Notes: Phew, I'm gonna have to watch Eppy I again for the next chapter… my memory is somewhat rusty O.o Ok, hope you all enjoy this one! Can you find all the connections to the Old Trilogy? :-p Man… Luke whacking his head on the roof is great…
SM 2/2/22 BBY
Well, chalk another one up to inexperience, I suppose. I was wrong about the boy. He ended up winning the Podrace, and as I write we're on our way to Coruscant where I might be able to get a decent night's sleep. Unless Master keeps us up all night with Council meetings. Damn. Master rescued Anakin and freed him (but not his mother) so I'll probably have to act the babysitter as well. This means no clubbing, no bars, and not even a nice, peaceful dinner with my friends. I wonder if I've got enough money stored up to send the kid to a boarding school on some remote planet like Kessel… spice mining would be good for him…
All right, maybe that's a bit harsh.
I still have a very bad feeling about that boy, though. He seems innocent enough, but lurking under that cute little façade is a monster. I know it! All right, maybe I'm just a little bit disgruntled with him. He's mooning over Padme, which is disconcerting at the least. He's nine, for Force's sake! And Qui-Gon won't stop talking about him. He makes him out to be some bloody prodigy. Screw balance of the Force! How about 'pay attention to the Padawan you're currently training'? The little fuzzball offered to fix the hyperdrive core. I told him to bugger off. Besides, no ten-year-old should be taking his shirt off in front of the ladies. Because that's what hyperdrive repairs involve, you know. Don't give me that skeptical look!
Another funny thing happened today. My Master met up with a lightsaber-wielding Zabrak and was very nearly killed. I assume from the black robes and blood-red saber that he was a Sith, and if I'm right (you know I am), we're all in a lot of trouble. The Council thought the Sith were extinct, and if the council was wrong about it, what else might be afoot? Granted, he was only one creature, but you know the saying. There are always two: a Master and an Apprentice. And unless that Zabrak is some sort of genius who became a Master of the Dark Side in a very short time, there's an even stronger adversary lurking out there somewhere.
The Sith is quite a point of (morbid) interest all by himself, though. He was using a double-bladed Sith training saber, and I don't think he was doing it for practice. Very few – Jedi or Sith – have ever mastered the double-bladed Saber. It's a difficult and dangerous weapon, but when used properly, can double the user's attack strength. Basically, that Zabrak can fight like two. If we hadn't rescued Master when we did…
But I don't want to think about that.
The fuzzball aproacheth. I'll write back later.
SM 2/3/22
I think today was the worst day of my life. I feel so ousted… I mean, what call does he have to favor that little kid? I'm the Padawan! I'm the one he's supposed to be training! Besides which, I'm getting very annoyed at his defying the council like he does. I need to be on their good side, and how will it look to be trained by the man who nearly got himself booted out of the Order? It's not that I'm conceited, but it's really a problem…
Not to mention the results of the Republic Senate election today. They voted no confidence on Vallorum, and put Palpatine on the seat. I don't know why, but I have a very bad feeling about that man… I know politicians are just slimy in general, but he's especially so. Power-hungry old git.
We've got another meeting with the Council later today. Anakin's getting tested now. I have no doubts he'll pass, but… I hope they refuse him admission. He's too old, after all.
SM 2/3/22
I can't believe what a mess this evening was. We met with the Council again after they recognized Anakin's potential (bloody hell), but they refused to accept him into the student training. He's too old. I told you I was right! But did that matter to Master? No-o-o, of course not. Do you know what he said?
"I'll train the boy."
He'll train the boy. I wanted to wave my arms and say "Hello? Padawan over here! Not Knight yet! Need training!" And when Yoda pointed this little fact out to me, Qui-Gon said he was finished teaching me. Sure, it was slightly flattering to hear him say I was ready, but… it makes me feel utterly abandoned. Like this boy is Master's shiny new toy, so he's throwing me to the Rancors. And when I went to support him (fighting back curses in several languages, I assure you), Master Yoda totally shot me down. "Tell you we will, when you are ready." Hah.
So Master and I had a bit of a fall-out after that. He sent Anakin off to bed, and once the fuzzball was out of earshot, I went off on Master. I mean, he doesn't realize the ramifications of his actions. He's always on my case about the here-and-now, but what good is that if you can't see the consequence of your actions further along the line? The here-and-now is great for fighting. But the future matters quite a lot, as well. Let's gloss over the fact that I've been lectured for looking ahead too much by Master Yoda for the moment. I feel bad enough already.
So it looks like life is going to bloody hell for a while. I'm positive I haven't seen the last of Naboo and Gunray. In fact, I'm fairly sure I haven't seen the last of that Zabrak either.
All right, enough self-destructive angry thoughts… I ought to go meditate and cool my heels… but it is better to get out aggressions in a diary rather than in actions, isn't it?
