Disclaimer: Most of the dialogue and characters you see are from The Phantom Menace. I am not the great George Lucas I don't own anything but my OC's and the plot.
Prologue
It all started with one beat up Naboo Cruiser landing on the outskirts of Mos Eisley. From it emerged one cloaked human, a Jedi Master by the name of Qui Gon Jinn, on Gungan, Jar Jar Binks, and their astromech. They are stopped before they can get too far by a human man dressed in a guard's uniform. He insists that they take with them a teen age girl, named Padme, one of the Queen's handmaidens who was curious about the planet.
They walk the considerable distance to the bustling spaceport. The Jedi Master tells his companions that the planet is mostly home to moisture famers, a few indigenous tribes and scavengers. Following a hunch the Jedi Master leads them to one of the smaller shops, one that appears to sell all sorts of machines and ship parts. They are greeted by a male Toydarian in a language the Jedi seems to understand.
"We need parts for a J type 327 Nubian."
"Ah, yes, Nubian! We have lots of that." He shouts something in the same language as before behind him and a few seconds later a boy comes running into the room. They have a brief conversation in which the Toydarian seems to be scolding the boy.
"So let me take you out back. Huh, we will find what you need."
"Don't touch anything," Qui Gon instructs his Gungan companion, causing Jar Jar to stick his meter long tongue out at the Jedi. Master Jinn takes no notice of this and proceeds to follow the blue being out of the shop. Curious Jar Jar looks around the shop ignoring his companions.
"Are you an Angel?" the boy asks.
"What?" Padme asks taken aback.
"An angel, I heard the deep space pilots taking about them. They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iego I think."
"You're a funny little boy, how do you know so much?"
"I listen to all the traders and star pilots. I'm a pilot you know, and someday I'm gunna fly away from this place."
"You're a pilot?"
"Umhmm all my life."
"How long have you been here?" Padme asks.
"Since I was very little, three I think. My mom, sister, and I were sold to Gardola the Hut. But she lost us betting on the pod races."
"You're a slave?"
"I'm a person and my name is Anakin." The boy says forcefully.
"I'm sorry; I don't fully understand this is a strange place to me." Jar Jar choses this moment to knock over a droid, activating it and knocking into other merchandise as he chases after it. The droid laughs at him as he stands up. Jar Jar grabs the droid and holds it by the trot.
"Hey, hit the nose." Anakin says.
"Oh," Jar Jar drops the droid and pokes it in the nose. It instantly folds up and deactivates. At the noise a fifteen year old girl with similar coloring to Anakin walks in,
"Annie, what-"she cuts off at the sight of customers.
"I apologize," she says smiling politely, "Is there anything I can do to help you folks?"
"No they're just waiting for their friend, he's talking to Watto." Anakin explains.
"This is my sister, Jazz, Jazz this is-," He cuts of realizing he doesn't know the stranger's name.
"I'm Padme," the girl supplies offering her hand for Jazz to shake.
"Nice to meet you. If you'll excuse me I have to get back to work, don't hesitate to ask of you need anything." She says retreating to the other room.
The Jedi returns striding back into the room looking unhappy.
"We're leaving, come on Jar Jar."
"I'm glad to have met you Anakin," Padme says turning to leave.
"I was glad to meet you too!" The boy calls after her.
"Outlanders, think they know everything." Watto grumbles once they're gone.
"They seemed nice enough to me." Anakin replies.
"Sweep up the racks, and then you can go home." Watto instructs.
"Yippee!" Anakin cries hurrying out to finish his work.
"Go help him girl then you can leave."
"Thank you sir." Jazz quickly follows her brother.
Qui Gon has a short conversation with his padawn, the news is frustrating. They don't have enough money for the parts they need, or anything of enough value barter with.
"I'm sure something will present itself." He says, just as much to reassure himself as the others.
"No again, no again, the people out these hereabouts crazy! Wesa being robbed and crunched!" Jar Jar expresses his dislike of the place.
Not likely, we have nothing of value, that's our problem." They walk down the busy street, Jar. Jar forgetting his objections, explores and quickly is proven right. He soon finds himself being throttled by a scary looking Dug for accidentally splashing him with food.
"Careful Sebulba, He's a big time outlander." Anakin warns
"I'd hate for you to get hurt before the next race." Jazz shrugs, "You know how much I love to beat you." She gloats.
"Next time we race girl, it will be the end of you." Sebulba threatens in Huttese.
"I'd squash you right now if you weren't a slave."
"Yeah, it's a pity you'd have to pay for me beside, I'm gunna be the one kicking your ass next time we race and you know it." She helps Jar Jar up.
"You should be more careful, Sebulba is a dangerous being to have as an enemy." She warns.
"Hi," Anakin greets as the Jedi comes back after watching the confrontation.
"Hi there,"
"Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a dug, an especially dangerous dug called Sebulba,
"Mesa haten crunchy, that's the last thing mesa wanten."
"Never the less the boy is right, you are heading into trouble."
"Thanks my young friends."
"But, but mesa doing nothing!" Jar Jar protests. The Jedi walks away and the rest follow him, including the two locals.
"What was that about a race?" Master Jinn asks Jazz.
"The Boonta Eve Classic Annie and I race in it. Well, we won't be this time, Annie smashed his pod and mine was sabotaged by Sebulba. Its gunna take some time to fix them. Shame it will ruin my streak." She says.
"Jazz has won the last four races." Annie brags.
"We both have fast reflexes, faster than most humans." Jazz explains. She looks on the verge of saying something else but doesn't. They stop at a small booth run by an elderly human woman.
"Oh my bones are aching. A storm's coming up, you two better get home quick." She says. Annie turns to the outlanders.
"Do you have shelter?"
"We'll head back to our ship." Qui Gon says.
"Is it far?" Jazz asks.
"It's on the outskirts." Padme replies.
"You'll never make it there in time; sand storms are very very dangerous."
"You should take shelter with us until it's over." Jazz insists
"Come on, I'll show you." They make to the dilapidated slaves quarter just in time, entering a small but lived in space.
"Mom we're home!" Annie calls. Shmi Skywalker approaches them.
"These are my friends Mom,"
"I'm Qui Gon Jinn; your son was kind enough to offer us shelter."
"I'm building a droid, come on I'll show you." Annie pulls Padme off into his room, Jar Jar and R2 following them.
"It's no problem at all. Have a seat I was just about to start dinner." Shmi says.
"Can I talk to you sir?" Jazz asks.
"Of course, what can I help you with young lady?"
"My name is Jazz, and I couldn't help noticing earlier, you're a Jedi?"
"What gave you that impression?" Qui Gon asks.
"Your sword, I saw it earlier when you put away the pellets Annie gave you. Any way I wanted to ask you about the force, that's the Jedi's power right?" she says. Qui Gon nods suspecting where she is going.
"But other people can be using the force too right, not just Jedi?"
"Of course, it's called being Force-Sensitive, it's not very common but not unheard off. But you already know that or we wouldn't be having this conversation."
"You're right. I felt you use the force earlier, you tried it on Watto?" she looks at him unsure.
"Right,"
"I can use the force too, "
A long conversation about the force followed, interrupted only by dinner. That night it was decided that Annie would help them, he would enter the pod race and Qui Gon would bet on him to win. This set in motion that eventually led to the freeing of Anakin.
AN: This is my first ever Star Wars fanfic, I really hope you like it. I will post the next chapter soon. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
-Runnergirl33