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My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) 11-20-08: Another Rescue Mission
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earlybird-obi-wan
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8/15 9:00pm
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RE: My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) , 8-15-08
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Be safe Petra 
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LarsKronus
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8/16 9:57am
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Get better! 
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PetraKenobi
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8/17 5:28pm
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LarsKronus posted:
Get better!
aw, thanks.
Anakin had darted under another ship, but it too lifted off and he climbed into an empty one, a ship that had Artoo as the R2 unit behind the cockpit. I stayed where I was, catching my breath. It wasn’t easy and for once *I think I was losing my mind* I longed to be back in between Obi-Wan’s protective and warm arms. Was I falling in love with him? I didn’t know.
While I was lost in thought, they had gotten the situation under control and the gunfire had ceased. Obi-Wan and Qui-gon moved with the Queen and some guards toward the other end of the hangar.
I started out from my hiding place to join them, and Anakin stood up in his cockpit.
“Hey, wait for me!” He shouted.
“Stay in that cockpit.” Qui-gon said, looking at Anakin, then at me. I stopped and stepped back, knowing that warning was for me too.
“But I…” Anakin began.
“Stay in that cockpit, Ani.” Qui-gon replied, just as firm as he had been earlier. As Obi-Wan passed me, his eyes locked with mine. I pleaded with him inwardly to stay, even though all the firing had stopped. He shook his head slightly at me and I felt reassurance in my spirit. I don’t know how or where it came from, but I felt like everything would be okay.
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KaraJadeKim
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8/17 6:39pm
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RE: My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) , 8-17-08: Falling in Love?
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nice update kenobi Yep petra is falling for him and yes it will be okay Qui-gon and obi wan will take care fo you both obi wan will take special care of you skywalker.
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earlybird-obi-wan
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8/17 8:44pm
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RE: My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) , 8-17-08: Falling in Love?
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Yeah, but Maul will appear and what will happen next with Petra?
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PetraKenobi
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8/20 7:09am
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As the group headed towards the door at the far end, they opened to reveal a black-robed figure. The Sith that had attacked Qui-gon on Tattoine was here. His name was Darth Maul; he was the apprentice of Darth Sidious. And…he was deadly; very deadly.
“We’ll handle this.” Qui-gon said as calm as if he was talking to Obi-Wan.
Padme nodded. “We’ll take the long way” and her group broke to the left and proceeded down another hallway. Darth Maul lowered his hood from his several-horned head; Qui-gon and Obi-Wan removed their robes as he removed his. Darth Maul ignited his double bladed lightsaber, the Jedi ignited theirs. At the far end of the hangar, nearest Anakin, six destroyer droids roll in and start firing at Padme and her group. They fired back, but of course, their shield generators were nearly impenetrable.
“We gotta do something, Artoo!” Anakin said to the little astro droid. Artoo beeped in response. “Where’s the trigger on this thing?” He said as he pressed a button that started the engines. “Oops, wrong one; maybe it’s this one.” He pressed another button, which closed the cockpit. He presses another button and it’s the right one. “Yes!” He shouts as he blasts all the destroyer droids down. He was already out of the hangar before I realized where he went. I yelled at him but knew it didn’t do any good as he flew out of the hangar and into the battle up above the planet. There was one ship left in the hangar. I could probably pilot it and follow him but I stayed behind. I sat down on a crate and waited. I heard a strange noise and looked behind me. I saw Obi-Wan, Qui-gon and Darth Maul battling each other, their blue and green lightsabers flashing in contrast with his red one. They soon moved out of sight, and a few minutes out of that, out of hearing. I sighed. I was starting to feel the effects of hyperspace and being on the go constantly. Even my short naps in the ship didn’t help me much. I felt worn down, not just physically but emotionally and mentally as well.
A\N: as of now, I have almost no more written beyond this point because inspiration has been greatly lacking. I may have to watch some Star Wars to get my creative juice flowing again. 
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earlybird-obi-wan
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8/20 8:42am
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RE: My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) , 8-20-08: The Appearance of Darth Maul
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And now she waits until her brother comes back. And one of the two Jedi or two?
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LarsKronus
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8/20 12:31pm
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No, Qui! Don't fight! Don't die! Go shoot Maul Petra!
Great update as usual!
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KaraJadeKim
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8/20 7:13pm
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Aww poor petra she don't stay down long
Way to go ani
Qui gon obi be careful Qui gon watch out.
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PetraKenobi
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8/22 8:46am
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RE: My Front Porch Looking In (Prequel rewrite.) , 8-20-08: The Appearance of Darth Maul
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earlybird-obi-wan posted:
And now she waits until her brother comes back. And one of the two Jedi or two?
just one...but she doesn't really wait.
LarsKronus posted:
No, Qui! Don't fight! Don't die! Go shoot Maul Petra!
Great update as usual!
lol, she won't kill Maul, but she helps to.
KaraJadeKim posted:
Aww poor petra she don't stay down long
Way to go ani
Qui gon obi be careful Qui gon watch out.
nope, that's true. PEtra never stays down long.  
To keep you from being bored with the tale of Anakin fighting in space and Padme fighting on the ground, I will only tell in detail the battle of the Jedi and Sith, which some of it I saw with my own eyes. Soon I grew curious and followed them from a distance, though I had to actually climb the levels instead of just jumping them as they did. But in the end, I would see something that I’d regret.
The Jedi and Sith were fairly evenly matched. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon fought together fluently and flawlessly, but Darth Maul was equally aggressive, yet used a subtle tactic: make the Jedi tire. There were so many ramps and levels to whatever part of the building we were in that he was able to jump on different levels and cause the Jedi to follow him, using some of their own force strength against them. The battle came somewhat to a halt at the energy barriers. While Obi-Wan was at the end, separated from the other two, Qui-Gon and Darth Maul were facing each other, a barrier separating them. Darth Maul paced back and forth impatiently, eager to finish off his opponents as Qui-Gon knelt in battle meditation. He knew what was coming and wanted to be prepared. Once the barriers lowered, Qui-gon sprung into action, igniting his lightsaber and he and Darth Maul resumed their fierce fight. Obi-Wan ran to join them, and he nearly made it except that a barrier blocked his path. He could do nothing but watch the fight helplessly.
I was on the same level as they were, and I could hear the lightsabers. I followed the sound and found myself unable to get to it. I saw Obi-Wan’s back and his ignited lightsaber and I could catch glimpses of Qui-gon and Darth Maul.
Then, the sound stopped for a few seconds. I heard a near earth shattering, “NO!” come from Obi-Wan’s mouth. Darth Maul paced in front of him and I could see the smug look of partial victory on his face. Qui-gon…I knew something happened. Had he been killed or wounded? I couldn’t help but feel helpless and upset. Obi-Wan re-ignited his lightsaber and as the barriers lowered, he moved to attack Darth Maul and I tried to get to them, but like Obi-Wan, I was stopped by a barrier at the end. He and Maul were at it fiercely, Obi-Wan’s anger starting to seep through. Maul force shoved Obi-Wan back into the pit that was there but Obi-Wan was able to hang onto a projection on the side. I could see Qui-Gon laying there, a wound dead center *no pun intended* in his stomach. I couldn’t’ tell if he was dead or not. I hoped he wasn’t. The barrier lowered and I knelt quickly by his side. Maul was distracted by my entrance and turned towards me. Obi-Wan used the distraction as he used the Force to call Qui-Gon’s lightsaber to him and vault out of the pit and over Darth Maul, surprising him. Obi-Wan struck from left to right, cutting Maul in half and sending him back into the pit in two pieces.
“Petra?” Qui-gon said weakly. His blue eyes looked up at my tear-filled ones. “You should have stayed put.”
“I couldn’t let you have all the fun” I said, smiling slightly. He smiled back at me, and for one minute, I wished I had let him kiss me longer. I felt Obi-Wan next to me and I moved down as he cradled Qui-Gon in his arms. I placed my hand on Obi-Wan’s shoulder.
“It’s too late…it’s” Qui-gon said, his breathing ragged and shallow.
Obi-Wan was crying. “No.”
“Obi-Wan, promise…promise me you will train the boy.”
“Yes master” Obi-Wan said as he nodded.
“He…is the Chosen One. He will bring balance. Train him.” Qui-gon said.
Qui-gon’s eyes shifted to me. “And take care of her, whatever you do.” He stopped breathing and died. I placed my arm around Obi-Wan’s shoulder.
“This is all my fault.” He said between tears.
“Don’t be ridiculous; none of this is your fault” I said, trying to reassure him.
He gently released Qui-gon and then to my surprise, he latched onto me. With his head resting on my chest, I rested mine on the top of his and wrapped my arms around him. “I wish I could have saved him.” He said, his voice somewhat muffled because of our position.
“You can’t control death.” I said softly.
“But still…”
“Obi-Wan, look at me.” I said, raising my head. He raised his head and looked at me.
“I think Qui-Gon knew he was going to die soon.”
He shook his head. “I know that but I didn’t think that it would be so soon.”
“Kenobi, we can’t hold on to anything or anyone forever. Everyone dies and we have to accept that.” Were these words coming out of MY mouth?
“Come on, we need to go.” He stood up and wiped the tears off his face and out of his eyes. He offered me his hand and helped me up.
I looked at him. “What about Qui-Gon?”
A\N: nearing the end! Next post will officially end part 1, but part 2 is coming up shortly.
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Poor Obi-Wan losing the only father he knew. 
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LarsKronus
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8/22 1:39pm
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Comfort him, Skywalker, you're all he has left...and whatever you do...DON'T train the boy, he's ya'll's down-fall
Great update, Kenobi! Wonderful as always
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Skywalker you will comofrt obi and do more then that Poor Qui-Gon And Anakin will not last as a good jedi long.
Great Job Skywalker
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PetraKenobi
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8/23 6:12pm
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before I post my next section, which will be tomorrow, I have a hard decision to make. Now, since I've been writing in first person *Petra's POV* I've kind of gotten used to it. Do you like it from hers or would you prefer a more general POV? No specific character's thoughts are really used in describing events.
I've started on part 2 but not too much is written; so I still have a chance to change the form.
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“The guards can take care of his body. I have to inform the council.” He walked off, lowering the barriers and keeping them lowered. I walked beside him back down the corridors, back into the hangar. He excused himself and went to a nearby computer console and contacted the Jedi Council. The pilots that had been fighting in the space battle had returned and they were talking about something. Anakin rushed over to me.
“I blew up the droid control ship! All the droids were disabled.” He was beaming but I could honestly have cared less. My face must have shown it. “What’s wrong, sis?”
I shook my head. “Qui-Gon…he was killed.”
Obi-Wan walked back over to me. “I need to talk to you.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me away to the side. “I know this is strange and believe me, I don’t’ know why I’m asking this, but…”
“Kenobi, spit it out.” I said, wondering why he pulled me to the side.
“Will you marry me? I love you and I know you’ll probably say no but I have to ask before I lose the courage to do so.”
My mouth dropped open. How could he ask me that so soon? It’s something I wanted him to ask, but not now.
“I know what you’re thinking; I shouldn’t be asking this so soon after just what happened. But, if we don’t do this now we won’t have a chance to do it until we’re back on Coruscant and it’d be more likely we can keep it secret here.”
I was silent for a few minutes. “Yes, I will.”
Obi-Wan left without another word. I shrugged and walked back to Anakin.
Obi-Wan came back several minutes later and motioned for me to join him. “Anakin, I’ll be back. Stay here.” I said.
He nodded as I walked towards Obi-Wan. “Come on.” He grabbed my hand.
“Where are we going?”
“Just come on.” He led me through dark corridors out to a balcony, where a man was there.
Before I realized what was happen, we were saying our vows and we were married.
“You may kiss the bride” the Holy Man said as he raised his hand in blessing of us. Obi-Wan cupped my face with his hands and kissed me. The Holy Man left with the vow of keeping silent. We stayed on the balcony for a few minutes.
“We should go back. Anakin will get curious.” I said, staring up at the beautiful blue skies. He was still holding my hand.
“You’re beautiful when you’re watching the sky.”
“Thanks but I really think we should go.” I looked at him, then removed my hand from his. We walked back to the others; Anakin hugged me. I hugged him back. Padme returned with her group, who had Rune and Nute in custody. She then excused herself to go get changed into her formal outfits.
“Where did you and Obi-Wan go?” Anakin asked me.
“Just out on a balcony; we were watching the sights.” I answered, dodging the real reason.
“Why couldn’t I come?” He asked, pressing me further.
“We just needed to talk about a few things.” I looked up at Obi-wan. He nodded at me.
To wrap things up here, the other Jedi from the Council arrived and Obi-Wan was asked to meet immediately with Yoda. Yoda reluctantly granted him permission to train Anakin. Once that was finished, we all went to the amphitheater for Qui-gon’s funeral. His body was burned as we looked on. The next day, the people of Naboo and the Gungans threw a celebration in honor of the peace agreement between the two cultures. As I stood with Obi-Wan and Anakin, I was filled with uncertainty. I was starting to fall head over heels in love with Obi-Wan but I knew that life as a Jedi’s wife and sister would be hard. But with Obi-Wan and Anakin by my side, I’ll be okay. At least, I think I will…
TO BE CONTINUED!
A\N: Yay! now my least favorite film is out of the way. Sit tight for post 1 of part 2!
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