Chapter Ten: A Droid Thing
As River made her way through the halls she criticized herself for being such a bad listener. She couldn't believe that she had just told him Grievous, of all people (or something to that nature) about the most personal part of her past!!!
She didn't realize that she had came to a stop but she heard voices and it sounded like Dooku's and she thought Daniel's. She couldn't hear what was being said due to she was to far away but she guessed that when the talking stopped that they went separate directions. She stood there waiting for the sound of footsteps to draw away but instead they came toward her. Then Daniel turned the corner and he almost knocked her over.
"Whoa, I'm sorry I didn't know you were there," said Daniel clearly flustered.
"It's okay." she reassured him.
"So where are you headed?" he asked turning pink.
"I'm on my way to get some info on droids so that I can hopefully and hopefully being the operative word make them more intelligent, because their not only driving me mad but General Grievous as well."
"Is General Grievous that big scary droid that is really cranky and yelled at me?"
"He is not a droid and not cranky all the time, and in answer to your question yes he is and he's my master."
You idiot!!! If you want to impress a girl you don't insult her master, even if he is. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you or your master."
She looked at him and smiled "It's okay, I would have probably done the same thing and I know that he is like that."
"So are you going to be able to make droids more intelligent?"
"No…more or less it's a fools errand."
"What do you mean it's a fools errand?"
"Just that, it is impossible to make something that was not made intelligent, intelligent."
"Will ain't that just fine and dandy. Big scary droid master is not going to like that."
"I know. But I did tell him that I might not be able to do it."
"Well at least he's pre-warned."
"I guess so."
They turned the corner and walked into the Geonosians facility.
They finally found who they were looking for, actually he found them. He started chattering in Geonosian and they shrugged because they could not understand him.
He made a motion with his hands for them to follow him and they did. They followed him to a table and he handed them earpieces and motioned for them to put them in their ears, and they did.
"And now you will be able to understand the Geonosian language word for word and any other language. I am Sucima Grak'ama, but just call me Suci. Now how may I be able to help you?"
"I need all your information on droids and some of the more helpful things for building a starfighter."
"Um you have to have access to it to be able to get that kind of information," he said rather smugly.
"Well how about I'm General Grievous' apprentice and he said that if I had any trouble he would take care of it personaly, and I don't think that would be to good for your health." said River rather triumphantly.
When she said this Suci's eyes grew big and he started to go into a flurry and yelling orders in a panic as if the General himself would storm in any second.
After the dust cleared (not literally) River saw six dollies piled high with boxes of papers and computer disc's.
"Um could you have six droids take those to observatory room and take a large table too and set it up with some lamps."
"Sure can." and Suci totlled off to go get six droid to carry out the request.
When he came back six droids were with him and they moved the dollies and set off.
Daniel and River started to take out the earpieces but Suci told them to keep them because they would probably need them again. They thanked him and left. They walked idly around the ship enjoying the others company. River talked about her past and told him things that she normally wouldn't tell anybody else, and she trusted that Daniel wouldn't either at least that was what she thought.
They made their way to the hanger and they walked on the upper walkways that were suspended from the ceiling. They saw a crate of rifles tip over and fire, and due to some very bad luck General Grievous had walked into the hanger and as some of the bullets made contact with him a metallic ring went through the entire hanger. Grievous stood there stunned but that didn't last for long, after he recovered he started yelling at the droids about how stupid they were.
They stood in the shadows for a while so that if due to more bad luck if the General looked in their direction he wouldn't see them.
"You know I actually feel sorry for those pieces of scrap metal."
"I do too, at least he's not throwing them."
When Daniel said this Grievous started to pick up some of the closest droids and throw them.
"Look's like I was wrong."
"Appear's so," said River as she made her way to the nearest exit.
As they made their way deeper into the heart of the Invisible Hand the sound from the hanger faded.
"Well I had better go and see if Count Dooku needs me to attend to anything before I turn in." said Daniel
"Yeah I should start my reading on my little misadventure. Bye."
"Bye." said Daniel, as he turned headed back towards the hanger.
River made her way to the observatory room. When she walked in she saw that on the far wall the droids had set up the large table with lamps on it and the six dollies piled high with material. She sighed as she got the first box and sat down. She opened the lid to the box and picked up the piece of paper on the top and prepared herself for a long night of reading.
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