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 Seven! again, I want to thank Cassi (Casscat) for her wonderful contributions!

Obi-Wan sat bolt upright in bed. "ADDIE!" He yelled.

Diego ran in. "Are you crazy, Master Kenobi, shouting her name out for all to hear? We could all be killed!"

The Jedi Master was panting, sweat running down his face. "Blast! It can't be helped! Adeline and Ahsoka are in trouble, and I need to help them!"

Diego sighed. "Look, Master Kenobi, your girlfriend may be in trouble, but I am going to have to do it, not you. You're still hurt, and you need rest!"

Obi-Wan sighed. "Oh, all right. You can go rescue my girlfriend- wait, who said she was my girlfriend?"

Diego grabbed a chest from under the bed, opened it, and grabbed a lightsaber. "You have to stop talking in your sleep, Master Kenobi!" He yelled, running out the door.

"Blast!" Obi-Wan muttered. "Does everyone know about Adeline and I?"

Diego's voice sounded in his head. "Yes, just about everybody, Master Kenobi."

Obi-Wan growled. "Blast again! That boy!" But he had nothing he could do. Nothing...except for disobey orders and save his girlfriend. He could do that, right? Technically, he outranked Diego, since the boy was a Padawan still, right? He could almost hear Adeline's nagging voice in his head, saying, "Obi-Wan, there are no ranks anymore. It's every Jedi for themselves, and we have to work with what we have." He sighed and got up. Oh, it hurt, but there wasn't much he could do. He grabbed his lightsaber out of a pocket (Adeline had mysteriously pulled it out of her cloak with the explanation of, "I can pick locks.") and ran.

He caught up with Diego. The younger Jedi looked at him and shook his head, "You aren't going to listen to me, are you?"

Obi-Wan flashed him a grin, "Nope."

"Fine, just don't get into a fight without me, got it?"

"Sure,"

"Come on, they'll be on the levels below the palace: in the dungeons.

Obi-Wan shuddered at the thought of Addie in a dungeon and ran after Diego, "Is Diego even your real name?"

"No. I'm Kalen, Kalen Thul." The younger Jedi grinned.

"Nice to meet you."

"Likewise. Now Adeline is the Angel, right?"

"Right."

"Who's Ahsoka?"

"Togruta, about fourteen. Stubborn as can be."

Kalen grinned, "Fourteen-year-old Togruta girl, stubborn, got it."

Obi-Wan rolled his eyes. Suddenly, Kalen stopped and pressed himself against the side of the wall and pulled Obi-Wan after him.

"Shh!" He hissed, "Don't move and don't make a sound."

Obi-Wan nodded and two guards passed by.

"Maleficent's rather pleased, two Nubian Angels. And one that he's been looking for, revenge, you know." One said.

"Yeah, and that Togruta, he isn't happy with her either. He won't let those two off easily for messing up his plans." The other agreed.

"No, he won't."

When the guards had passed, Kalen and Obi-Wan crept out of their hiding place. "Phew!" Obi-Wan sighed, leaning against the wall. "That was close!"

Kalen started to laugh quietly. "I had to sneeze!"

Obi-Wan started laughing as well, but then became serious. "We have to find them, and fast. Maleficent is the Sith Lord who captured Ahsoka on Zigoola, and turned her to the Dark Side."

Kalen looked worried. "Will it happen again?"

Obi-Wan shook his head. "For one, she's a Knight, and two, she knows the horror of it. She won't turn."

Kalen let out a sigh of relief. "Phew! For a moment, I was afraid that she would turn again... also, if she's fourteen, and I'm eighteen, then why is she a Knight and not me?"

Obi-Wan smiled. "That's okay, Kalen. She was Knighted by a friend of hers, the day after Order 66. Who was your Master?"

He sighed, remembering. "Stass Allie. She was awesome."

Obi-Wan put his arm around the boy, comforting him. "I knew your Master, Kalen. You are right, she was awesome."

The boy sighed again. "May the Force be with her."

Obi-Wan turned a corner and tripped over something, falling to the floor. Kalen rushed over to him. "Master Kenobi! Are you okay?"

Obi-Wan sighed. "Other than the blaster wounds, yes, Kalen, I'm fine. What's that thing on the floor?"

Kalen took a look and paled. "It's a dead womp rat, Master Kenobi. Killed by a lightsaber. I say we're getting closer."

Obi-Wan got up slowly and looked at the womp rat. "We most certainly are," He muttered.

"Don't worry." Kalen said, "I'm sure they're fine."

Obi-Wan offered a fake smile.