Three months! Finally, after three whole months, something was happening!

"Get their weapons." Captain Panaka instructed Melinoe, along with the three other guards.

A group of the Viceroy's droids were taking the Queen and her entourage to one of the nearby prison camps after the young Queen had refused to sign the Viceroy's treaty. That he needed for the Trade Federation's little invasion to become legal.

As the group were passing through one of the plazas when a pair of Jedi and a Gungan jumped down from a nearby balcony. The Jedi were quick to start cutting down the surrounding droids and giving instructions to the Queen

"Woah. Yousa guys bombad!" The Gungan yelled.

Melinoe gave him a confused look while taking the guns off the destroyed battle droids.

The group once again started moving and headed between two buildings.

"We're the Ambassadors, for the Supreme Chancellor." The older Jedi stated.

"Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador." One of the Queen's governors replied.

"The negotiations never took place. It's urgent that we make contact with the Republic."

Melinoe took a step forward. Casing Panaka to give her a bit of a confused look for a split second.

"They've knocked out all our communications, Sir." Melinoe told the Jedi Master.

"Do you have transports?"

"Yes Sir, In the main hangar. This way." Melinoe said in a self-assertive and bright tone.

As Melinoe guided the group down the alleyway, she could hear the sounds of alarms going off in the distance, but didn't think much of it.

Once they made it to the hallway outside the Central Hanger Melinoe moved over to a side door leading to the central hanger. She, the Captain, and the older Jedi all scanned the room to see several ships being guarded by about fifty battle droids or so.

"There are too many of them," Panaka stated.

"That won't be a problem." The Jedi said and turned to the Queen "Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us."

"Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is here with my people."

"They will kill you if you stay."

"They wouldn't dare." The governor gasped.

"They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal. They can't afford to kill her." Panaka said.

The Jedi and Queen Amidala continued to argue quietly back and forth for a little longer before the young monarch agreed to go to Coruscant to plead her case to the Senate.

"Either choice presents a great danger." The Queen turned to her handmaidens. "... to us all."

"We are brave, Your Highness." One of them replied.

"If we are going to leave, Your Highness, it has to be now," Melinoe stated. Wanting to move this process along.

"Then, I will plead our case to the Senate." The Queen looked over to the governor. "Be careful, Governor."

The group made their way through the door to the main hanger and headed towards a sleek chrome spacecraft. Leaving two of the handmaidens and the governor behind.

Panaka turned to Melinoe. "Nize, go free those pilots."

"Aye Sir." Melinoe reliped while heading over to the group of twenty or so guards, ground crew and pilots.

"I'll handle it." The younger Jedi said. Moving past Melinoe. She impulsively felt a small pang of anger towards the man but was able to conceal it before he could sense anything from her.

The two of them made their way over to the group. With Melinoe raising the two blasters she took from the droids earlier, and the Jedi igniting a blue lightsaber. While the Jedi took care of the droids closest to the hostages, Melinoe took care of the ones that were of the Jedi's reach.

After freeing the group, Melinoe started directing half the group to the ship, and the other half back towards the main doors. Once everyone was on their way Melinoe followed both the Jedi into the ship. They went their separate ways when the Jedi followed one of the pilots to the cockpit, and Melinoe went to find the Queen and the rest of the royal party.

Melinoe had a bit of a hard time doing so. Due to the ships continued shaking from what Melinoe assumed to be the blockade shooting at them. The shaking continued while Melinoe made her way through the ship.

Luckily it all stopped by the time Melinoe found all the handmaidens.

"Nize, are you alright?" One of them asked. Padmé was her name if Melinoe remembered correctly.

"I'm fine. What about the rest of you?"

"We're all fine. We weren't the ones who ran headfirst towards a group of battle droids." Padmé joked.

"It's hardly as if they're a threat to me. With my training and all" Melinoe answered with that bright-eyed new recruit mask she always had on when talking to the royal entourage.

Padmé gave her a look of admiration. Like a younger sibling admiring her older sister.

Melinoe had been using the cover of the entourage's extra protection for the three months she had been on Naboo. It was a good position. One that didn't lead to any suspicion on her part and allowed her to keep a close eye on the Queen. The handmaidens being so trusting to whom they thought as a fellow Naboo certainly helped her blend in.

After doing a headcount, the group all composed themselves and waited for an update. Not long after the two Jedi, the Captain, and little blue astromech droid entered the room.

"...An extremely well put together little droid. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives." Panaka stated, explaining his report of events.

"It is to be commended...what is its number?" The Queen asked.

The little blue droid let out a series of beeps as Melinoe moved towards it to scrap some dirt off the side of the droid.

"R2-D2, Your Highness," she stated.

"Thank you, Artoo Detoo... Padme!"

The girl bowed to the Queen.

"Clean this droid up the best you can. It deserves our gratitude..." The Queen turned to Panaka. "Continue, Captain."

The Captain nervously looked around the room. His eyes went to the Jedi then back to the Queen.

"Your Highness, with your permission we're heading for a remote planet called Tatooine. It is a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation." The older Jedi spoke up.

"I do not agree with the Jedi on this," Panaka added.

"You must trust my judgment, Your Highness."

The Queen narrowed her eyes. She nodded her head and motioned for Padmé to take the droid out of the room.

A while later, Melinoe was in the cockpit along with the Captain, and the two Jedi. They watched over the pilot's shoulder as a large dirty yellow planet came into view.

"That's it. Tatooine... There's a settlement."

"Land near the outskirts. We don't want to attract any attention."

The pilot controlled the ship to start heading toward the planet's surface. The Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert in a swirl of dust.

The Captain instructed Melinoe to take the younger Jedi to the engine room to see the damage from the escape.

After the two of them hoisted the hyperdrive out of a floor panel and started assessing it, the Jedi's master walked in.

"The hyperdrive generator's gone, Master."

"That'll complicate things. Be wary... I sense a disturbance in the Force."

"I feel it also, Master."

"Don't let them send any transmissions."

Melinoe peeped her head up from where she was working on the other side of the hyperdrive. She watched this exchange with curiosity.

To Melinoe, there was something strange about how the two interacted. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. Maybe it was the fact that she couldn't sense any deep malice between the two.

The master Jedi later left the ship to start heading towards town to look for the parts they needed. When Padmé was sent to join him, Melinoe attempted to go with her. Unfortunately, the master Jedi felt it was unecessary for another to come along.

"Take the clumsy Gungan instead, you old fool." Melinoe thought to herself.

This was a problem for Melinoe. She was well aware of the girl's true identity, unlike most people on the ship. So given that she would be separated from her for an unknown period of time made her mission of keeping an eye on her really difficult.

The only thing she could do was to continue the charade and keep broadcasting her location to Maul.

Melinoe made her way back to the engine room. She wanted to see if there was anything else they could try to fix the hyperdrive generator. She went to the cockpit later on to find the younger Jedi speaking with his master through the comlink.

"... and you're sure there's nothing left on board?" The master asked.

"A few containers of supplies, the Queen's wardrobe, maybe. But not enough for you to barter with. Not in the amounts you're talking about."

"All right. I'm sure another solution will present itself. I'll check back later." The older man cut the transmission.

"What was that about?" Melinoe asked.

"Don't worry. Nothing to be concerned about."

"There's no point in lying to me. We're on the same side."

The Jedi made a noise of acknowledgement.

"My master was hoping we could trade something on the ship in exchange for a new hyperdrive."

"Ahh, I see. Was there no other way of taking it"

"You think we should steal it?"

"I don't see why not," Melinoe said, crossing her arms. "It's not like there's much authority on the planet."

The Jedi shook his head incredulously.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Nize Raza." she replied.

He stoked this chin.

"Is it really?"

"Has been for as long as I can remember."

"I don't think it is?"

"Is it normal for Jedi to accuse people of not knowing their own names?"

He seemed taken aback by that question.

"My apologies," he said, not sounding very genuine.

"Tell me your name," Melinoe said.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Melinoe let out a doubtful hum, and walked away.