AS GOOD AS YOUR WORD
Summery: Obi-Wan and Anakin crash on an unknown island on their way to a mission and run into something unexpected. Their bravery and cleverness is put to the test. Can they make it out alive?
Disclaimer: I own nothin'. Darn. Remind me again why I'm doing this?
A/N: If you are a visual person, like me, this story is set after Episode 2, so Anakin still has that 'Padawan in training' look. You know, short hair, braid thingy…the whole nine yards. He is about 18, cuz I'm not sure of his age in the movie. Obi-Wan is just Obi-Wan. He didn't change much. Oh yeah and Padme doesn't exist. Sorry people, she just annoys me. So I guess this is kinda AU.
CHAPTER UNO
"Main
booster is down Master." Obi-Wan looked over at his
Padawan
who was at the controls flipping switches and trying to regain
control of their small aircraft.
"Where is the nearest place we can land?"
Anakin looked at the map system. "We are coming up on a small planet, although I've never seen or heard of it before."
"It will have to do. Turn on all reserve power systems and lets hope we make it," Obi-Wan said, flashing a serious look at his Padawan.
Anakin nodded and began working with the controls again. He looked over at Obi-Wan and smiled. "The Council won't like the fact that we screwed up another mission. We can't even reach the correct planet." His eyes twinkled with mirth.
"Yes and remind me never to let you give directions ever again."
"It's not that bad, Master. Look, we're coming up on the planet now."
"Good, the fuel is running quite low." Obi-Wan wiped a hand over his face sighing. "Hopefully we can find some help on this planet and return to our original quest."
"Yeah, then we might not get kicked out of the Order," Anakin laughed at the expression on his Master's face. "Are you strapped in? This might be rough." His hands gripped the wheel tightly as he got prepared to land the aircraft.
"Are you sure you don't want me to land?" A huge lurch followed Obi-Wan's words as they entered the atmosphere.
Anakin grinned. "Too late." He set his mind back on the task at hand.
That boy enjoys danger way too much, Obi-Wan thought to himself as he hurriedly checked his safety straps.
They burst through the clouds and the terrain of the planet became apparent. It was horribly rocky with many cliffs that dropped of suddenly from tremendous heights.
"Well this might complicate things a bit," Anakin muttered as he looked for a relatively safe spot to land their falling aircraft. "Hang on!" He yanked hard on the wheel, muscles straining, and tried to avoid the many rocks that littered the ground.
They had deployed all the wind resistors the craft had, but still weren't slowing enough. The large rocks loomed closer and closer. Anakin swerved around as many as he could, but suddenly all power busters went down. And they were heading straight for a particularly large bolder.
"This is going to hurt," Anakin muttered. Obi-Wan yelled something but he couldn't make it out because they collided with the rock at that moment.
Obi-Wan blinked several times as the dust began to clear. He gave himself a quick check over. A few bruises and scrapes, but nothing serious. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you alright Anakin?" He prompted as he undid the safety fastenings and prepared to climb out of the wrecked vehicle. No answer came. His gut wrenched in worry. If this was some kind of trick his pupil was playing he will kill him himself.
"Anakin. Are you alright?" As hard as he tried he could not keep the worry from his voice. He began to climb over the chunks of wrecked metal between him and his Padawan. Anakin was laying limp in his chair, covered in pieces of metal and glass. Anakin had tried to turn around the rock at the last moment, so his side of the vehicle took the brunt of the collision. That was probably why Obi-Wan came out practically unscathed.
Obi-wan leapt over and looked at his Padawan. The only damage he could see was a wound on his head, which knocked him unconscious.
"Ani," Obi-Wan said softly, gently shaking him to wake him up. "Ani, can you hear me?" His Padawan stirred slightly, giving a quiet moan. "That's it, wake up now Ani."
Blue eyes flickered open and Anakin's lips curled in a slight smile. "Opps," he said roughly, coughing slightly afterwards. He winced as pain lanced through his body.
"How badly are you hurt?" Obi-Wan asked as he began to pull stray scraps of metal off his Padawan.
"M'fine," Anakin slurred, wincing again as he moved to unfasten his safety straps. He cried out suddenly as Obi-Wan's hand brushed against a piece of metal. Startled the Jedi Master examined his Padawan to find that the sharp piece of metal had embedded itself in Anakin's side
"I have to remove this," he said, lifting his gaze to look Anakin in the eyes. "It will hurt a bit."
Anakin laughed weakly. "Thanks for the warning, Master," he said with a grin. He grimaced as Obi-Wan's fingers brushed the metal again, this time preparing to pull it out.
"Uhhnngh," Anakin was barely able to suppress the cry of pain as his Master pulled the object from his side. He sucked in a few calming breaths through clenched teeth.
Obi-Wan tossed the bloody metal aside and put his hand to the wound to stem the blood flow. The wound was a lot deeper than he had previously thought. He tore a long strip of cloth from his cloak with his teeth and wrapped it around the wound.
"Can you walk?" he asked quietly, offering a hand up. For once his Padawan did not brush it away. He pulled Anakin up and wrapped his arm around his shoulders to help him walk. Once Anakin was standing he wavered and fell against his Master, blinking and shaking his head as if trying to wipe something away.
"Are you alright?" Obi-Wan questioned, his concern for the boy increasing.
"Fine," he straightened up, breathing a lot heavier than Obi-Wan would have liked. "Just-" he coughed, "Dizzy."
Obi-Wan nodded and helped his Padawan climb out of the wreckage. "I need to look at that head wound," he said, eyeing the blood that was trickling down the side of Anakin's face. His Padawan nodded and closed his eyes, taking a few deep breaths.
Obi-Wan pulled them out of the nearest exit, not missing the grimace Anakin gave as he stumbled along. He is a tough kid, I'll give him that, Obi-Wan reasoned.
Once they were clear of the vehicle Obi-Wan sat his pupil down so he was leaning against a rock and gave him a check-over. He had many scraps and bruises, something hard had landed on his left wrist, cutting it and giving it a large purple bruise. He wiped the blood gently from the head wound and inspected it. It wasn't too serious, but it was more than enough to give a splitting headache. He wrapped both it and his wrist. He looked up at his Padawan, surprised to find his eyes closed.
"Ani?" he asked gently.
"M'wake," he responded quietly, cracking one eye open. He coughed again, his arm wrapping around his ribs. Obi-Wan removed his arm and began to feel his ribs for any fractures. Anakin gave a hiss of pain as Obi-Wan's fingers found a crack. Obi-Wan found two other ones on the ribs close to that one. Something must have smacked into him, he mused. But why didn't he tell me?
"Well I guess all we can do now is look for people who will help us." Obi-Wan extended his hand to Anakin who accepted once again. They traveled across the rocky terrain without really knowing their destination.
Obi-Wan wiped the sweat from his brow as he and Anakin pressed on. He was worried about the state his Padawan was in, but they needed to find a shady spot before they could rest. Preferably one with water but that seemed more and more unlikely. He helped Anakin over a rock that was blocking their way and gave a laugh of joy and surprise on what was on the other side.
It was a small cave, more like an indention, but it provided enough shade for the two Jedi. There was even a small trickle of water flowing through it. Obi-wan rushed to the spot, all but dragging Anakin alongside. It seemed that his strength was waning quickly. Obi-Wan blessed their good luck. He laid his Padawan out of the harsh sun and took up his small water pouch, which unfortunately had been empty all the time they had been traveling, and filled it with the cool water.
"Ani? I have some water for you. Can you look at me?" Obi-Wan knelt in front of the boy and held the pouch to his lips. Anakin opened his eyes and took a few sips.
"Have some more. I don't want you getting dehydrated." Anakin drank a little more to please the Jedi Master. Obi-Wan wet a strip of cloth and wiped Anakin's brow with it. "Get some rest. We are relatively safe here."
He settled down next to his Padawan and gave into his exhaustion.
O.O.O.O
Obi-Wan woke at dawn the next morning and went to refill his water pouch. He filled it and splashed some of the cold water on his face to fully waken himself.
"Master?" He turned to see Anakin awake and attempting to sit up.
"Rest Anakin, we don't have to start traveling for a while."
Anakin sat up anyway, wincing as the action pulled on his wounds. "Where are we?"
"You don't remember?" Obi-Wan asked. Anakin shook his head.
"After we left the aircraft everything is kinda blurry."
Obi-Wan nodded and sat down next to his Padawan. "How are you feeling?"
"Better," he said. Obi-Wan gave him a look that clearly said, 'you had better be telling me the truth, or else'. Anakin recognized the look and grinned. "I'm serious. I really am feeling much better."
"Good," Obi-Wan said, a smile reaching his own lips. "Because dragging your butt all over this hellhole is a lot easier said than done. You are taller than me." They both laughed, content to relax in the shade.
Anakin sighed. "I'm hungry," he said quietly. Obi-Wan smiled and pulled out a bag of Viti-Cubes, which he kept for emergencies. They filled you up, but tasted awful.
Anakin eyed them and gave a small laugh. "Not that hungry."
"Come now, Anakin, eat one. It will make you feel much better." Anakin reluctantly ate one of the cubes making a face as he chewed it. Obi-Wan was right though, it took away his gnawing hunger.
Anakin spent the rest of that day sleeping and regaining his strength. Obi-Wan cleaned his injuries and re-wrapped them. They were healing and there was no sign of infection, which was great.
O.O.O.O
The first rays of light found the two Jedi packed up and refreshed. They started their trek, but this time they were joking happily as they climbed over the rocks.
They sat down near noon to share a meal of Viti-Cubes.
"How is it," Anakin asked, looking at the food in his hand, "that we are stranded in the middle of nowhere and you have Viti-Cubes?"
"One must always be prepared, Anakin," Obi-Wan said, barely keeping a straight face. Anakin saw this though, and grinned.
By late afternoon they were beginning to tire. Obi-Wan glanced at his Padawan to see how he was fairing, and frowned to see Anakin wincing as he walked alongside his Master.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Anakin looked up, all traces of pain disappeared from his face.
"Fine," he said shortly.
"Maybe we should stop for today."
"Master I said I'm--" he cut his sentence short and whipped around, pulling out his lightsaber, but not activating it.
"What is it?" Obi-Wan asked, taking out his saber also. They squinted in the dusk.
"I thought I saw something…like a shadow," Anakin whispered, going to a defensive stance. Suddenly they noticed something move beyond the rocks.
"There!"
"I saw it too. Be on your guard," Obi-Wan said and the both activated their sabers. Suddenly blasters came from the rocks, shooting in all directions. The two Jedi twirled around and blocked as many as they could. Both knew they couldn't keep it up for much longer.
Suddenly a laser caught Obi-Wan in the arm, causing him to falter. Anakin immediately leapt in front of him and blocked the other beams. Unfortunately Anakin was near exhaustion and his guard went down. Because of this a blaster got him in the shoulder, causing him to fall.
The droids came out from behind the rocks, their guns aimed at the Jedi's heads. Suddenly a tall cloaked figure pushed its way to the front and stood in front of the fallen Jedi.
"Two Jedi," he rasped, "Somehow I expected more of a fight." They could see the gleam of a grin from under the dark hood. "Tell me, how is it that you found this planet? I was under the impression that the Republic was not aware of its existence."
"Who are you?" Obi-Wan asked, looking straight into the hood of the creature.
"My name is Darth Morgul." (A/N: hehe…like Minas Morgul He lowered his hood to reveal an almost animal-like face, covered with red and black tattoos. They could see two yellowish fangs peeking out from his lips.
"A Sith," Obi-Wan stated quietly.
Darth Morgul grinned. "Yes, and now I have two Jedi in my grasp."
O.O.O.O
A/N: I think I'll stop here…I ran out of creativeness. I will go brainstorm and hopefully I'll have another chappie out for you soon! I've been on a major Star Wars kick since I've seen the movie so inspiration won't be a problem for me. I'm not guaranteeing the other chappies will be as long.
Actually, you guys decide. Would you rather have me post shorter chapters but update quickly or take longer but post long chapters? I can do either.
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