"Ha... ha... ha..." Obi-Wan Kenobi gasped for breath, but every inhale sent searing pain through his chest. Yet his survival instinct forced him to keep drawing deep, painful breaths.
He felt his arms being held as he was dragged forward, his captors' movements exceedingly rough.
Struggling to open his eyes, he saw only two soldiers in black N-7 combat suits dragging him along. Someone nearby called out, "Medic, get over here! Commander Justin Levis has been seriously wounded and needs surgery immediately! And this Jedi Knight—he's still alive. Don't let him die that easily!"
Then Obi-Wan felt himself being thrown straight onto the floor. Agonizing pain shot through the wound in his chest, and his vision went black as he lost consciousness.
After an unknown amount of time, Obi-Wan was jolted awake by another wave of excruciating pain. He found himself lying on an operating table, while a medical droid beside him used a scalpel to cut open his chest, apparently preparing to remove the bullet. Yet it showed no intention whatsoever of administering anesthetic.
"Ahhhhhh!" Obi-Wan Kenobi let out a shrill scream and passed out again.
For the time that followed, Obi-Wan Kenobi drifted in and out of consciousness, continuously tormented by bouts of terrifying pain. He woke several times and passed out several times, but each time he awoke, he seemed to be in a different place.
After another unknown length of time...
Obi-Wan Kenobi suddenly jolted awake. Everything around him was white, and a medical droid was holding an injection gun, seemingly about to inject him with something.
Obi-Wan struggled to raise a hand and discovered that he was strapped to the bed with belts. He tried to use the Force to seize a scalpel nearby, but his body was too weak. And the moment he raised