Anakin and Obi-Wan followed the tunnel into a large room, where Dooku was preparing his ship to escape. Dooku heard their footsteps and sensed their presence in the Force. He turned around from the control panel. The two Jedi eyed the Sith lord carefully as they walked in front of the ship, to block his path to it.

"You're gonna pay for all the Jedi that you killed today, Dooku." Anakin declared sternly. Anakin began to fume with anger. Despite the anger of his fellow Jedi being slayed in battle today, Anakin's feelings and thoughts drifted towards you. Count Dooku was the reason why you had multiple assassination attempts on your life. The reason why you fell out of the transporter. The reason why he couldn't go and check on you. Hold you in his arms.

"We'll take him together. Go in slowly on the left." Obi-Wan began to say to Anakin.

"I'm taking him now!" Anakin roared as he charged towards Dooku.

"No! Anakin, no!" Obi-Wan shouted.

Anakin raised his lightsaber at Dooku, who looked the least bothered. Dooku shot out his arm and a blast of Force lightning was unleashed onto Anakin. Dooku waved his arm to his side and threw Anakin across the room. Anakin slammed into the stone wall as he let out a scream of pain. He slumped onto the floor, barely conscious from the attack.

Obi-Wan stood his ground as he raised his lightsaber up at Dooku.

"As you can see," Dooku said as he walked around towards Obi-Wan. They began to circle each other. "my Jedi powers are far beyond yours. Now... Back down."

Without giving Obi a chance to respond, Count Dooku shot out another blast of Force lightning towards Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan blocked it with his lightsaber, carefully lifting the saber up so it can null the lightning.

"I don't think so." Obi-Wan replied.

Dooku grabbed his hilt that was clipped to his belt and ignited his lightsaber. The bright red hue of his clashed with the blue hue of Obi-Wan's as Obi-Wan was the first to strike. Dooku parried Obi-Wan's attempt to strike his head. They blocked each other's strikes before Obi-Wan went for Dooku's legs, who jumped up to dodge the attack. Their lightsabers clashed together once more before the force of their attack pushed them away from each other.

"Master Kenobi, you disappoint me. Yoda holds you in such high esteem." Dooku mocked as he stepped forward towards Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan spin away before striking towards Dooku, who parried his attack. Dooku thrusted forward as he tried to hit Obi-Wan. Obi stepped back, out of breath.

"Come, come, Master Kenobi. Put me out of my misery. Surely you can do better." Dooku mocked again.

Anakin let out a groan as he started to come to his senses. Anakin watched as his Master was hit in the shoulder and then his thigh by Dooku, proving how far advanced Dooku's skills were. Obi-Wan collapsed to the floor, his lightsaber skittered across the floor. Dooku raised his lightsaber to deliver the finishing blow as Obi-Wan looked helplessly and tiredly at him.

Anakin jumped up and clashed his green lightsaber with Dooku's before the red saber could harm his Master anymore. Dooku looked over at Anakin, who was already staring him down.

"Brave of you, boy." Dooku commented. "But I would have thought you had learned your lesson."

Obi-Wan took this opportunity to try to use the Force to bring his lightsaber back to him.

"I am a slow learner." Anakin replied.

"Anakin!" Obi-Wan shouted as he threw his lightsaber to his Padawan. Anakin pushed Dooku back and spun around to catch the lightsaber. Anakin quickly ignited the lightsaber and began fighting Count Dooku.

Obi-Wan let out a gasp of pain as he watched Dooku easily block Anakin's attacks. Dooku slashed the green lightsaber's hilt, destroying it in Anakin's hand. Anakin tossed it aside as he backed away from Dooku, slicing the power cord connected to the ship in the process. The room darked and all Obi-Wan could see was the blue and red hues of lightsabers colliding together as Anakin and Dooku continued to fight. Dooku and Anakin moved the fight more into the lighted area of the room. In one swift move, Dooku spun around before cutting off Anakin's right arm, just below the elbow. Dooku then used his free hand to push Anakin back into Obi-Wan. Anakin moved in agony from the pain.

Dooku looked at the pair as he turned off his lightsaber.

~

The ship was almost to the hangar dock as you moved anxiously. You felt all the anger and emotions Anakin went through during his fighting with Dooku. But when you felt agonizing pain from Anakin, you leaped off of the ship before it landed on the dock. You landed safely on your feet before running as fast as you could to where you sensed everyone.

Master Yoda did not say anything as he felt the pain too from Anakin and Obi-Wan.

Anakin!!

You shouted for him through the Force Bond. You stopped in your tracks when you barely saw Dooku push Anakin back with the Force and turn off his lightsaber. Anakin looked like he was in a daze as you looked over him from afar. Your breath hitched when you said Anakin was missing his right foreman.

"Dooku!" you screeched, making your presence known. You ignited your lightsaber and leaped towards him. Dooku barely reignited his lightsaber in time to block your strike.

"You'll pay for all that you have done!!" you raged as you repeatedly attack Dooku.

Exhaustedly, Anakin watched as you attacked Dooku. He has never seen you lose your composure like this. You were always calm, never letting your emotions run rampant, and never blindly attacked like how you were now.

Anakin fought to stay conscious as his eyes grew heavy. The pain was getting too much to bear. He watched as Dooku destroyed your lightsaber as he did his green one before striking you in the face with his lightsaber. Dooku pushed you back into Anakin. You were unconscious when Anakin looked down at you. Dooku had cut your face. The cut had run from the center of the left side of your nose down your cheek towards your left ear. Blood oozed out of the cut. Definitely will need stitches and will scar.

____...

Anakin said to you before he lost his consciousness. His head slumped over and laid on top of yours.