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"I'm SO bored," Tejina Antilles complained. "And I hate this stupid outfit you made me wear. It's green."
"It's all I could find, Princess Tejina," Jade said with a roll of her eyes. "Sorry there wasn't anything red, yellow, or black. Plus we have to remain... inconspicuous... here. People on Alderaan don't exactly wear those colors."
Tejina and her employer, Jade, were on Alderaan as a part of a robbing operation. Tejina was only thirteen, yet she had to work for Jade because she was an orphan. In fact, she didn't even remember that much - she had to take Jade's word for it. She had amnesia ever since last month, when Jade first found her. Now she was forced to steal from people.
"Those people look loaded," Jade observed, pointing to a young couple. They wore extravagant clothes and were drinking some blue liquid. "You know what to do," Jade whispered.
"Whoa, look at that!" Tejina cried to the people, pointing. As they turned their heads, she reached out and swiped their credits.
"Let's aim a little higher," Jade said as she counted the money. "I'm thinking... Coruscant Imperial Bank?"
Tejina's ruby-colored eyes widened. "Are you serious?" she asked in surprise. "I mean... if we got caught..."
"Don't get wimpy on me," Jade said. "The boss would really like that kind of money! Come on."
"NO! I'm not going to do it, just like I didn't want to steal from that good-looking man like a month ago! I'm not going to do it," Tejina said, storming away.
"That girl," Jade sighed, "has a little too much attitude for her own good."
"Wait, Tejina - let's rip a few people off first. I'm not sure this is the right time of day to do it," Jade said when they were on Coruscant. She had threatened to tell the boss if Tejina didn't agree and reminded her of the things he did to other people who didn't listen. Tejina reluctantly agreed.
Tejina nodded, not believing she was robbing a bank. "Those people look easy," she said. She pointed to a group of people - a blond girl, a black-haired guy, a girl with white-pink odango whining because her ice cream fell on the ground, and a tall girl with pink hair.
Tejina walked over to the group. She waited until they weren't looking and went closer to the girl with the blond braids. She reached out and -
"HEY! What do you think you're doing?" the blond girl demanded, pulling out a blaster.
"Um..." Tejina looked up at her with frightened eyes.
"Priire, don't shoot her, she's just a kid," the black-haired man pleaded. Priire sighed and put her blaster away.
"I'm sorry - please don't kill me -" Tejina stammered. "I'll never steal again..."
"Hi," the girl with the odango said to Tejina. Tejina looked up, surprised someone would talk to her after she tried to steal from her friend.
Suddenly a girl came running up to the group. She had beautiful hair, long, red that blended into orange at the bottom. "Aster, don't hurt that girl - I know who she is!" she cried.
"Who is she? I mean me?" Tejina asked.
"You are Tejina Antilles," the redhead said. "The future daughter of Kirana and Kendren Antilles, and Sailor Chibi Omwat!"
"You mean to say I'm a Sailor Jedi?" Tejina asked.
"Yes," the girl said. Her friends at the table looked surprised. "Come with me, okay?"
"Why are you talking to my Tejina?" Jade demanded, walking over to them.
"I'm not yours," Tejina shouted to Jade. "I have to see my parents!" she added.
"Come to the Jedi Temple with me, and I will explain it fully," the pretty girl promised.
Tejina hesitated, wondering what to do. Should she go with these people? She always wanted to be a Sailor Jedi! But if she didn't, she would continue to lead a life of crime...
"Please take me to the Jedi Temple," she said.
"Tejina! You can't go!" Jade cried, furious.
"I can and I will," Tejina said and walked away with the red-haired girl and her friends. Jade scowled and walked to her ship.
"Now I can explain," the redhead said to Tejina. "You are Sailor Chibi Omwat. Take this," she said and handed Tejina a black pearl on a chain, just like Kirana's pink one, "and say, Chibi Omwat Power, Make UP!"
"Chibi Omwat Power, Make UP!" Tejina cried. A colorful swirl of light washed over her, and she was now wearing a senshi fuku in black, red, and yellow. "I am Sailor Chibi Omwat, senshi of Illusions and Attitude! In the name of Omwat, you are PUNISHED! You were right!" she exclaimed. Then she noticed the girl had transformed also, into Sailor Yavin.
"Come on," the girl with the short pink hair said, "come meet the rest of the senshi."
Chibi Omwat followed them into the Jedi Temple and through a hall. She came to a room - the Room of a Thousand Waterfalls, Yavin called it. When she came in, her ruby eyes widened - the room was full of people!
"Everyone, this is Chibi Omwat," Sailor Yavin said.
Tejina noticed a girl with long, pearlescent hair and lovely light-blue skin. She was sitting next to a guy who had dark hair streaked with blond. Suddenly, before she could stop herself, she ran up to them and cried, "Mom! Dad!"
The pearlescent-haired girl's eyes widened at being called "Mom." She stared at Tejina for a moment, then passed out.
"Kirana! Are you okay?" Kendren, the one sitting next to her, asked, shaking her gently.
"What - where - oh..." Kirana looked around. She saw a girl with long black hair with blond bangs and Kendren hovering over her. She also noticed that many of the senshi were trying to keep straight faces, some doing better than others.
"I'm sorry," she said, beginning to laugh herself.
"Gosh, Kirana, I didn't pass out when I saw Chibi Tatooine," Zyta giggled.
"I am so sorry," Kirana said, hugging Tejina. "It was just a shock, you know. I didn't expect to have a daughter - oh, that means I'll still be with Kendren!" Everyone laughed again.
"Now I remember!" Tejina cried happily. "You are my mother, and you - Daddy!" She hugged Kendren. He smiled.
"I went back in time, to be here!" She looked around at everyone. "Xarae!" she cried. Xarae gave her a big hug, happy that she remembered her in the future.
"Tejina - I think I remember you!" Lysthea said. Tejina smiled.
"Tejina, I want you to meet someone," Kirana said. Perched on her shoulder was a small blue dragon. "Hi!" he said. "Me Maho-Ryu!"
"Cute!" Tejina squealed.
"Do you know who your grandparents are?" Kirana asked. "I mean, on my side. Here." She showed her a picture of Queen Clovetra and Morgan Kell, one she found in the Jedi Library.
"Wow, they were royalty?" Tejina cried. "Cool."
"This is your grandmother's lightsaber," Kirana said, pulling out her violet-bladed saber. "Well, actually, it was mine in a past life, but she gave it to me in this one. Oh, it's complicated," she laughed.
"I guess she gets her looks from me," Kendren said.
"I'm so glad you found me!" Tejina said to Ippin. Ippin just smiled.
"Let's watch EM!" Annika cried, running to the TV.
"What's EM?" Tejina asked.
"It's a show where people are hurt and real people - not med droids - fix them! And Xoran Tisnjic, who plays Dr. Lovac, is sooooo hot!" she added.
As soon as Tejina saw Dr. Lovac, she gasped. "Hey - I know him! I, um..." She looked down at the floor. "I sort of picked his pocket once," she said guiltily.
"What? You did?" Instead of looking angry, Annika looked excited. "Do you still have what you stole?"
"No, I have to give everything to Jade," Tejina said. "But I don't have to anymore!"
"Was he that cute in real life?" Annika asked with a dreamy sigh.
"Cuter," Tejina said. "I felt really bad about stealing from such a hunk."
"But Annika would probably steal him if she could," Kairiku spoke up. "Even though she already has Obi-Wan."
"I can steal, can't I?" Annika protested. Then she said, "Shh! Dr. Lovac's on now! I love his accent."
Tejina laughed. Then the commercials came on - the first one was for used ships. The second one made the Earthborns laugh hysterically. It went like this:
A Wookiee said, in his language with subtitles in Basic, "Is your fur turning gray? Do you want to cover it up? Well..."
"Looks so natural, no one can tell, just for Wookiees!"
"Some things I have to get used to," Tejina sighed.
