Their journey across the desert did not take as long as the Rangers expected, their captors' vehicles were pretty fast, and the two suns above didn't seem to bother them as much as before.
"We're are they taking us?" Carlos asked T.J.
"I don't know." T.J. said, as he struggled with his bonds. "But I'm more worried about what these guys will do to Alpha."
From the other speeder, Justin spoke up. "What kind of aliens are these-?"
"Oy! No talkin back there!" Barked the Weequay, Whose Speeder bike was the one Justin was being carried on. "You'll be needed for labor back at our keep in Mos Espa.
The Rangers said nothing, as Captain Neg and his crew sped towards what looked like a large city off in the distance, mostly consisting of dome shaped buildings made of stone of some kind, with all sorts of strange beings wandering around, unaware of a ship passing over them.
Meanwhile,
On the other side of the desert, the Naboo ship landed on the city's outskirts, Qui gon entered the engine room, where Obi Wan was looking over the hyperdrive.
"The hyperdrive generators gone, Master." Said Obi Wan. "We're going to need a new one."
"That will complicate things." Qui gon sighed. "Be wary Obi Wan, I sense a disturbance in the force."
"I feel it too." Said Obi Wan. "Evan more since we got here."
"Tell Captain Panaka not to send any more transmissions." Said Qui gon. "I'm taking Jar Jar and the astromech and going to the city."
"Yes Master." Said Obi Wan as his Master left.
Later.
Qui gon was half way from the ship with Jar Jar and R2 right behind him, they stopped suddenly, when they heard Captain Panaka call out to them, He hurried up to them, followed by Padma, now dressed in Blue and gray.
"Her Highness commands that you take this handmaiden with you too." Panaka explained.
"No more commands from her highness today, Captain." Said Qui gon. "The spaceport is not going to be pleasant."
"The queen wishes it." Insisted Panaka. "She's curious about the planet."
Qui gon sighed, still feeling this was a bad idea.
"This is not a good idea." Said Qui gon. "Stay close to me."
"Don't worry." Said Padme. "I'm trained in self defense."
And so, Qui gon continued towards the city, with Jar Jar, R2 and Padme behind him.
Meanwhile,
As soon as they arrived in the port, Neg and his gang dismounted and escorted their prisoners to their main house, Which was a large building with only a single flight of stairs being the only visible entrance, as they were marched up, the rangers noticed a hammerhead like alien, sitting beside the stairs, Neg seamed to ignore it, as he and his lackeys led the rangers up to the main room.
"Now then, Take them to the stockades." He ordered, as two more of them took Alpha down to another room. "They'll do extra labor, Tomo could use the help."
Negs thugs did as they were bid and took the Rangers outside, where a row of cages were, inside one of them, was a younger Hammerhead creature, similar to the one outside, and inside another, to Carlos shock, was a huge furry creature, struggling to break out of the cage and let out grunts and snarls.
"Oy!" Said the Weequay lieutenant to two guards, a Garn and a Rodian. "Get the prods!"
The two thugs quickly got some electric prods and tazed the beast, lolling it into submission.
"There, that'll shut it up for a while." The Weequay said, whose name was Tuskle. "Now, get em prisoners indoctrinated."
The guards then situated the prisoners in their cages, closing the gates to them and putting Justin in the cell with the Hammerhead creature. Once this was done, They left a few guards out, while Tuskle and the rest went back inside.
"Are you new slaves?" Asked the Creature, Who seemed to speak English.
"Uh yeah." Said Justin. "Who are you? And what is this place?"
"My name is Tomo." Said the Alien. "And this is the planet, Tatooine, On the outer rim of the Galaxy."
"The Galaxy?" Asked T.J. from his own cell, which he shared with Cassie. "You mean you're an Alien?"
"I am an Ithoiran." Said Tomo. "We come from the planet, Ithor, But many species are known to inhabit the rest of the Galaxy, and hail from many different worlds at once, what planet are you from?"
"Earth." Said Ashley. "Do you know it?"
"No." Said Tomo. "I don't think I have."
"So how do we get out of here?" Asked Carlos.
"Not by ourselves that's for sure." Said Tomo. "Captain Neg's thugs will be watching us as we do our chores around the House and if they set that beast on us…"
He pointed a shaky finger at the Monster in the cage over yonder.
"Don't worry Tomo." Said Cassie. "We'll get out of this."
"I hope so." Tomo replied. "My mother waits outside for help, I just hope it comes soon."
"And hopefully, We'll be able to save Alpha too." Added Carlos.
And with that, The Ranger had to be content.
To Be Continued.
Well, Now the Rangers are in Mos Espa, and they're certainly in a sticky situation. They'll probably escape and meet Qui Gon and Co. when they break out, And then the story won't be as split, thank god.
Now as for the Characters of Tomo and Captain Neg, they come from the Star Wars Phantom Menace video game of 1999, and serve as one of the side missions in Mos Espa, I'm using them to integrate the Rangers into the main story.
Sorry it's a bit short, But it's all I could come up with for now, But I'll be writing more. Don't worry, In fact, I might start writing another Chapter for my Carrie story, for which this story is a prequel.
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