XXVI
The swampy lands on Dogabah greeted the three Jedi Knights as they exited Jedi Savior, Clicks remained onboard to keep an eye on the ship while the others ventured out.
Using the Force the three found Master Yoda, standing at the edge of the pond, sharpening a small stone knife and using it to cut the bark from a tree, he laughed to himself as they neared, "difficult to make, a shelter it is, without the use of a lightsaber. Isn't it Masters and Padawan?"
The wizen Jedi Master turned to face them and smiled, "Help me build this, you will,"
It took them a few hours to finally finish constructing Yoda's shelter, in the time they had not spoken, in respect to the fallen Jedi of that day.
Finally content, Master Yoda sat before them, on the bark of a Willons tree, "Why come, have you, Masters and Padawan?"
Timoth was the first to speak, telling master Yoda the events that he had experienced from the entrance to Gadhab to the escape onto Dogabah, the two Jedi Masters filled in the rest of the minor details and Yoda nodded in understanding.
"So it is, Padawan Frejik, hmm," Yoda was silent for a while, "first, Master Kenobi, your lightsaber?"
Obi-Wan handed his lightsaber over to Yoda and the short Jedi Master stood, activating the lightsaber, "Although destroyed the Jedi Order was, lives in us, it does, you are now, Jedi…Knight, rise Master Frejik,"
Timoth rose from his position startled, "But, Masters, what have I done to deserve Knighting?"
"Done you have, what you have to do, try to protect your Master, your brothers, you did, resisted the dark side you did,and in doing so, you are now a Knight," was Yoda's reply.
"Master Yoda," began Quinlan, "I have had a vision, through my ability as a Kiffar, I have seen the past, in the Burial Grounds of Gadhab…it was a Jedi Temple?"
Yoda nodded his head, "yes it was, what else did you see Master Vos?"
Quinlan swallowed, "The ability to disconnect the Force from an individual, to destroy their bond with the Force,"
"Yes," replied Yoda, answering Quinlan's next question, "know of this technique, I do, teach it to you I will not,"
Quinlan looked confused, "but why Master Yoda?"
"After Lord Vader you would go, would you not?" started Yoda, "allow this I cannot, an important part, in the future, you do play, die you must not," he said forcefully, tapping his walking stick with each word.
"Master Kenobi? What troubles you?" asked Yoda.
"I left Tatooine, to join in this crusade, Master Jurkas found our holocron, and now he is dead as well as another band of Jedi," said Obi-Wan, "we lead them to their deaths, I lead them to their deaths,"
Master Yoda was silent, "Trust in the Force Master Kenobi, hope there is for a bright future," now all was quite, "Master Frejik what will you do now?"
Timoth Frejik rose, "I willjourney to the lost Jedi Temple on Brethis, and make contact with the Jedi Temple on Ilum and start to train other Jedi Apprentices, we will not die out in the darkness,"
"And you, Master Vos?"
"I will continue to try to defeat Vader and his minions, I will not rest until I do, and do not worry Master Yoda, I will not die," was Quinlan's reply.
"what of you Master Kenobi?"
Obi-Wan smiled, "I will return to Tatooine, and never again shall I leave, I shall remain on Tatooine until I must go, until the Force wills it,"
"Be it so," said Master Yoda as he rose from his position, and left toward his shelter.
"This is it then," said Quinlan as Obi-Wan and Timoth exited Jedi Savior on the planet Onderon, it was so hard to say good-bye to his closest friend from the Clone Wars and even before.
"I guess it is Quinlan," replied Obi-Wan as he embraced his old friend, "take care of yourself Quin, and don't get killed,"
Quinlan laughed lightly and embraced Timoth, "good bye Padawan Frejik, or rather Master Frejik, May the Force be with you in your quest to rebuild the Jedi Order,"
"And you Master Vos,"
"May the Force be with us all," amended Obi-Wan.
Quinlan turned on his heel, knowing full well that he'd never see Obi-Wan Kenobi ever again; but he knew that he would meet Timoth again, and the Force told him that he would eventually clash lightsabers against Darth Vader, and that the next time he did, he would die.