Due to the success of my Christmas Carol AU for this fandom, I have decided to write a Codywan centric one, in a Hunchback of Notre Dame AU :)

Enjoy and please read and review :)

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"You helped me. Now I will help you."

Obi-Wan glanced between him and the ground, "But there's no way out. There's soldiers at every door!"

Cody grinned, "We won't use a door."

"You mean...climb down?"

Cody nodded "Sure. I'll carry you."

There was silence for a few minutes, before Obi-Wan sighed and nodded, "Okay…" He let Cody pick up as, causing the clone to grin.

"Ready?"

"Yes."

"Don't be afraid."

Obi-Wan scoffed, "I'm not afraid."

Cody leapt over the edge and clung onto a window ledge. Obi-Wan winced as he glanced down, "Now I confess to being slightly afraid…."

"The trick is not to look down."

Cody then began to swing down the exterior of the barracks, as Obi-Wan watched on in worry. "Have you done this before?"

"No."

After a few minutes of swinging, the pair landed on a tiled roof. Obi-Wan grinned and patted Cody on the back, "Wow. You're quite an acrobat."

Cody grinned, "Thank you—"

His words were cut short as the tile they were on broke free and they began to slide down the roof, yelling in shock as they went. Thankfully, Cody was able to grab a hold of a ledge and jump off the tile just before it went sailing off into the air.

It landed with a loud crash, causing the guards down below to spin around in the direction it crashed,

"Check the alley!" ordered one guard

"This way!"

Jumping down from the ledge, Obi-Wan was quick to pull Cody back into the shadows as the guards passed. Cody grinned, "I hope I didn't scare you?"

"Not for an instant."

Cody didn't believe him, but nodded anyway. "I'll never forget you, Master Kenobi."

There was silence for a few minutes, until Obi-Wan tugged on the clone's hand, "Come with me."

"What?!"

"To the Jedi Temple. You'll be safe there….come on and leave this place.

Cody shook his head frantically, "Oh, no. I'm never going back out there again. You saw what happened to me today…." Obi-Wan smiled sympathetically at him as Cody glanced up at the barracks, "No. This is where I belong."

Obi-Wan nodded in understanding and grinned, "All right, then I'll come to see you."

"What? Here? But, the soldiers, and Palpatine, and..."

"I'll come after sunset."

"At sunset, we have to clean our weapons and-"

Cody suddenly stopped as Obi-Wan gently kissed him on the cheek. He felt his cheeks go red as he grinned, "-Whatever's good for you."

Obi-Wan grinned, reaching into his tunic and pulling out a small, polished stone. "If you ever need sanctuary, this will show you the way."

Cody couldn't help but frown at the stone, "But how?"

The Jedi Master handed the stone over and smiled at the confusion on the clones face, "Just close your eyes and think of me…you'll know the way."

Suddenly, they heard the clanking of officer armour as a patrol began to make their way down the street. Cody gestured to the left, "Hurry! You must go! There's a path up the wall, there's a vine that you can use to climb with!"

Obi-Wan nodded, and darted off into the night. Cody watched him go in silence, smiling softly and rubbing his cheek. After a while, he then made his way to an open window and clambered in….only to see a familiar figure, cloaked in black.

Darth Vader smirked, "Hello there. I'm looking for Master Kenobi. Have you seen him?"

Taking deep breaths, Cody tried to remain calm…..but clearly, the Sith Lord wasn't fooled. The cloaked man took a few steps back, quickly igniting his lightsaber, "Easy! Don't make any stupid decisions!"

Cody frowned, "You don't have permission to be in here, you need to get out!"

"Wait! All I wanted was to—"

"Go!"

"I mean him no harm!"

"Go!"

Taking a step closer, Cody kicked the lightsaber out of Darth Vader's hand and pushed him away. Grabbing a blaster from the wall, Cody quickly aimed it at the Sith Lord just as Vader's weapon flew back into his hands.

Stalemate.

Vader sighed, raising his free hand in surrender, "You tell him from me, I didn't mean to trap him here, but it was the only way to save his life. Will you tell him that?"

Silence

"Will you?"

Cody nodded, "If you go. Now!"

Darth Vader began to back away slowly, "I'll go….now, can you please aim that gun somewhere else? My wife would not be happy with the current location…."

Cody glanced down, realising that he had slightly lowered his blaster during the talk….until it was aimed at the Sith Lord's…well, that area. Slowly, he raised the blaster back up to Vader's chest.

Vader winced, "Not quite what I meant….." he disengaged his lightsaber, before turning away, "One more thing. Tell Obi-Wan he's very lucky."

Cody frowned in suspicion, "Why?"

"To have a friend like you."

As soon as the Sith Lord disappeared into the elevator, Cody was immediately joined by his three brothers.

Fives cheered, "Hey hey! There he is!"

Echo clapped, "You ejected that baboon with great panache!"

"The nerve of him! Snooping around here trying to steal your Jedi!"

Cody frowned as they made their way back to their rooms, "My Jedi?"

Rex rolled his eyes at his brother, "Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Light brown hair. Remember?"

"Boy, I do!" Chuckled Fives, "Way to go lover-boy!"

This caused Cody to laugh out loud, "Loverboy!? Oh, no, no..."

"Don't be so modest…." Scolded Rex as they entered the rooms.

Cody sighed, "Look. I appreciate what you're all trying to do, but let's not fool ourselves…." He pointed at himself, "…freak, remember?!" He turned his attention to his figures, "Jedi don't form attachments….and I don't think I'm his type."

The other three frowned as Cody stared up at the ceiling….humming softly to himself.

"So many times out there

I've watched a happy pair

Of lovers walking in the night

They had a kind of glow around them

It almost looked like Heaven's light

I knew I'd never know

That warm and loving glow

Though I might wish with all my might

No face as plain as my face

Was ever meant for Heaven's light

But suddenly an angel has smiled at me

And kissed my cheek without a trace of fright

I dare to dream that he

Might even care for me

And as I clean these guns tonight

This cold, dark tower seems so bright

I swear it must be Heaven's light"

…..

Palpatine glared at the flames, his thoughts far away;

"Beata Maria

You know I am a righteous man

Of my virtue I am justly proud

Beata Maria

You know I'm so much purer than

The common, vulgar, weak, licentious crowd

Then tell me, Maria

Why I see him fighting there

Why his searching eyes still scorch my soul…"

Palpatine frowned as a fire figure of Master Kenobi appeared in the flames, a familiar smirk on the figures face. He took a step back….

"I feel him, I see him

The sun caught in his light hair

Is blazing in me out of all control!"

Palpatine leered at the figure in the flames,

"Like fire

Hellfire

This fire in my skin

This burning

Desire

Is turning me to sin

It's not my fault

I'm not to blame

It is the Jedi Master

The traitor who sent this flame

It's not my fault

If in the Force's plan

It made the devil so much

Stronger than a man!"

Palpatine fell to his knees

"Protect me, Master

Don't let this siren cast his spell

Don't let his fire sear my flesh and bone

Destroy Obi-Wan Kenobi!

And let him taste the fires of hell

Or else let him be mine and mine alone!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, causing Palpatine to spin around in surprise before attempting to straighten out his clothes. "Enter."

A clone officer entered and saluted, "Chancellor Palpatine, the Jedi has escaped."

"What!?"

"He's nowhere in the barracks. He's gone."

Palpatine shook his head in disbelief, "But how, and...Never mind. Get out, you idiot! I'll find him. I'll find him if I have to burn down all of Coruscant!"

"Hellfire

Dark fire

Now Kenobi, it's your turn

Choose me or

Your pyre

Be mine or you will burn"

He began to back away from the flames, weakly burying his face in his hands

"Force have mercy on him…..

Force have mercy on me!

But he will be mine

Or he will burn!"