Fixing the Damage
"That is it!" Anakin said angrily. "This show has gone too far!"
Anakin and Padme were furious. Thanks to the show, the Kaminoans also knew where to find Omega and when she would be out of the palace unguarded. And now, she was taken away back to Kamino to be put in a lab for who-knows-what!
Anakin got right to calling the adoption agency, some lawyers, and Chancellor Organa.
"I'm calling Esther again right now!" Memoria said.
"You don't have to." said a familiar voice.
And Esther entered the scene with her suitcase in tow.
"I came as soon as I could! But there was a delay with the transport, my phone died, and then another transport broke down and I had to take twelve different bus pods to get here." Esther said.
"Well, thank the Force you're back, Esther." Obi-Wan said.
"I had no idea Miss Surlei would do this, I swear! Now where is she?!"
Speak of the devil...
"Let's see... which secrets shall we expose next?" said Surlei, holding a journal.
"Hey! That's my diary!" Gabby said, shooting lightning by Surlei's feet and making her drop the book into a plant, which Gabby used to bring the diary back to her hands.
"Oh, Princess Esther. You're back early." Surlei said. "I trust you like that I've gotten us many views?"
"Oh, you got views all right." Esther said, pulling out her phone.
She pulled up many examples of gossip and lies Surlei spread across the holo-net.
"This is how you've been managing things?"
Esther did not look the least bit happy about any of this.
"I only did as you said. The public image of the Jedi has been changed." Surlei said, unfazed.
"By making them look like fools!" Esther shouted. "I told you not to invade anyone's privacy, and here I find that you've been going behind my back and using your power to humiliate innocent people. The Jedi are good people who've done nothing short of trying to do what's right, and changed their code to allow themselves to understand the people better."
"I am the greatest producer in the industry. So what if I exposed a few secrets?"
"By invading someone's diary and breaking into personal records?" Mace said. "No one will stop calling me Ashley because of you!"
"And everyone keeps trying to tickle me!" Obi-Wan said angrily.
"Do you have any idea how many people's lives you've ruined?!" Gabby said. "My sister Omega is back in a torturous lab because of you!"
"A good media star does whatever it takes to get views!" Surlei said. "Yes, I told many lies, but these idiots on the holo-net believe anything they see. And with one word, I can make the public hate the Jedi even more than ever if I wanted."
"Or damage your own reputation live on the holo-net." smirked Lamenta, who'd been livestreaming the whole thing on Esther's phone.
Surlei looked shocked when she saw Lamenta filming her.
"To everyone out there who's been teasing the Jedi or harassing them in any way..." said Esther. "Stop it right now. See, this is exactly why it's essential to be careful what we say online. Not everything you read is true. And gossip is very hurtful. Next time you're thinking about reading gossip, think about how it would make you feel if someone spread rumors about you or revealed a secret you were embarrassed about. And before we end this stream, I have one last thing to say to Miss Surlei."
Esther then turned to her manager.
"YOU'RE FIRED!" Esther shouted loud enough for the whole galaxy to hear. "And your days as a cyber bully are over! My mother is a lawyer, and there will be charges pressed."
"But our contract-"
"States that I may fire you if you ever step out of line, and you stepped way out of line!" Esther said. "Boys, take her away."
So, Surlei was taken away, and Esther promised she would help fix any remaining damage caused by her stay. Lamenta ended the stream there.
"How exactly are we gonna change the public opinion now?" Anakin asked. "And what about Omega?"
"I might know a way." Carmine said. And he changed his hair to long and blue to cover his face. "Care to negotiate what we'd do for a collab, Esther?"
Omega struggled as she was forced to one of the labs in a hospital gown, just like Boba had seen in his nightmare.
"Please! Let me go!" the girl screamed, trying to escape. "Don't make me do this again!"
Omega struggled as she was forced onto a table of some sort in a room with a bunch of machines with needles and wires.
An oxygen mask was placed on the girl's face as she was held down on the table.
"Now, Omega. Be a good girl so we can proceed." said Lama Su.
But the poor girl kept struggling and screamed in terror as a needle was brought out and the droids prepared to hook her up to the machines. Omega struggled more and more, and then her hand glowed, and the needle was blasted.
The Kaminoans were shocked by this, and even more shocked when Omega's restraints were burned right off of her. Omega gasped. She'd totally forgotten. Her powers!
Omega waved her hand and made a light that was really bright and blinded the Kaminoans, giving her time to run and find her clothes. Luckily for her, she still had her phone, and she knew exactly what to do with it.
Start a livestream.
She activated her Insta-Star account and started to stream.
"Hello? Anyone out there, please help! I'm stuck on Kamino in a lab! They're trying to take DNA from me and hook me up to a lot of machines. Estrella, if you're out there, please help me!"
An alarm was set off, saying that a clone had gone rogue. Omega kept running and made sure she went back to where she'd been to get evidence of where she was and why she was in danger. But, she also had to dodge any droids or Kaminoans.
Meanwhile, Esther and Carmine got to work on ideas for a collab. And they came up with a great idea to put together a talent show with the Jedi. According to Carmine, nothing showed who a person was inside more than how they performed a special talent.
"Okay, we got everyone down?" Esther said.
"Yup. So far we've got singers, dancers, and even a few younglings doing collab acts with some of the royal family." Carmine, as Crescendo, said.
Suddenly, everyone who had a phone got an alert from Omega, and they quickly saw that she had a livestream going.
"Oh no." Boba gasped. "It's worse than that nightmare I had."
"Don't worry, Omega." said Estrella. "I'm coming!"
"I'm coming too!" Boba said, climbing onto Estrella.
Anakin said, "Not without me, you're not. Lamenta, you come too."
Anakin called over Sapphire and got onto her back.
"Anakin, you know what they might do if you try to-" Obi-Wan said.
"Officially adopted or not," said Anakin. "Omega is part of this family, and we're gonna get her home."
So, the two princes rushed off on the horses to rescue their princess.
"How come we don't have horses to get there?" Wrecker whined.
"Because you haven't been matched with any." Carousella said. "That's how we got matched with our humans. Or togruta, in Fiesta's case."
"Wouldn't horses be difficult to have around?" Crosshair pointed out.
"Actually, horses are known to be very beneficial to one's self-esteem, heighten sense of commitment and responsibility, and increase one's activity socially and physically." Crescent said. "And Equinaro horses, with our kind being intelligent enough to speak to other sentient beings, actually have ten times the ability to do those things as domesticated non-magical horses."
"How long before I can get one?" Wrecker asked.
"That's up to Queen Reigna's magical jewels." Carousella said. "They sense when a horse is needed typically for a child."
Carousella then thought of something. Was it possible for the Equinary to match a horse with someone if it was asked to match someone who wanted a horse? She'd have to ask Fantasia about that.
Meanwhile, Anakin and Boba soon arrived on Kamino, and they did not hesitate to search for Omega. Boba could blend in easily since he was a clone, but Lamenta had to spread her invisibility to Anakin and Sapphire so they could search without being seen.
Boba and Estrella ran and ran to search for Omega. And it didn't take long to find her... as she'd been using magic to fight off the Kaminoans and the droids.
"Omega!" Boba and Estrella exclaimed.
"Boba?!" Omega gasped happily. "Estrella!"
"We're getting you out of here, amiga." said Estrella. "We're gonna keep you safe."
Boba quickly contacted Anakin and told him they had Omega. And they quickly got her out.
But, Estrella and Boba knew the palace would be the first place they'd look for Omega. So, they went to the one place they knew the Kaminoans wouldn't look for Omega or anyone else.
"Hope you're ready to see more of the Encanto." Estrella said.
"One of these days, we've gotta visit when none of us are in any kind of danger." Boba said.
And Estrella ran with Omega on her back through the mirror, and Boba covered the mirror with a blanket, just in case.
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