Chapter 7 - Arrival

The salkers were getting close but Padme was closer. The edge of the woods was there and she let go of the Force shield she was using as it was draining her system. There were large buildings and she could see guards standing on the outskirts.

"Help me!" She yelled and dragged Obi-Wan out into the grass. "Please help me!"

Two guards came over to her and looked at her and Obi-Wan. "Who are you? State your business."

"I'm Padme Naberrie, Jedi apprentice to Master Hiacho Callisto and this is Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is badly injure and I don't know what is wrong with him."

The two guards looked at each other and helped Padme get Obi-Wan to the medical facilities.

"What do you mean they haven't arrived yet?"

Lynall looked down at Urik and then averted his eyes. "There ship exploded."

The short man started to pace. "They got away, they have to be safe Lynall, I would have felt such a loss."

"We sent some men out to find them but I have a feeling Girdlock's men are out there also."

"Find those jedi!"

Qui-Gon looked around, he was sure he had just felt Obi-Wan's presence along with the sence that something was wrong with him. "I need to find Obi-Wan."

Hiacho looked at the outline of the city and saw some guards emerge from one of the buildings.

"Okay, let's go." He said and the two older jedi went in search of their padawans.

"Lay him here." The healer told the guard who had brought Obi-Wan in. Padme was close behind.

When the doctor saw the two jedi he pulled the guards to the side. "This is them. The chosen ones. Call Urik."

The guards nodded and headed toward the House of Ra in search of their leader. When the healer returned to where the two young jedi were he watched them silently, cloaked in the Force. The female was brushing the hair out of the other's face. An obvious feaver was growing and it looked as though he were having nightmares. Then the girl talked, so he leaned in to here her.

"Obi-Wan, it will be okay. When you get better we can go look for our masters." She said and took a cloth she had found on a nearby cart and she dipped it in the cool water she had took from the sink. Ringing it out a little she touched it lightly to his forehead and he moaned, saying incohearent words in his sleep. "Oh Obi-Wan, please be okay."

Padme shifted in her seat so she could lay her head on his chest, the heat from his body seemed to triple and she was getting worried. Just then the healer came in.

"Are you the wife?" He asked and took out his intruments.

Padme blushed and bowed her head, wiping off some of the sweat that had gathered on Obi-Wan's forehead.

"No. I'm his friend, Padme Naberrie."

The healer checked Obi-Wan's heart and blood pressure. "And his name is?"

"Obi-Wan Kenobi. He's twenty years old."

The healer watched as she touched his face and he thought he saw her eyes water. "Can you tell me what happened?"

While Padme explained the chain of events from the explosion to finding the guards, Qui-Gon and Hiacho were being sent on a wild bantha chase.

TBC

Okay, very short chapter so you'll get another one tonight. This is pretty much just a transaction chapter. Anyway, review and you won't be disappointed.