Ok, next chapter, coming up! Here, it's going to get REALLY intense, after a relatively quiet start. Also, I'm still not getting any feedback from you guys, so I'm begging you, PLEASE tell me what you're thinking!
On another note, I've got a list of plotlines I'm adding to this AU, which I will need to sort into chronological order. I'll include the list here, so you guys can see if you have any ideas for me to add to it!
Embo introduces his friends to ice skating
Embo's experiences on the Light planet
Embo trapped on a desert planet, after his ship crashed, and needs rescue before it's too late
Embo's life on Phatrong
Embo first meets Sugi
How Embo got Marrok
Embo meets Cad Bane and works with him for a while
Embo first discovers New Earth
Embo is found extremely sick on Naboo
Embo discovers a young long Zabrak boy and takes him across the galaxy to the Jedi Temple
Embo goes to visit his family after the Republic base is built on New Earth
Tanoka's time in the GAR
Embo is captured and tortured for information by Count Dooku
Cad Bane meets Sihmi for the first time, and how they fall in love
Tanoka makes first contact with the Lupinions
Urii and Leik's years as Bounty partners
Tanoka helps broker a treaty between the Republic and Cybertron
Embo's struggles starting out as a Bounty Hunter
Embo is on Ryloth when the Separatists invade, and saves Master Di and Captain Keeli with a burst of temporary Force power
Embo's year teaching the five younglings
So, now that you all have my list, tell me if there are any other loose ends I should elaborate on in other stories that go with this AU, and if you have any ideas about other things to add to my AU, please let me know!
You all know the drill by now.
Repeat myself, I shall not.
"Fear cuts deeper than swords."
― George R.R. Martin
A few weeks after Padme's first visit (with her visiting almost every day since then), the Senator came back to the Temple once more, only to be told that Embo had ventured out into the gardens with Sugi.
"Could you take me there?" she asked Master Fisto, who had given her the news. He smiled at her, his grin bright as ever.
"Of course, Senator! Please, follow me!"
He led her through the Temple, and into the gardens. Padme looked around in awe, amazed by the beauty of it all. Then, they came to Embo's section of the gardens.
The Kyuzo was sitting on the path at the edge of the heart-shaped pond, Sugi beside him. He was tossing bread crumbs into the water, where lovely fish were eating them up. Then, he looked towards the two arrivals, and timidly waved a hand in greeting. Padme went over to them, while Master Fisto walked to a nearby garden section that had a larger pond in it.
"Hello Embo, Sugi," she said, sitting down next to the Kyuzo, who flinched slightly but didn't move away.
"Hello, Padme."
"H-hi…" Embo was still timid, but he was slowly getting better. The Senator was just glad he felt secure enough to venture out of his room.
"What kind of fish are these?" Padme asked, knowing by now that animals were one of the topics he liked best.
"B-butterf-fly k-koi carp," the Kyuzo said, relaxing a little. "Earth species…"
"They're very pretty," the Senator said, watching the colorful fish swim around. To her surprise, Embo chuckled a little.
"Th-they're friendly…" he said, putting the fingers of his right hand in the water; the fish instantly swam over to him, playfully nibbling at his fingers. "D-doesn't hurt… no b-biting teeth…"
Padme smiled, putting her own fingers in the water, then laughed softly when a few small fish started nibbling at them. "They sure are playful."
"I-I'm going to s-send some b-back t-to the golony I g-got them f-from," Embo said, still looking at the fish. "D-don't w-want overcrowding…"
"That's probably for the best," the Senator said, gazing at a pretty little black fish, only about three inches long, that had tiny gold speckles down its back, and all of its fins were golden yellow.
Embo saw her eyes following the little black and gold fish; it was one of the more eye-catching fish in the pond. It was also one that had hatched from one of the eggs he had discovered in his pond the day after he put the first few fish in.
"D-do y-you want one?" he asked, surprising the human. "You c-can p-pick one t-to keep…"
"Thank you, Embo," Padme said, before pointing out the fish she had been watching. Embo pulled a clear baggie out of a pouch on his belt, filled it with water, then used the Force to levitate the fish into the baggie. After tying the top shut, he handed it to the Senator.
"I-I c-can g-get you a t-tank f-for it…"
"That's very sweet of you to offer, but I have an empty tank in my apartment that will be perfect for it," Padme said, smiling.
Suddenly, Embo glanced past the Senator, and whimpered, recoiling as his eyees widened in terror! Padme turned, and gasped in shock.
Chancellor Palpatine was walking with an annoyed-looking Mace Windu.
Right.
For.
Them.
DUN-DUN-DUNNNN!
Well, this is an interesting development! What happens to Embo next? And why is he so afraid of Palpatine? Why is the Chancellor even there? Find out in the next chapter!
TO BE CONTINUED…
(P.S. Sorry this is so short!)