12 Chapter 12: Tatooine
"Here master, Tatooine. It's small, out of the way, the trade federation has no presence there" Obi-wan pointed to the planet on a holo device.
"How can you be so sure?" the Captain asked
"It's controlled by the hutts" Qui-gon said slowly.
"You can't take her royal highness there, the hutts are gansters, if they discover her.." the captain started to complain.
"It would be no different than if we landed on a system world controlled by the federation, except the hutts aren't looking for her which gives us the advantage" Qui-gon left to inform Sabe of his decision. I stood outside and listened in to Qui-gon explaining the situation, how we would land on tatooine and he would go and retrieve the spare parts for the ship.
Seeing no reason to protect 'the queen' and because The trip towards tatooine wouldn't take long I headed towards the droid compartment to find Padme cleaning R2-D2 talking to Jar Jar.
"Hello there little one" I spoke to R2
'beep' 'biip' 'beep' (Hello, my name is R2-D2) R2 let out a series of beeps. Thanks to my Mechu-Deru skill I was able to understand what he was saying.
"A pleasure to meet you R2-D2, you did good work out there I thank you" I smiled at the small droid.
'beep' 'biip' 'beep' (I was just doing my job)
"Even so you saved lives today, that's nothing to sneeze at" I let out a small chuckle.
'beep' 'biip' 'beep' (I cannot sneeze)
"Hahahahaha" I let out a long laugh at R2's statement
"What did he say?" Padme asked curious as to what was going on.
"Nothing, it's nothing, R2 was just being unintentionally funny"
'beep' 'biip' 'beep' (Who said it was unintentional) R2's beeping seemed to have gotten deeper, almost as if he was annoyed.
"We will be arriving at tatooine soon, I would get ready if I was you" I said to Padme as I left the compartment.
Looks like I will have to deal with Anakin and Maul now.
'Ding'
[Quest - Change the fate of Anakin Skywalker - Make sure that Anakin doesn't fall to the dark side or kill him - Reward: ???]
'Ding'
[Quest - Escape from or Kill Darth Maul - Make sure that you and your companions leave tatooine alive - Reward ???]
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Outer Rim
Tatooine
Tatooine seems to have been accurately portrayed in the films, It was a planet of 100% desert, if it wasn't for the moisture farms draining water from the atmosphere no it would be uninhabitable. We headed towards Mos Espa, one of the few port cities on the planet. As per the cannon we landed a few kilometres away from the city for safety.
Just getting close to the city I could feel small electrical devices moving all over the city, each one had a small explosive charge imbedded inside. For the first time since coming to this universe I felt a sickening feeling, if I wasn't immune to it's affects I would have most certainly taken a step towards the dark side.
"James? Would you accompany me to the settlement" Padme called out to me, she had changed clothes to be more suitable to the desert, my feather was still firmly planted in her hair.
"Very well your majesty" I made a slight bow.
"Please call me Padme" she looked around in case anyone was watching but I couldn't sense anyone so I paid it no mind.
"Padme, you must understand that this isn't the republic's domain, any laws or customs that you will be used to may not even exist here, the worst type of people come from places like this"
"I am aware of that, but I am curious as to what this place is actually like" she let out a small smile.
"Alright then, but you must stay close to me at all times" I know that if everything goes as planned the Hutts would never know she was here and everything would be fine.
she nodded and headed to tell Sabe and the Captain about her decision.
"You can't your majesty, if the hutts discover you... I don't even want to think about it" The captain was obviously very against the idea.
"Don't worry Captain, I will take care of her" I looked at the captain who seemed to think for a few moments before give me a slow nod. He understood how powerful I was and although he wasn't very happy with her decision he could see it would be impossible to talk Padme out of her decision.
Qui-gon, R2 and Jar Jar were leaving the ship when Padme the captain and I came up behind them.
"Wait... Wait the queen is curious about this place and has request that you take her handmaiden with you" The captain explained to Qui-gon who was frowning at the prospect.
"This is not a good idea, I can't protect you out here" Qui-gon said looking at Padme.
"Don't worry Master Jedi, I will take care of Padme, I trust that your Padawan is able to keep the queen safe while we are away, yes?"
"Very well, but you should stay close" he said nodding.
Looking in to the distance I could barley see the edge of the city. Although it had only been a few minutes the heat already made me feel uncomfortable.
"How long will it take to walk?" I asked looking at Qui-gon
"About 45 minutes, maybe 40 if he hurry"
"Too long" I took down my hood and the upper half of my robe. I Ignored the looks I was getting from Qui-gon and Jar Jar and let my wings loose, for the first time Qui-gon had let out a voice of surprise.
"How unusual" Qui-gon said examining my wings. I could see him notice the feather in Padme's hair which seemed to make him let out a small smile.
"Please do no resist Master Jedi" I said looking at Qui-gon. After a few moments of contemplation he gave me a small nod. I used TK to lift them all off the ground and using my wings to fly towards the city with the 4 of them in tow.
I felt a dark sensation as we got closer to the city, it is indescribable to sense the anger, resentment and other negative emotions coming off another person. Qui-gon also seems to have noticed something but is unable to get any kind of clear sense of what it is. The Jedi order has weakened to such a degree they cannot sense a user of the Dark side with all the negative emotions he is letting off. I suppose given the Jedi are meant to reject these feelings they maybe weakening their own detection abilities.
I landed us all just outside the city. As to not draw attention to us anymore than we would already.
"We need to find a small dealer" Qui-gon took the words out do my mouth as we head towards a small store with lots of broken machines inside and a whole scrapyard out the back.
Entering the store Watto the Toydarian welcomed us with open arms, looking at him he seemed fatter than in the movies. 'How exactly do his wings support that kind of weight' I thought.
"I need a part for a Nubian J-327" Qui-gon explained.
"Hmmm a Nubian huh, yes we have lots of that" He said scratching his hairy chin, I could see pure greed in his eyes, he was already trying to work out how to get as much money out of us as he could.
I got my first look at Anakin as he walked in to the shop, Watto spoke to him in a language I didn't know and Anakin spoke back in it. Although he looked a little skinny for his age he still had plenty of energy, I wondered if the force was nourishing him, Starkiller was able to survive for weeks with food or water, relying on only the force.
