Rae felt her body slam against the wall. She was almost positive that she
had injured a couple of ribs; the wind was knocked out of her. She gasped a
few times, trying to regain her breath. She looked up and saw one of the
Dark Jedi looming over her. Rae moved to lift her right arm to block the
blow with her sabre, but a spike of white hot pain from her shoulder let
her know that she had dislocated it. She reached across her body with her
left arm to switch hands.
The sabre was wrenched from the grasp of her right hand.
Her eyes snapped to her opponent. He was grinning maliciously.
She pressed her back up against the corner she was trapped in, trying to think of a way out.
She swallowed hard.
'I wish we had some way to get out of here alive!'
She didn't even notice that thought amongst the rage of others in her mind.
Those thoughts were abruptly interrupted when she sensed a shift in the fabric of space and time.
The others in the room seemed to have felt it as well for they began to look around for the source.
Then there was a new being standing in the middle of the room, one that was all too familiar to Rae; she gasped. "Oh Force!"
Anakin just stared at the new being with absolute disbelief.
Rae just barely heard her Master whisper, "Obi-Wan."
Obi-Wan looked around the room in confusion; then he noticed Qui-Gon and Anakin and his own eyes went wide.
Rae's gaze shifted to her opponent.
He was staring at Obi-Wan.
Rae's eyes went straight to her sabre, which lay a few feet away. She called it to her left hand, switched it on and, just as the Dark Jedi realized what she had done and was turning back to her, she stabbed her sabre into him.
She swiftly switched off her blade again and rolled between his legs before he fell on her, for once blessing her small stature.
That broke the spell that seemed to have been cast on the room, holding everyone still. Now they were back to fighting again; this time with Obi- Wan helping them.
Rae, Anakin, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan forced their shock from their minds and concentrated on the battle at hand as they had been trained to do.
They all knew that they were outnumbered and that the odds of their surviving sucked.
Suddenly a blast echoed through the hangar; a Dark Jedi fell, smoking, to the ground. Everyone's heads turned to the opening of the hangar.
A ship, very familiar to Anakin, Rae and Qui-Gon, hovered there. It continued to fire upon the Dark Jedi, careful not to hit the Light Jedi, who ran for their own ship.
They all ran for the cockpit. Qui-Gon all but pushed Anakin into the pilot's seat; when Rae started to take the copilot's seat he grabbed her uninjured shoulder.
She turned and met his gaze, they silently and quickly clashed wills. Qui- Gon raised an eyebrow, to which Rae scowled, but backed down and took the seat behind the copilot's seat, which Qui-Gon took. Obi-Wan automatically took the seat behind Anakin.
Anakin's hands flew over the controls faster than any others' could have. "Let's get the hell out of here!"
They blasted out of there, the other ship covering their backs from the fire of the hideout and, once they were in space, the enemy ships, since their own guns were disabled.
It wasn't until they were in hyperspace that they released the collective breath they had been holding.
And it was then that Qui-Gon, Anakin and Rae all turned to Obi-Wan; looking at him with disbelief.
Obi-Wan stared back; he appeared to be about to say something...
And he gasped, his face draining of all color.
The three other Jedi unfastened their restraints and leapt to his aid.
Rae was the first to reach him. "Obi-Wan!" She touched his shoulder.
Anakin noticed that Obi-Wan was clutching his abdomen; he knelt down and took Obi-Wan's hand.
But he pulled his hand away quickly, staring down at it. "Oh Force!"
Rae and Qui-Gon looked over at the Padawan.
He looked up at them; then turned his palm toward them.
Rae sucked in a breath.
Qui-Gon's lips became a thin line.
Anakin's hand was stained dark red.
I am sorry to a degree that I cannot describe that I have neglected updating this for so long! hits head against brick wall Bad Kat! Bad Kat! I have been severely neglecting my account here and ff.net, mostly cos of school, but since it is summer now, that won't be a problem. Thank you everyone for the reviews! And I want to especially thank Pokey1984 for reminding me how shamefully I had neglected this and for one of the best reviews I have ever received! :) I hope that you liked this! I will get the next chapter up tomorrow or the next day and if I don't you all can. . .can. . .um. . .well you can do something to me for punishment.
The sabre was wrenched from the grasp of her right hand.
Her eyes snapped to her opponent. He was grinning maliciously.
She pressed her back up against the corner she was trapped in, trying to think of a way out.
She swallowed hard.
'I wish we had some way to get out of here alive!'
She didn't even notice that thought amongst the rage of others in her mind.
Those thoughts were abruptly interrupted when she sensed a shift in the fabric of space and time.
The others in the room seemed to have felt it as well for they began to look around for the source.
Then there was a new being standing in the middle of the room, one that was all too familiar to Rae; she gasped. "Oh Force!"
Anakin just stared at the new being with absolute disbelief.
Rae just barely heard her Master whisper, "Obi-Wan."
Obi-Wan looked around the room in confusion; then he noticed Qui-Gon and Anakin and his own eyes went wide.
Rae's gaze shifted to her opponent.
He was staring at Obi-Wan.
Rae's eyes went straight to her sabre, which lay a few feet away. She called it to her left hand, switched it on and, just as the Dark Jedi realized what she had done and was turning back to her, she stabbed her sabre into him.
She swiftly switched off her blade again and rolled between his legs before he fell on her, for once blessing her small stature.
That broke the spell that seemed to have been cast on the room, holding everyone still. Now they were back to fighting again; this time with Obi- Wan helping them.
Rae, Anakin, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan forced their shock from their minds and concentrated on the battle at hand as they had been trained to do.
They all knew that they were outnumbered and that the odds of their surviving sucked.
Suddenly a blast echoed through the hangar; a Dark Jedi fell, smoking, to the ground. Everyone's heads turned to the opening of the hangar.
A ship, very familiar to Anakin, Rae and Qui-Gon, hovered there. It continued to fire upon the Dark Jedi, careful not to hit the Light Jedi, who ran for their own ship.
They all ran for the cockpit. Qui-Gon all but pushed Anakin into the pilot's seat; when Rae started to take the copilot's seat he grabbed her uninjured shoulder.
She turned and met his gaze, they silently and quickly clashed wills. Qui- Gon raised an eyebrow, to which Rae scowled, but backed down and took the seat behind the copilot's seat, which Qui-Gon took. Obi-Wan automatically took the seat behind Anakin.
Anakin's hands flew over the controls faster than any others' could have. "Let's get the hell out of here!"
They blasted out of there, the other ship covering their backs from the fire of the hideout and, once they were in space, the enemy ships, since their own guns were disabled.
It wasn't until they were in hyperspace that they released the collective breath they had been holding.
And it was then that Qui-Gon, Anakin and Rae all turned to Obi-Wan; looking at him with disbelief.
Obi-Wan stared back; he appeared to be about to say something...
And he gasped, his face draining of all color.
The three other Jedi unfastened their restraints and leapt to his aid.
Rae was the first to reach him. "Obi-Wan!" She touched his shoulder.
Anakin noticed that Obi-Wan was clutching his abdomen; he knelt down and took Obi-Wan's hand.
But he pulled his hand away quickly, staring down at it. "Oh Force!"
Rae and Qui-Gon looked over at the Padawan.
He looked up at them; then turned his palm toward them.
Rae sucked in a breath.
Qui-Gon's lips became a thin line.
Anakin's hand was stained dark red.
I am sorry to a degree that I cannot describe that I have neglected updating this for so long! hits head against brick wall Bad Kat! Bad Kat! I have been severely neglecting my account here and ff.net, mostly cos of school, but since it is summer now, that won't be a problem. Thank you everyone for the reviews! And I want to especially thank Pokey1984 for reminding me how shamefully I had neglected this and for one of the best reviews I have ever received! :) I hope that you liked this! I will get the next chapter up tomorrow or the next day and if I don't you all can. . .can. . .um. . .well you can do something to me for punishment.