I'm starting different POVs at the very end of this one, okay people? Good.
Will someone please tell me that alien's name? The one with the long head who usually sits next to Yoda and in the third movie, is the… second Jedi attacked by the traitorous clones. I saw it once, but I can't find it anymore.
On the Road Again….
Quai Gon was on Connan in an instant as he stepped through the doors.
"Are you alright?" He asked, laying a hand on her shoulder. "You don't feel really happy."
"I'm trapped here." She answered, sniffing back angry tears. "I can't go home anytime soon. The Byssual that got me here will take me back sometime, but I don't know when."
"A Byssual?" Obi Wan asked.
"I'll explain later." Connan glanced at Anakin who was listening in on their conversation. The other two glimpsed a look as well, nodding their agreement.
The Council came in at that time and took their seats. They all stared at Anakin.
"The Force is strong with him." The alien next to Yoda explained.
"He is to be trained, then?" Quai Gon assumed. Connan glanced at Windu, who sat back in his chair with his hand resting on the top.
"No, he will not be trained." The pompous Jedi Master said.
"No?" Quai Gon repeated, a look of total shock upon his face.
"No!" Connan boomed, outraged. "You can feel the Force through him, you can see he's got the talent for it, and yet you still say no? There's no sense to it." Anakin glared at Windu, not trusting himself to say anything.
"He is too old." Windu continued.
"Age—well, age usually does matter, but it shouldn't in this case!" Connan argued. "I was seven when I started training the first time; and twenty nine the second!" She received blank looks from the Council.
"This isn't your era, Jedi Connan." Windu warned. "Don't get involved."
"It's dangerous to let him roam free without knowledge of how to control what he has! He could wipe out a whole planet by himself if he had the mind set for it." Connan pressed.
"He is the chosen one." Quai Gon interjected. "You must see it."
"Mmmmm, clouded this boy's future is." Yoda said. Connan scoffed.
"It's not the only thing that's clouded, you can be sure of that." She thought to herself. Quai Gon stared at the boy, then glanced at Connan, and finally to Obi Wan.
"I will train him, then." He finally suggested. Connan's mouth dropped open. Her head whirled around to see Obi Wan's look of confusion. Quai Gon laid his hands on Anakin's shoulders.
"I take Anakin as my Padawan learner." He announced.
"An apprentice you have, Quai Gon." Yoda pointed out. "Impossible to take on a second."
"The code forbids it." Windu added.
"That must have been after my time, then." Connan stuck a finger in the air.
"Obi Wan is ready." Quai Gon stated. Obi Wan stepped forward. Connan took a step back to let them have their conversation.
"I am ready to face the trials." He told, his face set in determination.
"Our own council we will keep on who is ready." Yoda called.
"He is headstrong, and he has much to learn about the living Force, but he is capable." Quai Gon interjected. "There is little more he can learn from me."
A pause erupted from the Council.
"Young Skywalker's fate will be decided later." Yoda instructed. Connan giggled.
"He actually formed a perfect sentence." She thought.
"Now is not the time for this." Windu said. "The senate is voting for a new supreme chancellor, and Queen Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation and could widen the confrontation."
"That part I missed." Connan said. Padmé was deciding to go back? She could have told Connan; the Jedi would gladly have gone with her.
"And draw out the Queen's attacker." The alien next to Yoda adjoined. Connan paled. She knew who the attacker was. She'd seen him before in her visions. He seemed so familiar now… she could almost add a face behind the black hood he wore.
"Something troubles the Time-Traveler, hmmm?" Yoda joked, grinning. Connan laughed sheepishly, shooting a glance at the ten year old boy in front of her. He stared back at her with wide eyes.
"Ha-ha. Cute name. No, I'm fine." Connan shook her head.
"Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of this Dark warrior." Windu ordered. Quai Gon bowed his head. "This is the clue we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith."
"Oh, so now you think it's the Sith." Connan growled.
"May the Force be with you." Yoda ignored Connan's remark. Connan scowled, turned and patted Æliesha on the head. She sighed rubbing the hound behind the ears as the dog whimpered her approval.
"Why do I sense a lot of death coming, Æliesha?"
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Connan walked with Quai Gon and Obi Wan as they neared the Nubian, Æliesha on one side and HK-47 on the other.
"It's not disrespect master, it's the truth." Obi Wan pressed.
"From your point of view." Connan chided.
"The boy is dangerous. They all sense it. Why can't you?" Obi Wan asked the two other Jedi.
"Oh, I suppose you weren't that dangerous at that age?" Connan asked. "You were untrained in the Force in those days, Obi Wan. A novice at best. To say you had such a control over the Force as to not be dangerous would be as if saying you were a Master at age ten."
"His fate is uncertain. He's not dangerous." Quai Gon snapped. "The Council will decide Anakin's future. That should be enough for you. Now get on board." Obi Wan sighed, turning and walking away sullenly.
"Quiet Suggestion: Master, I do not think that that conversation went too well." HK-47 said to Connan. She crossed her arms.
"Yeah, well, they have different views." She shrugged. "I hope that changes soon. Different views is what separated the Sith from the Jedi."
Anakin staggered over to Connan and Quai Gon solemnly, his hands clasped together in front of him. "Quai Gon, sir, I don't want to be a problem."
Connan sucked her teeth and knelt down to the boy, as Quai Gon did.
"You won't be, Ani." Quai Gon assured him. "I'm not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful."
"He's not allowed to train you, but they didn't say anything about me." Connan thrust her thumb into her chest. "As long as you don't grab a hold of a sword or anything, I can't call it training. We'll call it 'explaining'."
"You can get into trouble doing that though," Anakin pointed out. Connan waved a hand.
"It's not like they can do anything drastic to me anyways. I'm three thousand years older than all of them put together. Except Yoda. Force knows how old that thing is." Connan smirked. "You'll be fine. I'll just teach you self-defense. You may need it in the next few days."
"And always remember: your focus determines your reality." Quai Gon instructed. "Stay close to us and you'll be safe."
Anakin paused for a moment before talking again. "Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians." He twiddled his thumbs. "I've been wondering—what are midi-chlorians?"
"Yes." Connan nodded, staring at Quai Gon. "That was made after my time, I'll wager. What are they?"
"Midi-chlorians are a microscopic life-form that resides within all living cells." Quai Gon explained.
"They live inside me?" Anakin asked.
"Inside your cells, yes." Quai Gon stated. "And we are symbionts with them."
"Symbionts?" Connan repeated. "That's a new one on me."
"Life-forms living together for mutual advantage." Quai Gon clarified. "Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force.
"They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force." He saw Anakin's skeptical look. "When you learn to quiet your mind, you'll hear them speaking to you."
Connan paused to try out what he said. She smirked.
"Sounds a lot like Kreia," She told herself.
"I don't understand," Anakin sounded defeated.
"With time and training, Ani, you will." Quai Gon patted Anakin on the shoulder. "You will."
Padmé began to board the ship, her decoy in full costume beside her. Quai Gon met her in the middle and took the Queen decoy's hand.
"Your Majesty, it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you." He told her. Connan glanced at Padmé, who was smirking knowingly.
"I welcome your help." The Queen said.
"Come on, Ani." Connan called to him. "They're about to take off."
"Wesa going ho-o-o-me!" Jar Jar shouted, throwing his fists into the air.
"Whined Query: Master, why is the rubber meatbag coming with us? It's not like he can shoot anything or use a sword." HK-47 asked Connan. She laughed.
"Rubber meatbag? I like that." She chided. "It's his home, H. We can't keep him here. He'd end up blowing the whole place up."
"Acceptance: I'm sure you're right, Master."
"Come on, H. We need to talk once we get on the Nubian." Connan pushed the droid onto the ship as the ramp began to close.
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"So," Connan started. "Let's begin with the basics. How did you survive four thousand years?"
"Answer: That Master, is simple. Four thousand years ago you placed a chip in me that would allow me to adapt to any changes in the galaxy, so I could survive easily. Continuation: You also added a rewritable translator in me so I could assimilate any new languages I ran across."
"Alright, then. Why did you suddenly disappear four thousand years ago on a simple assassination mission?" Connan pressed.
"Reluctant answer: Master, I'm not sure I should be telling you this. You ordered me that once you were gone, I was to eliminate anyone who served a threat to the Republic. General Seevupleh was staring a dictatorship on Naboo and would have destroyed the Republic had I allowed him to live." HK-47 answered, his voice absorbing pride.
"So you did finish the mission?" Connan asked. "The report never said if you were successful or not."
"Offended Addendum: Successful? Master, I shot his head clean off!" HK took a step backward.
"So why did you disappear?" Connan asked.
"Answer: Strangely, Master, my battery short-circuited on me. When I woke up, I saw you staring me in the face on Naboo." HK-47 shrugged.
"Well that leaves an open vacuum." Connan pouted, crossing her arms and sighing.
Connan gasped as the throat closed up on itself. She widened her eyes and paled immensely. Another vision was coming to her.
"Query: Master? Are you alright?" HK-47 waved a hand in front of her face.
"Get…Q-Quai Gon…." She choked. "Now!" The droid ran off.
She saw Naboo. Inside the palace, the viceroys stood with Darth Sidious' hologram.
"Is the planet secure?" The Sith Lord asked. Connan cringed. Where had she heard that voice?
"We have taken over the last pockets of primitive life-forms." Said one of the viceroys. Connan shook her head. That meant that the Gungan city was taken. "We are in complete control of the planet now." Darth Sidious nodded.
"Good. I will see to it that in the senate things stay as they are."
Connan gasped. Darth Sidious had control of the senate? That wasn't good. Who could it be?
Valorum? Highly doubtful. He had no more power in the senate. He'd been knocked down by Padmé. The Trade Federation? Not likely. Most of that Federation consisted of those frog-looking freaks. Palpatine?
The thought was laughable. Connan had recently heard that he was nominated to precede Valorum.
"I am sending my apprentice, Darth Maul, to join you." Sidious continued. Connan sighed. Just great.
"Yes, my lord." The viceroys bowed their heads. The hologram disappeared.
Connan was thrown out of the vision and landed in Quai Gon's arms. He was holding her up, preventing her from falling.
"You alright?" He asked. Connan's throat was still closed up. She forced herself to breathe, slowly opening her throat again. She gasped in the air, welcoming the oxygen. Her hand flew to her throat and her knees buckled. Quai Gon helped her to the floor and kept a hand on her shoulder to hold her in place.
"Is she alright?" Anakin's voice asked. He stood behind Quai Gon and studied Connan.
"I—I'm fine." She said.
"Anakin, would you please retrieve Obi Wan for me?" Quai Gon asked. Anakin was gone in a second.
Connan coughed. Quai Gon slapped her on the back a few times.
"What was it?" He asked.
"It seems a red and black Zabrak is following us to Naboo." She told. Quai Gon sighed.
"I thought as much." He shook his head.
Obi Wan burst into the room.
"What happened?" He asked. "Did she collapse again?" Connan nodded.
"Here, help me get her into a chair." Quai Gon hoisted Connan up and with the help of Obi Wan, sat her at a table in the mess hall.
"Why do you keep seeing these things?" Obi Wan asked. Connan shrugged.
"I think Red-and-Black's master is pulling me along a string." She suggested.
"He has a master?" Quai Gon asked.
"To be sure. He was way too easy to be a Master. Unless they've lowered the standard for Masters considerably. I could take him on with only one of my lightsabers." Connan laid her head on the table.
"So what are we going to do about it?" Obi Wan inquired, running a hand through his hair.
"Just because he's going to Coruscant doesn't mean he's going to be there when we get there. I suggest we worry about taking back Naboo from the Trade Federation and then try to take care of Red-and-Black." Quai Gon stated. "That way our thoughts are in order and we won't be trying to do two things at once."
"But what if he comes while we're trying to take back Coruscant?" Obi Wan asked.
"Then we'll kill two mynocks with one shot." Connan chided. "We've got a plan."
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Connan in the Queen's chambers, listening to the captain of the guard tell her what will happen when they reach the planet.
"As soon as we land," Panaka started, "the Federation will arrest you and force you to sign the treaty."
"I agree. I'm not sure what you wish to accomplish by this." Quai Gon chimed.
"I will take back what's ours." Padmé's double said. Padmé stood beside Connan, nodding in approval of the answer. Connan smirked.
"All things going well, Your Majesty?" She whispered to the handmaiden. Padmé chuckled.
"You could say that."
"There are too few of us, Your Highness," Panaka pushed. "We have no army."
"And I can only protect you." Quai Gon agreed. "I can't fight a war for you."
"Wars aren't easy things to win by a small ship of people, but it's been done before." Connan raised a finger. Æliesha barked.
"Jar Jar Binks." The Queen said. Jar Jar hummed, looking up from his feet.
"Mesa, Your Highness?"
"Shocked interjection: Him, Your Highness?" HK-47 added.
"Yes, I need your help." The Queen stared at Jar Jar. "A very explicit assignment."
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"I have one battleship on the scope." Connan called to Obi Wan, pressing buttons on the screen. "I'll pull it up."
The ship was almost a circle with a big sphere in the middle of it. "It's a droid control ship."
"They're probably already spotted us." The pilot inferred. Obi Wan sighed.
"We haven't much time." He looked back at Connan. "Prepare everyone for landing."
Connan nodded and took off to the Queen's chambers.
"Guys, we're about to land. Prepare yourselves." She called in, opening the door as she went. Padmé stood next to the Queen, both of them staring at Connan in surprise.
"It's alright, she knows." Padmé told her double. The Queen relaxed.
"What is it you were saying?" She asked.
"I just said we're about to land. There's a droid control ship in the air next to us, so we've got to prepare for a battle." Connan explained.
"I hope Jar Jar comes through for us." Padmé cooed. "Thank you. We will prepare at once."
Connan nodded. "Uh, do you guys know where Anakin is?"
"He's in the droid room." Padmé answered. Connan bowed and left.
"Anakin!" She called. "Anakin!"
"Yes?" Anakin's voice came from the droid room. Connan entered. Anakin was cleaning off R2-D2 while HK-47 watched.
"We're about to land now, little Ani." Connan said. "That means we're going to have to battle sooner or later."
"I know," Anakin sighed, fear radiating off of him.
"Oh, don't be scared." Connan rubbed his hair. "You've got me to protect you! A three thousand year old Jedi Master/Sith Lord has to have some skills in the bodyguard area."
"Why do you keep saying you're three thousand years old?" Anakin asked , raising an eyebrow. Connan chuckled.
"I'll explain it once this is over, okay?" She said. "It's an awful long story."
"You will?" Anakin seemed skeptical.
"It's a promise." Connan slapped their hands together. "Now, once we get settled on Naboo I'll start teaching you self-defense, so you can protect yourself from blaster shots and things of the like."
Anakin nodded, beaming.
"So let's get started, okay?" Connan took Anakin's arm and pulled him to the cockpit, the two droids following.
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"Jar Jar is on his way to the Gungan city, Master." Obi Wan reported.
"Good." Quai Gon praised.
"Now if he can just get back without getting killed, we'll be good to go." Connan chided. She chuckled.
"Do you think the Queen's idea will work?" Obi Wan asked.
"It would be better if she herself could meet them, I keep saying. Even thought it is underwater." Connan answered. Æliesha rubbed against her leg, growling affectionately. Connan bent down to pet her friend.
"The Gungans will not be easily swayed. And we cannot use our power to help her." Quai Gon said.
"It takes too much mental energy and time to Force Persuade people to align with other people." Connan clarified.
There was a silence while Obi Wan stared at his shoes pitifully.
"I—I'm sorry for my behavior, Master. It's not my place to disagree with you about the boy." Connan raised an eyebrow at Obi Wan. "And I am grateful you think I'm ready to take the trials."
"You've been a good apprentice, Obi Wan." Quai Gon admitted. He chuckled, laying a hand on Obi Wan's shoulder. "And you're a much wiser man than I am." He shook Obi Wan's shoulder gently. "I forsee you'll become a great Jedi Knight.
Jar Jar popped out of the swamp, blubbering all over the place as he got the water off of his head.
"Desa nobody dare." He told. "The Gungan city is deserted. Some kinda fight, mesa thinks."
"Why didn't they listen to us? Bunch of bulk-headed—" Obi Wan cut Connan's insults off.
"Do you think they have been taken to the camps?" He asked.
"More likely they were wiped out." Panaka suggested.
"No, I would have felt that." Connan disagreed.
"Now who's thinking highly of themselves?" Obi Wan whispered.
"Shush!" Connan growled. Æliesha gave a warning bark.
"Mesa no tink day was wiped out." Jar Jar pointed at Panaka.
"Do you know where they are, Jar Jar?" Quai Gon asked.
"When in trouble, Gungans go to sacred place. Mesa show you. Come on, mesa show you!" Jar Jar was off. Connan followed closely on his heels.
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Connan walked next to Quai Gon and Anakin with Æliesha at her side as they walked through the hoard of Gungans to the Boss Nass. The Queen stood at the front while Padmé stayed in the third row of people.
"Your honor, Queen Amidala of the Naboo." Said Captain Dales, waving a hand at Padmé's double.
"Uh, h-heyo dadee, Big Boss Nass, Your Honor." Jar Jar meekly greeted.
"Jar Jar Binks." Boss Nass growled. "Who's da uss-en uthers?"
"I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo." The double started. "I come before you in peace." Big Boss Nass grew a grin.
"Ah, Naboo biggen." He chided. "Yousa bringen the Mackineeks. Yousa all bombad."
"We have searched you out because we wish to form an alliance." The Queen went on. Padmé stepped forward.
"Your Honor." She said. Connan gulped.
"Do you know something we don't know?" Obi Wan asked. "You're suddenly very nervous." Connan shook her head.
"Nothing, I'm fine."
The Big Boss Nass clicked his tongue.
"Whosa dis?" He asked, holding out his arms.
"I am Queen Amidala." Padmé said. A gasp arose from all of her soldiers, Anakin and two of the Jedi. Connan laid her head in her hands.
"Huh?" Jar Jar toned.
"This is my decoy." Padmé turned to the Queen. "My protection, and my loyal bodyguard." She shook her head. "I am sorry for the deception but it was necessary to protect myself. Although we do not always agree, You Honor, our two great societies have always lived in peace." The Big Boss Nass mumbled something. "The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever." She took a breath. "I ask you to help us." Padmé glanced at Connan and nodded. "No, I beg you to help us." Padmé fell to her knees, Connan immediately following suit.
"Come on, Æliesha, show a little respect!" Connan hissed. Æliesha laid down on the ground, pushing her head as far down as she could. "There's a good girl."
"We are you humble servants." Padmé ended. The rest of the soldiers behind her bent to their knees as well, including the two Jedi, Jar Jar, and Anakin. The Big Boss Nass stared in surprise. "Our fate is in your hands."
For a minute the Big Boss Nass mumbled to himself, inspecting Padmé. Then he burst out laughing. "Ha!" He laughed. "Yousa no tinken yousa greater den da Gungans?" He asked, pointing at Padmé. He chuckled once more. "Me-e-esa lika dis." Connan and Obi Wan exchanged glances. "Maybe... wesa… bien friends."
The blubbered again, making Connan cringe.
"Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!" She whispered. Quai Gon laughed.
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"They here!" Anakin cried, running over to the group of people studying battle plans. Connan stared at him. Behind him, three speeders came to a stop. Captain Panaka jumped out of the first one.
"Good, they made it." Padmé remarked.
"Captain." Quai Gon bowed his head as Panaka made his way to the table.
"Your Highness," Panaka started.
"What's the situation?" Padmé asked.
"Almost everyone's in camps." Panaka answered. "A few hundred police and guards have formed an underground resistance movement." The Big Boss Nass joined the table now, standing proudly next to Quai Gon. "I brought back as many of the leaders as I could." He took a deep breath. "The Federation army is also much larger than we thought, and much stronger."
"They always are, aren't they?" Connan murmured.
"Your Highness, I do not think this is a battle we can win." Panaka finished.
"The battle is a diversion." Padmé countered. "The Gungans must draw the droid armies away from the cities." She glanced at Connan, smiled, and went on. "R2." R2-D2 projected a small scale map of the palace onto the ground.
"We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side." She stopped as a red line raced across the screen. "Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion. Then we can enter the palace and capture the viceroy." She paused to stare at Quai Gon, who was calculating the attack.
"Without the viceroy, they will be lost and confused." She continued. "What do you think, Master Jedi?"
"The viceroy will be well-guarded." Quai Gon answered.
"The difficulty is getting into the throne room." Panaka stated. "Once we get inside, there shouldn't be a problem."
"There's a possibility, with this diversion, that many Gungans will be killed." Connan coolly suggested, staring at the Big Boss Nass.
"Wesa ready to do our-san part." The Big Boss Nass hit his chest.
"We have a plan that should immobilize the droid army. We will send what pilots we have to knock out the droid control ship orbiting the planet." Padmé continued.
"A well-conceived plan." Quai Gon admitted.
"It's all thanks to Connan. She helped with the ideas." Padmé nodded her head at Connan, who turned red.
"Aw, you know, someone who's seen war before knows the ropes." She scratched the back of her head.
"However, there is still great risk." Quai Gon went on. "The weapons on your fighters may not penetrate the shields."
"And there's an even bigger danger." Obi Wan stepped in. "If the viceroy escapes, Your Highness, he will return with another droid army."
"That's why we can't fail to get the viceroy." Padmé countered. "Everything depends on it."
"Have a little faith in the girl, Obi Wan." Connan hissed. "She knows what she's doing."
"But what about the shields to the outside ship?" Quai Gon reinstated the first problem.
"If all else fails, I guess someone could blow it up from the inside…." Connan chided.
"This is no time for jokes, Connan." Obi Wan warned. Connan giggled.
"Well, let's get started."
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Padmé led Connan and the others into the city, crouching behind a wall to check for other droids. There were a few of them guarding the front of the palace. Padmé pulled out a flasher and pointed it in the direction of Panaka and his troops, which were on the opposite side of the city than Padmé. Her purple light was answered with a blue light, signaling they were ready to fight.
Connan and Quai Gon turned to Anakin and knelt to him.
"Once we get inside, you find a safe place to hide and stay there." Quai Gon ordered. Anakin, still a little dazed, nodded.
"Sure."
"Stay there."
"I will." Quai Gon patted Anakin's shoulder.
"If anyone tries to attack you remember what I taught you, okay?" Connan rubbed his hair. "But only if someone attacks you. Don't try to play hero with this fight." Anakin nodded again. Connan gave him a quick hug and spun around.
"HK-47, stick with me and Æliesha no matter what happens, got it?" Connan ordered the droid. The Kath Hound barked.
"Compliance: It will be done, Master."
Tank shots were fired as a droid tank exploded. Connan whipped out her lightsaber and began deflecting blaster shots aimed at her and Padmé. Padmé opened the doors to the palace and ushered everyone in.
"No," Said a voice in her head. The malice poured into it shocked Connan. A hand thrust to her head as an ear-splitting headache came to her. "You don't go. Stay outside the palace. Fight me."
This was the voice of Darth Sidious. Connan growled to herself. She thought only Darth Maul was here! Why was she hearing Darth Sidious say, "Fight me"?
"You know where I am. Fight me or I'll kill the boy."
Connan gasped. The headache left. Everyone was staring at her.
"Are you alright?" Quai Gon asked. "Was it the Precognition again?"
"No." Connan answered quickly. "You go on ahead. I have to stay out here."
"What?" Padmé and Anakin asked at the same time.
"You can't just leave!" Anakin cried.
"I'll come back." Connan told him. "I promise." Connan stared at the other two Jedi.
"Why so suddenly?" Obi Wan asked.
"I don't know." Connan deflected a blaster shot from a droid. "I just have to."
"Be safe." Quai Gon told her. She nodded.
"Get going." She told them. "You don't have all day. H, Æliesha, you two stay with me."
Padmé nodded, sprinting forward into the palace. Connan watched them go, then bolted into the fray of droids.
Battling back blaster shots with one lightsaber and slashing through droids with the other saber takes practice, especially if you're the only one not firing at anything. Connan's hands were constantly in motion.
Finally the last droid went down. The resistance tanks came to a stop and the men piled out of them.
"Get to the throne room!" Connan shouted to them. They all sprang into the palace.
Connan was alone, save for HK-47 and Æliesha. They scouted the area for any other droids while Connan sat on the wall, resting her arms.
"There were a lot of droids there." She panted. "I haven't worked like that in a long time."
"Suggestion: Master, why don't you rest up and tell me why we abandoned our group." HK-47 said.
"Sure. I'll tell you." Connan began explaining what happened.
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Quai Gon opened up the hangar bay doors and immediately began repelling blaster shots made at him.
"Ani, find cover." He ordered. Anakin nodded, taking off to the side of the hangar. "Quick!"
"Get to you ships!" Padmé yelled to the pilots.
Anakin hid behind a yellow crate when a blast hit wires behind him, sending sparks in his direction, spooked, he went in search of more cover.
As more pilots started their ships, the more droids were knocked down. Anakin saw R2-D2 be pulled into one of the fighter jets, and ran to join the machine. The last of the droids went down as the last pilot left.
"My guess is that the viceroy's in the throne room." Padmé told Panaka.
"Red group, blue group, everybody this way!" Panaka ordered. Anakin poked his head up from the cockpit of his fighter.
"Hey, wait for me!" Anakin called, standing.
"Stay where you are. You'll be safe there." Quai Gon ordered.
"But—"
"Stay in that cockpit."
The doors of the hangar bay opened to portray a man in a black cloak. Padmé stopped to stare at him intently. Quai Gon gasped.
"We'll handle this." He said, moving to the front of the group.
"We'll take the long way." Padmé agreed.
Obi Wan and Quai Gon took off their robes to keep them from getting in the way as Darth Maul did. He took off his hood to show the spikes coming out of his head.
"Right, bone structure of a Zabrak." Quai Gon murmured.
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Anakin watched as three Destroyers rolled into the hangar as well. They turned on their shields and began firing at the large group.
"We gotta do something, R2!" The boy cried. But what?
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Darth Maul brought out his lightsaber, holding the extremely long hilt sideways. He clicked it two timed. Two sabers came out of the sides.
Quai Gon and Obi Wan had to deal with a double-bladed lightsaber. They pulled out their one-sided blades and held them for attack.
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Connan finished explaining the situation to HK-47 and stood.
"So now we're out here, searching for a Sith Lord that doesn't seem to be around."
"Oh?" The voice surprised Connan. She turned around just in time to see the red lightsaber leave the black-hooded man's hand and fly into Connan's face.
"Interjection: Master!" HK-47 cried. Æliesha barked in alarm.
Connan screamed, blocking her face from impact.
Sparks flew everywhere, and Connan didn't feel the melting sting of a lightsaber against her arms. She opened her eyes and took away her arms. She gasped.
On the ground, at her feet, was HK-47.
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This chapter's a little different, I know. I only have about three more chapters left. Then I'll get started on movie two! ((claps)) I'm on chapter 39, and I'm 1:51:01 through it.
Just so everyone knows, number one will have just Connan in it, number two will have Carth and Connan in it, number three will have Carth, Connan, and Bastila in it. Four, five, and six will have just Carth and Connan in it, and during the last three there will be no going back to their time. They stay throughout all three movies and leave at the end.
Please review people! I'm so exited I'm almost done with this!
