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Wicked Planet: A Forever Destined Vignette
Part 2/?
Callista paced in the war room, as several men and women worked at the consoles.
"Why did their ship disappear?" Callista asked.
"We're not sure, Lady Ming, but there is no sign of them. We think it went down into the ocean," one woman replied.
"Roxanna and Rianna's doing, I'm sure," Callista said.
"It is unlikely that they survived," a man said. Callista smirked.
"You don't know the Chosen One. I'm more than positive they survived and they are most likely aboard a life raft. Send out a search party. I'll deliver the news to the Queen. We must find them before they do," Callista ordered, as she left the war room and entered the Queen's Throne room. She bowed before her.
"Callista, our guests have no made contact yet. I must answer the Council when they arrive. Have you been able to reach them?" Queen Rayna asked.
"I'm afraid your sisters sought to prevent their arrival and we believe their ship may have gone down in the ocean," Callista reported.
"No…curse my evil sisters! Have…the bodies been recovered?" the Queen asked sadly.
"My Queen, the Chosen One is very powerful. I believe they survived and I have sent out a search party," Callista said.
"I pray that is true and I hope we can find them before my sisters followers. The Council will be very upset," Rayna fretted.
"Perhaps, but the Chosen One's family can confirm that they are still alive for sure. They would have sensed otherwise, which is a good indication that they are okay, because we haven't heard from the Council yet," Callista reasoned.
"You are right. We must tell them what has occurred," Rayna said, as she opened a comm channel.
As they tirelessly paddled through the water, they noticed that the sun was beginning to lower in the sky.
"We're going to have to take shelter on one of these islands for tonight and start out again in the morning," Anakin said.
"That one is the closest," Padme said, pointing to the one on her left. Anakin reached deeply into the Force, feeling out the vibrations on the island.
"There's nothing sinister. Just plant and animal life," he replied, as they started paddling toward it.
Then suddenly, truly out of no where, dark clouds rolled across the sky.
"What now?" Padme cried in exasperation.
"That's not natural. Those clouds moved in way too fast to be natural," Anakin said.
"Don't tell me they can make storms too," Padme sighed.
"With the right spells and dark side powers, they can," he replied, as he pulled her close.
"Fortunately, I can at least use my powers to protect us!" he said, now having to yell, because of the sudden high winds. A gold shield laced with a striking blue/silver aura surrounded them and Artoo, just as the swirling hurricane destroyed their life raft, thrusting them into the water. They surfaced and fortunately were still encased in the protection of Anakin's shield, which was also allowing Artoo to float. The little droid let out a string of clicks and beeps that were most certainly obscenities. Padme paddled closer to her husband and he wrapped her tightly in his arms.
"Hang onto me and don't let go," Anakin called to her. She tightened her hold around him and screamed, as a massive tidal wave crashed down upon them…
Obi-Wan filed into the Council room for the meeting that afternoon. They were expecting the Queen to make contact with them as soon as Anakin and Padme arrived. And it seemed her call was going to be right on schedule, as Mace picked up her transmission. Queen Rayna and Callista's holograms shimmered to life in the center of the Council chambers and they bowed respectfully.
"Greetings Your Majesty," Yoda spoke first.
"Greetings Master Yoda," she obliged with a polite response.
"Have Anakin and Padme made contact?" Mace questioned.
"I'm afraid not, Master Windu. That is why we are calling," Rayna replied with regret in her voice.
"What do you mean?" Yan questioned.
"They should have arrived on your planet roughly four hours ago," Qui-Gon added.
"Yes, their ship was on time entering our atmosphere. However, my evil sisters sought to try and make sure they did not arrive. We believe their ship went down in the ocean, but Callista is certain they survived. My people are out searching for them now," Rayna explained in mortification.
"I'm sure your sister's followers are also looking for them. Fortunately, I sense my son's presence strongly," Qui-Gon said.
"Yes, it will take more than crashing their ship in an ocean to hurt Anakin and I know that he made sure Padme was protected as well. However, now my grandson and granddaughter are lost on your planet somewhere. I believe we may have underestimated the seriousness of the conflict among your people. We will be putting a team together to come aide you in the search. And once we find them, hopefully we can help resolve this," Yan said.
"Thank you Masters," Rayna said graciously.
"One thing is now clear. If you truly wish to be accepted into the Republic, your sisters must be dethroned. Only then can you hope to recruit her misguided followers to your side. It is clear that you will require our help with this," Mace stated sternly.
"We are a people strong in Force magic. If we have not been able to destroy Roxanna and Rianna ourselves, I'm not sure what help the Jedi can be in that respect," Callista said skeptically. The Council members all stared at her sternly.
"Anakin will see that they are now brought to justice, especially since they attempted to kill him and Padme. Your Force magic, nor theirs, will be a match for Anakin's true powers," Obi-Wan warned, effectively silencing her.
"We will anticipate your arrival. Have a safe trip," Rayna said, as the transmission ended.
"Decide who will journey to Dathomir, we must," Yoda said.
"Well, there will be no keeping Riley out of it since Padme is there and I volunteer to go as well," Obi-Wan said.
"I will as well and I believe this will be a good training experience for Luke, Jayden, and Jenna also," Qui-Gon said.
"I will as well and I believe I will bring the other two girls and Shane. The Force is telling me for certain that there is much to be learned on Dathomir," Yan said.
"Then it's settled. The party will leave in two hours," Mace stated, as the meeting was adjourned so they could prepare for their trip.
Padme's head swam with dizziness, as she opened her eyes and coughed violently, due to the water she had swallowed during the storm that had magically disappeared like it had never happened at all. She was face down in the sand and rolled over onto her back, only to find her unconscious husband next to her. He had never let go of her or even let his grip slacken while the tempest had pulled them under and tossed them around. And now she worried that he was hurt.
"Ani…wake up," she pleaded, as she shook his shoulder. Much to her instant relief, he groaned and opened his eyes as well.
"I feel like I got hit by a speeder bus," he said.
"No, just a giant tidal wave and you took the brunt of it too," she said worriedly, as she helped him sit up.
"As long as you're not hurt, that's what matters to me," he replied, as he kissed her forehead.
"Are you sure you're not hurt?" she asked.
"I'm fine. My Force shield actually took most of the wave's force. Now we just need to figure out where we are," he replied.
"Well, I don't know where we are, but I'm pretty sure someone is trying to kill us," Padme said.
"Definitely and they could be testing my powers too," Anakin added.
"Wait…where's Artoo?" she asked. Anakin looked around.
"Artoo!" he called. They heard a faint, but irritated bleep. Anakin knelt down and dug through the sand, uncovering Artoo's domed head. He tried to swallow his laughter, but he couldn't help himself. Artoo whirled angrily and blew an angry raspberry at him.
"Sorry buddy, we'll get you out of there, don't worry," Anakin said, as Padme helped him dig their droid out. Once they had him dug out enough, he hopped out of the hole and stomped up and down on his legs angrily.
"Calm down Artoo, we're not happy about any of this either. But for now, we need to find a decent place to set up camp, start a fire, build some shelter, and find some food," Anakin said. Padme was no slouch when it came to being able to take care of herself, but her husband was very experienced when it came to being able to survive off the land if he needed to and she was so glad they hadn't been separated in the storm.
Artoo blew a raspberry at him again and turned away, refusing to do anything else.
"Don't get your gears in a twist. You're lucky that sand is all you have in your crevices. You could be at the bottom of the ocean right now, but you're not, thanks to me," Anakin argued with him, making Padme smile, especially when Artoo shot back with a string of irritated clicks and beeps.
"Look Artoo, I realize that you don't need things like shelter and food, but Padme and I do, so you're going to help me. Stop pouting and quit whining. You're reminding me of Threepio right now," Anakin said. That was the wrong thing to say. Artoo stomped up and down on his legs and the clicks and beeps coming from him were most certainly obscene words. Anakin laughed.
"Yeah, I knew that would scrape your tin," Anakin joked. If there was anything the little droid hated, it was being compared to Threepio.
"Ani…don't be mean," Padme scolded, as she knelt down beside the little droid.
"Artoo, I know you're cross right now, but do you think you can help us? It's going to get dark soon and we're going to be hungry soon. I know this isn't how the trip was supposed to go, but since you're such a good, helpful little droid, we'll make sure that there's a day at the droid spa in store for you when we get back to Coruscant," Padme promised, as she talked sweetly to him. Anakin rolled his eyes. Artoo rarely denied Padme anything, though he was the same way when it came to her too. He chirped sweetly back to her and Anakin rolled his eyes again.
"Yes a whole day at one of those overpriced, ridiculous droid pampering places," Anakin said. Artoo whirled excitedly and rolled off in search for a suitable place for his Master and Mistress to camp for the night. Padme stood up and joined hands with him, as they carried their wet survival packs and followed him.
"What a spoiled little droid," Anakin teased.
"Oh Ani, he likes the droid spas and it's not like we can't afford it," Padme teased back. They smiled at each other and followed their droid into the jungle.
"Well, any sign of them?" Rianna demanded from one of her servants.
"There is no sign of their raft, milady. They may have perished in your storm," he replied.
"Anyone else would have, but if all the stories about the Chosen One are true, then he and his little wife survived. They must have washed up on one of the islands. Now go find them and don't come back until you have them! If you do, it will be the last thing any of you insignificant fools will do!" she screamed at her male soldiers. They cowered and bowed to her, before heading off to carry out her orders.
"Men are so stupid. I'm having a hard time believing the Chosen One can do all that they say he can, being that he is a man himself," Roxanna huffed in annoyance.
"Yes, he is an exception to the rule, thus why we must have him," Rianna replied.
"But sister, we have been told to turn them over to the Sith. She will not help us if we do not," Roxanna said.
"And we will…but that doesn't mean we can't play with him first," Rianna said evilly. Roxanna smirked.
"Yes, I've heard he is very handsome. It will be fun showing him what it's like to be with real women," Roxanna replied, as they chuckled evilly.
Luke arrived home that afternoon and noticed that the house was quiet, but he could hear noise coming from the rec room.
"Leia…are you home?" he called. He saw her come out of her room and descend the stairs.
"Hey, what are you doing home so early?" she asked.
"I came to get you and the others. We're leaving for Dathomir tonight," he announced.
"Dathomir? Why, is something wrong with Mom and Dad?" she asked, panic creeping into her voice.
"Their ship went down in the ocean. We think they're okay, because we would have sensed otherwise, but they haven't made contact with the Queen. They're lost somewhere on Dathomir and the Council thinks this conflict will only escalate now, so we're all going to assist the Queen's people and find Mom and Dad," Luke explained.
"I'll go pack. Jenna is in the rec room with Marcus," Leia said.
"Thanks, I'll go tell her," Luke said, as he headed for the rec room. Just as Leia was about to go upstairs to pack, the door indicator chimed. She turned around and went to answer the door.
Marcus moaned into Jenna's kiss, as they lay on the sofa making out, their kisses growing more feverish by the minute. Jenna straddled him and kissed him aggressively, as she started to unbutton his tunic.
"Jen…we shouldn't," Marcus moaned.
"Why not? My sister is the only one home and she's upstairs. My Dad is light years from here, so you can't be worried about that," Jenna said.
"I know, it's just…are you sure? This is a huge step," Marcus replied.
"I'm sure," she replied, as she kissed him again. At that moment, Luke burst into the room, causing them to pull apart as fast as they could. He sighed.
"Hey Luke," Jenna said sheepishly.
"I…I better be going," Marcus stammered, as he fumbled with the buttons on his open tunic.
"Relax, I don't have time to get mad at either of you. You need to get packed Jen, because we're leaving for Dathomir in two hours," Luke said.
"Dathomir? Are Mom and Dad in trouble?" Jenna exclaimed.
"Their ship went down, thanks to the Queen's evil sisters. We think they're okay, but they're lost somewhere on Dathomir," Luke explained, as he left.
"I'm going to go ask my parents if I can join the mission," Marcus said, as he kissed her quickly.
"Okay, I'll see you in a couple hours," Jenna called, as she hurried out. She was about to go upstairs, but saw that Luke was now stopped in front of the stairs with Leia, as she stared daggers at her ex-boyfriend, who was at the door.
"What are you doing here, sleamo?" Jenna spat. Jake ignored her.
"Leia please…just at least talk to me," Jake pleaded.
"I said leave! Even if our family wasn't having a crisis right now, I still wouldn't want to talk to you, so just go away!" Leia spat. Jake rolled his eyes.
"When is your family not having a crisis? Let me guess, someone either tried to kidnap your Mom or kill your Dad. That's nothing new," Jake spat back, causing Leia to gasp in outrage.
"All right freak, I'm going to give you five seconds to get your slimy hyde off this floor!" Jenna shouted, as Marcus held her back. Luke glared at Jake and shoved him out of the apartment.
"Get out of here and leave my sister alone," Luke warned.
"You know, it's your stupid family's fault that any of this happened anyway! If it hadn't been for your bitch of Mother, that Sith Lord would have never possessed my Uncle…" Jake ranted, but couldn't finish, because Luke's fist made contact with his mouth. Jake held his mouth in pain, as blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.
"Oww…damn you!" Jake swore, as he tackled Luke and the two boys went wrestling to the ground. Of course Jake was way outmatched, for Luke was no slouch when it came to hand to hand combat. He pinned Jake down and grabbed him by the hair, before tossing him out of the apartment again.
"I'll ask you one more time to leave and if you don't, I'll let Jenna have a crack at you, because she wants to mess you up really badly right now," Luke warned. Jake huffed.
"I hope you and the rest of your stupid family get what's coming to you, especially your Mom. She's ruined our lives! We could have been great together, Leia, but your father would never give me a chance!" Jake ranted.
"So you cheated on me with Veronica?" Leia yelled back.
"I was drunk, damn it, I don't even remember!" Jake screamed.
"That's it womp rat, you're going to need plastic surgery when I get done messing up your face!" Jenna said, as she screamed and tackled him to the ground.
"Ahhhh…get her off!" Jake screamed, as Jenna wailed on him with her fists.
"What in blazing Sith hell is going on here?" Riley roared, as he entered the apartment from the veranda and ran to pry Jenna off the now bleeding young man.
"My Uncle…is going to make you pay for this. He's going to make sure…of that when he sues your stupid parents for assault," Jake cried, as he picked himself up off the floor.
"Listen you sniveling little bastard, you're going to the smart thing and walk out of here while you still can or you're going to arrive on your Uncle's doorstep in pieces. Get the hell out of here, you stupid punk!" Riley screamed, as he chased Jake to the elevator. Riley sighed and returned to the apartment.
"Sorry grandpa, but he was saying some pretty bad stuff about Mom," Jenna told him. He patted her shoulder.
"It's okay, let's just get packed and get to the landing pad," he told them, as they all hurried upstairs.
As the sun went down that evening, they fortunately had a fire going, had gathered some fruit, and had a make shift tent made with the materials from their survival packs. They cuddled by the fire, having just finished eating some fruit and ration sticks and Anakin kissed her hair. She sighed.
"You know, this isn't so bad," Padme mentioned. He raised an eyebrow.
"That's pretty optimistic, angel," he replied. She smirked and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Just think about it. Yes, we're stranded on a deserted island, but if I have to be stranded on a deserted island, then there's no one I'd rather be with," Padme said. He smiled at her.
"Same here," he replied.
"I think we should go inside the tent," she said sultrily.
"Whatever will we do in there?" he asked playfully.
"Well, our clothes are still damp and I was thinking that the best way to dry them would be to lay them out to air dry, which will leave us…naked," Padme said coyly.
"Keep an eye on things, Artoo," Anakin said, as they crawled into the tent for the night, hoping to momentarily forget their precarious predicament.
Once inside, Anakin unzipped the back of her dress, which had been semi-torn in the storm and bared her shoulders to his hungry mouth. He pressed himself against her back, as he nipped at neck and shoulders. He helped her work her damp dress down her slender, petite body. He tossed the garment away and kissed her passionately, as he slowly lowered her to the blankets.
"You are so beautiful," he rasped, as he nuzzled her neck.
"I know I say it all the time, but even after all these years, you still take my breath away," he said, as he gazed down at her nearly naked form. She reached up and brushed a piece of his thick golden hair from his forehead. He was always admiring her, but she wondered if he had any clue how breathtakingly handsome and how incredibly sexy he was.
"I'm not sure what about me entrances you so, but I'm glad that it's me that you love, because I can't imagine life without you, my love. I lived twenty-four years of this life without you…and it was…" Padme said, choking back tears, but he put his finger to her lips.
"You don't have to go there, angel. We've been together for a long time now and nothing is going to change that, especially not some disembodied wacko Sith Lord King of some ancient, deformed freak race of intellectuals," Anakin replied. His description made her smile, despite her worries.
"I know, I've always had faith in you and I always will. But something happened the last time, with Anakyn and Padmia I think, something bad and I think Sifo-Dyas knows what it was. And he's trying to make it happen again," Padme said.
"That's why we're going to figure out what's in that diary and we'll make sure that whatever went wrong last time doesn't happen this time," he said, as he shifted above her.
"Because I'm never going to let that monster touch you again," he promised fiercely. Her entire body tingled, as his intense gaze seared through her. It didn't matter how many times they had made love, and there were so many, it was still magical and amazing. When they were together like this, their lovemaking went far beyond the physical, for they were eternal soul mates. Every time was as mind blowing and soul searing as the last and Padme hoped things never changed between them. She knew she really didn't have much to worry about. They would always be together and so much in love...