Slavery Is A Crime

Chapter 2

- Kadavo

A month and a half went by and so far no rescue, until... until Obi-Wan and Rex have been called to Keeper Agruss's office. Two slavers enter the cell of the clone and the Jedi, shoving them forward when the two rise up from their sitting positions.

The two are then lead to Agruss's office and shoved forward with electrostaffs. Obi-Wan looked around the room in fear before he noticed Keeper Agruss making his way towards himself and Rex on his power chair.

Obi-Wan and Rex grunted in pain as there were forced forward by the slavers shoving their electrostaffs into their back. Kenobi and Rex fell to their knees before Agruss. Obi-Wan and Rex both looked up and glared at the Keeper.

"Someone wishes to... speak with you..." Agruss said, ignoring their glares and moving aside to reveal a holoprojector with, none other than, Count Dooku being the one projected.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi... in chains once again, I see," the Count said wryly. "Count Dooku... still afraid to get your hands dirty?" Kenobi asked in the same tone, giving the Count the best glare he had. The Count's eyes narrowed ever so slightly. "I would gladly make an exception in your case, my friend," he replied.

The Count continued on to say, "I wanted to say a proper farewell before Keeper Agruss puts you to death..." Kenobi couldn't tell if he was being serious or not. What he did happen to see is, after the Count mentioned his death, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Keeper Agruss smile evilly and rub his hands together.

He's probably very pleased with that from how much trouble I've been. Kenobi thought with a smirk. Then realized something. If he executes me... who will save the slaves...? Kenobi turned and gave the Count another dirty glare after his realization.

Not even a moment later, Obi-Wan heard a Zygerrian say, "Keeper Agruss, a ship has made an unscheduled landing on platform two-four," "Skywalker..." the Count's deep voice growled out. "Kenobi! Tell your young friend Skywalker, that if he does not surrender, the slaves will be terminated... in his name..." he continued.

Obi-Wan sighed. He couldn't just let those slaves die... "All right..." he whispered quietly, then walked over to the comm unit with a slaver hot on his tail. "Anakin! I'm glad to see you," he said with a very small smile as he saw the young Jedi look up. "But, I'm afraid our host feels otherwise."

Anakin smirked. "Well, you can't make everyone happy, Master," he said, just before a shot from a turret came a little too close. Obi-Wan sighed. "They're threatening to kill the slaves unless you surrender," he tried to reason.

Obi-Wan watched as Anakin's face held a bit of anger, then calmness. "It's good to see you're always ready to negotiate," Anakin's face turned back to one of anger. "But I've had enough bargaining with slave drivers," he growled. Once again, Obi-Wan tried to reason with him. "Anakin, you must realize this a fight you cannot win alone," Skywalker smirked again. "Who said I was alone...?"

A moment after Anakin spoke those very words, the same Zygerrian from before said, "Keeper! A group of warships just dropped out of hyperspace in sector-six." "Jedi reinforcements!" the Keeper stated.

Obi-Wan's eyes widened slightly. If it was possible, he could finally get out of her! Feel the cool breeze of the outside world, see his friends again, speak without it being forbidden... the only thing that couldn't be guaranteed about the outside world is that there probably wouldn't be a day where he would see no more suffering. Granted, it probably wouldn't be as bad as Kadavo has been, but it would still hurt him to see any suffering... especially after everything he'd seen here.