"Remember younglings 'Anger leads to hate, hate leads to pain, pain leads to suffering'" Master Yoda quoted as he watched the younglings deflect the stun shots using their trainingsabers, the hum of the sabres filled his ears as the younglings swung them and the occasional gasp as they were either stunned, because they had missed the shot or because they had swung the lightsabers to much and caught their arm or leg, giving them a small angry burn. Master Yoda chuckled to himself as one of the younglings; a young torgrutan lost their balance spinning and fell to the floor with a bump.
"Deactivate your weapons you will younglings" Yoda said, carefully dusting the young torgruta and straightening his robes.
"Now meditate you will, let the force flow through you, yes powerful it is but underestimate you must not. Dismissed you are" the younglings moved over to a rack where they hung their trainingsabers and walked out the room. Yoda sighed. It had been a hard days work, especially as these younglings were clumsy. He rubbed his temples; he felt the same thing he had felt for weeks now. A disturbance in the force, he just didn't know where. Moving slowly towards the door Yoda looked round once more at the training room in which he was standing in to make sure that it was immaculate, having the cleaners chase you with their mops and shouting out curses in huttese isn't the nicest experience in the world especially when you have Anakin in your class!
Speaking of Anakin, Yoda saw him walking down the corridor straight towards him; his head was in the clouds, and he had the concentration of a Gundark. But around him the force was filled with fear, anxiety, and worry. The feelings were based around one person, his master.
"Hmm troubled you are young Skywalker" Master Yoda said, scaring the wits out of Anakin.
"Master Yoda" Anakin said bowing respectively to the elderly Jedi.
"Trying to find someone you are Skywalker" Yoda questioned the younger Jedi, watching him shift awkwardly from side to side.
"Actually Master I was looking for you" Anakin stated looking away from the elder Jedi's eyes, clearly finding the whole situation quite awkward.
"Well found me you have young Skywalker. Speak to me you will. Much worry I sense in you" Yoda said, reading exactly the thoughts that were running through Anakin's head.
"… Yes Master. I am worried, just not about me; it's about Obi Wan. He's been having more nightmares and they are keeping him from sleep. By the morning its like he's forgotten them and perfectly fine."
Yoda listened intently, watching as Anakin kept shifting his gaze to the ceiling and twiddled his thumbs.
"Know that you have come to see me does your Master hmm?"
Anakin remained silent for a time and muttered the word 'no' so quiet that Yoda could hardly hear him, even though his large ears could pick up some sounds humans could not hear.
"Walk we will"
The pair walked down the Temple staircase, watching as younglings of all different species Twi'lek, Togruta, Munn all pass them, many bowing in respect to the Jedi Masters as they continued their walk. Round them the white walls of the Temple shone as the light from the large glass windows radiated all around them and the warm air kept everyone round them in high spirits.
They stepped out into the cool air, feeling the breeze push past them like leaves fell gracefully of a tree. Padawans, Masters and Younglings alike had all come outside to savour the good weather whilst it lasted. Many Padawans were swimming around in the pool, where they challenged the Mon Calamari Padawans and Younglings to breath holding duels under the water determined to beat them. Out of nowhere Ahsoka came running over to the Jedi Masters wearing a blood red bikini, halter necked and being eyed by many of the male Padawans, mostly looking towards her breasts which seemed to have been made larger by the umph of the bikini. Anakin sighed in disapproval as the Padawan made a kiss and blow gesture to one of the other Padawans, making him grab for it and hold it against his heart.
"Hey Master" Ahsoka said, joyfully.
Ahsoka sensed her Master's discouragement from her behaviour and decided to push him a little more.
"I've got tits that could kill a Gundark. So if you've got it, flaunt it!" Ahsoka joked, giving her Master a punch on the arm.
Master Yoda chuckled at the young Padawan as she strutted around her Master, joking around with him and letting the younglings squirt him with water pistols.
"Umm Ahsoka. Could you tell you little friends to BACK OFF! I have something to ask you," He said, gesturing to the younglings who had sensed his anger and toddled of to annoy some other Jedi.
"What is it Skyguy" Ahsoka asked, her eyes filling with innocence as if butter wouldn't melt.
"Have you seen Obi Wan?"
"Yeah sure, he's down the end of the garden meditating. Would you like me to take you to him?"
"Sure. Thanks Snips!"
She led them through a maze of people, casually dodging the amounts of water that flew across them and the younglings who ran through us, weaving through our feet and nearly knocking Master Yoda over.
Finally after a lifetime of walking through everything, they reached the end of the gardens. Anakin could see why Obi Wan had chosen this spot it was beautiful, The grass was swaying in the light wind, the blossom tree's flowers were falling lightly to the ground and in front of them was a sky blue lake, the ripples of the water was enough to make you want to dive in. The strange thing was though that Obi Wan wasn't there.
A sudden splash from the water drew Anakin to his full height, withdrawing his lightsaber as he went; the ripple came closer and closer until a young Twi'lek's head rose from the water obviously struggling to keep it there. Anakin carefully deactivated his sabre and pulled the youngling out of the water, who was closely followed by a rather wet and mud covered Obi Wan. His auburn coloured hair covered his vision and he carefully shoved it out of the way of his face showing bright blue and grey eyes.
"Master!" Anakin said, sounding surprised at his master's rather dirty and wet appearance.
"If those Padawans threaten to push you into the lake again, tell them that Master Kenobi will punish them severely." Obi Wan said, his voice sounding full of authority of the youngling.
"Yes Master Kenobi. Thank you" The little twi'lek bowed respectively towards Obi Wan and ran of, obviously going to tell his friends how a Jedi Master who held a seat on the council had just saved him.
"Hmmm Master Obi Wan, speak we must"
Obi Wan turned to face the elder Jedi, his eyes filled with concern. A sudden wave of pain through his head changed all that, he fell to the floor and his head collided with a large branch extending from the blossom tree beside him. The only thing he could see were stars and the faintly blurry figures of Anakin, Ahsoka and Yoda towering over the top of him. The pain, he could feel it running through his head, the vision, the same vision of her running and running from something he couldn't see and watching as she tripped over a small root sticking out of the ground.
"SATINE!" Obi Wan shouted out loud, causing his eyes to flash open and lurch up from lying on his back.
"Calm yourself you will Obi Wan. Tell me what did you see?" Master Yoda said, he now commanding authority like he had done with the young twi'lek.
"…I don't want to talk about it Master. Its between myself and myself"
Yoda shook his head at the answer Obi Wan had given him.
"Speak with you I must. Believe you need… time of from the war I do"
"WHAT!" Obi Wan shouted causing many of the younglings to stop and stare at him as they passed.
"A Meditation Retreat, I believe you need. Long is the war and not many opportunities to rest you will have."
Obi Wan sat there, dumbstruck by Yoda's sudden burst of him needing a rest. He looked towards Anakin who looked away from his stare, fiddling awkwardly with his fingers and fidgeting from one foot to another.
"Anakin, why do I have a bad feeling you have something to do with this"
Anakin started into the eyes of his Master, feeling the gaze lighten his heart like a wild fire on Naboo.
"It's for your own good Master. You need the rest and those nightmares aren't going to cure themselves."
Obi Wan thought for a while. Yes, a Meditation Retreat would be nice. He could relax, have time to himself and not have to worry about anyone trying to kill him.
Oh how wrong he was.