Title: To Kidnap Yoda
Author: Perky McSkittles
Summary: Ben Skywalker undertakes a dangerous mission
Word count: 493
A/N: Thanks to Jaira for looking this over for me! She always fixes my weathers whether or not I need them fixed. (I usually do :P ) This is another short challenge from another site (See the link in my profile) Basically I needed to write in 500 words or less, Ben Skywalker and HK-47 (plan to) kidnap Yoda. Yeah this was not an easy one...
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Ben Skywalker could not believe that the droid had talked him into this.
How was he to know that dozens of sentients a week claimed to be from the future? When he had first arrived in the past, he went to speak to the Jedi. He had not even gotten through the Padawan at the main entrance.
After Ben left the Temple he wandered the city. The cityscape was vastly different without the Vongforming that had scarred so much of the surface.
He traveled down to the lower levels. They became progressively darker and darker as he went.
When he had reached one of the lowest levels, two armed men had approached him and demanded his money. It was helpful that he wasn't carrying any, but before he could respond to the men, he heard a garbled voice shout, "DIE MEATBAGS!"
And then the two thugs were dead. When Ben investigated the source of the voice and found a beat up droid that looked ancient.
"How in space are you still functioning? Who are you?"
"Answer: I am not functioning. Safe mode… activated… permanent termination commencing…."
"Well droid," Ben said while looking the droid over. "What I can do to keep you up and running?"
After Ben took care of most of the critical repairs he and the droid designated HK-47 had become friends of a sort. Ben explained his predicament to HK-47 and the droid had the idea of doing something to get the Jedi's attention so they know he really was a Jedi from the future.
"Like kidnapping Master Yoda?" Ben asked with a laugh. If he had known that HK-47 would have taken him seriously he would not have mentioned it…
After crawling through the bowels of the city they were in the Temple proper.
They were an odd pair, walking halls, Ben wearing a somewhat scruffy set of robes with a lightsaber on his belt and a droid that looked like it had crawled out of antiquity. A helpful Padawan had pointed them in the direction the Grand Master's quarters and they were close.
When they arrived, Ben paused, unsure whether to knock or not. He was spared the choice when the door opened in front of him and he was standing in front of Master Yoda.
"Stand there, do not. Come in."
The three entered and Master Yoda looked at them expectantly.
He sighed, "Need something, do you?" The he looked closer and narrowed his eyes. "Know you, do I?"
Ben was speechless. What do you tell the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order before you kidnap him?
"Statement: You do not know us. We are here to kidnap you." HK-47 said.
Yoda's eyes widened and he chuckled. He made no aggressive moves, but Ben could tell that Yoda could spring to action in seconds. Yoda said, "May the force be with you, Hmmmm…"
"Wait Master, you see I am from the future and the Padawan at the door…"