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jeditictac
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5/12/00 8:49pm
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up, up, and away..
well not away. just up ;-)
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Queen Sabé
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5/13/00 2:25am
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Okay, here it is...the last post for about a week! Please don't give up hope, though, I'll be back with more story!
Does anyone out there have any comments? Please share them if you do. Thanks.
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Amidala smiled diplomatically as Bail Antilles ushered Eirtaé and her into his office with the gracious manners of a true gentleman. He was unchanged since they had last spoken, before the blockade had begun. The similar situation of their two peaceful planets had always made them allies in most political matters and, as she had told Senator Palpatine, they were discussing plans to foster the exchange of knowledge between the two worlds. But that was not the object of today’s discussion. She observed the decoration of the smallish room and noted that it lacked the opulence of Senator Palpatine’s quarters. Antilles was one of few senators who actually cared about helping
others--not just himself--and ensuring that the Republic ran smoothly. Unfortunately, the
burden of increasing chaos was too much for so small a number of faithful representatives
to bear. Captain Panaka, much to his chagrin, had been asked to wait outside while
Amidala conducted the meeting with Eirtaé as the only observer. As the two young women seated themselves before Bail’s desk, Amidala nodded to her companion, who
gratefully removed her stifling hood.
“Ah,” he said, smiling, “Eirtaé. I’m afraid I wasn’t sure who you were--those hoods
certainly do their job.”
She smiled pleasantly and responded,
“It’s good to see you, Senator Antilles. Even on Naboo we hear of you, always
mentioned as one of the Republic’s few remaining civil servants who actually
serves.”
A brief chuckle and he leaned forward and adopted a serious expression.
“What was it you wished to speak to me about, your Highness. I would guess that because of the current situation, it’s not educational exchange programs.”
The Queen shook her head and paused a moment to gather her thoughts.
“There is more behind this invasion than the greedy Trade Federation,” she said slowly.
Bail only raised his eyebrows, indicating that she should explain.
“The Jedi Ambassadors who were sent to conduct negotiations were nearly murdered and
the Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, was almost killed a second time when something, presumably sent by the Trade Federation, attacked him just before we left Tatooine.”
“Tatooine?”
“As we were leaving Naboo, our ship was hit by one of the Federation’s vessels and our
hyperdrive core was damaged beyond repair. Tatooine was the only planet near enough to
land on for a replacement.”
He nodded and she continued.
“Actually, that reminds me of something that Master Jinn said before we even boarded our
ship. He said that there was no logic in the Trade Federation’s move here and that he felt
that they would destroy me. I don’t understand why.”
Eirtaé shifted in her chair as if she wished to speak. Amidala turned to her slowly, the
heavy headdress hindering rapid movement. The young handmaiden spoke.
“Sabé shares your concerns, your Highness. After we were finally en route to Coruscant,
she talked to Master Jinn about her confusion regarding this chain of events. They both agreed that the Trade Federation would not have had the courage to go so far as to attempt to assassinate two Jedi, unless they were instructed to by someone else. They also agreed that this anonymous third party was probably who sent the mysterious attacker.”
Antilles nodded again and took a deep breath before responding.
“From what you’ve told me and from my own observations of the Trade Federation
delegates, I must agree with you. Something is not right, although I can’t put my finger on it, either. Your Highness, you have my word that I will not share my knowledge of this conversation with anyone and I will see what information I can find regarding Naboo’s
situation.”
“Thank you, Senator,” Amidala said gratefully. Eirtaé nodded her thanks. At that moment, a comm panel on his desk sounded.
“Yes, Riza,” Bail said.
“Your analyst, Jufir, has arrived to discuss your strategy for the pending re-election of the Supreme Chancellor.”
“Please inform Jufir that I will be with him in just a moment.”
“Of course, sir.”
The Queen looked at Bail, her expression begging an explanation. He smiled and began it.
“I was informed shortly before you arrived that I was nominated to succeed Valorum,
along with Ainley Teem of Malastare and your own Senator Palpatine.”
“Congratulations, Senator,” she responded genuinely as she stood to shake his hand.
Eirtaé stood with her and extended her own congratulations.
He also rose and began to walk them toward the door.
“Thank you both, but I doubt anything will come of it. I think Naboo’s recent hardships
will create a strong sympathy vote for Palpatine.”
An expression of doubt flickered across the faces of Eirtaé and Amidala. Antilles noted
them and asked,
“Is something wrong?”
“I don’t know that he is the best choice for the Chancellor’s successor,” the Queen
responded carefully. Eirtaé, in one of her few unguarded moments, said hotly,
“If he is elected, the Republic will only sink further into disorder!”
Noting the looks of surprise on the faces of the other two in the room, she quickly
explained herself.
“In the senate box, your Highness, when you called for a vote of no confidence, the
expression on his face was smug and excited, like he knew what would happen and couldn’t wait to take advantage of the opportunity. He obviously has his own agenda and I don’t think it includes ridding the Senate of its corrupted representatives. As far as I can tell, he is one.”
Amidala set her jaw at this news. She didn’t like Palpatine either, but could he really be
one of them? Bail interrupted her thoughts.
“Your Highness, I will keep an eye on Palpatine as well and I will send you regular reports if anything specific catches my attention.”
She nodded, partially distracted and said her goodbyes. Her handmaiden did the same and
replaced her hood. Amidala’s stomach churned--she felt sickened by the events that she
knew she was responsible for setting into motion.
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Sabé raised her head up slowly from the soft bed as she heard the doors of the main
chamber open, followed by the chatter of Amidala and Eirtaé, rapidly joined by Saché,
Yané, and Rabé. She left the small bedroom where she had been sleeping lightly and
entered the larger anteroom of their quarters. Amidala had removed her headdress and was listening intently to what Saché and Yané were saying: they were excitedly imparting the results of their search. Immediately dismissing the last traces of fatigue, Sabé rushed over to hear as
well. She couldn’t help but note the youngest handmaidens’ faces: Saché was trying very hard to remain stoic, but Sabé could see that she was afraid. Yané was not so successful at maintaining a stone face, for tears were pooling in her eyes. Saché spoke first.
“Your Highness, I feel that we should leave Coruscant as soon as possible. Yané and I
have found something that explains this invasion and puts you in grave danger.”
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Queen Sabé
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Date Posted:
5/13/00 2:26am
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Please post this!
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jeditictac
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Date Posted:
5/13/00 9:00pm
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the week it will be while you are on vacation will be torture. how will i survive waiting so long for more story but i will endure!
i love it. :-) you should write more stories i think..
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Sith Vegeta
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5/16/00 12:37am
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As long as you have a couple of good posts for us when you could back I think that we can surive with out them for a week. Keep it up!!!
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Sith Vegeta
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5/20/00 3:34am
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I thought that I'd scoot this back to the top to remind all you that this great fanfiction is here. Can't wait for you to get back Queen Sabe!!!
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Cindé of Naboo
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5/20/00 9:56am
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Love the story! More please!
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Queen Sabé
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5/22/00 11:43am
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Well, hello guys! I'm back! About that last post, I'm probably going to have to change the conclusion for that last post because I tried to think of what to do with the story and...NOTHING!
I'll be thinking and posting VERY soon! Thanks for hanging on.
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Jaycen_Kayde
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I'm trying to run PA Wars on my PC using Quicktime 4.0. I keep getting a kernel32.dll error at random points throughout the video. I can still watch it, but afterwards I'm forced to reboot. Any solutions to similar problems??
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Nathan PTH
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Re-downlaod it. Chances are the file didn't completely finish, yet your computer thought it did. The same thing happens when you try to upload a file, get interrupted, then try to download and watch the partial file. (I'm pretty sure it's the same error. It has the same end result.)
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Jaycen_Kayde
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No, I doubt it. This happens with any MOV file. And like I said, I'm able to watch the entire file...while the error is popped up on my screen. My friend said this happens to him a lot also.
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Handyman
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Try re-installing to the latest version of Quicktime 4.
http://quicktime.apple.com http://quicktime.apple.com
Hope this helps,
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Upping for the move
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