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Thank you "The Story's Shadow " for your reviews as well; Well yes, what I asked your opinion for was only for the first couple parts, it was yet to be completed, then I used your input to try to better it. (Maybe I need a Beta Reader...) I see your point on Peter taking down Obi-Wan Kenobi, but remember this is before Obi-Wan was a Jedi Knight, he was still a Padawan, still a learner. That and Peter is able to dodge modern firearms point blank gives him an edge over an unprepared Obi-Wan.
Yes Spider Demon or Meta is able to communicate if not control Spiders, I did it in 'Unexpected: Flash Back' and mentioned it in 'The (unexpected) Ultimate Spider Man'.
Yup, there are dragons in Star Wars, though there are several different types. Yes the Krayt Dragon did hurt and injure him, but what did the most damage was Spider Demon using the Force too much. Think of using the Force like a muscle, people can back a weight up, but they can hurt themselves. So Spider Demon nearly killed himself and severed his connection to the Force. Speaking of dragons species... there are even more different Spider Species I might have some fun there... *smirks evilly*.
No and Yes, Spider Demon killed the Krayt Dragons, not for the 'little' piece of hide, but needed the hide for some in the short term. Remember there was a bounty on the Krayt Dragons for one, and for the second. The Pearls of the dragon are worth A LOT. So killing one for the pearls was common. Sand People and Tusken Raiders killed Krayt Dragon as a sign of manhood and bravery. Plus remember Peter is a Mandalorian. They respect, power, strength, honor and combat. The killing of a Krayt Dragon carries a lot of weight in honor, skills and bravery, so should he go back, he will have some 'honor' that will be useful. And you are right, Spider Demon does not care about the galaxy at large and Peter has learned over the years that he can't save everyone, so he will choose who he can save, he would rather save family than a stranger if he had to choose one of them, though that is what most people would do. No, Peter is NOT, repeat NOT going to become a Sith.
One more thing I am not exactly replying to the comment itself, yes I am, but I am also clarifying myself to you and to all of the readers who may not have understood.
The story continues onward like a river flowing to the sea...
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Spider Demon felt something through the Force, a familiar presence...
Obi-Won Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn were just arriving on this planet at this time.
He frowned and muttered "And the saga begins. I wonder how much or what will change?" The Dark Side shivered in anticipation around him, wanting him to use it. Wanting to corrupt him and turn him into its servant for not being worthy of its power. Spider Demon growled and shook his head trying to get it back into the right mindset.
Spider Demon wished that Peter would have figured out how to use the Force to heal themselves, and others, but he was far more focused on healing himself, but that would be something he could do when they got back to the Jedi Temple.
Spider Demon began to the trek towards the city, he was curious if he himself could buy the slaves; Shmi Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker, if not only buy Shmi since she IS the one who is able to control Anakin, other than maybe Padme. He began to go down a mental list of what may happen should he meet the said Jedi, he was hoping that they would not sense his counterpart within himself, as well as sensing the similarities between them.
He took a deep breath and slowly let it out, he knew that the corpse and the hide of the Krayt Dragons would be worth a lot... maybe going to Jabba's Palace would be worth it, he could not only collect the bounty for the Krayt Dragons, but also get paid for the hide and flesh of the said beasts. It would work well for him... if things went smoothly... If they did not go so smoothly, with the good old Parker Charm on his side, he better hope his healing factor is working if not, at the very least his spider sense will be up on par. After all the blasters bolts are far, far slower than the guns and bullets he was used to. So dodging would be easy. His strength should be able to kill most things with ease, add in his venom. He could likely kill everyone in the palace, after killing so of the guards and taking their weapons, after all there will be some bounty hunters there, though who and which ones will be there?
Spider Demon sighed and shook his head as he continued his walk towards the palace, after all he had nothing to loose, if he missed meeting Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi less things would be thrown out of order... and that might be a good thing. The less chaos, the less things that are mucking the future the better.
He thought to himself 'Okay at least I have a plan of attack... getting more money from the bounty as well as getting money for the hide. That will be a good place to start. After earning the money, Peter and I will begin to invest in some equipment. For the rest of the war, we are going to need to make a few Light Sabers, so getting the material is a need. I also want to make a Star Fighter with the capability of Bombing. Maybe even getting a couple of droids for himself and Peter.' Spider Demon was content with that plan he would adapt and change it as needed, but for an overall plan, it would work well.
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(Time Skip: Five Standard Hours Later)
(Location: Jabba's Palace)
(Third Person Point of View)
Spider Demon stood in front of the massive door, he could smell a stench inside the palace from where stood. He could smell rotting flesh, alcohol, fermenting plants. He could smell the incense candles that made him feel slightly high. He could smell the scent of sex. This place was a bad place to be. He knew that, but he could not turn back now, he knew he would need this money for the future as well as a deal with the Hutt. He sighed in defeat but did nothing more as he waited for the door to open.
Slow the doors opened up. Opening like a yawning jaw. Spider Demon looked into the dark tunnel, he could smell the stench even worse now than before. Out of the corner of his eye he say a spider-like droid with a brain a vat jar underneath the main body. The sight of it made his skin crawl and his hair to stand on it. He growled lightly and it scurried off into the darkness, but the clitter-clatter of the metallic spindlely spider-like legs could be heard echoing in the concrete like floor. That was the remains of some of the B'omarr Monks, along with the unwilling victims that Jabba had their brains taken out.
Spider Demon was greeted by a pale skinned Twi'lek, whose skin tone was that of a human corpse. This was Bib Fortuna, the male servant of Jabba the Hutt.
Bib Fortune bowed to Spider Demon and said "The great Jabba will be seeing you now."
He growled lightly and gave a nod, he felt his spider sense buzz lightly as the Gamorreans, the green pig-like humanoids began to walk behind him carrying some sort of ax. The moment he felt the two guards touch him, he spun with blurring speed and snapped their necks as if they were tooth picks, he licked he lips before Spider Demon sank his fangs into the still warm bodies of the Gamorreans. He hummed slightly at the taste, it was similar to pork and to humans, in other words, it was very edible. After he had drained the, of their blood and flesh, leaving only the bones, hair and skin of the guards, he took their axes for himself.
Bib looked at him nervously now, but lead him further into the Palace.
They rounded a corner, and the room grew wide and high, the Throne Room for the Hutt crime lord, Jabba.
It was well lit... in ultra-violet light. But for a human, it would have been dark and dingy, luckily for Spider Demon he could see in ultra-violet light and in the dark.
Jabba gave a booming laugh then said something in Huttese, a grey colored protocol droid translated "The great Jabba said 'Why are you hear and why do you carry the weapons of my guards Spider?'"
Spider Demon said coolly "I have killed the Greater Krayt Dragon and found the Canyon Krayt Dragon. I am here to collect the bounty on it. And to sell the hide, flesh and bones of the beasts... for a profit."
Jabba paused and said again in Huttese in which the droid translated-
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(Scene Change: Tatooine's Orbit)
(Time: Three Standard Hours Ago)
(Third Person Point of View)
Obi-Wan said to his Master as they were out of orbit at Tatooine "Master... I feel as if there is someone down there... someone we know..."
Qui-Gon Jinn looked down at the surface of the dessert planet from the cockpit, he closed his eyes and opened himself to the Living Force, he too began to feel something, almost like a Déjà Vu.
The Queen of Naboo and her hand-maidens both came into the cock pit of the star-craft.
The Queen asked "Them "Why are we out here at this back-water planet..."
One of the hand-maiden muttered "This is not a back-water planet, more like back-dust bowl."
Obi-Wan chuckled at the comment but said nothing.
Qui-Gon ignored her as he said "They should not be looking for us here... at least not at first." He looked to the Captain of the ship "Can you land us not in the city, but a little outside of it? I do not think our ship will blend in too well with the local's."
The Captain nodded his head as he slowly began to descend into the planet's atmosphere They landed on the opposite side of Mos-Espa the city's capital than what Peter landed.
Obi-Wan said after they landed "Master, be careful, and my the Force be with you"
A blue and white Astro-Mech Droid with the silver dome whistled and began to roll down the ramp where Qui-Gon Jinn, Padme Amidala the hand-maiden and R2-D2... and the annoying Jar-Jar Binks where going.
Qui-Gon said "They should have a hyper-drive here, if they have it, it will be in one of the junk-yards."
Soon they came across Watto's Junk-Yard...
The blue, bloated winged alien flew to the front of the shop and greeted the people who he thought he could scam and earn a quick profit.
Anakin in the back of the shop felt something in his heart spring to life as he felt Obi-Wan's presence, love and hatred both flowed through him at once equally, part of him loved Obi-Wan as the father he never had, as a brother in arms. The other part of him truly despised and hated Obi-Wan second to only himself. He hated Obi-Wan for holding him back, for standing against him, for leaving him to suffer on Mustafar, for turning his son against him... Anakin's emotions were a whirlwind that he trapped within himself as he cut his connection to the Force off as to hide it from his former master in his past life.
Anakin wanted, truly wanted to see Padme again, to see his wife... but he was afraid of becoming Darth Vader again, he was afraid of what would happen if he fell in love with her and got her pregnant again. But he loved her with all of his being. Anakin even now, loved his son. He wanted to be their for his family, but he knew as a Jedi he would never be allowed to have a family, as a slave he was not allowed freedom. He growled and gritted his teeth, it was a good thing that he cut himself from the Force otherwise his feeling and emotion would be causing a lot of damage and would be catching a lot of attention.
Slowly Anakin reigned in his emotion, but it was not quick enough, Watto flew to him and slapped him in the face hard enough to knock him down and into one of the selves, knocking everything on it and having it fall onto him, he groaned loudly at the bottom of the pile, compared to the suit and Mustafar, this was nothing but a little unpleasant. He laid under the pile trying not to choke the fat Toydarian to death.
He heard someone running towards him, he felt the stuff on top of him lighten until he was free, he kept his eyes shut and his breathing low and soft. Anakin felt himself being picked up, he was then that he realized he was blooding from the back of his head and from his right arm.
He felt a large pair of hands and arms carrying him out of the shop and into the burning twin sun's glare.
Anakin heard Padme's gasp he groaned softly and slowly opened his eyes towards the sound of her, when he saw her he asked "Are you an Angel?" He mentally face palmed at that, but it was a lot better than a few other things he could have said.
Padme sighed, Qui-Gon asked in a caring tone "Are you okay son?"
Anakin nodded his head, not taking his eyes off his angel "Y-yes Master. I have had worse." He was not really listening to Qui-Gon, he was afraid if he took his eyes off of Padmé she would be gone forever again. He could not do that, not again.
r2-D2 whistled and rolled to them, Anakin gave a weak chuckle and said "Yes I am fine R2." It was then Anakin realized he may have said too much, how should he have known the droid's name, if he has never met him before. Anakin quickly thought of a reason that would make sense should anyone ask.
Qui-Gon opened his mouth, but was interrupted by a bigger crash inside where Jar-Jar was making a bigger mess than before, Watto yelled and began to curse in Huttese at the Gungan. Qui-Gon face palmed and said "Jar-Jar get out of there, now!"
Anakin chuckled inwardly nervously, for once glad that Jar-Jar was clumsy. He never thought he would be thankful for that, though he still wanted to choke that Gungan when this was over for being clumsy and annoying and for plausibly being something that Jar-Jar faked well at being not.
Padme still was sitting next to him as Qui-Gon got up and went to deal with the Gungan and the Toydarian. Anakin held her hand and closed his eyes enjoying her soothing presence, it was like a balm, salve to his soul, soothing and healing him. He sighed mentally feeling some relief in the chaos of his soul as he always felt whenever he was near Padme... until.. until his fall, where by his own hand he choke her.
Anakin was trying not to fall back into his past, he tried not to use the Force and cause chaos. Slowly he began to force himself to shield himself even more than before, he forced himself to kill his passion, but it was easier said than done. Twenty years as the Sith Lord Darth Vader, and a Jedi who never believed or followed the rules of the Jedi Order, breaking them on a regular basis.
Jar-Jar walked out of the shop, for the briefest of moments he seemed pleased with himself, before he reverted back to his clumsy oafness, half-witted foolish self, but no one ever saw it.
Once Anakin composed himself enough, he opened his eyes and looked into his once future-past wife, but also the only reason why he fell... and came back from the Dark Side.
A few moments later Watto came out of the shop followed by Qui-Gon Jinn.
He sighed when he saw them, by the looks on their faces, neither were happy.
He reluctantly let go of Padme's hand as the two males walked towards him, Watto spoke to him in Huttese "'Get up boy and fix the mess inside!'"
Anakin clenched his fists in anger wanting to choke him. He hated taking orders. He hated obeying orders, it was only after his master Darth Sidious did he learn to respect and to obey, albeit it was through torture among other things. Anakin slowly stood up and walked towards the shop, only obeying because he knew if he made Watto mad, he would take it out on his mother, and that was something he could not allow. He remembered being young and not understand the sounds... now he knew what Watto did to his mother...
Those thoughts made Anakin growl darkly as a chill could be felt despite the twin suns burning down on them on the sandy desert planet.
Qui-Gon froze in place when he felt the Dark Side, and even Watto felt something that gave him fear to his heart.
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(Scene Change: Jabba's Palace One Hour Ago)
(Third Person Point of View)
Spider Demon smirked slightly as he was able to get much more wealth than simple credits for the hide, which was more than what he had planned with merely the Dragon Pearls, he now could not use the pearls, but rather some of the money used on the Outer Rim, and more specifically currency used here on Tatooine. The Peggat, one Peggat was worth about forty Republic Credits, and he got a lot of them for the hide of two Krayt Dragons, he was able to grind and push, bribe until he was able to receive almost triple the bounty, one, because the bounty was on ONE Krayt Dragon, and it was on a Canyon Krayt Dragon at that, not the Greater Krayt Dragon which was almost twice the size. So he was able to get Jabba to get a bigger payout, plus killing a bunch of scum and bounty hunters in the lair of the Hutt also may have had a thing to play...
Spider Demon also got a few weapons out of the deal, four of them to be exact; two melee weapons and two blasters; One heavy Vibro-Ax (Like Savage Opress's Ax) and a Vibro-Sword, one Bow-Caster very similar to Chewbacca's except this one was made out of metal, it was made out of Dura-Steel. The edges of outstanding poles were sharpened to an edge able to cut through many things short of Dura-Steel. As his second blaster-type weapon, he had a Slug-Thrower, he thought about a shotgun, but decided that a heavy pistol would work best for him, a rifle would get in the way and a shotgun would not have the range or the accuracy he wanted. A normal blaster could be used against him when fighting someone with a Light Saber.
Spider Demon tested the weapons as he swung them around a little and shot a few rounds through them, he liked the weight of the heavy Ax, he knew he could do some damage with it, not that he needed the weight to do damage. He looked at Jabba and said "I look forward to... future endeavors..." He smirked a little and added "...For a profit."
Jabba laughed and spoke in Huttese and the Protocol Droid translated "'I am glad we could come to an agreement... bounty hunter. I may have... jobs that require your touch in the future…"
Spider Demon gave a small nod and then said "We will see Hutt, we will see."
As much as he wanted to kill Jabba the Hutt now, he knew that would not be wise, he knew that a power vacuum usually causes something worse than what was before to fill it. That and everyone knew of the Hutts money, power and favors were all something that were the Hutts' weakness; Greed. Spider Demon thought he could kill the Hutt easily enough, but the power vacuum, he knew that the Sith would likely easily seize the opportunity for more power, and somewhere where most Jedi do not go. So Tatooine would be a good choice for a Sith, or one of the further Outer Rim planets or the Unknown Region and the Wild Space.
Spider Demon made sure to avoid the Rancor Pit just in case the Hutt crossed him as he back out of the fortress of Jabba the Hutt, he carried a couple of huge sacks of both Credits and Peggat plus small pouches of other currency for some of the other back-water planets. As well as some precious gems and jewels. He was not too worried about anyone jumping him, if they tried... to say the least, he would have yet another snack to help him heal and to increase his power.
He stole a sand speeder similar to what Luke Skywalker had in 'A New Hope' except this one was a light lime green. He drove it towards the city, sensing it was about time that he needed to be there, there was a light pull in his gut, not unlike his danger sense... but instead if sick or nauseating feeling, this was more sweet, a gentle pull. He growled slightly sensing this was the Force, more or less the Light Side of the Force, but he could tell that the Force was Potentium, it was naturally good, pure. But humanity, or rather sapient knowing good and evil, greed, lust, hate, fear, pain slowly perverted the Force, twisting it, and the Force also magnified the negative making even stronger, even worse. Spider Demon sook his head not wanting to think about the depths of it. He would rather ignore it, and not think about.
He drove to Mos Espa, one of the main cities on Tatooine, also the home city of Anakin Skywalker.
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(Time Skip: One Hour Later)
(Scene Change: Outside Watto's Work-Place)
Qui-Gon Jinn froze in place when he felt the Dark Side, and even Watto felt something that gave him fear to his heart as Spider Demon growled lightly sensing Anakin's emotions. He knew if Anakin revealed that he knew the Dark Side, then he may not get off the planet and would very likely not become a Jedi... or at least an official one.
Spider Demon said his voice low and cold as he look at Qui-Gon "Jedi..." He looked him over and sensed that Jinn was more powerful than looks, he could feel the power the Jinn carried within, yet Anakin's was more like a super nova compared to Jinn's bond-fire, yet Anakin's also had a tinge of darkness within. There seemed to be somewhat of a balance within Anakin.
Qui-Gon stepped forward slightly as he eyed the heavily armed creature before him, he asked cautiously and curiously "Who... and what are you?"
Spider Demon said "I am a Harch, a subspecies of them. As for my name... you can call me Meta, because my name in my own native tongue would not likely be able to pronounce it." His voice was level, there was still the guttural growl like sound in his voice, but it was not aggressive.
Jinn kept his eyes on Spider Demon, who is now known as 'Meta' as he asked "What are you doing here... Meta?"
Spider Demon said with an arched eyebrow "I could ask you the same thing Jedi, but seeing you are here, at a junk yard, I could guess your ship is damaged, and that Credits do not work with this insect."
Watto protested "Hey-"
Spider Demon growled lightly and Watto paled and quickly flew into the shop to hide. Spider Demon snorted and said "And a greedy coward."
Qui-Gon asked slowly as he began to pace around the Spider "Have you been following us?"
Spider Demon snorted and said "No. I am a bounty hunter, I was stopping by Jabba's palace to get my reward."
His words wrung true in the Force, and the Force could not lie nor could it deceive.
Padme was standing in front of Anakin, and Anakin put his arm in front of her stomach as he tried to step in front of her, or at least by her side.
Anakin asked forgetting he was only nine years old and not the Sith Lord or the Jedi Knight "Why are you here?"
Spider Demon narrowed his six eyes at the young Skywalker and said "Let the adults talk little boy."
Anakin glared at him but said nothing.
Jinn asked "Okay... but Meta... he does have a point. Why are you here?"
Spider Demon smirked slightly and said "I am free to do as I wish am I not?" He looked at Anakin knowing he was rubbing sand in an open wound.
Qui-Gon said "Give me a real reason." His voice was slightly annoyed, but he also knew he could not afford making 'Meta' too pissed off, otherwise there was not telling what could happen.
Spider Demon chuckled and said "You would not believe me if I told you Jedi."
Qui-Gon said calmly "Try me."
Spider Demon said "I felt like I needed to come here... the Force... guided me here."
The hair on the back of Anakin's neck and Qui-Gon's neck stood on end and goose-bumps formed on their forearms as they sensed he was telling the truth.
Spider Demon heard their heartbeats speed up, he saw their bodies' reaction causing him to smirk. He said in a slightly amused tone "I told you were not going believe what I said."
Padme looked at him with a brave front, but Spider Demon could hear her fast heartbeat, he could smell her fear, and it was very intoxicating.
Spider Demon saw Jar-Jar Binks look at him with curious eyes for a split second before saying "Mesa no like you. Big scary monster."
Spider Demon could sense something off by the Gungan, he narrowed his eyes at him as he subtly pointed the Bow-Caster at Jar-Jar and he fired, the Gungan managed to dodge it as he tripped over a droid part, but Spider Demon saw the slight tenseness as if he sensed something about to happen.
Qui-Gon turned on his green Lightsaber and stepped in front of Jar-Jar in a protective way.
Spider Demon said dryly "If I wanted him dead, I would have killed him with the slug thrower or actually getting close to him. I was just... warning him." In a way he was warning him, but he wanted to say 'testing' but that would have caused too many question.
R2-D2 beeped and whistled Anakin chuckled slightly understanding him, while Spider Demon asked "Does anyone want to translate the droid?"
Qui-Gon kept his saber on and his eyes at Spider Demon, but he lowered his Lightsaber slightly, he took a few deep calming breaths and focused on the Living Force, he closed his as and slowly began to sense something... he saw flashing light moving too fast for his mind to comprend, he saw a droid army, a way, men in white amour with red, blue, green and yellow highlights, he saw a darkening in the Force as thousands of Jedi died, he saw white armored humans under the command of a man in all black, a dark super nova. He saw the redemption of the man in black.
And then a second vision came to Jinn, he saw a red and blue spandex clad man trying to do what was right, he saw the suit change to some sort of chainmail like material, he saw the color go from red and blue, to black with a white spider symbol, and the inverse of that, a white suit with a black spider symbol. He saw a family, a death, a do-over. Things were much more murky in the second vision. Jinn saw a transformation of a man, into a monster, a monster that looked eerily similar to the alien that stood before him, he saw a reversion of the process. But the face was hard to see, shrouded in mystery it was.
As quickly as the vision came they went, but the former one was easier to remember than the latter, but he could sense both have been intertwined, he knew that there was a reason why he was given the visions... after all nothing happens on accident. He opened his eyes.
Spider Demon met Qui-Gon's eyes and nodded slightly, he had recognized the dazed look as if Jinn was in a trance.
Padme spoke up "...You two are just staring at each other... and have been for the past ten minutes... are you okay?"
Qui-Gon smiled kindly and said "Yes... yes we are."
Spider Demon snorted a little but nodded his head "It appears that the Force as something in mind involving us."
Anakin frowned slightly as he began to try to process what was happening, this should not have happened, this is very... very different than what happened last time. Anakin nervously bit his lips.
Spider Demon said dryly "You need to get your hyper-dive. Unless you have the correct currencies, then buying would will be neigh impossible..."
Qui-Gon opened his mouth and Spider Demon said coolly "My ship is barely big enough for me, and it needs some repairs."
Anakin slowly "Watto has a gambling problem... I will win the race and you can have the hyper-drive." Anakin mentally facepalmed it sounded stupid once he said it out loud, and it did not help that everything was screwed up.
Spider Demon saw some blood on Anakin, he said to Jinn "Jedi, I think the boy may need a blood test seeing that he could get infection..." He knew it was a bunch of Rancor dung, but he literally had nothing to loose, neither did Anakin.
Qui-Gon asked Anakin "Could I have a small sample of your blood Anakin?"
Anakin sighed and said tried of the hypocritical way of the Jedi "Yes Master." Anakin once again mentally facepalmed, he should not have said that, but Qui-Gon Jinn was one of the few people he truly respected, and Jinn was the one that gave him his freedom.
Luckily no one caught the error, because he was a slave so they assumed he called everyone master, though Spider Demon knew better than that, but he said nothing.
Qui-Gon got a swab from a pocket on the inside of his robe and then gathered some blood and sent to Obi-Wan Kenobi who was on the ship with the others.
Anakin thought he knew what was going to happen, but he now... he was not too sure of anything at all at this time. Everything seems to have been messed up.
Spider Demon took a deep breath and slowly let it out he said "I will take my leave before the storm comes."
Padme, Anakin and Qui-Gon had a frown or a curious look on their faces as Padme asked the question they all wanted to know "How do you know there is a storm coming?"
Spider Demon snorted and said with a chuckle "Storms, sand storms happen a lot on this planet for one, and for the second, I have a gut feeling something is coming, it does not have evil intent, but it is destructive." Spider Demon did sense that, but that was not the full truth, Peter, and by extent him, had watched the entire Saga, and the sand storm caused them all to spend some time together.
Anakin nodded his head slightly, but he could not yet sense the storm coming, at least not yet, but he knew with hindsight that there was one to be coming soon.
Watto poked his head out of the shop to see why everything was quiet, he saw them standing there, he opened his mouth but Spider Demon said "We will take the rest of the day off Toydarian." His voice was low and deadly.
Watto paled slightly said in his accent "Eh, Ani me boy, head home for the evening."
Anakin smiled slightly but said nothing to Watto, the entire group began to leave the shop's junk yard.
They all stopped at a fruit stand just at the end of the road, Anakin knew her as Jira, she was like a grandmother to him, but she was very poor, but she was jolly.
Anakin smiled kindly and asked the ageing woman "How are you feeling today, Jira?"
Jira said with a mock scolding tone that was playful "The heat's never been kind to me, you know, Annie!"
Anakin said forgetting for a moment that this was the past, forgetting he was the former Darth Vader "Guess what? I've found that cooling unit I've been searching for. It's pretty beat up, but I'll have it fixed up for you in no time, I promise." He smiled at her brightly.
Jira smiled warmly and kindly just as a grandmother would as she said "You're a fine young boy, Annie."
Anakin nodded his head, but did not reply to that as he remembered that his mother wanted him to pick up a few things here "I'll take four pallies today." He turned to Padme and said with a small smirk, knowing that she will like them "You'll like these..."
Anakin reached in his pocket and came up with three coins. He accidentally dropped one and it fell and rolled toward Qui-Gon's feet, with a little help from Anakin using the Force.
Qui-Gon bends down and picks it up, revealing for a moment, his Lightsaber.
Anakin bit his lips slightly and said "Oops… I thought I had more...Make that three, I'm not that hungry…" his stomach growled slightly much to his embarrassment.
The winds began to pick up. All of the shop owners began to close up their shops including Jira as gave them their pallies, four of them but she said nothing to him.
Jira frowning and grimacing slightly in pain "Gracious, my bones are aching...storm's coming on, Annie. You'd better get home quick."
Anakin asked Qui-Gin playing the part of a concerned child easily "Do you have shelter?"
Qui-Gon Jinn said kindly "We will head back to our ship."
Anakin asked "Is it far?"
Padme replied and said "It is on the outskirts."
Anakin said while shaking his head "You will never reach the outskirts in time...sandstorms are very, very dangerous. Come with me…"
The gang began to follows Anakin as he rushes down the windy street, he stopped and asked "Where the kriff is Meta?" He looked around, everyone looked around but Spider Demon was no where to be seen.
A few minutes later, the group minus Spider Demon arrived to Anakin's home where his mother was waiting.
The wind is blowing hard as Qui-Gon, Jar-Jar, and Padme follow Anakin down the street and into the slave's hovel.
Qui-Gon, Jar-Jar, R2-D2, and Padme enter a small living space.
Anakin called out to Shmi "Mom! Mom! I'm home."
Jar-Jar said in his annoying voice "Dissen cozy."
Anakin's mother, Shmi Skywalker, a warm, friendly woman of forty, enters from her work area and is startled to see the room full of people.
Shmi "Oh, my! Annie, what's this?" She asked curiously.
Anakin said with a smile "These are my friends, Mom. This is Padme, and...gee, I don't know any of your names." He knew their names, but he did not want to let them know he knew too much, it was not worth it.
Qui-Gon Jinn said calmly "I'm Qui-Gon Jinn, and this is Jar-Jar Binks and R2-D2."
R2-D2 lets out a little beep of greeting.
Padme said with a fond smile of the droid that saved their lives "...and our droid, R2-D2."
Anakin smiled and said to Padme "I'm building a droid. You want to see it?" Anakin internally frowned, he should have made a more… protective droid rather than the fearful C3-Po.
Shmi cleared her throat and asked "Anakin Skywalker… Why are they here?"
Anakin said calmly "A sandstorm, Mom. Listen."
The wind howls loudly outside, debris hit the outside of the walls.
Qui-Gon said with a small and gratitude "Your son was kind enough to offer us shelter from the storm."
Anakin was already talking to Padme wanting to have more time to her for himself "Come on! Let me show you C3-Po!"
Anakin lead Padme into the other room. R2-D2 follows his mistress, beeping all the way.
Qui-Gon takes five small capsules from his utility belt and hands them to Shmi.
Qui-Gon said calmly and softly "I have enough food for a meal for us all."
Shmi extremely grateful "Oh, thank you, Thank you so much! I'm sorry if I was abrupt. I'll never get used to Anakin's surprises."
Qui-Gon complementing Anakin "He's a very special boy."
Shmi looks at him as if he's discovered a secret. Shmi "Yes, I know."
Anakin and Padme both entered into his room and Anakin showed off his Droid, which is lying on his workbench. The droid was complete he was bronze in color and was in the standard shape of the protocol droid. Anakin smiled a little and said "I built him myself, he is about done, but He's not finished yet. I have a few modifications I want to add to him and his programming."
"He's wonderful!" Padme said admiring his work.
Anakin smiled enjoying simply the sound of Padme's voice, and loving her praise.
Anakin chuckled and said "So you really like him? He's a protocol droid...to help Mom. Watch this." He pressed a switch, and the DROID sits up. C3-Po "How do you do, I am C3-Po, Human Cyborg Relations. How might I serve you?"
Padme in slight awe that a nine-year-old could make such a droid "He's perfect."
Anakin shook his head slightly, he knew that C3-Po was far from perfect, at least the perfect he had in his mind, but he spoke nothing of that thought as he changed the subject "Hey, when the storm is over, you can see my racer. I'm building a Pod-Racer! She smiles at his enthusiasm and his cuteness.
R2-D2 lets out a flurry of beeps and whistles towards the bronze Protocol Droid.
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(Time Skip: 15 Minutes Later)
(Third Person Point of View)
The gang sat around a make shift dinner table.
They at first started making light conversation, but things got serious relatively quickly as Anakin explained that slaves were very much like cattle, and should any slave try to escape or revolt, it would blow them up and kill them instantly.
Padme said horrified and disgusted "I can't believe there is still slavery in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-slavery laws..."
Shmi said softly cutting her off politely "The Republic doesn't exist out here...we must survive on our own."
Anakin sighed as he looked around the small room, he knew he could get off... even take his mother, all he needed to do was force Watto into giving them their freedom, and then killing him so Watto could not backstab him... But Anakin did not want to become a monster, the monster he was before. He shook the thoughts away, wondering if he could over forget the past, wondering if the past would ever stop haunting him.
Shmi asked her son softly "Are you Okay Annie?"
He sighed and said "Yes mom, I am just tired and a little sore." That was mostly true, but that was not the main reason why he was not acting like his normal self.
She sighed and gently ruffled his hair as she held his hand trying to comfort him the little she could.
Qui-Gon said "I might be able to help with the soreness."
Shmi asked tilting her head curiously "How are you going to help him Mr. Jinn."
Qui-Gon said "Please calm me Qui-Gon, as how I am going to help him, I can help speed up his healing."
For some reason Shmi trusted Qui-Gon, she nodded her head and said "Only if he allows you to."
Anakin muttered softly "It is not that bad."
Shmi said "Please Annie, for me?"
Anakin sighed knowing he could not disobey his mother, he loved her too much as he said "Okay mom."
Shmi smiled a little as she said "Thank you baby."
Anakin blushed a bright red as he exclaimed "Mother!"
Shmi chuckled and said "You will always be my baby boy Annie." She had a warm kind smile on her face.
Anakin may have been embarrassed, but he missed his mother too much in his old life to be angry with her, he did not even think he COULD be mad at her.
Qui-Gon smiled seeing the family, the Force was bright and content, it was as if everything was as it should be for a moment, pure love, and peace. He sighed internally, his Jedi training allowing him to remain stoic and not saying anything to interrupt this moment. Even Jar-Jar Binks seemed to have known better than to interrupt this moment.
Anakin smiled fondly at his mother missing her a lot, he was glad he was given a second chance this far back in time. He would be able to make right so many of the wrongs. He would try to save Qui-Gon, he would save his mother, he would not allow Padme to die. He would kills Sidious… and then what... part of him wanted to become King, Emperor... but another part of him, a larger part of him just wanted his wife, and children together and happy, maybe his mother will be able to babysit his kids as he and Padme had a date night. All one big happy family. It was plausible... and very do able.
He began to loose himself in these pleasant thoughts until he head his name being called and him gently being shook awake from his pleasant day dream.
Shmi said softly "You okay Annie? You spaced out there for a second."
Anakin smiled and said "Sorry mom, but I was just thinking." He sat up a little straighter than before he said "Okay Qui-Gon… I think I am ready for you to do your thing."
Qui-Gon smiled as he moved his seat so he could sit next to Anakin. Jinn closed his eyes as he began to focus on the Force. Slowly his hand began to warm green glow as he used the Force to slowly heal Anakin from the outside in, healing the small scratches first, then the bruises, slowly going deeper healing some scars.
Anakin thought to himself remembering one of the things he was told by a Jedi Healer "Bacta can heal the body, but the Force can heal the soul." True Force Heal could only be done by the Light Side of the Force that was permanent.
The Dark Side had a perverted form of Force Heal that Darth Vader found, but he quickly discovered that the Dark Side offered only a perversion of true healing, as the damaged alveoli of his lungs did not heal permanently, but rather remained functional as long as the intensity of his anger was kept focused. He only managed to maintain this power for a brief time, the pleasure he received from the healing process eventually breaking his concentration. Nevertheless, he was slowly able to expand the duration of his lungs' functionality, starting at a few seconds and gradually managing up to a few minutes.
Anakin shook himself from his thoughts and darker thoughts, but he knew he could never truly forget his past and even if he could, he would not. If he forgot his past, he was afraid he may repeat it. He was afraid of loosing everyone he loved, he was afraid of destroying what he loved.
He made sure to keep his mental shields up as not to let Qui-Gon truly sense what he was and what was going to happen.
Soon enough Qui-Gon's hand stopped glowing and he opened his eyes, he asked Anakin "How are you feeling now?"
Anakin rolled his shoulder and stretched his back he smiled and said "Much, much better!" He wanted to keep that act up as much as he could. He asked without skipping a beat "Can you teach me how to do that?!"
Qui-Gon remembered that Anakin had over 30,000 Midi-Chlorians the most ever recorded, and that fact that Shmi had told him that he had no father. Qui-Gon thought that Peter may have been at first, but with Anakin, almost knew for sure that he was the Chosen One, the One that would bring Balance to the Force.
Qui-Gon smiled at the young boy and said "I think that would be acceptable… if your mother allows you to." He knew that Force Healing was a Light Side ability so he knew if he taught Anakin this, then there would be less of a chance Anakin could fall to the Dark Side compared to Force Push that can be used in anger. Force Heal required calmness and he had to relax to get the most out of it.
Shmi smiled and said "I do not see anything wrong with that."
Jar-Jar Binks for a nano-second looked curious and frustrated, but reverted back to his annoying self as he slurped the soup loudly. Everyone looks at him. He turns a little brighter red in embarrassment, or that was what it appeared to be from the outside looking in.
Anakin chose this was a good enough time to change the subject he asked Padme "Have you ever watched a Pod-Race?"
Padme shook her head no, as Anakin knew she would. Padme notices the concern of Shmi out of the corner of her eye.
Across the table Jar-Jar snatched some food from a bowl at the other end of the table with his tongue.
Qui-Gon gives him a dirty and annoyed look, maybe even thinking about cutting off the tongue…
Qui-Gon gave a nod and said looking at Anakin in the eyes "They have Pod-Racing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous."
Anakin smirked and nodded his head as he said "And I am one of the only human who can do it." He now knew that other Force Sensitives, whether they be Jedi or Sith, or even unknowingly. Like Han Solo who was slightly Force Sensitive. While Han may not have been able to move objects with the Force, he had better luck and faster reflexes than most human.
Shmi looks askance and slight disapproval at her son at mention the Pod-Racing.
Anakin sighed and said with almost a whiney tone that a nine year old would have "Mom... what? I'm not bragging. It's true. Watto says he's never heard of a human doing it!"
Qui-Gon nodded his head and said "You must have Jedi reflexes if you race Pods."
Anakin smiled at the praise of his 'first' master...
Jar-Jar attempted to snare another bit of food from the bowl with his long, frog-like tongue, but Qui-Gin, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger. The Gungan yelped in surprise as he felt Qui-Gon pinching his tongue.
Qui-Gon glared annoyed and said dryly "Don't do that again."
Jar-Jars tried to acknowledge with some silly mumbling, before just nodding his head.
Qui-Gon lets go of the tongue, and it snapped back towards the Gungan's mouth, but it first hit is left eye and hung limp like warm cheese stretched, but slowly he was able to pull it back in.
Anakin smiled a little seeing the annoy Gungan put in his place. He sighed and said getting back to formalities "So Jinn... Jedi and the Republic do not just come this way for a reason. Why are you out here... I am guessing you need a hyper-drive based on what you and Watto were talking about."
Padme nodded her head and said with a sigh as she explained the battle of leaving Naboo and then summing it up in a nutshell "Our ship was damaged, and we're stranded here until we can repair it."
Anakin said with a bright smile "I can help! I can fix anything!" Though as he said that, he remembered his mother, his wife and how he could not fix them. Anakin began to remember why he had droids and worked on Star-Fighters and why Darth Vader worked on his own suit and his own TIE Fighter. One could fix a machine, but no one could fix a broken heart or a shattered spirit. One could not fix a life as one could an machine.
Qui-Gon said with a small "I believe you can…" He paused and said in a more serious tone "…but our first job is to acquire the parts we need..."
Jar-Jar said in an almost depressed tone "Wit no-nutten mula to trade."
Padme said with determination "Surely these junk dealers must have a weakness of some kind." Looking at Anakin and his other for answers.
Shmi paused and said "Gambling. Gambling is very thing here revolves around betting on those awful races."
Qui-Gon said with a serious tone "Pod racing... Greed can be a powerful ally.. if it's used properly."
Anakin said with a gin "I've built a racer! It's the fastest ever...There's a big race tomorrow, on Boonta Eve. You could enter my pod. It's all but finished!"
Shmi said softly, but firmly to her son "Anakin, settle down. Watto won't let you..." A
nakin said "Watto doesn't know I've built it." He turned to Qui-Gon and said "You could make him think it's yours, and you could get him to let me pilot it for you."
Qui-Gon looks to Shmi and did not need the Force to see she was not happy and was pretty upset.
Shmi said with a soft sigh and concern and love for her son evident in her voice "I don't want you to race, Annie...It's awful. I die every time Watto makes you do it."
Anakin sighed and said "But Mom, I love it...and they need help...they're in trouble. The prize money would more than pay for the parts they need."
Jar-Jar said "We are in some pretty bad goo."
Qui-Gon said in a kind tone, in a tone a father would speak "Your mother's right. Is there anyone friendly to the Republic who might be able to help us?"
Shmi sighed and shook her head no.
Anakin said in a firm and confident tone "We have to help them, Mom...you said yourself that one of the biggest problem in the universe is no one helps each other..."
Shmi looked at her son pleadingly, not wanting him to use her own words against her "Anakin, please… don't..."
The tension in the room was thick enough that a Light Saber could cut through it.
Padme said looking at Shmi in the eyes "I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put your son in danger. We will find another way..."
Shmi sighed and said "No, Annie's right, there is no other way... I may not like it, but he can help you...he was meant to help you."
Anakin smiled a little as he sipped on some blue milk, knowing that he was able to help them. Knowing that things were about to unfold as they should… though he was a little curious about what Meta meant on the larger scheme of things. Anakin also wondered why Meta felt familiar… not the same, but familiar to something… or someone… The storm continues to rage outside the slave hovel howling with fury and rage as the twin suns began to die down and the triple moon coming out. The third moon was a rare sight it had an elliptical orbit and was often hidden and away. But tonight, it seemed symbolic. Past, Present and Future collide.
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This chapter was going to be a longer chapter, but I could not figure out a way to go there. My mind is drawing blanks and I do not have much time to write, so I cut the chapter a lot shorter than planned, though there was a smoothish ending at the end.
Please review and tell me what you thought of the chapter and what you would like to see next.
Until Next Time.
Death Fury out.
May the Force be with you all, Always