WHAT IS REAL

LVI

Qui Gon watched in pleasure as Anakin worked out. The normal training droids had long ago become too easy for Anakin and he had built his own training droids. They were much harder and actually caused him to break a sweat. But Qui Gon did not want Anakin to just learn to sweat any normal workout would do that. He wanted Anakin to tap into that power that was hidden deep inside. There was a reason Anakin had such a high midiclorian count and though Obi Wan had tried to bring it out he had no idea how to truly bring such power out in a person.

 Well truth be told Qui Gon was not all that sure either but he knew a few things that would help. One of them was to improve his ability to be in tune with the force without falling back on his anger to get there. So he entered the battle at the same time the droid was reaching its peek ability. Anakin was still in good form and though the light saber he used was a blur of light, seeming never to sit still even for on thousandth of a second, he never missed a beat.

Qui Gon stepped in Anakin's fighting ring throwing up a force block. It happened so fast and with such force Anakin went crashing across the floor with the training droid hot on his heals. "STOP" Anakin commanded just seconds before the droid pierced his arm. "What was that?!" he yelled at Qui Gon.

Qui Gon just laughed.

"You are worse than Obi wan." Anakin sulked as he stood and got ready to start again.

"Get used to it, boy" Qui Gon Laughed.

Anakin shook off his soreness and stood ready. "Start again, droid," he commanded.

The droid whirled to life. Anakin was wary this time and more alert to the force around him, but Qui Gon just watched. Anakin kept his senses high but he again became absorbed in the training. Qui Gon picked up a weight and sent it spinning across the room right at Anakin's legs. Anakin was barely able to miss being struck square in the knees. He jumped sailing up to the ceiling catching a rope. The move helped him escape the spinning weight and the droid. "STOP!" He commanded the droid again. "Are you insane, Qui? You could have seriously injured me!"

"Yes, and if I had been the Emperor and we were fighting I would do anything I could to win. You must be ready for anything when the time comes."