Chapter 13
Anakin took a deep breath as he walked inside the palace. He had unwillingly left Padme back on the ship, where C-3PO and R2-D2 were keeping her company, and the ship under it's invisibility shield. There was a party going on and he could sense it.
Anakin saw Jabba sitting on his float with Amalia and several other women chained to the post. "Jabba," Anakin started, "you will let Amalia go." He said, trying to do his mind trick on Jabba.
Jabba laughed and grunted. "If you don't, I will have to resort to using my weapon to get her and her husband Eli." Anakin said, looking over to the side to see Eli chained on the wall like a trapped insect on a spider-web. Jabba laughed as he pulled Amalia closer to his worm-like body.
Amalia could feel the anger boiling through Anakin. 'Anakin, don't get angry. Just.think through it first. Let the Force guide you.' Amalia said in her thought.
Anakin grinned slightly. 'Trust you tell me Obi-Wan type advice in a situation like this. You have a point. No one likes the dark side.' He closed his eyes and focused in. Finally, he realized what he needed to do. "Jabba, you made the mistake of leaving Eli armed." He said, he used the Force to get Eli's lightsaber, and tossed his to Amalia who immediately used it to free herself and the others.
"Where's my lightsaber?" Amalia asked Jabba. "Where is it?"
"Don't even bother, Amalia. He's probably sold it." Anakin replied. Amalia shook her head muttering some inaudible swear before running towards Eli and freeing him from his chains.
When she got back, Jabba was hunched over. "Did you kill him?" Eli asked.
"I was going to, I just stunned him." Anakin said. "Let's go." They ran out of the palace and out into the hot Tattoine sun. "Here, take my cloak." Anakin said, covering Amalia.
They took the long walk back to the ship. However when they got there, Anakin clicked his remote constantly, but the ship wouldn't appear. "3PO." He muttered, picking his communicator up, seeing that it was beeping. "3PO, where are you?"
"We're on our way back. We left right after you left the ship. We've brought the children with us." Padme said, speaking.
"How long will we wait for you?" Anakin asked.
"An hour, maybe two." Padme replied. Anakin looked at a dehydrated Amalia and sweating Eli.
"Think you can get the ship to go faster?" Anakin asked.
"I'll get R2 to do that." Padme replied.
~*~
After an hour of waiting, Amalia had passed out from the heat of the sun. "Ah, I don't think she would've done well here anyway." Anakin said, somewhat content with the heat.
"That's not funny Anakin. She's passed out." Eli said.
"And the ship is right there." Anakin replied, watching as it settled down in the ground a few yards away.
Eli picked up Amalia as he and Anakin made their way to the ship. After what seemed like hours, the three reached the ship. "Daddy!" Leia shrieked, running to her father.
"Leia." Anakin smiled, kissing his brown haired daughter. "Who's daddy's favorite girl?"
"Daddy." Leia said, almost condescendingly. "I'm your only girl!"
Meanwhile, Eli had set Amalia into the sleeping quarters of the ship. Will and Tierney saw him come out of the ship. "What's wrong with mommy?" Will asked.
"She got a little sick because it was too hot. She'll wake up after she gets cooled down, okay?" Eli said, sending some warm thoughts to his worried children. "She'll be up and ready to say hi to you later."
Padme was seated at the cockpit of the ship, rubbing her temples. "Padme? Are you alright?"
"You try sitting in a ship with four rowdy five year olds for two hours." Padme said, grinning.
"See, this is why I love you." Anakin grinned. "You can do that. I, probably, can't."
"Probably." Padme grinned, kissing him on the lips.
"Eeewwww! Mommy! Daddy! Stop it!" Leia said, burying her face onto Anakin's shoulders.
Will and Tierney went into the cockpit to see what Leia was yelling about. "Oh gross." Will said, running right out again.
Tierney mentally tugged on Anakin's robes. "Yes Tierney?"
"I was wondering if you'd put Leia down. Luke's just opened up C-3PO's legs and I wanted her to be there when he rewires them to his arms." Tierney said, a bright grin on her face.
"What?" Anakin asked, shocked.
"Luke's rewiring him now Tierney!" Will said, poking his head in. Tierney ran to the engineering room and Leia wriggled out of Anakin's arms.
"Oh gods, I hope C-3PO is shut down." Anakin said.
"Don't sound to worrisome Ani. I know you want to see C-3PO walk on his hands as much as the kids do." Padme laughed.
Anakin took a deep breath as he walked inside the palace. He had unwillingly left Padme back on the ship, where C-3PO and R2-D2 were keeping her company, and the ship under it's invisibility shield. There was a party going on and he could sense it.
Anakin saw Jabba sitting on his float with Amalia and several other women chained to the post. "Jabba," Anakin started, "you will let Amalia go." He said, trying to do his mind trick on Jabba.
Jabba laughed and grunted. "If you don't, I will have to resort to using my weapon to get her and her husband Eli." Anakin said, looking over to the side to see Eli chained on the wall like a trapped insect on a spider-web. Jabba laughed as he pulled Amalia closer to his worm-like body.
Amalia could feel the anger boiling through Anakin. 'Anakin, don't get angry. Just.think through it first. Let the Force guide you.' Amalia said in her thought.
Anakin grinned slightly. 'Trust you tell me Obi-Wan type advice in a situation like this. You have a point. No one likes the dark side.' He closed his eyes and focused in. Finally, he realized what he needed to do. "Jabba, you made the mistake of leaving Eli armed." He said, he used the Force to get Eli's lightsaber, and tossed his to Amalia who immediately used it to free herself and the others.
"Where's my lightsaber?" Amalia asked Jabba. "Where is it?"
"Don't even bother, Amalia. He's probably sold it." Anakin replied. Amalia shook her head muttering some inaudible swear before running towards Eli and freeing him from his chains.
When she got back, Jabba was hunched over. "Did you kill him?" Eli asked.
"I was going to, I just stunned him." Anakin said. "Let's go." They ran out of the palace and out into the hot Tattoine sun. "Here, take my cloak." Anakin said, covering Amalia.
They took the long walk back to the ship. However when they got there, Anakin clicked his remote constantly, but the ship wouldn't appear. "3PO." He muttered, picking his communicator up, seeing that it was beeping. "3PO, where are you?"
"We're on our way back. We left right after you left the ship. We've brought the children with us." Padme said, speaking.
"How long will we wait for you?" Anakin asked.
"An hour, maybe two." Padme replied. Anakin looked at a dehydrated Amalia and sweating Eli.
"Think you can get the ship to go faster?" Anakin asked.
"I'll get R2 to do that." Padme replied.
~*~
After an hour of waiting, Amalia had passed out from the heat of the sun. "Ah, I don't think she would've done well here anyway." Anakin said, somewhat content with the heat.
"That's not funny Anakin. She's passed out." Eli said.
"And the ship is right there." Anakin replied, watching as it settled down in the ground a few yards away.
Eli picked up Amalia as he and Anakin made their way to the ship. After what seemed like hours, the three reached the ship. "Daddy!" Leia shrieked, running to her father.
"Leia." Anakin smiled, kissing his brown haired daughter. "Who's daddy's favorite girl?"
"Daddy." Leia said, almost condescendingly. "I'm your only girl!"
Meanwhile, Eli had set Amalia into the sleeping quarters of the ship. Will and Tierney saw him come out of the ship. "What's wrong with mommy?" Will asked.
"She got a little sick because it was too hot. She'll wake up after she gets cooled down, okay?" Eli said, sending some warm thoughts to his worried children. "She'll be up and ready to say hi to you later."
Padme was seated at the cockpit of the ship, rubbing her temples. "Padme? Are you alright?"
"You try sitting in a ship with four rowdy five year olds for two hours." Padme said, grinning.
"See, this is why I love you." Anakin grinned. "You can do that. I, probably, can't."
"Probably." Padme grinned, kissing him on the lips.
"Eeewwww! Mommy! Daddy! Stop it!" Leia said, burying her face onto Anakin's shoulders.
Will and Tierney went into the cockpit to see what Leia was yelling about. "Oh gross." Will said, running right out again.
Tierney mentally tugged on Anakin's robes. "Yes Tierney?"
"I was wondering if you'd put Leia down. Luke's just opened up C-3PO's legs and I wanted her to be there when he rewires them to his arms." Tierney said, a bright grin on her face.
"What?" Anakin asked, shocked.
"Luke's rewiring him now Tierney!" Will said, poking his head in. Tierney ran to the engineering room and Leia wriggled out of Anakin's arms.
"Oh gods, I hope C-3PO is shut down." Anakin said.
"Don't sound to worrisome Ani. I know you want to see C-3PO walk on his hands as much as the kids do." Padme laughed.
