Anuvuin: episode # 25 Anakin and Padmé

Anuvuin: episode # 25 Anakin and Padmé

Part 2

Previously: The Maurders have just held a meeting about future plans for taking down the galaxy. The design and plan for the legendary "Device" has been drawn. Not only does their plan involve this dreaded Device, but also warships, weapons, and armor. At the same time as that, Ric Olie's ship with Queen Amidala and the two Jedi aboard, tries to get past the blockade. They get hit and R2-D2 saves them.

"This little droids 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. After hearing that his prize little droid, R2-D2, had been the one that saved them, he smiled. When they were losing all those droids he had been afraid that he had lost him. Anyway, Ric Olie lands the ship on Tatooine near the outskirts of some settlement on Qui-Gon's orders. Obi-Wan looks at the ship.

"We need a new hyperdrive, master. There's no way to repair it."

Qui-Gon nods. "I'm going into this spaceport/settlement, whatever you want to call it, to see if I can get the part. Don't let anyone send any transmissions, we don't want the Trade Federation tracking us."

Qui-Gon leaves with R2-D2 and Jar Jar Binks.

After a couple minutes, Captain Panaka calls out and says, "Wait. The queen commands that her handmaiden come with you."

Qui-Gon says, "No, this is dangerous."

Panaka says, "but the queen wishes it. She's curious about he planet."

Qui-Gon sighs.

"All right, but I don't think t his is a good idea. Stay close to me."

As they leave on their way, back at the ship one of the handmaidens acting as Queen Amidala, sat on the ship's throne. You see, Queen Amidala has this handmaiden step in whenever there is danger…whenever the real Queen is in danger. This handmaiden had kept a secret from everyone but Amidala. She had a one-year-old son named Han Solo. She was married, but she did this service for the Queen. Her husband lived on the Planet Corellia. This handmaiden and the queen were best friends. Meanwhile, n that same planet, Han was crying. His father held him tightly. The poor kid was crying for his mother. Mr. Solo knew there was nothing he could do…. his wife was far away from there. She visited as often as she could…she had to have a job to hold support for the family. Mr. Solo had been injured on the job. He had worked in a weapon manufacturing company and they had had a weapon malfunction during testing, and it had injured him enough that he couldn't walk…so he couldn't do anything to bring in any money, so his wife went and found the handmaiden job. It was really high paying. Anyway, back to qui-Gon and the rest of them. As they approached the spaceport, Qui-Gon noticed a few banthas.

He pointed them out to everyone else, "those are banthas…disgusting creatures and they are best left alone."

Finally, they made it to the main street of Mos Espa. After glancing around a moment, he decided on a shop.

"That one looks good…"

So qui-Gon, R2, and Padmé went in.

Watto heard the bell ring, so he says, "Get in here, boy!"

Qui-Gon then says, "I need a GAVE TE MODEL #) PAFT FOR MY SHIP."

Watto takes Qui-Gon outside to see if he has the correct part.

While they're gone, Anakin stares tat Padmé a while, then says, "Are you an angle?"

The girl is startled. She had thought he was dusting or doing some other kind of work."

What?"

"An angel. The star pilots say they're the most beautiful creatures.

" You're a funny little boy."

"I'm a pilot, you know. Someday I'm going to fly out of here."

"Have you worked here long?"

"Sine I was 3, I think. My old master lost me in a pod race to Watto. I think he's a better Master."

"You're a slave?"

"I'm a person, and my name is Anakin."

"I'm sorry. It's just very strange to me."

Anakin really admired Padmé, and he had a strange kind of feeling toward her. He had always liked girls, but this one he really was attracted to, even though she was so much older.

"I'm going to marry you," he stated.

She looked at him strangely.

"But you're just a little boy."

"I won't always be."

Padmé says, "look, I'm 14…"

"And I'm 9."

Padmé decides to change the subject, and they talked some more. She doesn't want to hurt the boy's feelings. She knew there was no chance between her and a nine year old! Especially since she lived so far away, and was the ruler of Naboo. He was a slave on this planet. Qui-Gon came back.

Until next time!