A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY NOT AS FAR AWAY AS THE OTHERS......

EPISODE II and a Half

In a galaxy not so far from yours, on a planet much like earth, lives a freestyle Jedi, named Paavana Amidala. With the Clone Wars beginning,, Master Yoda and Master Windu have left the capital to find her. The planet was secretly and slowly being invaded, and all the Jedi were wary. Paavana knew their actions, but did nothing until she thought the time was right.

Obi- Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker were also on Quidomijel to find the same Jedi, and old friend of Obe- Wan's. Another Jedi, Alis- Zien Caira was also there, getting information from spies...


All six entered the same bar, at the same time. Obi- Wan bowed to Masters Yoda and Windu.

"Masters," said Obi- Wan, Anakin following his lead.

A dark- haired, blue- eyed girl walked up to them, carrying menus.

"Table for-- oh my goodness! Master Yoda, Master Windu," she said, bowing.

"Ah, Paavana, found you, we have," said Yoda.

"Please sit. Have a drink."

She showed them to a table.

"We need your help," said Obi- Wan.

"The Clone War began, it has," said Yoda.

"We need as many Jedi as there are," said Master Windu.

"I never completed my training. My master told me to stay here until either him or one of the other masters come to retrieve me," said Paavana.

"You're very loyal and obedient," said Alis- Zien.

"You listen to your master, even after his death," said Obi- Wan, looking sideways at Anakin.

Paavana smiled. She showed them to a table, took their orders and whispered into Anakin's ear.

"Congratulations. My sister just told me. I'm angry that I wasn't invited," said Paavana.

She left to get their orders, as a small boy walked in, with a baby Wookie, and hugged her leg. She ruffled his brown hair.

"Paavana!" he cried in happiness.

"Hey Han, how's Chewy?"

"He's okay. I brought the Mantiles this time, so we can play poker."

"Okay, you go sit down, and I'll play."

She smiled as the boy went and sat down at the bar, his best friend, Chewbacca beside him.

"You play poker?" inquired an intrigued Obi- Wan.

"I run a bar. When you run a bar, ya gotta know how to do certain things." She looked at Alis- Zien. "Not THOSE things."

A milkshake glass floated behind the bar, ice cream and milk floating then flowing into it. Then it was blended, then put in front of Han, then another in front of Chewy.

"Yet, finish your training, you must," said Yoda.

"How, Master? I run this dump all day and all night, every day of the week, except Sundays and Wednesdays. Those are my mediation days."

"Leave then, come back with us. Finish your training with us," said Windu.

"Yes, Master Windu. I will, but right now, I have an appointment."

She walked over to the bar, protruded a deck of cards, shuffled them, and gave Han five cards, Chewy five cards and herself five cars, as the Jedi gathered around them. After about ten minutes of bluffing, and trading in their cards, they began the betting. When the three had on their poker faces, they put their cards down.
"Aw man! Me an' Chewy both have flushes and you gotta straight. So we tie."

"Yup, that means you and Chewy get a free ice cream, in which you all ready have, and you split the Mantiles. Okay?"

"Aghhh!" agreed Chewbacca.

"Okay," said Han.

She split up their winnings 50- 50 and gave them their share as the finished their milkshakes.

"You're very good with children," said Anakin.

"Yeah, they're my little boyfriends. Isn't that right, Han Solo?"

"Yup./ Aggh!" said Chewbacca and Han at the same time.

Han and Chewy hopped down and left, bidding Paavana goodbye.

"Do you have anywhere comfortable to stay?" asked Paavana, concerned.

"Our ships," said Obi- Wan.

"Oh! Those awful things! I'd much rather you stay with me. I have plenty of room. Please?"

"Thanks goes to you, it does. We are grateful, we are. Stay with you, we will," said Yoda.

Paavana smiled.

"Great! Come, I'll show you where it is. Honaah! I'm going home!"

"Okay," came the muffled reply.

She led them down the street, to a mid- sized, but spacious house. She showed them to their rooms, and made them dinner.

"After this, begin the end of you training, we will," said Yoda.

"Thank you, Master."

When dinner was cleared off by the droids, Obi- Wan handed her a light saber. She was blindfolded, and a floating droid was placed in front of her.

"Now, concentrate, what do you sense?" asked Master Windu.

"I see nothing with my eyes, but with the force I see the target. I feel the light saber's steady handle, I hear the target moving side to side, and I smell.... dirty socks?"

"It's the only thing I could find," said Anakin.

"It's okay, just... an interesting object for her, it brings out her lovely features," said Alis- Zien.

Paavana blocked the laser shots, left, right, spin, low right, high right, low left, all within five seconds.

"Very good, very good, it is," said Yoda.

"You say you never completed your training and yet, you could do the same as Master Kenobi."

"Master?" She lifted up the sock. "Master Kenobi?"

He smiled at her.

"Yes, didn't you know?" said Obi- Wan.

"Obi- Wan, I've been here for the past ten years. What do you think?"

She smiled.

That night, they talked.

"Paavana, you are great enough to be a master yourself. Is that want you want? If so, it will mean leaving here, forever, and never looking back," uttered Master Windu.

"Yes, that is what I've wanted for my entire existence."

"Then it shall be."

They sat in silence for a few minutes.

"Anakin, you're really cute. I just noticed that.

"Thank you, Master..."

"Paavana, I'm not a master yet, I still have the trials, and even then I don't want you to call me Master Amidala, because you might get me confused with my sister, and no one wants that."

"Senator Amidala is your sister?" asked Obi- Wan.

"Senator? Last I heard she was Queen of Naboo. She changes jobs more than I do."

They talked for the rest of the night, until everyone went to bed. Paavana discussed everything with the masters, noticing that she was being watched, but not malevolently, but lovingly, so she paid no attention to it.


A/N: I know it's short, but what do y'all think? Should I keep going? It gets SO much better, promise! R/R PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!