Chapter 5

Sorry if I made you guys wait for so long, I had lost the USB device which contained all my documents for a few weeks, now I will update as quickly as possible! Sorry for the wait!

I had also promised that Anakin will meet Obi-Wan once again in this chapter, but I decided to do a time skip, Anakin will have already met Obi-Wan, both Ahsoka and Obi-Wan had set up in Anakin's house with Ahsoka's F-Zero vehicle, the Orange Eagle.

A/N 22/6/2016: The changes I made with this chapter are some phrasing changes and making other things more detailed mostly, but the chapter is still the same.

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi were walking around the sidewalks of the futuristic Mute City. The atmosphere was still darkened, due to the pollution. It had even a week since the entire event with Don Genie, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka.

Obi-Wan had to get a new identity for his stay in Mute City, so he'd be able to answer questions that might come about his origins without anyone being becoming suspicious, as Anakin kept the Realm Travelling thing a secret, the only resident of the F-Zero Realm that knew this was Captain Falcon.

Also with the fact that Obi-Wan was not wearing a mask, like Super Arrow and Captain Falcon did. Obi-Wan refused to wear such thing, as a Jedi, he needs to wear robes strictly.

Obi-Wan was Obi-Wan Kenobi-Jinn, Anakin's half-brother. Apparently, in the F-Zero universe, no one knew of the Force, except for a select few who called it a different name and knew very different things of it than the Jedi and the Sith, just like how some called the Force 'Ashla', and used it in a different way.

So, because no one knew about the Force, and because of the advanced security systems in the 26th Century, Anakin was forced to name a father, Anakin had no father, literally, but he chose the man who was a father-figure, Qui-Gon Jinn.

So Anakin had been Anakin Skywalker-Jinn, though people preferred to call him 'Anakin Skywalker', Anakin had gotten away with it, saying that 'Skywalker' was his mother's maiden name.

"Here we are, the Outskirts of Mute City." Anakin suddenly stated, as he stopped walking. Obi-Wan looked around to see buildings that looked very ancient, and plant life that the Jedi Master didn't see in the other parts of Mute City.

"The Outskirts?" Obi-Wan asked, confused on why Anakin bought him here

"Kinda like the under levels back on Coruscant, the darker place where former BS Group members now hang around, telling the next generation of their 'great adventures'" Anakin bit out the last two words with sarcasm.

"BS Group?" Obi-Wan asked again, he wasn't as familiar to the F-Zero Universe as Anakin was.

"Black Shadow Group, owned by the late racer Black Shadow, who worked for Deathborn, both of whom were indirectly killed by Captain Falcon." Anakin recalled, using information from what he learnt from other racers, he had arrived a month after those events occured. The two Jedi then walked forward once again, going to the buildings.

Obi-Wan followed Anakin, who walked around a concrete road, something that hasn't been since F1 racing had been cancelled back in the 22nd Century and replaced with F-Max, which itself was cancelled in the 24th Century, but 200 years after, F-Zero was created in 2555.

Anakin frowned, as he touched the wooden doors of a building. The Former Jedi Knight and Bounty Hunter said nothing as he entered through those wooden doors with Obi-Wan behind him.

"Well look at this! Anakin Skywalker once again!" A man's voice exclaimed immediately after Anakin and Obi-Wan were seen, both men glanced at who said that, a shady-looking scientist with a black coloured lab coat.

"Yup, it is me! Taking a break from strenuous racing." Anakin dramatically replied, as the scientist walked towards Anakin. The Jedi walked towards the scientist, as Anakin suddenly shouted, "Logan! It's been a while!"

"It has." The Scientist that had been walking towards them replied, Obi-Wan guessed that was Logan.

A bit away from Anakin, Obi-Wan and Logan, a very thin-faced and tall, bearded bystander smiled evilly, he was assigned there to track down Anakin Skywalker, which he succeeded at. He picked up his phone and dialled the number of his hirer.

A few low-volume beeps, and then static, the man smiled as the call was received.

"Samurai Goroh, I found Anakin Skywalker. He is in the outskirts of Mute City. Should I capture him?" The man spoke into his phone

"No. My band of thieves shall do that. You were being followed all this way, and they were waiting for you to contact, I shall need you no more. You can come to Port Town and collect your pay." The voice of Goroh calmly sounded through this phone.

Unaware was Goroh, that someone had been monitoring on that call, Captain Falcon quickly cut the frequency that he'd been using to track that call. He had to thank Anakin for building that machine.

Falcon rose a bit from his hiding place in, behind a few boxes, to see Don Genie and Samurai Goroh plotting together. You see, Falcon was a Bounty Hunter outside of races, all the time outside of races he spends with either Anakin or his bounty.

This time, he was doing this in his own accord, since at the last race on Lightning, which neither Anakin nor Ahsoka participated in due to them having dinner at a restaurant in Port Town (A high-class restaurant, unlike Dolcab's, which was run by Dr. Clash and was the primary hangout-bar for racers), Samurai Goroh and Don Genie were working together to win, something that Falcon knew was suspicious at best.

So he had followed them both to Port Town. Now, he was here, inside a warehouse that had been thought to be abandoned, but there was a lot of work going on in here.

Falcon raised his eyebrow under his mask, as he noticed all of Goroh's men and a few BS Robots along with the two negotiating. He wondered what could possibly be that big.

"Anakin Skywalker shall be captured… but what of Falcon?" Genie asked, curious of the outcome of all of this, Falcon resisted the urge to gasp at the revelation of him being involved in this.

"Falcon shall be found, and they both will not interfere with our plans!" Goroh raised both of his arms slightly, Falcon wondered what the 'plans' were.

"Then in that case, we just need to go to the negotiations table with the terms for our… prisoners." Genie cackled evilly, as they got prepared to execute the plan.

Falcon wondered who the 'prisoner' was, but he knew it was nothing good. He snuck out from behind the boxes, to another set of boxes lying around. He made sure that no one saw him as he made his way to the prison chambers.

He knew where it was, as he was actually born in Port Town, back then, he was just a curious child who put his nose in places where he wasn't supposed to. It payed off, since Falcon knew the ins and outs of all the warehouses in Port Town.

Falcon opened the gates of a ventilation shaft and jumped up the pipes, before closing the gates. He crawled through the ventilation shaft, which was a bit tight for his bulky frame and helmet, but he was managing to… just barely…

The Bounty-Hunter activated a life-form scanner built into his helmet by Anakin. It activated a frequency that the Republic used to find lost Jedi Generals or high-ranking Clone Troopers that got lost in battle, back in the Clone War.

Anakin was sure that the Clone War had ended shortly after he was transported to the F-Zero Universe, as he had revealed the identity of the one who caused the war just before he got transported, they had both figured that out once Falcon managed to break Anakin free of the manipulations that had ensnared the man.

Falcon actually felt sorry for his friend, at the fact that he was manipulated since age 9. No one deserved that.

His helmet picked up thirteen isolated lifeforms, in the prison area, two outside, eleven inside a cell. Falcon knew it, two guards and nine prisoners. Falcon now knew that this was part of something big.

Falcon made his way to the ventilation shaft until he was just above the cell he picked up the nine lifeforms in. He smiled, as he put a bit of pressure onto the ventilation shaft gate under him.

It took only a bit of effort, as the almost-rusted gate came off easily, Falcon used all his strength to make sure it didn't fall. He put it down gently inside the shaft, as he jumped down, and landed on his feet. He stood up fully, to see numerous women, one man and two children sitting around. Falcon immediately felt concern for them.

Falcon took one step, as all of them awoke from whatever state they were in, and looked at Falcon, who immediately stood up straight, in case they were all Falcon fans.

Which they were not, when one of the women asked, "Who are you?"

"You don't know me?" Falcon muttered, a bit shocked, the mutters no one heard. So Falcon tuned his voice to normal volume and introduced himself, "Falcon. You can call me Falcon. Now, who are you?"

"Padmé. Padmé Amidala." The woman who had asked who Falcon was introduced himself, Falcon gasped, as he realised who he was talking to.

"Senator Amidala was one of greatest there is"

Those were the words Anakin Skywalker told Falcon about Amidala, who also was his wife. Falcon bowed slightly in respect for the woman.

"Senator Amidala." Falcon greeted using her title. Padmé looked at Falcon, as did all the handmaidens.

"Are you going to rescue us?" One of the other women, who Falcon guessed were one of the handmaidens, asked with hope in her voice

"I would, but I didn't know that you all were prisoners. I'm sorry." Falcon sighed, as he lowered his head

"You didn't know, that's okay. But will you be able to rescue us?" Padmé asked

"Not all of you right now. I have a friend who knows you and has many connections, and a brilliant mind to go along with it." Falcon tried to reassure them.

"Who?" One woman who didn't look like a handmaiden asked

"Obi-Wan Kenobi." Falcon answered, the answer was truly Anakin Skywalker, but Falcon didn't know if they could handle that.

"You know Obi-Wan?" Padmé asked, Falcon smiled

"Yes. I know Ahsoka Tano too." Falcon answered, as everyone was now looking at Falcon with newfound hope, Falcon continued, "I know them, and I'll be able to organise a rescue mission with them."

Before any conversation could continue, Falcon's helmet picked up two more lifeforms heading towards the cell they were in, the Bounty Hunter looked at all of them.

"I'm sorry, but my scanners say that there are two lifeforms heading this way, I need to go." Falcon backed away a bit.

"Come back, and rescue us." Padmé requested

"I will." Falcon quickly replied.

The F-Zero racer quickly jumped to the Ventilation Shaft, and closed the gate, and left as Genie and Goroh entered the cells.

Falcon sighed in relief and frustration, both feelings at the same time. He needed to tell Anakin about this! Or Obi-Wan Kenobi, possibly even Ahsoka. This was a serious situation and Falcon intended to get to the bottom of it.

All he needed to do now was escape.

Anakin headed out of the hideout with Obi-Wan, as they both sensed something. Anakin frowned, as he looked around the polluted atmosphere.

"You sensed it too?" Anakin asked Obi-Wan, who nodded affirmatively.

"We know you're there! Show yourself!" Anakin shouted to the sky, as a few people armed with katanas jumped off ledges of buildings, on which they were standing on.

"Anakin Skywalker. Samurai Goroh sends his regards." One of the people stated, Anakin frowned deeper, he knew what the people meant, as a lightsaber was unhooked from his belt, and was activated.

Obi-Wan followed suit, and activated his lightsaber, as the people who surrounded them charged at the Jedi. Anakin and Obi-Wan were back to back, now fighting off these bandits, Obi-Wan made a mental note to ask Anakin about these bandits.

He kept his mind on the fight, as blue had struck grey. He needed to survive this battle. Or else, there would be heck to pay from the dead, especially people like Adi Galia, or even Satine.

So, this is why I made the time skip! So, Padmé had been kidnapped by Samurai Goroh and Don Genie, who had made an alliance. Anakin and Obi-Wan must fight off Goroh's bandits while Falcon must tell Anakin or Obi-Wan about what happened. May the force be with you. NEXT CHAPTER: EVEN MORE COMPLICATIONS