Part Ten: Arrival On Tatooine
The Planet Tatooine was, for the most part, a harsh planet, made up of many deserts areas and very few oasis like places that supported water, or green, fertile soil.
The spaceship Moave Avenger arrived at the planet and set down at a small farmland area near one of these few garden spots.
Our heroes disembarked and took in the surroundings.
"Whoosa!" Li-la Binks said loudly, wiping her forehead. "It's very warm out here!"
Sid 3PO looked around and muttered, "What a desolate place this is."
"Oh man, what a dump." Helga said, under her breath.
Arnold frowned at those characterizations of his home, but he began to smile as he saw his grandparents and the farmhands come out to greet him. He looked at all of them, his Grandpa Phil, Grandma Gertie, Oscar and Susie Kokoshka, Ernie Potts, and Mr. Hyunh.
"Arnold!" Phil said running up to his grandson and giving him a big hug, "Is that really you, shortman?"
Arnold smiled warmly, "It's me Grandpa, I'm home."
Helga watched the family reunion, as the farmhands all hugged Arnold one at a time, and shook his hand, smiling sadly with envy as they made such a fuss over Arnold.
At least he has people who show that they care, Helga thought to herself.
Just then, Helga suddenly got a feeling she couldn't describe. It wasen't a bad feeling, but just so strange...warm, but powerful, like an electric shock.
Arnold's Grandmother, who had stood back from the crowd fussing over Arnold, turned her attention to Helga and smiled slightly. She walked over to her, seeing her confusion.
Helga looked up at the wisened old woman and smiled slightly.
Gertie looked down at Helga, as if studying her, closed her eyes and nodded a moment later.
"Yes," she said, in a small whisper, then opened her eyes and looked at Helga knowingly. "The Force is very strong in you, young one."
Helga was shcked, she backed up a step.
Grandpa Phil, hearing the words, laughed. "Now now, Pookie, don't go scaring the poor girl."
"Hey Arnold, whose your little friend?" Ernie asked.
"Yes Arnold," Susie said, beaming, "Please introduce her. Is she your girlfriend?"
Arnold nearly coughed at that and his face turned slightly pink. Helga looked away herself and a small pink tinge could be seen on her own face.
Arnold introduced her. "This is Senator Helga Amidala...and she's sort-of the reason I'm here."
"A Senator?" Oscar said, speaking up. "That must mean you're rich! Do you play cards?"
"Oscar!" Mr. Hyunh spoke up now in amonishment. "Why do you always have to be such a weseal?"
"What?" Oscar asked, feining innocence.
"Hum, interesting," Grandpa said then, "Interesting friends you've been making as a Jedi shortman."
Helga wasen't paying attention to their conversation. Her attention went back to the old woman who continued to look at her, smiling.
Arnold Grandma then turned to Arnold and nodded smiling. "You've gotten alot stronger since we last meet, grasshopper."
Arnold smiled and nodded back, "Thanks Grandma. Gerald and Stinky have been good teachers, maybe not as good as you, though. It's really good to see you again."
At last, they hugged, his Grandma smiling down at him, then looking back at Helga, a strange look on her face then, one of knowing concentration.
Helga, looking at that look, almost believed that the old woman knew what she was thinking about.
"I'll bet all of you kids are hungry after such a long trip?" Grandpa said, speaking up then.
"A bet! I'll take it," Oscar said quickly.
"Oscar!" Both Susie and Mr. Hyunh said at once.
Li-la Binks heard the majic words for her. "Yeesa! Meesa ever-so hungry! Moi moi hungry!"
"Well, lets all go inside and get to know each other over some of Pookie's home cooking." Phil said, leading them to the door. Oscar beat them all there in an effort to be first in line for supper.
Everyone walked off, except for Arnold and Helga. Arnold's grandma looked back at them a second, smiled and walked inside the below ground farmhouse.
Helga grabbed Arnold's arm. "Arnold? What the heck is the deal with your Grandmother?"
"Huh?" Arnold asked, surprised.
"I felt this feeling around her," She tried to explain, groping for the right words. "Like the air around her was alive, or something."
Arnold smiled, pleased. "Good, now you are beginning to sense the Force in other people who have it."
Helga blinked at that. "The Force? In your grandma?"
He nodded. "Grandma used to be a Jedi Master...she retired about ten years ago. She instructed me when I first developed my powers, helped me to control them."
"I see," Helga said, still surprised by this revelation.
To Be Continued...
The Planet Tatooine was, for the most part, a harsh planet, made up of many deserts areas and very few oasis like places that supported water, or green, fertile soil.
The spaceship Moave Avenger arrived at the planet and set down at a small farmland area near one of these few garden spots.
Our heroes disembarked and took in the surroundings.
"Whoosa!" Li-la Binks said loudly, wiping her forehead. "It's very warm out here!"
Sid 3PO looked around and muttered, "What a desolate place this is."
"Oh man, what a dump." Helga said, under her breath.
Arnold frowned at those characterizations of his home, but he began to smile as he saw his grandparents and the farmhands come out to greet him. He looked at all of them, his Grandpa Phil, Grandma Gertie, Oscar and Susie Kokoshka, Ernie Potts, and Mr. Hyunh.
"Arnold!" Phil said running up to his grandson and giving him a big hug, "Is that really you, shortman?"
Arnold smiled warmly, "It's me Grandpa, I'm home."
Helga watched the family reunion, as the farmhands all hugged Arnold one at a time, and shook his hand, smiling sadly with envy as they made such a fuss over Arnold.
At least he has people who show that they care, Helga thought to herself.
Just then, Helga suddenly got a feeling she couldn't describe. It wasen't a bad feeling, but just so strange...warm, but powerful, like an electric shock.
Arnold's Grandmother, who had stood back from the crowd fussing over Arnold, turned her attention to Helga and smiled slightly. She walked over to her, seeing her confusion.
Helga looked up at the wisened old woman and smiled slightly.
Gertie looked down at Helga, as if studying her, closed her eyes and nodded a moment later.
"Yes," she said, in a small whisper, then opened her eyes and looked at Helga knowingly. "The Force is very strong in you, young one."
Helga was shcked, she backed up a step.
Grandpa Phil, hearing the words, laughed. "Now now, Pookie, don't go scaring the poor girl."
"Hey Arnold, whose your little friend?" Ernie asked.
"Yes Arnold," Susie said, beaming, "Please introduce her. Is she your girlfriend?"
Arnold nearly coughed at that and his face turned slightly pink. Helga looked away herself and a small pink tinge could be seen on her own face.
Arnold introduced her. "This is Senator Helga Amidala...and she's sort-of the reason I'm here."
"A Senator?" Oscar said, speaking up. "That must mean you're rich! Do you play cards?"
"Oscar!" Mr. Hyunh spoke up now in amonishment. "Why do you always have to be such a weseal?"
"What?" Oscar asked, feining innocence.
"Hum, interesting," Grandpa said then, "Interesting friends you've been making as a Jedi shortman."
Helga wasen't paying attention to their conversation. Her attention went back to the old woman who continued to look at her, smiling.
Arnold Grandma then turned to Arnold and nodded smiling. "You've gotten alot stronger since we last meet, grasshopper."
Arnold smiled and nodded back, "Thanks Grandma. Gerald and Stinky have been good teachers, maybe not as good as you, though. It's really good to see you again."
At last, they hugged, his Grandma smiling down at him, then looking back at Helga, a strange look on her face then, one of knowing concentration.
Helga, looking at that look, almost believed that the old woman knew what she was thinking about.
"I'll bet all of you kids are hungry after such a long trip?" Grandpa said, speaking up then.
"A bet! I'll take it," Oscar said quickly.
"Oscar!" Both Susie and Mr. Hyunh said at once.
Li-la Binks heard the majic words for her. "Yeesa! Meesa ever-so hungry! Moi moi hungry!"
"Well, lets all go inside and get to know each other over some of Pookie's home cooking." Phil said, leading them to the door. Oscar beat them all there in an effort to be first in line for supper.
Everyone walked off, except for Arnold and Helga. Arnold's grandma looked back at them a second, smiled and walked inside the below ground farmhouse.
Helga grabbed Arnold's arm. "Arnold? What the heck is the deal with your Grandmother?"
"Huh?" Arnold asked, surprised.
"I felt this feeling around her," She tried to explain, groping for the right words. "Like the air around her was alive, or something."
Arnold smiled, pleased. "Good, now you are beginning to sense the Force in other people who have it."
Helga blinked at that. "The Force? In your grandma?"
He nodded. "Grandma used to be a Jedi Master...she retired about ten years ago. She instructed me when I first developed my powers, helped me to control them."
"I see," Helga said, still surprised by this revelation.
To Be Continued...