Nimowae's POV
The next morning, after a night of little sleep and much tossing and turning, I snuck through the wall of the Temple to the Council Meeting. Before the Council entered, I went through the wall and placed a small one-way speaker on Obi's chair. I needed to hear this meeting, Grievous was close to being found, and Obi being the Jedi with the most Outer Rim experience would be sent after him, I was sure of it.
After making sure the speaker was in an unnoticeable spot where it would pick up everything, I ghosted back out of the Council chamber and into a small storage compartment in an adjacent corridor. A tight and uncomfortable fit, but I had to stay within range of the bug speaker.
About fifteen minutes later, I finally heard murmured greetings coming through the microphone in my hand. I quieted my breathing and listened as the meeting began with the usual formalities and routine reports. Then, Ki-adi-mundi's voice came through the speaker loud and clear.
"Palpatine thinks General Grievous is on Utapau?"
Then Ani's.
"A partial message was intercepted in a diplomatic packet from the Chairmen of Utapau."
Followed by Yoda's.
"Hmmm…act on this, we must. The capture of General Grievous will end this war. Quickly and decisively we should proceed."
Anakin's voice again flowed through the speaker. "The Chancellor has requested…that I lead the campaign. I leaned in closer to the speaker, my eyes growing larger. 'They can't send him…' I thought. 'He'll be killed…'
"The Council will make up its own mind on who is to go…not the Chancellor." Windu firmly stated.
'Oh, thank goodness.' I thought, sighing in relief.
"A Master is needed with more experience." Yoda's voice.
"I concur. Master Kenobi should go."
"I agree."
"Aye."
"Aye."
A silence filled with tension followed. I closed my eyes and hung my head. I had known it was coming, they always sent him on missions like this. But at least this time, I knew he'd be all right. I knew, because this time, he would not be going alone.
"Very well. Council adjourned."
After I listened long enough to be sure that all the Council members were gone, I ghosted back in and removed the bug speaker. Then, I ran back to my room to grab a few supplies to put on my belt, and then ran frantically toward the hanger. Obi would be leaving soon and I HAD to be n that ship.
It took me a while to realize that I was taking the long corridor around to the hanger. When I did, I stopped, looked up to the ceiling and said, "Why am I doing this?!" I turned and went into the wall to my left, just continuously ghosting through everything in my path toward where Obi was.
I slowed down as I neared the Hanger, but I was still going at a steady job. Finally, I reached the last wall that separated me from Obi. I burst through it and gasped. I'd come out right behind Obi, almost barreling right into him.
I panicked, and back up through the wall, just seeing him begin to turn and see where the sound had come from.
I breathed deeply on the other side of the wall, literally freaking. That had been much too close…I was almost considering going back and forgetting this whole thing.
'Bu I can't do that…' I thought. 'He needs me…'
I stood up straight, continuing to attempt to reassure myself that I could do this, I had to do this.
'All I have to do is make it to Utapau with him…he can't make me go back then.'
It had been about three minutes…I needed to get to the ship, he'd be leaving soon. I breathed, trying to relax, trying to imagine that Aravis was by my side, which sent a bolt of pain through my heart.
The previous night, I had no slept well. The feeling that something was wrong had not left me. The few and far between times I HAD slept, I had dreamt. Strange dreams of blurred vision and a terrible headache. In the dreams, I was cold, cold and heavy. I could not move myself.
'Stop.' I told myself, shaking my head, too bad the images still would not leave my mind. 'They were only dreams…'
Then, I heard voices from the other side, voices of clones, and Obi's voice. I had to go, now.
With one last deep breath, I burst through the wall, hoping that damn ship was close.
I looked around the hanger, throwing my hood over my head. Then I saw it, Obi's ship, his back was turned toward me, and made a run for the back of the small ship where the Cargo hold would be.
'Yeah…you WOULD pick the tiniest one here…' I thought as I ran.
I ghosted through the hull and into the hold, he wouldn't be coming in there, I would be safe. I would only show myself if I had to. There was no need to let him know of my presence unless need be. I was just going to keep my eye on him.
I felt the ship jerk, and it rose into the air. I had made it, I was going to Utapau with Obi, and everything would be all right. Aravis would come back, Obi and I would kill Grievous, and the war would be over. It had to end…it had to.
