A.N.: This really wasn't intended to be a chaptered story... Ah well. Hopefully more on the way if I can kick my muse into gear again. And a big hand to DarthAbby, my amazing beta who made this read smooth and look pretty! Reviews are enjoyed and replied to as soon as possible!

Anakin jolted upright as the bond screamed with pain, then doubled over as his body reacted to it as though it were his own. Slamming his shields up against it, he could only lie crumpled on his bed as he sought to control his ragged breathing. Where had that come from? He thought fuzzily, feeling the aftershocks shake his mind. Then another wave of agony crashed against his barriers even harder then the first.

"Obi-Wan!" He gasped, feeling their connection throb. He leaped out of his bed and flew to his Master's side, growing more concerned as the waves only grew stronger as he neared the room. "Master!" He cried, bursting through the door. He was shocked to a standstill as his eyes adjusted to the scene before him.

Obi-Wan was writhing in pain on his bed, sheets wrapped around his upper torso and stained red like a crimson bucket of paint had upended on them. Rushing to his Master's side, he cradled the thrashing man in his arms. "Master, you have to wake up now. It's all dream Master, none of it's real!" The Jedi struggled harder, trying to pull out of the strong hands holding him down.

"No…don't hurt them…" he choked, "Take me instead, please! Don't— " Obi-Wan groaned and shuddered as his body convulsed once more, staining the sheets even brighter.

"Stop Obi-Wan, you're hurting yourself!" Anakin pleaded. The man had most likely pulled his wound and was only irritating it more by thrashing about. He was losing too much blood with all of his convulsions. His Master would bleed out soon if he didn't free him from this terrible nightmare. "I'm so sorry Master," Anakin whispered, feeling sickened. He dove deeply into the screaming bond as Obi-Wan groaned aloud at the intrusion.

The sight that greeted him made him feel sick anew. He was in a darkened cell, and the only other occupants were Asajj Ventress and a chained man who was bleeding in so many places that it was impossible to tell where one cut started and the next began. It appeared as though they were talking, but he couldn't hear them clearly; like an interference on a com signal.

He watched as Vetress smiled sweetly at his Master's beaten, emaciated form. "Don't worry Obi-Wan, I won't hurt them anymore," she said, gesturing behind her at darkened shapes in the room. The white armor of Clones peeked through the darkness that surrounded her figure. "I'll need someone else to hurt though." With a wicked smile she pulled a vibroblade towards her and shoved it into the man's stomach with a grin. Anakin couldn't watch as Obi-Wan jerked and screamed in pain. He reached for his Master's presence in the Force as a distraction, not wanting to see anymore of these terrors or acknowledge his growing anger. It was there; hovering above the gasping man that he knew was only a memory of a tortured man's stricken mind. He reached out, wary of what he might find.

"Master?"

"It hurts, Anakin…Make it stop, please, it hurts…" The voice choked out as the man below continued to twist in his restraints. His Master's weak presence latched onto his and caused him to wince as the phantom pain jolted through him.

"It's just a nightmare, Master, she can't hurt you anymore." he soothed, seeking to calm. "You're safe now."

"No! Don't hurt him Ventress! Leave...arrrgh..." Obi-Wan's force signature shuddered, "Leave my Padawan alone!" The winds of his Master's psyche began to lash at him, causing him to recoil at the strength and the dark side tendrils that were pushing him out of Obi-Wan's mind. His anger flamed up again as he realized that the Sith witch standing before him had been responsible. Fury and rage bubbled into him, feeding the dragon. He had to get Obi-Wan out of this vision before his real self injured himself further.

"Obi-Wan!" No reply from the Force hurricane that his Master had created. "Obi-Wan, please!" The winds were becoming stronger now, threatening to throw him out of Master's mind. This had gone far to long for his tastes. He reached into the eye with his own Force powers and ripped Obi-Wan out of the storm.

Obi-Wan's scream of pain was horrible to hear. "Master, I've got you." he whispered as he dragged the trembling strands back to the present. "I won't ever let her hurt you again..."

He opened his eyes to see his Master grimacing in pain.

"Anakin…" Obi-Wan said with a wince and a pointed look at the red sheets.

"You're fine, Master. You just pulled your wound a bit, that's all." He said, shifting his arms so they didn't touch the bloodied chest.

"Oh. I'm sorry for waking you." His Master said, strained.

"It's not something you should be sorry for," he said, ignoring the man's attempt at hiding his obvious pain and pulling the bacta patches towards him from the dresser. "You needed my help and I was willing to give it." He pealed the sleep shift away from the wound and cleaned its edges. "Besides," he joked, holding his Master secure as the bacta patch sealed over the wound, "That's what Padawans are for, right?"

Obi-Wan gave him a heavy lidded stare, looking on the verge of falling asleep again after his ordeal. Taking in the state of the bed, Anakin made a quick decision. "I'm going to put you in my bed for tonight, okay Master? It'll take me a bit to clean it, and Force knows you need the rest."

"Anakin, I'm perfectly fine." Obi-Wan started crossly.

"Sure, Master," he murmured as he slipped a force suggestion through the still lowered shields.

"Not fair, Anakin…" His Master slurred as it came into effect, "You didn't warn me…"

" 'All's fair in love and war.' " He quoted as he pulled Obi-Wan into his arms and carried him into his bedroom.

"Mmm." Obi-Wan sighed as he snuggled into the heated blankets.

"Sleep tight, Obi-Wan." He whispered as he tucked the closest man to a father into the bed. Anakin started to leave the room, but paused in the doorway and glanced back. His Master was already asleep, and peacefully this time. Hopefully, he would stay that way.