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The ground trembled violently, and she was jolted form her sleep. She immediately sensed that something was amiss. She hurried to her small closet and quickly chose something comfortable, in case she needed to move fast. As soon as she had, Sabé opened the door adjoining their rooms. She had a more formal bodyguard suit on, another sign that there was trouble.
Anakin threw the door open without knocking a second later after Sabé. He looked excited about something.
"Ani! What's the matter?" the queen demanded, as her bodyguard came to stand beside her. Sabé retrieved one of her hidden blasters and handed it to Amidala. Anakin nodded to Sabé
"There's trouble my queen." He said in a barely contained voice.
Amidala gripped her blaster, and held it like she had been taught to. She looked at her bodyguard and saw that her face was set hard. This was really bad.
Where's Obi wan? The thought flashed through her mind, the second she realized that the situation was really serious.
"Obi Wan is in the cockpit, he's trying to outmaneuver them." Anakin explained looking at Amidala. She glanced at him momentarily wondering if he and invaded her thoughts. Guessing that he hadn't because she knew her defenses where in place, she turned to her handmaiden.
"Let's go Sabé, we might be able to help." She said, then turned and walked towards the cockpit.
"Amidala!" she heard them both cry. She did not care; she just felt like she had to help somehow, she wanted to get to the cockpit.
She knew that would want to put her in some kind of safe room on the ship. Amidala was no coward she was a great fighter. One of the best non-Jedi living on Naboo, she had had the same rigorous training as her bodyguards.
She knew they were behind her now, she could hear their footsteps. Coming at her very fast. Suddenly the ship shook once more, and she was pushed to the wall. She kept walking, ignoring the fact that the ship was almost sideways.
"Amidala what are you doing?" Sabé asked, now beside her. The ship steadied itself and they kept on walking. Anakin walking beside Amidala with a frown on his face.
"You shouldn't be here Ami." He said. "This is really dangerous." He said.
Amidala flashed him a slightly anger look.
"Ani I'm a good fighter. You don't have to worry about me." She said walking into the cockpit. Obi Wan had been sitting there, frantically working the panels, maneuvering them furiously away from the ship that was attacking. As soon as she walked in he turned.
"Anakin, I told you to put her in the safe room." He said.
"It wasn't Anakin's fault, Jedi Kenobi. I wanted to come. I don't plan on doing nothing while we are being attacked." She said in her most stubborn voice.
He knew she meant it. He nodded slightly then turned back to his padawin.
"Anakin, the pirates are getting the best of us, we cannot hold of forever. Get on those guns and start trying to disable theirs. Don't hurt them, just disable their guns." He instructed.
Anakin nodded and quickly headed to one of the gunner rooms.
Obi Wan no turned to Sabé.
"How about you handmaiden have you been trained on a gunner before?" he asked.
"Yes of course." She answered.
"Good, two gunners are better than one. The other room is just right next the hall here." He said pointing to the right hallway.
Sabé nodded.
Obi Wan turned back to the ship's window. And keyed in more coordinates.
Amidala looked at him and wondered if he had forgotten about her.
"Padmé, I think we better start preparing for boarders." He said. "Come here and pilot for me for a second."
"I don't know how to fly a ship." She said.
"That's alright. Just come here and I'll direct you throught the Force."
She came and as he stood took his place in the pilot's chair. He turned and secured some more of the wires that seemed to have been damaged. He also turned on some more of the ships guards and sensors. As he did so, Amidala could feel his instructions throught the Force. It was a feeling she had never known. It was like they were one person. She knew what he would do. She piloted with his skills.
She wondered if Anakin was as good a pilot.
"Oh he's much better than this my queen." Obi Wan said aloud.
She had a feeling that he hadn't read her mind, but then how else did he know her every thought. Obi Wan was wondering the same thing, and Amidala could feel it.
She briefly looked at him, and he glanced at her.
The ship tremored slightly and they once again focused at the task at hand.
Amidala could see red grains, shooting out of their ship. They were however not hitting the guns of the attacking ship. The pirate's ship came closer to them. It was obvious now to Amidala that they would indeed board one way or another.
Prepare to be boarded! Obi Wan sent the thought to both Sabé and Anakin.
Amidala felt the ship shake as the pirate's ship attached itself to the ship.
"This is it." Obi Wan announced. Anakin and Sabé came running into the room.
"Master how should we greet them?" Anakin asked.
"We cannot attack them, but we should be ready to defend ourselves, wait at the docking bay entrance, there is enough room to fight there. And that's were they will be entering." He said to them walking over to Amidala, leaning he pressed the autopilot button. As he did so he glanced to his side and found Amidala looking at him. She looked away and walked to her handmaiden. They quickly headed to the entrance as a group, as soon as he finished putting the ship on good coordinates.
Amidala walked close to her handmaiden, she held her blaster close. The Jedi now had their lightsabers in hand. They held it as if it was as light as a feather, as if it was a part of them. Amidala knew that those things were quite heavy; she had always wondered how Jedi fought with them in hand.
They arrived at the entrance and waited for the attackers to come out of their ship.
They were all in fighting stance, concentrated on keeping each other safe.
Their legs were slightly parted, with knees bended. Their hands were on their weapons, the lightsabers now ignited. Anakin's purple light, and Obi Wan's green.
Amidala and Sabé frowned with concentration, while the two Jedi simply looked calm.
The entrance door opened, and blaster fire came immediately after.
The Jedi began repelling the fire and their attackers came out of their ship. There was about six of them.
And they all looked worthy of a good fight. Sabé and Amidala did not hesitate to shoot.
The attackers were very good shot, and forced Amidala and Sabé to take a step back.
Anakin was having his own troubles, when two of the pirate's aimed themselves at him. Three were on Obi Wan.
The fight was heating up as the attackers came face to face with their adversaries. As two of them shot blaster fire directly at Obi Wan, one of them was running towards the cockpit of the ship.
Obi Wan kicked high sending one of the fighter's blaster out of his hands. The man however did not give p, now coming at Obi Wan with his fists. Obi Wan used the Force to push him back.
The other man was coming at him again. Obi Wan knocked him to the wall of his ship, using the Force. Now that his attackers were both disabled, and he saw that Anakin, Amidala and Sabé were taking care of theirs he tuned his saber off and headed for the cockpit.
I'm going after the other one. He said throught the force.
* * * *
Amidala and Sabé were taking care of the one attacker that kept coming at them. He had stopped using his blaster and now tried to use his fists. As the girls were both very good fighters, the fight was not going too good for him. He was already in pain, but with his wounded pride he kept attacking.
* * * *
Anakin however was getting a rush from fighting like this. He hadn't had a real fight in a month. He was now practicing his best maneuvers on these two. The attackers did not seem to realize that they held no chance at winning against Jedi. They too, had stopped firing blasters, and began to fight him. He fought back with moves the two men had never seen. High kicks, and low ones. Punches from inside.
One of the men tried to tackle Anakin and the Jedi only left him flying against a wall.
The other one who had watched amazed, now began to step back. But with one last hope he shot another blaster. Anakin repelled the shot, and it hit the pirate on the shoulder. Crying out in pain the pirate clutched his arm and backed away further towards his ship.
Sabé saw this, and came over to him. She kicked him in the stomach, and left him gasping for air. He fell down unconscious.
* * * * * *
As Obi Wan ran to the cockpit, he wondered what the pirates really wanted.
His lightsaber swung on his belt, ready to be used if needed once more.
As he got closer to the cockpit he slowed down, his footsteps now lighter.
He saw that the man was changing their coordinates.
Why. Obi Wan asked himself.
The man must have felt his presence because he got up and started towards Obi Wan.
They stood face to face for a moment, both ready to fight.
"Why are you here." Obi Wan asked.
The pirate grinned malevolently and remained quiet. Suddenly he swung at Obi Wan.
Obi Wan who had been ready to fight dodged the blow easily.
Obi Wan caught a glimpse of the man's mind as their arms connected.
They were here for the simple chance of attacking a ship, and capturing it. They were in it for the joy of pirating. It wasn't for the queen or even for the Jedi.
The pirate grinned once more at Obi Wan as he quickly pulled out something from his robe. It was an extendable blade. One that could connect with Jedi lightsabers. A good weapon against Jedi. Obi Wan took his own saber out, and ignited it. They stood silently for a moment, and then they began to dance. Obi Wan realized that the pirate in front of him, was very skilled. He moved with grace, and his attacks were refined. Obi Wan realized that the man had a link with the Force. A Jedi? No. I would've sensed it earlier. He's untrained, and his link with the Force is not strong enough to develop from.
Obi Wan sensed that the fighting in the docking bay was over.
"You're friends have all been beaten, why don't you just give up?" Obi Wan said, blocking a blow from the man.
The man still did not speak, and as Obi Wan was blocking his aggressive blows, he only concentrated on his blade.
Obi Wan sensed something wrong, under the surface. As their blades met high on the air, Obi Wan held the arm that was holding the blade. The man then grinned, and reached into his jacket with his other arm. The movement was very fast, and Obi Wan reacted a moment too late.
The man had another knife in his coat. He struck Obi Wan in the ribs. Obi Wan cried out in pain. But he remained standing. The man was surprised, he began to advance with his two blades again, and as he did, Obi Wan let the Force flow throught him and he flung the man to the wall, knocking him unconscious. Obi wan sank to his knees wincing in pain.
* * * *
Amidala suddenly felt a strong pain overcome her, and she sank to her knees. Obi Wan! Her mind cried out. Sabé came towards her with a worried expression, but Amidala was already on her feet, running towards Obi Wan. Her handmaiden followed.
* * **
Anakin, who was in the pirate's ship, loading the unconscious men in, and changing their coordinates to that of the unknown regions, also felt his master's pain. He was however unaware that Amidala had also felt it. And he had missed her reaction. Worried he headed to his master.
* * * *This chapter is done. Anyway, I hope this didn't suck too much. Thanks for all the well-wishers I've had for exams. Anyway, keep reviewing guys. I wrote this chapter and the next one at the same time. Cause together it was a bit too long and so I decided to separate them into two chapters. So I hope you enjoy the next one too.
May the Force be With You
The ground trembled violently, and she was jolted form her sleep. She immediately sensed that something was amiss. She hurried to her small closet and quickly chose something comfortable, in case she needed to move fast. As soon as she had, Sabé opened the door adjoining their rooms. She had a more formal bodyguard suit on, another sign that there was trouble.
Anakin threw the door open without knocking a second later after Sabé. He looked excited about something.
"Ani! What's the matter?" the queen demanded, as her bodyguard came to stand beside her. Sabé retrieved one of her hidden blasters and handed it to Amidala. Anakin nodded to Sabé
"There's trouble my queen." He said in a barely contained voice.
Amidala gripped her blaster, and held it like she had been taught to. She looked at her bodyguard and saw that her face was set hard. This was really bad.
Where's Obi wan? The thought flashed through her mind, the second she realized that the situation was really serious.
"Obi Wan is in the cockpit, he's trying to outmaneuver them." Anakin explained looking at Amidala. She glanced at him momentarily wondering if he and invaded her thoughts. Guessing that he hadn't because she knew her defenses where in place, she turned to her handmaiden.
"Let's go Sabé, we might be able to help." She said, then turned and walked towards the cockpit.
"Amidala!" she heard them both cry. She did not care; she just felt like she had to help somehow, she wanted to get to the cockpit.
She knew that would want to put her in some kind of safe room on the ship. Amidala was no coward she was a great fighter. One of the best non-Jedi living on Naboo, she had had the same rigorous training as her bodyguards.
She knew they were behind her now, she could hear their footsteps. Coming at her very fast. Suddenly the ship shook once more, and she was pushed to the wall. She kept walking, ignoring the fact that the ship was almost sideways.
"Amidala what are you doing?" Sabé asked, now beside her. The ship steadied itself and they kept on walking. Anakin walking beside Amidala with a frown on his face.
"You shouldn't be here Ami." He said. "This is really dangerous." He said.
Amidala flashed him a slightly anger look.
"Ani I'm a good fighter. You don't have to worry about me." She said walking into the cockpit. Obi Wan had been sitting there, frantically working the panels, maneuvering them furiously away from the ship that was attacking. As soon as she walked in he turned.
"Anakin, I told you to put her in the safe room." He said.
"It wasn't Anakin's fault, Jedi Kenobi. I wanted to come. I don't plan on doing nothing while we are being attacked." She said in her most stubborn voice.
He knew she meant it. He nodded slightly then turned back to his padawin.
"Anakin, the pirates are getting the best of us, we cannot hold of forever. Get on those guns and start trying to disable theirs. Don't hurt them, just disable their guns." He instructed.
Anakin nodded and quickly headed to one of the gunner rooms.
Obi Wan no turned to Sabé.
"How about you handmaiden have you been trained on a gunner before?" he asked.
"Yes of course." She answered.
"Good, two gunners are better than one. The other room is just right next the hall here." He said pointing to the right hallway.
Sabé nodded.
Obi Wan turned back to the ship's window. And keyed in more coordinates.
Amidala looked at him and wondered if he had forgotten about her.
"Padmé, I think we better start preparing for boarders." He said. "Come here and pilot for me for a second."
"I don't know how to fly a ship." She said.
"That's alright. Just come here and I'll direct you throught the Force."
She came and as he stood took his place in the pilot's chair. He turned and secured some more of the wires that seemed to have been damaged. He also turned on some more of the ships guards and sensors. As he did so, Amidala could feel his instructions throught the Force. It was a feeling she had never known. It was like they were one person. She knew what he would do. She piloted with his skills.
She wondered if Anakin was as good a pilot.
"Oh he's much better than this my queen." Obi Wan said aloud.
She had a feeling that he hadn't read her mind, but then how else did he know her every thought. Obi Wan was wondering the same thing, and Amidala could feel it.
She briefly looked at him, and he glanced at her.
The ship tremored slightly and they once again focused at the task at hand.
Amidala could see red grains, shooting out of their ship. They were however not hitting the guns of the attacking ship. The pirate's ship came closer to them. It was obvious now to Amidala that they would indeed board one way or another.
Prepare to be boarded! Obi Wan sent the thought to both Sabé and Anakin.
Amidala felt the ship shake as the pirate's ship attached itself to the ship.
"This is it." Obi Wan announced. Anakin and Sabé came running into the room.
"Master how should we greet them?" Anakin asked.
"We cannot attack them, but we should be ready to defend ourselves, wait at the docking bay entrance, there is enough room to fight there. And that's were they will be entering." He said to them walking over to Amidala, leaning he pressed the autopilot button. As he did so he glanced to his side and found Amidala looking at him. She looked away and walked to her handmaiden. They quickly headed to the entrance as a group, as soon as he finished putting the ship on good coordinates.
Amidala walked close to her handmaiden, she held her blaster close. The Jedi now had their lightsabers in hand. They held it as if it was as light as a feather, as if it was a part of them. Amidala knew that those things were quite heavy; she had always wondered how Jedi fought with them in hand.
They arrived at the entrance and waited for the attackers to come out of their ship.
They were all in fighting stance, concentrated on keeping each other safe.
Their legs were slightly parted, with knees bended. Their hands were on their weapons, the lightsabers now ignited. Anakin's purple light, and Obi Wan's green.
Amidala and Sabé frowned with concentration, while the two Jedi simply looked calm.
The entrance door opened, and blaster fire came immediately after.
The Jedi began repelling the fire and their attackers came out of their ship. There was about six of them.
And they all looked worthy of a good fight. Sabé and Amidala did not hesitate to shoot.
The attackers were very good shot, and forced Amidala and Sabé to take a step back.
Anakin was having his own troubles, when two of the pirate's aimed themselves at him. Three were on Obi Wan.
The fight was heating up as the attackers came face to face with their adversaries. As two of them shot blaster fire directly at Obi Wan, one of them was running towards the cockpit of the ship.
Obi Wan kicked high sending one of the fighter's blaster out of his hands. The man however did not give p, now coming at Obi Wan with his fists. Obi Wan used the Force to push him back.
The other man was coming at him again. Obi Wan knocked him to the wall of his ship, using the Force. Now that his attackers were both disabled, and he saw that Anakin, Amidala and Sabé were taking care of theirs he tuned his saber off and headed for the cockpit.
I'm going after the other one. He said throught the force.
* * * *
Amidala and Sabé were taking care of the one attacker that kept coming at them. He had stopped using his blaster and now tried to use his fists. As the girls were both very good fighters, the fight was not going too good for him. He was already in pain, but with his wounded pride he kept attacking.
* * * *
Anakin however was getting a rush from fighting like this. He hadn't had a real fight in a month. He was now practicing his best maneuvers on these two. The attackers did not seem to realize that they held no chance at winning against Jedi. They too, had stopped firing blasters, and began to fight him. He fought back with moves the two men had never seen. High kicks, and low ones. Punches from inside.
One of the men tried to tackle Anakin and the Jedi only left him flying against a wall.
The other one who had watched amazed, now began to step back. But with one last hope he shot another blaster. Anakin repelled the shot, and it hit the pirate on the shoulder. Crying out in pain the pirate clutched his arm and backed away further towards his ship.
Sabé saw this, and came over to him. She kicked him in the stomach, and left him gasping for air. He fell down unconscious.
* * * * * *
As Obi Wan ran to the cockpit, he wondered what the pirates really wanted.
His lightsaber swung on his belt, ready to be used if needed once more.
As he got closer to the cockpit he slowed down, his footsteps now lighter.
He saw that the man was changing their coordinates.
Why. Obi Wan asked himself.
The man must have felt his presence because he got up and started towards Obi Wan.
They stood face to face for a moment, both ready to fight.
"Why are you here." Obi Wan asked.
The pirate grinned malevolently and remained quiet. Suddenly he swung at Obi Wan.
Obi Wan who had been ready to fight dodged the blow easily.
Obi Wan caught a glimpse of the man's mind as their arms connected.
They were here for the simple chance of attacking a ship, and capturing it. They were in it for the joy of pirating. It wasn't for the queen or even for the Jedi.
The pirate grinned once more at Obi Wan as he quickly pulled out something from his robe. It was an extendable blade. One that could connect with Jedi lightsabers. A good weapon against Jedi. Obi Wan took his own saber out, and ignited it. They stood silently for a moment, and then they began to dance. Obi Wan realized that the pirate in front of him, was very skilled. He moved with grace, and his attacks were refined. Obi Wan realized that the man had a link with the Force. A Jedi? No. I would've sensed it earlier. He's untrained, and his link with the Force is not strong enough to develop from.
Obi Wan sensed that the fighting in the docking bay was over.
"You're friends have all been beaten, why don't you just give up?" Obi Wan said, blocking a blow from the man.
The man still did not speak, and as Obi Wan was blocking his aggressive blows, he only concentrated on his blade.
Obi Wan sensed something wrong, under the surface. As their blades met high on the air, Obi Wan held the arm that was holding the blade. The man then grinned, and reached into his jacket with his other arm. The movement was very fast, and Obi Wan reacted a moment too late.
The man had another knife in his coat. He struck Obi Wan in the ribs. Obi Wan cried out in pain. But he remained standing. The man was surprised, he began to advance with his two blades again, and as he did, Obi Wan let the Force flow throught him and he flung the man to the wall, knocking him unconscious. Obi wan sank to his knees wincing in pain.
* * * *
Amidala suddenly felt a strong pain overcome her, and she sank to her knees. Obi Wan! Her mind cried out. Sabé came towards her with a worried expression, but Amidala was already on her feet, running towards Obi Wan. Her handmaiden followed.
* * **
Anakin, who was in the pirate's ship, loading the unconscious men in, and changing their coordinates to that of the unknown regions, also felt his master's pain. He was however unaware that Amidala had also felt it. And he had missed her reaction. Worried he headed to his master.
* * * *This chapter is done. Anyway, I hope this didn't suck too much. Thanks for all the well-wishers I've had for exams. Anyway, keep reviewing guys. I wrote this chapter and the next one at the same time. Cause together it was a bit too long and so I decided to separate them into two chapters. So I hope you enjoy the next one too.
May the Force be With You