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Chapter 9- Friends Reunite

Rex and Cody were strolling around, finding lunch. Obi-wan was off meditating somewhere. While they strolled they sang 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight,' Jedi remix.

'In the galaxy, the mighty galaxy, the Jedi sleeps tonight.' Rex sang with Cody doing the background music. 'In the galaxy, the mighty galaxy.'

Cody then noticed a bug. He followed it as it flew away.

"I can't hear you buddy," Rex said still in the mood. "Back me up!" Then. 'A-WEEE-ee-EE-ee-ba-pum-ba-bum-ba-way.'

That's when he noticed Cody was not there.

"A-Cody? Cody?"

Cody continued to hum the bass as he stalked the bug. The bug landed on a log; Cody crouched down to meet it eye to eye. He then jumped at the bug but it flew away, so he ended up doing a belly flop onto the log.

He groaned, but then heard a strange noise from behind. He looked over his shoulder and saw nothing. Cody shrugged it off and got up to continue to follow the bug.

Once again the bug landed on a log. Cody crouched down again. However he spotted a pair of blue eyes in the grass. Cody stood up trying to see what it was. Then a green blade shot up above the grass. The Jedi jumped at Cody.

Cody screeched, turned on his heel and ran, with the Jedi in pursuit.

Meanwhile, Rex, who was still looking for Cody, heard the chase coming his way.

"Cody?' Rex said as Cody ran past him.

Cody dove for a tree root and got stuck under it. Rex ran over and knelt down beside his friend.

"Cody! Cody! Hey what's going on?' Rex asked.

"She's GONNA CUT ME!" Cody cried.

"Huh?" Rex looked up to see her coming. He gasped and started to try to get his friend out. "Woah! Jeez! Why do I always have to save your AAAAAA!"

The Jedi jumped at them but was suddenly tackled in mid-flight by Obi-wan. Obi-wan pulled out his blade and the two dueled each other.

While they fought, Rex continued to help Cody out.

"Don't worry, buddy," Rex said. "I'm here for ya. Everything's gonna be okay." He then told Obi-wan. "Get her! Cut her head off! Go for the knees! The Knees!" then back to Cody. "See, I told you he'd come in handy."

The Jedi fought a bit more. Then the female forced Obi-wan against the tree. Obi-wan was startled. She then ran up to him but he brought his blade up in time to block hers.

Obi-wan took a good look at her and became very surprised.

"Satine?" he asked her. She had changed so much, short blonde hair and had defiantly matured.

She immediately pulled away but kept her blade pointed at him.

"Is it really you?" he continued.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"It's me. Obi-wan," he said as he deactivated his lightsaber and placed it on his belt.

"Obi-wan?" She looked him up and down then came up and brushed some hair that got into his face to get a better look. She backed away then realization hit her. She dropped her saber and smiled. "Whoah!"

They immediately hugged each other and chat in ever excitement.

As for Rex he stood with a cocked eyebrow and a gaping mouth at the sudden change.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Rex asked.

Obi-wan didn't seem to hear him.

"What are you doing here?" Obi-wan asked Satine.

"What do you mean 'what am I doing here?' What are you doing here?" Satine asked.

"HEY!" Rex shouted. "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"

"Rex, this is Satine," Obi-wan said. "She's my best friend."

"Friend?" he said confused.

"Yeah. Hey, Cody, come over here."

Cody squeezed himself out of the root and came over.

"Satine, this is Cody," Obi-wan said. "Cody, Satine."

Cody took her hand and kissed it.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance," Cody said.

"The pleasure's all mine," Satine said pulling her hand away.

"How do you do," Rex started. "Whoa! Whoa. Time out. Let me get this straight. You know him. She knows you. But she wants to slice him. And everybody's… okay with this? DID I MISS SOMETHING?"

"Relax, Rex," Obi-wan said.

"Wait till everybody finds out you've been here all this time!" Satine said. "And your mother… what will she think?"

"She doesn't have to know. Nobody has to know," Obi-wan told her, completely understood. His smile faded.

"Well of course they do. Everyone thinks you're dead."

"They do?"

"Yeah. Dooku told us about the stampede," she said sadly.

"He did? Well…" Obi-wan then started to notice something. "What else did he tell you?"

"What else matters?" She said happily again. "You're alive and that means… you're the king."

"King?" Rex said. "Pbbb. Lady, have you got your Jedi crossed."

"King?" Cody said then bowed. "You majesty! I gravel at your feet." He knelt down in front of him, head bowed.

"Stop it," Obi-wan said. Cody stood back up.

"It's not 'gravel.' It's 'grovel.' And don't- - he's not the king." He turned to Obi-wan. "Are ya?"

"No."

"Obi-wan?" Satine said.

"No, I'm not the king. Maybe I was going to be, but that was a long time ago."

"Let me get this straight," Rex said. "You're the king? And you never told us?"

"Look, I'm still the same guy."

"But with power!" Rex said enthusiastic.

"Could you guys… excuse us for a few minutes?" Satine asked apologetically.

"Hey," Rex tapped Cody. "Whatever she has to say, she can say in front of us. Right, Obi-wan?"

"Hmm. Maybe you'd better go," Obi-wan agreed with Satine.

"It starts. You think you know a guy…" Rex said aghast then resigned.

Cody and Rex both padded off. Cody sighed. Once they were gone, Obi-wan smiled.

"Rex and Cody. You learn to love 'em," he said.

He looked at Satine and noticed her with her head bowed down sadly.

"What? What is it?" he asked brushing a hair out of her face.

"It's like your back from the dead," She said quietly looking at him with a pained expression. "You don't know how much this will mean to everyone." She paused. "What it means to me."

"Hey," he said placing a hand on her cheek. "It's okay."

Satine then embraced him.

"I've really missed you."

Obi-wan was startled by her actions at first but then returned the hug.

"I've missed you too."

Rex and Cody were hiding in the brush nearby, watching. Rex sighed.

"I tell you, Cody, this stinks," Rex said.

"Oh. Sorry," Cody replied.

"Not you. Them! Him. Her. Alone."

"What's wrong with that?"

"I can see what's happening." (No he is not singing this part)

"What?"

"And they don't have a clue."

"Who?"

"They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line. Our trio's down to two."

"Oh."

Rex mocked a twi'lek accent. "Ze sweet caress of twilight." He dropped the accent. "There's magic everywhere. And with all this romantic atmosphere, disaster's in the air."

Obi-wan lead Satine down the waterfall. Once at the bottom, they stopped to get a drink from the pool of water. Obi-wan took a couple of handfuls then looked up to Satine who was drinking.

He smiled then Satine looked up at him. She gave him a cocked eyebrow. Obi-wan then got up ran to the cliff face. Satine looked back into the water at her reflection and fixed her hair. She then heard him come running back. Satine looked up and watched him cannon ball into the pool. She got sprinkled on by the water.

Obi-wan swam up to the edge, wrapped an arm around her and pulled her in. only seconds of being in she climbed out. Obi-wan climbed out with her. She gave him a smile and pushed him back in.

Later they were play fighting with each other, like they used to, having fun. When suddenly they both tripped and tumbled down the slope. Obi-wan pinned Satine at the bottom, which was a first. She gave him a kiss. Obi-wan looked startled and starred back at her. Satine gave him a seductive smile. Obi-wan then let's his face soften. He leaned closer to her and they kissed holding it for a minute. A romantic minute.

Tears welled up inside, Rex and Cody stood behind the brush still watching. This moment was so romantic, Rex just had to sing.

'And if he falls in love tonight.' Cody sniffed. 'It can be assumed.'

Rex hugged Cody, tearful. Then Cody sang.

'His carefree days with us are history.'

They both.

'In short our pal is doooooooomed.'

They both let loose into a full blown cry.

Obi-wan and Satine walked hand in hand along the pool.

"Isn't this place great?" he asked.

"It's beautiful," she said. "But I don't understand something. You've been alive all this time. Why didn't you come back to Pride City?"

Obi-wan let go of her hand and climbed into a vine hammock.

"Well, I just needed to… get out on my own. Live my own life. And I did. And it was great."

He said it almost as if he tried to convince Satine and himself.

"We've really needed you at home."

"No one needs me," he said climbing out of the hammock.

"Yes, we do! You're the king."

"Satine, we've been through this. I'm not the king. Dooku is."

"Obi-wan, he let the hyenas take over the pride lands."

Obi-wan turned to her. "What?"

"Everything's destroyed. There's no food. No water." She walked closer to him. "Obi-wan, if you don't do something soon, everyone will starve."

"I can't go back," He turned away again.

"Why?" She said louder.

"You wouldn't understand."

"What wouldn't I understand?"

"No, no, no," Obi-wan said hastily. 'It doesn't matter. Hakuna Matata."

"What?" she asked confused.

"Hakuna Matata. It's something I learned out here," he turned back to her. "Look, sometimes bad things happen…"

"Obi-wan!"

"… And there's nothing you can do about it. So why worry?"

Obi-wan turned and started to walk away from Satine. She trotted after him. Satine then stopped in front of him.

"Because it's your responsibility!" She yelled.

"Well, what about you? You left."

"I left to find help! And I found you. Don't you understand? You're our only hope."

"Sorry."

Satine backed away.

"What's happened to you? You're not the Obi-wan I remember."

"You're right. I'm not. Now are you satisfied?"

"No, just disappointed."

"You know, you're starting to sound like my father."

Obi-wan pushed past her.

"Good. At least one of us does."

Obi-wan spun on his heal obviously ticked.

"Listen, you think you can't just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what I've been through."

"I would if you just tell me!"

"Forget it." He turned and left.

"Fine."

Satine looked away, clearly on the edge of tears. She slumped down and cried.

Wah wah waaaaaaaaaaaah.