Back at the gas station...
Qui-Gon chases after Maul. "Maul. Maul, come back."
Maul just waves him off. "Go away."
The wheels were turning frantically in his head. "Maul, I found a transporter!"
Succeeding in attracting Maul's attention, he points to the truck. Maul regards it, uncertainly, for a moment. "Now, you're sure this transport will return to its place of origin?"
Qui-Gon nods happily and claps his hands. "Uh huh. When we get there we'll be able to find a way to transport you home."
"Well, then, let's climb aboard." Maul starts heading for the passenger side door.
"No, no,no, wait!" Qui-Gon pulls on Maul's tunic. "Maul! Let's get in the back. No one will see us there."
Maul shakes his head. "There are no restraining harnesses in the cargo area. We'll be much safer in the cockpit."
"Yes, but..." Qui-Gon doesn't get to finish what he's saying, Maul is already climbing up the side of the truck to the open window. Qui-Gon watches, muttering to himself. Maul jumps in and secures himself as the driver returns. Qui-Gon climbs onto the back bumper and opening the tailgate door, slips into the back. He runs up to the dividing windows and peers through at Maul, sitting comfortably in the front.
"We'll be much safer in the cockpit," he says, mimicking Maul. He snorts in disgust, "What an idiot."
The driver, a surfer dude, starts the engine and speeds out of the gas station. Qui-Gon flys back against the tailgate. He looks up to see a toolbox heading straight for him and...bang!
The delivery truck soon pulls into the Pizza Planet. Maul watches as two kids and their mother walk towards the eatery's front doors. Two robots stands on either side. "You are cleared to enter," they articulate as the trio walk through. Mauls climbs through the divinding windows. In the back of the truck, Qui-Gon pushes the toolbox off him with quite a bit of effort.
"Ah, there you are. Now, the entrance is heavily guarded. We need a way to get inside."
Dazed, Qui-Gon falls into a pile of discarded take-out trash. He pokes his head up, wearing an empty soda cup. Maul focuses on the cup. "Great idea, Qui-Gon. I like your thinking."
Soon, a soda cup and a sandwich container are scurrying across the parking lot to the entrance as Qui-Gon and Buzz, in disquise, follow another family in. They stop inside the door as a couple of kids run by. Maul in a hurry, starts off again and runs into Qui-Gon.
Qui-Gon turns. "Ow! Watch where you're going," he hisses.
"Sorry!"
They scurry off, this time Qui-Gon runs into corner as he goes around it but keeps going. Once they out of harm's way they ditch their disguises. Qui-Gon immediately starts looking for Charlene while Maul is in awe of the place.
"What a spaceport! Good work, Qui-Gon."
part 11
Suddenly, Qui-Gon hears Charlene voice and, peeking around a corner, sees her coming this way as she's talking to her mother.
"Now, we need to find a ship that's headed for Coruscant."
Qui-Gon grabs Maul and starts pulling him along. "No, no, no, Maul. This way! There's a special ship. I just saw it."
Maul appears puzzled for a moment. "You mean it has a hyperdrive?"
Qui-Gon nods, playing along. "Hyperactive hyperdrive and..." he thinks for a moment, "uh, a Sith Convention."
"Where is it? I...I don't see the..." Maul stops, he spots a crane game that is shaped like a transporter.
"Come on," Qui-Gon interrupts. "That's it." Charlene is getting closer. They can just jump in her handbag and be on their way home. "All right, Maul, get ready."
Maul is not paying any attention, though. He's heading for the game.
"Okay, Maul, when I say go, we're going to jump in the bag." Qui-Gon turns around. "Maul?"
Qui-Gon spots Maul climbing into the "transporter" via the door that the prize comes out of. He shakes his head, throwing his hands in the air. "This cannot be happening to me!" He starts off after Maul.
Maul climbs up the ramp and is soon inside the "transport" where he sees a large group of furry little creatures. Ewoks. They all turn to stare at him.
"A stranger," one says.
Another joins in, "from the outside."
All of them simultaneously voice, "ooh!"
Qui-Gon pokes his head up and takes in the situation.
Maul looks over them all. "Greetings. I am Darth Maul. This is an emergency. I need to use your transport. Who's in charge here?"
All Ewoks slowly raise their three-fingered hands and point. Maul raises his head to look and high above them is some kind of a mechanical device.
"The claw is our master," one volunteers.
"The claw chooses who will go and who will stay."
"This is ludicrous," Qui-Gon mutters.
"You stunted slime!" The loud hiss catches Qui-Gon attention and cautiously pulls himself up to look out. He sees Sidious at one of the many games, furious. He pounds a fist down on the game and then starts looking around for the next one. He spies the crane come and starts over.
"Oh, no," Qui-Gon groans and leaps onto Maul, burying them amid the many furballs just as Sidious drops a quarter into the slot to play. Maul attempts to get back up but Qui-Gon pulls him down.
"What's wrong with you?"
The Ewoks look up as the claw begins to move. "The claw. It moves."
The claw opens and then closes onto one of them. "I have been chosen! Farewell, my friends. I go on to a better place."
A creepy smile spreads across Sidious' face. "I have you now."
Sidious drops his prize into the shute as he spots Maul. "Ah, a Darth Maul. How interesting."
Qui-Gon frantically looks around for another way out. He sees a door in the back and runs to it. After struggling with the handle he finally gets it open and heads back for Maul as he sees the claw latch onto him. Qui- Gon grabs one of Maul's legs and is pulling him towards the exit. Suddenly, the Ewoks start pulling at Qui-Gon, trying to break his hold on Maul. Qui-Gon furiously kicks at them. "What are you doing? Stop it!"
The Ewoks don't give up so easily, though. "He has been chosen. He must go."
Qui-Gon does not let go of his grip and the claw wins the battle, pulling both Maul and Qui-Gon out of the crowd. Sidious toothless smile grows wider. "Double prizes."
They're dropped into the shute and Sidious opens the door to retrieve all three prizes. He stuffs the Ewok into his belt and holds Maul and Qui-Gon in separate hands. "Let's go home and play, shall we?" He laughs. A horrible laugh.
Qui-Gon chases after Maul. "Maul. Maul, come back."
Maul just waves him off. "Go away."
The wheels were turning frantically in his head. "Maul, I found a transporter!"
Succeeding in attracting Maul's attention, he points to the truck. Maul regards it, uncertainly, for a moment. "Now, you're sure this transport will return to its place of origin?"
Qui-Gon nods happily and claps his hands. "Uh huh. When we get there we'll be able to find a way to transport you home."
"Well, then, let's climb aboard." Maul starts heading for the passenger side door.
"No, no,no, wait!" Qui-Gon pulls on Maul's tunic. "Maul! Let's get in the back. No one will see us there."
Maul shakes his head. "There are no restraining harnesses in the cargo area. We'll be much safer in the cockpit."
"Yes, but..." Qui-Gon doesn't get to finish what he's saying, Maul is already climbing up the side of the truck to the open window. Qui-Gon watches, muttering to himself. Maul jumps in and secures himself as the driver returns. Qui-Gon climbs onto the back bumper and opening the tailgate door, slips into the back. He runs up to the dividing windows and peers through at Maul, sitting comfortably in the front.
"We'll be much safer in the cockpit," he says, mimicking Maul. He snorts in disgust, "What an idiot."
The driver, a surfer dude, starts the engine and speeds out of the gas station. Qui-Gon flys back against the tailgate. He looks up to see a toolbox heading straight for him and...bang!
The delivery truck soon pulls into the Pizza Planet. Maul watches as two kids and their mother walk towards the eatery's front doors. Two robots stands on either side. "You are cleared to enter," they articulate as the trio walk through. Mauls climbs through the divinding windows. In the back of the truck, Qui-Gon pushes the toolbox off him with quite a bit of effort.
"Ah, there you are. Now, the entrance is heavily guarded. We need a way to get inside."
Dazed, Qui-Gon falls into a pile of discarded take-out trash. He pokes his head up, wearing an empty soda cup. Maul focuses on the cup. "Great idea, Qui-Gon. I like your thinking."
Soon, a soda cup and a sandwich container are scurrying across the parking lot to the entrance as Qui-Gon and Buzz, in disquise, follow another family in. They stop inside the door as a couple of kids run by. Maul in a hurry, starts off again and runs into Qui-Gon.
Qui-Gon turns. "Ow! Watch where you're going," he hisses.
"Sorry!"
They scurry off, this time Qui-Gon runs into corner as he goes around it but keeps going. Once they out of harm's way they ditch their disguises. Qui-Gon immediately starts looking for Charlene while Maul is in awe of the place.
"What a spaceport! Good work, Qui-Gon."
part 11
Suddenly, Qui-Gon hears Charlene voice and, peeking around a corner, sees her coming this way as she's talking to her mother.
"Now, we need to find a ship that's headed for Coruscant."
Qui-Gon grabs Maul and starts pulling him along. "No, no, no, Maul. This way! There's a special ship. I just saw it."
Maul appears puzzled for a moment. "You mean it has a hyperdrive?"
Qui-Gon nods, playing along. "Hyperactive hyperdrive and..." he thinks for a moment, "uh, a Sith Convention."
"Where is it? I...I don't see the..." Maul stops, he spots a crane game that is shaped like a transporter.
"Come on," Qui-Gon interrupts. "That's it." Charlene is getting closer. They can just jump in her handbag and be on their way home. "All right, Maul, get ready."
Maul is not paying any attention, though. He's heading for the game.
"Okay, Maul, when I say go, we're going to jump in the bag." Qui-Gon turns around. "Maul?"
Qui-Gon spots Maul climbing into the "transporter" via the door that the prize comes out of. He shakes his head, throwing his hands in the air. "This cannot be happening to me!" He starts off after Maul.
Maul climbs up the ramp and is soon inside the "transport" where he sees a large group of furry little creatures. Ewoks. They all turn to stare at him.
"A stranger," one says.
Another joins in, "from the outside."
All of them simultaneously voice, "ooh!"
Qui-Gon pokes his head up and takes in the situation.
Maul looks over them all. "Greetings. I am Darth Maul. This is an emergency. I need to use your transport. Who's in charge here?"
All Ewoks slowly raise their three-fingered hands and point. Maul raises his head to look and high above them is some kind of a mechanical device.
"The claw is our master," one volunteers.
"The claw chooses who will go and who will stay."
"This is ludicrous," Qui-Gon mutters.
"You stunted slime!" The loud hiss catches Qui-Gon attention and cautiously pulls himself up to look out. He sees Sidious at one of the many games, furious. He pounds a fist down on the game and then starts looking around for the next one. He spies the crane come and starts over.
"Oh, no," Qui-Gon groans and leaps onto Maul, burying them amid the many furballs just as Sidious drops a quarter into the slot to play. Maul attempts to get back up but Qui-Gon pulls him down.
"What's wrong with you?"
The Ewoks look up as the claw begins to move. "The claw. It moves."
The claw opens and then closes onto one of them. "I have been chosen! Farewell, my friends. I go on to a better place."
A creepy smile spreads across Sidious' face. "I have you now."
Sidious drops his prize into the shute as he spots Maul. "Ah, a Darth Maul. How interesting."
Qui-Gon frantically looks around for another way out. He sees a door in the back and runs to it. After struggling with the handle he finally gets it open and heads back for Maul as he sees the claw latch onto him. Qui- Gon grabs one of Maul's legs and is pulling him towards the exit. Suddenly, the Ewoks start pulling at Qui-Gon, trying to break his hold on Maul. Qui-Gon furiously kicks at them. "What are you doing? Stop it!"
The Ewoks don't give up so easily, though. "He has been chosen. He must go."
Qui-Gon does not let go of his grip and the claw wins the battle, pulling both Maul and Qui-Gon out of the crowd. Sidious toothless smile grows wider. "Double prizes."
They're dropped into the shute and Sidious opens the door to retrieve all three prizes. He stuffs the Ewok into his belt and holds Maul and Qui-Gon in separate hands. "Let's go home and play, shall we?" He laughs. A horrible laugh.
