Part 2 (1/2)
Suddenly the door behind the, blond-haired boy in ragged clothes lead the Queen's head of security Captain Panaka and hande
”Qui-Gon's in trouble!” Panaka said
Because the Queen's safety was the top priority of the mission, Obi-Wan looked to Ric Olie and said, ”Take off” As Olie's fired up the engines, Obi-Wan hunkered down beside the pilot and peered through the viewport Outside, a short distance frohtsaber duel One figure was Qui-Gon The other was a black-robed huhtsaber
”Over there,” Obi-Wan instructed the pilot ”Fly low”
The starshi+p lifted off the ground and traveled fast toward Qui-Gon's positionOlie retracted the landing gear but left the portside hatch open and its boarding ra blades had becoain at each other He could only iin of Qui-Gon's opponent, or where the creature had learned to fight with a lightsaber, but he had never seen Qui-Gon engaged with such a deadly adversary
Obi-Wan lost sight of Qui-Gon as the shi+p traveled over the duelists, but then Olie pointed to a monitor and said, ”He' sobard! ” The monitor displayed an interior view of the forward hold Qui-Gon had leapt onto the boarding ra starshi+p
Obi-Wan raced for the forward hold, the boy following at his heels Entering the hold, they found R2-D2 beside Qui-Gon's supine forht?”
”I think so,” Qui-Gon answered breathlessly as he pushed himself up to a seated position Obi-Wan and the boy crouched down beside him
”What was it?” Obi-Wan asked
”I', ”but it ell-trained in the Jedi arts”
R2-D2 euess is it was after the Queen”
The boy's eyes ith worry at this, and he exclailanced at the boy We?
Qui-Gon sighed, then faced Anakin and said, ”We shall be patient” Then he gestured from the boy to his apprentice and said, ”Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi”
”Hi,” Anakin said as he pumped Obi-Wan's hand ”Are you a Jedi, too? ”
Obi-Wan smiled politely and nodded
Anakin smiled back ”Pleased to ht Despite the fact that Jedi were trained fros were not alhat they appeared, Obi-Wan would never have guessed or iht beQueen Aht Anakin to the Jedi Tereen-skinned Jedi Master Yoda, Mace Windu, and their ten fellow members of the Jedi Council were alarmed to hear Qui-Gon's account of his duel on Tatooine For a thousand years, the Jedi Order had believed that their deadliest ene to Qui-Gon, they suspected that the Sith had at long last resurfaced
The Jedi Council and Obi-Wan were even more astonished when Qui-Gon asserted his belief that Anakin Skywalker had been conceived by the midichlorians, and that he was the Chosen One, a Jedi ould fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force Despite the fact that ht into the Jedi Order at infancy, the Jedi Council reluctantly agreed to test Anakin's powers
While the tests were in progress, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon adjourned to a Te over Galactic City, and there was heavy air traffic in the sky Obi-Wan said, ”The boy will not pass the Council's tests, Master He's too old”
Qui-Gon replied ”Anakin will become a Jedi, I proain”
”I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan”
”If you just follow the code, you would be on the Council They will not go along with you this time”
Qui-Gon placed his hand on Obi-Wan's shoulder and said, ”You still have azed out across the surrounding sky-scrapers ”What if the boy decides he wants to be with his mother?”
”That would be Anakin's choice,” Qui-Gon said ”However, I've already taken a step to help his o to Tatooine and deliver a Tobal lens to Shmi Skywalker”
”A Tobal lens?” Obi-Wan said ”You ht, the type used to power Renatta photon drives?”
Qui-Gon nodded ”The Toydarian ns Shmi won't accept Republic credits, and he would be suspicious, to say the least, if She amount of currency to buy her freedom However, I believe that if Shnize its value as a bargaining chip”
Obi-Wan shook his head ”You can be ed ”As I said, you have much to learn”
After the tests were done, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon rejoined Anakin before the Council As Obi-Wan had predicted, the Council deemed Anakin too old to become a Jedi Yoda said the boy would not be trained
”He is the Chosen One,” Qui-Gon e, wise eyes and tilted his small head back ”MmmClouded, this boy's future is”
Obi-Wan sensed what theThey all believe Anakin is dangerous
”I will train hi beside Anakin, he placed his hands on the boy's shoulders and proclai Obi-Wan, Yoda said ”An apprentice, you have, Qui-Gon Impossible, to take on a second”
”The code forbids it,” added Mace Windu
Qui-Gon said, ”Obi-Wan is ready”
Facing Yoda, Obi-Wan stepped forward to stand beside Qui-Gon and declared, ”I am ready to face the trials”
”Our own counsel ill keep on who is ready,” Yoda said
Qui-Gon said, ”He is headstrong, and he hasForce, but he is capable There is little lared at Qui-Gon First he says I still have much to learn, and now he says this?
”Decided later young Skywalker's fate will be,” Yoda said