Here we go guys, the rest of episode 1 has begun. There will be a few major changes in this chapter, including the end of a certain lightsaber duel. I want to focus on Sly, Neyla, the Jedi, and the battle of Naboo. So I'm going to skip the Coruscant scenes with the queen and the Senate but we all know what happens in the scenes. I also want to skip the Gongun battle and the Capture of Gunray because I want to focus on the space battle and one of the greatest duels in Star Wars. Anyway, back to the story guys.
In the Jedi Council chambers
"He was trained in the Jedi arts. My only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord." Qui-Gon said.
"Impossible. The Sith have been extinct for a millenium." Master Ki Adi Mundi said.
"I do not believe the Sith could have returned without us knowing." Master Mace Windu said.
"Hard to see the Dark side is" Yoda said.
"We will use all our resources to unravel this mystery. We will discover the identity of your attacker. May the Force be with you." Windu said. But Qui-Gon did not move.
"Master Qui-Gon, more to say have you?" Yoda asked.
"With your permission, my master, I would like to know who the 2 children that you brought with you are." Qui-Gon requested politely.
"Yes. A vergence in the Force, have I encountered." Yoda said.
"A vergence, Master Yoda?" Ki Adi Mundi asked.
"Location around the children?" Windu asked.
"Yes. Have the highest concentration of midichlorians their cells have. The highest in a life-form they are. Possible that they were conceived by the midichlorians it is." Yoda said surprising Qui-Gon and the council.
"Master Yoda, you refer to the prophecy of the ones who who bring balance to the Force. You believe it's these children?" Windu asked.
"May I request the children be tested, master?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Trained as Jedi you request for them, hmm?" Yoda asked.
"Master, you finding the children was the will of the Force. Surly there can be no doubt of that." Qui-Gon said.
Yoda knew that Qui-Gon was right, but he didn't want to say it out loud. He looked at It Adi then at Windu before Mace spoke. "Bring them before us then."
Qui-Gon bowed respectfully and left the council chambers. In 1 hours time, he got to the building that the queen went to and quickly found the children. Sly and Neyla saw the Jedi from before and walked up to him. "Hello, Sir, what is your name?" Sly asked.
"I am Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, young ones. I have been sent on Master Yoda's behalf to take you to the Jedi Temple to be tested." Qui-Gon said smiling politely at the children.
"Okay, we'll go with you, Sir." Neyla said.
"Tell me, children, what are your names?" Qui-Gon asked.
"I'm Neyla."
"And I'm Sly Cooper."
"Pleased to meet you, Sly and Neyla. Come, let's not keep the Jedi Council waiting." Qui-Gon said as he walked back to the transport that brought him to the building with Sly and Neyla following him. In a few hours time, they got to the Jedi Temple. The children were amazed at seeing the home of the Jedi, especially from the inside. Qui-Gon led them to the Council chambers and left so the council could begin the children's test, which were they were doing quite well on.
"A ship." Sly said.
"A cup." Neyla said.
"A ship."
"A Speeder.
Mace turned the device and looked at Yoda, who looked at the children. "How feel you?" Yoda asked.
"A little cold, sir." Sly said.
"Afraid are the two of you?" Yoda asked.
"No, sir" Neyla said.
"See through you we can, children." Yoda said.
"Be mindful of your feelings." Mace said.
"Your thoughts dwell on your future." Ki Adi Mundi said.
"Yes sir." Sly said.
"Afraid of your future are you?" Yoda asked.
"What's that got to do with anything?" Neyla asked.
"Everything. Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. And I sense much fear in the both of you." Yoda said.
A few hours later in the council chambers
"The Force is strong with them." Ki Adi Mudi said.
"They are to be trained then?" Qui-Gon asked.
"No, they will not be trained." Windu said.
"No?" Qui-Gon asked.
"They are too old." Windu said.
"They are the Chosen ones. You must see it. Surely you must see it, Master Yoda." Qui-Gon said.
"Hmm, clouded the children's future is." Yoda said.
After thinking it over, Qui-Gon walked behind Sly and Neyla. "I will train them then." He said as they put his hands on their shoulders. "I take Sly and Neyla as my Padawan learners."
"The children's fate will be decided later." Yoda said.
"Now is not the time for this. The Senate is voting for a new Supreme Chancellor and Queen Amidala is returning home, which could put pressure on the Federation and could widen the confrontation." Windu said.
"And draw out the Queen's attacker." Ki Adi Mundi said.
"Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of this dark warrior. This is the clue we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith." Windu said.
"Before you go, Qui-Gon, speak with you, I must." Yoda said getting out of his chair.
"Sly, Neyla, stay here while I speak with Master Yoda." Qui-Gon said following master Yoda to his meditation room. After half an hour, Qui-Gon returned and took Sly and Neyla with him.
After they got to the platform that had the Queen's ship, Sly and Neyla spoke with Qui-Gon. "Qui-Gon, Sir, we don't want to be a problem." Sly said.
"Yeah, we don't want to distract you on your mission." Neyla said.
"You won't be, children." Qui-Gon said as he knelt down to their level. "I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember: your focus determines your reality. Stay close to me and you'll both be safe."
"Master, Sir, I heard Master Yoda talking about midichlorians. We've been wondering. What are midichlorians?" Neyla asked.
"Midichlorians are a microscopic life-form that exists within all living cells." Qui-Gon said.
"They live inside us?" Sly asked.
"Inside your cells, yes. And we are Symbionts with them." Qui-Gon said.
"Symbionts?" Sly asked.
"Life-forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midichlorians, life could not exist and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your minds, you'll hear them speaking to you." Qui-Gon said.
"I don't understand, sir." Sly said.
"Yeah. We know now that the power we have now is the Force but we don't understand it fully yet." Neyla said.
"With time and training, children, you will." Qui-Gon said as he stood up and led the two children on the ship after speaking with the Queen.
"Wesa goin' home!" The gongun named Jar Binks yelled as he entered the ship with his friends. Once they were all in the ship, they quickly got off the planet and entered hyperspace for Naboo.
Meanwhile on Naboo
"Is the planet secure?" A hologram of Darth Sidious,, the one pulling the strings of Nute Gunray and the whole invasion of the Naboo asked.
"We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life-forms. We are in complete control of the planet now." Gunray answered.
"Good. I will see that in the Senate things stay as they are. I am sending my apprentice, Darth Maul, to join you." Sidious said.
"Yes, my lord." Gunray said.
Meanwhile
Queen Amidala's ship came out of hyperspace and was almost to Naboo. While on the ship, Sly and Neyla were figuring out what the controls of the ship were while Qui-Gon was talking with the Queen. "As soon as we land, the Federation will arrest you and force you to sign the treaty." Captain Panaka said.
"I agree. I'm not sure what you wish to accomplish by this." Qui-Gon said.
"I will take back what's ours." The Queen said.
"There are too few of us, your Highness. We have no army." Panaka said.
And I can only protect you. I can't fight a war for you." Qui-Gon said.
The queen looked at Jar Jar. "Jar Jar Binks."
"Mesa, your Highness?"
"Yes. I need your help." The Queen said.
The ship got to Naboo and noticed that there was a Droid control ship. The starship got on the planet and landed in the swamp. When they landed, Jar Jar went to Gungan city to see the Gungan leader Boss Noss. Queen Amidala hoped that they could help them stop Gunray. After a few hours, Jar Jar returned. "Dersa nobody dare. The Gungan city is deserted."
"It's likely they were wiped out." Captain Panaka said.
"Mesa no tink so."
"Do you know where they are, Jar Jar?" Qui-Gon asked.
"When in trouble, Gungans go to Sacred place. Mesa show you. Come on. Mesa show you!" Jar Jar said leading them to the sacred place. After walking for a while, they found the Gungans and stood before Boss Noss.
"Jar Jar Binks. Who's da uthers?" Noss asked.
"I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo. I come before you in peace." Queen Amidala said.
"Yousa bringen da Mackineeks. Yousa all bombad." Noss said.
"We have searched you out because we wish to form an alliance." The queen said before the handmaiden named Padme called out to Noss.
"Your Honor." Padme said stepping forward.
"Whosa dis?" Noss asked.
"I am Queen Amidala." Padme said shocking Jar Jar and the 2 children."This is my decoy, my protection, my loyal bodyguard. I'm sorry for my deception, but it was the only way I could protect myself. Although we do not always agree, Your Honor, our two great societies have always lived in peace. The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us… No I beg you to help us." Padme said as she got to her knees. "We are your humble servants."
Noss looked as all of them got to their knees in respect. Noss liked what he was seeing. He thought about everything that Padme had said and knew that she was right. Noss began to laugh. "Yousa no tinken yousa greater den da Gungans? Mesa lika dis. Maybe… wesa… bein friends." Noss said, making his people cheer. Qui-Gon smiled along with Padme and the children.
Meanwhile
"We've sent out patrols. We already located their starship in the swamp. It won't be long, my lord." Gunray said.
"This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. Lord Maul, be mindful. Let them make the first move." The hologram of Sidious said.
"Yes, My Master." Darth Maul said.
Meanwhile
"Deysa comin." One of the Gungans said to Sly and Neyla. The children ran and told Padme that Captain Panaka had returned with reinforcements. "Almost everyone's in camps. A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground resistance movement. I brought back as many of the leaders as I could. The Federation army's also much larger than we thought, and much stronger. Your Highness, this is a battle I do not think that we can win." Panaka said.
"The battle is a diversion. The Gonguns must draw the droid army away from the cities. R2." Padme said as R2 showed the a hologram of the palace. "We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side. Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion. Then we can enter the palace and capture the viceroy. Without the viceroy, they will be lost and confused. What do you think, Master Jedi?"
"The viceroy will be well-guarded." Qui-Gon said.
"The difficulty is getting into the throne room. Once we're inside, we shouldn't have a problem." Panaka said.
"There is a possibility that with this diversion, many Gungans will be killed." Qui-Gon said concerned about the Gungans.
"Wesa ready to do our-san part." Noss said he he pounded his chest.
"We have a plan that should immobilize the droid army. We will send what pilots we have to knock out the droid control ship orbiting the planet. " Padme said.
"A well-conceived plan. However, there is great risk. The weapons on your fighters may not penetrate the shield." Qui-Gon said.
"And also, Your Highness, if I may, there's an even bigger danger. If the viceroy escapes, he'll return with another droid army." Neyla said.
"Well, young Neyla, this is why we must not fail to get the viceroy. Everything depends on it." Padme said.
Later at the palace
"She is more foolish than I thought." Sidious said.
"We are sending all troops to meet this army assembling near the swamp. It appears to be made up of primitives." Gunray said.
"This will work to our advantage." Sidious said.
"I have your approval to proceed, then, my lord?" Gunray asked.
"Wipe them out. All of them." Sidious said.
Meanwhile
Padme made it to the city with Qui-Gon, Sly and Neyla. Qui-Gon kneeled down to their level. "Once we get inside, the two of you find a safe place to hide and stay there."
"Yes sir." Sly and Neyla said as they hugged Qui-Gon. Be careful, mister Qui-Gon." Neyla said.
"I will, children." Qui-Gon said as he hugged them back.
The weapons Panaka brought with him destroyed one of the Federation tanks. Padme, Qui-Gon, and her men began firing at the droids, destroying them. Padme got the Hager doors opened and they all headed inside. They began destroying the droids while the pilots got to their ships and started taking off. Sly got into a ship as well for safety as R2 was put into the control center. Neyla hid behind a wall. Eventually, the droids were all destroyed.
"My guess is the viceroy's in the throne room." Padme said.
"Red group, Blue group. Everybody, this way." Panaka said, making everyone follow him.
"Hey, wait for us." Sly said.
"Sly, Neyla, stay where you are. You'll be safe there." Qui-Gon said.
"But, Qui-Gon-" Sly said before Qui-Gon interrupted him.
"Stay in that cockpit." Qui-Gon said.
Padme and the others were close to the doors that would take them to the throne room with Qui-Gon following behind. When the doors opened, revealing the dark Sith warrior Darth Maul. Qui-Gon suddenly spoke. "I'll handle this."
"We'll take the long way." Padme said leading her men down a different path.
Qui-Gon walked a few feet and took his robe off while Darth Maul took his off as well. After the ribs were removed, Darth Maul activated his lightsaber, which was a double-bladed lightsaber: a weapons rarely used by the Jedi because it was used by the Ancient Sith for killing. Qui-Gon activated his lightsaber as well and the two warriors began their duel. Unknown to them, Neyla was watching from a distance.
Sly saw 3 destroyer droids come into the hangar and started shooting at Padme and her men. "We gotta do something, R2." Sly looked for the weapon controls but was having a little difficulty. He pushed a silver button, making the ship start moving. He then tried a lever, but it made the cockpit door close. He finally found the trigger and started shooting at the destroyers. After a few seconds, all 3 of the droids were destroyed, clearing the path for Padme and her men. Sly's ship flew out of the hangar and was heading off the planet. The ship's on autopilot, R2. Try to override it." Sly said putting the helmet in the ship on.
Sly's ship flew off the planet and was heading to the droid control ship. The Naboo fighter were fighting with the Federation fighters while also trying to destroy the control ship. Sly's ship autopilot had nearly got the ship hit numerous times. "R2, get us off this autopilot. It's gonna get us both killed. R2 quickly got the ship off of autopilot and and Sly quickly blew up some of the Federation fighters. But one of them got behind him and landed a hit on his ship. The ship started flying out of control and was flying inside the control ship. The ship finally stopped. "Everything's overheated." Sly said before he noticed some droids come up to him. "This is not good." Sly tried pushing buttons to get the ship working but to no avail. After a few minutes, the power came back on. "Yes. We have power. Shields up." The ship's shields activated and Sly quickly shot some of the droids. Sly saw what looked like the main reactor to the ship and shot 2 missiles at it. The missiles made a direct hit and destroyed the reactor. "Let's get out of here." Sly said as he started to fly to the exit hatch. The ship started blowing up from the inside as Sly flew out of the main hanger. The Naboo pilots cheered as they started heading back to the planet. The control ship's bridge blew up, making the droids that were attacking the Gungans shut down.
Meanwhile with Neyla
Watched from a distance as Qui-Gon was dueling with the mysterious dark warrior. While she was worried about Qui-Gon, she was curious about the dark warrior. Clearly he was fighting like a Jedi and had the weapon of a Jedi, but he certainly wasn't a Jedi. Neyla was even more interested in his lightsaber. It was red and was designed to have 2 blades instead of one. She was paying very close attention to the dark warrior and his skill with the strange double-bladed lightsaber. She watched as the dark warrior moved his duel with Qui-Gon to a room that had purple energy fields. The duel continued and Neyla was following them but was keeping her distance to avoid being seen by the dark warrior. The fight them to red force fields, which they moved through until the force fields closed. Fortunately, the fields separated Qui-Gon had the dark warrior from each other and from what Neyla saw, a lightsaber couldn't cut through the force fields. Qui-Gon got on his knees while the dark warrior paced from side to side, most likely waiting to continue the duel. After some time, the force fields started to deactivate and the duel continued. When all the force fields deactivated, Neyla ran as fast as she could to get past them. When she was halfway through, she jumped and slided until she got past the one before the one activated again. Neyla continued to watch the duel and it looked like Qui-Gon was getting tired. Suddenly, Neyla saw something that would stay in her memory for the rest of her life. In what seemed like a dishonorable move, the dark warrior hit Qui-Gon in the face with the hilt of his lightsaber and plunged one of the blades through Qui-Gon's abdomen.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Neyla yelled, making the dark warrior look in her direction and approach her.
Fortunately, the force field hadn't deactivated yet, so she was safe for now. Neyla looked at Qui-Gon until the dark warrior spoke. "You should have stayed away from here, child. Because now I will have to kill you once this force deactivates. But… I sense that the Force is with you. Something very special is in you, young one. Perhaps I should take you to my master. He will show you the true nature of the Force."
"You evil monster! How could you do that!?" Neyla asked as tears fell from her eyes.
"That will be of no importance once I have taken you to my master." The dark warrior said.
"Who are you? I want to know your name!" Neyla said.
"Since you will be taken to my master soon, I suppose I can tell you. I am Darth Maul." Maul said with an evil smile.
Neyla looked at Qui-Gon's then to his lightsaber. She closed her eyes and focused. Suddenly Qui-Gon's lightsaber activated and flew towards Maul and spinned around. Before Maul could react, Qui-Gon's lightsaber cut through Maul's waist. When the force fields deactivated, Neyla used the Force to push Maul into the hole in the middle of the room. Neyla quickly rushed to Qui-Gon and got on her knees.
"Qui-Gon, please hold on. I'll go for help." Neyla cried.
"No, it's too late." Qui-Gon said through rasped breaths.
"No." Neyla said.
"Neyla, you and Sly are the Chosen ones. You both will bring balance to the Force." Qui-Gon said, but sadly, those were his last words before his eyes closed permanently. Neyla hugged Qui-Gon's head to her as she cried.
Eventually, Padme found Neyla with Sly and a few of her men. Sly was shocked at what he saw. One of Padme's men covered his eyes, not wanting him to see Qui-Gon's body. came up to Neyla and touched her shoulder. Neyla looked up and when she saw Padme, she hugged her tightly and Padme hugged her back. Sly walked up to Neyla and joined the hug. "I'm so sorry for your lost, Sly and Neyla." Padme said offering her deepest sympathies to the children.
"Neyla, what happened to the dark warrior?" Sly asked.
"I-i-i killed him. I saw him stab Mister Qui-Gon and used the Force to cut him in half with Mister Qui-Gon's lightsaber." Neyla said.
"My goodness. I can't imagine the terror you must have felt." Padme said.
"I'm so sorry you had to do that, Neyla." Sly said comforting his friend.
"I am, too." Neyla said she hugged Sly tightly.
A while later
A transport ship landed in the city. It would take Gunray to Coruscant to be put on trial for the invasion. "Now, viceroy, you're going to have to go back to the Senate and explain all this." Padme said.
Captain Panaka escorted Gunray inside as Palpatine came out of the ship with Senate guards. A few Jedi came out as well, including Master Yoda and Master Windu. While the new Chancellor and Padme were talking, Sly and Neyla looked at Master Yoda.
Later in the palace
"Saw and did something very traumatic you did, Neyla." Yoda said.
"Yes sir, please forgive me but I don't want to talk about what I did yet." Neyla said.
"Yeah. I'm sure that Neyla will be ready to talk about it in time, Master Yoda." Sly said.
"Say nothing of it, young ones. For now, something I must tell you there is." Yoda said.
"What is it, Master Yoda?" Sly and Neyla asked.
"When Master Qui-Gon and I talked, made me promise something he did. That if anything should happen to him, train you both as Jedi I would." Yoda said.
"Y-you mean." Sly said before Yoda cut him off.
"Yes. Agreed with me the council did. My apprentices you will be, young Sly and Neyla." Yoda said.
Sly and Neyla bowed in respect. "Thank you, Master." Sly and Neyla said.
Later
Qui-Gon's body was being cremated in the traditional Jedi way. Sly and Neyla, Masters Yoda and Windu and a few other Jedi, Padme, Chancellor Palpatine, Noss, Jar Jar, and R2 were all there. "Are you sure it is wise to train the children, Master Yoda?" Windu asked.
"Promised Qui-Gon, I did. If right, he was, the Chosen ones the children are." Yoda told his friend.
"Still, there's no doubt the mysterious warrior was a Sith." Windu said.
"Hmm, always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice."
"But which was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?" Windu asked. Unknown to anyone in the room, the other Sith was closer than they thought.
A few days later
A celebration was taking place in the city. It was also a peace agreement between the Naboo and the Gungans. Everyone was there. Sly and Neyla, now in Jedi robes, Yoda, the children's new master. Master Windu and the few Jedi that came with them, Padme, Chancellor Palpatine, Captain Panaka, and R2. Noss walked up to Padme as she handed him a purple orb. The two rulers smiled at each other and Noss held the order in the air. "Peace!" Noss said, making everyone cheer loudly.
Yoda looked at his two new apprentices and Sly and Neyla looked at him. They smiled at each other and enjoyed the celebration. Sly and Neyla knew that their new life would not be easy and that there were going to be difficult challenges ahead. But they knew that whatever was waiting for them, they would face it together, with their new master as their guide.
There you go guys, the rest of episode 1 is complete. Next chapter will be the Start of Attack of the Clones. I've already decided what robes Sly and Neyla will wear, the design of their lightsabers and the color of the blades. But I will keep that a secret until the next chapter. Rate and review. See you next chapter guys.
