Star Wars - Destiny of the Jedi

Back to Tatooine

(Tatooine)

A silver rocket-shaped H-type Nubian yacht exited the Hyperscape, flying towards the desert planet Tatooine. The starship flew towards Mos Espa city before landing on one of the parking slots for starships.

Moments later, Anakin and Padmé were riding a rickshaw driven by a droid through the Mos Espa strees, with R2 rolling and following them from behind. Anakin was back to wearing his Jedi robes while Padmé was light blue dress, though it was covered by a silver cloak. The street was full of humans and aliens, when the group rolled towards Watto's shop. The droid drived spoke in Huttese, stopping and announcing their arrival.

Anakin was the first to get off the rickshaw, helping Padmé get off next. Anakin then turned towards the driver.

"Wait right here." He said.

"Okey-okey." The droid said.

Anakin and Padmé walked towards Watto's shop, and they saw Watto himself sitting outside on a stool. Wearing a small hat and having little more hair under his chin, he was using a small electronic screwdriver on a fiddly droid. A pit droid seemed to be trying to help him, but it seemed to only make him madder.

"<Da wanga!>" Watto ordered in Huttese, causing the pit droid to leave, with Watto getting back to fixing the droid.

Anakin approached Watto. "<Chut-chut, Watto.>" Anakin spoke in Huttese.

Watto lifted his head up from the droid, looking Anakin up and down, not recognising him.

"<Let me help you fix that.>"

Anakin took the head of a pit droid Watto had been trying to fix and started fixing the head.

"<What? What do you want?>" Watto asked. "<Wait! You're a Jedi!" He started grunting while panicking. "<Whatever it is, i didn't do it.>"

While panicking, Watto ended up hitting his hands together, sending the screwdriver he had been holding flying in the air before it landed on his foot, causing him to cry and grunt in pain.

Anakin continued to take droid parts and fix the droid, while now looking at Watto. "<I'm looking for Shmi Skywalker.>" He said.

Blinking surprised, Watto started looking at Anakin with suspicious. "Ani?" He asked in basic, glancing at Padmé briefly before a small smile rose on his face. "Little Ani?"

By now, Anakin had finished fixing the droid head.

"Nahh."

As Anakin placed the droid head back on the small box, Watto's eyes widened seeing the head in perfect condition, realising he was right.

"You are Ani! It is you!" Watto laughed as he started hovering in the air. "You sure sprouted, huh? Wee-hoo! A Jedi! Whattaya know! Is little Jade with you?"

Anakin shook his head. "No. He actually doesn't know i'm here. But my little brother is doing really well."

"Well, i hope i get to see the little guy someday again, see how much he's grown." Watto chuckled. He then glanced around before leaning closer to Anakin. "Hey... maybe you could help with some deadbeats who owe me a lot of money."

"My mother."

"Oh, yeah. Shmi." Watto started scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. "Uh... she's not mine-a no more-a. I sold her."

"You sold her?"

"Years ago. Sorry, Ani, but you know, business is business, huh?" Watto chuckled. "Yeah, i sold her to a moisture farmer named, uh, Lars. At least i think it was Lars. Believe it or not, i heard he freed her and married her! Can ya beat that, eh? (Chuckled) Yeah."