Anuvuin: episode #10 The Purchase of Tatooine
Part 1
Previously: Palpatine is now known as Senator Palpatine, yes, he got elected, Shmi and Summoner had another son: Owen. And now we move to things that happen within a timeframe of 4 years.
Never mind, that�s going to have to take place at the very end of Part 1. Instead, we�ll go to the Maurders. The last we left them, they just failed in their plans with the Republic heir�and now, a few years later, they have something new. It was Stu�s idea. Stu comes to Mr. Orange Idiot and says, �Master, I have another idea. We barely have many planets in our system�what if we were to go after another planet?� Mr. Orange Idiot raises his eyebrows. �Oh yeah, what is it�� �Well, sir Tatooine�s close to our sector�I was wondering if we could maybe purchase it. Who wants it anyway�it�s mostly wasteland.� �Then why would we want it?� �To add another planet to our list�you know, it�s popular for the scum of the galaxy�. a lot of smugglers and pilots can be found there. It would be good business for us. And there�s a new kind of sport that I would like to bring to Tatooine: pod racing. All the canyons and rock formations would make up the perfect place for such a thing. And there is much gambling involved�� �I see your point, Stu. I will consider it.� A year later, Mr. Orange Idiot has agreed to purchase the planet from the Republic. Supreme Chancellor Locon Spellbinder steps down from office that same year, and a new Supreme Chancellor is elected, Chancellor Valorum. You had to be in the Senate at least 9 years before you could even be nominated for Supreme Chancellor. The Senate agreed to grant the Maurders Tatooine for a dear price. Locon decided the pressures of being Supreme Chancellor were too much for him. Shortly after the purchase of Tatooine (all residents living there were given a fair warning), a Hutt named Jabba the Hutt became the Maurder in charge of running things on Tatooine. So, Jabba created a Palace for himself there, complete with dancing girls. Jabba was strange about that�he absolutely loved them! Jabba�s top person was someone named Bib Fortuna. Pod racing was introduced to Tatooine, and was an instant success. Pod racing is very fast, and very dangerous. Humans cannot do it�or at least no human yet has been able to. Other species can do it due to special organs and things. And with the Pod racing came two other things to Tatooine: gambling and slavery. New shops opened up in the major spaceports, and demand for slaves grew. The Republic now no longer ruled Tatooine, thus there were no anti-slavery laws. This planet was one of the very few that had slavery. Now, as you might have guessed, this has affected a certain family: the Skywalker�s. When news of this reached them, they could really do nothing. Lowdun and Mary still lived in Anchorhead. Summoner, Shmi, Rhun, and Owen lived in a neighboring homestead to Summoner�s parents. Brax however, opted not to stay on Tatooine, and of course Ellen does not live there. A lot of creatures were attracted to Tatooine, including one large blue-bug like flying thing named Watto. He came to Tatooine for the purpose of becoming a slaver, and that is just what he did. You�ll learn more abut him later, don�t worry. For the next episode, we�ll go to a pilot/mechanic named Ric Olie.
Until next time!
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