Not two are alike, I’m curious of what Jango was doing during the latest episodes of this fic. Tying lose ends on his side?
Taking a deep
breath of the clean air, Obi-Wan let his eyes close as he enjoyed the
fresh air of Devaron.
He had been on many
planets but no one had felt like this before. This clean and wild
sensation, no pollution, the Force living through forest, animal and
people alike.
Oh there was some
pollution of course but not like Coruscant and just a touch wilder
than Alderaan even and that was a pleasure against his senses as he
could feel every sentient slowly mingle, Jedi and clones greeting
each others, getting to know each other just a bit more before they
had to do things.
There was just so
much to do.
Just so many things
to build and make room for.
The temple of Eedit
had been a shadow of the temple of Coruscant, run with few people but
now they were so may, millions and millions of clones all over along
with Jedi
So many children
everywhere you looked and the tanks would have to be kept on the
nursery ships for now because there was just no space to keep them
that would be safe and provide the power that the pods required to
keep the little ones healthy.
But they were
there, they could get it.
It was all a matter
of building and preparing.
Turning his head to
meet Alpha-17 eyes, Obi-Wan gave one of the oldest clones a small
smile and outright chuckled when the other grimaced at him before the
top trained and one of the older clones made a sharp whistling noise,
gesturing for a few of his vode to follow him.
They were going to
need some temporary shelter since not all the temple Eedit rooms were
usable for living just yet and that meant some tents for the older
vode with the younger ones bunking with the Jedi younglings.
It was a good thing
they did not mind doubling up a bit with the clones.
‘If its anything
like when I was young still than they might still sleep in those
piles.’ Obi-Wan thought wryly to himself, smiling softly to himself
as he lost himself to the more pleasant memories he had of his
younger time.
Curled up with Bant
and Garen, sharing the comfort, finding that his friends did not mind
the visions he could not suppress.
Arms curled around
his waist and pulled him back as a familiar armor pressed into his
back and Obi-Wan chuckled quietly. “And when did you get here?”
He asked dryly, not wholly amused with the man.
Letting out a hum,
Jango tightened his grasp a bit as he enjoyed Obi-Wan’s own armor.
“Yesterday. I was tying up some last ends before I joined you here with Boba, you
know how bounty hunters can be. You are one after all even if you
haven’t taken a job in years.” He drawled before pressing a soft
kiss to what little of the neck was exposed over the collar of the
armor, uncaring of who saw.
Which was most who
were out.
Not that it
mattered to either anymore that people knew.
The details they’d
keep, that they were taken could totally be known.
Sighing a bit,
Obi-Wan couldn’t help smiling when he saw Boba gather a bunch of
the younger clones and small giggling Jedi younglings to make up a
wee battalion of his own, a target already clear in sight.
Said target looked
oblivious and proved to be that as Qui-Gon Jinn was toppled with a
cry of victory lead by Boba as the man himself cried out in shock and
then laughed, playfully snatching one dark haired Fett youngling to
playfully wrestle as his ‘hostage’.
Which initiated a
round of negotiation.
Freedom for the
hostage and also some sweets for them which Jinn was more then happy
to provide as he lead a group of mixed clones of red and black away
with the Jedi of all colors in their little tunics.
One giant wookie
like human with a line of ducklings as he opened a crate to fish out
sweets for those of young ones who wanted them.
“So he’s the
one who could have been your master huh,” Jango stared at him,
frowning a bit. “Doesn’t seem so bad for a Jedi.” He wrinkled
his nose after saying that, as if he smelt something unpleasant.
“Not right now
no,” Obi-Wan agreed quietly, feeling the other tighten his grasp on
Obi-Wan. “But he was a different man once, not the one we see right
now. Time has changed him from the broken man he was when I was a
youngling myself. I don’t know if my life would have been better
with him…but I know it would have been lonelier.” He pressed his
hand over Jango’s, letting out a deep breath.
Jango rumbled
deeply but said nothing, both more comfortable in expressing those
emotions when it was just the two to hear it or maybe when Boba was
around. “For what its worth,” Jango nosed lightly at his hair.
“I’m grateful this is your life.” He murmured quietly into
Obi-Wan’s ear.
Chuckling, Obi-Wan
nodded. “I’m grateful too Jango, that you choose to remain in
it.” He sent him a small smile, ready to just bask in the sensation
of having made it this far.
Now they just had
to make it past the Sith and Senate.