Qui Gon Jinn's eyes snapped open as he sat up suddenly. He'd been on Naboo. He'd been dying. Obi Wan had… Obi Wan. Qui realized he couldn't feel the presence in his mind that had been his companion for twelve years. The training bond had been severed. He looked wildly around. He was in the healing wing in the Jedi temple. He didn't remember being brought there. The last thing he remembered was Obi Wan by his side, and he had been slipping away to become one with the Force… and then there had been a strange new strength that had filled him. His injury had begun healing and a comforting warmth washed over him. As he healed the strength started to fade. He was almost completely healed when the strength suddenly vanished. The abrupt departure of his support left him unbalanced and he had quickly fallen into unconsciousness. What had Obi Wan done?

He became aware of a presence near him. Anakin. The young boy was fast asleep on a chair near the side of his bed. Qui smiled softly at the innocence of the child. The gentle swoosh of the door opening drew his attention away from Anakin. Yoda walked in, leaning heavily on his gimer stick.

"Finally rejoin us, you have."

"Where is Obi Wan?"

Yoda looked at him sadly. "You concern, he is no longer."

"He is not dead?"

"No."

Relief flooded Qui Gon. "What happened then?"

"Healed you, he did. Used his own life Force, at a great cost to himself."

"Where is he?"

"Your padwan, he is no longer. Decided that yourself before."

Qui Gon frowned. "But I wish to see him"

"Concern yourself with your new charge. Young Skywalker."

"The council agreed to let me train him?" Qui Gon looked at the sleeping youth with a gentle tenderness.

"Too dangerous it is now to not train him."

"And Obi Wan?"

"The council's responsibility now, he is."

"How is he? I wish to see him."

Yoda looked at the floor. "Decided that he was no longer your concern, you did. Perhaps wish to see you, he does not."

And with that Yoda left the room.

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Mace stood by the bedside with as the Healer checked on the patient.

"How is he?"

The Healer smiled softly. "He should be waking up soon." She glanced back at the patient. "I've never seen anything like this before."

"Never before in the history of Jedi, such a thing has happened." Yoda stated as he entered the room.

The Healer nodded toward the diminutive master and Mace Windu as she too her leave.

Mace sat down heavily in a chair. "What are we going to do with him?"

"The state of his mind must be determined first, before any action, we can take."

A soft groan from the bed attracted the attention of the masters back to the patient.

The patient was an eight year old boy, with soft ginger hair. He slowly began to stir. His eyes snapped open when Mace Windu put a comforting had on his shoulder.

"Master Windu." The boy croaked. He winced and cleared his throat before continuing. "I'm in the healer's wing?"

"Yes." Mace Windu smiled encouragingly. "Do you remember what happened Obi Wan?"

A/N: Dun Dun Dun! What happened to Obi Wan?

I hope it was all in character. Please review!