WE are so so so so so so so SO sorry about being so late! WE'VE had an error on the computer that wouldn't let US submit documents. Anyway, WE are telling in advance, the part of C3P0 will be played by a human. More specifically, Colin. He'll just get older as the story goes. Anyway, WE do not own AW or SW, but Obi-wan Kenobi has taught us the force! Wahoo!

Chapter 10

SWW or ASW 6

As the group was walking around the planet, Koal got distracted by a very bizarre looking food. He tried to eat it, and immediately spat it out. The food ended up in a bowl of soup, which Sonja and Lash were eating. "HEY!" Lash screamed. "I was eating that soup…"

"There's the bozo responsible for ruining our lunch!" Sonja yelled. "Get the white pasty freak!"

"Well, I have nothing to worry about, because I'm not a…" Koal started, as Sonja tackle him, and Lash got a weird machine out. "…freak" Koal wheezed.

"Excuse me, but is this…" Lash asked as she held the food out. "Yours?" Koal nodded. "Good." Lash said "Now I have a guinea pig for my pain machine." Koal was screaming like a little girl, when Jake came up, speaking in Orange Star.

"(Careful, Lash. He's a big time off worlder. I wouldn't want you and Sonja to get arrested before the annual battle.)" Jake said, in a calm voice.

"(Once the battle comes,)" Sonja sneered, "(It will be the end of you, slave-boy!)" The two merely scoffed, and turned away.

"What's going on?" Kanbai asked as he and the others walked over.

"You're friend here was going to be turned into white pasty goo." Jake explained. "He got into a fight with some people. Two particularly nasty ones named Sonja and Lash. They always use people who mess with them for guinea pigs, and their inventions occasionally have side effects, so when I said goo, I meant it."

"I didn't want to be turned into goo! That's the last thing I want!" Koal panicked.

"Nonetheless, the boy is right." Kanbai said. "You're headed for trouble."

Meanwhile, back on the ship, Eagle and the others were listening to a message from Blue Moon.

"The death toll is catastrophic!" a hologram of the Blue Moon Official. "We must bow to their wishes! You must contact me!" He said, as the message ended.

"It's a trick." Eagle said. "Send no reply. Send no transmissions at all." Eagle then looked out the window. "A sandstorm's coming." He said concerned. "This will slow them down…"

Back for our other heroes…

Kanbai was talking to a merchant, when she said. "Oh, Jake. A storm's comin' in. You best get home."

"Hey, where's your ship?" Jake asked his new friends.

"It's just past the outskirts." Kanbai answered.

"You'll never make it in time!" Jake said "Sandstorms are very, VERY dangerous. Come on. I'll take you to my place."

As they reached Jakes house, Jake decided to show Sasha, Jugger and Koal around, while Kanbai talked with Jake's mother. Once they reached Jake's room, Jake yelled "Come on, guys!" Suddenly, a lump in the bed began to stir. Colin then emerged from it.

"Could you keep it quite?" He asked groggily. "I'm taking a nap. Oh, hey," he said, more awake "I didn't know we had company. I'm Colin, Jake's roommate." Jugger then beeped over and over. "Hm…Jugger? A weird name, but a nice one, nonetheless." Colin responded.

"Jake, did he just…?" Sasha asked.

"Yeah. Somehow, Colin can understand droid." Jake answered.

Even later that night, the group was sitting at dinner.

"…All slaves have a homing chip to prevent them from running away" Jake's mother said. "Any attempt to run away…"

"And they blow you up! POW!" Jake finished for her.

"How rude." Koal said, continuing his meal.

"I can't believe there's still slavery in the galaxy." Sasha said. "The Allied Nation's Anti-Slavery Laws…"

"The Allied Nations do not exist out here." Jake's mom explained.

A brief silence followed, until Jake asked Kanbai "Are you a CO?"

"What?" Kanbai asked, shocked with the boys…straightforward approach.

"I saw your saber earlier." Jake responded. "It's the kind CO Knights carry around."

"How do you know I didn't kill a CO and take this form him?" Kanbai retaliated, somewhat curious of what the response would be.

"I don't think so." Jake said. "Nobody can kill a CO!"

"How I wish that were true…" Kanbai muttered. Kanbai then stated, "Are there any shops with the parts we need that is loyal to the Allied Nations?"

"No, I'm afraid not." Jake's mother responded.

"There has to be some weakness to these merchants." Sasha said, concerned about the fact that they may be here a long time.

"There is." Jake's mom answered. "Gambling. There's an annual battle held here. Two teams use tanks, infantry, and other units to beat an opponent. Spectators can place bets."

"I could always enter." Jake volunteered.

"No, son. I nearly die every time Adder forces you to do it." His mom groaned.

:"But mom, I love it! Besides, it's the only way to help these people." Jake reasoned.

"No, Jake. Your mother is right. I've seen this before on another planet. It's very dangerous." Kanbai argued. Jake simply looked at his mother.

"Mom, you said the biggest problem is that no one helps one another." Jake said, as his last resort.

"You're right." His mother finally agreed. "I may not like it, but he was supposed to help you."

On White Nova.

The dark and ominous figures of Darth Bad-Guy and Darth Clone walked along the surface of the Allied Nation Capital. "Orange Star is a small planet. I will have no trouble finding them." Darth Clone said. "At long last, we will reveal ourselves to the COs. At last we shall have revenge."

"You have been well trained, my young apprentice." Darth Bad Guy told his apprentice. "They will be no match for you."

WE once again apologize for the delay. Please R&R. Please, no flames, and feel free to post on the CO Chat forum. Sayonara!