Balance of the Heart
Chapter 2: The Phantom Menace Part 2
The alien pulls a part out of a stack of parts to inspect it, and they all come tumbling down.
He struggles to catch them, only to knock more down.
Anakin, Seira and Padme became oblivious.
"I wouldn't have lasted long if I weren't so good at fixing things. I'm making my own droid..." Anakin said.
The man from before hurries into the shop, followed by the blue grey droid.
"We're leaving." He said and the alien follows him.
Padme gives Anakin and Seira a loving look. "I'm glad I met you both."
"Hope we see you around." Anakin said and Seira nodded in agreement.
Padme smiled at them as she walked away.
Anakin and Seira became sad as they watched her leave.
Watto enters the junk yard, shaking his head.
"Ootmians! Tinka me chasa hopoe ma booty na nolia.(Outlanders! They think because we live so far from the center, we don't know nothing.)" Watto said.
"La lova num botaffa. (They seemed nice to us.)" Anakin translated.
"Fweepa niaga. Tolpa da bunky dunko. (Clean the racks, then you can go home.)" Watto said.
"Yipee!" Anakin and Seira cheered.
Then the two siblings run out the back.
Meanwhile...
Qui-Gon, Artoo, Jar Jar, and Padme have found a quiet spot between two buildings.
The busy street beyond was filled with dangerous looking creatures.
Qui-Gon was talking on his com-link, while Jar Jar nervously watches the street.
Obi-Wan was in the main hold of the Naboo craft.
"Obi-Wan, you're sure there isn't anything of value left on board?" Qui-Gon asked.
"A few containers of supplies, the Queen's wardrobe, enough for you to barter with. Not in the amounts you're talking about." Obi-Wan said.
"All right. Another solution will present itself. I'll check back." Qui-Gon said.
Qui-Gon puts his comlink away and starts out into the main street.
Jar Jar grabs his arm. "Noah gain...da beings hereabouts cawazy. Wesa be robbed un crunched."
"Not likely. We have nothing of value, that's our problem." Qui-Gon said.
Qui-Gon, Padme, Jar Jar, and Artoo move out into the street.
They walk by an outdoor cafe filled with a roughgang of aliens, one of which is especially ugly, Sebulba, a spider-like creature.
Jar Jar stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs hanging on a wire.
He looks around to see if anyone is looknig, then sticks out his tongue, and gets hold of one, pulling it into his mouth.
Unfortunately, the frog got tied tightly to the wire.
"Hey, that will be seven truguts!" The Vendor said.
Jar Jar opens his mouth in surprise, and the frog snaps away, ricochets around the market, and lands in Sebulba's soup, splashing him.
As Jar Jar moves away from the vendor, Sebulba jumps up on the table and grabs the hapless Gungan.
"Chuba! (You!)" Sebulba said.
"Who, mesa?" Jar Jar said.
"Ni chuba na? (Is this yours?)" Sebulba said.
Sebulba holds the frog up to the Gungan threateningly.
Sebulba shoves Jar Jar to the ground. The Gungan desperately tries to scramble to safety.
Jar Jar turns to see Anakin and Seira going next to him. The two siblings stands up to Sebulba in a very self-assured way.
"Chess ko, Sebulba...Coo wolpa tooney rana. (Careful, Sebulba...This one's very connected.)" Seira translated.
Sebulba stops his assault on Jar Jar and turns to Anakin and Seira.
"Tooney rana nu pratta dunko, shag. (Connected? Whada you mean, slaves?)" He said.
"Oh da Hutt...cha porko ootman geesa...me teesa rodda co pana pee choppa chawa. (As in Hutt...big time outlander, this one... I'd hate to see you diced before we race again.)" Anakin said.
"Neek me chowa, wermo, mo killee ma klounkee(Next time we race, wermo, it will be the end of you!) Una noto wo shag, me wompity du pom pom. (If you weren't slaves, I'd squash you two right now.)" Sebulba said.
Sebulba turns away.
"Eh, chee bana do mullee ra. (Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to pay for us.)" Anakin said.
Qui-Gon, Padme and Artoo arrived.
"Hi. Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a Dug. An especially dangerous Dug called Sebulba." Seira said.
"Nosir, nosir. Mesa hate crunchen. Dat's da last ting mesa wanten." Jar Jar said.
"Nevertheless, the kids are right...you were heading for trouble. Thank you, my young friends."Qui-Gon said.
Padme smiles at the two siblings and they smile back.
They start walking down the crowded street.
"Mesa doen nutten!" Jar Jar said.
"Fear attracts the fearful." Seira said.
"He was trying to overcome his fear by squashing you...be less afraid." Anakin said.
"And that works for you two." Padme said.
"To a point." The two siblings said with smiles in their faces.
Later in the street in a fruit stand...
Anakin, Seira and the group stop at a fruit stand run by a jolly, but very poor, old lady named Jira.
"How are you feeling today, Jira?" Seira asked.
"The heat's never been kind to me, you know, Seira!" Jira said happily.
"Guess what? We've found that cooling unit we've been searching for." Anakin said.
"It's pretty beat up, but we have it fixed up for you in no time, we promise." Seira said.
"You two are fine children, Annie, Seirie." Jira said.
"I'll take four pallies today." Anakin said.
Seira looks at Padme. "You'll like these..."
Anakin reaches in his pocket and comes up with three coins. He drops one.
Qui-Gon picks it up, revealing for a moment, his lightsaber.
"Whoops, I thought I had more...Make that three, I'm not hungry." Anakin said.
"Me neither." Seira said.
The wind picks up. Shop owners were starting to close up their shops as Jira gives them their pallies.
"Gracious, my bones are aching...storm's coming on, Annie, Seira. You'd better get home quick." Jira said.
"Do you have shelter?" Anakin asked.
"We'll head back to our ship." Qui-Gon said.
"Is it far?" Seira asked.
"On the outskirts." Padme said.
"You'll never reach the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come with us. Hurry!" Anakin said.
The group followed the two siblings as they rushes down the windy street.
The wind is blowing hard as Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, and Padme follow Anakin and Seira down the street and into a slave hovel.
Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, Artoo, and Padme enter a small living space.
"Mom! Mom! We're home." Anakin and Seira said.
Anakin and Seira's mother, Shmi Skywalker, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her work area and is startled to see the room full of people.
"Oh, my! Annie, Seira what's this?" Shmi asked.
"These are our friends, Mom. This is Padme, and...gee, we don't know any of your names." Seira said.
"I'm Qui-Gon Jinn, and this is Jar Jar Binks." Qui-Gon said.
Artoo lets out a little beep.
" ...and our droid, Artoo-Detoo." Padme said.
"I'm building a droid. You wanna see?" Anakin asked.
"Seira! Why are they here?" Shmi asked.
"A sandstorm, Mom. Listen." Seira said.
The wind howled outside.
"Your son and daughter were kind enough to offer us shelter." Qui-Gon said.
"Come on! Let me show you Threepio!" Anakin said as he leaded Padme into the other room.
Seira and Artoo follows, beeping all the way.
Qui-Gon takes five small capsules from his utility belt and hands them to Shmi. "I have enough food for a meal."
"Oh, tank you. Thank you so much. I'm sorry if I was abrupt. I'll never get used to Anakin and Seira's surprises." Shmi said.
"They are very special children." Qui-Gon said.
Shmi looks at him as if he's discovered a secret. "Yes, I know."
Anakin shows off his android, which is lying on his workbench.
The robot had one eye in the head and arms, and legs had no outer coverings.
"Isn't he great?!He's not finished yet." Anakin said.
"He's wonderful!" Padme said.
"You really like him? He's a protocol droid...to help Mom. Watch!" Anakin said.
Anakin pushes a switch, and the droid sits up.
Seira rushes around, grabs an eye and puts it in one of the sockets.
"How do you do, I am See-Threepio, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you?" Threepio said.
"He's perfect." Seira said.
"When the storm is over, you can see my racer. I'm building a Podracer!" Anakin said to Padme.
Padme smiles at his enthusiasm.
Artoo lets out a flurry of beeps and whistles.
"I beg your pardon...what do you mean I'm naked?" Threepio said,
Seira giggled.
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