Anuvuin: episode #9 The
Naboo Election and Owen's birth
Previously: The campaign was just held on Naboo for
Senator. It looks pretty sure that the
only possible winners will be either Palpatine or Sampson QuiQue. Darth Maul is worried that if Palpatine is
elected, the Sith will not be able to carry out their plans. You have also learned a little about Dalben,
the caretaker of Amidala. He has begun
to study gwythaints. Jar Jar Binks has
just been banished for his clumsiness.
Let's
go to the actual elections. Palpatine
or QuiQue? It is now the next day, as
you may have guessed. Palpatine waits
patiently for the results of the election as people begin pouring in and out of
the palace of Naboo. The Ruler of Naboo
is always elected, but whoever it is still carries the title of King or Queen,
and they do not pass down the throne to their children, it is all
election. Anyway, the election was
being held in the King/Queen Palace. A
kind of old king happened to be the elected ruler at this time. Signs that read, "Vote for Palpatine" were
all over the place." QuiQue tried to
top him. But, after everyone was done
voting, everyone waited in anticipation for the results.
The king
called up the top 3 candidates (the third one is Kathy Jones), as it was always
done, took the special Senator's stick, as had also become a tradition, and
said, "Well, it was a close call. All
of the 3 candidates up here would have done a fine job, and I wish they could
all be Senator, but there's only room for one."
So, he raised the stick and prepared to throw
it. He threw it…. and Palpatine caught
it.
"He won by one vote, beating Sampson QuiQue."
The king said this with a little smile. Palpatine smiled, also.
"Here is Senator Palpatine."
After this little ceremony, Palpatine was the
heard of a receiving line.
As Darth
Maul was passing, Palpatine turned to him and whispered, "told you things would
work out."
At that moment, Darth Maul knew something; he
understood completely, walking away much relieved. Senator Palpatine began acting as Senator right away, making
frequent visits to Coruscant. Now,
between Rhun's birth to now has been over a period of time, a year. And Shmi is again pregnant. It turns out to be another boy.
"What
should we name him?"
Summoner says, "I'm not good with names, you
think up one."
So Shmi
does, after a little while, she says, "How about Anakin Owen Skywalker?"
"I don't like the name Anakin. How about "Owen Anakin Skywalker?"
"Fine," says Shmi.
The
following episodes will take place over a period of four years. I'll let you know when this period of 4
years ends. All part one of Anuvuin is
doing is setting the story up for the second part. But that's what I've been doing all along: setting the story up
for more.
Anyway,
next time! There is a certain group
that the Sith have set out to find: The
Trade Federation. You will also learn
more about the Sith's plans.
Until next
time!
