Leia searched the building for Mon Mothma, and finally spotted her in one of the rooms where she was busy looking at maps.

"Hello Leia." Mothma greeted.

"Hello. I was wondering if you could solve a mystery for me." Leia said.

"What mystery?"

"Did you ever hear of a woman named Padme Amidala?"

Mon Mothma looked a little surprised, but answered, "Yes, I did. In fact, I knew her personally."

Leia's eyes widened. "You did? Well, can you tell me about her?"

"Yes, but why the sudden interest?"

"Well, I've been trying to find out who she was. I know she died twenty years ago or so. But, I couldn't find out the cause of death or much information about her. I heard her name through my droid, Threepio. But, then, it just faded away."

Mon Mothma frowned. "That is indeed strange. How did her name come out of a droid?"

Leia shook her head. "I'm not really sure. I was just cleaning Threepio, and I accidentally pressed some buttons, and then I heard him say her name, and that was it. He just said 'Miss Padme Amidala.' And that was all. I asked him who he was talking about, but he appeared confused. He told me he didn't remember what he said and when I told him, he said he never heard of a woman named Padme Amidala. I thought it was just a computer error at first, but I looked up her name in a database and learned that such a person existed. But what was strange was that I read that her files and information had been blocked by the Empire. When I dug in deeper in this matter, I learned that Darth Vader was the one that requested her files be blocked or erased. I just wanted to know what she did or who she was that caused the Empire to deny her existence."

Mon Mothma sighed. "I suppose it's because she was highly controversial, especially with Emperor Palpatine."

"What do you mean? What do you know about her?"

Mon Mothma sat down and looked to the side, as if recalling memories. "She was young when she died, only twenty-seven. She was extremely beautiful, passive, and sweet. She was the Queen of Naboo only at the age of fourteen and very good at it too. Naboo was in a crisis at the time, when these viceroys blocked trade to the little planet. Palpatine was the Senator of Naboo and befriended Amidala--"

"They were friends?!"

"Sort of. He was more of a father figure to her. But what you should know is that none of us knew at the time who he really was. We didn't know he was a Sith Lord or that he was the one behind the trade blockade. He was already making plans to take over the Republic, but this was thirteen years before he succeeded with that goal. He manipulated Padme Amidala, but she believed he was decent and wanted to help her."

"Then what?"

"Padme did manage to get Naboo out of the situation and save her planet. She had already accomplished so much at age fourteen, helping others and always being a good Queen. A few years later, she became Senator after Palpatine became Chancellor. It was then when I got to know her better." Mothma paused for a while, before continuing. "Padme always took her work seriously. She was very dedicated. Things were getting bad for the galaxy. This was when Separatists were causing a lot of damage to the Republic and it was debated whether there should be a war. Of course, we had no idea that Palpatine was again behind this and he wanted a war to happen so he could take over. Padme was against the idea of war and wanted to use diplomacy. Palpatine pretended to agree, but was secretly angry and decided to get her out of the way. He ordered a bounty hunter to assassinate her, but she was well-protected and it was hard. However, as you very well know a war did happen, known as the Clone Wars that had gone on for the next three years."

"So how did she die? Did Palpatine kill her?"

"She caused a lot of trouble for him. He may have had she not died naturally. No one really knows what caused her death. She just became weak all of a sudden and was taken to the hospital. Her energy was draining out and then she just died. Some believe that the war and the death of democracy had stressed her out too much that she lost the will to live. She is currently buried in Naboo where her family still lives. I was at her funeral and so were your parents."

"They knew her?"

"Oh yes, your father was good friends with her. He was there at the hospital when she died. It was a tragic loss."

"You said her family still lives in Naboo? Are these her parents?"

"Yes, her parents and her sister's family. Her sister is married and has two daughters, who are probably a few years older than you."

"Was Amidala married herself?"

"That is a good question and a strange one too. I don't really know. She was always too dedicated to her work to spare time for romance. No marriage was ever announced, but when she died, she was pregnant."

"What?"

"She was six months pregnant and her unborn baby died with her."

"That is really sad."

"Yes, and it was a shock to everyone. We had no idea she was pregnant. She had worn thick dresses to cover it up."

"Why did she keep it a secret?"

"There are theories..." Mothma trailed off.

"Sounds like you have one of your own."

"Well, there was this Jedi who had protected her when the bounty hunter was after her. He was four years younger than her. And they seemed to get close. They stayed in touch often even after she was considered to be safe. He would visit her, even when fighting in the war. They even called themselves 'friends.'

"Are you saying you think they were involved, that he was the father of her unborn baby?"

"It is a theory. Jedi are not allowed to marry or be involved romantically, least of all having children. Padme did seem to have a personal secret and there was chemistry between the two. If she had married him and got pregnant, she would not have wanted anyone to know."

"Wow...Who was this Jedi? He must have died?"

"Oh yes, he was one of the Jedi that was killed during the Clone Wars. He was actually one of the best Jedi ever as well as the best pilot the galaxy had ever seen. His name was Anakin Skywalker. He died shortly before Padme did. Perhaps, that is why she lost her will to live, if the love of her life had been killed."

But, Leia wasn't listening anymore, not after hearing his name. "I'm sorry, did you say Anakin Skywalker?"

"Yes."

"But that was Luke's father!"

Mothma was puzzled. "Luke? Luke who?" Then she realized. "Luke Skywalker?!"

"Yes!"

"But...how do you know this?"

"Luke told me that his father's name was Anakin Skywalker and that he was a Jedi before Darth Vader killed him."

"But, I don't understand this. Who would Luke's mother be? Jedi are not allowed to have children."

"Well, you thought he could have been involved with Padme Amidala, so maybe..."

"Yes, but if it was Padme Amidala that he was with, her unborn baby had died. She couldn't have been Luke's mother."

"Maybe. The part that her unborn baby died doesn't make any sense...unless that was her second child she was carrying?"

"How old is Luke?"

"He's twenty."

"Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker died twenty years ago."

"Okay, then Amidala couldn't have been Luke's mother. But, I know Anakin Skywalker was his father. Luke told me so."

"What did he say about his mother?"

"Not much. Just that she died after giving birth to him. She died in child labor."

"Does he know her name?"

"Not sure. I'll ask him the next time I see him. I should be getting back to work. Thank you so much for your time and for telling me what you know about Padme Amidala."

"Oh, you're welcome. I should be getting back to work too. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye." Leia said, as she left the room. She walked down the hallway, her thoughts still on this Padme Amidala woman. She finally found out more information and gotten a better picture of who she was. But, she felt that there was still more to her story, still some information missing. Leia couldn't help but feel that she was missing out on something important. She wanted to talk to Luke about it. After all, his father was close to this woman as Mothma had said. It was even possible that the two were together, and it might just be that Padme Amidala was Luke's mother. Her thoughts were interrupted when she bumped into someone.

"Oh, I'm sorry..." She trailed off as she saw it was Han Solo.

"You should watch where you're going, Princess!" Han said, with a sarcastic smile.

"I said I'm sorry." Leia said, a little defensively.

"Well, now that the whole turmoil is over, I guess I should be on my way then."

"I guess so." Leia said with a bit of sadness in her voice.

"Not to be so redundant, but, so long, Princess." Han said, as he turned left and began to walk away. That was until Leia called after him.

"Han! Wait!"

Han turned around impatiently, and when Leia didn't answer, he asked, "Well?"

Leia looked at him for a moment, before saying softly, "I just wanted to apologize about before. I shouldn't have gotten mad about you leaving. It's your decision and yours alone to decide whether or not you want to be part of the Rebellion. You never asked to even fight in this war, but you still had helped us out a lot. Not to forget to mention you rescued me. I will always be grateful to you and grateful that you do not agree with the Empire's ways, even though you won't fight it."

Han was taken aback by the sincerity of Leia's words, and therefore dropped his arrogant tone. "I accept your apology, and you're welcome. And just so you know, I have no regrets of helping you and the Rebellion. I will never forget you or Luke, or my time here. It's been swell and I wish you good luck with this war."

Leia smiled and nodded warmly. "Thank you."

Han smiled in return and left with Leia watching him sadly. She then turned on her heel and walked away. Leia entered a central chamber room and sat on a chair. She was supposed to be making plans about the Rebels' next move, but she was just too tired to think. She wondered, however, where Luke was and what he was doing. She knew that he went to Dagobah to search for a Jedi master to train him, but he promised he would re-group with her later. It was already late, and she didn't know what was keeping him so long. She again thought about Padme Amidala, and wondered if she was Luke's mother. It was sad that both of Luke's parents had died, and now his aunt and uncle who had raised him had died too. This made Leia think of her own parents, Bail and Breha Organa. She just couldn't get the image of Alderaan exploding, knowing that her parents and her friends were killed. Tears began to fill Leia's eyes before she had fallen asleep.