A/N: Welcome to my newest (and first multi-chaptered) Obidala story. I hope you will like it. I'm really interesrted in what you think of it, so don't hesitate to leave a review! Constructive critisim is very much welcomed^^ I want to address huge thanks and kudos to the wonderful Ticklesivory, who accepted to beta-read this story :) Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Padmé Amidala took in the view she had from the veranda of the luxurious hotel she was staying in. Coronet City was the bustling capital of Corellia, where advanced technologies were mixed with beautiful architecture, and the sight was quite breathtaking. It was much smaller and less crowded that Coruscant, and there were many parks and green open spaces. She understood why it was referred as the Jewel of Corellia.

The young senator sighed, turning from the landscape, sat on the confortable blue sofa and picked up her datapad. She would have preferred her first mission as a representative of the Chommel sector be smoother, but as soon as she'd learned the Trade Federation and its infamous leader Nute Gunray were involved in a dispute with the Corellians, she knew she had to be part of the diplomatic delegation sent by the Galactic Senate. She just couldn't forgive the hardships the people of Naboo had endured during the blockade when she was Queen and feared there were darker motives behind the serious disagreement between the two parties.

She scanned the screen of the electronic device once more. She had read the facts so often in the last couple of days; she almost knew them by heart now. The source of the discord was a new battalion of ships ordered by the Federation to the Correllian Engineering Corporation, one of the most prized starship manufacturers in the galaxy.

The worksites were soon flooded with rumors of bribery and presence of illegal equipment, not regulatory on trading transports. These allegations were taken seriously, in light of the Blockade Crisis and were verified by a group of experts on several vessels. The Corporation decided to put an end to the contract, which resulted in the Trade Federation refusing to pay for the work already accomplished. The situation had rapidly escalated and the Senate decided to send negotiators to resolve the conflict. Unfortunately, even after three days of intense conciliation and the help of Garm Bel Iblis, the Corellian senator, they had yet to find a successful outcome for the whole matter.

Padmé put the datapad back on the table and stroked her dark hair pensively. She was wondering if she had made a wise choice by joining the negotiation party. Nute Gunray and his assistants were not hiding their extreme distaste towards her and seemed to work against her propositions with a sadistic methodology. She knew today was not going to be any different.

A knock at her door signaled it was time to go. The young woman adjusted her dress, lifted her chin and exited her room, as ready as possible for another round of political pleasantries.

The spaceport of Coronet City was probably the biggest Obi-Wan Kenobi had ever seen. There were ships everywhere, parked in every gap available, and he could spot a variety of species, mingling with humans easily.

He spotted a fair amount of Selonians, native from Selonia, another planet in the Corellian system. They were fur-covered, sleek but powerful mammals who stood at an average height of two meters, which made them easily recognizable in the midst of the heteroclite crowd. Obi-Wan knew from what he had read in the archives of the Jedi Temple that underneath Coronet's city streets lay a vast underground series of tunnels and caverns where the Selonian population lived and worked. These tunnels were also home to the subway system. The other species living on one of the Five Brothers were the Dralls. These small and furry creatures, descending from burrowing mammals, were highly intelligent. They were very attached to their homeworld, and were seldom present on the other planets.

But the planet history was not why he was here. The Knight shook his contemplative thoughts out and focused on finding his contact. He pushed his way through the multitude, looking for green robes, which were distinctive of the Correllian Jedi Enclave.

The sounds of cries and panicked people interrupted his search. Discreetly, he followed the present members of the CorSec, the Security Force to reach the area of the commotion. Obi-Wan understood immediately his mission had just become even more complicated than he had anticipated. Several bodies were lying lifeless on the concrete floor. Among them was the Jedi he was supposed to meet.

TBC