Into the Pictures

Red 921

Rated PG

Summary: Obi-Wan has been alone for too long. The movies become reality for one girl who plans to stop that.

SPOLIERS: the end of AOTC!!! If you haven't seen the movie and don't wanna know don't read this yet.

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING MORE THAN MANY, MANY DOLLARS IN STAR WARS MERCHANDISE please Mr. Lucas don't sue me or I'll have to sell it all to pay for the lawsuit!!

Feed back: I must know if I am to continue... for all my work would wither and die if not appreciated. (gags)

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As Laura watched, it all played out as she remembered.

"You seem a little on edge Anakin," Master Kenobi commented.

"Not at all," quickly came from the padawan.

"I haven't felt you this tense since-" there was a slight pause in the train of thought.

"You fell into that nest of gundarks!" Laura finished quickly, excited and unable to believe this was happening. Kenobi turned to look at her and smiled.

"Yes, you must have read the report." There was no recognition as to her true identity, she was just another Jedi padawan. Laura quickly pulled on the force to calm herself at the smile.

"I did."

"Then you'd know that it was Obi-Wan who fell into that nightmare and I rescued him. Remember master?" Anakin explained swiftly.

"Oh yes," he giggled. Laura almost fainted at the sound. "You're sweating. Relax. Take a deep breath," Kenobi calmly instructed.

Anakin lowered his voice and glanced back at Laura, who looked out the glass walls, "Master, I haven't seen her in ten years."

"She's not a Queen anymore Anakin," Kenobi reasoned softly.

"That's not why I'm nervous," Anakin countered.

As the doors opened, Laura saw the lumbering gungan senator walk to the lift. As Kenobi walked out she watched as the gungan attacked.

"Obi? OBI!! Mesa sooo smilen to seein yousa," Jar Jar cried as he tried to hug the Jedi Master. Kenobi smoothly took his webbed hand and shook it.

"It's good to see you too, Jar Jar." Kenobi said as the gungan saw the other man walk out of the lift.

"Ani? Lil Ani?! Yousa so biggen." The padawan was enveloped in a hug. "Shesa expecting yousa."

"Jar Jar, this is Padawan Laura Tharen, she will be assisting us," Kenobi said calmly in explanation to this new comers presence. "Padawan Tharen, this is Senator Binks, representative for the Gungans of Naboo."

Laura bowed to the gungan, "It is a pleasure to meet you senator." Jar Jar quickly grabbed her hand and shook it with vigor only a gungan could have before she could stop him.

"Meesa so happy to be meetin yousa!" he said happily. Letting go of Laura's hand, Jar Jar led the way into the main room and announced "Mesa here. Lookie, lookie, Senator. Desa Jedi arriven." Senator Padmè Amidala stood before them with her handmaiden Dormè and Captain Typho. Kenobi stepped forward and bowed to the senator, Laura followed his lead, bowing slightly deeper as a person of her station would do. Laura did not overlook the fact that, just like the movie, Anakin did not bow to the Senator but instead stood there staring at her like an idiot.

Obi-Wan stepped forward, "It is a pleasure to see you again, M'Lady." Padmé moved to him and took his hand in hers.

"It has been far too long Master Kenobi.  I'm so glad our paths have crossed again... but I must warn you that I think your presence here is unnecessary," she informed him.

"I'm sure the Jedi Council have their reasons," Kenobi smiled. Padmé moved to Anakin, looking at him in disbelief.

"Annie? My goodness, you've grown." In person, Padmé gave a much kinder feeling than what Laura had seen in the movie.  Laura carefully felt Padmé through the force, using the techniques she had created for herself on Earth. The light that shone from her was almost as brilliant as the force presence of Kenobi.  Anakin and Padmé looked at each other for a long moment.

Finally Anakin spoke, "So have you… grown more beautiful, I mean… and much shorter… for a Senator, I mean." Laura inwardly shuddered at the lack of grace in Anakin's attempted pick up line. Luckily, she was in time to see Kenobi glare at Anakin, while Padmé only laughed.

"Oh Annie, you'll always be that little boy I knew on Tatooine." Laura was dangerously close to losing her control as Padmé spoke that line.  She was able to see first hand as Anakin had his lightsaber taken from him and used to cut him down at the knees. It was a true joy to see that.  Laura was also glad that she was able to feel Kenobi's amusement at the slight discomfort his padawan had brought on himself.

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Natasha sat sullenly in her seat.  "Look, Ashley, I know we have to see if we can get Laura out but couldn't we have gotten some popcorn or something? I'm hungry!"

"Quiet… I can't believe she did it… She's actually in the movie. She almost blew it thought with the gundark thing." Ashley sat on the edge of her seat still not able to believe one of her best friends was in Star Wars. 

"You know, I wonder how much Laura's gonna try and mess up in there… I mean it's not like she can change the story, they've already been written," Natasha looked at Ashley, hoping for an answer.

"We can only wait and see, you know how messed up she is. For all we know she might try to rewrite the entire future of Star Wars as we know it."

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this is gonna probably be my fastest post ever so please be kind I have school and games and plays I have to help with. But I will keep writing this if you people really do like it. I mean it rip it apart if you don't, but do it critically. Thanks

R921