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"Enough for today, this has been. Resume discussions of young Skywalker tomorrow, let us. Master Jinn, Padawan Kenobi, young Skywalker, leave you may. Padawan Cloudbearer, stay."

The two Jedi and young boy leave the room, and Zanni slowly stands with the aid of Mace Windu. As soon as she is standing on her own, he returns to his seat.

"Powerful in the use of sight, you have become, Padawan."

Zanni bows her head. "Thank you, Master."

Mace laces his fingers together. "Zandra, we clearly received the emotions you felt. However, did you sense anything else in Anakin?"

Zanni looks at the intent faces of the council before answering. "I…I sensed the Dark Side. At least I think I did."

"Were you able to sense any actual events? Do you know what was happening?" Ki-Adi asks.

Zanni shakes her head. "No, I could only sense the emotions…"

"Something else to tell us, have you?" Yoda asks after Zanni is silent for some time.

"Well…yes. I don't know what it was, but right before you grounded me, Master Windu, I felt the connection with Anakin…open up. It was as though I was suddenly connected to the entire Jedi order…I think. I'm not sure what it was. And I felt…it wasn't quite a disturbance in the force, but it was something…something significant. It felt as thought all of the Jedi…disappeared into the Force. I'm not sure what it was, and it was only there for a second. I was barely able to catch it through everything Anakin was sending me."

"How far in the future did you reach?" Ki-Adi asks.

Zanni thinks for a moment before responding. "Several years, at least. I reached Anakin's adulthood, though I didn't get very far into it. I'd say about, ten to fifteen years."

Mace nods with satisfaction. "Thank you very much, Padawan. You must be exhausted, you may go now."

Zanni bows and walks silently out of the council chamber.

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Zanni's a Jedi? Zanni's a Jedi. Zanni's a Jedi! After Anakin, Qui-Gon and I left the council chamber, I asked to stay behind and wait for Zanni. Qui-Gon went on ahead with Anakin.

Zanni's a Jedi! I keep thinking those words, trying to get them to sink in. Zanni's a Jedi! This is wonderful! I grin at the wall as I realize that our dream really did come true. We're both Jedi! Together! Together…no, we're not. I haven't seen her in almost ten years. How did that happen, if we were both Jedi? We both must have been at the temple at the same times. And why didn't she tell me? I jerk my head up as I hear the door to the chamber open, and Zanni exits, deep in thought.

"Zanni!" I almost shout, and run up to her.

She looks up, startled, then grins and laughs as she sees me advancing.

"Obi!" she mimics.

I have to control myself to keep from hugging her. She's a Jedi! I want to say something, but what to say? How? When? Where? Who?

She can sense the thoughts racing through my head and laughs again. "I started at the same time you did, maybe a few weeks later."

We walk over to a bench down the hallway and we sit down. Zanni is a Jedi! She doesn't say anything further and after a moment I roll my eyes at her. "Oh, okay. Now I completely get it."

She laughs again. "When I was rescued from Eleanu, Masters Yoda and Windu sought me out in the hospital. I believe you told them about me?"

I think for a moment. I don't believe I ever mentioned her to them. I shake my head. "No, I don't think I did, actually." I quickly bite my lip. Great, so I didn't tell the Jedi about my best friend who was supposed to be a Jedi too…but she is! Zanni is a Jedi!

She looks at me intently for a minute; I can't read her at all. Then she shrugs. "I guess Qui-Gon or his master did then. Anyway, they found me in the hospital, and examined me in very much the same way they did Anakin. Master Yoda said that my future was clouded, but that it wouldn't be too dangerous to train me if I learned to control my emotions first. They decided that if I was supposed to be…" Her voice trails off.

"Supposed to be what?" I ask quickly.

She swallows and then speaks, "Nothing…supposed to be trained. They thought that since I was so Force-sensitive it would be a shame not to train me."

I could tell she was lying, but didn't ask her about it. I wanted to hear the rest of the story.

"So for the first year, I did little more than learn to meditate and control my emotions. Then I graduated to finally learning to use the Force, and went on from there as any padawan."

"Who was…is your master?" I ask eagerly.

She glances back at the council room. "Master Windu."

My jaw almost drops. Master Windu? She is Master Windu's personal apprentice? One of the best Jedi in the order? Not that Qui-Gon isn't a great Jedi…but Master Windu is second only to Yoda. For a moment my thoughts flash to Master Windu helping Zanni to stand…and then why he had to help her stand. What had happened in the council chamber?

I put my hand on Zanni's arm and speak softly, "Zanni, what happened in there?"

She shakes her head. "I'm not sure. I felt Anakin's future, and it did not seem pleasant."

"How? I sure can't do anything like that, and Qui-Gon can't either. In fact all Yoda seemed to be able to tell was that Anakin's future was clouded."

Zanni studies her hands for a moment. "I've been working a great deal on sight, as well as meditation, connection to the Force. I started about six years ago. I really can't tell you much about it yet, I have a great deal to learn."

I nod in understanding. We all have a great deal to learn. Something is still bugging me about that episode though. "Zanni?"

"Hmm?"

I sigh and run my fingers through my hair. "Why…why did you look at me?"

She frowns in confusion. "When?"

"In there, when you were…I don't know what. Feeling. You looked at Master Yoda, and then you looked at me."

Zanni looks surprised. "I did?"

I nod. "Yes, when you were very angry…frighteningly angry. Your eyes were green, and you looked at Master Yoda, and then at me. I thought you were going to kill me."

She looks even more surprised. "I didn't know I did that. I didn't know I did anything…I didn't know my eyes were open. They were green?"

I nod again. "Yes, very very bright green."

She frowns. "I must ask Master Yoda about that. I didn't know I looked at anyone, and I don't know why my eyes turned green…wait a minute. When did they become green?"

I think for a moment. "Well…twice, both times when you were very angry…and scared…and in pain…"

"Were they green towards the end?"

"Yes."

Her eyes widen ever so slightly, and she turns a little pale.

"What's wrong?" I ask, searching her face for a clue.

She shakes her head. "I don't know, I'll have to ask Master Yoda about all of this."

I think for a moment. "Zanni…why are you asking Master Yoda? Why not Master Windu?"

She looks at me blankly for a second, and then lets out a strained laugh. "Well, while Master Windu is my official Master, Yoda actually has done a great deal of my training. You could say they joint-trained me."

Wow. Not only is Zanni a Jedi, but she must be a powerful one. Zanni is a Jedi! I grin again. "You're a Jedi!"

She relaxes a little and laughs. "Indeed, I am. So are you! You and me, Blue Eyes."

I grin at the nickname. "I can't believe I never saw you, all these years, at the Temple." I lean back against the back of the bench. "Then again, I have mostly been gone with Qui-Gon."

She nods. "And I have been gone a lot in recent years on various missions."

"But still, we should have at least known the other was here!"

Zanni sighs and turns towards me. "Actually, I did see you once."

I blink and sit forward. "You did? Why in Force's name didn't you say anything? When was this?"

--flashback--

An eleven-year-old Zanni skips down the hallway at Coruscant after a rather successful session with Master Windu and a lightsaber. She stops outside of a room to wait for a friend, and peers in the window. She sees her friend in the room with a bunch of other children wearing helmets and holding lightsabers. Master Yoda is in there, watching them as they try to anticipate tiny zaps from droids and block the beams with their sabers. Zanni grimaces. She's always had trouble with this exercise. She's getting better, but that only means that she catches about 3/10 of the zaps…not a terribly exemplary performance. But Master Windu says it's because she started late, and that she will get the hang of it soon. Zanni sure hopes so.

She watches one boy who seems to block every blast that comes his way, and glares at him. She doesn't know who he is - his face is covered with the helmet – but she knows she doesn't like him. Zanni watches as Yoda appraises him, and has all the other students watch this kid's example. Finally, the boy stops and takes of his helmet.

Zanni almost yelps out loud as she recognizes the face. Sure, it's been a few years, but she can still recognize him – Obi-Wan Kenobi. She opens the door to go in, but stops when she hears Yoda's praise. She frowns a listens for a second. Then slowly, she closes the door, her eyes a pale green.

--end flashback--

"Why didn't you say anything to me? For Force's sake, Zanni!" I exclaim.

Zanni looks at me, a genuine look of dismay on her face. "I know, I wanted to…but Master Windu whisked me away right then, and I didn't know what to do! I was too scared to interrupt him. I thought I would see you again later…I guess I was wrong."

She looks at me for a minute and then slowly smiles. "Come on, Blue Eyes." She stands. "We've got a lot to catch up on." I stand as well, and follow her down the hall.

Plenty more to come. Would you please review for me? Tell me every single little thing that I'm doing wrong. I really want to improve, but I can't if I don't know what to improve on. Thank you so much!