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Mr. G, forgive this old fool for his hobby, I don't have a private jet filled with Play-Boy Bunnies… although I wish I had. Nope, an old PC and a free Libre Office program mixed with improper humor is my thing. For free even, can you believe it?

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I smiled: "We are done catching up with the big guys, now we are equal, our fleet is smaller, but our firepower outmatches them completely. The rules of the Coalition are clear, we will defend ourselves when attacked, and kick their ass completely."

Eirtaé said: "The purpose of this meeting is the news of the Jedi moving into Geonosis, the capital planet of the Federation, and that Obi-wan Kenobi located the Planet Kamino. Isn't this the start of what you call the Clone Wars, Ani?"

12 Fools we are, hmm?

I answered: "Yep, it finally started, Padme, there are some choices to make. Does the Coalition want to get involved or not, is the first choice. If we do, what side do we take or do we form a faction of our own? That is a second choice. In how far are we going to take it if we do get involved? That is a third choice. And finally, what are the Coalition's plans involving our family and me?"

Those are important questions, especially the last one, the only time I allow to be used as a play-toy is when we are in bed role-playing. The Amazon tribe and the lone explorer, or the janitor in an all girl-school are my favorites, the Coven Master and his witches are fun too. Where was I… ah, Padme is up next.

Padme studied my expression closely; my lightly tilted head and raised left eyebrow, that, along with my innocent smile and doe-eyes made her realize that I am full of it. It also told her I don't care either way.

She carefully answered: "The Coalition prefers to stay in the background, Ani, our territory is too small, we are easily found if they have it in for us, tell me Ani, can we fend them off?"

I gathered my thoughts: "If I change our first Magic Shipyard to produce enough Defense Platforms to service the new members of the Coalition, then we can hold our own."

General Panaka added: "We are monitoring the Traffic on the Hyperspace Lanes in our region, by any sign of trouble, our fleet can reach each planet in a matter of hours, and arrive way ahead of the invaders. We have Gundams stationed on choke points in the Hyperlanes to monitor troop movements, with this, we have the element of surprise on our side."

Mum commented: "Why did we go through the effort to present the Jedi with a planet if we are going to let them die? The Padawans we taught your way of the Force are the seeds of the new Jedi movement, Ani. A movement you started, with some nourishment from us, it will change their ways."

Crap! I am getting guilt-tripped by Mum. She has a point though, I have to find a balance of what I can do without the Republic and the Trade Federation ganging up on me and the Jedi.

I looked at Rabé and Saché and asked: "Both of you have monitored Geonosis and Kamino, what are the troop movements?"

Rabé answered: "The Trade Federation is setting a trap for the Jedi at Geonosis, their plan is to lure the Jedi onto the planet and to block their air support ships at the asteroid belt. Those new B2 Battle droids are all deployed on strategic positions, so are the rest of the defenses, the B2s are going to be the major headache. We can have two thousand N2 Interceptors and a thousand Gundams there in a few hours, and ten Frigates are already there in stealth mode. Twenty Battle cruisers are on standby ten minutes away."

Saché reported: "Yoda took command of the Clones and is on the way to Geonosis, if my calculations are right they will arrive three to four to five hours after the Jedi."

I can't depend on Canon to help to choose the right solution, after all, I am supposed to be there with Padme, they held a number of important Masters prisoner on the planet, forcing the Jedi to stage a rescue mission. I am walking on eggshells here, a wrong move and they are knocking on our door, hmm, what to do…

Meh, let's break some eggs: "The purpose of the Jedi is to free the prisoners and eventually capture some Sith and rogue Jedi, so we are going to assist them just for that mission. Our Gundams will eliminate the shield generators, and the N2 Interceptors are on the battle droids and tanks. Dooku is there with Grievous, those two are major players and need to be eliminated. We leave the rest to the Clones. How does that sound?"

Shiri asked: "You are not using our countermeasures against the droids?"

I shook my head: "No, we better keep this as an isolated action to assist the Jedi in their mission, I prefer to keep as many secrets as I can, all the N2s must keep their stealth up, our Gundams look enough like their Vultures to confuse them."

Panaka nodded: "A pin-point support mission, the objective is to keep as many Jedi alive as possible and eliminate Dooku and Grievous. The Trade Federation won't retaliate for it if we keep our focus on the Jedi and Sith. They are probably glad to be rid of them."

"This is an opportunity to let your officers get some battle experience, and your command center to practice their mission planning." I told Panaka, "You just told us what the objectives are, give them to your staff and let them work it out. We won't comment or give pointers, by now they are familiar with the equipment and Space ships."

Aola cheered: "Great! We can have a few days off, the Space Force can handle it alone. There are four days left before the Jedi arrive at Geonosis. Oh, Panaka, tell your staff to protect the Padawans and Knights that visited us here as much as they can."

"Yes, protecting them will benefit the Jedi in the long run." Commented Padme, "But it is not a priority, Dooku and Grievous are. That and keeping a low profile to minimize our involvement."

Panaka stood up: "Then I'll be going to set the mission up. Thank you for the trust you showed in our Space Command, we won't let you down."

Xxxxx

It is about time I let them handle the battles, they have the tools, what is left is to get the experience. This way I can focus on my R&D, we noticed that we neglected the civilian part of our society. There is room for a lot of improvements, starting with creating jobs and new technology.

A starting point is to expand our mining facilities. The shipyard that used to build the N2s is recommissioned to make mining ships. As a rule we mined only in star systems that have no habitable planets, there are plenty of those around to provide a steady inflow of raw materials, this way we keep the colonized planet's resources in reserve.

That is where our influence ended. We own the mining ships, shipyards, and transport corporations, that is more than enough to be filthy rich. We offered loans to start businesses and factories for 5% of the shares. No comments, please! This is good business! I am not a control freak at all! Ah, bite me.

Plans for all kinds of factories are set up, Speeders, bikes, household utilities, construction materials, everything to be self-sufficient in the long run. That is the start of the Skywalker Investment Bank, it regulated the loans and kept track of the revenue. Our Territory is small enough to mask the new Pegats without hurting the worth of the currency. It kickstarts our economy though, and our bank accounts.

While we took a break from the military, we started a new Shipyard for civilian passenger spaceships. From small, 50 passengers, to huge, 50.000 passengers, to commute between our planets. This way the planets are more reachable for the common folks, and creates a more close society. It is comparable to the time the cities in the US were connected by roads and horse wagons that takes weeks or months to reach, to the time you can take an airplane and fly there in a matter of hours.

We had those plans for a year but never had the time to execute them, the time was right, most of all we were having fun doing it. When the news of our Skywalker Investment Bank came out, we got overwhelmed with applications for loans, a lot of them with decent business plans, written out in detail.

The nights were more fun though, the Banker with his secretaries gained in popularity, too bad the Pirate and his slaves did not work, too close to home that one. Neither was the Master and his slaves, or anything with a slave in it. We missed out on a lot of role-playing that way.

The Queen and her seven maidens punishing the evil wizard were fun for them, but not so much for me though, being chained up is not as comfy as I thought it would be, and Eirtaé got out of control with her bondage and bloody whips. I freaked out when she put a strap-on on her body and grinned evilly at me. Don't get me wrong, I kind of like kinky stuff, but I prefer that hole to be a one-way traffic system, the size of that thing scared me shitless… it would make me shitless… I cried.

The next day I buggered Eirtaé senseless, the bitch begged for more, she became a total S/M freak, I am lucky she is the only one with that quirk. Anyway, our nights are filled with love and lube.

Xxxxx

We watched the action on Geonosis in our own command center on twenty big screens, observing the foolishness of the Jedi storming the capital city with a few hundred Jedi is kind of weird. Depending on their light sabers, thinking they have the upper hand, they got smacked down by the defenses of the Trade Company with the new droids and weapons. It put the Jedi on their back foot from the start.

General Panaka took no risks and went on full force on Dooku and Grievous with a surprise attack, when the smoke cleared up, what remains were some scorched bones and two molten light sabers. I must say that for peaceful and nonviolent people, the Naboos did a good job. For this mission Panaka went for a Naboo-only Space Force, that way he can claim that Naboo came to the rescue of their friends, and declare it as a solitaire action out of the Coalition's control.

With air support from the N2 Interceptors, the Jedi went in to free the hostages, even with our help, they lost quite a few of their own. Aayla got tracked on one monitor, and impressed us all with her skills, more so with the emotions she showed us. Anger and determination, confronting overwhelming opposition, hope, and relief when she saw our air support, firmness, and focus to reach her goal. She made us proud today.

When the fleet at the asteroid belt wanted to assist the troops on the planet, they got blocked by our Frigates, with pinpoint blasts we eliminated the engines from all the ships with one big surprise attack. Keeping the shields up is costly in fuel, a coordinated attack on all the ships at once crippled them enough for the Jedi to complete their mission.

Shiri commented: "Mace Windu is a fool, doesn't he know that without us he would lose 80% or more of his force? Why does he want to storm the government building?"

I shrugged: "Because he is an idiot, the first thing that is to be done at an invasion is to secure the rulers to a safe place."

General Panaka's voice sounded through the speakers on the planet: "Master Windu! You freed your fellow Jedi, we will cover your retreat to your ships, if you are to advance further then we will leave without looking back. We assist in a rescue mission, not help you invade the Trade Federation. Choose wise Master Windu."

Padme nodded approvingly: "That is a master stroke of General Panaka, he took care of two troubles at once, declaring this a rescue mission and stopping Windu's foolishness. I bet the Coalition partners are relieved too."

One of the lieutenants of Panaka's staff was stationed with us as a liaison, he commented: "This is broadcast in all the military headquarters of the Coalition. That declaration of General Panaka was planned, this way the Coalition got proof we did a solitary mission and can learn from our actions. The Generals from the founding planets helped us in the planning of the mission and understood the reason for a Naboo-only force."

Mother softly commented: "This means you can leave the military actions and planning to the Generals, and can focus on yourself, Ani. I watched you working non-stop for years, first, it was to keep us both alive, then Aola and Shiri needed your help, Naboo, the Jedi, the Coalition… it is time for you to enjoy what you build for us."

I sighed: "You are right, Mum, the Foresight I had for the future is completely changed, I can not tell what is going to happen next."

Xxxxx

The aftermath of the battle of Geonosis gave the Jedi and the Trade Federation both a black eye and a dip in their reputation, footage of the attack went on the net and commented harshly. The dangerous battle droids clearly are a danger to society, if a few of them go rogue, as it happened before, they would be unstoppable.

The foolishness of the Jedi got a lot of slack too, attacking the capital planet of an enemy with less than three hundred Jedi did their reputation no good at all. The Republic lost face too, the Jedi had to be rescued by the tiny Naboo force while they were helplessly pinned down

Master Windu took most of the blame, his arrogance was widely discussed and criticized, his reckless action to save two Masters and four Padawan cost the lives of twenty Jedi, an unacceptable outcome, one that have consequences. The lack of communication between Master Windu and Master Yoda was another topic of discussion, Yoda arrived five hours after the battle on sight. Better communications would have saved the lives of most of the Jedi.

This is all in our favor though. We proved our dominance with superior technology and tactics, our actions showed restriction by refusing to do more than assist the Jedi, even refusing to go for the government building. WE RULE! Take that bitches!

Now we can take our time to fortify our planets. The clone wars started, and we managed to stay out of it. While those superpowers are battling each other into oblivion, we train our army and wait for our time. I don't have much information about the clone wars anyway.

It is true, I hardly saw the sixth/third movie/episode, I never saw the anime of the franchise or the tv shows. I did play a Star Wars game though, a flight simulator, I got to fly spaceships and do missions with them, I thought I did great, with an hour average for each level. My son took a look when I was struggling at level six and asked if he could try it. That little snot cleared the game in two hours! He rushed from level one through level six in under 30 minutes. That was the last time I played a flight simulator. I know, I am a poor loser, not very skilled in gaming either.

Xxxxx

Where was I?… ah having time for myself. You know, if you spend years doing nothing else than working, you find that when there is no job, there is nothing to replace it. I have to find a hobby that doesn't include my abilities, R&D, and shagging, although that last bit is debatable.

The solution? A road trip! A Solo road trip, Aola and Shiri are visiting the in-laws, Padme and the girls visit their family too, even Mum found a bloke she wanted to shag. That left me all alone… Free at last! Well, at last, the pressure is gone.

On Earth, I would load my camper, or book a room on a resort… or stake a tent in my backyard, depending on the cash in my pocket. Cash is not a problem, a camper either, at the moment we have more Spaceships than pilots... Pilots we trust with cutting-edge technology. I took a N2 Interceptor out and loaded my supplies in it, in other words, I put my backpack in my cabin. With a bit of remodeling.

I have my private Spaceship ready to go out into the big Galaxy. A galaxy I can cross in less than a week. I took one of my C-3POs with me as a co-pilot and soundboard. I know they have my personality and it would be like I am talking to myself. When everything was ready, I went for one last shag with the girls, and the morning after I took off with C-3PO. Let's forget about those problems for a while.

Four hours into my trip I received a holo call from Yoda: "Hmm, Young one, fools we are, solutions we seek, help us you can, hmm?"