Living a False Legacy
Chapter 1
"Obi-Wan hurry up! The ship will be leaving in a few minutes."
Qui-Gon yelled to his padawan from the common room.
"I am coming master. I just need to pack a few more things."
Qui-Gon rolled his eyes and walked into his padawans room, or what he thought was a room.
"How do you know where anything is in this mess?" He asked somewhat annoyed at his apprentice for not keeping his room clean.
"I just know master, I think it's the force that leads me to everything."
The tall master just smiled and helped Obi-Wan with his luggage.
"There, are you ready now?"
"Yes master I am ready."
The tall jedi nodded and started for the door.
~*~
Arriving at the shipping dock Qui-Gon looked around, he felt something . . . different.
"Be mindful Obi-Wan, I feel a disturbance."
The padawan gazed up at his master and looked around him self.
"I don't feel anything master." Obi-Wan said, and felt concern seeping into his features.
"Maybe it's nothing." The master said and led his apprentice to the ship that would be taking them to the planet of Ansof.
'I will meditate on this.' Qui-Gon thought to himself then got on the ship.
The ships interior was very appealing, much unlike the outside. The halls were decorated in various plants and paintings from different worlds. The carpet, even though Qui-Gon had his boots on, the jedi could tell was soft and comfortable. The doors leading to the dinning hall was carved in Ansof's previous king's image.
Qui-Gon looked over to his apprentice who was also evaluating the scenery. He couldn't help but wonder why they were traveling in such luxurious accommodations.
"What do you think Obi-Wan?"
"I think it's wonderful, this will be a very comfortable trip master."
Qui-Gon smiled briefly at his padawan, but the sense of something, or someone that shouldn't be there was getting even stronger for him.
The two jedi walked down the hall looking for their rooms, when Qui-Gon felt a presence behind them. His hand instinctively went to his lightsaber. He turned around, maybe too sharply.
"Honorable jedi." A younger man about 25 was standing behind them, obviously startled by Qui-Gon's reaction.
Qui-Gon nodded and waited for him to continue.
"I am Coln, the ships captain." He said and bowed.
Obi-Wan was surprised that the king had a pilot so young for one of his private ships. He looked at his master who bowed, following suit, Obi-Wan did the same.
"I am Qui-Gon Jinn, and this is my apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi."
"I am very pleased to be of service of the jedi." Coln said and bowed slightly to the two and left.
"Master is something the matter?" Obi-Wan asked after Coln left.
"I'm not sure."
Qui-Gon walked ahead of his padawan feeling a slight pull of deception from the force. The master tried to focus on the present, knowing that was the best thing to do. Though somewhere in his head he screamed, a warning about the mission.
Obi-Wan walked silently next to his master and had to touch his arm when they arrived at their quarters.
"Obi-Wan you may unpack if you wish. I must meditate."
"Yes master," he said and nodded his understanding.
Walking down the short hall, Obi-Wan stopped at his master's room and sat his bags on the foot of his bed. Then, silently walking across the hall to his own room he sat his bags down and sat on the floor to meditate himself.
~*~
A knock on the door brought Qui-Gon out of his meditation. Though he felt better about the situation, annoyance flickered briefly on his face as he got up to open the door.
"Can I help you?" He asked kindly.
"I am sorry to bother you master jedi, but her royal highness demands to know why another team of jedi did not accompany you."
A small girl, obviously a handmaiden, looked at Qui-Gon questionably.
'She is very headstrong.' Qui-Gon concluded.
"The jedi council has sent me and my padawan on this mission. . ."
The handmaiden interrupted.
"Your padawan?"
"Yes."
"How old is your padawan."
"He is seventeen years old and very capable of. . . "
The handmaiden nodded and left, not letting Qui-Gon finish.
The jedi watched her as she left. Then, shutting the door he felt Obi-Wan standing behind him.
Turning to face his apprentice, Qui-Gon saw unasked questions in Obi-Wan's eyes. He just smiled, trying to put the boy at ease.
Obi-Wan smiled faintly back.
"How was you meditation master?"
"Very refreshing," He wanted to say more but the ship stopped suddenly, sending Obi-Wan to the floor.
Qui-Gon's body shuddered involunatarily.
Obi-Wan was quick to notice, but he couldn't feel anything.
"Master what is it?"
Qui-Gon didn't answer right away as visions of his past flooded him and brought the master to his knees.
"Master!"
Obi-Wan ran to his master's side and put a hand on his back.
"Master, what is the matter!" he was scared for his master and felt people running outside their room.
Qui-Gon sat up and looked around, it was the healers ward.
"I'm sorry Qui-Gon, he's gone."
Tears welded in his eyes.
"He cant be gone! He just cant!"
"Who master? Who?"
Obi-Wan was now shaking his master, he had never seen Qui-Gon act like this before.
Qui-Gon's breath caught in his chest and he looked at his apprentice as if seeing him for the first time. Then realizing where he was and what was happening he gave Obi-Wan the only explanation he could think of.
"I feel a presence I have not felt for many years."
~TBC~