A/N: Hello,

My name is Katia, and my friend Cassi and I collaborated on this story. It is the second book in the Darth Maleficent series. We decided that we couldn't just end it at "Return of the Padawan."

Thank You Cassi! You are the BEST FRIEND EVER and an AWESOME writer!

Without any further ado, Chapter Two! Once again, I want to thank Cassi (Casscat) for her wonderful contributions!

Obi-Wan woke early the next morning and found Adeline fast asleep on the couch. Not wanting to wake her, he crept into the kitchen. He didn't fix much, just enough for himself and ate it quickly. He scribbled a note telling the Angel he went out and would be back by noon before running out the door.

The last two days had been so difficult and strange, he hadn't gone to see Luke. It was several klicks away, and it took half the morning to get there. He wasn't disappointed though, as he could see little Luke through the window.

Sighing contently, he turned around to start back home. By the look of the sky, a sandstorm was in the making and he didn't want to be stuck in one of those. However, as he got nearer and nearer to the stone house, the winds got more violent. This sandstorm was twenty times worse than the one Addie had gotten caught in, which actually hadn't been that bad, just a bit of wind. But this, this was a sandstorm, or it would be soon enough.

A bad feeling filling him, Obi-Wan started sprinting, using the Force to keep up the pace. He reached the hut just as the winds really started howling. He closed the door behind him, closing his eyes in relief.

"Where were you?" Adeline demanded, hands on her hips in annoyance.

Obi-Wan gulped. The young woman was giving him the evil eye, and he started to freak, for the second time today. "Well, I was checking on Luke, and-"

She cut him off. "Luke? Who's he?"

Obi-Wan sighed. "I didn't tell you the rest of the story yesterday, did I?"

She shuddered, already guessing his answer. "No, you didn't..."

He began to finish telling the 'Story of Doom'. "Addie, Padmé Amidala died. Anakin Force-choked her, and she died of a broken heart. She had twin children, Luke and Leia Skywalker."

Adeline's hand was covering her mouth, frozen in a shape of horror. "NO!" She cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. "It was too early! Why, on the Force, did she have to die?"

Obi-Wan comforted her. "Adeline, the Force's will is not something we can decide."

She turned on him, eyes flashing. "If that's the Force's will, I don't want to be a Jedi!" She shouted, jerking her arm out of his grasp.

Obi-Wan got up and ran after her. "Adeline-" He called, but he was cut off by the snap-hiss of a lightsaber igniting.

"Don't touch me, Sleemo," She hissed, running into his bedroom and slamming the door behind her.

"Blast! Adeline, I didn't mean it-"

"Go away!" She shouted.

"And go where?" He demanded, "This is my house and there's a killer sandstorm outside!"

"Just go away!" She screamed.

Obi-Wan rolled his eyes, taking care to shield his thoughts, "Blast! Why does she have to make it so... difficult?"

He stalked over to the table and closed his eyes, seeking peace from meditation. He figured he had better be quiet at least, considering he knew she was armed and his lightsaber lay in a wood storage chest, along with Anakin's, awaiting the day he would need them.

After about two hours, he decided that meditation was making him sore and that this was getting them nowhere. So, he got up and knocked softly on the door.

"Adeline?" He called gently.

"Go away!" She called, sounding muffled, and Obi-Wan made a mental reminder to wash his pillow later, to erase the tear stains.

He wiggled his fingers at the lock, deciding that this had gone far enough. "Adeline?" He asked. Indeed, she was buried in his pillow, crying softly. "This is bigger than just my comment, isn't it?" He asked her.

She raised her head. "Yes. Sadira's been taken. Oh, Obi, I need you!" The Nubian Angel flung herself into his arms and kissed him.

Obi-Wan was shocked, especially after her thing with the 'only for good luck' the last time they had kissed, but he kissed her back.

Adeline let go of him after a minute and glanced over to the bedside table, where the holo of Satine was laying. "Oh, dear, I shouldn't have done that," She whispered, watching the holo.

"That was a long time ago, Addie." Obi-Wan whispered softly. He leaned forward and kissed her again.

She looked surprised. "Obi, you know this isn't rational, don't you?"

He laughed, "I know. However, rationality went out when the Empire came in, Addie. If some Sith Lord is going to kill us, why don't we just enjoy the time we have left?"

She considered this. "Irrationality is my best talent!" The Angel said, and kissed him again.

When they parted, they gazed at each other for a long moment before Obi-Wan spoke, "Sadira was taken? By who?"

"Maleficent, who else?" Addie said, pacing now, "I've been tracking her for weeks, but I've had no luck actually catching them."

"That explains why you were on Tatooine. I'll bet you anything that they went to Jabba's Palace. They could lay low there."

"Wonderful," Adeline said sarcastically, "So now we know that she's in the middle of the biggest criminal empire in the galaxy. All we have to do is get into a palace riddled with crime lords, bounty hunters, and a Hutt, fight a Sith Lord and win; then escape with our lives and my sister. Any ideas?"

"No, and when did we ever go anywhere with a plan?"

"Good point." She said with a grin, "Now that I think about it, we've never really had a plan."

"No, not once." Obi-Wan agreed, "And we're still alive, so if we have a plan, we should be okay."

"What kind of plan?"

"The kind that works."

"I would hope so." She said, "Specifically?"

"I say we dress as criminals ourselves. We could go in, even try to buy your sister back."

"Force, why waste the credits? Why not make them give her to us?"

"Because I have to watch over Luke, Addie, I don't need them thinking- or knowing- that I'm a Jedi."

"We could say we killed Jedi and took their weapons!" Adeline protested.

Obi-Wan closed his eyes, "Fine, but use them as a last resort, please?"

"Right," Adeline agreed, "So that's it?"

"No, we need to get your ship, we must- especially if we're forced to use a more violent method of getting your sister- make them believe we left. And credits do little good out here, so I'll need to find something else. It's going to be a whole mission, Addie. We're going to have to go undercover and stay a few nights so we're familiar, otherwise we'll rouse suspicion."

"You have this thought out."

"When you're the master to a student as brash as Anakin, you have to be able to think up a good plan fast."

Addie giggled, "Where do we start?"

"First, you need to recover your strength." Obi-Wan said, "You can't give a hint of any injury in Jabba's Palace, unless you want to draw the wrong kind of attention to yourself. You also might need a disguise. Is there any way for you to, you know, stop glowing?"

Addie laughed. "Uh, no. That's part of an Angel, to take it away would kill me, Obi-Wan. You should know that! To try and remove the Force from a Jedi is to drain her of her strength, and her life!"

He sighed. "Is there any way of disguising it?"

Adeline thought for a moment. "No, not really. It has to be a disguise that one puts on like an alias, instead of a trench coat."

Obi-Wan frowned. "You know, there aren't very many of your kind left, Adeline. A member of a rare, beautiful species is in grave danger at a Hutt's palace."

She smiled. "I can take care of myself, Obi-Wan. Most of us Jedi can."

He sighed heavily. "I'm just worried about you! You're my..." He broke off.

"Friend? Worst Nightmare? Weirdest Person You've Ever Met? Good Friend? Best Friend? Only Friend?" She suggested.

"Girlfriend."

The word hung in the air like it was pinned there. Adeline's mouth dropped open. Obi-Wan stepped over and gently pushed her chin upwards, closing her mouth.

"Some nasty flies live around here; wouldn't want you to eat any, would we?" He said politely.

She flung herself at him.

He held her back. "There is a time and a place, Addie."

She sighed, regaining her dignity. "You're right, Obi-Wan. We need to find Sadira first, and then we'll have time to spare."

He grinned slightly and looked her in the eye, "Okay, you rest. You'll need your strength. As soon as this storm lets up, I'll go to Mos Eisley and see about some disguises.

Adeline sighed. "All right, just this once. Tomorrow we set out to find Sadira."

He nodded. "Goodnight, Addie. Sleep well." He kissed her goodnight and tucked her into bed. She slept, letting all her feelings go, except for one. Love.