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G__Anakin
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Great job! 
Now, what ever could Sidious be planning? 
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Sionnach-Airgid
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Oh! This story just keeps getting better and better! I absolutely love it!
You have a great way of moving the plot along with engaging dialogue sprinkled with just the right amount of humor!
I would do a more play-by-play commentary, but since I'm sort of on my way out I must force myself to refrain. Plus it would probably be way too long with a good deal of the comments involving -> 
I'm very worried about the fact that Sidious didn't seem to be suspicous about Obi. Plus I still think that the whole clone attack was orchestrated by both Sidious and Douku, possibly. I really believed that both Sith's have the goal in mind of trying to turn Obi.  Obi has every right to be suspicous!
And shame on Douku for not telling Obi the identity of Sidious.  Obvious Sithly behaviour. Oh wait, he is a Sith. Makes me all the more certain of my comment above.
Good for Obi to pick up that he recognizes the chin and voice. Maybe he should see if they make senatrorial/govermental trading cards. I could just see it now:
Obi: Anakin, do you still have those trading cards you collected?
Anakin: Sure, Master. I have every card made so far including the chancellor's election special edition! Why?
Obi: I need to look at their chins.
Anakin: . . .  Well, okay, Master. Goes off to get cards thinking that his Master has definately gone off the deep end.
And I loved the interplay between Asajj and Obi! I had a strong feeling about that which was confirmed when Douku said:
Dooku looked amused, taking a seat at Obi-Wan's desk as the Knight began to pace slowly. "There is another reason Ventress is so hostile towards you, you know."
"Oh?" Obi-Wan asked, raising an eyebrow again as he paused his pacing a moment. "Enlighten me."
"She's attracted to you." Dooku said, as it was obvious.
Obi-Wan just looked at him for a moment, before sighing and resuming walking. "Oh, wonderful." He finally said.
"She's lovely once you get to know her." Dooku continued lightly, with a slightly mischievous expression. "She's like a stubborn, bad tempered, sharp-tongued kitten. You two would match nicely."
Obi-Wan gave him a dark look for that. "Don't get any ideas."
"Why would I get any ideas?" Dooku asked, doing a poor job of feigning innosense.
I knew it! Poor Obi! I'll bet Douku is getting ideas. Now not only does Obi have to fend off Sith, pretend to be a Sith, wear Sith attire, minus his favorite sleaves and try to figure out who Sidious is, but he'll have to fend off the attentions of Asajj too! Somehow I don't think she's a girl who's going to give up easily when she wants something or someone!
And I loved how Ani tried to explain what was going on to Padme. I hope that all these people knowing doesn't leak out though.
Excellent post and I can't wait for more! Keep up the good work!
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Valairy_Scot
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RE: Deceptions -- (Epic; Obi, Dooku, Sidious, and more) -- Ch6 6/10
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Another fine chapter...nobody believes Obi-Wan as a Sith. That will come back to bite him, I suppose.
You continue to do a great job with the characterization.
Great job.
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Darth_Kripp
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Indeed, Padmé, lead the way. Lead this story to the end of the Sith...
Sidious is bound to have understood all that fake Dooku and Obi-Wan have put up.
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LOL about Obi suspecting he knows Sidious but juz can't pinpoint who he think it is.
Hehehe Ventress likes Obi! 
I'm actually glad Anakin told Padme at least he was able to tell somebody he can trust. I'm sure she'll keep a 'hush-hush' unless Palpy digs it out of her...but hopefully not.
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"You're telling me. Who'd believe Obi-Wan was a Sith, anyway?" Anakin said, rolling his eyes and adopting an oddly believable Coruscanti accent. "'Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to kill you now. You know, as I'm a Sith and all, and--oh dear, I don't know how to do Force Lightning yet. Would you mind if I killed you with my lightsabre instead?'"
Good job, nice to see Obi-Wan's as sarky as ever.
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Cael-Fenton
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Stupid double post. 
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The only bit of hope was that Sidious was indeed as dense as he'd acted in the cafe when they'd first met, and didn't see through their lies again.
I don't think that…*charade* of theirs qualifies as a lie. Doesn't the word 'lie' suggest premeditation and planning of some sort?
he wondered if Sidious had just been drunk or something their last meeting.
I suspect there's an 'at' missing between 'something' and 'their' in that line.
"I wasn't planning on making small talk." Obi-Wan responded, crossing his arms and wishing for a moment he had his Jedi robes, so he could stick his hands in the sleeves.
I love that line. One of my favourite things about Ewan McGregor's performance in the prequels is all those little gestures he gives Obi-Wan; that tucking-forearms-into-sleeves thing is just so Obi-Wan.
"Get out of here, Kenobi."
Sidious doesn't seem to be taking Master Kenobi as seriously as he ought. And Obi-Wan doesn't seem to take well toward Sith Lords being dismissive of him.
But still, he felt oddly reluctant to leave Dooku with the other Sith, and he realized with a slight sense of dismay that it was the same feeling he had when he was with Anakin, or another Jedi; the feeling of loyalty and protectiveness, which were certainly not things he was supposed to be feeling for a Sith he was simply stuck with for the time being.
Oh, man. Just *love*. Actually, I for one have always wondered what Dooku and Obi-Wan would have been like as Master and Padawan. Certainly there would be a different dynamic from the one you now have got going, but it's a gratifying thing to ponder, no?
"At least nothing more important than tormenting a Jedi who's pretending, poorly, to be a Sith."
That line takes on added weight in light of what happens later in canonical EU. Not that I am a big fan of the comics, myself, but still, I am rather hoping that future can be avoided.
Dooku looked amused, taking a seat at Obi-Wan's desk as the Knight began to pace slowly. "There is another reason Ventress is so hostile towards you, you know."
"Oh?" Obi-Wan asked, raising an eyebrow again as he paused his pacing a moment. "Enlighten me."
"She's attracted to you." Dooku said, as it was obvious.
Obi-Wan just looked at him for a moment, before sighing and resuming walking. "Oh, wonderful." He finally said.
Poor, clueless likkle Obi-Wan. Confession time: I have always been a closet fan of Asajj/Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan was terribly calm at that little bombshell Dooku dropped him. I was thinking perhaps he had come to suspect it himself already, at least subconsciously; what with all Asajj's baiting of him. I suppose not much can shock him now that he's pretending to be a Sith apprentice, managed to fool Sidious not once but twice about his erstwhile loyalties, and discovered his nascent fondness for a former-Jedi-turned-Sith. Except perhaps if Dooku ever reveals Palpatine. Will that be making an appearance anytime soon or will Obi-Wan figure it out himself?
Obi-Wan didn't know what to say to that.
At least he isn't breaking down in tears, though I see his attitude toward Dooku has changed a great deal since he first spotted him in that café with the pink teacups.
"I suggest you get some rest; you look terrible, you know."
That was such a brilliant, characteristically Dooku parting shot. I found myself re-reading that line over and over again. I mean, it can't legitimately be called mush, but it's the closest thing we can get between the Odd Couple at this point. I just love reading them together so much; and can we please please please have more occasion for Dooku to be protective of Obi-Wan? Pretty please? I absolutely adore him being [grand]fatherly toward Obi-Wan—makes me all weak at the knees.
Okay, now that I have typed out a few passably coherent sentences on that subject, I'll allow myself to let loose:
OMG!!!11!one! They are so *cute* together! 
Padmé Amidala sat silently, still and serene like a doll
Interesting imagery.
Palpatine was away currently on a diplomatic effort in the mid rim
Ha!
I *have* wondered what kind of excuses he gave his secretary/the Senate whenever he went offworld to do whatever it is Sith masters must do. That one was suitably vague, I think.
As much as I am not generally a fan of A/P, it's always interesting to read things from Padmé's perspective. I am not too sure it's all that much of a good idea letting Padmé in on the secret, though. I don't doubt she would never intentionally reveal it to anyone, even her handmaidens, but even so. I think the weakest link here, though, is Anakin, given his increasingly close relationship with the Supreme Chancellor. That is very worrisome, and I hope Dooku has given some thought to that in his decision not to tell Obi-Wan about the true identity of Sidious just yet.
Additionally, it has just occurred to me that by this point, Dooku probably knows something of Sidy's plans to snare the Chosen One. Will he let Obi-Wan know anything of that? It would be most interesting to read a conversation between Obi-Wan and Dooku about Anakin.
Anyway, all said, I enjoyed this chapter immensely, despite the presence of Sidious. And despite the implication of A/P nookie at the end. Obi-Wan and Dooku being mushly together more than makes up for all the other less lovely elements of this chapter.
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Amrita_Glittersong
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6/13/07 2:22pm
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RE: Deceptions -- (Epic; Obi, Dooku, Sidious, and more) -- Ch6 6/10
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earlybird-obi-wan - Thanks! Yeah, it ended up way longer than I intended, but I'm glad you liked it!
G__Anakin - Thanks! Well, with Sidious, you know whatever it is can't be good. 
Sionnach-Airgid - Thank you! And your very long and detailed comments make me very happy.
Hehe, glad you like the humor, and that's the right amount. I'm trying to make it amusing without being too comical all the time; it's supposed to be at least semi-serious, if I can manage it, which is anyone's guess.
Hm... Well, I can't say who's planning what, but everyone certainly has reason to be suspicious of everyone...
Oh man, that scene of Anakin and Obi-Wan about the trading cards makes me giggle every time; it was great. And Ani would collect those cards.
Yeah, Asajj is no normal, reasonable girl. She'll be a problem, like she always is.
Valairy_Scot - Thanks! Hehe, I know I certainly wouldn't believe Obi was a Sith, even if he shot Force Lightning at everyone. No one takes him seriously, poor guy. Though that does usually turn out to be an advantage for him.
Darth_Kripp - Yeah, Sidious probably isn't as dense as everyone is thinking he is...
Kynstar - Thanks! Hehe, poor Obi; but it would be no fun if he recognized him right away, after all. Yeah, lucky Palpatine was 'away', so it only left Padme for Anakin to talk to; she's a way better choice anyway.
Hehe, indeed I was, though the beta ended a few days ago now. I guess that means I have to stop goofing off with my brother and his friends and go back to writing. Oh well.
Ascal_Elessar - Glad you were amused by Anakin's impression; I found it very amusing in Labyrinth of Evil and ROTS novel where they were always imitating each other and had to add a scene of it. Yes, Obi's snark will probably never cease.
Cael-Fenton - Your giant comments make happy too! Yay giant comments!
Ha, I think you're right. That was more a badly improvised skit than anything else. And yes, there probably should be. That's my bad midwestern grammar showing. I shall fix it!
I also really liked that Ewan McGregor did that too; gestures and mannerisms and such are very important to making a character unique, but unfortunatly a lot of actors forget that or use the same ones for every character. He's just an awesome actor, though.
No, no one is taking poor Obi seriously. Sith never do seem to, and they do always end up regreting it...
Actually, thinking about Dooku and Obi as a Master/Padawan pair was mostly what inspired this fic, so needless to say I do find the idea quite interesting. I think that if they had been paired the normal way, both as Jedi, they would have been quite a good team.
Ah, Ventress. Now there's a crazy girl. Yeah, me too, even if it is rather twisted. XD Yeah, Obi's gonna have quite the time dealing with her, but he's not too fazed. Just another annoying part of this whole mess. Not really a spoiler for the fic, but putting it as a highlight anyway, about your question of Obi finding out: Tenative plan is for Obi to know Sidious' identity the chapter-after-next. So it is coming up, indeed, though it's not the end of the story or anything.
Yeah, Obi's being a man about it. Sort of. Indeed, though it's not been very long in-story time, his opinion of Dooku has changed quite a bit.
Hehe, glad you liked that! Yes, as they start getting along better (whenever that happens) there'll be more not-quite mush. They are quite fun to write getting along like that, even if they seem to prefer snarking at each other or arguing.
Palps is the master of vague excuses. I'm actually not much of a fan of A/P myself (I end up skimming it most of the time, smae with practically all romance) but it was necessary, and I wanted an excuse to add poor neglected Padme. Yeah, Anakin is most likely the problem there... Since, no matter how much I adore him, he really can't ever learn when to keep his mouth shut. Though if Obi and Dooku keep messing stuff up, perhaps Sidious will be so distracted dealing with them that Anakin won't have a chance to talk to him.
Indeed, a discussion about Anakin is forthcoming, probably in the next few chapters. And what a conversation that will probably be.
Anyway, all said, I enjoyed this chapter immensely, despite the presence of Sidious. And despite the implication of A/P nookie at the end.
I giggled far more than I probably should at that. Glad you liked the chapter despite that!
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Chiral
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Yay! Another chapter. Looks like I snuck my review in right before you updated. Hee hee.
Then they would both be in a very bad situation, which Obi-Wan had yet to come up with a solution to besides, 'fight him and hope we win.'
XD I think Dooku and Obi-Wan would compose quite a formidable team. I'd love to see them fighting in tandem at some point.
at Sidious being drunk. I wonder, though - wouldn't Obi start to be suspicious of Sidious's motives in accepting their charade, yet? I mean, I was from the first chapter. :o ...
When you mention the Acolytes hiding, I get a picture of them all huddled together in some small room, the way you do when riding out a severe storm.
"This is cordial." Obi-Wan said, looking over at her. He didn't miss how she'd called him a Jedi; obviously, she was attempting to goad him into denying it, so he decided to ignore it. Of course, the proper Sith thing to do was probably to beat her over the head with his lightsabre hilt for being so insubordinate, but Obi-Wan really couldn't bring himself to do such a thing for multiple reasons. No matter how satisfying it might be.
Ooh, go for it, Obi! I mean...
"She's attracted to you." Dooku said, as it was obvious.
LOLOL. Yay! I'll enjoy watching them spar.
I have to admit, I also sekritly like Asajj/Obi-Wan. BECAUSE it's twisted! It makes things interesting. Actually, there's some fics on ff.net by Calen Narwain I quite like. You should check them out!
Another great update. I must say though, I'm curious - will Obi-Wan be conned into doing things that are against his Jedi morals, and become tetchy with Dooku? Or is Dooku going to continue to be the nice guy? Hmm...
(Reply to the reply: I'm excited to see Obi in his fanblade. Perhaps he and Ventress can have some flying competitions (and Ventress will see how he is oh, so the one for her!...and obi will go into hiding on Myrkr.)
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Amrita_Glittersong
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Chiral - Indeed you did! You had good timing.
Obi and Dooku would make a great team. I can't say whether or not they'll have a chance to fight as a pair against anything but stock enemies like clone troopers... Depends what everyone's motives are. However, they will spar a bit for sure.
Obi's more worried at the moment about making sure Sidious does believe them, and then figuring out why he does, but he really should be paying more attention to the latter, the dork.
I had pretty much exactly that mental picture of the Acolytes when I was writing it, too!
I'm sure he'll have an excuse to smack Asajj without being un-Jedi-like at some point. She deserves it, after all.
Well, yes. X3 Twisted can be quite good, and certainly interesting. Oooh, yes, I have read Calen Narwain's fics; they're very good, and they're actually what first got me considering that pairing, even if it's only onesided.
Dooku knows he's on a fine line with Obi-Wan already, so he's not pushing him, but they may have some trouble in the future about how far Obi's willing to go to keep up the ruse.
Well, he's getting the ship and having a chance to fly it in chapter seven. Hehe! XD (Ventress: He can fly a Fanblade and not get it lost or destroyed or stolen! I'M IN LOVE. )
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They were rushing through the fortress towards the reception hall, which, when Dooku had told him of their destination, had prompted Obi-Wan to ask why a secret Sith fortress needed a reception hall. Dooku had found the question very amusing and admitted he didn't have an answer.
That is really funny!
Dooku raised an eyebrow. "You really are pessimistic."
"I prefer to call it being realistic." Obi-Wan responded, unfazed.
The dialogues between Dooku and Obi-Wan are just perfect - you write them both so well!
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Sorry for posting again before your next story post is up, but I happened to be stopping by to reread some of my fave parts and noticed the cover art.
  <- me unable to make up my mind whether to just keep staring or to snatch Obi up and run! Obi really does look good in black!
And while I'm here . . .
[color=black]Thank you! And your very long and detailed comments make me very happy.
 I'm so glad! I always wonder sometimes if I comment too much. Glad to know you like it! 
Hehe, glad you like the humor, and that's the right amount. I'm trying to make it amusing without being too comical all the time; it's supposed to be at least semi-serious, if I can manage it, which is anyone's guess. Personally, I think you do a great job with it and I believe you have the interplay between Obi and Douku down to a science!
Hm... Well, I can't say who's planning what, but everyone certainly has reason to be suspicious of everyone...  <- how my mind probably looks from constantly second guessing my second guesses.
Oh man, that scene of Anakin and Obi-Wan about the trading cards makes me giggle every time; it was great. And Ani would collect those cards. I hoped that would make you laugh! I could totally picture him reading off the stats on the backs of the cards (naturally, he would have Palpy's memorized, and Padme's too)!
Yeah, Asajj is no normal, reasonable girl. She'll be a problem, like she always is. I can't wait to see what happens there!
Quietly tiptoes back out to find a quiet corner to meditate patiently until next post comes . . .
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Yeah, yeah, still no update. But I hope to get the next one done later tonight or tomorrow.
So! Just more replies at the moment.
Fifilla - Glad you liked that. And thank you!
Sionnach-Airgid - Hehe, I certainly don't mind. Reply as many times as you like. Heh! I think you're the first to comment on the cover art; glad you like it. And of course Dooku's right; did you doubt him? He knows his fashion!
Mwa ha ha. Well, I'm glad that it's not obviously clear what's all going on, at least not so far. Wouldn't be very interesting otherwise.
Of course; that's our Anakin. If there was some trading card game for them, that'd be even better. He'd go to the tournies and everything.
Thanks for the comment!
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Notes: Alrighty! New post, and even though I cut it a bit, it's still the longest chapter so far. No idea how that happened, but whatever. A bit more setup and character interaction and introduction this chapter, but there's some plot you might miss if you blink. I hope you enjoy!
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Deceptions
Chapter 7
Obi-Wan had wandered the halls of the fortress for some time as he looked for the kitchens the next morning, too stubborn to go back to his suite to check the map. He'd woken up about an hour earlier, after deciding to heed Dooku's advice the night before, and had been quite pleased to find that Sidious was gone by the time he had awakened. A message blinking on his comm informed him that a new set of Sith clothing had been delivered to him, though his cape was still draped over the chair where he'd left it and therefore had not been fixed yet. Not that he really cared, of course.
And so, after changing and pulling on his boots, and trying to make his very frizzy hair lie normally--a Sith with bedhead was not impressive, after all--he had stalked off into the fortress and promptly gotten lost. Eventually though, he had run into Tann who had pointed him in the correct direction with no questions asked and no condescending looks. At that point the Knight had decided that Tann was by far his favorite Acolyte.
So he had finally reached the kitchens, and spent a little while dealing with the dusty kitchen droids in an attempt to find something edible. A few minutes later, he had procured some food he vaguely recognized to be fit for consumption, as well as a cup of caf, and chosen a corner of the kitchen to eat in.
The kitchen droids were ignoring him, and a quick scan of the Force told him the Acolytes were scattered through the fortress, none nearby. However, there was a rather unignorable Force presence very close, and so Obi-Wan was not surprised when Dooku entered the room.
The Knight took a sip of caf as Dooku approached, giving him a cold look that the Sith promptly ignored.
"Must you sit on the floor?" Dooku asked with a sigh, slowly kneeling down to the floor as well once he had reached the Jedi. "It's difficult enough that I'm required to do this whenever Sidious is around."
Obi-Wan shrugged, not paying much attention as he tried to figure out what the green things in his breakfast were.
"You're still angry with me, aren't you." It wasn't really a question.
"No. I'm annoyed with you." Obi-Wan corrected him with a sigh, taking another drink. "It takes more than someone being difficult to make me angry."
"I imagine." Dooku commented. "You have lived with Skywalker for ten years."
Obi-Wan fixed Dooku with a hard look. "You're quickly approaching actually making me angry. Keep your comments about my Padawan to yourself."
"My apologies." Dooku said, and he almost seemed sincere, though Obi-Wan was pretty sure it was more an apology for being insensitive rather than for insulting Anakin. There was silence for a moment before Dooku spoke again. "What are you eating?"
Obi-Wan gave his food an incredulous look. "I'm not certain. But it's edible enough, so I'm not especially concerned."
Dooku nodded, and there was quiet again, for about forty seconds. "Your hair is quite fluffy this morning."
"Do you have anything important to say?" Obi-Wan asked, sounding faintly exasperated and pulling his attention away from his caf so he could give Dooku an annoyed look. Subconsciously, he patted his hair down into place again.
Dooku considered that a moment. "No, not that I can think of." He finally decided, shrugging elegantly.
"Then why are you here?" Obi-Wan inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"The kitchen is very scenic." Dooku responded, gesturing at the grey, somewhat dilapidated room that was very out of place in the fortress. "Though more so when not occupied by a bad tempered Jedi with messy hair."
Obi-Wan just shook his head, trying not to be amused. "You only wish you had long enough hair for it to be messy."
"Now that was simply mean." Dooku said, sounding vaguely offended, though it was clear he wasn't. "And I return to the 'bad tempered' comment."
"I'm hungry, and you are talking about nothing." Obi-Wan responded, raising an eyebrow at him. "Even a Jedi's patience is tested by that."
Dooku seemed to accept that. "Fine. Finish... Whatever it is you have, then we are going to the hangar bay. I do actually have something of importance to speak with you about."
"Then you're a liar." Obi-Wan commented, taking another drink.
Dooku just sighed. "Are you going to be like this all day?"
"Perhaps."
"Then I suppose it's a good thing that I'm sending you out on an assignment." The Sith commented, prompting a slightly surprised and confused expression from Obi-Wan
Dooku frowned chidingly. "Don't give me that look. It's nothing you would object to, and very routine."
Obi-Wan frowned slightly as well. "Oh?" He didn't sound particularly convinced. "What is it?"
"One of my Acolytes and his informant have gotten themselves stranded on the planet Alliga, while scouting for a possible location for another base." Dooku explained, pulling out a datapad and keying up the information on the planet. "I need you to retrieve them safely. You'll be taking Skorr with you, as Tann is busy, Darc is afraid of you, and I thought it would be best to keep you and Asajj separated."
Obi-Wan nodded, setting down his caf and taking the datapad. Alliga was dark, foggy planet covered in forests, with a small scattering of cities. It was the home planet of Holwuffs, and the government was leaning heavily towards favoring the Separatists. "I imagine that, knowing the way things are, the Acolyte is stranded in one of the forests."
"I believe you are correct." Dooku said, faintly amused by the Knight's long-suffering tone. "We don't have communication with him any longer, but he was exploring the forests the last time we did. However, it should be little difficulty; you and Skorr can manage whatever you run across in the forest."
"Why are two of us needed?" Obi-Wan asked, continuing to read the datapad.
"One Fanblade can carry two people, so two Fanblades are needed to pick them up as well as transport you and Skorr." Dooku explained. "I would have simply sent Skorr alone, but his freighter is undergoing repairs, and I don't trust him not to fight with Vos."
Obi-Wan blinked at that, and looked up at Dooku. "'Vos?'"
"Yes." Dooku responded, rasing an eyebrow. "Quinlan Vos. He became an Acolyte of mine just over a week ago."
"Is that so?" Obi-Wan asked, trying to hide his surprise. Quinlan had been a friend of his since they were both Padawans, when they met during the Stark Hyperspace War.
"Yes." Dooku said again, giving Obi-Wan a pointed look. "Do you know him?"
"I do, yes." The Knight admitted, nodding.
"Well, I hope you get along with him better than Skorr does, though that shouldn't be difficult." Dooku commented, getting carefully to his feet. "Meet me in the hangar bay when you're finished here; I must go find Skorr."
Obi-Wan nodded in affirmation at Dooku, who left soon afterwards. About five minutes later Obi-Wan was on his way to the hangar bay, having memorized the map of the fortress he'd found on the datapad. Reading more about Alliga as he walked, he didn't sense Ventress until she had entered the corridor with him. Then he sighed.
"Ventress." He greeted her dully, as she strode over. He kept walking.
"Kenobi." She drawled in response. "What are you doing?"
"Walking down the hall, attempting to read this, and holding a conversation with you all at once." Obi-Wan responded flatly. "Quite obviously."
"You know what I meant." The Acolyte said, sounding annoyed.
"I am on my way to the hangar bay." Obi-Wan told her honestly with another sigh, seeing no reason to lie to her as she was simply going to follow him anyway.
"Are we going somewhere?"
"You are not going anywhere." Obi-Wan told her, raising an eyebrow. "Skorr and I are."
"What? The Fanblades are the only ships in the hangar right now, and they're mine." Ventress protested, looking quite displeased as she continued following alongside him. For a moment, the pout and whining tone reminded Obi-Wan of Anakin, which he immediately felt guilty about. Anakin was no psychopath like Ventress, after all.
"Apparently, they are less yours than you thought." Obi-Wan responded patiently, as if explaining something to a child.
Ventress just growled at that, and Obi-Wan had to tell himself pointedly that, as a Jedi, he was not to take satisfaction in her annoyance. So with great effort, he simply ignored her as she stalked sullenly after him, until they both reached the hangar.
Skorr and Dooku were already present, and Obi-Wan got his first look at the Fanblades in person. There were six, lined up in a row, all with the fans folded as they always were when not in flight. They looked much like their names even when closed, strongly resembling folded paper fans with a rounded front cockpit like on the solar sailer. They were silver-chrome colored, with canopies made of ruby-red transparisteel. The Jedi had the feeling that, should he get to keep one of these ships after the entire ruse was over, Anakin would be quite jealous.
"Obi-Wan... Ventress." Dooku greeted them both as they approached, Skorr nodding at Obi-Wan as his greeting and getting a nod in return. "What are you doing here, Asajj? Didn't I send you to assist Tann?"
Ventress shrugged slightly, but nodded. "She said she didn't want my help. She's rather snippy in the mornings."
Obi-Wan could tell Dooku was refraining from just sighing and shaking his head in response. "Alright." The Count finally said. "I have a project that could use your insight; I will explain after Obi-Wan and Skorr have left." That said, and with Ventress looking appeased, the Sith turned his attention back towards his apprentice and other Acolyte. "As for the two of you, you know what you're doing. Take the Fanblades and find Vos and Hentz on Alliga, then return. I expect you can manage this without being noticed or doing anything to create disillusionment with the Confederacy on the planet."
"Yes, Master Dooku." Skorr affirmed, and Obi-Wan inclined his head casually in agreement as well.
"Then go. The hyperspace trip is five hours each direction. Obi-Wan, your Fanblade is the one on the far left." Dooku said simply before turning away and gesturing for Ventress to follow him as they strode from the hangar bay, leaving Obi-Wan and Skorr alone.
"Have you ever been to Alliga?" Skorr asked him, checking a few of the pouches on his belt as he spoke.
"No. Have you?" Obi-Wan responded, as he went over to his Fanblade and triggered the release on the canopy. The cockpit of the ship was small, but there was enough room for a pilot and a gunner. He remembered from the schematics that the wing-tip cannons were made to be easily fired by the pilot while flying, while the cannons on the main body of the ship were controlled by the optional gunner.
"No." Skorr said, having a bit more trouble opening his own Fanblade. "Supposed to be dark and foggy all the time, I've heard."
"Yes, apparently it is." Obi-Wan agreed, getting into this ship and pausing a moment to wait and make sure Skorr finally got into his own. Flipping on his comm unit as he shut the canopy, he began going through preflight checks.
So far it seemed easy enough to work with Skorr, as the Acolyte wasn't argumentative or outright hostile like Ventress and appeared to be reasonably competent, if slightly less than graceful. Obi-Wan was still slightly wary however, as Skorr had indicated before that he didn't believe Obi-Wan had truly joined the Sith, but from what the Knight could sense Skorr was only focused on doing what Dooku had asked rather than causing problems. At least at the moment.
"Kenobi." Skorr's voice came over the comm, and Obi-Wan turned his attention towards it.
"What is it, Skorr?"
"Did Master Dooku say anything about why he didn't feel I wasn't capable of going on this mission on my own?"
Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow, though Skorr couldn't see it. It sounded suspiciously like the Acolyte's feelings were hurt. "Yes, he did." He responded, deciding to pity the former Jedi. "He said that it was mostly that your ship was damaged, though also that you fight with Vos."
"Oh." Skorr responded after a moment. "That makes sense."
"Doesn't it?" Obi-Wan commented dryly, though shaking his head in amusement. "Are you finished with pre-flight checks?"
"Yeah; I'm ready when you are." Skorr confirmed.
Both started their ships and took off, soon clearing the atmosphere and making the jump to hyperspace, on their way to Alliga.
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The hyperspace flight had been very long, quiet, and blue, and Obi-Wan had made the most of the opportunity to meditate on his current priority of discovering Sidious' identity. He'd more or less given up on convincing Dooku to tell him outright, at least any time in the near future, though he had the feeling that if he sprung a good guess on him Dooku would simply meet him halfway and confirm or deny it. Of course, in order to do that, he needed a good guess, and that was eluding him.
Not entirely, of course; he knew it had to be someone male, someone human or near human, someone nearly exactly his height, and someone he knew and spoke to relatively often. The problem with that was that the only candidates couldn't possibly be Sith... Could they? Obi-Wan had learned something from the mystery of the hidden planet, Kamino, and that was that the 'impossible' was rarely as impossible as it would seem. It had been unthinkable that the Archives could have been tampered with, and yet they had been, and so it was just as possible that the Coucil could have missed a Sith Lord right under their noses. However, Obi-Wan hoped it wasn't so, because both his mind and his intuition pointed to the same individual, and that person was probably the worst one possible to turn out to be a Sith Lord in disguise.
He decided he would speak with Dooku once he returned and had a good opportunity. Perhaps he could glean a few hints off of him through conversation that would help him be more or less certain of his suspicions.
A bell chimed to alert him to the fact that he would be dropping from hyperspace within seconds, and a short time later the blue streaks of hyperspace faded into the real-space glimmer of distant stars. He'd come out of hyperspace about a quarter of a standard hour of flying from the planet of Alliga, which appeared as a large, murky grey-green planet in the distance. A blip on his console appeared as Skorr's Fanblade returned to real space nearby, and Obi-Wan flipped on his comm.
"What an inviting looking planet." Skorr commented over the communicator, sounding unamused.
"It is more inviting than Raxus Prime." Obi-Wan responded, vastly preferring the slightly ominous look of Alliga to the sickly yellow appearance of Raxus Prime.
"Yeah, I guess." Skorr agreed. "I don't like yellow."
Obi-Wan rolled his eyes at that inane comment and was about to respond when he felt an odd sense of frustration and dismay, causing him to frown slightly in confusion. He had been amused, not annoyed or bothered, and so there was nothing he could think of to cause those feelings. He wondered a moment where they had come from, but before he could attempt to figure it out Skorr's voice came across the comm again. "I'm picking up a reading on Hentz's ship."
Obi-Wan activated his own scanners, and soon found the ship as well. "Indeed, I have it also. There seems to be minimal scanning from Alliga itself and what is there is centered on the opposite side of the planet, so we should have little trouble landing undetected."
"Great. Let's go, then." Skorr said, with the barely controlled impatience of someone who wanted to get over and done with their mission already and go back home.
"I had no intention of loitering, Skorr." Obi-Wan responded, rolling his eyes again and this time wishing Skorr could see the gesture. "But as you are so eager, you may go first and be the test for any weapons that may be hidden from our scanners."
Skorr was quiet a moment. "I don't like you."
"You're not supposed to." Obi-Wan responded. The chances of hidden weapons were extremely small on a planet of this level, and so he wasn't really concerned the Acolyte would meet with any danger, but it was kind of fun at times to play being a Sith by messing with the underlings. "Now go."
Skorr sighed and flew the Fanblade towards the surface of the planet, following the readout of where the crashed ship was supposed to be and grumbling over the comm the entire way. Obi-Wan followed after him, and they soon landed in the forest of the foggy, dark planet.
Powering down the ship, Obi-Wan opened the canopy and jumped out. He looked around in the dim light, over to where Skorr had also exited his ship and was walking over to join him. "It's dark." The Acolyte commented, sounding rather put-out by this fact. Of course, both being Force-sensitive the darkness was no hindrance to them, but it seemed Skorr was just enjoying complaining. Obi-Wan was enjoying ignoring him.
"The ship should be this way." The Knight said, indicating the direction they should go. Skorr nodded his agreement and they both started cautiously that way, keeping aware of their surroundings and for any sign of Quinlan and his informat.
It didn't take long before the two came across the downed ship, but neither of the pair they were supposed to be rescuing were anywhere to be found.
"There appears to be no danger here, so why would they abandon the wreckage?" Obi-Wan asked, allowing himself to sound exasperated and sighing as he regarded the crashed ship with his arms folded. Skorr looked just as unamused.
"Because staying with it would have been intelligent, something neither Vos or his little bug are." The Acolyte muttered in response.
"Can you sense either of them?" Obi-Wan asked, reaching out to the Force himself as he did.
"No." Skorr grumbled, kicking a rock into the fog. "Vos is cloaking himself, and probably Hentz as well."
Obi-Wan nodded slightly; he'd come to the same conclusion, but unlike Skorr, he had sensed something. Not enough to give a location, but enough to give a general direction to look. "We'll search to the west." He told Skorr, earning an indifferent shrug in response.
"This is quite possibly the stupidest mission I've ever been on." Skorr said, crossing his arms as well and following Obi-Wan farther into the forest.
"Is that so?" Obi-Wan asked, glancing back at him. "I can think of many far worse than this that I have been on."
"Fine, I'll amend that comment to 'the stupidest mission I've been on since joining Master Dooku.'" Skorr responded, looking around at the trees as they walked. "The assignments while I was a Jedi were usually pretty terrible."
"Were you ever sent to Mikara?" Obi-Wan asked, only partially paying attention as he thought he heard something in the distance.
"That frozen mudball they call a planet? Yes. And I hope never to return." Skorr said, apparently having heard nothing. "One of the two, cold or mud, is bad enough. Together they're outright offensive."
"I didn't enjoy that planet much either." Obi-Wan agreed, still following the flickering hints of Force-presence he could feel from Quinlan as he listened carefully for the sound again.
Meanwhile, Skorr rambled about some planet Obi-Wan had missed the name of. "-And it rained the entire time. That would have been fine if the rain hadn't dissolved whatever it hit. I spent a week in the medward for acid burns one ti..." He stopped as an ominous growling noise rumbled from within the fog. "...Kenobi, did you hear that?"
"Yes." Obi-Wan responded, looking around as he searched the Force for the source of the noise while Skorr did the same.
"Couldn't be peaceful while we were here, of course." Skorr commented bitterly, unclipping his lightsabre. "Oh well. At least I'll get to kill something."
Obi-Wan drew his own lightsabre but didn't activate it, still searching in the Force. The planet, though dark to their eyes, was bright and shimmering with life in the Force which made it difficult to differentiate between everything there, as it all blended into one glow. He found the source of the growling only an instant before it found him, and he ignited his sabre as he twirled to meet the reptilian creature leaping at him.
It was about a meter and a half in length, with a long tail, a huge mouth filled with sharp teeth, and six legs. It was also now laying in two pieces on the ground after meeting with the blue lightsabre, but there appeared to be more where it came from. Four more, to be exact, two of which seemingly doing their best to devour Skorr.
The Jedi expertly dispatched one of the two creatures attacking the Acolyte, but had to spin around and duck as one of the others flew over his head while trying to leap on him. The second one was a bit smarter, darting in low and clamping it's large jaw around one of his ankles, though the effect was greatly lessened by the armour built into his boots. Mentally thanking Dooku, Obi-Wan easily took out the creature he now recognized as a nashtah with a quick stab of his sabre before pivoting to strike the one that had gone over his head as it tried to jump at him again. His two nashtah defeated, he stood and saw that Skorr had managed to eliminate his last nashtah as well.
"Are you alright, Skorr?" The Knight asked, limping a few steps over to the Acolyte and feeling rather put-out by the entire ordeal, even if it had been short. Being attacked by lizard creatures was not high on his list of favorite pasttimes, and he knew that Dooku was going to make fun of him for getting one of his boots destroyed, too.
"Ow; they kriffing clawed me. I'm bleeding." Skorr announced, a bit over dramatically and prompting a raised eyebrow from Obi-Wan. It really didn't look that bad.
"Obviously. However it appears as though it could be worse." The Jedi commented, unimpressed, but he kneeled next to Skorr anyway.
"I hate this planet." Skorr said, and this time Obi-Wan felt inclined to agree with him as he checked the Acolyte's injuries. "How bad is it?"
"Not very." Obi-Wan told him truthfully. "You'll be alright. It's already ceased bleeding." Honestly, he thought the Acolyte was being a bit of a whiner, but he kept that to himself even if it would be more Sithly to just say it. "Let's continue on. The sooner that we locate Vos and Hentz, the sooner we may leave and the less chance we have of coming across more nashtahs."
Skorr didn't respond, getting sullenly to his feet and gesturing for Obi-Wan to lead the way. They resumed their trek through the forest, their surroundings continuing to get darker as night approached. However, Obi-Wan could feel that they were close to Quinlan now, and it wouldn't take long to reach him.
Sure enough, they reached what appeared to be a small clearing, though it was difficult to tell with all the fog. What wasn't difficult to see, however, was a bright green lightsabre cutting through the mist and revealing it's wielder, Quinlan Vos.
Quinlan looked just as Obi-Wan remembered; tall with long black dreadlocks, green eyes, and a band of yellow across his face that designated which Kiffar clan he belonged to. A pretty, violet-haired woman was with him, staying well back out of the way of the three and only barely visible through the fog.
Quinlan lowered his lightsabre as he recognized Obi-Wan and Skorr, regarding them with some surprise. "Obi-Wan?" He said, sounding a bit confused, but Obi-Wan gave him a look that clearly meant he would explain later. The Acolyte quickly shook off his surprise, and instead eyed the ragged appearance of the duo. "What happened to you two?"
"I am going to kill you, Vos." Skorr said, eye twitching as he started forward. Only Obi-Wan reaching out and grabbing the back of his tunic stopped the Acolyte from jumping on Quinlan and attempting to beat him to a pulp.
As it was, Quinlan just raised an eyebrow. "It was only a question."
"Rashtahs." Obi-Wan responded, answering said question before continuing. "We're here to transport you back to Raxus Prime. Our Fanblades are a short walk in that direction," He indicated the way he meant by nodding his head, "near the wreckage of your ship."
Quinlan nodded and turned back towards the woman, smiling encouragingly at her and gesturing her forward. He looked at Obi-Wan. "Introductions are in order, I suppose. Obi-Wan, this is Khaleen Hentz. Khaleen, this is Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Khaleen eyed him warily, but nodded in greeting.
"Now that we're finished being friendly, let's get back to the kriffing ships." Skorr suggested scathingly, before turning and stomping off back in the correct direction. Quite obviously, the Acolyte had reached the end of his patience, and Obi-Wan was almost impressed it had lasted that long.
Giving Quinlan and Khaleen a look to signal they should follow, he set off after Skorr, wondering if the Acolyte's stomping would attract any more creatures he would require saving from. Quinlan and Khaleen fell into step next to him, Quinlan turning to look down at him after making sure Skorr was far enough not to hear him speak. "Alright, what's going on?"
"I could ask you the same." Obi-Wan responded, before flickering his glance back at Khaleen a moment.
Quinlan caught the look, as Obi-Wan had intended him to. "It's safe to talk in front of her." He said, and Khaleen smiled slightly at him.
"Alright, then." Obi-Wan responded. "When did you become an Acolyte?"
"Same time you did, apparently." Quinlan responded, frowning.
"In the interest of accuracy, I am a Sith, not an Acolyte." Obi-Wan corrected, prompting an expression from Quinlan he promised himself he would forever remember.
"...I see." The Kiffar finally said, Jedi training kicking in to return his expression and voice to a level approaching normal.
"So, that means you're in charge, right?" Khaleen piped up, looking interested. She'd apparently decided that Obi-Wan was not particularly dangerous based on the relatively casual conversation between him and Quinlan.
"At the moment." Obi-Wan confirmed, looking over at her. "Why?"
"No reason." Khaleen said, though there obviously was one as she looked more cheerful than before.
Obi-Wan just regarded her a moment before letting it go and looking back at Quinlan. "I will speak with you more about this once we return to Raxus Prime." He told him, as they had reached the wreckage and were therefore rapidly approaching the Fanblades.
"Fine." Quinlan agreed with a nod, and after only a minute or so more of walking Skorr and Obi-Wan's Fanblades appeared through the fog. Skorr had already opened the canopy of his ship and was climbing up into it, muttering about never returning to Alliga ever again.
Quinlan regarded the two ships, before looking seriously at Obi-Wan. "You take Khaleen." He told the Knight, his tone matching his expression. "I don't want her riding with him." he said, casting a nasty glance in Skorr's direction which was promptly returned by the other Acolyte.
"Fine." Obi-Wan said, ignoring them both and turning towards Khaleen. "You are with me, then." He then looked back at Quinlan and Skorr. "Can I trust the two of you not to fight on the way back to Raxus Prime?"
"If by 'fight' you mean 'injure each other'." Skorr responded, casting another glare in Quinlan's direction.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Obi-Wan told him, trying not to sigh in exasperation and settling for folding his arms instead. "I don't care if you argue with each other, pull hair, or otherwise. Simply be presentable and unharmed by the time we reach the fortress."
Skorr made an unintelligible noise of affirmation as Quinlan nodded, and Obi-Wan left them to their devices as he returned his attention to his own ship. He opened the canopy, then turned towards Khaleen and offered his hand to help her up to the gunner's seat.
Khaleen smiled, accepting his help and climbing gracefully into the ship. Obi-Wan jumped up after her, taking his seat and closing the canopy as he started the preflight check, making certain Khaleen was ready once he'd finished before taking off.
"Skorr." He said over the intercomm. "I'm making the hyperspace jump in a few minutes. Are you on course?"
"Yes, I'm right behind you." Skorr answered. "And I can't say how glad I am to be off that planet, even if it does mean being stuck in a ship with Vos."
"So." Quinlan's voice came over the comm, slightly quiet due to his distance from the device. "Does that mean I should report to Master Dooku that Alliga is out as a possible base?"
"Yes." Skorr answered immediately.
"Quite possibly." Obi-Wan agreed, though he really didn't think the planet was quite as terrible as Skorr was convinced it was. The Jedi looked over at Khaleen. "What is your vote?"
"I wasn't really enamoured with it." She responded lightly.
"Then that makes four of us." Quinlan said. "Never thought we'd all agree on anything."
"Yeah, but that planet was a new level of horrible. What sort of planet is covered entirely in fog and inhabited by vicious lizards?" Skorr asked, sounding offended by the very concept.
"Better than a planet covered in carnivorous moss." Quinlan commented. "That was offensive."
Obi-Wan looked at Khaleen incredulously, and she just shrugged. "That does sound less than pleasant." The Knight agreed.
"At least there was an upside." Quinlan continued, a few seconds before they were to make the jump to hyperspace. "There's little more amusing than watching moss eat half your master's ponytail."
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