Meanwhile, Qui Gon, Padme, Jar Jar and R2 soon made their way into Mos Espa, though walking through the sand was now easier in the city, but it was far more crowded.
"Moisture farmers make their home here." Qui Gon explained. "Some indigenous tribes and scavengers too, But spaceports around here are mostly havens for those who don't wish to be found."
"Like us." Said Padme, glancing around at the inhospitable environment.
"At least wesa be safe from de federation." Said Jar Jar.
"For now." Said Qui gon, as they continued onward. "But still we must be cautious."
They soon entered deeper into the city, they suddenly found themselves confronted by a Rodian with a blaster.
"Hey you lot!" He drew out a Blaster as he drawled. "Hand over all your Money!"
Jar Jar's hand went up at once! Padme assumed a combat stance as R2 bleeped in alarm, Qui gon however remained calm.
"You don't need our Money." He said with a wave of his hand. "You're sorry you've bothered us."
"I don't need your Money." Said the Rodian, lowering his blaster as if in a stupor. "I'm sorry I bother you."
"We're looking for a T-14 Hyperdrive generator." Said Qui gon.
"Ask Watto." Said the Rodian as he walked off. "He's got everything you need."
"And where are we to find this Watto?" Padme asked.
Qui Gon's attention was drawn to a nearby shop. "We'll try one of the smaller dealers, perhaps they can tell us about this Watto."
And they walked towards a shop with a tower of junk behind it. Inside they were met by a pudgy blue gray alien with wings, who flew up from the counter to greet them.
"Ah good day to you." He said in an alien language. "The Names Watto, What do you want?"
"I'm looking for parts for a J-type 327 Nubian." Said Qui Gon.
"Ah, Nubian! Yes, we have lots of that." Watto replied in Basic. "What kind of parts?"
"Our Droid has a readout of what we need." Said Padme, gesturing to R2.
"Of course." Said Watto, before calling out. "Boy! Come in here!"
A small boy then scurried into the shop, Looking to be about 12 years old and had light brown hair, rough and ragged clothes and spoke back in the same language as Watto. "I was cleaning the hyperdrives, Sir."
"Just tend to the shop." Watto replied. "I've got customers to talk to." He turned back to Qui Gon. "Why don't we head out back, Anakin here will look after your friends."
And Watto led Qui gon outside, while Anakin looked up at Padme. "You new around here?" He asked, as he sat at the counter and began polishing a piece of Metal.
"You could say that." Said Padme.
"You from the moons of Iego?" The boy asked. "I heard the deep space pilots talk about these creatures called Angels, and are said to be the most beautiful creatures in the universe."
"Yussa means a Diathim?" Jar Jar asked.
"A Diathim?" Asked Anakin.
"I believe they're the angels you're talking about." Said Padme. "It's a common misconception to call them Angels."
"Oh." Said Anakin. "I mostly just listen to what the traders and pilots in the cantina have to say." He gave Padme a sidelong look. "I'm a pilot, you know, and someday, I'm gonna fly away from this Rock!"
"You're a pilot?" Asked Padme, not believing a boy his age could be one.
"All my life." Said Anakin.
"How long have you been working here?" Padme pressed.
"Since I was… three I think." Said Anakin. "My mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, But she lost us betting on the pod races with Watto, he's a better Master than Gardulla."
Padme and Jar Jar were floored by this explanation. "Y-Yussa a slave?" Jar Jar asked.
"I'm a person!" The boy snapped indignantly.
"We're sorry." Said Padme, apologetically. "This is a… strange world to us, I don't fully understand…"
Jar Jar then looked at a small droid folded up on a gonk droid, he curiously touched it, and it sprang to life, knocking over a few droids and making Jar Jar jump.
"That's a pit droid." Said Anakin. "Just hit the nose to shut it back down."
Jar Jar did so and the droid returned to his original appearance.
Meanwhile,
At Captain Negs house, The Turbo Rangers were set about doing various chores, tending the backyard, helping Negs wife and protocol droid with the cooking, feeding the beast in the cage, and making sure the electricity was working, They found Escape nearly impossible as the door was armed with artificial Intelligence and an advanced system of laser cannons, it was apparently called a Model Dz5 security door.
All the while, T.J. and Carlos silently made their way to the lower levels of the house, where the gang's rides were maintained, along with a few droids, among them, Alpha-6, still deactivated and fussed over by two of Negs lackeys.
"So what did the Captain want to do with this thing again?" Asked a Nautoin grunt.
"Probably gonna dump it on Watto." Replied a Kintan, as he fiddled around with Alpha systems. "This thing could sell for some cheap wupiupi."
Probably with the tech this buddy packs." Said the Nautoin, as he fiddled with Alphas systems, the Robot came to life at once.
"Yo Yo Yo! What the heck is-" Alpha 6 then stopped. "Wha… where am I?!"
"Ah, guess we woke him up." Said the Kintan, he turned to the Nautoin. "Go find a restraining bolt."
The Nautoin went over to a box of parts, but as he did, Carlos and T.J. quickly jumped out, with Carlos delivering a kick that sent the Nautoin flying into a tow of stationary medical droids, the Kintan pulled out a Blaster, but T.J. quickly ran up, disarmed the thug, and knocked Him out with a Karate chop to the neck.
"Are you alright Alpha?" T.J. asked.
"I suppose so…" Said Alpha. "Suffering circumfuse… that bolt was strong…"
He slowly got off the bench and onto his feet, T.J. and Carlos supporting him.
"What about the Mini Chamber?" Asked Carlos. "Do you still have it?"
Alpha steadied himself and pulled out the requested mcguffin in question, showing it was unharmed.
"Good." Said T.J. "Let's get to the others and get out of here."
And they quickly left the workshop.
Meanwhile,
Watto led Qui gon and R2 through the dusty piles of junk, which a few droids were working on. "And beyond this point, I'll have the required parts, though it might be cheaper to buy a new ship, Heh Heh Heh." He laughed. "Speaking of which, who do you plan to pay for all this?"
"I have 20,000 Republic dataries." Said Qui gon. "All for you."
"Republic credits?" Watto asked. "Republic credits are no good out here, I need something more local, Like Peggets."
"I don't have peggets." Said Qui on, as he waved his hand. "But Republic credits will do fine."
"No, they won't." Watto rebuked.
Qui gon was stunned. "Credits will do fine."
"No, they won't!" Watto protested. "What, you think you're some kind of Jedi, waving your hand around my face like that!? I'm a Toydarian! We're immune to the force! Mind tricks don't work on me! Only money! No money! No parts! No deal! And no one else has a T-14 Hyperdrive, I promise you that!"
Dejected, Qui gon went back to the shop and collected Padme and Jar Jar.
"I'm glad to have met you Anakin." Said Padme as they left.
"I was glad to meet you too!" Anakin called out, just as Watto flew in.
"Bah, Outlanders." He sneered at Huttones. "They think we know nothing."
"They seemed nice to me." Said Anakin.
Watto sniffed. "Clean the racks, then you can go home."
"Yipee." Said Anakin dully, as he went about his work.
Meanwhile,
Back at Neg's house, Justin, Ashley, Cassie and Tomo were working on a machine called a vaporator, extracting water from the sand.
"So, do you think there is a way out?" Asked Ashley.
"There is a side exit behind those crates." Said Tomo, pointing towards the crates. "But the door is powered by a generator. If we destroy it, we could flee from here."
"And then we could find someplace off this rock!" Said Cassie.
"But what about T.J., Carlos and Alpha?" Asked Justin.
Suddenly, there was an uproar from inside the house, Blaster shots could be heard, and the Rodian goon standing guard at the back entrance was suddenly kicked off and sent plummeting over the side, and out came, T.J., Carlos and Alpha 6, ascending down the stairs.
"Guys! Quick!" Said T.J. as he took the Mini Chamber from Alpha. "We've gotta Morph!"
As the Rangers quickly huddled together, Neg came out with a rifle and his band of Thugs.
"Hey!" He shouted. "Get back to work! And give up your droid or you're dead!"
"That's what you'll expect we'll do!" T.J. retorted. "SHIFT INTO TURBO!"
And with synchronized movements, the Rangers transformed into their more powerful selves. "Power Rangers Turbo!"
"What in Nal Hutta was that?!" Neg asked in confusion.
At that moment, The beast suddenly burst out of his cage, causing everyone to turn towards it as it roared.
"Ah! The Pets out! Shoot it!" Cried Neg as Tuskle the Weequay shot at the beast, it roared in pain and bounded up the building, causing Neg and goons to retreat back inside in Terror.
"Now is our chance to escape!" Said Tomo and they all made their way towards the side exit, Red and Yellow Ranger quickly damaged it with some well placed punches and kicks, Allowing the Rangers, Alpha 6 and Tomo to flee through the door.
Once outside, They found the Ithorian woman from before, still sitting by the stairs, when she saw Tomo she stood up in joy. "Tomo!"
"Mother!" Tomo exclaimed as he rushed to embrace her.
"Are you Tomo's mom?" Asked Justin.
"Yes, Strangers." The Ithorian woman. "Captain Neg kidnapped my Son, He always promised to free him one day, But I knew he was a liar, I was waiting for a great Jedi to come help us but…"
"What's a Jedi?" Asked Carlos.
"The Guardians of Peace and Justice in the Republic." Explained the Mother. "And masters in wielding the force… I wish I could explain more, But Tomo and I have to go before Neg comes after us, You should do the same."
As another roar from Neg's house was heard, followed by the sound of screams and stone breaking.
"W-We'll do just that." Said Ashley.
And so, saying their final goodbyes to Tomo, the Rangers and Alpha took off through the streets of Mos Espa.
To Be Continued.
And there you have it, The newest chapter of Power Rangers and the Phantom Menace, I hope you all enjoyed this. It's the introduction of Anakin and Watto and also shows the Rangers escaping Captain Neg, and in the next Chapter, they finally meet Qui Gon and friends! You can be sure of that. :)
Also, I would like to take a moment, to bring up the sad passing, of Alan Rachins, who was best known for Playing Norman Osborn in Spectacular Spider Man and the Clock King in the DC Animated Universe, He lived to be 82 years old, RIP Alan Rachins, thoughts and prayers go out to the Family.
Anyway, now with that out of the way, You can be sure that next updates will be focused on Fazbear Terrors and Carrie White, Jedi of the Old Republic next, Please read and check out those stories if you haven't already, I also might make new chapters for Star Wars Rebellion Unleashed and Sonic DiC too, who knows, But I'll just leave that up to you, Be sure to leave a fave, follow and review for my stories.
Stay Tuned for now. :)