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Chapter 2
About a week later
"No, that bit goes there," Anakin said to Gaina. Gaina did as Anakin asked, having already seen the skill he had with ships. The mechanics saw that it was pointless giving him trivial tasks to do since he could do things a lot more skilful. His job for that morning was to try to repair a fried engine. Anakin was having to go through it part by part. It was gruelling, but satisfying work.
"Ship Tyra Coda landing," a voice over the intercom said. Tyra Coda was Obi Wan and Qui gon's ship. Anakin quickly got up and left to see them leaving Padu and Gaina behind.
"There have been loads of rumours going around about him," Padu said about Anakin, "What should we say?"
"Nothing," Gaina replied, "It's nothing to do with them."
"If he is the Chosen One, it's to do with all of us," he replied.
"Don't make Anakin more of an outsider than he already is," Gaina warned, "It's bad enough that he's got all these extra lessons with the council members, but if they knew he would get no peace. It's our job to shield him somewhat from the gossip. If he doesn't know, lets not put pressure on him, if he does, he doesn't need crazy sycophants following him around the place in worship."
"Right," Padu said, going back to the engine."
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Anakin stood waiting for Obi Wan and Qui gon to land, they had been gone a week and Anakin had missed them. After a lifetime of having Obi Wan nearby, it was odd that he didn't have him near. But Anakin knew that he would cope. He saw the plane fly down and land. Obi Wan came rushing out, giving Anakin a big hug. "Now remember what I promised you?"
"To teach me how to swim," Anakin said
"Yep, and we'll do that as soon as you have some free time," Obi Wan said.
"I have some free time now," Obi Wan looked in askance to Qui gon who had just come off the plane.
"I have to go report to the council, but it's nothing you need to go to today," Qui gon said. Padawan's usually had to go to learn what they had to say at such meetings, but they didn't have to go every time. Obi Wan and Anakin rushed off. It took a surprisingly short time for him to learn, he took to swimming like a duck to water, which, according to Obi Wan, was an old euphemism for being a natural.
"So how's it going living with Master Yoda?" Obi Wan asked as they got dry.
"Well, we're comfortable with each other, and he knows the best stories," Anakin said, "He's very wise, and always interested to hear about my day, and what interests me and what doesn't."
"So what does interest you?" Obi Wan asked.
"Negotiating, tactics, flying and sparring," Anakin replied easily.
"So much like me," Obi Wan said, "Apart from the flying of course."
Anakin smiled at that, "You never know when my flying skills will save your life, so smarmy."
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"How's he doing?" Qui gon asked when Obi Wan entered their apartment.
"Well, he's adjusted well, and enjoying his lessons," Obi Wan said, "But I still worry."
"You're like an old father clucking over his chick," Qui gon said, "breath and calm yourself, Anakin will do fine."
Obi Wan smiled slyly at Qui gon, "If I'm a father, does that make you a grandfather?"
Qui gon threw a pillow at him which Obi Wan deflected, "Oh get on with you." They both sat around laughing.
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That evening, Yoda and Anakin had their first sabre match. Anakin was a bit embarrassed at how quickly Yoda had managed to floor him, every time they duel Anakin ended up with a sabre at his throat before going anywhere. "Well you are doing," Yoda would say. Anakin always thought that there was not much to be learnt by him falling on the floor.
When they returned to the apartment, Anakin was covered in bruises, very painful ones which were going black. "Ignore them, you should," Yoda said, "meditate and lessen somewhat the pain will."
Anakin sat on the floor in his room and meditated, the pain nearly gone, he saw the visions which had haunted him since last week. The children, the severed hand cutting Padme hand off. But a new one was added, Anakin could see Qui gon chained up. A fierce animal came towards him and he died. Anakin's eyes opened in shock. "Master," he cried in a strangled voice. Yoda came rushing in. "There was another added this time. It was Master Qui gon, he had been chained up and an animal killed him." All Yoda could do was watch the boy sob. The vision was very disturbing, along with the others. Yoda said nothing as the boy looked up at him and Anakin knew the truth, he had just foreseen Qui gon's death, and there was nothing he would be able to do to stop it. He didn't know when or where, only how, and he also knew that it would haunt him for the rest of his life.
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