Chapter 1
I ran through a dark passageway, not knowing where I was going or why I was even running. I just know I was running and couldn't or wouldn't stop. I looked around myself but all I saw was darkness. Suddenly a big wrinkled face appeared out of the dakness, startling me to a halt. The face was butt ugly. It had wrinkles going up and down its deathly pale face. Red burn like skin surrounded freaky yellow and red eyes. When it smiled I saw disgusting crooked brown teeth that were stuck in the gums in odd places.
"What the hell?!" I exclaimed.
The ugly face began laughing like a lunatic then activated a blood red lightsaber. He then lunged at me. Rods of green and purple light appeared in my hands and I blocked the blow.
"Join me, Void One," the jerk cackled as he swung at me again. "You already know the Sith will win in the end!"
What in the world?! "I don't give a crap!" I screamed, moving backward to avoid more blows. "I won't join your stupid cause!"
"Then die!" he roared.
Suddenly my weapons were gone and I saw a red rod of light fill my vision.
I woke up in a cold sweat. Panting, I looked around my room but all I saw was three walls, a big window, a door, and the frame of my bed. No ugly ass Sith to speek of. Sighing in relief, I flopped back onto my mattress and stared at the ceiling.
"Damn it!" I muttered. "Why in the world did I have such a retarded dream? Why would I dream about Sidious anyway? He's just a big fat asshole. How in the world was he even able to get in my head?"
"Padawan Stephanie," a voice from the other room called to me. "Are you awake yet?"
Speaking of Star Wars people... "Yes, I'm awake!" I called.
The door opened and Kit Fisto stepped into my room...
Okay let me just a explain a few things before I got any further: I, Stephanie Lorene Warren of Earth, recently found myself in the Star Wars universe. I had just been minding my own business one day when I was kidnapped by a bald bitch named Asajj Ventress. I'd been able to escape the ship she'd put me on and met up with Kit Fisto. (Well not exactly in friendly turms. I thought he was a freaky alien and tried to fight him off with a plastic lightsaber). Anyway, he'd taken me to Corescant where I met all the Jedi and somehow became Mace Windu's apprentice. But a little misadventure made the council realize Mace couldn't control or get along with me, so they made me Kit Fisto's Padawan instead even though I think they just wanted someone to keep an eye on me and make sure I didn't do anything weird.
Either way; I'm glad they made that change. For one thing I like Kit better and for another he doesn't give me dumb orders to follow ( like brush your teeth before breakfast) and he doesn't piss about my music.
"It's good you're awake," the Nautolan said now. "After that whole ordeal last week I was afraid you'd sleep forever."
"Nah," I said lightly. "that's not bound to happen. My body always wake me up at certain times." I pushed back the covers and swung my legs off the bed. "So what do you want?"
"I was asked to give you a message as soon as you got up," he replied, folding his arms and leaning against the door frame.
I raised an eyebrow. "Really?" More like you were ordered to. I climbed out of bed then said. "Would you kindly turn around. I have to get dressed."
The Nautolan obeyed. While his back was turned I quickly grabbed my clothes. Well I have to be honest here. It's not exactly my clothes. I'm just borrowing an outfit from the Temple. What is this outfit you might ask? Well it's a dark purple tunic top and long skirt with a slit up the let side. The skirt is purple as well as the boots. Id' found the outfit the first day I came to the Temple and when Shaak Ti had seen me in it she nearly had a heart attack. Come to think of it, they all had kinda freaked out when they saw it. They thought I was demented. I mean purple? Not very good camo there.
Wait. I'm getting off topic. Well back to the story.
"So what is it that they asked you to tell me?" I asked as I put my outfit on.
He didn't turn around as he replied. "The Chancellor wants to see you."
That stopped me cold. "What?!" I exclaimed. "I thought you guys said I would never have to talk to him!" I happen to really dislike Palpatine. For one thing he's going bald and for another he's a Sith lord!
Kit shrugged helplessly. "It's not my fault," he said.
Of course it wasn't. Kit had no quirral with me. I bet it had been Mace's idea. He wanted to get back at me for telling him off. That no good big egoed Korun!
"Who's idea was it?" I demanded, angrily. "Mace Windu's?"
"No," Kit said, sounding surprised that I'd suggest such a thing. "Somehow the Chancellor found out about you and got interested enough to want to meet you."
"Well why don't you just tell him to screw himself?" I snapped, tying my belt.
Kit was used to my language but he didn't seem pleased by the term I'd used. I heard it in the tightness of his voice. "You must go see him, Stephanie," was all he said though I knew he wanted to say more. Maybe he was trying to control his own temper.
"But I don't wanna!" I whined pitifully. "I don't even like Palpatine! He's an ugly old butt head. Besides; he's going bald."
"Please do not insult him like that," Kit said testily. "Especially in his presence. It wouldn't look good for the Temple-"
"Screw the Temple!" I shouted, stomping my foot into my boot. "What are they thinking? I can't go see Palpatine! He might started talking about crap I don't even understand!"
Kit sighed and shrugged as he turned to look at me. "I can't do anything about it," he said, still sounding annoyed.
Oops. Better watch it, Steph. "Fine," I said folding my arms and putting on my I-don't-want-to-do-this-but-I-have-to face. "Let's just get this done so I won't have to set eyes on him again." Then I rolled my eyes and grabbed my red silk fire dragon embroided robe off the bed post where I'd put it the night before when I'd unpacked everything from my black backpack. I slowly put it on then walked over to Kit.
The Nautolan eyed my robe. "Are you sure you want to wear that?" he asked.
I nodded. "Sure as I'll ever be," I said grouchily. "Just because I have to dress the same as you all doesn't mean I have to look like a clone." I stopped. "No offence."
Kit didn't think it was offensive but then; he's not Mace who throws a fit if you tell pirate jokes. Fisto took my hand so I wouldn't try to escape before we got there. "Let's go," he said, leading me out of the room.
In the hallway we met Mace Windu and Master Yoda. Mace's eyes bugged out and his breath sucked in sharply when he saw my dragon robe. He would have said something but Master Yoda, who was riding his little hovercraft thing, poked him in the stomach with his gimer stick and knocked the air out of the Korun for a moment. He hunched over, wheezing like he'd just been in the Five Mile run.
I glared at the Korun. "Windu!" I growled. "Why does he have to come with? He'll just ruin everything."
Windu stuttered something but, since he had no air to speak, nothing came out. Yoda cut in before he was able to say anything anyway. He knows quite well that me and Windu don't get along. "Matters not it does," he told me rather calmly. "Get this done as soon as possible we should. Go now we must."
I nodded. "Yeah, the sooner we go in the sooner we can leave," I muttered.
We all headed for the Temple parking lot. It didn't take very long for us to get to the Senate building. Traffic was light that morning and nobody flipped us off. Actually I was hoping for a little road-er air- rage. I wouldn't mind some excitement or being late. When we finally got to the senate building I was dismayed to find that Palpatine was in (does he sleep in his office? It was only 7:30!) and he was expecting us.
"Damn it," I muttered as we entered the ugly office building of the Senate's Supreme Chancellor, Galatic Emperor Palpatine of Naboo also known as Darth Sidious.
A/N
Well I finally started that sequal I promised you all. Since a lot of you asked for a sequal to "Everything Happens For A Reason, Even The Unexpected" I finally got my butt in gear and wrote it. Hope you enjoyed chapter one. As you can see, my insanity is still in high working order. lol.