A Parallel Universe

A/n: Hey guys! I'm trying to keep the updates regular and such. I'll probably try to update every week... So here's the next chapter. :) but first, REVIEWS! And by the way, I have no idea what that droid's identification number is. SPR is something I made up. It stands for Security Patrol Officer, and 326 is just random numbers.

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Kekelina: Interesting name... :) I can't wait to see where I take it either:) Thanks for reviewing!

Gizzi1213: I like your name too! Yes, Obi the politician. :) Strange, no? Thanks for the review:)

Moosey: Uh... yeah... that might help. But you just need to know Ep. I for now. That's when this is taking place... :) Thanks for reviewing Moosey! I'll catch you on Myspace or something...

AlexCeasar: Whoa, too many questions! I'm still figuring out how they get down to the planet. :) I'll try to answer as many as I can, though... let's see... We probably will meet Anakin, although I'm not sure if Tatooine is on the way to Coruscant from Ord Mantell, so I don't know how I'll fit that in... ObiDala? I dunno... I mean, in regular Star Wars, I don't see how they go together cause Obi is a huge stickler for rules... then again, he's not a Jedi in this fic... then again, Padme is... then again, that didn't stop her with Anakin... then again, Anakin hadn't been training as a Jedi all his life... And the fact that I'm probably one of the worst romance writers on the face of the planet... Eh, we'll just stick with a maybe on that question. Qui... hmmm... his death is a very big catalyst for the Star Wars saga... then again, so is Obi being a Jedi... Well, I have some time before I answer that... ;) Thanks for the review!

Smeagol Fasir Kenobi: I know! Kinda freaky, isn't it:) But it's supposed to be serious. Hehe, Obi the Senator... I suppose it is full of random stuff after all. :) Thanks for the review, as always. :)

KatieElessar: Thanks! I'm not sure where I'm going to take this, but oh well... I'll just wing it. :)

Chapter 2: Erm... Chapter 2!

-On the Command Deck-

(Things happen EXACTLY the same as in the movie. I'm too lazy to type it all...)

-In the Room with Qui-Gon and Padme-

Padme frowned at the door. They had to have been here for 30 minutes already! Were these Neimodians just plain rude?

"Is it in their nature to wait this long?" She asked her Master.

Qui-Gon frowned at her, "Patience. Each mission takes its own time," his gaze shifted to the door, "As for your question... I think not. I sense an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute."

Padme tried to gauge the Neimodian's emotions, but her connection to the Force was not yet strong enough for that. She sighed. The droid offered them something to drink. She took it and sipped politely, waiting for the viceroy to come.

A sudden surge of the Force had her out of her chair, orange lightsaber blazing and searching for any hint of a threat. The droid looked at them in alarm. Padme ignored this, trying to sense what the Force was trying to tell her. Then she heard a hiss as a yellow gas started pouring through the air vents in the room.

"Dioxis," Qui-Gon said calmly, deactivating his lightsaber and holding his breath. Padme followed suit.

-Out In the Hall-

OOM-23 activated the comm. unit in the wall. The tiny blue figure of Viceroy Gunray shimmered into view. The clicks and whirrs of other droids resounded across the hall as the Viceroy of the Trade Federation gave his commands.

"They must be dead by now. Destroy what is left of them." He ordered in a drawling tone.

Suddenly, the door opened. With a myriad of clicks, the Battle Droids' blasters were armed, pointing at the fog-covered opening. Through the mist, a protocol droid waddled into the hall. It gave a start.

"Oh!" it exclaimed in a startled voice, "Excuse me." Without another word, it quickly made its way back to the command deck. The battle droids' heads swiveled, looking back the way the droid had come. The room was still shrouded by fog, obscuring the vision of even their advanced photoreceptors.

"Check it out, Corporal. We'll cover you." OOM-23 ordered the highest ranking Security droid, SPR-326

"Roger, Roger." It replied. SPR-326 was about to enter the shrouded interior of the room when a pair of pulsating beams of energy shone out from the deadly fog.

OOM-23's security programming identified this as danger, and his automated response mechanism took over. "Uh-oh, Blast them!"

The droids opened fire on the two beams, the scarlet lasers bouncing back to their owners. Then the owners of the lightsabers jumped out of the fog. Lightsabers flashing, they took the droids out in 9 seconds flat.

Padme deactivated her lightsaber, panting slightly. Hardly hesitating, her Master ran towards the command deck. Following quickly, Padme noticed a shield generator as they passed. But it didn't seem to be for the ship. What else in here uses shields? She wondered.

Finally, they reached the command deck to find the door closed and locked. Thinking quickly, her Master started to cut a hole into the door. Padme covered him, deflecting any bolts that came their way back to the droids that shot them. Behind her, she heard a thump. And another... and another. Blast doors, she thought. Qui-Gon seemed to realize the same thing for he stopped cutting through the first door. Instead, he jammed his lightsaber to the hilt into the molten steel.

That was when she heard the sound as if someone had dropped 100 marble and they were now rolling across the floor at max speed. She turned towards the sound and saw 3 destroyer droids rolling towards them.

"Master! Destroyers!" she exclaimed as they came out of their roll and armed their guns.

The destroyer droids aimed and fired straight at her.

TBC...

A/n: Yeah... sorta a cliffie for you to chew on... and by the way, Padme has been Qui's apprentice for 3 years. I can't seem to find a place to put that in the story... so yeah. Um, I think ya'll should know (Those of you who haven't read my other stories at any rate) I SUCK at updating regularly. So sorry if there is a long wait between updates.

Namarie, Mellyn nin!

Snaitf Skywalker