Chapter 7: Prepping For A Mission
Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Revan snuggled against her husband's bare chest. They'd been back at the temple for a week, and she'd come across several ideas on how to rebuild HK-47. Most of it came from designs from the Trade Federation. She'd studied their droid designs, and with a few modifications, she would have a new body for her former droid by the end of the week.
Naruto's hand trailed up her back, and she smiled. "Morning, sleepy head." She said kissing his neck.
"Mmmm, morning." Naruto mumbled. Over the past week, he'd been locked away with Master Yoda, and neither said a word of what they were doing in the sealed room. Revan knew that whatever it was, her husband was exhausted each night, which for Naruto was definitely abnormal. She couldn't find any wounds, but that was probably due to his healing factor. Last night however, he'd returned to their chambers and without a word, proceeded to make love to her 'till well after their normal curfew.
"Are you going to tell me what you and Master Yoda are doing, or do I have to play 20 Questions with you?" she asked.
"Maybe later, I kind like that game." Naruto said, kissing her forehead. "In any case, I never got to ask. How's your research coming along?" he asked.
"Its going smoothly. I sent an order to a distributor here on Coruscant, and I should have the parts I need in a couple of days; HK up and running a day or two after that." Revan straddled her husband, before looking down at him.
"You're shielding." She said with a mock pout.
"You're snooping." He fired back, as his hands grabbed her hips.
"I'm your wife, I'm supposed to snoop."
Slowly they began to move, teasing one another. She leaned down to capture his lips with a kiss when the door chime sounded.
"Ignore it." She said, as they were both close to simply remaining in bed for the foreseeable future.
It continued to chime, however, and Revan was getting mad. She stood, and was heading for the door as the communicator on the nightstand pinged.
"You get that. I'll kill whoever's at the door." She said.
"Rev, honey." Naruto called, and she turned around. "Best put on a robe, dear. We don't want the individual dying from blood loss."
She looked down at her nude form, and grabbing a robe off the chair, she huffed and slipped out of the bedroom.
Naruto chuckled, before picking up the comlink. "Namikaze residence. The Senate building or the Jedi Temple better be under attack at this hour, or someone's getting a lightsaber enema from yours truly."
A chuckle from the comlink told him who it was.
"Master Yoda? What would possibly make you call me at this unholy hour? The threat still stands, by the way."
"Need you and your wife in chambers, we do. Matters to attend to, serious they are."
For Jedi Grand Master Yoda to say a situation was serious, there wasn't a doubt in Naruto's mind that he meant it, and he would bet his bottom credit that Yoda was probably downplaying the situation."We'll be there." He said, and put the comlink down.
He could hear Revan telling off someone, and from the sounds of it, said individual was about to meet a very unceremonious end if he didn't interrupt and save the poor soul from their grizzly fate. Sighing, and knowing that he was more than likely in for a rough couple of days (or weeks, depending on his luck at the time), he pulled on his pants and went to see who was there so early, and whether or not he would stay his wife's lightsaber.
XX
Obi-Wan Kenobi was a man of few...very few...pleasures, but sleeping in was definitely on the list of things he enjoyed heartily, and without shame to admit it, too. Needless to say, however, the unfortunate Padawan was not having a good start to his day. His master had roused him from slumber early, and sent him to wake Naruto and Revan, a task that he had no idea could very well cost him his life.
Had he known about the upcoming events, he would have told his master to shove off (a much politer version, mind you), and would have gone back to sleep. However, he didn't, and so, like a good little Padawan, he obeyed his master's wishes and went over to the Namikaze residence. In retrospect, he would swear his master knew about the consequences he would face should he choose to try and wake the two at the unholy hour that it was, but had neglected to tell the poor man, instead opting to resort to two age old methods:
1. Have your subordinate do the dirty work you don't wish to do yourself.
2. When it comes to angering Naruto and Revan Namikaze in any way, shape, or form, it's every man for himself.
He'd been standing outside their door, ringing the chime over and over for a good ten minutes with no results. It was only when he began to pound on the door like a man possessed did it hiss open, and standing there with the robe barely closed was Revan Namikaze, looking like the vengeful Dark Lord of the Sith she was pictured in the archives to be, lightsaber (deactivated, thank the Force) in her hand, and an unholy aura surrounding her.
Obi-Wan was caught completely off-guard by her lack of attire. "Wow...um...wha...why am I here, again?" Only when he felt the darkest presence he'd ever experienced in his entire life did he snap out of his perverted trance, and get a good look at the whole picture.
"Oh, holy hell! I'm screwed. I'm completely and totally screwed. I can't believe this is how I'm going to die...Damn you master, why'd you send me on this suicide mission. If I get out of this, I swear I'll - wait a minute...are her eyes...yellow? Why are they-" Obi-wan wondered, before she reached out, grabbed a fistful of his robes, and unceremoniously dragged him in to the room like a mother Kath Hound dragging her pups by the scruff of their necks.
Tossing him rather forcefully upon one of the couches in the living room, Revan glared kunai at the unfortunate soul. "What the frack do you want at this Kami-forsaken time of morning, Padawan Kenobi?" she hissed.
Obi-Wan winced, making sure his eyes never left her lightsaber in her hand. It was rare that she addressed him thus, so he knew she was not happy.
"I was sent by Qui-Gon to-"
"I don't care if the Supreme Chancellor, backed by the entire Senatorial Committee, and flanked by the entire Jedi Order sent you! Do you know what you interrupted? DO YOU?"
He paled as she then went on to explain to him just WHAT exactly he did interrupt. His eyes began to widen, before starting to bulge as she finished explaining and began cursing him out in several different languages.
"I was so close-SO CLOSE-to getting my nookie-time, and then you...YOU…you scruffy little nerf-herder, had to-"
"Rev."
Obi-wan nearly collapsed in relief when he saw his blond friend (scratch that, SAVIOR) coming out of the bedroom.
Revan growled at her husband, before whipping around, pointing a finger at Obi-Wan as if she wished he would spontaneously combust on the spot. "I'm not finished with you." Revan said, seeing Obi-wan's look of relief, which was quickly replaced by knowing dread.
"Leave him alone, love. Master Yoda wants us, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan to report to the main council chamber immediately. His exact words, not mine. Something big has happened."
Revan growled and stormed back to the bedroom, the door hissing shut. Obi-Wan then did collapse in relief and shared a look with his friend. "Your wife...is without a doubt...the scariest woman I've ever met."
Naruto chuckled. "Secret Ben. All women are scary, not just her." He entered the kitchenette, and got a cup of coffee. "You do know she's going to get you back for this, right?"
Obi-Wan paled. "I would be in your debt if you would find me a way out of said torture, my friend."
Naruto smirked. "We'll see...all good things come in time, my friend." He sipped his coffee as Obi-Wan groaned. "By the way, did they ever get the library sorted out?"
Obi-Wan looked at his friend and shook his head. "I thought the archivist was going to have heart failure seeing all the statues painted like they were. As I understand it, the Council was none too pleased, either."
Naruto smirked. "I did something similar when I was twelve. You all are way too uptight around here."
Obi-Wan looked at him. "Was hanging Master Took by his undergarments in the gardens something you used to do, also?"
Naruto's eyes hardened. "He insulted my wife. I've killed for a lot less, believe me. He's lucky that's all I did to him. Next time he becomes cross with me or my wife, he'll have the distinct privilege of becoming my sparring partner."
Obi-Wan had sparred with Naruto once they returned from Konoha. He had thought that with his Jedi training, fighting Naruto would be relatively easy. By the time they were done, Obi-Wan had to be helped off the sparring mat by his Master, who was laughing mercilessly at his humiliation. "I warned you not to underestimate your opponent, young Padawan. That doubly goes for Namikaze. I've sparred with him in the past, and let me tell you, he could beat me stupid with one arm and one leg tied behind his back. The way you fought him, you stood a better chance of trying to beat Revan."
He'd spent the next day recovering in a bacta tank. Now, whenever Naruto asked for a sparring partner, he would kindly, but firmly refuse. His shoulder still ached when he thought about it. Along with his ribs, his hip, his right leg, his face, his ponytail…
"Put this on." Revan said, coming out and tossing a shirt at Naruto. He slipped it on as she tied her hair back in a loose ponytail.
Obi-wan wisely kept his mouth shut as he followed them out the door. Naruto had no such compulsion, and he decided to test just how much Lady Luck really liked him.
"Really Rev, I expected better from you." At her confused look, he continued. "I mean, you look like you just rolled out of the bed after a wild night of hot, passionate sex."
Obi-wan somehow managed to trip on the perfectly clear corridor as Naruto was sent flying past him, adding a brand-new human-sized hole in the durasteel plating.
XX
Standing before the assembled Jedi Council, Revan looked slightly peeved, while Obi-Wan was keeping as much space between him, and the irate Jedi Master as physically possible, without leaving the room altogether. Qui-Gon was acting as his apprentice's bodyguard, a task he found most amusing, and Naruto was next to his wife, a large knot on his head, and several bruises and cuts to go with it. Despite his severe looking injuries, the lone Ninja had a grin the size of a watermelon on his face, before he was slapped in the back of the head by his wife. She gave him a look, and his grin was replaced by what he'd dubbed his, 'Serious Face'. Mace Windu, as well as Yoda and the rest of the Council watched the spectacle with ranged reactions. Most notable of those were Yoda and Mace's, one of barely concealed amusement, the other of mild irritance.
"Anyhow..." Mace continued, getting the attention of those assembled. "The Supreme Chancellor has asked us to investigate the recent blockade of Naboo." Mace Windu said to the quartet before the council.
"And what are our actions to be, should negotiations for ceasing hostilities fail?" Revan asked.
"Report to us, you must. Advise the Chancellor, we will, upon your findings." Yoda said. "Be careful, you must. Shrouded this is, in the Dark Side of the Force. The events that will transpire, much is unknown of them."
Naruto looked at the little master. "As careful as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, Master Yoda."
Most of the Council, having not encountered either cats or rocking chairs, didn't understand the joke, but Revan's chuckle joined Yoda's.
"To Naboo, you go. Several days you have, to prepare before the transport's departure." Yoda said. The four nodded and bowed.
"May the Force be with you."
XX
It took nearly a week before the transport was ready. Revan had loaded HK-47 onboard, and spent a day locked away in the onboard workroom putting the droid's new body together. Naruto shuddered seeing the multiple arms, and began to question his wife's mental health when he opened a crate to reveal the weapons she'd picked up.
"Rev?" he called, picking up a blaster rifle and examining it as she was welding the droid together.
"Yes, dear?"
"What kind of weapon is this?" he asked.
"That...hoho, that is a Mandalorian assault rifle. The tube attached underneath is a thermal grenade launcher." She said, pausing to see what he was holding up.
"Care to tell me why there are four blaster pistols here?" Naruto asked.
"Well, he'll have four arms, hence the four blasters. I've also taken the liberty of adding updated targeting programs to his matrix."
So far the head had remained deactivated. Revan had managed to make a new head casing that would give the droid a more menacing look, which unknowingly to her allowed the droid to have a striking resemblance to IG-88. Revan had allowed Naruto to add the Konohagakure Leaf symbol to the outer casing, and she'd added programming for HK to obey Naruto, as it would already obey her.
"I'm surprised you got all this before we left." Naruto admitted.
"I paid a bit extra for faster delivery, but it was worth it." Revan admitted. Naruto had seen her vault, and had to admit that the amount of jewels, Republic credits, and overall treasure stored in the vast chamber meant she'd never have to worry about being poor.
He picked up the new head casing. "He doesn't look like much."
"His personality is what you'd be concerned about." Revan said.
The door chime sounded, and Naruto opened it to reveal Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. "We're a couple minutes out still." Qui-Gon said. He eyed the droid, and the Jedi Master shuddered.
"A vicious looking droid you have there, Revan."
"Nah. He's harmless, unless attacked...or provoked...or bored." She said, making adjustments to the limbs as the other Jedi Master paled considerably, and took a few steps away from the workbench.
"What's that?" Obi-Wan asked, pointing at the cylinders on the droids forearms.
"Each arm has a personal energy shield. I had a ton of them in my vault." Revan finished up with the torso and sealed the chest up.
They sat watching her make adjustments to the droids body which she had painted a rust orange.
"Looks like you'll have to finish him up later, Rev." Naruto said when the ships intercom told them they were coming out of hyperspace.
She sighed, and stepped back.
Naruto pulled out a scroll, and after scribbling runes on it he wiped his blood on it and with a puff of smoke, HK-47 MKII was sealed inside a simple scroll for easy travel.
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon blinked, and Revan smiled. "You should see what he has in some of the other ones."
Both Jedi saw the pack and Naruto smiled. "What? Everyone back home can do that."
Revan sighed. "Sadly, he's right."
"Can you?" Qui-Gon asked.
"Not as well, that's why I prefer to let him do it." Revan said. "My abilities are more…combat oriented."
Naruto snorted as he pulled his wife into a hug from behind. "Lazy Jedi." He whispered in her ear.
"Troublesome blond." She fired back.
"I knew letting you play chess with Shikamaru was a bad thing."
"He actually was a genius."
"Lazy bastard." Naruto said, and Revan knew without even opening the bond her husband missed his friend.
"We're on approach. The captain wants us in the cockpit." Obi-Wan said, shutting off his comlink.
The Namikazes nodded, following Qui-Gon and his Padawan from their quarters and heading to the cockpit to see where they would be meeting the Trade Federation blockade in space above the planet Naboo.
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Naruto wondered, not knowing how right his feelings were about to be.
It's a short chapter, seeing as how we are just starting to enter Episode 1. I wanted to get the non-canon parts out of the way, so that the next chapter would be (mostly) full-blown cannon. Despite that, I've posted two chapters in one day, so I ask you this: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
Now that I got my small bout of insanity out of my system, know that I am planning on continuing tomorrow...er, today...whatever, you get my point. I may or may not put out another chapter...*looks at clock*...today, but that would be due to my ever-present head cold that has been progressively getting worse. Regardless, I have posted this chapter...*looks at clock*...today, so if I get complaints, I can always use the excuse, "Well, technically, I did post it the following day...I don't care if it was 3 in the morning, daytime is daytime, even if the sun isn't up." Ahh, I crack myself up sometimes...anywhozle, I hope you enjoyed the new chapter, and are anticipating the next chapter, where we finally delve into Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
-Sgt. Assassin