Jedi Storytime: Mutants Inc

Banishment

In the simulation hall of the building, Jar Jar was making faces to scare the robot kid, but failing miserably.

"No, no, no, no!" Miraj shouted. "What was that sorry excuse for a scare?!"

"Jar Jar, you are trying to scare the child, not lull it to sleep." Palpatine said.

"Mesa was going for an approach with scary faces." Jar Jar shrugged.

Palpatine facepalmed. "How many times must I repeat? It's all about presence. About how you enter the room."

Just then, Anakin burst in.

"Mr. Palpatine!"

"Anakin. Perfect timing." Palpatine smiled.

"No, no, sir. You don't understand."

"Come now, show these mutants how it's done."

Palpatine took Gabby from Anakin's arms and placed her into Padme's.

"Sir, I can't. Sir, you have to listen to me."

But Palpatine was too eager for the demonstration to listen.

"Pay attention, everyone. You're about to see the best in the business."

"Reset the simulator."

The simulator was reset. The kids were confused. They really practiced scaring innocent children for a living? Gabby, however, was a little too curious for her own good, and she crawled over to the area where Anakin was to do the demonstration. The twins spotted this and quickly went after her.

"Alright, Anakin. Give us a good vampire screech." Palpatine said.

"Mr. Palpatine, there's no time for this."

"What are you waiting for. Roar."

"But sir.

"Roar."

Anakin sighed. Palaptine clearly wasn't going to listen until this was done. So, without a second thought, Anakin put on his voice mask and hissed behind it, making his hiss sound louder and deeper, waking the kid a little, and then he shifted into a giant bat with glowing red eyes, and he spread his enormous wings with a loud roar-like hiss. It scared the fake kid, but also three real kids he didn't see.

All three children were terrified by what they saw, and by the time Anakin was done, the three kids ran away crying while the other mutants applauded Anakin's fearsomeness.

"Well done. Right this way, everyone. I hope you've learned a lesson today."

Anakin gasped and reverted to human form when he saw Gabby running off last.

"Gabby?" Anakin went in the direction where he saw Gabby run. But Gabby whimpered and hid from him. "Gabby, wait. Don't be scared."

Gabby only got more scared when Anakin said that. Boba ran in and picked Gabby up and hugged her, Omega joining in for extra protection. But even the older kids were afraid of Anakin.

Anakin took off his mask, when he realized the deep voice might've been what increased the fear.

"Kids, it's me." Anakin said gently.

But Boba tripped on a wire, and both his and Gabby's wigs fell off, revealing their real hair, and Omega also tripped, losing her mask in the process.

"The children!" Palpatine gasped.

"Sir, they aren't toxic." Carmine said, still holding Lamenta. "None of them are."

"What?"

"I know it sounds crazy, but trust me."