At Last

"You - you - what?" Ahsoka stuttered, shocked.

"I. Can't. See." Anakin said, enunciating his words. Ahsoka rolled her eyes. Behind her, Obi-Wan gasped.

"What do you mean, you can't see?" he asked, running his hands through his hair.

"I mean, I can't see. What do you people not understand?" Anakin asked irritably, pulling the bandage off and rubbing his head.

"Master, do not touch your head! Do you have a death wish?" Ahsoka scolded, smacking her Master's hands.

"Hey!" Anakin reprimanded, jerking his hands away. Ahsoka rolled her eyes and replaced the bandage.

"Somehow we have to get a communication back to Coruscant!" Obi-Wan exclaimed while pacing the floor and stroking his beard intently. Anakin's sightless eyes roamed the cave and settled on Obi-Wan.

"Stop pacing, Master." Anakin said.

"How do you know I'm pacing? You're blind!" Obi-Wan exclaimed, pausing.

"I can hear you and your Force signature is all - swirly." Anakin replied before another pulse of pain ripped through his head. He groaned and placed his head between his knees. Another throb coursed through and a headache started behind his sightless eyes. "I - I c-can't t-take i-it anym-more." Anakin slumped over and fell unconscious.

"Master Kenobi, this isn't good!" Ahsoka said, bending over her Master and laying a hand flat on his head.

"I know. I don't know what to do. There are no more rations. How are we doing on med supplies?"

"We're running low." Ahsoka replied grimly. Obi-Wan didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject.

"What did you do to your head?" he asked, pointing at the scrape on her forehead.

"Oh, that? I think I bashed it when Master Skywalker pushed me down."

"You had better tend to that, or it will get infected." Obi-Wan pointed out.

"Right." Ahsoka turned to the medpac, but her head suddenly snapped up and around to look at the cave entrance. It was dark, so she couldn't see, but she could hear footsteps. "Master, I think the Seps have found us."

...

"Rex, they're in that cave. I can sense it." Plo Koon said, pointing to a nearby cavern.

"Yeah, and I can see firelight." Rex said, flicking on the glow rods that were connected to either side of his helmet. The other troops followed suit. Rex pushed ahead, in front of Plo. "General Skywalker! Are you there?"

...

"No, it's Rex!" Obi-Wan exclaimed. Ahsoka leapt to her feet.

"Rex! Rex! We're here!" she shouted, running to the mouth of the cave, waving her arms frantically. Rex spotted her and ran to meet her.

"Commander Tano!" he shouted. "Where are Generals Skywalker and Kenobi?" he asked.

"In the cave. Master Skywalker is unconscious. We have to get him back to Coruscant or he will - " Ahsoka trailed off, not wanting to say die. Rex knew what she meant however. Plo Koon arrived, the rest of the troops hot on his heels. Ahsoka looked at him. "Master Plo!" she shouted, running and slamming into his chest, giving him a big hug.

Plo chuckled. "Hello, Little 'Soka." he returned the embrace, then released her. "We have to get out of here now. Where's you Master?"

"Right here, Master Plo." Obi-Wan emerged from the cave, Anakin in his arms. The trooper transport landed nearby; Rex had called it in a few minutes earlier. Kenobi walked to the transport and boarded, Ahsoka and the rest following quickly after him. Once inside, Obi-Wan flicked a finger, and a collapsible bench folded down from the wall. He placed Anakin on it, then shook out his cramped arms.

A few minutes later, the transport had risen into the air and was flying toward the Jedi cruiser Endeavor. The transport docked quickly, and Rex gave to okay to jump to hyperspace. Anakin was whisked down to the medbay, where his stitches were removed and he was placed in the on-board bacta tank. Ahsoka's scrape was tended to and bandaged with a bacta patch, and everyone was given a chance to shower and a fresh change of clothes.

They came out of hyperspace sometime later, and Anakin was pulled from the bacta. The gash on his head was fully healed. The only remnant was a thin scar, which could easily be hidden by his hair. As for his eyesight, he would have to undergo surgery to fix the problem. Anakin coughed and came awake. He opened his sightless eyes, only to remember he couldn't see.

"Ahsoka?" he called out. Ahsoka leapt from her spot on the floor and ran to him.

"Master?"

"Ahsoka, where are we?"

"Currently aboard the Endeavor. We just came out of hyperspace and are about to board a transport down to the Jedi Temple."

"So we were rescued, I presume?"

"Yes. Master Plo and Rex found us."

"Why can't I see?"

"You got a piece of a clanker stuck in your head, which caused brain trauma, which caused temporary blindness. Once we get to the Temple, you'll be put into surgery to fix it."

"Wonderful." Anakin said sarcastically. Obi-Wan popped his head into the medbay.

"Time to go." he said. Ahsoka took hold of her Master's arm and guided him out of the medbay. They boarded the transport and entered Coruscant's atmosphere.

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Well, they finally got rescued. Please leave a review?