As the Separatists rage throughout the Galaxy, even peaceful planets are invaded, including the beautiful planet Naboo. Following the trail of droids wandering the grass lands of Naboo, the planet is on high alert as it was years ago. Fearing their home was facing another invasion, Senator Amidala and Representative Binks race to Naboo to assess the situation.

Of course, once young Princess Gabriella heard about this, she immediately got Carousella to apparate them to the planet. That was her mother's home planet, and the place she would someday rule over as queen. So, this became not only a moral royal obligation, but a personal matter for her.

Padme and Jar Jar met with Captain Typho and the current leader of Naboo, Queen Neeyutnee.

"We came as soon as we could, my lady." said Padme. "Have you found any more droids?"

"Only the three," said the queen. "But you can be sure they aren't tourists. I need you to convince the Senate or the Jedi Council or whoever is in charge of this terrible war that we are threatened."

"They'll need more proof," said Padme. "Finding a couple of battle droids won't be enough."

"Well, I could always fly and see if there's anything to be spotted from above." Carousella said.

"Carousella? Why is Gabby here?" Padme asked.

"I'm the princess of Naboo, remember? If the planet's in trouble, I have to help it, Mommy." Gabby said.

That was when Captain Typho got a message that a battle droid was ready for analysis.

"Have you been able to retrieve any information?" Padme asked.

"Unfortunately, the Naboo security who discovered them prefer to shoot first and retrieve data later." Queen Neeyutnee said.

"Hmm, well that's gonna change when I'm queen." Gabby said.

Padme looked at the droids and said, "If they were found in the grasslands, where'd they pick up all this mud?"

Meanwhile, Jar Jar sniffed something, and he spotted a blue beetle bug crawling out from a dead battle droid's body. To him, it looked like a yum-yummy snack.

"Add that to our very long list of questions." Captain Typho said.

"Maybe in a swamp?" Carousella suggested.

"Maybe it rained around where the droid was." Gabby guessed.

Jar Jar walked away to try and catch the beetle with his tongue.

A medical droid began sawing into the commando droid's head.

"I'm getting a bad feeling about this," said Threepio. "With your permission, Senator Padme, I would like to shut down before I get sensory overload."

"Permission denied," said Padme.

"Denied?"

"You might be able to get some info from this droid," Carousella pointed out. "It's less likely it'll be alarmed by you talking to it than any of us."

The commando droid sat up, unable to see anything, as its optical sensors were disabled by the med droid.

"You are in very good hands on board a Separatist ship," said Threepio. "Count Dooku himself intends to reward you for your bravery."

"Bravery?" said the commando droid.

"For your assignment on Naboo. Do try to activate what's left of your memory. We all want to hear your tale of medical heroics."

The droid's speech was warbled, and all he could say clearly was 'virus.'

"Yes, the virus." said Threepio. "You do remember. Please continue."

But, while the group was trying to get information, Jar Jar was still trying to eat the blue beetle, only to get his head stuck in a droid dome.

"A small amount leaked out," said the commando droid. "Must contain. Naboo cannot know. Lab must remain secret."

"A secret lab on Naboo? Where? You must-" Padme quickly covered Threepio's mouth speaker with her hand.

"It is a secret." The commando droid said. He knew he was being tricked and refused to talk.

"Unless you want to end up a box of spare parts, you'll tell us where that lab is." Captain Typho threatened, pointing his gun at the droid. Gabby tied the droid to the table with some vines for good measure.

"Talk you big scrap heap!" Gabby said.

"Ah!" cried out a clumsy Gungan.

That was when Jar Jar accidentally bumped into the nearby shelves, and they fell over like dominos. Everyone vamoosed, all of them just barely managing to get out in time. All of them except the droid.

"Well, that could've been worse," said Carousella.

Captain Typho looked at the crushed droid. "We'll never get any information out of him now."

Jar Jar finally managed to get his head unstuck.

"Jar Jar, are you okay?" Carousella asked. "How did you get your head stuck in there?"

"Meesa sorry. It was an accident." Jar Jar said.

"It's okay, Jar Jar." Gabby said. "No one got hurt, at least."

Jar Jar turned over the dome, the little blue beetle falling out and buzzing.

Padme knelt down to the bug and looked at Jar Jar. "Is this what you're after?"

"Meesa love him. He's a very, very good tongue grabbing. Yousa finden only in one placen."

"Where?"

"In the mud under the perlote tree."

"Like the mud on the droid," said Gabby with realization. "In the eastern swamps."

"I knew it was a swamp!" Carousella said.

"I think Jar Jar just found out the location of that lab." Padme said.

"Gotcha!" Gabby exclaimed, catching the beetle under a bucket she found. "Your snack can't get away now, Uncle Jar Jar."

The Naboo team then contacted the Jedi Council.

"Delicate, the situation is." Master Yoda said. "Two Jedi we will send."

"Might I suggest Uncle Obi-Wan and Daddy?" Gabby said. "We need the best Jedi we can get here."

Only a select few Senators and fighters for the Republic knew Anakin was Gabby's father, and the clones knew now too. Padme decided she needed all the protection she could get for her daughter, so they needed as many allies as possible to understand her true value and why her very existence put her in danger.

"Relations with the Gungans are a little tense right now," said Padme. "But they trust General Kenobi like one of their own."

"Send them we will." Yoda promised before ending the transmission.

"I want as much information as possible before the Jedi arrive." Padme said. "See if you an Threepio can download any of the other battle droid's memory. I'm going to find that lab."

"Are you sure that's wise?" Captain Typho asked. But Padme didn't answer him.

"Come on Jar Jar."

"Can I come, Mommy?" Gabby asked.

"No, Gabby. It's too dangerous." Padme said. "Carousella, keep Gabby safe until Anakin and Obi-Wan arrived."

"Yes, Senator." Carousella said.

So, Gabby reluctantly stayed behind and simply waited for her father and Obi-Wan to arrive. But, she did think of another way she could help, and decided to contact a couple of friends for help.

Gabby and Carousella eventually met with the friends Gabby called over.

One of them was the forest nymph Princess Wysteria Greene. The other was a girl named Roya Harishandra, princess of the beautiful desert surrounded kingdom Maamoh-Yah.

Since Wysteria was an expert on plants, Gabby thought she could be helpful with figuring out if this virus was caused by a plant. And Roya happened to know a lot about different viruses. She was half-genie on her mother's side, so her mother saw many different viruses over the centuries, which she taught Roya about. And if there was one thing Gabby knew about their species, it was that nymphs didn't catch viruses at all unless they took on a mortal form like Wysteria could. And, genies didn't catch viruses as easily, but with Royal only being half-genie, there was still a chance she could catch it.

"We came as soon as we got your message," said Roya.

"Has anyone shown any symptoms of this virus?" Wysteria asked.

"I don't know yet," said Gabby. "That's why we called you guys."

Meanwhile, Padme and Jar Jar managed to find the swamp with the perlote trees surrounded by mud.

"Keep your eyes open," said Padme. "Look for anything out of the ordinary."

But, neither of them were aware that they were being watched by someone who thought they would make perfect lab rats.

Padme stopped to look around, but Jar Jar kept moving, only to step on a stick and trip into the mud, under which he found...

"A hatch." Jar Jar then started to dig through the mud to see if he could find more underneath.

Padme contacted Captain Typho. "I think we're standing right on top of the lab." said Padme. "I need a geo-scan of coordinates SP127."

Jar Jar didn't see a way to open the hatch and neither did Padme.

"No way we're going to open this." said Padme. "We'll just have to-"

"Freeze!" said a battle droid that popped out from the ground, accompanied by others.

Padme and Jar Jar were both restrained and brought into the lab.

"Yousa let us go." Jar Jar demanded.

"Who are you? Why are you holding us?" Padme asked angrily.

A strange looking scientist held up some glasses to his eyes and inspected his prisoners.

"Wonderful specimens." said the doctor, who took a look at the beautiful Padme. "What's a life-form like you doing in a swamp like this?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing." said Padme. The doctor stepped back and put his specs away.

"Thanks to the support of my compassionate friends in the Separatist alliance, I am creating life."

"Howsa yousa creatin' life?" Jar Jar asked.

"I'm so pleased you inquired." said the doctor. "A demonstration is in order."

The doctor then approached a tall cabinet of tiny phials filled with some glowing blue liquid.

"Allow me to introduce the return of the infamous blue shadow virus."

"The blue shadow virus?" Padme said in disbelief. "I thought that deadly disease was extinct."

"Yes, it was wiped from the galaxy generations ago, but I have given it life once again."

"Oh, yousa no creating life." Jar Jar said, glaring at the doctor. "Yousa taking life. Yousa poisoned the Gungan water."

The doctor cackles a lot of yeah's like a crazy person, which might have been an understatement.

"Unfortunately," said the doctor. "the blue shadow virus in its natural form thrives only in water, until I improved upon that weakness.

The mad doctor placed the phial onto a machine of some sort, then pulled a lever which activated some electricity that shocked the phial and turned the liquid virus into a blue gas.

"Your eyes do not deceive you," said the doctor. "I have perfected an airborne strain of the blue shadow virus."

A little servant droid that looked like a rabbit approached the doctor with a round bomb.

"This is the last of the bombs, Doctor." said the little droid.

"I'm well aware this is the last," said the doctor, snatching the bomb. "You think I'd lose count?"

The doctor then placed the phial inside the bomb.

"The virus in its gaseous forms, combined with these bombs, will release the blue shadow virus back into the galaxy, more potent than ever before."

"Are you insane?!" Padme said. "It's a deadly disease. No life-forms are immune to it. That's why it was eradicated."

"You mean murdered." The doctor gave the bomb to his servant droid. "Take this away."

The little droid obeyed and left the room.

"Meanwhile, as we speak, thousands and thousands of so-called superior life-forms are spreading their disease of war throughout the galaxy. Perhaps they are the ones who should be... eradicated!"

Padme and Jar Jar were then taken for what was potentially the worst experience of their lives.

Soon, the Jedi arrived at the palace. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka exited the gunship as soon as they landed. Captain Typho and the three princesses and royal guard horse were there to greet them.

"General Kenobi, Anakin, we're so glad-" Typho began.

"Where's my wife?" Anakin asked.

"She went to look for the lab." Typho answered.

"And you let her go?" Anakin looked around. "And where's Princess Gabriella?"

"Daddy!" Gabby exclaimed, running to her dad.

"Senator Padme instructed the princess to stay behind," said Threepio. "And she can be very hard to stop once she has made up her mind."

"Good point. I know what you mean." Anakin looked down.

"Wysteria and Roya came to help, Daddy." Gabby said, motioning to her friends.

Captain Typho introduced the Jedi to Peppi Bow, the last person to see Padme and/or Jar Jar before sending her to safety.

"Theysa looking for the sick-maker." Peppi said.

"They?" Obi-Wan said.

"Jar Jar went with Mommy," said Gabby.

Anakin told Ahsoka to go with Peppi and see if they could find his wife and Representative Binks.

"You've got it, Master." Ahsoka said.

Once the others left, Anakin went to talk to Captain Typho.

"Why didn't you send anyone to look for them?" Anakin said, sounding angry and worried.

"Considering the latest developments, we thought it was best to wait for you." said Typho.

"What latest developments?" Obi-Wan asked.

Captain Typho took the Jedi to show them a battle droid's memory. On it was a video of who Typho explained was Dr. Nuvo Vindi, senior medic for the Perma families, who disappeared ten years prior.

"Good news my soulless automaton friends." said the doctor's hologram. "We now have enough of the blue shadow virus to start filling the bombs."

"He said 'bombs'" Threepio said with worry.

"Uh oh," said Gabby, not liking the sound of that.

"I think 'uh oh' might be an understatement." Wysteria said, and what the doctor said next.

"We will only need to send one bomb to each key star system. Work quickly. I want them ready to deliver-"

The transmission was ended.

"If those bombs get delivered, we'll be facing a galaxy-wide plague." Obi-Wan said. "The war will be the least of our worries."

"That'd be way too many people for me to kiss," said Gabby.

"Does your healing magic even work on sick people?" Carousella asked. "I've only seen you kiss wounded people."

Gabby thought for a moment.

"I don't know," she said. "I've never tried it on a sick person before. Mostly because Daddy wouldn't let me because he was worried I'd get sick too. And as we learned from rescuing Aunt Aayla, my power doesn't work when I'm the one who needs healing."

"There is some good news," said Captain Typho, and he showed a hologram of the lab Padme found. "Senator Amidala found the lab. She sent us the coordinates before she disappeared. We've managed to get a geo-scan of the area."

"It's enormous," said Obi-Wan.

There were three entry points, and an above-average amount of radiation in one particular area.

"It's likely where they're being assembled." said Typho, referring to the bombs.

"If Padme has alerted them to our presence in any way..." Obi-Wan began.

"If Padme's in there and then we go in guns a-blazin', she may get killed."

"No!" Gabby exclaimed.

"It's a risk we have to take." Obi-Wan said. "Dr. Vindi and those bombs must not leave that lab."

Gabby really didn't like the sound of that.

"And what if they or we detonate a bomb during the attack?" Anakin asked.

"Better to have one planet infected than the entire galaxy." Obi-Wan finished.

Gabby really didn't like the sound of that. If the planet was infected, she believed she would be a failure as a princess if she couldn't do anything to save the people. She ran off to go look for something, Carousella following.

Anakin paced in the hangar as he and Obi-Wan waited for someone.

"Where are they?" Anakin complained, pacing back and forth, while Obi-Wan sat on a crate.

"Patience. They'll be here in a moment." Obi-Wan said calmly. "You seem a bit on edge."

"There's a good chance we're about to destroy all life on this planet, including ours, my wife's, and my daughter's!" Anakin said. "So yes, I'm a bit on edge. Why aren't you?"

"I'm better at hiding it," said Obi-Wan.

Anakin just gave an unamused look, and then he received an alert from Ahsoka over the comm.

"Did you find her?" Anakin asked.

"Negative." said Ahsoka. "I'm pretty sure she's inside the lab. The whole area is wired with pressure sensors. There's no way to get in without being detected. But I'm more than happy to-"

"Do not attempt to get inside," said Obi-Wan. I need you to detonate a bunker bomb at the south end of the facility. It should set off a nice distraction and seal off the bomb area, while we come in through the hatches."

"You can count on me," said Ahsoka.

"Rex and his men will be right behind you, Snips. They'll have your back." Anakin said. And they hung up. "Come on. We'd better hurry."

Anakin and Obi-Wan started to head to the ship, and Gabby got on.

"Gabby, no. You need to stay." Anakin said, picking up his daughter and carrying her out of the ship.

"But I wanna help," said Gabby. "If I'm gonna be queen of this planet someday, I have to help save it."

"Right now, you can help your family by not getting killed." Anakin said. He sat his daughter on a crate. "Just once, do as I say. Stay with Carousella. Don't follow us."

"Okay, Daddy." Gabby said.

Obi-Wan, of course, told Anakin not to risk the mission by trying to rescue Padme.

"I'll take care of the bombs. You focus on the doctor." Obi-Wan said.

But in his head and his heart, Anakin knew he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he let his wife died. He would take care of the doctor alright, only to save his wife and the mother of his child.

"I know what's at stake here." Anakin told his master.

And so, Anakin set off on the mission to stop the spread of the blue shadow virus.

The troops soon arrived and infiltrated the lab. It was quiet where Anakin was. Ahsoka's distraction seemed to be working.

Anakin used his lightsaber to cut through the door, but just as he and his troops got in, Gabby and Carousella appeared in a plethora of silver sparkles, and Roya appeared at the same time. But, there was no time for him to lecture his daughter. Padme and Jar Jar were trapped.

"Padme!" Anakin exclaimed.

"Take another step and your friends die." Dr. Vindi threatened, and he shocked Padme and Jar Jar. "Drop your weapons."

A clone aimed his blaster, but Anakin told him to wait.

"Do as he says," said Anakin, seeing no other way to save his wife.

Anakin ordered his troops to stand down, and they were surrounded by battle droids.

Dr. Vindi had Anakin, the clones, and the girls all trapped with the threat of the battle droids' blasters

"I realize I won't be able to keep you here long, Jedi." Dr. Vindi said, placing a phial of the virus in a triangular case. "That is why I am going to give you a choice."

"Fine with me, as long as one of the options is killing you." Anakin said as he and the others held their hands up. Carousella stood in a defensive position, making her horn glow.

"How about capture me or save your friends?" Dr. Vindi flipped the switch to shock Padme and Jar Jar again, and Anakin swooped into action. Carousella, Roya, and Gabby all blasted the droids with their magic while Anakin grabbed his lightsaber and cut the power to the machine that was shocking Padme.

"Ani, how about the next time you rescue me before you kill all the battle droids?" Padme said with a smile.

"A little 'thank you' would go a long way." smiled Anakin, kissing his wife until Roya spoke up.

"Maybe you should do less smooching and more chasing the doctor, who Gabby's already going after?"

The adults all looked at the door, only seeing Carousella's tail disappear through it.

Anakin helped his wife and Jar Jar up.

"Everyone, grab your blasters." Anakin said. "We need to find that doctor and the princess."

"What is she even doing here?" Padme asked.

"Apparently not listening to her parents," said Anakin.

"To be fair, General Skywalker," Roya said. "Technically, you told her to stay with Carousella and not to follow you. So, she did stay with Carousella, and we got here first, so you caught up to us as we arrived to rescue the Senator. So, it's not technically following if she gets somewhere before you."

Anakin sighed, he should've guessed a smart girl like his daughter would find a loophole in what he told her.

"Where's Wysteria?" Anakin asked.

"Looking for the bombs." Roya said. "They won't affect her as long as she stays in spirit form."

Gabby chased after the doctor on her pony, but they had to be quiet because of the battle droids behind him. Then, the girl had an idea.

Gabby cast a little magic on the floor, turning it into ice, which made the droids slip and slide, making it easy for Gabby to strike them with icicles. And that was when Gabby overheard her father and Obi-Wan on the comm.

"Anakin. I'm guessing you didn't capture the doctor." Obi-Wan said.

"I'm working on it." Anakin said. "Do you have the bombs?"

"I'm working on it. Dr. Vindi has remotely activated the bombs. They're counting."

"That's great," said Anakin sarcastically.

"And on top of that, one of them seems to be missing."

"Carousella and I are chasing after the doctor now," said Gabby. "We'll get him."

"What?! Young lady, you get out of there right now before I have to get you out myself!" Anakin said.

"Okay! Okay! I get it." Gabby said.

"No, keep going." Obi-Wan said. "You might be our best bet at catching the doctor."

Gabby wasn't sure who to listen to now.

"Do as Obi-Wan says, Princess." Anakin said. "But be careful."

"Careful is my middle name," Gabby joked, having Carousella continue running.

Meanwhile, Anakin contacted Ahsoka.

"Ahsoka, we've got another situation. Send all the clones to search the facility. We've got a mis-" He ordered, but then he bumped right into his Padawan, both of them falling to the floor.

"Master?" Ahsoka said, sitting on the floor.

Anakin picked himself up and explained the situation.

"We've got a missing bomb and a trigger-happy doctor on the loose that my daughter is already playing Chase with."

"Missing bomb?" said Padme. "I saw Dr. Vindi give a little droid a bomb."

"You guys split up." Anakin said. "Find that droid."

And Anakin ran with one team of clones, leaving Ahsoka with the other, as well as Padme and Jar Jar.

"You heard him." said the Togruta. "Let's move."

Carousella and Gabby ran into Anakin through a hall.

"Daddy!" Gabby exclaimed.

"Jedi!" shouted a battle droid. And they started blasting at them.

Carousella quickly started blasting with her magic horn, and Anakin deflected the blaster bolts with his lightsaber.

Anakin, Gabby, and Carousella all managed to reach the doctor.

"Leaving so soon, doctor?" Anakin smirked.

"You are running out of time. Catch." Dr. Vindi tossed a vial with the virus in it.

Anakin managed to catch it before it hit the floor, but he also got shut out of the room. He started to slice the wall with his lightsaber, but it was obviously going to take a while, so he shouted for Gabby and Carousella to get the doctor.

"You may be our only hope," said Anakin. "Forget what I said before. I'll alert Obi-Wan. Go protect your planet, Princess!"

And so, Gabby did not hesitate to obey that command, and she had Carousella fly up to go after the doctor, the equine landing in front of the doctor.

"What's up, doc?" Carousella joked, making Gabby laugh.

"You think a little girl and a pretty little pony are gonna stop the virus?" Vindi laughed.

"You think because we're cute we can't fight?" Carousella sassed.

That was when the bomb squad arrived.

Obi-Wan jumped up to the platform. Anakin ordered his men not to shoot. If the doctor dropped a vial, it was over.

Dr. Vindi threw three vials, all of which Obi-Wan barely caught in time.

"Play time is over, doctor." Gabby said. "Looks like you need a timeout. A little time to chill out!"

Gabby struck the doctor with ice cold blasts, and she knocked him to the ground.

The doctor tried to use his vials again, but Carousella snatched his bag with her horn's magic. And Gabby wrapped some vines around Vindi, with Wysteria adding a little touch to them so they would tighten whenever Vindi struggled.

"I don't think so, Doc." Carousella said. "You've caused enough trouble for one day."

Thankfully, the clones also managed to deactivate all of the bombs just in time.

"The bomb had been deactivated," Ahsoka confirmed over the comm. "Did you find Vindi?"

"Deactivated as well. Have you found Padme?" Anakin asked.

"She's right next to me. I'm okay, too. Thanks for asking."

And so, the day was saved once again. The doctor was captured, the bombs were deactivated, and no one would be catching the blue shadow virus any time soon.

Or so they thought...