21- The Phantom Menace

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Summary: Star Wars AU

Setting: Tatooine 

Warnings: None

Words: 3,916

(PLEASE READ AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END)

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Julie Molina had just finished an important mission for the rebellion and was looking for a nice place to wind down before returning to the outpost. She stumbled across a cantina on the planet of Tatooine and decided to enter when the three force ghosts, that followed her like lost puppies, spoke up.

"Wait, Julie!" Luke started as he jumped in front of her.

"You can't go in there!" Alex continued as he stood next to Luke.

"The man who owns this place killed us!" Reggie finished, placing himself on the other side of Alex.

Julie crossed her arms and glared at the ghost impatiently, "You told me the story of how you died before and I can guarantee you that the man who owns this place did not kill you. It's not his fault that you guys didn't know how to describe that weird food that you had on Urthha during that one mission."

"It's called a hotdog, and they were delicious!" Reggie retaliated.

"Whatever," Julie scoffed before walking around the boys and heading into the cantina. She was immediately met with the cheerful swing music of the cantina band which consisted of five girls dressed exactly alike with the exception of different colored shirts in yellow, blue, purple, orange, and pink. Julie nodded along to the beat of the song as she took a seat at a table close to the door with Alex, Luke, and Reggie positioning themselves behind her.

The cantina owner, Caleb, glanced to the table at which his newest customer had situated herself and stopped dead in his tracks. His initial thought confused him as it seemed that his old rival, Rose, had stumbled into his cantina, but he quickly shook the thought and replaced it with the truth. This couldn't be Rose. Rose was dead. This had to be her daughter, Julie. He couldn't help but notice the three force ghosts that stood behind her, that she was discreetly conversing with. Quickly finishing the task he was in the midst of completing, he made his way over to her table.

"How many drinks can I get you?" he asked. The boys immediately started goofing off more as he approached.

"Look who just got home from the circus!" Reggie exclaimed, pulling a face at the man he thought could not see him.

"He even looks like a sith!" Luke added crossing his arms behind his head.

"Talk about creepy!" Alex commented with a large grin on his face.

Julie, having lots of practice ignoring the boys in public, instead sat confused by Caleb's question. "Uhh, a Shirley Temple, it's just me," she answered him.

"Uh-huh," Caleb said looking at the group knowingly.

Julie, Luke, Alex, and Reggie froze in their places, everyone's eyes growing wide.

"Oh my god, he can totally see us," Reggie gasped.

Before anyone else could comment Caleb spoke up. "One Shirley Temple coming right up," he said before turning and walking back to the bar to fix the drink.

The group let out a collective sigh as looks of relief washed over their faces.

"Oh thank god, I thought we were done for," Reggie laughed.

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