Author's Note---- I'm soo sorry that I write really slow. Well, here is
chapter 10, I hope you guys like it!
"Padme? Are you ok?" Anakin asked placing a hand on her shoulder.
"What? Oh, yes, I'm fine thank you," Padme said as she was sucked back into reality. She had been sitting and staring out the window and must have spaced out. She was doing that a lot lately. They had left Coruscant hours ago. Finally she was returning home. As standard procedure she was dressed as one of her handmaidens as Sabe took her place. But Anakin could see that it was her.
"How much longer will it be?" she asked.
"It'll be awhile," Anakin said as he sat next to her.
"I can't wait," Padme said softly, almost like a whisper. Anakin squeezed her hand. She squeezed back.
"Everything will be fine," Anakin said reassuredly.
"I hope so," Padme gave him a little smile.
"So queens can smile?" Anakin grinned.
"Well, I don't know about queens but handmaidens can," Padme also grinned.
They both laughed.
"It feels good to laugh again," she said.
"You should laugh more often, I heard it makes you live longer," Anakin replied.
"Oh really? And where did you hear that?"
Anakin was going to answer but was cut off by a loud thud. Padme jumped, startled, and Anakin looked out the window.
"What was that?"
"I don't know," Anakin shrugged.
There was another thud but this time the ship started to shake. Anakin grabbed onto Padme's arm to keep her from falling. The turbulence continued for another few mintutes and then stopped.
"Something's not right," Anakin said to himself. Padme looked at him. "What do you mean?"
Obi-wan emerged from the cockpit with a worried look on his face. "Anakin follow me we have to go to the engine room. Padme I insist that you return with to the other handmaidens," his voice was calm.
"Is something wrong Jedi Kenobi?"
"Just some complications," he replied. "If you'll excuse us we must hurry, come padawan."
"Yes Master."
Both Jedi left Padme and walked quickly to the engine room as Padme returned to the others.
When the Jedi got to the door it wouldn't open, but smoke was escaping from the bottom of it. They tried the combination a few times but it wouldn't budge.
"Master it's jammed. Something must of messed it up."
Obi-wan ignited his lightsaber and cut the door open. Smoke immediately poured out. Anakin walked through the opening but was pulled out by his master.
"The smoke is too dense, we have to wait until it clears out."
"But we can't afford to wait," Anakin said as the ship started rumbling and shaking again.
"Right, I'll go in first."
"No, I'll go in. You go back to the cockpit and see how they're doing. I'll handle this," Anakin insisted.
Obi thought for a minute then nodded. "Be careful."
"I will," Anakin bowed his head and disappeared into the gray smoke.
Anakin could barely see and the smoke was penetrating his lungs. He found it hard to breathe. He began fumbling with his belt to find something to cover his mouth and nose to stop the smoke. But he wound up using the sleeve of his robe. Using the force he began searching for the problem. He almost tripped a few times because he couldn't see, and he was finding it hard to breathe. After he had been in there for about 15 minutes the smoke began to fade very lightly. Anakin saw that the room was a mess. The engine had been hit, that was clear. Wires and a few parts were loose and hanging together by a thread. He tried to fix a few parts but it was hopeless. He decided to get out of there. There was nothing he could do and the smoke was making matters worse. He turned back heading towards the opening. There was another thud. It was louder than the other two. The ship shook violently. Anakin was almost near the opening, he could almost reach it. The thud caused him to lose his balance and he fell on the floor and a part of the engine fell on his leg. He tried to lift it up but it was too heavy. He called for help but the only thing that came out of his mouth were coughing fits from the smoke. He made another attempt to free his leg but it was no use. He felt so weak. His last hope was the force. He weakly called through the force….::help me::
Sabe was holding onto the throne, just incase another mysterious thud came along to knock them on the floor. Rabe and Eirate were holding each other's hands and leaning against the wall behind Sabe. Padme stood pacing around the room. Her worries increased when the third thud came. If she wasn't mistaken, they sounded similar to laser blasts. She didn't tell the others this, they looked frightened enough. It had been 20 minutes and neither Anakin nor Obi-wan came to inform them of anything. She had tried to get into the cockpit but her handmaidens thought it wiser to stay where she was. But staying in one place wasn't the best choice. Padme wanted to know what was attacking her ship, she wanted to know what danger they were facing.
"Padme, please sit down," Sabe said in an unusually cool voice.
"Sit down?" Padme looked at her. "Sabe I can't sit, I need to know what's happening."
"I'm sure the Jedi will inform us," Rabe said quietly.
"But I can't wait around for them any longer. Something is wrong and they're---"
Sabe glanced at Padme. She had stopped in the middle of her sentence and was staring into space.
"Padme…..what's the matter?" she said nervously.
Padme didn't answer. Instead she walked to the door.
"Padme! Where are you going?" Sabe said getting off the throne.
"I'll be back," she answered without turning to face them.
Padme had heard someone. A cry for help. It was very weak, no louder than a whisper, yet she heard it loud and clear. It came to her again except the voice was distinct. It was Anakin. Padme ran to the engine room door. There was some smoke but she could see a little. She stepped inside and covered her mouth with her sleeve. She looked around the room, it was a mess. It was dim, with wires sticking out, and parts all over the floor. She walked in a little further and she heard a moan from the side of the room. There was Anakin with his leg stuck. She ran over to him and got on her knees. He was unconscious. She knew she couldn't pull him out herself. She whispered she'd be back and ran out the door.
In the cockpit, Ric Olie was trying to steer the damaged ship and keep it from crashing. Captain Panaka was trying to get a reading from the computer but it was going haywire, and Obi-wan was also trying to find something on the computer. Everyone knew the ship wouldn't last that much longer in space. They needed to find somewhere to land. But everything was out of order because of the attacks. It was obvious that the thuds were shots from another ship, but the radar didn't pick up anything. Nothing was working. They were losing power with every passing minute. The door slid open and Padme rushed in.
"Jedi Kenobi, Anakin is unconscious in the engine room. He's caught under a past of the engine and I can't pull him out," she said letting all the worry show in her voice.
"Let's go," Obi-wan walked out of the cockpit and half ran to the engine room. Padme followed him. Anakin was still passed out when they got there. Obi-wan examined the part for a few seconds then turned to Padme.
"I'll lift the part of his leg then you pull him out understand?"
She nodded.
"On the count of three. 1……2……3!" Obi-wan lifted the part of his apprentice's leg as Padme grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him out. When he put the part down, he picked up Anakin and all three left the engine room.
"This way," Padme said walking infront of the Jedi. They walked through the throne room where the other handmaidens watched, stunned and into a smalled compartment that had a cot. Obi-wan put Anakin on the cot as Padme sat next to him. She turned to Obi-wan.
"Go, I'll take care of him."
"With your permission, your majesty, we must land---" he was cut off by Padme.
"Yes, I don't care where you land as long as we get there safely now go."
Obi-wan bowed and hurried back to the cockpit. Eirate peered into the room.
"How can I help?"
"Get a first aid kit," Padme replied.
"Yes your majesty," Eirate bowed and left the compartment. Padme noticed blood on Anakin's forehead. She didn't have any bandages so she ripped part of her dress and started to wipe the blood away. He let out a soft moan and winced a little.
"Shh. Relax, it's ok," she whispered.
Back in the cockpit, the ship needed a place to land.
"There," Obi-wan pointed to a distant planet ahead.
"What is that?" Captain Panaka asked.
"It doesn't matter as long as we can land on it," Ric Olie said.
"But we can't endanger the queen," Captain Panaka objected.
"It's fine," Obi-wan said. "It's Tattooine."
"Padme? Are you ok?" Anakin asked placing a hand on her shoulder.
"What? Oh, yes, I'm fine thank you," Padme said as she was sucked back into reality. She had been sitting and staring out the window and must have spaced out. She was doing that a lot lately. They had left Coruscant hours ago. Finally she was returning home. As standard procedure she was dressed as one of her handmaidens as Sabe took her place. But Anakin could see that it was her.
"How much longer will it be?" she asked.
"It'll be awhile," Anakin said as he sat next to her.
"I can't wait," Padme said softly, almost like a whisper. Anakin squeezed her hand. She squeezed back.
"Everything will be fine," Anakin said reassuredly.
"I hope so," Padme gave him a little smile.
"So queens can smile?" Anakin grinned.
"Well, I don't know about queens but handmaidens can," Padme also grinned.
They both laughed.
"It feels good to laugh again," she said.
"You should laugh more often, I heard it makes you live longer," Anakin replied.
"Oh really? And where did you hear that?"
Anakin was going to answer but was cut off by a loud thud. Padme jumped, startled, and Anakin looked out the window.
"What was that?"
"I don't know," Anakin shrugged.
There was another thud but this time the ship started to shake. Anakin grabbed onto Padme's arm to keep her from falling. The turbulence continued for another few mintutes and then stopped.
"Something's not right," Anakin said to himself. Padme looked at him. "What do you mean?"
Obi-wan emerged from the cockpit with a worried look on his face. "Anakin follow me we have to go to the engine room. Padme I insist that you return with to the other handmaidens," his voice was calm.
"Is something wrong Jedi Kenobi?"
"Just some complications," he replied. "If you'll excuse us we must hurry, come padawan."
"Yes Master."
Both Jedi left Padme and walked quickly to the engine room as Padme returned to the others.
When the Jedi got to the door it wouldn't open, but smoke was escaping from the bottom of it. They tried the combination a few times but it wouldn't budge.
"Master it's jammed. Something must of messed it up."
Obi-wan ignited his lightsaber and cut the door open. Smoke immediately poured out. Anakin walked through the opening but was pulled out by his master.
"The smoke is too dense, we have to wait until it clears out."
"But we can't afford to wait," Anakin said as the ship started rumbling and shaking again.
"Right, I'll go in first."
"No, I'll go in. You go back to the cockpit and see how they're doing. I'll handle this," Anakin insisted.
Obi thought for a minute then nodded. "Be careful."
"I will," Anakin bowed his head and disappeared into the gray smoke.
Anakin could barely see and the smoke was penetrating his lungs. He found it hard to breathe. He began fumbling with his belt to find something to cover his mouth and nose to stop the smoke. But he wound up using the sleeve of his robe. Using the force he began searching for the problem. He almost tripped a few times because he couldn't see, and he was finding it hard to breathe. After he had been in there for about 15 minutes the smoke began to fade very lightly. Anakin saw that the room was a mess. The engine had been hit, that was clear. Wires and a few parts were loose and hanging together by a thread. He tried to fix a few parts but it was hopeless. He decided to get out of there. There was nothing he could do and the smoke was making matters worse. He turned back heading towards the opening. There was another thud. It was louder than the other two. The ship shook violently. Anakin was almost near the opening, he could almost reach it. The thud caused him to lose his balance and he fell on the floor and a part of the engine fell on his leg. He tried to lift it up but it was too heavy. He called for help but the only thing that came out of his mouth were coughing fits from the smoke. He made another attempt to free his leg but it was no use. He felt so weak. His last hope was the force. He weakly called through the force….::help me::
Sabe was holding onto the throne, just incase another mysterious thud came along to knock them on the floor. Rabe and Eirate were holding each other's hands and leaning against the wall behind Sabe. Padme stood pacing around the room. Her worries increased when the third thud came. If she wasn't mistaken, they sounded similar to laser blasts. She didn't tell the others this, they looked frightened enough. It had been 20 minutes and neither Anakin nor Obi-wan came to inform them of anything. She had tried to get into the cockpit but her handmaidens thought it wiser to stay where she was. But staying in one place wasn't the best choice. Padme wanted to know what was attacking her ship, she wanted to know what danger they were facing.
"Padme, please sit down," Sabe said in an unusually cool voice.
"Sit down?" Padme looked at her. "Sabe I can't sit, I need to know what's happening."
"I'm sure the Jedi will inform us," Rabe said quietly.
"But I can't wait around for them any longer. Something is wrong and they're---"
Sabe glanced at Padme. She had stopped in the middle of her sentence and was staring into space.
"Padme…..what's the matter?" she said nervously.
Padme didn't answer. Instead she walked to the door.
"Padme! Where are you going?" Sabe said getting off the throne.
"I'll be back," she answered without turning to face them.
Padme had heard someone. A cry for help. It was very weak, no louder than a whisper, yet she heard it loud and clear. It came to her again except the voice was distinct. It was Anakin. Padme ran to the engine room door. There was some smoke but she could see a little. She stepped inside and covered her mouth with her sleeve. She looked around the room, it was a mess. It was dim, with wires sticking out, and parts all over the floor. She walked in a little further and she heard a moan from the side of the room. There was Anakin with his leg stuck. She ran over to him and got on her knees. He was unconscious. She knew she couldn't pull him out herself. She whispered she'd be back and ran out the door.
In the cockpit, Ric Olie was trying to steer the damaged ship and keep it from crashing. Captain Panaka was trying to get a reading from the computer but it was going haywire, and Obi-wan was also trying to find something on the computer. Everyone knew the ship wouldn't last that much longer in space. They needed to find somewhere to land. But everything was out of order because of the attacks. It was obvious that the thuds were shots from another ship, but the radar didn't pick up anything. Nothing was working. They were losing power with every passing minute. The door slid open and Padme rushed in.
"Jedi Kenobi, Anakin is unconscious in the engine room. He's caught under a past of the engine and I can't pull him out," she said letting all the worry show in her voice.
"Let's go," Obi-wan walked out of the cockpit and half ran to the engine room. Padme followed him. Anakin was still passed out when they got there. Obi-wan examined the part for a few seconds then turned to Padme.
"I'll lift the part of his leg then you pull him out understand?"
She nodded.
"On the count of three. 1……2……3!" Obi-wan lifted the part of his apprentice's leg as Padme grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him out. When he put the part down, he picked up Anakin and all three left the engine room.
"This way," Padme said walking infront of the Jedi. They walked through the throne room where the other handmaidens watched, stunned and into a smalled compartment that had a cot. Obi-wan put Anakin on the cot as Padme sat next to him. She turned to Obi-wan.
"Go, I'll take care of him."
"With your permission, your majesty, we must land---" he was cut off by Padme.
"Yes, I don't care where you land as long as we get there safely now go."
Obi-wan bowed and hurried back to the cockpit. Eirate peered into the room.
"How can I help?"
"Get a first aid kit," Padme replied.
"Yes your majesty," Eirate bowed and left the compartment. Padme noticed blood on Anakin's forehead. She didn't have any bandages so she ripped part of her dress and started to wipe the blood away. He let out a soft moan and winced a little.
"Shh. Relax, it's ok," she whispered.
Back in the cockpit, the ship needed a place to land.
"There," Obi-wan pointed to a distant planet ahead.
"What is that?" Captain Panaka asked.
"It doesn't matter as long as we can land on it," Ric Olie said.
"But we can't endanger the queen," Captain Panaka objected.
"It's fine," Obi-wan said. "It's Tattooine."