Assess the Situation

Obi Wan and Anakin stormed down the hallway of the temple, still able to hear the pattering footsteps and giggles of the cloaked women pursuing them. They turned a corner, then another, but still the pursuit continued.

“I don’t think we’re going to lose them that easily…” Obi Wan noted as she pumped his arms in a steady sprint beside Anakin.

The young Jedi Knight’s gaze danced around his surroundings… until he saw something. A pair of statues depicting a pair of tall, voluptuous women in seductive poses. Normally something he’d have to avert his gaze for, but for right now these statues were perfect.

“There! Go high!” Anakin called, gesturing for the two statues. Obi Wan glanced and then nodded as he followed his former apprentices lead. Anakin darted for the statues, then drew the **** within himself to leap up towards the top of it. He flipped as he reached the peak, grabbing at the statues head before hanging off behind it. Obi Wan landed on his feet, but then dropped down to mimic Anakins grip behind the statue. From this height and angle, nobody should be able to see them…

The sounds of running came upon them, and seemed to proceed right along as though nothing had changed. It lingered for a moment, some of the women catching up to those at the front, some not making as great of haste as the first row… and then it grew distant… and finally quiet.

Obi-Wan and Anakin both let loose a sigh of relief, before the dropped down from the two statues and approaching each other.

“Seems we’ve lost them for now.” Obi-Wan stated, glancing down the now empty hall. Anakin however stared down both hallways one after the other, expecting more to come and wanting to be ready.

“Now we can double back and grab Ahsoka and…” Anakin began but Obi Wan grabbed at his shoulder, making the young Knight jump a bit before composing himself.

“And walk into another ambush? We barely escaped the first one in case you’ve already forgotten my old Padawan. What we need to do is assess the situation.” Obi-Wan said, keeping his voice stern but calming as best he could. Trying to match Anakins eagerness wasn’t going to get them anywhere.

“Assess the situation? What like our own troops are being controlled to violate Aayla and MY Padawan?!” Anakin countered back, his voice raising for a moment to almost a shout before he stopped himself.

“As hard as it is to even imagine, yes, we need to take stock of what’s going on. This place, or the people who inhabit it, they clearly possess some kind of influence over the minds of those who enter. Our training has allowed us to resist it, but from what we saw of Master Luminara and Barriss… We aren’t immune.” Obi-Wan spoke, looking up towards the two statues they had just used for cover. Their curvy shapes emphasizing his point.

Anakin **** himself to breathe evenly with a sigh, before looking to his former Master.

“Yes Master, you’re right. We need to be careful. This place has felt… off ever since we arrived. I’ve had thoughts I wouldn’t normally have like…” Anakin began.

“Like how good Aayla and Ahsokas rears look?” Obi Wan interrupted.

Anakin snapped to his master, a dumbfounded expression painting his face. His Master was strict to a degree but the sheer bluntness of talking about Aayla and especially Ahsoka like that was… uncanny.

“Why would you say that?” Anakin demanded.

“Because I’ve had the same thoughts plaguing my mind as well since we arrived. Catching my eyes wandering when I’m not paying attention, my thoughts deviating to places it would never normally go. So much so I cannot tell which thoughts are my own and which are being suggested to me.” Obi-Wan explained, and Anakin looked down as he thought about it. As much as he hated to admit it, it was true, such thoughts had entered his mind. He tried to think of Padme instead, keeping himself devoted to his beloved secret love, but despite his efforts the thought of slipping Snips out of her clothes to put that well built Orange body of hers on display, her getting on her knees before Anakin and looking up into his eyes to beg her master for his C-

“It seems I’m right.” Obi-Wan suddenly said, pointing down between Anakins legs. The young knight raised a brow confused before he looked down and saw that his loins had ignited a saber of their own, barely contained beneath his pants. Anakin blushed before quickly turning away from Obi-Wan to hide his boner.

“… I see your point. But if we can’t just run back then what are we supposed to do? The way back to the elevator is back that way too. We’re trapped in here.” Anakin asked, trying not to look directly at Obi Wan. His old master just rolled his eyes and stepped into empty hallway.

“We’ll need to find our way to an outer wall, perhaps try finding or cutting out a window of our own so we can communicate with someone. The council needs to know what’s going on in here before they send anyone else.” Obi-Wan explained, waiting for his former apprentice to walk out into the hall with him.

Anakin nodded and did so, inspecting his loins to ensure that boner had vanished. When it seemed it had, he strides beside Obi Wan and begins to walk with him down the direction their pursuers had previously taken.

“If we head away from the elevator, we should hit a wall sooner or later. Once we do, we can start cutting our way free. Wouldn’t recommend trying to get out that way though. Bit of a high jump, even for me.” Anakin said.

“And you’re the one that actually likes flying. Let’s go then, the sooner we get help ourselves the sooner we can rescue the others.” Obi-Wan replied.

Anakin nodded, marching down the hall with his former master on a mission to save Barriss, Luminara, Aayla, the clones… and most importantly Ahsoka.