Kim quickly walked to a dining hall for food. Downing an Aitha protein drink in record time she went to the Council Room.
Waiting outside the Council Room is intimidating at best. The Jedi Code etched into the marble walls. Then the huge doors slide open, leading you to the council, and your fate.
Kim was surprised that not only Master Yoda was in the Council Room. Master Yoda was almost dwarfed by the chair but Kim knew that did not make him frail.
The man near Master Yoda was tall with dark hair and a beard. He wore typical Jedi garb and seemed relaxed. He would be about twenty seven, only five years older than herself.
Kim bowed to the Grand Master of the council when she reached the center of the room. "Master," she said simply.
"Master Possible, come. Meet Master Qui-Gon Jinn, you must," the older man inclined his head. "Work you shall on a mission together."
"Master Yoda, I work alone," the tall man, Qui-Gon Jinn, said brusquely.
"Race in pod race do you, Master Qui-Gon?" Yoda asked calmly. "Master Possible, in her family racing is. Race she can. Have more to say do you?"
"I don't have a pod, experience, or know where to race, Master Yoda. How can we do this?" All thoughts of this morning were gone. The mission had her full attention.
"Race you will. Replace injured racer you shall. End illegal Pod Racing. On Malastare soon Vinta Harvest Classic, will be," Yoda decreed. "Three races have you, before Classic you must race. For racing Master Qui-Gon your manager he is."
The rest of the details were hammered out easily. Before she left Master Yoda whispered to her "May the Force be with you. Mind your feelings you must." He left before a blushing Kim could find a retort.
Kim left quickly to tell Ron about her mission. She sought him out in the Room of a Thousand Fountains, the Hanger Bay, and the dining halls before going to his dormitory. She quickly knocked on his door.
"Ron?" she called quietly. The small sounds told her Ron was coming soon.
Moments later an unkempt Ron emerged. He looked as though he had pulled on yesterday's clothes to keep her from waiting. "Hey KP, we got a mission or something?" Ron said as he pulled up his pants, again.
"Go change Ron and we'll talk in a little while," Kim said gently pushing him back to his room. All the while she had her heart in her throat and her palms pouring sweat.
Kim assembled her gear from her dorm. This was her first solo mission. Well semi solo. She packed up all she needed and was still amazed at the tiny bundle it made.
"Ok KP what were we talking about?" Ron asked grinning from the door. Seeing her bag packed the smile slid from his face like the last deep fried slug in a cantina. "What are you doing? Where are we going?"
"Ron I've got my first solo mission. I'm breaking up an illegal Pod Racing ring. I leave before lunch, with Master Qui-Gon Jinn." Kim explained everything in detail.
"Why can't I come too," Ron asked. Both hurt and sad.
"You really wouldn't help too much Ron. Loosing your pants wouldn't help my racing image too much," Kim said with a forced laugh. She joked to make things easier.
"Oh, sure, you save the world on a regular basis, and no one remembers your name. But you lose your pants six or eight times, and they never let you live it down!" Ron laughed and hugged his best friend.
They walked to the Hanger Bay to say goodbye. Kim saw Master Qui-Gon board the transport. "I guess this is goodbye Ron, I'll see you soon. And you can watch me on a holoscreen." She hugged him quickly and walked toward the transport. Turning back she quickly kissed him on the cheek and ran on board the transport.
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Ron touched his cheek. It felt warm and tingly. Then came the barrage of thoughts and worries. Would Kim be OK? Why did she do that? Did she love him? That was forbidden. Why did he feel the same way?
Ron trudged back to his dorm thoughts whirling in his head. He got back and threw himself onto the sleep couch. "Dating could be good, ya know, the date thing... But what if it tanks? It could totally wreck our friendship! And our lives as Jedi Knights! No. No! I can't let that happen! Only one thing to do: break up with Kim!"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Kim and Ron are like 22 because I needed to have them be plausibly old enough to be Jedi Knights. Monique and Felix are also the same age. I'm going to say Jim and Tim are about 18 if my estimates from the show are correct.