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Obi-Wan gazed proudly at the glowing blue thread that connected him to Luke. It pulsed with a steady beat as the Force flowed through it. The warmth that flowed off it was glorious in the surroundings of the other icy threads. He was exhausted, but he had done it. Obi-Wan will need talk to Anakin again about how to go about approaching the boy after he slipped out of meditation.
Obi-Wan snuck another glance at the red rope binding him and his old friend. It had healed somewhat, but there was no doubt it had been severely damaged. A low hum of Force could be felt as it pushed itself through it.
A week had passed since the first time Obi-Wan woke Anakin from his nightmare. Obi-Wan was sad to say that they hadn't gone away, it actually seemed like they were getting worse. When Obi-Wan asked, he refused to say anything about them. He didn't pry anymore than that, but he still woke him when he needed it.
As Obi-Wan forced himself back into the outside world, all he could comprehend was chaos.
At first he wondered if Anakin was having a particularly nasty dream, but no. He was walking only a few paces ahead of Obi-Wan. The anger and hurt thrown around in the Force was nauseating.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Obi-Wan demanded.
"He lied. The deceiving rat lied to me!" Anakin snarled, his fists clenching in anger. A passerby looked on worriedly before scampering in another direction. He was vehement. Obi-Wan knew he needed to put a lid on his emotions before he caused any accidental damage.
"You need to calm down. Remember people can see us here." Obi-Wan almost said to take a breath, but that wouldn't really work with him. "Now who lied to you?"
"Darth Sidious," Vader projected into their bond. "He deliberately lied to me!"
"What did he say?" Obi-Wan inquired as he hurried to keep up with the brisk pace.
"He said that the last of the Vader's First perished to Rebel fire in the last squabble, but that's not true. The odds weren't looking good for the Empire so we bombed the whole thing. I read the report before he changed it."
Obi-Wan didn't know how to respond to this, he hadn't known Anakin still kept track of his old troops.
"Usually this wouldn't be such a big deal, but now I know he lied about Padmé as well. He lied to me about you too! When else has he lied to me?" Vader continued as he walked into the hanger bay. He was twitching and Obi-Wan felt like he was drowning in the outrage he gave off.
"Wait, where are we going?" he asked nervously as he followed Vader to one of the ships.
"Out," Vader spat heatedly.
"You're not… you're not going to kill anyone, right?"
Vader growled for a moment before he replied. "No, I just need to clear my head."
Obi-Wan sighed in relief. That relief was quickly squashed, however, as he remembered how Anakin's flying gets even worse when he's angry.
Once Anakin had climbed into the ship he had calmed down considerably. It was obvious that flying was still what he liked best. Obi-Wan was pleased to note that he had chosen a cruiser rather than a fighter, as it had more room than the TIE fighter had had.
Anakin breezed through regulations with his ability to strike fear into the hearts of the strongest of men before jumping into hyperspace. The destination was set somewhere in Wild Space. Obi-Wan decided it was time for him to butt in.
"Where exactly are we going?" he asked wearily. Anakin pulled up a picture on the screen.
"The planet of Kosh," he explained. "Nobody likes to go over there because it's so far into Wild Space and the magnetic pull messes with hyper-drive. It also messes with communication devices so I'll have an excuse not to report in for awhile. It's my favorite place to fly."
Obi-Wan hummed, "You do this often?"
"Not often enough," Anakin grumbled in reply. There was a comfortable silence as they traveled. As they neared the planet, Anakin prepped the ship to drop out of hyperspace.
Obi-Wan felt a twang from the Force, but he got the warning too late.
If Anakin hadn't so much on his mind, Obi-Wan bet he would have remembered to check the scanners more thoroughly before leaving hyperspace.
If the Rebels weren't so short on men, he bet they wouldn't have sent out a ship that had broken scanners.
If they weren't so close to Kosh, he bet the magnetic pull wouldn't have messed with the rest of the equipment.
The ships collided and the vessels from both the Empire and the Rebel Alliance plummeted towards the planet of Kosh.
Alarms blared throughout the vessel as Anakin tried to calm them, his hands flying over the controls in a panic. The hull shook and the atmosphere grew hot as engines overheated. A wing had gotten damaged and Anakin struggled to keep the ship balanced. The turmoil was dizzying. When their descent turned somewhat steady, Obi-Wan spoke.
"How's the other ship? Do you see it?"
"It was a Rebel ship, Obi-Wan. We've got our own problems going on right now in case you can't tell," Anakin stressed with agitation.
"There's a person in there! We can't just let them die."
Anakin let out a yell of frustration as he reached out with the Force to catch the ship. He grunted with the effort, but he wasn't called the Chosen One for nothing.
The planet had gotten closer, and the ships weren't holding up so well.
Everything went black as the two crafts made impact.
