Disclaimer: Star Wars is NOT mine, though I wish it was. For a list of other things that I wish I owned, see my bio.
A/N: Another day...another chapter...Well, I admit it took me a while to decide which story to update. I decided on this one since I have not done another chapter in QUITE a while, and I am very bored, so if it does not come out funny, I apologize.
Well, it was a strange thing, to be sure. Padawans and the Jedi Council, together, walking down the street.
It was one Padawan's idea that had started this whole thing. Sarian Uldae was a clever Padawan, smart and quick to catch on. She also had ideas-some good and some bad, mind you-but this was one of the better ideas, or so her comrades had said.
It was the Jedi Council's first field trip. After hours of begging, pleading, even getting on their knees and whining, agreeing to do extra training and work, the Padawans had convinced the Jedi Council to agree.
They had told them where they would go was to be a surprise, so the Jedi Council had no idea. "Not smart, this is." Master Yoda said, hobblying along with his cane.
Once again, the Jedi Council had gone against the council of Master Yoda. Several times before-and keeping in mind that this is during the time of young Anakin Skywalker-they had done this unwise thing, and here they were, doing it again.
What the older Jedi did not know was that the Padawans were taking them to a pet store. For some absolutely unknown reason, perhaps with the exception of the Padawans having inhaled too much oxygen and gone wacko, they were going to the pet store.
(A/N: Here I interrupt for some absolutely unknown reason, perhaps with the exception of me having inhaled too much oxygen and gone wacko, to tell you that the new puppy we got today is being tormented by my cat, though at present the puppy is sleeping while my cat is trying to, for some absolutely unknown reason, perhaps with the exception of the cat having inhaled too much oxygen and gone wacko, open the kennel with his teeth. Oh, back to the story.)
Unfortunately for the Jedi Council, most of them did not have much experience with animals, which perhaps is the reason-with of course the exception of them having inhaled too much oxygen and gone wacko- that the Padawans had chosen this site for the field trip.
Yoda had experience with baking, knitting, and dealing with insane, psychotic girls that for some reason have a job at a place where you can encounter small children and scare the living daylights out of them, and Mace had experience with flowers, and even Yaddle had experience with pink colors, butterflies, pink and purple bunnies and ponies, and, of course, makeup,(see Widen Your Horizons if you do not know what I am talking about)but none of them had much to do with animals. Their jobs were more important.
Soon they arrived, and with several rings of those annoying bells attatched to the top of the door that serve no purpose but to annoy you and make you go insane from the constant ringing, the Jedi Council filed inside, looking about nervously.
On their left, what they first saw was a small section filled with chains, collars, and leashes for dogs of all sizes, along with some odds and ends.
Then the rest of the wall was lined with see-through cages, were puppies of all breeds and sizes were kept. Several of them were sleeping, some were playing, and a few were just sitting there, looking forlorn and lonely.
Then, in that corner, there were some small cages, with a few kittens inside. All of them were sleeping or eating. Then followed mice and rats, some tiny birds, and then the entire back right side was dedicated to reptiles.
On their immediate right, there were shelves upon shelves of supples, toys, and even medications for dogs and cats and gerbils and other rodents, not to mention reptile things.
Then, directly in front of them was the register, and scattered about on their left were cages set up in the middle of nowhere, like an island, with gerbils, rabbits, and birds. Your average pet store.
"Here again, why are we?" Yoda inquired, looking around. "To learn about animals, Master Yoda." One of the Padawans reminded him. The rest of the Jedi Council looked either sternly or uncertainly around him or her.
"Why hello! What an honor it is to see you here today! I am Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, and how may I help you?"
The way-too-cheery-and-joyful person at the cashier greeted with a huge smile. It reminded Yoda painfully of Walmart and Miss HappyHappy.
"And I am Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba! I am the assistant manager. Are we looking for anything special today?"
Another happy-looking person with a huge, fake smile pasted on their face came up to them. Yoda was about to throw up.
"We are teaching the Jedi Council about animals. We need no help." Sarian stated.
Three and a half painful hours later, the Jedi Council filed back out the door, the annoying, stupid bell ringing in their ears and causing their headaches to turn to migraines.
Though they had said they did not need help, Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz and Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba had insisted on helping them, and had told them the names of each animal, incorrectly of course.
They had called a beagle a chihuahua, a golden retriever a mastiff, a rabbit a cockatoo, a mouse a gerbil, a frog a goldfish, and other un-nameable mistakes that only the stupidest person on earth could make.
"We, at least, learned how not to lable animals today." Mace Windu stated as soon as the Jedi Council was alone again.
"Next time we will go to McDonalds, perhaps." Eeth Koth replied.
And that is how the first field trip in Jedi Council history occured.
A/N: That pet store was described after a pet store in my area, and no, I don't own that either. I hope you liked it!