Chapter 4 - Hard Landing

The planet of Gosh was green and inviting when the jedi entered the atmosphere. The water and skys were blue and clean, Obi-Wan was reminded of a planet he studied in his classes and even did a research paper on.

Qui-Gon walked up to his apprentice's side and was silent, waiting for Obi-Wan to start the conversation.

"I have a bad feeling about this master."

Qui-Gon's face showed his brief confusion, that wasn't what he was expecting at all. "I don't sence anything." No sooner did the words leave his mouth then the jedi felt a great heave in the ship and emergency lights started to go off.

"Qui-Gon!"

Obi-Wan and his master turned to see Hiacho and Padme coming up from the back of the ship.

"What is happening?"

"I'm not sure, we should go talk with the pilot, Obi-Wan you and Padme go to the escape pods incase something happens, we will meet you on the surface." Qui-Gon said then reading the look on his young apprentice's face he smiled weakly. "Go."

Grabbing Padme's hand they ran down the hall toward the escape pods.

Obi-Wan streatched his senses in order to know which hall to follow next, they all seemed to be one giant puzzle but eventually he found the escape pods. "Get in Padme."

"But your master said not to get in unless something happens."

Another jerk rocked the ship and the two apprentices looked at each other. "Okay."

Obi-Wan followed Padme in and assumed control of the small vessel. "Don't worry, I'm sure our masters will be fine."

Padme nodded and closed her eyes against the threatening tears, she was scared and that only happened when she knew something was going to happen.

When the pod was hurling toward the planet in his control did Obi-Wan look back. The Force screamed and the ship holding his master and Master Hiacho exploded. He closed his eyes and prayed that the masters had gotten off the ship in time. Padme kept her eyes closed.

"We're coming in hard." Obi-Wan heard himself say but his mind seemed to shut down, his master's force signature was gone.

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Padme woke up with a headache and a sharp pain in her side. Opening her eyes she saw the inside of the pod and remembered leaving the ship, the explosion and Obi-Wan falling unconscious.

Rolling over on her stomach she moved the short distance to where Obi-Wan lay, a huge gash on his forehead. "Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan please wake up." There was no answer, Padme started to get worried and she placed her hand on his forehead. He was a little warm 'probably from fighting off infection.' She thought and then started to get really worried when she thought of him getting an infection.

"Obi-Wan, please wake up. You need to wake up." She said and placed a hand on his chest. His heart beat was strong against her soft hand, keeping her hope alive. Using the force she gently probed into his mind to bring him back to consciousness.

"Master?"

Padme's breath caught in her chest when Obi-Wan called out for Qui-Gon, it made him so much younger.

"Obi-Wan it's me."

Her friend opened his eyes and she saw the pain that he felt. "He's dead."

Tears came to her eyes and she felt the pain in her side increase, pulling off her robe and lifting her tunic she exposed her left side that was currently houseing a piece of scrap metal. Obi-Wan saw this and stood, he was shakey at first but when he got his footing he let his fears and pain into the force and helped Padme up.

"Put your weight on me. We need to get out of here and look for a city." He said, his brain going into survival mode, he would mourn for his master later.

Padme nodded and did as he said, when they were on the ground she saw that they had landed right next to a lake, if they would have landed a few feet to the right, she hated to think it.

"Lay down, I'm going to have to get that metal out before your blood becomes infected." Obi-Wan said and took out the survival pack that he found in the pod. Ripping off a piece of the cloth he took out the metal and wrapped Padme's midsection with the cloth after applying a generous amount of bacta.

When he was finished Padme sat up and took off her boots sitting her hot feet in the cool water. Obi-Wan put the kit in a bag and kept it over his shoulder. "I'm going to look around, do you have your lightsaber?"

Padme nodded and watched as fish swam around her feet.

"Good, I'll be back before it getts dark. Will you be alright?"

She again only nodded. Obi-Wan looked around and sat next to her.

"They're dead Obi-Wan. The man who raised me is dead and I'm alone on a strange planet with an injury and there is no means of communication."

Watching the water for a moment Obi-Wan wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "Your not alone Padme."

TBC