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Mister G, it is your playpen, your Anakin, with J.K.'s Magic, and my old guy's memories. Together we are going to have fun… for free of course.
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I held my hand on the control stone in the cockpit when the ship was about to get out of Hyperspace. I hope I didn't make any mistakes. Going out with a bang is not an option.
5 Battle of Naboo
The Trade Federation must have calculated where we would exit Hyperspace, the place was swarmed with droid Starfighters. I just got the Runes activated on time, the yacht was hit from all sides and would have got severe damage if I was a second too late.
Some of my Runes already did a fine job by reflecting Laser Fire back to its source. The Chrome hull of the yacht had the same reflect function but it did not reflect it back to the ones shooting at us. Several drone Starfighters shot themselves that way. It created an opening to pass through.
The Pilot was freaking out: "Why are they here? There is no way for them to know where we would leave Hyperspace!"
I answered: "Your ship is bugged, somehow they put a tracker on the ship. That is why that Sith found you on Tatooine. There! You can pass through there!"
I bet the Frogman bugged the ship, that is the only explanation. The pilot rushed through the gap and headed for the planet, he is skilled though, the evasive maneuvers would make Victor Krum green from envy. I decided to keep the invisibility off, if they can track us, they can find us anyway. The ship received a heavy pounding, the runes could barely manage it, we have to get that tracker dealt with.
I asked the Captain: "Is there a way to find their beacon? We are easy targets if they can track all our movements."
The captain went to a control panel and turned some switches. He commented: "That beacon was supposed to be disconnected. Someone turned it on and damaged the control light, so we did not notice it was on." Frogman no doubt.
I called out: "I am going to activate the invisibility, Pilot, when I say the word you head for that Lucrehulk control ship. I need to see it up close. Now! Do some evasive maneuvers and head for that Lucrehulk!"
It was obvious the droids lost the tracking beacon when they spread out in a searching pattern. More and more droid Starfighters left the Lucrehulk to search for us. We did a flyby of the Lucrehulk to get me a good look at it. The ship is escorted by ten Droid carrier ships, if they land on Naboo, it will be a bitch to get them out. I made some calculations, to portkey that distance will be hard to do, I haven't got a beacon to fix on.
After that, I said: "Captain, fly close to the droids and retreat back into Hyperspace, make it look like we are running away. If we land now, all those fighters will come to the planet with us. We sneak back in when they aren't looking for us anymore."
The Captain saw the logic and said: "Ben, close in on those droids, R2D2 prepare a mini jump, fast."
The pilot was eager to follow that order, the Trash Bin beeped, and the ship jumped into Hyperspace again.
The Jedi, who held themselves in the background, sighed from relief, that was too close for comfort. The Masters realized the importance of what I did to the ship when they noticed the impacts from the blasts shaking the hull of the yacht. In normal circumstances, the ship would be disabled or destroyed. The ease of how the ship escaped after the beacon was disconnected and turned invisible was another cause of worry, in the wrong hands, it could be a game changer.
We dropped out of Hyperspace after 10 minutes, the captain said to Padme: "We better wait an hour or two before sneaking back in. I wonder, who turned the beacon on? And even sabotaged the control light?"
I shrugged: "It was probably that clumsy Gungan, he was a walking disaster. Well, he is someone else's problem now. Does anyone have the layout of a Lucrehulk? Or the general position of the bridge of that ship?"
The captain showed some schematics: "These are not accurate, but the position of the bridge and engines should be correct. I can tell you in advance, I won't go near that ship again, boy."
I grinned: "I won't ask, Captain, if you can get my Mum and girls safe on the planet is enough. I deal with the control ship."
Qui-Gon asked: "How are you going to do that young Anakin? Those droid control ships are fortresses. They are almost impossible to infiltrate."
I answered: "I'll keep that a secret, Master Qui-Gon, your job is getting the Queen into her palace and arresting that Viceroy."
I better keep the method a secret, I am not even certain that it is possible, although I am sure I did this before, it feels natural.
Xxxxx
An hour later we sneaked back, we hid the Hyperspace window behind the outer planet from the system, and flew invisibly closer.
When we entered the atmosphere, the pilot began to curse: "Boy! What the fuck did you do to this ship? I have to fight to keep it level! Its nose wants to dive down all the time."
I said: "I'll turn the Magic off when we are almost down, not now, or we will be detected."
Padme asked: "What went wrong, Ani?"
I blushed and said: "This ship is what went wrong. I could not get close enough to the front to engrave my Runes. It is a pretty ship, but not comfortable to work in. The front has too few Runes, to be weightless while the rest of the ship is weightless. Hence the nose is pulling it down. I'll fix it when we are on the ground. Pilot! Get ready, I'll turn it off in three, two, one, Now!"
The ship shuddered a bit and settled, ten minutes later we landed in a swamp close to the Gungan habitats.
Qui-Gon asked me: "What now, Anakin?"
Wtf? Can't this asshole think of something himself? Ah, all those nights meditating must have them a bit befuddled.
I shrugged: "Now you follow your Force and try to find a friendly Gungan, we lost ours in Coruscant. It is important we ally ourselves with the Gungans. I'll stay at the ship to balance the Runes."
That and nine years on a planet without so much as a puddle of water, doesn't make me wanna go deep down under, especially because there are some nasty big fishes swimming in it. Mum, Aola, and Shiri kept me company. Mother saw more of the Galaxy before she ended up in Tatooine, she was more comfortable with a green planet than Aola and Shiri. Their planet doesn't have a lot of water either.
To reduce the group, Aayla, Barriss, and Obi-Wan stayed on the ship too, officially to keep an eye on me. Unofficially? Barriss is too young to tag along, they'd be useless underwater anyway.
The first thing to do is an insect repellent ward, being in the middle of a swamp, which is a must-have for every camper. Once the ward was up, I made a nice stone floor with tables and chairs for Mum and the twins, when the captain cleared his throat, the crew got theirs too. Mum nudged me on, reluctantly, I conjured two chairs and a dog bed. Aayla's lightsaber ignited when she saw the basket, it was clearly designed for a blue poodle named Fida, the name plaque said so.
Mum sighed: "Stop teasing Padawan Secura, Ani. You had your fun, don't drive it too far."
I caved in, I can't go against my Mum, I said: "Alright Mum, I'll stop. Miss Secura, I formally apologize for driving this joke too far. I'll promise to be on my best behavior from now on. Me teasing you is triggered by a part of what I foresee in the future for you."
Aayla asked suspiciously: "What did you foresee for me, brat?"
I looked her in the eyes and said: "Hard times ahead, Miss Secura. Your Sith can predict who is going to become powerful Jedi and will try to trick them to turn them to his side. Let me ask you, what will you do when you find out your favorite uncle gets killed and all clues point to the Republic?"
My next question shook her more: "What will you do when you are betrayed when you are undercover in a slave smuggling gang? Getting tortured and raped for weeks? Months? And nobody is coming for you? Can you stay without emotions? Be at peace? Ask your Master if it happened before, and meditate on the question: What would I do?"
Aayla softly asked: "Is that my future, Anakin Skywalker? Ending my days as a whore or turning into a Sith?"
I shook my head: "No, they will turn you back, and you will become stronger because of it. I am even not certain it will happen that way. My presence in this Galaxy is causing a lot of changes too, I can't calculate the future exactly because I am the one that is changing it."
Obi-Wan asked: "What changed the most Anakin?"
I answered: "Me, without my Magic, Master Qui-Gon would take me to the Jedi Temple, which would reject me for my age and attachment to my Mum. The Sith apprentice would kill Master Qui-Gon at the Palace, and I end up as your Padawan, years later, the Sith arranged for my mother to be tortured and killed, and slowly that Sith turns me into Lord Vader, the destroyer of the Jedi. Bringing balance in the force."
I looked at Obi-Wan and asked: "What do you think? How is that for a bright future?"
Obi-Wan shuddered: "You have disturbing visions of the future, Anakin, I hope they never come to pass."
I nodded: "You and me both, Obi-wan, that is the goal I am working at, keeping the ones I love safe, and preventing the worst from happening. Miss, Secura? Talk to Aola and Shiri about their lives, it will make you mentally stronger if you learn from it."
Barriss asked: "What about me? What can you tell about me?"
I smiled and said: "Never go to a planet named Geonosis, and don't trust troops with white armor, even when you get to boss them around."
Xxxxx
I corrected the Runes on the yacht, it is perfectly… almost perfectly balanced out now. After that, I meditated on my Phoenix animagus, as a nine-year-old, it makes me a chick that can not fly yet. I can flame travel, I used to do that a lot in Westeros as a kid… I need a decent hammer… sledgehammer… Miley's wrecking ball… Focus Dude.
That night, pressed between my favorite twins, I put a silencing spell around Mum's bed, and let loose, it had been too long for us, and we did some serious catching up. An hour working their Lekku followed by some Parseltongue on sensitive spots made them a shivering mess. Too bad there wasn't any movement below. The mind and women are willing, but the pecker is not awake yet.
Aola whispered: "Soon, Ani, we can wait for it."
Xxxxx
The next morning the group returned, they established contact with the Gungans and made peace. The Gungans are mobilizing their army for their diversion, while Padme, her guards, and the Jedi go for the palace.
Here is my dilemma, I can solve all their problems, I just have to flame travel to the Lucrehulk control ship and capture the leaders, then a flame to the Viceroy, and the war is over. But the question is, should I do that?
Without some struggles, the enmity between humans and Gungans will stay. The Jedi will see it as a storm in a glass of water, and the Trade Federation will come with more droids to rescue the poor Viceroy. I have to monitor the situation carefully to get the maximum results, there are also some unknown factors that my presence caused. I have to meditate on that… that sounds better than: I don't have a clue what to do.
Mum, Aola, and Shiri will stay on the yacht with the handmaidens, their presence would point to the Queen if they came along. Sabé, as the most skilled fighter, was the only one allowed to go with Padme. Barriss had to stay behind too, Master Luminara Undull has some common sense after all.
Padme asked when she was about to leave: "Ani? Do you have some last advice?"
I nodded: "Stay behind the Jedi and in front of the Padawans. If you die, all will be lost. Be careful and keep your necklace on at all times. Remember, I am too young to be a widower, so stay safe Princess."
That broke the tension, chuckling, Padme grabbed my shoulders and gave me a peck on the cheek. Meh, I take that as an improvement.
Padme told me: "Stay safe too, Ani, don't take unnecessary risks."
When everyone was gone, I said: "Mum, I'll be in my room meditating, can you keep everyone out? I have to keep track of our Queen and the Jedi."
Mum sighed: "Be safe, Ani. You heard her, don't take unnecessary risks."
Xxxxx
In my room, I sat down on the floor and changed into my Phoenix animagus. Like I thought, I got a full set of feathers, but am not able to fly yet. For the first hours, I followed the movements of Padme and the Gungans. The Gungan army formed on the planes, guarded by big animals carrying shield emitters.
The Trade Federation landed their troop transports and spewed thousands of droids out, they formed into regiments and marched to the Gungans. Like in Canon, the tanks started pounding on the shields to drain them. One volley after another was fired on the shields, until they collapsed, and the battle began.
Ah! The Jedi freed a pilot squad, Padme ordered them to help the Gungans instead of flying up to the Control ship, this is my Que to get in action! I focused on the Lucrehulk and searched for the command center, one… two… five droid guards, and … ten crew on the bridge. Five officials from the Trade Federation are commanding the droid army.
Now I am searching for a nice spot to flame in. I spotted a side chamber that will do nicely. I made myself invisible and flamed on board. I silenced myself, removed smells, and even masked my body heat. Then it is time for action and entered the command center.
The five commanders were focusing on a 3D image of the battlefield, it looked like the Gungans were still holding on, they took some damage though.
Five Imperios later, I told the leaders mentally: "Stop engaging the Gungans and recall the troops. Do it silently to avoid attention."
The tanks stopped firing and the droids retreated, the ones closest to the ships started to get back on board.
I moved to the Captain, after an Imperio: "Transfer all command codes and passwords to Anakin Skywalker, here is my data chip.
A minute later, the command codes got transferred to me. Hah! The rest is child's play!… I am a child… Bite me.
I must say that I'm impressed. The bridge of this ship is enormous! It has a nice view into space too, smack in the center of this donut, the command center has a complete overview of the ship. This thing is HUGE! It can house 1500 Vulture Starfighters, 50 Landing crafts, 500 Multi Troop transports, 6000 tanks, 1500 platoon attack crafts, and almost two hundred thousand droids of all kinds! And get this, this ship is 1.5 Miles in diameter!
And all it took are six Imperios, I know they are unforgivable spells, but they are quite handy to have around. I'll bet Padme will forgive me, Mum will scold me a bit, and the twins will keep me from falling to the Dark Side, and hold me on the Horny Side of… Magic!
I commanded the droids to arrest and detain all Federation lifeforms on all the ships on and around Naboo, except the captain and the five commanders on this ship. The droids obeyed my command immediately, on all the ships, the crews and passengers of the Trade Federation were disarmed and arrested.
Ten minutes later I controlled a droid army. Mine! All MINE! Bow to me and survive! Resist and I'll crush you under my boot! Although I currently wear sandals. Boots on a desert planet won't work you know, sweat and a confined space will get you smelly feet. Where was I… ah, World Domination.
I bet the Jedi noticed the droids stopped fighting and even helped to clear the path to the Viceroy. I let Padme do the arrest. Maybe it is better to send a message.
A bit later, the nearest battle droid turned to Padme: "A communication from our new Supreme Ruler. It said: Princess, up here all is clear. Arrest that Viceroy and thank him for donating this equipment as compensation for invading our planet illegally. Tell him we will take good care of it. WTF? Hey! Tell those frogs to stop damaging my stuff!"
Padme smiled and said to the Jedi: "You heard him? Ani controls the droids. Captain Panaka? Contact the Gungan and let the droid army retreat, those are our droids now."
Master Undull softly said to her colleagues: "That kid controls a Lucrehulk Control ship? The Force only knows what he'll do with it."
Aayla commented: "If he is going to scratch his Runes on those ships too, he will be unstoppable."
Padme interrupted: "Viceroy first, please. Worry about Anakin later."
On the Control ship, I ordered the commanders: "Move all your files concerning the attack on Naboo and further plans for other planets to this computer terminal, and send them to the Jedi Council, The Senate of the Republic, and the government of Naboo."
I grinned, and said: "As a matter of fact, transfer 75% of your bank accounts too… crap, I haven't got a bank account yet… to the personal bank account of Padme Amidala of Naboo."
I turned to the Captain: "Captain, recall all Starfighters back on the ship, just the normal patrols are allowed to remain."
Excited I looked around, all these new toys to play with! That will keep me busy for months! Drawing Runes on this ship alone will take… fuck! Months! Years! It will take too long! Not to forget the 1500 Starfighters, fifty transports, and the thousands of droids… I need to think of something.
Xxxxx
On the Planet, Padme and the Jedi walked into the Throne room, the Viceroy was already detained by his own droids, and was close to shitting his pants… do they shit the same as humans? Maybe they sweat it all out, all these questions… I followed the conversation through the cameras on the battle droids.
At the sight of the Viceroy, Padme commented: "Viceroy! I am glad you waited for us, we have some details to discuss, like your true reason for your invasion."
The Viceroy stammered: "Im… impossible! How did you do this?"
Padme smiled: "As you must have noticed, the droids are under our control, and are confiscated as spoils of war. A brave boy from Naboo conquered the control ship and all its contents."
Hah! I am a Brave Boy!… Crap? Why not a Brave Man? I raided an Army and won! That makes me at least something more than a boy I would think! She definitely needs some more work done before I can bag her.
The droid next to Padme turned to her and said: "A communication from our Supreme Ruler: Not a Brave Boy, Princess, it is a Brave Man. Check your messages, these bozo's sending all their evidence to you and the Senate… ah! I found the files from your Viceroy too. It is on the way. Brave Man Out."
Qui-Gon sighed: "I foresee that this boy will be the cause of a lot of headaches."
The nearest droid snapped his head to Qui-Gon: "Not Boy! A Brave Man! Read the mood Jedi, I am trying to woo the Queen and you are cramping my style!"
Master Undull scoffed: "You better wait until your balls have dropped in little kid."
Another droid commented: "I just got in the mood for a Yellow Poodle, yes, a yellow bitch. I can't wait to get back on the planet."
Master Undull froze, did that brat mean it? Aayla reported that it was the most unsettling experience she ever had. Maybe it was time to get back to the temple, and... not be here.
Master Vos said: "Being young and powerful is a dangerous combination, but we can't deny the results. He made the whole counterattack easy, our losses are minimal because of him."
Xxxxx
While the Jedi and Padme mopped the rest up, I took C-3PO out of my Backpack and started tinkering, his armor plating got Runed before putting it on, I removed the annoying voice box and installed one with a deeper manly voice. That way it will prevent me from smashing him with a hammer.
It was a comedy factor in the movies, but to hear it all day around? Wars are fought for fewer reasons. Anyway, does this universe have Artificial Intelligence?
