Chapter 8:
The med centre was where Obi Wan found Bariss, talking with her now awake Master, Luminara, and Anakin, who was asleep in a chair on the other side of the room. Letting him sleep, he pulled up another chair on Luminara's other side and smiled slightly. "How are you feeling?"
Luminara returned the smile, which he took to be a good sign. "Not too bad, all things considered."
Bariss rolled her eyes, "Master Luminara is putting on a strong face. If you had heard what the healers told me about the severity of her wounds…"
Obi Wan's brows snapped together. His face devoid of the small smile he had earlier, he whispered, "How bad?"
Luminara raised an arm to gently hit Bariss on the shoulder, she fell short and let out a small moan. Looking concerned, Bariss gently laid a hand on her master's arm, using the Force to alleviate her pain a little. "A leg broken in two places, badly healed. Blaster wound in the shoulder, the healers said it was close range and full power. The electricity that he sent through her caused a lot of damage to her muscles and bones. They're allowing her to be awake now because in about half an hour they're putting her into a deep healing trance and sticking her in a bacta tank. Hopefully it will speed up her recovery a lot."
Obi Wan looked at his fellow master in concern and sympathy. "Good. We're going to return to Aridus (A/n, the planet they were just on lol) when you fully recover. The Council wants us to find Xanatos and deal with him. I still don't know how he survived, but if he's back it can't be a good thing." Sighing he looked down at Luminara. Patting her hand, he added, "Don't worry about it now. Just concentrate on getting better. I'll be here when you wake up." He got up to leave just as the temple healers came in, ready to put her into a healing trance. Waking Anakin, he left them to do their work.
A week and a half later, they were ready to leave. Luminara was still a little stiff in the shoulder, and Bariss was the worse for wear, considering she had spent the time Luminara was in the bacta tank worrying and getting very little sleep.
Boarding their ship, Obi Wan quickly took charge. He ordered Bariss and Luminara to get some rest, and threatened to dump them at the nearest possible stop if they didn't. Grudgingly, they obeyed.
Anakin started the preflight checklist, and Obi Wan checked their inventory. When they were finally ready to take off, he checked on the others. They were sleeping peacefully. More peacefully than he had seen them do so since before any of this had started. Master Luminara's sleep in the bacta tank was interrupted by nightmares that she couldn't wake from because of the trance, and Bariss' was just as turbulent. He smiled, returning to the cockpit. Signaling for Anakin to take off, he settled into his chair. If the others could get some rest, so could he. Better he get it now than expect it when they landed.
He suspected this mission would test them all in different ways.
TBC
A/n I'm so sorry about the long wait for an update. I was writing my stories in a note book that I have, and, low and behold, I lost the notebook. Its gone forever, but I spent a while trying to find it. Sorry! Update sooner next time, I promise.