Luke and Leia's Peculiar Time Travel Adventure – Part 1

"What are you working on, Ani?" Padme asked.

"You really want to know?"

"Of course I do."

"A time machine. I don't know if it'll work though; I haven't tested it."

"Well, be careful, don't blow yourself up."

"Oh, I won't blow myself up, but I could send myself to prehistoric times if I'm not careful. But I will be, don't worry, Padme."

"A time machine What the heck is he thinking…?"

A Few Hours Later

Anakin pressed the ignition button, and heard a big ZAP! "Ani, quit working, it's time for dinner!"

"Dinner was two hours ago! Eureka!" He had successfully sent himself back in time! Anakin couldn't wait to tell Obi-Wan, they had devised a plan if Anakin would ever manage to build a time machine. But first, of course, he had to send himself back to the present. "Why does that zap have to be so loud?"

Meanwhile, Leia had heard a loud zap coming from her father's workroom while trying to do homework. "Alright, that's the last straw." She got up and marched out of her room to find Anakin. "Dad! I'm trying to do my homework here! What're you doing, anyway?"

"Leia, go get your brother! I want you guys to see something." He telepathically told Obi-Wan, "Remember where we're sending 'em?"

"Oh yes, this will be quite intriguing."

"I got him! Now what?" Leia was curious; she wanted to find out what was making all that zapping.

"You know that thing I was working on and I always had the KEEP OUT sign up? Well, not only do you get to see it, you guys can try it out!"

Luke hoped it was a new device for blowing up things. "Whatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisit?"

"Don't over-excite yourself, Luke. Or is it too late?"

"This is my best invention yet! It's a time machine!"

"COOL! I wanna try!" Luke wanted to jump right in, but Leia was more apprehensive.

"Has it been tested?"

"I had just sent myself back in time 2 hours when you heard the zap."

"Neat! Where are we going?"

"I'll be a surprise." Anakin winked at Obi-Wan.

Luke and Leia entered the small cylinder-shaped time machine and closed the door. "Have fun! You'll have an interesting time!" Obi-Wan shouted through the glass.

ZAP!

Obi-Wan and Anakin laughed for about 10 straight minutes.

The twins found themselves literally in the middle of nowhere. "Phooey. Sand."

"Are we in the past or the future? Why did Dad send us here? This place is bor—"

Suddenly, a large vehicle came very close to crashing into them while going so fast it looked like a blur. "Ok, what was that?"

"I know what that thing was! A podracer!" I saw those on the NASPOD 500!"

"Luke, you watch too much holo-TV. But why did they put us in the middle of a racetrack? Do they want us to get killed?"

"Well, there's a big stadium thing. Should we go there?"

"Considering our situation, yes. But try not to be seen. If this is the future, we could be at that stadium and going there would freak ourselves out. Got it?"

"Um, the don't be seen part, yea."

A little while later…

Qui-Gon Jinn was surveying the rest of the stadium during the race. "Huh? Why are there Padawans here?" He had spotted a couple of kids in what were no doubt Jedi uniforms.

"After the race I should talk to them." Anakin was just coming in for the third lap.

"Here comes Skywalker!"

"Here come Skywalkers? Oh no! Leia, they knew we were coming! They just announced that we were here! Hide!" Leia ducked behind a riser. Luke laid down and tried to cover himself with sand.

"Idiot! That won't work!" Leia pulled him behind the riser.

"What kind of stadium is this?"

"I have no clue. I think it's a group of people spying on us pretending to be podrace spectators. Something's up, and I really want to know where we are and why Dad and Obi-Wan sent us here. Come on, we should get out of here before they start looking for us." Luke and Leia went to the edge of the stadium and back around the outside. They found that far off in the distance there was a city.

"There's our best bet."

Meanwhile…

"I don't want to miss out on the celebrating, but I have a little business to take care of. I'll be right back." Qui-Gon had seen the two apprentices suddenly hide and then race out of the stadium. He wanted to know what they were up to.

"How are we ever going to get to that city before dark? There's no way!" Leia had told him not to be seen but…

"Yes. We don't have a choice. We'll have to ask for help."

"Hey, look Leia! Maybe that guy can help us." Leia turned around to see a man walking toward them. She sensed the Force was surrounding him.

"I think he's a Jedi, Luke. He could probably help us!"

"Hey Mister, are you a Jedi?"

"Luke!"

"Yes, young one, I am. My name is Master Qui-Gon Jinn. And you are?"

"Remember Luke, don't give your last name to strangers. My name's Leia and he's Luke. Pleased to meet you."

"I saw you come into the stadium and you looked lost. If you need any help, I'd be happy to help you."

"Yes! Please! We have no clue where we are! Our dad built a time machine and sent us here! We don't know why or if we are in the past or the future! Could you at least tell us where we are, Master Jinn?"

"Well, you are on Tatooine and the race you just saw was the Boonta Eve Podrace. The city over there is Mos Espa. Your predicament sounds quite peculiar, but I think you probably come from the future, since no one has ever heard of an actual time machine being made. It could've been kept quiet, though. You can't be too far into the past or future because the Jedi now wear the same uniform you have. Unfortunately, I can't help you get back to your own time, but I'm sure your father has control over when you come back if you don't."

"The time machine didn't come with us, so Dad can send us back whenever he wants to! Well, at least we're not stuck. Thank you so much."

"You can come with me if you'd like. Hopefully you're not stranded here too long and can meet my apprentice and some others. They are very kind people, I'm sure they wouldn't mind you tagging along, especially if you're stranded."

"You're a lifesaver, Master Jinn! How can we ever repay you?"

"No need, just work hard on your studies and training, the galaxy needs a few more good Jedi."

"Okay." They followed the reserved Master to a small swoop bike that he had used to reach the stadium.

"Hop on and hold on." The journey didn't take very long, and they pulled up to a small hovel in the city. Luke and Leia followed Qui-Gon through the door. "Sorry I'm late, I had to rescue these two. This is Luke and this is Leia."

Luke began to explain. "Um, hi. We are lost. This is a very long story, but I'll tell it fast. Our dad built a time machine and sent us here. We don't know if we are in the past or the future, and we can't get back until he sends us back. So we're stuck."

"Oh, you poor things. I'm Shmi, and this is Jar-Jar and my son, Anakin." Padme had already gone back to the ship.

"Our dad's name is Anakin too! Cool!"

"That podrace you were at? I won it."

"You won it? Wow! I wish I could do that!"

"Luke, you'd blow yourself up in two seconds."

"True, but it'd still be fun."

"You're nuts." Leia whispered to Anakin, "My brother is loony. I can't believe he's actually my twin."

"I heard that."

"But you are loony."

"No, I just like to blow up stuff." Anakin stifled a laugh. "What?"

"Want to see my protocol driod? I'm not done with him yet but I'll show you."

"Sure." But a few seconds later, there was a ZAP! Luke and Leia had disappeared in a flash of light.

This time it took a little longer than before, Leia guessed they had unraveled the fabrics of time and they were raveling themselves up again. Another ZAP! and they were back in the safety of their own home.

To Be Continued

A/N: That was probably the longest chapter I've ever written:D