The Pizza Marathon

Jedi Goat

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars or Sidekicks.

Author's Note: I'm really sorry for the delay!

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Chapter 10: WHOO! PARTY TIME!

Anakin had spent the last week training the Sidekicks, and, just as he said, they were each now great pilots, with the exceptions of Earlobe Lad and Boy-in-the-Plastic-Bubble Boy, who couldn't drive for obvious reasons.

To celebrate this advancement, Anakin made the unwise decision of having the Sidekicks over at his house to have a party. Padmé seemed to think this was a great idea.

"Maybe the twins can make some new friends!" she gushed, cleaning up the breakfast dishes. Anakin sat at the table with Leia, who was reading about ship velocities.

"What's wrong with their friend Han?" Anakin wondered.

Padmé turned, her hands on her hips. "Well, I don't approve of that guy they met at the cantina. You shouldn't be taking the kids there, anyway. It's a bad influence on them."

Leia glanced up from her book. "Are we having a party, Mom? Can Han come?"

"NO!" Padmé said firmly. "It's a party for the League of Big Justice Sidekicks."

"Oh, but Han is a super hero! He flew his ship the fastest on the Kessel Run, you know."

Padmé sighed. "Look, Leia, it isn't a good idea to have Han over. Last time he came to our house, he and your father had a ten-hour argument over who could have the last piece of pizza." She glared at Anakin.

Anakin shrugged innocently. "I like pizza."

"What are we going to eat at the party?" Leia asked, steering the conversation back on track. Anakin opened his mouth to reply, but Padmé interjected, "Not pizza!"

He closed his mouth.

Padmé returned to the sink and scrubbed at a plate. "We should have something healthy for the growing super heroes. What about pasta?"

"PASTA!?" gasped Anakin, "What's so partyish about PASTA!?"

"Partyish isn't a word," Leia informed him.

Padmé rolled her eyes. "What do you suggest, Annie?"

"Pizza and donuts!"

"DONUTS!?" gasped Luke, charging into the kitchen.

"DONUTS!?" Leia agreed.

"DONUTS!?" Padmé said, horrified. "Annie, you can't have the Sidekicks eating DONUTS!"

"Yeah," Luke interjected, "we want to eat them!"

"You're not allowed to eat donuts," pointed out Leia.

"Oh. Right." Luke looked sad. Suddenly he perked up. "Let the Sidekicks eat the donuts! Then Leia can't have any!"

"HEY!" Leia yelled, slamming her book. She dived across the table, reaching out to tackle her brother. Anakin grabbed her and held her back as Leia squirmed to get at Luke.

"Luke, Leia, that's enough," Padmé said crossly. "Go to your rooms."

Luke scampered upstairs. Anakin waited until he heard Luke's door slam, and then he released Leia. She grabbed her ship velocity book and raced up the stairwell.

The house was silent. Padmé sighed in relief and returned to the sink. Washing a bowl, she announced, "Now on to the party plan…."

The next day around suppertime, the Skywalker family was preparing to host their party. Padmé was hanging up multicolored streamers, while Anakin was teaching Luke and Leia how to blow up balloons using the Force.

As another balloon inflated in Anakin's hands, Luke exclaimed, "WOW! COOL!"

Abruptly, the doorbell rang. The opening chords of the Imperial March sounded through the home.

"OOH! Someone's HERE!" Luke cried, bouncing up and down. He hopped toward the door and pulled. "Grrrrr."

Leia got up to help him, but Luke gave the door a final yank and it flew open, slamming Luke into the wall. "Owww," he whimpered from his squished position between the door and the wall.

Leia stepped up to the doorway and welcomed their visitors. "Hi, Han! Hi, Chewy!"

"I thought I told them Han couldn't come," Padmé said accusingly to Anakin. He looked up innocently. "I didn't do anything."

As Leia guided Han and Chewbacca the Wookiee into the kitchen and Padmé went to free Luke, Anakin headed upstairs to change into his Girly Man costume.

When he came back down, Anakin saw that Exact Change Kid, Charisma Kid, and Spice Girl had arrived. Spice Girl was testing all of the chips and dips Luke and Leia had set up on the table. Exact Change Kid was counting the cookies in the oven. Charisma Kid was complementing everyone, as usual.

Anakin had just stepped into the kitchen when the music started up again: DUN DUN DUN DUN DA-DUN DUN DA-DUN….

Anakin opened the door and saw Ketchup Kid and Pattern Man standing on the front steps.

"Hey, Girly Man!" Ketchup Kid enthused, holding out a small pink box laced with pretty pink bows.

"A present? For ME??" Anakin asked shrilly. He took the box and waved his guests inside. As soon as he came back into the kitchen, the doorbell sounded AGAIN.

Anakin sighed and stomped back to the door. This time there weren't any Sidekicks there, just Ferus, Obi-Wan, Darra and Tru.

"Come in," Anakin said.

Darra inquired, "Who are you?"

Anakin was delighted that someone finally had asked. "I'M…" He struck a disco dance move. "GIRLY MAN!!!"

"Oh, so you really are a super hero?" Ferus asked.

"Well, DUH."

As the Jedi entered the living room, Ferus added to them, "That's Anakin."

Anakin sat down to open his box. DUN DUN DUN DUN DA-DUN DUN DA-DUN. DUN DUN DUN DUH-DUH-DUN DUN DUH-DUN.

With an annoyed groan, Anakin used the Force to open the door. Speedy, Boom Boy, Earlobe Lad and Spelling Beatrice stepped inside. Boy-in-the-Plastic-Bubble Boy rolled in.

"YAY! EVERYONE'S HERE!" cried Spice Girl, "LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!"

Chewbacca growled in agreement. Spice Girl, terrified, leaped into Charisma Kid's arms. "AHHHH!!!" she yelped, "WHAT IS THAT THING!?!"

Chewy tried to assure Spice Girl that he was a Wookiee and wasn't going to hurt her, but Spice Girl just shrieked even louder.

"You're all out to get me," moaned Earlobe Lad, holding his ears in pain.

"MAM PAM!" Boy-in-the-Plastic-Bubble Boy called.

Han nodded in agreement, "Let's PARTY!" He stuffed a handful of sour cream and onion chips into his mouth, spilling several crumbs onto Padmé's carpet. Padmé twitched, looking like she wanted to tell him off.

"Hey, what's that, Dad?" questioned Luke, pointing to the pink parcel. The room quieted, as everyone turned to look at Girly Man.

"Open it!" Luke cried giddily. Leia, Han and some of the Sidekicks joined in the chant, "OPEN IT! OPEN IT!"

Anakin held up his hands to quiet them. Once the room succumbed to a hush, Anakin began to unwrap his present. He pulled off the wrapping paper to reveal a plain box. He lifted the lid and peered inside.

Anakin gasped.

To be continued...

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