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Prologue

10 years before The Phantom Menace

"The council have given us another mission, my young padawan," Qui gon said, "We are going to the Forla system to sort a negotiation problem."

"Why do we always seem to get the hard missions," Obi Wan said, "Forla is the most stubborn system ever, I would have thought that the council would send Un Li. I mean, she is the best negotiator we have."

Qui gon looked at Obi Wan in disaproval, "It is not our place to question the council's decisions Obi Wan. We must do as we must."

"I apologise, Master. It is not my place to argue with council decisions." Obi Wan replied, slightly abashed.

"Very well, Go and pack, I feel that this will be a long mission."

Obi Wan left for his room to pack the necessities needed for such a journey. Though he didn't say it, Qui gon agreed with Obi Wan, they were not the best people to send on this mission, but with the top negotiators elsewhere, they were the best of what was left. Added to that, the council thought that there was something strange about this disturbance, and felt that they would be the best at ferreting out whatever secrets were being hidden.

Next Day

"Master, we're being attacked, I don't know where from, can you get back to the ship as soon as possible," Obi Wan voice frantically shouted through the receiver. There were sounds of laser fire in the background, "I can't hold them off on my own."

Little did Obi Wan know that Qui gon was in some trouble of his own. As he parried and thrust his lightsaber, Qui gon tried frantically to get to the ship, but he was held off too badly. The battle that had started over a supposed killing had escalated, despite the intervention of the Jedi.

When Qui gon eventually made it back to the ship, after a huge scale massacre, it was to find Obi Wan missing. Not even a body could be seen. He searched through the bond he shared with his padawan, but he could find out only that he was alive, but no sign of him. Looking around the ship and asking questions to the few survivors, Qui gon found that Obi Wan had been taken aboard another ship, with the other crew members and several children. He had been unconscious. Qui gon was frantic, he sent an immediate message to the council on Corusant. The councils immediate action was for Qui gon to find as much as possible and to search for his lost Padawan. Others would be sent to deal with the situation. But by the time he found a lead, it was too late. Obi Wan had gone and there was no way Qui gon would be able to find him.

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