CHAPTER 3
Anna and Caroline, now terribly happy over Ozzel's demise, spent their spare time either on the bridge, in the Senior Officer's mess hall, bugging Vader, or honing in on their Force powers (which ere coming along rather well I might add). They had become good friends with the nice officers and some of the Stormies. Anyway, one afternoon while the girls were eating lunch at a table with General Veers, Admiral Piett, Lieutenant Jir, and some other friendly gents. Anna, being fried squash's biggest fan, asked Caroline if she would pass the fried squash. Anna then received the squash and put a copious amount on her plate.
"Have you heard about the Senior officer's football game?" Piett asked the lieutenant.
"No, when is it? Have they picked teams yet?" Replied the younger man with a mouthful of bantha stew.
"No, but you can still sign up. We're a few men short. It's tomorrow night. If you would care to join us." said Piett.
A mischievous light came into the young girl's faces as they had an awful and brilliant idea. An idea that would help them out in their quest for revenge, and they might have some fun while they're at it.
"Can we play?! Pleaseeeeeee??? I promise we won't be any trouble!" whined Caroline.
Caroline received several skeptical looks from around the table. Anna had spaced out after the word 'football game' and was lost in her own thoughts of fun and former injuries she had sustained having that fun.
"Caroline, honestly, what do you think would happen if you two were to join in on a tackle football game against guys twice your size?" said General Veers while smirking slightly.
"Oh yeah, you big hot shot navy guys just don't want to have to play with us 'cause we're better! Anna and I fight with the ferocity of twenty tigers!" said Caroline. Anna upon hearing her name, reentered the conversation.
"I'll have you know that I socked Luke Johnson in the game 'get Skyline back' in '06. Right before I was brought onto this ship! I fought so fiercely the infirmary had to send me back to my cabin to see what was blood and what was dirt!..."
"Anna ! Come in for a landing! We've heard that story more times than the skate board accident! Or even when Master Yoda fell of the bed in the night!" said Caroline.
"Well, they're all either my lifetime accomplishments or scarring tragedies that left me changed forever! That time my Yoda beanie baby fell off my bunk caused major trauma!" exclaimed Anna. The table gave her a curious stare as they contemplated the content of Anna's life story.
Darth Vader was standing next to a Stormtrooper, intimidating him. Vader was in a terrible mood. The Stormie had messed with Vader's personal collection of Padme pictures while dusting his room. No one messed with those. No matter who you were. Even the rotten old Emperor who thinks he's 'all that' would do nothing of the sort to infuriate Lord Vader that much. The poor solider had soiled his armor and thankfully was spared a gruesome and terrible fate when Vader had an ADD moment and wandered in Anna and Caroline's general direction upon the mention of a certain Jedi master who looks like a Muppet but he's wrinkled and green. They were still begging the men to let them play in the football game.
Caroline looked down as a Stormtrooper knelt down and started groveling at her feet, thanking her. But Caroline couldn't quite understand what exactly he was thanking her for.
"You smell kinda funny AV-345." Caroline said, but before the trooper could reply, Vader pulled him out of the way. Intending to get an explanation as to why they were even mentioning Yoda. "What may I ask were you saying about a particular Jedi I would rather not mention!!?" Vader demanded.
"Huh? What? Who did we mention?" asked Anna. She glanced over to Caroline like they might have to give 'Big V.' a sedative.
"Lord Vader, is the oxygen level too high in your metal egg? That didn't make much sense. We didn't mention any Jedi." said Caroline.
"Yes you did! I heard you!" said Vader, starting to sound desperate.
"Who then? Who did we mention? Are you imagining things?" asked Anna.
"Why so many questions! You know what you said and you are not to mention any of them in my presence!" barked Vader. He was feeling as if the force had it in for him. Like it wanted him to be punished for something… Vader could not for the life of him figure out just what he was being punished for.
Lieutenant Jir, now catching on. Realized Anna had mentioned a Yoda beanie baby. That must be what His Lordship was ranting about. After all, Jedi were a sensitive subject in the empire. "Lord Vader, I believe Miss. Williams mentioned a Master Yoda." He said hoping the girls would be punished and not be allowed to play in the football game.
"WHAT!" boomed Vader.
"Oh. So we can't mention Jedi, Lord Vader?" Anna said feigning an innocence that drove Vader mad.
"Yes! It is illegal! The Emperor could have you shipped off this ship and executed in no time if he were to suspect you were spreading Jedi propaganda!" Vader said.
Caroline saw a way to both get her commerad out of the dog house and work this situation to her advantage.
"Well Lord V. I tell you what, Anna and I will never talk about Jedi or join the rebellion on one condition."
"What would that be?" demanded Vader.
"If you let us participate in the Senior Officer's football game. These snotty guys don't want us to play"
"Fine, I don't care. Knock yourselves out. Literally."
"You mean it!" asked Anna excitedly.
"Yes, as long as you leave my past life alone. Not let me go, I need some helmet off time in my pod." With that Vader left the mess hall.
Anna and Caroline shot triumphant gazes at all the officers present. They knew just how to get their way with an asthmatic, seven foot tall, Dark Lord.
"Are we really not gonna talk about Vader's past life? I really enjoy that." Anna asked with a hint of disappointment.
"Of course not. That's ridiculous. Let's go get some body armor for the game" Said Caroline. The two teenagers went off to the stormtrooper supply closet to get armor, but most importantly, they still had revenge to plot against their enemies over the Sabbaccc game.
