Anuvuin: episode #24 Updates & Plans for the
Device and The Blockade
Previously: Jar Jar Binks was released to Qui-Gon Jinn
as part of that life debt thing. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Jar Jar travel through the planet core to the
surface. The Jedi have rescued the
Queen, and they are now about to head off on their way with Ric Olie as the
pilot, but only one problem: the
blockade.
Before
I go any farther, I'll have to go back to the Maurders. You haven't herd about them for a really
long time. Yes, The Maurders are in yet
another meeting. It's something
they haven't' had in a long time. Flabby the Hutt, head of the Cloning Machine Committee, steps
forward. Mr. Orange Idiot had already
called the meeting to order.
"Well, this is the design we finally came up
with for The Device. We have finally
acquired all the parts for beginning construction on it. We only have to put it
together…who knows how long that could take. Years?"
Mr. Orange Idiot nods. Then he takes the
stand once again.
"Well, it appears
as if that part of our plan is falling into order."
"The Plan?"
someone asked.
"Yes, the plan. We will reclaim Dyrnwyn, as well as the entire galaxy
itself. The complete plan involves
battle, and with battle comes armor, weapons, and ships. We have saved up over the past few years,
and we have gotten extra income from the planet Tatooine due to the pod races,
gambling, and slaves. We have plans for
armor that is uniquely designed from our finest talents. There are also the warships. Now, as you all know, we don't have many
ships. Therefore, the construction of these items could also take years. There is also the question of weapons. We have already started in on the production
of all these things. It is also part of
the plan that all these things are taken care of at the same time. We must attack immediately upon completion
of these projects in order to insure surprise…and to make sure the Republic
doesn't try to stop us. That's all for
now."
And with that, the meeting closes. Now back
to the blockade. Everyone is now on the
ship.
Ric Olie says,
"Here comes the blockade…"
The Trade Federation ships begin shooting at
their ship. Ric Olie does his best to
try to avoid being hit, but they get hit. Ric Olie checks to see what happened.
"The shield
generator's been hit!"
Ric Ole says, "I don't do anything until the
power's back."
He hit the alarm for the R2 units to go and
repair the ship. One by one they went
up the elevator to try to repair the shield generator. There were emergency lights on now. But the
shots keep coming, eliminating droid after droid.
"We're losing
droids fast," says Obi-Wan.
But one droid remains. It keeps at it and repairs it, then goes
back in.
"The power's back! That little droid did it!"
There's a clear
path in front of them, and Ric Olie hits the hyperspace button, but they're
only in lightspeed for about a minute before he realizes something's very wrong
with it. They are out of sight of the
Trade Federation, luckily though.
Ric Olie makes the
announcement, "the hyperdrive's leaking. Were not going to make it to Coruscant without a repair. We'll have to land somewhere on the
way."
Obi-Wan looks at a
computer to try and find somewhere where they could land.
"There, Master. Tatooine. There's no Federation
Control there."
"How can you be sure?" asks Captain Panaka.
"It's controlled by the Hutts," says Qui-Gon.
"You can't take her Royal highness
there. The Hutts are gangsters. If they found her, they'd…"
"I t would be no different than landing on a
planet controlled by the Trade Federation, except the Hutts aren't' looking for
her," say Qui-Gon.
So Ric Olie sets the course for
Tatooine. During the flight they get
out the droid that had saved them all.
"This little droid
no doubt saved the ship as well as our lives," says queen Amidala. "What is its number?" she asks Captain
Panaka.
He steps forward to look, "Artoo-Detoo
(R2-D2)."
"Padmé," the queen says, "clean this droid
up. It deserves our gratitude."
So as Padmé cleans R2-D2 they are rapidly
approaching the planet of Tatooine.
Until next time!