Welcome to my newest story! This story plunges up deep into the realm of mystery and fantasy, hence the genres. :) I hope you will enjoy! So here's chapter 1.
(I found a typo which i have now fixed)
Disclaimer: All the cool ones are taken, so I'll just say I don't own Star Wars. :)
Summary: While at a mysterious shoe store, Ahsoka stumbles upon a pair of magic shoes. Little did she know, the dark magical powers are not all that they seem...
The Magic Shoes
Chapter 1: An Eerie Glow
Ahsoka Tano tapped her foot impatiently on the ground. Where is he? she thought, her arms crossed in annoyance.
A speeder suddenly speeds towards her and stops. Anakin Skywalker hopped out. "You ready to go, Snips?"
"I've been ready for the past ten minutes, Skyguy." Ahsoka retorted, climbing into the speeder as he did the same.
The master and Padawan pair were going shoe shopping that day. Anakin had promised Ahsoka he'd pick her up, but he had been running late.
"Oh, sorry," Anakin said as he started up the speeder and began to drive to the shoe store. "I had to run some errands this morning."
Ahsoka rolled her eyes and Anakin sighed.
"Ahsoka?" Anakin asked her, the speeder turning a corner into downtown Galactic City.
"Yeah?" She inquired, turning to him.
"Remind me again why we even have to go to the shoe store." He said.
Ahsoka groaned, obviously annoyed. "Haven't I already told you ten times?"
"Well, yes… but that's why I said 'again.'" Anakin said.
Ahsoka face palmed. "We need new shoes, remember? Why else would someone even go to a shoe store if they didn't need shoes?" She couldn't believe how clueless her Master could be sometimes.
"Oh… right…" Anakin said.
They arrived at the shoe store and got out of the speeder. The two walked into the shoe store and were greeted by a creepy salesman.
"Welcome to the sssssshoe sssssstore." He said, his snake-like tongue making his S's hiss. "Can I help you with ssssssssomething?" He asked. His tongue flicked in and out occasionally.
"Yes, we're looking for new shoes." Anakin said.
Ahsoka fought with a tremendous deal of effort not to punch him in the nose. No, we came to a shoe store for cupcakes. she said sarcastically to herself.
"Well then… right thisssssss way…" The lizard-like salesman said, and he lead them to a couple of ancient looking chairs in an eerie looking room.
Ahsoka sat down and gasped slightly as two clamps locked her hands to the chair. She glanced over at her master who looked back at her, knowing exactly what she was thinking.
The salesman put his hands together in a slow, silent clap. "What kind of ssssssshoes are you looking for?" He asked with a flick of his slender tongue.
"I just need some new boots." Anakin said simply.
The salesman nodded and took some boots off the shelf that were similar to Anakin's old ones.
Anakin stared in shock when he realized the salesman had picked his exact size. Just a coincidence… Anakin thought to himself.
"And how about you, little one?" The salesman asked Ahsoka in a particularly creepy voice that sent chills down Ahsoka's spine.
"I'm… not really sure," Ahsoka said quietly. She really didn't know, but also the salesman was making her uneasy. There was something about him in the Force that made Ahsoka's blood run cold.
"Well, then…" the salesman went into another room and came back with a strange shoebox. It was made of steel, and it was locked. "I think I may have the… perfect ssssssshoessss for you…" He unlocked the box and pulled out a pair of shoes. They were beautiful. The whole shoe was sparkling purple with an almost glowing green shine about them. They were soft and padded inside, and exactly Ahsoka's size.
Ahsoka stared at them with wide eyes. Something about them was so eerily tempting, and staring at them almost made Ahsoka queasy.
"Thesssssssse, are magic ssssssssshoessssss. I only have one pair in sssssstock." The salesman said.
Ahsoka's stare stayed locked on the shoes. "They're beautiful…" She whispered.
"I need to get rid of them," Said the salesperson. "I don't want them anymore."
"I'll take them." Ahsoka said, still not taking her gaze off the shoes.
"Then they're yourssssssss," The clerk said, and he put them on Ahsoka's feet.
Ahsoka felt a surge of energy flow through her. "Thank you." She said to the clerk.
"Be careful with them…" Said the clerk.
Anakin paid for his shoes and they thanked the clerk. The two then left the store.
"How are the shoes, Ahsoka?" Anakin asked her.
"Good," She said, sounding a little off.
They got into the speeder and went back to the Jedi Temple. Anakin said goodbye to Ahsoka for the time being and Ahsoka went to her quarters.
She sat on her bed and pulled one of her legs up to examine her new shoes. They certainly were comfortable.
Ahsoka suddenly felt weak. I never thought shoe shopping would be that tiring. she thought.
But she was tired nonetheless. So she lay down on her bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Anakin was walking down the hallways. He had just said goodbye to Ahsoka. He was on his way to his own quarters, when he felt a strange tremor in the Force. It said something was not right. But Anakin couldn't place it. So with a shrug he continued on to his quarters.
When he got there he was surprised to find his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, waiting for him. "Ah, Anakin, there you are." He said.
"Obi-Wan! Good to see you." Anakin replied with a broad grin.
"Yes, it is good to see you too. What have you been up to today?"
"Ahsoka and I had to go shoe shopping." Anakin said.
"That's nice. Find anything?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Yep. I got some new boots, and the salesclerk gave Ahsoka some really nice shoes for free. 'Said he didn't want 'em anymore." Anakin told him.
"Interesting." Obi-Wan said.
"Yes," Anakin replied, "but she seems to really like them. Apparently they're very comfortable."
Obi-Wan nodded. Then the two went inside to have some cookies.
Ahsoka woke up from her nap. But much to her dislike, she felt worse than she had before. She had a terrible headache, and she felt dizzy.
Oh, I wish I didn't feel like this, Ahsoka thought to herself.
Suddenly she didn't feel dizzy. Her head didn't hurt.
What…? Ahsoka was utterly confused. Then it dawned on her. The magic shoes. They must really be magic!
She decided to try again. I wish I had an ice cream cone, with chocolate ice cream. the ice cream cone appeared in her hand.
"This is incredible!" Ahsoka exclaimed. But she decided to keep it to herself.
Little did she know, with great power, comes great responsibility. And she was about to find out that, being secretive about her new power was not the wisest idea.
I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1! Chapter two is on it's way.
(Author's note: You may notice these chapters to be shorter than my previous story's chapters, but that's because i don't plan for this one to be as long, and also it means i can get the chapters up faster :D)
