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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 1/22 4:51am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 20/08
	Poor Anakin, not knowing whether to rescue the Chancellor or Obi-Wan. I think he was probably glad to have that choice taken from him. He really should be focusing on the rescue. Bariss is an unneeded distraction! Great job. -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 9/22/08 Fragments of Illusion- http://boards.theforce.net/bts/b10475/28456473 updated 8/16/08 Freeze frame - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b10476/27820434 Master to jedidas3 Impeach Bush!
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Jek_Windu Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 1/22 6:31am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 20/08
	Good post, this story seems to get more interesting everytime I read the next installment. -----signature----- Tryanids: You don't have enough bullets! Imperial Guard: YES WE DO! R.I.P. Trini
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Kevin_Solo Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 1/23 11:29am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 20/08
	I've really been looking forward to this update, Jade_Max, and was certainly not disappointed! Anakin is as mixed up as ever about Barriss: Despite the fact he’d nearly killed her. Despite the fact neither of their Masters would have approved. Despite the fact Barriss herself seemed torn by which she should choose. Her dream or him. It didn’t help he spent a good deal of his time reliving that passionate kiss in the medical bay when she’d reached into his mind and forced him to accept what was inevitable – that he had to think before he acted. Even when he didn’t want to - even when it meant giving her up for the greater good. Needless to say his meditation and reflections were anything but restful and he spent a good deal of his time struggling to come to terms with his growing attachment to Barriss. I wonder if he tried a few cold showers? I expected that Luminara wouldn't leave him and Barriss alone: To make matters worse for his frame of mind, Luminara made a point of never leaving him and Barriss alone. The Jedi Master seemed to be perpetually at her Padawan's side and whatever discussion he and Barriss might have had, whatever understanding they might have come to, was indefinitely postponed. Even if she doesn't actually know, she's made some shrewd guesses. I liked Anakin's reasoning for wanting Obi-Wan around when he talks to Luminara about Barriss: Barriss, for her part, greeted him warmly - as was right for friends - and insisted he spend as much time as he could over the next two days with them. Anakin, to be contrary, found he wanted nothing to do with either woman when they were together. He couldn't speak to Barriss of what he wished with Luminara present, and he wasn't about to speak with Luminara without Obi-Wan's buffering presence. Not when the discussion was sure to revolve around Barriss. He did wonder absently at his perverse logic. Obi-Wan was likely to fry him for his interest in Barriss - if he ever let it show - and Luminara had given no indication she would do such a thing. In fact, the placid Master might have been more relaxed discussing Barriss without Obi-Wan, but Anakin acknowledged a subconscious need to have Obi-Wan around when he finally broached the subject. He might not have his Master in his corner, but Obi-Wan's subtle strength and peaceful presence would bolster his courage. That makes sense. While Luminara tries to keep them apart: Luminara's presence did little - if anything - to diminish the awareness shimmering between the two Padawans and instead she kept them busy on errands that would give them little contact. events bring them together again. It was interesting to see Obi-Wan's transmission from Geonosis in a different way to how it was shown in Episode II. I had a good laugh at this: Obi-Wan's expression changed as he regarded the transmitter, glancing about warily. "I have tracked the bounty hunter, Jango Fett the droid foundries on Geonosis. Viceroy Gunray appears to have been behind the assassination of Senator Amidala as the Bounty Hunter has collected his fee and been charged with his next target - Chancellor Palpatine." "No!" Luminara slanted a glance at Anakin, command cracking like a whip in her tone. "Padawan!" Nice to see someone stopping him behaving like a drama queen! His concern for Palpatine is understandable: Anakin subsided, but the rest of the message passed by without him really hearing it as his senses reeled with the revealed plot and the intended target. Chancellor Palpatine. His friend and mentor would be the next target for the elite Bounty Hunter. It made him sick just to think about it. Immediately be began turning the current guard lay out of the Chancellor over in his mind, struggling to find a way to protect his friend. When is he going to find out the truth about Palpy in this AU? So he and Barriss are off to Geonosis under Luminara. Very, very interesting. I had to laugh at this: "You've worked with Anakin before - on Tatooine. My skills better compliment Obi-Wan's. The two of you are to remain close at all times. If I am caught-" "Caught, Master?" Barriss blinked, surprised. "You'll be with us." Luminara shook her head. "We will land together, but once inside I work best alone. The two of you have complementary skills and temperaments. It is possible my presence will be felt should I be unable to rescue Obi-Wan." "But-" Luminara held up one hand to silence whatever protests they might have made. "I know what Master Windu said. I also know that I have dealt with the Geonosians before. By the time the Jedi mount a rescue mission, it will be too late. Obi-Wan will be dead." Barriss' hand squeezed Anakin's in silent support as Luminara continued. "The two of you have never been to Geonosis. You will see it far more clearly than I and be able to report back to the council should anything happen to me. Be aware that the Geonosians look primitive, but their technologies are advanced in many ways. Once you make your transmission to the council, you must change your position as soon as possible. Their tracking technologies are beyond even the Jedi to avoid. If I am successful in freeing Obi-Wan, we shall be able to rendezvous without drawing too much attention to ourselves. " Anakin believed it. Obi-Wan and Luminara made a potent team. But then, so did he and Barriss. So those two are to 'remain close', are they? I don't think that was a good choice of words. This was also a bad choice of words: She pinned them both with a stern look. "And you'll behave yourselves." It wasn't a question. Anakin's hand shifted a little, tightening around Barriss' as he moved it further from Luminara's view. That Barriss did nothing to pull her hand away - and in fact squeezed back as she stepped closer and smiled for her Master - was heartening. They responded as one, even as Anakin vowed to have his discussion with Barriss at the earliest opportunity. There were things that needed to be said between them, things she needed to know and he needed to air before he would feel balanced once more. I'm really looking forward to the mission! There is now one question I'm asking: Will Barriss's midriff be exposed by enemy fire?
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Jade_Max Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 1/28 5:54am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 20/08 - Date Edited: 1/28 6:09am (1 edits total) Edited By: Jade_Max
	EverydayAngel – Thanks From here on out, things start to shift away from canon in some respects... Raptor517 – Thanks! Valairy_Scot – Indeed – the question is how far can I push this before it becomes completely and totally AU. I like that passage too – it was meant to showcase how, despite their differences, Obi-Wan and Anakin are still closer than brothers; I hope it did that emerald54 – Ah, now that’s the million dollar question – how will this “rescue” differ from canon... I’m glad you like the direction I’m taking Anakin. KELIA – LOL! Indeed. This is where the fun begins I'm glad Luminara trusts Anakin and Barriss enough to work together, though I'm quite concerned with her plan to work alone. You probably should be – she’s trying to infiltrate a hive on her own without backup. It’ll be fun! [HandmaidenVeme - Ah, the best laid plans... PadawanMom5610 – A good feeling have you? About which part? The rescue or Anakin and Barriss’ budding relationship – one that she’s fighting every step of the way? obsessedwithSW – Thanks! Unity is what it’s all about – even if it is still unconscious at the moment grin MoAngel – Ah, I think Barriss and Anakin work more as a team than Anakin and Padmé ever really did. So that’s going to change some dynamic right there. It’ll be fun! As for their talk – yeah… that’s something that needs to be done and soon. Of course, Barriss might have other ideas... VaderLVR64 – Luminara’s like a mother with teenage kids LOL! Indeed, she does know them too well. But then, when push comes to shove and it’s life and death, all bets are off. Jedi_Healer - Wow, thanks for reading! I’d be more than happy to PM you when I update – this isn’t exactly a short read! I’m flattered you’ve been enjoying it since this is really my first foray into playing with either Luminara or Barriss – especially opposite Anakin and Obi-Wan. As for Obi-Wan – I think he’s just trying to keep Anakin from making the same mistake he did. So while he’s not exactly un-sympathetic, he’s certainly not going to encourage the behavior knowing the possible concequences. LuminaraFan4Evr – Indeed – I’m glad you think so! Jedi Trace – Ah, but when you miss a chapter, you get to have the delight of two! The conflict with Anakin is one of the few things I planned from the start of this fic laughs and it’s come along nicely. And all that delicious USt is all your fault laughs as is the implied ship in the next part – just for you dianethx – Indeed, I would have been glad to have the choice taken from me too if I were Anakin. He really should be focusing on the rescue. Bariss is an unneeded distraction! I’m inclined to agree. She’s likely to distract him at an inopportune time and cause them both grief. But then, Luminara’s reasoning for her decision to pair them together pops up in the next chapter. Jek_Windu – Thanks! I’m flattered you think so Kevin_Solo – Anakin’s going to be mixed up about Barriss for a while. She’s not giving him an easy time of it. I wonder if he tried a few cold showers? ROFL! Indeed. I think Jedi believe in “releasing those energies to the Force” or some such thing. Maybe he should try that When is he going to find out the truth about Palpy in this AU? You know, I hadn’t planned on him learning of it in this AU. Once the Geonosian thing is done and over with, I think I might end it at the same place AotC ends. But with a twist of course grin So those two are to 'remain close', are they? I don't think that was a good choice of words. snicker Indeed. I guess she didn’t think before speaking, eh? Will Barriss's midriff be exposed by enemy fire? Uh, no. I wasn’t intending on having that happen. I do however have something else planned just not with the whole midriff exposure laughs Update is up and is short, I know, but the next one will be longer. -----signature----- You'll Like me when I'm Dead - V/P Dark Drama - http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/29236355 Don't think, write. And have faith that your subconscious mind is smarter than you.- lazy RIP my little Nibbler
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Jade_Max Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 1/28 6:00am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 20/08 - Date Edited: 1/30 9:27am (2 edits total) Edited By: Jade_Max
	The small, sleek Nubian craft Luminara had obtained would have easily fit half a dozen Jedi comfortably, but it was all that was available that sat more than two. Anakin had ventured the desire to take a two seater fighter craft in, but the Master had quickly vetoed the idea - she wanted Anakin and Barriss where she could keep an eye on them for as long as possible. She'd compromised, allowing that his idea of two ships were better than one, by having a small fighter placed inside the Nubian's hold for emergencies. It only sat two, but Luminara suspected they'd squeeze the three of them in if necessary. Neither she nor Barriss were large - and robes could always be replaced. C3P0 voiced his displeasure at being left behind, but Anakin wouldn't - in good conscience - bring the droid along. He instead left him in the care of the Nabooian senatorial office and asked that they assigned him where needed for protocol duties. Letting 3P0 go felt like a release, a fetter having been undone, and Anakin wasn't too sure how he felt about it. Part of him believed he should have left the droid with his mother but another part of him was glad he hadn’t. C3P0 deserved to serve in the capacity for which he’d been programmed. Anakin took the helm of the Nubian at Luminara's insistence, lifting them from Naboo smoothly and quickly before aligning the space ship with its exit vector. Luminara worked the nav controls, already computing the jump to hyper space that would take them into the Geonosian system. Barriss worked the comm. channels and sensors, keeping the skies clear for their departure. Once freed from the atmosphere, Anakin set the course on the heading indicated by Luminara to catapult them free of Naboo's gravity and leave them free to jump. It took several minutes, but underneath the thick tension in the cockpit, there was a sense of purpose as Anakin finally reached for the hyperspace controls. They were going to find and free a mutual friend or die trying. Once in hyperspace, Luminara left Anakin at the helm and unbuckled her crash webbing. "Barriss - a word." Barriss look up startled and then complied, untangling herself from her harness. She placed one hand on Anakin's shoulder as she stood, using him for balance rather than the surrounding consoles, before stepping towards the back. Luminara watched the exchange silently - include the way Barriss' fingers seemed to linger over the knotted braid trailing down Anakin's back. She also noted that Barriss didn't appear to be aware of the action and her resolution firmed in her mind. If she hadn't already committed herself to searching for Obi-Wan on her own and allowing them to reconnoiter, she might have sent Anakin off to search. Only Anakin was a firebrand and needed a tempering influence. Luminara freely admitted she didn't understand the bond that had formed between the two Padawans that allowed Barriss to temper his strength and forge it into something useful; but it needed to be curbed. It was growing, even as Luminara watched, and the consequences could be disastrous. Barriss trailed after her Master into the back cabin where Luminara closed the door and locked it. Barriss arched her eyebrows but said nothing, waiting patiently for her Master to speak. It was a trait she'd inherited from the normally placid Master. Yet, at this moment, Luminara paced in front of the door, seeming to be at a loss for words. "Barriss." "Yes Master?" "Time is short so I will be blunt. How far have things progressed between you and Padawan Skywalker?" Barriss felt the color leave her face even as she strove for some kind of inner balance. She'd been expecting the question - dreading it - and her Master hadn't even eased her into it. She swallowed hard, unable to keep her gaze connected with her Masters, and it dropped to her own folded, fidgeting hands. "In what context, Master?" Luminara sighed, her posture seeming to sag for a brief moment. "I was afraid of that. Barriss; look at me." Barriss took a deep breath before she did as commanded, hesitantly lifting her gaze to her Master's. The compassion and understanding she saw in Luminara's gaze bolstered her courage and enabled her to maintain that eye contact. Luminara's smile was sad. "We're all permitted our indiscretions, Padawan. All of us; even the most steadfast of Masters. I too, succumbed to the passions of youth, as you are doing, as Anakin is doing - as Obi-Wan Kenobi once did." The elder woman braced herself, feet apart, as if preparing to face a mighty wind. Only Barriss couldn't speak - she would never have believed Luminara, let alone Obi-Wan of all people - as having been prey to their baser urges. They were Masters and not prone to such... un-Jedi like compulsions. Luminara continued when it was obvious Barriss wasn't going to comment. "To use a euphuism that not all agree with; Jedi are human. Regardless of all we strive to be, of all we train to be, all of us stumble occasionally. Even the best of us. I do not know about Master Yoda's indiscretions of youth, however, Master Yaddle once made note that he, too, succumbed once a long time ago." "But Master-" Luminara held up one hand to forestall whatever objection Barriss would have made. "I only tell you this now as you are reaching a critical point. Again I ask - how far have things between you and Padawan Skywalker progressed?" Barriss' hands clenched into fists. "Not as far as you believe based on your lecture." "The physical entanglements of a Jedi are the least dangerous, where as the emotional are the most perilous. You care for one another. It is my duty to discern exactly how much and if it can be tempered into something else before it progresses too far." "Is that what your Master did?" Luminara smiled faintly. "Barriss, I only have your best interest at heart. Should things continue on the path they seem to be taking, both you and Anakin could be expelled. You're too good of a person, too valuable of a Jedi to allow that to happen." "But-" Barriss stopped. This conversation wasn't taking the course she'd expected. Trust her Master to approach the subject in such a fashion. "Allow what to happen, Master?" Luminara finally motioned for Barriss to sit. She did, reluctantly, before the Jedi Master sat across from her at the small table. Luminara's hands were folded together over the table top and if Barriss hadn't known her Master as well as she did, she'd have said the older Jedi was calm and rational - except there was a whitening of Luminara's knuckles that hadn't been there before. A part of her was perversely pleased even as her Master continued. "Barriss, you are at an age where the male of the species will take an interest with you and you in them. Were we back on our home planet, you would be undergoing trials of another sort before selecting your first mate. I do not want you to confuse teenage hormones and a lustful drive with something more dangerous." "Master!" "Now is not the time for tact, Padawan. I wish we had the time, but you are entering a dangerous situation with a young man who has become fixated on you." "You sound as if you speak from experience, Master." "I do." "Are you saying that... you became fixated on someone?" "Briefly." Luminara's look was almost pained. "I was fortunate that my fixation was well managed by my Master. She taught me to see beyond what I felt to the heart of the matter and realize that friendships - a permissible relationship within the Jedi order - are much more rewarding than the emotional entanglements I was headed for." Something seemed to click in Barriss' mind at the moment and her jaw dropped. She practically read the certainty in her Master's face. "You're not serious." "Deadly." "But-" Luminara arched an eyebrow, as if waiting impatiently for Barriss to process the information and regurgitate it. "You and... and Master Kenobi?" Luminara's silent nod was a confirmation and enlightenment - and suddenly, Barriss saw this rescue mission in a completely different light. "But... we're racing off to rescue Master Kenobi - isn't that against all that the Jedi teach? Isn't it an... emotional decision?" "There is no emotion; there is peace." Luminara quoted the verse from the Jedi code mildly. "This is not the reckless jaunt you appear to think it to be. I am... compelled by both the Force and my conscience to attempt this rescue. Something monumental is going to happen on Geonosis. Something that will turn the tide... and Obi-Wan is one of the keys." "But you just said-" Luminara folded her hands over Barriss' and smiled sadly. "You will learn, my young Padawan, that not all things are as they seem. Master Windu did not order me to remain on Naboo - he ordered us to reconnoiter the planet. He knew I would not sit idly by while Obi-Wan is held captive, but he also knows I do not act rashly. If Obi-Wan's freedom can be obtained without a loss of life and without disregarding the greater good, it will be the Will of the Force." "And if it's his time to..." Barriss couldn't finish the sentence. She didn't want to think of the pain her Master must be hiding inside at the thought of losing someone as close to her as Obi-Wan. Luminara squeezed Barriss' captured hands briefly before letting them go and folding her own back into her sleeves. Her words were calm, confident, and left Barriss little room for doubt. "If it was the will of the Force that Obi-Wan die on Geonosis, I would not be compelled to help him." "Unless it's the will of the Force that we all die on Geonosis." The smile that crossed Luminara’s lips as she rose to her feet was almost feral. "Then, Padawan, we will take as many of them with us as we can." And 'cause it's sort of a prequel to this... Fixation – Obi-Wan/Luminara I couldn't resist. -----signature----- You'll Like me when I'm Dead - V/P Dark Drama - http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/29236355 Don't think, write. And have faith that your subconscious mind is smarter than you.- lazy RIP my little Nibbler
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Jedi Trace Title: • SouthEast RSA • Fan Fiction Manager Registered: Dec '99	Date Posted: 1/28 7:30am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08 - Date Edited: 1/28 7:33am (1 edits total) Edited By: Jedi Trace
	And all that delicious USt is all your fault laughs* as is the implied ship in the next part – just for you* For me? You are made of awesome, lady! What are my chances of talking you into maybe writing a little viggie about young Luminara's "fixation"? I’m getting kinda nervous about this upcoming monumental even on Geonosis. Sounds like it could be a very good thing or a very bad thing. The smile that crossed Luminara’s lips as she rose to her feet was almost feral. "Then, Padawan, we will take as many of them with us as we can." Heh. Luminara – FTW!! -----signature----- Captain of the Cade Brigade “Light, dark – They are just directions. Do not be fooled that you stand on anything other than your own two feet.” ~ Shaak Ti, The Force Unleashed The Society for Girls Who Like Things that Go Boom
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Raptor517 Registered: Sep '06	Date Posted: 1/28 7:39am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	Hm....Interesting and funny, again. (There was a typo--Anakin does not, I believe, have a brain trailing down his back. Just so we don't confuse anyone.) Raptor517 -----signature----- Piercing the Darkness http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28010631/p1/?1 His Brother's Words http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/26020497/p1/?3 Metamorphosis http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/24997946/p5/?7 Hunter's Vendetta http://
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obsessedwithSW Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 1/28 9:33am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	barriss didnt really tell her about the bond. And it doesnt seem that that was what Obi-Wan and Luminara shared. Can a Force bond be removed? Or just blocked? This was a short post for you I am still left wanting more! -----signature----- Yes Darth Maul -bring sexy back! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW8kOYvwVng Avid SiriWaner ! Stories in Bio
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Valairy_Scot Title: PT Rewrite Winner Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 1/28 10:34am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	Ah, I had wondered. Luminara knows of what she speaks. A hard conversation, but a necessary one. Luminara folded her hands over Barriss' and smiled sadly. "You will learn, my young Padawan, that not all things are as they seem. Master Windu did not order me to remain on Naboo - he ordered us to reconnoiter the planet. He knew I would not sit idly by while Obi-Wan is held captive, but he also knows I do not act rashly. If Obi-Wan's freedom can be obtained without a loss of life and without disregarding the greater good, it will be the Will of the Force." "And if it's his time to..." Barriss couldn't finish the sentence. She didn't want to think of the pain her Master must be hiding inside at the thought of losing someone as close to her as Obi-Wan. Luminara squeezed Barriss' captured hands briefly before letting them go and folding her own back into her sleeves. Her words were calm, confident, and left Barriss little room for doubt. "If it was the will of the Force that Obi-Wan die on Geonosis, I would not be compelled to help him." "Unless it's the will of the Force that we all die on Geonosis." The smile that crossed Luminara’s lips as she rose to her feet was almost feral. "Then, Padawan, we will take as many of them with us as we can." Feral grin - better watch out you Geonosians. -----signature----- http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/25405090/p3/?52 Prolific Author thread: list & links there. Muse fueled by coffee. Often AWOL despite frequent sipping. Writes on inspiration, not a schedule. Proud master of several padawans
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Kevin_Solo Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 1/28 10:36am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	Short but good! I knew that the choice of ship would be based on Luminara wanting 'Anakin and Barriss where she could keep an eye on them for as long as possible'! I'm very glad that 3PO won't be on Geonosis this time; I couldn't stand him taking up so much time in Episode II. We see some revealing behaviour between Anakin and Barriss, witnessed by Luminara: She placed one hand on Anakin's shoulder as she stood, using him for balance rather than the surrounding consoles, before stepping towards the back. Luminara watched the exchange silently - include the way Barriss' fingers seemed to linger over the knotted braid trailing down Anakin's back. She also noted that Barriss didn't appear to be aware of the action and her resolution firmed in her mind. Hmmmm! At least she now realises what's happening: Luminara freely admitted she didn't understand the bond that had formed between the two Padawans that allowed Barriss to temper his strength and forge it into something useful; but it needed to be curbed. It was growing, even as Luminara watched, and the consequences could be disastrous. Well, it could have been worse; it could have been Padme. Luminara and Barriss then have 'the talk', starting with another unfortunate choice of words: "Time is short so I will be blunt. How far have things progressed between you and Padawan Skywalker?" Barriss felt the color leave her face even as she strove for some kind of inner balance. She'd been expecting the question - dreading it - and her Master hadn't even eased her into it. She swallowed hard, unable to keep her gaze connected with her Masters, and it dropped to her own folded, fidgeting hands. "In what context, Master?" Luminara sighed, her posture seeming to sag for a brief moment. "I was afraid of that. Barriss; look at me." Woops! We hear some interesting revelations about some well-known Jedi: Luminara's smile was sad. "We're all permitted our indiscretions, Padawan. All of us; even the most steadfast of Masters. I too, succumbed to the passions of youth, as you are doing, as Anakin is doing - as Obi-Wan Kenobi once did." The elder woman braced herself, feet apart, as if preparing to face a mighty wind. Only Barriss couldn't speak - she would never have believed Luminara, let alone Obi-Wan of all people - as having been prey to their baser urges. They were Masters and not prone to such... un-Jedi like compulsions. Luminara continued when it was obvious Barriss wasn't going to comment. "To use a euphuism that not all agree with; Jedi are human. Regardless of all we strive to be, of all we train to be, all of us stumble occasionally. Even the best of us. I do not know about Master Yoda's indiscretions of youth, however, Master Yaddle once made note that he, too, succumbed once a long time ago." Lots of tabloid journalists would sell their families to be where Barriss is now! Then we have the 'embarrassing' stuff: "Barriss, you are at an age where the male of the species will take an interest with you and you in them. Were we back on our home planet, you would be undergoing trials of another sort before selecting your first mate. I do not want you to confuse teenage hormones and a lustful drive with something more dangerous." "Master!" "Now is not the time for tact, Padawan. I wish we had the time, but you are entering a dangerous situation with a young man who has become fixated on you." "You sound as if you speak from experience, Master." "I do." "Are you saying that... you became fixated on someone?" "Briefly." Luminara's look was almost pained. "I was fortunate that my fixation was well managed by my Master. She taught me to see beyond what I felt to the heart of the matter and realize that friendships - a permissible relationship within the Jedi order - are much more rewarding than the emotional entanglements I was headed for." Something seemed to click in Barriss' mind at the moment and her jaw dropped. She practically read the certainty in her Master's face. "You're not serious." "Deadly." "But-" That's certainly a shock! So she and Obi-Wan... Barriss's question was expected, as was the explanation she received: Luminara's silent nod was a confirmation and enlightenment - and suddenly, Barriss saw this rescue mission in a completely different light. "But... we're racing off to rescue Master Kenobi - isn't that against all that the Jedi teach? Isn't it an... emotional decision?" "There is no emotion; there is peace." Luminara quoted the verse from the Jedi code mildly. "This is not the reckless jaunt you appear to think it to be. I am... compelled by both the Force and my conscience to attempt this rescue. Something monumental is going to happen on Geonosis. Something that will turn the tide... and Obi-Wan is one of the keys." "But you just said-" Luminara folded her hands over Barriss' and smiled sadly. "You will learn, my young Padawan, that not all things are as they seem. Master Windu did not order me to remain on Naboo - he ordered us to reconnoiter the planet. He knew I would not sit idly by while Obi-Wan is held captive, but he also knows I do not act rashly. If Obi-Wan's freedom can be obtained without a loss of life and without disregarding the greater good, it will be the Will of the Force." "And if it's his time to..." Barriss couldn't finish the sentence. She didn't want to think of the pain her Master must be hiding inside at the thought of losing someone as close to her as Obi-Wan. Luminara squeezed Barriss' captured hands briefly before letting them go and folding her own back into her sleeves. Her words were calm, confident, and left Barriss little room for doubt. "If it was the will of the Force that Obi-Wan die on Geonosis, I would not be compelled to help him." "Unless it's the will of the Force that we all die on Geonosis." The smile that crossed Luminara’s lips as she rose to her feet was almost feral. "Then, Padawan, we will take as many of them with us as we can." Those are fighting words! I like your portrayal of Luminara very much, Jade_Max.
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VaderLVR64 Title: Fan Fic Manager in Combat Boots Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 1/28 11:32am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	The smile that crossed Luminara’s lips as she rose to her feet was almost feral. "Then, Padawan, we will take as many of them with us as we can." Loved it! -----signature----- If you have to choose between tears and laughter, remember that laughter burns more calories. Proud New Army Mom - off to bootcamp!
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PadawanMom5610 Registered: Feb '07	Date Posted: 1/28 2:11pm Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	What a great talk between Bariss and Luminara. Hehe. I KNEW it was Obi-Wan! You make me very eager to read the next part.
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MoAngel Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 1/28 3:18pm Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	Hmmm, it makes my head spin. A Jedi can have a physical but not an emotional relationship. All Jedi except Anakin are drones, because he actually has real human emotions. -----signature----- 'It's just like the Sith Lords, man, there's always only two of them' 'Did you just Star Wars us'? Booth on Fox's Bones
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Vivid_Scripts Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 1/28 4:51pm Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	I haven't been on the boards in about six months, and the first thing I had to do was catch up with this fic. Boy am I sad that I took a break. This story is awesome. I agree with all those that said this was way better than episode two. Anakin and Barriss' relationship is far deeper and feels far more meaningful than the A/P-infatuation story we got in AotC. I'm really anxious to see what will happen on Geonosis, if events the events there will in some way mirror the events of AotC or if things will turn out radically different. I get the sense that we might be in for a tragedy, though keep writing! I love what you've done so far. -----signature----- The ANSWER to 1984 is 1776
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 1/29 5:02am Subject: RE: Tragedy on the Landing Pad - Anakin/Barriss, AotC AU - Updated Jan 28/08
	Barriss certainly got the lecture she needed and the information that went with it. I think she's a level headed girl and will see that she can't have both attachment and the Jedi. However, Anakin might not be so understanding. Great job. -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 9/22/08 Fragments of Illusion- http://boards.theforce.net/bts/b10475/28456473 updated 8/16/08 Freeze frame - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b10476/27820434 Master to jedidas3 Impeach Bush!
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