-curses loudly-

AGHH! Right SOMETHING happened and I'm incredibly annoyed about it!

I was going to post a new story

THEN I POSTED THE 4TH CHAPTER

So noticing this I erased it, but nothing happened, I deleted the story but I got reviews! Arghhh!

Then everything was in bold!

Then there were parts missing!

So now some people know what's going to happen which is really annoying to say the least

So this is the FOURTH attempt. Apologies and thanks to LalaithoftheBruinen (for reviewing twice lol)and Emmithar.

By: Mellaithwen

Rating: PG

Genre: Action/Adventure/Angst

Time frame: Some time after Jedi Apprentice book #13 but before #14 since I haven't read it yet...Obi Wan is around 14 years old

Disclaimer: Any recognizable characters belong to George Lucas however the planet of Ri'll belong to me as do it's inhabitants.

Summary: Qui Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi Wan Kenobi are sent on a mission to oversee elections on the planet Ri'll, but treachery lurks in the shadows and there is more to this planet than meets the eye. Angst for the master and padawan team

This better work or I will scream so loudly...

Chapter 1, A New Mission

Master Qui Gon Jinn stood with his padawan Obi Wan Kenobi in the large room of the council. The round room's windows let in the red and yellows of a new sunrise across Coruscant's skies. Only a handful of speeders passed at this time of morning.

Seats were all around the room. They were filled with great Jedi, all of which were staring at the two. The pair bowed.

"Qui Gon, Obi Wan," Mace Windu greeted the two "You have been assigned to oversee the first elections of the planet Ri'll. Before now the planet have relied on each other and the police for decisions."

"Why the sudden change?" Obi Wan asked curiously.

"Money has become a problem. Residents are complaining of favoritism within the three cities that complete the planets population, the rest being desert. Some vaccinations have been forgotten for many in the poorest city of Ral'ith."

"The authorities suggested Senators, once the city becomes more reliant on certain people; it is likely they will join the imperial senate here on Coruscant. Only two names have been put forward." Ki-Adi Mundi explained. Qui Gon paused, waiting for more information and frowned when there was none. As if to answer his question, Yoda spoke up.

"Limited our information is." Yoda told them. "Secretive the planet is."

"Master Plo Kloon is waiting at the docking area; he has the data pads with the co-ordinates for the cities."

Qui Gon and his padawan nodded.

"May the force be with you." Qui Gon said, as he made his way out of he room.

"And you, my friend." Mace Windu replied.

Qui Gon and Obi Wan met up with Plo Kloon outside a large ship at the docking bay.

"Greetings Qui Gon," He said and shook the Jedi's hand. He gave a smile and a nod to Obi Wan and handed them their data pads.

"Co-ordinates for the planets maps have been programmed into these. Information on the candidates and various things are also in here," Plo Kloon explained and activated the date pads for them.

"Thank you," Qui Gon replied.

Plo Kloon took Qui Gon aside "We don't know much but the Ri'llin people are sensitive force beings. Be carefull, have your shields ready. Stay near Obi Wan, it's unlikely he would be strong enough to use his own if something happened."

Qui Gon was about to retaliate defending Obi Wan's ability's when he saw true concern in the other Masters eyes.

"Very well," Qui Gon agreed.

They bid the council member goodbye and boarded the ship. Qui Gon did not tell Obi Wan everything Plo Kloon had said, but he only told the boy to be on his guard.

The pilot was a kind man who was making rounds to the neighboring planets and had been only to happy to give the Jedi a lift.

The pilot, Reck Finir had made the trip interesting. His driving was far from perfect and often quite rocky but his conversation took Obi Wans mind off of the possibility of crashing. Reck was extremely chatty.

The trip was quite long, it took 3 hours to get to the outer rim planets where Ri'll lay.

After bidding farewell and trying not to be sick after leaving Reck and his ship, Reck told them they could be picked up in a week and a half. That would give them plenty of time to oversee the elections and Reck was making a stop then anyway.

Ri'll was a desert planet. The only livable parts of the planet were the three cities. Ras'ith, Ren'ith and Ral'ith. The population was not great and there wasn't a large amount of money on the planet but most of the money they did have went to the capital sity Ras'ith and it's neighbour Ren'ith.

The two Jedi made their way to the main city from the small dock after being dropped off.

The Ri'llin people were indeed secretive. Their independent manner reminded Obi Wan a little of the beings on Sorrus. They talked only to those they knew well but we're not as rude as you might expect. If you smiled at them, they would not hesitate to return the gesture. Kind polite words earned kind polite answers.

There was no obviousness in their manner of being secretive. Obi Wan mused that when certain matters arose they might be very different.

As the two Jedi walked the streets they could see it was Market day. The streets were packed with the Ri'llin people. They had all of the same features as a humanoid, with the subtle difference of blue tinged skin.

They looked peaceful. They spoke in low voices, almost whispers most of which Obi Wan couldn't hear.

The poverty clearly wasn't in this part of the planet. The buildings were well kept, market stalls lines the cobbled streets, selling fruits and sweets. Small children laughed quietly as a kind seller threw them the red apples they had been eyeing. The only trace of the political battles going on was the few posters stuck up on wall corners. Obi Wan stopped in his tracks to look at one.VOTE MIRSIN!

So this was one of the candidates. Above the large block letters was a portrait of a man. A dark brown beard was beginning to grow. He had high cheekbones and a small scar on his left cheek. Very dark brown eyes stared back at Obi Wan, a complete contrast to the man's blue skin. And there was something wrong with his toothy grin. It looked forced. There was something sinister about him, something Obi Wan couldn't quite place.

Qui Gon was no longer standing next to Obi Wan. As the younger Jedi had stopped, the crowd had parted them. Obi Wan had began walking forward in search of Qui Gon when a second poster caught his eye.VOTE ELENIAH!

And this was the second. A woman smiled back at Obi Wan. Long green hair was in waves around her face, they framed it perfectly. Bright yellow eyes, similar to those of a cat, stared straight through Obi Wan. Dark blue lips stood out against her light blue skin. Her smile was sweet, almost sickly, Obi Wan noted with mild fascination. He couldn't tell if it was forced or not.

"Politicians," Obi Wan muttered to himself as he carried on walking.

Obi Wan had stopped being "on his guard" after seeing how peaceful everything was. He knew it wasn't very smart but he found it hard to see any wrong doings on the planet. How wrong he was...

As he looked around again, more shoppers had appeared and Obi Wan couldn't see Qui Gon at all. He was about to use their bond when a loud roar burst through the air. Obi Wan spun around and saw something very large coming towards them. With the word EXTRODITE written across the side. More followed it, Obi Wans eyes went wide as he saw the disregard of the drivers to the people in their way. He called out for them to move. He began to run towards them, to help.

Aman screamed horribly as his body was crushed beneath the weight of the machine.

Obi Wan stopped in his tracks in sheer disbelief. The machine was getting closer and closer. Obi Wan took one look at the machine advancing and ran back the way he had come.

Bit of a cliffie lol, and on the first chapter as well!