Obi-Wan drew the cloak farther up his face, despite the heat that he felt. Glancing over the edge of the cliff, the lava bubbled and sputtered. Another whirlwind came up, sending an extra blast of heat into his face. It was dangerous to be this close to the edge, but Obi-Wan knew he had to be here. He just didn't know why. He thought back to Sora, safe in the Falcon …

**flashback**

"I have to go Sora…"

A tear went down her cheek and she still refused to look at him.

Obi-Wan walked over and laid a hand on her shoulder. "He cannot find them…do you understand?" he knelt down beside her, trying to look into her eyes.

"You don't even know he's here…" she reasoned.

"Yes I do…Sora look at me…" Obi-Wan reached up and turned her so that she was forced to look at him. "You must get Leia back to Alderaan. It's not safe for her now."

"What about Luke?"

Obi-wan shook his head. "I cannot go back for him now. Vader will follow me."

Another tear dropped down her face. "And what about you?"

"I will do my duty…"

** End Flashback**

Obi-Wan grasped the now hot metal of his lightsaber that was resting comfortably at his hip and he chased the memory away. Now was not the time to reflect on the past…

A shadow moved in the distance and Obi-Wan looked up so suddenly that his hood fell back and the full brunt of the heat slapped into him. Linking the waves of heat out of his eyes, he saw Vader…or Anakin, standing in the distance.

"I knew you would be here…" Vader stood tall and straight, a black cape flowing around him and his usually boyish and innocent face clouded with anger and hatred.

"What do you want Anakin?" Obi-Wan wanted to throw him off by using his real name, but it did not affect the Sith in the least.

"You think that will change anything do you, Master," he spat out the title like a profanity escaping his lips. "I am not the little boy you found on Tattoine anymore…"

"Then I can see you have changed," obi-Wan still grasped the lightsaber beneath his robes, praying he would not need to use it. "So what do you want?"

"You know perfectly well what I want Kenobi!" he spat out. The Dark Lord jumped down from his perch, landing catlike on the hot stone. The flames curled around him from the heat of the volcano, making him look even more deadly than even. Obi-Wan fought back the urge to step back. "You came here with something," he cocked his head as if listening to a far off voice. "You came her for a reason. I want to know why…"

"Do you think I would actually tell you?" Obi-Wan nearly cried.

"Maybe with the right persuasion…" Vader flicked on his blood red lightsaber, driving back some of the shadows and creating an even earier glow than the volcano itself produced.

Stepping up to the challenge, Obi-Wan drew his own lightsaber, crossing its green blade with the red one of the Sith Lord and the fight began.



Sora tried to steady her breathing as the Falcon zoomed through hyperspace, on its way to Tatooine. She had already accomplished what she promised Obi-Wan, now it was her turn to make a request of him.

You get yourself killed Kenobi and I swear… she cursed under her breath as another system malfunction beeped in the cockpit. Slamming her hand on the controls she stormed to the back of the ship.

Two days…two days she had been gone…who knows what he could have happened to him! She tore off and access panel, and rummaged through her tools, trying to find the right one. Grabbing the hydro spanner she dove into bottom of the ship, locating the source of the disturbance.

He was probably in trouble…he was always getting himself into trouble. The only way he stayed out of trouble was that she always came to rescue him…or visa versa she admitted to herself.

As she hotwired a few more wires she thought back to their last conversation…

**Flashback**

"You're duty!" She screamed, standing up and glaring at him. "You're duty is to go get killed! Leaving your family behind!"

"Sora, I'm not going to get myself killed…" he tried to reason, but she was beyond listening to him.

"Kenobi, the last time you said that I found you shot in the arm and the leg. If I'm on Aldreaan, who's gonna come save you when you get yourself in trouble?"

He walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Love, I think I can handle a brash padawan…"

She shrugged him off. "He is more than that and you know it Obi-Wan!" She hung her head, her arms crossed over her chest.

Obi-Wan pulled her into a hug and she melted in his embrace. "I will be back…" he promised. "For both of you…"

**End Flashback**

Sora instinctively reached down to feel the life within her…her daughter…Obi-Wan's daughter…At only two months, her young mind was so undeveloped. Sora didn't even know if the small girl would feel it if her father became one with the force. But Sora knew it was a girl, which gave her some advantage.

Pushing herself off the ground, she headed in a slower pace towards the cockpit. As she sat down in the pilots chair she noticed her abdomen had begun to enlarge…and the problems on the ship were fixed…and the hyperspace jump was ending…



Obi-Wan blocked another blow from the oncoming charge of anger and darkness…Vader's skills were good, but Obi-Wan could sense the sloppiness of the moves and the confusion still present in the young man's eyes.

Young Man…he was still human…there was still hope…

"Give it up Darth…You know that you cannot win…"

"You have spoken truly Kenobi," Vader surprised him by saying. Obi_Wan bit back the urge to wipe the sweat out of his eyes. It was hot enough in here without fighting someone. The heat was becoming almost unbearable. "You knew this when we started. For I am but the learned…" he paused and ceased his attacks. "You are the master…"

Obi-Wan looked at him curiously, his lightsaber still in the defensive position. "You admit that I am still your superior Anakin…might I ask why?"

Suddenly, Anakin crossed blades with Obi-Wan shoving himself close and causing Obi-Wan to almost loose balance and topple into the volcano below. He did not glance back. Their faces were inches apart and Anakin finally spoke, the red blade illuminating his wild and vengeful eyes which held none of the confusion Obi-Wan sensed before.

"Because, master…you are my superior now, but when I triumph over you, we shall see who is the master…"

Sensing his final attack, Obi-Wan stepped slightly out of Anakin's path, causing his old padawn's shove, which was met for Obi-Wan, to send the Sith into the infinities of the volcano below.

As he stood there, smelling the rotting flesh of his former student, Obi-Wan's nightmares were almost put at rest, but a trace of worry still lingered and Obi-Wan knew the end was not in sight.

"Obi-Wan!"

He turned to see Sora running towards him, her white lightsaber ignited in her hand and several tears streaming down her face. She crashed into him, enveloping him in a hug. Obi-Wan held her with all his might, trying not to let the tears show.

No matter what happens next, Obi-Wan thought. Anakin Skywalker is truly dead…