Okay this chapter turned out a little differently to what I expected, I got kinda lost in the flashback so that takes up a lot of the chapter! As always your feedback would be great, enjoy!


Anakin's small frame shivered as he leant back against the cell wall, he was always so cold on spaceships he had always been used to hot environments not the cold black void that was space. His head hurt, a lot, it took him some time to steady himself enough to feel as though he wouldn't vomit everywhere when he was carelessly dumped into the cramped cell. He definitely had concussion, if the first bashing didn't cause it then the second definitely did. He was mad at himself for running straight into a trap without thinking about things first, and now his actions had caused his master pain too.

Anakin's eyes drifted to the still form of Obi wan at his feet, he still hadn't regained consciousness. Anakin had tried to make things more comfortable for Obi wan as soon as he too had been tossed into their current prison, Anakin had only been in the cell for a few moments before footsteps announced the arrival of more guards. Between their arms hung the bleeding and broken form of Obi wan. Anakin's heart leapt into his throat and he had suddenly become more aware of his surroundings.

They had thrown Obi wan in to the cell almost on top of Anakin, who had to rush forward to catch his falling master and prevent any further injuries, he sure had a good deal at the moment. The sith spit had even left the electro cuffs on his fallen master so there was little Anakin could do to try and alleviate his discomfort. Nevertheless Anakin turned Obi wan onto his side until the rasping breathing improved, a quick scan of Obi wan had revealed a few suspected broken ribs, a definite broken nose and what was probably going to turn out to be a worse concussion than Anakin was experiencing.

Anakin glanced around the cell again searching for any weaknesses and finding none. It was an empty room, except for Anakin and Obi wan with very little light and it was so very cold! Where the door should be was simply a glowing red force field that had delivered a rather nasty electric shock when Anakin had gone looking for weaknesses.

The worst thing though for Anakin at this instant was how alone he felt, he had taken the usual calming presence of his master in his mind for granted and hadn't realised how much he relied on it until it was gone. Alone with his thoughts was not somewhere Anakin wanted to be, especially now staring down at what these monsters had done to HIS master. He recalled the fury he had experienced when witnessing the pummeling that Obi wan had been subject to take place. Anakin hadn't felt that amount of anger well up inside him in a very long time and it frightened him to death. He wasn't sure if he could control himself if an opportunity arose to punish these animals.

The one thought that made him guilty about his inner thoughts however was Obi wan, he knew his master would never want to see that from Anakin, ever. Anakin knew it was not the Jedi way to allow anger and emotions cloud one's judgement and control his actions. That didn't mean his hatred was gone however, just his need not to disappoint and disrespect his master's teachings outweighed all of Anakin's personal feelings. Anakin was pulled from his thoughts as he thought he heard some groaning coming from the floor


Everything hurts, every fibre of my being is burning. I don't want to come back to this pain, let me stay here.

'You know you can't do that Obi wan, the boy needs you and you him. This is the test that will strain your relationship to the point of breaking, the decisions you make over the coming days will decide the fate of billions.'

Obi wan nearly jumped out of his skin. Where did that voice come from? I'm cut off from the force aren't I? He mentally tried reaching out to something, anything and grimaced when yet again there was nothing to grasp in front of him. He could have sworn that was Qui gon's voice, but that's impossible. I must have a concussion and am hearing things. That was a much more logical solution and the one Obi wan decided to follow.

Obi wan did a quick mental note of the most injured areas of his body that were crying out for attention every time he flinched. Ribs, chest, nose and head. The head was definitely the worst at this present moment, it made focusing extremely difficult and everything seemed very fuzzy.

As Obi wan drifted more into consciousness he picked up on a presence nearby slightly shaking him trying to get his attention.

"Master, please wake up, I need you."

It was Anakin, the pleading tone in his voice made Obi wan react quickly, a mistake as it was far too quickly. He tried opening his eyes and sitting up all in one swift motion only to be hit by a dizzying wave of nausea strong enough that he nearly passed out again. He felt soothing hands lower him to the floor again and Obi wan scrunched up his eyes against the blazing light willing for the agony in his head to subside.

"Woah, woah slowly or you'll be sick. I know how your head feels right now you'll have to take this slowly". Anakin's voice that time was still dripping with uncertainty but his padawan was now obviously concerned about Obi wan causing more injury to himself.

Obi wan inhaled deep gulps of air and remained completely still until the ringing in his head and nauseating feeling subsided considerably. When he was ready he took steps slower this time. Slowly Obi wan peeled his eyes open one by one, blinking rapidly in the harsh light. Force this still hurts…

Eventually the blurriness of the room eased back and Obi wan could start to pick out shapes and things, he stared into his padawan's frightened eyes above him and decided it was time to try and ease Anakin's uneasiness.

"I'm okay, Ani, I promise." Obi wan's voice came out steadier than he had expected, he almost believed it himself. Of course the look from his padawan was one of scolding he hadn't believed a word!

"No you're not and it's all my fault. I've failed you on our first assignment I'm sorry." Anakin finished the sentence quietly in a dejected tone.

How can he think he failed? I couldn't have asked for more from him. He fought in battle and saved many lives. Obi wan saw the sincerity in Anakin's face he truly does he believe this is all his fault. He always tries to take the universe on his shoulders and blames himself when things out of his control go wrong. Obi wan sighed and observed his padawan shifting in his seat obviously uncomfortable with the situation.

"I'm going to tell you something, Anakin, a mission that I went on with Qui gon which will hopefully show you have not failed anyone. Now help me up this is rather painful laying on my wrists." Obi wan finished adding a small smile to his features.

To his delight Anakin managed a meek smile in return, he was always hard to get through to when he had something in his head especially when he was assigning blame on himself. Anakin got hold of Obi wan's shoulders and slowly and excruciatingly helped Obi wan into an upright position, stopping when Obi wan found the pain too much when his ribs were jostled.

Eventually Obi wan was in an upright position leaning next to Anakin breathing heavily, trying to regain his balance. After a few moments, and when Obi wan didn't feel like he was going to be sick he began recalling a mission he had been on with his own master Qui gon when he too was a padawan of only a couple of years, things had not gone well on that mission either…


Obi wan was glued to the window of the transport, in awe at the sight of the planet's untouched beauty fly past beneath them. He and his master Qui gon Jinn had been dispatched to the planet of Nubia to investigate murmurings of rebel factions plans to take over the government.

Qui gon and Obi wan had been dispatched by the Jedi council three days earlier when the request came down through official channels. Nubia was a core world and therefore had good relations and support in the senate, when they pleaded for help over their problems the Jedi were quickly informed. Qui gon and Obi wan had spent the first days on the luscious planet talking with government officials and researching the claims of rebel factions operating on the surface. Obi wan had tried to blend in with the kids in the capital city, he listened out for any intel or rumours he could find whilst Qui gon remained with the officials pouring over their planet's history.

This was usually the way mission's went of these nature, Qui gon always stood out immediately as a Jedi and had trouble going 'under cover' to obtain intelligence. This left that part of the assignment to Obi wan, who at the tender age of 14 found it incredibly easy to fit into most civilisations they had come across and usually gathered crucial information from the unsuspecting population.

This particular time was not any different, after just over two days of fitting in and listening in on any conversation he could, Obi wan had overheard the location of the rebel base. Well location was being a bit precise, he had overheard the rough area, among the mountain ranges outside the city limits. This still left a lot of ground to cover but from the mutterings Obi wan had overheard the rebels intended to attack the city soon and take control of the planet, so he and Qui gon had acquired a transport and were currently heading to the mountain ranges at speed.

Nubia was a fairly peaceful world, there was no official army only security droids who kept the peace on the streets. The Nubian officials were quite rightly terrified over the thought of an attack, they didn't have much to defend themselves with, their way of life was in the hands of Obi wan and Qui gon now. Obi wan often felt overwhelmed in moments like these, lull points between action time to reflect on what was to come next.

From the undercover work Obi wan had carried out he was no closer to finding out the reason of rebel uprising, surely there must be something wrong with the way things were now if so many wanted to cause harm to change it? When Obi wan had voiced his concerns with his master who had looked at him in a very odd way his eyes haunted with unforgettable horrors, he remembered squirming under that stare foreseeing the arrival of a long lecture. Qui gon had explained it was not the Jedi's business to interfere in a planet's governmental system especially when they were elected officials of the senate, unless there was obvious abuse of their position that neither of them had seen any evidence of.

Qui gon then proceeded to caution Obi wan on the matter of listening to just one side of the problem and not looking at it as a whole. He explained to Obi wan that he had automatically thought that something must be wrong with the government and it was unjust as there were a lot of people fighting it, he hadn't considered that the rebels weren't just power hungry and wanted chaos.

Obi wan found this hard to consider and his masters gaze had softened and told him not to worry he was still very young and hadn't had the experience Qui gon had. Obi wan continued to try and see the good in people, the look in Qui gons eyes alarmed him, what could his master have seen that would make him hard to the world. With an affectionate ruffling of his hair Qui gon had retreated to prepare for their arrival leaving Obi wan to ponder over the events of his conversation with his master.

Perhaps Obi wan was viewing the problem from one side he had to learn, as Qui gon had, to be more objective with situations involving two different points of views. Obi wan understood that even though the rebels may have a point and were fighting for their beliefs they were going about it the wrong way, it had all changed when they had threatened civilian lives. Obi wan then had realised why Qui gon had looked at him in such a pained way, he had obviously seen the effect of rebel attacks before and had witnessed the atrocities that had happened in the wake of the onslaught. Obi wan conceived nothing good would come from the rebels attacking, if they really weren't happy with the way things were being run then they should go to the senate not resort to violence.

It wasn't long before the transport landed on a flat plane of land as close to the mountain ranges that they could land on. Qui gon and Obi wan descended the ramp and started towards the range in front of them. The view of the terrain surrounding the Jedi was stunning, mountains towered all around them shooting upwards at an alarming rate. Each mountain side was peppered with what could only be described as a small forest, no wonder why ariel images of the planet hadn't picked any activity up, some of these areas were so dense that no satellite could have penetrated them.

"We'll split up when we get to the base of the mountains and explore the surrounding area. Give priority to the heavily forested areas low down the range, they would want to stay hidden but still be accessible." Qui gon instructed as they trudged forwards.

"Yes, Master."

"And stay in communication, these people are dangerous Obi wan don't underestimate them and don't try and apprehend them without my assistance."

Obi wan angered at that remark, he wasn't a child anymore! Yet Qui gon continued to treat him as one, it was as if he didn't trust him enough to fulfil the mission yet he had showed his master what he could do! At Qui gon's raised eyebrows Obi wan released his anger into the force and braced himself for the task ahead.

"I understand, Master, I will stay in contact." Obi wan finally acknowledged after he was sure no trace of anger would seep into his tone.

"May the force be with you, my young Padawan."

Obi wan returned the farewell and wandered off in the opposite direction to his master, he thought he heard a faint whisper from behind him but he wasn't sure, it had instructed him to stay safe.

Obi wan had been searching for any clue any lead that might have indicated the presence of a rebel base, so far nothing. The only sounds he had heard were emanating from the animals native to the planet. It must have been four or five hours now since he had departed company with his master. They had continued to check in once an hour and update each other of their progress in the search, which on both ends was fruitless.

Just as Obi wan was going to check in with his master for the 5th time that day did he hear a twig snap from somewhere behind him to his right. Whirling with an immense speed he caught a glimpse of a human sprinting off in the opposite direction to Obi wan.

Bringing the communicator to his mouth Obi wan started off after the assailant determined not to lose him, force he was fast.

"Master, I've spotted a suspect he vaulted away when he caught sight of me I'm in pursuit heading toward the east side of the range I'm approximately 2000 metres up."

Obi wan pocketed the communicator and grabbed his light saber, he faintly heard his master instructing him to cease pursuit and wait for Qui gon. Obi wan knew his master would demand this of him so he pretended he hadn't heard anything and increased his speed towards the fleeing suspect, abolishing any anger he had at Qui gon's blatant distrust of Obi wan being able to deal with one man. If he had waited their only lead would be gone! They had known the rebels were planning an attack imminently Obi was determined to stop the attack before innocents got hurt.

Suddenly in a clearing up ahead the man stopped; bending over taking in huge gasps of breath. Obi wan had him just where he wanted him! Now he could get some answers and really impress his master. The man in front of him had no visible weapon but that didn't mean he wasn't hiding it somewhere.

"Put your hands where I can see them!" Obi wan started holding out his light saber, he was so intent on the being in front of him he didn't sense the danger around. Qui gon called it tunnel vision, it had gotten Obi wan into trouble numerous times before and this time was no different.

With a smirk the man in front of him glanced to behind Obi wan and nodded his head. This was when he realised he had run directly into a trap, spinning round he was surrounded by a large group of men all pointing blasters in his direction, that was when the firing started and he heard the assailant behind him scramble out of the line of fire.

Obi wan thought he heard his panicked master's voice over the comlink in his pocket demanding his location, he wished he could answer it but in truth the constant barrage of attacks coming from the men in front of him were filling his entire concentration. He was quite sure Qui gon would hear this racket and would be able to pinpoint the location by sound alone. Obi wan had never had so many attacks to dodge at once and he could feel his defence slowly breaking down. His arms ached with the constant swinging as he was forced to deflect but Obi wan tapped into the force warning him of each bolt and where to be to avoid injury.

There it was, the one bolt he knew he had missed just a microsecond before it blasted into his right shoulder. Staggering backwards Obi wan fought to stay on his feet, his felt his light saber slip from his grip as the shock and pain radiated down his arm towards his hand. He then realised the shooting had stopped, glancing upwards all the blasters were still pointed at him but the men had stopped firing.

Suddenly an extensive warning of danger screamed at Obi wan through the force, before he could ascertain the location of the threat a colossal force slammed into the back of his head sending him sprawling towards the ground at alarming speed. The man behind! Obi wan had been so stupid, no wonder why Qui gon didn't trust him to deal with the situation… As he hit the ground a scream erupted from his lips as his just injured shoulder slammed into the hard ground sending more burning all up his arm.

Seeing stars Obi wan struggled to focus on anything, he felt as though he would pass out at any minute, only reaching out for the force to lessen the ferocity of the pain in his head stopped that. Obi wan felt rough hands searching his body, finding his comlink and tossing it away. His hands were roughly pulled behind his back and rope was wound thickly around Obi wan's wrists.

Still dazed Obi wan started to struggle only to have the butt of a blaster press against the back of his neck, how could he have been so stupid Qui gon was going to be so mad at him!

"Quickly we have to prepare for the other Jedi he's on his way here now."

Obi wan heard his captors vaguely discussing the imminent arrival of Qui gon, they were going to use him against his master! Before he could give the matter anymore thought he was hauled up onto his feet and spun around to face the man he was chasing originally. He had to fight extremely hard to not throw up the contents of his stomach, Obi wan's vision was blurry and he had trouble staying up right this was definitely the effects of concussion.

"You won't get away with this…"

Before Obi wan could say any more on the matter he was on his knees again, the man had hit him so hard in the jaw that Obi wan tasted blood and a tooth loose in his mouth. Spitting out some blood he looked up defiantly at the rebel that towered above him trying desperately to focus his eyes, that punch had not helped matters with the concussion.

Suddenly the atmosphere around him changed, Obi wan was yanked to his feet once again by the rebel and spun around to face the new comer, Qui gon. Trying desperately to focus on his master's image he felt himself close to passing out again, that was until an arm snaked around his neck and he felt his airway being restricted as the offending item tightened its hold.

Obi wan heard the familiar sound of a light saber being activated but looking in his master's direction confirmed he already has saber activated, that's when the arm surrounding Obi wan's neck disappeared for a second before it was replaced with his own lit light saber! Obi wan could feel the heat of the weapon that was ever so close to his neck, uncomfortable enough to make him recoil away as much as he could from the deadly weapon.

His attention was brought back to his master as he started forward slightly, murder in his eyes. Obi wan hadn't seen Qui gon lose control as much as he was doing so now, the pure anger exuding from his master was, well startling it was purely directed at the man that now held a light saber to Obi wan's throat. Abruptly the weapon was inched closer to his skin where it singed the surface, Obi wan couldn't help but yelp out in pain, the light saber was detracted back to the previous position.

"Stay there, Jedi! Or I will separate your apprentice's head from his shoulders." Obi wan mentally recoiled as he felt the hot sticky breath of his captor brush against his neck as he sneered the latest command.

Obi wan watched as Qui gon halted in his advance, worried fearful eyes staring into Obi wan's own. He observed qui gon's eyes travelling over his body, assessing for injuries, scowling slightly as he caught sight of the blaster wound and blood trickling down Obi wan's jawline. Obi wan felt reassurance rushing across their bond along with what felt like healing energies, which had been steadily growing over their year together. They hadn't quite mastered telepathic communication yet but were getting better at detecting how the other felt and could of course detect what was on each other's minds, well to an extent anyway.

His master's attention averted back to Obi wan's captor, his eyes turning to stone, the hand gripping his weapon twitching slightly. Anyone could tell Qui gon was livid, the men surrounding them targeting their blasters at the Jedi seemed to sense how dangerous this man was and shifted backwards a few steps.

"If you do not release my padawan immediately you will feel the full weight of the Jedi bare down on you!" Qui gon growled menacingly, struggling to control his fury.

This didn't faze Obi wan's captor in the slightest as he felt his grip strengthen on Obi wan's frame.

"No, you listen hear, Jedi. We are the ones in control of this situation, you cannot save your apprentice if you try and attack us I will slice through his neck faster than you can get to me. And as for the Jedi more support is at least a day's travel away. Do you think we did not do our homework when you interfered in the city?"

Qui gon's demeanour changed slightly, they had planned to trap the Jedi as soon as they had been spotted in the city. It made sense really, they were the only ones capable of stopping the rebels impending attack. Obi wan felt guilty, it consumed his body as the ramifications of he and Qui gon being taken out of action would have on the inhabitants of the city. They were relying on the Jedi to save them and because of Obi wan's reckless actions that was not likely to happen.

"Master, don't worry about…"

What Obi wan was going to say next was lost as the light saber moved down in a blur of speed to his chest and was pressed viciously against his skin scorching a few centimetres in depth across the width of his body. Blazing pain engulfed Obi wan's form as the light saber was pulled away as though it was never there, but the scream that erupted from his throat said otherwise. Obi wan had never felt any agony like it, all the burned nerves cried out at once. Hanging his head against his chest he breathed in long deep breaths trying desperately to stay upright.

The only thing keeping him on his feet was the tightening of the hold of the assailant behind him, he had a new desire to give into unconsciousness as the agony somehow seemed to increase. Obi wan thought he heard someone yelling that sounded vaguely like Qui gon, scrunching up his eyes he desperately reached out for the force, looking for anything to help ease the pain radiating through every nerve in his body.

"Stop!" Qui gon screamed, concern flooding his voice along with disparity. He had instinctively moved towards Obi wan as the boys haggard scream bore through to his very soul, he forced himself to stop moving as every blaster snapped to his position and the light saber was swung back to Obi wan's throat.

Obi wan finally managed to control the pain he was feeling to the point where he could look up at his master again. He felt the healing energies his master was sending in earnest and was extremely grateful for it, he had never been in so much agony and the energy was just managing to take the edge off. He cried out again as his tunic was grabbed by the rebel which pulled at the newly burned skin.

"I've had enough Jedi surrender yourself now or I'll kill the boy and my men will kill you." The tone was commanding offering no room to maneuver for Qui gon.

Obi wan didn't want to be the reason that his master gave up his weapon, he didn't want that burden and wished for Qui gon to just go and help the people of the city. The thought was quickly quashed as he felt Qui gon's concern over the bond well up inside him, he detected Qui gon open up his mind and what he saw scared him, inside was intense anger for the man holding Obi wan, an anger he had never felt or saw from anyone before. He also sensed intense panic and concern over Obi wan's condition, he must have looked a complete mess…

Obi wan saw the conflict inside Qui gon end pretty quickly he was going to give himself up, Obi wan could tell as his master's gaze met his own he couldn't bare to see Obi wan killed. If he was honest with himself he didn't think he would be able to walk away if Qui gon was in his position, 'he wouldn't be though this is my stupid fault.'

Qui gon never broke his eye contact with Obi wan as he disengaged his light saber and let his arm sag down to hang limply by his side. Hordes of rebels started forwards and restrained his master, Qui gon didn't resist as his hands were tied ferociously behind his back. Obi wan expected to see or feel disappointment emanating from his master but found no trace at all. Why was he not angry at Obi wan? He only saw concern and felt Qui gon's reassurance filter through the bond.

That was Obi wan's last conscious memory on the mountain side as once again he was whacked at the base of his skull and fell forward into oblivion.


When Obi wan awoke it was in a dingy room that smelt of damp and smelt like dirt. The ground was cold and dark beneath him and gave some relief to the throbbing pain in his head, the rope that was around his wrists had been undone at some point as his hands were now tied in front of him, which was far more agreeable. Moving his head up to look around was his mistake, agony ripped through him as the clothing burned into his skin on his chest pulled on the still raw nerves. A cry escaped his lips as the pain did not subside.

Soon a figure moved into Obi wan's view kneeling down trying to offer some comfort, his master also had his bound in front of him and Obi wan saw the anger that clouded Qui gon's mind earlier had dissipated now there was guilt. 'Why does he feel guilty about me? This is all my fault.'

"Woah easy, Obi, try not to move your clothes have been seared into your skin. I tried to heal as much as I could but light saber wounds need bacta, the skin will need reknitting and offensive fragments removed first. I know how much it hurts trust me just stay still the pain will subside in a minute."

Obi wan didn't trust himself to talk for a few minutes, he closed his eyes when he saw spots dancing in his vision, he felt a firm grip take hold of his hand and he squeezed until the pain started to lessen.

When he opened his eyes again he gazed up into his master's face, no he definitely wasn't angry his face usually a stoic mask was schooled into the expression of compassion.

"I'm so sorry, Master, you should have got out of there. What's the city going to do now?" Obi wan babbled his voice cracking as he continued to spill out the thoughts he had back on the mountain range.

"Hush, Padawan, this is not your fault it is mine and I am so sorry." Qui gon bowed his head as he spoke the last words.

Obi wan was very confused 'why did Qui gon think it was his fault?'

"I am responsible for your safety, Obi wan, as well as the citizens of the galaxy, and I failed you. I didn't assess the situation fully enough, I should have noticed the rebels observing us in the city, they set a trap and I made it possible by splitting us up." Qui gon finished dejectedly.

"But master it's all my fault! I shouldn't have run after the assailant on my own, I thought I had to prove to you I could handle it as you always treat me like I'm still a child." Obi wan finished the sentence quietly he blamed the pain he was in for his loss of control over his own words.

Qui gon's face was a mixture of sorrow and shock, he sat there for some time as if struggling with what to say to his padawan next.

"Obi wan, you have nothing to be sorry for. It is I who owe you an apology. I fret over sending you into dangerous situations, not because I see you as a child and don't trust you, because of my own feelings. I couldn't stand to see you hurt, it nearly killed me inside when that karking sith spit had a light saber at your throat. And when he, when he…" Qui gon stopped at that his voice breaking and glanced down at Obi wan's chest.

Obi wan had never seen Qui gon this emotional before, this raw it was alarming him. He watched as Qui gon swallowed down tears and continued.

"I wanted nothing more than to slaughter him and all of his men for what they did to you."

Obi wan could sense Qui gon's anger creep back into his voice, he never knew his master cared so much about him. They were close as any other padawan/master team but Qui gon wasn't the biggest fan of showing emotion, Obi wan had assumed that meant he didn't care for Obi wan like this, but from the look in his master's eyes now told him he had been so very wrong.

"And as for not trusting you Obi, I trust you with my life and am very proud of the man you are becoming. I am sorry for coming across that way, it is my fault that I need to work on, I'm afraid I don't know if there will ever come a time when I can send you off into danger without feeling the need to protect you even if I know you won't need it."

Obi wan saw the words his master was saying was the truth, he did trust him. The weight on Obi wan's chest lifted slightly and the guilt eased back he could see what Qui gon was saying even if he didn't truly understand it. His master was responsible for him just as he was responsible for civilian lives, Obi wan hoped one day he would have a close relationship with a padawan of his own and he might just understand what Qui gon was trying to explain to him.

"But it's still down to me that we won't be able to stop these rebels from attacking the city. They're ruthless they will hurt so many! You should have let them kill me to save the city." Obi wan exclaimed, nothing Qui gon could say would stop him believing he had doomed these people.

"What makes you think we won't stop them, my young Padawan?" Qui gon glanced down at Obi wan a small twinkle of hope in his eyes.

"I've told you time and time again to trust in the force Obi wan, the force told me to trust in the events unfolding. Granted I did find that almost impossible as I saw the pain you were in, the force works in mysterious ways and we have to keep faith in it. It was pushing me to give myself up and now we are in the rebel base. We may never have found this place Obi not in time anyway." Qui gon finished.

Obi wan couldn't believe his master's trust in the force was that strong, he had faith but this was just crazy!

"But you're forgetting one thing master, we're prisoners and have no hope of getting out of here, I can't even move!"

"My young Padawan, technicalities are not what I need to hear right now," his master chided.

"We will escape from this cell, it may have to take some time but we will and then we will save the city. And I can help alleviate your injuries enough so you can walk, the people of this planet need us Obi wan and we will help of that I am certain."

How could his master be so confident? How could he know what would happen before it happened? As if Qui gon had read Obi wan's mind he replied with just two words that infuriated Obi wan as his master thought it was an acceptable answer that would explain everything.

"The force."

True to his word, Qui gon had helped Obi wan heal and hour by agonising hour he had been able to walk again. Sometime later they had gotten out of their cell and stopped the rebel's attack on the city just in time. It turned out they had acquired some air projectiles and were planning on taking out populated areas in the capital to stretch resources thin, and then attack on foot aiming to take control of the entire planet. So many hundreds of innocents would have most definitely died, Obi wan's faith in the force had more than just wavered over the course of their captivity. But as he looked up at the battered face of his master he finally understood, all of what they went through was worth this, worth saving all these innocent people.

Qui gon had foreseen this and went about keeping Obi wan's faith up even in the direst of moments, it was the will of the force for them to be at this point at this time to stop the heinous attack. Obi wan just wished they hadn't had to go through what they had this time but it was their duty as Jedi to push through and prevail for the sake of the people they swore to protect.


So hope you enjoyed this instalment, I am currently tweaking the next chapter so it should be up pretty soon