Chapter 6 ~*~
"Anakin, Amalia and Eli have to go with you and Padme." Obi-Wan said.
"Why?" Anakin asked as he lay in the compartment of the ship checking every cable. "Could you hand me a hydrospanner?" Obi-Wan found it and tossed it down to him.
"Master Yoda requested it. He said that he saw later that Eli and Amalia will come in handy." Obi-Wan replied. "Three Jedi is better than one."
"Fine." Anakin replied.
"I'm sure you wouldn't mind." Obi-Wan replied. "Blood connected by the Force is thicker than water."
"Good lord Obi-Wan…" Anakin said, containing his laughter. "That was shockingly corny."
"Thanks. I appreciate that." Obi-Wan said, patting him on the back.
~*~
Amalia sat in a sofa with Padme across from her. Amalia wasn't in her normal battling uniform but in flowing robes of silver, her lightsaber tucked away in one of the hidden pockets. Her hair was unbelievably curly and like her dress, flowed freely.
"You look different." Padme said.
"In a good way?" Amalia asked with that same grin Padme would see often on Anakin when he was in one of his odd moods. Padme laughed.
Anakin came into their compartment. "Hello ladies." He grinned. "We're waiting for your little friend Eli."
"He's coming." Amalia replied, stretching out with the Force, sensing Eli. "He's sprinting."
Eli came in, panting if you will. "Sorry, I had everything packed but my lightsaber."
"It's alright." Amalia said, feeling him warm up. "Come on boys, aren't we going to get off this rock?"
"Where do you two want to head?" Anakin asked.
"Can we stop by Corellia? I promised my best friend Maren that I'd give him new parts for his ship." Eli asked, sitting next to Anakin, who was in the pilot seat.
"Sure." Anakin replied, setting coordinates.
"Wow." Eli said, thoroughly impressed. "This is one of the best designs I've ever seen on a ship before. What kind of ship is this by the way?"
"Naboo Premiere Fighter." Padme replied. "Equipped with enough power to destroy an asteroid and shields to take three days' worth of heavy artillery fire."
"Sweet." Eli said, taking in the glowing panels.
"Isn't it?" Anakin asked.
Padme looked at Amalia. "Two peas in a pod." Amalia replied and she walked out shaking her head.
~*~
They landed in Corellia after four hours of hyperspace. "ELI!" Maren said, grinning. "I thought you were dead!"
"Maren Solo." Eli grinned. "Hell, I almost was."
"And Amalia, you look beautiful as always." Maren said, grinning at her. Amalia shot him daggers through her piercing blue eyes. "And, as always, hands off…You must be…" He said to Anakin.
"I'm Anakin Skywalker, Amalia's brother. And this is my wife Padme." Anakin replied.
"Like brother like sister." Eli said. "Very protective, and competitive."
"I can't help it." Anakin replied.
"Maren, will your friend…what's his name Bregen Calrissian be here?" Eli asked.
"Yes, we're building a ship. From scratch!" Maren said, rubbing his hands together.
"Got a name for it?" Anakin asked.
"Millennium Falcon." Maren said, leading them into the ship. "Got those parts?"
"You know, Ani, I'll go take Padme out. We'll go shopping for some things. Corellia's known to have really nice robes." Amalia said.
"Corellia has nice robes?" Padme asked.
"And really really nice shoes." Amalia replied. "Call me. You know where I'll be."
~*~
Several hours later, Amalia and Padme came back, laughing hysterically with several bags full of clothes. "You ladies really cleaned out now didn't you." Anakin said.
"Don't worry, I reminded Amalia to get something for you." Padme said.
"Did you get something for me?" Anakin asked Padme.
"Of course." Padme said. "But you can't see it until we get to Naboo."
Meanwhile, Amalia was seeing what Eli, Maren and Bregen had done all day. "She looks good guys."
"She's gonna be the fastest ship out there, with these parts Eli got." Maren said. He emerged from the belly of the ship with dirt covered hands.
"Eli, Anakin's calling. We have to get going." Amalia called.
"Yeah I can hear him." Eli said, poking his head out where he could see Amalia.
"Is this some weird Jedi thing, because Anakin sure isn't talking." Maren replied.
"Yes. Yes it is." Amalia said frankly. "I'll see ya around Maren."
"Bye." He said. He looked at Eli. "You're girlfriend is a piece of work you know. She's got a lotta sass."
"She's the sweetest girl though." Eli said. "She's the reason why I got outta those spice mines I was tellin you about."
"Aw, it wasn't because of your good old buddies here on Corellia?" Maren asked.
"Hell no." Eli said, lifting himself up. He shook the dirt off of his clothes. Amalia came back in wearing brand new robes, which were a lot tighter than before, more like her uniform.
"Eliiiii." Amalia called. "Anakin's gonna be pissed."
"Alright babe, be right there." Eli said. Amalia turned and headed towards the ship.
"Yeah, you should go, you won't score any tonight." Maren said.
Eli looked at him and headed off of the ship and towards Amalia who was standing outside of the other ship. "Sorry, Maren's a weirdo sometimes."
"I know." Amalia grinned. She leaned in to kiss him.
"What was that for?" Eli asked, unable to stop grinning.
"Dunno." She replied. "Just because."
"I think since it's 'just because' you should do it again." Eli said, putting his hands around her waist as they went into the ship.
"You guys took long enough." Anakin said.
"Patience must you have young Skywalker." Amalia said imitating Yoda perfectly. Anakin looked at her wide eyed.
"Strong are you with the Force Amalia, control it you must!" Anakin replied. "Beat that."
"God, can you guys quit it for like, two seconds?" Padme asked.
"Nah." Amalia replied.
"Can't help it." Anakin said.
"Anakin, Amalia and Eli have to go with you and Padme." Obi-Wan said.
"Why?" Anakin asked as he lay in the compartment of the ship checking every cable. "Could you hand me a hydrospanner?" Obi-Wan found it and tossed it down to him.
"Master Yoda requested it. He said that he saw later that Eli and Amalia will come in handy." Obi-Wan replied. "Three Jedi is better than one."
"Fine." Anakin replied.
"I'm sure you wouldn't mind." Obi-Wan replied. "Blood connected by the Force is thicker than water."
"Good lord Obi-Wan…" Anakin said, containing his laughter. "That was shockingly corny."
"Thanks. I appreciate that." Obi-Wan said, patting him on the back.
~*~
Amalia sat in a sofa with Padme across from her. Amalia wasn't in her normal battling uniform but in flowing robes of silver, her lightsaber tucked away in one of the hidden pockets. Her hair was unbelievably curly and like her dress, flowed freely.
"You look different." Padme said.
"In a good way?" Amalia asked with that same grin Padme would see often on Anakin when he was in one of his odd moods. Padme laughed.
Anakin came into their compartment. "Hello ladies." He grinned. "We're waiting for your little friend Eli."
"He's coming." Amalia replied, stretching out with the Force, sensing Eli. "He's sprinting."
Eli came in, panting if you will. "Sorry, I had everything packed but my lightsaber."
"It's alright." Amalia said, feeling him warm up. "Come on boys, aren't we going to get off this rock?"
"Where do you two want to head?" Anakin asked.
"Can we stop by Corellia? I promised my best friend Maren that I'd give him new parts for his ship." Eli asked, sitting next to Anakin, who was in the pilot seat.
"Sure." Anakin replied, setting coordinates.
"Wow." Eli said, thoroughly impressed. "This is one of the best designs I've ever seen on a ship before. What kind of ship is this by the way?"
"Naboo Premiere Fighter." Padme replied. "Equipped with enough power to destroy an asteroid and shields to take three days' worth of heavy artillery fire."
"Sweet." Eli said, taking in the glowing panels.
"Isn't it?" Anakin asked.
Padme looked at Amalia. "Two peas in a pod." Amalia replied and she walked out shaking her head.
~*~
They landed in Corellia after four hours of hyperspace. "ELI!" Maren said, grinning. "I thought you were dead!"
"Maren Solo." Eli grinned. "Hell, I almost was."
"And Amalia, you look beautiful as always." Maren said, grinning at her. Amalia shot him daggers through her piercing blue eyes. "And, as always, hands off…You must be…" He said to Anakin.
"I'm Anakin Skywalker, Amalia's brother. And this is my wife Padme." Anakin replied.
"Like brother like sister." Eli said. "Very protective, and competitive."
"I can't help it." Anakin replied.
"Maren, will your friend…what's his name Bregen Calrissian be here?" Eli asked.
"Yes, we're building a ship. From scratch!" Maren said, rubbing his hands together.
"Got a name for it?" Anakin asked.
"Millennium Falcon." Maren said, leading them into the ship. "Got those parts?"
"You know, Ani, I'll go take Padme out. We'll go shopping for some things. Corellia's known to have really nice robes." Amalia said.
"Corellia has nice robes?" Padme asked.
"And really really nice shoes." Amalia replied. "Call me. You know where I'll be."
~*~
Several hours later, Amalia and Padme came back, laughing hysterically with several bags full of clothes. "You ladies really cleaned out now didn't you." Anakin said.
"Don't worry, I reminded Amalia to get something for you." Padme said.
"Did you get something for me?" Anakin asked Padme.
"Of course." Padme said. "But you can't see it until we get to Naboo."
Meanwhile, Amalia was seeing what Eli, Maren and Bregen had done all day. "She looks good guys."
"She's gonna be the fastest ship out there, with these parts Eli got." Maren said. He emerged from the belly of the ship with dirt covered hands.
"Eli, Anakin's calling. We have to get going." Amalia called.
"Yeah I can hear him." Eli said, poking his head out where he could see Amalia.
"Is this some weird Jedi thing, because Anakin sure isn't talking." Maren replied.
"Yes. Yes it is." Amalia said frankly. "I'll see ya around Maren."
"Bye." He said. He looked at Eli. "You're girlfriend is a piece of work you know. She's got a lotta sass."
"She's the sweetest girl though." Eli said. "She's the reason why I got outta those spice mines I was tellin you about."
"Aw, it wasn't because of your good old buddies here on Corellia?" Maren asked.
"Hell no." Eli said, lifting himself up. He shook the dirt off of his clothes. Amalia came back in wearing brand new robes, which were a lot tighter than before, more like her uniform.
"Eliiiii." Amalia called. "Anakin's gonna be pissed."
"Alright babe, be right there." Eli said. Amalia turned and headed towards the ship.
"Yeah, you should go, you won't score any tonight." Maren said.
Eli looked at him and headed off of the ship and towards Amalia who was standing outside of the other ship. "Sorry, Maren's a weirdo sometimes."
"I know." Amalia grinned. She leaned in to kiss him.
"What was that for?" Eli asked, unable to stop grinning.
"Dunno." She replied. "Just because."
"I think since it's 'just because' you should do it again." Eli said, putting his hands around her waist as they went into the ship.
"You guys took long enough." Anakin said.
"Patience must you have young Skywalker." Amalia said imitating Yoda perfectly. Anakin looked at her wide eyed.
"Strong are you with the Force Amalia, control it you must!" Anakin replied. "Beat that."
"God, can you guys quit it for like, two seconds?" Padme asked.
"Nah." Amalia replied.
"Can't help it." Anakin said.
