Star Wars - Episode I Journal - Anakin Skywalker by Todd Strasser Page B
Authors: Todd Strasser
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Padmé arrived with the older guy and the astromech droid unit.
They asked what had happened. I told them that Sebulba had picked a fight with the frog man and that I’d broken it up.
I guess the older man was surprised that I’d done that, because he gave me a strange look. As if he thought he saw something, but wasn’t sure. It wouldn’t be the last time he’d look at me that way. But it would be a while until I knew what it meant.
Third Entry
Jedi Secrets
We started to walk through the market. As usual, it was crowded with beings of every size and shape. Plus speeders, droids, and wagons pulled by eopies and giant, tame banthas. The man was still looking for the hyperdrive parts he needed for a J-type 327 Nubian. I was just glad to be with Padmé again. In a selfish way I hoped the man would have a lot of trouble finding the parts. Once he had that hyperdrive working, they’d all be going far, far away.
My friend Jira was up ahead. Her fruit stand was really just a ragged, sun-bleached awning stretched over a frame of poles. The awning provided shade for the fruit she sold. I thought since Padmé and the others were strangers here, they might like to try some local food. Tatooine doesn’t offer much, but we do have some interesting fruit.
Jira is old and bent, and has gray hair. Her clothes are patched and ragged, but they’re always clean. The heat of the twin suns is hard on her. When I told her about the cooling unit I’d found in Watto’s junk heap, she was really happy. Then I asked to buy four pallies. Pallies are sweet, juicy fruits grown at underground farms on Tatooine. I was pretty certain the strangers would like them.
As I took some truguts out of my pocket to pay for the fruit, one of the coins fell to the ground. The man bent down to pick it up, and I saw something amazing.
Under those farmer clothes was a lightsaber !
The kind only Jedi Knights carried.
I knew he wasn’t a moisture farmer!
Now it was my turn to give him a funny look. But I made sure he didn’t notice it. What would a Jedi Knight be doing here on Tatooine?
A gust of wind rippled the awning over Jira’s fruit stand, and the old lady said she could feel a storm coming. Sandstorms happen a lot on Tatooine. They arrive fast and don’t give much warning. They can be very dangerous. Already, sand and dust had begun to blow down the street, and some of the shop owners around us were starting to close their doors and take down their stands.
The Jedi Knight disguised as a farmer wanted to head back to his ship. But when I heard that they’d landed on the outskirts of Mos Espa, I knew they didn’t have enough time to make it back safely. They’d be better off coming to my house and waiting until the storm passed.
I was glad when they accepted my offer. Not only would it give me more time with Padmé, I might find out what they were doing out here on Tatooine. After all, Mos Espa was a spaceport. It usually had plenty of available hangar space.
So why did they land in the desert?
Mom was surprised when she saw all the strangers in our hovel. But once I explained about the sandstorm she welcomed them to dinner. I introduced her to the others and learned that the Jedi Knight’s name was Qui-Gon Jinn. The frog man’s name was Jar Jar Binks, and the astromech droid was Artoo-Detoo.
Our home had one main room, plus two smaller rooms, where Mom and I each slept. What made it special was that my room was also a workshop. That’s where I took Padmé as soon as everyone was introduced. I wanted to show her my latest project—a protocol droid to help Mom around the house.
My droid was named See-Threepio. He wasn’t quite finished, but most of the circuitry and mechanics were done. He had arms, legs, and a head like a Human, but I didn’t have the money or the parts for his outer shell. One day I hoped to cover him in gold chromium plating.
The funny thing was that the little blue dome droid Artoo-Detoo had followed us
They asked what had happened. I told them that Sebulba had picked a fight with the frog man and that I’d broken it up.
I guess the older man was surprised that I’d done that, because he gave me a strange look. As if he thought he saw something, but wasn’t sure. It wouldn’t be the last time he’d look at me that way. But it would be a while until I knew what it meant.
Third Entry
Jedi Secrets
We started to walk through the market. As usual, it was crowded with beings of every size and shape. Plus speeders, droids, and wagons pulled by eopies and giant, tame banthas. The man was still looking for the hyperdrive parts he needed for a J-type 327 Nubian. I was just glad to be with Padmé again. In a selfish way I hoped the man would have a lot of trouble finding the parts. Once he had that hyperdrive working, they’d all be going far, far away.
My friend Jira was up ahead. Her fruit stand was really just a ragged, sun-bleached awning stretched over a frame of poles. The awning provided shade for the fruit she sold. I thought since Padmé and the others were strangers here, they might like to try some local food. Tatooine doesn’t offer much, but we do have some interesting fruit.
Jira is old and bent, and has gray hair. Her clothes are patched and ragged, but they’re always clean. The heat of the twin suns is hard on her. When I told her about the cooling unit I’d found in Watto’s junk heap, she was really happy. Then I asked to buy four pallies. Pallies are sweet, juicy fruits grown at underground farms on Tatooine. I was pretty certain the strangers would like them.
As I took some truguts out of my pocket to pay for the fruit, one of the coins fell to the ground. The man bent down to pick it up, and I saw something amazing.
Under those farmer clothes was a lightsaber !
The kind only Jedi Knights carried.
I knew he wasn’t a moisture farmer!
Now it was my turn to give him a funny look. But I made sure he didn’t notice it. What would a Jedi Knight be doing here on Tatooine?
A gust of wind rippled the awning over Jira’s fruit stand, and the old lady said she could feel a storm coming. Sandstorms happen a lot on Tatooine. They arrive fast and don’t give much warning. They can be very dangerous. Already, sand and dust had begun to blow down the street, and some of the shop owners around us were starting to close their doors and take down their stands.
The Jedi Knight disguised as a farmer wanted to head back to his ship. But when I heard that they’d landed on the outskirts of Mos Espa, I knew they didn’t have enough time to make it back safely. They’d be better off coming to my house and waiting until the storm passed.
I was glad when they accepted my offer. Not only would it give me more time with Padmé, I might find out what they were doing out here on Tatooine. After all, Mos Espa was a spaceport. It usually had plenty of available hangar space.
So why did they land in the desert?
Mom was surprised when she saw all the strangers in our hovel. But once I explained about the sandstorm she welcomed them to dinner. I introduced her to the others and learned that the Jedi Knight’s name was Qui-Gon Jinn. The frog man’s name was Jar Jar Binks, and the astromech droid was Artoo-Detoo.
Our home had one main room, plus two smaller rooms, where Mom and I each slept. What made it special was that my room was also a workshop. That’s where I took Padmé as soon as everyone was introduced. I wanted to show her my latest project—a protocol droid to help Mom around the house.
My droid was named See-Threepio. He wasn’t quite finished, but most of the circuitry and mechanics were done. He had arms, legs, and a head like a Human, but I didn’t have the money or the parts for his outer shell. One day I hoped to cover him in gold chromium plating.
The funny thing was that the little blue dome droid Artoo-Detoo had followed us
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