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Summary: Qui-Gon makes a discovery. A bit of silliness.
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Obi-Wan stood off to the side of the now quiet battlefield.
Another in a series of "quick" diplomatic missions in Yoda's
words, that his Master and he were sent on. However, they never
were "quick" or easy for that matter. The mission to D'Bhia was
no different. How did his Master let himself get roped into
these missions. Obi-Wan shook his head again, and cleaned some
more mud out of his ear, then gave up. He was covered in it. He
looked like a Nabooian Swamp Rat.
Speaking of which, where was his Master, Qui-Gon ? He turned to
look for him. After a few moments, he saw his standing across
the meadow, staring at something just over the minister of
D'Bhia's shoulders. Oh well, at least he's clean.
Shaking his head again, he shook his upper body, trying to
loosen some of the mud from his cloak. and sighed at the
futility of it. He swore, he did not see that huge monstrosity,
also known as Princess Mi'Opul running towards him, scared out
of her mind. The memory of it still sending shivers up his
spine. He never knew a person that big could move that
fast.........
Obi-Wan turned, accepting the thanks of the Queen again, for
saving her "lovely" daughter. He smiled politely, he wanted to
go to his Master and get off this "lovely" world.
Walking towards Qui-Gon he saw the minister walking away, and
Qui-Gon still stared at the edge of the meadow.
What is he doing?
Qui-Gon Jinn, Jedi Master began to walk to the edge of the
meadow, slowly. He stopped and bent down on his knees. Falling
forward on his hands, he crawled until he was nearly eye level
with a bush. What in the Force? Through his Jedi trained
hearing, Obi-wan heard his Master making little kissy noises.
Oh no.
Obi-wan took off at a dead run.
No no no no!
As he ran he saw his Master make a quick lunge and pull
something out of the bushes. He stood in one fluid, graceful
motion. How a man that big did that, always made Obi-Wan
wonder.
Obi-Wan reached Qui-Gon just as he turned around, he saw the
look on his Master's face.
No. Not again.
His Master had a little ball of black fuzz in his hand. No.
Qui-Gon saw the look on his Padawan's face and held up his free
hand.
"No." came Obi-Wan's firm statement.
"Now Padawan, it is hurt creature. It must have been wounded in
the battle."
"No."
"Obi-Wan, I can not leave it here to perish."
"No."
"We can just take it back with us, and the little Padawans can
care for it at the Temple. You used to enjoy taking care of the
little creatures I brought back to the Temple."
"Yes, when I was 7. Master, you know I am allergic to Mo'pis.
Master, please. Have some compassion for me for once." Obi-Wan
could feel his eyes tearing up already. The "last" creature
they brought back, wound up staying with them for 5 standard
cycles, because his Master could not bare to part with it,
until Chancellors Vallaruums daughter took a serious liking to
it.
Obi-Wan also remembered the endless nights lying awake and
sneezing as the little critter decided it liked to sleep in his
bed with him.
He sighed.
"No."
"Obi-Wan......."
"No."
The creature in question some how sensed a battle of wills
going on, and instinctively realizing it had better do
something, looked at Obi-Wan with the cutest expression in
recorded Galactic History on its sweet little black furry face
and mewled.
His Master did something Obi-Wan had never heard before. He
said "You are a cute little thing aren't you? yes...... he's
just a big meanie."
Obi-Wan felt his jaw drop. Obi-Wan thought his Master may have
been hit harder in the head than he thought.
"I think I am going to be ill."
"How can you let me leave him here?"
The creature looked at him again, and mewled. It was kind of
cute, and he could now feel the pain radiating from it. He
sighed.....
"Alright, one standard cycle. That's it!" After all, he wasn't
a big meanie.
Qui-Gon and the creature exchanged what Obi-Wan swore to this
day was a look a triumph, and strode past Obi-Wan .
"Come Padawan, we must go back Coruscant, and inform the
council what happened on D'Bhai." Qui-Gon's calm Jedi demeanor
back.
"Yes Master." Obi-Wan said as they boarded their transport.
"Here, hold him, while I do the pre-flight check." Qui-Gon
plopped Fuzzer as he was now known on Obi-Wan lap.
As the ship pulled away from D'Bhai with one happy Jedi Master,
one sleeping Mo'Pi and a mud covered Padawan, the people of
D'Bhai swear they heard a sneeze.
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