Geonosis dilemma

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As I approached Geonosis,I hid behind the asteroid ring to conceal the Naboo starship from the lurking Trade Federation fleet. Then I immediately realized what a danger this Republic fleet posed.

I broke through the atmosphere with the ship and pulled it down, flying over the surface, weaving through valleys and around towering rock formations, circling plateaus. Padme was standing next to me, looking for a place to land.

"See those columns of steam straight ahead?" Padme said, pointing to the smoke that smoked in the distance. "They're exhaust vents of some type." "That'll do."I commented, pulling the ship into a wide turn and toward the distant columns of rising white steam.

 I landed the ship directly in one of those columns of smoke. Padme stood up while I shut down the engines, and put on her white coat. "Timothee, look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead." She said as I stood up as well.

 "I'm not interested in getting into a war here. As a member of the Senate, maybe I can find a diplomatic solution to this mess." She left the ship before she could detect my amused grin. "Don't worry about it." I replied calmly, shrugging my shoulders as I followed her. "I've given up trying to argue with you."

We both walked down a path until we came to what looked like a door. I spotted a switch and flipped it, causing the door to open. We took a step back as it flipped up before entering the hallway that hid behind it.

 It grew dark and cold. We looked around, but all we saw were strange walls. When Padme heard a noise,she looked at me, who slowed his gait, which Padme then did to me. "Wait. " I whispered when I sensed something, and we both stopped.

 I continued to listen, not with my ears, but with my Force senses. Something was here, close by. My lightsaber flashed. Quickly, following my instincts and reflexes, I turned and struck,cutting off part of the wing of one of the native creatures.

The creature staggered past me and fell to the ground, but then another came, and then another, and they all pounced on me. I stabbed to the right and immediately pulled the blade back out of the smoking flesh. Then I jerked it high over my head,striking to the left. Two more native creatures fell down.

"Run!" I shouted to Padme, but she had already started moving down the hall and toward a distant door. I used the lightsaber to hold back more winged creatures, and then I fled as well. I hurried behind her through the door, and then almost fell off a small ramp that led to a deep chasm.

What I saw shocked me. Machines were everywhere, working on more machines, there seemed to be no end to it. Sparks were falling in the distance and I spotted some Geonosians.  "A droid factory."  I muttered to no one but myself. The door suddenly clanged shut and the ramp moved as well.

Padme slipped and with a scream she fell down onto one of the conveyor belts. "Padme!" I shouted, startled. Then I jumped too and landed on the moving belt. And then there were winged Geonosians everywhere,charging at me,and I had to desperately lashout with my lightsaber to keep them at bay.

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