Obi-wan had gotten onto the ship to make sure there were no trackers. He could chance leaving the ship they came here on, here on Mandalore.
Satine looked over at Maul. Was he, shaking? She walked over to him and he didn't seem to notice her.
"Excuse me Maul?" She spoke to him and he looked up at her and growled at her.
"What do you want?" Maul glared at her
"Are you alright, you were shaking." Satine said worriedly to him. He seemed different to her, almost like he was a completely different person. As she looked into his eyes she could see conflict in him with a growing hunger for power.
"How I am is none of your business Mandalorian." Maul glared at her.
"Maul!" Obi-wan snapped at his apprentice from the ship entrance. Maul contained a snarl and looked at Obi-wan.
"Yes Master?" Maul's arm shook more.
"Sit down and meditate." Obi-wan ordered walking over to Maul. His personas were shifting rapidly. He looked at Maul and Satine not knowing if Maul had lashed out at her or not.
"Master." Maul said sounding more scared and he gripped his shaking arm tightly.
"Maul, I need you calm yourself and sit down." Obi-wan said as she stood next to Satine. He glanced over at her making sure she was okay.
"Why are you protecting her?" Maul snarled at him. "She's not your apprentice. I am!"
"Maul look at me." Obi-wan said putting a hand on Maul's shoulder. "Get control of yourself you need to take deep breaths." Satine took a small step towards them and Obi-wan had looked back at her.
"No!" Maul snapped at him grabbing Obi-wan by his shoulders and roughly pushed Obi-wan against the wall.
"Obi! Don't hurt him Maul!" Satine said worried as she watched.
"No, you look at me!" Maul said pinning Obi-wan to the wall. His voice was mixed with anger and sadness. His personas were shifting so quickly it was as if they all were talking. Obi-wan looked directly into Maul's eyes.
"You're not suppose to be like this! Why does she call you that? She can't call you that! We were suppose to be leaving as quickly as we could. Yet you're here talking to her, what makes her so special?!" Every sentence Maul's voice changed from anger to sadness back to anger and back to sadness. Maul's arms were violently shaking.
"Maul, listen to me." Obi-wan started and Maul growled at him
"No! Stop defending her! Stop paying so much attention to her! You look at her as if I'm going to do something to her and if she gets hurt, like, like it'll be the end of the galaxy! She shouldn't be calling you that! You nearly died before we came here! I healed you! I let you wear my tunic and robes, I thought you were different than he was!" Maul's voice was a sad shouting at his master that turned heartbroken and vexed.
"I am Maul! There is no way you can ever compare me to him! I would never hurt you!" Obi-wan said before Maul could say anything else. "And there is no way that I would ever give you to someone else for their own bidding!"
"You're hurt me right now Master! Why does she all of a sudden get a higher attention than I do? Why does she get to call you Obi? You look at her like she's everything, like the way you did in the lower level of the Temple! Why can't you just pay attention to me! Ever since we landed it's been about her! Rushing me to get to her! At first I thought you just wanted to take me home so we could be happy, so I could find my family, that we had to stop here because we had to switch ships, but now I see you only wanted, wanted to come here because of her! You were going to leave me on Dathomir and come back here to her weren't you!" Maul shouted loudly at him and Satine just watched shocked and speechless about Obi-wan's apprentice's sudden changes.
"Maul, I would nev-"
"Weren't you?! I bet you know about the things in my head and you just can't stand them, can you?! You were going to leave me because you don't want to deal with me like he did! Or you were going to find someone else to be my master! Don't deny it! I know that's what you were planning to do! I just know it!" Maul shouted at him as tears started to roll down his face. "You were going to leave me like-"
"No! I would never leave you Maul! I made you a promise! I told you I was going to help you! I told you would never leave you. And I will never give you up or leave you, no matter what happens! I know about your other selves and I want to help them too! I want to help you and them find your balance so none of you will fight over your body! I took you on as my apprentice not because I killed Sidious, but because I care about you Maul! I don't want to see you break yourself down from the inside. I need to trust me Maul! I will never ever, let you go. I will never break any of my promises to you." Obi-wan quickly said to Maul making sure the ex-Sith Apprentice heard every one of his words. Maul stared into Obi-wan's eyes as if he was trying to confirm what his master had just told him. His hands gripped Obi-wan's shoulders tighter and Obi-wan didn't know what to expect from the ever changing personas of Maul. Obi-wan was pulled to Maul and before he knew it his lips were against Maul.
Maul had kissed him, but had jumped back after a few seconds. His personas had changed again to the Maul he knew the most. Obi-wan could feel the terror and shock hit Maul hard. Maul had covered his mouth with his hand and back away from Obi-wan. Maul had quickly looked around and ran from hanger room.
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What if?: One Death
Hayran KurguWhat if Qui-gon and Obi-wan encountered Darth Sidious and Maul on Naboo? What if Sidious was the only one that died that day? A requested Obi-wan and Maul story.