Star Wars: The Missing Knight
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Star Wars characters however I did create Master Raadi, Master Crune, Ron Durd and Amaandi Pinaza.
Plot: A mission has gone wrong and Obi-Wan has been taken prisoner by a vengeful enemy. Anakin is on a mission to find his Master as soon as possible while Obi-Wan's captor is out for revenge.
Chapter 3
"Maybe if I just changed the course a little bit we-"
"Anakin! You can't keep on changing routes, we are spending more time resetting the ship than we are saving," moaned Ron for the fifth time.
"But, if we got there faster than maybe-" Anakin began again, but was cut off by Ron once more.
"Anakin, we are not saving time changing course, if anything we are wasting it. This is the fastest route to Solarist," Ron said firmly, trying to reach Anakin.
It seemed to of worked because Anakin flopped into the pilots seat and stared grumpily out of the view screen.
Ron placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and said, "I am worried about him too."
"Master Yoda said that he can't feel Obi Wan's force presence any more, what can that mean? I would feel it if he was dead wouldn't I?" Anakin asked, suddenly distraught.
Ron squeezed Anakin's shoulder and sat down in the co-pilot's seat, "Anakin, you and Obi Wan have an extremely strong bond and I am certain that you would be able to feel it if he becomes one with the force. As for Master Yoda's not being able to feel his presence any more, how do we know that he isn't just trying to save his strength."
Anakin smiled gratefully at Ron and went back to studying the information files from Jocasta Nu.
'Obi Wan, If you can hear this we are on our way. Just hold on'. Master Raadi sent out through the force.
Master Raadi sat in her quarters in the republic cruiser. She was going over the plans for their rescue mission.
Solarist was a rather small planet, about a quarter of the size of Coruscant, it should be easy to find the warehouse Obi Wan was being held in. The planet was mostly forest, with hardly any cities or towns, and the warehouse was situated in the middle of the forest.
We are going to want the element of surprise, we should land a short distance away from the building.
She pulled out a large map of the warehouse and surrounding forest, and there was a clearing around a kilometre away from it.
Master Raadi got up and walked into the cockpit where Anakin and Ron sat in deep discussion about how one of the senators looked like a cross between master Yoda and Windu, before hastily changing subject when she entered.
Deciding it's best just to ignore the former conversation she said, "I don't want to know. How do you two feel about a half hour hike to get to Obi Wan?"
"Why the hike?" asked Ron quizzically.
"We will want the element of surprise being that we don't know if the captor has a substantial security force if there is one at all," reasoned Master, Ron shrugged and Anakin said, "Sounds reasonable."
Master Raadi smiled and replied, "I'm happy you approve. How long until we reach the planet?"
Anakin span his sit over to the nav-computer, "Around half an hour if al goes well."
"Brilliant, you two should start getting ready, we don't know what we can expect of this person," she warned, turning around and leaving the room.
"Can you feel anything Master?" asked Master Windu for the fifteenth time. It had been two days since Obi Wan's force presence disappeared, and no matter what he told Anakin, Mace thought that was something to worry about.
"Nothing I can feel. A bad thing, this is not, if killed Obi Wan has been, feel him I would. Alive he still is," announced Master Yoda in what he hoped was a reassuring voice.
It still didn't have effect, because Mace's shoulder slumped a little more.
"What is wrong I wonder?" asked Yoda, tilting his head to the side with interest.
Mace let out a sighed before answering, "Qui Gon and I went through temple training together, I just feel responsible that I had a part in sending him and possibly his padawan to their deaths."
"OWW! What was that for!" he howled as Master Yoda Gimmer stick made hard contact with his shins.
"Listening you are not. Alive Obi Wan is. Also, your fault Qui Gon's death is not, overruled you would have been had a point you made, no difference there would be," announced Yoda firmly.
Mace nodded. Old troll, I'll just meditate, that's my safest option. Mace closed his eyes, and heard Qui Gon laughing, "Right you are old friend."
"Why that insolent fool," spat Amaandi Pinaza into the view screen showing Obi Wan in his cell. "How dare he ruin my retribution like this."
Obi Wan hadn't moved since the hallucination drug had worn off, and needless to say that was not doing good for Pinaza's vengeance. He wasn't even outwardly upset anymore.
"No more drugs," she mused to herself, "It's time for hand to hand punishment."
She pushed one of the many buttons on her desk, and within seconds a pair of guards ran into the room. Pinaza had decided to take no chances when it came to the security of her new guest and hired, what she saw as, a entire squad of brute force. Most of the squad were made of Phlog's but there was a small minority of hulking Human's.
"You!" she barked pointing at one of the Human guards, "Go in there and make him suffer." She then turned to the other guard and barked, "You! Stay here encase the Jedi fights back. Understood?"
The two came to attention and said in unison, "Yes, ma'am."
The strongest out of the two left, leaving Pinaza and the other. Pinaza sat back down in front of the view screen, the guard walked over and stood next to her to watch the show.
Enough moping Kenobi, time to get out of here. She'll be back soon, I'll make a run for it. Obi Wan sat in the corner of his white cell with his head in his hands, thinking about his exit plan. He had not left his cell since being brought here so escaping was going to be a little difficult.
The door swung open with a clash, and Obi Wan smiled in his hands, the opportunity has arrived.
He didn't move and there was no sound of movement. Then heavy footsteps stormed in his direction and grabbed a fistful of Obi Wan's hair, yanking him to his feet.
Should I run for it now or wait and see if there is back up. I'll wait, she'll send in back up if I fight back. Making up his mind Obi Wan kicked out, his foot meeting the guard in the midsection. The guard let go of Obi Wan's hair, and Obi Wan dealt a punch, putting all of his weight into it and knocked the guard off his feet.
"Get in there," screamed Pinaza to the bewildered guard.
He sprinted out of the room, wrenched the door of the cell open and ran in.
Pinaza watched from the view screen horrified as Obi Wan used the force to pickup the unconscious guard, and hurled it at the other. Both guards now on the floor Obi Wan ran out of the cell and down the hall.
He won't make it out of the building, I'll make sure of that. She pressed the button connecting her comm. unit to all of the security force, "All personnel on alert, escaped captive, repeat ESCAPE! Be on alert, highly dangerous."
Maybe I can trick him into staying put. She turned on the comm. System broadcasted throughout the building, "Obi Wan, your not going to make it. I have over a hundred guards and assassin droid's on standby, plus this warehouse is built like a labyrinth."
She cut the transmission and put the building in system shut down. His doomed!
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