Anakin and Carmine tried all kinds of ways to get to the other side of the wall. They tried climbing the wall, jumping over with a long pole, even pulling the door, but it wouldn't budge.

After several crazy, and kind of hilarious, attempts to get over the wall, Anakin felt like giving up.

"And finally, Master Padme!" Mace announced.

Anakin absolutely couldn't miss this! Not only was Padme his crush, but she was said to be an amazing warrior he just had to see in action. He looked at a big tree and had one last idea.

"Please tell me you're not-" Carmine begged.

"Help me with the rope." Anakin interrupted.

Carmine sighed.

The twins were soon pulling down a big tree with a strong rope together, going as fast as they possibly could

"And believe me citizens," said Mace. "You haven't seen anything yet!"

"I know!" Anakin called.

"Padme. Face Iron Gundark and his Blades of Death!"

The tree flung the twins up high in the air, Carmine holding Fluffy and screaming like a little girl. Anakin grunted as he landed in a pile of leftover party supplies, and was in for a bit of pain as Carmine landed on him.

"OW!" Anakin groaned. "Next time, we're slingshotting one at a time."

"Hey, that wasn't so bad." Carmine said with surprise and relief that he wasn't hurt.

"For you, maybe." Anakin groaned. "Ouch! I think I'm sitting on..."

Anakin reached underneath him and found the pointy thing he was sitting on to be... a rocket.

And then, Anakin had one more idea; perhaps the craziest idea he'd ever had ever!

Yoda stood up high and closed his eyes, holding out a hand as he was getting a new vision. The crowd was silenced.

"Sense I do, the Gemini Dragon Warriors are among us." Yoda confirmed.

Mace looked at his students and nodded once for them to line up.

The Five swiftly got into a straight horizontal line, and Mace had one more announcement.

"Citizens of the Valley of Peace, Master Yoda will now choose the Gemini Dragon Warriors!"

So, as Master Yoda walked down the stairs to approach the Furious Five, Anakin and Carmine got to working on something really crazy.

Since climbing, jumping, and slingshots didn't work, Anakin decided to try launching him and his brother. With their combined weight to balance it out, they just might make it. All they needed were two chairs, some rope, and several fireworks. And voila! A rocket chair that would launch the twins over the wall to see who became the Gemini Dragon Warriors. Anakin was sure this had to work. Carmine, on the other hand, not surprisingly, was scared out of his mind. He was shaking just looking at the chair.

"Uh... Anakin, I really don't know about this!" Carmine said nervously as his brother made him sit down. "We don't even have helmets on!"

"Relax, Carmine." Anakin said. "We'll be fine."

But even Fluffy looked nervous. Of course, Artoo jumped onto Anakin's lap without hesitation.

"Ready, Artoo?" said Anakin.

Artoo barked as if to say, "Ready!"

Anakin lit the fuse and sat with his brother, and in just a few seconds they would be up in the air.

"Boys! What are you doing?!" a familiar voice screamed.

"Dad?" Anakin said.

"Ani! Carmine!" Shmi exclaimed, freaking out at the sight of her boys attached to rocket powered chairs.

"Both of you, get off of that dangerous contraption right now!" Qui-Gon said. "What in heaven's name were you thinking?!"

"Dad! We're gonna see the Gemini Dragon Warriors!" Anakin said.

"I distinctly told both of you not to come here and you deliberately disobeyed me!" Qui-Gon said angrily.

"For the record," said Carmine. "I didn't wanna be here. Anakin made me do it."

"Thanks for throwing me under the carriage," said Anakin sarcastically before looking to his parents again. Why do you have such a problem with me doing this?"

"Ani, please listen to me." Shmi said. "Get out before it's too late!"

"Uh... Anakin?" Carmine said, sounding panicked.

And before anyone could do or say anything else, the rockets ignited with fire, sending the twins up in the air. Qui-Gon and Shmi were both in a panic as their sons were launched into the air. Carmine was screaming louder than Anakin was; for someone who spoke so quietly most of the time, he screamed like he was in a horror movie.

The people below saw a fireworks show going on, but the twins... though they managed to get up, even Anakin realized he didn't prepare for one thing: getting down!

"Uh oh!" Anakin panicked.

The twins both started screaming again as they fell down, down, down! And then something swooped in and caught them... or tried to anyway.

Anakin groaned as he came to.

"What's going on?" groaned Anakin. He opened his eyes and could see members of the five, and he looked at Padme. "Are you an angel?"

But then he collapsed again. And then Artoo came with a whimper and started licking his owner.

"Ugh..." Carmine also groaned. "Hey, my glasses!"

Carmine went feeling around for his glasses.

"Um, are these them?" said a beautiful blue pegasus named Sapphire, a pair of black glasses on her muzzle.

"Thanks." Carmine said, putting his glasses back on and helping Anakin up. "You alright?"

"I've had worse falls." said Anakin, taking a step back, only to get startled and see a little green man behind him. "Oh! Master Yoda. So sorry. We just wanted to see who the Gemini Dragon Warriors were gonna be."

"Just be glad my body broke your fall." Sapphire said.

"How interesting." Yoda said, looking at the twins.

Carmine then looked at his bag and panicked.

"Wait! Where's Fluffy?!" he panicked, looking around. "Did anyone see a brown bunny rabbit land anywhere around here?"

"Is this him?" Obi-Wan said, holding the very bunny in his arms. "He's a very lucky rabbit."

"Thank you, Master Obi-Wan." Carmine sighed with relief when he held his pet again and cuddled him.

"Master Yoda," said Bo-Katan. "Were you pointing at me first?"

"Them." Yoda said, confusing Bo-Katan and the twins.

"What?" the twins said.

"You. Both of you." Yoda smiled.

"Us?" Anakin said.

"Brought us, the Force has, the Gemini Dragon Warriors!" Yoda declared.

"What?" the twins said.

"What?!" the Five gasped

"What?!" Mace gasped.

"What?!" gasped the entire Council

"What?!" gasped Qui-Gon and Shmi as they entered to make sure their sons were okay.

A gong was rung and confetti filled the air. And to Mace's great reluctance, some of the Temple servants brought out two special carriers called litters to carry the twins away. Except, Carmine kept backing away anytime the servants tried to help him on the litter, like they were going to harm him somehow. Anakin, on the other hand, seemed to like the royal treatment, and so did Artoo.

"Master Yoda, wait!" Mace said. "Those boys can't possibly be the answer to our problem."

"Master Yoda," said another voice. It was Qui-Gon. "Those are my sons you are carrying away!"

Mace and Yoda looked surprised to see the man though.

"Master Jinn." Yoda said. "A long time, it has been."

"Qui-Gon Jinn?" Mace said. "What are you doing back here? Did you not leave years ago to marry a peasant girl?"

"Watch how you talk about my wife!" Qui-Gon said, practically threatening Mace. "Yes, I did leave, and those boys Master Yoda just declared warriors are my sons. You can't just take them!"

"I must agree, Master Yoda." Mace said. "You were about to point at Bo-Katan, and then those two boys fell in front of her! That was just an accident!"

"Accidents, there are not." Yoda said.

"Ahh!" Carmine screamed. "Spider!"

"Carmine, it's just a bug." Anakin said, getting up to calm his twin.

Another Jedi tapped Carmine's shoulder, and he jumped into Anakin's arms.

"Is the one with glasses always that jumpy?" said Mace.

"Afraid so." Qui-Gon sighed.

The twins were placed on a litter together, Carmine still holding his rabbit and Artoo following his master.

As for the Five, they felt terrible.

"Forgive us, Master." said Bo-Katan, bowing to Mace. "We have failed you."

"No. If the twins have not quit by morning," said Mace. "then I will have failed you."

Meanwhile, Comedia was still flying to deliver the message to Citadel Prison. It was hot where the prison was, surrounded by oceans of hot, boiling lava! Comedia just hoped Master Mundi didn't murder Master Windu for sending his young daughter to such a dangerous terrain to deliver a message.

Comedia landed at the door where two droids stood guard.

"I bring a message from Master Windu," said the young mare.

But, she did not get the response from Jango Fett keeper of the Citadel Prison.

"What?! 'Quadruple the guard?! Extra precautions?! Your prison may not be adequate'?!"

Comedia neighed as a couple of clone guards got closer to her and kicked them in the armor.

"You doubt my prison security?!" Jango Fett got out his blaster.

"No, Sir. Master Windu does. I'm just a Padawan messenger."

"I'll give you a message for your Master Windu." said Jango. He had Comedia walk with him. "Escape from Citadel Prison is impossible!"

Jango startled Comedia purposely, making her spread her wings, and send one of her feathers falling down to the lower levels.

Comedia looked down and saw many levels with clones standing guard.

"Impressive, isn't it?" Jango bragged.

"The security of the prison, or your ability to anger horses and stay alive?"

"One way in, one way out." Jango said. "One thousand guards and one prisoner."

"Yes, except that prisoner is Mariverde. My dad doesn't even know I'm here regarding this matter, and he'd murder Master Windu if he did."

Jango had Comedia step onto a lift with him and ordered it to take the two down.

The level that held Mariverde had to be sixty stories down at least! There were chains everywhere, guards at every corner. There was even a drawbridge that led to Mariverde's cell.

"Behold Mariverde." said Jango.

Comedia looked and saw a form of what looked humanoid, but held down with a turtle like shell, no doubt to block the very bit of Mariverde that made her so powerful. The alicorn had heard rumors that she had wings of fire or razors, but she prayed she would never have to find out. There was also tell, no one had seen her face in years, so she didn't even have a mugshot. Even in prison, no one could remove the hood that hid her face.

"I'll just stay here," said Comedia.

"No need to be afraid, little one." Jango patted Comedia's muzzle. "It's perfectly safe. My twins could walk in here carefree if they wanted, but regulations forbid me from letting them. Crossbows! Bug zappers! At the ready!"

"Crossbows? Bug zappers?" Comedia gasped.

Jango chuckled as he approached Mariverde.

"Hey, Queen Butterfly, Yoda's finally gonna give someone the Yin-Yang Dragon Scrolls, and it's not gonna be you."

"What the hay are you doing?!" Comedia said, thinking Jango was high or something. "Don't make her angry!"

"What's she gonna do about it? I've got her completely immobilized."

"Well, in that case, I'll just go home and tell Mace he has nothing to worry about," said Comedia. "And that he owes me big time if I get in trouble with my father for this."

"You're darn tootin' he's got noting to worry about."

Except, neither of them noticed a little green and black butterfly flutter from under Mariverde's hood, her green eyes glowing as she commanded her mariclava to retrieve the feather.

Back at the Jade Temple, people were cheering as the newly appointed Gemini Dragon Warriors were brought up to the Temple itself.

Carmine fell to the floor as he and Anakin were let off the litter.

"Ow!" Carmine groaned. "Okay, what just happened?!"

"I think we were just made warriors," said Anakin. "Hmm. Expected there to be more trials and training."

"Well, I shouldn't be here, I'm not a fighter." Carmine said. "I knew we should've just stayed... back..."

Carmine suddenly forgot what he was going to say as he and Anakin looked at the inside of the Temple. The room they stood in now, it was so beautiful.

"It's the Sacred Hall of Jedi!" Anakin said.

Anakin had seen paintings of this place in books, but it was even more beautiful in person.

"Look at this place."

"It's definitely different." Carmine said, slightly calmer.

The twins got to start looking around at all the beautiful relics that sat in the sacred hall. The armor of Jedi Master N'Kata Del Gormo, with authentic battle damage! That was just one thing. There was also the Sword of Heroes.

"It's said to be so sharp you can cut yourself just looking." Anakin said.

"Ow!" Carmine cried.

"What happened? You cut yourself?"

"No. You stepped on my toe." Carmine hissed, jumping pain and holding his foot.

"Look! the Invisible Trident of Destiny." Anakin pointed out to a pedestal that looked empty.

"How do you know it's even there?" Carmine asked.

"Are you gonna be a killjoy the whole time we're here?"

"Well excuse me for needing a few facts to keep my sanity. Remember what Mom said when we were little about how knowledge can banish fear of pretty much anything?"

"Well, we're not little kids now. So, can't you try to just enjoy what's here?"

The twins started to look around at all the different relics they hadn't seen yet. Carmine really liked the paintings; they reminded him of when his school took a field trip to a museum where paintings done by artists from a long time ago stood on display. He especially liked one that had pictures of animals on it.

"Look, Fluffy. A rabbit like you."

Anakin got super enthusiastic though when he spotted a beautiful white urn with red flowers on it.

"Carmine, look at this!" Anakin called his brother over. "The legendary Urn of Whispering Warriors."

"What's special about this thing?"

"Legend has it that it contains the souls of the entire Tenshu Army. Ten thousand warriors were sent to fight an army of Sith warriors. Only two returned."

That scared Carmine into hiding behind Anakin, the latter laughing.

"Carmine, relax. It's just an urn. It's not gonna bite you."

"If there are ghosts in that thing, I don't think I wanna chance breaking it."

"Have you finished sight-seeing?" said a new voice, which startled Carmine.

"It's alive!" Carmine freaked.

"My patience is wearing thin," said the voice again.

Anakin looked to his left and said, "There's your ghost, Carmine." Then he was the one startled. "Master Windu!"

Anakin moved so quickly, he accidentally bumped the stand on which the urn sat and knocked it down. Luckily, Carmine quickly jumped down and caught the urn before it could break.

"That was a close one." Carmine sighed with relief. He placed the urn back where it belong. "You might wanna think about locking that away so no one breaks it."

Mace, however, did not look amused or impressed by the twins in the least.

"So... you're the legendary Gemini Dragon Warriors, hmm?"

"Well, that is what Master Yoda said, isn't it?" Anakin said.

"Wrong!" Mace said, scaring Carmine into hiding behind his brother again. "You will never be the Gemini Dragon Warriors until... you have learned the secret of the Yin-Yang Dragon scrolls."

The twins looked up at the statues which held the two scrolls, and had to admit they were mesmerized by how beautiful they were.

"So, how does that work?" Carmine asked nervously.

"Looks like we'll need a boost, so-" Anakin started, before his twin interrupted.

"Oh no! I am not doing that again."

Mace chuckled and said, "You think it's that easy? That I'm just going to hand you the secret to limitless power?"

"Uh... I'm gonna say no?" Carmine said, sounding unsure.

"One must first master the highest level of kung fu." said Mace. "And that is clearly impossible for someone like you."

"Excuse me?!" Anakin said. "I'll have you know, I am a black belt in karate and am top of my kung fu class."

"Not you. Him!" Mace pointed his lightsaber at Carmine.

"Me? What did I do?"

"Someone like you, clearly cannot master kung fu. It's abundantly clear, you are a coward. Afraid of your own shadow, spineless, soft! Needing your mommy to look under your bed at night."

"Hey, that's uncalled for! And I grew out of that when I was nine." Carmine said.

"Your twin appears that he may have a slight chance, if not for his clear overconfidence. But you..." Mace eyes Carmine's outfit. "This is not Ms. Susy's School of Dance where you can prance around like a little princess."

"Hey, listen, Master Yoda said-" Carmine froze again and practically screamed like a little girl again as Mace quickly grabbed his finger

"The Wuxi Finger Hold!" Anakin gasped. "Not that!"

"What's the Wuxi Finger Hold?" Carmine panicked.

"Oh, one of you knows this hold, but the other does not?" Mace said, practically smirking.

"Developed by Master Wuxi in the third century, yes!" Anakin said as calmly as he could, seeing his brother starting to breathe heavily. "Please, just let my brother go."

"Oh, then you must know what happened when I flex my pinky." Mace quizzed Anakin.

Unfortunately, it was only clear to Anakin that Carmine was about to have a panic attack! Getting impatient, Anakin pushed Mace right off of Carmine with a powerful blow. Carmine breathed heavily as Anakin hugged him and told him everything was okay.

"Don't worry, Carmine. Your big brother's here." Anakin soothed.

"Hmm. You know the hardest part of that hold?" Mace said.

"That it shows you're insensitive and makes people hate you for intimidating those with anxiety?" Anakin said without hesitation.

"No, and sass will not be tolerated here. I was going to say cleaning up afterward."

"I'll show you a mess that's hard to clean if you hurt my little brother like that again."

But Mace held both the twins in a Force hold.

"Now listen closely, boys." Mace said. "Yoda may have picked you, but when I'm through with you, you're going to wish he hadn't! And don't think I'll go easy on either of you just because of who your father was. Are we clear?"

"Crystal." Anakin said without fear.

"Y-Yes! Very clear!" Carmine said, practically crying.

"Good," chuckled Mace. "I can't wait to get started."

Carmine and Anakin were brought to another part of the Temple. A part Anakin was more than eager to see.

The Training Hall!

The Furious Five were already there training. There were big snake-like coils that spun around on which Bo-Katan and Padme were practicing, Mariposa swiftly flew through the air, dodging arrows before balancing herself on a large jade tortoise with Padme to engage in a practice fight, Ahsoka was practicing her kicks and blows with what looked like a bunch of dummies that spun different parts from all directions, and Obi-Wan was dodging flames that spurted out from an entire floor.

Obi-Wan even managed to kick one of the balls that swung above right off its chain.

"DUCK!" Carmine exclaimed.

He and Anakin both ducked right in the nick of time, leaving the ball to crash through the door.

"Let's begin." Mace said.

"What? Now?" Carmine said.

"Yes, now. Unless you think the great Yoda was wrong, and you are not the Gemini Dragon Warriors."

"We never said that!"

"Alright!" Anakin said. "Now you'll see how a real master does it! Come on, Carmine!"

"Uh... I think I should stretch first." Carmine said, backing up and stretching.

"Okay..." Anakin said. "Let me show you what I got!"

Without hesitation, Anakin leaped onto the coils with some impressive flips, then he cartwheeled onto the Jade Tortoise, from which he leaped into the pit of training dummies, managing to dodge every blow, and even kick one down, and he of course showed off his speed with the flames before swinging on a ring and landing right back at the start, where he nearly rammed into Padme, but he saved himself by holding her in a dip before she could fall.

"Hey, are you an angel?" Anakin said, albeit nervously. "They're said to be the most beautiful things in the universe."

"Hmm. You're a funny young man, aren't you?"

"Anakin Jinn is my name."

"And Padme is betrothed to Master Kenobi." Mace said firmly. "Hands off her."

Anakin let Padme up and approached his brother again as he was stretching his legs again, like he was getting ready for a dance recital.

"Glasses, your turn." Mace told the other twin.

"My name's Carmine," corrected the younger twin.

"Whatever your name is, it's your turn to go up."

Carmine looked at the course and froze again. The swinging forty pound weights, the spiked dummies, the flames shooting out of random places.

"Uh... I'm not sure that's a good idea. It doesn't really look safe."

"Kung fu is not safe. If you don't even go for an attempt, we will never know what you can do, will we?"

"Uh, well it's just, maybe we can find something suited to my level."

Carmine picked up Fluffy and pet him to calm himself down.

"And what level is that?"

"Well, I've never really done kung fu before, so... level one?"

The Furious Five all came over to meet the newest additions to their class.

"Oh, the Furious Five," Carmine said nervously. "It's a real honor. My brother is always singing your praises in all the stories we've heard about you."

"What about this thing?" Anakin said, finding some big inflatable toy. "Look, Carmine. It's just like that wobbly toy you used to love when we were little."

"We use that for training younglings," said Mace. "And for propping the door open when it's hot."

"Well, it'd be a start. Go on, Carmine. Give it a go."

Carmine still looked nervous, so Anakin told him he'd hold Fluffy for him so he could do this.

"Go on, boy. Show us what you can do."

Carmine looked at the wobbler; his brother was right. It did look just like a toy he liked when he was little. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad. So, he punched it, but he looked away with his eyes shut the whole time. He wasn't a big puncher.

"Did I get it?" Carmine winced.

"Try again. A little harder, and this time with your eyes open." Mace told him.

"Come on Carmine," Anakin said quietly, but loud enough for his twin to hear. "Pretend it's a pinata full of candy just for you."

Carmine remembered popping pinatas at birthday parties, but always having bad luck breaking them, so he gave it his all.

"Heeyah!" Carmine punched the wobbler really hard... too hard. The toy hit the wall and bopped right back, knocking Carmine onto the coils.

Carmine panicked and moved his feet really quickly to stay standing up, but he quickly ducked to dodge a weight that almost hit him, but then fell towards the jade tortoise and was tossed around for a bit. The Five wanted to help him, but Mace stopped them.

"This will be easier than I thought." Mace said.

And then Carmine fell towards the training dummies, where he jumped down to the first clear spot he found on the floor and crawled into a ball, covering his eyes with his hands.

"Not the face!" He cried in fear.

Carmine was breathing heavily and trembling, practically crying as this reminded him of a traumatic time in his childhood when he was pushed around by a bunch of bullies at school, and Anakin had to jump in and rescue him.

"Carmine. Carmine!" a familiar voice said, approaching him.

Against Mace telling him to leave Carmine be, Anakin rushed in past all the dangerous stuff and pulled Carmine out and sat him down to settle down. Carmine breathed heavily again as Fluffy hopped over to him, twitching his little nose. Carmine settled a little as he pet the bunny's soft fur.

"Are you alright?" Anakin said.

"I... I think so..." Carmine breathed.

"What's his problem?" Bo-Katan said.

"He has anxiety!" Anakin said. "It's been like this since we were kids. Pressure and insensitivity has a tendency to cause a nervous breakdown in him. In other words, part of why I even learned kung fu was so I could protect him."

Mace stepped up and said, "I believe he has just invented level zero. You show potential to be a warrior, Anakin. Your brother, on the other hand, the only identical thing he shares with you, is the same face."

That had tears appear in Carmine's eyes, and the younger twin just took his rabbit and ran off. Anakin tried to go after him, but Mace stopped him.

That night, the Furious Five began walking up to their resting area.

"What was Master Yoda thinking?" Bo-Katan said. "One of them is overconfident, and the other one is scared of everything."

"You would think Master Yoda would have chosen two people who knew kung fu." Obi-Wan said.

"Just hope the Council doesn't expect any of us ladies to marry the scared one and leave us to have to babysit him." Mariposa said.

"I admit, Anakin is a little reckless," said Padme. "But you don't have to say things like that about Carmine. He seems sweet."

"She's right. That pet rabbit of his seems to like him." Ahsoka said.

"And it seems the only thing he's not afraid of." Bo-Katan laughed.

The Five then came across who they thought was Anakin at first. He was wiping his eyes.

"Anakin," said Bo-Katan. "If you want any hope of staying here, you're gonna have to do something about your scaredy-cat of a brother."

Except, the others noticed Anakin didn't seem like he was seeing her clearly.

"What?" 'Anakin' said.

"Master Windu is right, your twin needs to stop behaving like a baby and act his age, which should easy to remember since you have the same birthday. I don't know what possessed Master Yoda to choose Carmine, but-"

"Um... Bo?" Padme interrupted, noticing something in Anakin's hands.

And that was when 'Anakin' put some glasses on, revealing Bo-Katan had been insulting Carmine right to his face!

"For a kung fu master with supposedly great focus, you don't seem to notice a lot about details." Carmine said. "So make this your next lesson: learn to tell Anakin and I apart before you insult us again!"

"Well, since you're here," continued Bo. "You should know, you are a disgrace to kung fu. A coward. And if you have any respect for who we are and what we do, you will be gone by morning."

Carmine once again had tears in his eyes, and desperately tried not to start crying in front of his twin's heroes.

"Carmine..." Obi-Wan began, only for Carmine to turn his back and run off in tears.

A little later that night, Anakin passed through the hall, looking for his new room. Artoo began sniffing around the place, when he spotted a bug and started barking and chasing it around.

"Artoo! Shh!" Anakin said. "Quiet! You're gonna wake the whole temple!"

But Artoo kept running about until he made Anakin crash into a door and fall into a room, where Padme had been sitting at her vanity, brushing her hair before bed.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" Anakin said. "Didn't mean to disturb you."

"Are you alright?" Padme asked.

"I've had worse falls."

Anakin picked himself up and dusted himself off. Artoo came in, panting and wagging his tail.

"Why do I feel like you're gonna be the death of me?" Anakin said more as a statement than a question.

"You really are a funny man." Padme giggled.

"So... I hear you and Master Kenobi are engaged. Congrats. How long you two been...?"

"About a month now. We've been engaged for that long."

"How'd he land a catch like you?"

"The Council made a decision, basically."

"The Council? What do you mean?"

"You don't know everything about the Jedi customs, do you?"

"Well, I know some things, but even I don't know everything that happens within these walls."

"Then it's time you did."

Padme explained to Anakin that in the Jedi Temple, marriage was not done by meeting a special someone and falling in love; rather, it was the Jedi High Council who chose a spouse for the most powerful members of the Jedi to ensure bearing of new generations of strong fighters. In a lot of cases, the top chosen partners were either members of powerful and/or wealthy families, the best fighters from other martial arts academies, and even fellow Jedi.

Obi-Wan Kenobi, for instance, was a well trained student, very disciplined, polite, and graceful. In fact, he studied under one of the greatest Jedi kung fu masters before that master left. Padme, on the other hand, came from a very wealthy family, and she was a skilled fighter, as well as an influential speaker. Thus, the council believed she and Obi-Wan to be a perfect match to bear powerful children.

Except, no one knew except Padme that Obi-Wan loved someone else. Bo-Katan, in fact, had a sister, with whom Obi-Wan developed an instant bond; he'd met her at a level up ceremony, and fell for her the moment they first danced together. But because of the rules of the Jedi, they could never be together.

"Don't get me wrong," said Padme. "Obi-Wan is a great guy. Very polite and charming. But... I just don't love him. Not like that anyway."

Anakin was confused.

"Then, why not just leave and find someone else? Someone you do love that way?" Anakin asked.

"I wish it were that simple." Padme said. "One reason the Jedi marry wealthy and powerful families is to gain alliances across the valleys. They gain sponsors to improve the training facilities, access to areas they may have to cross to defeat certain enemies, and of course medical assistance and such. If word got out that an heiress refused to wed a Jedi... that could put the whole Temple in jeopardy, and my family's reputation too."

"Well, hypothetically, if you do have kids, is that what you want for them?" Anakin asked. "To be told they don't have a choice? That they're just designer babies made to breed more? What if they wanna do something else with their lives. Did the Council ever think of that?"

"You really have a unique way of looking at things, don't you?" Padme said.

"That, I've been told. And Master Yoda does too if he chose me and my brother as the Gemini Dragon Warriors."

Padme looked down at that.

"You may need to convince your brother of that first." Padme said. "Bo-Katan hurt his feelings earlier by calling him a coward."

Anakin sighed. "Not again! Believe it or not, this isn't the first time. I love Carmine, but being his babysitter isn't exactly my dream job. Master Yoda doesn't always make a lot of sense, based on what I've heard, anyway, but I know he's wise enough not to choose someone without a good reason. So, he must see something in Carmine that others don't."

"Master Yoda is wise master." Padme said. "Now if only he could help me with my marriage."

Anakin took Padme's hand and said, "Maybe I can help with that."

"Subtlety isn't your specialty, is it?" Padme almost wished she weren't unable to keep from smiling at that.

"You want me to be more subtle?"

"Not really. But if you wanna survive here, you'll need my tutelage." Padme said. "Starting tomorrow, because we're both going to need some rest."

"Okay, then. I will head to my own room... right after I find Carmine."

Hope you, dear readers, are enjoying this new Jedi Storytime tale. I thought it would be a challenge to step outside outlining from classic Disney movies, and it is a challenge. But it's fun too.

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