Padmé Naberrie, Princess of Theed, grew up as a child of prophecy during the Republic. She was destined to marry the Chosen One of the Jedi and bring about a new world order. This synopsis may change over time as I don't really like it. If anybody has any suggestions, go ahead and tell me through a PM or a review.
I do not know why I am adding these ages; maybe it is just to help me.
Padmé- 4
Aayla Secura- 17
Anakin- 5
Obi-Wan- 20
A New Future
Chapter One
A New Home
"Papa! No! Let me go!" the child screamed as she was dragged away from her parents.
"Padmé! Let me have my child with me! What do the Jedi need her for? You cannot take her away without her consent- she is my child and I am the king of this planet! You hold no jurisdiction here!"
"The Jedi, we are. Your daughter, a child of prophecy, she is. Trained in the Jedi Arts, she must be," said the diminutive Master Jedi.
"She will be returned in a few years' time," said Master Windu, second in the Jedi ranks only to Master Yoda.
"You have no right!" yelled Ruwee Naberrie, known as King Veruna to his people.
"I beg to differ," said Master Windu, "Republic law states that any child aged five and under with a midichlorian count of over 15,000 is allowed to be trained as a Jedi without parental consent. The princess Amidala has a midichlorian count of 16,000 and has an age of four years. Therefore we are perfectly within our right."
"But I am the king-" started Veruna.
"Of Naboo. Not of the Republic. You are not above the law in this case. We are sorry, but we must take her. She will come back to you once she has become a knight. She will know who she is, who her parents are, and where she comes from. She will know that she is a princess. Just think of what good that will do for the people of Naboo to have a Jedi as their ruler! She will make no rash decisions and she will have a patience and calmness that is required of a ruler. The best professionals in the ways of diplomacy and war will train her. She will have the best of educations. A ruler must sacrifice for his planet, and that is what you are doing by letting your daughter become a Jedi."
"B-but…I…my daughter! She is the only child we have. Jobal would be heartbroken. Would we get to see her from time to time?" asked Veruna.
"I am sorry but that is not the Jedi way," said Windu sympathetically. "We will keep you updated on her progress, of course, but it is not possible to have contact between parents and child; it would distract her from her studies."
"I understand. I guess, well, I guess you may take her with you. Just let her say goodbye to her mother and friends first."
"I understand." Windu bowed respectfully and backed out of the room.
"Goodbye, mother," said Princess Amidala to her mother in the throne room. The press would be using this formal goodbye in the newsreels. She curtsied to her mother and kissed her hand, doing the same to her father. She then backed out of the throne room to the waiting Jedi.
Aboard the Jedi shuttle, Master Windu gave Padmé a new set of tunics.
"Change into these," he said, "or the children at the temple might laugh at you in your formal wear."
"But these tunics are so frumpy!" she whined.
"In time you will get to choose what you will wear." He looked over disapprovingly to Aayla Secura, another Jedi who had accompanied him on this trip and chose to sport navel-bearing and tight-fitting leather Jedi outfits. "But for right now, you are only a novice. Remember that while you are there you are a beginner and you are on the same level as everyone else. You are no longer a princess and you will not be addressed as "Your Royal Highness" anymore. You will simply be addressed as Padmé Naberrie, Padawan Jedi."
Padmé nodded her head, gave a little sniffle, and walked to her quarters on the ship.
"Well that went well, don't you think?" asked Master Secura.
"Get used to her," said Master Windu, "for in time she will become your apprentice."