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kateydidnt Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 10/5/05 9:00pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Palpatine must be positively gleeful to have the entire council dancing on the dark side and pretending and/or managing to convince themselves they are doing what is right. Evil evil evil evil evil council! Evil Dianethx! Poor Atel and Obi and Qui! Fantastic chapter! -----signature----- R2D2: The Swiss-Army Knife of Droids The Outer Rim: Minor Character Index http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=21597215
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bek Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 10/6/05 7:54am Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Tharten sure is good at manipulation isn't she? Didn't she speak with Obi-Wan shortly after Qui-Gon was released from the Order about wanting something from him or wanting to side with her or something to that effect? Obi-Wan didn't listen to Atel the entire mission when she would falsly accuse and speak harshly of Jinn. It didn't work then, wonder why she thinks it would work now. I hope Obi-Wan sticks to what he knows to be true, his faith and belief in his former master. -----signature----- Update 6/23/09 - Chap. 42 - Life Beyond the Code (OWK/Anakin) - Saga Update 9/3/08 - Strength to Begin Anew - (OWK/QGJ/Xan) - Saga Update 9/24/09 - Stuck in Yesterday - NM Sequel Update 11/23/09 - Somewhere in the Middle - (OWK/QGJ) - Before Saga
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JediNemesis Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 10/6/05 11:23am Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Oh, kill her already, Atel. Objective view: diane, fantastic piece of realistic character action. Loved how you managed to sketch in the other Council Members' personalities by just the odd detail of a reaction - I feel sorry for Sle'fey, who seems to have a vestigial conscience; never a good thing in this kind of situation. Atel also has my sympathy, poor brave lass. I hope she survives. Subjective view: DAMN YOU EVIL WOMAN! Ahem. Nice to see a great new post! Nem -----signature----- BeTS Best Author '08 NEW Bad Dreams - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29893091 Eleven Summers - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29657584 Into The Shining Day - http://boards.theforce.net/a/b1/29224914
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PadawanKaterina Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 10/6/05 11:42am Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	The more I read about Atel, the more I find how very similar to Obi-Wan she is. She truely believes that the Council is trying to do the right thing, (or at least, she did, hopefully that missused faith is being shaken) and that the Jedi are next too, if not infalible. But she's so darn stupid sometimes! She acts just like Will Robinson. All ways trusting the "Doctor(s) Smith". Ugh! That was so dumb of her to give them the information. Argh! I can't wait for the scene in AA23. Post soon. -----signature----- Put me on your PM list!
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PadawanKitara Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 10/6/05 9:51pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	poor naive and foolish girl Oh WOW excellent chapter -----signature----- Courtier of the Royal Order of Shambling Dufi We are Dufi...Resistance is Futile! UCLA BRUINS
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Darth_Pixel Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 10/7/05 8:31pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Is there a Banishment of Atel to the Sarlacc Belly (or BASH ) club? I'd love to join. I don't feel sorry for her at all. She's just not seeing it, and everytime it seems that she might, she does something like that. I could like her I think, if she'd get it together. She'd make a good sith, has palps got an apprentice? :P Great job! -----signature----- "Jedi" Master to raisedbywolves and Commander-DWH "I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it." There is no "I" in Team, but there is a "m" and a "e"
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River_Stone Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 10/8/05 11:29am Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	For a moment, she said nothing, thinking of her master and his, of how they seemed to be close even after all those years apart, how they had whispered together like family. How she had almost driven her master away with her jealousy. She would try to make it right somehow. Somehow. I have to say it: I love Atel. I feel for her in a way that is very rare for me to do so with an OC. She is just a frightened girl at heart, trying to save the one she loves from a fate she knows he can not handle. And the Council know this, and they play her affections to their own ends. Where is my pointy stick?! She shook her head slowly. Atel could almost see the admiration and regret in her face - as if a beloved child had done something incredibly foolish and now he had to be rescued once again. "You can help him." You really do have me wondering about Tharten; I honestly can't tell if she is good or evil. Normally there would be something that I could grip onto and wave about as evidence but you've concealed it far too cleverly. I'm sure when the truth is revealed I will bash myself on the head and say "Oh, yeah!" but until then are I am trying to find some little clue that you may have inadvertantly missed. Must scour previous posts... You are an elegant and wonderfully creative writer and you show it in every single post. Now, I must go find that stick... -----signature----- "May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out." Galadriel, FOTR, LOTR trilogy Padawan to the wonderful dianethx
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 10/11/05 1:32pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Layren I think you've mentioned that you hate the Council and Tharten before, yes...LOL. But tell me how you really feel. I'm glad that the caring came through for you. She really does love her master and would do anything for him. Thanks for reading. LE Glad to make you happy. Thanks about the characterization. I try to make her sympathetic, although sometimes it's really hard. It seems that everything she touches just backfires on her. Yes, you are right. The loyalty of the Padawans for their Masters is a central theme of Betrayal. Thanks for reading. I'll have another post up on Thursday. Leona LOL. I guess you're not a big fan of Tharten,then. Or apparently, Atel. LOL. She is a bit blind about the Council and she is trying to save her Master but she has learned well from Obi-Wan. She isn't listening to him any more than Obi-Wan is listening to Qui-Gon. Goes to show you how families teach even when not talking. Thanks. Yodan Thanks about the endearing. I did try to make her more likable even if she is a bit stubborn and annoying. She doesn't always listen to what she needs to. Thanks about the sacrificing bit. I wanted her to be seen as selfless when it comes to her own safety and willing to do what she needs to do to protect Obi-Wan. Just hope it's enough. LOL about the bite her in the butt. We shall see! Kynstar LOL on the Council. Just remember. Not everything is as it seems. I like to hide things in this story. But the you know what is hitting the fan and it will be not-good for a while... Let's hope that Obi-Wan finds out what she tried to do before it's too late. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Musing Another voice heard for the Council-haters of tf.n. LOL. I think it's probably universal at this point that no one likes the Council (well, except me. They're doing a great job getting everyone to hate them. ) Thanks for reading. Anakins_Force Thanks! Oh, I'm sorry to hear about having to really experience that kind of kriffing nonsense. I made it up. I've never experienced it, only thought about it in my head. To really have seen it... shudders! Thanks about the poor Atel. She does mean well but she's not really understanding just how horrible the Council can be - well, now she is. As for Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, I've written the post and got mod approval to post so it will be up either late Wed. or early Thursday. I have the mark-up codes from heck to do with it but it will be here. Thanks for reading. -Erela- Well, glad to have you back. I do PMs for anyone that needs it, especially since I don't post regularly. Thanks about the awesome. I feel bad for Atel and Obi-Wan isn't too happy right now either. As for sad endings, I like happy ones but I don't write them too often. I guess you'll just have to decide for yourself whether it is happy or not when it comes time for the end. kateydidnt Palpatine is very happy with his Council and he doesn't even have to watch them. They are doing the evil deeds all by themselves - well, with a little help from his agent, of course. I am evil. Thanks for noticing. LOL. Thanks. bek Tharten is an expert manipulator. Thanks for remembering that side-vignette. Yes, Tharten wanted Obi-Wan to join her and become a Council member by chosing the right sides and thinking the right things and he refused. You probably didn't notice but Tharten was playing with Atel's braid just as she had with Obi-Wan's in that story. I can guarentee that Obi-Wan will remain true. He can do nothing else. Thanks. -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 11/2/09 jedidas3's Master Merlin - Diplomatic Immunity - http://boards.theforce.net/nswff/b10808/30459852
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 10/11/05 1:47pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05 - Date Edited: 10/11/05 1:48pm (1 edits total) Edited By: dianethx
	Nem LOL. Loved the objective/subjective viewpoint. Thanks about the Councilors. I tried to give each of them a different personality and yet make them look like a solid front in the Council chambers. So you are feeling sorry for Sle'fey. He's between a rock and a hard place, I think. You will be seeing more of him and the rest of the Council fairly soon. The next post up is what is going on with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, then some late night doings and then more Council. But that is a few posts down the line. I'm actually winding down on this story. I figure 9-10 more posts and it's done. The betrayal part is coming up pretty fast... Yes, I am an evil woman. Thanks for noticing. LOL. PadawanKaterina Bravo for you. Yes, Atel is based on Obi-Wan's personality only more so. She is really trying to do the right thing but, in this case, it's backfiring on her bigtime. But you can't toss aside 10 years of training just because you think your Master is going nuts trying to save a criminal. LOL. Scene in AA23 next post. On late wed or early Thursday. Kitara Thanks about the excellent. Glad you enjoyed it. Pixal LOL. There seems to be a clear demarkaction when it comes to Atel. Some want to kill her, some really like her. I guess that means I'm doing something right? LOL. Atel as a Sith.... Nope...LOL. She's too loyal to Obi-Wan for that... well, unless she needs to get him to see the light. Thanks. River_Stone Hi Padawan! Oh, my Padawan loves Atel. Thanks. You've made me very happy. She does have a good heart and is really trying to save him, even from himself if necessary. Of course, the Council knows this and really likes to play her - just as you pointed out. I have you wondering about Tharten??? Cool. I'll give you a hint. She does have a hidden agenda but so do the other members of the Council. The hidden part will be coming out in a few posts. I have tried very hard to conceal things in plain sight. I want people to go "ah, so that's what she meant" when things start to unravel and are revealed. Thanks about the creative writer. You are too kind. <In Masterly voice> And no, you can't go play with the other Padawans in the downbelow side of Coruscant! <end Masterly voice> Thanks. As I've indicated, new post either late Wed or early Thursday. We'll see what is happening in cell AA23. -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 11/2/09 jedidas3's Master Merlin - Diplomatic Immunity - http://boards.theforce.net/nswff/b10808/30459852
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 10/12/05 4:13pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/5/05
	Well, I've finished this post. When the next one will be coming is not known. I haven't even started it yet. Sorry about that. When last we saw our heroes, they had been thrown into cell AA23. It's not a good place to be. "Qui-Gon, look at me." Trapped... trapped... flames... skin bubbling... on fire... Force make it stop, make it... trapped... no... fingers melting... get away.... have to... fire... searing... flesh bursting... Force, hurts.... stop, make it stop... bright... burning... burning... no... no... no... "Qui-Gon, it's not real." Words, nonsense words... have to... get away, get away... blistering... help me... can't be... hands boiling, bursting... no, no, no, no... sunfire screams... pain... Green eyes. No, not here. No. Not real... shrieking, searing heat... agony... help me... help me, please... "Qui-Gon..." Skin scorching, obscene cooked... screaming... fire... trapped... help me... liquefied meat, scalding... breath sucked dry to feed the flames... white agony... shrieking endless pain, endless... Force help me, no... "Sorry, Master." The blow came out of nowhere, a blossom of pain across his cheek, and woke him from that nightmare horror. In one small part of his mind, the sound of skin bruising skin was strange and wrong somehow, and yet it was more right than ever the fiery agony he had writhed in only moments before. But whatever its strangeness, it had done the job, drawing him out of the twisted trap - the twin swords of madness and terror hacking into his brain - and back into the dim lighting of a small, unadorned cell and the worried face of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon looked up, blinking unsteadily, staring at his old Padawan. He felt odd, dizzy and afraid. And it seemed that he could not, could not get enough air to quell the terror in his mind. It is said that fear is the path to the dark side, that it can sap your will, eat at your strength and leave you with nothing but endless night. But Qui-Gon Jinn knew that was a lie. It was not endless night but the crimson glow of fire tunneling into your heart that was the horror - burning, burning until he was filled with smoke and blazing heat and, beneath it all, the mindless panic that it would never stop... never stop... "Focus on me, Master. Focus." Obi-Wan knelt beside him, holding onto one arm as if he was afraid that Qui-Gon would retreat into the corner and sink back into that hellish nightmare. "You're in cell AA23. Do you remember?" Qui-Gon nodded slowly. He was drenched in sweat. His skin felt odd, tearing at him, rigid and rough, almost as if scarred from some horrific blast of super-heated steam. As he pulled up his hand to touch his face, he could see that his fingers were shaking. He frowned at the sight. But then the terror began to eat at him again; the trembling, translucent flesh, the hand-sized outline of bone and stark-white sinew, was such a fragile barrier to the flames even now trying to burrow into his skin... heat... trapped... no escape, no... He shuddered off the panic and stared at Obi-Wan. "How long have I been here?" He grimaced at the sound. Even to his own ears, his voice was raspy and low, as if he had been screaming for days. With one quick shiver, Obi-Wan turned slightly and sat down on the metallic floor, next to Qui-Gon. Pulling up his knees and curling inward, arms wrapped tight around his legs, protective and wary, he murmured, "Not long. An hour or so." He looked thoroughly exhausted and not a little frightened. Qui-Gon sat up a little straighter, frowning his confusion. Shaking his head as if to clear away the shock, he said, "An... That is not possible. When I was here before, it was never this bad." The younger man's face hardened into anger for a moment and then he looked away, toward the solid door and freedom. But it was locked tight and would continue to be so until the Council decided otherwise. "I know. Apparently, they've increased the intensity of the feedback loop. Last time, it took me a couple of hours or more before the fears began to grow. Now I... I can feel it pulling me in and it's only been a little while." "Obi-Wan, what..." Rising heat...the crackling whisper of flames just beyond, out of reach... no, no, .... He murmured half to himself, "It is not real." But the terror was still lingering just behind Qui-Gon's eyes, ready to rip into his skull at the first sign of weakness. Ignoring the phantom ooze of melting walls and heat-flash hiss echoing in his mind, he steadied his voice, "Obi-Wan, why are you here?" With that, his Padawan slid his gaze to meet Qui-Gon's own and away again. Obi-Wan's eyes were black with dread. Shivering, he folded himself inward, impossibly tight, and laid his head down onto his knees. His voice was very small. "They wouldn't let me resign from the Order." "I am sorry. I never wanted you to leave the Jedi." He leaned in, touching his shoulder in apology. "It was always your dream." Beneath his fingertips, Qui-Gon could feel Obi-Wan's burgeoning fear. "I tried to... defend you. When I threatened to go to the courts, they wouldn't let me go." But, even as the younger man spoke, he was already beginning to tremble, the conflict of muscles battling to remain still as he gulped for air. It would seem that he was trying to calm himself and losing the fight - badly. Qui-Gon had to do something. He had to find out what was wrong... smoke curling, red glow... no... The flame-hot terror was trying to sink into his skin, to slip past his guard, but he pushed it aside with brutal strength. He could not let his fear rule him, not now. Intent on finding out what was happening and helping his Padawan, he rasped, "Obi-Wan, what is it?" "I can't breathe. I can't..." The cultured voice, once filled with playfulness and wry humor, was rising in alarm. He tried to keep his own voice steady, "Padawan, focus. It's not real. It's not..." But Obi-Wan was not paying attention, trapped instead by fear. "I can't.... breathe... Force, help me.... buried alive... I'm...." And then his whispers died down into shivering silence. "Fight it, you must fight it." But instead of answering, Obi-Wan just huddled there. His whole body seemed to be quaking and Qui-Gon could hear his uneven breathing in the quiet of the cell. This was not good. Qui-Gon's vision began to waver again.... bands of fire and smoke rising from the floor... stinking smell of cooked meat... no... scalding... not real.... Ignoring the gut-deep fear, he deliberately anchored himself to the moment by staring at Obi-Wan. But, even through the flames and confusion pressing into his brain, he could see that there was something seriously wrong with his Padawan. Obi-Wan was panicking. It didn't take a Force user to read the signals of fear and he had known the young one for a very long time. Sliding closer, he put one arm over Obi-Wan's shoulder, and squeezed, trying to let him know that he was not alone. But there was no response, not even the slightest acknowledgement. Instead his Padawan seemed to have turned inward, ignoring all but whatever horror was locked in the depths of his own mind. He just sat there, rocking slightly back and forth, panting in frenzied desperation. "You must fight it, Obi-Wan. It is not real." Again no response. He began to shake him, first gently and then with increasing anxiety. And it was difficult to concentrate on what he was doing with... the flames spreading onto the walls in sheets of red panic... acrid smoke pouring out... no.... not real. Must see to.... Obi-Wan. Help Obi-Wan....Not real... Somehow, he fought off the terror. If only for the moment. There was something more important than his own pain, more important than shreds of cooked meat and his bones turning into ash. He had to save his Padawan. His throat seemed a scalded ruin; he could barely breathe but he managed to grunt out, "Obi-Wan..." Still nothing but there had to be a key, some way to reach him without access to the Force. Leaning back, thinking about how Obi-Wan had pushed him out of his own terror, he realized that real pain, not the phantom horror that was locked in the depths of the mind, might be the way. After all, his Padawan had hit him hard enough to awaken him from his nightmare. Could he do the same? Would it work? Crackling fire just beyond the door... walls hot to the touch.... not real... help him... He had to be sure but he needed to work rapidly. Obi-Wan was already drowning in the insanity of his own fears and he was not far behind. Frowning down at his fists, his body still trembling with forced-back delusion, Qui-Gon deliberately opened up his hands and began to claw at his skin just above the left wrist. The ragged edges of nails pressed in hard, digging, digging in rapidly but painful as it was, it was not enough. He needed something more and fast. Looking around for something to cut into his skin, something that would cause pain but not incapacitate, he looked down at his boots and the gleaming buckles. Realizing that the softer metal could be worried into sharp points, he began to tear at the fasteners. But his frenzy was making it difficult to remove them. After all, with normal use, it wouldn't do for his boots to come undone. Until now. Knowing that he had only moments before the fear would burn its way back into his mind and they would both be lost, he pulled desperately at the frayed nerf-hide strap. And, thankfully, it came free, the large buckle falling into his hand. Red flames hissing behind his head, hair beginning to crisp... no... help him... With a snarl, he turned back to the gleaming fastener, and began to twist the edges, this way and that, each push a little easier, metal softening fast. And then it broke apart in his hand, a wonderfully-sharp edge cutting his fingertips and a shorter pointed piece cradled in his palm, a gleaming spike perfect for jamming into flesh. Without thought, he plunged the point into the place he had clawed just moments ago, digging it in, pressing past skin into wet muscle and blood. It hurt like hell. But he plunged it in again, jostling the cut. Biting back a grunt, he drew in one ragged breath and then another. As the pain swelled, the panic started to recede and the terror, like fire quenched by cool water, gutted out. Pain was the answer after all. He forced himself to look at Obi-Wan. His Padawan had curled so tightly into himself that it seemed there was not a person there but a shivering mound of frayed cloth. Whoever had dumped him in the cell had taken his belt and outer tunic, perhaps to prevent him from harm, perhaps to humiliate, Qui-Gon could not tell, but that left him with undertunic and leggings and boots and nothing else. But it didn't matter. He had to reach him and quickly. Taking a deep breath, he murmured, "Obi-Wan, I'm sorry" and punched him hard in the side, just below the ribs. But there was no response. Cursing at the Council, the Force and the universe for making him hurt the son of his heart, he hit him again, in the same spot and harder. But, aside for one stuttered breath, there was nothing. Obi-Wan remained as tightly wrapped as ever. Centering himself, knowing that he wanted nothing more than to comfort but knowing, too, that he would do what he must, he lifted up the younger man's tunic and plunged the sharpened buckle into Obi-Wan's bare back. It had the desired result. Even as he was pulling the metal point out again, Obi-Wan turned with a howl of pain, wild eyes and hands up in defensive position. Qui-Gon scurried back, relieved that his Padawan was no longer a prisoner of his own terror. Gently, he said, "Obi-Wan, forgive me. I could not think of any other way to get through to you." Blinking rapidly as if to rid himself of the lingering effects of induced madness, Obi-Wan crouched there for a moment. Then, realizing where he was at long last, he sat down with a thump and began rubbing at his face with the palm of one hand. He said nothing for a moment, just tried to control his breathing and fear still lingering there. Then, moving carefully, trying not to jostle his wound, he gazed up at the Bendu and, much to Qui-Gon's relief, sent him a brief, tentative smile. "There is nothing to forgive." There was only acceptance in Obi-Wan's green eyes. "I would rather have the pain than feel like I'm being buried al.... alive." Qui-Gon had to know, "How long will the pain will keep it at bay?" His Padawan closed his eyes, remembering other times when he had been alone and terrified in this very place. "Not long." But he deliberately pushed the memories aside and, looking up, gave his old mentor a half-grin. "Then you have to find a new spot and dig in." When Qui-Gon glared at him, sending him the well-known and remembered-with-fondness Masterly look, Obi-Wan just sent back the guileless gaze of a rascally young Padawan. But it only lasted a moment before the boyish face vanished into the weary frown of a Jedi Knight. "Where did you get the blade?" "My boot buckle." Qui-Gon leaned back, staring at the remains of the still-welling cut on his skin. "It's small but effective." He pushed against the wound, grunting a bit in pain but not stopping. Reality, even painful reality was preferable to the mind-terrified delusion of being burned alive. Obi-Wan leaned against the wall and deliberately pressed against his own injury. The ache of cut tissue heightened his focus on remaining in the here and now. He, too, did not want to sink back into the abyss. Stretching out his legs, he snickered, "Qui-Gon, only you would use a buckle." Then he lay his head back onto the metallic wall and closed his eyes. He was very tired but he kept on talking. He could not afford to relax, not now. "Normally, I have a knife hidden in my boot for this purpose. I learned the first time I was in here that pain could keep me from drifting into insanity and I've used it ever since. But they have gotten more effective at searching and found it." He shrugged away his annoyance. "I suppose that, next time, I'll have to hide it better." Qui-Gon turned to him, his face set firm and resolute, his voice flat with disgust. "There will not be a next time." But when Obi-Wan didn't argue with him but instead shrugged away his declaration, he continued, "How long did the Council say you would be here?" "Until I... until I cooperate." He pushed up against the wall, digging into his wound and frowning with pain. But at least he was not shivering at the phantom fears waiting for him in the dark corners of his own mind. For the moment. "Can you get out now if you do?" Qui-Gon pressed for an answer. Perhaps, if he could persuade Obi-Wan to renounce him, he would be freed from this abomination. The obstinate Obi-Wan swung his head from side to side, and, with a lift of his shoulders, he replied, "Who said that I would cooperate?" But when Qui-Gon shot him another Masterly look, he gave in, "No, not until morning. Usually they like to have their prisoners think about what they have done first." "I am sorry, Obi-Wan." He sat back, pushing into his wounded arm but it was already beginning to knit. The pain was lessening quickly. Obi-Wan just looked at him, dignified and every inch a Jedi Knight. "I made my own choices and now I have to live with them. I chose to defend you, even against your own wishes. Even knowing that this might be the penalty." Flinching slightly, he waved one arm to encompass the dim surroundings. "I admit that I would prefer some better accommodations, though. A window or two, perhaps a nice comfy bed, a private refresher at the very least." "I see you haven't..." Smoldering flame... snap-pop sound of melting thermoplast... rising... Qui-Gon closed his eyes, trying to hold back on the terrors that were beginning to surface once more. Taking one deep breath, he fumbled out, "lost your sense of humor." Qui-Gon was already starting to sweat again and his hand shook. But Obi-Wan, ever observant, merely said, "Wait as long as you can, Master. Less healing to go through when it is finally over." The Master wasn't the only one who was starting to tremble but it was clear that Obi-Wan was attempting to keep things light when he pointed out, "And they do shut off the feedback loop whenever they bring the food. Wouldn't want the prisoners to starve to death now. Looks bad for the Order. So uncivilized." "What will you do when they do release you?" Qui-Gon forced out the question but his mind was hovering closer to the old terror. Stench of cooking meat... fire crawling closer.... hold on, hold on... He began to fumble for the metal spike, readying it, gripping it tightly in his hand. It would have to be soon, soon. "Resign. Go to the courts. Get this reversed, somehow." Obi-Wan's voice lowered as he began to fight his own fears but he ground out his reply. "Padawan, let it go." And with the last word, he plunged the sharp point back into his forearm. Pain, real pain flooded back into his mind, sweeping away the fire demons, cleansing his thoughts. But it hurt, oh how it hurt. Obi-Wan was beginning to shiver again, starting to curl up, his eyes darting towards the walls as if he could see them moving closer but he was still stubborn and still a Knight. With a distinct effort, he said, "Master, with all due respect, this has gone beyond your control. The Council has violated the Jedi Code and Republic law. They have imprisoned a non-Jedi in this cell. They have ignored evidence and tried to sentence you without trial. I cannot let it go. Even for you." Qui-Gon breathed in his affection for this courageous young man. "Obi-Wan, I have missed you and your wisdom very much." Placing his uninjured arm about the shoulders of his old Padawan, he tried to smile, "When you are free of the Jedi, go back to the Bendu. They would be honored to have you there. As would I." Struggling to remain in this reality for just a few seconds more, Obi-Wan nodded, "I will consider it." Then reaching out with one shaky hand, he whispered, rough-edged and weak, "Now, Qui-Gon, much as I dislike this, I would like to borrow your blade. I have some digging to do." -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 11/2/09 jedidas3's Master Merlin - Diplomatic Immunity - http://boards.theforce.net/nswff/b10808/30459852
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Kynstar Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 10/12/05 4:32pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/12/05
	I have some digging to do. Oh man! I would laugh...but it's so sad Those poor men or anybody else who has been put in there! Horrible! You were right about the loop there diane! Great idea!! Wonderful job! Qui focusing on Obi as much as he could to help him help Obi. Sad that pain can help them thru it. Man... talk about a bloody mess! Most def tomorrow they will be. I take it they don't turn it off at night either so the prisoners can sleep, eh? Prob not... Wonderful update! -----signature----- Paddy sis to t_s & SarkaVrae/Master to hyperspace_police Member of Rebel Legion and Jedi Assembly (Kynstar Lans) Only thru fear, hatred, and pain will the true power of the Force be revealed. See stories/viggies in bio
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PadawanKitara Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 10/12/05 4:48pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/12/05
	The Jedi Order has been reduced to torture of their own- The Sith have succeded after all -----signature----- Courtier of the Royal Order of Shambling Dufi We are Dufi...Resistance is Futile! UCLA BRUINS
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Yodan Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 10/12/05 5:21pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/12/05
	At least tell me the worst is over! Please... I really want to know what Obi will do next... It's going to be hard for him, no matter what he does... I just hope he get the courts to get Qui-Gon out of the cell ASAP! But knowing the court system of the Republic, I'm not going to hold my breath. Same time next week...? -----signature----- My wise and old Master is JadeSolo. (Emphasis on OLD ) Join http://www.JelloAnarchy.com Great Times are had by All! Escape, a Poem: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/24665411/p1/?0
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Musing Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 10/12/05 6:18pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/12/05
	Ouch. Only you, dianethx, could show how well Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan still complement each other at such an awful time. I wonder why I keep thinking about voodoo dolls and pins when the word "Council" comes up?
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Arwen-Jade_Kenobi Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 10/12/05 6:35pm Subject: RE: Betrayal (Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon angst - very AU) - Updated 10/12/05
	wow, i just read everything and egads I love this! Oh man, I hope that something can be done, if our boys don't lose their minds! More soon! -----signature----- Retired Council Master of the Lightside It's all about the blues, baby "Love can ignite the stars." - ROTS novel I'm a Trekkie: Deal with it, or suffer the wrath of Khan This user is certifiably insane
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