//------------------------------// // Rockaud And Family // Story: My Little Star Wars Episode I: The Lunar Menace // by MyLittleGeneration //------------------------------// IV Rockaud And Family The four took a long walk towards the rock city of Rockaud, and all the meanwhile, everything seemed nice. Though yes the ground was rocky and hard, everything seemed nice. There were lakes, canyons, mountains, more forests, and all seemed nice and calm. Though, Pinks sung on their way there, annoying the three of them. Kai decided to speak, rather than listen to such... singing. "Never been here before, but you have a nice home I could possibly spend a vacation in." Kai said. "Oh, yes. This planet is full of all sorts of wonders! Even our city!" said Pinks. "And the Crystal Empire!" Sunset said. "Oh yeah, that, too." She softly giggled, springing on her way to Rockaud. "Uh, sorry to annoy you, but how far are we?" Twilight asked. "I mean, we are kinda in a rush." "Oh, not that far." Kai took a sigh of relief. "Only twenty more minutes." she said. Kai groaned. Then, Pinks sang again. During the walk, Kai took the time to look at the plans even more. They seemed very well-put, and may be able to put down a great part of the Crystal Empire. All the meanwhile, he wondered about how they could not just stop the Lunar Menace, but also the invasion force, too. The Crystal Empire were strong, but with the new and improved droid prototype being used, the ones that assaulted them earlier, it might be a little too much for the soldiers to handle. Twilight looked over his shoulder, along with Sunset. "You think we might have them on that one?" she asked. Kai looked at it once more. "I don't know. I've seen great battle plans, especially on my years on Lula, and by the looks of this, it doesn't look weak. I mean, look." He showed Twilight and Sunset a paper with the droid they fought against earlier. "Those things are gonna be on the battlefield. We must contact not just the Crystal Empire, but also the Order as well." "And what about the Lunar Menace? Do you think there's more to it? Like right now?" Twilight asked. Kai looked down and scratched his chin with his hoof. "I just don't-" BAM! Kai fell on the ground after trotting into a large, rock wall. "We're here!" Pie yelled. Kai groaned as he got up, and shot a glare at Pinks. Pinks approached the gate until- "HALT!" shouted a female voice. From above, a guard dropped, and she wore armor made out of rock. Her helmet, her chestplate, her hoof guards, everything. "Who stands here?" The guard stared at the pink Piete who was sticking her tongue out. "Oh... it's just you, Pinks." "Yeah, you know me, sis!" Pinks said, wrapping her arm around the guard and hugged her. The guard pushed her lightly off and took off her helmet. She had bluish-gray fur, and opalish-gray hair. It was down and flat, and she gave a stare at the Jedi. "I don't know them!" she said, pointing her spear at them. Pinks shook her head rapidly. "Nonononononono, these are good friends! They are Jedi!" "What?" her sister said, surprised. "Yeah. They came from above, and they need help from Gidget." Pinks explained. The guard sighed. "Let them in!" she yelled, which the large rock gate in front of them opened. The Jedi, along with Pinks and the guard, went inside. "What's your name?" Twilight asked. "Limonie Pie. Just call me Lime." she said, annoyed. "Okay..." Twilight said, a little surprised from her response. They continued walking and admired the rock city. All of its building looked strong and amazing, despite being rocks, and the people seemed happy enough. "This looks like a great place." "It is." Lime said blankly. "Just a big city made out of strong materials. Feels very safe to be here, but we always keep full alert." Soon enough, Kai spoke up. "So, about this Crystal pony you have here... Gidget, if I remember?" Lime nodded. "Where'd he come from?" "Oh, him?" she asked. "He was a pony sent from the Crystal Empire." "You and the Crystal Empire are allies?" he questioned. "Yes. Got a problem?" she asked, annoyed. "They became great allies with us last year." "Well, I was on the battlefield and focused strictly on the planet Lula, so I'm sorry." he said bluntly, getting tired of Lime. "It's been a tough time, and all we're trying to do is contact the Order and find a way to destroy the Lunar Menace." They stood in front of a building which had a sign of a crystal pony, but before they entered, Lime turned around. "Lunar Menace?" she said. "What is that?" Kai looked at her and showed her the file. Soon, he showed her blueprint of the station. "This." he said, pointing his hoof on it. "This thing is gonna be a huge threat to this planet. It's right above your planet, and they are going to invade it." Lime raised a brow. "Yeah... good luck on that. They won't be able to get past the Crystal Empire." she said. "I haven't been there, but I've seen there soldiers. And with us, I think we can bury them in the rocks." Kai shook his head. "This place is developing strong droids, they're planning to go head straight into the Crystal Empire, and who knows? Maybe they could win." he said. "And me being on the Order saying that isn't easy." Lime rolled her eyes while Pinks sprung in front of the door. "Just get in there. He's waiting in there." she said, very annoyed and tired of seeing the Jedi. The Jedi entered the building, and noticed the room had wooden walls and a bunch of tools around. Kai looked at Pinks. "She sure doesn't seem too friendly." Pinks frowned. "Yeah... but she really is a great person, believe me! She's just usually angry and stuff." She looked at the small device in Kai's pocket. "So, should we help fix this thing?" "Gladly." said a voice, which came from upstairs. A Crystal pony came down, and he had green, shiny fur, blue, loose mane, and a leather jacket. He coughed. "I'm Gidget, the Rockaud tinker! May I help you?" He had a hearty smile with his eyes closed, but when he opened, he was surprised to see Jedi in robes. "Oh. Who are you three Jedi?" "He's Master Kai, she's Sunset, and I'm Twilight." answered the purple Jedi. "We kinda crashed here and need something fixed." Pinks gave him the device, all obliterated. Even with something that looks impossible to fix, Gidget smiled. "Ah, I see. Completely smashed. Well, no worries, I'll be able to fix it in a bit." "Really?" Sunset said. "Yes. I am a master at fixing things!" he said. "I'm just an average-looking being, but trust me, I have more in the inside." He looked at the clock. "I'm sure you wouldn't mind waiting twenty minutes, yes?" he asked. The Jedi shook their heads. "Perfect. Just hang around the Rockaud and admire stuff, while I, Gidget, work on your communicator." "Alright." Kai said. "And many thanks, Gidget." "No problem." he said back, already grabbing a tool. Before Kai left however, he realized something. "Oh! Almost forgot!" Kai said. "No need." Gidget said before Kai spoke again. "Money is gracious, but trust me, there is no need to pay Gidget." "Okay." Kai said, smiling. "Thanks, again." Soon, he left the building with the Jedi, Pinks, and... Lime. "Well, I guess you're gonna be stuck here for a while." she said with a smirk. "Only twenty minutes, Limey." said Pinks. "Please don't call me that." she said back. "Okay..." They walked around the city, taking a quick scenic route to see the beauty of a city just made out of rocks. Rocks! Twilight seemed to know some of the structures, reading on planet and race history, and named off some of them. Lime acted like she was impressed while Kai smiled to see such a smart Jedi. Sunset couldn't also help but take a look at... families... The city was apparently filled with families with young children and parents. Parents could be between eighteen and thirty, and children being four to ten. It was a plain sight to see, and made Sunset think a bit of her family. Though, wasn't the brightest thought. She could remember a nice, warm home, and a happy mother and father being together. Of course, they loved Sunset and each other, like a family should, but then something tore apart... Little during the meantime would she learn that her father was not just a mechanic, but secretly an agent. Not for the Order, though. He has been an agent for the Lunar Republic ever since, and has stolen info for the Republic. Hell, he even killed people of the Order. It all spoiled one night when Sunset's mother saw paperwork that had the Lunar Republic's insignia on it, and started to get into a horrifying fight between her and her husband. Sunset could remember hearing the shouts of her father, and the scared screams of her mother like she was cornered and about to get killed. She never went up to the room, fearing something bad might happen to her, and all hell broke loose when she heard the words she would never forget from her mother... "RUN, SUNSET, RUN!" That was all until a single laser shot was heard, and Sunset knew very well what that shot came from. She bolted out of her house, lucky to run into a patroling police vehicle, which soon protected her from the bastard that was her father. After he was shot from the police, she was turned to her new parents, whom adopted her. The father was a faithful Jedi and the mother was a medic. They cared for her during rough times, and has given her the love and appreciation she had back at... home... Eventually, they saw how strong Sunset was with the force. And so she was shown to Celestia, who swore to train her to be a Jedi master, in which brought her here. Along with Twilight and Kai. She couldn't help but have tears going down her face as she saw a family of just two parents and a small filly hug. Twilight walked next to the frozen Sunset. "You alright?" she asked, noticing that her friend was crying. "Y-Yeah... I'm alright. How much time is left?" she asked. "Ten." Twilight answered. She wrapped her hoof around Sunset's neck. "And don't worry, Sunset. If you have anything happening, even during a mission, just come to me." Sunset sniffed and smiled. What made Twilight special to her was not just being a partner with her during Jedi practice, but also being like a sister she never had. Granted, Twilight wasn't older nor younger than Sunset, fact Twilight was a month older than her, but still, not that much. Still, she stops at times whenever Sunset feels lonely or hurt, whether it'd be at the park or even at the Jedi Academy, which had bullies, sadly. Sunset always looked at Twilight as a sister, and would never look at her the other way, ever. "Alright, Twilight." she said, giving her a hug. "Thanks. I don't know where I'd be without you." "Anytime, Sunset. But right now, we better just wait before Gidget fixes our communicator." Twilight said. Sunset nodded, and they continued on. Later, they circled back to Gidget's shop, where they saw a happy Gidget. He held out the device, good as new. "Well, I'll be damned." Kai said, chuckling as he looked at it. "You're amazing!" "Oh, please." Gizmo said with a smile. "I can fix many things, like I said. Even things far in technology." "Well, thank you, sir." Twilight said. Gizmo smiled at her. "Anytime, young Jedi." He bowed to them, making Sunset and Twilight blush a little. "The Jedi are great people, even helping out our Crystal Empire!" He closed his eyes. "Ah, Crystal... how much I miss that city. I wonder how well it is doing at the moment." Kai rubbed the back of his neck with his hoof as he said that, his face turning into a look which worried Gidget. "Uh... It is alright, right?" he said as he lost his smile. "Yes, it's just..." Gidget noticed blueprints sticking out of his pocket which he could see the words, 'Crystal Invasion Plans'. Gidget gasped and his eyes widened. "Please tell me the Crystal Empire is being attacked by you!" he said, fearing the worst. The Jedi shook their head rapidly. "No! Not at all!" Kai reacted. He looked at the plans. "This a plan on invading Crystal from the Lunar Republic. We came from one of their stations and crash landed here. We got some invasion plans while trying to find out how to destroy their new super-station, which is above you." Gidget scrunched up his face and looked like he was going to faint. "Don't worry, Gidget. We won't let the Crystal Empire get taken over." "I dear hope so..." Kai turned around, about to leave, when suddenly, "Take me with you." Kai turned around, surprised. "What?" Twilight and Sunset looked surprised as well. "Take me with you." he said. "To the Order, or wherever you are going." Twilight gave him an unsure look. "Gidget... Why do you want to come with?" "Well, because... I just want to be with you guys. Maybe be taken to the city of Crystal and start doing some stuff there. I'm also a little weapons expert and crafter." "Really?" Twilight asked. "Si." he said. "I make blasters and even grenades. Again, I can make and fix anything!" Twilight and Sunset looked at Kai. "Should we, master?" Sunset asked. Kai scratched his chin with his hoof. "Fine." he said. "We are taking you to Crystal. Since that is what you wish." "Yes. Many thanks, Jedi." he said, bowing at him multiple times. "I also kinda... miss my home, you know?" "I can understand. I was in hell on a planet for two years and finally went back to see family and friends for a bit." Kai said, feeling the same for Gidget. "We'll bring you to Crystal." Gidget smiled and walked aside him. "Believe me, it's my only request from you." The group, including the Jedi, Pinks (who is holding the force pretty nicely at the moment), Lime, and Gidget, walked out of the building and looked around. Kai pulled out his fixed communicator, and contacted the Order. "Just wait until we bring this up." he said.