Disclaimer- My name is not J.K. Rowling or George Lucas or Rorschach's Blot. So neither Harry Potter or Star Wars or Mr. Black could belong to me.
Last chapter was introduction and foreshadow of the events to come. Also I am a novice so don't expect long chapters. I am doing my best.
"This is normal talking."
"This is mind link or mental message or communicator"
'Thoughts'
(As if you didn't know about this before.)
Author's note in the end of the chapter.
Chapter II – This is going to be a long vacation
Everyone was surprised at the latest turn of events. Suddenly there was another shouting and someone again came barrelling in the lab. Selina was not out of breath but she was clearly worked up. "Nuni, get back here! You know Doctor doesn't like when you run around the lab." Whatever it was, she was very late.
"What happened and where is Nuni?" She asked when she couldn't find the nundu and saw everyone gawking at the partially destroyed Port-trans. This broke everyone out of their stupor. Before anyone could respond Fleur too ran inside. "Has anyone seen 'edwig? She suddenly started flying 'ere."
"Oh shit! Joe" Kara was first to sum up all of their thoughts.
"Mister Black is here? When did 'e arrive?"
"Not now Fleur. Yes Joe was here and now he is lost. Henchgirl give me something!" Kara rounded Henchgirl. She did not have time for Veela romance.
"Doctor, check the status." Henchgirl called out heading towards the console.
"The signs are normal. The portal was stable, surprisingly enough. They were transported safely." Doctor commented from her scroll.
"We need to get there now." Kara was trying to calm herself and failing to do so.
"We can't, Port-trans is destroyed but fortunately the system was ready so unlike Professor we have Mister Black's coordinates. It's a good thing that preparations were already done so they both are in the same galaxy." Henchgirl looked over the console replied after taking note of everything. She was still fiddling with the knobs and switches.
"And what is the bad news?" Kara asked.
"Why would there be any bad news?" Henchgirl asked nervously. Kara raised her eyebrow, which while not having same effect like with Joe, were effective enough.
"Well when I say the system is destroyed I mean it won't be able to transport people. We can get readings alright but as a transporter, the system is useless. Professor broke our old one and we have to build this one from the scratch. Even after Professor's accident it was not broken on this level. We will have to rebuild the transporter from the scratch, again. But this is Mr. Black we are talking about. I am sure he will be fine." Henchgirl supplied but the last part sounded weak. He may be fine but they were not sure for how long.
"Try to establish connection with him and get this portal ready as soon as you can."
32 BBY
With Joe aka Mr. Black
Harry opened his eyes and quickly closed it and started to count to ten. He was lost again. At least this one was new. He figured it was just a matter of time before he would be roped in a new adventure. He opened his eyes when he heard a laud yowl and hoot. He turned his head towards the sound and found Nuni and Hedwig.
"Nuni, Hedwig, this is both your fault. We will talk about it in lengths when we land." A quick spell later he they were enclosed in magical bubble and he stopped their decent onto the planet below. On first glance, the planet looked like Earth. Green and blue like he was used to, well mostly green but it will do, so at least it was inhabitable, he hoped. But on second thought, he had no means to know if the environmental conditions will be suitable or the locals friendly. With his luck, he would probably land on planet where the local would try to eat him or worse, worshipped Death. He really did not want to start his journey with bloodbath. It was then that he saw a spacecraft leaving the planet. He decided to follow them and contact them to get more information. His guts were pointing towards that ship. He ignored Nuni's growl of annoyance as they escaped planet's atmosphere and began rapidly approaching the ship. He was about to reach them when he saw a bolts of light attacking the ship he looked for the source and saw several large ships firing the beams of light. He was floored seeing the amount of spaceships in space. It was a novel experience but right now they were firing at the ship which he wanted to catch on. He instinctively shot a bombarda but cursed himself when his mind registered the distance. He was not sure if the spell would travel that far. He was about to correct his mistake when he saw the attacks stop. He shrugged his shoulders and moved towards the ship before it could leave him behind.
Unknown to our out hero, his bombarda did more than enough. Due to mysterious nature of Force and Harry's luck, his spell travelled more than it ought to do and hit the droid army trans-receiver, ignoring the shields around the mother ship. While the system was protected from various bugs, viruses and external access, they were not prepared for Force or Magic for that matter. So when Harry shot the spell, it hit the trans-receiver which was being used to signal the armada as well as the droids. The Federation's technology, or that of most of the galaxy, was modified by Darth Plagueis to act as conduit of Force. It gave him and his apprentice a rather large reach to help with their plans.
So when the system modified to recognise Force came in contact with magic, it converted the data into codes and transmitted it to entire network. The system was not able to produce the magical effect of the command; it understood the basic of the command which meant 'target' and 'explode'. In this case the entire blockade was the target and it was to be exploded. It took time for the system to bypass the targeting system security which prevented them from targeting their own ships and shields which protected the ships. Moments after the Royal vessel entered hyper-space, the entire blockade began destroying itself and Nute Gunray was stranded on the planet in the tender mercy of locals.
But Harry didn't know any of this and flew towards the ship leaving the atmosphere.
Aboard Royal Spacecraft
"What just happened? Why did they stop firing at us?" Captain Panaka who was in charge of Queen's security witnessed the result. Their pilot was speechless as well. They were moments away from being blown to pieces when the attacks stopped giving time to their last remaining droid to finish repairs. Not questioning their good luck they engaged their hyper-drive while Master Qui-Gon suddenly gripped his head.
"We have got a guest Captain." Qui-Gon was experiencing the greatest chaotic feedback from the Force sometime after they left the planet. It was like someone had thrown a large stone in a calm pond. No, he was wrong. It was not a foreign object that broke the surface. It was like the pond suddenly gained life and churned itself before calming down but the waves had still not stopped and were gently rocking the boat. He tried to meditate on the feeling when he felt a Force presence outside their ship, travelling along with them in hyper-space without any shield.
"What? We have stowaways? Tell the guards I want this ship searched. They might be agents of Federation."
"Not in the sense you are asking Captain. We have guest outside of our ship." Everyone was stunned.
"Someone is following us?" Obi-wan asked his master. He despite being a Jedi was a padawan while Qui-gon was a Master. He felt the ripples but not on the scale of his master. The pilot this statement since nothing was being shown on their scanner.
"No, it is not another ship. Someone is outside our ship in hyperspace." Captain Panaka was looking at the Jedi like he had lost his mind. No one could survive outer-space let alone hyper-space without any support unless he missed on the mysterious power of the Force or they were bots. He signalled the pilot who began checking the cameras. They found a human looking figure along with a large black cat and white bird of some kind covered inside a dome sitting calmly on the side of the ship. They couldn't see the face but from what they could decipher, the person was definitely a human male.
"I will go talk to the Queen. We will have to land somewhere soon. Our guest is holding onto the craft and from what I can feel he is not straining himself. He is completely at ease. But I will feel much better if we take them inside." Qui-gon began to make his way towards the Queen.
"Is that wise Jedi Master? We have a male of unknown origin sitting on the side of ship, while we are in hyper-space, without any support. For all we know he could be a droid of Trade Federation sent here to capture the Queen." Panaka was quite suspicious considering the circumstances. Even with the Jedi's assurances his first priority was the Queen.
"Believe me Captain when I say that figure mean us no harm. He has been with us before we entered hyper-space. He could have easily stopped us from launching into hyper-space. He could still disable our Hyper-drive from outside. He is sitting there in the clear view of the camera. He maintained the etiquette of not boarding the craft without permission. I think under such conditions we should extend the courtesy." Panaka could respect that and if it proved that the stranger had such powers then it would behove him to not antagonise the figure. He could not believe that the exterior of the craft was comfortable enough for long journey but was still leery to allow an unknown onto the vessel.
"We have another problem captain. There's not enough power to get us to Coruscant. The hyper-drive is leaking." Their pilot pointed out.
"In any case we'll have to land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship." Qui-gon commented.
"Here, Master. Tatooine. Small, out of the way, poor. The Trade federation have no presence there." Obi-wan said, pointing towards the screen.
"How can you be sure?" Panaka wanted to be completely sure. Qui-gon read the information on the screen.
"It's controlled by the Hutts." The Captain was not happy with the answer.
"You can't take Her Royal Highness. The Hutts are gangsters. If they discovered her-"
"It'd no different than if we landed on a system controlled by the Federation, except the Hutts are not looking for her, which gives us the advantage." Qui-gon said with finality.
Royal Palace
Nute Gunray was stunned by the turn of events. One moment his ships were firing at the Royal-craft before they stopped. That was enough for vessel to escape into hyper-space. After a moment the ships began to fire at each other and randomly explode. He was stranded on the planet; at least the droids were in working order for his protection. He was about to scold his technicians for the blunder when they informed him about a call. He wanted to ignore it but before he could do so, the call connected and Lord Sidious appeared before him.
"What is the status of blockade Viceroy? And why is there such a heavy interference in the signal? I hope there is no trouble."
"We are on the planet side lord Sidious. Maybe the signal disruptor is interfering with our signal too but I don't think it matters. We are in the process of subjugating the populace my lord." Whatever happened he will not show weakness in front of this being. He will eat him alive in the first sign of trouble.
"And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty?" asked the masked figure. Gunray began to internally curse his luck. The demand to sign the treaty could not be fulfilled because they had lost the Queen. That particular situation was out of his hands. He will have break the bad news and hope for leniency.
"She has disappeared, my lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. We are unable to pursue the ship at the moment. There is another problem. We don't know how but the armada's security has been compromised. We are losing our ships in friendly fire. There is no other option. We will have to surrender."
Sidious hissed in anger, "I want that treaty signed."
"My lord-" the signal was cut suddenly and any hope for help was destroyed.
"We lost the connection my lord. Our long distance communications are down. We could try to modify the Naboo communicator to send the signal for help to the Federation." The technician informed his employer.
"Do so. I want them to send ships for blockade and search for the Queen. We have stepped too far to back out." Gunray was worked up. The armada maybe small but it still cost them. If they were not able to turn the situation around then he was finished.
Before the mother-ship could send someone down or confirm the order, the connection was suddenly down and along with it every droid lost its power. The answer was simple; the control ship was down or destroyed and any hope along with it. The Governor and palace guards quickly freed themselves and surrounded him. Gunray was lamenting over the fact that he ever agreed to this plan. He wanted to cry. He was finished and there was nothing he could do to save himself. The federation will disavow him and present his head to the senate if Lord Sidious didn't get him first. He stepped back and accidently stepping on the downed droid. The blaster in droid's hand somehow fired and took out his aid's head. He was alone and there was only one option left.
"I surrender!"
Meanwhile on Evil Mastermind's layer
The evil mastermind contacted the pawns of his plan. Despite the heavy interference the signal got through. Maybe those Jedi did more damage than Gunray was going to admit to. But still he needed status report to continue his plans.
"And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty?" At last he came to the main reason. The signal was weak but it would have to do. For the next part of the plan he will need immediate answer and he would not wait for the spineless creature to get to his ship.
"She has...my lord. One Naboo cruiser...passed the blockade. We are...able to pursue the ship...destroyed... We...know... security has been compromised... There is no other option...will have to surrender." The mastermind was not happy. He had sent the best Jedi to rescue the queen. He was sure that Amidala would be on her way to senate where he would proceed with his first big step in the grand plan. How can she be captured? Where were they? He will need to send help. The Queen played a vital role in his plan. He hissed in anger but controlled himself before Viceroy could notice it. His iron-clad control on his anger slipped a little but he controlled himself before it could be noticed or at least he hoped so.
"I want that treaty signed."
"My Lord..." the connection was disrupted. Oh how he wanted to use Force choke on them. It would feel so good. It will certainly add credence to their far reaching power and will make the next viceroy more malleable to him but then controlled his anger. He thought about trying to contact them again but dismissed it as nothing was left to be said. He will need to nudge Jedi council to send aid. Meanwhile he will send his apprentice to make the sure that the Jedi are dead as well as to damage the Order further, should he get the chance.
"My apprentice, you will immediately go to Naboo and see that the treaty is signed and kill the Queen. Also you will make sure that Jedi are dead. I will not rely on these spineless creatures to complete the tasks."
"Yes my Master. Your will be done." Maul looked forward to the opportunity to damage the Order. Every Jedi killed will further the goals of his master and he will take the great satisfaction in killing them. The revenge will finally be theirs.
Royal Space-craft
After talking about their options to the queen, master Qui-gon decided to bring up their bizarre guest.
"So you are saying that we have a tag-along who is outside our ship while we are in hyper-space. Are we sure that the cameras were not damaged during the attack Captain?" the Queen double enquired.
"We are sure, your Highness. It is clearly a humanoid figure with a large cat like creature and a white avian sitting on the side of our ship. He is showing no signs of stress or aggression. The Jedi believe that we would be better off with then in front of us where we could keep eyes on them but I disagree."
Sabe was stuck. Earlier she had sent Padme to mingle with Jedi. Now she was not so sure about the decision. How could one respond in such a situation? She decided to go along with Captain Panaka's decision since he was a military commander but she still wanted to clear things with Jedi.
"If Captain had not corroborated to this we would have questioned your sanity Master Jedi. In all our studies we have never heard of any such feats by Jedi or any beings except for those that do not bode well for us." She waited for them to explain the situation further.
"This is new for us too your highness. We are able to feel his presence but it is extremely minute. If not for visual confirmation and if not for creatures beside him, I would have pegged him for Force Ghost anomaly. But it is clear that the person outside is using Force because I can sense that much from the person." He did not explain further that Jedi did not have monopoly on Force. But the Siths were lost for thousand years and the Night Sisters did not leave their planet. But he knew that the person outside was not sith because he did not carry the taint. The presence was hardly distinguishable from that of Light side of Force. So much so that if not for a slight tangy taste, it would feel as if the Force had manifested itself in the form of that person. He would have to meet the being in person to be sure.
"Very well Master Jedi, we will leave the decision in your hands."
"Captain, Master Jedi, you are required in the cockpit." The voice of their pilot rang in the room. They looked at each other and everyone along with the Queen and her handmaidens followed the Captain to the cockpit. They were met with Queen's handmaiden, Padme on their way.
"What is happening Captain?" she asked when he saw the alarmed look on Captain's Face.
"We have a situation. We are about to see what this is about in a minute." There they saw the subject of their query outside the windshield waving at them and a large cat like head peeking beside him, looking at them with hunger which did not bode well with anyone. Sabe looked with an open mouthed wonder, her mind still not able to comprehend the words of Jedi. Padme was shocked since she was not informed of the situation. She began to stammer while pointing weakly pointing towards the display with shaking hands. Panaka took a step back on the display. This was definitely not normal.
"He said he wanted to talk to person of authority." The pilot said sounding resigned.
"What do you mean 'said'? How can you hear him from here?" Captain demanded the pilot while Obi-wan finally decided to help the handmaiden and quietly began to explain the situation to her.
"You will have to talk to him Captain. It is one of those Jedi Mind tricks. This is above my pay grade."
Qui-gon stepped forward. He was under the obligation to help the Queen and he doubted that anyone was more qualified than a Jedi to step in to the task.
"I am Jedi Master Qui-gon Jinn. I am an ambassador of the Republic. May we know who you are and what is your purpose?" he found himself locking eye with the mysterious figure in black.
"My name is Mr. Black and I come in peace." Sending thoughts to someone else' mind was a difficult thing known only to masters, and most of the time only limited to Master and Padawan. This being was sending his thought process without any difficulty. Qui-gon tried to analyse the force presence of the being but found it difficult. He could not even focus on the face as if there was a field making it difficult to analyse the face. He could see the face just fine but could not describe it to save his life.
"What are you Mr. Black and why are you currently travelling with us?" Qui-gon decided to cut the chase. He felt straightforward approach was best.
"I would say I am a man on vacation and fates decided that this would be a good place to start but I am not sure. This is Nuni and Hedwig, my friends. I do not think such discussions should be one sided. Your friends are looking uncomfortable. Permission to come abroad, Jedi Master? I assure you I mean no harm to anyone onboard unless attacked."
Qui-gon looked towards Captain and saw that he was really distressed.
"We can agree to let you inside with us but we are not so sure about your animal friend." While he may subdue the animal there was a question of how long will that take. The animal may look docile but the large dire-cat like creature could do serious damage to the ship without their handler.
"No need to concern yourself about Nuni, She is well behaved, I doubt she will give anyone any trouble." Satisfied by the answer since Force didn't warn against any danger he conveyed the message. Panaka looked towards Sabe who looked towards Padme subtly, looking for answer. She looked at Qui-gon for any signs of distress. When she didn't find any she quickly gave a nod.
"Since the Jedi are assuring us that this being does not mean us any harm, we will agree to let them come onboard." Sabe gave the permission.
"I think he may be able to use droid's entrance. We will go there while you guide him towards the entrance. I want all guards with me there." Panaka instructed the pilot while Qui-gon conveyed queen's message to Harry. He instructed his padawan to stay with the queen while he went with the Captain to welcome the being.
With Harry
"Good news guys, we can go in. Now get in here so I can get us inside." Harry pointed to his coat's pocket. He could teleport but did know that it was not advisable on moving vehicles. Hedwig looked at her Human in a questioning look while Nuni took one looked at the pocket then sniffed and completely ignored him. Their air was running out and they will have to get inside fast. Harry sighed and tried again.
"It is just for a few moments. Come on girls don't you want to meet new people?" Hedwig relented and flew inside but when Nuni ignored it again Harry got an annoyed expression on his face.
"You don't get to choose. It is because of you that we are here in the first place. Don't make me do it, you know I will." Harry sighed when this was ignored again.
"That's it!" He extended his pocket then did a pulling motion with his hand. The feline tried to hold onto the side of the ship but to no avail. With the cries of metal, the side of metal now sported deep gauges but Harry pulled her away from there and with a repairing charm he fixed the gauges.
"And stay here, we will talk about your behaviour when we are on solid ground." After shrinking her and putting her inside the pocket he checked to make sure everything was fine, went inside.
Inside, a few minutes prior
This was beyond anything that he had ever known. The alarms were blaring when the cat like creature tore open the side of their ship but were astonished when the man repaired it with a wave of his hand. The non-Force users were amazed when he put the cat creature inside his pocket. Obi-wan tried to contact his master when the human suddenly bypassed the front view and he suddenly felt faint.
When Harry got inside his first instinct was to snicker. The lady in head-dress was no doubt someone important. He decided to address her first. This would be Earth's first contact with Alien civilization and he wanted to make a good impression.
"My Lady" Harry looked ahead in greeting but averted his eyes in the last moment when he couldn't look without snickering. He knew the women on Earth wore ridiculous headdresses too. It seemed that no matter the place, the trend of ridiculous fashion was all the same and still beyond his meagre male brain capacity. He averted his eyes in the last moment and it fell on the girl beside the Queen and he quickly bowed his head to hide his face. When he was sure he could contain his amusement he raised his head. Padme looked towards Sabe in alarm. This unknown being knew who the real Queen was! The look of amusement in his eyes was not mistaken. She tried to subtly let Sabe know but she was not responding. Obi-wan stepped forward to shield the Queen and other non-combatants. He tried to feel the human in front of him. The result blew his mind and only his Jedi training allowed him to ignore the sudden light headedness. The being in front of him was not present! There were no other words which he could use to describe the being. He did not register in his Force senses. If he was not in front of him then he would not have believed in his existence.
Sabe was on auto-pilot "Greetings gentle being, we are Queen Amidala of Naboo and we welcome you on our ship. May we know the circumstances of your arrival in such manner and why you were on our vessel?"
"Greetings Your Highness, my name is Mister Black. I am just a man on vacation and fates decided that this would be a good place to start. I assure you I mean no harm and my impromptu arrival was mere a whim of higher powers. Would you terribly mind if my friend comes out?" After receiving hesitated confirmation he summoned Hedwig out of his pocket. "This is Hedwig, my friend."
"What is it padawan? I feel your anxiety and alarm." His master's voice brought small relief.
"You must come to the cockpit now. The being is currently inside." He felt alarm through the link. Seconds later the whole security detail came running inside the cockpit. Qui-gon and Panaka looked over their respective charges and saw the look of alarm and stunned disbelief. They both went for their respective weapons and suddenly realised that the cockpit was too small. He raised his hands to diffuse the situation.
"Peace gentlemen, I don't think fighting would be advisable."
After another round of introduction the party left for the audience room of the ship. Panaka was not sure if he could do anything against such an opponent who could bypass walls, and most probably a blaster fire and other attacks. Despite all this he will act as the last line of defence for the Queen.
"So, you guys are going to Galactic senate where you will plead to them to intercede on your behalf to this Trade Federation." This was all too much for him. Here almost all of the galaxy, save for outer parts, was part of one government. And from what he could gather it was at least millennia old. It was quite opposite from what he was used to. But the one thing he was used to was the rampant corruption. When he heard the situation it was clear to him that no organisation would act so brazenly without someone backing them.
Another thing he was not sure of was 'Jedi'. The males in monk robes introduced themselves as 'Master Jedi' and 'Padawan'. It was said in a way as if there was no need for explanation. Though from what he could sense from them, they were using magic to check him out earlier*. So most probably they were magic users of this place and were quite open about it. Since they were in the know, he felt comfortable using his magic in front of them. If not the case then he could always play it as using advanced technology to affect, though he put it out of his mind for the moment.
"Are you sure that the senate will back you? I know I saw the blockade but how would you convince your government? Without proof of the invasion, the politicians will drag their feet. Are you prepared for that?" After carefully observing the face and stature, he was sure that the Queen was perhaps fourteen to fifteen years old. Quite young for such responsibility but whom was he to judge. But from the looks of everyone's face, no one thought of it. It looked like he was stuck with a bunch of idealists.
"We don't have any other option. It was either to escape and bring the news to senate or remain there and forced to sign the treaty to make the invasion legal." Sabe was quick to compose herself.
Harry was torn. His saving people thing was urging him to help them but his rational mind advised him against this. "Can't you help them?" he asked himself quietly. His eyes strayed towards the 'Jedi'.
"No we can't. At least not in the way you are insinuating. We are ambassadors, negotiators and mediators. Rarely are we called for military action. Our mission here is to escort the Queen safely to the Republic." Qui-gon replied as if the question was asked from him. Ok so maybe he was not quite enough or these 'Jedi' have exceptional hearing. He snorted at the idea.
"You could stand with them as their witnesses. You were sent as ambassadors by the Republic, were you not? Your opinion should count as something." His casual handling stunned the group again. Still he could help them in a small way to pay for his way to the nearest planet.
"Anyway I think maybe I can take a look at your Hyper-drive generator, if nothing else than to pay for my way to nearest planet."
Qui-gon agreed to this over the protest of Captain. "Are you sure Master Jedi, to allow an unknown male to such task? He could further sabotage the engine."
"I think Captain our main priority should be keeping our guest away from her highness. My padawan and I will accompany him to the engine room. We will handle him if he sabotages the engine further. It would be a small price to pay for the safety of the queen, don't you think? The man has nothing if not truthful with us. The first lesson we learn in Jedi Order is to trust the Force and Force is not currently warning us against this person." Captain hated to admit but the he had him there. He would trust their judgement. It has not proven them wrong and hopefully will not do so in the future. Qui-gon made to follow them before the Queen stopped him.
"About what our guest said Master Jedi, can we count on the Jedi to support our claim?"
"I assure you your Highness, if the senate demands we will speak in your favour. But first we will have to report to the council. The behaviour of the Federation was too bold. We suspect that the invasion on Naboo was part of larger scheme." And he hated to admit it but the rescue operation of Queen was rather short sighted. Black was quite correct that the senate would drag their feet unless provided undeniable proof. He had been blindly working but now that Black has pointed it out to them the senate's action was simple enough to guess. They would send a committee test the claims which were more than likely to be in Federation's pocket. He will have to ask the Jedi council to send consular with them. Master Shaak Ti will be most favourable in this case. He will have to meditate on this. He had been terribly short-sighted as of late.
Qui-gon had instructed Obi-wan to guide their guest to the engine room ahead of them. When he went inside he saw that Black was looking at the parts. The bird Hedwig was sitting on his shoulder pinning them with a heavy glare as if judging their Soul. Harry was quite fascinated with what he was looking at; it was somewhat similar to different contraption designs of Professor and Henchgirl. He could recognize some of the components that he was sure a quick 'Reparo' would do the charm but it would be better to shut it down first. No need to complicate things.
Qui-gon quickly approached Obi-wan who was observing their guest.
"So what is the situation padawan?"
Obi-wan shook his head. "Not good master, without disengaging I cannot do the full diagnosis but initial tests show that the hyper-drive generator's gone. Once we shut it down we won't be able to restart it. We will need a new one."
"That will complicate things. What is your impression of our guest." He quietly asked his padawan so to not be overheard. Obi-wan hesitated before answering. Their guest unnerved him.
"I don't know what to think master. I can see him and have shaken his hands. They are solid and he is physically present but everything in the Force is telling me that he does not exist. We can ignore him being a droid since there is no way a droid can perform half of the tricks that he performed. He simply does not register in the force. I saw him bypassing the front view port but could not feel anything in the Force. I don't know what to say Master because I see impossibility in front of me?" Qui-gon thought his padawan was ready to begin his trials but it seemed that he had more to learn.
"You are merely seeing what is in front of you, my padawan; you are not observing. For the rest of the trip I want you to observe the area around him. Do not look at him; merely look at the Force especially around him and meditate on it. You also ignored his avian friend. Try to sense her through the Force." Kenobi was intrigued by this. Animals were no different than other Beings of the galaxy. In fact the only thing distinguished them was their simpler thought process.
When he did so, he was not prepared for the results. "The Force! The creature is bathed in Force, just like the tales of Jedi hunter creatures artificially bred by Sith. But it is not the same. The creature is of Light side. I cannot sense any negative emotion. Moreover I cannot sense the bird is artificially bred. It should not be possible unless the creature is actively radiating Force presence. What is this Master?"
"No one can claim to completely understand the Force, not even Grandmaster Yoda. Nothing is what it seems at first. Why do you think I did not ask him where he came from? Moments before we were to escape atmosphere I felt as if the Force had woken itself. It was as if the calm ocean of Force was experiencing a great shift without any foreign influence. Also when I said that I sensed our guests, I think I made a mistake. The being that I thought I had sensed was not Black. I was sensing his friends. No doubt this whole thing will puzzle council. I don't think it was coincidence that we encountered such a fellow as Mister Black. Recently we have been encountering quite a few disturbances in the Force." Kenobi was looking at his master as if he was speaking nonsense because what he was insinuating was impossible.
"It's impossible master. If what you are saying..."
"Don't be so rigid padawan. We will have to observe the situation further. Furthermore I think we will have to bring him before the Council. I don't know how to do so without arousing suspicion. He is a Force anomaly and the council will have to meditate on this. Fortunately for us the Force is oddly content so I think a way will present itself." They were interrupted by Harry who called out to get their attention.
"So what is the verdict Master Black?" Qui-gon asked their guest. He wanted to see what their guest could do.
"It's Mister Black, not Master. I can fix this but we will have to shut it down first."
"Are you sure Mister Black? My padawan says that the generator is completely gone."
"Maybe, but all the same I am sure that I can fix this once we land." Obi-wan was astonished, he was the mechanic of the two and he was sure that the generator was gone. He shared a look with his master, he knew so too.
"I see; it's a good thing we will be landing soon. Even if you were to fix the generator, we would still need to buy the fuel." Harry hummed in agreement. Obi-wan could not stop himself from asking the question that has been on his mind for some time.
"If you don't mind me asking, what happened to your cat? I saw you put it inside your pocket. Was that a trick of mind?"
Harry snorted at that. "No that is Nuni, my cat. She was misbehaving and is currently on timeout. I don't think bringing her out now will drive the lesson." Kenobi wanted to ask further but a subtle warning from his master stopped him.
"Mind if I access your database? I am looking for someone and it might help." Or at least help him familiarize with the world. Qui-gon wanted to smile. The Force has presented them with an opportunity to take Black with them to the Coruscant without provoking him.
"I see no harm in it but this ship is not equipped for knowledge on different subjects except navigational data. Why don't you come with us to Coruscant? Our Jedi library is one of the largest libraries in the known world. If you are to believe our librarian, then if something is not in our library then it most probably does not exist. You understand that we are currently escorting delegates after which we will have to report to our council. I am sure they will be happy to allow you access." Qui-gon tried to act nonchalant as if allowing access to private database of the Council was no big deal.
Harry could respect that. It gave him guides for the foreseeable future. He was free to go anywhere he wanted as he had his own spaceship in his pocket but it will have to be integrated with local navigation system at least. He did not know about the modifications that Henchgirl, Professor and Mechanic did but he was sure there was an instruction manual somewhere in the ship. Still he will have to get in contact with them but he will wait until he has solid grounding of where he was exactly at. It was good thing that they were informed that they will be reaching their destination soon.
A/N
*- After merging with the Source in the end of 'Terminal Justice' Harry can sense the different life energy. I made that up, don't sue me.
Hedwig is one of my favourite characters and I quite missed her in Black's adventures. I think it's time for her to get some spotlight. Also she will play an important part in Mister Black's legend.
It took me a long time to sort out the dialogues. I could not act mysterious to save my life and writing conversation which did not divulge any important information or gives ambiguity is quite difficult to write. I had to rewrite this whole chapter more time than I even care to remember.
So, do you readers find it was worth the effort? I will of course try to work out the kinks. I will read the suggestions but I don't know if I will be able to follow all of them but they will be welcomed all the same. And I will need a Beta, any volunteers?
On same note Flames will be ignored so you can flame me all you want but except to raising the 'comments' count it will serve you no purpose.
The next chapter is half written so it will come soon. See you there.