Hey guys so sorry that I haven't update in like forever, but I am back now baby! WOO! So I feel bad for keeping you on edge this past week, so to make it up I'm posting two chapters today! *claps hands* Yep and I'll be posting all week, because I am on break these next two weeks! Thank the maker for breaks! So enjoy your gift from me!

Chapter 4- New Hope for the Outlanders

The outlands, a cruel desert with hardly any plant life, and hardly any food and water. A youngling, girl, about 8 years old was tugging on a root, growling. A teenage boy who was half alien, half machine approached from behind.

"Anakin, Anakin, Anakin," The boy, Grievous, mumbled to himself. "Dooku wasn't even his father. He just took him in." he turned his attention to the girl. "Oh hey, Ventress. Where's little termite, Anakin? The Chosen one."

Grievous used one of his clawed fingers, touched the root, ripping it. Ventress tumbled backwards.

"Grievous! Where's Anakin?' Ventress said angrily. "Did you leave him out there on his own again?"

"Hey, it's every dark Jedi for himself out here," he said. "That little termite's gotta learn to be on his own."

Bugs kept flying around him and wouldn't leave him alone. He continued to swat the air.

"Mother's gonna be mad," she said. "She told you to watch him!"

"Oh, who cares? I should've been the chosen one," he said. He began using his lightsaber to cut the bugs up. "I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm the smartest…Oh! These bugs!"He started swinging frantically. Ventress looked self-satisfied at Grievous' problem.

"I could be a leader," he said swatting. "If she'd just give me a chance!"

"Yeah right," Ventress said. "Why don't you tell that to her?"

Grievous stopped and faced her.

"Yeah? Don't think I won't!"

"Oh yeah?" Ventress chuckled. "Here's your chance."

Mother Talzin walked slowly by Grievous, carrying Anakin in her arms. She ignored Grievous entirely.

"What? Oh…Mother! Mother, hi!" He laughed, nervously. "Mother, I caught some womprat for you dinner, I left them by the, umm… by the… okay."

Mother Talzin walked into their adobe and set Anakin down. Ventress ran up to Anakin, training lightsaber ready. (She only has one now)

"Hey Anakin," Ventress said. "You wanna fight?"

He pulled out his training saber, looking earnest. Mother Talzin turned to Grievous, who became frightened.

"You were supposed to be watching him!" Mother Talzin said angrily.

"It's not his fault,' Anakin butted in. "I went off on my own."

Talzin turned to Anakin, backing him into the wall with her words.

"What were you doing?" She asked.

"N-nothing!"

"Who has made us Outsiders?"

"Obi-wan!"

"Who killed Dooku?"

"Obi-wan!" (Ha, in ROTS, he was out cold when Dooku died.)

"And what have I told you about them?"

"Sorry mother! Sh-she didn't seem so bad," Anakin stammered. "I thought we could be…"

"Friends?" Mother Talzin asked. "You though you could get to the daughter. And Obi-wan would welcome you with open arms? What an Idea." She then reconsiders. "What an idea! You brilliant child. I'm so proud of you!" She brushed back his hair with a hard hand. "You have the same conniving mind that made Dooku so…powerful."

"Yeech," Grievous said.

Talzin glared at Grievous, then picked up Anakin. She carried him into his room as Grievous glowers.

"Ugh. The Chosen One," Grievous said disgusted.

Talzin carried Anakin to his bed and laid him down on it, he grunted at the hard bed.

"I now see the path to our glorious return to power!" she said.

"But I don't want…" Anakin said.

"Hush! Hush, my little one. You must be exhausted."

She started to sing him a lullaby.

'Sleep, my little Ani
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you're big and strong
you will be a king.'

Talzin tucked Anakin in the bed.

"Good night," Anakin said.

"Good night my little prince," She said. "Tomorrow, your training intensifies."

Talzin walked out of the room to go and plan what they were going to do to win Pride City and bring Obi-wan to his knees.

Sorry for all of you that wanted the song my lullaby in this story, but it's not going to be in here. I love that song too, but when I planned on this part of the story I couldn't really see Talzin singing all of it, but hey I got part of it in here. I know sad face, but hey now you all know why I choose Grievous for that part! LOL!