These are just little random one-shots that I will be doing about the relationship between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. They will be updated as often as I can, and if any wants me to expand on any of them or if you have a prompt for me, just say in the review :)
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Obi-Wan winced as the earlier wounds from the day ached and burned… the Jedi had been betrayed, and by their own soldiers… and friends.
Whilst the initial attack on Obi-Wan had missed, on his way to the hanger bay, he found his path blocked by the one man he truly trusted throughout this entire war. Coming to a complete halt on the bridge leading to the hanger bay, Obi-Wan thought his heart might stop at the emotionless look on his Commander's face…his helmet was by his feet.
"They're dying Cody…" he begged, "… I can't let that happen."
Silence.
"Please Cody! Don't make me do this!"
Still silence.
Sensing that his commander was still against him, Obi-Wan's jaw tightened and he Force-pushed Cody away as the clone pulled out his blaster and fired at the Jedi. Obi-Wan's lightsabre had been damaged during the initial attack, so he was left with the Force and his own skills.
With the Force against Cody's blaster, they were relatively even-matched, with Obi-Wan dodging as man shots as he could…. However, one shot got through and struck Oi-Wan in the stomach, causing him to yell in pain.
Despite the burning sensation in his mid-section, Obi-Wan was able to push Cody back and advance even closer to the transport vehicles, pushing against the metal of the bridge walls in order to avoid going over the edge as Cody fought violently against him.
What was once civilised fighting soon disintegrated into a desperate scuffle for survival, with Obi-Wan even resorting to tugging on Cody's hair in order to try and get the upper hand. As he was pulled away from the hanger bay again, Obi-Wan winced as Cody's grip tightened on his shoulder.
That was going to bruise later.
He was being pushed harder and harder into the bars, and in slight panic, Obi-Wan wrenched at Cody's arm. Biting back an apology as Cody growled in pain, the Jedi Master managed to get into a position where he was able to put the Clone Commander into a choke-hold.
"Cody please!" begged Obi-Wan as the man continued to struggle against his grip, "Stop fighting me!"
After a few minutes of constant pressure, Cody eventually went limp, giving Obi-Wan the chance to race towards the transports…. Hopefully before reinforcements arrived.
He ran as fast as he could…. Until there was the sound of a blaster shot, followed by a searing pain in the back of his leg. Obi-Wan glanced behind him to see Cody aiming his blaster at him…. And this is why Master Qui-Gon used to say checking someone was unconscious was the only way to end a fight!
Obi-Wan was still a fair distance away, so he continued to run…. Another shot to the back of his shoulder caused him to stumble again. With one more burst of speed, Obi-Wan managed to reach a standard transport vehicle…. Only to be stopped by a sharp pain in his mid-section.
He crumpled to the ground beside the transport and placed a hand over where the pain was. When he pulled it away, blood coated his fingers. Wincing, Obi-Wan watched as Cody lowered the blaster and stepped closer.
"C-Cody. C-Cody please!"
Nothing.
Obi-Wan shuffled backwards… and then the hanger bay began to shake. Sounds of a cannon firing could be heard from the land below the bay, near the edge of the ocean. It appeared as though, despite one of their own being on the bridge, the threat of a Jedi was enough to have the rest of the clones fire upon them.
Shielding his face from the dust and rubble that was falling from the ceiling, Obi-Wan dimly heard Cody call out in pain. Once everything settled down, the rest of the clones clearly believing that their old General had been killed, Obi-Wan glanced over to where Cody was last seen.
Lying just by the bridge began, on the hanger bay, was Commander Cody. He was pinned to the ground by a large piece of metal, clearly trying to get it to shift before the rest of the hanger bay collapsed, but nothing was happening.
Weakly, Obi-Wan attempted to move the metal away with the Force, but due to his injuries, it didn't budge an inch. Despite everything Cody had done recently, Obi-Wan decided to crawl closer and try again.
With a little help from Cody's strength and the Force, the metal shifted enough for Cody to roll out from underneath it. His back to the bridge, Obi-Wan stumbled to his feet and held his bloodied hands up in the air. "You know me Cody, remember?"
"A good soldier follows orders."
"Whose orders Cody?!"
"Don't call me that!" yelled Cody, kicking Obi-Wan back… closer to the edge.
"What? Cody?" Obi-Wan wavered slightly as he struggled to remain on his feet, "I was the first one to call you that, remember? I didn't like calling you by your clone name so-"
"SHUT UP!" screamed Cody, striking the Jedi Master in the face.
Obi-Wan stumbled closer to the edge of the bridge, but soon straightened up, arms down by his side. "I'm not going to fight you Cody…." He whispered, blood dripping out of the corner of his mouth, "…. I c-care deeply- No, I love you."
There was silence for a few moments, before Cody growled in frustration and tackled Obi-Wan to the ground, the pair landing very close to the edge.
"A good solider follows orders!" the clone yelled, his fist in the air and he struck Obi-Wan across the face again and again. "I. Follow. Orders!"
After the third strike across the face, Cody raised his fist for another punch…. only to hesitate, his eyes focused on Obi-Wan's bruised and bloodied face.
"Finish it then…." Obi-Wan gasped, "…. but you are better than this and I know this. I'll be with you until the end of the line Cody."
Cody simply stared at him, but before he could say anything, the bridge underneath them began to creak and fell out from under them, sending Obi-Wan falling to the water below. As he fell, Obi-Wan blearily saw Cody gripping a metal bar to prevent his own fall.
Just before hitting the water, the Jedi Master's eyes grew heavy and he fell unconscious…. He didn't remember anything after that.
Cody didn't hesitate to dive into the water after his General.
The urge to follow the 'kill' order was almost overwhelming, but eventually, he managed to grab a hold of Obi-Wan's tunic and pull him up, out of the water, dragging him towards the river bank. The Jedi Master was still unconscious, even after being pulled onto the bank.
The clone only waited long enough to check that the other man was still breathing.
Once ObI-Wan sputtered and coughed out water, Cody turned his back on the Jedi and began to walk away.
With Obi-Wan still alive, maybe there was still hope.
