Obi-wan Kenobi felt a tremor-not a physical tremor-there were plenty of those on Ryloth from the unstable ground caused by heavy orbital bombardments on long-abandoned mining tunnels. This one went far deeper. It seemed like an anomaly at first, like one of the many vague warnings Obi-wan had received from the force over his lifetime manifesting almost like a curdling in his gut. Instead, It built like two neutron stars orbiting one another, and as they orbited more and more violently more ripples came from less than one kilometer away. Captain Cody! His mind screamed as he pictured white and yellow armor. As he looked to his left his blue eyes widened Anakin! He saw his former padawan rushing towards him, his black figure rippling against the blue sky. His own silver lightsaber rested on the ground- When did it get there?- he thought. His white armor clad body had gone completely still as his eyes lifted towards the horizon.
"Master!" Anakin cried but it sounded distant as Obi-wan was pulled further into his trance-like state. "We have to go get Captain Cody and the others before this entire area collapses!" He shouted, but Obi-wan couldn't hear him over the cacophony of noise in the force. How is he just standing there? We have to move! Anakin thought restlessly.
When Obi-wan finally was able to respond something broke, and in a violent burst it was as if the force had been set alight by a supernova burning away the suffocating darkness that permeated the force since he left Mandalore all those years ago. Almost as soon as the brightly burning light came into existence a grave darkness followed, Balance, the force seemed to say. Whispering to him almost as clarity dawned throughout the force for the first time since his blooming manhood, like the grey misty mornings on Kalevala. The sensation brought him to his knees. A lesser man would have completely drowned under the immense waves of disturbance and peace in the force, his mental shields cracked under the pressure. Balance, these two will bring balance, you will help them bring balance. Guide them. The force chanted, Guide Them, Guide Them, Guide Them.
Anakin was flabbergasted. He never felt the force like this, violently churning like the dunes on Tatooine in a sandstorm. And what surprised him more were the two presences right next to Captain Cody. One was bright like the sun of Coruscant, the other permeated darkness. It felt like the light was only amplified by the dark, and in turn, the dark's churning violence was tampered down and then both went still.
"Captain Cody, do you copy? Is everything alright out there?" Anakin said.
"Not really sir, two people just appeared out of nowhere. A girl then a boy. The girl manifested a lightsaber out of thin air and then he appeared. I think he's a sith." said Captain Cody panic was in his voice. "They're both unconscious now sir, we had to sedate the girl. The boy collapsed immediately."
"Just hang tight we're on our way now."
"Wait!" Obi-wan cried seemingly recovered from the trance he had been put in, his mental shields stronger than ever. "Keep them both restrained and put force dampeners on both of them. We can't risk them set loose if what you said is true."
"Yes, sir." The holo winked out of existence as they boarded the ship. Not too long after they lifted off Obi-wan's mind wandered, retreating back behind durasteel shields that had been repaired as best he could with such little time to recover. How did Anakin not feel that? He wondered, and the closer they got to Cody the more his gut curdled. I have a bad feeling about this.
"Master!" Anakin said, "What happened to you? You just collapsed, you're going to see Kix as soon as we get back to the ship." His voice left no room for argument, or so he thought.
"I'm fine Padawan mine, no need for medics," Obi-Wan said the term of endearment slipping off his tongue, "did you not feel that disturbance? It was massive." He trailed off as they landed and Cody boarded with Captain Rex and three others carrying two unconscious bodies. Anakin's blue eyes settled on his former Master and then flickered onto the two unconscious bodies on the already cramped ship. They were rested on the one grey bed cuffed with clunky grey force suppressors on their necks. Waving a hand over the boy, no man Anakin corrected himself, to ensure he stayed under until they got on board the ship. The dark side rolled off him in waves. He was dressed in all black, the girl was in grey desert robes.
A silver glint got Obi-Wan's attention, "Is that the lightsaber, Captain?"
"Yes General, it was red when ignited unstable too unlike any other I've ever seen," Cody said handing it over to Obi-Wan, Anakin was shocked.
"It's crude that's for sure," Anakin quipped.
"True, but the design is ancient," said Obi-Wan. "Why the side vents? Unless," Obi-wan reached out with the force to the kyber crystal inside and visibly flinched. "The crystal inside is cracked," he said. They were added to keep it from exploding. He thought towards Anakin over their bond.
Anakin's eyes widened "Now that's strange." His black leather hand was clenched tightly. "It's Dark hair's over here, he reeks of the dark side," he said indicating to the man lying unconscious man lying down, dark circles under his eyes. His body naturally curving towards the brown haired girl dwarfing her in size. And I thought I was tall.
As he watched the pair Obi-Wan slipped back into his own thoughts while Anakin and the troopers chattered on about what to do with them. How am I supposed to guide you, both of you? He thought. He reached out feeling their force presences individually. How are you even alive? "They both need medical attention as soon as we get on board." Obi-Wan said as he headed towards the cockpit closing any discussion of imprisonment.
Anakin's worry increased as the door shut as his master sat down and started piloting dismissing Fraser, the clone whom had been piloting before.