"It's fine, it's just a flesh wound, I'll be okay." - Ani and Obi (brotp) or maybe them w/ Rex and Cody? Or maybe "You're my friend, of course I fucking care." Pre-blyla Bly and Aayla?
Hehehe I’ll do both, Blyla on the next post. For now here’s the Ani and Obi brotp:
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An abandonedtemple wasn’t the most comfortable setting for a mortal duel against a skilled Sithwarrior, but it wasn’t like Anakin and Obi-Wan had a choice. Anakin avoidedVentress’ attack with a backflip, landing on his feet and looking back to her.The sith was now attacking Obi-Wan on a series of sharp, heavy blows. Obi-Wan,as usual, couldn’t help his charming wit.
“Oh, aren’tyou as pleasant as ever, Ventress?”
“And youare annoying as usual, my dear Obi-Wan.”
Anakinlunged towards her. He was done with the talking. It was time to end this onceand for all. He drew his lightsaber up and jumped, ready to land with a deadlyblow from behind her back…
Ventressturned around, defending herself with one of her red blades. Obi-Wan attackedher from her side, using Anakin’s distraction; Ventress deflected his attack,raising up a leg and kicking him on the stomach to then block another strikefrom Anakin’s; Obi-Wan staggered, Anakin tried to get her on a frontal strokebut she blocked it with her sabers placed in an “X” shape in front of her,forcing Anakin’s saber up. Anakin could see Obi-Wan approaching her frombehind. All he needed was to hold her there.
ButVentress smiled.
“Well, thishas been lovely, but I have to go now.”
She pushed against Anakin, hard,kicking him too, this time on his chest. She dodged Obi-Wan’s swift attack onan elegant move, turning her upper body to grab Obi-Wan’s shoulder and use itto support herself as she got her feet off the ground; she wrapped a leg on hisright thigh, throwing herself over his back and kissing his left cheek rightbefore she hit her lightsaber sideways in a quick blow against his ribs.Obi-Wan screamed, turning to attack her but she kicked his lower back, usingthe impulse to jump away from him, landing on her feet. She turned herlightsabers off, waving to Anakin over her shoulder and laughing as she climbedto the top of the pyramidal room, disappearing in the shadows.
“After her!”Obi-Wan placed a hand over the wound, but he collapsed after two tentative steps,dropping to his knees, his voice sounding more annoyed than pained “Ah, c’monnow.”
Anakinrushed to his master, clipping his lightsaber back to his belt.
“Lie down.”He pushed Obi-Wan gently to a lying position, pressing the comlink on hiw wrist“Rex, are you still close to our position?”
Rex’s voicecame in his ear under loud gunfire.
“Yessir,still surrounded by these blasted clankers too.”
“I need amedic! Obi-Wan is injured!”
Obi-Wangroaned from the ground.
“I’m notinjured. It’s fine, it’s just a flesh wound, I’ll be okay. Go get Ventress!”
Anakinglanced over the scorched fabric of Obi-Wan’s robes and what looked like abadly scarred patch of skin. Blood was seeping from the injury, half-coagulatedfrom the lightsaber’s heat.
“Just getus a medic.” Anakin turned off the comm. “Obi-Wan, are you alright? You lookpale.”
Obi-Wanrolled his eyes, wincing as Anakin pressed his hands over his wound.
“I’m paleat the thought of my apprentice standing here like a fool instead of keepingpursuit. We almost had her.”
“We can getVentress some other time. You’re bleeding bad. I think that hit broke one of yourribs.”
Obi-Wantried to shrug but all he could manage was to wince again.
“Well, it’snot like the situation could get any worse.”
At that,under Ventress shrill laughter, one of the large conducting metal columns thathelped distributing the weight of the diagonal walls collapsed, landing on theground with a loud thud.
“Well, Iwill be blasted.” Obi-Wan’s eyes grew wide at the sight of four other columnscoming down; Ventress was up there, jumping from one wall to the other and slicing the columns of carved stone with her lightsaber, trying to crush them. Anakin changed their trajectorywith the force, stopping them from landing on the two of them and collapsingaround them instead. But the destruction was too much for the walls to handletheir own weight, and the whole place came crashing down, drowning them indarkness Ventress’ laughter died away.
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There was aflicker as Anakin switched on his lightsaber, shining a blue light in the dark. His arm hurt terribly – something heavy must’ve had landed on hisshoulder, probably some larger bit of debris.
“Obi-Wan?!”
There wassilence. And then…
“…Here.”
He wasn’t far, and Anakinfollowed his voice, crawling over to his master. The smell of dust and rubblewas everywhere, and as Anakin cast the light of his weapon over his master, hiseyes went wide.
“Obi-Wan…!”
One of Obi-Wan’slegs had been completely covered by large pieces of jagged stone. He gave hisapprentice a pained smile.
“Yes, it’sstuck. Can’t move out of here.” Anakin gestured towards the rocks “No, don’tbother and keep your strength. Even if you get these off of me, I won’t be able towalk.”
Anakinlooked at Obi-Wan. He had pulled his robe to the side and stuck his hand on itso that he could apply pressure on his wound. The jedi seemed calm, despite howgrave his wounds were.
“Look up.” hesaid; Anakin did “See that patch of light? That’s the exit. Climb these rocks,get there, find your way out and try to reach for Rex or Cody.”
Anakinlooked back at his master, wide-eyed.
“Don’t bestupid, I won’t leave you here on your own.”
“You won’tdo me any good down here with me.” Obi-Wan had beads of sweat rolling down hisforehead and infiltrating on his eyebrows “Get up, get out, get help. Go.”
Anakinknelt down by his master, placing a hand on his shoulder.
“Master,you could die. I can’t leave you alone.”
Obi-Wanrose his eyes to Anakin, and he was very serious.
“You haveto learn to let go, Anakin. You can’t keep clinging on to everything andeveryone who matters to you. I thought you had learned, attachment isforbidden, it…”
“Leads tothe dark side, I know.” Anakin sighed, his nostrils flaring “But you can’texpect me to turn my back on you and leave you for dead.”
Obi-Wanwinced, his breath hitching as he pressed harder on his bleeding wound.
“If you don’tgo, they won’t be able to find us. You have to go. I trust you, Anakin, morethan anyone else.” Anakin opened his mouth to argue, but Obi-Wan raised hisfree hand that trembled to grab onto his shoulder. His clear eyes were calmdespite his face that was twisted in pain. “And you have to trust the Force.”
Anakinclicked his tongue to then nod.
“Fine. I’llgo, and I’ll be right back. Don’t move.”
Obi-Wanrose his eyebrows, letting go of Anakin as he got up with his lightsaber inhand.
“Tell meyou’re joking.”
Anakin lookedpuzzle for less than a second before he snickered.
“Oh. Sorry.”he turned his back on his master, powering down his lightsaber and jumping onone of the rocks that towered up towards the light above “Be right back.”
Rex did seeAnakin waving his lightsaber under the pale moonlight on what was left of thetemple. Kix managed to give Obi-Wan first aid and Cody helped his injuredgeneral out of the unstable terrain until they could get him on a stretcher andback into the ship for a medical droid to take a look.
Anakinscratched the back of his head as he watched Obi-Wan’s battalion’s ship takeflight and Rex stood in attention beside his general.
“GeneralSkywalker, what of Ventress?”
“Sheescaped.” Anakin said in defeat
“I see. Weare ready for departure when you are, sir.”
Anakinnodded, following Rex on his way to the ship.
“Rex, haveyou ever had to choose between leaving a man behind and your mission?”
Rex lookedat Anakin and then back ahead, nodding.
“Yes. Morethan once.”
“What isthe right choice?”
“There isn’tone. Once I risked the mission going back for a man. We won, he lived, allturned out fine, but I could’ve jeopardized everything. ”
“So youthink you should’ve abandoned him to die without looking back?”
Rexgrimaced.
“We shouldn’t…We don’t have the luxury of looking back, sir. If we do, we start questioningeverything we do. I protect the ones I can, and I accept that I can’t save themall. That’s how it works for me.”
Anakinnoticed that Rex’s hand ran over the tally marks on his armguard as he said so.The Jedi frowned to then scoff.
“Well, itdoesn’t work for me. I refuse to leave anyone behind, and I will protecteveryone who fights by my side until the war is over.”
Rex smiled,placing his helmet over his head.
“And it’llbe an honor to fight by your side, sir.”
