Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I was trying to obtain the rights to Star Wars. Didn't work.
Chapter 3...
Anakin raced through the halls towards the hanger carrying Obi-Wan. It was taking far longer than he would have liked, since he had to stop and hide any time battle droids got close.
Obi-Wan was struggling to stay conscious. Every small jostle was enough to send pain coursing through his body. It was all he could do not to cry out.
Anakin ducked into a closet as another group of droids turned to walk down the hallway the Jedi were in. He carefully set Obi-Wan down on the floor, leaning the injured Jedi up against the wall. He then sat down next to him.
The two sat quietly as the droids passed. Obi-Wan had his non injured hand pressed against his lips, trying not to groan and alert the droids to their position.
Once they had passed, Anakin moved to pick Obi-Wan up again only to stop when the injured Jedi grabbed his arm.
"I know we need to get back to the ship but can we rest for just a minute?" Obi-Wan whispered.
Anakin nodded. The fact that Obi-Wan was asking to rest, instead of insisting that they keep going, had the Knight even more worried than before. "Sure, Obes. I'd like to say take as long as you need but we do need to get out of here."
"I know."
They fell silent for a moment before Anakin glanced at Obi-Wan's injured arm and said, "Let me take a look at your arm real quick."
Obi-Wan didn't object like he normally would have, instead he simply pulled the arm away from his chest so the other could see it.
Anakin gently examined it before saying, "It's not that bad."
His former Master gave him a sidelong look, "Come now, Anakin, you're a far better lier than that. How bad is it really?"
He sighed, "It's deep. The blade cut through skin, muscle, and tissue. I can see the bone. If I had to guess, I'd say there's probably going to be a whole lot of nerve damage."
"Fantastic," Obi-Wan muttered.
"On the bright side, the cut on your cheek isn't very deep. That'll most likely just scar," Anakin said with forced cheeriness. He also noticed that Obi-Wan's left hand, the one that hadn't been injured, was shaking again. ~I hope that doesn't mean the Force lightning did nerve damage too~ he thought.
Standing up again, Anakin said, "Alright, let's get back to the ship and, hopefully, from there to a medic."
He gently lifted his brother in all but blood up and peered out the closet door. Seeing the coast was clear, he slipped quietly out and hurried down the hall.
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Commander Cody stood at the bottom of the ramp watching for the Generals. It was taking them far longer to get there then it should have. He wasn't sure how badly injured General Kenobi was but he figured that's what was holding them up.
Just then, Skywalker came racing into the hanger carrying Kenobi. Hot on their tale was what looked like a whole battalion of battle droids. Cody instantly started firing at the droids.
The Jedi were almost to the ship now. When they reached it, Anakin flew straight up the ramp. Cody wasn't far behind, yelling into his comlink for the others to take off.
Panting slightly, Anakin turned to the commander, "I need you to take Obi-Wan to the ship's medbay and treat his wounds as best you can. Just clean and bandage them. Don't apply bacta. I'll explain why later. Right now I gotta see if I can get us all out of here alive." He carefully handed the injured Jedi to the trooper before booking it towards the cockpit. Cody, meanwhile, headed to the medbay.
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Arriving in the cockpit, Anakin went straight to the pilot seat and sat down. After surveying the space battle in front of them, he turned to Rex, who was in the co-pilot seat, "Are our shields up?"
"Yes, sir. Up at maximum."
"Good. From the looks of things, we're gonna need them." Turning his attention to the controls, he continued, "It doesn't look like they've spotted us yet but it won't stay that way for long. I need whoever's at the comm station to get in touch with General Ridley and patch her through."
Anakin heard a "yes, sir" from a trooper behind him as he kept the small ship in the shadow of the much larger Separatist cruiser until he heard from the other Jedi.
"Ridley here. What do you need, Skywalker?" came Rilla's voice across the comm.
"All the charges have been set but Obi-Wan was injured in a duel with Count Dooku-" He was interrupted by what sounded like a bit of cussing from Rilla, which wasn't something she usually did, but he knew better than to comment on it so he continued, "and is in need of medical attention. Is it safe to land?"
"Negative, negative. Do not attempt to land. I repeat, do not attempt to land. All of our cruiser are surrounded by swarms of enemy fighters. You're best bet will be to find a clear-ish path, get through, and jump to Coruscant."
"I'm going to need some reinforcements. Are there any fighters you spare?" Anakin asked, scanning the battle for any area where the fighting was lighter.
"Only myself. Everyone else is in the thick of it. I sustained minor damage and pulled back so the droid could make quick repairs. What's your location?"
"We're in the shadow of the Separatist flagship. So far we haven't been spotted."
There was a brief pause. "I see you. I'm heading your way now. Keep the line open. I'm going to let Aaron know what's going on."
"Copy that," Anakin replied, still searching for a path.
Rex spoke up, "Sir, did the General really say 'clear-ish'?"
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In her small navy blue Eta-2 interceptor, Rilla switched comm channels. "Aaron, do you read me?"
"Read you loud and clear, Master. What's up?"
"The flagship team completed their mission, minus the detonation part obviously, but Obi-Wan was injured. I told Anakin not to land in the cruisers because of the Seps surrounding them and to get to a place where he can make the jump to Coruscant. I'm going to cover them till they're clear, then come back. Until then, you're calling the shots. Got it?"
"Got it. Anything else?"
"Yeah. Don't let those Seps on our cruisers."
That got a chuckle from her former Padawan. "Wouldn't dream of it, Master."
"Good. Those things cost money, you know. Ridley out."
~And now for the fun part~ she mused.
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"General, you need to be still or else I can't clean this wound," Cody said, trying to calm the fighting Jedi down.
The clone had managed to clean the cut on Obi-Wan's face without any resistance but every time he tried to work on the arm, the Jedi pulled away.
Cody slowly moved the alcohol pad towards the other's arm for another attempt. As always, the second the pad touched the wound, Obi-Wan jerked it away. The trooper sighed, "Come on, man, work with me here."
He was about to try again when his brain caught up with his mouth. ~Did I really just call the General 'man'?~ he thought. Turning his now wide eyed gaze to look at his General, he found that the other's face, despite the pain written all over it, mimicked his own. ~Guess I did. I am not going to live this one down.~
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"So what's the plan, Stan?" Rilla's asked, pulling her fighter up alongside the other ship.
Anakin rolled his eyes but decided to ignore the last part of her statement. "The clearest path I can find seems to be to the right, between the two cruisers that are spaced unusually far apart."
"I see it. Because of the distance separating the two, there isn't much fighting going on in between them. But why the heck are they so far apart? Not that I'm complaining or anything."
"Who knows," Anakin said as he steered the ship towards the cruisers.
"Ah... you should," his former Master's sister replied, following the other ship. "They're your cruisers."
"They are?" he asked, looking closely at them. Realizing they were indeed two of the cruisers under his command, his quickly backtracked, "I mean, of course they are. I figured we might need an escape route of some kind."
He could practically hear the other's eyes roll. "Sure you did, sure you did." He choose not to respond to that.
They managed to make it halfway to the gap before they were spotted. Three Separatist Tri-Fighters formed up behind the Jedi.
Rilla quickly fell back behind to take them out. "I'd say that's a new record for time going unspotted while out in the open but I made it all the way to the flagship without any resistance," she said once all three fighters were destroyed.
"Always the chatty one," Anakin muttered, as she pulled back up beside him.
"You're one to talk," she retorted.
The younger Jedi was about to respond when the ship suddenly jolted from a hit. Glancing at the ship's scanners, he discovered that they now had a whole squad on their tale. "Oh boy..."
Looking out to his left, his eyes met Rilla's, who had just back around after looking behind to see what had hit the ship.
"You gotta get out of here, man," she said before jerking her fighter up and over the droids to position herself behind them. "Any damage from that hit?"
Anakin checked the sensors, "Doesn't look like it. Hey, trooper," he hollered to the man at the cannon controls, "you gonna fire back?"
"On it, sir."
They were almost through the gap now. If they could get rid of the droids, they'd be home free. Glancing back at the scanner, he saw that there were only four fighters left.
"Dang, sis, I forgot how good you were!"
"Well, maybe you won't forget this time," she said as two more disappeared.
The last two were gone in a matter of seconds and, by that time, they were clear of the cruisers.
Anakin let out a whoop, "Good job, everyone. Set course for Coruscant and let's get Obi-Wan out of here."
Anakin jumped when Rilla's interceptor was suddenly directly in front of them. She was glaring at Anakin with her arms crossed over her chest. "Aren't you forgetting something?"
Anakin racked his brain, trying to figure out what she was talking about. "Ahhh... no?"
"Flagship, bombs, reason Obi-Wan fought Dooku in the first place. Any of this ringing a bell?"
His eyes widened, "We never detonated the bombs!" Turning, he asked, "Which of you men has the detonator?"
The trooper at the comm station spoke up, "I do, sir."
Anakin grinned, "Light it up."
"With pleasure," he said, pressing the button.
Seconds later, the Separatist flagship was nothing but a fire ball and debris.
Both Jedi switched comm channels just in time to hear Aaron cheer, "Ain't ever been a prettier sight, has there, boys?"
Rilla rolled her eyes but was smiling nonetheless as she responded, "No, I don't believe there has. Now... focus!"
"Right. Sorry, Master," came Aaron's sheepish sounding reply.
Anakin grinned at his Padawan cousin's enthusiasm. Switching back to the other channel, he said, "Anything else I'm forgetting?"
Rilla pretended to think hard before responding, "Nope, I think that about covers it." Then her face turned serious, "Keep me updated on Obi's condition."
He nodded, "I will."
With one last small smile, the older Jedi moved her fighter out of the way, "Good. Now, I got a battle to get back to. Hopefully, we can destroy the rest of the Sep's cruisers and capture Dooku. If not, I've currently got orders to purse him if he tries to escape. Judging from the looks of things, that explosion seemed to have damaged his other cruisers. With any luck, their hyperdrivers were damaged."
"Good luck. I wish I could stay and help but..."
"I know, Anakin. May the Force be with you, little brother."
"May the Force be with you, sis," Anakin said as he activated the hyperdrive.
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Rilla watched as the ship carrying her injured brother disappeared into hyperspace. ~Du kiwu, po dlyhtul. Du kiwu~ she thought before turning her fighter around and heading back into battle.
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A/N: I am so sorry it took so long to update this! It's been a busy summer. Translation to what Rilla said in Livian at the end of the chapter was 'Be safe, my brother, Be safe'. For those of you who haven't read my other stories, Livian is both what the people of Livfrhm are called (they're near human [check out my story New Padawans for more details ;)]) and the name of the language they speak. Both Rilla and Obi-Wan are Livians. Seriously, though, go check out that other story. It explains it far better than I can in an author's note. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed/favorited/followed this story!
As always 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.