Rating: G
Archive: MA and my homepage
Notes: A rodent bite occurs, as well as a falling rodent.
Disclaimer: I didn't come up with this stuff, I swear. Well,
maybe the gawan, but thats all. Don't sue me! I can hardly pay
my rent. :p
I woke up blinking at the light in the light in the room. I
muttered to myself and stuck my head under my paws. I did not
want to get up yet. In self preservation, I burrowed under my
bedding. It was only when I heard a knock at the door that I
peeked out.
"Mace, please reconsider?" The Master Jedi was speaking to the
Mace intruder. I perked my ears.
"Absolutely not. I've already told the Chancellor all about our
furry friend. He's dying to meet the Gawan." The Mace intruder
came over to my cage, picking up my home. I chattered a bit at
him.
"Please? You don't know what kind of trouble he gets into." The
Master Jedi tried to take my cage from the Mace intruder.
"Qui-Gon, the Gawan agreed to do this."
I felt my cage be the central target in a tug of war. I
burrowed under my bedding and tried not to get sick. I felt it
more than heard it when the telepathic inhibitor fell from my
cage. Perking up, I crawled out from under my bedding and
cleared my little rodent throat.
//Umm, excuse me, gentlemen? I don't mean to spoil your fun,
but can you please stop jerking my cage about before I get
sick?//
I didn't wait to see if they bothered looking at me. I just
crawled right back under my bedding in misery.
"Now see what you've done?" The Mace intruder's voice managed
to get through to my ears.
"What /I've/ done? You picked up his cage!"
//Why me?//
I crawled back out from under my bedding and looked up at them.
//Stop this now! You're acting like children! I'm going to the
reception and thats all there is to it. Now, you, just get me
out of this cage. I'll ride on your shoulder.//
I stared at the Mace intruder as he did as asked. I settled
down on his shoulder and started grooming myself.
//Thats better. Now lets go.//
I know the Mace intruder didn't think I could see him, but I
did. I nipped his ear for the self satisfied look he gave my
Master Jedi.
//Next time I'll bite it off. He belongs to me. Never forget
that.//
I saw my Master Jedi's smirk.
//I'll get you later.//
I gave him a little rodent smirk of my own. That managed to get
through to him.
"Fine, take him. But don't say I didn't warn you."
I settled down for the ride to the reception hall.
//I've never been to a party, you know. Mind giving me an idea
of what to expect?//
"Umm, I thought you knew everything?" The Mace intruder
scratched my head lightly. I resisted the urge to bite his
finger off.
//Not everything. Only rodent things.//
"Well, this should be boring, but I'm hoping to liven things up
a bit." The Mace intruder ignored the strange looks he was
given by passing Jedi.
//Oh, you mean I should 'escape' at the most inconvenient
time?//
The Mace intruder nodded. "Yup."
//Just nudge me in the right direction.//
A slow grin spread its way over my features as I rubbed my
little rodent paws together.
//This is gonna be fun.//
I heard a chuckle from the Mace intruder. "Just try not to
scare anyone too much and make sure you go for the Chancellor."
I bobbed my rodent head and waited until we got there. I was
not going to make this easy and I decided that maybe I should
prove my Master Jedi right for once.
The minute that the Mace intruder walked into the reception
hall and I got a look around, I darted down his cloak from
behind so I wouldn't be seen.
//Not yet!// The Mace intruder shouted in my mind.
//Too bad!// I cackled back at him.
I darted across the floor, heading right for the Chancellor,
ignoring the shouts from people who saw me. Grabbing hold of
the Chancellor's robes, I started my hike up. Oddly enough, the
Chancellor wasn't alarmed. I made it up to his shoulder and sat
there regarding him.
"Curious little fellow." The Chancellor chuckled at me. I
winced and turned my thoughts to the Mace intruder.
//Some plan. He's not affected.//
I started washing my face, trying to remain inconspicuous.
//No, I'm not little gawan.// I had to fight to keep the squeal
from coming. I merely raised my head to look at the Chancellor.
//What the...!?// I must have panicked because I found myself
being held in his hands a second later.
"Careful there, little one." The Chancellor lifted me up to get
a better look at me.
I tensed. Something was wrong here.
//Ahh, yes, you know. Don't you?//
I unfroze with those words and lashed out. I was too fast for
him and my teeth sunk into his finger. I heard the yelp and as
I hit the ground, I chattered.
//Serves ya right you son of a Sith.//
I didn't wait to see what his response would be. I took off
running, heading right for the door.
//You don't know how right you are, rodent! I'll find you.//
It barely registered in my mind. Ididn't stop running until I
had reached home.
//Let me in! Force, let me in!// I screamed out, reaching out
to my Master Jedi.
The door was opened and I tore inside, heading right for my
cage. I jumped up, scrambling up the side and down into the
hole, landing on my feet. I curled up in a tight ball,
shivering.
//What happened?// I felt the familiar mind touch of my Master
Jedi.
//He terrified me! That's what happened!//
//Who? Mace?//
//No! That Chancellor!// I squeaked pitifully and felt a hand
cradling under me, picking me up. I didn't even bother to
register how good it felt to be touched.
//You won't have to see him again.//
//He said he'd find me.// I tried not to squeal.
//He won't.// I knew they were just reassuring words, but they
weren't working. I finally looked around, calming enough to
think rationally.
//By the way, where's the bozo with the braid?// I looked up at
the Master Jedi.
"The..." He broke out laughing. //You mean, Obi-Wan?//
I nodded. //Yeah, the Padawan Jedi. The bozo with the braid.//
//He's at class.// The Master Jedi's eyes turned all dreamy at
the thought of the Padawan Jedi.
//Good.// I peered up at him, just waiting for it.
//Good?// He looked down at me, confused.
//Yeah, we can talk about this Mr. Pockets nonsense.// I winced
at the name, then twitched my whiskers.
//He said you said you liked it.// The Master Jedi scratched my
head lightly.
//I said that only cause he liked it. You gotta come up with a
better name for me! Please!// If it had been possible, I'd have
gotten down on little rodent knees.
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