Obi-wan sat back in his seat, enjoying the rest as the shuttle traveled through hyperspace. It had been five years since she had moved on and he still had trouble getting over it. He had lost so much in the past couple decades, but he had gained so much. He smiled, thinking of the past couple years, of how his friends had been there with open arms for him and Erika as they struggled with their loss. Now, they were still one big family, except that most of it was spread out across the galaxy.
"So, Obi-wan, what are you doing up here, all alone?" Anakin leaned in the doorway, a smirk on his face.
"Oh, I thought you were all still asleep," Obi-wan sat up.
"They still are, but I was a little restless. I have this really weird feeling," Anakin sat down in another chair, frowning.
"I know what you mean, like something foreboding, like some evil is approaching, but every time I try to look further, I'm blocked, sometimes by the darkness, but other times….by something else," with that last part, a little hope entered his voice.
"What do we do?"
"We…"
With a jolt, they were pulled out of hyperspace. They rushed to the front of the bridge, Anakin hopping into the pilot's seat, Obi-wan into the copilot's. Looming before them was a Republic Star Cruiser; at least, that's what it looked like at first glance. It had been modified, the bridge was a different design and it was a dismal grey.
"What is that?!" Anakin started punching buttons.
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"What ever that is, it's got us!" Rex yelled over the com. They had put up the good fight for as long as they could, but the ship had finally gotten the better of them.
"We can't get free!" Anakin jerked at the controls, but they were firmly stuck in the tractor beam.
"Anakin, calm down," Padme rested a hand on Anakin's shoulder. "Helps coming, I'm sure."
"You can say that again!" Obi-wan pointed out the view screen as a ship came out of hyperspace. It was huge, larger than the ship pulling them, almost two times bigger! It was of Republic design and had Republic colors, but its design was just a little different.
Its turboblasters blazed, slicing easily through the mystery ships shields and hitting the tractor beam generators.
"Let's get out of here," Anakin raced out of there, heading straight for their savior as the mystery ship blew up behind them.
"Republic shuttle, this is the Vengeance. May we give you a ride?" a familiar voice came over the speakers.
"Vengeance, this is Riptide, we sure would," Anakin frowned, looking at Obi-wan.
"Generals, it's good to hear your voices."