Chapter 12
Anakin had to escort Amidala to a Senate meeting the next week. Eli and Amalia, however, were sent by the Council to do negotiations with the Hutts and the 'government' on Tatooine.
"Eli, do you feel that same pit in your stomach when we leave the kids?" Amalia sighed, looking at the bleakness of hyperspace.
"Yes, and you should really do something about it because it's affecting me." Eli said, jokingly. Amalia wasn't impressed. "Amalia, they're Jedi, and with your good genes, they can take care of themselves. I mean, come on, they had the guts to levitate Yoda."
"True." Amalia said as Eli put his hands on her shoulders. He kissed her cheek.
"You shouldn't worry." Eli replied.
~*~
Upon reaching Tatooine, Amalia and Eli made their way to visit the Hutts. "I have a bad feeling about this." Amalia said, wrapping her Jedi robes around her tightly.
"Don't get me started on how sick I feel." Eli replied.
They reached Jabba the Hutt's palace. They were strangely welcomed, which was odd. "Jabba, we hear you're getting aggressive." Jabba responded in grunts.
"Jabba, we understand that you technically are the government, but there needs to be a balance, sir." Eli said. Jabba threw a slew of responses at them.
"Jabba, all we're asking is that you lay low for a little while." Amalia said. From behind, Amalia could sense someone behind her. She turned around quickly and used the Force to levitate him.
"Jabba, honestly, I thought you were better than that." Eli said, using the Force to mentally stun him.
'Let's get out of here.' Amalia said to Eli's mind.
'Yeah.' Eli said. "Put him down now." Things were going quite smoothly.
~*~
Anakin sat, very bored at the Senate meeting. He hated these things and amused himself by levitating various things in the large hall. He looked over to the representatives next to Naboo. He saw that there were glasses sitting, untouched and full of water. He decided to levitate the water out of the cup. The representative looked at the water, very intrigued and looked around. He looked at Anakin, who looked away pretending to be interested in his utility belt, while he managed to get the water back into the cup.
Twiddling his thumbs, he waited till he could levitate the cup. He was successful until a jarring scream came through his mind, he dropped the glass. He began to get a cold sweat. "Amalia." He stood up next to Amidala, who was listening earnestly to the speaker. "Padme."
"Not now Anakin." Padme replied.
"Amalia and Eli, they're in trouble." Anakin replied. "I have to go and help."
"They're Jedi, like you, they can take care of themselves." Padme said, comfortingly.
"Amalia's the only connection to my mother that I have left. Look, please just let me go." Anakin pleaded. Padme could never let that face down.
"Alright, fine. Jar-Jar, please, take over my position." Padme replied, nodding at the Gungan before leaving her post.
Within an hour, the couple was in space, traveling as quickly as they could to save Amalia and Eli.
Anakin had to escort Amidala to a Senate meeting the next week. Eli and Amalia, however, were sent by the Council to do negotiations with the Hutts and the 'government' on Tatooine.
"Eli, do you feel that same pit in your stomach when we leave the kids?" Amalia sighed, looking at the bleakness of hyperspace.
"Yes, and you should really do something about it because it's affecting me." Eli said, jokingly. Amalia wasn't impressed. "Amalia, they're Jedi, and with your good genes, they can take care of themselves. I mean, come on, they had the guts to levitate Yoda."
"True." Amalia said as Eli put his hands on her shoulders. He kissed her cheek.
"You shouldn't worry." Eli replied.
~*~
Upon reaching Tatooine, Amalia and Eli made their way to visit the Hutts. "I have a bad feeling about this." Amalia said, wrapping her Jedi robes around her tightly.
"Don't get me started on how sick I feel." Eli replied.
They reached Jabba the Hutt's palace. They were strangely welcomed, which was odd. "Jabba, we hear you're getting aggressive." Jabba responded in grunts.
"Jabba, we understand that you technically are the government, but there needs to be a balance, sir." Eli said. Jabba threw a slew of responses at them.
"Jabba, all we're asking is that you lay low for a little while." Amalia said. From behind, Amalia could sense someone behind her. She turned around quickly and used the Force to levitate him.
"Jabba, honestly, I thought you were better than that." Eli said, using the Force to mentally stun him.
'Let's get out of here.' Amalia said to Eli's mind.
'Yeah.' Eli said. "Put him down now." Things were going quite smoothly.
~*~
Anakin sat, very bored at the Senate meeting. He hated these things and amused himself by levitating various things in the large hall. He looked over to the representatives next to Naboo. He saw that there were glasses sitting, untouched and full of water. He decided to levitate the water out of the cup. The representative looked at the water, very intrigued and looked around. He looked at Anakin, who looked away pretending to be interested in his utility belt, while he managed to get the water back into the cup.
Twiddling his thumbs, he waited till he could levitate the cup. He was successful until a jarring scream came through his mind, he dropped the glass. He began to get a cold sweat. "Amalia." He stood up next to Amidala, who was listening earnestly to the speaker. "Padme."
"Not now Anakin." Padme replied.
"Amalia and Eli, they're in trouble." Anakin replied. "I have to go and help."
"They're Jedi, like you, they can take care of themselves." Padme said, comfortingly.
"Amalia's the only connection to my mother that I have left. Look, please just let me go." Anakin pleaded. Padme could never let that face down.
"Alright, fine. Jar-Jar, please, take over my position." Padme replied, nodding at the Gungan before leaving her post.
Within an hour, the couple was in space, traveling as quickly as they could to save Amalia and Eli.
