Chronicles of a Jedi Master

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

The Rescue Part Two

I decided to contact Anakin. This mission required two people after all and who to trust more than my former Padawan and brother. I sent him an encrypted messages aware that his mission might not allow him to leave after all. But knowing him he would find a way to get here.

I needed to find a place to think. Since there was nothing open but another dingy bar I entered hood pulled deeply into my face. The drink I ordered looked like mud but I didn’t care at this point. I found a table in the back corner and leaned back seemingly asleep to anyone entering the place.

What I had found out so far left no doubt about the dangers not only the prisoners were in. Any false moves or mistakes on my part would cost them their lives. At the same time Marusi and Octavia had to be stopped at all costs. They had caused too much trouble in the past and their presence on Coruscant left a bitter taste in my mouth.

Sudden pain surged through me as Adana reached out for me only to disappear again after only moments. It was a mere whisper, a touch so soft that I almost did not feel it.

I shook my head to refocus. I had to find a way into the compound by the time Anakin reached Coruscant. The grid showed a deeply inbedded sewage system that ran below the building and it’s surrounding areas. If we found a way in we could use the sewers as an attack and escape route at once.

My thoughts kept drifting to a suggestion Mace had made after my last transmission to let someone else take over. In his opinion I was too involved in this matter due to past experiences with Octavia and Marusi. Maybe he was right and maybe he was wrong. I wasn’t sure. Another point he made was the fact that I might be too attached to the persons involved.

Of course I was since Adana and I had grown up like siblings. No other thought even occurred to me ever. We had not only spent our childhood together but most of our youth and early childhood as well. Although missions and life had kept us apart over the last years our bond had not weakened. No, there was no attachment just the deep friendship we had always felt. Our lives were dedicated to the Jedi order. Any other suggestions or assumptions were wrong although Anakin had a tendency to think differently.
She and the younglings had to be rescued and criminals brought to justice, point blank.

All I could do for now was to wait for Anakin and finalize my plan to be executed as soon as he arrived. Suddenly my comlink beeped and Anakin’s voice crackled to life. “I am on my way.” Was all he said before he faded to silence. I could not help myself from smiling as I listened to the determination in his voice.

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