Chandlia: Thanks so much for the encouragement. I loved the idea that though Jango was the clone template in both universes, but Maul and Dooku's treatment of him would produce two very different personalities over the same time period . And Maul was just too cool to waste in TPM, so how could you not explore that character. He's also had ten years to develop and I hope I've managed to convey that. As for old Anakin, I've really liked writing him as a more level headed kind of guy dealing with his same feelings for Padme. We'll see how that all plays out.
In the mean time…
Latterie Protocol 411 – Auto-reboot after forced shut down – Audio receiver initialized – no immediate interaction – Visual receiver initialized – Low setting established – Where in the galaxy am I?
R2 looked around the repair yard and realized he was completely alone apart from the stacks of droid parts that surrounded him. He noticed the head and torso of an R4 unit watching him from across the room and they quietly signaled to each other, R2 checking he still had his legs. The R4 unit signaled his sadness with a low, slow whistle, but chirruped that the coast was clear from where he was positioned, if R2 wanted to make a break for it. R2 obliged by extending his third foot and made his way across the room. There was nothing he could do for the stricken R4, but it explained it was scheduled for repair in two days, so it would be back to working order soon.
Wishing the little droid the best of luck with his new limbs, R2 moved off in search of his mistress. It was all coming back to him, now. They had landed on the Geonosian surface after being escorted to the capitol and almost as soon as his feet had glided onto the surface, a charge spike had shut him down completely. Captain Latterie had programmed the reboot protocol after R2 had been shut down during the Theed attack the previous year and it had taken a while to instigate this time, but R2 was very thankful that it had worked. Now he just needed to locate his ship and have a little chat with the GPS to find Senator Amidala.
Tracking signal initiated – locating H-Type Nubian Yacht – It appeared the yacht had been left in a hangar not far from his current location, so he trundled along, keeping his bleeps and whirs to a minimum not wanting to draw attention to himself.