Hey everyone this is Chapter three of Padwan and Knight and the last chapter of it that will be posted in this one shot grouping shortly after I post it here I will post it and the earlier chapter in an official story. I thank everyone for the encouragement for this story and I can't wait to read your reviews of it.
Padawan: Chapter Three
"Excellent Ben keep it up!" Harry called as he watched Obi-Wan spar with Tracy Davis.
Tracy was the only other member of the group that used the most aggressive form of Lightsaber combat Form VII: Juyo. Her aqua colored blades clashing with Ben's single blue blade.
True her main focus so far had been on Forms II: Makashi and V: Shien/Djem So but her double curve hilted weapons just called out to be used in a combination with Juyo.
Ben for the past three weeks had been under Harry's tutelage in the ways of Form III: Soresu and like the green eyed Padawan had believed the Temple raised Padawan had been born to utilize it.
Qui-Gon had been impressed beyond expectation he had no idea his Padawan had been born to use the purely defensive style of the order.
Ever since he had met Obi-Wan the boy seemed focused on using the aggressive nature of Ataru and he had believed that was the form the boy was meant to learn.
Now as he watched his Padawan continue to sweep away attack after attack from the most common Sith form of battle he couldn't help but wonder if he had been hurting his student.
"Don't think of it like that." Luna said suddenly waking the lion like man from his thoughts and looked down at her.
"Ben needed you for more than Lightsaber combat training." She said to him before looking at him once more.
"He needed a father and you've done that. Not all parents are perfect many make mistakes. My own father was so lost in his grief that he failed to notice my own at the loss of my mother.
Dean's father ran out on him and his mother. Tracy's ignored her existence until she proved she was worth the trouble. As far as mistakes go not noticing a problem in his learning is rather small."
She said making Qui-Gon nod at her feeling relieved as he once more focused and smiled when he noticed that Kit Fisto had taken an interest in the former youngling Gabrielle.
The pair was currently going through the Kata of Form I: Shii-Cho a form he was a master of. The amphibian Jedi Master had noticed the fire in the girl that burned cool and would allow her to use Shii-Cho well.
The girl had gone through a miraculous change and now no longer looked like an eight year old child. Turns out she hadn't even been eight when he met her.
"Veela are usually an extremely private people." Fleur once told him when he and the other Masters asked her about her species.
"Most of us are born and raised inside secretly hidden villages to allow us to live in peace. The only outsiders that are allowed are usually our consorts or husbands depending upon the relationship.
They are brought in to ensure the survival of our species. Veela are about ninety-nine present sure to only have daughters. In fact that last son of a Veela was born centuries ago by the name of Casanova but he is more infamous among us than famous."
She said making the others nod. "The origins of our species are said to be tied into a Goddess by the name of Aphrodite who was a Goddess of love, beauty, and lust among other things.
No one can confirm this of course but the magic in our species makes it so certain things have to take place. First our magic creates an Allure that when used can draw in males hypnotizing them into following our every whim.
Those of a strong mind, a deep love for another, or homosexual are the only ones that are unaffected by our allure. Which is why the pack males were able to ignore my allure since each was in a mate bond with the females of the pack."
She explained before blasting the area with her allure. Tahl smiled when Qui-Gon didn't even blink at the feeling while Master Yoda was able to throw it off in a second.
Plo Koon and Kit Fisto gained a glazed look in their eyes before they shook it off when Fleur disengaged her allure.
"With enough power we can reduce men and some woman into puddles of their former selves. Making our Allure both a tool to attract those around us, and a defense to allow us to escape from harm.
However we can't control our allure as children so our magic makes it so our bodies do not reach full maturity until one of two things happen. The first is we reach the age of fourteen or fifteen an age well known for puberty in a human body.
Then our bodies go from the appearance of a young child to that of a young adult in a rather…explosive act." She said after trying to find the right word.
"Gabrielle is actually fourteen and will go through this any day." Harry told them for her making the Masters look out to see said fourteen year old happily talking with Obi-Wan as they wandered around the lake.
Qui-Gon had noticed that his student spend more and more time around the young Veela and noticed often that Gabrielle had a flushed look about her by the end of said time.
"What is the second way to reach maturity?" Aayla asked making Fleur look at the Twi'lek woman.
"True Loves Kiss." She said making the Masters blink in confusion since they didn't recognize the language.
"That's French a language common among the villages of the Veela as well as the Country France. Translated she said True Loves Kiss. It is the name for the second way of maturity.
Veela for being sexual beings are also ones who seek their mate, their one, their soulmate. Sometimes they find them in the world outside of their villages but their bodies weren't ready to handle the rush that came with the power."
Harry said picking up for his Veela lover since he knew she didn't like talking about this particular thing. It was sacred to her people and a Veela was only allowed to share this information when she found her true mate.
She had been able to tell Harry but she could not tell the Masters. As an outsider in the bond Harry was allowed to explain it to others as long as they swore never to reveal the details through publication.
"Once they have found their one they but need to share a kiss of love not lust or any emotion but love alone. At least on the Veela's behalf it has to be pure like that. Once a Veela has felt this kiss she becomes bonded to the one which she shared the kiss with…basically they become married by the will of their Magic."
Harry summarized for the Masters. "In the case of those that are underage it causes their maturity to happen sooner. That is why it is so uncommon to find a Veela under the age of maturity outside of their villages.
Gabrielle was given the blessing to leave once it was shown to the elder of her village that she had a power like her sister with the Force." Harry told them before Fleur took his hand.
"Thank you my love." She told him making him smile before he gave her a chaste kiss.
"I am telling you this because Gabrielle has found her mate." She said making the Masters once more look outside to see that Obi-Wan had just caught Gabrielle in his arms after she stumbled.
"Ben is her one…and she is his." Harry told them.
"What were to happen if Obi-Wan were to reject the bond?" Aayla asked.
She hadn't fully liked the idea behind the bond it almost sounded like the Veela was forcing the male to become her lover.
"She'll die." Harry said making the Twi'lek flinch back at the cold tone he gave to her.
"If anyone were to take away his choice and force him to stay away from Gabrielle she would slowly start to whether away until there was nothing left of her but a literal husk of her former self."
He said glaring at her making the Jedi Knight look away in shame realizing she had almost condemned a life because she didn't like their customs.
"Gabrielle!" A shout caused them to look and see Obi-Wan was now kneeling on the ground holding said Veela a little sheen of lip gloss around his lips showing she had just kissed him.
That night Gabrielle had been rushed into a room on the seventh floor directly across from a tapestry of dancing trolls. Fleur and Obi-Wan had been the only ones allowed in.
Fleur returned an hour later announcing that Gabrielle was fine but would need privacy to complete the bond with her mate. It had been a shock when Ben walked into the Great hall the next day with a woman that could easily be mistaken as a slightly younger Fleur.
Gabrielle had her hand tucked into the crook of his arm looking happy her hair had been cut short and she now sported a silver braid much like her sister.
Turns out Ben had helped her with this. Ever since her Allure seemed to only effect Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan alone not that said teen was complaining.
Their bonding was the reason why they had delayed their trip since it still needed time to settle before both of them were ready to travel. Harry had estimate that they would be ready in a few more days.
Kit had noticed Gabrielle's training in Shii-Cho during that time and had taken to helping her work. Eventually it became clear that he was fascinated by her abilities and her thirst for knowledge of the Force.
She even had her own saber now instead of keeping the training sabers Harry had insisted she keep since they could still be used to block spell fire. Instead of sticking to the idea of dual Shoto sabers like her sister she had taken up a Dual Bladed saber of an Electrum design personally made by Harry as a wedding present and had greenish-yellow blades.
He had even upgraded Obi-Wan's saber to hold the same runes and enchantments as everyone else from Terra. Gabrielle had hugged her brother in law and thanked him dearly before running off with Master Fisto.
Harry also took the time to teacher her how to better handle her new weapon and to no one's' surprise she took to it like a fish to water.
Harry always seemed to know just what kind of weapon fit a persons' being as well as the fighting styles they should learn.
Qui-Gon was surprised when he noticed that Harry once had Obi-Wan run through the Kata of Form II: Makashi and Gabrielle Kata of Form III: Soresu and both seemed to flow with them.
Fleur had then explained to him that this sometimes happens during a bonding.
Knowledge and abilities were known to be shared by bonded couples. For instance she had gained a far better knowledge of Jar'Kai variants of her preferred forms the day she bonded with Harry leading her to start using dual Shoto blades instead of a single standard saber.
She had also gained the ability to speak to snakes or Parseltongue as it was called here. Harry hadn't gained abilities revolving around the Force or Lightsaber combat, but he did gain a full understanding of the French language and could now generate fireballs in his palm much like she was able to in her transformed state.
Obi-Wan had gained the language ability from Gabrielle and all her knowledge of Makashi as well as its Jar'Kai variant causing Harry to make him a Shoto saber he kept hidden away to surprise his foes.
While Gabrielle had gained his knowledge of Soresu and a better grasp of a Force Ability known as Force Speed something Ben specialized in.
About a week back Master Yoda granted Kit permission to take Gabrielle on as his Padawan causing the pack and her sister to cheer for her while Gabrielle smiled and bowed before her new Master.
Master Yoda also announced that the other Padawan would be given Masters once they returned to the Jedi Temple.
Tahl showed quite the interest in Hermione since the girl remaindered a lot of her younger self who focused so much on learning as much as she possibly could from books.
Aayla and Shaak Ti weren't well liked by any of the Pack because of the way they had judged their way of life before getting to know them.
Plo Koon and Dean got along rather well when Ploo had asked the young man to teach him how to handle a pair of Guard Shoto using the training versions Dean had once used before he built his current set.
The pair also shared a love of flying and would talk about the Terra sports Quidditch and Football. Qui-Gon had a feeling Ploo would take over Deans training once they returned home.
The other members of the pack were well liked by the masters and like Luna predicted Harry and Qui-Gon had become fast friends. The pair would spend hours debating about the Living Force with most of the others just sitting and listening to them.
Qui-Gon had to admit the boy was rather bright and had a tendency to argue against the current acts of the Jedi Order especially in front of Aayla and Shaak Ti.
Shaak Ti seemed to take it personally when Harry destroy her ideals of the Jedi Order turning it from an almost flawless way of life to an almost stagnated way that is slowing destroying itself because of its short sighted views.
Qui-Gon was sure his former Master Dooku would agree with him on most if not all his views. Qui-Gon was woken from his thoughts of the past when Tahl placed her hand on his shoulder making him smile at her.
"What has your mind so far away?" She asked him before he looked back at his student and noticed he was going through cool down stretches before Gabrielle walked over to him and handed him a glass making him smile at her.
Obi-Wan kissed her cheek before taking the glass and took a sip before he walked off to hit the refresher Gabrielle going with him.
"I was thinking over how much has changed in these few short weeks. You and I are bonded fully in the Force." He said as he leaned down and kissed her making her smile against his lips.
"My Padawan found love and marriage not to mention a new group of friends that helped him realize he was using the wrong lightsaber style.
Master Yoda realized finally that there is nothing but sheer stubbornness keeping us all from adapting to new ways of life. Ploo and Kit found themselves Padawans as did you my love." He said making Tahl smile.
"I'm just sorry that Aayla and Shaak Ti wore out their welcome in such a short time." He said looking at the uncomfortable Knights as they tried to talk to Fleur who had almost nothing but a look of contempt for them.
"I hate to say it but they brought it upon themselves and I have a feeling that there are going to be other masters and knights who bring down worse upon themselves because of their way of thinking." Tahl said making Qui-Gon nod.
The pair moved off to sit against a clear spot on the shore of the lake to enjoy a moment of peace.
"Are you absolutely sure there is nothing we can do to keep you here son?" Frank Longbottom asked Neville.
The pair had come up to Hogwarts to say goodbye as they watched the other members of the Pack help load up everything. From their personal effects to the crystals from the cave Harry started his training in.
Everything that dealt with the Jedi and the Sith was being removed from this planet that was far too young to have anything to do with what lay beyond their skies.
"I can't stay here and think of this place as my home anymore." Neville told his father who sighed but nodded in understanding. After hearing about the life his son had lived he knew that in the long run this was best for him.
"You could come with us." Neville said.
"The Ministry would never accept you back at your job as a Dark Wizard catcher now Dad. Especially because you would refuse to tell them how teenagers like Harry and I became powerful enough to stop Voldemort."
Frank couldn't help but agree with his son. "And what would we do out there?" He asked.
"Well…" Neville didn't know where to go but luckily Harry had been walking by and heard the question.
"The Jedi Temple employs a large number of people to guard the temple, cook the food, and other jobs. The two of you would be given all the time and training you need in order to survive on the planet of Coruscant until you either wish to move on or continue to work for the Jedi." Harry told them before he moved on making Neville give him a grateful nod.
"Go." A voice said making the three Longbottoms look to see Neville's Grandmother Augusta Longbottom.
"Gran?" Neville asked.
"The only thing keeping you on this dust ball is me. I'm too old for adventure and too stubborn to take orders. So you three go and make new names for our family." She said before she took out a wand and flicked it making a trunk appear among the loaded cargo.
"There's enough gold and silver in there for the three of you with enough left to me to continue to live happily. So get on the damn ship and go." She ordered making Frank smile at her as he walked over and hugged her.
"Good bye mother." He said making her snort.
"At least I got to hear that this time." She said before whacking him with her handbag.
"Don't die before you make sure I have at least six great grandchildren or you have three great grandchildren whichever comes first."
She said making Frank nod at his mother before he kissed her forehead and picked up the rucksack at her feet. Neville walked up as his father left and half expected a whack as well before his Grandmother surprised him and pulled him into her arms.
"I was hard on you because I didn't want to lose you like I lost them." She said making him blink as he returned her hug.
"I know Gran."
"Before you make your father into a Grandpa make honest women out of your love's."
"Already did. All of us had a druid preform secret marriages once we're in the sky our rings will no longer be hidden." He whispered in her ear making her snort before she started laughing.
"Good boy." She said before she moved back and cupped his cheek.
"Listen to that Alpha of yours…he seems to have a good head on his shoulders."
"Yes ma'am." He said before he also kissed her upon the forehead and left to join the others. Alice walked up last and accepted a hug.
"Take care of them and don't be afraid to give them a kick in the pants if they forget themselves." Alice laughed as she nodded and received a kiss from Augusta.
"Goodbye mother." She said making the elder woman nod. Once she moved off Augusta looked towards the pack.
"Lord Potter?!" She called making Harry look back at her. "You look after my Grandson or I'll haunt you till the end of the universe!" She yelled making him smile at her and nod showing he understood her order.
"Captain prepare the final check before liftoff than once the doors are closed takes us home." Master Qui-Gon ordered making the Captain nod as he ran through the checks before they made ready to leave.
"We're lucky we were able to fit my Delta 7 in the cargo hold." Tahl said to her husband making him chuckle.
"Lucky Harry knew how to shrink it to fit in your pocket." He said making her laugh before the pair went off to help finish loading. Eventually the ships doors were closed and they took to the sky.
"Now the moment is." Master Yoda said making them look at him.
"Reveal your Master please." Harry nodded as he reached into his robes and produced a Holocron for all to see before he and the pack knelt before it and focused.
Soon the glowing object lifted into the air until two images appeared before them. One was a man of average height wearing long robes and armor while the other was a woman with short cropped hair.
The man had two lightsabers on his belt and she had a single one. "Masters we are now on our way to the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant.
With us are Jedi Grand Master Yoda, Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Master Tahl Jinn his wife, his apprentice Obi-Wan 'Ben' Kenobi, Master Kit Fisto, Knight Plo Koon, Knight Aayla Secura, and Knight Shaak Ti." Harry said before the man lowered his hood and removed a mask that was upon his face making Yoda gasp.
"You know us don't you Master Jedi?"
"Indeed know you I do. Revan the Redeemed and the Jedi Exile Meetra Surik. Explains much it does." The pair of holograms smiled at the small Jedi.
"Our students will be looked after?" Meetra asked making the elder nod.
"Found Master two of them have. Gabrielle with Master Fisto, and Dean with Knight Koon." He said making the pair nod.
"And the others?" Revan asked.
"Find Masters once on Coruscant we will." Yoda told him. Revan nodded before he looked at Harry.
"Once we are at the temple the Council will wish to speak to us. Until then you all still have training to do." Harry nodded as they all rose to their feet with Obi-Wan coming over to join them. They had a little over two months before they arrived…they had best make use of it.
That's all for now R&R
Also a review from George Cristian810 asked for me to give a list of the mated groups so to help out here is the list.
Harry: Daphne Greengrass, Tracey Davis, Susan Bones, Nyphadora Tonks, Fleur Delacour.
Neville: Hannah Abbott, Luna Lovegood.
Dean: Parvati Patil, Lavender Brown.
Blaise: Hermione Granger, Padma Patil
Obi-Wan: Gabrielle Delacour