Disclaimer: Anakin and Obi-wan belong to George Lucas, ect. and are just being borrowed for my enjoyment. This is just for fun and I'm obviously not making any money off of it. Please don't sue me!

Through the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 2

Nat Severin and her roommate, Alisa, lazily scanned the counters as they ambled down the aisles of the flea market. Nat was glancing over one counter that held many trays of various antique toys and things when something glittery caught her eye. Upon closer inspection, she realized the thing to be some type of flat crystal something with some sort of embedded electronics. "very star wars-ish," she noted, "would be cool just to have". Without giving it a second thought, she paid the man behind the counter the price of ten dollars and shoved the object into her purse. She then hurried to catch up with her friend, who'd managed to get about fifty feet ahead of her in the time it'd taken to pay for the object.

three months later

He had a massive headache. That was the first thing Anakin noticed when he began to come to. Trying desperately to ignore the pounding pain in his head, he did a quick mental survey of his body for injuries. Though his whole body felt very achy, he found no cuts or bruises that might be causing the massive pain in his head (he only knew that the back of his head seemed to hurt the worst), but this knowledge did nothing to ease the pain. Lying on the ground as he was, he could see nothing but grass and a few trees not far away. This alone alarmed him. When he'd opened his eyes, he'd obviously expected to see the same dank cement room he'd been in moments earlier, but had instead been confronted with a pastoral scene that immediately reminded him of Naboo. This would've made him very happy, IF he could figure out how he'd gotten there. Since he didn't have a clue about that, his first instinct was to jump to his feet and into a fighting stance, his lightsaber ignited, in case of any danger from whoever had brought him here. As he raised himself up on his arms, however, he was confronted by an intense wave of dizziness that caused lights to dance before his eyes and forced him to lie down again. He settled for glancing about as much as he could. All he was able to see without incurring the dizziness again were a few extremely-odd-looking buildings that he hadn't noticed before and more grass and trees.

Nat was sitting at her computer, trying (and failing) to write a short story that was required for a creative writing class she had the next day. She glared at the blank page on her screen and cursed writers block. With a resigned sigh, she reminded herself that no ideas would come from just staring at a blank page. Deciding she had to distract herself before she could get any ideas, she sat back and glanced out the window... just in time to see a flash of light and a young man fall to the ground. She shook her head and blinked disbelievingly but the young man was still there. The first thing she noticed was his outfit. She'd recognize that costume anywhere. This young man was dressed as a Jedi. As a huge star wars fan who'd read far too many fanfics, she knew immediately what had happened. A portal had opened up and deposited a Jedi on the lawn in front of her dorm. She nearly laughed at herself at the thought but could see no other explanation for what she'd seen. Calming down, she took a closer look at the young man laying on the lawn below her window. It took her a moment to recognize him. She almost laughed when it came to her. Anakin Skywalker. Her least favorite character. She thought he was annoying, whiny, and had an anger problem, even if he was totally hot. She liked Obi-wan much better. She had almost decided not to go help him when she saw him try to get up, give a pained look, and flop back down again. He was obviously hurt, she noted. She didn't know whether conscience had kicked in or she hadn't been able to resist his hotness but she decided she had to help him.. even if he was evil. She rationalized, "besides, he looks younger than he did in episode 2 so he's not evil yet" With this, she headed downstairs to find him.

Anakin noticed the girl heading towards him in the force. She wasn't force sensitive, he noted, but, though the pain in his head dulled his perceptions, he could feel a subtle but growing pull in the force that told him he had trust this girl. He dismissed this as outlandish and managed to roll onto his back before she got to him. "Anakin?" she asked, when she got to him. She gave an odd look at the strange device he realized he still had clutched in one hand and glanced back at him. The young Jedi looked shocked but his expression quickly turned to one of suspicion.

"h..how do you know me?" he asked, a bit nervously. He decided to let her odd expression at the sight of the device go for the time being. He would figure that out after he found out where he was and how she knew his name. She appeared to consider his question for a moment. Anakin felt a burst of alarm from the girl in the force, but it was quickly squashed.

"It's a very long story." she paused, changing the subject, "Are you hurt?" Anakin's first instinct was that this was a trap. The force, however, told him different. Through the force, he felt that this girl was telling at least some of the truth and genuinely wanted to help him. There was also the pull in the force that told him everything depended on him trusting this girl. It was a bit stronger this time but it didn't worry Anakin and he again dismissed it. Against his better judgment, he replied to her question honestly. He'd save the escaping for later, once he found out just where he was. For now, though he really hated to admit it, he was in no position to argue, what with not even being able to sit up without feeling dizzy and seeing lights dance before his eyes. He was biding his time, he realized. Obi-wan would be proud. He supressed a grin.

"I'm kind of achy everywhere and I've got the headache of the century." Anakin replied, "It's making me dizzy"

"It sounds like you've got a concussion. You took kind of a nasty fall." Anakin was confused at this, but decided not to press the issue, for now at least, "We'd better get you upstairs where you can lay down," she paused again, "Can you walk?"

"I think so" he hesitantly replied. To his credit, he managed to stand up, but the dizziness soon got the better of him and he stumbled. Nat noticed immediately and put his arm over her shoulder to support him. Like this, they headed up to her room.