Lord of the Rings/Star Wars Softball
Chapter 1- The Jedi
"Why am I doing this?" Qui-Gon muttered regrettably. He glanced at his team of Jedi and sighed. The team elected to call themselves the Jedi, even though Padme and Han didn't possess the Force. Nobody was perfect, especially this team.
As they headed for the field, they made Yoda carry the bats. Poor Yoda was really struggling because the bats were a little taller than him. He kept dropping one or two and one bat even fell on his foot. Nobody felt the need to help him. Anakin whistled 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' until they entered the dugout and Obi-Wan made him shut up. Qui-Gon assumed leadership of the team.
"Alright Jedi," he began until he was cut off.
"I'm not a Jedi!" Han yelled. "I don't wave around a giant glow stick like most of you!"
"Alright team," Qui-Gon corrected patiently. This made Han feel better and he calmed down to muttering 'hokey religion'. "I will announce your batting and field positions. Master Yoda will start off at third base-"
"Why does he bat first?" Anakin objected. "All the pitches will go right over his head!"
"You shall bat last for that rude comment, Anakin," Obi-Wan said sternly. "You must respect your Masters!"
Qui-Gon rolled his eyes and continued. "I will play first base, Obi-Wan at second base, Anakin at center field-"
"Wait a minute!" Anakin yelled. He stood up on the bench. "I'm the Chosen One, so I'll choose my position! I want to pitch!"
"Anakin, sit down and be quiet!" Mace ordered harshly. Anyone else would have immediately obeyed the very intimidating Jedi Master, but no Anakin.
He pointed his finger in the air. "I will not be silenced!" he declared.
Qui-Gon gave an exasperated sigh. "If I let you pitch, will you please let me continue without interruption?"
"Yes."
"Fine, you can pitch," Qui-Gon said. Anakin beamed and obediently sat down. After composing himself for a second, he continued. "Anakin will bat fourth and pitch. Padme will play center field. Han will play left field, Leia at right field. Mace will be at shortstop, and Luke will be catcher."
"Aw, man, I bat last," Luke whined.
"Quit whining," Han said.
"Are there any more objections?" Qui-Gon asked. He hoped not. If he was interrupted one more time, he would explode in anger. To his relief, nobody spoke up, "Good. Let's play our best out there." He tried to be encouraging.
"Can we use the Force?" Obi-Wan asked.
"No."
"We're gonna lose," Han said negatively.
"What kind of attitude is that?" Leia said to her husband. "We will kick butt!"
"That's the spirit!" Qui-Gon said enthusiastically.
At that moment, the other team arrived. Everyone's eyes were wide with curiosity.
"Who are those freaks?" Luke asked.