Title: Birth of Tyranny
Author: ewan's girl
Chapter 15
Obi Wan chased Anakin into one of the caves that were part of the volcanic mountains. He used the force to see where he was going because there wasn't any light at all. He searched around the caverns for his former apprentice.
"Anakin!" He called into the darkness. "You cannot hide forever. Come out, I will not fight you, I just want to help you." Obi Wan said as he continued his search. Suddenly to his right he felt a dark presence. He then saw a blue glow coming from Anakin's light saber, illuminating the cave. Anakin circled around Obi Wan, with a look on his face like he was stalking his prey. "Anakin, you must listen to the force, it will help you."
"You don't get it Obi Wan." Anakin said as he continued to circle Obi Wan. "I am listening to the force, and you're right for the first time it really is helping me." Obi Wan looked at him with a worried look. "I have never felt this kind of power. Obi Wan if you would just give into your emotions you would see just what the force can really do."
"Anakin, you are talking about the dark side." Obi Wan answered.
Anakin smiled. "Give in Obi Wan, then you will be just as powerful." He stopped in front of the Jedi. "If you don't, then you will be destroyed like the rest."
"I will never give in to the dark side Anakin." Obi Wan said in a determined tone.
**
She-ar-ah raced back to the palace, she searched for Bail Organa and finally found him, Padme and her guards in his office.
"She-ar-ah. Where's Obi Wan, and Anakin?" Padme asked, worried.
"They are still in the mountain." She-ar-ah answered. She looked around at the group. She then took out a blaster from Organa's desk and cocked it, and stuck it in her belt. "Your highness, there are more troops on their way, I think you'd all be safer in the emergency bunkers." She then turned towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Bail asked as she opened the door.
"To stop whatever is happening in that mountain." She-ar-ah answered. "Now get down to the bunkers."
"I'm coming with you." Padme said, as she raced after She-ar-ah.
"No." She-ar-ah turned to Padme. "I'm not going to put you in danger."
"That is my husband up there, I think I might be able to help." Padme pleaded.
"This is not a good idea Senator." She-ar-ah tried to reason with her.
"I told you, I'm going." Padme claimed as she began to walk past She-ar-ah, but then stopped and grabbed her mid section as if she was in pain.
"Padme?" Bail Organa asked, worried.
"Senator?" She-ar-ah knelt next to her. "What's wrong?"
"I...I don't know." Padme held her stomach and winced in pain.
"Take her to the bunker." She-ar-ah told one of her guards. Then pulled out her comlink. "I need a medical team to report to the emergency bunkers now." She looked Padme in the eyes. "Don't worry, I'll stop them." With that she raced out the door.
**
"How does it feel Obi Wan to know that you have failed?" Anakin taunted.
"Anakin, stop this." Obi Wan pleaded. "You can't seriously believe Palpatine should lead the galaxy."
"And why not? He is a great leader." Anakin defended.
"He is a corrupt, and evil man. I have reason to believe he is a sith lord." Obi Wan answered.
"He believed in me when no one else did." Anakin looked at Obi Wan. "And taught me more than you ever did."
"Enough of this." Obi Wan commanded.
"Then let's finish it." Anakin stated, raising his light saber.
"I told you, I will not fight you." Obi Wan insisted.
"Then you will die." Anakin claimed, and went to attack Obi Wan, who defended with his own light saber.
**
She-ar-ah raced up the mountain side, across the catwalk that Anakin had her trapped on, and into one of the caves. She pulled out a glow rod from her belt, and used it to light her way. She searched everywhere for the two Jedi, hoping she wasn't too late. Then in the distance she heard the echoes of light sabers, she quickly headed in that direction.
**
Anakin continued to advance on Obi Wan, he hit him with a strong series of blows, which were all blocked by the older man's light saber. Obi Wan noticed Anakin was backing him into a corner, he then flipped over Anakin and backed away from him.
"Listen to reason Anakin, what has a hold of you now is the same evil that had taken hold of Dooku, the same evil that was inside the sith that killed Qui Gon!" Obi Wan desperately tried to reason with Anakin, who was advancing on him again. "You are a Jedi Anakin, a great Jedi, you are above all of this." Obi Wan once again found himself protecting himself against the other light saber.
Anakin then forced himself on Obi Wan so hard that Obi Wan had to take a knee to defend himself. Anakin stared down at his former master. "I was a Jedi. But soon the Jedi will be no more..." He raised his light saber, and brought it down hard. "Just like you." He boasted, and Obi Wan struggled to hold his own.
**
She-ar-ah ran into the cavern where she heard the fight taking place. When she got there she looked up and noticed the battle taking place on some rocks above her. To her horror she saw Anakin had forced Obi Wan to the ground, and was continuing to strike, she also noticed Obi Wan not fighting back. She put the glow rod down, and brought out the blaster out of her belt. She slowly aimed it at Anakin's leg.
**
Obi Wan continued to block Anakin's blows, then out of the corner of his eye he noticed a figure aiming a blaster. Before he could react a shot was fired at Anakin, who in turn deflected the shot back at his attacker. Obi Wan's eyes grew wide when he saw She-ar-ah get struck in the chest by her own blaster shot. Anakin also looked scared when he saw what had happened, the two looked at each other for a second, then Obi Wan jumped down to help She-ar-ah leaving Anakin behind him. Anakin then quickly ran away from the scene. Obi Wan knelt next to She-ar-ah, who was clutching her wound. He took off his cloak and put it over her. She moaned at the pain, he ran his fingers through her hair, trying to calm her down. Through the pain she forced her eyes open to look at him.
"Go." She struggled to say.
"No." He looked down at her with a pleading look. "I won't leave you." He then pulled out her comlink. "I need a medical team to Mount Vexis now!" He screamed into it. "Just follow the trace." He put the comlink next to She-ar-ah, and looked down at her.
"You must...stop him." She-ar-ah tried to tell him. He shook his head. She summoned all of her strength to talk through the pain. "I'm fine...it's a fle...flesh wound." She tried to reason with him. "We have always chosen to follow our duties, don't go changing things on me now." She tried to smile at him through the pain. "Go, you are our only hope."
Obi Wan looked at her, he was torn. He leaned down and kissed her, then got to his feet and looked back down at her. She watched as he left to find Anakin, she then began to cough violently, she rolled to her side, and just as she slipped into blackness she saw the medical team racing towards her.
**
Anakin raced through the caverns to find a way out. He then found himself on the second volcano's catwalk. He raced across it, but before he reached the other side rocks tumbled down, blocking his escape. He turned around and saw Obi Wan staring at him. Anakin noticed Obi Wan had his light saber in hand, but it was not ignited. Obi Wan then walked towards Anakin with a very stern look on his face. Anakin ignited his light saber, and waited for Obi Wan to attack, Obi Wan in turn continued to walk towards Anakin without his light saber turned on.
"You cannot intimidate me Obi Wan." Anakin called out to the other Jedi.
"You still have so much to learn my young apprentice." Obi Wan calmly stated.
"Don't call me that." Anakin growled.
"What would you like me to call you Anakin? How about traitor? Or murderer?" Obi Wan continued to walk towards Anakin. "Because if you continue on this path that will be what you are."
"I am the new Jedi order Obi Wan, I will keep the peace in the Empire." Anakin stated.
"You are a Sith." Obi Wan looked Anakin square in the eyes.
"So be it." Anakin then raised his light saber and struck down at Obi Wan, who ignited his own light saber and defended himself.
Obi Wan then began to advance on Anakin hard, which took Anakin by surprise. The two fought very hard and very fast. Both were using their emotions to fight, and it seemed like an even match. Their light sabers hissed with each blow. Anakin jumped over Obi Wan, but Obi Wan got the best of him when he landed, and kicked him causing him to fall to the catwalk, and his light saber skitting away from him. Obi Wan then walked up to Anakin with his light saber pointed at Anakin's neck. Anakin held up his arms in defeat. Obi Wan was breathing very heavy in part from the fight, but also from the anger he was feeling. He held his light saber up to the younger man's neck for a moment longer, then dropped his stance, and shook his head.
"Enough." He said as he deactivated his saber, and turned his back to Anakin and began to walk away. Obi Wan felt the disturbance in the force just in time to block Anakin's light saber which was coming at his head. He turned to face his former apprentice, and noticed the anger in his eyes. Anakin advanced so hard on Obi Wan that he caused Obi Wan to lose his balance. Obi Wan grabbed the side of the catwalk as he went over with one hand, in his other hand he clutched his light saber. He looked up at Anakin who was beaming. Obi Wan then put his light saber on his belt so he could hold on with both hands.
"Well how does it feel master?" Anakin taunted as he stood over Obi Wan and smiled. "To be the first rebel to die in the new Empire?" Anakin continued to taunt. "Wait, no I'm guessing she was the first to die wasn't she?" Obi Wan grew angry at Anakin's last comment. "I feel the anger inside of you Obi Wan, use it and maybe your life will be spared."
Obi Wan stopped for a second, and called upon the force to calm him down. He then stared Anakin down. Anakin looked at his former master curious to know what he was up to, then he felt something hit him on the side of his head. He realized Obi Wan was using the force to throw rocks at him. He ignited his light saber and cut rocks as they came at him. This distraction gave Obi Wan time to flip himself back onto the catwalk, and ignite his light saber.
"I told you. You still have much to learn my old padawan." He said as he charged at Anakin, causing him to take steps backward. Obi Wan used all of his experience and training to combat his ex apprentice. He then in one swift move had cut off Anakin's mechanical hand, causing his light saber to fall to the cat walk. Obi Wan took this momentary lapse in Anakin's attention to kick him square in the chest causing Anakin to lose his balance and fall over the cat walk. Obi Wan looked as Anakin held on for dear life with his one hand. Obi Wan quickly deactivated his light saber, and reached down for Anakin.
"Hold on Anakin." Obi Wan called as he tried to reach closer to his friend.
"I may die Obi Wan." Anakin looked up at his former master. "But you will live to know that all of this is your fault." Anakin said with a snide smile.
Obi Wan gasped as Anakin then dropped into the volcano. He turned away in horror, and climbed back on top of the catwalk. He looked down at the light saber in his hand, and threw it across the cat walk, and dropped to his knees and broke down.
Author: ewan's girl
Chapter 15
Obi Wan chased Anakin into one of the caves that were part of the volcanic mountains. He used the force to see where he was going because there wasn't any light at all. He searched around the caverns for his former apprentice.
"Anakin!" He called into the darkness. "You cannot hide forever. Come out, I will not fight you, I just want to help you." Obi Wan said as he continued his search. Suddenly to his right he felt a dark presence. He then saw a blue glow coming from Anakin's light saber, illuminating the cave. Anakin circled around Obi Wan, with a look on his face like he was stalking his prey. "Anakin, you must listen to the force, it will help you."
"You don't get it Obi Wan." Anakin said as he continued to circle Obi Wan. "I am listening to the force, and you're right for the first time it really is helping me." Obi Wan looked at him with a worried look. "I have never felt this kind of power. Obi Wan if you would just give into your emotions you would see just what the force can really do."
"Anakin, you are talking about the dark side." Obi Wan answered.
Anakin smiled. "Give in Obi Wan, then you will be just as powerful." He stopped in front of the Jedi. "If you don't, then you will be destroyed like the rest."
"I will never give in to the dark side Anakin." Obi Wan said in a determined tone.
**
She-ar-ah raced back to the palace, she searched for Bail Organa and finally found him, Padme and her guards in his office.
"She-ar-ah. Where's Obi Wan, and Anakin?" Padme asked, worried.
"They are still in the mountain." She-ar-ah answered. She looked around at the group. She then took out a blaster from Organa's desk and cocked it, and stuck it in her belt. "Your highness, there are more troops on their way, I think you'd all be safer in the emergency bunkers." She then turned towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Bail asked as she opened the door.
"To stop whatever is happening in that mountain." She-ar-ah answered. "Now get down to the bunkers."
"I'm coming with you." Padme said, as she raced after She-ar-ah.
"No." She-ar-ah turned to Padme. "I'm not going to put you in danger."
"That is my husband up there, I think I might be able to help." Padme pleaded.
"This is not a good idea Senator." She-ar-ah tried to reason with her.
"I told you, I'm going." Padme claimed as she began to walk past She-ar-ah, but then stopped and grabbed her mid section as if she was in pain.
"Padme?" Bail Organa asked, worried.
"Senator?" She-ar-ah knelt next to her. "What's wrong?"
"I...I don't know." Padme held her stomach and winced in pain.
"Take her to the bunker." She-ar-ah told one of her guards. Then pulled out her comlink. "I need a medical team to report to the emergency bunkers now." She looked Padme in the eyes. "Don't worry, I'll stop them." With that she raced out the door.
**
"How does it feel Obi Wan to know that you have failed?" Anakin taunted.
"Anakin, stop this." Obi Wan pleaded. "You can't seriously believe Palpatine should lead the galaxy."
"And why not? He is a great leader." Anakin defended.
"He is a corrupt, and evil man. I have reason to believe he is a sith lord." Obi Wan answered.
"He believed in me when no one else did." Anakin looked at Obi Wan. "And taught me more than you ever did."
"Enough of this." Obi Wan commanded.
"Then let's finish it." Anakin stated, raising his light saber.
"I told you, I will not fight you." Obi Wan insisted.
"Then you will die." Anakin claimed, and went to attack Obi Wan, who defended with his own light saber.
**
She-ar-ah raced up the mountain side, across the catwalk that Anakin had her trapped on, and into one of the caves. She pulled out a glow rod from her belt, and used it to light her way. She searched everywhere for the two Jedi, hoping she wasn't too late. Then in the distance she heard the echoes of light sabers, she quickly headed in that direction.
**
Anakin continued to advance on Obi Wan, he hit him with a strong series of blows, which were all blocked by the older man's light saber. Obi Wan noticed Anakin was backing him into a corner, he then flipped over Anakin and backed away from him.
"Listen to reason Anakin, what has a hold of you now is the same evil that had taken hold of Dooku, the same evil that was inside the sith that killed Qui Gon!" Obi Wan desperately tried to reason with Anakin, who was advancing on him again. "You are a Jedi Anakin, a great Jedi, you are above all of this." Obi Wan once again found himself protecting himself against the other light saber.
Anakin then forced himself on Obi Wan so hard that Obi Wan had to take a knee to defend himself. Anakin stared down at his former master. "I was a Jedi. But soon the Jedi will be no more..." He raised his light saber, and brought it down hard. "Just like you." He boasted, and Obi Wan struggled to hold his own.
**
She-ar-ah ran into the cavern where she heard the fight taking place. When she got there she looked up and noticed the battle taking place on some rocks above her. To her horror she saw Anakin had forced Obi Wan to the ground, and was continuing to strike, she also noticed Obi Wan not fighting back. She put the glow rod down, and brought out the blaster out of her belt. She slowly aimed it at Anakin's leg.
**
Obi Wan continued to block Anakin's blows, then out of the corner of his eye he noticed a figure aiming a blaster. Before he could react a shot was fired at Anakin, who in turn deflected the shot back at his attacker. Obi Wan's eyes grew wide when he saw She-ar-ah get struck in the chest by her own blaster shot. Anakin also looked scared when he saw what had happened, the two looked at each other for a second, then Obi Wan jumped down to help She-ar-ah leaving Anakin behind him. Anakin then quickly ran away from the scene. Obi Wan knelt next to She-ar-ah, who was clutching her wound. He took off his cloak and put it over her. She moaned at the pain, he ran his fingers through her hair, trying to calm her down. Through the pain she forced her eyes open to look at him.
"Go." She struggled to say.
"No." He looked down at her with a pleading look. "I won't leave you." He then pulled out her comlink. "I need a medical team to Mount Vexis now!" He screamed into it. "Just follow the trace." He put the comlink next to She-ar-ah, and looked down at her.
"You must...stop him." She-ar-ah tried to tell him. He shook his head. She summoned all of her strength to talk through the pain. "I'm fine...it's a fle...flesh wound." She tried to reason with him. "We have always chosen to follow our duties, don't go changing things on me now." She tried to smile at him through the pain. "Go, you are our only hope."
Obi Wan looked at her, he was torn. He leaned down and kissed her, then got to his feet and looked back down at her. She watched as he left to find Anakin, she then began to cough violently, she rolled to her side, and just as she slipped into blackness she saw the medical team racing towards her.
**
Anakin raced through the caverns to find a way out. He then found himself on the second volcano's catwalk. He raced across it, but before he reached the other side rocks tumbled down, blocking his escape. He turned around and saw Obi Wan staring at him. Anakin noticed Obi Wan had his light saber in hand, but it was not ignited. Obi Wan then walked towards Anakin with a very stern look on his face. Anakin ignited his light saber, and waited for Obi Wan to attack, Obi Wan in turn continued to walk towards Anakin without his light saber turned on.
"You cannot intimidate me Obi Wan." Anakin called out to the other Jedi.
"You still have so much to learn my young apprentice." Obi Wan calmly stated.
"Don't call me that." Anakin growled.
"What would you like me to call you Anakin? How about traitor? Or murderer?" Obi Wan continued to walk towards Anakin. "Because if you continue on this path that will be what you are."
"I am the new Jedi order Obi Wan, I will keep the peace in the Empire." Anakin stated.
"You are a Sith." Obi Wan looked Anakin square in the eyes.
"So be it." Anakin then raised his light saber and struck down at Obi Wan, who ignited his own light saber and defended himself.
Obi Wan then began to advance on Anakin hard, which took Anakin by surprise. The two fought very hard and very fast. Both were using their emotions to fight, and it seemed like an even match. Their light sabers hissed with each blow. Anakin jumped over Obi Wan, but Obi Wan got the best of him when he landed, and kicked him causing him to fall to the catwalk, and his light saber skitting away from him. Obi Wan then walked up to Anakin with his light saber pointed at Anakin's neck. Anakin held up his arms in defeat. Obi Wan was breathing very heavy in part from the fight, but also from the anger he was feeling. He held his light saber up to the younger man's neck for a moment longer, then dropped his stance, and shook his head.
"Enough." He said as he deactivated his saber, and turned his back to Anakin and began to walk away. Obi Wan felt the disturbance in the force just in time to block Anakin's light saber which was coming at his head. He turned to face his former apprentice, and noticed the anger in his eyes. Anakin advanced so hard on Obi Wan that he caused Obi Wan to lose his balance. Obi Wan grabbed the side of the catwalk as he went over with one hand, in his other hand he clutched his light saber. He looked up at Anakin who was beaming. Obi Wan then put his light saber on his belt so he could hold on with both hands.
"Well how does it feel master?" Anakin taunted as he stood over Obi Wan and smiled. "To be the first rebel to die in the new Empire?" Anakin continued to taunt. "Wait, no I'm guessing she was the first to die wasn't she?" Obi Wan grew angry at Anakin's last comment. "I feel the anger inside of you Obi Wan, use it and maybe your life will be spared."
Obi Wan stopped for a second, and called upon the force to calm him down. He then stared Anakin down. Anakin looked at his former master curious to know what he was up to, then he felt something hit him on the side of his head. He realized Obi Wan was using the force to throw rocks at him. He ignited his light saber and cut rocks as they came at him. This distraction gave Obi Wan time to flip himself back onto the catwalk, and ignite his light saber.
"I told you. You still have much to learn my old padawan." He said as he charged at Anakin, causing him to take steps backward. Obi Wan used all of his experience and training to combat his ex apprentice. He then in one swift move had cut off Anakin's mechanical hand, causing his light saber to fall to the cat walk. Obi Wan took this momentary lapse in Anakin's attention to kick him square in the chest causing Anakin to lose his balance and fall over the cat walk. Obi Wan looked as Anakin held on for dear life with his one hand. Obi Wan quickly deactivated his light saber, and reached down for Anakin.
"Hold on Anakin." Obi Wan called as he tried to reach closer to his friend.
"I may die Obi Wan." Anakin looked up at his former master. "But you will live to know that all of this is your fault." Anakin said with a snide smile.
Obi Wan gasped as Anakin then dropped into the volcano. He turned away in horror, and climbed back on top of the catwalk. He looked down at the light saber in his hand, and threw it across the cat walk, and dropped to his knees and broke down.
