in space a ring shaped craft emerges from hyperspace
a starfighter the shape of an arrowhead undox from the hoop center and rockets toward a cloudy blue planet.
Anakin:"there it is, master right where it should be our missing planet Kamino"
Obi Wan starship swoops through gray mist
torrential rains fall from the darkened sky onto a turbulent ocean
as the starfighter lowers onto a circular landing pad, the canopy opens and Obi Wan and Anakin emerge into the pouring rain.
pulling their hoods up, they follow a walkway toward a nearby building
two glass doors slide apart as the duo enters and they remove their hood.
a tall thin creature with an elongated neck approaches
the being has large black eyes with milky white irises
Creature:"Master Jedi, the Prime Minister is expecting you"
Obi Wan:"I'm expected
Creature:"of course he is anxious to meet you after all these years we were beginning to think you weren't coming"
Creature:"now please this way"
an apertrous fin shaped panel slides apart and Obi Wan, Anakin and the tall creature pass through from an illuminated hallway.
in a brilliant iridescent room a similar creature wearing a black robe stands.
Creature:"may I present Lama Su, Prime Minister of Kamino"
Obi Wan bows
Creature:"and this is Master Jedi-"
Obi Wan:"Obi Wan Kenobi and this is my Padawan anakin Sykwalker"
Lama Su:"I trust you're going to enjoy your stay"
Lama Su:"please "
Two glowing spoon shaped chair lowers into place and obi wan and anakin sit.
Lama Su:"and now to business you will be delighted to hear that we are on schedule"
Obi Wan furrow his brow.
Lama Su:"200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way"
Lama Su:"please tell your Master Sifo-dyas that his order will be met on time"
Obi Wan:"I'm sorry Master--"
Lama Su:"Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas is still a leading member of the Jedi Council is he not?"
Anakin:"Master Sifo-Dyas was killed almost 10 years ago"
Lama Su:"oh, I'm so sorry to hear that but I'm sure he would have been proud of the army we've built for him"
Obi Wan:"the army?"
Lama Su:"yes a clone army and I must say one of the finest we've ever created"
Obi Wan:"tell me Prime Minister, when my master first contacted you about the army did- Did he say who it was for"
Lama Su:"of course he did this army is for the Republic but you must be anxious to inspect the units for yourself"
Obi Wan:"that's why I'm here"
the prime minister rises to his feet
and heads for the door, his long slender legs slowly bending under him
Anakin:"Are you sure, we find the bounty hunter here, master?"
Obi Wan:"Patience, Anakin we will find this bounty hunter I promise you"
******
on Naboo a waterfront villa sits at the bottom of a lush mountain side.
Y/n and Padmé step off of a gondola
and onto a landing which leads to a steep stairway.
later they reach the top and walk onto a large terrace
Padmé:"we used to come here for school retreat we would swim to that island every day"
sunlight shimmers on the lake.
Padmé:"I love the water"
they stop at a stone railing and look off into the distance
Padmè:"we used to lie out on the sand and let the sun dry us and try to guess the names of the birds singing"
Y/n looks down as Padmé gazes off.
Y/n:"I don't like sand it reminds me of Tatooine And My Slave time and it's also coarse, rough and irritating and it gets everywhere"
they look at each other then he looks down
Y/n:"not like here here everything is soft.. and smooth"
He touches her arm with the back of his fingers.
his hand runs up along the exposed part of her back And he stares intently at her shoulder.
shifting his gaze to her face he smiles and they look into each other's eyes.
Y/n's face grows serious.
Padmé stares at him with parted lips.
Y/n slowly leans into her
she closes her eyes tilts her head and meets his kiss.
She pulls away
Padmé:"no I shouldn't have done that"
she stares at the water
Y/n:"I'm sorry"
******
now in a huge incubation vault
thousands of clear vials glow arranged in rings.
each contains a fetus
Anakin Obi Wan and their escorts tour the vault from a glass walkway
Obi Wan:"very impressive"
Lama Su:"I'd hoped you would be pleased"
Lama Su:"clones can think creatively you will find that they are immensely superior to droids"
Obi Wan furrows his brow as they continue down the walkway.
Lama Su:"we take great pride in our combat education and training programs"
Lama Su:"This group was created about five years ago" He said pointing to a row where identical boys study.
Obi Wan:"you mentioned growth acceleration"
Lama Su:"oh yes it's essential otherwise a material clone would take a lifetime to grow now we can do it in half the time"
Lama Su:"they are totally obedient
taking any order without question"
Lama Su:"we modified their genetic structure to make them less independent than the original host"
Obi Wan:"and who was the original host?"
Lama Su:"a bounty hunter called Jango Fett"
Anakin:"and where is this Jango Fett now?"
Lama Su:"oh we keep him here"
Obi Wan looks up at a large ship
Lama Su:"apart from his pay, which is considerable, Fett demanded only one thing an unaltered clone for himself"
Lama Su:"curious isn't it?"
Obi Wan:"unaltered?"
Lama Su:"pure genetic replication no tampering with the structure to make it more docile and no growth acceleration"
Obi Wan:"I should very much like to meet this Jango Fett"
Creature:"I would be very happy to arrange it for you"
Obi Wan and Anakin look down from a balcony onto hundreds of clones in white armor.
Anakin:"Woah" he said in awe.
the clones carry large guns and march in tight formation.
one regiment halts and stands at attention
Lama Su:"magnificent, aren't they?"
******
on Naboo Y/n and Padmé sit in a lush field
puffy clouds float over Misty waterfalls
Padmé:"I don't know"
Y/n:"Sure you do you just don't wanna tell me"
Padmè:"you gonna use one of your Jedi mind tricks on me?"
Y/n:"they only work on the weak mind"
Padmé fidgets with the blade of grass
Padmé:"all right I was 12 his name was Paulo we were both in the legislative youth program"
Padmé:"he was a few years older than I very cute dark curly hair, dreamy eyes"
Y/n:"all right I get the picture"
Y/n:"whatever happened to him?"
Padmé:"I went into public service, he went on to become an artist"
Y/n:"maybe he was the smart one"
Padmé:"you really don't like politicians,do you?"
Y/n:"I like two or three but I'm not really sure about one of them"
they smile at each other
Y/n:"I don't think the system works"
Padmé:"how would you have it work?"
Y/n:"we need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problem agree what's in the best interest of all the people and then do it"
Padmé:"that's exactly what we do the trouble is that people don't always agree"
Y/n:"well then they should be made to"
Padmé:"by whom? who's gonna make them?"
Y/n:"I don't know someone"
Padmé:"you?"
Y/n:"of course not me"
Padmé:"but someone"
Y/n:"someone wise"
sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me
Y/n gazes into Padme's eyes
Y/n:"well, if it works"
Padme cocks her head and stares
Y/n cracks a smile
Padmé:"you're making fun of me again"
Y/n:"what? no like i said I'd be much too frightened to tease a senator" he said sarcastically
now in the vast field the waterfalls cascade in the distance.
bulbous creatures as large as bison grays in the lush green meadow.
they have short legs and small rodent like heads.
Padmé watches as Y/n stands on one creature's back.
she smiles as he balances precariously
as the creature bucks, Y/n stumbles then falls to the ground
the bulbous animal jumps over him.
padme smile fades as Y/n tries to get up then collapses.
she runs to him.
Padmé:"Y/n! Y/n! are you alright?"
he lies face down
as she turns him over he smiles and she slaps him playfully.
they embrace and roll through the grass entwined.
as they stop rolling she lands on top of him.
End
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