Well sorry it took so long... my friends got in a car accident.. one died
and three are on life support.... I haven't had time to post even tho this
is already written out! Here it goes..........
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The Nubian Cruiser rocketed past the Naboo moon, flying close to the mining operations there. It was now on approach to the main landing area in the northern part of the western hemisphere. Their trip to Naboo was uneventful, as planned. Anakin and Padme slept the whole way in each others arms. Obi-Wan and Starr were still deep into lightsaber constructions lessons. Master Billaba was, of course, deep in meditation throughout the trip. The ship deployed its landing struts, and begun its descent.
Obi-wan had come to awaken Anakin and Padme, only to find them already up and ready.
"I couldn't bear to be asleep on this planet. I'm too afraid to even close my eyes now," explained Padme.
"Come Anakin, we must clear the landing pad before Padme can get out," Obi- wan ordered his Padawan.
Anakin nodded, feeling the seriousness of the situation, and left the room without a word.
"I hate being treated like I'm still a senator. How often do Jedi get this much protection?" she questioned.
"Not very often, but then again you are still a Padawan, not full Jedi yet," Master Depa stated, entering the room.
With just a glance at Obi-Wan she sent him to join Anakin in clearing the pad.
"Now please, Padme, we need to speak with the queen. You must pull yourself together and overcome your fear. Remember, as a Jedi, one cannot know fear," Depa said, speaking with a knowledge that spanned many thousands of years.
Anakin then entered the room again, and told them that the landing pad was clear.
After Depa, Padme, and Anakin met up with Obi-Wan and Starr outside, they were escorted to the palace by the Royal Elite Protect Force of Naboo (REPFN), which was formed to protect the goverment officials from assassination after the Trade Federations attack. The ride was short, but tense. With every corner turned, Padme and the other were looking in all directions, worried about what could be hiding around the next bend. The soldiers of the REPFN seemed unfazed by anything. The palace loomed overhead, and within minutes, the five were being escorted to the Queens chamber.
"My heart tells me this isn't a social visit, Padme," the queen said as the group entered the room. The sun setting in the window behind her gave the chair the queen an ominous glow.
"No, I'm sorry but it is not. The senate is concealing something, and has locked the Jedi out of its meetings. We need to get into contact with Jar- Jar," Padme responded.
"And the only direct link to Jar-Jar in the senate building is here at the palace," the queen said, in an almost annoyed tone. "Please, take a seat and we will attempt to contact him."
The shades in the royal chamber room came down, and the transmission pedestal appeared out of the floor of the center of the room.
"Jar-Jar? Come in Jar-Jar..." Padme said into the transmitter. Minutes passed, no answer. They were about to give up, when a very familiar voice appeared.
"You'sa lookn for me'sa?" Jar-Jar said, his holographic image projected in the center of the room. "Cuz me'sa have'n muoy muoy work to be doin'."
Padme, Obi-Wan, and Depa asked Jar-Jar question after question, and got answers they were afraid to hear. The Senate was blaming the Clone war on the Jedi, and was planning strikes on the Confederate planets without the Jedi's knowledge. This troubled council member Billaba, for the Council and Senate had worked closely together since the founding of the Republic. The first knights of the republic oversaw the senate actions, protecting them and the people. But now the Senate was hiding its actions. What could have prompted such a change? The questions only became more complex the more and more they got from him.
"Thank you, Senator Jar-Jar. You have been a great help to us." Master Depa said with a bow.
"Always a biggo' pleasure to be'in helpin' the'sa Jedi's," Jar-Jar said before his image disappeared.
"This news is greatly disturbing. Obi-Wan and I will contact master Yoda. Anakin, take Starr and Padme somewhere safe for the night. We leave tomorrow morning," Depa ordered. "We thank you again your highness." With that, the group departed as the nights darkness overwhelmed the planet.
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"Foresaw this, we did not. Too late I fear, we are," Master Yoda said, after conversing with Master Billaba about the situation with the Senate.
"If the Senate has begun working against us, perhaps there was truth in what Count Dooku told Master Kenobi on Geonosis. Perhaps the Sith do control the Senate," Master Windu added, looking for a possible answer.
This only troubled Yoda further.
"Feel the dark side, I do not. However, look into Sith control, we should." Yoda said slowly.
Master Windu stood, "I'll contact someone who can look into the Senate developments. For now, we should wait for Master Billaba's report when she returns."
*****
Anakin sat next to Padme in the transport, across from Starr. They had left less than an hour before, and were heading out of town, towards the remote area where Anakin and Padme had gotten married what seemed ages before. The trip was about halfway finished, so the two REPFN transports were alone in the dark, deep in the countryside.
"Don't worry Padme, there is nothing out here. We're going to be ok." Anakin said, trying to calm both Padme and Starr. A flash in front of them, and their transport flipping to their side proved him wrong.
*****
"Bingo! First transports a goner. Second one is all yours, sir," a soldier in forest camo said, holding a portable Pulse launcher.
"Excellent. Let's move in. The faster we get this done the better," Kral Wei said, with a less powerful and cocky tune than before, "I'm tired of dealing with these Sith. Lets get our money and get outta here."
A team of four soldiers moved in by two's, in a common military procedure. They moved in to collect their prize from the second transport.
****
Anakin could only catch a few images from what was happening after the crash. He ended up on his back, outside. Sure that he was pulled outside by someone, he tried to listen to the voices overhead in between his blackouts.
"It's him. From the ship........... should've seen what he did to............ he'll get his soon, that other guy wants....... get the others ready, we're leaving."
Anakin's eyes opened. He was looking up at the night sky. The moon and stars were giving the countryside a looming white and blue glow. He stood up, shaking his head.
"Padme... Padme? ... Padme?!" Anakin said, bearly getting it out as a whisper.
He looked around, and saw 5 men, moving towards a ship that landed not too far away. They were carrying two female figures. Enraged, he ignited his lightsaber and moved towards them.
The bounty hunter heard the telltale hum of a lightsaber behind him. He turned to see Anakin, the blue saber out to his right, below his waist. Kral stopped. He was ahead of the soldiers carrying Starr and Padme, so he ordered them to move quicker. Too late, as Anakin moved in to strike. He hit the two carrying Starr, first cutting out the legs of the man in the back, then, almost as a dance, swinging around to decapitate the second man. Starr dropped to the floor, with the bodies. This gave the team carrying Padme to board the ship.
Using a blaster, the bounty hunter fired a few shots towards the Jedi. Anakin managed to block every one of them. Wei began to laugh, and reached for something towards his feet. He picked up a Heavy repeater.
"Block this!" he yelled, and opened fire.
Anakin blocked the first few, but some were making it through. When Wei stopped firing, seven shots had hit Anakin.
"ENOUGH!" a deep, looming voice screamed from overhead. A tall, monstrous looking being emerged from the ship. He was holding a lightsaber in his left hand.
Anakin moved closer to the tall Dark Jedi, and began so see his face. Large, reptilian eyes, and sharp, alligator-like teeth matched his blue and green scaly skin perfectly. The alien Jedi ignited his red saber and moved towards Anakin also, matching his slow speed.
"Don't you dare hurt her, or I will tear you apart." Anakin said, sounding more enraged than before.
The bounty hunter had begun to board the ship behind the two Jedi.
"Kral, show the girl her taste of the afterlife," the deep voice said calmly.
A blaster shot boomed in the background, drowning out a female's scream.
"NOOOOO!" screamed Anakin, and he ran towards the dark Jedi. With a flick of the wrist, the Sith Jedi sent Anakin flying against the side of the ship. He jump towards where Anakin hit, and came down on him hard. His lightsaber cut through the metal of Anakin's arm, severing it near where Dooku had before. With a laugh, the dark Jedi spoke once more.
"You may have been able to handle my apprentice, but you stand no chance against me, JEDI!" Once more he waived his hand and Anakin was sent flying over a nearby cliff.
*****
Obi-Wan and Depa arrived just in time to see a ship leaving the burning wreckage of the two transports. All the REPFN guards were killed, and the others were nowhere to be seen. Obi-Wan heard a slight moaning, which lead them to Starr, lying under two corpses of unknown military men. They woke her up, and she told them the last thing she remembered was seeing Padme getting loaded on the ship, then hearing a scream followed by a blaster firing. While Obi-Wan checked on Starr, Depa had located a marks leading over a cliff, where it looked as if someone had been dragged over the edge. Glancing over the edge, she saw Anakin, hanging by the back of his Jedi apprentice cloths, his mechanical arm was missing. He was crying.
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Well???????!!
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The Nubian Cruiser rocketed past the Naboo moon, flying close to the mining operations there. It was now on approach to the main landing area in the northern part of the western hemisphere. Their trip to Naboo was uneventful, as planned. Anakin and Padme slept the whole way in each others arms. Obi-Wan and Starr were still deep into lightsaber constructions lessons. Master Billaba was, of course, deep in meditation throughout the trip. The ship deployed its landing struts, and begun its descent.
Obi-wan had come to awaken Anakin and Padme, only to find them already up and ready.
"I couldn't bear to be asleep on this planet. I'm too afraid to even close my eyes now," explained Padme.
"Come Anakin, we must clear the landing pad before Padme can get out," Obi- wan ordered his Padawan.
Anakin nodded, feeling the seriousness of the situation, and left the room without a word.
"I hate being treated like I'm still a senator. How often do Jedi get this much protection?" she questioned.
"Not very often, but then again you are still a Padawan, not full Jedi yet," Master Depa stated, entering the room.
With just a glance at Obi-Wan she sent him to join Anakin in clearing the pad.
"Now please, Padme, we need to speak with the queen. You must pull yourself together and overcome your fear. Remember, as a Jedi, one cannot know fear," Depa said, speaking with a knowledge that spanned many thousands of years.
Anakin then entered the room again, and told them that the landing pad was clear.
After Depa, Padme, and Anakin met up with Obi-Wan and Starr outside, they were escorted to the palace by the Royal Elite Protect Force of Naboo (REPFN), which was formed to protect the goverment officials from assassination after the Trade Federations attack. The ride was short, but tense. With every corner turned, Padme and the other were looking in all directions, worried about what could be hiding around the next bend. The soldiers of the REPFN seemed unfazed by anything. The palace loomed overhead, and within minutes, the five were being escorted to the Queens chamber.
"My heart tells me this isn't a social visit, Padme," the queen said as the group entered the room. The sun setting in the window behind her gave the chair the queen an ominous glow.
"No, I'm sorry but it is not. The senate is concealing something, and has locked the Jedi out of its meetings. We need to get into contact with Jar- Jar," Padme responded.
"And the only direct link to Jar-Jar in the senate building is here at the palace," the queen said, in an almost annoyed tone. "Please, take a seat and we will attempt to contact him."
The shades in the royal chamber room came down, and the transmission pedestal appeared out of the floor of the center of the room.
"Jar-Jar? Come in Jar-Jar..." Padme said into the transmitter. Minutes passed, no answer. They were about to give up, when a very familiar voice appeared.
"You'sa lookn for me'sa?" Jar-Jar said, his holographic image projected in the center of the room. "Cuz me'sa have'n muoy muoy work to be doin'."
Padme, Obi-Wan, and Depa asked Jar-Jar question after question, and got answers they were afraid to hear. The Senate was blaming the Clone war on the Jedi, and was planning strikes on the Confederate planets without the Jedi's knowledge. This troubled council member Billaba, for the Council and Senate had worked closely together since the founding of the Republic. The first knights of the republic oversaw the senate actions, protecting them and the people. But now the Senate was hiding its actions. What could have prompted such a change? The questions only became more complex the more and more they got from him.
"Thank you, Senator Jar-Jar. You have been a great help to us." Master Depa said with a bow.
"Always a biggo' pleasure to be'in helpin' the'sa Jedi's," Jar-Jar said before his image disappeared.
"This news is greatly disturbing. Obi-Wan and I will contact master Yoda. Anakin, take Starr and Padme somewhere safe for the night. We leave tomorrow morning," Depa ordered. "We thank you again your highness." With that, the group departed as the nights darkness overwhelmed the planet.
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"Foresaw this, we did not. Too late I fear, we are," Master Yoda said, after conversing with Master Billaba about the situation with the Senate.
"If the Senate has begun working against us, perhaps there was truth in what Count Dooku told Master Kenobi on Geonosis. Perhaps the Sith do control the Senate," Master Windu added, looking for a possible answer.
This only troubled Yoda further.
"Feel the dark side, I do not. However, look into Sith control, we should." Yoda said slowly.
Master Windu stood, "I'll contact someone who can look into the Senate developments. For now, we should wait for Master Billaba's report when she returns."
*****
Anakin sat next to Padme in the transport, across from Starr. They had left less than an hour before, and were heading out of town, towards the remote area where Anakin and Padme had gotten married what seemed ages before. The trip was about halfway finished, so the two REPFN transports were alone in the dark, deep in the countryside.
"Don't worry Padme, there is nothing out here. We're going to be ok." Anakin said, trying to calm both Padme and Starr. A flash in front of them, and their transport flipping to their side proved him wrong.
*****
"Bingo! First transports a goner. Second one is all yours, sir," a soldier in forest camo said, holding a portable Pulse launcher.
"Excellent. Let's move in. The faster we get this done the better," Kral Wei said, with a less powerful and cocky tune than before, "I'm tired of dealing with these Sith. Lets get our money and get outta here."
A team of four soldiers moved in by two's, in a common military procedure. They moved in to collect their prize from the second transport.
****
Anakin could only catch a few images from what was happening after the crash. He ended up on his back, outside. Sure that he was pulled outside by someone, he tried to listen to the voices overhead in between his blackouts.
"It's him. From the ship........... should've seen what he did to............ he'll get his soon, that other guy wants....... get the others ready, we're leaving."
Anakin's eyes opened. He was looking up at the night sky. The moon and stars were giving the countryside a looming white and blue glow. He stood up, shaking his head.
"Padme... Padme? ... Padme?!" Anakin said, bearly getting it out as a whisper.
He looked around, and saw 5 men, moving towards a ship that landed not too far away. They were carrying two female figures. Enraged, he ignited his lightsaber and moved towards them.
The bounty hunter heard the telltale hum of a lightsaber behind him. He turned to see Anakin, the blue saber out to his right, below his waist. Kral stopped. He was ahead of the soldiers carrying Starr and Padme, so he ordered them to move quicker. Too late, as Anakin moved in to strike. He hit the two carrying Starr, first cutting out the legs of the man in the back, then, almost as a dance, swinging around to decapitate the second man. Starr dropped to the floor, with the bodies. This gave the team carrying Padme to board the ship.
Using a blaster, the bounty hunter fired a few shots towards the Jedi. Anakin managed to block every one of them. Wei began to laugh, and reached for something towards his feet. He picked up a Heavy repeater.
"Block this!" he yelled, and opened fire.
Anakin blocked the first few, but some were making it through. When Wei stopped firing, seven shots had hit Anakin.
"ENOUGH!" a deep, looming voice screamed from overhead. A tall, monstrous looking being emerged from the ship. He was holding a lightsaber in his left hand.
Anakin moved closer to the tall Dark Jedi, and began so see his face. Large, reptilian eyes, and sharp, alligator-like teeth matched his blue and green scaly skin perfectly. The alien Jedi ignited his red saber and moved towards Anakin also, matching his slow speed.
"Don't you dare hurt her, or I will tear you apart." Anakin said, sounding more enraged than before.
The bounty hunter had begun to board the ship behind the two Jedi.
"Kral, show the girl her taste of the afterlife," the deep voice said calmly.
A blaster shot boomed in the background, drowning out a female's scream.
"NOOOOO!" screamed Anakin, and he ran towards the dark Jedi. With a flick of the wrist, the Sith Jedi sent Anakin flying against the side of the ship. He jump towards where Anakin hit, and came down on him hard. His lightsaber cut through the metal of Anakin's arm, severing it near where Dooku had before. With a laugh, the dark Jedi spoke once more.
"You may have been able to handle my apprentice, but you stand no chance against me, JEDI!" Once more he waived his hand and Anakin was sent flying over a nearby cliff.
*****
Obi-Wan and Depa arrived just in time to see a ship leaving the burning wreckage of the two transports. All the REPFN guards were killed, and the others were nowhere to be seen. Obi-Wan heard a slight moaning, which lead them to Starr, lying under two corpses of unknown military men. They woke her up, and she told them the last thing she remembered was seeing Padme getting loaded on the ship, then hearing a scream followed by a blaster firing. While Obi-Wan checked on Starr, Depa had located a marks leading over a cliff, where it looked as if someone had been dragged over the edge. Glancing over the edge, she saw Anakin, hanging by the back of his Jedi apprentice cloths, his mechanical arm was missing. He was crying.
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Well???????!!