Star Wars Fiction 2 Jar Jar sat patiently in the cockpit of the Republic cruiser, along with the pilot, Anakin, and Obi-Wan. They were approaching the Naboo system, a couple of days from Coruscant. The vibrant, green color of the planet made Naboo particularly easy to spot. What was at one time a tiny speck in deep space, along with planets like Tatooine and Alderaan, became a full-sized mass that soon filled the entire wide windshield. Anakin was sitting peacefully in the pilot's seat, fully at ease when piloting anything. Jar Jar muttered things to himself.

"This is nutsen," he whispered to himself. Meanwhile, Anakin was moving his hands gracefully across the complicated array of controls.

"Ground control, this is Republic cruiser Amenkunosh, flight plan 4476, requsting clearance to land. Repeat, this is Republic cruiser Amenkunosh, requesting clearance to land."

A clear voice slightly muffled by the occasional static was heard. "Roger, clearance granted. Remain in the stack until noted." And the conversation was over.

Jar Jar peered out his windows with his large protruding eyes and tried to take in the mass of objects he was seeing. The city of Theed. The Palace. Gungans walking on the streets. And somewhere distant, there was the swamp, his former home.

"Wesa home!!!" He yelled to Obi-Wan and slapped him on the shoulder. But this particular Jedi Master did not like to be silly.

"Remain alert in all senses. Act diplomatic and do not have sudden outbursts. Control yourself at all times when we are in Naboo. And that goes for you too, Anakin." They glared at him, but Obi-Wan quickly turned away when he felt a shudder go through the ship. He glanced down on Theed. There were some laser blasts from the ground.

"Invaders," he noted calmly. There was a sense of worry in his voice, though.

"Who are they?"

"Perhaps, they are outlaws. Land the ship quickly. Shields up."

Anakin followed his orders and set the ship down gently in an airfield nearby to the Theed main hangar. The ship was still being shot at, but there was only slight damage. The three Jedi jumped out of the cockpit and ran down the ramp, lightsabers activated and blocking blaster bolts in a flurry of light. Jar Jar jumped off the platform and rolled away underneath the hull, getting to the other side of the ship, while Obi-Wan ran forward and Force-pushed the invaders into the ground. They were heavily coated with face paint, and had some kind of primitive clothing on them. Anakin came up behind, and Force-pushed the rest of these primitives. When they walke over and tried to get a closer look at them, suddenly the jumped up and ran toward the nearby trees. These mysterious people were gone.

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To Be Continued