Star Wars: Survivor

33-Breakfast&Breach

When Obi Wan woke, Satine was still asleep beside him. Her face was untroubled and peaceful, the lines of worry and concern wiped away. Her usually perfectly coiffed hair was unruly and spread loosely on her pillow. Careful not to wake her, he got out of bed and dressed. It was early morning but he commed Anakin anyway. 

After two rings Anakin answered. "Hey, Obi Wan, is everything alright?"

"Yes, everything is fine. I was just wondering if you wanted to have breakfast and talk." Obi Wan replied.

"Okay, sure. Cafe down the street in twenty minutes?" Anakin asked.

"Sure." 

"Okay. See you then." Anakin replied before hanging up.

-SW-

Anakin was late, per usual. Obi Wan waited for him in a booth. He came ten minutes late and slipped into the side across from Obi Wan. A waitress came over and took their orders. Caff and pancakes. They sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes before Obi Wan initiated the difficult conversation that he knew they had to have. 

"Anakin, do you remember what happened when we went to the Arrival Zone and fought Sidious?"

Anakin froze with his fork halfway to his mouth. He lowered it slowly. "I remember parts of it. Why?" He asked guardedly.

Obi Wan sighed. "After Sidious appeared his presence drove you into dark memories. Something similar to what I experienced on Zigoola." 

Anakin stiffened at his mention of the memories but pushed it aside and said "You never told me about what happened there."

"I was assaulted by a Sith holocron that used painful memories against me. There were some other effects but that's beside the point. Why didn't you tell me about Tatooine?"

Anakin's eyes filled with fear. It wrenched at Obi Wan hat Anakin was so afraid of what he would think. Anakin looked down and sighed heavily. "I was ashamed. And I was scared of what you would think of me." 

Obi Wan placed a tentative hand on Anakin's wrist. "Anakin, I would have been disappointed, maybe angry, but I would have helped you conquer your anger. I want to help you. That was my task, my duty."

Anakin looked up with eyes filled with pain. "What I did isn't the worst part. The worst part is that if I had told you... You could have stopped me from becoming that-that monster! I should have told you everything. I could have stopped everything if I had just bested my dear like I was told. I failed."

That admission was most likely the hardest thing Anakin had ever done. Harder than the Clone Wars, harder than Lanteeb. He was a prideful young man, always had been. 

"Anakin, I trust you. I will help you get past this and all of your guilt but after everything here you are. You finally beat Sidious and ended his rule. That makes up for a great deal." 

Anakin looked up at him questioningly. Obi Wan nodded and smiled. The tension passed and they both relaxed. 

They ate more before Anakin mustered his courage and asked "Obi Wan, you said when you were in the coma you learned some things. How?"

Obi Wan had to think about this before answering. "What I did in the Arrival Zone was manipulating the pure Light Side. It burned me out. I was drawn to a place where I met the incarnation of the Force. It made Mortis look like the Temple. It was rather strange. The Force told me some things."

Anakin looked at him in disbelief, self-recrimination forgotten in astonishment. "You me the Force as in the FORCE?!" 

Obi Wan nodded and Anakin leaned back against his bench. He was shocked into silence, a rare occurrence.

He finally regathered himself and asked "You said Maul attacked you. How did he get here?"

"The same way Sidious did. I don't know where they are coming from but I know where they enter our world. The Arrival Zone. I know how to close the breach. I should go do it. Would you like to come?" 

Anakin nodded mutely. 

-SW-

They drove to the Arrival Zone and when they arrived they disembarked. Obi Wan stretched out his senses and searched for the breach in their world. This area was the most precious place. It allowed new people to arrive. He found the gap and gathered the Force to him and bound it to the breach. He sealed the breach and stitched the Force through it to keep it closed. As he withdrew from the Force he felt suddenly dizzy and weak in the knees. He would have fallen had not Anakin caught him with the Force. 

Anakin lowered him to his knees and rushed over. "are you alright?"

Obi Wan nodded, too tired to speak. This was the first time he had used the Force since he had woken. It made his head fuzzy. HE braced himself with his hands to keep himself from toppling. 

He could feel Anakin's concerned gaze on his back, warm and comforting but also a weight. 

After a minute, his head cleared and some of his  strength returned. Anakin pulled him to his feet where he swayed dangerously before steadying. His blurred vision cleared and he looked at Anakin and nodded. "It's closed." 

After that they drove back to the city. On the way, Anakin told him about the last two months.

The main things were the court case that was trying theft and a few other minor things. Finally, things were going back to normal.