A sudden strong blast of water shot out at the droid from above, smashing it hard against the rocks on the tunnel floor in a shower of sparks and metals parts. The pent up currents swiftly carried away the scrap down the tunnel. The other two droids hearing the commotion hurried to their colleagues side, only to be caught in the tidal wave of the on rushing water. The fugitives heard more clangs reverberating in the tunnel, as more sparks momentarily lit the tunnel walls. Then it was all quite as the last of the debris was swept out to the canyon floor.
Anakin relaxed. "Come! We have a vacation to catch up," he said looking very satisfied.
"What happened?" Amidala asked in a whisper, looking around for more droids.
"Did you like the little surprise I planned for our friends?"
"Did you hold up the fall?" Amidala asked as it all dawned upon her.
"Yes! And when our friend discovered us, I decided that it was mean of me keeping this beautiful sight to my self, and let him have some of it too. I think he liked it, huh! He liked it so much; he was -literally-swept off his feet." He said chuckling.
"Why couldn't you just hack it with your saber," she asked still smiling at his little joke.
"Well if I'd hacked him the sound would've alerted his friends, and they would've surely alerted the main army before I could stop them all. Even if I had got all three of them, droid scraps can be traced if the transmitter isn't destroyed- That means we would have to dispose of the scrap before more got here or they would be able to trace this route sooner or later. With the scrap at the bottom of the canyon, they have absolutely no idea now of where to start searching for us."
"I think that was a great idea, Anakin!" Amidala said at length. Anakin beamed like a certain nine years old, who has just won the Boontha Eve race. This boy has great potential she concluded to herself, not only was he brave and strong but he was smart too. Though he was getting a little chirpy lately, she decided that she was in good hands.
Meanwhile Anakin waded down to the water and retrieved the bike. The water in the basin was nearly waist deep.
"Wow this water is COLD," Anakin exclaimed as he lifted the heavy bike and set it on the ledge for the water to drain from it.
Resting his back against the tunnel wall, Anakin closed his eyes and concentrated hard. After a while he mounted the bike.
"Let's go!"
Amidala sat behind him and they floated up, to one of the dry holes. This tunnel too was wide, with other smaller tunnels opening into it. It became darker as they ventured deeper, into the intricate maze. Amidala had never seen any thing like it.
The speeder light shown eerily from the smooth cylindrical walls. Far off they could here water rushing somewhere. It was dank and cold; Amidala shivered.
"You're all right?" Anakin asked, his voice echoing loudly around the cavern.
"Yes!" She whispered.
Anakin heard it first, a far off roaring and rushing sound that seemed to become louder and louder becoming more urgent by the second. Amidala heard the rumbling too as it grew nearer, but they could not say from which direction it was coming. Anakin had a split second to swerve away to the left, before a huge body of water suddenly thundered from the hole above the spot where they'd been hovering minutes before, and hit the opposite wall with incredible force. The roar of the water was tremendous. Amidala had to cover her ears to block out the din.
We have to look out for those he said as they cautiously entered another side tunnel. Anakin concentrated hard letting the force guide him. This tunnel rose like a stair well curving away to the top, they followed around, and came up to another opening, Amidala was relieved to see light streaming down from it.
Anakin relaxed. "Come! We have a vacation to catch up," he said looking very satisfied.
"What happened?" Amidala asked in a whisper, looking around for more droids.
"Did you like the little surprise I planned for our friends?"
"Did you hold up the fall?" Amidala asked as it all dawned upon her.
"Yes! And when our friend discovered us, I decided that it was mean of me keeping this beautiful sight to my self, and let him have some of it too. I think he liked it, huh! He liked it so much; he was -literally-swept off his feet." He said chuckling.
"Why couldn't you just hack it with your saber," she asked still smiling at his little joke.
"Well if I'd hacked him the sound would've alerted his friends, and they would've surely alerted the main army before I could stop them all. Even if I had got all three of them, droid scraps can be traced if the transmitter isn't destroyed- That means we would have to dispose of the scrap before more got here or they would be able to trace this route sooner or later. With the scrap at the bottom of the canyon, they have absolutely no idea now of where to start searching for us."
"I think that was a great idea, Anakin!" Amidala said at length. Anakin beamed like a certain nine years old, who has just won the Boontha Eve race. This boy has great potential she concluded to herself, not only was he brave and strong but he was smart too. Though he was getting a little chirpy lately, she decided that she was in good hands.
Meanwhile Anakin waded down to the water and retrieved the bike. The water in the basin was nearly waist deep.
"Wow this water is COLD," Anakin exclaimed as he lifted the heavy bike and set it on the ledge for the water to drain from it.
Resting his back against the tunnel wall, Anakin closed his eyes and concentrated hard. After a while he mounted the bike.
"Let's go!"
Amidala sat behind him and they floated up, to one of the dry holes. This tunnel too was wide, with other smaller tunnels opening into it. It became darker as they ventured deeper, into the intricate maze. Amidala had never seen any thing like it.
The speeder light shown eerily from the smooth cylindrical walls. Far off they could here water rushing somewhere. It was dank and cold; Amidala shivered.
"You're all right?" Anakin asked, his voice echoing loudly around the cavern.
"Yes!" She whispered.
Anakin heard it first, a far off roaring and rushing sound that seemed to become louder and louder becoming more urgent by the second. Amidala heard the rumbling too as it grew nearer, but they could not say from which direction it was coming. Anakin had a split second to swerve away to the left, before a huge body of water suddenly thundered from the hole above the spot where they'd been hovering minutes before, and hit the opposite wall with incredible force. The roar of the water was tremendous. Amidala had to cover her ears to block out the din.
We have to look out for those he said as they cautiously entered another side tunnel. Anakin concentrated hard letting the force guide him. This tunnel rose like a stair well curving away to the top, they followed around, and came up to another opening, Amidala was relieved to see light streaming down from it.