I was chained to the wall when two droids led Master Piell into the room at gunpoint. He shot me a concerned glance. I tried to give a reassuring smile, but everything hurt.
The droids hooked him into levitating cuffs that held his arms and legs straight out.
Sobeck circled his prey confidently. "Well, Master Jedi, my droids tell me you're ready to talk." He stopped in front of Master Piell. "What are the coordinates of the Nexus route?"
Master Piell glared at the warden.
Sobeck nodded to the interrogator, who approached me with an electrified staff.
Master Piell stiffened, but didn't break.
The electrified end made contact with my side and I couldn't suppress a scream.
"Stop!" Master Piell's voice was barely audible over my pained cries.
Sobeck gestured to the droid and it pulled the staff away. The pain abruptly stopped.
Sobeck approached Master Piell. "Well..."
Master Piell listed a sequence of numbers to the eager warden.
Sobeck's smile fell when the Jedi stopped. "That's only half."
"You won't get anymore from me." Master Piell said flatly.
Sobeck glared at the Jedi. "We'll see." He turned to the interrogator. "I'll leave you to your work." He walked out of the cell.
I fought against my chains as the interrogator approached Master Piell. My bonds jarred my wrists as I jerked forward.
Noticing my attempts, the droid turned and pressed a button on his arm. A shock shot through my arms and down my spine. The droid turned back to Master Piell.
Just as the interrogator was about to begin his work, the door opened and a blaster shot blew a hole in the droid's head.
Masters Kenobi and Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, and a group of clones rushed into the cell.
Master Skywalker darted over to me and started picking the locks on my cuffs. They fell away.
I pulled my hands out from behind my back and flexed my fingers. "Thank you Master Skywalker."
He grinned. "No problem. And... you can call me Anakin."
I nodded and rose to my feet.
Master Kenobi was talking to a now free Master Piell. "So, your captain has the other half of the coordinates."
Master Piell nodded. "And he is imprisoned with the other officers in a different section of the Citadel."
"Sounds like we have more people to rescue." Anakin said as he joined us.
"Yes," Master Kenobi stroked his beard. "Let's just hope this unintended detour doesn't end in disaster."
"When has it ever?" Anakin replied, a bit arrogantly.
Master Kenobi shook his head. "More times than you care to admit."
Ahsoka finally spoke up from her place near the door. "Well, if we're going to rescue them, then we better get moving."
"The padawan is right." Master Piell agreed. "We need to move before the warden figures out you're here."
"Well it's too late for that." Anakin muttered.
Our group left the cell and started off towards the officers' cell.
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Child of War
FanfictionAfter a devastating crash, Master Yoda of the Jedi order and a squad of clone troopers find themselves stranded on the planet of Lah'mu. As they attempt to repair their ship, Sepratist droids arrive to finish them off. During a dire battle, a stran...