The Second Padawan

Chapter Seventy-Six

A/N: OMG GUYS TYSM FOR 18K Reads! I also can't believe this is Chapter 76 😭 this story really has come so far I never expected for me to actually commit to something like this. Thank you to everyone who motivates me ❤️
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"I've told him I'm pressed for time, when is he going to wake up?" Me and Master crowed around a stun blasted Anatoli. I had given him the same regiment Master had given me and Ahsoka when we were Padawans. I made sure to make it more grueling by adding even more clones shooting at him.

"I'm sure we could go again before you need to escort Padmé." Master sighed. "Besides, he's only done this a few times. Your first time took you a whole hour to recover."

"I don't have an hour Master. When I depart I want you to keep this up, until sunset."

Anatoli stirred himself awake, rubbing his eyes and stretching his shoulders. "How long was I out?"

"Around an hour, kid." I gave him my hand and helped him to his feet. "Again." I ordered.

"This is so pointless! No one can deflect so many stun blast at once! Y-you just want to see me fail over and over again!" He accused. "I...I refuse to do this!" He threw his lightsaber to the ground and stormed off.

I was about to to after him, but my shuttle had arrived. "Go, I'll talk to him." Master said.

"No, I should-"

"I know what's he's going through, and Padmé really wanted to see you today." I nodded and boarded my shuttle.

"This is actually a monumental moment, a new system is trying to join the Republic. That seems to not really happen much these days, sure we get alliances but we haven't gotten a member since before the war." Padmé walked with me.

"How does the whole process work?" I asked, "I've never seen such a thing."

"The initiate pleads their case on why they would like to join the Republic, mainly the Senate and then every attending member votes as long as we meet the quorum. And that's the reason why we don't get notified which system is trying to join, in hopes of meeting the actual quorum."

I nodded, taking in the information. As a Jedi I had no hopes of getting too involved with politics, but it was interesting to learn about it. When I was younger, Master even encouraged Padmé to teach me and Ahsoka about politics.

We entered the hover-pod, with Jar Jar Binks with us. I greeted him and took a seat with Padmé.

The Chancellor stood in the pod that hovered over the center of the Senate Chambers. A pod  hovered beside him, filled to the brim with people. I squinted, then looked at the holoscreen. It was Jado. A sudden feeling of adoration, and pride filled me when I saw how far he had come.

"Hello everyone." He spoke. "My name is Jado, of Jakku. We've established a representative Democracy on our System." I heard some Senators gasp and whisper among themselves. "I've brought some of those Representatives today. We think we'd be an asset to the Republic, in exchange for the be benefits of being a recognized state, and the protection."

Lott Dod,  member of the Trade federation hovered towards the center. "Adding a new System to our Union...is expensive...your planet isn't known for its...economy. Perhaps you could be an acquired territory and receive part of the benefits."

"That being said," Jado countered, "The last time you probably heard of my planet, is when it was ran by Hutts while under the Republics Jurisdiction. So no, Senator Dod, I would much prefer we become a State, not a territory."