Author's Note: This might be the longest chapter yet, as of now. :)
Amina Gila
Obi-Wan has no idea how long it's been since his capture when the power to the forcefield flickers and dies, the Force coming back to him in a rush as he falls to his knees on the durasteel floor, wincing at the impact. He has no idea what happened, but he won't overlook the gift which he's been given, especially when the door opens readily with a mere gesture. Creeping out into the hall reveals that the power has been shut down for whatever reason, because a droid patrol is turned off next to one of the walls.
That doesn't make sense. None of this makes sense. Unless... the only thing he can think of is if the Republic launched an attack for whatever reason and managed to turn off the power. Well, no sense in sticking around and trying to figure out what's happening. Windu, it seems, has gotten a similar idea, because when Obi-Wan moves to his cell, he's already exiting. He can hardly restrain a gasp of surprise and horror when he sees that his fellow Council member is missing his right hand. "What happened?" he queries as he releases Vos, Ahsoka, and the clones from their own cells.
"Skywalker," he answers in a clipped voice, "But we can talk later. We need to focus on escaping from here first."
"Our lightsabers?" Ahsoka questions. "If this is a trap, we won't get far without them."
Obi-Wan exchanges a look with Vos and Windu, knowing that the – his Padawan has a point. Via silent agreement, they all set out to look for their missing and seized gear; the clones don't have their armor or weapons anymore either.
As they walk, Obi-Wan does his best not to think about Anakin or Vader or especially the last interaction he saw with them. It's shaken him to the core to see it. Seeing the way that Vader pulled Anakin into a comforting embrace, seeing the way that the younger man so readily accepted it, falling apart in the Sith's arms... It doesn't make sense. None of this makes sense. Who is Vader? Why is he so important to Anakin? How can he have become so important to Anakin in such a short span of time?
So many questions, and so few answers. He doesn't know how to even begin going about finding answers, which is unfortunate, because they're clearly missing something; he just doesn't know what. Anakin is – he's not like that with people. He's not so openly affectionate. Is it – could it be possible that he, now that he's joined Vader, has accepted the Sith as a master, with everything that it entails? It has never been a secret to Obi-Wan that Anakin would have readily accepted a deeper emotional connection – an attachment – than the one they already shared if Obi-Wan had allowed it.
He pushes the thought from mind, though, unwilling to entertain it without further evidence.
Their lightsabers are in the command center which has been vacated. During on the power to the main control panel reveals that there's nothing out of the ordinary, but for whatever reason, the facility was shut down and the commander left. Strange. Very strange. Any feelings of unease which Obi-Wan has only grow as they make a hasty retreat to the shuttle which they'd initially brought here. No one and nothing stops them as they depart the planet.
Once they're spaceborne and enroute to Coruscant, they make a transmission to the Council. They have to call twice before receiving an answer and surprisingly, it's only Gallia who answers. Strange. She looks relieved to see them. "Where are you? Are you alright? What happened? We thought you were dead!"
She sounds rattled and more than a little apprehensive, and Obi-Wan does a quick mental calculation. It should be early evening on Coruscant right now, and the chronometer tells him that it hasn't been nearly as long as he'd feared. It's only been a day since their capture, a day since he fought Anakin. Well, less than a day, actually, because they weren't captured immediately upon their arrival.
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