DISCLAIMER: All the Star Wars characters here on out belong to George Lucas. I'm just borrowing them for a little bit...
"I just couldn't stop thinking about you this past decade, Sabe." The Ambassador and the Jedi Master were walking down the halls, heading to Obi-Wan's ship. He was going to leave for Geonosis - he had picked up on something which required him to journey to the barren planet. "Its been the same with me," she said. "And now you have to leave. The only thing that kept me comforted these past years is the fact that you were on Coruscant training Anakin." He put his arm around her shoulders and drew her closer. "I know . . . I don't like our separation either, but I also have a duty to the Republic which comes first." As they walked up to the landing bay where the ship was, Sabe suddenly stopped and reached into her pocket. She pulled out a charm made out of Nubian Cedar Wood and tied on a strip of tanned Bantha hide. "Here. Take this," she said handing it to him. "I don't know if I'll ever be seeing you again, but good luck. May the Force be with you." She quickly kissed him before she hurried to meet with Lama Su.
Over the past day or so while he was on Kamino, the love I had developed for Obi-Wan came back to both of us full-force. It was truly hard for me to see him off - I really felt like he would be killed in the impending battle. This wasn't easy for me to do, but I did have a meeting with Lama Su which I had to get to. I didn't realize that he had stumbled upon Jango and Boba outside or else I would have helped him all I could. After my meeting, I hurried back up there with a false sense of hope that he would still be there. He wasn't.
I had no contact with anyone from the Jedi Order for the next day or so. I was out on a walk when I overheard from two of the Kaminoans that there was another Jedi Master in the City . . .
"Are you serious?" "Yes. There is a Jedi meeting with Lama Su right now." That was all Sabe needed to hear - hoping that it was Obi-Wan again, she took off running towards the main office. She was hurrying through the halls at a speed none of the citizens had ever seen her make before. *Please let it be Obi-Wan . . . please tell me he's all right . . . I'm so worried about him . . .* She made the turn into the main hallway and, running down it spotted a little green creature wearing brown robes.
"Master Yoda?!?" Sabe slowed to a stop and knelt next to him in order to be at his eye level. She hadn't officially met the famed Jedi Master and head of the Jedi Council, but he seemed to recognize her. "Happy to see you, I am. Need the clones on Geonosis, we do." "The Prime Minister won't let you take them?" He shook his little head. "Needs the Senate's okay, he does." "Oh . . ."
I wasn't allowed to go against anything the Senate had barred me to do. This was one of those times - making decisions for them. However, the entire Jedi Order was at stake. They had helped us when Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation, and now this was time for me to help them when it was really needed. I took a deep breath, knowing that there was one thing I *HAD* to do . . .
"Stay here." Standing up, the little green Jedi gave her a funny look before stepping back. The Ambassador, who had also been unofficially been named the Commander of the clones by Jango himself burst through the doors - attracting a few curious glances by Lama Su and Taun We. "I'm sorry for this, Prime Minister, but I have just received word from the Republic." She even continued to gasp, making it seem like she was catching her breath from running up there. His eyes widened as he asked what they supposedly wanted. "The clones . . . they are to go with Master Yoda. To Geonosis . . ." "Yes. I see - go ahead and get them ready. Take them when they are situated aboard their transports." She bowed and said, "Yes, sir." She quickly turned on her heels and came back into the hall, smiling.
"Master Yoda, he has given me the okay to take the clones to Geonosis. Come with me," she said kneeling back down. Yoda hobbled over on his gammer stick and climbed up onto her back. She didn't mind it, however, realizing that she could move a lot faster than him. Standing up, she adjusted his weight on her back and set off as fast as she could towards the Clone Base.
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"Lieutenant!" One of the clones turned towards Sabe and Yoda and stood at attention as they entered the command center. "Commander. . ." "You are to ready the clones. Give them their weapons, give them their armor, and have them suited up, in their appropriate transports and ready to move out in one standard hour." "Yes, ma'am!" He quickly saluted her and left the room, barking orders at the clones nearby him.
Sabe knelt down and nudged Yoda off of her for a minute. "I'll be right back," she said as she went into a back room and shut the door. She walked over to a closet and opened it - revealing a suit of armor the same size as she was.
People had called me crazy when I asked for a suit of armor with the appropriate markings made for me, especially when they found out about my pacifist background. I wanted to see the clones in action, however. I kept on the subject and eventually I was given the chance to get it and a blaster for myself. I put on the sub-armor and then the armor. It was extremely hard to move in, but I eventually got used to it. I pulled my hair up into a simple knot which allowed my helmet to be put on with ease. I had walked back out and received a wide-eyed stare from Master Yoda. I didn't care, though - I walked over to the window and saw that a lot of the clones had their armor on and were receiving their weapons. A few were already on their transports. The hour eventually came . . .
When the Clone Transports were filled, she could see that the pilots were moving the sides up in order to prevent the rain from getting in and the ease of changing atmospheres. Sabe knelt down and allowed Master Yoda to climb up onto her back once again and, putting on her helmet, she journeyed to the first transport. When she got there, she set Yoda down on the floor of it and climbed up to the cockpit. She felt the sides rise as she reached her destination. "Open the hangar doors," she said through a radio in her helmet. They did so, and each of the transports started their engines. The first one took off followed by the next one, and so on. After everyone had left the Kaminoan atmosphere with ease, Sabe went back down to the Clone Deck with Master Yoda. It was imminent that she needed to prepare for a full-out war.
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