The Phantom Menace (AT)

This is an adapted and alternate version of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where the timeline has changed.

Failed Negotiations
Earlier, Jedi Master Brandoni Charconda and his Padawan, Padme Amidala, were sent by the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic to negotiate things with the Trade Federation, who had blockaded the peaceful planet of Naboo. However, the Trade Federation was working with a Sith Lord, named Darth Sidious. After finding out that the Jedi had come, the Viceroy, Nute Gunray, tried to have them killed. Only to have them escape onto the planet's surface. After Brandoni and Padme didn't report back to the Chancellor or the Jedi Council, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, were sent to investigate while avoiding the Federation. However, ever since the pursuit of the 1st 2 Jedi, the Federation was less open to outer ships. After picking up Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's ship on their radar, they sent out the Vulture Droid fighters to shoot them right out of space. Thanks to the Force, Qui-Gon out flew the droids and made it into the planet's atmosphere.

After escaping, they landed in the middle of a Naboo swamp. However, they were horrified when they saw Trade Federation drop ships coming to the surface and landing more droid troops. The two Jedi were witnessing a full-scale invasion and the Federation's take over of Naboo. They knew now they had to find the Jedi and the Queen and fast. While trekking through the swamp, the Jedi came across a fish-like alien called a Gungan. But it wasn't master Charconda, who was a Gungan Jedi Master, it was a native of the Naboo waters. His name was Jar Jar Binks and he was an outcast from his underwater home. As the Jedi needed help, Jar Jar decided to lead them to the Gungans' underwater city, as indeed he did. As they swam deeper, they reached the city. The site of Jar Jar helped get the Jedi and audience with the Gungan ruler, Boss Lyonie. The Boss didn't care for what happened on the surface, but he allowed Jar Jar and the Jedi to use a submarine to reach the surface.

Meanwhile, at the palace in the Naboo capital city of Theed, while Master Charconda had been killed by the earlier battalions of droids, Padme had disguised herself to slip in amongst the handmaidens of Queen Liodita of Naboo. But the queen and her servants had been captured by Viceroy Gunray. What they didn't suspect, however, was that a Jedi was among them. Padme kept her green-bladed lightsaber hidden under her handmaiden robe, while Captain Typho of the Queen's Royal Guard hid a blaster in his vest. When they got under a bridge on the palace grounds, Typho and Padme took out their weapons, battled the droids, and escaped to the hanger. There, they met up with Jar Jar, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan. After a brief discussion, they decided to take the Queen's case to the Senate on the Republic capital planet of Coruscant. The escape wasn't easy with all of blockading ships though, the ships even attacked to keep them in the system. The ship got hit, but thanks to an astromech droid, named R2-D2, they got away, but with a damaged hyperdrive. Without it, they couldn't reach Coruscant.

A New Friend
Since they couldn't reach Coruscant, the Queen decided to land her ship on the nearby planet of Tatooine to make repairs. Meanwhile, Darth Sidious had dispatched his apprentice, Darth Maula, to hunt down the Queen and the Jedi. To get parts for repairs, Qui-Gon, Padme, Jar Jar, and R2 all went to the nearby town of Mos Espa. There, they found the shop of a ship parts dealer, a Toydarian named Watto. He was a mean fellow and charged a hefty price for the hyperdrive he had that Qui-Gon needed, but couldn't afford. While at the shop, they met a young boy who was a slave to Watto along with his mother, his name was Anakin Skywalker. Padme and Anakin both started taking a liking to each other. And Anakin noticed Padme's lightsaber and figured out she was a Jedi. He'd heard many stories of Jedi, including the females, but he never met one before, especially not one a "beautiful" as Padme, as he thought. When a sand storm came up, Anakin led the group to his house for shelter, where they could spend the night there with him and his mother, Shmi.

The next morning, Qui-Gon observed Anakin closely and felt the boy had a powerful connection to the force. He even started to believe that he may be the Chosen One, said in prophecy to one day bring the force into balance between light and darkness. Anakin liked showing Padme around, he even showed her a protocol droid he was putting together, C-3PO. In fact, since he was a such a good pilot, Anakin was putting together his own podracer, which he planned on entering in the upcoming race. Qui-Gon figured he could use this to an advantage, he would bet that Anakin would win, which Watto liked since he liked to gamble on the races: If Watto won, he would get the ship, but if Qui-Gon won, he would take Anakin and grant him his freedom. Watto agreed.

At the race, Anakin's racer went through rough obstacles; sabotage from rival racers, falling rocks, and attacks from the Tusken Raiders. But through all of this, Anakin raced through all 3 laps of the race and won in 1st place. Anakin was now free and would be taken under Qui-Gon's wing for Jedi training and Qui-Gon got the money he needed to purchase Watto's hyperdrive. Anakin was really happy he was free and could leave to be a Jedi, but he hoped he'd see his mother again, so he promised to come back one day. Meanwhile, Darth Maula had tracked the Jedi to Mos Espa and set up and ambush for them at his ship. Maula jumped out, ignited a red-bladed lightsaber, and engaged with Qui-Gon while Anakin jumped onto the ship. As Anakin got cold on the ship, he cuddled into a corner, where Padme comforted him. He then gave her a gift, a small wooden pendant he carved himself during his time on Tatooine.

A Failed Plea to the Senate
After leaving Tatooine, the group finally arrived on Coruscant. Anakin, Jar Jar, Captain Typho, and Queen Liodita went to the apartment complex of Senator Palpatine of Naboo. Meanwhile, Padme, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan went to the Jedi Temple to speak with the Jedi Council to tell them about Anakin and Maula. The Council couldn't believe it would be the Jedi's ancient enemy, the Sith, because they'd been extinct for 1,000 years, then they asked that Anakin be brought before them. Meanwhile, Padme reported on what had happened to her and Master Charconda on Naboo before leaving to join with the Queen once more.

Meanwhile, Senator Palpatine and Queen Liodita presented their case to the Senate and Supreme Chancellor Valorum. They claimed that Naboo had been invaded by the Trade Federation's droid armies, but the Federation's senator objected that was no proof. However, the Queen presented plenty of evidence: a security recording form her ship of the Federation's attack on the ship as they tried to leave, the message from her advisor, Sio Bibble, about the death toll of the people, and Padme as a witness who confirmed everything. Despite all of the evidence, however, Valorum didn't know what to do, so the Queen moved forward a "vote of no-confidence in Chancellor Valorum", quickly seconded by Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan and Senator Glodia Auriane of Bespin.

After testing Anakin, they couldn't doubt his abilities, but they sensed great fear in him, which they new led to the dark side. When Qui-Gon heard the Council wouldn't train him, he decided to do it himself, since Obi-Wan was ready to face the trials himself. However, the Council reminded him that his priority was to protect the Queen should she return to Naboo. The Queen did make plans to return. Despite Senator Palpatine's pleads against it, she planned to ally with the Gungans, the Royal Guard, and the Jedi to take back the planet.

Taking Back Naboo
The group returned to Naboo and ventured into the swamps to find the Gungans. They negotiated with them to become allies and for the Grand Gungan army to fight the bulk of the Federation forces while the Queen, guards, and Jedi retake Theed. Boss Lyonie agreed, so they could share the planet and treat each other as equals. Jar Jar was given the position of general in the army since he brought the Gungans on good terms with the Naboo. Then, the Queen made plans to take the palace while the pilots took the Naboo fighters into space to destroy a droid control ship orbiting the planet, without it, the droids would shut down all over the planet.

The plan was later put into action, Queen Liodita, her handmaidens and guards, Anakin, R2, and the 3 Jedi ran into the palace while the Gungans engaged the large battalions of battle droids. After fighting their way through the palace, the heroes arrived at the hanger. Anakin and R2 sought cover in a nearby Starfighter while the pilots took off in their ships. Their path to the throne room, however, was bared by Darth Maula, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan engaged with her while the Queen, Padme (disguised as a handmaiden), and the guards took the long way. When more droids came up, Anakin tried to fin the ship's blaster's, but activated the auto-pilot by mistake and the ship took him and R2 into space towards the control ship. The Gungans continued to fight valiantly against the battle droids, but they were getting overwhelmed and forced to retreat. As for the Queen, she, Padme, and the guards managed to scale the outer walls of the palace to reach the floor where the throne room and Viceroy was. Meanwhile, Maula fiercely battled Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan with her dual-bladed lightsaber, as red as blood.

The Queen, Padme, and the guards were caught by the battle droids. Meanwhile, Anakin and R2 had gotten free from the auto-pilot and tried to help the fight in anyway they could. But then, they got hit and flew into the droid control ship. They screeched to a halt, the systems were overheated and droids started coming around them. Maula soon re-engaged with Qui-Gon while Obi-Wan was trapped behind a laser wall and watch. Then, Maula struck Qui-Gon in the chest, killing him. The Gungans were defeated by the battle droids and taken prisoner. Padme, the Queen Liodita, and the guards were all brought to the throne room, where the Viceroy was waiting. But suddenly, Padme through off her disguise and ignited her lightsaber to get rid of the droids and get the emergency blasters out for Captain Typho and the Queen. Then they jammed the doors and had the Viceroy trapped. As for Obi-Wan, he went to finish his master's fight with Maula, cutting off one of her blades. But Maula pushed Obi-Wan into dangling over the edge of a pit and kicked Obi-Wan's lightsaber down. Back on the control ship, power returned to Anakin's starfighter and started blasting the droids. But then, he shot out to proton torpedoes, destroying the main reactor, and the ship started blowing up from the inside. Anakin and R2 quickly flew out of the ship as it went out in a large ball of flames. On the surface, the Gungans saw the entire droid army shut down before them and let out a cheer of victory. As Obi-Wan dangled for his life, he pulled over Qui-Gon's lightsaber, leaped through the air and cut Maula in half. Her two halves came apart as she fell down the deep pit. Obi-Wan peered over his dying master, as he asked him with his last breath to train Anakin, which Obi-Wan promised.

Aftermath of the Conflict
A Republic ship came down to Naboo as the Queen sent Nute Gunray back to the Senate to answer for his actions. And Senator Palpatine came down from the ship congratulated Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Queen Liodita. Jedi Master and Council member, Yoda, spoke to Obi-Wan that he'd leveled up to Jedi Knight, but disagreed with him training Anakin. Despite this, the Council agreed with him. That night, the Naboo nobles and the Jedi gathered around for Qui-Gon's funeral as his body burned. Obi-Wan promised Anakin he'd train him and Yoda agreed with fellow Jedi Council member Mace Windu that Maula was a Sith.

The next day, despite the mystery, Naboo hada big celebration. Everyone danced and cheered with glee that Naboo was free and the Gungan paraded through the city. The guests of honor stood at the steps of the palace along with the Jedi Order. Palpatine was elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, Anakin was now a Jedi student under Obi-Wan, and the Naboo were at peace with the Gungans. For now, the galaxy was at peace.