HEARTS OF STEEL
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I do not own Colossus, X-Men, Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace, or their characters.
Summary: Colossus ends up on Naboo where he helps to protect the Queen from the droid armies of the Trade Federation.
Inspired by 'Caught In The Web' by FrivolousThoughts, and 'Everyone Loves Spidey' by Maximus-Reborn.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Chapter 6
Sabé
Peter Rasputin groaned as he shook his head clear of the unconsciousness.
Looking around he was shocked to discover that he was not where he should have been.
The last thing he remembered... was being torn in half by the Sentinels.
I died... but... then where am I? In Heaven? he wondered to himself.
Looking around, he saw that he was lying in the middle of a very large, grassy field that seemed to stretch on for miles. It was actually quite peaceful and picturesque.
Turning around he saw that he was alone, no sign of his fellow X-Men. But he also noticed that there was a large city behind him. A city that he did not recognize.
Still, it was better than nothing.
Walking towards the city, he saw that there were several people in different looking outfits who were just going about their business.
Several of the people in the streets noticed the man with the muscular build, dressed in a black sleeveless bodysuit, gloves and boots, walked through the city streets, just looking around. He didn't seem dangerous so they paid him no mind.
Peter, however, was lost. He didn't know where he was or how he had ended up here, or where his friends were.
Were they alive? Were the Sentinels here? If even one of them had somehow followed him to this place he was in for a world of trouble.
"Excuse me." a voice behind him said.
Peter turned around and noticed a Caucasian man wearing a red and blue leather uniform. He was flanked by two other men in matching uniforms.
"Yes?" Peter replied.
"I'm Lieutenant Orrands. Royal Naboo Security Force. You're new to our planet, aren't you?" the man said.
"Planet? I... don't know. My memories are a little... fuzzy." he said.
"I see. Do you have a name?" the security officer asked.
"Peter. Peter Rasputin." he replied.
"What's the last thing you remember, Peter?"
"Meeting you." Peter said.
"I mean before that?"
"Waking up in that field just outside the city a few minutes ago." he replied.
"Anything else?"
"I was... attacked."
"Hmm. That would probably explain your memory problems." Orrands said. "I think you'd better come with me. Our Administration offices can help you if you don't have anything else to do right now."
"I... thank you." Peter said, thinking that any help at this point would be an improvement over what he had now.
Peter was escorted to the Palace where he would be helped as best he could.
On their way there, several construction workers were trying to repair one of the large statues that stood before the palace itself.
However, one of the support cables was not secured tightly, and eventually gave way, causing the large stature to suddenly keeled forward towards them.
"LOOK OUT!" Peter shouted as he pushed Orrands and his men away, his body transforming into super strong steel as he braced himself. He caught the statue and held it up over their heads as the security guards just looked on in shock.
The work crews were able to pull the statue back up and brace it until they could stabilize it completely.
The guards looked at Peter as he shifted back into his human form.
"That's... incredible." the guard said.
"Thank you." Peter said.
"How did you do that?" he asked.
"I'm a mutant." he said, mostly to himself.
"A mutant?"
"A person born with superhuman abilities."
"I see. Still... that's impressive."
"He saved our lives." the second officer said.
"And the statue." the third one said.
"Yes. I definitely think we can find a place for you here." Orrands said.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Peter is brought to the palace where he meets Captain Panaka.
"I received your report. Can he really do what you said he can do?" Captain Panaka said.
"Yes, sir." Orrands said.
"I'd like to see that."
Orrands takes Captain Panaka over to the one of the garages where Peter is in his steel form and lifting two speeders, one in each hand, with ease.
"Incredible." Panaka gasped at seeing Peters display of strength.
"His name is Peter Rasputin, and he says he's a mutant." Orrands said.
"A mutant?" he asked.
"Yes, sir." the lieutenant said.
"Alright. And what exactly does that term mean, in relation to him?"
"He's a person born with superhuman abilities, sir."
"So I see."
Orrands brings Captain Panaka over to where Peter is. The steel-skinned mutant shifts back into his human form.
"I'm Captain Quarsh Panaka, head of the Royal Naboo Security Forces here." the dark-skinned man said.
"Captain. I'm Peter Rasputin." he introduced himself.
"Yes, I know. Lieutenant Orrands here explained what happened outside the palace. He also said you don't know where you're from or how you got here."
"That's correct. I don't. The last thing I remember was... being attacked by some robots and... I woke up in a field outside of the city."
Panaka looked at Peter curiously. He didn't seem to be lying or holding anything back. But there was something about him that made the captain nervous. Maybe it was the fact that he was so powerful as compared to everyone else he had met.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
After several long question and answer sessions, as well as medical and psychological examinations, Peter is hired as a member of the Naboo Security Forces, based on his innate desire to help people.
Peter likes this because it was better than what he was doing before, and has an actual job. He isn't being hunted, and he isn't feared because of his abilities. More over, Panaka decides to use Peter's abilities because he believes they can be useful in protecting the Queen.
He is trained by Panaka, who is rather militaristic in his approach to protecting the monarchy of Naboo. Because of this, most people consider Panaka to be a 'fish out of water', amongst the peaceful people of Naboo. But Peter understands that there must be people like that if you are going to be protecting the leaders of your world.
Peter is later introduced to Queen Amidala and her court.
One of her handmaidens, Sabé, takes an interest in Peter the minute she meets him.
The Queen, Padmé Amidala, actually likes this idea, despite that Sabé is not supposed to be attracted to any person, because of her responsibility to the Queen.
Regardless, Padmé thinks it is a good idea, and even manages to tease Sabé a little.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Three months later, the Trade Federation blockades the planet.
When they send their battle droids to capture the city of Theed and the Queen herself, Peter is with Panaka and Sabé in protecting the Queen.
Having been trained by Panaka himself, Peter knows what to do and how to act, especially around the Queen and her Royal Advisory Council.
He stays with the handmaidens and Panaka when The Queen and Governor Sio Bibble are taken prisoner by the Trade Federation.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"How will you explain this invasion to the Senate?" Bibble asked the Trade Federation viceroy, Nute Gunray, as they were being lead out of the palace.
"The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances that it will be ratified by the Senate." the Viceroy explained.
"I will not cooperate." Sabé , disguised as the Queen, stated.
"Now, now, your highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. Commander." the Viceroy said to one of the battle droids.
"Yes, sir." the droid replied.
"Process them." the Viceroy stated.
"Captain, take them to Camp 4." the droid replied to another droid.
"Roger, roger." the second droid replied.
Once they are out of the main street away from the palace, and passing through one of the side streets, Panaka signals Peter to make his move.
Quickly transforming into Colossus, Peter grabs one of the droids and uses it as club to smash four of the battle droids, right before the Jedi Knights - Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi - arrive and use their lightsabers to slash the rest of the droids to pieces.
The droids were so distracted by Colossus's actions, they didn't see the Jedi Knights attack and slice the rest of them. Thus, no shots were fired by the droids at the Jedi.
"We should leave the streets, your highness." the older Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn, stated.
"Get their weapons." Panaka said to the other guards.
"Oh! Yousa guys bombad." Jar-Jar Binks, a gungan who had accompanied the Jedi to Theed, said as the guards took the droids weapons.
The group was lead away from the streets and into a small underpass, with Colossus still in his armored form, which seemed to catch the interest of the younger Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"We're ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor." Qui-Gon Jinn stated to the group.
"Your negotiations seemed to have failed, ambassador." Governor Bibble said.
"The negotiations never took place." Qui-Gon corrected him. "It's urgent that we make contact with the Republic."
"They've knocked out all our communications." Panaka said.
"Do you have transports?" the Jedi Master asked.
"In the main hanger. This way." Panaka pointed behind the Jedi Master.
When they arrived at the main hanger, they noticed that it had been taken over by several battle droids.
"There are too many of them." Panaka said.
"It won't be a problem. Your highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us." Qui-Gon said to the decoy queen.
"Thank you, ambassador. But my place is with my people." Sabé said to the Jedi Master.
"They will kill you if you stay." Qui-Gon stated.
"They wouldn't dare." Bibble replied.
"They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't afford to kill her." Panaka explained further.
"There is something else behind all this, you highness. There's no logic in the Federations move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you." Qui-Gon said.
"Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us. Senator Palpatine will need your help." Bibble said to the Queen.
"Either choice presents great danger... to us all." Sabé said to the group, while looking at Padme in particular.
"We are brave, your highness." Padme, dressed as a handmaiden, said to her.
"If you are to leave, your highness, it must be now." Qui-Gon said to her.
"Then I will plead our case before the Senate. Good luck, Governor." Sabé said to the older man before she, her handmaidens, the two Jedi, the gungan, Captain Panaka, his men, and Peter headed into the hanger and towards the ship.
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Authors Notes:
Sorry if I didn't explain this better, but for these stories I'm kinda going back and forth between the movie version of Colossus (From Days of Future Past) for the characters from the live-action movies, to the comics version of Colossus for the animated heroines and female characters.
And I know that there wasn't much Colossus/Sabé interaction here, but this is basically a set-up chapter, and Sabé is supposed to be in-character of being the Queen, so she can't just flit about as she wants. Even if she is attracted to Peter. I just kinda wanted to get this chapter started and see what I could do with it.
I choose to use Sabé for several reasons, mostly because I heard that Keira Knightly was the one who portrayed her in the movie.