Anuvuin: episode #35 The
Naboo Battle
Previously: The Companions in this story (Qui-Gon, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Amidala,
R2-D2, Captain Panaka, Ric Olie, the handmaidens, and all the rest that have
been in that group up to this point) go back to Naboo. Darth Sidious tells the Trade Federation
leaders on Naboo to kill Amidala because he has no further use for her. Jar Jar leads the rest of the Companions to
the Gungans secret place where Padmé reveals her true identity as Queen
Amidala. She convinces Boss Nass and the rest of the Gungans to help in their
struggle. R2-D2 then displays the attack plan for taking back Naboo. She explains that they will get to the
Federation Leader and turn him over to the Republic while the Gungans cause a
distraction by drawing the droid army away form the cities. Pilots will try to knock out the droid
control ship in hopes to spare many Gungan's lives. Jar Jar Binks was made general. A droid army has formed to meet them and is advancing towards them.
The Gungans put up a shield. The Transports open up as huge
rows of battle droids open out and down. They are all activated at the same
time and reach for their weapons and do a right face together, resembling a
marching band. They advance forward
(marking time 8, forward march 8, and doing segments…just kidding!) With Their weapons aimed at the Gungans.
"Oh-ow, Ouch time," says Jar Jar.
Meanwhile the others make their way towards
the palace.
Once
they reach the main hanger, Amidala (Padmé…from now on I will say Amidala when
I mean her and Mrs. Solo in disguise when I mean the decoy) says, "All
right, men (talking to the pilots) into your ships!"
AS soon as she says this, Qui-Gon moves over
to Anakin and says, "I want you to find a safe place to hide and stay there, Ani. Stay there. I'm not allowed to train you, so just pay close attention."
Anakin says, "Sure."
Just as the pilots start running to their
ships, a few destroyer droids (the ones with shields) start firing. Amidala and
Captain Panaka try shooting at them, but their efforts are useless against the
shields. One of the pilots gets shot
and killed by a destroyer droid. The
pilots run to their ships and take off. There is one ship remaining because of
the dead pilot. Anakin runs for the cockpit, and R2-D2 is automatically pulled
up.
AS
the others run past him, Qui-Gon stops to say, as Anakin starts to climb out,
"Stay in that cockpit."
"But I…"
"Stay
in the cockpit."
So
Anakin climbs back into it. But the destroyer droids turn and start shooting at
the companions.
"Artoo, we've got to do something!"
R2
beeps and his message appears on the screen in front of Anakin.
"I'm
trying, I'm Trying."
Anakin starts pushing buttons and what would
be accidentally, but is really instinctively, because of the force, pushes the
forward button.
"Oops, wrong one. Maybe it's this one."
HE pushes another button and it's the right
one. The ship is still moving forward, but Anakin nails every single destroyer
droid. But the ship continues going
into a flight sequence. R2-D2 beeps.
"I can't…I think we're on automatic pilot!"
Anakin's ship takes off and heads for the
droid control ship on automatic pilot. NO one notices that Anakin took off…as soon as the droids were
eliminated; they all ran for the main door leading to the rest of the palace
from the hanger. They all knew that
Anakin had destroyed the droids, but they didn't take much notice to it because
their minds were set on the task ahead of them. Just as they reach the door, it opens and right in the middle stands
Darth Maul.
Qui-Gon
steps forward and says, "We'll take care of this," indicating himself and
Obi-Wan.
As they ignite their lightsabers, Maul pulls
out his…but this time the deadliness is revealed…it's a double lightsaber with
a blade at both ends.
Amidala
yells to Panaka, "We'll have to take the long route. This way!"
Mrs. Solo in disguise with a group of other
people has already started on their route. Amidala and Panaka with their people take a side hallway.
Until
next time!
