Star Wars Episode IIIAU: Sith Rising (Star Wars AU Series #1)

Boonta Eve Classic

Padme's POV

"This thing better work out there!" Mia muttered to herself as she examined the pod racer. She and her opponent, Sebubla, were preparing to race against each other in the Boonta Eve Classic, which was pod race event that was held on this holiday.

"Relax, Mia. I'm sure no one messed with it when it wasn't in use. Besides, only Anakin would've used this thing." I ensured.

"He let me use it last time so I can pay off some credits." Will interrupted.

"Great." I groaned to myself as Will and I took front row seats in the spectator section of the pod race arena.

"What's wrong, Padme? Feeling a little...disengaged? Bored?" Will asked.

"No...it's just..." I started just as Jabba the Hutt appeared and announced the race.

"Welcome to our annual Boonta Eve Classic Pod Race! May I present you...Sebulba, renown pod racer versus Mia Mircada, an amaetur who was foolish enough to challenge Sebulba! Now, racers! On your marks, get set, go!" Jabba announced as the two pods took off. Everyone began cheering.

"Mia, be care---" I shouted just as Mia drove by with gusts of wind flying behind her. "Ful..."

"Damn, she's fast!" Will noted. He was holding a pair of binoculars to his eyes.

"Can I see that?"

"Sure." Will handed me his binoculars and I looked through it. I saw Mia's pod firing at Sebulba's. Sebulba got hit and crashed into a nearby rock.

"Yeehaw! That's how I roll!" Mia shrieked before paying attention to the road. Two minutes passed before Mia and Sebulba completed their first lap neck and neck.

"Yeah! Go Mia!" I cheered.

"Gimme that!" Will snatched the binoculars from my hands.

"Hey! Give that back!"

"I was only gonna use it for 2 seconds, Padme! And here you go, just like I said." Will handed the binoculars back for my use. Through the binoculars, I saw Sebulba pass Mia as sand grains got on her clothes and pod.

"Hey, watch it, Sebulba!" I heard Mia snap. Her facial expression was like that of Voldemort when he's about to kill.

"Oh dear..."

"Eat blaster fire, asshole!" Mia screamed as she fired at Sebulba's pod. She failed miserably.

"Hahaha! Mia's turning into a Stormtrooper!" I heard Will cackle.

"What is a Stormtrooper?"

"Idiots that can't shoot! And look, Sebulba's coming in with Mia not far behind." Will gestured. I saw Sebulba as he zoomed by us. When he left, there was sand all over our clothes.

"Gee, this guy really needs to watch how he drives. Sheesh, what an inconvenience!" Will complained as he tried to get sand out of his shoes.

"I know, right?" I said as Mia passed by. "Wait a minute, how many laps are in a pod race?"

"Three."

"Well, that was really fast! Let's just hope Mia catches up to Sebulba!" I said as I looked through the binoculars. Within a few seconds, Mia went from being totally behind her opponent to right on his tail. As she surpassed Sebulba, he began pressing some buttons on his pod. The pod unleashed loads of blaster fire at Mia's pod, causing it to go off course and crash into a pile of rocks.

"Wait...what did I miss?" Will said as he got the binoculars from me.

"Mia...um...crashed."

"What?!" Will shouted as he handed the binoculars back. "At this rate, Mia's gonna lose!"

"Um...not really." I said as I looked through the binoculars. Mia was getting her pod back on track and slowly gaining on Sebulba.

"What do you mean?"

"Shush!" I ordered as Mia began pressing many buttons on her pod.

"There's no need for that..." Will pointed to his left. I saw Sebulba 20 feet when Mia suddenly came in and crossed the finish line seconds before Sebulba. She did it!

"She beat Sebulba?! Impossible! Alright, alright. The Boonta Eve Classic is won by Mia Mircada!" Jabba announced as everyone started cheering. Hordes of spectators began crowding around Mia as they gave her pats on the back, high fives, and such.

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"Congratulations again for winning this year's Boonta Eve Classic, Mia. Here's your 10,000 credits." the host said as Mia got her reward credits.

"Nice job out there!" Will commented.

"Yeah, you really have a way with vehicles!" I added. "And you're the second human ever to win the Boonta Eve Classic."

"Really? Who was the first?" Mia awkwardly smiled.

"Anakin." I saw Kihara and Jabba approaching us. I couldn't wait to tell Anakin that he lost his title as the only human who ever won the Boonta Eve Classic. Then again, he won it when he was nine, so that's something to celebrate.

"Oh, Mia!" Kihara cried as she wrapped her arms around Mia. "You won me my freedom! How can I ever thank you?"

"By helping us get some information for Palpatine." Mia answered awkwardly as Jabba grumbled quietly.

"You lost me my only slave dancer..." he moaned.

"A deal is a deal, Jabba, and since I won that race fair and square, Kihara's coming with us, no matter what. Sayonara!" Mia informed. "C'mon, Kihara, we're getting outta this desert hellhole..."

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Author's Note: So...Anakin was the first and only human to win the Boonta Eve Classic for quite a while. Sorry, Ani---Mia's just won a pretty hectic pod race out there. Well, she's really good with vehicles. I'll give her that.