Shadows of Alontia
Full Summary: Seven years post TPM. While on a mission for the Republic, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, find themselves stranded on a strange, isolated planet known as Alontia. Darkness surrounds them on all sides and as they struggle to complete their mission, a storm is getting ready to strike. AU
Author's Note: Well this is my newest story and I hope you like it. This is my first Obi/Ani non-slash story and I do not write slash. This is a Friendship/Adventure story and Alontia is a planet of my own creation and if there is a planet known as this, please tell me. Reviews are appreciated and please no flames and this is also AU because, well it has nothing to do with the other Obi/Ani books I've read. And also Alontia is pronounced al-own-tee-uh. I decided to post this story before I finished "Whispers of Daybreak" because I have already finished that story, I just haven't posted all the chapters yet. Well here is the first, slightly short and uninteresting starter chapter and I hope you like it.
Chapter 1
The Coruscanti sun rose high in the sky, shedding rays of sunlight down onto the city-planet that lay below in the area. Buildings rose high in the sky, shadowing the lower city with dark shadows and speeders and air taxis flew over the airlanes of Coruscant. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine gazed at the airways with narrowed eyes as the speeders sped quickly past the large windows of the Chancellor's office.
Only seven years had passed since Palpatine had taken the place of Supreme Chancellor Valorum and the Senate had agreed to extend his time as Supreme Chancellor. Palpatine didn't mind it but he knew there were many duties weighing on his mind and he hardly had time to finish all of his duties and all of the problem's people came to him with.
Such as the one he was facing today.
"I do not know for sure if I can spare them, I must speak with the Jedi Council before I can make a decision," Palpatine said turning his gaze away from the large windows to gaze at the blue skinned Twi'lek that stood before him.
"But this is a Jedi matter, Supreme Chancellor, Aayla Secura has not reported back from her mission in the Outer Rim and I fear something has happened to her," the Twi'lek senator said narrowing her eyes.
"Yes, I know, but I cannot say anything, I will bring up the matter with the Jedi Council when they met with me tonight," Palpatine replied.
The Twi'lek nodded. "Thank you, Supreme Chancellor," she said before inclining her head.
"You are dismissed," Palpatine said and the Twi'lek nodded before walking out of the office. Palpatine sat down on his high-backed chair before sighing and leaning back, gazing at the red walls of his office. This was the third time that same Twi'lek had come to him with that same problem but this was also the first time Palpatine would be meeting with the Jedi Council in months.
With the Jedi stretched thinly out across the galaxy, Palpatine honestly doubted they would be able to get some help to find Master Secura. But then again, maybe they might be able to send someone to find her, the Supreme Chancellor thought as he glanced up. His newest aide walked toward him; he was a human named Doriana and he nodded in greeting to Palpatine.
"Hello Supreme Chancellor," Doriana greeted him.
"Doriana," Palpatine replied.
"What happened with the Twi'lek senator? I heard this is the third time she has come to speak with you," his aide commented narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Yes but it is a Jedi matter and this is the first time the Council has been able to arrange a meeting with me in several months," Palpatine replied with a slight shrug.
Doriana nodded just as the door slide open and four Jedi appeared at the entrance to the Supreme Chancellors office. Palpatine glanced at them. "Do come in," he said gesturing for the four of the to make their way into the office before glancing at Doriana. "You are excused, Doriana."
Doriana bowed slightly before walking out of the office as Jedi Masters Mace Windu, Ki-Adi Mundi, Shaak Ti and Yoda respectively walked into the office. Palpatine narrowed his eyes slightly at the four Jedi masters. "Welcome," he greeted them. "Please have a seat."
Mace, Ki-Adi and Shaak nodded before they sat down and Yoda paced in front of them with his gimer stick tapping against the floor of the office. "You wished to speak with us, Supreme Chancellor," Windu said, phrasing as a statement as the dark-skinned Jedi master leaned back in his chair.
"Yes, one of the Senators is concerned about Aayla Secura," Palpatine explained. "She says that you should try and send someone to find her and see if she is all right."
"We are stretched thinly enough as it is, we are the only masters that are currently on Coruscant," Mundi said.
"There must be someone you can spare on this mission," Palpatine insisted. "It has been nearly a month since you sent Master Secura on the mission and from what I have heard, she has not reported in as of yet and the Senator is getting worried."
"Right he is," Yoda said grunting as he continued to pace in front of the office. "Missing like Vegere, Master Secura is, hmmm?"
"Maybe we can send one of our Knights on a mission to try and find Aayla Secura," Windu suggested.
"But who can we spare?" Mundi asked.
"What about Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his padawan Anakin?" Shaak Ti suggested.
"Yes, returned from a mission they have," Yoda agreed. "Plenty of time to rest they have had. On this mission send them we can."
Palpatine nodded. "Then it is settled, I will inform the Senator of the resolution we have come to," he said. "And I want to speak with them before they leave for their mission."
"Very well and I will inform Kenobi and Skywalker of their mission," Windu said getting to his feet, Shaak Ti and Ki-Adi got up as well and Yoda nodded to the Supreme Chancellor before following the two other Jedi out of the office. Palpatine watched them go before getting to his feet and turning his attention back to the large glass windows.
Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi gazed around the lower level of the city-planet of Coruscant before letting out a long sigh as he angled his speeder to the ground. He had only come down here because one of the padawans at the Jedi Temple told him that Anakin was seen down here. But where the stars is he? Obi-Wan wondered silently. And why is he down here?
He sighed before drawing his dark brown cloak around him, climbed out of his car, and walking over to join a young man that looked to be in his early twenties. "Excuse me?" he said to the human.
The human glanced at him. "What do you want?" he asked rudely.
Obi-Wan resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "I am looking for someone, have you seen a sixteen-year-old boy about my height with short dark blonde hair and blue eyes," he asked.
The human narrowed his eyes. "I spotted a boy that looked like that, he was last seen near the Senate complex and he looked lost," he said, pointing toward the large Senate complex that lay several meters away.
Lost? I should have known, this is the third time he's been lost on Coruscant since we returned from Naboo seven years ago, Obi-Wan thought nodding his thanks to the human before climbing into his speeder and flying toward the large Senate complex.
By the time he reached the complex, the sun was high in the sky and Obi-Wan bit his lip to keep from sighing as he gazed around before reaching out with the Force. He sensed his padawan's presence and angled his speeder toward that in time to find him surrounded by three aliens.
Is he in trouble again? Obi-Wan wondered silently as he landed the speeder a few meters from where Anakin and the three aliens were.
Obi-Wan leapt out of his speeder before walking forward and moving to stand in the shadows of the building. He wasn't sure if the aliens were friendly or not but he decided to observe and see if Anakin needs any help.
Anakin Skywalker narrowed his eyes at the three aliens that stood in front of him. He wasn't sure as to where they might be from because he hasn't seen all that many aliens on Coruscant. "What do you want?" he asked struggling to keep his calm. His master would be most displeased if he lost what little patience he had to begin with.
"You're a padawan, aren't you?" one of the aliens asked, gesturing his scaled hand to the padawan braid that hung past Anakin's shoulder.
"Why?" Anakin asked narrowing his eyes suspiciously.
"Because we do not like Jedi," the second alien said angrily.
"What did I do?" Anakin protested narrowing his blue eyes more.
"We just don't like you," the third strange alien said before leaping at Anakin and the sixteen-year-old boy dodged out of the way before pulling out his lightsaber and igniting the blue blade.
The aliens drew back from the lightsaber, his eyes flaring with anger and the remaining alien leapt at Anakin before hitting the boy's arm with his fourth arm and the lightsaber went flying out of Anakin's hand straight toward the stone wall. Anakin jumped out of the way to avoid the alien and stretched out with the Force, sensing his master's presence.
You can leap in any time now, he said silently, sending the thought to his master's mind.
Amusement came back at him through the Force. You are doing fine though we are going to have a serious talk about losing your lightsaber…again! Obi-Wan's voice replied silently.
Anakin scowled before leaping back again to avoid the aliens before bending backwards as a blaster bolt shot over him, just barely missing his head. Great, they have blasters, he thought, struggling to avoid the twelve blasters that were pointed at him.
Two lightsabers ignited and Anakin glanced up as Obi-Wan flipped forward both his and Anakin's lightsabers flashing and driving the aliens back. "Did I not tell you to stay away from trouble?" he complained as he handed Anakin's lightsaber back to him.
"I am staying away from trouble, Master," Anakin protested
"And what do you call this?" Obi-Wan asked, gesturing to the blaster bolts that were flying at them from the four aliens, and twelve blasters.
"Trouble not staying away from me," Anakin replied with a shrug.
Obi-Wan bit his lip but Anakin could tell his master was holding back a grin. The two of them angled their lightsabers so the blaster bolts did not go flying back into the aliens but rather hit the ground.
"And how do you suppose we get out of this one?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I'm open to suggestions, Master," Anakin replied.
Obi-Wan glared briefly at him though amusement glittered in his gray-blue eyes. "When there's an opening, make a run for the speeder," he said.
"And what opening would that be, master?" Anakin asked gesturing to the crowd that was gathering around them but staying away from the torrent of blaster bolts.
"I do not know, I'm still working out the details," said Obi-Wan before he blocked a blaster bolt and sent it flying at the group of civilians who leapt out of the way to avoid it. A path to the speeder Obi-Wan appeared in appeared and Obi-Wan glanced at Anakin.
"I suggest we get going, Master," Anakin said.
"You read my mind," Obi-Wan replied before the two of them leapt away from the torrent of blaster bolts and landed in Obi-Wan's speeder, Anakin landed in the driver's seat.
"I guess I'm driving, Master," Anakin said smiling as he started the speeder up.
"Oh stars," Obi-Wan breathed and Anakin laughed before the speeder rose into the sky and took off toward the higher levels of Coruscant with a torrent of blaster bolts following it. Anakin could sense a questioning feeling in his master and knew he was going to ask him a question before he even said it.
"By the way, Anakin," Obi-Wan said after a few moments of silence. "What were you doing in the lower levels of Coruscant anyway?"
Anakin smiled. "Sorry Master, I wanted to get away from the Jedi Temple for a bit and I got lost," he said.
"Didn't getting lost the first three times since you came to Coruscant give you a visual map in your mind of the lower levels? And why didn't you use the Force to guide you?" Obi-Wan asked narrowing his eyes.
"I forgot," Anakin replied.
Obi-Wan sighed. "Next time remember to keep aware of your surroundings and use the Force to guide you. Now then, there's another problem we have to discuss," he said.
Anakin sighed knowing for sure what his master was going to talk to him about. He has had this conversation with Obi-Wan about ten times in the past six or so years.
"You lost your lightsaber again, young one," Obi-Wan said.
"I know, Master," Anakin muttered.
"You cannot lose you, you must keep it with you, your weapon is your life."
"Yes, Master, I'm sorry."
"Just don't do it again."
"I'll try, Master."
"Do I have to start quoting Master Yoda to you?" Obi-Wan asked.
Anakin bit his lip and resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Please Master don't, I understand, I will not lose it again," he said.
Obi-Wan smiled. "The day I believe that is the day I know I'm in over my head," he said before chuckling Anakin smiled before chuckling as well. He guided the speeder toward the Jedi apartment complex were his and Obi-Wan's apartment were located.
A/n what do you think?
Blaze: well I thought that chapter was good
Darth: it was not a bad beginning
Anakin: I thought it was cool
Obi-Wan: (nods) so did I
Blaze: well this is my first Anakin/Obi-Wan story
Darth: yeah
Anakin: so…I'm sixteen in this story?
Blaze: well you were nine in TPM and this story takes place seven years from TPM so you do the math
Maul's Ghost: (frowns) so you're eighteen in this story?
Anakin: I am sixteen, who taught you how to add?
Maul's Ghost: Sidious
Anakin: who?
Blaze: figured, please review and I'll post the next chapter as soon as I possibly can