By Sentinelgyrl ([email protected])
Rated: G
Summary: Qui-Gon is reunited with his former apprentice...
Spoilers: Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode IV: A New
Hope
DISCLAIMER: All the characters that appear in this story are
the
property of George Lucas and NO COPYRIGHT infringement is intended
by their use in this story. As always NO money was made off of this
story.
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Qui-Gon Jinn smiled a mysterious smile. . .
Today another Jedi would be joining the Force and
Qui-Gon had been
appointed his escort. Qui-Gon felt such happiness because at long last
he would be reunited with Obi-Wan. . .He rejoiced at the thought of
it!
At the time appointed by the Force, Qui-Gon left
the place of the other
departed Jedi and made his way towards where the place he knew that
Obi-Wan would become one with the Force. He arrived and he stood waiting
on a battle space station known as the Death Star.
Soon a dark one arrived, a Sith Lord. With pain, Qui-Gon realized the identity of the one inside the machine that stood before him. The Dark Lord saw him.
"Leave, spirit." he commanded in a voice that was not the voice Qui-Gon had known.
"I will not. I cannot interfere with what you would
do. We are on separate
levels of existence, Anakin." Qui-Gon replied.
"Anakin Skywalker is dead, spirit. I am not he." Vader replied.
"You were once and still are Anakin Skywalker. You cannot tell me any different." Qui-Gon paused. "Anakin, do you not know me?" he asked.
"You are a Jedi who died before the Empire's purge. Why should I know you?" Vader replied.
"Anakin, I am Qui-Gon Jinn. I am the one who found
you as a slave on Tatooine and I am the one who freed you from Watto's
ownership.
Remember?" Qui-Gon asked him.
"I remember nothing of the Jedi. You are nothing to me any longer, as this Jedi I am confronting is soon to be nothing to me or the galaxy." Vader replied as he took his lightsaber into his hand. He prepared for battle. . .Suddenly Qui-Gon turned and saw a figure shrouded in the robes of a Jedi Knight slow when he saw Vader. He drew out his own lightsaber.
"I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. . ."
Obi-Wan!
Qui-Gon stared at the man Vader had identified as Obi-Wan. The years had truly aged the young man he had once known. Well considering what the last few decades had held for him, Obi-Wan had aged rather gracefully, Qui-Gon realized.
"Your powers are weak, old man." Vader said viciously.
"You can't win, Darth. If your strike me down I shall
become more powerful
than you can possible imagine." Obi-Wan replied as he waited for Vader
to make another move. Suddenly Qui-Gon felt another presence in the Force,
and he turned to see a young man watching them. Obi-Wan saw him too and
he smiled at Vader and then did the same to Qui-Gon.
Obi-Wan held his lightsaber in front of his face
as though he were saluting
Vader and Qui-Gon watched as Obi-Wan Kenobi was struck down as though
he were vermin.
"Noooooooooo!" Qui-Gon heard a voice shout.
Obi-Wan stood before him, restored to the youthful figure than Qui-Gon had last seen him as. Obi-Wan saw him.
"Master!" he exclaimed and suddenly Qui-Gon felt
the arms of Obi-Wan around him. They were like that for a few seconds and
Qui-Gon felt such contentment. Suddenly Obi-Wan pulled back and watching
the young man
with concern.
"Run, Luke, run." he shouted and the young man bounded up into a waiting ship. Obi-Wan turned back and looked at Qui-Gon.
"I can't come with you yet, Master." he said.
"That young man I just saw. . ." Qui-Gon said.
"He is the only hope that the Jedi, indeed the galaxy,
have left to defeat
the Dark Ones. I must stay here for him." Obi-Wan said.
FIN
For Now