Padme woke up to the sound of her iPhone's familiar ringtone. She quickly glanced over at the
clock on her nightstand that read 4:39 am and pressed the answer button while looking at it with
a "why did you call me at 4 am" glare.

"Hello angel," he started with a hint of seduction in his voice. It was Anakin. "I'm calling because
one, it's 1:39 over here in Kabul and I'm bored and two, I missed you and the kids."

"It's been awhile." Padme admitted.

"I've only been gone for a month because of this." He lifted up his right arm.

"What in Jabba's name happened?" Padme practically yelled, reminding herself that the twins
were still asleep.

"Me, Rex, Ben and Ahsoka were sent out to find the location of Plagueis's secret base. We
found it, but he was there when we showed up. We were fighting with a new prototype of a
weapon similar to the lightsabers in Star Wars. Rex and Ben fought his guards while Ahsoka
and I tried to arrest Plagueis. He also had one of the prototypes, but we don't know how he got
ahold of it. My weapon short circuited and Plagueis sliced off my old prosthetic. I'm waiting for
my new one." Anakin scratched the nub where is arm was.

"Oh. I'll be back in a minute. I'm going to wake up the kids." Padme said as she grabbed her
robe.

"There's no need. I'm guessing it's early in the morning for you so leave them be. Aren't they
getting out of school for Life Day today?"

"Yes, and thankfully Senator Binks has taken over my duties for the next few weeks so I'm free."

"Oh great." Anakin made a mental note of that.

"Oh Ani, you never remember the fact that I'm a senator and I know when I hear sarcasm."

"Right. My new arm is here." He panned the camera over to the medic. "Well, I guess I'll see you
when I come home in the spring." Anakin sighed.

"I guess so. I'll tell the twins you said hello and go back to being a temporary stay- at- home mom. I love you."

"Love you back. I'll see you soon m'lady." Anakin ended their FaceTime.

By the time they finished, it was almost 6:00. Padme quickly got in the shower and dressed. She
let her hair down because there was no time to do an elaborate hairstyle.

Luke was already up because he wanted to be the first one to get fresh -off -the- griddle pancakes. Today was the last day of school before Life Day, which was next Wednesday. He
was also happy because today was free dress day, so he got to wear his black Old Republic
t -shirt and jeans.

Leia was still in bed before she was rudely awakened by the sound of her brother's feet
thumping down the stairs. She quickly washed up and put on her white dress. By the time she
got downstairs, her mother was finishing up the rest of the pancakes.

"Good morning princess, would you like some blueberries in your pancakes?" Padme asked as
she quickly hugged her daughter before pouring the batter on the griddle.

"Yes please." Leia answered before grabbing her favorite glass off of the counter.

Padme placed a plate full of blueberry pancakes in front of Leia.
"I hope this is a good enough breakfast for the last day of school for the year." Padme
exclaimed "Your father told me to tell you hello and that you have a great Life Day. He won't be
back home until spring."

"Okay, tell him we said hi!" the twins said in unison with full mouths.

After eating, they readied themselves for school. When they arrived, Han and Chewie were
waiting for them. Han high fived Luke and hugged Leia.

"So what are the children of the Hero with No Fear doing this Life Day?" Han questioned.

"I know that my mom's family from Naboo is coming over on Monday and I'm pretty sure that my
dad said that his friends from the Army are coming in his honor." Luke answered as he occasionally glanced at his sister for confirmation.

"That sounds cool. Me and Chewie are going to Kashyyyk to visit his family." Han said as he patted Chewie's shoulder.

The school day was filled with fun Life Day themed activities. By the end of the day, everyone was saying their goodbyes and "Happy Life Day"s. Han and Chewie were going home with the
twins thanks to a lot of begging.

On the way home, the friends talked and played games while Padme looked at them through her rear-view mirror.

"It's nice to see that they have found a great pair of friends." Padme thought to herself as she pulled in the driveway. The kids ran inside and went directly to the basement where they played
on Luke's xbox.

Padme decided to go into the living room where she could kick off her shoes and relax, but was interrupted by the sound of her friends.

"Captain Rex Fett, reporting for duty."

"General Ben Kenobi, reporting for duty."

"Commander Ahsoka Tano, reporting for duty. Welcome home, Mrs. Skywalker."

"Senator Padme Amidala- Skywalker, reporting for duty." Padme mock saluted as her friends in uniform as they sat down.

"We got back to town last night." Ben spoke out while stroking his short beard.

"Anakin sends his wishes and sent these gifts for Luke and Leia." Ahsoka said as she pulled out two small boxes from one of her shirt pockets.

Padme accepted them and placed them next to all of the other gifts. The group talked for a while until the doorbell rang.

"Bye Han, bye Chewie." the twins called out before their mother closed the door. They were sent off to bed, giggling to themselves. Padme found it interesting, but decided to look into it later so she can entertain her guests.

They talked until the early hours of the morning. Ben was the first person to go, followed by Rex and Ahsoka. Padme stayed up and watched a little bit of Keeping Up with the Klones before slowly drifting to sleep.