Okay so this chapter is up very soon after the last as a little treat... Double posting!
This mostly marks the end of the first act and essentially follows on immediately from the last, wanted to get this up as its done. For all those patiently waiting for the employer's identity to be revealed as well as him showing up, do not fret that is exactly what the next chapter's about which will be up within the week.
Enjoy!
YumikoWantsCake - Thank you for your review :) I'm afraid it's not quite this chapter with the employer hence I've uploaded it so soon and am currently writing the next one where things kick off! Yes was feeling a little bad for Obi-Wan at this point so hopefully the actions in the chapter help him out a little!
Yes I too don't agree with the way the movies handled things, so I wrote him this way instead, I'm glad you like it! :) Your words of encouragement fuel my creative soul so thanks again and I hope you enjoy this chapter and the next which moves things forward even more story wise, should be up very very soon!
Thank you for your patience many of your answers are about to be answered in the next chapter regarding the boy's unknown adversary and of course the inevitable meeting!
Chapter 10
Strong hands were shaking his body, a voice and the sound of water started to filter through the fogginess that clouded Obi-Wan's mind. The voice was very familiar and was very insistent on Obi-Wan opening his eyes, to his surprise when he did there wasn't the blinding pain that was expected and there was no blindfold obscuring his vision. His vision slowly became less blurry and he was gazing up into the face of Qui-Gon Jinn once again.
His grey eyes bore down into Obi-Wan's filled with concern, that look reminded him of many instances in the past where he had ended up in the med bay after something had gone sour on their various treacherous assignments, and he had woken to see his master's concerned gaze.
"Oh great now my subconscious is tormenting me too." Obi-Wan groaned and sat up knocking away the hands that tried to help him to his feet again, he was damned if he was going to accept help from his own mind.
"Obi-Wan, wait I'm not your subconscious you know who I am." The man who looked like his master grabbed his arm trying to spin Obi-Wan around.
"That's exactly what my own subconscious would say!"
Obi-Wan spat back before viciously ripping himself from Qui-Gon's grip heading off away from the being in front of him. I have to get back to Anakin he needs me. The single thought drove Obi-Wan to start pacing, frustrated with the lack of control in his own mind he screamed out.
"Get me out of here!" Obi-Wan yelled to the surroundings or to his own mind, it didn't really matter who listened or whatever this was he just knew he had to get away from this place his emotional state should not to be toyed with right now.
With one last devastated look Qui-Gon, the figure, closed his eyes and the surroundings around Obi-Wan started to blur to a brilliant white. The sounds of the cascading water stopped, the smells of the fresh plants ceased to exist and the faint banging in his head accelerated to a constant thrumming so intense it caused Obi-Wan to grab at his skull wishing for the pain to alleviate. His legs gave way from under him and he crashed back into nothingness as the agony from his injuries caught up with his mind and intense fire raced through the nerve endings all over his crippled form.
Anakin was petrified, there was no other word for it Obi-Wan had been dragged away from him and now he was utterly alone with his thoughts which was somewhere nobody should be. How could I do that? I nearly took another's life in anger? Anakin remembered the words drilled into him from day one in the temple, you must never act on your emotions they must always be controlled. He hung his head in shame remembering vividly the moment he almost broke all the vows he had sworn to uphold, the only thing that stopped him from carrying out the unspeakable act was his master's voice drifting through his stupor which allowed him to realise what he was doing and stop his barbaric actions before it was too late.
Of course that was the last thing he remembered for a while as Anakin had promptly passed out after releasing his hold on the force, when he came to a sight greeted him that would haunt his dreams for the rest of his life. Obi-Wan had been stabbed callously and lay bleeding against the wall with a knife at his throat ready to steal his life away. It was only Anakin's remembrance of the captain's one true fear that stopped the situation from becoming irreversible, still as Obi-Wan was dragged out of the cell and taken to another away from Anakin he thought it might already to be too late.
Looking back over at the wall there was already so much blood pooled on the floor, his master's blood, the sight nearly made Anakin retch up what little he had left in his stomach, Obi-Wan was in trouble.
Guards roughly grabbed his arms and produced a set of electro cuffs identical to the pair being worn by Obi-Wan at that very moment, after they had restrained him Anakin was left alone with his thoughts, he rushed forwards to the force field of the cell and peered out looking for Obi-Wan.
Directly across from Anakin's position was an identical cell holding his master, he looked bad. Blood was pooling slowly from Obi-Wan's midriff to stain the floor beneath him, he had been blindfolded and gagged so as to cut off any communication from his side. That didn't mean Anakin couldn't shout for all he was worth…
"Master! Please wake up! You can't sleep with the blood you are losing," Anakin desperately cried across to the other prison.
His efforts seemed useless as Obi-Wan didn't even flinch, he was out cold. Anakin wasn't stupid he could see how much blood his master had lost and he knew if he didn't do something then Obi-Wan would bleed out before they even got to their destination. Scrunching his eyes up he called on the force once again and reached out for his master's broken body and concentrated on the gaping hole in his body.
Anakin didn't really know what he was doing, he had been shown by Obi-Wan how to scan somebody for injuries and alleviate small scrapes but this was something else, Anakin could sense the damage the blade had wrought on his master's body and it made his rage rise all over again. Punctured lung, muscle damage, nerve damage, major blood loss, and that was just the knife wound let alone the other various ailments that riddled Obi-Wan's body.
Focusing on the gaping hole Anakin followed the guidance of the force and let it flow right through him towards Obi-Wan. He let every other thought in his head clear and fixated only on his master's wound. He imagined stemming the bleeding inside Obi-Wan's body and concentrated on the actual penetration of the skin, he imagined knitting the skin back together, well enough so that the hole was covered and continued to push the force across to the other prison.
His efforts were cutoff as the guard slammed his electro stick against the force field causing ripples and shockwaves to travel into the cell.
"You better not be doing no force trick! I have orders to punish this one if you do!" The guard blurted out gesturing in the direction of Obi-Wan's cell.
"No I'm just mediating I promise, I don't know to do force tricks without my master." Anakin made sure he put on an exaggerated childish voice so as to sound as non-threatening as possible to the guard.
They already believed that Obi-Wan was the reason that Anakin could perform 'force tricks' so what was the harm in letting them continue to think this, and if Anakin was honest if it weren't for his master then he wouldn't have been able to perform the tasks he had earlier, even if one of them had failed…
He shook himself as Obi-Wan's voice filtered through his thoughts no brooding, it was what he had said earlier and Anakin had defended himself claiming he didn't brood, Obi-Wan of course turned out to be right as usual.
Looking over at Obi-Wan he noticed that the bleeding seemed to have slowed down considerably, good at least he had done something helpful with the force. He reached within the force again and started to scan his masters body, the more he delved into the endless currents of light the more drained Anakin started to feel himself. He remembered what Obi-Wan had said and realised he would have to rest soon or his body would simply shut down, he had been pushing it too much which was evidenced when he collapsed earlier.
Anakin stayed submerged long enough to take a quick update on Obi-Wan's injuries, the list almost made him throw up in his mouth; multiple broken ribs, sprained wrist, broken ribs, multiple lacerations, partly fractured leg, and then of course the various complications of the stab wound although the bleeding seemed to have been stemmed by Anakin's efforts.
He spent the next moments blinking rapidly fighting to stay conscious, frightfully aware that he had overdone it again. Seeing his master in such a state and him not being to help brought back some memories of an incident that had occurred shortly after Anakin had joined the Jedi where Obi-Wan had ended up close to death because of a stupid stunt he had pulled. Obi-Wan had been so angry when he found out what Anakin was up to that he swore he would be kicked out of the order there and then…
Anakin shivered as the cold temperatures of the Coruscant night brushed against his skin, he was situated on one of the lower levels in the capital and even though a lot of the area was sheltered it didn't stop the chill that raced up his spine.
At 10 years old Anakin was the youngest human to be participating in the sport that transpired deep in the bustling night life on the planet where the home of the Jedi temple was situated. He had been at the temple for nearly a year now and was finally getting used to the classes, way of living and of course the perilous turbulent relationship with his new master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Anakin liked being Obi-Wan's apprentice he really did, that didn't mean he was going to make it easy on the man though, they had both lost someone very dear to their hearts when Anakin had joined the Jedi and they had both helped each other through the loss. Anakin couldn't complain Obi-Wan was a great Jedi, he was awesome with a saber, a trained diplomat and negotiator and extremely well read in tactics and many languages and texts. That didn't mean he was very good at keeping track of a young child however…
Anakin smirked at his own genius, Obi-Wan had never been able to stop him from sneaking out of the temple, each time Anakin would employ a different tactic and fall right through his panicked master's fingers. Of course that didn't mean he wasn't caught, Obi-Wan was waiting for him every time he returned and never failed to dish out the appropriate punishment. Not that that mattered to Anakin, the punishment whatever it was, was worth the jaunts he managed to have outside of the security of the temple walls.
He had grown up a slave so coming to a world with so much going on and so many places to explore was quite obviously something he was going to explore, rules be damned he wanted to experience being free. Anakin sometimes felt bad about deceiving his master, he knew Obi-Wan must worry but he understood right? He needed to experience freedom now that he had it firmly within his grip, and Obi-Wan never stayed mad long enough to give Anakin anything to truly worry about. Anakin would make jokes and laugh with his master until he cheered up again so he wasn't truly doing anything wrong, well the council might think otherwise if they saw me now…
Anakin stood muscles trembling slightly with the strain of carrying the flight wings on his back, he was kitted out with fuel powered hydraulic wings that were worn by a user and powered through the power pack slung over his shoulder. The movement in itself was theoretically simple, one only had to simply hold out their arms and squeeze a control in their hands to power the boosters attached to the hands. The direction the person travelled depended entirely on the direction of the burst emitted from the hand controls, as the race track was mostly falling with the gravitational currents of the power station for the planet's surface a lot of the race was navigated by the wings alone, well as well as body position.
It was deemed a high risk sport because of the ever changing energy variation occurring along the race tracks. Any fluctuation in the anti-gravitational currents zipping along the bottom of the pit meant the gravitational currents altered along the sides of the corridor, and the user had to change their position and wing span to compensate otherwise risk being shot it in an unpredictable direction, usually into the walls or down towards the electrically protected surface of the tunnels. Nobody wanted to be in that position which was why the first time Anakin had shown up to participate he was very nearly laughed off the planet. Most humans didn't have the reaction times to keep up with the ever changing gravitational fields and adjust their path and thrust direction, he was a Jedi though and a champion pod racer.
So with that Anakin had managed to survive every attempt he had made in the adrenaline filled sport, of course the other times had been on a much smaller scale and had fewer participants, these little facts didn't intimidate Anakin however he welcomed the challenge.
Anakin made sure the steering system was functional by squeezing on the delicate hand controls whilst directing them towards the floor and he was rewarded with an intense force projecting him slightly off of the ground. 'Wizard!'
Glancing to his left he saw a couple of aliens that had heads shaped kind of like a T and long gangly arms which appeared to be webbed, 'that must help them with flying.'
Next to them stood a figure that was fairly humanoid, the main difference was the legs were in no way proportion to the rest of it's body and the creature had no less than 6 eyeballs peppered over it's face. Anakin reeled back slightly as all of the eyeballs averted their sight to his frame and he looked away quickly focusing back on the task ahead, he would need all of his focus for this race.
For some reason Anakin was getting a very bad feeling about the upcoming race but simply placed it down to nerves, he was the best human his age at flying he could do this in his sleep!
At the arbitrator's shout all the contestants circled the start point which just happened to be a gaping hole in the ground, Anakin too stepped to the edge until his tip toes were dangling and waited for the signal to go. Hairs stood up on end as he gazed down into the tunnel, he could feel, no, 'sense' the gravitational fluctuations and could see somewhere far down glimpses of an electrifying surface through the access panels of the bend in the tunnel. He felt mesmerised watching the flicks of purple sparks bubbling off of the surface and snapped his attention back to the here and now, there was no way he wanted to go anywhere near that electric field. Mesmerising or not it could have fatal implications. He noted the first bend in the track about 100 feet down the hole, he reached out with his feelings trying to sense the current in which to fall towards which would direct him safely around the arcing surface.
If Anakin didn't know better he could have sworn he heard his master's voice in the background before the start gun was fired and each contestant jumped head first into the gaping hole arms swinging out wide, stretching wings out ready to be caught by the gravitational currents.
All of Anakin's hair stood on end and his heart rate threatened to race right out of his chest as he fell head first into oblivion. Opening his arms up wide he emerged himself deep within the force sensing for the changes in the currents surrounding him on all sides. There on the right he glided towards the bottom of the bend and caught the current perfectly and was propelled along the now levelled surface at such velocity it made his teeth chatter. Anakin glided along the corridor safely away from the hazard of the pit below. He glimpsed the deadly electrical bolts in between gaps of the charged corridor which promised only pain.
It was a lot more crowded than the usual races and Anakin had to fight to avoid collisions with the other participants, grinning manically he threw his hands behind him and squeezed the hand controls, he was rewarded with an extra burst of speed throwing him towards the next bend in the tunnel, the route started to dip downwards which made catching the gravitational forces effortless.
Anakin became aware of another racer advancing on his position, the being was getting closer by the second and a fleeting thought raced through his mind 'what if he's going to try and sabotage me?' The figure which seemed oddly familiar started to rise above Anakin as if he was preparing to blast down on him from above, before Anakin could glance upwards to identify his would be attacker he heard something buckle in the power pack slung on his back.
It was at that horrifying moment when Anakin felt himself lose control of his flight path, panicking Anakin tried to press the controls in his hands with no avail, the power pack for his hand booster's was failing.
Dread welled up inside his stomach, there was no way he could complete the course without the power. He knew from his previous studies of the tunnels that there were many uphill sections that would be impossible to navigate without the aid of a set of fully powered hand controls. With that in mind Anakin steeled himself when after successfully riding on a gravitational current he saw an upward point coming up. The tunnel bent upwards at a 90 degree angle which could only possibly be navigated by the use of the hand controls to propel his body skyward before a deathly collision with the durasteel wall.
A hundred thoughts rushed through his mind at once all leading to the same conclusion, it was impossible for him to get up the next part of the course. He desperately glanced around his surroundings looking for any emergency exits or anything he could use to not get trapped on this level, none. Of course there weren't any exits people weren't meant to be down here with all the dangers this was an illegal race!
As Anakin zoomed closer to the fateful section his thoughts raced through the possible outcomes of his upcoming collision, all of them seemed to lead to him falling uncontrollably towards his presumed death on the surface of the tunnel. Glancing down through the gaps in the paneling below he observed the surface was definitely still electrified and he couldn't help but notice the beauty of the purple forks of electricity dancing around.
Just as he was about to reach the point of no return a large body slammed into his form from above, gripping onto his arms and body the figure started to squeeze on his own hand controls making the pair glide upwards slightly. Anakin tried to twist round and just managed to take a peek at the being that had him in a bear hug, it was Obi-Wan!
He looked for any warmth in his master's face but only saw indifference and detached concentration which were identified by the furrowing of his brows. Anakin went limp and stopped struggling as soon as he identified his supposed attacker, he thought for a split second someone had been trying to sabotage what was left of his wings just to add to all of his troubles!
His mind rushed through all the reasons why his master was here and he couldn't really come up with anything that made much sense, how could Obi-Wan have known that Anakin would run into trouble down here? He had only just found out himself… Also how did he know where Anakin was? Maybe Anakin wasn't as good as he previously figured for sneaking out of the temple Obi-Wan could have followed him here.
He observed as his master's eyes scrunched up in concentration and filled with determination, not even sparing a glance down at Anakin. He had seen that face often enough to identify it as Obi-Wan's angry controlled glare, as Jedi weren't supposed to hold onto and express emotions his master always donned a controlled look when he was really peeved but Anakin had been on the receiving end many a time to recognise the unmistakable signs.
His head snapped back to face front as they hurtled towards the ascending bend in the tunnel, when they got near enough Anakin felt himself being dragged upwards by Obi-Wan noting his master was squeezing his own hand controls tightly, just before he would have slammed into the wall. He cried out in pain however as his face and skin grated along the grooves of the wall, Obi-Wan had tried his best to direct them up as soon as possible but these wings weren't designed to hold more than one person and the power exerted by the hand controls were being put under great strain with having to force them both skyward.
Painstaking moments later they moved a few inches away from the side of the corridor and mercifully the tunnel levelled out slightly meaning they could rely on a gravitational current to speed them along the shaft with such velocity it made Anakin's eyes water. He felt Obi-Wan's arms stiffen around him as he glanced up ahead and spotted yet another point where they would have to travel upwards!
Anakin would have never made it this far and sent a wave of gratitude along with a heavy dose of remorse along the training bond he shared with his master, he never intended on any of this happening and just wanted to get back to the temple in one piece with his master.
"I'll get you out of here, Anakin, the punishment for this little adventure will be severe I warn you now," his master half growled back in his ear sensing Anakin's thoughts.
Anakin remembered Obi-Wan HATED flying and here he was being forced to participate in what was most probably his worst nightmare just to bail his troublesome padawan out of mischief again. Yep Anakin knew he was in deep poodo when they got out of here but he didn't care he just wanted out.
At the last thought he felt Obi-Wan affectionately squeeze his arm and send reassurances of his own across their bond, Anakin trusted his master implicitly and was comforted somewhat with him being here with him.
That particular thought however was quite fleeting as Obi-Wan tried punching the hand controls to direct them up for the next segment and it became obvious quite quickly that they weren't going to make the much steeper section. Anakin watched in horror as Obi-Wan placed himself in front of Anakin and when they rocketed into the wall he shielded Anakin from the brunt of the impact.
It took a long time for Anakin to forget the scream he heard that day erupt from Obi-Wan's lips, he heard more than sensed multiple bones crack as his master crashed into the unforgiving metal, they were travelling at such a blazing speed that the force exerted on Obi-Wan's body must have been immense. It didn't help when Anakin went careering into his body too and he gasped out in distress at hitting a solid object at such velocity.
When Anakin crashed into Obi-Wan his master appeared to pass out, a quick scan revealed multiple shattered bones, severe concussion and several nicked organs. The next second they were hurtling downwards at an alarming rate towards the bottom of the tunnel, where the electric field was. They fell through one of the open access panels and left behind the relative safety of the race track above where the roaring sound of the competition continued.
Anakin glanced around earnestly looking for any weakness in the field, any points of the surface that weren't covered with traversing electric bolts. Banishing the pain from his mind he continued to seek any point they could exploit, out of the corner of his eye Anakin noticed a tiny area where one of the electric posts seemed to be ineffective. The force was with them!
Anakin grabbed hold of his master's unconscious body and tried to direct their fall to the ineffective area, it was quite tricky but eventually Anakin and Obi-Wan were directly above the point. Now time to slow their descent, Anakin reached deep within the force and imagined forming a protective bubble around his and Obi-Wan's hurtling bodies.
He remembered the lessons Obi-Wan had given him about cushioning a fall, that was on a much smaller scale though and not with another person to worry about! Chiding himself for thinking on the negatives Anakin once again concentrated on the task at hand, Obi-Wan needed him he had come down here to save Anakin even at grave risk to himself, Anakin was damned if he wasn't going to try his upmost to return the gesture.
With renewed convictions Anakin concentrated harder and felt the force flow and augment around his and Obi-Wan's forms. Ultimately the two hurtling bodies made contact with the surface, it was enough to force the two apart even with Anakin's best efforts of saving his master's body anymore injuries.
Pain blinded down his right side where he had taken the brunt of the impact in what was an awkward landing, the force had alleviated a lot of the shock which was something to be thankful for and neither of them seemed to have been electrocuted as of yet. Not taking this for granted Anakin set to work, he checked over Obi-Wan and satisfied that he was still breathing set about getting them both out of the tunnel, his master needed medical attention pronto Anakin had heard the bones smash earlier.
Shaking himself away from the thought he unclipped the fuel line from Obi-Wan's ruined wings and cannibalised parts from it until he was satisfied that his own electrical problems had been fixed. It looked as if some of his controls had fused and he definitely didn't have enough power to use the hand controls to carry the two of them out of there.
A short amount of time later however the remaining power was transferred over from Obi-Wan's and they were ready to attempt a last ditched escape plan, Anakin grabbed his masters form and prepared to fly upwards being careful not to jostle as many bones as he could. Holding out both arms to his sides and with palms facing downwards he clamped his hands on the controls and felt his feet lift off of the ground.
Thankfully Anakin's mechanical manipulations gave the pair the power to rise out of the dingy underworld of Coruscant's lower levels, Anakin had never concentrated as hard as he did in that tunnel in his life. He had just one thought on his mind to get Obi-Wan out of that horrible place.
As soon as they touched the surface Anakin had acquired a close by speeder with a frivolous use of the force he would no doubt later have to explain and had Obi-Wan in the passenger seat ready to rush off to the temple. He didn't obey any of the traffic laws in his haste and got a fair few rude hand signals as he rushed past the heavy traffic of the city.
Eventually they made it to the temple's docking platform and Anakin had managed to communicate ahead with the details of Obi-Wan's condition so they were met by a full blown medical team, they thought Anakin was over exaggerating over the comms but as soon as they laid eyes on Obi-Wan he was whisked off to the healers ward.
Anakin would never forget the next few days before his master regained consciousness, he had to be submerged in a bacta tank for a full day along with rigorous jaunts with the bone knitter machine to heal the smashed and cracked bones littered inside his body. The healers were surprised Obi-Wan had managed to hang on with all the internal injuries that were caused after the impact. Anakin waited by his master's bedside day after day praying he would just open his eyes. They managed to heal all of the internal injuries and now it was just a case of waiting until Obi-Wan would wake up.
On the third day he was rewarded with a slight fluttering of the eyes that drew his attention towards Obi-Wan's face, he leaned forward waiting for a sign that Obi-Wan was returning to the land of the living. He grinned wickedly as his master's panicked eyes met his and softened a small smile tugging at his lips.
"Master, I'm so sorry I swear I won't ever do that again!"
Obi-Wan's throat was understandably dry so when he tried to speak it came out as nothing more than a croak after Anakin helped him drink some water he tried again.
"Well I'm glad I taught you something after ending up in this force forsaken place again, don't think I won't come up with a very imaginative punishment for this though." Obi-Wan smiled as the last of his exclamation sunk in on Anakin's face.
"I don't care, Master, all I care about is that you're back." Anakin leapt forward and embraced Obi-Wan in a bone crushing hug only changing his posture when he felt the laboured breathing beneath.
He relaxed as Obi-Wan's hand landed on his head and ruffled it affectionately, they both stayed there for hours and Anakin eventually fell asleep leaning against Obi-Wan's chest whilst Obi-Wan fell asleep with his arm still draped over Anakin's small form.
Glancing over at Obi-Wan again Anakin wished he was close enough to curl up against his master, since that day he hadn't seen his master so vulnerable and broken and definitely wasn't enjoying it any more this time than he had a year ago waiting at his bed side. After the short break Anakin started to renew his efforts for healing Obi-Wan's wounds, if he could alleviate some of the pain and internal bleeding then hopefully his master wouldn't be in such danger.
I won't let them hurt you again, Master, I promise… Anakin vowed this to himself, even if he had to take on all these guys he would try and conserve his energy so he could protect Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan knew he was back in the cell again well conscious anyway, any slight movement was rewarded with a sharp pain as the spikes on the wire surrounding his limbs dug into his skin causing him to moan into the gag stuffed in his mouth. Of course opening his eyes this time didn't elicit any more than darkness and was quite annoyingly itchy on his skin.
Strangely the wound in his stomach seemed to have stopped bleeding, he couldn't feel the blood pooling underneath him getting any bigger and it seemed to somehow cause him less agony than it had the last time he was conscious.
Obi-Wan tried reaching out with the force seeing if he had subconsciously started healing some of his injuries but was miffed and befuddled as he was once again rebuffed from the force. There was nothing there nothing to grab on to, so if he hadn't healed his body then who? Anakin…
His theory was confirmed as the unmistakable feeling of the force was thrust into his injured side and went about flowing through his insides where Obi-Wan was sure they was at least some internal bleeding. He embraced the warmth and feeling as the force circulated around him and started to take the edge off the knife wound, he didn't think Anakin could surprise him anymore today his use of the force was quite honestly astounding.
Obi-Wan basked in the feeling for a few moments before projecting to Anakin to cease his efforts, he felt the wound was no longer life threatening and even though the pain in his head and ribs were excruciating he couldn't risk Anakin collapsing over exertion he wouldn't be able to help! Thank you, Padawan, you must stop now I don't want you over exerting yourself and collapsing it's very dangerous to use the amount of advanced force techniques you have in one sitting in such conditions.
Obi-Wan felt the presence pull away and reluctantly said goodbye to the bliss that was the force surrounding him, he felt someone scan his body and realised Anakin wouldn't take his answer as gospel he wanted to check for himself that Obi-Wan's injury was no longer critical. After a few moments a content sigh reached his ears from the other cell and Obi-Wan settled his head down against the floor again starting some mental exercises to try and keep his mind off of the throbbing pain wracking his abused body.
He longed for Anakin to be with him, any comfort would be much appreciated but alas they had been separated as they were deemed dangerous together. Obi-Wan had to settle to listening out for his apprentice's breathing and was content to know he was okay.
His thoughts soon drifted back to the upcoming meeting with the force user and he shuddered, it couldn't be long until the rendezvous now and something was telling Obi-Wan that indeed yes the daunting meeting would happen very very soon…
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