Obi-Wan watched Anakin very closely, making sure that he was still unconscious before he even dared thinking about getting near him. After finding out through the Force that Anakin wasn't awake, he began to walk down to his former Padawan. Luke and the others followed behind him silently.

Anakin Skywalker's eyes twitched, and Obi-Wan froze. Taking a deep breath, Anakin seemed to be trying to wake up. Stubborn as ever, Obi-Wan thought. This isn't a good time for your stubbornness, Anakin; please stay asleep! But Anakin obviously didn't want to stay asleep, for he started to stir. Focusing all of his energy on it, Obi-Wan sent out soothing waves in the Force to calm him down and put him back to sleep. Anakin seemed to receive them, and settled down.

Wasting no time, Obi-Wan rushed over to him and started to pick him up. Unfortunately, he was interrupted once more; except this time, it was from Luke.

"Ben," he said slowly, perhaps even in a panicked fashion. "Who is this guy?"

Obi-Wan frowned. "Luke, let's get him out of here first; then you can ask as many questions as you desire."

Luke was quiet after that, and Obi-Wan proceeded with picking Anakin up. After having him securely in his arms, Obi-Wan started to head back towards Theed.

"Where are we going now?" Han blurted out loudly. Anakin twitched. Obi-Wan focused on calming him down through the Force again, but this time Anakin fought back. His eyes began twitching again, and this time they started to flutter. Anakin groaned and shifted in Obi-Wan's arms. Everyone froze.

Anakin's eyes opened.

Automatically, Obi-Wan braced himself to get ready to defend, and it was a good thing he did; Anakin jumped out of his arms and aimed a high kick at his jaw. Obi-Wan made to grab his foot, but Anakin brought it down sharply and settled for bringing his heel on Obi-Wan's foot. Obi-Wan groaned painfully, but he had most certainly felt worse.

Anakin headed towards Han. Han jumped back and grabbed his blaster, taking aim. He shot off once, twice, three times, and hit air the whole time. Anakin was too fast for him, and he quickly got into attacking range.

Han shouted as Anakin gave a kick into his gut so powerful it folded him completely in half, sending him flying. Leia reached for her blaster, but by then, Obi-Wan had rushed towards Anakin.

Leia, Chewbacca, and Luke had blasters out, aiming at Anakin as Obi-Wan rushed up behind him. Once he got into attacking range, the two went into a dance of combat, aiming chops, kicks, and punches at each other in precise motions, each reading each other's weaknesses and strengths. Their speed began to increase, and Obi-Wan finally managed to lay a kick on Anakin squarely in the chest. He fell over and landed with a hard thump on the ground.

Just as he was getting back up, Obi-Wan pinned him down and put his hand to Anakin's forehead, once again sending soothing waves through the Force. He willed him to go to sleep. Come on, Anakin, sleep…

No…

Obi-Wan heard the reply defiantly in his head, but it was also very weak; and panicked.

Continuing to influence relaxation on him, Obi-Wan motioned with his other hand for Han, Chewie, Luke, and Leia to stand down.

A few moments passed where Anakin fought ferociously to get out of Obi-Wan's grasp, but eventually he began to calm down. About a minute or two later, he was asleep once more.

Han blew out a deep breath as he got up. "What in the blazes was that?"

"That was your idiocy showing," Obi-Wan snapped irritably. "Perhaps you'd like to take notice that speaking loudly while someone is asleep is not exactly tactful."

"How was I supposed to know he was dangerous?" Han said defensively. "That blasted man tried to kill us! Why are we even taking him with us?"

"I think where are we going with him would be a more appropriate question, Han," Leia corrected.

Obi-Wan sighed as he began the process of lifting Anakin up without rousing him all over again. "As I said to Luke, once we get this man out of here, you all can ask all the questions you desire."

Silence followed his last statement, and after picking Anakin up, Obi-Wan led their silent procession towards Theed. Hail and rain could still be heard pounding the top layer of branches and leaves.

About two hours passed before they finally reached the edge of the swamp. The capitol city could barely be seen through the storm, but lights from buildings shone through. Obi-Wan jogged his way through with the others following, doing his best to make sure Anakin didn't get hit or splashed too much.

They all finally reached the first building that was closest to their location, and entered. A young couple inside quickly rushed over to them with blankets. They seemed to recognize Luke and his fellow Rebels.

"You're all right!" The Nubian woman said gratefully. Anakin began to stir again.

"We were so worried you wouldn't survive through that storm!" Her husband continued. "Especially when little Aaliza came along, saying that you were still out there! Oh, come in, please, take some blankets. We just served some hot soup if you're interested."

Han looked grateful, but cast a wary eye in Anakin's direction, watching him stir.

"Star's end," Obi-Wan cursed as Anakin squirmed in his arms. Obi-Wan set him gently down on the ground. The woman noticed, and quickly grabbed a blanket to cover him.

"Is he all right?" she asked Obi-Wan uncertainly. Obi-Wan merely nodded in reply, trying to keep Anakin asleep.

Luke walked over with two hot bowls of soup, handing one over to Obi-Wan. The two of them sat down together and ate, silently watching the young Jedi.

Luke was the first to break the silence after they were joined by the others. "Ben; who is this man?"

Obi-Wan took a very deep breath. "Does he seem familiar to you?"

Luke nodded. "Very,"

Leia seemed to agree. Chewbacca did as well, but Han was completely clueless.

"It might be better if you try and figure out who he is," Obi-Wan whispered. "Just to be safe,"

"But Obi-Wan," Leia protested. "We don't know a thing about this man."

Obi-Wan held up his hand for silence. "Ask anything else."

Han sighed. "Sure; you said that a third person came back to life. Well, this is the third person; where is the second?"

"She is in another building," Obi-Wan answered. "She's safe,"

Leia raised an eyebrow. "She?"

Before anyone could respond, Anakin moaned, rubbing his head. Han automatically reached for his blaster, but Obi-Wan grabbed his wrist. Anakin's eyes fluttered open slowly, and Obi-Wan put a reassuring hand on him.

"It's all right," he said hastily before the young man could react. "I'm not going to hurt you; no one is. Just relax,"

Weary eyes examined all of them; apparently, after his initial outburst, Anakin's exhaustion started to take hold of him.

Chewbacca gave an incredulous growl. He was scared before? That was FEAR?

Obi-Wan nodded. "Fear can cause many things, especially irrational reactions."

"Oh, wonderful," Han said sarcastically. Then, he looked down at Anakin. "What's your name?"

Anakin's brow furrowed in confusion.

"What…is…your…name?" Han repeated slowly, articulating every word.

Unfortunately, Anakin fell back asleep before Han even finished the last word. Chewbacca growled in irritation, putting his large hands to his head. Luke and Leia had looks of exasperation, and they all looked desperately at Obi-Wan.

Kenobi sighed. He gave a little shake to Anakin. Another twitch was the reply, and then the same blue eyes fluttered open again. Leia didn't take her eyes off of his.

"Who are you?" Luke tried. "What's your name?"

"Well, why do you want to know?" Anakin countered.

Han looked offended. "Hey, pal, listen here--"

"Answer the question," Obi-Wan said calmly, cutting Han off.

"Anakin…my name is Anakin," he replied. "But you should already know that,"

"We should what?" Han blurted out.

Anakin rolled his eyes. "Solo, you never were one for brains."

As Obi-Wan did his very best to camouflage his laugh for a cough, Han's eyes widened; Luke's, Leia's, and Chewbacca's did as well.

"F…Father?!" Luke shouted. Obi-Wan and Anakin flinched in unison as pretty much the entire room turned to stare.

"Just tell the whole world…" Anakin muttered before starting into a burst of Huttese, choosing colorful terms. "Na chubba danaya,"

"Anakin," Obi-Wan reprimanded. Anakin gave a weary shrug as Obi-Wan put his hand on his forehead. "Go back to sleep."

His former Padawan did as he was told rather quickly as Obi-Wan checked his temperature; he was burning up. Shaking his head and sighing, the Jedi Master walked off to get him some water.