From Earth to Star Wars: Part Two

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Chapter Seventy Nine

**Obi-Wan's point of view**

We arrived on Drake and checked in with Master Vas and learned nothing new. Anakin and I wasted no time in turning in our small transport for something bigger well knowing we could be picking up several more troops as well as my missing wife. We also needed the space to carry a vehicle we could drive on planet, especially if we were dealing with injuries. Master Vas also afford us some troops but there was no foreseen danger and thought to handle it ourselves.

"Are we going to head straight to Cypress?" Anakin asked as we left the base.

"I think so. That will be a good starting point. We know they left Campous and were heading back home." I pointed out, bringing up a map on the nearest terminal, pointing toward the area. "If they took the shortest route, the ship would have flown right through the battle."

"You feel anything?" Anakin asked, looking like he was trying not to worry.

"Nothing more in detail except I feel she's not in too much danger."

"Master, they could have been captured." Anakin rather gently pointed out.

"I know, I've considered that, but I just don't feel overly worried about it, like I know she's alright. I can't explain it."

Anakin nodded. "I know, but I think we should be prepared just in case. I made sure the med center was fully stocked and if we don't use them, someone else will."

I nodded, glad that he was doing this with me. Now all we had to do was find her. Here she was worried about me coming home and here I was looking for her. If she got into trouble every time she went to help people like she always managed to do, this was going to be a long war.

We came out of hyperspace and I was certainly feeling her presence much stronger. I joined Anakin in the cockpit. "She is on the planet."

"Are they alright?"

"I think so. She's not responding to me," At his raised eyebrow, I continued on. "She's quite exhausted but I don't think it's more than that."

"Good." He pulled up the planet on the terminal. "Where should we start? I've started scanning for life forms and there are several farming communities scattered across it, so nothing definite is coming up."

"Can you scan for metal?" I asked him, looking over the planet, seeing it was good sized. "Something that might be debris from the ship. If this society isn't as advanced, it might be where they are located."

"I can try, but if the ship exploded after they landed and escaped there might not be anything for the sensors to pick up."

While I got our things ready to go, Anakin continued to scan for what could be our vanished crew. After coming up with nothing, I tried to contact Meagan through her com, thinking maybe one of the troops had gotten it working or since we were so close it might pick up something. But once that failed Anakin and I decided to land on the planet and start looking on the ground. From there we were hoping my bond with Meagan would take us the rest of the way.

We made our way across the planet, it being mostly plains used as farmland, but no sign of any life. We thought that was a bit strange, but then again if they were not warriors, going into hiding with a battle coming, wouldn't be such a strange concept from their point of view.

"Anything?" I asked Anakin as he was scanning the horizon with his binoculars, trying to find Meagan and her crew.

"Nothing but grain and open fields." He sounded a bit dejected but we would find them. "You sense anything?"

"Nothing concrete. She is here and not too injured, but I think they might be some distance away." I told him as we sat in the speeder.

"Which way should we go?" Anakin asked before gunning the engine.

I just looked at him before he let it idle as I meditated lightly. "I think we should go more to the west."

Anakin just nodded, turning the vehicle in that direction. "Let's go find that troublesome wife of yours."

"Anakin just drive." I told him, trying to concentrate on finding my wife "Meagan where are you?"

**Meagan's point of view**

I suddenly woke up, feeling Obi-Wan's presence so strongly with his call for me. Of course I had no idea where we were. I couldn't exactly tell him to take a left at this field and then we are by a brown barn. Rising slowly, my body groaned in protest.

"Rex." I called out across the grassy area outside the barn.

He turned and ran back to me, thinking something was wrong. "What is it My Lady?"

"Where are we exactly?"

The commander just stared at me.

"Obi-Wan is looking for us." I explained to him, that I felt him on planet, but I wasn't exactly sure where he was either.

Rex called the others and they quickly discussed what known heading the ship was falling toward as we crashed and where we could possibly be. Once the men agreed, I went away from them so I could concentrate. Reaching out across our bond, I stretched into the Force, telling Obi-Wan where I was. We didn't "chat" for long, him well knowing I was tired, but just feeling he was getting close, gave me strength. Hopefully he would be here soon and the men were pretty happy the end of this was in sight.

"I hear someone coming." One of the men called back to us later, it was already dusk, nearly to the point of being dark.

"That's not my husband." I yelled out, not feeling Obi-Wan that close. Suddenly, I had a bad feeling about this.

Rex nodded and began signaling the men before whispering. "Get back inside and hide."

I nodded and quickly headed there, stopping only to pull out the dagger hidden in my boot, wondering who this was, who had found us.

I waited in the darkness in the barn, hearing the roar of the speeder, feeling a darkness slowly seeping towards me. Was this the dark Jedi Obi-Wan had been tracking? Or was this something or someone else?

I clutched the dagger hilt in my hands, holding my breath, calling out through the Force. "Obi-Wan hurry."

I didn't hear the reply as the hum of a light saber and blaster fire dragged my attention away.

"Well, well, well." I heard a smooth but deep female voice speaking as there was a pause in the firing. "I came looking for the Jedi but it looks like I found something else, maybe something worth much more."

"It's just us." I could hear Rex, hoping they had some sort of protection, even if it was just farm equipment. "It's five against one."

The dark Jedi laughed. "Oh I'm not worried."

I could hear the volley of shots, the hum of the light saber, the call of the men, but hidden in the barn, I couldn't tell what was going on. Until I heard the word run. Feeling a push from the Force, I snuck out the back door. Seeing the course was clear, I dashed off, hoping the deepening shadows and the fields would hide me.

"Come out, come out wherever you are." I heard a voice call out, obviously coming closer not too many moments later.

Clutching the dagger closer, I slowly crept deeper into the fields, hoping to make no noise, hoping desperately to hide long enough till Obi-Wan arrived.

"Where are you?" The voice was growing closer. "I wonder who you are, what kind of prize I have won." The darkness began to swirl around me, but wasn't quite as encompassing as Dooku's. "I know you aren't a Jedi, they aren't cowards, but the Clones didn't die for nothing you know."

Hiding in a thicker bunch of underbrush, I stayed still, well knowing I was no coward. Though I had lived long enough to know this was a battle I couldn't win.

"Are you too scared to face me?" The woman was coming closer, I could feel where she was, it wouldn't be too long till she found me.

I took a very quiet step away from the brush, the wind blowing the wheat like stalks, hiding any footfall sounds I could have made. Taking another step away, I strained my ears to see if I could pick up her location, but heard nothing but the wind and wheat. Reaching out into the Force, I could feel she was close, but nothing more. But I felt another presence, two strong ones. Obi-Wan and there was no doubt Anakin was with him.

If I could hide for another few minutes, Obi-Wan would take care of her.

"There you are." A tall, slender female warrior was standing in front of me. The moonlight making her features seem menacing and dark. In each of her hands was a light saber with a curved handle. A darkness floated around and through her, but it didn't completely suffocate my light. "I see I have a prize my Master would very much like, will reward me greatly."

"I'm not your prize." I spat back at her, hoping to buy just a few more minutes. I could almost hear the sounds of a coming vehicle. "And what makes you think he would reward you?"

She snorted, obviously not biting my bait. "Why would I tell my prisoner anything of value?"

I shrugged my shoulders, the sound of a vehicle becoming a reality. "You are about to be our prisoner."

"I wouldn't be so sure of that." She sounded almost too smug as she ignited both of her sabers. "I doubt that little weapon of yours will be much against my talent."

She took a decisive step forward and I knew my only chance was to run. Reaching into Force, I gathered what energy I had, dashing through the fields as quick as I could. I knew she was gaining, her power much greater than mine. The roar of a large vehicle was coming closer, but I had to slow her down or it might be too late. Glancing over my shoulder, knowing I would have one shot and one shot only and knowing I would have to do so at a run, but if I could take any part of her, it would give me a chance to get closer to my husband.

Once again reaching into the Force, I glanced over my shoulder and praying it would be enough, I turned my body only slightly and threw the dagger off into the night. A cry of pain told me I had at least hit a part of her body. Taking another glance over my shoulder, through the trickle of the moonlight I could see the blood running down her arm. I couldn't quite tell if it had struck or grazed her, but it had slowed her where I had a bit of a safer lead.

I sprinted through the tall stalks and in only the moonlight, I couldn't see the slight dips in the flow of the land and I felt my ankle turn beneath me, pain shooting up my leg. I only took a half of a step before I fell down to the ground. Biting my tongue to keep the cry of pain from rising out of my throat, I felt the acidic taste blood in my mouth. I crept along the sandy ground, hoping to hide myself until help arrived.

The Dark Jedi had stopped, obviously not seeing where I was or either that tending to her injury. The roar of the speeder was growing louder and I could feel that Obi-Wan had arrived. They must have been visible for I could hear her turn and run the other direction.

Not completely rising, I raised my head high enough to make out some sort of vehicle fly by, obviously after her. I heard a few flashes of light sabers but the roar of another vehicle told me she escaped. Finally feeling that I was safe, I rose from the ground.

"Meagan." Obi-Wan's voice cut through the night, shattering the silence, the darkness.

Wincing in pain, I hobbled toward the sound of his voice. "I'm over here."

It took a few moments for us to meet in the stalks, but I was soon in his arms. I felt my body relax in his hold. I was safe.

He pulled back only a few moments later, as if knowing I was hurt.

"Obi-Wan, I'm alright." I tried to tell him, seeing the concern in his eyes. "I think I just sprained my ankle or something when I fell."

He frowned as we headed out of the field and toward the barn. "We'll have it scanned once when we get aboard the ship."

I nodded, well knowing I couldn't fight him too much but I didn't need to be completely babied.

We trudged along, my body suddenly achy and sore, my ankle beginning to throb. I wondered how long I would be able to last, but I didn't want to say something, didn't want to trouble him anymore.

"Meagan, look out…" I heard Obi-Wan's warning a second too late as my already injured foot fell into another slight dip in the land and down I went.

I must have let out a shocked cry of pain for Obi-Wan immediately knelt down. But I shook it off as he helped me to my feet. "I'm fine. Just tripped."

He didn't look like he believed me, especially as I took a step away from him, wincing and limping in the process.

"That's it." Before I could protest, Obi-Wan leaned down and swept me into his arms. "You are not going to be able to walk the rest of the way without seriously damaging yourself."

I tried to protest, to get him to let me down, but he had his Jedi Master face on and I knew there was no way I could talk him out of it. I sighed and settled myself against him.

"What is this?" He asked, a bit of grin tugging on his lips. "No loud protest?"

"I think I would lose it anyway." I told him. "I thought it be wiser not to start a fight."

He raised an eyebrow. "I guess I'll take what I can get, but I still say you are going to be the death of me yet."

"Watch it Kenobi." I pretended to be offended by that. "Say much more and you won't get me in your bed."

He leaned down and whispered. "I wouldn't be quite sure of that my lady. I'll just make you forget it."

I laughed at this, but it was completely cut off as we approached the barn and in the moonlight I made out the forms of the men, nearly all of them dead. I gasped, feeling the tears stinging my eyes.

"This wasn't your fault love." Obi-Wan's voice was gentle and quiet, but firm in his stance. "This is the part of war that I never wanted you to see."

I tried to believe his words, but it still hurt.

Anakin turned from helping an injured Rex into the back of the small transport they brought along. "Meagan, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." I said as my husband sat me down in a seat.

"Don't move." Obi-Wan nearly interrupted me. "Keep off your feet until we know if it's broken or not."

Too tired to try to argue with him, I watched as they buried the dead and cleaned up what we used and soon we were heading back to their small ship. Rex and I waited in the speeder as Obi-Wan and Anakin made sure she hadn't damaged the ship before loading us on board.

Rex seemed to be doing okay and was even helping Anakin get us out of there as Obi-Wan set me on the cot in the small med room on the ship. He looked a bit apologetically before tugging my boot off.

Biting the inside of my lip, I tried not to cry as he slowly rotated my ankle and feeling along the bone.

"The bone is sound, but it is most certainly deeply bruised and badly sprained." Obi-Wan reported and as he pulled my soak off, it was a bit colored and swelling slightly. "I'm going to find a cold compress and wrap that up."

I nodded as Obi-Wan busied himself in the supply cabinet. "Who was she?"

He turned slightly, only so I could hear his reply. "Assaj Ventress. We don't know much about her except for the fact she is working with the Separatist and is trained in the ways of the Force." He paused as he came back to me. "I think she must have realized Anakin and I were following her and when we left she must have followed us."

He paused again as he wrapped some material around the compress and set it on my ankle. "We'll let that sit for a bit to get the swelling to go down."

I nodded, yawning, suddenly growing quite tired despite all the recent activity. The last week or so was certainly taking its tool.

"I should let you get some rest." Obi-Wan walked back over to the cabinet, bringing out a bottle. "I think some pain killers will help."

I shook my head, not really wanting to be knocked out.

"Don't worry, these have just enough power in them so you can rest well." He handed them to me. "Of course your other choice is for me to put you into a healing trance or Force sleep. Your choice."

"Can I have a glass of water?" I asked him taking the pills from his hand.

He nodded and disappeared out the door for several minutes and came back with a pillow, blanket and a bottle. He handed me the bottle. "Go ahead and take those. They will take a few minutes to take effect and in that time I can secure your ankle."

I picked up the meds and with a few swigs of water, swallowed them. Without saying much Obi-Wan removed the compress and wrapped my ankle, his hands warming my limbs, the pain ebbing away. Quickly growing sleepy, he helped me settle back into the bed, drawing the blanket around me. I barely felt him kiss me gently before a sweet blackness overtook me.

I awoke in the darkness, it taking several minutes to realize where I was. Once I got my bearings together, I squinted through the dark room, trying to see the light switch. But not finding it, knowing it would be completely dumb to limp across the room to the refresher with a hurt limb and in the darkness, I called out with my voice and in the Force. "Obi-Wan."

A moment or two later, I blinked my eyes in the sudden intrusion of the light that filtered into the room as Obi-Wan stood in the now open doorway. He was rubbing his temples. "You know you didn't have to shout so loud."

"Sorry, but I had no idea of where on this ship you were." I slowly pushed myself to the edge of the bed so he could help me down. "I didn't think you would like it if I tried to do anything alone and in the dark."

He then helped me into the refresher so I could get cleaned up and while I washed, he found some of his cleaner robes that I could wear since mine were beyond help.

"How's that ankle doing?" He asked as he settled me back onto the cot.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Still a bit stiff and sore, but it's not throbbing like it was last night."

"Good." He slowly unwrapped it and felt along it, the warm touch of fingers soothing, easing the pain. "It is already healing."

"And much longer till we get home?" I asked as he re-wrapped it tightly.

"Just another day or so." Obi-Wan looked over his work before leaning over to kiss me. "Are you hungry? I think I can scrounge something up for us."

"That would be nice." Come to think about it, I could certainly eat something about right now.

"I will be back in just a moment." With that he rose from where he was sitting on the edge of the cot and headed out the room.

Watching him leave, I was suddenly so pleased that I had been blessed with a husband that took such great care not only with me, but of me.

We arrived back at the Temple and with Obi-Wan's help, I was able to walk off the ship, my ankle still a bit stiff but not too painful to walk on. We made a quick report to the Council before we headed to the Healers. They said it was healing well already, no doubt to Obi-Wan's basic Force first-aid. I did need to keep it wrapped and keep mostly off my feet for a few days. After getting some exercise sheets and other instructions, Obi-Wan and I headed back to our quarters. Since it was later in the evening and after getting a quick bite to eat, Obi-Wan talked me out of getting Sasha, well knowing I was still too tired to keep up with her. Agreeing with him, we relaxed together in the living area for a bit, with my foot elevated and iced.

"Come on Meagan." Obi-Wan helped me up from the couch after re-wrapping my ankle. It wasn't the most comfortable way to sleep, but it kept it secure and stable.

After completing our normal bed time routine, we lay in the quiet, finally in each other's arms.

"Did you get a shot at her?" Obi-Wan's voice broke the silence. "Or was that one of the Clones?"

"You saw it?" I asked, wanting to know how I really did.

"It wasn't life threatening, but she will bear the scar." He answered as his hands soothingly made their way through my hair.
I remained quiet for a moment or two before speaking. "I didn't have a blaster with me. I had one of the daggers in my boot and I knew I had only one shoot to at least slow her enough where I could find a good hiding place."

He glanced at me, his eyebrow cocked in interest. "You threw that at a run? From what I could see it wasn't just a slight scratch."

I shrugged slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed at his praise. "I had a good teacher and a bit of luck."

"Meagan, love, there is no such thing as luck." His grin soon faded as his words became more serious. "She's still out there and will figure out who you are."

"She already does." I then, nearly word for word, recounted our conversation that night.

My husband frowned at that, his arms tightening around me. "Well, we will have to make sure you are protected when you are out."

"I don't want to cause trouble. I can stay at the Temple." I truly felt that, knowing those men died protecting me. I didn't want it to happen again.

"Meagan, that is a nice thought, but it won't last too long before you go crazy not being able to help anyone. And it wasn't your fault. They died defending the Republic." He told me, seemingly knowing I would take an assignment sooner or later and my feelings on what happened. "I will have Rex or Cody assign several others to guard you."

I wanted to protest but with Obi-Wan and Anakin's leap to sudden fame, my being the non-Jedi in the family, would make myself more of a target than the men. Sasha of course, unless to dinner at Dexter's or an occasional trip to the park never left the Temple. Thank goodness this Ventress witch could never get her filthy hands on my baby.

Obi-Wan leaned down to kiss me. "We will get through this."

I nodded, settling myself further into his embrace. "I love you and thank you for taking care of me these last few days."

He chuckled a bit. "You made it a bit easier this time too. Are you sure your ankle is doing better? Maybe I should twist it again to keep you down for a day or two more."

I playfully swatted at him before speaking. "I guess you would prefer me more meek and mild, not finding ways around your orders."

He cupped my face with a hand, his eyes gentled with love. "On the contrary, I much prefer a sassy red head who keeps me on my toes. I adore you just the way you are." With that he kissed me long and deep, proving it much more than words ever could.

And now for the quote: From Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Thought this would be quite appropriate with Meagan getting hurt.

"I've given birth to 8 babies- don't talk to me about getting hurt you big ox! I'm not about to let one of them die."