Rating: R I believe. Torture and sex are implied and talked about but not actually described in detail.
Distribution: Anywhere and Everywhere, just please be sure and give me credit.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to George Lucas, I claim no ownership, I merely love to write for them.
Warnings: Possible spoilers if you have not seen Episode III. AU Slash, implied torture and semi non-con
Pairings: Obi/Ani Obi/Palpatine
Summary: Anakin takes Obi Wan to his master.
Feedback: PLEASE! Didn't get much feedback on the last chapter. Will assume no one's interested if the same thing happens with this one. lol

~I awake now, no longer in Anakin's arms. We are approaching Coruscant; I can feel the power of the Dark Side now taking hold on the planet. Already the darkness has surrounded the people enveloping them in the dark, but they are all too blind to see it. This place no longer welcomes me home as it once did. I only dread landing on its surface, having no idea what's to become of me now.~

Anakin brings the ship into the atmosphere, taking deep breaths as he slowly heads in for a landing. He had felt Obi Wan wake up, and he knew his uncertainty was not unfounded. Even he had no idea what his Master might do to Obi Wan; he only hoped it would not end in his death.

Once the ship is safely landed he slowly gets to his feet and heads back to the cargo hold to find Obi Wan still lying nude on the floor with his robe lightly draped across his midsection. He looks up as Anakin approaches him, a slight fear in his eyes, but he doesn't say a word.

Anakin gazes down at him for a moment then shakes his head, "Don't look at me like that. I can't stand it. Don't look so afraid, it can't be that bad can it?"

"I don't know Anakin, he is an evil man, twisted by the dark side, and it's all he knows. I don't feel safe giving myself to him, but I know that I must. I do wish to learn the ways of the Dark Side Anakin, but at the same time I fear what that may mean."

Anakin sighs and points to Obi Wan's clothes, wanting to put this worry out of his mind, "Get dressed, we can't stay here and talk, he is expecting me. I contacted him a short while ago, he expects me to bring you to him immediately."

Obi Wan gulps slightly and nods, slowly getting to his feet and picking his clothes up off of the floor. He gently tugs them on, wincing as the cloth brushes against the burn on his neck. Once fully clothed he walks over to Anakin and gazes into his eyes for a moment before holding his hands out to him.

He gazes into those blue-green eyes for a moment before slipping the binders onto Obi Wan's wrists, clamping them on loosely, only snug enough to hold him, but not tight enough to cause him pain as he'd done before, "Follow me."

He turns and heads down the hall and off of the ship with Obi Wan following willingly. He now found himself desperately hoping that he wasn't leading his lover to his doom, it hurt him to think that he would come with him so willingly even to his death.

The two of them hurry through the spaceport together and board a shuttle, Obi Wan sitting beside Anakin as he'd always done; though he had none of the regal nature to him he'd always had before. He'd always sat alertly with his head held high surveying their surroundings, but now he only stared down at his bound hands in his lap, unshed tears stinging behind his eyes, as though his will had already been broken.

Anakin watches him sadly for a few moments before simply turning to stare out the window for the entire trip, neither of them speaking a word to each other until the shuttle lands outside the capitol building.

"Well, we're here." Anakin grasps Obi Wan gently by his shoulder, helping him to his feet and pushing him before him. Once they're off of the ship he moves back in front of him and orders him to follow as he had before, leading him inside and into the elevator.

Obi Wan fidgets slightly with his restraints as the elevator moves steadily upward, wishing this was one of the many other times the two of them had been on an elevator together, anytime but this one.

The elevator comes to a stop and the doors open, revealing the door to Palpatine's office and chambers. Anakin grabs Obi Wan by the arm and drags him along behind him, passing through the door that automatically opens for them.

Palpatine stands before them, awaiting their arrival, a look of sadistic glee crossing his twisted features as Anakin leads Obi Wan into the room.

He'd long had a deep hatred for this Jedi, ever since he'd defeated his apprentice as a mere Padawan. "Ah Lord Vader, I see you've brought me a prisoner."

Anakin inclines his head to him in a bow and nods, "Yes Master, but he wishes to join us. He wants to be a Sith as well. His way of life is destroyed; he has no one but us to turn to now."

Palpatine suddenly looks angry and turns his gaze to Obi Wan, "Join us?! Him? Perhaps the purest and noblest of all the Jedi?! I highly doubt that Anakin. He was the only one ever to defeat an apprentice of mine and then fail to take their place!"

"Well he wants to take his place now! That should be proof enough. He did not even attempt to fight me Master, I think he will submit to your will," Anakin looks sorrowful for his tone and inclines his head. "I beg you to consider this Master."

Palpatine scowls and sighs, "He did not even attempt to fight you? Perhaps he fears you Anakin. Maybe he knew he had no chance of beating you and saw this as a way out of it," He glares back at Obi Wan, staring directly into his eyes, reading his emotion, "I sense much fear in you Obi Wan. Fear, anger, those are things of the dark side. There may be some hope for you after all." He glares at him for a while longer truly shocked by how deep the darkness he found there was, Obi Wan was nearly as strong with the dark side as he thought himself to be, but how could that be possible? Jedi did not use the dark side, and to become strong with the dark side you had to use it. "Tell me Obi Wan Kenobi, how is it that you've come to know the dark side? A Jedi with such character as yours has surely not killed innocents or committed any such acts of evil."

"I killed your apprentice did I not? When one being strong with the force takes the life of another they take some of their power. Darth Maul took my Master's power, I in turn took his, thus gaining all the power of those he had killed, including my Master.

To do such a thing is an act of revenge. I used my hatred and my anger to defeat him, and in the end I caught him off guard and sliced him in half before he could even turn on his lightsaber. So you might say I killed him when he was unarmed, though he held his weapon in his hand at the time, he was completely defenseless, and yet I felt no remorse for killing him, and I never will.

For many years now I've drawn on that power, his power, and on my fear and my anger in order to fight my battles. So in that way, you might say I'm already somewhat a Sith." Obi Wan takes a deep breath as he finishes, gazing at the emperor uncertainly, amazed that he'd kept his cool well enough to tell him all of this.

Palpatine stares at him for a while, taking in all of this and nodding slowly, he had always wanted Obi Wan as an apprentice, he had a power unlike anything he'd ever seen, but he still wasn't entirely sure he could trust him. He would have to bend him to his will, force him to submit and accept him as his master, only then could he trust him, when he knew he was in control, "Very well, no Sith has ever taken on two apprentices at once, but then no Sith has ever been as powerful as I am either. Get on your knees before me Obi Wan, bow your head to me, and accept me as your Master."

Obi Wan glances over at Anakin, making sure that he approved as he had already made it clear that he was his master. Anakin gives a small nod and Obi Wan immediately sinks to his knees, closing his eyes and bowing his head in submission, "I accept you as my master My Lord. I will do as you wish from this day forth. I pledge myself to your teachings. I am yours now."

The Emperor gazes down at him for a brief moment then gives a satisfactory nod and waves his hand, using the force to unlock the shackles and let them drop to the floor. "Rise then my new apprentice."

Obi Wan slowly gets to his feet, gazing at his new Master uncertainly, trying to keep his fear to a minimum.

Palpatine takes a deep breath, inhaling Obi Wan's force, pleased with his submission; his nature suggested he would be an easier being to control than Anakin, "Hence forth you shall be known as Darth Eternus."

Obi Wan bows to him in acknowledgement, "Yes Master."

"Now I wish for you to prove your total submission to me, physically. Your body is now mine, as well as your mind and your soul. Do you understand what I wish of you?" Palpatine grins sadistically, he does not think even Obi Wan will submit himself to giving him pleasure, but if he wouldn't, then he would simply force himself on him, either way he was going to get what he wanted from him tonight. Obi Wan had been a constant thorn in his side for a very long time and he longs to have his revenge, even though he belongs to him now.

Anakin looks furious but doesn't say a word, biting his tongue to keep from challenging his master on this, for he knew such a thing would be foolish. He can't stand the thought of Palpatine having Obi Wan in any way, but he feels there is no way out of this; he would simply have to allow it.

Obi Wan gulps, feeling disgusted and helpless, seeing no other option but to submit to this, "I understand my Master. I will do all that you wish of me, I will not resist."

Palpatine smirks and reaches out to Obi Wan, running his thumb across those smooth lips, just anticipating how much he would enjoy this.

Anakin sighs, looking uncomfortable and bows slightly, "May I be excused Master? I must search the Jedi Temple to be certain there are no survivors."

The Emperor's gaze flicks over to Anakin for a moment then back to Obi Wan, "Yes, you may be excused; report to me when you return Lord Vader."

"Yes My Master," He bows once again and turns to leave, hurrying into the elevator and jabbing the button that would take him down to the ground floor again. He rocks back and forth as the elevator heads steadily down, cursing himself mentally for leaving Obi Wan alone with Palpatine, but he could not bear to watch him take him. He knew that no matter how submissive Obi Wan was he would hurt him as much as possible. It was clear now that he wouldn't kill him, he wanted Obi Wan's power to be his as his apprentice, so there was no longer a need to fear for his life, but he would torture him, deep down he knows that his Master hates Obi Wan for resisting turning to the Dark Side for so long. There is no telling what agony he might put him through.

The elevator comes to a stop and Anakin runs out as the doors open, rushing out of the building, not bothering to take a shuttle, he simply jogs down the street, running from this pain and jealousy. He found himself wanting to kill his Master, to yank his hands off of Obi Wan and tell him that Obi Wan belonged to him, but he knows he cannot do that, no matter how badly he wants to. He breaks into a full run now, tears of rage clouding his vision as he runs towards the Jedi Temple, knocking people out of his way as he goes, no longer caring what anything meant. He just wants to escape.

He soon reaches the temple and collapses on the stairs, sobbing as he feels Obi Wan's pain and desperation. The Emperor was hurting him, making him scream and beg, he could hear it all so plainly in his head, as though he were there still in that room. He shakes, feeling sick as the torture goes on, longer than he'd have thought anyone could hold out. He trembles weakly crying for Obi Wan as he feels his strength fading under the relentlessness of his master.

He forces back his tears as a clone trooper approaches him, making himself sit up straight and trying to appear as though nothing is wrong.

The clone nods to him, "We've successfully eliminated the last of the children, there are no Jedi left alive in the temple. We will now begin emptying it of all items of value. Everything else is to be burned."

Anakin nods slowly to him, feeling even more sick to his stomach, "Alright, that's, um good news. Go on about your business. I'll report this to my master."

"Yes Sir." The clone turns and walks away without another word.

He gazes after him for a moment and sighs, staring down at his hands and shaking his head. What had he done? The tears begin to flow again as he wonders what has become of Padme. He'd done all of this for her had he not? So why had he tried to kill her?

He winces as Obi Wan's screams enter his head once again, he had to go now, the screams were growing fainter, and Obi Wan was getting weak. He'd not foreseen the possibility that Palpatine might just take it too far without meaning to.

He gets to his feet, calling out to Obi Wan using the force to communicate with him, reassuring him that Palpatine would not kill him, even though he wasn't entirely certain of this.

Hurrying back down the steps, he heads back into the streets of Coruscant, beginning the long run back to the capitol building, hoping his Master will let up, but the screams continue. He can feel Obi Wan being tortured; it had gone beyond sexual now. That part was over, now it had turned to just agony and fear. He can sense his master's sadistic pleasure from causing Obi Wan so much pain.

The screams abruptly stop before Anakin can reach the capitol building and he stops dead still in his tracks, desperately trying to sense Obi Wan, but he is too panicked to sense anything. He shudders and bursts into a full run again using force speed to reach the building in a matter of seconds. He rushes inside and hops into the elevator, pressing the button, and trying not to panic as it slowly makes its way upwards.

Anakin bows to him, but just barely, "Where is he?! Is he alright?"

"You worry far too much Lord Vader. He is unconscious in his quarters, just down the hall from here. Now for your report; the Temple?"

"What?" Anakin pauses for a moment, truly not registering the meaning, he'd been so overcome with fear he'd forgotten entirely about what he was supposed to have been doing.

Palpatine stares at him in disbelief for a moment and glares, "The Temple Anakin! Are there any survivors?"

"Oh! No My Master, there are none. The clones will begin removing the items of value soon."

"Very good. You are excused, see that Lord Eternus gets taken care of, I daresay I may have injured him far more than I'd intended, it may be some time before he regains his strength. See to it that he is well fed and his injuries attended to."

"Yes Master," Anakin bows his head to him and turns, exiting the room and heading down the hall, using the force to locate Obi Wan's room. He steps inside and gazes at Obi Wan unconscious on his bed. His face was burned, bruised, and bleeding, as was the rest of his body. He was covered by no blankets and his clothes were nowhere in sight.

He sits down on the bed beside his lover, reaching out to him and stroking a lock of hair out of his face, he leans down to kiss his lips gently, slowly pulling away to just stare down at him.

Obi Wan's eyes flicker open and he gazes up at Anakin, smiling faintly and taking a shaky breath, "Anakin, you came back."

"Of course I did, you didn't think I'd abandoned you did you? I just, I couldn't stand to watch him do that to you. I'm so sorry I left you to face that alone Obi Wan," He leans down to kiss him briefly again, slowly pulling away and getting to his feet. "I'll get you some medicine and bandages, or would you rather I get a medical droid in here for you? You seem so weak, are you that bad off?"

Obi Wan smiles softly and shakes his head, "I'll live, it's only the electrocution, it drains you of your strength, had he kept it up much longer I think he may've killed me, but I'm fairly certain I'll be alright now. Just the burns to attend to I suppose."

Anakin blinks and shakes his head, "You're bruised and bleeding too Obi Wan. He did more than just electrocute you, I could feel it all when it was happening, you don't have to lie to me."

"I wasn't lying Anakin, I just," He sighs and takes a deep breath, pausing for a moment. "I suppose I sort of forgot about the bruises and cuts, I can only feel the burns right now. I'm otherwise a bit numb. I'm sorry."

"You don't have to apologize Obi Wan. Just rest and focus on healing, I'll be right back," Anakin heads out of the room, gathering medical supplies from a nearby room, along with some blankets and robes for Obi Wan. He carries all of these things back to Obi Wan's quarters and steps inside, using the force to lock the door behind him. He didn't want anyone to disturb them for a while.

He sighs softly as he gets down on his knees beside Obi Wan's bed, laying the supplies on the floor and picking up a bottle of soothing lotion, "This will help with the burns." He smears some on his hands and begins gently rubbing Obi Wan's skin, paying close attention to the worst of the burns, especially the one on his neck. He winces slightly, tears threatening to spill down his cheeks as he realizes that this burn had been made by him, it was by far the worst and had become slightly infected already. It had been a while since he'd hurt him, and he'd offered him no treatment on the trip from Mustafar. He realizes now that he should have at least covered the wound.

Obi Wan gasps as Anakin's hands move over him, his body throbbing in pain, though he couldn't help but feel some pleasure as Anakin touched him so gently. He simply relaxes, ignoring the pain and closing his eyes, just enjoying this closeness between them.

Anakin smiles softly, pushing his guilt to the back of his mind as he works to soothe Obi Wan's wounds, not stopping until all of his burns are covered, he then turns his attention to the cuts, applying ointment and bandaging every one he could find, even the smallest of scratches.

When he's finally finished he puts the supplies away and lays the spare robes on the bedside table, slipping out of his own and tossing them to the floor.

Obi Wan watches him, taking in every detail of his lean body. He was truly the most beautiful thing in the universe in his eyes no matter what situation they were in now, "I love you."

Anakin grins, leaning over to pick up the blankets he'd gotten from the store room, "I know, I love you too Obi." He slowly climbs into bed beside him, throwing the blankets across the bed then climbing over Obi Wan to get behind him. He slips beneath the blankets and tugs him gently into his arms, being careful not to put too much pressure on any of his burns, though even this gentle touch makes Obi Wan wince.

Anakin hugs him gently and kisses the back of his neck, pulling the covers up over both of them with his free arm, "You don't mind if I hold you while you sleep do you?"

Obi Wan smiles softly and shakes his head, "No, I would mind if you didn't hold me though."

Anakin chuckles softly and kisses the back of his neck again, "Have I mentioned I love you?"

"Yes, a few times, but I never get tired of hearing it."

"I know." He pulls him closer to his chest, so that their naked bodies are pressed against each other beneath the blankets, "I love you." He sighs, happy to be able to just hold him, he'd been so terrified that he'd lost him forever, this was perhaps the strongest sense of relief he'd ever felt.

"I love you too." Obi Wan smiles as Anakin eventually dozes off against his back. He was in more pain than he'd ever been in before, but at the same time he was truly happy for the first time since he'd found out Anakin had turned to the Dark Side.

~I lie here in his arms, surrounded by his warmth. I can feel his love for me, and now I can truly sense him within the darkness, as though he's discovered some control over it. It gives me hope in these dark times, to know that I am loved so much. No matter how strong the Dark Side grows, I know that Anakin will always be my light.

I've given myself to the Emperor, in more ways than I care to mention. He is my master now, as is Anakin, but that does not mean I will let him control me entirely. He may think he owns my soul and my mind, but he does not. The only thing he truly owns is my body, and in time even that will change. I must accept things as they are now in order to stay with Anakin, but we will beat this together. I will play the pawn for now, but in due time I will destroy the emperor and thus bring balance to the force.

It is my destiny, as it always has been.~

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