I HAVE RETURNED! somewhat and its been like 2 years now! Oh, god I am just the worst at this kinds of stuffs and I truly apologize for waiting so long. You see I've been trying to fight my writer's block for sometime but to no avail so I only get to write this chapter for a few times. And then there's college which is gonna strain me from writing this chapter further, but slowly I've been making progress and tadaaaaa a new chapter. Again I apologize, I wish that my writing skills is as fast as I am to drawing and animating.

I'm truly truly sorry for the wait and so let us begin!

Coruscant.

The Jewel of the Core Worlds.

The world that had thrived for thousands of years sparkles with billions upon billions of lights from many buildings. Its metallic skyscrapers pierced the sky itself. A world that seemed to have almost no ground or plant life. A world filled with trillions of citizens, of different races and cultures.

It was the center of many historic events.

The capital world of the Galactic Republic.

In this world, there also lies the Galactic Senate governed the galaxy for centuries and was presided over by a Supreme Chancellor.

Alone in this expansive office in the Senate building. There sits a middle-aged man who wore dark red robes, he had white hair and a wrinkled face. In the eyes of commoners, he is but a gentle and passionate man.

The man who would lead the Galactic Republic into a new age of peace.

The man who would inspire his people into greatness.

Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.

Unbeknownst to others, behind his gentle smile, lies a darker figure.

Behind the mask of an old man, there lies his true colors.

A figure who is malevolent

A figure who is malicious.

A figure who is sadistic.

A figure who is murderous.

A figure who has no shame.

A figure who is heartless.

A figure who has no empathy.

The Great Manipulator.

The Dark Lord of the Sith.

Darth Sidious.

He gazed down at the busy lanes in his window, people doing their jobs, who had little care of what was happening around them.

Pathetic.

All of them are blind to what is to come.

And the most pathetic of them all. His true enemies.

The Jedi Order.

For the Dark Lord, the Jedi are many things:

Foolish, blind, arrogant, ignorant, dogmatic, close-minded, and of course, another word that would truly describe them as a whole.

Hypocrites.

The Sith Lord could only cackle at their foolish actions, they were too blind to see the threat, not even the Grandmaster himself, Yoda.

Oh, how much he will enjoy seeing the Jedi Order finally wiped out from the face of the galaxy.

And then, there is also the prophecy that the 'Chosen One' would bring balance to the force, Anakin Skywalker.

In time, Darth Sidious would slowly turn him into the dark side and turn against his fellow Jedi.

He would enjoy every bit of that event once it arrived.

But for now, all he could do was be patient. Not until his great plan is in full motion.

The Clone Wars.

He not only controlled the Galactic Republic but also the Confederacy of Independence which is slowly rising to power that now rivals the Republic. His apprentice, Darth Tyrannus who was once a former master Jedi, Count Dooku was in command of that growing faction.

Soon, the galaxy would once again filled with the great war between two sides, and then his newborn Empire would emerge from it.

He had already won the war before they even knew it. Nothing can stop him.

But something happened last night. He had felt a great disturbance of the force. As if the force itself screamed at the bottom of its lungs.

A scream of trespassing.

A scream that something has changed.

He wondered what made the force disturbed in such a way.

Would that disturbance be possible that it could ruin his great plan?

Was there a new faction involved that could threaten him in the future? Was there something? Or was there someone?

For those lingering questions, he could not answer.

For now, he would have to wait until he finally saw the threat.

Once he finds that threat. He would squander it from existence.

Sabe stood there patiently waiting outside the room for Padmé, but a few minutes ago, she was a bit busy dealing with the crowd, wondering what all that commotion that came to be thanks to this stranger, Son Goku was. It took a moment before they dispersed and returned to their separate ways.

The door slid open as Padmé finally got out of the room.

"M'lady. How was it?"

"Well, it was… interesting, to say the least." Padmé said in an honest tone. She had never met that kind of person before with that attitude.

"Is there some information he told you about himself?" Sabé was interested to know more about this particular person who almost crashed right on top of their heads that night.

"From what he told me, he got here by accident after he escaped from getting blasted by the destruction of… a planet."

Sabé raised her eyebrows, shocked by what she heard about this new information. Planet destruction? It had been long since they last heard about a world being destroyed, even from the Outer Regions or much farther than that.

"He also told me that the planet was destroyed because of some battle that had taken place there." Padmé added with a bit of disdain in her voice. She still couldn't comprehend the reason behind that destruction.

Sabé looked at the Senator, noticing the disdain coming out of her mouth. She understood it completely. Why would anyone want to destroy a planet? Out of pettiness? Can someone be that cruel?

"Do you believe what he told you is true, M'lady?" She asked.

Padmé thought deeply about it and remembered his abrupt change of expression, the way he talked about the loss of someone he cared about, the person who had caused tyranny and destruction throughout many worlds, the one who had destroyed Namek for his selfish gains. There was no lie at all, but knowing the reasons behind that destruction and chaos, she wished it was the biggest lie.

But only the truth came out. No more and no less, and she hated it.

"I wish it was a lie, but no… There's no mistake when I looked into him as he told me about that. He was completely honest about it."

"I see… did he also tell you where he came from? From which system or region?

Padmé shook her head. "No, he told me that was his first or second time going to outer space. He doesn't even know where his star system is. The only thing he can manage to tell me is that his home planet is called Earth."

Sabé cupped her chin with her right hand in curiosity.

"Earth hmm? I don't think I've heard of that planet before when I studied the star system back then."

"Same here with me." Padmé said. "I've always studied about any star systems and new ones that I needed to know or during my free time, but his home planet's name doesn't ring a bell to me…. Unless…"

"Unless what M'lady?"

"I have an idea of where his planet is, but I'm not certain on that one, there's a chance that he came from… another galaxy." Padmé theorized, cupping her chin also with her right hand.

"From another galaxy? Is that possible? An actual foreigner?" Sabé asked with doubt in her voice. "There's also a chance that his planet is here in our galaxy, like in the Outer Region, The Republic and others haven't fully explored that one yet."

"That can also be possible, but still… there's a slight chance that he might come from another galaxy."

She wasn't so sure that he came from another galaxy at all. The chances of that were somewhat slim, but it was still a possibility; then there were the Unknown Regions which hadn't been properly explored due to Hyperspace lanes and other dangerous parts that lurk. Even the Deeper Core hasn't been explored to the fullest by the Galactic Republic due to the same reasons.

There was a time when the Galactic Republic attempted to travel to other galaxies but all of them failed.

"But for now, before we know more about his planet's whereabouts and how to get there, Goku will be here for a long time then." Padmé said.

"I understand. I'll give him some credits and assist him with the apartment he'll live in now."

"Agreed." Padmé nodded in agreement as she also added another part. "I'll also have him join me going to Coruscant when the voting comes to action. Maybe the Jedi can help our friend out."

"That is true. Unless the Master Jedis won't believe him, of course." Sabé added. The Jedis have done a great help in making peace to the galaxy especially reclaiming Naboo from the Trade Federation. The Jedis are a bit lacking in their order and way of things.

"Before that happens, I'll give him a tour of our world. I don't want him to leave just yet, and I'd like to learn more about his home and his people." Padmé beamed in excitement. She always wanted to learn more about new people from new known worlds.

"Oh, and also, I'd like to guide him about how things work around here so he won't get lost if he likes to travel alone," Padmé added.

"Should I also assist you with that, M'lady?" Sabé asked.

"Thank you, but there's no need. I can handle things from here on out." She kindly declined her offer of assistance.

"Are you sure you don't need any of my help?" She insisted, but Padmé politely still declined.

"I'll be alright, my friend, and if things go south, I'll contact you." Padmé reassured her, giving her a warm smile, which Sabé also returned with a smile.

"I understand. I shall await your orders if you will need any assistance in the future." Padmé then hugged Sabé. She let out a small chuckle as she returned the hug, and then, after a few moments, they both let go.

"Take care, M'lady." Sabé waved her friend goodbye before leaving her.

"You too, my friend. Take good care of yourself." Padmé waved her hand also as she was finally left alone. She glanced at the door where Goku was still inside the room.

"Alright then, I'm excited to give him a tour of our world and the galaxy." She said to herself with grown excitement as she started to make some plans for the tour today.

"Aaaand done!"

Back inside the room, Goku finished changing his clothes. He wore tall boots, regular trousers, a lilac long-sleeve shirt with a wide collar folded down, and a simple dark vest with slight cap sleeves.

"I'm going to miss wearing my gi. Dr. Briefs gave me a set of them back on my ship on Namek, but oh well." Goku scratched his head with a sigh. He wondered if there was someone around who could make clothes that could resemble his usual orange gi.

On the other hand, back to the part where Goku had woken up and tried to sense his loved ones. For some strange reason, he couldn't help but feel that there was something…weird in his surroundings, he still felt the people's ki, including Senator Padmé, but it was strange. He felt like….they were a root of some sort, but at the same, it was not.

I could contact King Kai. I did it last time…

And with that, Goku closed his eyes, focusing his mind and ki on trying and locate King Kai's signature. After a few moments, Goku couldn't sense him, and when he tried again with more effort, there was nothing, as if a thick black curtain was blocking the view from the other side.

"Nothing… That's weird. Maybe this strange sensation around here has something to do with it. I guess I will be here for a long while until I can get back home." Goku thought.

His wonder was then abruptly halted by the growl inside his stomach. It almost sounded like a beast demanding to have a feast.

"Aww, I'm so hungry. I hope Padmé gets us to a restaurant soon I'm starving!" Goku whined in a childish way.

While Goku was in a different world, it didn't matter to him if the food was other than his place. All that mattered was that there was food that could satisfy his unending hunger.

Goku then walked towards the metal door, which automatically slid open, which startled the Saiyan for a bit. He saw Senator Padmé standing by the wall beside him and noticed him.

"Ah, Goku! Are you ready to go?" Padmé asked, smiling at him. The thought of food made Goku grin.

"Yup! Lead the way!"

And so they did.

Minutes passed by, and the two individuals went out of the Medcenter as they walked on the streets of Theed. Goku looked around in awe at the structures. From afar, the city looked like a sprawl of stone walls, peaked towers, gilded domes, and sculpted archways. Almost all of the buildings he looked at featured porticoes, domed roofs, and circular plans, and their structures were made of polished, light brown to yellow sandstone. The streets were also paved with sandstone-like flags, which could be laid out in a circular pattern.

Woah… This is way different compared to back in West City.

He looked around and saw that the people were almost, if not wholly human he did see some that looked like aliens passing by. Goku wondered if humans were widespread in the universe but also different. He once believed himself that he was just a human being with a monkey tail until his older brother came to greet him, revealing his origins and that he belonged to an almost extinct barbaric and cruel race. He wondered if there were humans that had similar cultures and beliefs like his old warrior race.

"What do you think of this place?"

Goku turned his head towards Senator Padmé, who was curious to see his reaction.

"This place looks amazing." Goku answered. "They look so colorful! Honesty, it's kind of a bit similar in my homeworld."

"Oh really?" Padmé quirked her eyebrows in interest. "Does your world also have many trees and forests there?"

"Oh, yup! Lots of em there! I lived in a forest back then as a kid! Hehe, even now, I still live there." Goku nodded with a plastered smile as he reminisced about the days he once lived with his Grandpa Gohan.

"Is that so? Well, that's great to know." Padmé was happy to know that Goku's home is also filled with nature, such as trees and the ocean.

Some worlds' nature was slowly taken away due to industrialization, and Coruscant is one of them. While the capital world of the Republic looked astonishing on the outside, their skyscrapers towered enough that it could reach the clouds, and there were also the lower levels where the poor and broken people lived there. It saddened the young Senator. She hoped there may still be a way to get those people out of that sad place, but the chances of that happening are very low.

"What are this place and this planet called again?" Goku asked.

"Ah, I almost forgot to introduce you to this world properly. My apologies." Padmé silently cursed herself. "This world you're in is Naboo. And this city is called Theed."

"Ohhhh I see. Theed… that sounds like a weird name hehe."

Padmé raised her left eyebrow. Realizing that it sounded offensive, Goku quickly apologized. "Oops. Sorry about that."

"It's alright, Goku. It probably does sound weird from your place." Padmé reassured him politely.

"Welp, only for a bit. The cities in my place were mostly called from directions like North City, West City, South, and East City. Heck, I think I remember their city named after foods."

"Really? That does sound weird in a way." Padmé said, chuckling at the thought.

"Does this place also have dinosaurs too?" Goku asked which Padmé gave him a look of confusion.

"Dinosaurs? What is that exactly?"

"Oh! Well, they're like really big and also have huge teeth that can swallow a vehicle like this one." Goku explained as he pointed his fingers at the land speeder with a couple on board, and the said couple looked at Goku and Padmé in puzzlement. Padmé gestured apologetically to the couples as they went along their way.

"Ah, I see." Padmé nodded in understanding. "And what is your world's culture?"

"Ummm.. weeell, I have no idea since I've been living in the forest for most of my childhood and had a small education with my old Master and my Grandpa, hehe" Goku answered honestly. Padmé looked at him in surprise.

"You didn't go into education such as school?"

"Well…I only study some parts to understand what this or that is or what to say. Master Roshi helped me with that too!" Goku told her.

Padmé was surprised to hear that this man had not gone into education and wondered if his world was at conflict from a civil war or an invasion from other unknown factions she had not yet known.

"You said that you're a fighter. Is your world still in conflict?" Padmé asked. Goku cupped his chin in deep thought.

"Hmmm…..well…. not really….at the same time, it's a bit chaotic from what happened when I was still young." Goku said.

"What do you mean?" She inquired.

"Well, when I was still a kid, I was fighting an evil organization that called themselves the Red Ribbon Army and wanted to take over the world…and then there's King Piccolo and his army who also wanted to rule the world and another who wanted to destroy people just for fun. But recently, we're now at peace So it's kinda a yes and no."

Padmé felt unnerved hearing that Goku had been fighting an army since he was a child, and his world was getting into many conflicts with those factions or individuals. "You were already fighting an army since you were young?"

"Ah, yep, as I said, my place tends to get bad sometimes hehe." Goku said, scratching his back hair. Padmé wondered what kind of other battles he had experienced throughout his life, including his battle on Namek.

"What about you?" Goku then asked.

"Well, I led a resistance movement against an invasion during my time as a Queen at 14." Padmé said.

"Woah, you were already Queen as a child? That's so cool." Despite his lack of education in social parts, he does understand how monarchy goes, such as being a prince or princess to a King and Queen who would be the leader of their people or empire. From what he understood while traveling around the world in his young days. "You said that you were fighting against an invasion?"

Padmé nodded. "Since you are still unfamiliar with this galaxy and other worlds I've known. I'll try to make things as simple and short as possible."

She cleared up her throat. "10 years ago, our world here was suddenly invaded and blockaded by the greedy interstellar faction known as the Trade Federation because of the taxes, but we were helped thanks to the two Jedis, and we managed to end their blockade of this world."

Goku nodded at her story during that event, he could have known this already by using his mind-reading ability, like what he did with Krillin when he finally reached Namek, but since she was just going to give him the shortest summary about her world being in conflict by this so-called "Trade Federation," it wasn't really necessary to use it. However, he was interested in one part of that event.

"Ohhh, I see. You said that the Jedi helped you. What are they exactly?" Goku asked, with interest in his voice.

"They are the guardians of this galaxy who had stood and fought for justice for over a thousand years." Padmé explained to him. "They have the ability called the Force."

"The Force?" He asked.

"Well, I can't really explain that much since I only have little knowledge about what it is, but the Force is like an energy field created by all living things. This Force binds the galaxy together. The Jedi are, from what other people say, space wizards that can do superhuman and unnatural things."

Goku cupped his chin with a nod of interest. Based on how she described it, this 'Force' is similar to Ki Manipulation. He wondered if both were the same and had different names for other worlds or galaxies. Was this "Force" the reason why he couldn't sense and communicate with King Kai? It was still a mystery, but he would know the answer one day.

"Woah, that's cool… I would like to meet those 'Jedi' and fight them someday." Goku said with a bit of excitement in his voice. Padmé must have been in a coma because she did not just hear what she just heard from Goku's mouth.

"I'm sorry I think I must have misheard you. Did you just say that you want to… fight them?"

"Yup!" Goku answered with an excited voice.

"But… why?"

"Well, I wanna know how strong they are, and how you told me about them excites me!" Goku said.

Padmé just looked at him in disbelief. He must have hit his head hard if he wants to fight the Jedi Knights.

She shook her head with a light smile form on her lips.

"You are a strange man, Son Goku."

Goku laughed at her response while scratching his head. His stomach growled once more, making him groan in frustration.

"Aww, man, I'm getting really hungry." Goku whined.

"Don't worry... We're just a few more steps away."

Her reassurance was true; after a few minutes, they finally reached a small diner with a giant symbol of language that the Saiyan could not understand except for guessing that it was supposed to be the name of the diner. They then went inside, finding an empty table. Both of them sat down oppositely, facing each other.

One of the droids, a waiter at this diner, walked towards the two individuals, speaking with the sound of a female voice but a bit distorted due to being a droid instead of a living being. "Greetings. What do you like to order?"

To say that lunchtime with this fellow stranger wasn't eventful would be the biggest lie ever told in Galactic History. Maybe except for some other people, they would only enjoy their food and talk with one another.

But with Goku. It was pure utter chaos.

Hours passed, still inside the diner. Hundreds of plates were piling up on Goku and Padmé's table. Each meat, vegetable, or fruit brought up by the Waiter Droid would soon be swallowed by the Saiyan due to his unending hunger.

Padmé was just staring at him, with her mouth gaping at him. A few hours ago, he was like a child-like happy type of guy, and then the next, she witnessed a vicious beast comparable to a Gundark, or a Rancor and took the shape of a man, eating his countless prey.

Goku's way of eating has not gone unnoticed by other people, who were frightened of the Saiyan to the point that some just lost their will to eat their delicious fresh food and just drank their drinks. Some decided to leave either from disgust or fear that the Saiyan would take their food next or perhaps themselves.

From inside the kitchen, it was pure utter chaos and panic. Many chefs were slowly passing out while some were running, getting whatever ingredients they could find to finish their task of cooking a new food for the Saiyan, while some were calling any other vacant chefs that could help them replace the tired ones. On the other hand, the two waiter droids were the only ones who were just chilling as they did their task with no trouble.

Twenty minutes passed, and Goku let out an enormous burp as he finished eating the last of his food. Padmé was still staring at him without a word during his almost unending chow down.

"Wooooh! That…..was… Amazing!" Goku said, patting his stomach, fattened only for a few inches. How in the Force his stomach had not yet exploded with hundreds of those foods being digested would forever be a mystery to Padmé.

Almost every customer was gone now except for an old man at the very back, eating his food in peace without a care in the world.

Goku then cupped his chin; his eyes closed as he thought about something. A few moments later, he opened his eyes as he said with a grin. "I think I want another!"

This time, Padmé fell from her seat as if his words had the power of the force itself to push her off. Padmé slowly got up, gripping the chair. "You- -You're still hungry?!"

"Well….Yeah!"

Padmé fell again, wondering if the inside of his stomach had a small black hole just sucking every food he ate in a blink of an eye.

"Goku….I think you had enough for today." Padmé said. From the kitchen, she could hear the chef's cries in agony and pleas for him to go away.

"Oh, I see. I guess you're right." Goku said and added. "I should save some for dessert!"

Hearing this, Padmé fell again from her chair. The chefs inside the kitchen could only cry in despair, praying for any gods to come to their aid.

It was now close to a night in the city of Theed as the sun set down. After Goku was delighted with his lunch, Padmé was sadly forced to pay for his meals. Still, due to her status and having much savings on her card during her years as Senator, she managed to pay for all of it and sincerely apologized to the chefs who had to suffer making all of the meals as quickly as they could. As the two individuals left, the diner was completely closed and would probably stay closed for a couple of weeks due to being out of ingredients to make more meals for other customers.

"Well… that was the most eventful lunch I had ever experienced in my life." Padmé said, brushing her hair with her hand.

"Yup! It was fantastic." Goku said with a smile, patting his stomach again.

At least someone enjoyed his lunchtime. Padmé thought, and after a few strides, she asked. "Do you always eat like that?"

"Oh yep. I always love eating as much food as I can. It also helps me fire up for a new fight." Goku answered.

Padmé looked at him again. "You've said you always liked to fight. May I ask why?"

"Welp, I've always loved fighting! It's all I ever knew when I spent time with my Grandpa Gohan, he always taught me how to do these kinds of awesome moves. It's in my blood too so… hehe" Goku explained.

"I see…" Padmé said. "I suppose I can somewhat understand that. While I despise violence, there are times that in physical activities including fighting. It helps relieve my stress at times, especially during my time as a senator."

"Woah, so you're a fighter too?!" Goku asked in amazement.

"Yes, but only if time calls for it, Captain Panaka trained me to defend myself during my time as a Queen, he wanted to be sure that I can handle things on my own if he and his guards couldn't help me in a situation. So I'm efficient enough to do hand-to-hand combat and use my blaster. Padmé explained to the Saiyan martial artist.

"That's amazing! Maybe if you have some free time from doing your work, how about we spar from time to time. I can teach you some of my moves that it will help you in the future." Goku said.

Padmé turned her head towards him in a surprise look. "You would do that?"

Goku nodded happily. "Mhm! Mhm! Of course!"

She couldn't help but smile again. "Well, I would be delighted to, but for now let's find you a good place to sleep. I'm sure you'd definitely decline on going back to the medcenter."

Goku shook his head. "Noooope. I don't wanna go back there ever again."

Padmé giggled at his reaction. "For a fighter, you sure are afraid of small simple stuffs, Goku."

"Hey, I'm serious! There's nothing funny about being scared of those kinds of stuff!" Goku growled. Padmé giggled even harder.

Another stomach growl was heard again. Padmé immediately turned her head towards Goku in disbelief. "You can't be serious. You're still hungry?!"

Goku patted his stomach, it was still full. "Um… That wasn't me."

Padmé then heard another growl and came to the realization that it was her stomach that was now growling for food. She remembered that she wasn't focused on eating her own lunch back at the diner, thanks to Goku's eating every meal he touched and see on his table with the exception of Padmé's plate which was just there in a clean state.

"Oh, yeah… I almost forgot about that."

"Why didn't you eat your lunch anyway though?" Goku asked in puzzlement. "I'm sure you're kind of hungry that time too."

"Well, perhaps it's because I was still in shock on how much you've eaten to the point you made the diner closed from out of ingredients, and foods left to give to the other customers!" Padmé pointed that out.

Goku scratched his head with a chuckle. "Oops. Hehe. Well, you should eat something! Too bad the diner there was closed…. because of me… hehe.."

"Well, I suppose I can have dinner with my family." Padmé said. " I could find you an apartment first but if you want, you could join me. Just to make things… a bit interesting and you did say that you were saving some for dessert."

"Oh yeah! Sure! I'm fine with that! Man thinking about food makes me hungry again. Hehe!" Goku said, giving her a thumbs up with his eyes closed, grinning. Padmé just sighed, shaking her head at Goku's ridiculous unending hunger.

But a smile formed on her face. Having her strange friend meet with her family for dinner wasn't really on her list but she decided that it would turn out interesting and could continue to discuss his life at his far-away home.

And there ya go! It's much shorter compared to the other chapter but I honestly think this is a good part to end this one. It was supposed to be longer though but it'll be save for the next chapter.

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Sorry again for my horrendous writing. My friends said that Ive improved so Im happy that is to be the case. Its still hard to believe tho hehe (especially when Thesis comes)

Thank you again guys! See ya later!