Chapter XI:
The battle was fierce, fueled by anger, and hate. The hot blades of the light sabers sparked as they connected. Qui Gon Jinn was perhaps the best swordsman in the Jedi order, and rage made him even stronger. He should've had the upper hand in this battle, but unfortunately (in this case) both his apprentices were good students. Xanatos was quicker than Qui Gon, but he was careless; his arrogance made him clumsy, had Qui Gon been using the force to fight instead of anger, he would have discovered this. In the back of his mind he could hear a tiny voice telling him that this was wrong, to not fight in anger, but Qui Gon ignored it. Xanatos worse than he had ever known he could be hurt had hurt him. At one point Xanatos was his "son", and Qui Gon was crushed after he turned to the dark side. Qui Gon vowed to never let himself care about somebody that much ever again, but then along came Obi Wan Kenobi. Qui Gon tried to push the boy away, tried not to care, but anyone who knows Obi Wan, knows it's very hard not to care about him. Qui Gon's thoughts then returned to the awful holovid, then to how terrible his padawan looked when he found him earlier, his pale face, blue lips...rage flooded Qui Gon's body, and he pounced on Xanatos.
Xanatos was caught off guard and found it very difficult to block the older man's blows. Qui Gon's heart was full of hate for what Xanatos had done; he wanted him to pay for what he had done to Obi Wan, and if Obi Wan were to die... The thought of that made Qui Gon snap. He rushed at Xanatos, causing both of them to drop their light sabers. He pushed Xanatos to the wall with a loud thud. Xanatos looked at the hate in Qui Gon's eyes and smiled. Qui Gon clenched his fist, and with as much strength as he had, he rose that fist, and began to beat his former apprentice.
**
Mace Windu ran down the long hall, and headed back to the ship. In his arms he cradled the lifeless form of Obi Wan Kenobi. Mace looked down at the boy, a shiver ran down his spine 'it's like carrying a skeleton' he thought to himself. Behind the double doors, Mace could feel the dark ripples in the force. He knew his friend was using hate to fight. Mace desperately wanted to help Qui Gon, but he knew he had to get the boy home.
As he made his way down the hall, he suddenly felt Obi Wan slip out of his arms 'what the...' He turned around and saw Ona Nobis glaring at him, Obi Wan on the ground, her whip around his leg.
"Going somewhere Jedi?" She asked in a snarl.
Mace went for his light saber. "Yes actually I was."
"Not with my prize." She motioned to Obi Wan, and then flicked her whip at Mace, who blocked it with his saber. The whip wrapped around the blade, both opponents tried to pull their weapons free. Ona Nobis kicked Mace Square in the jaw, causing him to fall backwards. He quickly regained his footing, and went after the woman. Once again their weapons intertwined.
Obi Wan opened his eyes, he saw Mace fighting the bounty hunter. 'Mace? But where's Qui Gon?' Suddenly he felt the dark ripples in the force 'master, no'. Obi Wan looked at Mace again, and knew that he couldn't help. Obi Wan knew it was up to him to help his master. Using what little energy he had stored, Obi Wan crawled on his stomach back down the hall to the double doors. A trail of blood followed after him. The hall felt like it lasted for miles, Obi Wan was exhausted. By the time he reached the doors, all he wanted to do was sleep, but he knew he had to help Qui Gon. He couldn't bear the thought of his master turning to the dark side. As he forced the door open and crawled inside, to his horror he saw his master beating an unconscious Xanatos. Obi Wan tried to call out to his master, but he still couldn't speak. He then summed up all his strength and called through their bond.
/master?/
Qui Gon didn't seem to notice, he was reaching for his light saber to kill Xanatos. Obi Wan desperately tried harder.
/Master!/
Qui Gon looked around /Obi Wan?/ He turned and saw his apprentice on the ground looking at him with his big blue eyes.
/Master no, not for me/ Obi Wan begged his master, tears spilling over.
/But I want him to die for what he did to you/ Qui Gon said, his own tears spilling.
Obi Wan could feel himself slipping away, /anger leads down a dark path.../ Obi Wan's mind was growing dark, he was becoming incoherent /no...dark...side...master.../
Qui Gon looked at his light saber, and then at Xanatos. He let his grip on Xanatos' tunic go, and his former pupil dropped to the floor. Qui Gon looked at Obi Wan 'oh gods, what did I almost do?' He looked at his apprentice with new respect; the boy had risked his life further to save his master from turning to the dark side. Qui Gon marveled, here he was the teacher, and he just learned a lesson from the student. Suddenly Obi Wan began to cough Violently, blood came out with each cough.
"Obi Wan?" Qui Gon rushed to his side. "Obi Wan!" Obi Wan's eyes were unable to focus. Qui Gon cupped the young man's face. "Focus here padawan, focus on me." Obi Wan blinked for a moment, regaining his focus, and looked at his master. "Stay with me Obi Wan...please."
/I'm cold/ Obi Wan said, and he coughed again.
Qui Gon picked up the boy, he held him as close to his body as he could. "Let's get you home."
**
Mace Windu continued to fight with the angry bounty hunter; he was beginning to grow weary. He suddenly realized that he hadn't slept in two days, and now his body was beginning to threaten to give up. Mace knew he had to finish this battle, and now. He swung at the woman's legs, causing her to jump, and then he moved in and grabbed the handle of the whip. The two foes fought for control of the deadly weapon. Without realizing it, Ona Nobis had tangled the whip around her midsection, Mace saw this, and quickly turned on the whips electric current. The woman cried in pain for a moment, then was silent. She crumpled to the floor. Mace looked at her, and checked her pulse, she was gone. Quickly he rose to his feet, and looked to where he left Obi Wan. Suddenly to his horror, he found no sign of the padawan, only a trail of blood leading down the hall. 'Gods, Qui Gon is going to kill me' he thought to himself as he took off down the hall.
As Mace Windu ran down the long hall, he almost ran into (literally) Qui Gon. He was thankful that his friend was ok, and he was holding his padawan.
"Obi Wan?" Mace asked Qui Gon, when he saw the two.
"We're losing him Mace, he needs a healer." Qui Gon looked at his apprentice, forlorn.
"I'll get the ship started." Mace started to run to the ship, but then stopped. "Xanatos?"
"Contact the Senate police, tell them Xanatos is here, waiting for them to pick him up."
Mace nodded, and ran back to the ship. Qui Gon looked at Obi Wan as he made his way down the hall.
/hold on son; hold on/ with that he made his way onto the ship.
The battle was fierce, fueled by anger, and hate. The hot blades of the light sabers sparked as they connected. Qui Gon Jinn was perhaps the best swordsman in the Jedi order, and rage made him even stronger. He should've had the upper hand in this battle, but unfortunately (in this case) both his apprentices were good students. Xanatos was quicker than Qui Gon, but he was careless; his arrogance made him clumsy, had Qui Gon been using the force to fight instead of anger, he would have discovered this. In the back of his mind he could hear a tiny voice telling him that this was wrong, to not fight in anger, but Qui Gon ignored it. Xanatos worse than he had ever known he could be hurt had hurt him. At one point Xanatos was his "son", and Qui Gon was crushed after he turned to the dark side. Qui Gon vowed to never let himself care about somebody that much ever again, but then along came Obi Wan Kenobi. Qui Gon tried to push the boy away, tried not to care, but anyone who knows Obi Wan, knows it's very hard not to care about him. Qui Gon's thoughts then returned to the awful holovid, then to how terrible his padawan looked when he found him earlier, his pale face, blue lips...rage flooded Qui Gon's body, and he pounced on Xanatos.
Xanatos was caught off guard and found it very difficult to block the older man's blows. Qui Gon's heart was full of hate for what Xanatos had done; he wanted him to pay for what he had done to Obi Wan, and if Obi Wan were to die... The thought of that made Qui Gon snap. He rushed at Xanatos, causing both of them to drop their light sabers. He pushed Xanatos to the wall with a loud thud. Xanatos looked at the hate in Qui Gon's eyes and smiled. Qui Gon clenched his fist, and with as much strength as he had, he rose that fist, and began to beat his former apprentice.
**
Mace Windu ran down the long hall, and headed back to the ship. In his arms he cradled the lifeless form of Obi Wan Kenobi. Mace looked down at the boy, a shiver ran down his spine 'it's like carrying a skeleton' he thought to himself. Behind the double doors, Mace could feel the dark ripples in the force. He knew his friend was using hate to fight. Mace desperately wanted to help Qui Gon, but he knew he had to get the boy home.
As he made his way down the hall, he suddenly felt Obi Wan slip out of his arms 'what the...' He turned around and saw Ona Nobis glaring at him, Obi Wan on the ground, her whip around his leg.
"Going somewhere Jedi?" She asked in a snarl.
Mace went for his light saber. "Yes actually I was."
"Not with my prize." She motioned to Obi Wan, and then flicked her whip at Mace, who blocked it with his saber. The whip wrapped around the blade, both opponents tried to pull their weapons free. Ona Nobis kicked Mace Square in the jaw, causing him to fall backwards. He quickly regained his footing, and went after the woman. Once again their weapons intertwined.
Obi Wan opened his eyes, he saw Mace fighting the bounty hunter. 'Mace? But where's Qui Gon?' Suddenly he felt the dark ripples in the force 'master, no'. Obi Wan looked at Mace again, and knew that he couldn't help. Obi Wan knew it was up to him to help his master. Using what little energy he had stored, Obi Wan crawled on his stomach back down the hall to the double doors. A trail of blood followed after him. The hall felt like it lasted for miles, Obi Wan was exhausted. By the time he reached the doors, all he wanted to do was sleep, but he knew he had to help Qui Gon. He couldn't bear the thought of his master turning to the dark side. As he forced the door open and crawled inside, to his horror he saw his master beating an unconscious Xanatos. Obi Wan tried to call out to his master, but he still couldn't speak. He then summed up all his strength and called through their bond.
/master?/
Qui Gon didn't seem to notice, he was reaching for his light saber to kill Xanatos. Obi Wan desperately tried harder.
/Master!/
Qui Gon looked around /Obi Wan?/ He turned and saw his apprentice on the ground looking at him with his big blue eyes.
/Master no, not for me/ Obi Wan begged his master, tears spilling over.
/But I want him to die for what he did to you/ Qui Gon said, his own tears spilling.
Obi Wan could feel himself slipping away, /anger leads down a dark path.../ Obi Wan's mind was growing dark, he was becoming incoherent /no...dark...side...master.../
Qui Gon looked at his light saber, and then at Xanatos. He let his grip on Xanatos' tunic go, and his former pupil dropped to the floor. Qui Gon looked at Obi Wan 'oh gods, what did I almost do?' He looked at his apprentice with new respect; the boy had risked his life further to save his master from turning to the dark side. Qui Gon marveled, here he was the teacher, and he just learned a lesson from the student. Suddenly Obi Wan began to cough Violently, blood came out with each cough.
"Obi Wan?" Qui Gon rushed to his side. "Obi Wan!" Obi Wan's eyes were unable to focus. Qui Gon cupped the young man's face. "Focus here padawan, focus on me." Obi Wan blinked for a moment, regaining his focus, and looked at his master. "Stay with me Obi Wan...please."
/I'm cold/ Obi Wan said, and he coughed again.
Qui Gon picked up the boy, he held him as close to his body as he could. "Let's get you home."
**
Mace Windu continued to fight with the angry bounty hunter; he was beginning to grow weary. He suddenly realized that he hadn't slept in two days, and now his body was beginning to threaten to give up. Mace knew he had to finish this battle, and now. He swung at the woman's legs, causing her to jump, and then he moved in and grabbed the handle of the whip. The two foes fought for control of the deadly weapon. Without realizing it, Ona Nobis had tangled the whip around her midsection, Mace saw this, and quickly turned on the whips electric current. The woman cried in pain for a moment, then was silent. She crumpled to the floor. Mace looked at her, and checked her pulse, she was gone. Quickly he rose to his feet, and looked to where he left Obi Wan. Suddenly to his horror, he found no sign of the padawan, only a trail of blood leading down the hall. 'Gods, Qui Gon is going to kill me' he thought to himself as he took off down the hall.
As Mace Windu ran down the long hall, he almost ran into (literally) Qui Gon. He was thankful that his friend was ok, and he was holding his padawan.
"Obi Wan?" Mace asked Qui Gon, when he saw the two.
"We're losing him Mace, he needs a healer." Qui Gon looked at his apprentice, forlorn.
"I'll get the ship started." Mace started to run to the ship, but then stopped. "Xanatos?"
"Contact the Senate police, tell them Xanatos is here, waiting for them to pick him up."
Mace nodded, and ran back to the ship. Qui Gon looked at Obi Wan as he made his way down the hall.
/hold on son; hold on/ with that he made his way onto the ship.