Blue Waters: episode #20 Anakin and Samantha
Previously: Bail and Samantha were talking when Shmi entered to give C-3PO and R2-D2 to Bail at Anakin�s suggestion. Shmi and Samantha talked. Samantha recognized Shmi. Samantha was talking when she was called by comlink to report to her palace. When she got there, she met Anakin.
�I am Queen Samantha.� Anakin looks puzzled,� but I thought you were Amidala.� �I am�but this is my real name. Who are you?� �Anakin,� he says. �Anakin Skywalker.� She just stares at him in total surprise. He smiles at both her shock and recognition of his name. �I told you I wouldn�t always be a little boy.� �Yes you did�please come in.� Anakin follows her into the Coruscant Palace. Once they�re inside, Anakin says, �how come you�re the Queen of Coruscant and last thing I knew you were the Queen of Naboo?� Samantha says,� that�s a long story. My real parents were the king and queen of Coruscant�I didn�t know when I as on Naboo�it was part of my protection. My full name is Samantha Amidala Jedi.� Anakin smiled and said, �and mine is Anakin Luke Skywalker.� It was now Samantha�s turn to smile. �You have to tell me all about your life since we last saw each other on Naboo.� Anakin says, �Well, I met my family�the rest of it. Oh, and I freed all the slaves on Tatooine. I got to see my mother again. The whole story with my family is that my father sold my mother when she was pregnant with me to the Hutts. That�s how we became slaves. I have 2 brothers named Rhun and Owen. I lived with them for a very short time, but was able to tell that neither Rhun nor my father liked me. Owen was nice to me.� This entire conversation Samantha would remember, names included when a certain upcoming event happens in Blue Waters. Anakin says, �it�s nice to see you again, but I have to tell you why I�m here. I�m on a secret mission to protect you. You are to come with me when I fight in the Clone Wars. It has to be a secret. We�re to leave right away.� So queen Samantha gathers her things and tell her parents what�s going on. I think I�m going to have to do a time jump because Blue Waters has to last for 3 years, and Anakin must be 21 at the end of Blue Waters to make the story work. I can�t do the time jump yet�but I will do one soon. Anyway, Anakin and Samantha went off on his ship together. Once he got them into hyperspace, he turned towards her. �This should be interesting�me both a Jedi Knight and a protector.� Queen Samantha had admired Anakin when she had known him before, but now she admired him on a new level. Somehow the age difference between 18 and 23 seemed less than 9 and 14, even though it was still the same difference. �What was she thinking,� she told herself. �He probably already has a girlfriend.� (Okay, I have to plan out the next part here.) Okay, pretend that Anakin�s birthday is coming up (his birthday is August 3oth, remember)�it�ll be in a week. Samantha�s is July 20, so she�s already 24. That�ll be the first time jump. So the time is now a month after Anakin was first assigned protecting the Queen. Anakin�s after a Maurder ship when 10 Maurder ships attack from behind out of nowhere. Anakin jerks the ship to the right. �Don�t worry, I know what I�m doing.� He�s afraid to touch her because he doesn�t know how she feels towards him. He is beginning to really like her by now. There�s a nearby planet in which he lands. The Maurders follow. As soon as they land, Anakin grabs Samantha�s hand. �This way!� Anakin and Samantha run into a forest. Anakin would have destroyed them if they were clones (the pursuing Maurders), but they were not�it was Mr. Orange Idiot and Stu Stupid themselves. After about 10 minutes of running, Anakin glances behind himself. �I think we lost them.� On the planet that they are now on, the sun is setting and it is one of the prettiest sunsets Anakin has ever seen. Maybe if it hadn�t been for the beautiful sunset and the forest, Anakin would not have had the courage to say the following words, �Samantha, I need to tell you something. I want to talk to you now, before I lose this moment.�
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