Chapter four: Naboo
With Dack flying, the Jetstream flew through the void of space once again. D'looa was watching Nick train with his lightsaber in another room with Mace Windu. Nick sliced his lightsaber at the training probe, making it explode. Windu smiled.
"You're doing very well, Nick." Windu said. "I think that you're ready to take on anything without a lightsaber."
"Congratulations, Nick." D'looa said with a smile.
Suddenly, everyone heard a bleeping noise coming from the Jedi-radar sitting by R7. D'looa rushed over to it and looked at it.
"72-81-07." D'looa read. "I'd better get this to Dack." With that, D'looa rushed out of the room. Just before D'looa ran out of the room, the ghost of Mace Windu vanished.
D'looa rushed towards the front of the ship, where Dack was sitting at the controls.
"Dack, the radar's gone off again!" D'looa exclaimed. "It looks like Naboo!"
"Naboo, huh?" Dack asked, raising an eyebrow and grinning. "Okay! Let's go find our last recruit!"
The Jetstream picked up speed as it took off towards the planet of Naboo. To took a mere five minutes to arrive at the lush, green planet. The Jetstream broke through the ozone layer.
The Jetstream flew towards an opening in a forest just outside of a city. The Jetstream landed and everyone got out. D'looa looked at the radar.
"The blip is coming from inside the city." D'looa said.
"Then let's take a look around." Dack replied.
The two humans, the Twi'lek and the droid all walked towards the front gates of the city, where two guards were stationed. As the group was approaching, the two guards blocked the door with their battle staffs.
"Hey, hey, hey." Dack said, waving his hands in front of his face. "We come in peace."
"How can you prove this?" One guard asked.
Dack sighed. "Well, I guess I'll just have to tell you. One person in that city is to become a Jedi. I've been sent to recruit that person."
"Well, okay." The other guard replied. "We'll let you in, but NO funny business!"
The guards stepped aside, letting Dack and his group into the city.
Everyone looked around. People were all OVER the city! How were they going to find the final recruit with this many people around in one place?
"This is going to be harder than we expected." Nick observed.
"Maybe if we got the help of someone of authority, we'd have a better chance of getting these people into small groups." D'looa suggested.
Dack agreed and walked over to a red Gungan at a fruit stand. The Gungan picked up four fruit, but suddenly lost his grip on one of them. The Gungan caught it with his foot, but he lost balance of the other three he was carrying. He caught one fruit in each hand and used his long snout to catch the fourth one. The owner of the fruit stand shook his head while smiling.
"That's Kaluko Binks for you, always trying to be less clumsy than his grandfather." The man laughed.
"You will-sa see!" The Gungan replied putting all four of the fruit backs into his arms. "Me-sa PROVE that me-sa not as sa-clumsy as me-sa grandfather!"
Dack shook his head. He knew exactly who this Gungan was the descendant of. He and his gang walked over to the Gungan.
"Excuse us, but can you direct us to the captain of security here?" Dack asked.
"Da captain is sa-up in da station." Kaluko replied. "Me-sa take you there."
Kaluko led Dack, D'looa, Nick and R7 through the city and led them to a large building. The group thanked Kaluko and walked inside.
Inside, several guards walked around, and even several civilians, such as two Ithorians and a group of Jawas, were walking around the station. Dack's attention turned to a very old man in a guard uniform, sitting at a desk against the far wall. He had brown skin and white hair. The number of stripes on his uniform showed that he was the captain. The gang walked over to him.
"Are you the captain of security for the city?" Dack asked the old man.
"Yes, I am." The old man replied. "I'm Captain Panaka."
"Wait a minute! Captain Panaka?!" Nick asked. "The former bodyguard to Queen Amidala?!"
"That's me." The man said with a smile. "I'm still surprised that I'm still alive after so long. Now, what can I do for you?"
"Sir, we're Jedis." Nick explained.
"Jedis?!" Panaka exclaimed. "I thought that the Jedi were extinct fifty years ago!"
"Yeah, but the three of us found that we have the potential and strength to become Jedis." Nick replied. "Now, we've found out that there's one person in this city who is also destined to become a Jedi. We need you to make sure that no one leaves the city until we've found this person."
"Wait, Nick." D'looa said, her eyes fixed on the Jedi-radar she held in her hands. The radar was going off wildly. "There's no need to search the city. Our final recruit is in this station as we speak."
Still looking down at the Jedi-radar, D'looa walked around the station as her friends eyed her. She walked over to the two Ithorians and aimed the radar at them. The radar wasn't going off as wild as it was before. One of the Ithorians looked at her with an odd glare.
"What are you doing?" The Ithorian asked flatly.
"Sorry. My mistake." D'looa said as she walked over to one of the guards. The radar gave off the same response as when it was aimed at the Ithorian. D'looa continued.
"What is she doing?" Panaka asked Dack.
"The object she's holding is a Jedi-radar. It will help us find our final recruit." Dack replied.
D'looa pointed the radar at another one of the guards. She got the same response. D'looa aimed it at a Gungan looking at a stack of papers. Same deal.
D'looa was about to give up. The only people she hadn't examined were the group of Jawas. She aimed the radar at a Jawa that was trying to see over a desk and talk to one of the guards. The Jawa was standing on his toes and had his back turned to D'looa. D'looa stared at the radar with wide eyes, for it was silently going wild. This JAWA was to become a Jedi?!
D'looa walked over to the Jawa and got down on one knee. She double-checked the radar to make sure she had found the right one. The Jawa still hadn't noticed her. D'looa quickly pressed a button on the radar, and a loud "WHOOP! WHOOP!" came from the radar. This sudden noise caused the Jawa to scream loudly and leap up onto the desk in fright. D'looa laughed as she looked at the small Jawa.
"Sorry to startle you, little guy." D'looa said with a smile. "But I thought that I might as well have a little fun." Dack walked over to D'looa and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Great job, D'looa!" Dack congratulated. "You've found him!" Dack looked at the Jawa. "Little guy, have you ever heard of 'Jedis', a mysterious group of people who suddenly became extinct?"
The Jawa quickly nodded his head, which made a rattling noise every time he nodded.
"Well, this Twi'lek girl, that human and myself have each found out that we are to become Jedis and destroy some Sith Jedis on Corosant." Dack explained. "My friend here has just found out that YOU are also to become a Jedi."
The Jawa chattered something in astonishment as his yellow eyes glowed brighter.
"You think that you'll be up to lead such a dangerous life, buddy?" Dack asked.
The Jawa looked over at his friends and chattered something no one could understand. The other Jawas all chattered something different at the same time. The Jawa looked back at Dack and quickly nodded his head, which made the same rattling noise.
"Great!" Dack exclaimed. "Welcome aboard, little buddy!"
"Hey, by the way," D'looa said. "What's your name?"
The Jawa replied by chattering in his native language. Although he only said a single word, neither Dack nor D'looa could understand him. Dack looked over at R7.
"Can you decode that, R7?" Dack asked his droid companion. R7 bleeped and whirred. Dack looked back at the Jawa. "So, you're name is Ecks, huh?" The Jawa nodded again, making the rattling noise for the third time. Dack helped his new comrade off the desk and back onto the floor. "We'll take you back to the ship and explain everything." Dack looked at Panaka. "Sorry for troubling you."
"Not a problem! Not a problem!" Panaka said, waving a hand. "Just be sure that, if you survive this whole clash with these Siths, you start training young ones to become Jedis and bring the Jedi population back to what it was fifty years ago."
"Will do, sir!" Dack said, saluting Panaka one more time before walking towards the front door. D'looa, Nick and R7 followed. Ecks followed closely behind after he said goodbye to his friends.
Outside, Dack found Kaluko Binks standing outside. The red Gungan walked over to Dack.
"Me-sa hope you-sa forgive me-sa, but me-sa hear everything you-sa say in there." Kaluko said. "Me-sa want to ask you-sa a favour."
"It depends." Dack said, cocking an eyebrow. "I can't make you a Jedi. I don't have enough lightsabers."
"Would you-sa PLEASE take me-sa with you?!" Kaluko half-pleaded. "Me-sa can be PILOT for you-sa ship!"
"Well, I don't know." Dack said, rubbing his head. "Can you fly?"
"Me-sa may not be very good fighter, but me-sa VERY good pilot!" Kaluko replied. "Me-sa fly grandfathers special ship around da planet when me-sa young!"
Dack looked at the others. "What do you guys think?"
"I think it would be a good idea." Nick said.
"This poor guy just wants to prove that he's brave." D'looa said with a smile.
Ecks started chattering again as R7 bleeped excitedly. Dack turned back to Kaluko.
"Well, it looks like it's unanimous." Dack stated. "You've officially become our pilot, Kaluko."
"Really?!" Kaluko asked excitedly. "Oh, thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa!"
Dack, D'looa, Nick, Ecks, R7 and Kaluko journeyed out of the city and walked towards the Jetstream. Dack deployed the ramp as everyone climbed aboard.
Little did they know that they were being watched. A lone figure stood at a distance, eyeing the Jetstream as it lifted off the ground and took off. The figure placed a device to his head.
"Master." Darth Dread said into the device. "This 'Raltar' fellow has just recruited his last comrade. His ship has just left the planets ozone layer."
"Very good." A sinister voice replied. "Who ARE his colleagues anyway?"
"A Twil'lek girl, a male human and a Jawa. I can't tell which gender." Darth Dread replied.
"Report back, Darth Dread." The voice ordered. "We shall prepare for these new Jedis to arrive."
On the Jetstream, Dack was showing Ecks his new weapon.
"Oooooooooo!" Ecks said in awe as he took the lightsaber, held it in both his hands and activated it. The lightsaber sprouted a yellow beam. Dack raised an eyebrow in amusement, as the weapon was now as tall as the Jedi. Dack looked over at Nick.
"Nick, can you see how Kaluko is making out in the cockpit and remind him where we need to go?" Dack asked.
"Sure thing." Nick said as he left the room.
Nick walked through the Jetstream until he reached the cockpit, where Kaluko looked like he was having a good time.
"You got the hang of this yet, Kaluko?" Nick asked the Gungan.
"Dis is BOMBAD!" Kaluko exclaimed. "Dis is MUCH sa-better than dat old sa- ship!"
"That's good." Nick said with a smile. "Just remember that we have to go to COROSANT."
"Sure ting, Nick." Kaluko said, reaching for the switch that controlled the hyperspace. "HANG ON!"
Kaluko flipped the switch as the Jetstream zoomed out of sight in the blink of an eye.
Dack is almost done his journey. All that's left is the final duel on Corosant. Who is this mysterious Sith Jedi leader who wants to destroy Dack and his friends? Find out in the next chapter!
To be continued...
With Dack flying, the Jetstream flew through the void of space once again. D'looa was watching Nick train with his lightsaber in another room with Mace Windu. Nick sliced his lightsaber at the training probe, making it explode. Windu smiled.
"You're doing very well, Nick." Windu said. "I think that you're ready to take on anything without a lightsaber."
"Congratulations, Nick." D'looa said with a smile.
Suddenly, everyone heard a bleeping noise coming from the Jedi-radar sitting by R7. D'looa rushed over to it and looked at it.
"72-81-07." D'looa read. "I'd better get this to Dack." With that, D'looa rushed out of the room. Just before D'looa ran out of the room, the ghost of Mace Windu vanished.
D'looa rushed towards the front of the ship, where Dack was sitting at the controls.
"Dack, the radar's gone off again!" D'looa exclaimed. "It looks like Naboo!"
"Naboo, huh?" Dack asked, raising an eyebrow and grinning. "Okay! Let's go find our last recruit!"
The Jetstream picked up speed as it took off towards the planet of Naboo. To took a mere five minutes to arrive at the lush, green planet. The Jetstream broke through the ozone layer.
The Jetstream flew towards an opening in a forest just outside of a city. The Jetstream landed and everyone got out. D'looa looked at the radar.
"The blip is coming from inside the city." D'looa said.
"Then let's take a look around." Dack replied.
The two humans, the Twi'lek and the droid all walked towards the front gates of the city, where two guards were stationed. As the group was approaching, the two guards blocked the door with their battle staffs.
"Hey, hey, hey." Dack said, waving his hands in front of his face. "We come in peace."
"How can you prove this?" One guard asked.
Dack sighed. "Well, I guess I'll just have to tell you. One person in that city is to become a Jedi. I've been sent to recruit that person."
"Well, okay." The other guard replied. "We'll let you in, but NO funny business!"
The guards stepped aside, letting Dack and his group into the city.
Everyone looked around. People were all OVER the city! How were they going to find the final recruit with this many people around in one place?
"This is going to be harder than we expected." Nick observed.
"Maybe if we got the help of someone of authority, we'd have a better chance of getting these people into small groups." D'looa suggested.
Dack agreed and walked over to a red Gungan at a fruit stand. The Gungan picked up four fruit, but suddenly lost his grip on one of them. The Gungan caught it with his foot, but he lost balance of the other three he was carrying. He caught one fruit in each hand and used his long snout to catch the fourth one. The owner of the fruit stand shook his head while smiling.
"That's Kaluko Binks for you, always trying to be less clumsy than his grandfather." The man laughed.
"You will-sa see!" The Gungan replied putting all four of the fruit backs into his arms. "Me-sa PROVE that me-sa not as sa-clumsy as me-sa grandfather!"
Dack shook his head. He knew exactly who this Gungan was the descendant of. He and his gang walked over to the Gungan.
"Excuse us, but can you direct us to the captain of security here?" Dack asked.
"Da captain is sa-up in da station." Kaluko replied. "Me-sa take you there."
Kaluko led Dack, D'looa, Nick and R7 through the city and led them to a large building. The group thanked Kaluko and walked inside.
Inside, several guards walked around, and even several civilians, such as two Ithorians and a group of Jawas, were walking around the station. Dack's attention turned to a very old man in a guard uniform, sitting at a desk against the far wall. He had brown skin and white hair. The number of stripes on his uniform showed that he was the captain. The gang walked over to him.
"Are you the captain of security for the city?" Dack asked the old man.
"Yes, I am." The old man replied. "I'm Captain Panaka."
"Wait a minute! Captain Panaka?!" Nick asked. "The former bodyguard to Queen Amidala?!"
"That's me." The man said with a smile. "I'm still surprised that I'm still alive after so long. Now, what can I do for you?"
"Sir, we're Jedis." Nick explained.
"Jedis?!" Panaka exclaimed. "I thought that the Jedi were extinct fifty years ago!"
"Yeah, but the three of us found that we have the potential and strength to become Jedis." Nick replied. "Now, we've found out that there's one person in this city who is also destined to become a Jedi. We need you to make sure that no one leaves the city until we've found this person."
"Wait, Nick." D'looa said, her eyes fixed on the Jedi-radar she held in her hands. The radar was going off wildly. "There's no need to search the city. Our final recruit is in this station as we speak."
Still looking down at the Jedi-radar, D'looa walked around the station as her friends eyed her. She walked over to the two Ithorians and aimed the radar at them. The radar wasn't going off as wild as it was before. One of the Ithorians looked at her with an odd glare.
"What are you doing?" The Ithorian asked flatly.
"Sorry. My mistake." D'looa said as she walked over to one of the guards. The radar gave off the same response as when it was aimed at the Ithorian. D'looa continued.
"What is she doing?" Panaka asked Dack.
"The object she's holding is a Jedi-radar. It will help us find our final recruit." Dack replied.
D'looa pointed the radar at another one of the guards. She got the same response. D'looa aimed it at a Gungan looking at a stack of papers. Same deal.
D'looa was about to give up. The only people she hadn't examined were the group of Jawas. She aimed the radar at a Jawa that was trying to see over a desk and talk to one of the guards. The Jawa was standing on his toes and had his back turned to D'looa. D'looa stared at the radar with wide eyes, for it was silently going wild. This JAWA was to become a Jedi?!
D'looa walked over to the Jawa and got down on one knee. She double-checked the radar to make sure she had found the right one. The Jawa still hadn't noticed her. D'looa quickly pressed a button on the radar, and a loud "WHOOP! WHOOP!" came from the radar. This sudden noise caused the Jawa to scream loudly and leap up onto the desk in fright. D'looa laughed as she looked at the small Jawa.
"Sorry to startle you, little guy." D'looa said with a smile. "But I thought that I might as well have a little fun." Dack walked over to D'looa and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Great job, D'looa!" Dack congratulated. "You've found him!" Dack looked at the Jawa. "Little guy, have you ever heard of 'Jedis', a mysterious group of people who suddenly became extinct?"
The Jawa quickly nodded his head, which made a rattling noise every time he nodded.
"Well, this Twi'lek girl, that human and myself have each found out that we are to become Jedis and destroy some Sith Jedis on Corosant." Dack explained. "My friend here has just found out that YOU are also to become a Jedi."
The Jawa chattered something in astonishment as his yellow eyes glowed brighter.
"You think that you'll be up to lead such a dangerous life, buddy?" Dack asked.
The Jawa looked over at his friends and chattered something no one could understand. The other Jawas all chattered something different at the same time. The Jawa looked back at Dack and quickly nodded his head, which made the same rattling noise.
"Great!" Dack exclaimed. "Welcome aboard, little buddy!"
"Hey, by the way," D'looa said. "What's your name?"
The Jawa replied by chattering in his native language. Although he only said a single word, neither Dack nor D'looa could understand him. Dack looked over at R7.
"Can you decode that, R7?" Dack asked his droid companion. R7 bleeped and whirred. Dack looked back at the Jawa. "So, you're name is Ecks, huh?" The Jawa nodded again, making the rattling noise for the third time. Dack helped his new comrade off the desk and back onto the floor. "We'll take you back to the ship and explain everything." Dack looked at Panaka. "Sorry for troubling you."
"Not a problem! Not a problem!" Panaka said, waving a hand. "Just be sure that, if you survive this whole clash with these Siths, you start training young ones to become Jedis and bring the Jedi population back to what it was fifty years ago."
"Will do, sir!" Dack said, saluting Panaka one more time before walking towards the front door. D'looa, Nick and R7 followed. Ecks followed closely behind after he said goodbye to his friends.
Outside, Dack found Kaluko Binks standing outside. The red Gungan walked over to Dack.
"Me-sa hope you-sa forgive me-sa, but me-sa hear everything you-sa say in there." Kaluko said. "Me-sa want to ask you-sa a favour."
"It depends." Dack said, cocking an eyebrow. "I can't make you a Jedi. I don't have enough lightsabers."
"Would you-sa PLEASE take me-sa with you?!" Kaluko half-pleaded. "Me-sa can be PILOT for you-sa ship!"
"Well, I don't know." Dack said, rubbing his head. "Can you fly?"
"Me-sa may not be very good fighter, but me-sa VERY good pilot!" Kaluko replied. "Me-sa fly grandfathers special ship around da planet when me-sa young!"
Dack looked at the others. "What do you guys think?"
"I think it would be a good idea." Nick said.
"This poor guy just wants to prove that he's brave." D'looa said with a smile.
Ecks started chattering again as R7 bleeped excitedly. Dack turned back to Kaluko.
"Well, it looks like it's unanimous." Dack stated. "You've officially become our pilot, Kaluko."
"Really?!" Kaluko asked excitedly. "Oh, thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa! Thank you-sa!"
Dack, D'looa, Nick, Ecks, R7 and Kaluko journeyed out of the city and walked towards the Jetstream. Dack deployed the ramp as everyone climbed aboard.
Little did they know that they were being watched. A lone figure stood at a distance, eyeing the Jetstream as it lifted off the ground and took off. The figure placed a device to his head.
"Master." Darth Dread said into the device. "This 'Raltar' fellow has just recruited his last comrade. His ship has just left the planets ozone layer."
"Very good." A sinister voice replied. "Who ARE his colleagues anyway?"
"A Twil'lek girl, a male human and a Jawa. I can't tell which gender." Darth Dread replied.
"Report back, Darth Dread." The voice ordered. "We shall prepare for these new Jedis to arrive."
On the Jetstream, Dack was showing Ecks his new weapon.
"Oooooooooo!" Ecks said in awe as he took the lightsaber, held it in both his hands and activated it. The lightsaber sprouted a yellow beam. Dack raised an eyebrow in amusement, as the weapon was now as tall as the Jedi. Dack looked over at Nick.
"Nick, can you see how Kaluko is making out in the cockpit and remind him where we need to go?" Dack asked.
"Sure thing." Nick said as he left the room.
Nick walked through the Jetstream until he reached the cockpit, where Kaluko looked like he was having a good time.
"You got the hang of this yet, Kaluko?" Nick asked the Gungan.
"Dis is BOMBAD!" Kaluko exclaimed. "Dis is MUCH sa-better than dat old sa- ship!"
"That's good." Nick said with a smile. "Just remember that we have to go to COROSANT."
"Sure ting, Nick." Kaluko said, reaching for the switch that controlled the hyperspace. "HANG ON!"
Kaluko flipped the switch as the Jetstream zoomed out of sight in the blink of an eye.
Dack is almost done his journey. All that's left is the final duel on Corosant. Who is this mysterious Sith Jedi leader who wants to destroy Dack and his friends? Find out in the next chapter!
To be continued...