Disclaimer: See chapter one.
A/N: Finally, the end of part 6! Thanks to all the encouraging reviews! Without you, this wouldn't be so much fun to write! And if you've read this far and haven't reviewed, please do so! You have no excuse now! Anyway, the final part of Part 6: Jedi Congeniality!
Part 6: Continued
The next day Na'sheemenah and Qecpfcne prepared Adi for the interview portion of the pageant. The competition was down to the top ten contestants. So pretty much the judges cut over 5,000 contestants based solely on the swimsuit competition. Adi, Thamly, Rini, Oudia, and Armelle all managed to make it to the top ten. It was now time for the interviews.
"How did that Hutt not get cut?" Mace wanted to know when he saw Thamly slither out onto the stage.
"I don't know. But that rhymed." Depa pointed out.
"First I will talk to Noleta Moonbeam, Miss Xorex." The host said, "Good evening Noleta."
"Good evening." Adi said in her best fake happy voice.
"Noleta, where would you go on a perfect date?" The host asked.
"This I gotta see." Mace laughed, "Adi's never been on a date."
"Um...I'd like to go on a boat ride on one of the many beautiful lakes on my home planet Xorex. It would be so romantic to kiss under the moonlight." Adi is very good at making up crap.
The audience said, "Aww." And applauded.
The host asked Armelle a different question, "Armelle, what do you do in your spare time?"
"I volunteer at a soup kitchen and an animal shelter. And sometimes I practice juggling chain saws." Armelle answered.
The audience gasped then applauded.
"Note to self." Adi thought, "Keep an eye on Armelle, she juggles chainsaws."
"That's very interesting." The host said, "Now, Thamly what is your favorite place to go to relax?"
"My garden. I grow all sorts of pretty flowers and vegetables and mushrooms." Thamly answered.
"Note to self." Adi thought once again, "Keep an eye on Thamly, she grows mushrooms."
"Wow, that's very interesting." The host smiled, "Oudia, describe your dream man."
"He'd be sweet. He'd be tall dark and handsome. And he'd bring me flowers and we'd go dancing. And he'd make a surprise candlelit dinner on my birthday. And we'd get a little puppy and we would spoil it." Oudia replied.
The audience once again said, "Aww."
"Note to self." Adi thought, "Oudia is harmless. She likes puppies."
So the host went on to ask the rest of the contestants questions.
The very next day, the judges would pick the top three contestants.
"Do we even know if Adi has found the Sith lord yet?" Ki-Adi-Mundi asked.
"No. I guess we should have found a way to communicate with her." Mace sighed.
"What?" Yoda asked, "It's down to the top three and she still doesn't know who the Sith lord is."
"I'm sure she has a pretty good idea." Depa defended her friend.
"I have a pretty good idea who the Sith lord is." Adi said to herself in the dressing room, "It's not Rini, or Oudia. So that leaves Thamly and Armelle. They are the only two who are capable of being evil."
The host announced the top three contestants.
"Our first contestant is…Miss Shili!" The host shouted.
The audience showed how original and creative they are by applauding once again. Rini made her way to the front of the stage.
"Our second contestant is…Miss Aldaraan!" The host yelled.
The ever-so-clever audience applauded as Oudia made her way to the front of the stage.
"I guess Adi isn't going to win. Those are the last contestants." Mace sighed.
"Did you hear him? He said they were the top three contestants." Depa said.
"Yeah. And Adi wasn't one of them." Mace replied.
"He's only called TWO Mace!" Depa shouted.
"Fail math class did you, when a young padawan you were?" Yoda asked.
Mace folded his arms and sighed.
"And our third and final contestant is…" The host paused to build up maximum suspense.
"Please not me." Adi chanted in her head, "The sooner I lose, the sooner I can get out of these shoes…hey that rhymes!"
"Miss Xorex!" The host shouted.
"Aww. Crap!" Adi yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear.
The audience…FAILED TO APPLAUD! They sat there in silence. A cricket could be heard chirping. Slowly, a few members of the crowd applauded.
"Come on guys." Mace said as he clapped, "We have to support Adi. No matter how much she makes herself look like a fool."
The top three contestants made their way to the front of the stage. The contestants who did not win made their way off the stage.
"Wait a minute…" Adi thought, "Thamly and Armelle are gone. But I still feel darkness! No one has been killed yet. So the Sith lord must still be in the competition! Is it Rini or Oudia?"
"The second runner up is…" The host paused again, "Miss Xorex!"
"Yeah. I came in third, I don't care!" Adi thought, "Just announce the winner! If the Sith lord doesn't win, she'll kill everyone! But I don't know if the Sith lord is Rini or Oudia!"
"The first runner up is…" The audience was about to strangle the host because of his long pauses, "Miss Shili!"
Rini smiled and the crowd applauded. Adi watched Rini, waiting for her to start slicing people's heads off. But nothing happened.
"So that means our new Miss Galaxy is…" The host didn't pause very long this time. The audience has already used the process of elimination to figure out who the winner is, "Miss Aldaraan!"
Oudia smiled. The host put a crown on her head and handed her some roses. Confetti and balloons fell from the ceiling. The crowd applauded…how surprising.
The prop people working for the pageant had not measured the arena properly. And soon the entired building was full of balloons! Up to the ceiling! Everyone had to evacuate to keep from being suffocated by the power of balloons.
Once outside in the parking lot, Adi saw Na'sheemenah and Qecpfcne skipping up to her.
"Well. You lost." Na'sheemenah said.
"Third out of 5,700 isn't bad." Adi said.
"But it's not first." Qecpfcne objected, "You suck!"
And with that the two of then skipped off.
"Well gee. Glad everyone's so happy for me." Adi sighed, "So no one was killed at the pageant. So the Sith lord must have come in first. That means it was…Oudia."
"Yes, it was me." Oudia came up behind Adi, nearly making her jump out of her skin.
"Oudia, I would have never suspected you." Adi said.
"Oh, I may be an evil Sith lord. I might kill people for fun. I might burn down a few buildings every once in a while. But I'm a beauty queen at heart. All I ever wanted to do was win the Miss Galaxy competition." Oudia smiled, "And I love puppies."
"And since you won, you didn't kill anybody." Adi said.
"Yep." Oudia grinned, "But if I had lost, you wouldn't be standing here right now. I'd love to stay and chat, Noleta. But I've got thousands of reporters waiting to talk to me. Goodbye."
Adi watched as Oudia walked away. She knew she probably should kill Oudia, since she was a Sith lord and all. But Oudia's story touched her. Perhaps every Sith lord has a dream they want to accomplish. And maybe if they accomplish that dream, they will be happy and there will be peace in the galaxy…
"Congrats, Noleta!" Thamly and the others ran up to Adi.
"Way to go!" Rini said.
"You rock!" Armelle said.
"Thanks. Hey Armelle, can you really juggle chainsaws?" Adi asked.
"Sure can, wanna see?" Armelle asked.
"Sure." Adi said.
Armelle opened up her suitcase and pulled out three chainsaws.
"Good luck getting that suitcase past airport security." Adi muttered.
Armelle began juggling.
"Hey Oudia!" Adi called after her.
"Yes?" Oudia turned around.
"Catch!" Adi screamed.
She used the Force to snatch one of Armelle's chainsaws out of the air and hurled it at Oudia, hoping to decapitate her. However, Oudia caught the chainsaw and hurled it back at Adi who ducked out of the way.
"Ladies, I must warn you! Only experienced jugglers should play with chainsaws!" Armelle shouted.
"Oh, so you wanna fight, Miss Second Runner Up?" Oudia asked.
"Yes. I do as a matter of fact." Adi said.
"Then, draw your lightsaber!" Oudia said, pulling out her own saber and igniting her red blade.
Adi took out her lightsaber and tried to turn it on…but it wouldn't come on…there was a hot pink safety lock on the end of it.
"Wait a minute! Let me get this lock off!" Adi shouted at Oudia.
"I'm afraid I don't have time to wait." Oudia said, "Goodbye Noleta Moonbeam."
Oudia turned and walked off as Adi continued to try and remove the lock from her lightsaber. However, the metal device wouldn't budge.
"Darn you Qui-Gon Jinn!" Adi screamed.
Two days later…
"So why am I being banished to Hoth?" Qui-Gon asked.
"By putting a safety lock on Master Gallia's lightsaber you helped a Sith lord escape to wreck havoc upon the galaxy." Mace explained.
"Oh. I suppose that's a decent reason to banish someone." Qui-Gon said, "Obi-Wan, pack your bags, we're moving to Hoth."
Obi-Wan gave the council his best puppy face, "Do you all really hate me that much?"
"Oh, ignore that pathetic face I cannot." Yoda sighed, "Obi-Wan will stay here and train under Master Hazza until Qui-Gon's punish is over."
Obi-Wan cheered.
"But Masters, Obi-Wan is MY apprentice! I am in charge of him." Qui-Gon whined.
"Why should he have to suffer for your dumb mistake?" Depa asked.
"Well…" Qui-Gon paused.
"Leave, Jinn." Mace said, "We'll see you in four months. Unless you freeze to death."
"What a pity that would be." Shaak Ti muttered, sarcastically.
Qui-Gon sighed and exited the chamber.
"Thank you!" Obi-Wan bowed and ran off.
"So, Adi, nothing exciting happened at the pageant?" Depa asked.
"Nope." Adi said, "I just tracked down a Sith lord."
"Are you sure that's all you did?" Mace asked.
"Yes Mace. I should know what I did." Adi said.
"She wore an itsy bitsy tiny weenie yellow poke-a-dot bikini!" Yoda sang.
Adi paused and thought for a minute, "You people were holding up that Xorex sign! I'm going to kill all of you!"
"Yeah, if you can get that lock off your lightsaber." Ki-Adi-Mundi laughed.
Adi looked down at her lightsaber, the lock was still stuck on it. She threw the weapon down, "I'll just have to kill you with my bare hands!"
Adi started chasing everyone around the chamber.
THE END
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Part 7: When Good Blenders Go Bad
