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It was six in the morning and Qui-Gon had been awake for awhile. He decided that his apprentice needed to get up as well. He called out, �Padawan, wake-up!�
No answer. Qui-Gon frowned and contacted his apprentice through their Bond. /Obi-Wan, wake-up/
/Master, can you come here, please/ Obi-Wan�s voice was muted a little.
Curious as to why, Qui-Gon did as the boy asked. Obi-Wan was sitting on his bed, already dressed, when his master entered his room. �Obi-Wan, what�s wrong?� Qui-Gon was very concerned. His padawan was usually a chatterbox. He couldn�t get him to be quiet! So when Obi-Wan didn�t say anything, Qui-Gon KNEW something was wrong. Obi-Wan tapped his throat lightly. �Does your throat hurt?�
The apprentice nodded. Then, he whispered, �I can�t talk, Master.�
It was a raspy sound, which almost made Qui-Gon cringe. �Come on, Padawan. Let�s take you to the healers. They�ll tell us what�s exactly wrong.�
The Master Jedi led his apprentice to the Healers� Wing. One of them approached the Master and Apprentice. �Master Jinn, Apprentice Kenobi; May I help you with anything?�
�My padawan needs a check-up.�
�All right. Follow me, Apprentice Kenobi.� The healer led Obi-Wan into an examination room. She ran many tests on Obi-Wan. When she found out what was wrong, she came up to Qui-Gon. �Your apprentice has a mild case of laryngitis.�
Qui-Gon smiled. He would finally have silence. �Thank you. May he leave? We have a meeting with the council.�
�Yes, he can leave. I strongly recommend that Apprentice Kenobi not be allowed to talk for at least three days.�
�Be sure to tell him that,� Qui-Gon said.
The healer nodded and went in the same direction she had come in. Distress slammed into Qui-Gon through the Bond he has with his apprentice. He smiled. The next three days would be interesting. Obi-Wan walked out of the examination room and toward his master.
Qui-Gon patted his padawan on the shoulder. �Come on, Obi-Wan. There�s a meeting with the council that we have to attend.�
/But, Master-/ Obi-Wan began.
�No buts, Obi-Wan. We BOTH are required to attend this meeting,� Qui-Gon interrupted his apprentice�s excuse as he led him into the Council Chamber. When they reached the center of the room, both Jedi bowed.
�Masters,� they chorused, though only Qui-Gon was heard.
�Apprentice Kenobi, speak up. We cannot hear you,� Windu said.
�Yes, Padawan. You should speak up,� Qui-Gon said. After a second and a death glare from Obi-Wan, he added, �Oh, that�s right. You have laryngitis, and you�re not supposed to talk for three days.�
Obi-Wan glared at his smirking master. Mace Windu smiled at hid friend. Qui-Gon was sure making the most of his padawan�s predicament.
�A mission for you we have,� Yoda said.
�A planet, Teroon, needs to be surveyed. It needs to be decided if its people are peaceful or war-like,� clarified Windu.
�A boring surveillance mission? Why couldn�t it be something more exciting?� Obi-Wan half-whined.
/Because, Padawan, the surveillance mission is just as important/
/Master! You were reading my thoughts/
/No. You were just thinking too loud/ Qui-Gon turned to the Council. �We accept, Master.�
Both master and apprentice bowed and exited the room, after receiving a padd on the mission.
/What�s it say, Master/
�It says that it�ll take one day to get there, we are to do twenty-four hours of surveillance, and report back.�
/So, it�ll take three days/
�Yes. Three days.�
EN ROUTE
Qui-Gon had put the ship on autopilot and was in a meditative state. He was just thinking that it would be a quiet flight when�
/So, Master. Do we have a map of the planet?/
/No/
/The council didn�t give us a map? How are we supposed to map the area without a map? On a surveillance mission, we�re supposed to survey the planet and to survey the planet we need strategic locations to survey from but we need a map to locate the towns from and we don�t have a map. We�re on a surveillance mission without a map?/
Each word Obi-Wan �spoke� widdled down Qui-Gon�s patience until�
�Padawan, I need quiet!�
/Yes, Master/ Five minutes passed before Qui-Gon�s peace was interrupted again. /Master�/
/PADAWAN/
Obi-Wan flinched at the level of anger in his master�s voice.
/Sorry/ Obi-Wan decided to not bother Qui-Gon for the rest of the trip.
Before entering the planet�s atmosphere, Qui-Gon (having come out of his meditative state) said, �Obi-Wan, we�re going to enter the planet.�
/Yes, Master/ Obi-Wan sat down next to his master in the navigator�s seat. They began entering procedures and the ship entered the atmosphere. Their craft suddenly veered to one side, which made the ship off-balance.
�Obi-Wan!�
Obi-Wan rubbed the back of his neck. /Now, how did that happen/ He punched a few buttons and the ship leveled out.
Once they landed the ship, Qui-Gon turned to his apprentice. �Padawan, are you all right?�
/I�m fine, Master, aside from the laryngitis. Why do you ask/
�You normally don�t make mistakes like this,� Qui-Gon motioned to the controls.
/My mind was on our mission/
�I have has thoughts about our mission, too.�
/Master, aren�t you surprised? My mind was on the here and now. You�re always teaching me about that/
�Oh.� Both master and apprentice climbed out of their ship and headed out to survey the planet. They walked to a section of trees. �We�ll begin our survey here tomorrow morning. Then, we�ll go to the plains I saw on our decent. The mountain chain would be after that, followed by the cliffs. Going underwater will be last.�
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan headed back to their ship. /Underwater? Do we have to, Master/
�If we want a full survey of the planet, yes. Now, get some sleep.�
/Yes, Master/