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Chapter 6: Rescue (#2)
Obi-Wan Kenobi opened his eyes to find himself staring at what he strongly suspected was Anakin's butt.
It looked like Anakin's butt – well, his pants, anyway – though it was thoroughly impossible for Obi-Wan to be certain, since he had never before had the occasion to examine Anakin's butt upside down, which it currently appeared to be, nor from this rather uncomfortably close range.
And how he might have arrived at this angle and this range was entirely baffling.
He said, "Um, have I missed something?"
"Hang on," he heard Anakin say. "We're in a bit of a situation here."
So it was Anakin's butt after all. He supposed he might take a modicum of comfort from that. Looking up, he discovered Anakin's legs, and his boots – and a somewhat astonishing close-up view of the Supreme Chancellor, as Palpatine seemingly balanced overhead, supported only by a white-knuckled death-grip on Anakin's ankle.
"Oh, hello, Chancellor," he said mildly. "Are you well?"
The Chancellor cast a distressed glance over his shoulder. "I hope so..."
Obi-Wan followed the Chancellor's gaze; above Palpatine rose a long, long vertical shaft.
Which was when he finally realized that he wasn't looking up at all.
This must be what Anakin meant by a bit of a situation.
"Ah," Obi-Wan said. At least he was finally coming to understand where he stood.
Well, lay. Hung. Whatever.