The Way Things Are Now: Desperation
By: Alyssa
Disclaimer: I don't own Obi-Wan or any of the Star Wars characters
Summary: Obi-Wan angst. He has been kidnapped to be used in an illegal fighting ring and has participated in his first fight.
Comes after Book 16 of the Jedi Apprentice series, A Call to Vengeance
"Qui-Gon! Where are you going?" Mace called as he tried to keep up with the hurrying Master.
"There has to be some sort of evidence as to where he has been taken. I have to find it and find him before he loses a fight." Qui-Gon said strongly, eyes fixed straight ahead.
"We were already there, and we didn't find anything. If there was something that we missed, it's probably already destroyed by now." Mace tried to reason with him. Qui-Gon ignored his friend and kept on walking towards an exit.
"Don't you think it would be faster to check with some of our informers and see if they know of a fighting ring?" Mace asked slyly, stopping immediately. Qui-Gon stopped and turned towards Mace.
Qui-Gon could have kicked himself. Why hadn't he thought of that? His apprentice was in trouble and he hadn't been thinking rationally.
"It's ok Qui-Gon, you're under a lot of stress. You just have to calm down, and listen to people." Mace reassured him. Qui-Gon nodded, but refused to admit he'd been wrong.
~~~
Obi-Wan stared at the dark ceiling. He knew that he couldn't face a Wookiee. If he was planning to escape, then he had to do it tonight, before the fight. Obi-Wan wasn't chained to the hospital bed, but he was sure the door was locked, and he didn't have his lightsaber.
Obi-Wan stood up slowly. He was still light-headed, and he had to steady himself against the rail. Obi-Wan tried to think, but his head was pounding and he was very tired. He could try to unlock the door, or try to summon the medic, he finally reasoned. Obi-Wan was sure the medic would help him. Obi-Wan briefly looked for something to call the medic with, but then an idea hit him. He wrenched off his heart monitor in one fluid motion. The machine started to buzz loudly, waking a couple of the creatures nearest to him. Obi-Wan began to think of way to combat this new development when the medic burst in. He turned to look at Obi-Wan.
"What's going on?" The medic demanded. The medic walked towards him and quickly turned off the monitor. "What are you doing?"
"I can't fight the wookiee. I have to escape." Obi-Wan tried to explain.
"No one has ever escaped from here." The medic answered softly; his eyes warning and his voice imploring.
"I've got to try, and if you help me, I think I can make it." Obi-Wan looked at the medic pleadingly.
"What do you think I can do for you?" The medic asked incredulously.
"You can leave the door unlocked for one. A map or directions would be nice." Obi-Wan started. "Do you know how to get this off?" He asked, holding up his wrist.
"No, I don't." The medic answered simply.
"What about my lightsaber? Could you get that for me?" Obi-Wan asked. The medic shook his head.
"Mirko has been carrying it around with him." Obi-Wan sighed.
"What about the others?"
"I can tell you how to get out, but I must warn you, you'll probably die." The medic cautioned.
~~~
"Is he trustworthy?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Yes." Mace replied as they quickly navigated the streets of Courscant once again. "I've used him many times before." They reached a doorway to a housing complex, and Mace stopped. "Let me go in alone. He won't trust a stranger." Qui-Gon nodded and Mace went in without him.
Qui-Gon waited impatiently by the door. Minutes went by and Qui-Gon felt nervous and angry at the same time. He need to be using this time to find and rescue Obi-Wan. Suddenly Mace came out.
"I know where Obi-Wan is. My source told me he watched him fight a vornskr last night." Mace Windu relied happily.
"Let's go!" Qui-Gon yelled. He and Mace raced down the dark streets.
~~~
Obi-Wan peered around the corner of the dark corridor. The medic's directions had been simple, but now Obi-Wan wasn't so sure. More guards were patrolling the areas closer to the exit. Without the aid of the force, Obi-Wan had to wait for an opening.
~~~
Qui-Gon sat anxiously as the speeder puttered on. Mace had insisted that they should hire someone to drive them to the ring. Qui-Gon knew this was a faster way, but he felt like he wasn't doing anything to get closer to Obi-Wan.
"How long until we get there?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Soon." The driver responded.
~~~
Obi-Wan continued to look around the corner. Unexpectedly, two guards turned from somewhere unseen and began walking briskly towards him. Obi-Wan backed around the corner and spotted a door. Praying that it was unlocked, he hurried towards it and slipped in. Closing the door behind him, he turned around. He started to walk forward, but in the relative dark, he tripped and fell. He turned to see what had tripped him; he was face to face with the dead vornskr.
~~~
Qui-Gon hopped off the speeder, leaving Mace to pay the fare. He started towards the large warehouse; running without thinking. It was dark and he narrowly avoided a collision with a parked speeder.
"Qui-Gon!" Mace called sternly, but Qui-Gon wouldn't listen. "Qui-Gon, you can't just burst in there!"
Qui-Gon stopped and turned around. "You're right. You should go back and inform the temple." As much as Qui-Gon respected and appreciated Mace, he was getting in the way.
"No way. I'll call them, and then we will both enter cautiously." Mace answered firmly. Qui-Gon could only nod. He knew his friend was right, but he silently disagreed.
"We've found where they are holding Obi-Wan." Mace Windu called to the counsel.
"Wait for reinforcements you will." Yoda spoke through the line.
"I fear that is not wise." Mace answered gravely. "The boy is scheduled to fight a Wookiee in a few hours." Qui-Gon's head snapped in the direction of Mace. He was enraged; Mace had forgotten to mention that minor detail to him earlier. Qui-Gon glared at Mace, and Mace merely gave him a blank stare. Yoda sighed over the line.
"Reinforcements I will send, but go in you must. May the force be with you." Mace cut the line.
"Let's go in." Mace told Qui-Gon, jogging passed him. Qui-Gon's anger died as he followed his friend.
~~~
The room Obi-Wan had entered was full with dead bodies. The vornskr was the closest and freshest of the group. Obi-Wan felt the sudden urge to vomit, and started to gag. The smell was thick and penetrating. He wanted nothing more than to run as far from the room as he could, but he knew better. If he ran out now, he would bump right into the guards. Instead, he turned to face the wall and tried not to breathe. If only he had the force now.
~~~
Qui-Gon and Mace approached the door. Mace tested it, and to no one's surprise, it was locked. Qui-Gon ignited his lightsaber and cut a large, crude hole in the metal door. He rushed in before Mace, only to be confronted with a maze of halls. He had no idea which way to go, or where he could find Obi-Wan.
"Qui-Gon! We've got to move!" Mace called urgently. Then Qui-Gon heard it; he had triggered an alarm.
~~~
Obi-Wan heard the startling sound. Something was happening. Some sort of alarm was going off. He moved closer to the door and pressed his ear against it: People were running. If he was going to leave, he knew this was just the time to do it.
A/N: I'm trying to be a quicker updater ?, so these parts will probably be shorter. Since everyone responded so well to the last reader questions, lets ask some more. Oh, and if this part wasn't as good as usual, I'm sorry. I kind of hurried it and I'm kind of lacking the passion right now, but I'm sure I'll get it back!
READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!! You don't have to answer all the questions, only the ones you want to.
1.) After Obi-Wan escapes, should he be able to get the wrist thingy ma-bob off?
a.) If yes, how does he get it off?
2.) What kind of unseemly characters should he meet?
3.) Do you have any challenges for me?
4.) How should Qui-Gon react? What will he do when he finds Obi-Wan has escaped?
That's all I can think of right now, so knock yourselves out! Here are the results from the last READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!!:
READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!!
Ok, here goes:
I could write another battle scene, this one involving a wookiee, but that would be very difficult. I could also have Obi-Wan plan an escape, but it probably wouldn't go well and he'd still get hurt. I think I could get the escape scenario done faster than the fighting one. What do you think?
Vote by writing a review:
a.) wookiee fight //
b.) escape attempt //////
If you choose b.) then:
a.) Obi-Wan gets hurt, but manages to escape
b.) Obi-Wan gets hurt, but manages to escape, and Qui-Gon bursts in with great difficulty just to see that Obi-Wan has left ///
c.) Obi-Wan escapes only to get lost in an area of Courescant that he doesn't know; faces many-a-peril /////
d.) Obi-Wan tries and fails /
By: Alyssa
Disclaimer: I don't own Obi-Wan or any of the Star Wars characters
Summary: Obi-Wan angst. He has been kidnapped to be used in an illegal fighting ring and has participated in his first fight.
Comes after Book 16 of the Jedi Apprentice series, A Call to Vengeance
"Qui-Gon! Where are you going?" Mace called as he tried to keep up with the hurrying Master.
"There has to be some sort of evidence as to where he has been taken. I have to find it and find him before he loses a fight." Qui-Gon said strongly, eyes fixed straight ahead.
"We were already there, and we didn't find anything. If there was something that we missed, it's probably already destroyed by now." Mace tried to reason with him. Qui-Gon ignored his friend and kept on walking towards an exit.
"Don't you think it would be faster to check with some of our informers and see if they know of a fighting ring?" Mace asked slyly, stopping immediately. Qui-Gon stopped and turned towards Mace.
Qui-Gon could have kicked himself. Why hadn't he thought of that? His apprentice was in trouble and he hadn't been thinking rationally.
"It's ok Qui-Gon, you're under a lot of stress. You just have to calm down, and listen to people." Mace reassured him. Qui-Gon nodded, but refused to admit he'd been wrong.
~~~
Obi-Wan stared at the dark ceiling. He knew that he couldn't face a Wookiee. If he was planning to escape, then he had to do it tonight, before the fight. Obi-Wan wasn't chained to the hospital bed, but he was sure the door was locked, and he didn't have his lightsaber.
Obi-Wan stood up slowly. He was still light-headed, and he had to steady himself against the rail. Obi-Wan tried to think, but his head was pounding and he was very tired. He could try to unlock the door, or try to summon the medic, he finally reasoned. Obi-Wan was sure the medic would help him. Obi-Wan briefly looked for something to call the medic with, but then an idea hit him. He wrenched off his heart monitor in one fluid motion. The machine started to buzz loudly, waking a couple of the creatures nearest to him. Obi-Wan began to think of way to combat this new development when the medic burst in. He turned to look at Obi-Wan.
"What's going on?" The medic demanded. The medic walked towards him and quickly turned off the monitor. "What are you doing?"
"I can't fight the wookiee. I have to escape." Obi-Wan tried to explain.
"No one has ever escaped from here." The medic answered softly; his eyes warning and his voice imploring.
"I've got to try, and if you help me, I think I can make it." Obi-Wan looked at the medic pleadingly.
"What do you think I can do for you?" The medic asked incredulously.
"You can leave the door unlocked for one. A map or directions would be nice." Obi-Wan started. "Do you know how to get this off?" He asked, holding up his wrist.
"No, I don't." The medic answered simply.
"What about my lightsaber? Could you get that for me?" Obi-Wan asked. The medic shook his head.
"Mirko has been carrying it around with him." Obi-Wan sighed.
"What about the others?"
"I can tell you how to get out, but I must warn you, you'll probably die." The medic cautioned.
~~~
"Is he trustworthy?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Yes." Mace replied as they quickly navigated the streets of Courscant once again. "I've used him many times before." They reached a doorway to a housing complex, and Mace stopped. "Let me go in alone. He won't trust a stranger." Qui-Gon nodded and Mace went in without him.
Qui-Gon waited impatiently by the door. Minutes went by and Qui-Gon felt nervous and angry at the same time. He need to be using this time to find and rescue Obi-Wan. Suddenly Mace came out.
"I know where Obi-Wan is. My source told me he watched him fight a vornskr last night." Mace Windu relied happily.
"Let's go!" Qui-Gon yelled. He and Mace raced down the dark streets.
~~~
Obi-Wan peered around the corner of the dark corridor. The medic's directions had been simple, but now Obi-Wan wasn't so sure. More guards were patrolling the areas closer to the exit. Without the aid of the force, Obi-Wan had to wait for an opening.
~~~
Qui-Gon sat anxiously as the speeder puttered on. Mace had insisted that they should hire someone to drive them to the ring. Qui-Gon knew this was a faster way, but he felt like he wasn't doing anything to get closer to Obi-Wan.
"How long until we get there?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Soon." The driver responded.
~~~
Obi-Wan continued to look around the corner. Unexpectedly, two guards turned from somewhere unseen and began walking briskly towards him. Obi-Wan backed around the corner and spotted a door. Praying that it was unlocked, he hurried towards it and slipped in. Closing the door behind him, he turned around. He started to walk forward, but in the relative dark, he tripped and fell. He turned to see what had tripped him; he was face to face with the dead vornskr.
~~~
Qui-Gon hopped off the speeder, leaving Mace to pay the fare. He started towards the large warehouse; running without thinking. It was dark and he narrowly avoided a collision with a parked speeder.
"Qui-Gon!" Mace called sternly, but Qui-Gon wouldn't listen. "Qui-Gon, you can't just burst in there!"
Qui-Gon stopped and turned around. "You're right. You should go back and inform the temple." As much as Qui-Gon respected and appreciated Mace, he was getting in the way.
"No way. I'll call them, and then we will both enter cautiously." Mace answered firmly. Qui-Gon could only nod. He knew his friend was right, but he silently disagreed.
"We've found where they are holding Obi-Wan." Mace Windu called to the counsel.
"Wait for reinforcements you will." Yoda spoke through the line.
"I fear that is not wise." Mace answered gravely. "The boy is scheduled to fight a Wookiee in a few hours." Qui-Gon's head snapped in the direction of Mace. He was enraged; Mace had forgotten to mention that minor detail to him earlier. Qui-Gon glared at Mace, and Mace merely gave him a blank stare. Yoda sighed over the line.
"Reinforcements I will send, but go in you must. May the force be with you." Mace cut the line.
"Let's go in." Mace told Qui-Gon, jogging passed him. Qui-Gon's anger died as he followed his friend.
~~~
The room Obi-Wan had entered was full with dead bodies. The vornskr was the closest and freshest of the group. Obi-Wan felt the sudden urge to vomit, and started to gag. The smell was thick and penetrating. He wanted nothing more than to run as far from the room as he could, but he knew better. If he ran out now, he would bump right into the guards. Instead, he turned to face the wall and tried not to breathe. If only he had the force now.
~~~
Qui-Gon and Mace approached the door. Mace tested it, and to no one's surprise, it was locked. Qui-Gon ignited his lightsaber and cut a large, crude hole in the metal door. He rushed in before Mace, only to be confronted with a maze of halls. He had no idea which way to go, or where he could find Obi-Wan.
"Qui-Gon! We've got to move!" Mace called urgently. Then Qui-Gon heard it; he had triggered an alarm.
~~~
Obi-Wan heard the startling sound. Something was happening. Some sort of alarm was going off. He moved closer to the door and pressed his ear against it: People were running. If he was going to leave, he knew this was just the time to do it.
A/N: I'm trying to be a quicker updater ?, so these parts will probably be shorter. Since everyone responded so well to the last reader questions, lets ask some more. Oh, and if this part wasn't as good as usual, I'm sorry. I kind of hurried it and I'm kind of lacking the passion right now, but I'm sure I'll get it back!
READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!! You don't have to answer all the questions, only the ones you want to.
1.) After Obi-Wan escapes, should he be able to get the wrist thingy ma-bob off?
a.) If yes, how does he get it off?
2.) What kind of unseemly characters should he meet?
3.) Do you have any challenges for me?
4.) How should Qui-Gon react? What will he do when he finds Obi-Wan has escaped?
That's all I can think of right now, so knock yourselves out! Here are the results from the last READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!!:
READER PARTICIPATION TIME!!!
Ok, here goes:
I could write another battle scene, this one involving a wookiee, but that would be very difficult. I could also have Obi-Wan plan an escape, but it probably wouldn't go well and he'd still get hurt. I think I could get the escape scenario done faster than the fighting one. What do you think?
Vote by writing a review:
a.) wookiee fight //
b.) escape attempt //////
If you choose b.) then:
a.) Obi-Wan gets hurt, but manages to escape
b.) Obi-Wan gets hurt, but manages to escape, and Qui-Gon bursts in with great difficulty just to see that Obi-Wan has left ///
c.) Obi-Wan escapes only to get lost in an area of Courescant that he doesn't know; faces many-a-peril /////
d.) Obi-Wan tries and fails /
