Before
she had even dropped to the floor Kenobi's hand was pushing her
behind a rock for cover while his other hand removed a lightsaber he
deflected a few shits and began moving about on the spot, redirecting
sniper shots. That's when she noticed it, Kenobi was bearing no
weight on his left leg, it hung limp from his hip and there was a
hole in his robes where a sniper's bolt had obviously hit.
Padme's
hand covered her mouth but her thoughts of worry were interrupted as
a bolt hit close to her head, sending chips of the light stone flying
about. She dropped down to the floor again and her mind raced. What
could she do?
She
watched as the Jedi's cloak whirled he screamed out and deflected
another bolt before running to the rock she lay behind.
"Get
behind me. NOW!" Standing up she stood behind Obi-Wan's form, his
larger body covered hers and she felt the heat his 'saber radiated
as it whirled through the air in defence.
"I'm gonna walk you back, stay behind me at all times." The man's booted right foot pressed against hers pushing it back and she realised he would use himself as a human shield as she walked back. Now his left pressed a little more gently to hers and they began an awkward journey back.
Each step became more of a burden for the Jedi Knight but he clenched his teeth and continued. The wound to his leg made it difficult to move and the added difficulty of having to deflect sniper bolts every 5 seconds wasn't helping much. But they were nearly there, he sensed it. Just a few more feet.
Padme' shook slightly behind him, trying to keep the movement of her feet in sync with his. They were making a steady progression when she felt his body shake and his foot stamp down painfully on to hers.
Now his body leant slightly to her and she felt him shudder again. Instinct and adrenaline took over and she began to run, hands clenched tightly to Kenobi's robes.
"Erff" Obi-Wan let out quietly as he felt the bolt burn through his robes into his side. The bolt had missed his lightsaber by millimetres. Now his eyes watered in pain and he felt himself hunch slightly. He summoned all his will power to stand straighter, keeping her body protected. Then another red bolt hit him, slightly higher this time. Now he was struggling to stay upright, stepping backwards faster, pushing Padme' back. A few steps and his stomach curdled, his vision blurred, now he was struggling not to drop to the floor and give up. That's when he felt her hands pull the back of his robes, willing him on.
The
young Senator had been quite successful in dragging him down the hill
when she tripped, hitting the floor with a dull thud, just as she
tried to recapture some breath the weight of Obi-Wan came crashing
onto her and they rolled down the bank to the front doors.
Sky
and floor blurred into one and Padme' lost her senses and decided
to simply hold on to the Jedi tight and wait until they stopped.
Obi-Wan felt himself fall through the air and land on top of his charge, as they began to roll he felt her small arms cling tightly round him and his vision turned to black as he passed out.
