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Title: A Long Way from Home

Ashley Rosenfeld

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Rating: PG/PG-13 {undecided} (sexual relations, but nothing too graphic)

Author's notes: I have no idea what the political stances are of the assemblies, groups, etc, etc! So if I say something wrong, like associating an assembly with the wrong function, then forgive me! I am so politically lost in Star Wars it's not funny! (I never WAS good in politics, anyway!)

Plot: Celidrè moves away from Tatoonie to the newly discovered and lush planet, Unistos. Her new home is a small countryside town called Centrios, at the base of the Cocandrian Mountains. She is sent to the new planet to join the other secretly training Jedi-Knights. She herself must find a master in order to become a knight and help defend her home planet, Tatoonie, from a possible invasion of the Anowans, an aggressive tribe of specially trained warriors. Their quest is to gain more of a special element in order to fuel their town and vehicles with power. The only source of their fuel, Alceptominium, has recently been found in immense amounts on Tatoonie. With a rapidly decreasing amount of Alceptominium as the population of the Anowans' home planet of Anwangia increases, they need fuel quickly. A rumor of a planned invasion is spreading, and the government of Tatoonie is taking no chances. With a colossal amount of apprentices, they plan on creating a force of Jedi Knights large enough to combat with the Anowanian army. Age is no longer a matter to the assembly; the matter now is more directed to physical strength, and also the strength of The Force. The Anowanian army is the biggest army in their section of the galaxy, not to mention the most vicious and cruel. With the short amount of time that Tatoonie has as the Anowanians fight in a different galaxy, can the Jedi Knights match their army, and defeat them? Or will the Anowans succeed in a mass attack of the whole galaxy? (Isn't THAT a hard one to figure out.?)

Characters:

My love: Obi-Wan Kenobi-Age 20 My best friend: Qui-Gon Jinn Me: Celidrè Dahliana-Age 16 My close friend: Jar-Jar Binks My sister, and Laura from the list [email protected]: <mailto:[email protected]:> Lau-ra Dahliana The wise man: Yoda The king: Jared-Kwai Quareese

My description: 5'6", shoulder length thin light brown hair, hazel-green eyes, 113 lbs. (is that too skinny?)

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Setting: A new planet, only recently inhabited: Unistos Town: The small country town of Centrios, set in the green valleys of the Cocandrian Mountains

Celidrè watched as the boyishly handsome Obi-Wan Kenobi walked down the hallway. She had known him for only a few days and she already was beginning to have feelings for him. She shook her head and pushed the door open to her bedroom. She then set her luggage down on the bed. She sat down, expecting to feel the hard slabs of rock that the beds back on Tatoonie were made of. Instead, she felt a soft mattress beneath her. As she unloaded her things into the drawers, she sighed tiredly. Moving away from Tatoonie wasn't as easy as she thought. At first, she thought she would be happier on Unistos. She wasn't so sure of her feelings anymore. She lay down on her bed and closed her eyes. She dearly missed her family, and especially her closest sibling, Lau-ra. Blinking back tears, she shifted her thoughts to her new friends. Qui-Gon Jinn had noticed her sorrow when she had first arrived. Although the climate was must cooler and more tropical-totally opposite Tatoonie's climate- it just wasn't home. He tried his best to comfort her, but nothing would do. Unistos just wasn't her home.

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Outside her room, and down the hall in the large and eloquent 3-bedroom house in Centrios, stood Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. "She appears to be very promising. I sense much of the force in her. I do believe she is destined to be a Jedi Knight." "I believe so too, master. But is the force strong enough in her?" Obi-Wan asked curiously. "Yes, she is strong enough. She may not be the missing link we've been looking for, but the Anowans have killed off so many Jedi, we need as many knights as we can obtain. "Besides that, she's a very strong-willed girl, and she has much strength. Although the force is strong in her, she has much more physical strength." "I see that, master. But, when will I become a master? Have I completed all my trainings?" Qui-Gon smiled. "Such an eager apprentice you are. Come, we must go to the king."

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A few moments later, she woke up to a knocking at her door. Apparently she had fallen asleep while lying on her bed and thinking. "Come in," she called, pushing back a strand of her light brown hair. She sat up and stretched; her vision, blurry. Obi-Wan stepped into the room, sheepishly peeking in. He smiled at her. "Come, Celidrè, we must go see the king. He is waiting for us." Celidrè smiled and yawned. "Thank you; I'll be ready momentarily." As he stepped out, Celidrè got up to get ready. She had to go see the king for her new, assigned master. She combed her hair, straightened her cloak, and walked out.

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"Greetings, young Celidrè," boomed Jared-Kwai Quareese, the king. "Welcome to Unistos." She kneeled respectfully. "My thanks, your highness," she spoke clearly, her hazel eyes sparkling with anticipation. Obi-Wan smiled. *She's so young and pretty; and such a promising Jedi-Knight, too. I wish she could be my padawan, and I her master,* thought Obi-Wan. "We are assembled here to provide young Celidrè Dahliana with a master. The assembly and I have chosen one master, with the guiding help of Qui-Gon Jinn, who will be Celidrè's mentor." Celidrè stood up. "Your mentor, Celidrè, shall be Obi-Wan Kenobi." Celidrè swallowed a gasp. Obi-Wan almost stumbled backwards. He could not believe his luck. He furrowed his brow for a moment, deep in thought. Something struck him, and he looked up at his master. He realized that his master was the one who had helped the Assembly choose who Celidrè's master would be. He felt incredible amounts of gratitude in his heart. His master smiled down at him. "Young Obi-Wan, yes, you have completed all of your trainings."

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Part 2:

Celidrè walked alongside of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. She felt so many mixed emotions; her heart was telling her that Obi-Wan was her true love, but her heart was breaking due to her homesickness. She was also eager to start her trainings, but she was also very nervous. She missed home so much; she wanted to rest on someone's shoulder and cry. She fought back the tears, sniffling a little. Walking up the hill to her house, it came into view. It was large and beautiful, with many pretty flowery bushes around in, and many fruited and flowered trees dotting the property. In the back of the house, by the lake, was a large and beautiful gazebo. She wanted to go in the back by the lake and cry her broken little heart out. Obi-Wan noticed the sadness in Celidrè's eyes. It was a piercing sadness, like that of a sad puppy's eyes. It made his heart break for her. He restrained himself from any sudden movements that could scare her away. She sniffled a little and kept walking, watching Qui-Gon opening the door in front of them. Celidrè smiled at him and stepped into the house. She headed directly for her room. She turned around and faced the two. "I will be going to bed soon. I wish you all a good night sleep." She smiled and walked to her room, cherishing the friendly smiles that spread across Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's faces.

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Celidrè slipped into her room, taking in all the details of her new home. She noticed that her room had glass-sliding doors. Glancing out the sliding door in her bedroom, she opened it, watching her reflection on the glass pain. She studied the intense pain in her eyes. As she stepped out into the cool, refreshing air of Centrios, she took in the beautiful surroundings. Her feet felt cool as she tiptoed through the ticklish grass, wet with dew. She headed toward the gazebo.

Obi-Wan was staring carefully out the window, at the glorious mountains in the background. The lake sparkled under the moonlight, and a figure crossed the property, heading toward the lake. Obi-Wan saw their hair whipping in the breeze and knew it was Celidrè. He stepped out the sliding glass door and followed her quietly. He heard her gentle breathing as she sat down inside the gazebo. She rested her arms on the sides and looked out at the sparkling lake. Her eyes sparkled in the reflection of the lake and the moon, and became wet with the disheartening memories of her fond home. Obi-Wan approached her. Trying his best not to startle her, he called out, "Celidrè?" She looked up, with a sniffle. A relieved smile spread across her face. "Yes?" "Hi, it's me, Obi-Wan." "Hi, how are you?" "I'm fine, but it's you I'm more concerned with. Are you ok?" "Yes," she said, holding in her pain. She quickly realized that holding in her pain was only making matters worse. She made the lightning-quick decision of letting go. She had forced herself against such, but her mind had decided for her. "Yes..no." she uttered, and broke down crying. Obi-Wan was rather shocked. He comforted her, giving her a tight hug and not letting her go. "Shh.what's the matter?" He whispered. Celidrè continued to cry but stopped rather quickly, drying the tears and choking back sobs. "I.. I miss my hometown, and my family." He nodded and soothed her. She stopped crying and gazed up at the lake. It sparkled serenely in the quiet and peace of the night. She felt a little bit more peace settling back into her heart. She lay against Obi-Wan and sniffled, feeling comfort returning to her.

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Quite a while later, Obi-Wan Kenobi led Celidrè back to her room, where he gave her reassuring comfort. "I wish you only the best. "Now, go to sleep. You need your rest. Tomorrow is your first day of training." He smiled at her. She smiled back, and looked into his gorgeous blue eyes. She expected a kiss. He hugged her reassuringly, and gave her a kiss on the forehead. He smiled at her and held her hand. "Sleep well," he bid her, and walked back outside. He headed for his room and went in. Celidrè flopped down on the bed, and stared at the ceiling. She sniffled and gave a warm smile. *He's so perfect,..*

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Obi-Wan sat down on his bed and buried his face in his hands. He never was very successful with love. He was beginning to fall in love with Celidrè, and he was very worried. He feared for her sake and for his own. He didn't want to break her heart; he didn't want to do anything to hurt her. She was so quiet, but so loving and sweet. She was very beautiful, and intelligent too. He sighed and shut the lights off.