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Chapter 2...
/ANAKIN/
Anakin's head snapped up at the cry. "Obi-Wan," he whispered.
Turning to the clone trooper standing nearest him, he said, "Commander Cody!"
Cody turned towards him, "Sir?"
"Take these charges and finish setting them," Anakin ordered, handing Cody the bag of explosives. "Once you're done and the others have all set their charges head back to the ship. I've got to go help Obi-Wan."
"Yes, sir!"
Anakin gave the commander a nod before turning and racing off in the direction of Obi-Wan's Force signature.
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Obi-Wan lay on his side, clutching his right arm tightly. His mind told him to get up and keep fighting but the rest of his body wouldn't obey. Count Dooku stood a couple feet away, observing him. Obi-Wan could only wait and see what happened next.
"I must say, Master Kenobi, I'm far from impressed," Dooku finally said.
Obi-Wan couldn't muster up the strength to do anything but glare at the man.
"I would have expected more from a member of the Jedi Counsil," he continued. "And especially from one of Qui-Gon's former apprentices." He watched as Obi-Wan visibly stiffened. Then he sighed, "As much as I hate to do this to my grandpadawan, I'm afraid my Master wants you out of the picture. And you, of all people, understand the need to obey one's Master."
As Dooku began to raise his hands, Obi-Wan's eyes widened with fear as he realized what was about to happen.
Once his hands were stretched out in front of him, Dooku sighed again and said, "I truly am sorry for this, Obi-Wan."
A second later, Force Lightning slammed into Obi-Wan's chest and, the second time that day, he began to scream in pain.
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As Anakin raced down the halls of the Separatist command ship, he could feel the waves of pain that were rolling off of Obi-Wan. ~Whatever's happening must be bad~ he thought, worriedly.
When he reached the hall the two were in, he realized that some bad was indeed happening.
Obi-Wan was laying on the floor, clutching his right arm, while Dooku was shooting Force Lightning at him. His pain was obvious, as his body was jerking violently.
Activating his lightsaber, Anakin leapt from his position further down the hall, landed in front of his former Master, and deflected the lightning away from him.
Dooku's barrage stopped when he saw Anakin. "Skywalker. I must say I'm not surprised to see you here. Wherever Kenobi is, you're never far behind," he said.
Anakin was about to respond when a weak moan sounded from behind him. Glancing down, he saw that Obi-Wan's face was pale, his eyes were closed, and his fingers were twitching. Anakin reached for their bond and sent small wave of Force healing to the older Jedi. It wasn't much but it seemed to relieve just a bit of his pain. ~At least his hands aren't twitching anymore~ Anakin thought before turning his full attention back to Dooku.
"You're gonna pay for what you did to him," Anakin growled.
"As I recall you said something similar on Geonosis," Dooku replied.
"Well, this time, I mean it." With that, Anakin attacked.
The two dueled for several minutes with neither gaining the upper hand. Anakin kept his body positioned between the Sith and his injuried friend. The limited range of motion this task provided made the duel more difficult but Anakin wasn't taking any chances.
Suddenly the ship rocked violently as the Republic cruisers' fire started doing some major damage. Sparks flew and debris rained down on the three occupants of the hallway.
Once things had settled, Anakin had just gotten up to continue the duel when he heard a pained cry. Turning he looked in Obi-Wan's direction, only to find his former Master buried beneath a large piece of the ceiling that had fallen.
He looked back in Dooku's direction just in time to see him round the corner further down the hall. ~Coward~ he thought bitterly.
Rushing to Obi-Wan's side, he carefully lifted the debris off of him using the Force. He was vaguely aware of the ceiling tile falling to the floor as he gently lifted the injured Jedi's head. Obi-Wan looked like he was starting to lose conciseness, his eyes closing.
Worried that he might have a concussion, Anakin gave him a very gentle shake, "Stay with me, Obi-Wan. I need you to stay awake until I can check you for a concussion."
Obi-Wan moaned in reply but reopened his eyes nonetheless.
Just then, Anakin's comlink went off. "General Skywalker, all the charges have been set and we are making our way back to the ship."
"Very good, Rex. I'll meet you back there with Obi-Wan."
"Yes, sir."
Anakin picked Obi-Wan up, which was a rather simple task as he was quite light, and began making his way back towards the ship.
"Just hang in there, Master. Just hang in there."
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A/N: Another cliffy. I spent like a month writing this chapter, mainly because I've been busy but also because I kept getting distracted by other stories. Hopefully I'll have another chapter up fairly soon.
If you have any ideas or things you want to see (for chapters of a story [minus this one] or another story entirely), leave a review and I'll do my best. Also, if there are any questions about things that have happened that I haven't specifically addressed or if you want me to explain a certain aspect of this universe, again leave a review and I'll see what I can do.