Time: 6: 50 PM
Obi-Wan had decided to take Anakin to dinner with him. They stopped at Obi-Wan's favorite dinner. Sentients from all over Coruscant were there. From familiar Ithorians and Twileks to the much more unusual. Their droid waiter had already given them their order, but Obi-Wan didn't notice, far to ingrossed in his datapad and the information he was looking up and writing down. Anakin was almost done with is meal, hungrily downing it as fast as he could to the furnance that was this teenager's unending appetite. He noticed his master was not looking at his food or him. Cautiously he reached out and almost grabbed a chunk of Obi-Wan's wraid steak but was stopped two inches from his goal.
"Ow Master you hit hard." Obi-Wan lifted a single eye and shook his head. Seeing Anakin giving him the puppy eye look he cut up half his steak and gave it to Anakin. He surpressed a laugh as he watched his Padawan pounce on the juicy slice of meat.
"Hey Master, what you looking at?" asked Anakin through a mouth full of meat chunks. Obi-Wan quickly shut off his datapad, stuffing it in one of his robes many pockets.
"Oh, uh, nothing, nothing at all. nothing for overly active Padawans to worry about. Uh, you get enough to eat. Oh look at the time, we'd better get going." Obi-Wan quickly paid and left the tip. Anakin trailing behind him, sick with over-eating.
The tracker beeped. The hunter began to close in. Yellow eyes blazing in the shadows. Closing in. Faster and Faster as all became a blur. Red blazing. Red Blurring. Shadows elongating. Faces smashing together. Almost there. Almost done. THERE IT IS! The light in the dark.
"Hey master theres something on your back." Obi-Wan fingered his shoulder. He felt a snall round object on it. He peeled it off, it was flashing a small red light. a tracking device! How had he missed it earlier. How had it gotten on there? Then he remembered.
Flashback
"Well, I must adjourn to my office Master Kenobi, farewell and good luck." The Chancellor shook his hand a final time and...patted him on the shoulder!
End Flashback
What, he thought, why did the Chancellor do this and to what purpose? He didn't have enough time to finish his thoughts, a powerful force wave sent him sprawling to the ground. Anakin had ignited his small blue lightsaber and had prepared to face his opponent. A bzzzz sound of a lightsaber filled the air. Obi-Wan got up and quickly ignited his 'saber. The opponent had a low hood and weilded a double-bladed red lightsaber. A chill rushed through Obi-Wan, a Sith. Obi-Wan rushed forward striking at the attacker's head. His blow was easily parried. Anakin tried hitting him in the chest, that blow as parried by the other blade. Slash, parrry, slash, parry it went, on and on. Their attacker was growing bored of the constant repitition. He used a force wave pushing both Obi-Wan and Anakin into the wall. The attacker slashed down at them, cutting them both in one quick swipe. Anakin groaned as his arm and leg burned. Obi-Wan couldn't lift himself up, the pain was blinding him. Their attacker sneered.
"This was the one the master was worried about. If he can't take care of you personally then I have clearly overestimated him. I suppose I should thank you for opening my eyes to my true power. Pathetic Jedi, you truly are weak." Obi-Wan heard him and struggled through his blindness to recall that voice. His mind reeled when he recognized it. Master, he thought, no it can't be, this can't be! Turning to leave Qui-Gon called back over his shoulder:
"Oh and Master Kenobi when you next see the Chancellor, tell him to do his own dirty work." With a burst of force speed he was gone. Leaving two broken Jedi in his wake.