Okay.now putting up the third chapter. I'm still a little reluctant
to post it. I don't really like this chapter for some reason. I fixed it up
a little bit.and I still don't like it. But I can't find any way to get rid
of it.so here goes nothing.
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Obi-Wan lay still for a moment, trying to figure out if he was still alive. //Head. check. Arms.legs.I think I'm still here.// He lifted his head and looked around. Smoke covered the landing platform, making it difficult to see more than a few yards away. Senator Amidala stood near the edge of his vision. Naori lay motionless by his foot.//no.on my foot.// Closer inspection revealed that, indeed, she had landed on his right foot. He tried to pull it out, careful not to move her much in case something was broken. He stood and looked around again. //Well.if I am dead, this is certainly not what I'd expected.// The ship lay in smoldering ruins. The top had been blown completely off, leaving the bottom half sitting on the platform. A pair of feet stood behind it, indicating that the attacker had not yet left. Captain Typho was trying to sit up while at the same time looking around for the assassin, and Padme was standing in offensive position, holding her blaster out at arm's length.
Obi-Wan's thoughts were interrupted suddenly by rapid blaster fire from behind the ship.or what remained of the ship. His first instinct, strangely, was to protect Naori, but he caught himself. //The senator is your first priority.// Naori's words came back to him; "Because you have no mind of your own." //Now is not the time to have an attack of conscience! Go protect the senator! Or, you can just stand there and get shot.// He was interrupted again by a blaster bolt flying straight at his arm. It hit him before he could react, causing him to cringe in pain and grab his arm instinctively. He drew his lightsaber with his good hand and ignited it, moving in front of Senator Amidala and deflecting the fire headed their way. He stole a guilty glance to where Naori lay.at least the assassin wasn't aiming at her. //Yet.//
Suddenly, the fire stopped. The assassin, cornered by Typho, turned and ran down the landing pad. Obi-Wan de-activated his sword and ran after him. The man came to the edge of the pad just as the Jedi caught up with him. With a cocky grin at Obi-Wan he raised his foot, stepped off the edge, and fell.down into the streets of Coruscant. Obi-wan suddenly had the feeling he'd seen this somewhere before. //Anakin. Anakin always does that. I hate it when he does that.// ((okay, okay, so I stole that last line from AOTC. I can't help it, it was a good line! Of course, all Obi-Wan's lines were good lines.)) Obi-Wan watched the fall, saw the body turn into just a speck before it fell into the unknown that was the streets of Coruscant. He cringed in spite of himself. //Although Anakin usually makes a better landing.// He shook the thought away and hurried back to Senator Amidala. He stopped and looked her in the eyes.
"Are you alright, m'lady?"
"I'm fine." ((I know, I know! AOTC again.))
Obi-Wan nodded and turned to Naori. She was still unconscious. He knelt over her and nudged her gently. "Naori? Are you alive?" His heart raced. //Please, please be alive.// He listened carefully for her breathing.she was indeed still alive. //Thank the Force.// He lifted her arm and put it around his shoulders, laid his other arm under her knees, and lifted her up.
He turned to Padme. "We need to get her to the Temple as quickly as possible."
She nodded. Obi-Wan started to walk and felt Naori shift slightly in his arms. Her eyes opened slowly and looked straight up into his face before closing again.
Naori moaned. "I'm obviously having a very bad dream, so I'm just going to go back to sleep now."
"No, no, stay awake, please stay awake. If you fall back asleep you could go into a coma, and you don't want that, I promise you," Obi-Wan replied.
"I don't care. My head hurts.my entire body hurts.are we at the Temple yet?"
"I'm working on it."
Naori laid her head back against his shoulder and sighed. "You know what this reminds me of? That time when you got drunk and passed out and I had to carry you back to the Temple."
"I remember that." Obi-Wan frowned.
"And then you had the decency to throw up all over me.you should have seen the looks I got, walking in covered in vomit with you over my shoulder..."
"If only I'd been awake to see it," he replied sarcastically.
"You were awake enough for Qui-Gon to beat the tar out of you."
Obi-Wan winced. "That I do remember."
Padme shot both Jedi a skeptical look. Obi-Wan noticed and turned a deep shade of red.
"It was a long time ago. End of story."
"Oh, that's not the end," Naori continued, "The next day."
"I could just drop you," Obi-Wan warned.
"Fine. I won't tell it."
Obi-Wan sighed. "Can you walk?"
"That depends. Is it possible to walk without being able to feel your legs?"
That's all for today, folks. One more thing, though.I apologize for the lack of names for the different chapters.I have no creativity whatsoever. It took me forever just to come up with the main title, and I'm still not happy with that. So you'll have to deal with "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", and so forth for the time being.
Obi-Wan lay still for a moment, trying to figure out if he was still alive. //Head. check. Arms.legs.I think I'm still here.// He lifted his head and looked around. Smoke covered the landing platform, making it difficult to see more than a few yards away. Senator Amidala stood near the edge of his vision. Naori lay motionless by his foot.//no.on my foot.// Closer inspection revealed that, indeed, she had landed on his right foot. He tried to pull it out, careful not to move her much in case something was broken. He stood and looked around again. //Well.if I am dead, this is certainly not what I'd expected.// The ship lay in smoldering ruins. The top had been blown completely off, leaving the bottom half sitting on the platform. A pair of feet stood behind it, indicating that the attacker had not yet left. Captain Typho was trying to sit up while at the same time looking around for the assassin, and Padme was standing in offensive position, holding her blaster out at arm's length.
Obi-Wan's thoughts were interrupted suddenly by rapid blaster fire from behind the ship.or what remained of the ship. His first instinct, strangely, was to protect Naori, but he caught himself. //The senator is your first priority.// Naori's words came back to him; "Because you have no mind of your own." //Now is not the time to have an attack of conscience! Go protect the senator! Or, you can just stand there and get shot.// He was interrupted again by a blaster bolt flying straight at his arm. It hit him before he could react, causing him to cringe in pain and grab his arm instinctively. He drew his lightsaber with his good hand and ignited it, moving in front of Senator Amidala and deflecting the fire headed their way. He stole a guilty glance to where Naori lay.at least the assassin wasn't aiming at her. //Yet.//
Suddenly, the fire stopped. The assassin, cornered by Typho, turned and ran down the landing pad. Obi-Wan de-activated his sword and ran after him. The man came to the edge of the pad just as the Jedi caught up with him. With a cocky grin at Obi-Wan he raised his foot, stepped off the edge, and fell.down into the streets of Coruscant. Obi-wan suddenly had the feeling he'd seen this somewhere before. //Anakin. Anakin always does that. I hate it when he does that.// ((okay, okay, so I stole that last line from AOTC. I can't help it, it was a good line! Of course, all Obi-Wan's lines were good lines.)) Obi-Wan watched the fall, saw the body turn into just a speck before it fell into the unknown that was the streets of Coruscant. He cringed in spite of himself. //Although Anakin usually makes a better landing.// He shook the thought away and hurried back to Senator Amidala. He stopped and looked her in the eyes.
"Are you alright, m'lady?"
"I'm fine." ((I know, I know! AOTC again.))
Obi-Wan nodded and turned to Naori. She was still unconscious. He knelt over her and nudged her gently. "Naori? Are you alive?" His heart raced. //Please, please be alive.// He listened carefully for her breathing.she was indeed still alive. //Thank the Force.// He lifted her arm and put it around his shoulders, laid his other arm under her knees, and lifted her up.
He turned to Padme. "We need to get her to the Temple as quickly as possible."
She nodded. Obi-Wan started to walk and felt Naori shift slightly in his arms. Her eyes opened slowly and looked straight up into his face before closing again.
Naori moaned. "I'm obviously having a very bad dream, so I'm just going to go back to sleep now."
"No, no, stay awake, please stay awake. If you fall back asleep you could go into a coma, and you don't want that, I promise you," Obi-Wan replied.
"I don't care. My head hurts.my entire body hurts.are we at the Temple yet?"
"I'm working on it."
Naori laid her head back against his shoulder and sighed. "You know what this reminds me of? That time when you got drunk and passed out and I had to carry you back to the Temple."
"I remember that." Obi-Wan frowned.
"And then you had the decency to throw up all over me.you should have seen the looks I got, walking in covered in vomit with you over my shoulder..."
"If only I'd been awake to see it," he replied sarcastically.
"You were awake enough for Qui-Gon to beat the tar out of you."
Obi-Wan winced. "That I do remember."
Padme shot both Jedi a skeptical look. Obi-Wan noticed and turned a deep shade of red.
"It was a long time ago. End of story."
"Oh, that's not the end," Naori continued, "The next day."
"I could just drop you," Obi-Wan warned.
"Fine. I won't tell it."
Obi-Wan sighed. "Can you walk?"
"That depends. Is it possible to walk without being able to feel your legs?"
That's all for today, folks. One more thing, though.I apologize for the lack of names for the different chapters.I have no creativity whatsoever. It took me forever just to come up with the main title, and I'm still not happy with that. So you'll have to deal with "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", and so forth for the time being.