Obsession

Manipulation

Anakin leaned against the wall tired. He looked around and saw Maul flying the ship while Ahsoka slept in the copilot seat. Anakin had heard Maul growling when Ahsoka first fell asleep. They left hyper drive long before Ahsoka fell asleep. Anakin watched as they passed countless numbers of planets.
Anakin heard his holo comm beeping. He looked at Maul than went into a separate room and answered it.
"Anakin." Palpatine answered as a holocon
"Senator Palpatine! What is it?" Anakin asked surprised
"I heard you've been on Dathomir with General Kenobi and your apprentice."
"Yes but we ran into some trouble."
"I know. I have gotten information from another Senator that General Kenobi was in a slave trade."
"A slave trade?! How did he get there?"
"My exact thoughts." Palpatine hummed wandering into his thoughts
"What is it?"
"It's just rumors but I heard that the Sith assassin Darth Maul is on his way to assassinate General Kenobi."
"Don't worry sir I'm already on my way to rescue General Kenobi and Maul isn't too far ahead of me. I'll make sure he doesn't touch General Kenobi." Anakin said
Palpatine gave a soft smile and nodded. "That's good to hear Anakin. Make sure you don't fall for any of Darth Maul's tricks he is a trained assassin and will do anything to fool you."
"Yes I am well aware." Before he could continue he heard the door open and as he turned off the holocon, Ahsoka walked in.
"Master, Maul wanted me to tell you that we are nearing the planet."
"Yes Ahsoka, thank you." Anakin said putting the device in his pocket and walked with his padawan into the cockpit.
"Ah, Skywalker, you are up. We are about to land on a Zygerian slave planet. I want you and your padawan to be ready." Maul looked back at him as the ship was in autopilot.
"Ready for what?" Anakin asked
"There is only one way I can think of to get two Jedi onto a slave planet without being killed on the spot." Maul said simply
"Us dressing up as your slaves?! No way! How do you even know Master Kenobi is on that planet?" Anakin shouted at Maul while the Zabrak looked out the cockpit window down at the enslaved planet.
"I just do. It's the connection between him and I." Maul said keeping a calm voice. "You'll just have to trust me."
"Well I trust you Maul." Ahsoka added and Anakin looked sharply at her.
"How can you trust him, Ahsoka?" Anakin asked irritated
"If he can help us find Master Kenobi than he is the only one who can. What if he is on that planet? Than we need to rescue him." Ahsoka said to Anakin staying calm
"Well what if he isn't? What if Maul is just leading us into a trap to kill us both?" Anakin pelted his padawan with questions.
"You put too much trust into others Ahsoka. You have to remember he is a Sith and we are Jedi we should not be working with him!" Anakin finished and Maul stayed silent for a moment looking out of the window.
"You are right Master Jedi." Maul says quietly and with thought.
"You do not know." He goes on with a pause as he stands up putting his hands behind his back and turning to Anakin.
"Kenobi could be anywhere in the galaxy and here I am taking you to an enslaved planet that I could just abandon you both on. You have been enslaved before yourself haven't you, Master Jedi?" Maul asked walking up to Anakin.
"I feel your hatred for it running through you. I also can sense a distant memory of yours that still haunts you today. For all you know I could be sending you back to that life." Maul watched as Anakin's face grew angrier than he turned around facing the window once more.
"However, Master Jedi, we are both after the same thing: Kenobi. There is no way I'll be able to find him while keeping these slave owners busy. So with both you and your apprentice dressed as slaves. One of you will be able to look for Kenobi as the other entertains." Maul explains as he walks back to the pilot seat. Anakin stayed silent as he tried to recompose himself.
"I am not in the favor of either of you getting captured. We have been seen now, there is no going back. This is just temporary so do do as your told and do not give your positions away." Maul finished as he bought himself just enough time to get both of them to go with his plan.
"What will you do to not give away that we are Jedi? The Zygerians have seen me and Anakin before." Ahsoka commented to Maul's plans.
"Unfortunately, it means I will have to take your lightsabers, although I will be able to use my powers to hide your presence from any other force weirder and it will make the Zygerians think that they have never seen you before." Maul answered her and took some clothes from a closet and handed them to both Ahsoka and Anakin.
"If you are to be slaves you are to look the part. Do not worry, I will make sure no harm comes to either of you, as long as you play your parts." Maul added than sat down in the pilot seat.
"We must begin our descend, so do change quickly." Maul finished with turning the ship on manual controls and lowering the ship onto the planet.