Author's Note: Well guys, this is where all the action starts! Waho! Enjoy! Chapter Five – Betrayal

The next day…

            Anakin was woken by loud mutters coming from Obi-Wan early next morning. Rubbing the back of his neck he sat up, slipped out from underneath his thermo-blanket and crawled to his Master's side.

            There was a cold sweat forming on his forehead, and his body was trembling slightly. Anakin was about to wake him when Obi-Wan began muttering in his sleep again.

            "No! I refuse!…I won't! Get out of my head!"

Anakin stepped back in alarm, his eyes widening. This slight movement appeared to jolt Obi-Wan out of his dreams, and his eyes flashed open. Recognition and then fear ran across his grey eyes, and he turned away from his apprentice.

            "Master?"

There was a long silence.

            "Mas-

            "Go back to sleep Anakin, we have a long day ahead of us."

Anakin sat dumbfounded for several more seconds before slipping back underneath the warmth of his blanket. He lay awake for what seemed like hours before sleep finally overtook worry and claimed him.

Morning…

            "You run ahead, and contact the command centre! I'll hold them off here!" hollered Obi-Wan, his green blade gracefully cutting through Separatist troops.

            Anakin nodded, sweat dripping off the tip of his nose. Sprinting up the rocky barren landscape, he was half-glad to be getting away from his Master for a couple of minutes. His odd behaviour was making him nervous, almost scared of him. Reaching the top of the hill he spotted a safe patch behind a long line of snarled trees. Slipping to the ground, he sat there for a while, letting his racing heart adjust back to normal.

            Grey rainclouds overhead were threatening to spill their load, and the wind was picking up. Anakin shivered as the rain belted down, and came into contact with his skin. De-activating his lightsaber, he pulled his long robes further around himself. Feeling mildly warmer his eyes began to droop – it had been a long day. Just then he felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see his Master standing behind him. There was a weird smile on his face and his eyes were gleaming.

"That's right Anakin, get some rest. It's been a long day", he said offering a strong sleep suggestion to his padawan.

            Anakin's eyelids became very heavy and his head began to droop. Just as he was slipping into the comfort of dreams, his eyes caught sight of a glint of silver in his Master's hand. Immediately alert again, he forced Obi-Wan's hand off his shoulder and tried to sit up. Obi-Wan grabbed hold of Anakin's wrists, pinning him down with unnatural strength.

            "Master!" protested Anakin, squirming under the weight of Obi-Wan's attack.

In desperation he tried to reach his lightsaber, but the older man had a rock hard grip on him, he was helpless. A flash of metal caught his attention as Obi-Wan revealed a vibro-blade in his right hand.

            "What are you doing?!" screamed the terrified young man, as the blade crept closer to his skin. Panicking he struggled as much as he could, but to no avail.

            Obi-Wan bent closer, his frantic breathing crossing Anakin's horrified face.

"This must be done" he stated in a very cold, empty voice, as he slashed at Anakin's body, catching him on the chest several times and above his right eye. Anakin cried out in pain, as dark red blood began to seep from his wounds.

            Obi-Wan stepped back, a manic grin on his face. He threw the blade into the undergrowth and sprinted off into the mist.

            A shaking hand reached for a com-link to call for help. Pain swept through Anakin, and his efforts were futile. He lay on the ground awake for hours, as his felt the life slipping away from him. He tried to call for help using the Force, but pain coerced through his mind, and the Force was lost to him. The rain pelted down harder, seeping into already burning wounds. The wind too became bitter, relentlessly sweeping around his body and flapping at his cloak.

Anakin Skywalker was all alone.

Author's Note: What do you think then? All comments appreciated! I am on a roll today so the next chapter may well by uploaded later today…