Blue Waters: episode #25
Celebration
Previously: You heard the statistics for the Clone Wars.
A lot of people had died! But that was not all last time talked about. You learned of the disappearance of Mace
Windu along with the reason that some of the Jedi were killed in the Clone
Wars: the Sith. Anakin and Samantha were going to the
celebration toegether. You also learned
of what happened to Arawn one time when he was cleaning his ship.
Arawn says, "Will you marry me?"
"Yes," is her reply.
Arawn
thinks, "it took long enough!"
It is then that Arawn gets the word about the
Clone Wars being over. Jabba was
sitting on his stool on Tatooine. His
young smuggler, 12 year old Han Solo was sitting beside him.
Jabba
says, "Han, my boy, I need you to do a little something for me. I want you to go to this so-called
celebration on Coruscant for me and tell me what you think of it."
Han smiles, "I think I can handle that
one."
"Good!"
Han leaves. Anyway, Arawn and his fiance arrive just in time for the
celebration. Anakin and Samantha are in
the shadows and are kissing when Palpatine alomst runs into them. He recognizes Samantha, but not Anakin.
Palaptine
looks at Anakin cloesely, then says, "What is your name?"
"Anakin Skywalker, sir."
Palpatine freezes.
" I heard you're the hero...good
work."
"Thank you, sir. Oh,
and they make me out to be much bigger than I actually am. I really..."
Palpatine
stops him, "Modesty is a fine trait. You really must excuse me."
Palpatine glances back one more time. Anakin's arm is intertwined in Samantha's.
As soon as Anakin is sure Palpatine is out of
hearing range, Anakin says, "I don't like him."
Samantha
looks at Anakin strangely.
"That's just Supreme Chancellor
Palpatine...you remember him, don't you?"
"Yes,
but I sitll don't like him."
Samantha decides not to argue any further.
Anakin notices the awkward pause and says,
"Look up at the sky. All the stars
up there...it's so pretty, istn't it?"
Samantha says, "yes...and look at the
moon over there."
Anakin
smiles and says, "I see it."
Samantha sasys, "this is the clearest
night I've seen on Coruscant for a long time."
It
is at this point that Arawn and his fiance arrive. Neither of them see Anakin and Samantha.
Arawn
says, "there's someone I'd like you to meet...he's practically a father to
me."
He
leads her over to where Darth Sidious had told him to meet.
Darth
Sidious looks at Arawn a second and says, "Arawn..."
Arawn's surprised at Sidious' tone, but he
quickly says, "I'd like you to meet my fiance...I finally got her, arent'
you proud of me?"
Sidious says, "Arawn, there's something
I need to tell you."
Arawn took this as a signal to break away
from his love.
"What is it?"
"That isn't Samantha..."
"What?"
"Look..."
Sidious
leads Arawn over to a place that gives the perfect angle of Anakin and
Samantha. The smile wipes righ toff of
his face as he realizes what happened.
"Oh, I see...I have her twin
sister."
Sidious nods.
"I can't believe I was so stupid that I
didn't even ask her her name...I just assumed it was Samantha when I full well
knew she had a twin."
Darth Sidious glares at Arawn.
"I
thought I told you to keep an ey on Anakin so that wouldn't
happen," (he points to where Anakin and Samantha are standing).
Arawn says, "I'm sorry...I didn't know
where either one was...they both had disappeared. I tried finding them, really I did. But I found her instead (points to Minka in a loving way.)
"Samantha's
parents are here," Sidious snaps. "We have to hide her. They don't know she's alive."
"I
plan to marry her."
"Fine, just keep her away from Coruscant
from now on. I suggest you leave now
before I lose my temper. Report to me
in the morning."
"Okay,
we'll be married by then."
"Good."
Arawn
goes back with Minka and decides to go to a rather unpopulated planet called
the Blue Waters of Morva. He hadn't
told Sidious of where he planned to go. Arawn and Minka married that very night. Back to the celebration. Anakin led Samantha around. This was the first time that anyone else had
noticed their affection for each other. Obi-Wan picked up on it right away. But he didn't have time to stare at Anakin and Samantha very long
because Palpatine came over to him.
"He is quite remarkable," (talking
about Anakin.)
"Yes, I hadn't expected that. I mean when Anakin was given the assignment
of protecting her durnig the Clone Wars, I had no idea they'd fall in love.
We were only supposed to protect her from
the Sith...we thought they might try to kill her or something."
Palpatine forces a laugh, "it sure
worked, didn't it," and he goes back to sipping at his drink as the two of
them watched Anakin and Samantha's movements.
Until next time!
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