CHAPTER 11

It was barely moments later that the ship containing the many armies landed on Bespin. They had scanned the cloudy surface to find Obi-Wan's ship and thankfully, it was still there. R2 had hidden in a crevice nearby and beeped in relief to see Master Yoda and other Jedi exiting the spacecraft. It was then and there that Yoda leaned heavily against his walking stick, more lines of worry appearing on his features. He knew at that moment, that Obi-Wan was falling into darkness. Something he unfortunately knew would happen.

Of all the Jedi in the Order, Obi-Wan had shown control and discipline at a very young age. He took his vows of loyalty towards the Jedi ever most seriously and confided in his Head Master with every problem or worry he had. The one thing that Obi-Wan failed at, was not to become attached to the people around him. The highest risk factor of falling to the Dark Side was to let personal feelings blind a person's judgement. This was something Obi-Wan could not control. The day Qui-Gon was killed, Obi-Wan had hovered towards the Dark Side and fought Darth Maul in utter rage and anguish. That simple gesture could have cost him his life if it wasn't for a voice that whispered to him. That voice was Yoda's, telling him to calm his assaulted mind and fight like a true Jedi. Again, Obi-Wan was surrounded by the light of the Force. He killed the man that had murdered his master and slowly, carried the body of Qui-Gon back to the ship.

It wasn't the last time Yoda had to step in and save his former Youngling. After that first brush with evil, Obi-Wan had walked dangerously near the edge every time something happened to Anakin. The fear of losing someone close to him again was a feeling he could not live again. It was in battles and moments of panic that Yoda noticed how dark Obi-Wan's eyes would become. And since the lost of Master Jinn, Yoda feared the day Obi-Wan would take that step too far and fall. He feared that if those bright eyes darkened into flames of evil, there would be no way to guide back the fallen Jedi.

As Master Yoda stood silently, he knew that day had arrived. Praying the Force there was still hope for Obi-Wan, the Master Jedi lead the troops towards where he had felt the disturbance.

Anakin waited patiently to sense the approach of Jedi troops and tried to meditate on the things that had happened in the last few days. Then he sensed it. Something dark froze the blood in his veins and made his snap his eyes open. Immediately standing up, Anakin felt panic rising in his mind. He couldn't sense Obi-Wan. There was absolutely nothing; something was blocking or had broken their bond. He desperately tried to sense his master's life force but his mind stayed blank. A thought slipped into his subconscious, a thought that maybe Obi-Wan had died.

"No… it can't be… I won't believe that." Anakin tried to convince himself. A sudden explosion tore him from his thoughts. Anakin saw smoke slowly creeping from under the door and hear the distinctive sound of laser pistols being fired. Then the door was kicked down and Anakin recognised Commander Cody.

"Commander Skywalker are you alright?" Cody pressed a button near the door and punched in a few numbers and the force field surrounding Anakin shut off.

"I'm alright. Did you receive any news on General Kenobi?"

"Not yet Commander, Master Yoda and his troops are invading Bespin as we speak." Anakin took the laser pistol and Lightsaber that were handed to him.

"Get me to him."

"I can't do that Commander, first I need to bring you to Coruscant and get permission from Master Windu." Anakin breathed in.

"Alright, but let's hurry." The Clone Commander nodded and led Anakin out of the room.

Back on Coruscant, Anakin rushed immediately to the Temple to see Master Windu, but whom he saw standing next to him caught him by surprise.

"Master Yoda?" The Head Master looked up at the young Jedi Knight. "What are you doing here? Did you find Master Obi-Wan?" He saw Mace sigh from the corner of his eye.

"Anakin… please sit down." Anakin started fearing the worst, that the feeling he sensed before he was rescued may be true.

"What's going on?" Anakin sat next to Master Yoda and looked back and forth at the Jedi Masters.

"Find Master Kenobi we did not." Master Yoda looked deeply into Anakin's eyes.

"What? Where is he?" His heart rate started rising and so did the panic in his mind.

"When Master Yoda got there, Sidious had already left and Master Obi-Wan was nowhere to be found." Anakin rose from his seat.

"Can't you sense him? You sensed me right?" Anakin turned towards Master Yoda, desperate for an answer.

"Sense him no more, I can't."

"Anakin…" Master Windu got up and placed a hand on Anakin's shoulder. "No one can sense him… we fear that he may…"

"No!" Anakin pushed away. "I know he's still alive, we need to keep looking for him." Master Yoda sighed deeply.

"Dead, Master Kenobi is not." Anakin faced Yoda. "Fallen to the Dark Side he has." Anakin shook his head in disbelief and fell back down on the cushion.

"No… he wouldn't…" Master Windu lowered his head before sitting next to Anakin.

"Anakin, we don't know what Sidious told Obi-Wan to make him react the way he did. We are going to do everything we can to bring him back. Trust us on this." Anakin could do nothing more but agree with the two Jedi Masters.

"It was a good thing we left when we did, my new apprentice. If the Jedi would have found us, our agreement would have went up in flames." Sidious looked out the ship's window, watching the stars zooming by.

"They must know now about me."

"Surely Master Yoda has sensed something. They will try to lure you back, you are a terrible lost to them." The Sith looked towards his apprentice. "They need your powers." He walked towards him. "We won't be able to start working on our deal with the Jedi looking everywhere for us. I'm afraid…"

"Afraid of what master?"

"I'm afraid we will need to… eliminate those who get in our way."

"I will take care of them, master."

"Good, Lord Vader. Now here, a little gift." Sidious watched the eyes of his new apprentice glow in oranges and reds as he ignited a Sith-red Lightsaber.

"Thank you master." Vader bowed.

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