It's been done before, but I couldn't resist. A Star Wars Beauty and the Beast! Staring Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker as The Beast, Padmé Amidala as Belle, Obi-Wan Kenobi as Cogsworth, Qui-Gon Jinn as Lumière, Shmi Skywalker as Mrs. Potts, Ani Skywalker as Chip (Yes I know that I have the same person twice, but Shmi could only have one son…), Ruwee Naberrie as Belle's father (Maurice), Palpatine/Sidious as Gaston, and Count Dooku as Le Fou. A lot of Characters, I know, but I just want you to know who is who from the beginning. I will put a list of the characters at the beginning of each chapter, just in case you get lost. Palpatine is way younger than he is in Phantom Menace. Just picture him as a twenty-one year old. Creepy picture. Please tell me if I'm just wasting my time writing. Although, I have nothing better to do. I don't have I life. Sad to admit, But true. And excuse the cliché opening. I couldn't resist. (P.S. I love the idea of an all powerful Yoda. It makes me laugh.)

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a horrible young Jedi. He was arrogant, cocky and he wouldn't listen to anyone except himself. Even his best friend, Obi-Wan Kenobi, couldn't get him to listen. One night, an old man came to the Jedi's private quarters on Naboo looking for shelter for the night. The Jedi refused and sent the man away. The man begged him to let him stay. He promised that he would give him his enchanted Nabooian daisy if he would let him. When the Jedi refused again, the old man revealed himself to be the Grand Master Jedi, Yoda. The Jedi tried to beg for forgiveness, but the damage had been done. The Grand Master cursed him to be as hideous as his heart was. The young Jedi turned into a horrible monster. His body was enclosed in a full, black body suit. When he tried talking, the voice that came out was not his own. When he breathed, it came out mechanical and scratchy. He was devastated. Yoda told him that if he couldn't find someone that truly loved him and he loved her back by the time that the daisy wilted, he would remain half machine for the rest of his life. The Jedi tried to establish relationships with people, but most ran away in fear or he accidently choked them. After several years, he gave up, falling into a deep depression. For who could ever love a machine?

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Padmé Amidala loved walking into town. She had just finished reading the latest book from the bookshop. She had to be one of the only girls, if not the only, that loved to read and write. All the other girls loved watching the famous Palpatine hunt. Padmé disagreed with hunting. She was okay with it if you did it to survive, but Palpatine just did it for sport. That was just wrong. Padmé reached the book shop and walked in. She returned the book for her old favorite. 'The Princess Bride' was her absolute favorite. Daring sword fights, narrow escapes, giants, evil princes, and true love. Everything that she wished that her life was in one book. As she made her way home, she happened to drop the book. As she bent down to pick it up, she saw Palpatine and Dooku walking up to her. 'Why can't he get it in his thick head that I don't love him?'

"Hello, Padmé. Why are you wasting your time with these?" Palpatine said as he took the book from her hand. "When you could be with me?" Several admirers of Palpatine sighed with love.

"Although that is a tempting offer," Padmé took the book back from him before he could throw it in the mud. "I enjoy the company of reading more than you."

"It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she'll start thinking and getting ideas. We can't have that."

"You're a disgusting pig." Padmé started walking away.

"Your father is a pig." Dooku chimed in. Palpatine and Dooku started laughing.

"Don't talk about my father that way!" Padmé said as she turned to face them.

Palpatine stopped laughing. "Yeah, don't talk about her father that way!" He hit Dooku across the face.

"My father is a political genius!" Padmé ran back to her family's house. Her older sister Sola had moved to the secluded parts of the Lake Country with their mother. They owned a small piece of land in the mountains. Ruwee had to stay in Theed to support his family. Padmé volunteered to stay with him so that he would have company."Father? Father where are you?"

"I'm in here Padmé." She ran in to her father. "What are you doing this time?"

"I've just finished that senatorial bill and I'm heading to the convention in Jafan. I need you to stay here. I don't want you to get hurt." He touched the side of her cheek.

"Daddy, I've grown up."

"You have grown up. My old eyes just have been trying not to see it." He smiled. "I will miss you."

"I'll miss you too. Don't worry. I have books to keep me company."

"I'll be back by next week at the latest. Be safe and don't let anyone in the house."

"I won't. And I won't be like Sola and throw a party."

"You better not." Ruwee teased.

"I love you."

"I love you, too." And with that, He took off in his speeder for Jafan.