Note: Hello everyone, true to my word here is another chapter for you all. A huge thank you to everyone who has followed and reviewed this story. You guys are keeping me motivated and all I want to do is keep giving you guys the best. This chapter will hopefully meet your expectations and fill you with shock and awe. Let me know if this is the kind of stuff you keep expecting because we will be meeting some great characters in this chapter and the universe is going to expand. Now … ON WITH THE SHOW
Senate Building: Landing Platform 1
Naruto along with Plo Koon moved at a steady pace towards the Naboo Royal class ship at the centre of the platform. Its silver body reflecting everything in sight and its warped surface made Naruto's face stretch in its reflection. "Damn a nice big shiny ship to show off during peace talks. Bold move" Plo nodded at his remark and looked at the Platforms entrance to see the Senate delegation move towards them. "Yes, I agree with you Padawan, however members of the Senate are not known for traveling by normal means. They are after all wealthy and have an image to maintain" Naruto Scoffed when he seen Senator Taa of Ryloth approach. His big size hard to miss and he frowned in disgust when he seen the man shove berries in his mouth, the sticky juices flowing down his many chins.
"Makes me sick master, aren't these the people that are meant to represent their planets, there people. Yet they know nothing of the common life form." Plo frowned at Naruto's words and put a hand on his shoulder. "Careful Padawan, while I agree with your grievances. I don't not like your words; they seem awfully similar to those of count Dooku." Naruto shook his head as he watched the senate guard lead the delegation into the royal cruiser. "I do not hate the senate master; I am a firm believer of democracy and the republic. However, when I hear that the people under our protection lead harsh lives and they live a life of luxury… it bothers me" Plo nodded his head and looked his padawan in his eye.
"I understand Naruto, however it is not your job to judge the senate or their lifestyle. It is your job to make sure that not only are they protected but to make sure the negotiations move smoothly." Naruto looked down in slight shame, his master was right after all. "Your right Master, forgive me." Plo chuckled and stepped back from Naruto. Looking him up and down he couldn't help but remember when he had first seen him as a youngling. Gone was the little boy who would scream he would become the grand master around the temple. Now a man stood before him, a true jedi in training and was soon ready to take the trials to knighthood. "There is nothing to forgive Naruto, you have grown much over the time you became my padawan. You still have much to learn but soon, I believe you to be ready to head out on your own. Hence why the council chose you for this mission. This is your time to prove not only to the council but the whole order that you are a jedi."
Naruto was about to reply to his master's kind words but was interrupted by an approaching figure. He looked to his left to see a dark blue senate guard stand before them and salute. His hand quickly reached the top of his spartan style helm, and his black crest guard blew with the slight wind on the platform. "Jedi Naruto Uzumaki, I am captain typhon and head of security for the delegation. A pleasure to meet you." Naruto Smiled at the captain and give him a short bow "Captain Typhon, the pleasure is mine. Are we all set and ready to leave for Mandalore?"
Typhon nodded and gestured to the ships loading ramp. "We are Naruto, we wait for you to be ready so we can depart" The captain stomped him right foot on the ground and began to march into the ship. His men quickly standing at attention as he walked past them. Naruto looked back and Plo and bowed "Wish me luck master, I will need it" Plo nodded and gestured to the ship "You do not need luck my padawan, you have your training. I know your nervous to go back to your home world, but make sure you stay focused to the task at hand."
Naruto headed over to the loading ramp and looked back to Plo Koon "don't worry master, I know what needs to be done. I best be off if we are to keep to schedule, see you later master." Naruto finally got on board the ship and Plo Koon watched as it began to take off. Once the ship left the landing pad it began its climb to the planets atmosphere and eventually faded from his view "May the force be with you Padawan, I sense there is more to this mission than meets the eye."
Unknown location
A lone figure stood up straight as he gazed out of his green tinted window. His large hall was illuminated by very faint yellow light, and his desk was rife with papers. His star gazing was interrupted when he heard his office door hiss open. A tall back robed clad figure approached the man and swiftly knelt at the man's feet. He flicked his black hood and looked to the man looking out the window. His red head was shaven clean, his ears were pointed and his eyes where a putrid yellow. His bloodshot eyes looked to the standing man and ground his teeth. "You summoned me, my master" he spoke with a hiss.
The man didn't move from his position, he merely kept his gaze out the window as he spoke. His deep voice echoing through his office. "I have a task for you apprentice. You are to go to Mandalore and make sure the peace talks are … not so peaceful." The red skinned figure once again looked to the ground "How would you like me to proceed Master" The man frowned and finally turned to his apprentice. "I don't care how you do it as long as they do not come to an agreement. Kill the duchess if you have too, I don't care!" after his little rant he shot his hand out, a strong stream of lighting shot out of his fingertips. They hit the kneeling man causing him to fall on the floor and wraith in pain. The man kept talking over the agonising screams of his apprentice. "You are to do as you are told, if you cannot finish the mission… then die trying."
He finally cut off his lighting and looked to the downed smoking image of his apprentice. "Do not disappoint me apprentice" The red man slowly stood up with a grunt and began to leave his office. "I won't disappoint you master" When he finally left his office the man touched a button on his desk and quickly knelt. A holo transmission fluttered to life on his desk and he gazed up at the cloaked figure that stood on his desk. "Is it done" the figure didn't even look at him, he was quick and to the point. "It is my master, I have sent an assassin to make sure the war will eventually come to pass" The cloaked man began to cackle and rub his bony hands together. "Soon we shall begin the true stage of my plan, the galaxy will soon realise the jedi are the ones who will destroy the galaxy. You have done well … Tyranus" The transmission cut off leaving the now named Tyranus alone in his office. He looked back out of his window and watched as his own apprentice's ship left orbit. "Your plan will soon be my plan master."
Naruto
He walked the halls of the ship and stepped into the common room of the ship. He found most of the delegation in the seating area as they looked out the window the approaching planet of Mandalore. Senator Amidala looked to him as he approached the group. "Ah Padawan Naruto, you are from Mandalore are you not" Naruto bowed as he finally made it to the group and smiled. "I am senator Amidala; however, I have not lived there since my induction to the jedi order" She gave him a shy smile before looking back to the window. "Ah right forgive me. I was hoping you could tell us a bit about Mandalore." He wasn't surprised, he knew for a fact Anakin had told her all about Tatooine before he came to the order. He knew Anakin and senator Amidala had something going on, Anakin had once told him he was in love with her, and she had similar feelings for him. He was broken from his thoughts when the com link flashed on his wrist.
He pressed the button and held it close to his mouth. "Yes, captain what is it." The captain waisted no time in telling them of the steady approach to the capital city of Mandalore. Naruto pressed the com link and looked back to the senators. "Senators, I have just been informed by captain typhon that we will be landing soon. I suggest you make your preparation for when we meet Duchess Satine." All the senators began to walk past him and file out of the common room. He looked out the window and he could see the dome city of Sundari grew closer.
"I suppose I should be ready for anything; this is my first time here too after all." He made his way down to the ships ramp and stood with the squad of the Senate guards that came along to guard the senators. He felt a rumble and the thrum that echoed through the ship stopped, indicating they had finally landed. He watched as the Senators got into two lines and Captain Typhon stood at the centre of them. He addressed the senators at the head of the group. "Senators, we are about to exit the ship. Please remain by the guards at all times and do your best to remain calm when greeting the separatist delegation. Open the loading ramp lieutenant" The guard sitting in the pilot seat did as he was told, and Naruto could see the light of the planet finally creep onto the ship.
They all walked down the ramp in single file, there feet clacking on the ramp as they did so. Naruto looked to see a welcome party wait at the cities entrance. He could see ten guards all dressed in Mandalorian royal guard armour. There blue head crests stuck out like beacons in the mass of grey armour. In the centre was a tall blond-haired woman. Her slim frame was covered in a baby blue dress, her green eyes watched as the delegation finally reached the group and she smiled.
"Representatives of the republic, welcome to Mandalore. I am Duchess Satine and ruler of Mandalore, I would like to be the first to welcome you to our city of Sundari." Senator Bail Organa stepped forward from the group and bowed to Satine. "Duchess, it is an honour to see you again. I would like to offer my thanks on behalf of the republic for overseeing these proceedings" Satine smiled and held her hand out to Organa, who quickly took it and placed a small kiss on her knuckles. "It truly is a pleasure to see you Organa, forgive me but I have been informed the delegation from the Confederacy is going to arrive tomorrow." All the republic senators began to grumble amongst them selves and cursed the separatist under their breaths. The duchess smile turned into a frown as she addressed the now angry senators.
"Please do not fret, I have seen to it that you shall be housed in my palace and will join me for dinner tonight. Please follow me and we shall get you all settled and ready for tonight's festivities". Those of the republic quickly quieted down and began to smile at Satine's gesture. Senator Taa Stepped forward and smiled "Well who are we to refuse the Duchess of Mandalore and her generous offer". Satine Gestured to a transport at the entrance of the city and smiled at the fat Senator. "Well, if you would please like to follow my captain, we shall be on our way." She nodded to the captain of her guard and he swiftly started to guid the delegation to the transport. Satine smiled as she watched the group head over to the transport she had orgonised. She frowned however when she seen someone she did not recognise.
She walked over to Naruto and looked him up and down. "Forgive me, I did not know the jedi would be involved in this matter" Naruto bowed and smiled at Satine. "Forgive me your highness if you where not informed of my presence. I am not here to side with the republic, I am only here to make sure that peace is maintained between both parties". She arched an eyebrow at his words and looked back to the group that where now fully on the transport. "Forgive me if I am mistaken but are the jedi not servants of the republic. Will they not side with them in times of conflict." Naruto smiled and began to walk to the transport. "You are right Duchess, we the jedi do serve within the republic, however our fist duty is to all in the galaxy. We are keepers of the peace, and our priority is to make sure it is maintained, regardless of who we side with" She frowned at his words and shook her head "Very well as long as you too remain natural, I will allow you to take part in these talks. Might I know the name of the jedi who is to be at my table this evening."
Naruto stopped in is tracks and cringed when he forgot to introduce himself to the Duchess. "Forgive me your highness, I am Padawan Naruto Uzumaki" He finished with a bow and hoped the Duchess would not be offended by his rudeness. He looked back up and was surprised to see Satine's shocked face. "Did you just say Uzumaki?" Naruto looked around nervously before nodding his head "Yes your majesty, is there a problem." She leaned in and took a closer look at Naruto's face. She finally receded and smiled. "I see, so you are the baby the Jedi took from my planet seventeen years ago."
Naruto was shocked, he watched as Satine passed him and began to walk to the delegation transport. "Forgive me your highness, but how did you know I was a Mandalorian". She smiled at him and finally got into her own transport that was at the back of the delegation. She gestured for him to join her. He hopped in and stood next to the Duchess and her guard. "Well, it's simple. You have the features of a Mandalorian, your face is very angled. Yor nose is narrow, and you have the blond hair. What was the biggest clue however was your Clan name, Uzumaki." Naruto didn't understand, did his name have some meaning on Mandalore. "Your name Uzumaki ties you too a very old clan in the old days of Mandalore. Your clan was once regarded as one of, if not the most powerful clan in the old nights."
Naruto smiled when he heard the duchess speak of his clan's name, he couldn't believe it. He was actually part of a clan on his home world. "So, you're saying I come from this clan, I have never heard of them. I would like to one day meet them." The Duchess looked down in sadness when Naruto spoke those words, she let out a sigh and looked away from him. "I'm afraid that is no longer possible." Naruto looked at her in confused "Why is that my lady." She looked out the window with a far off look in her eyes, she watched as the glass city blitzed by. The green of artificial trees flashed as they raced towards the place, she looked back at Naruto.
"During the Mandalorian civil war, your family where quickly rising in power. They had taken many of the cities on Mandalore and was close to capturing the entire system. For the first time in our history the clans put aside their differences and allied to see your clan brought down to ruin. Very few survived if any. It appears who ever birthed you was the last of the clan. That is until you were born, when the jedi came for you, your family tried to stop them. They couldn't and I refused to let there be a battle on my planet. They reluctantly gave you to the jedi and they fled off world. I am sorry."
Naruto looked down in sadness, it was a shame. He had found some answers to his past only to find his family was no more. He looked back up to Satine and gave her a weak smile. "Thank you, my lady. I am grateful you told me a bit of my clans' history." She smiled back and him and put her hand on his shoulder. "It is ok to be upset. They where your kin after all." Naruto nodded and looked out the window. It looked as if they were finally approaching the palace. "I am sad they are gone; however, I take comfort that I am not alone. I have my fellow jedi and I have the force. As long as I have them, I will never be alone."
Satine smiled and hopped out of the now parked speeder. "That is a very mature way of looking at things Naruto. Now if you will excuse me, I must prepare for tonight's festivities." Naruto bowed and looked to the Senators being escorted into the palace. "And I must oversee the Senator's. Thank you again my lady, for teaching me about some of my past." He smiled fondly as he watched the Duchess walk into her palace with her guards. "I see why Obi-Won is in love with her."
Later That Night
Naruto grumbled as he walked out of the grand dining room. He was already frustrated with the formal dinner, throw Senator Taa in the mix and he was ready to explode. Dinner was a dull affair, the whole night he had to sit there and listen to the Senators drone on about politics. After dinner was done everyone decided to rest for tomorrow's peace talks. He walked the halls of the palace and studied the arts that hung on the walls. He was fascinated with the crude stone paintings of the old species called the Taung, the original Mandalorians. Old stone carvings on the first Madalores and a list of their achievements in combat. He stopped however when he entered the thrown room, the thrown was just a simple stone chair to him. What really caught his eye was the stained glass that depicted battles of Mandalorians. The time of the old republic, the Sith and Jedi wars. "Horrible isn't it." He snapped to the rooms entrance and looked to see Satine enter. He bowed and then looked back to the glass.
She stood next to him and looked up the glass with him. "I wouldn't say horrible my lady, I think this artwork is beautiful" She frowned and looked across more of the glass. "True, it is indeed a great piece of art. I just do not like the story it tells; this shows that our peoples where nothing but war mongers. I wish it would disappear."
Naruto looked at Satine and frowned. "While that is true my lady, this is our history. I know you wish for Mandalore to be a neutral and pacifist system. Destroying our history or sweeping it under the rug wont help that" She frowned and looked at him. "How are our people meant to move forward when we still have items like this in our mist, how can we think of the future when we look to the past." Naruto smiled and shook his head at her. "History is the greatest educator my lady, to craft a better future we must look to our past…And not make the same mistakes as we once did" He bowed and proceeded to walk away from the Duchess, hoping she would take his words of wisdom. She watched him leave and then looked back to the stained glass. She smiled when she thought over his words. "Damn jedi and their words of wisdom" She chuckled and decided she too needed to rest for tomorrow.
Naruto walked the halls of the place and was determined to get to his room to rest. He stopped however when he could hear the faint sounds of grunting and loud thuds. He looked down the hall and found the origin of the noises. The thuds and grunts grew louder as he approached the door and he giggled to himself. "Wonder what could be going on in here" He peeked into the door and his perverse grin faded when he saw what was inside.
It looked like a training hall. Its blue tiled floor was scratched and cracked. Thick rubber dummies were scattered around the hall and some of them had knives imbedded in them. He found the source of the grunts in the centre of the hall. He watched as a ginger haired girl, clad in blue Mandalorian armour threw knives at the dummies. He leaned on the doors frame and watched with fascination as the girl jumped round and threw her knives.
She suddenly stopped and stood up straight, she quickly turned and threw a knife towards him. He lazily lifted one of his hands and slowed the knife down. it finally stopped before it touched his palm, and he grinned when the beautiful red head frowned at him. "You know its rude to spy on people" She spat. He grinned before walking over to her. "I wasn't spying, I was observing. Nicely done by the way." He handed her back the knife and she quickly threw it at a dummy across the room. "So, care to explain why your training at this hour the night" The girl began to pluck her knifes out of the dummies and didn't bother to look at him.
"Unlike most on this planet, I wish to keep tradition alive. I will become a warrior like my ancestors. What is a jedi like you doing here in the palace" He handed her a towel that was on the floor and watched as she wiped her sweaty face. "I am here to oversee the peace talks between the republic and the separatist. What about you, is there a reason you're training in a palace." The girl grinned at him and threw the towel back at him. "Yeah, there is actually, I live here."
Naruto's eyes bulged out of his head when he realised who he was talking to. He quickly bowed. "Forgive me lady Bo Katan, I didn't realise it was you." She snorted and began to throw her knifes again at the dummies. "Don't sweat It, I get enough of that shit from everyone I meet. What's with you anyway, walking the halls of a palace alone." Naruto laughed awkwardly at the crude nature of the princess in front of him, he rubbed the back of his as he spoke. "Well I was hoping to learn more about our people so I thought I would explore for a bit"
She stopped mid throw and looked back at him. "Our people, what are you talking about. What did you say your name was again." Naruto laughed and shrugged his shoulders "I didn't mention my name, but seeing as I know yours it's only fair, I introduce myself. Naruto Uzumaki, at your service." Her eyes widened slightly and looked him up and down. He did look Mandalorian sure, but to have a name like Uzumaki was crazy. "Damn you're a Mandalorian jedi, I didn't think those existed." Naruto picked up some knifes on the floor and juggled one in his hand. "Well up until my birth there wasn't, the last one was seven hundred years ago. You could say I am special."
She grinned at his little joke and threw a knife at a dummy. "So, this mission is a chance for you to learn more about your culture huh, didn't the jedi teach you anything." Naruto smiled and looked back at her "Yeah but they didn't go into a lot of detail, they just talked about the wars and the days of the Mandalorian crusade. They didn't teach us about the art, the culture or the history. All my life I have wanted to really know what it means to be a Mandalorian."
Bo looked at him as he began to look at the floor in sadness. She looked him up and down realised he did have a strong build; his blond hair did catch her eye. His blue eyes where captivating and his whisker marks were too cute. She felt her face heat up and she shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts. "Ok, seeing as you're a Mandalorian, its only right you learn the ways of the Mandalore." She walked behind him and adjusted his stance. She spread his legs wide and grabbed his wrist and pushed him closer to her. "Lesson one, knife throwing. This is a better stance for throwing weapons, give it a try." Naruto felt her move from his back and he sighed in sadness when he felt her warmth disappear.
He did as he was told and he threw the knife in his hand, they watched as it sailed towards a dummy and with a flunk, it sunk in near the bullseye. He heard clapping and he looked behind him to see Bo With a proud grin on her face. "Not bad for a fist try, you still got a lot to learn tho." He smiled and then bowed to Bo. "Thanks for the lesson Bo, I have to get some rest for tomorrow. Maybe afterwards you can show me some more about our culture." She blushed and looked away "S-sure thing, I will come find you after the meeting. Goodnight Jedi, Naruto Uzumaki." He laughed as he passed her to get to the exit. "See you tomorrow princess" He laughed even harder when she heard her scream from the hall "DON'T CALL ME THAT"
He finally made it to his room and plopped on the lush bed he had been provided. He was happy to finally meet someone who would teach him about his culture. He couldn't help but think about how cute Bo was. He rubbed his flushed cheeks into his pillow and finally succumbed to sleep.
Next Day, Peace Talks
Naruto sighed as he stood next to Satine, over the past hour he had to watch the republic and the separatist have a battle of wit. These peace talks so far had not gone on smoothly. Both groups had not even started to consider peace and just threw insults at one another. Senator Taa stood from his chair and pointed to the separatist group on the other side of the room. "You show up late to these proceedings, demand us to give up our trade routes and then blame us for the injustice in your systems. If it is a war you want, a war you will get." Satine looked at Naruto and shook her head. He sighed before he stepped in-between the two waring sides. "Might I remined you senator that this meeting is to prevent war. It is clear that both parties are not happy with the current trade routes. I suggest we negotiate a term that allows both parties to trade freely."
A senator from the separatist stood up and angrily pointed at Naruto. "How dare you stand there and act innocent, you are a sided with the republic. We cannot trust you to oversee these proceedings, those trade routes where ours until you tricked the Lothal system into joining the republic." Naruto had no idea how to go about this, it was true all was fine until the Lothal system joined the Republic and cut off trading routes with the Separatists. Satine stood up quickly and address the assembly. "Perhaps a brief recess will do us all some good, let us let cooler heads prevail." Both parties talked amongst themselves before Bail Organa stood and bowed to Satine. "I think that is an excellent idea Duchess, I say we gather again in two hours' time."
Both parties stood, they turned to bow to Satine before leaving to their conference rooms. Naruto remained and watched as everyone filed out of the throne room. Satine walked down the steps of her throne and approached Naruto. "Is there anything we can do to get these parties to stop squabbling like children." Naruto laughed as he followed along with Satine into the living area of the palace. "I don't know my lady, while they have opposing views, I did not think they would hate each other as they do" Satine sighed as she walked the halls of her home. "It's typical for two apposing sides to fight over petty things such as money, resources, and influence. I fear this could lead to a war." Naruto stopped and looked to Satine, his eyes wide with worry.
"Hey, don't say that, no matter what happens today there won't be a war. I'm sure we will solve this issue my lady." Satine smiled and put a hand on his shoulder. "I admire your spirit Naruto; I hope it rubs off on all of these Senators." They laughed as they continued to walk to the family wing. As they approached Satine's room, they noticed the lights had gone out and two of her guard lay on the floor by her door. Satine rushed over to them and checked their pulse. She covered her mouth in shock when she found they where both dead. They both looked to the door when they heard banging and screaming.
Naruto headed over to the door and quickly put Satine behind him. "Careful Duchess, we do not know who is behind that door. Please stay close to me." Naruto pushed the button on the side of the door and watched as they slid open to reveal more horror. In the centre of Satine's room stood a cloaked figure, his arm was outstretched and before him was a floating royal guard. He was gargling and grasping at his throat. They heard a crunch, and the man was dropped to the floor without a care. The cloaked figure dropped his arm and looked to the newcomers. His yellow eyes looked through his cloak and stared straight at them.
"Ah so the princess finally joins me, oh look, she brought a jedi pet with her." Naruto quickly pulled out his sabre and ignited it. "Satine, call the guards, make sure this place is on high alert." Satine was about to run off and do as she was told until she could not feel her body. The cloaked figure held his hand out and lifted her up. He chucked her at the wall on the far side of the room. Naruto watched as she hit the wall with a thud, and she held her right ankle in pain.
Naruto dashed at the figure and slashed downward with his sabre. Naruto saw a flash of red and he felt his sabre meet another. "Ah so you wish to dance with me ay. My master will be pleased when I bring him your sabre as a trophy" He pushed Naruto off and slashed at him from the right. Naruto blocked it and force pushed him back to gain some distance. The Sith before him growled and ran back at him. He jumped up and brought his sabre down, making Naruto sidestep the slash. He kicked the now kneeling down sith and watched as he tumbled backward. Naruto slashed and jabbed at the sith rapidly but found he was too quick and could not hit him.
The sith just laughed as he kept dodging Naruto's attacks. "Is this what they call a jedi, don't make me laugh." The sith caught Naruto's Sabre in a left slash and smiled as he grunted in frustration. "Let me show you the power of a sith, boy." He used his free hand and shot lighting at Naruto stomach, making him fly backwards and crash into a wall. Naruto landed on the floor, and he could still feel the lighting course through his body. "You see jedi, you are weak. Now you must watch as I kill your precious Duchess." Naruto felt numb all over, he could bearly move his arms. His sabre was out of his reach and all he could see was a pointed hair pin on the floor. it had fell off the desk he had landed on and his options where limited. He slowly grabbed the pin and watched the sith drew closer to Satine. He seen him raise his red sabre high as he was about to slash at the cowering Satine. He quickly threw the pin at his hand and smiled in satisfaction when it shot right through his hand. The sith road in pain and dropped his sabre. He looked back at a grinning Naruto and snarled. "You little whelp." He once again shot more lighting at him with his good hand. Naruto wriggled in pain on the floor.
Satine watched in horror as Naruto growled in pain. She could hear the sith laugh loudly at the pain he was causing. "Naruto don't give in to the likes of him, you are a Mandalorian of old, you are a jedi. You can beat him." She didn't know what she was saying, she didn't know what else to do but shout words of encouragement to her protector. Naruto, now on his hands and knees could still feel the searing hot pain of the lighting on his body, he looked to the scared Satine and her words once again echoed in his head. With great effort he slowly stood up and narrowed his eyes at the sith. He slowly put his arm up and focused all of his force into his hand.
The laughing sith soon stopped laughing when he noticed his lighting was losing strength. He watched in worry as the jedi before him began to collect the lighting in his palm. Soon his lighting was cut off and he stood there and watched as a ball of lighting danced in the palm of his opponent. "What, this, this isn't possible, how!" With a roar Naruto threw the ball of lighting back at the sith at breakneck speed and it collided with the sith. He flew back in the air and screamed in agony as the lighting now shot through his body. He hit the floor with a bang and watched as a still steaming Naruto approached him. Naruto used the force to collect his lightsabre and stood before him. "Y-you can't kill me, you're a jedi. Its not in your nature to kill a defenceless life form" He grinned when Naruto stopped, and his blond hair shadowed his eyes. His grin quickly fell off his face when he felt a burning pain shoot through his chest. He looked down to see a black lightsabre through his chest and burn his insides.
He was about to speak but coughed and blood fell out of his mouth. With a hiss the sabre cut off and he fell to the floor, he looked up to Naruto and could see he was looking him in the eye. "Your wrong, I am a jedi, but I am also a Mandalorian." With that he felt himself succumb to darkness and his life had ended. After making sure the sith was dead, Naruto stumbled over to Satine and checked her over.
"Are you alright my lady" She shook with fear but nodded her head. "I am fine, thanks to you. My ankle may be broken I think" They heard the door hiss open and looked to see a full squad of guards enter her room. They all pointed their staffs at Naruto, one stepped forward and growled. "What are you doing with the Duchess" Satine frowned and raised her hand. "Stand down captain, Naruto was my protector. He saved me from my attacker." She pointed at the now dead Sith and they soon relax a little bit. Two of the guard stepped forward and helped the Duchess to her feet.
"Captain see to it that Naruto receives medical aid quickly." Naruto chucked and rubbed his right arm. "Do not worry about me captain, just make sure the Duchess is looked after. I will be fine Satine, I need to inform the Senators of these recent events. I think we should conclude our talks tomorrow" Satine smiled as she walked out the door with her guards. "Yes Naruto, I think that would be for the best … Thank you, for saving my life" Naruto blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "Don't mention it Duchess, just make sure you get better soon." Satine had finally left and he looked back to the sith on the floor. He swiftly picked up his lightsabre and held it in front of his face. "A shame, I hear the sith corrupt kyber crystals to obtain their colour. I can feel the hate and anger in the crystal, truly a shame" He pocketed the sabre and began to search the siths corpse for any clues of who his so-called master was. The only thing he found was a single triangular dark red Holocron.
His eyes bulged in shock, to think this sith had access to ancient knowledge from the siths of old. He pocketed the Holocron and finally stood up to leave and inform the senators of the attack on the Duchess "Damn, the council are gonna have a heart attack when they hear about all of this."
The Next Day
Satine Sat on her thrown and smiled as she watched the now calm negations take place in front of her. Bec Lawise stood on the Separatists side the room and addressed the council. "In light of the recent attack on the Duchess, we agree that we of the confederacy will trade with the trade federation for the next two years. With the condition that the republic in that time will establish new trade routes that will not conflict with ours." Senator Organ stood and approached Bec "We of the republic agree to these terms, we too believe that last night's attack was a perfect example why we should settle these issues peacefully" The pair then shook hand and smiled at their fellow Senators as they applauded them.
Satine slowly stood from her throne and leaned on one of the arm rests as she looked to the group in front of her. "I am very pleased to see these proceedings ending in peace. Let this be an example for all future meetings between these two sides. I thank you all for your service to your political groups. I now happily declare these proceedings over." All the Senators stood and bowed to the Duchess. They all filed out of the throne room once again and she sighed in relief.
Naruto approached her and held his arm out to her. "Dcushess please allow me to escort you to your chambers. You should now take this time to rest." She smiled at him before taking his arm, he carefully led her down the stairs of her throne and they began to walk to the family wing once again. "Well, this has been an interesting couple days wouldn't you say" She chuckled and shook her head "interesting it not a word I would use, we where almost killed by a mad man" Naruto grinned. "yeah, but I stopped him, and we stopped a war from breaking out. I would call that a win." Satine pointed at a door he had never seen before, and Naruto headed over to it. "Yes, I suppose you're right. I would like to thank you again for saving my life." Naruto entered the door and supported Satine as she entered too. "You have no need to thank me, all I did was my duty as a jedi … and a Mandalorian." The duchess let go of Naruto and proceeded to head over to a chest that sat at the foot of a bed. She opened it up and gestured for Naruto to look inside.
"Be that as it may Naruto. You saved my life and for that I will forever be grateful. I got you a gift, I won't take no for an answer." Naruto shook his head and headed over to the chest. He looked down into the chest and his heart had stopped. He slowly reached in and pulled out his gift, he held it up into the light and couldn't believe his eyes. In his hand was a Mandalorian chest plate, its Beskar plates where a dark black. Each plates edge where covered in gold and on the right plate that covered the heart was a white painted mythosaur.
He looked to the rest of the armour in the chest and found they matched the colours of his chest plate. "This armour belonged to my father, he used to wear it when he went into battle" He looked at Satine in shock and couldn't believe what she had said. "S-satine I can't take this; this belongs with you" Satine shook her head and smiled. "I want nothing to do with the old ways of Mandalore, I will remember my father with other trinkets of his. This armour was meant to be used, not collecting dust in a box. I believe you should be the one to wear it. I had the plates put on clothing of your size, so it should fit. Now get changed, I will wait for you in the throne room."
Naruto watched Satine leave and he quickly looked back to the chest. He sighed before he began to take his jedi robes off. He put on his pants first, he looked to his knee plates and could see the rocket launchers loaded on either side. He put on his chest piece and was surprised at how well the two pieces fitted him. He slid on his right gauntlet, its flame thrower tank indicated full and grinned when he seen his whistling birds armed and ready. He put on his left gauntlet and smiled when he seen two small nuzzles of its built-in blaster. He slid on a pair of black boots, and he felt the Beskar plates lean against his feet. He strapped the black and gold jet pack on the back of his chest plate and was surprised how light it was. He looked to the last piece of armour and smiled when he seen his reflection in the visor of the Mandalorian helm. He hooked it on the left side of his ammo belt and on the other side he hooked his sabre on. He finished it off by putting on his brown jedi robe and sighed in satisfaction.
He quickly left the room and rushed to the throne room to see Satine. He found her stood in the centre with her guards and she smiled when she seen him approach. "Well, I never thought I would be happy to see someone wear Mandalorian armour again" Naruto stood up straight and out a hand on his hip. "Well, I aim to impress my lady, thank you for the gift, its perfect." She moved closer to him; she caught him off guard when she gave him a small hug. "You wear it well Naruto, you deserve it. May I be bold and ask one final favour of you before you go?" Naruto stepped back and was surprised to see Satine Nervous. "Ask me anything my lady, if I can do it, I will be more then happy to help." She smiled before shakingly pulling out an envelope from the inside of her dress. She handed it to Naruto and whispered. "I cannot tell you this in front of the Senators so I must do it here before I see them off at port. I have a friend in the jedi order, he is called Obi-Wan Kenobi. Could you please give him this letter from me. I haven't seen or heard from him in a long time."
Naruto smiled before gripping the letter with his gloved hand. He quickly put it inside his jedi robe. "Of course, Satine, I understand. Your secret is safe with me." She smiled and gave him a small bow. "Thank you, Naruto, now I must be off. I must meet the Senators at the port, please do not take to long. I am sure they are all eager to get home." He bowed back and watched as she left with her royal guard. He was honestly shocked with Satine's gift, but he was more shocked that she trusted him with the secret of her forbidden love with Obi-Wan. He was broken from his thoughts when he felt a hand slap his behind. He jumped in shock and looked behind him to see a grinning Bo Katan. "You looking good there whiskers, you now look like a real Mandalorian." He blushed slightly before laughing "Yeah thanks, your sister thought it would be a good idea to reward me for saving her life." Bo smiled back at him and stepped closer to him. "Yeah, I heard about that, thank you for saving her. Me and Satine may not see eye to eye when it comes to politics, but she is still my sister. I also wanted to give you something" She handed him an old brown covered book Titled "The Mandalore" He took it and held it in front of him. "It's a book filled with songs and poems of Mandalore, I hope you like it" Naruto smiled before holding it to his armoured chest. "I love it Bo, thank you. I'm sorry but I really should get going."
As he was about to turn and leave Bo quickly grabbed him by the scruff of his jedi cloak and pulled him in for a kiss. His eyes widened in shock, and he quickly stepped back. She looked down nervously, "S-sorry, I thought that with you lea-. She was interrupted when Naruto Kissed her back, she felt his arms wrap round her lower back and she leaned into his body. They broke apart after a minute and she looked at him with a flushed face. He grinned at her and then started to walk out of the palace. "You don't have to say anything Bo, I feel the same way." She began to tear up at the though of never seeing him again. She seen him lazily wave back at her, not even looking in her direction. "Don't worry princess, I will keep in touch. That's a promise, Believe it." With that he finally exited the palace leaving her alone in the throne room. She smiled through her tears and began to cover her face with her hands. "I know you will, you idiot."
DAMN that was a long chapter, well guys what do you think. I was going to include a lot more in this chapter but though it was best to save it for later chapters. Please let me know what you guys think and if you have any suggestions, please let me know. I hope you are enjoying the story so far and I hope I keep making you guys happy. Thanks again for reading and following. Stay tuned for more, see you guys later.
