What if?: One Death

The Plan

Obi-wan quickly pulled out of Maul's mind and jumped over to the ship. He ran inside and quickly started up the small ship. He kept looking back at the open entrance to see Maul delivering powerful blows to the Jedi Obi-wan was now leaving behind.
As soon as the ship barely lifted off of the ground, Maul looked back at the ship with fear on his face. Was his master leaving him? Was the fight already lost?
You know that he doesn't want you.
A voice spoke in Maul's head as he used the force to push Qui-gon away from the fight to increase his chances of winning against the other three Jedi.
"No." Maul growled at the voice in his head. "I will not lose to these Jedi."
But Obi-wan is a Jedi. Either way you're kneeling down to the inferior.
The voice spoke again. Maul couldn't tell who that voice belonged to but as his body shook he knew it was my Lord.
Obi-wan had called out to Maul 5 times now. Something had to be wrong.
"Maul! We have to leave now!" Obi-wan tried to call for the Zabrak through the entrance of the ship. Than he felt a dangerous shift in Maul and the dark presence land on the planet not too far from here. Obi-wan used the force to keep the ship steady as he jumped out of it and over to Maul. He felt the air thicken and Obi-wan ignited his lightsaber and stabbed it into the ground just in time for Maul's force push. The four older Jedi flew to the other side of the hanger knocking them out as they slammed into the wall. Obi-wan looked terrified. Maul was able to break through Grand Master Yoda's, 2 Jedi master's and Qui-gon's force barriers to send them across the room hard enough to knock them out. As soon as the four were limp on the ground, the thickness in the air was released and Maul's attention went right to Obi-wan. The red Zabrak growled and marched over to Obi-wan. Pulling his lightsaber from the ground, Obi-wan noticed that Maul was closing the distance between them too quickly to lead him onto the ship without it being damaged.
Obi-wan quickly engaged Maul into a battle. Obi-wan couldn't stay on the defensive this time. He had no one to watch his back. Obi-wan had engaged the battle as a Jedi knight fighting a Sith Lord. Clash of their blades after clash, Obi-wan couldn't help, but watch as the purple lightsaber slowly tinted red. What was this Maul possibly doing to the crystal that could change it's color? Obi-wan looked through the corner of his eyes. The ship was just a few feet away.
It was getting difficult for Obi-wan to keep blocking the powerful hits. Than Obi-wan was thrown back hitting the ship. He was dazed, but not knocked out.
"Maul! Snap out of it!" Obi-wan shouted at his apprentice. He couldn't beg. Not with this version of Maul. It would only fuel Maul on to kill him.
"Listen to me Maul!" Obi-wan tried to sound demanding until he felt a tightness around his neck. Maul used the Force to choke Obi-wan and lift him off of the ground. Obi-wan tried to pry the invisible force from his neck.
"Maul!" Obi-wan looked down into the raging eyes that stared into his own blue eyes that shook with fear. Obi-wan knew it was useless to struggle, so he just hung there in the air grasping at the invisible grip around his neck.
"What are you waiting for?" A voice spoke from behind Maul. "Kill these Jedi and you can become my apprentice, Maul." Maul took his gaze from Obi-wan's to look at the cloaked figure behind him.
"Maul, look me." Obi-wan tried to keep his voice as calm as he could and it brought Maul's eyes back to his.
"Look Maul. We won the fight. We won. You defeated them." Obi-wan tried to speak without his voice shaking, but the grip around his neck wasn't letting much air in his body. Maul than looked around the room at the unconscious Jedi.
"Don't you remember what I told you Maul? It's ok if you can't." Obi-wan's voice was a whisper making the Zabrak listen closely. His rage slowly faded with every word this Jedi said.
"Do not listen to him!" The cloaked figure shouted at Maul and the invisible grip on Obi-wan's throat began to shake. "Kill the Jedi you pathetic excuse for a Sith!"
Suddenly Obi-wan was released from the tight hold. He gasped for air and coughed as soon as his body hit the ground. The Jedi Knight and Sith Lord felt Maul's inner turmoil and rage. In the silence, Maul's body shook, but no shift happened. Maul ignited the red tinted purple lightsaber and a deep guttural growl emanated from the Zabrak.
"Maul?" Obi-wan was the first one to speak and the glowing red and yellow eyes burned into his. "Let's go. We can leave to-" before Obi-wan could finish his sentence the figure captured Obi-wan's throat in a tighter grip.
"You're weak Maul. Sidious should have just killed you like I told him to." The figure hissed at Maul and without a moments notice Maul jumped back towards the Sith Lord attacking him. Obi-wan watched as the Sith Lord barely dodged the attack. He was released of the tight hold from his neck. Now was his chance.
Obi-wan ignited his lightsaber and quickly joined the fight. The Sith Lord was caught so far off guard that he had no other choices than to die or retreat.
The Sith Lord hissed at the two barely pushing them back with a Force push and he ran away disguising his presence. Maul turned to run after him, but Obi-wan grabbed his arm barely holding him back.
"Let him go Maul. We won't be able to find him when he's cloaked." Obi-wan said although he betted that Maul would try to smell him out. As if on a whim, Maul shifted. He seemed much more calm and he looked back at Obi-wan with not fright but worry in his eyes.
"Come on Maul. We may have not won this battle, but we still didn't lose. Let's go before they wake up." Obi-wan said and silently lead Maul by the arm onto the ship.
Yoda just able to move, pulled out a tracker and threw it at the ship as it left the hanger.