Jedi Apprentice : The Fight for Truth The Fight for Truth by Jude Watson is the ninth in a series of young reader novels called Jedi Apprentice . All the books in the series are written by Jude Watson , except for the first book , " " , which was written by Dave Wolverton . The series explores the adventures of Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi prior to . Back cover summary . " Most people on the planet Kegan don ' t want to have anything to do with the rest of the galaxy . But when a young potential Jedi is discovered there , Qui - Gon Jinn , Adi Gallia , and their apprentices , Obi - Wan and Siri , are compelled to visit this strangely isolated world . " " They are not welcomed with open arms . Instead , Qui - Gon and Adi find themselves caught in a web of deception while Obi - Wan and Siri are imprisoned in a school where thought is dictated , dissent is forbidden , and detention is permanent . " " On this planet , the Jedi must fight for truth … even though nobody wants to face it . " Plot summary . Temple training . In a Jedi Temple training room , Padawans Obi - Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi participate in a training exercise under the supervision of their respective Masters , Qui - Gon Jinn and Adi Gallia . The two young apprentices are supposed to cooperate in destroying a number of seeker droids , merging their styles with the Force to cover each other ' s weaknesses and fight as one . Tachi , however , gives her full attention to simply destroying the droids , and Kenobi , attempting to penetrate her devotion , inadvertantly collides with her . Gallia orders both Padawans to opposite corners of the room to start over , and Kenobi gives up trying to work together with Tachi . Minutes later , they have taken out every droid in the room , but Jinn informs them that both have failed , for they fought separately and not together . Grand Master Yoda then enters the room with a mission : both Padawans and their Masters are to travel to the remote Outer Rim planet of Kegan , from where parents have contacted the Jedi believing that their daughter may be Force - sensitive . Yoda points out that Kegan has been completely isolated from the rest of the galaxy for thirty years , and he asks the four Jedi to open relations between Kegan and the Galactic Republic also . Arrival on Kegan . As the four Jedi arrive on Kegan , Kenobi wonders why two Master – Padawan teams have been sent on what seems to be a routine mission . The Padawan considers the possibility that the Jedi Council is still keeping an eye on him since he had left the Jedi Order for a brief time several months prior , despite the fact that he has been accepted back into the Order and his probation has been lifted . Meanwhile , Tachi , who is two years younger than Kenobi and far less experienced , is looking outside the ship at the landing platform . Kenobi tries to give her some advice , but she rebukes him , reminding him of his temporary departure from the Order . Soon , the ship lands , and the Jedi disembark . They are immediately met by Hospitality Guide s O - Rina and V - Haad and the parents who contacted the Jedi , V - Nen and O - Melie . The Guides take the entire group to the parents ' home to meet the child , explaining the way of life on Kegan while en route . Arriving , the Jedi indicate that they wish to meet with the parents privately , but the Guides politely refuse , claiming that V - Nen and O - Melie are nervous and had requested that the Guides stay . Jinn points out that there is nothing to be nervous about , but the parents state their wish that the Guides stay . V - Haad and O - Rina reassure the Jedi that it is all right for them to stay , but Kenobi senses that something is wrong and that the Guides , despite their smiles , did not want the Jedi to come here at all . Jinn senses it also but , along with Gallia , agrees to let the Hospitality Guides stay , and the group goes inside . V - Nen and O - Melie present their daughter , O - Lana , to Jinn , who studies her for a few minutes . Jinn and Gallia both determine that she is indeed Force - sensitive , and Jinn hands the child — who is also hungry — back so she can be fed by the child caregiver for the housing quad , O - Yani . The Jedi Masters try to explain to the parents how a Force - sensitive child can be different from a normal child and why it would be a good idea for O - Lana to be given to the Jedi Order for training , but the Guides constantly interrupt , saying how keeping her on Kegan is better without actually listening to the Jedi or giving the parents a chance to speak . Finally , the Guides end the meeting , telling the Jedi that they will transport them to their quarters . Jinn , however , requests that they walk there instead , and the Guides reluctantly agree . Jinn quietly tells Kenobi and Tachi to split from the group without being seen during the walk and gather information about the planet , then turns to Gallia to see if she will object . Waiting , Jinn also wonders why two teams were sent on the mission and considers a couple of possibilities , including that Gallia might be intended to monitor his tendency to bend the rules . Shortly , Gallia agrees to the plan . As the group ( including V - Nen and O - Melie ) makes its way through the city , Jinn asks the Guides why Kegan has isolated itself for so long . The Guides respond by claiming that the galaxy is dangerous and that the sharing of knowledge and goods between and travel to other planets would harm the " General Good , " a Kegan philosophy regarding the well - being of their community . As the group walks through the marketplace , Jinn creates a diversion by " accidentally " bumping into a rack of tools , causing it to spill . While helping pick the tools up , the two Padawans slip away . Their absence is soon noticed by the Hospitality Guides , who tells Gallia and Jinn to wait in the market with V - Nen and O - Melie while they search for Kenobi and Tachi . After the Guides leave , Jinn tries to initiate a conversation with the parents , but O - Melie flatly tells him that they made a mistake in contacting the Order and that the Jedi should leave . Sensing that the parents are afraid , Jinn suggests that they go back to their house and look at O - Lana again ; the parents agree when he adds that the Jedi would take full responsibility for violating the Guides ' instructions . Taking the long way to avoid the Guides , the four soon arrive back at the parent ' s house and are greeted by O - Yani . O - Melie asks her where O - Lana is , and O - Yani tells them , " They took her away . " Meanwhile , the Padawans leave the marketplace and head for the Garden Circle to avoid detection . Tachi complains about not being able to watch the Masters and learn from them . When Kenobi tries to comfort her with Jedi wisdom , Tachi rebukes him , reminding him that she took the same classes at the Temple that he did . Kenobi proposes that they find the Tech Circle to begin investigating Kegan society , but Tachi suggests that they mingle with the population and gather information by talking to people , pointing out that they would blend in easily because of their similar clothes . Just then , a landspeeder pulls up to them , and a Truant Guide asks them why they aren ' t in school . Bluffing , Tachi tells him that their parents needed their help at home that day , and the Guide initially appears to be satisfied . As the two Padawans move on , however , the Guide hits first Kenobi , then Tachi , with an electro - jabber , sending them to the ground . The Guide dumps them on the landspeeder ' s floor and takes off . Cover gallery . 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