Chapter 15~ Familiar Foe
"Xanatos."
A sly smile crossed his face as he looked at the young jedi.
"Hey kid. Miss me?"
"No. Why are you here?"
Obi-Wan didn't have the patience to talk to someone who had hurt his master. As he thought about the nine years that Qui-Gon had pulled away from him, all because of Xanatos, he narrowed his eyes and had his hand to his side, close to his saber.
"Get out. Before Qui-Gon comes back."
Xanatos looked at Obi-Wan in mock shock and looked around the room.
"You mean, Qui-Gon left his wonderful padawan all alone?"
Taking another glance around the room, he landed his gaze on the boy in front of him. With a flick of his wrist, a red blade of energy shown throughout the room. Obi-Wan's reactions were only slightly slower then Xanatos' but that was enough to have let him have a fatal blow. Which never came. Xanatos just stood there, looking at his saber.
"Wonderful color, red. Don't you agree?"
He didnt get an answer, and he wasn't expecting one.
"Do you remember everything I taught you? Colors, shapes, everything?"
Still no answer. Only then, when Xanatos was getting quite annoyed with Obi- Wan's silence, did he notice his blue saber.
"Why blue Kenobi? I do, in fact remember that being your favorit color in your childhood, but is that why? Or does it have a more significant meaning?"
Obi-Wan stood still, holding his saber in a defensive possition.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Yes."
Xanatos waited as Obi-Wan took a breath.
"I wanted to let you know how much I hate what you have done to Qui-Gon."
"You hate me then? Hate is not a good emotion for a jedi."
"No Xanatos, I do not hate you, for hate leads to the dark side. I only hate your actions.
Suddenly Xanatos' expression changed and he walked foreward, holding his saber and attacked Obi-Wan.
"We are going to see how well Master Jinn has taught you so far."
Red met blue and Obi-Wan stumbled backwards from the force Xanatos put behind his saber. Feelings he got, aided by the Force, let Obi-Wan know where he was going to be attacked next. Left, right, back, right, legs, right. Waves, vibrating off Xanatos, told Obi-Wan he was getting rather annoyed at his opponent. The dark jedi quickened his movements which became unbalanced and choppy. Obi-Wan still defended himself. Thoughout the battle he called for his master through the Force. Then, without warning, Xanatos seemed to have gotten a surge of power from somewhere and attacked with more power, and force. Right, duck, jump, left, left, left. But he was faked out, and instead of left, he was attacked to the right.
Obi-Wan fell to the floor and heard himself scream out in pain. His skin was burnt severely by the lightsaber. Xanatos deactivated it and kicked the screaming boy's charred flesh, making him scream even more.
"Well, wouldnt want to kill you, yet. You're still much to valuable to me. You seemed confused Kenobi, so let me bring you up to speed. That master of yours killed my father, right in front of me. I told him, warned him, never to cross my path. But you two just had to show up. Now, you are going to pay his debt."
Obi-Wan's eyes moved slightly to the right to look over Xanatos' shoulder, toward the door.
Xanatos felt it too as his face turned white and his hands trembled, Qui- Gon was coming!
The master knew all too well that his former padawan was in the room as he entered. For a brief moment master and apprentice looked eyes and then Qui- Gon focused on Xanatos. Lightsaber still in hand Xanatos ignighted it and ran to the window.
"Hello Master." He greeted smugly.
Qui-Gon watched him as he closed his eyes as if deep in thought. Obi-Wan screamed out in pain.
"Master! He's in my head! He's hurting me!"
"Xanatos! Leave Obi-Wan alone!" His voice held so much fury, and his lightsaber so much power in hands of much more experience Xanatos opened his eyes and left Obi-Wan drained of any energy he had left. The dark jedi moved quickly to get closer to the boy but Qui-Gon was faster. In a protective stance, right up against his padawan he stood, staring at Xanatos.
"I warned you Jinn. Told you never to cross my path. And you did. Maybe it wasnt intentional, but you did. That brat has to die. By my hand. I need to avenge my father, make him proud."
"You're a lot of talk. I would never let you hurt this boy, let alone kill him."
"Then your an old fool! Haven't you seen? I already have hurt him. Emotionaly and physically. You failed Jinn. Miserably."
Qui-Gon looked down at the boy who was shaking with fatigue and pain. He quickly picked up his apprentice and very carefully layed him on the bed, acknowleging the saber burn on his right side. That gave Xanatos enough time to jump out the window. Qui-Gon ran to it and looked down. Xanatos had already disappeared into the night.
"Master."
Obi-Wan's soft, frail voice reached Qui-Gon and he hurried to his side.
"Obi-Wan, we need to get you to the healers."
"Mas. . . . ter. Can't, can't feel the Force."
Qui-Gon reached out for his padawan's force signiture, but it was clouded and sufficated under a dark substance. He closed his eyes to control the emotions that flooded him. This was Xanatos doing. But somehow it fell back on himself, for killing David. He had to push those thoughts aside if he wanted to save Obi-Wan. And he did.
~*~
Dawn broke on the planet. Light played on Xanatos' face as he tried to find Qui-Gon through the force. He smiled, of cource he couldnt, that would be too easy. He knew Qui-Gon wasn't going to make it easy for him. Silently he cursed the man who killed his father before boarding a ship and heading back to his home planet of Neible.
~*~
Miles away in a healers ward Qui-Gon sat next to his padawan's bedside, listening to monitors that kept him alive as Obi-Wan's brian was almost shut down and nonexcessible by Xanatos. Qui-Gon knew he had to get Obi-Wan back to Coruscant, and the ship was ready.
"Obi-Wan, listen to me. We are leaving for home. I'm not going to have anything to support you, so you'll just have to hang on." Qui-Gon could feel his voice catch in his throat as he took the tubes out of his apprentice's arms.
While he pulled the limp form into his arms he remembered Obi-Wan's dream.
"Olivia, keep him alive." He said and felt a single tear roll down his cheek.
"I can't loose him now."
~TBC~
"Xanatos."
A sly smile crossed his face as he looked at the young jedi.
"Hey kid. Miss me?"
"No. Why are you here?"
Obi-Wan didn't have the patience to talk to someone who had hurt his master. As he thought about the nine years that Qui-Gon had pulled away from him, all because of Xanatos, he narrowed his eyes and had his hand to his side, close to his saber.
"Get out. Before Qui-Gon comes back."
Xanatos looked at Obi-Wan in mock shock and looked around the room.
"You mean, Qui-Gon left his wonderful padawan all alone?"
Taking another glance around the room, he landed his gaze on the boy in front of him. With a flick of his wrist, a red blade of energy shown throughout the room. Obi-Wan's reactions were only slightly slower then Xanatos' but that was enough to have let him have a fatal blow. Which never came. Xanatos just stood there, looking at his saber.
"Wonderful color, red. Don't you agree?"
He didnt get an answer, and he wasn't expecting one.
"Do you remember everything I taught you? Colors, shapes, everything?"
Still no answer. Only then, when Xanatos was getting quite annoyed with Obi- Wan's silence, did he notice his blue saber.
"Why blue Kenobi? I do, in fact remember that being your favorit color in your childhood, but is that why? Or does it have a more significant meaning?"
Obi-Wan stood still, holding his saber in a defensive possition.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Yes."
Xanatos waited as Obi-Wan took a breath.
"I wanted to let you know how much I hate what you have done to Qui-Gon."
"You hate me then? Hate is not a good emotion for a jedi."
"No Xanatos, I do not hate you, for hate leads to the dark side. I only hate your actions.
Suddenly Xanatos' expression changed and he walked foreward, holding his saber and attacked Obi-Wan.
"We are going to see how well Master Jinn has taught you so far."
Red met blue and Obi-Wan stumbled backwards from the force Xanatos put behind his saber. Feelings he got, aided by the Force, let Obi-Wan know where he was going to be attacked next. Left, right, back, right, legs, right. Waves, vibrating off Xanatos, told Obi-Wan he was getting rather annoyed at his opponent. The dark jedi quickened his movements which became unbalanced and choppy. Obi-Wan still defended himself. Thoughout the battle he called for his master through the Force. Then, without warning, Xanatos seemed to have gotten a surge of power from somewhere and attacked with more power, and force. Right, duck, jump, left, left, left. But he was faked out, and instead of left, he was attacked to the right.
Obi-Wan fell to the floor and heard himself scream out in pain. His skin was burnt severely by the lightsaber. Xanatos deactivated it and kicked the screaming boy's charred flesh, making him scream even more.
"Well, wouldnt want to kill you, yet. You're still much to valuable to me. You seemed confused Kenobi, so let me bring you up to speed. That master of yours killed my father, right in front of me. I told him, warned him, never to cross my path. But you two just had to show up. Now, you are going to pay his debt."
Obi-Wan's eyes moved slightly to the right to look over Xanatos' shoulder, toward the door.
Xanatos felt it too as his face turned white and his hands trembled, Qui- Gon was coming!
The master knew all too well that his former padawan was in the room as he entered. For a brief moment master and apprentice looked eyes and then Qui- Gon focused on Xanatos. Lightsaber still in hand Xanatos ignighted it and ran to the window.
"Hello Master." He greeted smugly.
Qui-Gon watched him as he closed his eyes as if deep in thought. Obi-Wan screamed out in pain.
"Master! He's in my head! He's hurting me!"
"Xanatos! Leave Obi-Wan alone!" His voice held so much fury, and his lightsaber so much power in hands of much more experience Xanatos opened his eyes and left Obi-Wan drained of any energy he had left. The dark jedi moved quickly to get closer to the boy but Qui-Gon was faster. In a protective stance, right up against his padawan he stood, staring at Xanatos.
"I warned you Jinn. Told you never to cross my path. And you did. Maybe it wasnt intentional, but you did. That brat has to die. By my hand. I need to avenge my father, make him proud."
"You're a lot of talk. I would never let you hurt this boy, let alone kill him."
"Then your an old fool! Haven't you seen? I already have hurt him. Emotionaly and physically. You failed Jinn. Miserably."
Qui-Gon looked down at the boy who was shaking with fatigue and pain. He quickly picked up his apprentice and very carefully layed him on the bed, acknowleging the saber burn on his right side. That gave Xanatos enough time to jump out the window. Qui-Gon ran to it and looked down. Xanatos had already disappeared into the night.
"Master."
Obi-Wan's soft, frail voice reached Qui-Gon and he hurried to his side.
"Obi-Wan, we need to get you to the healers."
"Mas. . . . ter. Can't, can't feel the Force."
Qui-Gon reached out for his padawan's force signiture, but it was clouded and sufficated under a dark substance. He closed his eyes to control the emotions that flooded him. This was Xanatos doing. But somehow it fell back on himself, for killing David. He had to push those thoughts aside if he wanted to save Obi-Wan. And he did.
~*~
Dawn broke on the planet. Light played on Xanatos' face as he tried to find Qui-Gon through the force. He smiled, of cource he couldnt, that would be too easy. He knew Qui-Gon wasn't going to make it easy for him. Silently he cursed the man who killed his father before boarding a ship and heading back to his home planet of Neible.
~*~
Miles away in a healers ward Qui-Gon sat next to his padawan's bedside, listening to monitors that kept him alive as Obi-Wan's brian was almost shut down and nonexcessible by Xanatos. Qui-Gon knew he had to get Obi-Wan back to Coruscant, and the ship was ready.
"Obi-Wan, listen to me. We are leaving for home. I'm not going to have anything to support you, so you'll just have to hang on." Qui-Gon could feel his voice catch in his throat as he took the tubes out of his apprentice's arms.
While he pulled the limp form into his arms he remembered Obi-Wan's dream.
"Olivia, keep him alive." He said and felt a single tear roll down his cheek.
"I can't loose him now."
~TBC~
