Macavity dropped from the droid control ship, looking around the jungle before moving into the trees, leaping up atop one. This was not how he planned this mission to go. Having been sent out by the Chancellor himself to settle a trade dispute with his partner, the Jedi was not pleased at having been ignored by the Trade Federation, being gassed, and then having droids sent after him.
His partner and he had stowed away on the droid transports, for what only looked like an invasion force.
Not how his day was supposed to go.
Still seething slightly, he went from tree to tree for a while, before the droid troop carriers started knocking them down. Falling abruptly, he found himself in front of one of them, and started running, many other animals fleeing around him. He looked up just in time to collide with a strange creature with long ears that was screaming. Unable to move away in time, he dropped to the ground, taking the alien with him.
Once the transport went on overhead, Macavity tried to stand, the alien still clinging to him. "Oyi, mooie-mooie! I luv yous!" it declared and Macavity blinked at him.
"Are you brainless?" he demanded. "You almost got us killed!"
"I spake," the alien replied.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent," Macavity snapped. "Not get out of here!"
"No...no! Mesa stay...Mesa yous humble servaunt."
Macavity blinked. "That won't be necessary."
"Oh boot tis! Tis demunded byda guds. Tis a live debett, tis. Mesa culled Jaja Binkss."
He got another slow blink from Macavity for that. "Nice to meet you. I don't have time for this..."
It was about this time that Macavity's partner appeared. Coricopat dodged another blast from one of two STRAPS that were pursuing him, muttering under his breath. He hadn't been able to catch himself long enough to turn and deflect any of the shots. His grey gaze flickered to what lay ahead and he spotted Macavity. Finally. It had taken long enough to find him.
Macavity snapped his blade out, deflecting the two blasts coming his way, getting one of the STRAPS one the first try, and the second after another few seconds. He snapped the blade off and turned to his partner as Jar Jar crouched behind him. "Yousa sav-ed my again!" the Gungan declared.
Coricopat caught his breath, glancing at the Gungan. "What's this?"
"A local," Macavity replied, not terribly impressed. "We should go, before more droids show up."
"Mure? Mure did you spake!"
Coricopat's brow arched at the creature and he nodded. "Yes, best be on our way."
The Jedi turned to go, but the Gungan spoke again. "Ex-squeeze me, but da moto grande safe place would be Otoh Gunga. Tis where I grew up...Tis safe city."
Macavity froze and turned. "A city! Can you take us there?"
"Ahhh, will...on second taut...no, not willy," the alien said, and shook his head quickly.
"No?" Macavity asked, drawing the word out in shock.
"Iss embarrissing, boot... My afrai my've bean banished. My forgoten der Bosses would do terrible tings to my. Terrible tings if my goen back dare."
It didn't much look like Macavity cared about that, and a crashing sound came from behind him. "You hear that?" he asked, and Jar Jar shook his head. "That's the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way..."
Coricopat continued where Macavity left off, his tone cajoling, almost soothing, "If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into little pieces, then blast us into oblivion..."
The alien blinked in terror. "Oh! Yousa point is well seen. Dis way! Hurry!" He turned abruptly, his long ears heading for Macavity's head, and the Jedi ducked, staring after him for a long moment before looking over at his partner and following the other.
Coricopat shot Macavity a look that pretty well summed up his thoughts of their guide, none of which were especially complimentary, as he followed the others to the edge of a murky lake.
Jar Jar turned back to them with a grin. "Wesa goen underwater, okeyday? My warning yous. Gungans no liken outlaunders. Don't expict a wern welcome."
"Don't worry. This has not been our day for warm welcomes," Coricopat replied, his mind flickering to the gassing on board the Federation ship.
Jar Jar nodded, leaping into the lake. Pulling out a small breathing mask, Macavity winced at his partner and waded into the murky waters, swimming after the Gungan. Finally, over a rocky outcropping the city came into view, the bright lights almost blinding after the darkness of the waters coming before, the graceful domes keeping the city safe at the bottom of the lake.
Coricopat, having followed Macavity's example, stepped through the membrane entrance of one of the bubbles after the other two. An entire city residing at the bottom of a lake, sustainably, it was remarkable.
Another Gungan rode up, with something that looked like an electric spear. He exchanged a few harsh words with Jar Jar, informing to group they were going before the bosses and that they were in a great deal of trouble, before leading the trio into what amounted to a council chamber.
Coricopat's grey eyes flickered around, taking in the details of the room before his attention was drawn to the apparent leader of the Gungans.
"Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of mackineeks up dare tis new weesong!"
"That droid army is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them," Macavity replied calmly, looking up at the Gungan leader.
The Gungan seemed unphased by that. "Wesa no like da Naboo! Un dey no like uss-ens. Da Naboo tink day so smarty den us-ens. Day tink day brains so big.
"After those droids take control of the surface, they will come here and take control of you." Coricopat spoke, stepping up to stand beside Macavity.
"No, mesa no tink so. Dey not know of uss-en."
"You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this."
"Wesa no care-n about da Naboo."
Macavity sighed. "Then speed us on our way," he said, waving a hand.
Coricopat didn't comment on his opinion of the use of mind-tricks, he'd remind his partner about the problems of relying on them later.
"Wesa gonna speed yousaway."
Well, at least they worked.
"We need a transport," Macavity added, waving his hand lowly again.
"Wesa give yousa una bongo. Da speedest way tooda Naboo tis goen through da planet core. Now go." The Gungan leader dismissed them.
"Thank you for your help, we go in peace," Macavity said, inclining his head. As he was passing the poor alien who had been banished and returned to help him, he sighed softly as the creature gave him a pathetic look.
"Any hep hair would be hot," Jar Jar murmured and Macavity's brows twitched together, the pathetic picture too much considering the alien had helped them.
Coricopat glanced at the alien, and then back at his partner, murmuring, "Macavity, we're short on time." And we know nothing of their culture.
"I know, I know," he muttered, sighed, and turned on his heel. "What is to become of Jar Jar?" he asked.
Boss Nass raised a brow. "Binkss brokeen the nocombackie law. Hisen to be pune-ished."
"I hope not too severely," Macavity said.
"Pounded unto death," the Gungan leader replied and Macavity blinked at the low moan behind him.
He sighed again. "We need a navigator to get us through the planet's core. I have saved Jar Jar Binks' life. He owes me what you call a... life debt," he said, pulling what he hopped was the right term from his memory.
"Binks," Boss Nass hisssed. "Yousa havena liveplay with thisen hisen?"
Jar Jar nodded. Macavity waved his hand again. "Your gods demand his life belongs to me now."
Boss Nass' eyes narrowed and he waved a webbed hand. "Begone wit him!"
Coricopat's brows arched in surprise at hte fact that that had worked. He bowed to the Gungan ruler, before turning to leave again, pausing only long enough to confirm that his partner was right behind him.
This time, Macavity was, the Gungan following behind him, muttering something about how dangerous it would be.
Shortly therefore, Macavity popped out of the Gungan ship, grinning at his two companions. "That wasn't so bad!" he declared, getting looks from both of them. "Now let's go find us the queen."
Author's Notes: Yeah, for those who know the film well, we did skip some of the beginning. However, not a single line of Gungan speak was actually written by your authors, rather it was lifted directly from the script.
Also, these are humanized versions of the characters, to keep in more with the Star Wars verse. Also, while most characters have been cast, not all will be, and some villain scenes will be cut due to lack of casting, which means those just go exactly like they are in the film.
Finally, A Note on Pairings: There are going to be a couple pairings in here, but since they're the outgrowth of the story, I'd rather let you all find out what they are as the story progresses. The warning here though is: One of them is slash.
Thanks for reading, do stop by with a review, and enjoy the rest of the story.