By: Kenobi11 Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Star Wars universe (except my character, Diai) George has it all…. don't mess with Lucas
Chapter 2: The Rescue
There was a swift blur of blue and green as my team and I ignited our lightsabres and took down more battle droids. We kind-of all expected that, however, so we were ready for anything.
"Go find the Chancellor, R-2!", Anakin yelled to the little droid.
At this, R-2 rolled right over to the control panel of the ship.
As we finished off the last of the battle droids, the 3 of us turned to see a hologram of General Grievous's ship. Within the hologram, where the observation platform was located, there was blinking, lighted signal, indicating that the chancellor was there.
"That's where the Chancellor is." I said as I pointed at the blinking light.
"I sense Count Dooku.", Anakin said with worry.
"Wonderful," I replied.
"Well I sense a trap." My father said.
"Next move?" Anakin inquired.
"Spring the trap!" My father and I said at the same time.
As we started to leave, we heard R2 coming up behind us. As always, Anakin told him to stay with the ship.
"Also, take this and wait for orders." Said Obi-Wan tossing R2 a comlink.
We all walked on and finally found some more action. But the action came from three Destroyer Droids, of which I despised.
"Oh Force!", I exclaimed, turning to ignite my lightsabre and join my father and my friend.
As we deflected the droids' oncoming bolts, we were also stepping closer to an elevator.
I quickly stepped inside and pressed the 'close doors' button. Obi-Wan and Anakin jumped inside after me just as the elevator was closing off the remaining bolts, and just in time to come across more annoying surprises.
"Drop your weapons…………I said DROP 'EM!", we heard a battle droid say behind us.
All three of us looked at one another and smiled as we ignited our weapons once more, to get rid of the droid menaces.
Suddenly, as the last droid came crashing to the floor, the elevator screeched to a halt.
Obi-Wan and Anakin exchanged glances saying, "Did you press the stop button?" which Anakin replied, "No, did you?"
"No!" said my father as they both turned to me.
"What… don't look at me!" I said.
"We can still get out of here; there's more than one way." Anakin said.
"No, we need to get moving….'R2…. do you copy? R2 activate elevator … 31174.'" My father said as he into the comlink.
R2 wasn't responding. Ob-Wan noticed this as e turned to me; which I replied with a shrug of my shoulders.
Just then, a piece of the elevator ceiling came clanging to the floor.
My father and I looked up to see Anakin jumping strait up into the hole that he created.
All I could do was roll my eyes as my father said, "Always on the move."
My father continued to talk into the comlink and after a moment of silence, there came a quiet beep of reply from R2. Then, again, w heard silence.
"We gave you a job, R2 ……can you hear me?"
Suddenly the elevator jolted, then plummeted down the shaft as Anakin quickly jumped to grab onto the hallway entry door, trying to keep his grip as long as he could.
"Stop, STOP, R2, we need to be going up, not down!", I said as I grabbed the comlink out of my father's hands.
Again, we heard silence and then heard me, repeating my command.
Then, the elevator jolted to a stop, once again, as both Ob-Wan and I fell to the floor at the sudden lurch.
With a final moment of silence, the elevator shot upwards.
"Thank you, R2; that's much better." I said into the comlink, and handing it back to my father who finds his feet again.
As the elevator came rushing up the shaft, Anakin took notice and flipped into the air, landing back onto the elevator ceiling. He then jumped abruptly back into the elevator, startling my father as he ignited his lightsabre.
"Oh, it's you!" he said, thinking that Anakin was another droid, and turned off his weapon.
"What was that all about?" Anakin exclaimed to me knowing that I had the comlink last.
"It was all him." I said, pointing to my father as he explained to his apprentice.
"Well……R2 has been……"
"No 'loose wire' jokes, he's doing his best." Anakin interrupted his master.
"Did I say anything?" Obi-Wan asked.
"He's trying!"
"I didn't say anything!"
"Alright, Alright!" I said trying to get Anakin and my father to stop bickering gat each other.