics about the planet.
The sound of her footsteps echoed quietly in the hall as she approached the door to her quarters. Taris accessed the door and entered the common room proceeding down the short hall to her room. She needed to sleep. Yes, sleep is what she needed. She and her Master had already been told that they were to meet with the Jedi Council first thing in the morning after morning meal, which was in a few hours. As she lay on her sleep couch she still found it difficult to sleep. The foreboding feeling that she had of what was to come would not go away. She didn't know what was going to happen or even when. All she knew was that it wasn't going to be good and had set her at unease.
Finally Taris was able to quiet her mind enough and eventually she began to drift off into a light sleep. Something was going to happen, but what? She thought to herself before she allowed herself to fully go to sleep.
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Taris was just leaving the cafeteria after having finished her morning meal when Obi-Wan appeared next to her and she fell into step beside him. "Master, do you know why we have been summoned to the Council? Do they have a mission for us?"
Obi-Wan nodded slightly as the entered the turbo lift. "They do have a mission for us, but there will also be another Jedi team on this mission with us. I don't know what the mission is about though."
"Do you know who the other Jedi team is that will be joining us on this mission?" Taris asked as she glanced up at him. She was glad to be going on another mission and was curious as to who else would be joining them. She had been growing tired of being at the temple and was beginning to get antsy.
"No Padawan, I do not." Obi-Wan replied as he looked at her through the corner of his eye. He knew that she had not slept well the night before and had left for a while to try to calm her mind and thoughts. He could tell that something was bothering his Padawan and disturbing her, but he did not ask her what. She would tell him when she felt the time was right or that he needed to know.
Taris silently followed her Master out of the turbo lift and into the waiting room for the Jedi Council. The two of them stood in front of the door as they waited for permission to enter. They didn't have to wait long though and soon the doors opened and they walked into the circular room.
All twelve of the Jedi Council members were present and watched as the two walked into the center of the room. The other Jedi team had yet to arrive so everyone waited silently for the last team to show up.
Taris looked around the room at all the Council members before looking at her own Master. She knew that they had come to the same conclusion. If all two of the Jedi Council members were in attendance and two Jedi teams were needed for this mission then it was not going to be an easy mission and was a very important one. Suddenly the foreboding feeling came back to her much stronger than it had before and made her even more unease than it had the previous night.
Obi-Wan felt the sudden change of emotions through the force a split second after it happened. He had felt her excitement and curiosity radiating from her in the force and then it had quickly diminished only to be replaced with...with what? He asked himself. What was it that his Padawan was feeling now? It took him a moment before he figured it out. Fear. Fear of what? What was disturbing her so much that it led her to be fearful?
A quick glance around the room told Obi-Wan that the rest of the Jedi Council had picked up on it as well. It looked as though Jedi Master Mace Windu was going to say something, but just then the Jedi Council Room doors opened and in walked the second Jedi team. Obi-Wan couldn't help but smile a little bit when he saw whom they were going to be sent off on a mission with.
I just want to take a minute to thank the people who have read my story so far and left a review. So.
Bekah_K - Thanks. I'm glad to see that you're finding my story interesting so far and actually want to see what will happen next. Lol. I will continue writing so don't worry. As far as who they're going on a mission with.well.I dunno. You'll just have to wait and see. (
eris wannabe - Thank you for the review too! ( I'm glad you like it and be on the lookout for part/chapter 6 soon.
Odyssey - Thanks for the f/b! I'm glad that Obi-Wan seems believable! ( Hope you continue to read my story.
Note: This is to everyone/anyone who is reading this story. I can't promise as to when I'll have part/chapter 6 up. It may take me a while without some help because I'm not very good with the whole coming up with missions and stuff like that. I have a ruff idea of what I want to do, but other than that. Lol. So it may take maybe a week. Maybe more, maybe less. Thanks for reading my story (or what I have so far) and please leave a review! Thanks again. Also I've been trying to figure out how to make italics and bold faced lettering. I know how to do it on my website and the ezboards, but not here.
Taris took her time walking back to her quarters. It was now late in the Jedi Temple and the lights softly lit the hallways. No one else was walking through the halls since almost everyone was in their own quarters sleeping. Only some Jedi who were preparing to leave on a mission would be wandering the halls at this hour possibly heading to the Jedi Temple Archive Library to gather information on their mission or heading to the map room to learn more about the planet they would be on.
Taris herself had just come from the map room where she had been for the past couple of hours. She had found it nearly impossible to sleep and after tossing and turning for a while she had finally given up on trying to sleep. She had a lot on her mind and hadn't been able to calm her thoughts so she had quietly slipped out of her quarters making sure not to disturb her peacefully sleeping Master. If Obi-Wan had heard her get up and leave at such a late hour he would have stopped her and questioned her which she didn't want him to do.
As soon as she had made it successfully out the door she began to head towards her destination. There was no question as to where to go, she already knew where she was going. On nights like this one when she found it hard to sleep she always went to the map room where she could be alone and sort everything that was floating around in her head out. The map room was her favorite room to go to. For her it was peaceful to sit in the middle of the room with all the stars, planets, and galaxies surrounding her. There was nothing else like it, to be able to sit among the stars and reach out to touch random planets. When a planet was touched a calm, quiet, and peaceful voice would begin to talk about the plant, it's history, it's inhabitants, and various statistics about the planet.
The sound of her footsteps echoed quietly in the hall as she approached the door to her quarters. Taris accessed the door and entered the common room proceeding down the short hall to her room. She needed to sleep. Yes, sleep is what she needed. She and her Master had already been told that they were to meet with the Jedi Council first thing in the morning after morning meal, which was in a few hours. As she lay on her sleep couch she still found it difficult to sleep. The foreboding feeling that she had of what was to come would not go away. She didn't know what was going to happen or even when. All she knew was that it wasn't going to be good and had set her at unease.
Finally Taris was able to quiet her mind enough and eventually she began to drift off into a light sleep. Something was going to happen, but what? She thought to herself before she allowed herself to fully go to sleep.
* * * * *
Taris was just leaving the cafeteria after having finished her morning meal when Obi-Wan appeared next to her and she fell into step beside him. "Master, do you know why we have been summoned to the Council? Do they have a mission for us?"
Obi-Wan nodded slightly as the entered the turbo lift. "They do have a mission for us, but there will also be another Jedi team on this mission with us. I don't know what the mission is about though."
"Do you know who the other Jedi team is that will be joining us on this mission?" Taris asked as she glanced up at him. She was glad to be going on another mission and was curious as to who else would be joining them. She had been growing tired of being at the temple and was beginning to get antsy.
"No Padawan, I do not." Obi-Wan replied as he looked at her through the corner of his eye. He knew that she had not slept well the night before and had left for a while to try to calm her mind and thoughts. He could tell that something was bothering his Padawan and disturbing her, but he did not ask her what. She would tell him when she felt the time was right or that he needed to know.
Taris silently followed her Master out of the turbo lift and into the waiting room for the Jedi Council. The two of them stood in front of the door as they waited for permission to enter. They didn't have to wait long though and soon the doors opened and they walked into the circular room.
All twelve of the Jedi Council members were present and watched as the two walked into the center of the room. The other Jedi team had yet to arrive so everyone waited silently for the last team to show up.
Taris looked around the room at all the Council members before looking at her own Master. She knew that they had come to the same conclusion. If all two of the Jedi Council members were in attendance and two Jedi teams were needed for this mission then it was not going to be an easy mission and was a very important one. Suddenly the foreboding feeling came back to her much stronger than it had before and made her even more unease than it had the previous night.
Obi-Wan felt the sudden change of emotions through the force a split second after it happened. He had felt her excitement and curiosity radiating from her in the force and then it had quickly diminished only to be replaced with...with what? He asked himself. What was it that his Padawan was feeling now? It took him a moment before he figured it out. Fear. Fear of what? What was disturbing her so much that it led her to be fearful?
A quick glance around the room told Obi-Wan that the rest of the Jedi Council had picked up on it as well. It looked as though Jedi Master Mace Windu was going to say something, but just then the Jedi Council Room doors opened and in walked the second Jedi team. Obi-Wan couldn't help but smile a little bit when he saw whom they were going to be sent off on a mission with.
I just want to take a minute to thank the people who have read my story so far and left a review. So.
Bekah_K - Thanks. I'm glad to see that you're finding my story interesting so far and actually want to see what will happen next. Lol. I will continue writing so don't worry. As far as who they're going on a mission with.well.I dunno. You'll just have to wait and see. (
eris wannabe - Thank you for the review too! ( I'm glad you like it and be on the lookout for part/chapter 6 soon.
Odyssey - Thanks for the f/b! I'm glad that Obi-Wan seems believable! ( Hope you continue to read my story.
Note: This is to everyone/anyone who is reading this story. I can't promise as to when I'll have part/chapter 6 up. It may take me a while without some help because I'm not very good with the whole coming up with missions and stuff like that. I have a ruff idea of what I want to do, but other than that. Lol. So it may take maybe a week. Maybe more, maybe less. Thanks for reading my story (or what I have so far) and please leave a review! Thanks again. Also I've been trying to figure out how to make italics and bold faced lettering. I know how to do it on my website and the ezboards, but not here.