Obi-Wan Kenobi Book II
Chapter17 Dreams Pass in Time (Part I)
Obi-Wan sat on the balcony, looking out at the skyline that was becoming harder to see as the sun fell. Qui-Gon smiled at his recovering apprentice.
"Obi-Wan, how are you feeling?"
They boy turned around with a disgusted look on his face.
"I'm not that stupid initiate! Is that all you can think about?"
Qui-Gon blinked and looked at the dark haired Xanatos. His old apprentice didn't even give him the chance to answer.
"Don't worry about him though, I took care of his pain."
Qui-Gon's body turned cold and his face ashen. "What did you do with my apprentice?"
"Always so demanding my master." Xanatos said, fingering the hilt of his lightsaber. "Tell me, are you willing to fight for what has already been lost?"
Qui-Gon didn't like the way the conversation was going. He didn't like the feeling of emptiness when he searched for Obi-Wan's life Force.
"Where is Obi-Wan?" He asked again, this time with more authority in his voice.
"He's nowhere, but everywhere."
Qui-Gon squinted his eyes in confusion.
"He's dead, your precious apprentice couldn't compete with me. He died begging for his life. Are you proud of him now master?" Xanatos asked and stepped aside, revealing the body of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Qui-Gon woke up and searched the room frantically for Obi-Wan. The room was empty; his apprentice's bed and the machines that was keeping him alive were gone.
Getting up, he ran out into the lobby and hit his hands on the desk, frightening the healer.
"Where is my apprentice!" He yelled, voice shaking.
"He is in the examination room with Healer LaFett."
"Why is he with a mind healer?" Qui-Gon asked trying to calm himself.
Healer Zenn looked at Qui-Gon like he was asking what the first letter of the alphabet was.
"Obi-Wan has had an extreme amount of damage done to his mind. Why you were asleep he woke up but he barely had any mental activity."
Qui-Gon swallowed a lump that formed in his throat.
"He's not," The master couldn't finish.
"No, no, he should be fine. He can fell the Force now and connect with it on a very low level. He shouldn't need to be retrained, but it will take some time."
Qui-Gon lost the ability to speak and could only nod his head.
Healer Zenn had seen masters like this before, worried, emotional, and even angry, but they always ended up controlling themselves like masters of the Force should. They had those emotions on good grounds though and no one ever looked down or thought them weak for it. All lives were precious to the jedi, but to parents, their children were first.
"Don't worry Qui-Gon, he's a strong boy, he has survived more then this. I've seen this before, no one has died from it."
'Died. He's going to die.' Qui-Gon sat on the couch and put his face in his hands. He couldn't let this happen, he shouldn't think that way. Obi-Wan will be alright, they have the best healers working on him.
"Can I see him?"
Healer Zenn looked up and nodded. Qui-Gon didn't take any time to get out of the lobby and into the room his padawan was in.
"I will go get your master now. I'm impressed Kenobi, you have such good mental shields, whoever you were fighting didn't work hard enough. Whoever it was, underrated you."
Healer LaFett was talking to Obi-Wan when Qui-Gon came in.
"I'm here Gero. Thank you for helping my apprentice."
"Your welcome my old friend. He is one boy that you shouldn't underestimate. He's not a bad patient either."
"You had him when he was practically brain dead I can tell. You wouldn't say that otherwise."
LaFett smiled and looked back to Obi-Wan. "I will need to see you twice a week until I'm sure your fine."
Obi-Wan nodded and looked to his master. LaFett left and Qui-Gon moved to the couch.
"Obi-Wan, are you alright?" The master asked, pulling his apprentice into a hug.
"Yes master."
There was silence for a while as Qui-Gon delicately felt their bond. It was frayed at some places, but nothing that couldn't be mended. Obi-Wan's mind was fuzzy and half-thoughts swirled around. Qui-Gon held him softly in his arms, letting his oun anger into the Force. His anger towards Xanatos was overwhelming him, and for the first time he scared himself. He wished nothing but the worst kind of pain on Xanatos, even death for puting Obi-Wan through so much pain.
He broke his promise. Qui-Gon had promised each of his padawans at one time in their apprenticeship, that they could do nothing that would ever make him hate them. He hated Xanatos. Closing his eyes, Qui-Gon felt the uneasiness leaving him, going out into the Force. Obi-Wan stirred and looked up.
"Master, I want to go home now."
The innocents in his padawan's face softened him and Qui-Gon stood, helping Obi-Wan to his feet.
"Then lets go home."
TBC
