Prompt from SpencerBrown: Other stories and videos always seem to remind me of your versions of the characters. I recently watched a short YouTube vid called Defending Point Rain, which was a cut-down of the Point Rain episode to just Kenobi and Cody's scenes, along with their troops, and cutting out most of the bits where Anakin and the rest are elsewhere doing their own thing. It's a really touching arc where Cody sends help out to retrieve an injured Obi. We also see Obi willing to fight to the death with his men, even when he can barely stand. You know he's in rough shape when he doesn't bat an eye at a medic shooting him full of drugs (though when Cody asks he claims he's fine). There are a few little details that are really nice, like Cody crowding close to protect his general in what he thinks are his last moments, and Obi's struggle to stand up and protect his men to the very end. Given all that, I thought any or all of this sequence could make for some great Codywan inspiration.
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Cody resisted the urge to glance out of the viewing windows as the transport ship zipped through the sky, above the burning sand and rolling dunes.
"Cody, come in!" Rex cried out over the communicator, "Get the tanks down!"
"Copy that. Pilot, begin the landing sequence!"
"Understood. Have fun down there!"
Cody smirked under his mask. It was moments like this, when he remembered why he was even here. He loved the adrenaline rush.
However, when they touched down and the doors opened up, revealing the chaos outside, Cody got a sick feeling in his stomach.
"Move it! Move it!" he yelled, tensing as an explosion came too close to his men.
"MAN DOWN! MAN DOWN!"
At the desperate tone, Cody thought about the oncoming ships… such as the one that contained his General. Quickly, he brought his communicator up to his face, "General Kenobi! Don't land, the zone is hot! I repeat! Do not land!"
"But there's no-where else to go!"
"Go back! Go back!"
"Cody, I- " Before Obi-Wan could finish, there was the sound of a blaster shock hitting the ship, and Obi-Wan grunting in alarm, "We're hit! We're hit! Everyone brace yourselves!"
Cody felt like his stomach was in his throat as he watched the General's ship career towards the ground, impacting with the burning sand heavily and skidding to a halt outside of the protective ring they'd created with their own ships, right in the middle of the battleground.
"Not good." Reported one of his soldiers, "The bugs are splitting up."
Cody resisted the urge to let out a nasty curse as two more officers appeared behind him.
"Boil, reporting for duty!"
"Waxer, reporting for duty!"
The newbies… great.
"We have a downed gunship sixty feet away, we believe it contains General Kenobi." He knew it was Obi-Wan's, but he couldn't let that worry show in his voice, "You need to go out there and check for survivors!"
"Sir yes Sir!"
Watching as the pair raced out of the safety of the circle, rushing towards the ship, Cody found himself sending up a quick prayer to whoever was listening.
…
"Why do we always get sent on the fun missions?"
"Ha! Getting back to the circle is going to the fun point."
Together, they managed to pull open the dented doors of the gunship open, the suns shining in on several unconscious, possibly dead clones and a bruised, hurt General Kenobi, deep cuts on his face.
"Waxer, Boil." The General sighed in relief, "Am I glad to see you. Trapper and I are the only ones still alive."
The news was sobering, especially considering how many clones were on that ship with the General. Good men who hadn't even been given a chance.
"it's good to see you Sir." One went to help the General and the other to help Trapper, "General Cody will be glad to see you. He's established a square not too far from here. The bugs are on the move and trying to surround us as we speak."
….
Cody resisted the urge to pace nervously as he waited for news.
It was a bad crash.
Obi-Wan had survived a lot over the last few years together, but this could have been too much.
Beside him, one of his officers suddenly piped up eagerly. "They've got the General! They've got the General!"
Instantly, Cody snapped to attention. "HT636, we need cover fire at point 35!"
…..
Obi-Wan winced in pain as he was practically dragged back to the safety of the square, blaster fire shooting past his ears.
"Bring it down!" he could hear one of the clones yelling, "Bring it down!"
When they reached the square, Cody was there in an instant, moving to support Obi-Wan himself. "Are you hurt?" he asked, concern in his voice, "Obi-Wan, are you hurt?"
"Nothing too serious."
He hated making Cody worry. Jedi General's tended to wear less armour than the clones, in order to keep their movements flowing for the lightsabre katas, and whilst they were slightly protected by the Force, there was always a serious risk.
"What's the situation here?" he asked, trying to turn Cody's attention away from himself.
Cody sighed wearily, clearly knowing what he was trying to do. "We've got no air-cover, two generals on the ground beyond our position and a mass of bugs surrounding us. The enemy was more than prepared for our attack. They knew our every move."
It was when Obi-Wan didn't react to the medic sticking a needle into his neck, that Cody knew something was seriously wrong.
Obi-Wan hated needles.
However, before he could speak up and say anything, Obi-Wan interrupted. "Well, I'm sure General Skywalker and General Mundi will make it to our position. We just have to make sure that we're still here when they arrive."
The following smirk was full of pain, and lacking the usual sparkle that Cody loved so much… but it was better than nothing.
Glancing around, making sure that they were alone, Cody knelt in front of the Jedi Master, raising his helmet slightly to kiss the man on the cheek. "Stay with me at all times." He gently ordered, "No heroics today."
Obi-Wan's silence was suspicious, and Cody should have paid attention to it.
…
The situation didn't improve at all, in fact, it got worse.
Clones were dropping like flies, and many gunships were forced to retreat to avoid them being blown up and completely destroyed. There were only a few of them left, slowly backing up to the last remaining gunship.
At all times, Cody made sure Obi-Wan was behind him. The fact that Obi-Wan wasn't shouting commands or leaping into action, told Cody that the Jedi was probably more injured than he was letting on.
"Get behind me!"
Maybe he spoke too soon.
"General, sit down!" He ordered, hearing the lightsabre ignite behind him, "Obi-Wan, sit down!"
"I can help! I'm not going to let you- "
"REINFORCEMENTS!" Another clone suddenly called out, "REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED!"
Everyone whooped and cheered as the much faster ships zoomed over them, firing at the enemy ships. Cody's attention however, was pulled to Obi-Wan, who shakily deactivated his lightsabre and seemed ready to collapse.
"General!" Cody wrapped an arm around the Jedi's shoulders, helping him down to the ground, "Are you alright?"
"Just a little… tired."
"Master Kenobi!"
Padawan Tano rushed over, closely followed by General Skywalker, who glanced over at Cody. "So…" Anakin smirked, "… What happened to you."
"I could ask the same of you!" When Obi-Wan moved to get up, Cody gently pushed him back down, "What have you guys been doing?"
Before Anakin could answer, it all seemed to finally get to Obi-Wan, and he slumped over with a groan.
"Obi-Wan!"
"Medic!"
….
"He'll be fine." The Medic sighed, "He needs rest and some bacta to heal the more serious wounds. Give him some time, and he'll be back to his usual self."
"Force help us."
"Hey!"
