Title: Birth of Tyranny
Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: The great and powerful OZ (aka George Lucas) owns em not me except for the characters I do own...uh...never mind.
*Author's note: He guys please, please, please, please review!
Chapter 3
"So, Alderaan has never had this sort of problem before?" Anakin asked She-ar-ah after being summoned there by his master.
"No, Alderaan is a very peaceful planet, we have no army and no weapons. We only have my security force to protect an entire planet." She-ar-ah answered the padawan. "Obviously the assassin is here for the celebration ball." She continued.
"Something about this doesn't feel right." Anakin stated. "It almost seems too predictable."
"Sometimes padawan the simplest answers are the right ones." Obi Wan said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Ok simple answers," the apprentice thought for a moment. "We shut down the space ports, only letting the politician's transports for the ball in." Anakin stated simply.
"See, that's not exactly as simple a solution as you think." She-ar-ah said, looking out her window.
"What do you mean?" Anakin asked, looking at his master.
"Come with me, there is something you need to know." She-ar-ah said, putting on her dark purple cloak.
Obi Wan, She-ar-ah and Anakin headed out into the streets of Alderaan. She-ar-ah gave the Jedi the grand tour. Both Jedi kept there eyes open and noticed all the different species that were running around the streets. Some were in a rush to get somewhere, as if the place they were headed would disappear if they didn't get there the fastest possible way. Others were strolling through the streets without a care in the world. Most seemed very happy with there time there, while a few seemed annoyed by everything.
"As you can see Alderaan is the galaxy's tourist spot. If anyone in the galaxy thinks about going on vacation they think of Alderaan, that's why the celebration ball is being held here because we can accommodate for it." She said, pointing out the various beings. "Everyone that actually lives on Alderaan is a part of the tourism industry. You see we have no real way of depicting who is the assassin and who is merely here for a good time."
"That is a problem." Obi Wan stated, stroking his chin as he thought about the situation.
"And you see Anakin, shutting down our space ports would basically stop all of Alderaan's economy." She-ar-ah told the padawan.
"That isn't good." Anakin said in a disappointed tone of voice.
"Don't lose hope padawan, your solution was a good one, we need to just expand on it." Obi Wan said in an encouraging tone. "Have you increased security in the space ports?" He asked She-ar-ah.
"Yes, that was our first step." She looked away from the Jedi, looked around as if looking for someone, then lowered her voice. "There is another problem with this Obi Wan." She looked from side to side again. "We have to make sure that the guests do not hear about a potential killer on the loose, otherwise no one would ever visit Alderaan again, and the planet would be finished."
Obi Wan nodded, he now understood why they had been called there.
Anakin looked at She-ar-ah. "So, what can we do about it?"
"Well, I was hoping that the Jedi could give my forces some help in finding this assassin before he kills anyone." She started to lead them back to the palace. "We are pretty well stretched as thin as we can get at the moment. I really didn't know what else to do Obi Wan, so I called my father for advice, and he sent you. I really didn't mean for you to come here." She looked Obi Wan in the eyes, Anakin looked at both of them bewildered.
"No need to apologize She-ar-ah, the council thought it was necessary for us to be here, so we are here. The matter at hand is we have an assassin here threatening the king, and quite frankly the economy of an entire planet." Obi Wan said, putting a hand on her shoulder, but quickly removing it.
Anakin looked at his master, he had never known Obi Wan Kenobi to be this weird with someone. He knew he had seen this woman somewhere before, and it was obvious that his master cared for her deeply once upon a time, 'just how deeply did he care?' he thought to himself. He began to think back to all the times Obi Wan told him to not let his personal feelings get in the way when it came to Padme, how he had a commitment to the Jedi order...could his master have been speaking from personal experiences? Anakin shook off this thought, he couldn't see his master as being anything but the perfect Jedi.
**
In a ship that was well hidden among the cliffs on one of the remote beaches on Alderaan, a figure began making preparations for a big event. The event, his first kill as a professional bounty hunter. His entire life he waited for this moment, trained for this moment, and now it had come. For the last three years he lived on his own, not knowing what to do, but thanks to his late father he knew exactly how to survive. One day on a chance meeting he happened to be stealing from a man in a dark cloak; the man's name was darth Sidious, and he had a business proposition for the boy. He hired him to kill the king of Alderaan, the only stipulation was he had to wait until he was ordered to do it, until then he could only tease the dictator. Finally the order came, he could taste the blood now, taste the violence, hear the screams of loved ones. Bobba Fett looked at his reflection as he began to put on his father's armor and smiled. He would make his father proud today.
**
As Obi Wan, Anakin, and She-ar-ah made their way back to the palace she kept filling them in on security precautions they had taken, the plans for the celebration ball, and more history on the planet. "There is one thing that the king refuses to do." She said as they walked up the stairs to the palace.
"What is that?" Obi Wan asked.
"He refuses to not give his speech to the people tonight." She stopped before the grand door and looked at her companions. "Every week he speaks to the people who have come to visit Alderaan, he says he wants to make sure they all feel at home here, let them know that while they are here, they are his people."
"You said that he has adopted Naboo's style of body guards, which means he has a decoy correct." Obi Wan looked She-ar-ah in the eye.
She nodded. "That is correct, but he refuses to use one for his speeches, says he wants to be the one to talk to the people." She ran her hands through her hair, clearly she had this argument with his majesty before. "I really don't know what to do, he can be a difficult man at times."
"Perhaps we will be able to persuade him." Obi Wan said.
"You mean a mind trick master?" Anakin looked at him stunned.
"No my young apprentice, you know I don't like using mind manipulation unless it's necessary, plus I truly doubt his majesty is weak minded." Obi Wan looked at She-ar-ah.
"Oh gods, he's anything but." She answered.
"I will have a talk with him, maybe coming from a Jedi he'd be more willing to cooperate." Obi Wan continued, She-ar-ah looked a little offended by his comment.
Suddenly the trio was interrupted by one of She-ar-ah's guards.
"Captain Windu! There you are!" The guard called as he hurried up the stairs.
"What is it Sergeant?" She asked worried.
"One of the politicians for the celebration ball is here." The out of breath guard told her.
"What!?" She-ar-ah asked appalled.
"She just arrived, she said she was summoned by his majesty for some vacation before everyone else arrived." The guard relayed the story.
"Let me guess, one of these hot shot senators who worked with his majesty against the military creation act." She-ar-ah looked at the guard.
"Yes captain, she is the senator from Naboo." The guard smiled at She-ar-ah.
"Oh well I should've known." She-ar-ah nodded.
Anakin's face lit up when he heard that Padme was there, but then looked confused at what She-ar-ah just said. "Why should you have known?" He asked, trying to hide his emotions.
"Well it's just a rumor that his majesty favors Senator Amidala, but I know that he does because his face lights up whenever he sees her." She-ar-ah answered very casually. "Thank you sergeant, I'll go meet the Senator at the space station." With that the guard left.
"You don't think the Senator favors him do you?" The padawan sounded very worried.
"I haven't spent very much time with her to really know." She looked at Anakin. "Why? Do you know her young Anakin?"
"We are old friends with the Senator, we knew her when she was queen of Naboo." Obi Wan answered for his stuttering padawan. "She and Anakin are very good friends."
"Well since you and the Senator are such good friends, how would you like to escort her back to the palace for me, that is of course if it is ok with your master." She looked at Obi Wan. Anakin also looked at Obi Wan, both had pleading looks on their faces.
"I think it would be a grand idea, I'm sure Captain Windu has much to do." Obi Wan said, and Anakin was already headed down the steps before Obi Wan could finish.
As they watched the padawan make his way down the stairs they turned to each other. "Let me guess, he favors the Senator as well." She said to her companion, almost chuckling to herself.
"I think he favors her more than his majesty." Obi Wan answered.
"Doesn't that frighten you?" She looked him in the eyes.
"More than you know." He looked her back in the eyes. They stared at each other for a moment, then awkwardly turned away and walked in the palace.
Author: ewan's girl
Disclaimer: The great and powerful OZ (aka George Lucas) owns em not me except for the characters I do own...uh...never mind.
*Author's note: He guys please, please, please, please review!
Chapter 3
"So, Alderaan has never had this sort of problem before?" Anakin asked She-ar-ah after being summoned there by his master.
"No, Alderaan is a very peaceful planet, we have no army and no weapons. We only have my security force to protect an entire planet." She-ar-ah answered the padawan. "Obviously the assassin is here for the celebration ball." She continued.
"Something about this doesn't feel right." Anakin stated. "It almost seems too predictable."
"Sometimes padawan the simplest answers are the right ones." Obi Wan said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Ok simple answers," the apprentice thought for a moment. "We shut down the space ports, only letting the politician's transports for the ball in." Anakin stated simply.
"See, that's not exactly as simple a solution as you think." She-ar-ah said, looking out her window.
"What do you mean?" Anakin asked, looking at his master.
"Come with me, there is something you need to know." She-ar-ah said, putting on her dark purple cloak.
Obi Wan, She-ar-ah and Anakin headed out into the streets of Alderaan. She-ar-ah gave the Jedi the grand tour. Both Jedi kept there eyes open and noticed all the different species that were running around the streets. Some were in a rush to get somewhere, as if the place they were headed would disappear if they didn't get there the fastest possible way. Others were strolling through the streets without a care in the world. Most seemed very happy with there time there, while a few seemed annoyed by everything.
"As you can see Alderaan is the galaxy's tourist spot. If anyone in the galaxy thinks about going on vacation they think of Alderaan, that's why the celebration ball is being held here because we can accommodate for it." She said, pointing out the various beings. "Everyone that actually lives on Alderaan is a part of the tourism industry. You see we have no real way of depicting who is the assassin and who is merely here for a good time."
"That is a problem." Obi Wan stated, stroking his chin as he thought about the situation.
"And you see Anakin, shutting down our space ports would basically stop all of Alderaan's economy." She-ar-ah told the padawan.
"That isn't good." Anakin said in a disappointed tone of voice.
"Don't lose hope padawan, your solution was a good one, we need to just expand on it." Obi Wan said in an encouraging tone. "Have you increased security in the space ports?" He asked She-ar-ah.
"Yes, that was our first step." She looked away from the Jedi, looked around as if looking for someone, then lowered her voice. "There is another problem with this Obi Wan." She looked from side to side again. "We have to make sure that the guests do not hear about a potential killer on the loose, otherwise no one would ever visit Alderaan again, and the planet would be finished."
Obi Wan nodded, he now understood why they had been called there.
Anakin looked at She-ar-ah. "So, what can we do about it?"
"Well, I was hoping that the Jedi could give my forces some help in finding this assassin before he kills anyone." She started to lead them back to the palace. "We are pretty well stretched as thin as we can get at the moment. I really didn't know what else to do Obi Wan, so I called my father for advice, and he sent you. I really didn't mean for you to come here." She looked Obi Wan in the eyes, Anakin looked at both of them bewildered.
"No need to apologize She-ar-ah, the council thought it was necessary for us to be here, so we are here. The matter at hand is we have an assassin here threatening the king, and quite frankly the economy of an entire planet." Obi Wan said, putting a hand on her shoulder, but quickly removing it.
Anakin looked at his master, he had never known Obi Wan Kenobi to be this weird with someone. He knew he had seen this woman somewhere before, and it was obvious that his master cared for her deeply once upon a time, 'just how deeply did he care?' he thought to himself. He began to think back to all the times Obi Wan told him to not let his personal feelings get in the way when it came to Padme, how he had a commitment to the Jedi order...could his master have been speaking from personal experiences? Anakin shook off this thought, he couldn't see his master as being anything but the perfect Jedi.
**
In a ship that was well hidden among the cliffs on one of the remote beaches on Alderaan, a figure began making preparations for a big event. The event, his first kill as a professional bounty hunter. His entire life he waited for this moment, trained for this moment, and now it had come. For the last three years he lived on his own, not knowing what to do, but thanks to his late father he knew exactly how to survive. One day on a chance meeting he happened to be stealing from a man in a dark cloak; the man's name was darth Sidious, and he had a business proposition for the boy. He hired him to kill the king of Alderaan, the only stipulation was he had to wait until he was ordered to do it, until then he could only tease the dictator. Finally the order came, he could taste the blood now, taste the violence, hear the screams of loved ones. Bobba Fett looked at his reflection as he began to put on his father's armor and smiled. He would make his father proud today.
**
As Obi Wan, Anakin, and She-ar-ah made their way back to the palace she kept filling them in on security precautions they had taken, the plans for the celebration ball, and more history on the planet. "There is one thing that the king refuses to do." She said as they walked up the stairs to the palace.
"What is that?" Obi Wan asked.
"He refuses to not give his speech to the people tonight." She stopped before the grand door and looked at her companions. "Every week he speaks to the people who have come to visit Alderaan, he says he wants to make sure they all feel at home here, let them know that while they are here, they are his people."
"You said that he has adopted Naboo's style of body guards, which means he has a decoy correct." Obi Wan looked She-ar-ah in the eye.
She nodded. "That is correct, but he refuses to use one for his speeches, says he wants to be the one to talk to the people." She ran her hands through her hair, clearly she had this argument with his majesty before. "I really don't know what to do, he can be a difficult man at times."
"Perhaps we will be able to persuade him." Obi Wan said.
"You mean a mind trick master?" Anakin looked at him stunned.
"No my young apprentice, you know I don't like using mind manipulation unless it's necessary, plus I truly doubt his majesty is weak minded." Obi Wan looked at She-ar-ah.
"Oh gods, he's anything but." She answered.
"I will have a talk with him, maybe coming from a Jedi he'd be more willing to cooperate." Obi Wan continued, She-ar-ah looked a little offended by his comment.
Suddenly the trio was interrupted by one of She-ar-ah's guards.
"Captain Windu! There you are!" The guard called as he hurried up the stairs.
"What is it Sergeant?" She asked worried.
"One of the politicians for the celebration ball is here." The out of breath guard told her.
"What!?" She-ar-ah asked appalled.
"She just arrived, she said she was summoned by his majesty for some vacation before everyone else arrived." The guard relayed the story.
"Let me guess, one of these hot shot senators who worked with his majesty against the military creation act." She-ar-ah looked at the guard.
"Yes captain, she is the senator from Naboo." The guard smiled at She-ar-ah.
"Oh well I should've known." She-ar-ah nodded.
Anakin's face lit up when he heard that Padme was there, but then looked confused at what She-ar-ah just said. "Why should you have known?" He asked, trying to hide his emotions.
"Well it's just a rumor that his majesty favors Senator Amidala, but I know that he does because his face lights up whenever he sees her." She-ar-ah answered very casually. "Thank you sergeant, I'll go meet the Senator at the space station." With that the guard left.
"You don't think the Senator favors him do you?" The padawan sounded very worried.
"I haven't spent very much time with her to really know." She looked at Anakin. "Why? Do you know her young Anakin?"
"We are old friends with the Senator, we knew her when she was queen of Naboo." Obi Wan answered for his stuttering padawan. "She and Anakin are very good friends."
"Well since you and the Senator are such good friends, how would you like to escort her back to the palace for me, that is of course if it is ok with your master." She looked at Obi Wan. Anakin also looked at Obi Wan, both had pleading looks on their faces.
"I think it would be a grand idea, I'm sure Captain Windu has much to do." Obi Wan said, and Anakin was already headed down the steps before Obi Wan could finish.
As they watched the padawan make his way down the stairs they turned to each other. "Let me guess, he favors the Senator as well." She said to her companion, almost chuckling to herself.
"I think he favors her more than his majesty." Obi Wan answered.
"Doesn't that frighten you?" She looked him in the eyes.
"More than you know." He looked her back in the eyes. They stared at each other for a moment, then awkwardly turned away and walked in the palace.
