Chapter 17, A Nightmare Come True

:on Coruscant:

Charlie was back to her old self, she had all her memories back again... even the ones of her unloving parents. after sitting through some long meetings with the jedi and inca she was ready for a good night sleep.

she was left alone in Inca's resting quarters. She noticed how dark it was. She got to her feet and started turning on lights. After recent events she didn't like the dark to much anymore.

When suddenly from the shadows, a cold metal hand clasped over her mouth. "Hello my dear!" said Grievous, pushing her back and stepping from the darkness.

Her nightmare had found her, she pulled out of his light grasp and backed away into the wall.

"Why are you running Charlie? Didn't you know I would find you?" he asked advancing towards her. Charlie glanced towards the door wondering if she would make it. She darted for her chance.

Grievous grabbed her and pulled her to him, "You can't escape Charlie!"

Charlie started crying, "Why can't you just leave me alone? Just let me go home!"

"Ah but your home is with me," Grievous stated.

"No! It's not! I know where my home is!" she tried to pull away.

He pulled her closer to him, "Don't fight me Charlie!" he warned.

Charlie screamed, "LET ME GO!"

Grievous pulled her close again. He quickly covered her mouth and bent her backwards over his knee. With his last hand he pulled out a light saber and turned it on.

Charlie stared in horror and confusion. 'What is he gonna to with that' she thought.

He held her down with one hand so he could pull her shirt up to right under her breasts. He then touched the hot blade to her stomach.

Charlie screamed, then jerked and tried to get away. Grievous held her in place and covered her mouth more. Her eyes flooded with tears and desperately tried to get away.

Grievous held her as he pulled it away and then touched down again in another spot.

Charlie pulled her mouth away, "Why are you doing this!" she screamed.

"To teach you not to run," he replied as he repeated the process in another spot.

"You put me to sleep! I didn't know!" she cried.

"Not from then, now when you thought of running from me." He hissed.

"Please stop! Please!" she begged.

"Why?" he laughed.

"YOU ARE HURTING ME!" she yelled.

Grievous cocked his head, "I know!"

Charlie looked at him in shock and continued to cry.

"SOME ONE HELP ME!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Obi-wan had been helping Anakin, when he felt Charlie's pain through the force, "Charlie" he said running to his living quarters.

Obi-wan flew into the room they were in drawing his light saber, "Let her go Grievous!"

Grievous dropped Charlie and retrieved three more light sabers from his belt. Charlie doubled over and held her stomach. She looked at Grievous, "Why did you do this?" she sobbed.

Before he could answer Obi-wan used the force and threw Grievous across the room and he sent him crashing out the window.

Obi-wan ran towards Charlie and took her into his arms, but he also kept watch for Grievous.

Grievous latched onto the ledge, and pulled himself back into the room, "To show you what happens if you break the rules!"

"I didn't break any!" she cried as Obi-wan pulled her away.

Grievous said nothing and advanced oh them. But at that time Anakin and Inca entered, Anakin drew his light saber and stood beside Obi-wan.

Inca grabbed Charlie and pulled her away from the soon to be battle.

"Give her back!" hissed Grievous.

"Its her choice whether she wants to stay with you or us!" said Inca.

Charlie clung to Inca, "I want to stay with Inca and the Jedi!"

Inca looked at Grievous, "There you have it!"

Grievous growled stepping towards Inca and Charlie.

"No!" Charlie cried moving behind Inca.

Obi-wan and Anakin moved in front of them blocking Grievous.

"Get out of my way!" yelled Grievous.

"I think you better go!" warned Obi-wan.

"Don't worry master we can make him go!" said Anakin. They readied themselves to fight. Grievous swung at them, and they blocked him.

Inca pulled Charlie from the room to hide her. Inca lead Charlie down the hall trying to get her far enough from Grievous, just incase he was able to get by the jedi.

Grievous tried to to disarm Obi-wan, "Give her back!" he hissed.

"She doesn't belong to you!" said Obi-wan sending Grievous flying across the room with the force.

"She doesn't belong to you either!" hissed Grievous.

"I didn't say she did! She belongs to herself!" said Obi-wan. Grievous lunged at them again.

Inca stopped and leaned up against the wall, their was a loud crashing sound inside inca's home. Inca paused and listened, she heard Grievous coming for them.

Her hold on Charlie got tighter as she pulled her down the hall. She opened a random door and ran inside dragging Charlie behind her.

She opened a small door that was hidden behind a screen picture, "Stay here! And be quite! Don't come out!" she pushed Charlie inside and closed it back up. Inca ran off to do was she could to help the Obi-wan and Anakin.

Grievous stormed into the hallway, "Where is she?" he demanded. Inca ran into him, then tried to run back the other way.

He pulled her to him, "Where is she?"

Inca glared, "I'll never tell you!"

"Wrong answer!" he yelled raising one of his light sabers.

Charlie was listening , "No! Inca!" she yelled hitting the wall.

Inca sighed. Grievous threw her in to the wall and went after Charlie.

Charlie backed away and covered her mouth. And prayed he wouldn't find her.

Grievous stalked into the room where Charlie was hiding. Her eyes widen in fear as she heard him come in. she gentle pressed up against the door and listened. She kept her mouth closed to keep quite.

"Where did you go my dear!" he whispered. He stalked around the room.

Charlie blinked away her tears and forced to keep her sobs in.

"Charlie I'm tired of playing games," he said turning over a table.

Charlie fought so hard to hold her breath that suddenly she let in a short loud gasp. She backed away from the door. Grievous leaped at the door and knocked it open, "Hello Charlie!"

Charlie cried, "Please-" she backed away to a close wall.

"Please what?" he said evilly.

"Don't hurt me!" she slid down on to her backside.

Grievous approached her, "Come with me willingly and I won't!" he was almost to gentle.

Charlie closed her eyes and looked away.

"Well?" he asked looking at her. Charlie whined when he touched her face.

"Charlie!" cried Obi-wan, Grievous turned around to find Anakin, Obi-wan, and Inca standing there. Charlie saw them and sighed in relief as Grievous growled.

"Come any closer and she'll die!" hissed Grievous.

Charlie started at the light saber tip that was held near her neck. Her body started to pour sweat and she turned pale.

"Let her go Grievous!" said Obi-wan though he remained where he was.

"I think not. This girl is very valuable to me," he replied wrapping an arm around Charlie's neck. Charlie started to tremble and mumble under her breath. Grievous glanced at her, "Stop mumbling!" he demanded, but Charlie shook her head and continued.

Obi-wan suddenly used the force to disarm Grievous of his light saber away from Charlie and get her free of him. Charlie darted to Obi-wan and clung to Obi-wan. Obi-wan held her close with one arm while holding his light saber with the other. Grievous growled and attempted to charge at them, but Inca and Anakin stepped in front of them and Anakin sent grievous flying through the wall.

"You should have just left her alone!" said Inca.

"You can either surrender or die!" said Anakin.

"Leave her alone? My dear Inca that would have been to simple. As for my choices I think I'll make a third!" with that Grievous jumped out of a window and disappeared.

"Do we go after him master?" asked Anakin, who was ready to jump out after Grievous.

"Not today. We have more important business like trying to get Charlie home," replied Obi-wan.

"That I can do!" said Inca.

Yay! I made Grievous the bad ass he was meant to be, with the help of Lia Silverfrond, lol. Please review.