Author's Note: I skipped Jar Jar Binks because I felt like he had no place in this book because there is no need for a character to be purely there for comic relief as the characters do that themselves. I hope no one minds and that you all continue to enjoy! Stay sissy and bitchy everyone!
The palace was large and all white, which caused both Jedi to avert their eyes as the sun as much to bright glinting off of the polished stone. They ran their backs along the vegetation that wound its way over the side of the line of balconies. Both Jedi remained so quiet that the only sound that you could hear in the courtyard was that of the steps of the Queen and her entourage (though that was the softer one of the two) and the Imperial droids. Obi-wan's heartbeat picked up as the pre-battle adrenaline began to course through his system. He glanced over at his master, and for a moment the two remained still for a moment, before they leaped over the edge of the balcony and down into the courtyard bellow.
They landed on the ground with a soft thud, meaning that they were not heard by the robots. Obi-wan reached for his lightsaber before he charged for the robots, pulling it out and igniting it. He swung it from behind his back, making a powerful cut as he sliced one of the droids in two. The Queen of Naboo baked up away from the Jedi, her entourage followed closely with her. Qui gon sighed and followed after his apprentice, cutting down droids like he had done not ten minutes beforehand. The fight was done within seconds, as most small battles were. Both Jedi put away their lightsabers after turning them off and turned to the Queen of the peaceful planet. "Are you alright your highness?" Obi-wan asked before they started to run from the next wave of droids that had been alerted at the death of their comrades.
The queen only responds when she is in the safety of a small hallway, behind two heavy, wooden doors. "I am fine," she breathes, slightly out of breath in the tight dress that she wears.
"Your highness, I suggest that you come with us for your safety," Qui gon said with a small smile, hiding his hands within the folds of his robes. Her face hardened behind the mask of makeup that she wore. One of her handmaid's opened her mouth and then closed it again, her face even more intense than the queens, which was concerning.
"My place is with my people," the queen said, which forced a sigh from both Jedi. "I cannot leave them," she reasoned, shaking her head slightly, but not enough to make the over exaggerated hairdo that she had move, making Obi-wan wonder what was holding it up.
"We understand this but for your safety, we think that you should come with us. To an undisclosed location where you will be safe," Obi-wan retorted calmly. The Queen's shoulders raised and fell, as she breathed. She nodded and then ran with her entourage after the jedi. The raced to the ship as fast as the queen could run with her oversized dress.
When they finally ended up at the ship, there was a plethora of droids following after them. By the time they were actually on the ship, the Queen was panting heavily. She fell heavily onto one of the chairs and her right hand member hurried over to her and knelt down next to her Queen, her hand resting on the other members, checking the heartbeat that she possessed. "Are you alright, my Queen?" she asked, her voice almost silent with the breath that came out with it. The ruler of Naboo nodded and then lurched to the side as the ship took off.
The stars seemed to blur together as they picked up speed. The Jedi and entourage alike stopped and caught there breath before Obi-wan and Qui gon began pacing around the small shuttle like ship.
It was almost half an hour of the Jedi pacing around the ship trying to accomplish menial tasks, but really they just managed to get in the way of the pilots. Obi-wan sighed and sat down in the navigation chair and began to fiddle with the tabs and whatnot. It was impossible to figure out where they were while in hyperspace, but the young boy figured it would be better than getting in the way. He fiddled with one of the knobs, twisting it left and then right.
They ship jerked forward with a creek and the Queen as well as several members of her entourage made sickly noises. They fell out of lightspeed, Obi-wan glanced over at the pilot and spoke to the captain, refusing to let the royalty behind him hear, "What was that? What planet is this?" he glanced back down at his monitor before he looked back up at the planet ahead of them. "Tatooine?" he questioned.
"Something is wrong with the ship, we need to land for a time," the pilot whispered. He cleared his throat and began to address the rest of the ship. "The current take-offs at such short notice have been hard on the ship, so now that we are out of harm's way, I want to land and refuel," he projected to the back of the ship. Qui gon stopped pacing and looked at his old padawan. They held each other's glance for a moment before the young teenager turned back to the monitor that he had been looking at earlier and fiddling with the screens and knobs.
They darted down to the planet easily, slowly making their decent down into the endless sea of brown and tan. They sped up as they reached the edge of the atmosphere, pushing through the layers of gas and at one point liquid. They pushed through it until they finally reached the innermost part of the atmosphere. The pilot pulled up and then landed neatly just outside of a small town.
As soon as the ship was level, Obi-wan stood and made his way around the royal entourage, he grabbed the older man and pulled him further away from the entourage, "The ship needs a new part, go ask the captain what it is," he whispered, almost mentally telling the older Jedi.
Qui gon nodded and walked around the entourage back to the captain. They spoke quietly as not to worry the rest of the party, they spoke quiet enough that even Obi-wan could not hear them. The Jedi Master tore away from the conversation and made his way over to the exit, Obi-wan followed suit, but was soon stopped by his master holding his hand up. "Padawan," he said, using the affectionate nickname to win the young male over, "I would like it if you would stay here and tend to the Queen," he said in a hushed manor.
"I'm coming with you," one of the handmaid's said. She was dressed in a plain blue shirt with brown pants as well as a vest. She had an uncanny resemblance to the ruler of Naboo, but both Jedi shook it off.
"Why should I let you attend?" Qui gon questioned, shifting on his feet so that he was looking at her with both of his eyes. His hands were within the folds of his coat once again. The handmaid sighed and mirrored his stance, folding her arms right over left.
"The Queen has entrusted me to watch over you and make sure that you are not planning to leave all of us here," she hissed through her perfect teeth. The Jedi master shook his head, but took her with him out of the ship. Obi-wan spun around angrily and stalked back over to the monitor and began to tamper with it once more.