Finally Obi Wan had found the Executor. It was huge, probably holding thousands of canons. In Spite of his usual approach to missions, he had come here without an accurate and creative plan.
Obi Wan concentrated to veil his force signature, he couldn't be attacked by Vader. That wouldn't serve any purpose. Obi Wan was only here to gather information, not to fight the sith. But he had to find a way onto the ship first anyway.
If he got closer his starfighter would appear on the radar of the Executor and Vader would learn of his presence. Obi Wan was still thinking about his options when another ship appeared out of hyperspace.
It was a large ship, far larger than Obi Wan's fighter, but still not even close to being comparable to the Executor. It would fit into its hangar issueless. Obi Wan saw his opportunity.
Since the imperial ship was definitely on it's way to the executor, it was like a ferry to him. Obi Wan stirred his starfighter towards the other ship. He flipped his starfighter over and docked its feet to the bottom side of the imperial ship.
He assumed it wasn't advanced enough to detect things on its surface. As soon as Obi Wan's fighter was sticking to the other ship stably, he turned all his systems off. Now he shouldn't be detected at all.
His electronic signature had disappeared and his point on the radar would be one with the other ship's. Now all he had to do was wait until his ferry landed in the Executor's hangar. And hope that its feet were long enough to not crush him during the landing.
But he couldn't ditch the risk. The Executor got closer and closer with every second. Obi Wan gulped, preparing himself, raising his mind shields to remain undetected from Vader. He had defeated him once before, but his power had grown.
Hatred and Pain had fuelled his strength over the years. Obi Wan doubted that he would beat him again. The hangar's opening glided past him. He had made it into the executor. Step one of his not existing plan had worked.
The feet of his ferry deployed and fortunately were long enough. Obi Wan felt how he dangled upside down as the artificial gravity of the Executor gripped him. He opened his cockpit and turned around quickly, landing on the floor.
He watched how stormtroopers marched out of the ship he had entered with, and another group marched in. They were exchanging the stationed soldiers. More and more entered and exited the ship, it took a while.
Obi Wan advanced to the space below other ships, he walked all the way through the hangar. He needed to find out where to look for the information he needed. Maybe there was a sort of interrogation room.
He hurried out of the hangar and looked around, careful not to be spotted. He wanted to listen to what the officers were saying. Maybe they could give him hints on where to find Ahsoka.
But no one spoke. Obi Wan watched how loads of dignitaries and soldiers walked around, many did so together too, but no one ever spoke a word. Obi Wan realized that that was what he could expect on the ship lead by Darth Vader.
He wandered through the transitions and peeked into some of the rooms, hoping to see Vader discussing his quest of finding his past padawan. But naturally he wasn't as fortunate.
"Hey!", Obi Wan heard a voice behind him. He turned around in horror. He had been seen. He felt like an incompetent youngling, not a jedi master. The young officer that had discovered him pressed the button on his wrist.
"Intruder in sector G. Intruder!", he called into it. Obi Wan felt sick. He had failed in a more stupid and degrading way than he had expected. Alarm lamps started blinking and sirens howled.
The officer ran away, leaving behind a shocked Obi Wan. He activated his lightsaber as a swarm of stormtroopers ran towards him. He had fought with the clones many times before, it felt weird to be the one targeted by their attack, like back on Utapau.
"Call for reinforcement, it is a jedi.", the captain yelled. Obi Wan cursed himself as he started to battle them. He killed more and more, feeling sorry for each one of them. What if he had just killed Cody?
Obi Wan kept defending himself, overwhelmed by how many clones were stationed on the ship. They just didn't become less. A shot of them hit Obi Wan's left shoulder and he called out in pain.
He felt his blood running down his back. He was easy pray now. If Vader was here at the moment, he had already been informed and was on his way to execute Obi Wan. He felt terribly stupid for coming here.
Thinking he would achieve anything in the lion's lair was so naive. Obi Wan deactivated his lightsaber and lifted his arms, what sent a flash of pain through his body. "I surrender! Tell your lord you have captured a jedi!", he called.
The clones stopped shooting at him. He was cuffed roughly and forced on his knees. The clone's captain took his lightsaber, then pulled out a little holo transmitter. Obi Wan shivered as Vader appeared on it.
He stared at the black inhuman features with no readable feelings. This was what the jedi saw right before their deaths. Obi Wan cramped as he recalled who it really was he was seeing.
"The intruding jedi has surrendered, Lord Vader. We could kill him at your command." Vader shook his masked head. "Bring him to my quarters alive. Don't harm in further.", he ordered. The clone nodded obediently.
"Yes, Lord Vader.", he said and gave his team a sign. Vader's holo disappeared. Obi Wan was pulled onto his legs and pushed forward. The throbbing in his shoulder got worse with every moment.
He was lead through the ship, wondering why he wasn't brought to a cell or similar. Why would Vader want to kill him in his own quarters?
Obi Wan would soon learn the answer to that. He realized that he only had a few moments left to live, knowing he wouldn't survive this. He would join the force in only a few minutes. He was pushed through a door so he fell onto his knees again.
He looked up and saw him. He looked down at Obi Wan without any readable expression. The mask gave Obi Wan a sick feeling deep within. "Remove the cuffs and give him his lightsaber.", he commanded the clones.
They didn't hesitate, obviously scared of what would happen if they did. Still they didn't understand the sith's orders. Obi Wan's wrists were freed and his weapon was dropped before him.
He picked it up hesitantly, not quite grasping what was happening. "Leave.", Vader said, and the clones did so immediately. The door closed behind them. Obi Wan was alone with Vader. He expected him to attack.
Maybe he had given him his saber so that he would defend himself poorly until Vader killed him. Perhaps the sith found joy in that. Instead Vader lifted his mask, revealing the face of Anakin Skywalker. It startled Obi Wan for a moment.
He remembered his burning body on Mustafar, there was no way he looked the same. "F6, look after his shoulder.", Vader commanded. A medical droid that had been standing in the corner, activated and approached Obi Wan.
He was confused. Maybe the droid would torture him to get information. That was why he was still alive. But why would he be tortured in Vader's quarters? And why had he gotten his saber back?
While Obi Wan was still panically searching for an explanation, the medic reached him. It began inspecting the wound, like a medical droid usually would. Vader remained silent.
"Why have you come here, Obi Wan? Were you hoping to kill me?", he asked, but not threatening. Just interested. Obi Wan shook his head slowly. "I came for information." Vader frowned. "On what?" "Ahsoka.", Obi Wan admitted quietly.
What did he have to lose? He didn't see a reason not to tell him this. He expected him to laugh, because he had already killed her, but he didn't. "You're looking for her.", he stated. Obi Wan looked in Vader's eyes, trying to read his intensions.
He just nodded. "You found her on Geonosis.", he said. "True.", Vader admitted. "But I didn't feel her death.", he continued. "She didn't die.", Vader informed Obi Wan. Obi Wan sighed in relief. "I hoped she had fled.", he panted.
"She didn't. Not at all.", Vader said. The confusion grew and grew in Obi Wan's head. "They're gone. You can come out.", Vader called through a passage. Obi Wan turned his head to see what was coming.
Ahsoka appeared in the frame. "Master, Leia has...oh.", she stopped talking as she saw Obi Wan, who stared at her in terror.
Obi Wan gasped. "You're a prisoner!", he called out. She looked at him with pity as she saw the flesh wound on his back. "How did you get him on the Executor, master?", Ahsoka asked Vader.
Obi Wan exhaled in shock. "You call him master? So he has twisted your mind through the dark side.", he called out. Ahsoka shook her head. "Don't accuse him randomly, Obi Wan.", she said.
Vader turned to Ahsoka. "He came here on his own. I'm going to report his death now.", he explained. Obi Wan flinched. Vader offered Obi Wan his hand to help him get up, but the master only looked at it with disgust.
Obi Wan got up on his own, even though he grunted in pain. Vader shrugged and took his hand back. Ahsoka grabbed Obi Wan's arm and pulled him into the other room. F6 followed them.
As she looked behind, she saw how Vader reached for his mask again. Obi Wan just stumbled after her, visibly confused. She couldn't blame him. They reached the other room. The twins were currently playing in the third one.
"What lies has he told you, so you would come with him, Ahsoka?", Obi Wan asked, his voice filled with concern. "He didn't tell me any lies. Taking me here wasn't even his idea. I insisted.", Ahsoka explained calmly.
Obi Wan sighed. "Ahsoka...I miss Anakin too, but trust me when I tell you, he his gone. You haven't seen him on mustafar.", he began. "Mustafar? Was that where you cut off his limbs?" The master frowned.
"Did he tell you what he had done right before that?", Obi Wan asked with a challenging voice. He obviously thought she was accusing him of harming their friend. Ahsoka shook her head.
"Not exactly. I know that he killed the younglings and..." Obi Wan cut her off. "I mean right before our fight. I saw it with my own eyes. Senator Amidala was..." "His wife.", Ahsoka finished his sentence.
"But did he tell you what he did to her? To his own wife? To the mother of his unborn children?" "Yes, he did.", Ahsoka replied.
"And he is sorry. He was filled with darkness at that moment, Obi Wan. He thought he killed her. I think, believing that he murdered his wife is what kept him in the darkness for so long."
"Please remove your clothing, so I can treat your injury.", F6 said monotonically. Obi Wan rolled his eyes but then uncovered his shoulder. "Ahsoka, Ahsoka!" They were interrupted by the twins that came running into the room.
Obi Wan stared at them in disbelief. "They're here. I thought they were safe on Thyferra. How are they here? Ahsoka where is Padmé?", his voice got louder and louder. Ahsoka had heard Thyferra. She put her finger on her mouth panically.
"Shush!", she hissed. "The Emperor is on holo in the other room, he might hear you." Obi Wan opened his mouth. "Is Padmé here?", he asked a little more settled. Ahsoka shook her head. "Sadly.", she added.
"Open your eyes Ahsoka! He has abducted two children from their mother and is currently talking to the leader of the empire. He has done a frightening good job on manipulating you, considering how little effort he gives it."
The togruta's face darkened. "I just now told you, not to accuse him randomly. He hasn't abducted them, the Emperor has. He could have refused to take them, so the Emperor would have done that instead."
Obi Wan opened his mouth to reply but Ahsoka wasn't done. "In this very moment he is telling the Emperor that he has eliminated you, after you have infiltrated his ship. He is getting you out of trouble."
Obi Wan stayed silent. "Ahsoka, Ahsoka!", Luke repeated. Ahsoka smiled down at them. "Yes, Luke?", she asked with a suddenly friendly voice. "Look, Leia did again!", he said filled with excitement.
"What did Leia do?", Vader asked with a warm smirk. He had appeared in the passage way. "Daddy!", Leia called out happily and ran towards her father.
Obi Wan watched baffled as she reached out with her tiny arms, so Vader would pick her up. Ahsoka looked at him with satisfaction as Obi Wan's expression changed from surprise to fascination. "I move things!", Leia announced.
Vader looked at her in surprise. "Did you?", he asked proudly. Leia nodded enthusiastically. "She used the force earlier, master. It's very impressive."
Ahsoka remembered what she was going to tell him earlier before the problem with Obi Wan turned up. Vader kissed Leia's forehead gently. "Of course she is.", he said with a smile.
"Both of them are.", he added with a look at Luke who was staring at Obi Wan. "You the jedi!", he exclaimed. "Remember too!", Leia agreed, still in her father's arms. "So you do know where Padmé is?", Vader asked Obi Wan full of hope.
"I do. But I would never tell you!", he spat. "You've told me just now.", Ahsoka said quietly. Obi Wan looked at her in panic, remembering that she was right.