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Temple of Doom, Ani/Obi 9-6 completed (with fanart on first post)
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Temple of doom
Author: Earlybird-obi-wan
Timeframe: JQ
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin (12). O.C.’s
Genre: multy post HC adventure
Keywords: droid, Zonoma Sekot
Summary: Obi-Wan and Anakin after their return from Zonoma Sekot. Anakin has a new droid-project and that gets him to the bowels of Coruscant and with his master following him that means trouble.
Note: takes place directly after Rogue planet by Greg Bear
Disclaimer: Star Wars is G.L.
Obi-Wan in the healers'ward
Obi-Wan is building his saber
Chapter 1
Thracia Cho Leem the little woman with her aquiline features and short, grey hair said goodbye to Anakin and his master Obi-Wan Kenobi after they exited the transport.
She mused about what Anakin had told her about Zonoma Sekot and his adventures with Jabitha and what she had felt from the boy. She needed some time away from the temple and the Jedi and walked to her apartment to get some things.
She and Obi-Wan had reported on Zonoma Sekot and the dissapearance of the planet and Vergere on the way back to Coruscant. She uploaded her file into the central computer of the Jeditemple and sent a private message to the council about Vergere and the warnings she had given about the Far Outsiders. Most of her counceling of Anakin would remain between her and the boy.
Getting back to the hangar she greeted Tomy Itsi the hangar technician.
Tomy was a little human with grey hair and brown eyes in a tanned complexion and he wasn’t that strong in the Force. Only one thing; he excelled at mechanics and that’s why he was after his Knighting being appointed to the mechanics department of the Jeditemple.
She had known Tomy all her life and he knew of her marriages and he was among the few - among them a master-healer who had married and had children himself - who didn’t care at all about that.
Tomy asked when she came back carrying a large satchel “visiting your family again Thracia?”
Thracia said with a smile forming on her face “yes, seeing my daughter will be nice.”
Tomy said pointing at a little transport “she is ready to go and all fueled up.”
Thracia said “thanks Tomy for your great care” and she boarded the transport knowing that the hold would be filled with delicacies like shoo bread and Apolberrypies.
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Tomy Itsi saw her entering the Coruscant sky. He thought about the master and padawan she had brought home. ‘Anakin Skywalker the exuberant young boy and a great help to me when I have something difficult to fix. And master Kenobi also one who loved to tinker with mechanics in his initiate years, a nice man but no lover of flying things at all.
Anakin had been really exited when he left the transport and saw me but his master was something different; a shine of perspiration was on his flustered forehead and he walked with a stiff gait down the ramp.
What are you hiding?’
tbc-
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Hey hi there.
Nice start... keep it coming please!
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I love the title temple of doom.
Anakin had been really exited when he left the transport and saw me but his master was something different; a shine of perspiration was on his flustered forehead and he walked with a stiff gait down the ramp.
What are you hiding?’
What is Obi hiding indeed... 
Please PM me with updates. 
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Hmmm, intriguing. I'll be following this story, too, you betcha. 
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epithree: Hey hi there.
Nice start... keep it coming please!
~epithree
Next chapter is up and thanks for reading.
Gkilkenny posted:
I love the title temple of doom.
Anakin had been really exited when he left the transport and saw me but his master was something different; a shine of perspiration was on his flustered forehead and he walked with a stiff gait down the ramp.
What are you hiding?’
What is Obi hiding indeed...
Please PM me with updates.
He is hiding the usual and that means trouble. Thanks for reading
Valairy_Scot Hmmm, intriguing. I'll be following this story, too, you betcha.
Thanks for reading.
Title will become clear after more chapters. A lot of misunderstanding and both Jedi will go through trials.
Next update is here and Obi-Wan and Anakin have to deal with the aftermath of their mission to Zonoma Sekot
Chapter 2
Anakin was in his bedroom. They had just returned from their mission and Obi-Wan had given him permission to go to his room. “Have to do the paperwork and you can take the rest of the afternoon to do what you like. If you need me, I am in the living room” his master had said before going to his own bedroom to unpack his satchel.
Anakin had put his dirty laundry in the basket and had taken a long hot shower. Dressed in a clean pair of clothes he first went to see on his comterminal if there were any messages. One was from Melian the four year older Padawan and his friend.
Melian was away from the temple with his master Ithil Jolin but he almost always was with a master skilled at negotiating trade-disputes. The message said that Melian would return in two days and that he would bring a new servobrain for the droid he was building.
‘Yippee and I am helping him building that translator droid. Have to tell master about that. But master likes it that I have made friends in the temple.’
Next he walked to his workbench and sat down. His gaze drifted to a mechanical object. The welder he had used on the wings he had worn in his race in the garbage pit was on it and he thought about the past days
‘going with my master to that living planet and Jabitha the lovely starship that had carried master and me to safety.
Being counselled by Thracia Cho Leem and being comforted by her, she is like my mother and even has kids herself. That’s so un-Jedi-like because the Jedi-code forbids any attachment. She is different but I like her.
Killing the blood carver Ke Daiv but I didn’t want that. But it felt so’ and he started to whimper.
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Obi-Wan was in the main living-room going through his messages on his datapad after getting his report on the network when his sharp ears picked up a whimpering sound. He stood up stiffly and went to Anakin’s bedroom and knocked softly on the door before entering.
There bent over on his workbench and fidgeting with a tool was Anakin. Thracia Cho Leem had told him some after she had counselled Anakin on the outpost world Seline. The boy had saved him, escaping with him from the living world of Zonoma Sekot in the Sekotan starship.
He knew what had happened to the Blood Carver, Anakin’s first kill without any weapon. That had been on the flight back and he had talked with Anakin about the killing of the Blood Carver. Anakin didn’t go into details about how he had done it but he had said that he had been angry.
“Anakin hush, Anakin come” and he took Anakin in his arms and led him towards the living room and took a seat on the well used old sofa.
Together they sat with Obi-Wan gently comforting his Padawan and after some time the sobbing abated.
Obi-Wan picked up a handkerchief with the Force and wiped away the tears.
Anakin glanced with a tear stained face up to his master “th thanks m master I was again thinking about Ke Daiv and Jabitha.”
Obi-Wan said “you couldn’t prevent the death of Ke Daiv. He would have killed you and Jabitha the daughter of the Magister. And Jabitha, your starship; she was hurt too bad to survive and maybe Sekotan ships aren’t meant to be away from their home where they were born indefinitely. With her home disappearing from our galaxy she couldn’t return to heal.”
Anakin said with a soft voice “yes and I think Jabitha and all inhabitants on Zonoma Sekot are safe. That planet takes care of them and you know what Vergere told us.”
Obi-Wan said “yes, she left with the Far Outsiders. I hope she can persuade them to never come to our galaxy. Come, let’s remember Ke Daiv and Jabitha the ship” and he stood up and guided Anakin to the balcony with the potted plants.
Qui-Gon had designed the lay-out of the balcony and it was as if you were in a tiny garden. Over the years with his master Obi-Wan had come to appreciate the little green things and he had often helped him pruning the bushes. Some of them had left seeds and he remembered the planting of one of those seeds in the small wild garden near the healers ward.
‘It was after we came home from that mission where I had to kill someone for the first time. I was sitting in that garden on that stone bench when my master came to me. “It is never easy to take a life, my apprentice. Sometimes, however, there is no other course of action to take. And I know that you made the choice today." his master had said and I replied that I acted too harshly, too quickly and that he didn’t deserve to die.
Master told me that it was sometimes nessessary to kill. I had felt the pain and master had comforted me. A day later we returned to that garden and planted that seed. I will go with Anakin to that garden tomorrow. And maybe he will tell me more about Ke Daiv.’
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The soft glow of lights coming on to illuminate the darkening sky was giving the balcony a serene mood.
Master and Padawan sat down on the meditation mats and recited a poem for the dead.
Both mourned the loss of life. Both meditated for more than one hour.
Anakin was the first to open his eyes and he was thinking about the starship and his travel with Charza Kwinn. He had seen a nice droid in the YT-1150 freighter and for that he just had some parts already cluttering his workbench. ‘Cluttering that is a word master uses when he comes into my room and he keeps asking me to clean it. But after a day of lessons I like to start from where I have ended and I know where every part is. Hah, master cleaned my room once and I had to ask him where he had put them.’
He looked to the spot where his master was sitting before a nondescript green bush and saw the sheen of perspiration on his master’s forehead. He became concerned and waited for his master to end his meditation. Seeing Obi-Wan stirring alert and getting awkward to his feet he asked “master, are you alright?”
Obi-Wan answered “just tired from the mission. I think I will turn in early and tomorrow I will be my usual self again.”
Thinking about the voracious appetite of Anakin “you can order a pizza of your liking and a green salad for me.”
Anakin smiled and went to the comterminal and soon his order was heard “one Salami and pepper pizza and a green salad for my master. Thanks Serinka.”
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Half an hour later Serinka stood before the Kenobi-Skywalker apartment with his delivery. He liked Obi-Wan and his young charge and had delivered his home made pizza and salads many times to that apartment after a call from said occupants.
Serinka saw a smiling Anakin opening the door and said giving him the boxes “with compliments from me. Enjoy your diner.”
Anakin said “thanks and see you soon Serinka.”
Obi-Wan added “and I have some new receipes for you from our host Charza Kwinn. But don’t make them for me. No seafood creatures for me you know.”
Serinka chuckled “no master Kenobi, you’re a vegetarian like your master Qui-Gon had been.”
Anakin said “and no wriggling sealife for me. I have seen enough of those on that trip to that planet. And“ giving a wink to his master “master dreams about fishies when he is drifting in a bactatank.”
Serinka knew about that adventure and said “oh I can make a seaweed salad.”
Obi-Wan muttered good naturedly “huh bactatanks, don’t talk about them. You know I don’t like them and those medicines make you act weird.”
Anakin walked with the boxes to the table and after his master joined him he started to eat.
Obi-Wan just munched on his salad without much appetite.
“Got ya” and a piece of salad sailed towards Anakin and he waited for the inevitable reply.
Obi-Wan just yawned and was too tired to give any comment. He took another bite of his salad and after eating only half of it he said “bedtime for me, good night Anakin” and he walked to his bedroom after a visit to the fresher.
He loosened his utilitybelt and carefully put the lightsaber, Qui-Gon’s lightsaber, on the nightstand. ‘Have to make a new one some day and put this lightsaber in the hall of sabers but I am not ready to part with it.’
Clothes were dropped unceremoniously where they fell and getting his nightshirt was too much for him and he slid beneath the clean sheets and used the Force to get the bright blue comforter in place.
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Anakin finished the rest of the salad after eating his pizza and washed the dishes. ’Master sure was tired with no comments on my eating and use of the Force. But tomorrow will be nice with those lessons and a visit to the training course.’
Peeking through the door of his master’s bedroom he saw Obi-Wan asleep already and dreaming.
“Fishy, fishy squishy glob of goo, down the drain you are gonna swim, down into the sewer you go. I was in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine o jeah” Obi-Wan mumbled and Anakin closed the door before he erupted in a hollering laughter and ran to his own room.
“Yeah master you sure know how to cheer me up. That started bad but I could have a lot of fun with that gonk-droid and I met that nice archivist Jerec and those foodfights” and he remembered the entire adventure.
“And now back to my new idea. I have some of the parts but I need a servobrain and a vocabulator and this and that. And with Melian returning I will need double the parts. Time to see who has those available” and he activated his terminal.
All Jedi had access to the galaxy wide web.
He started his search and was soon engrossed in his work ‘Uh that’s too far. Hey even off planet. Have to find something here on Coruscant. And with master asleep I don’t want to disturb him with this. He will lecture about bedtime again.
Yeah and wake-up time at 6 but that’s funny with those pillowfights. Pretending to be asleep and surprising him with that flying sheet when he tip toes into my room. Or covering him in the comforter but that time he couldn’t see me and tripped over that pair of droid legs and that got me searching for a new pair. Big brother is not watching me.’
Anakin shielded himself from all outside signals and he had used that many times when he didn’t want his master to interfere with his work.
He even had used it when he was the slave of Wattoo and wanted to make something for himself. Droids had been his helpers on Tatooine and he could make it appear as if he was doing all the work and the Toydarian had believed it.
‘That gave me enough time to play with Kittster and the other boys.’
He knew how to make himself invisible to the outside world.
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Obi-Wan was swimming in a red liquid trying to catch a fish.
Suddenly a larger fish, no a sea monster emerged from the cracks of a cave. Obi-Wan started to swim away and soon he was swimming for his life to the distant shore of an island.
A green island and he flopped exhausted on the beach. The monster sprouted legs and crablike pinchers and followed him. Obi-Wan jumped and landed on the lowest branch of a tree.
A black clad human being with artificial arms and legs walked towards him and tried to drive the monster away. More monsters came and one of them grabbed an artificial arm and the human went down screaming.
Obi-Wan saw metal limbs flying through the air and one of the monsters screeching when one of his limbs was severed and attached to the human.
One of the monsters saw him and began to walk to the tree and sank a pincher in the tree.
The tree was transforming sprouting tentacles. Tentacles that began to ensnare him dangling him from his feet head down and starting to sway.
“Embrace the pain” the tree-leaves were whispering to him.
The monster was followed by the human walking on his pinchers and shouting “we will conquer the galaxy.”
Ensnared in the tentacles Obi-Wan felt a pincher descend towards his chest and the heat and pain radiating from the small, no not so small wound.
“Nooh I will never join you”
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Obi - you're hurt again! Go see your healer friends.
Ah, now I remember from the novel that Obi-Wan was hurt when Anakin was abducted. How like him to "blow it off."
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Oh my not again poor Obi-Wan he is dreaming of horrible things
and that can only mean one thing he is ill. 
I hope not, for Anakin needs someone to keep an eye on him
otherwise turn to the dark side he will 
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Valairy_Scot Obi - you're hurt again! Go see your healer friends.
Ah, now I remember from the novel that Obi-Wan was hurt when Anakin was abducted. How like him to "blow it off."
Yes and he was not taking care of his wounds at all being occupied with saving Anakin. And you know Obi-Wan and healers  Thanks for your support.
epithree Great update! Thanks for reading
Gkilkenny posted:
Oh my not again poor Obi-Wan he is dreaming of horrible things
and that can only mean one thing he is ill.
I hope not, for Anakin needs someone to keep an eye on him
otherwise turn to the dark side he will
He is ill but not that much and he is seeing the future after that lecture by Vergere. Anakin is safe for now Thanks for reading.
In the next chapter Obi-Wan has to deal with the healers and more characters are introduced that will play a part in the story.
Chapter 3
In another part of the Jeditemple was Jedihealer Aaqu Maerhin finishing his shift when he sensed trouble ‘Obi-Wan’ he thought and ran through the double doors leading to one of the elevators leading to the residential quarters.
As a long time friend from Obi-Wan – from the day he was brought to the temple as a baby – he had formed a bond with the Jedi Knight. And both had ancestors on the same planet. Obi-Wan’s mother was from Moniron and Aaqu had been found there. Aaqu was a Dunai human with ravenblack long hair with some grey in it and kind green brown eyes and with 1.82 m a stately man. With 112 years he was only middle-aged and quite athletic.
Exiting the elevator he ran to the Kenobi-Skywalker apartment and used his over-ride control to enter. The living room was clean and tidy and he saw the closed doors leading to the two bedrooms.
Two empty food-boxes stood on the kitchen-table, clean and ready to be returned to the restaurant. ‘Serinka’s restaurant’ was written in elegant lettering on them and Aaqu gave a short chuckle “eating in again and Serinka is spoiling those two with his delicious meals. But I am the same. I never learned to cook properly because of his meals.”
He walked the short distance to the master bedroom and opened the door. One gaze was enough to take out his comlink and contact the healer’s ward. “Yes a stretcher to the Kenobi-Skywalker apartment.”
Obi-Wan was drenched in sweat and the same could be said for the sheets. He was tossing and turning and moaning “go away. Don’t turn to the dark. Help me. Oh nooh”
Aaqu put his hand on the forehead of Obi-Wan and said in a friendly but commanding voice “wanting to avoid us healers again young one. Come open your eyes, you are having a nightmare.”
With his other hand he removed the wet sheet and saw a red stained bactapatch on Obi-Wan’s chest. The surrounding tissue was reddish, swollen and hot to the touch and when he peeled away the bactapatch he saw a wound oozing dirt. He examined Obi-Wan further and came to a discoloured bruise on his right arm. He softly touched it and that got a reaction from his patient.
Obi-Wan opened his sleepy eyes and moaned “ouch, oh hey master Aaqu, did I trouble you again.”
Aaqu said giving him his famous look “yes you were dreaming badly but that can wait until tomorrow. First your kind healer is here to patch you up again. Why didn’t you come to the healers ward immediately after your return?”
Obi-Wan muttered “umm thought it would go away with a long night of sleep and it’s only a tiny scratch. And that Blood Carver didn’t want me to use my lightsaber and started to dance on my arm” and he smiled sheepish. “Not that I could use much with that rock scrambling my nerves. Uh and that dream was weird. I think something I saw on Zonoma Sekot but that’s in my report to the council. I will tell…”
He was interrupted by two medics who appeared with a stretcher.
Obi-Wan gave Aaqu an impish-are-you-getting-me-again-to-that-lousy-healers-ward look.
Aaqu just smiled and said “you are going with me to the healers ward. I have to treat that wound and examine that arm.”
Obi-Wan knew resistance was futile and said “if you say so but do I have to stay in the healers?”
Aaqu helped the medics to put Obi-Wan on the stretcher and said “I will see about that but I try to get you home as soon as possible. There is no need to keep you there pestering us healers with remarks about cold hands, sticky things and tubes.”
Obi-Wan said “don’t give those and I won’t complain.”
Aaqu smiled and ordered the medics to take Obi-Wan to the healers ward. ‘With him in that mood I don’t think that injury is serious enough to keep him in the healers ward. Just to treat that infection and examine that arm and he can go home.’
The other bedroom-door opened and Anakin gazed at the small procession of medics, a well known healer and his master. He asked “what’s happened to my master? Can I go with you?”
Aaqu said “nothing to worry about. Your master was trying to avoid us healers again. Come let’s go.”
Anakin went with master Aaqu and said “he was unusually tired after Mster Thracia Cho Leem took us home but he didn’t tell her anything about an injury. And he had only that small wound and I have treated it with a bactapatch.”
Aaqu said “that wound has become infected and I will clean it and we will see if he has to stay for a night in the healers ward.”
A soft grumbling came from the stretcher “no night and no pricking and prodding.”
Anakin said “no master I will keep those thingy’s away from you.” He smiled when he saw who was walking towards them when they entered through the double doors leading to the healers ward and said “look master your lovely Miss Ice is coming to treat you.”
Obi-Wan moaned “no not her. Anakin rescue me.”
Master Enga Mariss just smiled and followed them to a treatment-room. She had dealt many times with Obi-Wan before and the moaning and complaining was just a way to tease her and she liked the master and his antics. Having a quiet Obi-Wan was bad because that meant he was injured badly and she had seen that too.
Anakin had a great admiration for Enga and her skills and he liked the red haired healer with her smiling green eyes. And Aaqu Maerhin was a great friend who had been there from the moment they returned from Naboo.
And if he had to go to the healers for a check-up or shots he whished that master Aaqu was there or that kind Shistavanen healer Shika Diir. And Obi-Wan’s long time friend Bant was nice too.
Anakin took a seat just outside the treatment-room and heard the muttering of his master, now fully alert because Enga was present.
“Grr, that’s cold”
“It will disinfect the wound and look here is the thing that troubled you. A tiny piece of rock.”
“It’s shining and black”
“Are you becoming a rockhound?”
“As in rock-collector master Aaqu?”
“Yep”
“Sithly piece of rock. Hey that’s sticky. Enga!”
“Yes but waterproof and you can take a shower with it.”
Some whirring sound and the voice of master Aaqu “as I suspected a hairline fracture of your ulna.”
“Yeah, my poor arm was meeting those Blood Carver feet. He didn’t like my lightsaber”
Some silence followed by a loud muttering.
“Hey what’s that? Yuck cold and slithering.”
“Only for 6 days and that fracture is healed and you know light duty.”
“Yes master Aaqu.”
Anakin smiled at his master’s antics and wandered inside the treatment-room. He saw his master sitting on the treatment table with Enga fastening the last strap of a splint that covered the entire forearm but leaving the hand free.
Anakin said seeing the rubbery material “with that you can help me with the dishes.”
Obi-Wan said knowing where this conversation was going “yes I can do the dishes and you the drying.”
Anakin sulked “but I like to wash. To dry dishes is asking for disaster. Remember last time master when I did that.”
Obi-Wan smiled “yes all dishes in the wrong cupboard but you and washing is also trouble with the suds flying all over the kitchen. A tiny bit and not a tablespoon of suds Anakin.”
Anakin started to holler with laughter. That suds episode had him and his master covered in soap and the entire kitchen flooded with the stuff.
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A smiling Aaqu left the room and giving a signal to Enga she followed him.
Aaqu told Enga about that disaster in the Kenobi-Skywalker apartment. “It was a few months after that Naboo disaster. I had been there for a nice evening diner and the two were doing the dishes when I was sipping from my tea. A flying soapbubble landed on my teacup and when I looked towards the kitchen I saw the bubbles covering the entire unit and Obi-Wan and Anakin having great fun. Two children at play and I loved it seeing Obi-Wan at ease after the death of his master.”
Enga said “just something for those two.” And in a soft voice “I will get that hoverchair and you can prepare his room.”
Aaqu gave her a knowing smile and left.
Only a still smiling Enga returned guiding a hoverchair. She said “hop in and I will guide you to room number 9.”
Obi-Wan said “I am more comfy in my own bed. Can I go?”
Enga repeated “come” and she helped Obi-Wan from the table to the chair.
Anakin grinned when he saw them walking towards the medrooms and felt his masters anxiety turning into relief when Enga turned the chair and guided it towards the exit.
Coming to their apartment the door opened to reveal a smiling Aaqu who helped Obi-Wan to his bedroom.
Crisp clean sheets covered the bed and a steaming mug of warm Nerfmilk stood on the nightstand.
Obi-Wan was very grateful for their great care and sat down on the edge of the bed. He sipped from his milk with a big smile on his face and finished it. He didn’t protest when Aaqu and Enga helped him in his bed. Soon after laying down he drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
Enga gave Aaqu a knowing look. Aaqu had told her of his plans and had slipped sleeping medicine and some antibiotics in the milk.
Aaqu said “and now it is bedtime for you too Anakin. Tomorrow your master will feel almost like himself again and he only has to complete this cure” and he pointed at a small pot of pills standing on the kitchen-table.
Anakin gave the two healers a kind nod and walked to his bedroom.
Looking at his chrono he thought ‘still early and time enough for some more droid-searching’ and he activated his computer.
A raven and grey haired and a red haired head peeked around the doorpost and both said “bedtime Anakin. Your master will be awake at 6.”
Anakin gave them a sheepish grin and said “will do.”
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In another part of the Jeditemple, the crèche to be precise, was another master smiling when he went to his apartment adjacent to one of the crèche-rooms.
It was crèche master Rian Solma a humanoid from Bor-Rhimmol with grey hair and kind hazel eyes in a bronzed skin and with 91 years only middle-aged.
He had been one of Obi-Wan’s crèche masters and the one who had seen him first coming to the crèche carried by his future master Qui-Gon Jinn.
Rian was remembering just that and chuckled “not that Jinn knew that Obi-Wan would become his apprentice but soon after Qui-Gon left him in my care master Aaqu came and after him master Yoda. And Yoda had said “severed from master that found him, difficult it was. See you as friends he will.” And Yoda soothed the little baby. Qui-Gon Jinn was also one initiate in my crèche and with his friends just as troublesome as little Obi-Wan.”
He had felt some unease a few hours before but that had disappeared entirely and when he probed the Force he found Obi-Wan sleeping and not in trouble anymore.
He contacted his friend master Aaqu and the healer confirmed it “thanks master Aaqu” and he got a reply “yes the little one is been taken care of. I will see you tomorrow and he has to tell us about that adventure and those dreams. They are troubling me.”
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On Rhommamool two long time friends were packing their cases.
One was a broad chested man with a bald head and a yellow skinned complexion with two beady black eyes in a handsome but rugged face. Tads Hokia was a miner and had been visiting Rhommamool with his friend Sleets Onelli equally built but with curly blonde hair and light grey eyes.
Sleets was a miner too and had a brother on Bonadan who owned one of the large mining-corporations.
Both had been on a pleasure trip hiking in the wilderness and with a stop at the end in a nice hotel with a gambling house and they had won and lost. Sleets had won more and taken a liking to the game of Pazaak. Tads had instructed him but he was a big gambler.
Sleets Onelli said in his high pitched boy-like voice “come Tads I know a nice bar on Coruscant where the wages are even bigger and Coruscant is our last stop on the way home.”
Tads Hokia said “yep and I know a nice merchant to supply us with new gear for our job.”
Sleets said “yes to return to Bonadan will be nice and we can get some for him too. That industrial sector has some of the nicest droidshops and a famous supply store and a new pair of boots can replace those sneakers.”
Tads said “but first we have to earn those credits for them and with our luck in gambling that will be easy.”
Sleets said “yep your luck. Make sure I don’t have to call my brother to get us the credits to return home.”
Tads said “it’s a promise and I can also use my other talents.”
Sleets gave him a smile “yes, that will take us home. Beginning a barroom brawl and blaming that on others and getting a reward.”
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In another part of Coruscant, the Corunda sector, old and with only a few highrises and lots of factories and bars was a building that was a little bit more well kept than its surrounding buildings. It was one the homes for children who had lost their parents or were found in the houses of pleasure that dotted the sector and its surroundings. More of those houses could be found all over Coruscant.
The Corunda sector was a 3 hour flight away from the Senate sector and it didn’t matter if you took a public or private transport. Traffic to that sector was controlled by strict rules.
Everybody knew of the “Little house” and the great care they gave to the children. If possible the caretakers found new families for the homeless children and if not they were given a good education. Large funds from the republic went to the house and others like it and charities raised even more funds.
Miss Dunjel, a very large and rather plump Telrite humanoid woman, was one of the caretakers of the children and loved by everyone. With her kind face with always smiling eyes and a gentle nature she was a natural in comforting the young children that were brought to the home. She was reading a request for adoption. A couple from Corulag had lost their teenage son in an accident a few years ago.
Miss Dunjel put the request aside. ‘It would have to wait but with many children coming to the house it won’t take long to grant their wishes. The Coruscant police is very active in the Corunda sector.’
She heard the laughter of children going to bed and the other caretakers gently asking their charges to quiet down for the night.
Miss Dunjel loved her job.
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Obi-Wan gave Aaqu an impish-are-you-getting-me-again-to-that-lousy-healers-ward look.
Aaqu just smiled and said “you are going with me to the healers ward. I have to treat that wound and examine that arm.”
Obi-Wan knew resistance was futile and said “if you say so but do I have to stay in the healers?”
Aaqu helped the medics to put Obi-Wan on the stretcher and said “I will see about that but I try to get you home as soon as possible. There is no need to keep you there pestering us healers with remarks about cold hands, sticky things and tubes.”
Obi-Wan said “don’t give those and I won’t complain.”
Aaqu smiled and ordered the medics to take Obi-Wan to the healers ward. ‘With him in that mood I don’t think that injury is serious enough to keep him in the healers ward. Just to treat that infection and examine that arm and he can go home.’
Well, for once, it's easily treated.
A soft grumbling came from the stretcher “no night and no pricking and prodding.”
Anakin said “no master I will keep those thingy’s away from you.” He smiled when he saw who was walking towards them when they entered through the double doors leading to the healers ward and said “look master your lovely Miss Ice is coming to treat you.”
Obi-Wan moaned “no not her. Anakin rescue me.”
Was the very first time Anakin rescued Obi-Wan? The first of how many by the time of ROTS?
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Obi-Wan gave Aaqu an impish-are-you-getting-me-again-to-that-lousy-healers-ward look.
Aaqu just smiled and said “you are going with me to the healers ward. I have to treat that wound and examine that arm.”
Obi-Wan knew resistance was futile and said “if you say so but do I have to stay in the healers?”
Ther is no arguing with Aaqu Obi-Wan should know that by now.
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epithree This is getting interesting... keep at it.
Thanks for reading and it will get very interesting.
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Obi-Wan gave Aaqu an impish-are-you-getting-me-again-to-that-lousy-healers-ward look.
Aaqu just smiled and said “you are going with me to the healers ward. I have to treat that wound and examine that arm.”
Obi-Wan knew resistance was futile and said “if you say so but do I have to stay in the healers?”
Aaqu helped the medics to put Obi-Wan on the stretcher and said “I will see about that but I try to get you home as soon as possible. There is no need to keep you there pestering us healers with remarks about cold hands, sticky things and tubes.”
Obi-Wan said “don’t give those and I won’t complain.”
Aaqu smiled and ordered the medics to take Obi-Wan to the healers ward. ‘With him in that mood I don’t think that injury is serious enough to keep him in the healers ward. Just to treat that infection and examine that arm and he can go home.’
Well, for once, it's easily treated.
A soft grumbling came from the stretcher “no night and no pricking and prodding.”
Anakin said “no master I will keep those thingy’s away from you.” He smiled when he saw who was walking towards them when they entered through the double doors leading to the healers ward and said “look master your lovely Miss Ice is coming to treat you.”
Obi-Wan moaned “no not her. Anakin rescue me.”
Was the very first time Anakin rescued Obi-Wan? The first of how many by the time of ROTS?
Yes this injury is and Anakin doesn't rescue that much. See for the next chapter with him teasing his master.
Gkilkenny Obi-Wan gave Aaqu an impish-are-you-getting-me-again-to-that-lousy-healers-ward look.
Aaqu just smiled and said “you are going with me to the healers ward. I have to treat that wound and examine that arm.”
Obi-Wan knew resistance was futile and said “if you say so but do I have to stay in the healers?”
Ther is no arguing with Aaqu Obi-Wan should know that by now.
Oh but he has to try and he is a master negotiator or becoming one
Next chapter has some humor and mush, lots of it.
Chapter 4
Pink rays of the rising sun were illuminating the Jeditemple and its surroundings.
Anakin Skywalker was opening his sleepy eyes and frowned ‘no master to wake me? Sleeping in? Time for some fun’ and he sat up and lowered his feet to the smooth floor. Still clad in his nightshirt he tiptoed to the common room and to the closed door of the master bedroom.
Peeking around the doorpost he smiled ‘master is snoring and sleeping in. And no more distress coming from him.’
He went to the kitchen-unit and grabbed a pair of gloves and filled them with water and closed the open ends with bands. Going back to the room he used the Force to float the two gloves to his master and slowly oh so slowly they started to descend until they touched his cheeks. That got a reaction.
“Hey what’s this, Enga double crossing me? Slipping some medicine in that Nerfmilk and transporting me to the healers ward. Keep away those cold hands.”
Anakin said in an imitation of Kaagi’s voice and lowering it “you need therapy master Kenobi.”
“Kaagi, no you’re not Kaagi. He never calls me master Kenobi.” Obi-Wan opened his sleepy eyes and saw that he was in his own bed and when he looked to the door he saw a doubled over Padawan.
And seeing the fun of it and remembering that part of the adventure on Zonoma Sekot where they were carrying the seed partners and Anakin’s smile when the Jabitha was made he could be young again, a child and he joined his Padawan in his laughter.
Two gloves bobbed on his pillow until they dropped on the floor and one band came loose and the glove emptied its content on the floor, a carpet covered floor.
Obi-Wan swung his covers aside and his feet to the floor.
Squeak, “yikes” and he took a jump back to bed.
Anakin said “good morning master, it is time to meditate.”
Obi-Wan said “and now he ‘asks’ to meditate. He almost never does that willingly.”
Anakin said “uh meditating during food preparation is fine with me. You know I like to tinker with things.”
Obi-Wan said “yes but I will make the porridge, no black pieces on the bottom you know” and he swung his legs over the side to another part of the floor.
“And deposit those two back in the kitchen” and he pointed at the gloves he could avoid this time.
“And no fri” and he stopped when they came dangerously close to his face again and he hurried into the fresher doubled over with laughter.
A beeping sound met him when he entered the kitchen still barefooted. “Anakin is the water boiling or is that the fire-alert!”
“Uh the kettle master” and Anakin filled the pot with water and a teabag. Next came the toast and Obi-Wan made porridge.
Both enjoyed their breakfast in silence.
Doing the dishes was a job for Master and Padawan and the latter smiled when the master poured a bit too much suds in the sink.
Anakin guffawed “now who is telling about me using too much suds?”
Obi-Wan said “blame it on the brace” and he dropped a plate in the sink which because of again the brace slipped from his hand and sloshed most of the suds on the floor.
“Shwt”
“shwt”
Master and Padawan grinned and looked down at four wet feet.
“Come let’s get dressed and I have to take that medicine. And after that we are going to a garden. I want to show you something.”
Obi-Wan took the pot of pills from the kitchen table and he saw a note scribbled on it. ‘Visit me each day for a check-up at 10.’ He thought ‘even when I am not staying in the healers ward Aaqu wants to see me.’
He went to his bedroom and after dressing he rummaged in his trunk until he found the seeds he had collected when he was still a Padawan. ‘My master encouraged me to do this and I liked them, especially the small ones. Yes this one is right.’
A satchel with a label was put by him in a pouch on his utilitybelt.
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A short time later Obi-Wan and Anakin entered a small wild garden.
It was the garden near the healers ward and Anakin was awed by it. On a planet with almost only technology, durasteel and ferrocrete the Jeditemple housed many gardens. This garden was rugged and it reminded him of Naboo and the place where he had met the Gungans. A large tree reached halfway to the top where a roof could be opened to let the elements in. He could see the windows of the healers ward and he spotted the room where his master had stayed so many times. It was near the tree.
Obi-Wan followed his gaze and said “and I see two birds making repairs to their nest. Come I want to show you that spot where I have planted a seed with my master when I was forced to take a life for the first time.”
A winding path led them to a green meadow and on the edge was a small bush with white flowers.
Anakin admired it and said “it is beautiful. Master can I plant a seed too to remember Ke Daiv? He was like me, he was a slave and I had to kill him. I had to ” and he buried his head in his master’s robes whimpering softly.
Obi-Wan said very softly “I know Anakin. You had to save Jabitha and her people. Vergere has shown me some of what she had told you. Now we know of the Far Outsiders, now we know why she has left Zonoma Sekot. That planet will play an important part in the future. Come I have brought a seed for you to remember Ke Daiv.”
Together they walked a short distance until Anakin halted and said “here, I want to plant it here” and he pointed at an open spot between two trees.
Anakin knelt down and dug a small hole with his bare hands.
Obi-Wan gave him a seed and Anakin recognised it.
“Beautiful master. That seed will become a golden-rain-leaf plant with those orange and golden flowers. So fitting for Ke Daiv and for” and he hesitated before continuing “Jabitha.”
Anakin planted the seed and covered it gently with the soil.
Obi-Wan began with his off key voice a haunting and beautiful song.
Those you have known and lost still walk behind you
All alone till they find you.
You dream about them.
You see them in your dreams
Those you have hurt may carry that still with them
Until they find you.
They whisper
All forgiven
Anakin saw tears in his master’s eyes and embraced him.
Obi-Wan said with a soft voice “I remember each kill and I have learned this song from my master. Qui-Gon taught me about singing and its ability to release your emotions. Your controlled breathing during that singing is the carrier of those emotions. Learn to sing my Padawan. And it doesn’t matter if it’s off key” and he gave Anakin a small smile.
Anakin just nodded and remembered the words of the song and slowly he came to terms with the killing of Ke Daiv. A small smile appeared on his face when he remembered his master’s comments on his choice of music; ear-damaging-screeching-girls-and-boys-noise and his replies back when master was listening to a classic concert or some smooth jizz-music. Yeah that music is sleep-inducing-old-folks-and-baby-music. But this song is just beautiful.’
‘You remembered Padawan’
Obi-Wan cocked his head ‘Qui-Gon?’ and he felt again that soft brush to his mind that he had felt on Zonoma Sekot. ‘Anakin had told me that he had heard Qui-Gon and maybe he did. And I too, I am sure I heard him then and now.’ A lightness enveloped his being and a smile appeared on his face.
‘Yes Padawan, you are a being of light’
Obi-Wan said “yes Qui-Gon.”
Anakin gave his master a big grin and walked with him to a stone bench that stood at the edge of a meadow.
Sitting there he told his master more about Vergere and Sekot.
Obi-Wan said “come I have to report to master Aaqu, it’s nearly 10 o’clock.”
Anakin said “oops and I have to meet Master Benno Perion for that gymnastics and lightsaber-class.”
Obi-Wan said “Benno doesn’t mind when you are a little bit late. He often is himself and I have followed his lessons too.”
Anakin said “but his lessons are real wizard master. See you” and he took off in a run towards the exit of the garden.
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Obi-Wan walked the short distance to the double doors of the healers ward and greeted the receptionist Vin Nawarra.
Vin Nawarra said “master Aaqu is in his office and another friend of you is present too.”
Obi-Wan went to the office thinking ‘who? Kaagi, Enga, Mace, Bant?’ and when he entered it his face split into a big smile. “Master Rian what brings you to the healers ward? I see no initiates needing their shots.”
Rian said “no but I see an older ‘initiate’ needing some counselling. Master Aaqu told me about your dream yesterday evening and even I sensed your distress.”
Obi-Wan’s face became drawn as he remembered that dream and he said “it started nice with me swimming and trying to catch fish but it ended in pain. And Anakin has told me everything he has heard from Vergere. I must have been dreaming of the Far Outsiders. They reshape living beings to their own needs. They waged war on Zonoma Sekot and hurt her. Vergere has gone with the Far Outsiders and she will try to stop them from invading our galaxy. And Zonoma Sekot is safe because she has left known space. I sensed an emerging consciousness ancient and young at once.”
Rian asked “did you report this to the council?”
Obi-Wan answered “yes but I will add this part about the dream. But I won’t report on Anakin and his anger and emotions after killing the Blood Carver. He will acquire discipline when he gets older and I was the same when I was even older. And Qui-Gon took up with my behaviour. And speaking of Qui-Gon; when we were on Zonoma Sekot I thought I have heard him.”
Rian said “you have told me more times about that you felt him near you. You sensed him when you were there at his funeral on Naboo and that beautiful music played.”
Obi-Wan said with a soft voice “yes that music touched me and you were there for me. Only a short time ago I sang that song Qui-Gon had taught me. I was with Anakin in the garden of the healers ward for Ke Daiv and Jabitha. Anakin has planted a seed like I did so long ago. Anakin has heard Qui-Gon too.”
Rian said “the Force acts in its mysterious ways.”
Aaqu added “and maybe you remember that time when we took you to Moniron to visit that cabin from your ancestors.”
Obi-Wan smiled and thought about that visit nearly 21 years ago. ‘I had been on a visit to master Aaqu’s brother and sister in law to see the new child and after staying there for a few days we went to visit that cabin.’
He said “that Dunai elder master Eredi-Dunir told me about their beliefs and your brother showed me that book and told me that there is no death for the consciousness. Qui-Gon’s consciousness must be somewhere and I think he is still guiding me, helping me.”
Rian said “and during your stay there you dreamt too young one.”
Obi-Wan said “that was a nice dream. I saw a nice house and a lot of lucky people.”
Rian said “and you said something about a tiny lightsaber being kept in a nice room.”
Obi-Wan said “yes. But like Anakin I also have nightmares and I don’t know if they will become true.”
The three talked some more about dreams until Rian said “I have to go back to the crèche. Master Jos Sephiin will be returning from the children's farm and with 10 exited talking initiates we will have a lot to do.”
Aaqu said “and I have to make my rounds”
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Obi-Wan began with his off key voice a haunting and beautiful song.
Those you have known and lost still walk behind you
All alone till they find you.
You dream about them.
You see them in your dreams
Those you have hurt may carry that still with them
Until they find you.
They whisper
All forgiven
Anakin saw tears in his master’s eyes and embraced him.
Obi-Wan said with a soft voice “I remember each kill and I have learned this song from my master. Qui-Gon taught me about singing and its ability to release your emotions. Your controlled breathing during that singing is the carrier of those emotions. Learn to sing my Padawan. And it doesn’t matter if it’s off key” and he gave Anakin a small smile.
Anakin just nodded and remembered the words of the song and slowly he came to terms with the killing of Ke Daiv. A small smile appeared on his face when he remembered his master’s comments on his choice of music; ear-damaging-screeching-girls-and-boys-noise and his replies back when master was listening to a classic concert or some smooth jizz-music. Yeah that music is sleep-inducing-old-folks-and-baby-music. But this song is just beautiful.’
‘You remembered Padawan’
Obi-Wan cocked his head ‘Qui-Gon?’ and he felt again that soft brush to his mind that he had felt on Zonoma Sekot. ‘Anakin had told me that he had heard Qui-Gon and maybe he did. And I too, I am sure I heard him then and now.’ A lightness enveloped his being and a smile appeared on his face.
‘Yes Padawan, you are a being of light’
Obi-Wan said “yes Qui-Gon.” 
That was a lovely passage, but after hearing Ewan sing in Moulin Rouge, I just can't imagine Obi-Wan singing off key.
I loved Qui-Gon's cameo.
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Obi-Wan took the pot of pills from the kitchen table and he saw a note scribbled on it. ‘Visit me each day for a check-up at 10.’ He thought ‘even when I am not staying in the healers ward Aaqu wants to see me.’
You cannot escape from the healer that easily.
‘You remembered Padawan’
Obi-Wan cocked his head ‘Qui-Gon?’ and he felt again that soft brush to his mind that he had felt on Zonoma Sekot. ‘Anakin had told me that he had heard Qui-Gon and maybe he did. And I too, I am sure I heard him then and now.’ A lightness enveloped his being and a smile appeared on his face.
‘Yes Padawan, you are a being of light’
Obi-Wan said “yes Qui-Gon.”
Yayoo Obi-Wan finally believes he can hear Qui-Gon. 
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Valairy_Scot posted: Obi-Wan said “yes Qui-Gon.”
That was a lovely passage, but after hearing Ewan sing in Moulin Rouge, I just can't imagine Obi-Wan singing off key.
I loved Qui-Gon's cameo.
Thanks and I loved Ewan in Mouling Rouge. Never heard Jedi singig though.
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Obi-Wan took the pot of pills from the kitchen table and he saw a note scribbled on it. ‘Visit me each day for a check-up at 10.’ He thought ‘even when I am not staying in the healers ward Aaqu wants to see me.’
You cannot escape from the healer that easily.
‘You remembered Padawan’
Obi-Wan cocked his head ‘Qui-Gon?’ and he felt again that soft brush to his mind that he had felt on Zonoma Sekot. ‘Anakin had told me that he had heard Qui-Gon and maybe he did. And I too, I am sure I heard him then and now.’ A lightness enveloped his being and a smile appeared on his face.
‘Yes Padawan, you are a being of light’
Obi-Wan said “yes Qui-Gon.”
Yayoo Obi-Wan finally believes he can hear Qui-Gon.
Brilliant post.
No Obi-Wan cannot escape from the healers and yes he is hearing Qui-Gon.
Next update is quite funny with something added that I heard only this afternoon. Watching the Seattle fishmarket and how they treat customers with fish flying all over the place
Chapter 5
Master Aaqu said before Obi-Wan left “you have seen that note on that pot of pills I presume.”
Obi-Wan said “yes. Do I have to come back each time at 10?”
Aaqu said “yes and no.”
Obi-Wan said “that’s a riddle I cannot solve.”
Aaqu said giving him another box “if you take one of these each evening, you don’t have to come tomorrow for that check-up. They are sleeping-pills and help you with a dreamless sleep and a speedy recovery. I will see you in five days to remove that patch and the brace. By the way, is that brace comfortable?”
Obi-Wan took the box and said “yes and I even like the colour, it blends nice with my brown shirt. It is like those braces we don when fighting with sticks.”
Aaqu said with his famous look on his face “you know no fighting with that.”
Obi-Wan said with a soft chuckle “I know” and left the healers ward. ‘More pills but they are alright with me. Last night I had a decent sleep.’
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On his way to the elevator to the residential quarters Obi-Wan walked through the garden of a thousand fountains. Near one of the fountains he spotted master Yoda and he sat down next to him on the stone bench.
Yoda said “been stubborn young one again. Aaqu helping you and Rian too.”
Obi-Wan chuckled “nothing remains hidden for you. Might as well tell you now about that dream I have had yesterday.”
Yoda said “yes. Bad dream master Kenobi. About the future I sense.”
Obi-Wan said “yes, it was horrible and the dream must be inspired by what Vergere told me. Living beings mutilating themselves with living tissue from other beings who are being bred for just that purpose and more of that. Those Far Outsiders are very powerful and I hope Vergere will find a way to stop them.”
Yoda said “uncertain the future is master Kenobi. Trial for Anakin Zonoma Sekot was. Not final trial it is however.”
Obi-Wan said “he lost Jabitha and he was forced to take a life.”
Yoda said “telling he was not but much anger there was.”
Obi-Wan said “he told me some about Ke Daiv on the trip home and this morning in the garden of the healers’ ward where he planted a seed just like I have done with my master.”
Yoda said “good that was for you, good it is for Anakin. Few masters do it.”
Obi-Wan said with a soft chuckle “if each master did that with his Padawan we would need more gardens. On the outpost Seline Anakin was strong when Jabitha couldn’t be saved.”
Yoda said “many more disappointments Anakin will meet.”
Obi-Wan said “and more, many more joys I hope.”
Yoda said “Heart of a master you have Obi-Wan. Remember the child you were. Be the child that wonders” and he left.
Obi-Wan thought about those last words from Yoda. ‘Yeah with me teaching Anakin and those antics from him I feel young, young at heart. And with Anakin at the temple life has become more exiting.
Even Mace Windu with his subtle jokes sees that. Like last time when that droid was returned to our quarters cut in two. Anakin didn’t appreciate that but the droid was a real nuisance in the debating-chamber.
Mace Windu, he is one of the quickest to appreciate a joke and those remarks during that debate on the Force; they sure were funny. He knew that Anakin’s droid was in that room recording everything and he knew that he would slice that droid in two after the debate. And now back to my paperwork. I only finished one report yesterday.’
He walked to the apartment and made a pot of tea. Inside the cupboard he searched until he found it: Qui-Gon’s cup. It was a simple white porcelain cup with blue decorations of flowers. He remembered a conversation with master Aaqu a few years ago about it.
‘Yes Anakin had come a long way from being the young and reckless boy. His Force powers are growing and he is becoming more and more adept at using the Force. I cannot teach him that much. He is one of the best Padawans in the temple but with that need for speed and tinkering with anything mechanical he has his faults.’
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In one of the training halls of the Jeditemple was a class of Padawans going through lightsaber-training.
Most Padawans were 13 and 14 year olds and Anakin was with 12 the junior in the class. He was smiling ‘master has gotten me this class and I don’t have to keep up with those initiates and their lesser skills. And master Perion matches my abilities and of course Master Cin Drallig. Obi-Wan is so defensive teaching only that Soresu style of fighting. And I have heard that he was quite adept at Ataru. But no I have to learn that from the other masters.’
Anakin was the next student asked by Master Benno Perion to come to the sparring mat.
Benno with his dark blonde hair and hazel eyes was very athletic and adept in saberfighting. He had a blue lightsaber and Anakin thought about the lightsaber he would be making in a short time. ‘In just over three months we are travelling to Ilum and I will build my first lightsaber. Benno’s saber is nice with that straight hilt and black casing. I don’t have to follow my master’s design or Qui-Gon’s. Let the Force guide you master has told me and I am just doing that.’
Anakin was using one of the training sabers and padded softly to the mat, the skin of his bare feet hardly making a noise on the sparring pad. He bowed to master Perion and waited for him to make the first move and when it came Anakin was ready.
Anakin waved his lightsaber in a blur and deflected the move and then stepped to the inside in order to get close.
Backing out before the saber could get him, master Perion suddenly found himself on defence but with a nice Ataru-move he was offensive again. ‘Anakin is showing off, have to see where this leads.’
Anakin parried the strokes and found his body flowing with the Force and he was blocking Benno’s lightning-quick stroke, parrying a thrust, dancing to the left, slapping away the saber.
Spinning, rolling, slashing and lunging, Anakin drove Benno back farther and farther using one of the offensive Kata’s Benno had taught him only weeks ago.
Benno signalled his defeat and teacher and student saluted each other.
Benno said “impressive Anakin you have remembered my lesson well. Next lesson I will teach you the advanced second Kata’s of Ataru. You are ready for them.”
Smiling broadly Anakin said “thanks Master Perion” and he walked to the changing-room.
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On Corellia was Jedimaster Ithil Jolin walking with his padawan Melian towards the public transport that would take them home. What had begun on Naboo with Obi-Wan and Ithil Jolin as a success settling a trade-dispute between two droid-traders had ended on Druckenwell with another great success. The droid-manufacturer would sell to both traders and give them a fair price. Melian had been the key to that agreement between the traders and the manufacturer.
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