A Sickening Plot Chapter 4
Hey friends! ThatOnePerson here with another chapter! Thanks a bunch to all who reviewed and read. Sorry I got Obi's eyes wrong in the last chapter, but I fixed it! Yes! WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! Sorry for leaving you hanging on that cliff! Writer's block + laziness + life = not much done! Hopefully you didn't fall and die yet, so climb back up and READ! Also! Sorry if Obi-Wan and Ahsoka seem unusually worried or anything. If they seem at all OOC, tell me and I'll fix it. Again, my apologies, and thanks.
Chapter 4: REVELATIONS!
Obi-Wan's POV
As Obi-Wan wandered through the forest, he felt numb with boredom. Just as he was beginning to half wish Darth Maul would jump out and attack him, an enormous roar came from back near the ship. He exchanged alarmed glances with a clone before he shouted, "Come on!" And the group began to run back towards the camp.
When he was almost there, he met up with Ahsoka and they looked at one another shortly before continuing on to the clearing. The roars were getting louder, and that only made the two jedi run faster. After another minute, they burst into the clearing and saw Anakin standing near the groups of clones. What was that roaring then?
"What happened?" Obi-Wan demanded, as he looked around. "What were those…oh." Obi-Wan then noticed the large mound that was what appeared to be a huge monster. Then a clone sauntered over to them.
"Everything's alright General Kenobi." He said. "General Skywalker took that thing down by himself." Obi-Wan's eyes widened in surprise, and then he turned to hear a group of clones nearby.
"And after he injured it," One was saying, "he force pushed it so it wouldn't hit the ship…makes me want to be a jedi." The group chuckled.
Wow. He turned to Rex and said, "Full report please captain?" Rex laughed softly and began to tell the mind boggling story when he was interrupted by Ahsoka's voice.
"ANAKIN!" She shouted. Obi-Wan snapped his head to his former padawan's body. He was on his knees, coughing violently. Then Obi-Wan's heart stopped when blood began to pour out of Anakin's mouth.
"ANAKIN!" He shouted in horror much like Ahsoka just had. He sprinted over to the Knight as Anakin fell onto his side, still choking up blood. Obi-Wan's eyes locked with Anakin's own, but his were glazed over with pain, before they closed.
Obi-Wan immediately picked up one side of Anakin, and Rex got the other side. As they carried him towards the ship, Obi-Wan spoke, "Let's get him to Coruscant!" He yelled, panicking. "They'll know what to—"
"I wouldn't do that if I were you…" A dark voice echoed through the clearing. Obi-Wan and Rex stopped as though they had frozen. Obi-Wan gasped in surprise. That was Darth Maul's voice!
"Coruscant doesn't have the answer." Darth Maul continued. Obi-Wan scanned the clearing. Darth Maul wasn't here, so his voice must have been amplified from somewhere. "Only I do. If you want to save your apprentice…you'll have to get to me!" He let out a hysterical laugh. "You have…four days left I believe…yes that's right, to save him. I'd like to see you try!" He ended his speech with hysterical laughter.
Obi-Wan cursed. He looked at Rex and ordered, "Help me get him to the med bay."
Rex nodded, but asked, "So, what's the plan sir?" Obi-Wan looked down at Anakin's pain filled expression.
"We won't go to Coruscant unless the medical droids say they know what's wrong with him. The possibility of Maul lying about this is small." By now they had reached the infirmary of the ship, and laid Anakin down.
Some medical droids walked up to Anakin and began to check him over. Obi-Wan stood watching them, Rex at his side. He noticed, with a start, that Ahsoka was on his other side. He must have been so overwhelmed with worry that he didn't notice her.
Her expression screamed extreme concern, and Obi-Wan could relate. Then the droids began to speak.
"Well sirs," one said, "The sith was not lying. We have no poison like this in any of our accounts. It is new, and apparently difficult to cure. We could develop a cure, but it would take at least four months."
Obi-Wan mentally let out a long string of curses. "We don't have four months!" He exclaimed angrily and stormed out of the ship. He continued walking until a hand rested on his shoulder. He turned to see Ahsoka.
"You're going to meet him, aren't you?" She sighed. Obi-Wan started to speak but she cut him off, "I already know I can't stop you. Go on if you must. I'll stay with Anakin." Obi-Wan nodded, grateful, before running off.
As he ran he reflected on how mature Ahsoka had become, even though Anakin was her master.
Out in the forest, Obi-Wan slowed to a walk. He had to save Anakin, and to do that he needed to find Darth Maul. Senses completely alert, the Jedi walked off into danger.
Maul's POV
Kenobi was coming. He hadn't felt this excited in a while. Adrenaline rushed through him and he smiled insanely to himself.
"Quite the brilliant plan." Savage broke the silence. Maul nodded in agreement.
"Yes." He whispered in satisfaction. "Mother Talzin might be the most cunning of them all. We definitely owe her for such an ingenious plot." He could remember his hope flaring when she spoke of the plan…
FLASHBACK!
The brothers were sitting at her table, awaiting her newest scheme. The witch glided into the room, smirking.
"You'll love this one my sons." She laughed softly.
"How will we kill Kenobi?" Maul demanded. Mother Talzin laughed again.
"Funny thing about the light side," She began, "They care much about eachother…" She glanced at the two before continuing. "Their greatest weakness; compassion and caring. You wish to kill Kenobi, yes?" She asked. Maul nodded vehemently. "Then let us kill him in every way possible."
"I have been keeping some planets with my magic…'beyond' the view of many." She smiled. "First, we shall lead Kenobi to one of these places. He and Skywalker. They will suspect nothing, and that is the key. Kenobi and Skywalker are extremely close, brothers you might say." Maul smirked in understanding, already awaiting the anguish on Kenobi's face.
"To ultimately get to Kenobi, you'll get Skywalker first. You can't just kill him no…" she smiled sadistically. "We'll draw it out. Obi-Wan will feel pain like he's never known." She looked at them both.
"We will have to be patient. Until the time is right. I will create a poison for Skywalker…and we shall be ready. Kenobi will die, but first we'll break him." The three laughed menacingly and anxiously waited for the foolproof plan to take effect.
Obi's POV
It had been a few hours, but Obi-Wan's determination had not faltered. Continuing through the forest, he suddenly halted. In front of him, a red and black figure leapt out, red light saber in hand.
Obi-Wan growled and pulled out his own weapon. "Give me the antidote." He snarled. Darth Maul laughed.
"Not a chance, Kenobi!" He shouted the last word. "Skywalker's going to die slowly, and it gets much worse from here." He sneered. "First, the victim experiences what one might call a 'mini coma' lasting approximately three days. When waking up, the victim is from then on disoriented and slightly sickly."
( AN: I don't know a lot of medical stuff so just pretend anything that doesn't make sense does for me :D )
Obi-Wan mentally scolded Anakin. Naturally he wouldn't tell anyone. He thought.
"Next," Maul continued, "The infected will have a sort of…stomach reaction from the poison which will cause vomiting of blood, and another miniature coma." Obi-Wan swallowed. What could come next?
"For the next four days, internal organs will begin to fail, and the poison will attack the cells of the body. All causing excruciating pain for the victim. He may drift in and out of consciousness. And then, finally…death." He laughed insanely.
Obi-Wan tensed in anger. "I won't let that happen!" He shouted. The Jedi master let out a bellow of fury and leapt towards the sith, who answered with a battle cry of his own.
Blue and red clashed together, icy blue eyes met glowing amber, while back at the ship Anakin Skywalker was getting weaker and weaker…
Wow. This story keeps ending in Cliffhangers. That's seriously been every chapter now lol. Okay, well thanks for reading…REVIEW! Also, anyone else think that the most recent episode of SWtCW reminded you of CSI or something like that? So naturally, I came up with a cheesy name for it: CS Jedi :D. If you just facepalmed, I don't blame you. So again, thanks. Have a nice day!
