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Mentalkid: Don't worry, Vader will unleash his anger! Thanks for reviewing!
RavenRulzRF: I was thinking about putting Darth Maul in somewhere...
Chiara Sholuk: Of course you can be in the dialogue! Thanks for reviewing, that is a great idea. About chapter twenty, I just don't talk to strangers online, you can never be too safe on the internet, it's very dangerous. Sound cool?
Angel Sanada: I'm sorry, but I don't give out email accounts or IM pennames online. The internet's too dangerous. But thanks for reviewing!
Jinn Twins: OK! Thanks for reviewing, Elena's life will be more interesting than it already is, that's for sure! Thanks for reviewing, Yavie Jinn!
Typewritter 15: I'm really glad you enjoyed this chapter, I'm happy you liked the part with Leia. Thanks!
ILUVZIM: Well, since you're on your knees waiting, I'll relieve you of that! thank you so much for reviewing!
Writin' Dude: Glad you're loving it! Here's the next chapter!
All rightie then, let's get down to business. Palps, Dooku, I'd like to introduce yet another pal of mine. Meet Chiara Sholuk!
Chiara: Hey guys! What's cookin?
(Palpatine and Dooku groan) Palps: Not another one!
Dooku: We need more help!
Raven: Oh quit complaining and get to work! Pull weeds! I don't want any left! That means you, Dooku!
Chiara: Palpatine, go take care of all of the Jedi babies! Pronto!
Palps: Oh great, they'll all have powers, kinda like Jack-Jack... my lucky day...
Yavie Jinn: (Pokes Palpy) GO!
Angel: I hope you get heat stroke and die! Thanks to you I'll never see my brother or sister again!
Palps: Whatever...
Just for that, you won't get to see Darth Maul until the next chapter! HA!
Dooku and Palps: WHY US!
OK, dudes, let's let them get started, shall we? Back to Elena!
Chapter 20
"Have we any more information on the Rebellion on Sullust?" Vader questioned from his main data center, where lots of officers and stormtroopers busily worked, trying to locate different Rebellion leaders and bases.
"Yes, milord," Captain Piett piped up, "There may a small base just on the far side of the planet, here," he pointed on the map.
Vader studied it. "Thank you, Captain," he nodded, "Well done."
Admiral Ozzel glared at Piett.
"Oh, and by the way, Captain," Vader said, turning around in his stride, "You have an excellent young daughter. You must be quite proud of her."
Piett stared at him, mouth open. "I...uh... thank you milord," he finally managed to squawk out, "I am. But... if I might ask... how did you meet her?"
"When her tour group came to my palace," Vader replied simply, "She and her friends came upon Elena and me when we were dueling. Elena introduced me to her and her friends, and she was a very polite young lady."
It most certainly wasn't every day that Lord Vader complemented your child, or even MET them. Piett was certainly having a very good day. "Thank you, milord," he replied, "She talks of nothing but Elena, I must say. She simply adores her."
Vader nodded. "Very good," he answered. "Any time she would like to stay here, she is more than welcome to."
Ozzel was staring, gaping, at their almost friendly conversation. Whoever heard of Lord Vader having a daughter? And him actually talking about children with Piett? A mere captain? This was absolutely astounding.
Before he could open his mouth to say something, Jenson rushed into the room, panting. "Sir, you've got to see this!" he gasped.
"Private, how many times have I told you not to–" Vader began warningly.
"No, sir, look!" Jenson insisted, and grabbed the remote for the large screen in the room. He turned the channel onto the main news station, and what Vader saw dropped his heart into his boots.
"Oh no..." he said faintly.
Lo and behold, there was poor Elena, trying desperately to get away from all the hundreds of reporters, whose numbers were steadily increasing. Her face was a bit frightened and lost, and she tried to explain that she wasn't going to answer any questions, but of course they didn't listen.
"Oh my goodness!" Piett gasped, as he saw Keira, right with Mara, Leia, and Beyonce, who were right behind Elena. They were also getting questioned by almost every single reporter there.
"Does your father ever abuse you?" a reporter said, holding a microphone up into Elena's face.
"I..." she started, but was interrupted by another question by a different reporter.
"Who was your mother?" he asked.
"Uh.." was all she could squeak out at the moment. "I really can't answer any of your questions! Just please leave me alone!" she cried frantically.
Vader watched her, pained, as she tried to get away from the reporters. His fists clenched tightly as he watched her. They're hurting my daughter, he thought wildly, They're interrogating her! All the thoughts of earlier that morning instantly were forgotten.
"Jenson!" he thundered suddenly, "Go pick up Elena and her friends at once! I will not stand for this insane outrage!"
Jenson glanced furiously at the screen before barking, "Yes, sir, at once!" he saluted and ran out of the room.
Vader paced angrily, seething, while Ozzel stared at him nervously. Piett continued to watch the screen, angry as well. His daughter was also being interrogated, and he didn't like it one single bit.
Jenson rushed into his speeder and zoomed off for the school, where he groaned at all the racket. There were now several news speeders with cameras circling around the huge mass of reporters, and some stormtroopers had to come to the scene, pushing the civilians back. The entire school was now outside and watching the scene as well.
"This is not good," Jenson muttered, and landed his speeder near the reporters.
A stormtrooper came up. "Sir, you're not allowed to park here," he said, holding his gun in his hands.
"Listen, you worthless, idiotic jerk," Jenson snarled, "I'm Lord Vader's personal aide, and this is one of his private speeders. So unless you want to talk to him yourself, I'm allowed to park here!"
The stormtrooper stared at him. "Do you have a pass?" he finally questioned.
Jenson shoved his pass into the trooper's face and ran off to the media, leaving the trooper quite taken aback.
"Elena!" Jenson shouted, but his voice was drowned out by the crowd. "ELENA!"
Finally he heard a voice. "Over here!" a faint cry called. Jenson pushed and shoved his way through the reporters until he finally found Elena with her friends, still getting questions put on her.
"Come on, let's get out of here," Jenson said, grabbing her hand.
"But they'll follow us home!" she cried.
"Then we'll lead one heck of a chase, won't we?" he said, and darted for his speeder, pushing reporters rudely out of the way. Elena grabbed Mara's arm, who grabbed the others, and ran after Jenson. They finally managed to race to the speeder and hopped in, the news speeders coming down right next to them. Jenson floored it and raced off, the speeders following him.
"Boy, that was close," Elena gasped. "Are you guys all right back there?" she glanced back to the panting girls, their grips still very tight.
"I think so," Mara panted. "What a disaster that was!"
"You can say that again, M. J.," Keira replied glumly, "How are we ever going to be able to go back to school? Or out in public?" she was horrified at the thought.
Leia was a bit more calm in the situation. "Listen, guys, I think they'll get over it soon. I mean, I had that, and I still do, but they will eventually move on to a new topic. It won't be like this forever."
"Well that's a relief," Elena sighed.
"Hang on," Jenson said, gritting his teeth, "They're still on our trail. Hold on to something, girls, cause it's about to get rough!" He pushed the accelerator and zoomed at a intense speed, causing the girls to scream a little bit. But Leia and Elena rather liked the thrill.
"We can't seem to shake 'em," Elena said worriedly, seeing the speeders behind them.
"Let's try this!" Jenson replied, and dove into a downward spiral. Now in the very heart of Coruscant, it was a cat and mouse chase as Jenson tried frantically to lose the news speeders.
Somehow this reminds me of the speeder chase Dad was in, Elena thought suddenly.
Jenson dove to the left, intent on leaving the speeders behind. They zoomed in between buildings, over and under ships, through tunnels and speedways, and finally they rounded a corner and lost them.
"Whew," Jenson sighed, "that was close."
But the reporters wouldn't be so easily dissuaded. "They're back!" Elena cried, pointing to the oncoming speeders.
"Blast!" Jenson hissed and zoomed away. The news speeders were finally catching up to them, but Vader's palace was nearing by the second.
"They're not allowed to come in without permission," Elena informed Jenson.
He sighed grimly. "Let's hope they remember that detail," he retorted, and spoke over the comlink. "This is Private Jenson requesting permission to land in docking bay 2," he said hurriedly.
"Request granted," the voice replied, "Hurry up, you've still got those speeders on your tail."
"I know, I know," he said exasperatedly, and dove downwards into the hangar bay, where the speeder skidded to a stop on the ground. The news speeders seemingly forgot the rules and zoomed in after them.
"Quick, run!" Jenson shouted, and he and the girls took off for the palace, three or four reporters following them.
Elena and Jenson raced through the endless halls, the girls following, and they finally charged into the main data center there, where the officers stared at them as they stopped, panting for breath.
Well, that chapter was a wee bit longer, hope you liked it! How are Palps and Dooku doing?
(Palps is trying to stop one of the babies from levitating to the ceiling while at the same time trying to stop another from screaming) Palps: Darn it!
Dooku: I'm (pant) done!
Tela: Dooku, go help Palpatine! Hop to it!
Dooku: Dang it bobby!
Raven: Work it, you old geezer!
Yavie Jinn: Yeah, hurry up about it! We have fifty Force sensitive babies that need taken care of! (Pokes Dooku)
Angel: Palpatine, YOU STINK!
(Palps smells his armpits) Palps: (Indignantly) I do not!
Yeah, you really do! After you're done there, go take a mud bath with some tomato juice!
Palps: Yech!
Thanks for all of your reviews, I hope you enjoyed this episode of: REVIEWERS TORTURTING SITH LORDS! Thank you!