2 Kenobi's Secrets
A week had past and Obi-Wan had trained him self into not hitting his head on the top bunk. His shoulder where the robotic arm was attached, was getting very sore. But Obi-Wan, Fa-War, and Raze had fallen into a routine. Obi-Wan got up. Sliding out of his bunk, he went in to the bath room. He didn't make any noise, he would leave the others sleeping until he was showered and dressed. He turned on the hot water. His shoulder muscles were relaxing in the steam. He finished, got out and turned off the water. Steam clouded the mirror. Obi-Wan liked being the first one up. He didn't have to talk to any one, and he enjoyed his alone time. Even though on days like this one he was haunted by memories. Obi-Wan tried to put Tory out of his mind, but failed miserably. He got dressed, and hooked his Light-Saber on to his belt. Fiddling with a small fold in his shirt, to cover the Light saber, Obi-Wan walked out
"Fa-War, Fa-War! Wake up!" Obi-wan hissed ducking in to Fa-War's bunk.
"What? Hmm? Oh time to wake up? Already? Just five more minutes… Please?" Fa-War said putting a pillow over his head.
"Oh just get up Fa-War. You sound like a youngling." Obi-Wan said ducking out of the bunk before he got hit with a pillow.
"We're going to be at a dock to day. Perhaps if we finish early we can go out and poke around the city." Obi-Wan suggested trying to come up with something that might motivate Fa-War.
"Uhn all right, I'm gettin' up." Fa-War muttered.
Obi-Wan smiled and shook his head. Raze and Fa-War were a good group. He was glad that he didn't have to hide his identity around them. Obi-Wan walked off he was going to go get breakfast. It was Fa-War's job to wake up Raze.
Obi-Wan walked through the halls of the ship. He pretty much knew his way around by now. Obi-Wan headed for the mess hall. He saw Zend, Quoi, and a few other big tough looking aliens, hanging around out side the entrance. They are just as bad as the bullies in my Padawan days. Obi-Wan thought. He wasn't afraid of them.
"Hey you." Zend said as he spotted Obi-Wan.
"Boys 'd you remember that little runt I was telling ya about? Well that's him." Zend said looking at his group.
No doubt that over sized monkey told them that I was the one who got thrown into a wall. Obi-Wan thought.
"Ssssheheh. Hiii ya ssshortyy." Hissed Quoi.
Obi-Wan was normal size for a human. But compared to Zend and his cronies, Obi-Wan was all most five heads shorter than they were. Obi-Wan looked up, and smiled at Zend and Quoi.
"Hello there. I suggest you move, unless you want a repeat of last week." Obi-Wan said cheerily.
Quoi hissed and moved away from the door. Zend grunted and motioned for his gang to move. Obi-Wan walked in to the mess hall.
"What was that all about, Zend?" Asked a large alien. Obi-Wan smiled.
Obi-Wan went through the buffet. He had some toast, butter, and fruit jam. He wasn't too hungry. He never seemed to be any more. Obi-wan picked at his toast. He saw Raze and Fa-War walk in. Obi-Wan waved them over. Fa-War and Raze came over, each with a plate full of food.
"Hey I see you shooed the Gang away." Raze said through a mouth full of toast and eggs. "Yes con'grast! Obi-, I mean Racklen you are the first person to ever get Zend and his Gang to stand down." Fa-War said patting Obi-Wan on the back.
"Thank you, but all I really did was threaten them." Obi-Wan said finishing his toast. "Look I'll see you guys at the holding bay. All right? I just need to think, alone." Obi-Wan said standing up. He walked out.
"What's with him?" Raze asked looking concerned.
"He's got some pretty bad memories. We got to talking a few nights ago. He broke the Jedi code, but so did I, I'm no one to judge. He fell in love with another master. But she was killed, by Darth Vader." Fa-War said watching Obi-wan walk off.
"Wow… Your lover killed by your own Padawan. That must hurt." Fa-War said realizing what that meant.
"What? You mean Darth Vader was Obi-Wan's Padawan? Jezze that's not good." Raze said mouth hanging open.
"No it's not. I'm sure Obi-wan isn't feeling really nice towards Vader at the moment." Fa-war said sipping his coffee.
Obi-Wan walked around to the one of the empty loading bays. He went over to the glass panel that looked out on the rest of the galaxy. Sighing he sat down. He smiled remembering the first time he had been in space.
He had been just a youngling. He and his friends were oohing and aahing at the infiniteness of space. There had been a girl sitting next to him, and Obi-Wan being a shy boy looked everywhere but at her. She had asked him what his name was. He mumbled an answer. Then she said that her name was Tory. Obi-Wan had looked up. He liked that girl. She was nice, and funny and kind of pretty. So he and Tory spent the rest of the trip to the caves of Gaore, talking.
Obi-Wan's eyes stung with tears, as he remembered his first few moments with Tory. He pleaded with himself not to remember his last. The ship faded from his vision, he was lost staring at nothing, but remembering every thing.
The sound of thudding foot steps could be heard. Two figures raced around the corner. Jedi Masters Obi-Wan and Tory. The two were running, and the rhythmic foot steps of Imperial Guards were right behind them. Tory slid to a halt.
"He went that way." She said taking off down a corridor.
Obi-Wan chased after her. The Guards didn't have the brains to follow them. Obi-Wan ran down the corridors. All he could hear was his own thudding feet and his ragged breathing. Starting to wonder if he had gone down the wrong hall, he rounded a corner. Tory was standing by a door, stock still. She put a finger to her lips, telling Obi-Wan to be quite.
"What is it Tory?" He whispered.
"He's in there." Tory said cocking her head at the door.
"All right lets go in together. One of us from either side." He said looking at Tory. Tory nodded. Obi-Wan reached out, and flung open the door. Obi-wan and Tory walked in. "So you have come to fight me at last, my old Master." Darth Vader said, he was standing over by a laser window.
"Ahh, Master Zurrin, how nice of you to join us." Vader said turning around.
Darth Vader ignited his Light Saber. Obi-wan and Tory ignited theirs also.
"Anakin I don't want to hurt you, again." Obi-wan said flipping his light saber.
"You can not hurt me, not any more." Darth Vader said stepping forward.
He lunged at Tory.
"I don't die that easily." Tory growled, blocking the lunge.
Obi-Wan came at Vader from behind. The three light sabers a whir of movement. Obi-Wan realized that Anakin was a far better swordsmen than he had thought.
Vader threw Obi-Wan backward into the hard metal of the wall. Obi-Wan saw stars for a moment, as he slid to the ground. He looked up just in time to see Vader withdraw his light saber from Tory chest. Obi-Wan knelt there for a moment, stunned. He let out a roar of anguish and anger, and charged Vader.
Vader blocked every blow; he could see the fury in Obi-Wan's eyes. Under the mask Vader smiled. He brought his saber down slicing through Obi-Wan sword arm, just below the shoulder.
Obi-Wan grunted, dropping to the ground. But he was to enraged to feel the searing pain.
"Now you know how I felt. Unable to save the one you love, unable to kill the one you hate most. You hate me don't you Obi-Wan?" Vader asked turning in the rampway of his ship.
"Yes, I hate you. And I will kill you I swear it." Obi-Wan said through gritted teeth. Vader turned and swept up in to his ship. The Sith infiltrator started up and flew off.
Obi-wan turned and crawled over to Tory. She was alive, but barely.
"Hang on Tory, please hang on." Obi-wan murmured, running his hand down her face. Tory grinned that cocky little grin, "I love you Obi. See ya soon… I hope…" Tory trailed off. She relaxed. Obi-Wan felt her go, he stumbled up. Anger, rage, sadness, he could feel them running through him. He stumbled, leaning on the wall.
"She's gone… No, she can't be…" Obi-wan mumbled.
He looked back at Tory's still form. His eyes hardened. He stumbled a few feet, before collapsing.
"Over there he is. Treatment he needs." Yoda said as he walked over to Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan looked up. "Master she's gone." Obi-wan whispered. He felt darkness wash over him, and was relieved.
Obi-Wan found him self standing. Tears running down his face. He felt a hand on his shoulder. Obi-Wan turned his head. Fa-War was looking at him, sympathy in his eyes. "Why don't you go back and go to sleep. Raze and I will cover for you." Fa-War said. "No I need to work. I don't want to remember any more…" Obi-Wan said looking down. "Okay, come on then Obi-Wan. We better get going." Fa-War said turning around.
Obi-Wan sat up. He was sweating, he had had another nightmare. He rolled out of his bunk, panting. He stood up running his real hand through his slick hair. Walking over to the window, he leaned against it. He wiped away his tears. This can not be my destiny. It can't! I won't let my self become a common worker! Obi-wan thought. He knew that he had to get off the cargo ship. Perhaps I can talk Raze and Fa-War in to coming with me. Obi-wan thought. He was fairly sure that Fa-War would come with him. Obi-Wan turned around and headed for the shower. He turned on the water, watching the steam build up on the mirror. He got in the shower and stood there. He's dream wasn't leaving him. He zoned out. Finally when he came back to realty, he finished and got out. He left the water on and dressed. He let the steam swirl around the room. He turned off the water and walked out.
Obi-Wan's eyes were red from crying. He had used the steam to hide his tears. He walked over to Fa-War's bed. He ducked under and grabbed Fa-War. Obi-wan pulled him out, hand clapped over Fa-War's mouth. Fa-War jerked awake, "Mmmff…Mmffyywan?" Fa-War asked startled. "Sshh! Do you want to come with me?" Obi-Wan asked his voice just above a whisper.
"What? Go where? Obi-Wan what are you talking about?" Fa-War hissed back. "And what are you doing?" Fa-War said.
"I'm talking about getting off this ship. You know go out into the galaxy!" Obi-Wan said trying to wake Raze quietly.
"Huh? Oh okay I'll be up in a sec." Raze muttered, rolling over in his bunk.
"No, you're getting up now." Obi-Wan said pulling Raze out of his bunk. Raze landed with a thud.
"Ouch. I think the Jedi here has just lost it." Raze said rubbing his back.
"Which Jedi?" Fa-War asked.
"Obi-Wan of course! Fa you lost it along time ago." Raze said heading back for his bunk. "Oh no you don't. Raze do want to come with me? I'm gonna get off of this ship. Do you and Fa-War want to come?" Obi-Wan asked putting a hand on Raze's shoulder to stop him. Raze and Fa-War looked at each other, Raze shook his head.
"Obi-Wan this is the only life I've known. I going to stay." Raze said not looking at Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan looked at Fa-War.
"What about you Fa-War? You are a Jedi." Obi-Wan asked.
"I'm sorry Obi-Wan but Raze was my assignment and I must stick by him." Fa-War said. Obi-Wan nodded.
"Well then I hope I see you two eventually." Obi-Wan said, he picked up his old Jedi clothes and walked out the door.
"Obi-Wan!" Fa-War said.
"Yes?" Obi-wan said turning around.
"May the Force be with you Master Kenobi." Fa-War said smiling.
"May the Force be with you too Fa-War, Raze." Obi-Wan said, he turned and walked out.
Obi-wan walked in the scrap hanger. Hundreds of beaten up ships, old models and new ones, were scattered in the hanger. Obi-Wan had fixed one, and he was pretty sure that it was space worthy. He went over to it, after looking around a little pulled up the sheet that was covering it. He pushed it out on to the launch pad. The glass slid away, leaving the laser shield. Obi-Wan hopped in to the cockpit. He flicked on the controls. The engines roared to life. He grabbed the joy stick and slammed it forward. The Fighter lurched, and shot out in to space.
"Yes!" Obi-Wan cried, grinning.
He turned the ship to face the cargo ship.
"Oh dear." He breathed.
There was an entire fleet of Imperial star fighters behind the cargo ship. The whole fleet fired. The cargo ship disappeared in a volley of explosions. Obi-Wan snapped back to reality, he hit the thrusters, and pressed the hyper drive. He was flung in to hyper space.
Obi-Wan set the auto pilot and relaxed. He thought about Fa-War and Raze. They had been the only friends he had had since Tory's death, and now they were gone too. He had no doubt that the Vader had tracked him to that Cargo Ship, and had sent the fleet to destroy it. Well now at least I'm dead to Anakin. Obi-Wan thought. He realized that it would be safer if he didn't make any more friends. Safer for him and others. He brought the ship out of hyper space.