"Neither, it's neutral. There is a city called Korrnas. We should attempt to land outside of there and try to barter for better transport."
"And what do you propose we barter with? A ship with an overheating hyperdrive? I think I'll find my own transportation off the planet." Ventress replied,
Obi-Wan shrugged his one good shoulder. "Suit yourself, but it might be easier to find a transport off this planet if we worked together."
"Hopefully, it won't come to that, I don't know how much more of you I can stand," Ventress said.
"Oh, and here I thought we were getting along so well," Obi-Wan smirked.
Ventress rolled her eyes and looked for a landing pad to put the ship down. If everything went well, she could land the ship, drop Obi-Wan off at the med clinic, and leave the planet within an hour. She needed to find out more about this Maul person before attempting to engage with Opress again. He referred to Maul as his brother, which led her to believe that they were both from the same clan. Ventress suspected Kenobi was the one that cut off his legs but didn't know if he would tell her what he knew about Maul.
"Kenobi, can you walk?" Ventress said while the ship touched down on the landing pad. Then she got up and offered her hand to Obi-Wan.
Kenobi grabbed her hand and pulled himself up. "Yes, I will be fine, as long as I don't have to fight a rancor at the moment."
"What a pity, I thought Jedi were supposed to be tougher, or maybe it's just you, my dear. I'll help you find the med clinic before I leave since you apparently are too weak to do so on your own." Ventress replied.
"You're so considerate, first threaten to kill me with a lightsaber, now you're going to take me to the doctor? Talk about mixed messages."
"Well, if you remember, I rescued you first." Ventress pointed out.
"That wasn't much of a rescue. I still had to help hold them off," Obi-Wan replied.
"Well, next time I find you lying unconscious on the floor, I'll leave you there. Then at least I won't have to deal with your insufferable personality."
Ventress walked over to the dock manager and asked about the med clinic. Lucky for her, it was close by, a building directly behind their ship. Ventress put Obi-Wan's good arm around her shoulders and helped him limp over to the building.
"How can I help you?" said the woman behind the desk.
"Hello, my name is Harko Zadane. I fell off my ship when I was repairing the engines. I seem to have dislocated my shoulder." Obi-Wan replied.
The woman looked at Obi-Wan in his torn and bloody robes and his bruised face. She opened her mouth to ask another question, but seemed to think better of it and motioned Obi-Wan and Ventress to follow.
Obi-Wan walked towards the woman but looked back when Ventress wasn't by his side. He walked back towards her.
"I am afraid I must get back to my ship. It's been a PLEASURE, Harko." Ventress replied.
Obi-Wan smiled, "Until next time, my sweet."
Ventress turned and walked out of the med clinic. She needed to focus on finding some form of transportation off the planet. She thought about stealing a ship but didn't want to attract too much attention. She was unfamiliar with this planet and despite it being a neutral system, they normally leaned towards the Republic or Separatist, and she certainly wasn't a friend to either. She found a bar and headed inside. Maybe they would have a holochess table, and someone with a ship would be dumb enough to play her. Luckily, after having a few drinks and eating lunch, she found both. A few hours after she had arrived on the planet, she had secured a ship and had it inspected to see if there was a trace on it.
After inspecting her new ship, Ventress walked back over to the Med Clinic. She decided to try to ask Obi-Wan about Maul. When she got there, the lady at the front desk informed her he left about 15 minutes ago. She had recommended the bar Ventress was just at to the Jedi since he was hungry.
Ventress rolled her eyes and walked back towards the bar and was able to locate him fairly easily, recognizing his force pattern. Obi-Wan looked up when he sensed her, and waved his hand at the seat across from him. Ventress sat down in the booth and noticed that Obi-Wan was almost back to normal except for the faint bruises. He seemed to use a refresher and found a change of clothes.
"I thought you would have left by now, having problems finding a ride off this planet?" Obi-Wan smirked.
"On the contrary, I have my own ship. So, I see you're feeling better." Ventress questioned.
Obi-Wan just smiled and continued to eat his plate of food.
"Listen, I need to ask you something." Ventress paused for a moment, then asked "How do you know Maul, and what can you tell me about him?"
"And here I thought we would discuss something more pleasant," Obi-Wan sighed. "Darth Maul was a former sith lord, trained by Darth Sidious. Maul has killed many Jedi, but we were unaware of him. No witnesses ever survived when they encountered him, so the Jedi didn't find out about him until after he fought my master, Qui-Gon on Tatooine. My Master survived that encounter, but Qui-Gon wasn't as lucky the second time. After being beaten on Tatooine, Maul went to Naboo to orchestrate the invasion of the Gungan people. We arrived on the planet and engaged Maul, and he killed Qui-Gon. I fought him and won. I thought I killed him since I had separated his legs from the rest of his body. However, as you saw, he is alive, although I don't know how."
"So that's why you were there. You were hunting Maul."
"Maul went to Raydonia and killed a village to catch my attention. The Jedi sent me to finish what I started, to kill Maul. I didn't expect him to be as strong with the Darkside as he was, I expected him to be in a much more weakened state. I won't make the same mistake next time." Obi-Wan said, his eyes giving away his moment of anger.
"Next time?" Ventress questioned.
"I plan on returning to Coruscant and giving the council a report about Maul. Then I am going to ask the council if I can continue to track him. Maul is a danger to everyone, especially now when he has nothing to lose and everything to gain. He must be stopped before he gets too powerful."
"Are you planning on taking him on yourself?" Ventress asked.
"The Jedi are spread out too thin. I can't see any way they can afford to allow for two people to look for Maul. When I find him, I will let them know his whereabouts before I engage him. But yes, I am planning on taking him on myself."
"You forget about his brother, Opress. What about him? You can't take both of them on at once." Ventress pointed out.
"I plan to wait until Maul sends his brother on a mission. That way it will be easier."
"What about having Skywalker with you?"
"For someone who wants to kill me, you're awfully concerned about my welfare." Obi-Wan chuckled, "Anakin would drop everything to help me find Maul, but he has a padawan to look out for. It is up to the council to decide, but without knowing where Maul is, I can't imagine they will send Anakin and Ahsoka with me to find him when they are needed elsewhere. I expect, once I locate him, the council will probably send Anakin. By the time they arrive, unless Anakin decides to redeploy himself again, I should already have engaged Maul, and hopefully defeated him."
"Opress is my responsibility, and as a result, Maul is now mine as well. I had him created by Mother Talzin to seek revenge on Dooku when he betrayed me. There is enough blood on my hands as it is. I don't need your death to add to it. Also, it would be a shame for anyone else to kill you but me." Ventress joked.
"Are you planning on hunting them on your own?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Yes."
"Maybe we could work together?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I'll think about it. I need to go back to Darthmor, I believe that Mother Talzin has something to do with this."
"I thought she was dead?" Obi-Wan asked.
"My people are full of surprises." Ventress stood up to leave, but Obi-Wan grabbed her hand.
"If you find what you're looking for, find me before you find them. I will be on Coruscant for the next few days, I think the only way to defeat them is to work together." Obi-Wan pleaded with her, and let go of her hand.
"I'll let you know," Ventress said and walked out to her ship. She programmed the hyperdrive to Darthmor.