Chapter 3

Queen Amidala

Nadae pulled out the two bottles black and white face paint from the folds of her robes, intending of hiding her face as soon as she could.

"Must you carry that around with you all the time?" Qui-Gon inquired in the back seat next to her as the bongo whizzed through the planet's core. "You are at home. You can be you."

And with those last four words Nadae reluctantly placed them back within her robes.

"Why were you banished, Jar-Jar?" Obi-Wan asked as he steered the small craft through the waters of Naboo.

"Tis a long tale, buta small part wawdabe mesa... ooooh... aaaa… clumsy." Jar-Jar replied.

"They banished you because you're clumsy?" Obi-Wan was surprised.

"Don't sound as if you wouldn't be." Nadae snapped to Obi-Wan with a smile.

"I did it once, Nadae."

"Seven, Obi-Wan. My master counted and has not forgotten."

As the little sub glided into the planet core, a large, darker shape began to follow their tiny craft with all passengers unaware.

"… Mesa cause-ed mabee one or duey lettal bitty axadentes... yud-say boom da gasser, un crash Der Bosses heyblibber... den banished." Jar-Jar carried on.

Suddenly there is a loud crash, and the little craft lurched to one side. Nadae turned her head around to see the ginormous, sleek creature with its gooey tongue hooked to the craft.

As the sub zoomed away further into the core of Naboo, they saw a larger set of jaws, munching on the hapless killer. Nadae knew not of what these jaws belonged to, but she still remained terrified of the giant sea creature.

"There's always a bigger fish…" Qui-Gon mumbled to himself.


Sparks began flying away at the front of the cabin, water was dripping from the roof. Nadae heard the sound of the power drive drop.

"...we're losing power." Obi-Wan stated calmly, as if the situation was under control.

"So we're swimming to the surface?" Nadae raised an eyebrow at Obi-Wan.

"At the moment, yes." Obi-Wan reached for the wires to his right. Jar-Jar began to panic.

"Stay calm. We're not in trouble yet." Qui-Gon informed Jar-Jar.

"What yet? Monstairs out dare! Leak'n in here, all'n sink'n, and no power?! When yousa tink wesa in trouble?!" Jar-Jar waved his arms around the cabin.

And with a small spark, Obi-Wan flicked from the small electrical shock he got from the wires as the power drive came back to life. "Power's back." he stated as if nothing had happened.

The lights flickered on, revealing the hideous sea creature once again right behind them.

Jar-Jar screamed and panicked, Qui-Gon shut his eyelids in an attempt to remain calm, Nadae grasped the folds of her yellow-lined black robes in fear and Obi-Wan continued to steer the craft away from the creature.

"Head for that outcropping." Qui-Gon instructed as the continued to outrun the sea creature.


Queen Amidala watched helplessly as her city was taken over. She saw her captors exit their transport, celebrating their cheap victory.

Although the Queen was of a young age, she had never felt more helpless and guilty in her lifetime.

In the folds of her great, red gown, she held the private holo for the Jedi she now knew were coming.

My young Padawan, in black she is… she recalled the holocall from the great master… or something like that… telling her. Loyal, she is. A little like you does she look… of Naboo too, she is.


When they reached the surface is appeared to be a beautiful, warm day, with clouds only just starting to rise in the distance.

It was hard to believe that invasion was happening that very in the city of Theed.

Nadae breathed in the air of her home world as she exited the craft. It felt strange being in her birth city, she hadn't been here since she was a babe; no memories, no attachments, yet she clung onto her native traditions as she reached for the folds of her robes which concealed her face paint, so she could re-apply her traditional mask.

The traditions of which she chose keep for herself, so she could hide her true face.


The so called Queen Amidala progressed down the marble stairs of the palace along with Sio Bibble and her faithful handmaidens, Eirtaé, Yané, Rabé, Saché and finally, Padmé, who stood by her side the entire time. Captain Panaka and four of the Theed Palace Guards were also held at gunpoint behind them as around twenty droids of the Trade Federation escorted them to the bottom of the steps.

Nute Gunray and Rune awaited them at the end of the marble stairs.

"How will you explain this invasion to the Senate?" Bibble hoped that there was a way for them to back out in cowardness.

"The Naboo and the Federation will forge a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here." Nute Gunray explained. "I've been assured it will be ratified by the Senate."

"I will not co-operate." Queen Amidala sounded as stubborn as a child, but with the regal tone of a Senator in the capital.

"Now, now, your Highness," Nute treated her as if she were five. "You are not going to like what we have in store for your people. In time, their suffering will persuade you to see our point of view." He turned to the droid behind him. "Commander, process them."

"Yes, sir." The droid obeyed, then turned to his sergeant. "Take them to Camp Four."

The sergeant droid marched the Queen and her loyal companions out of the large palace.


"From what I have read and what my Master has informed me of," Nadae peaked over the ledge of the walkway above the small street with her face freshly painted. "She's the Queen. Those I assume are the handmaidens… and I have absolutely no idea who he is."

"How can you tell?" Qui-Gon inquired."

"Her robes seem to be of at least a noblewoman's," she pointed to the black markings that lined her face, showing the similar markings the two beared. "She bears a Scar of Remembrance on her lips," then she pointed to her cheeks. "She also has the two points of balance on either cheek. That makes her not just Royalty, but Queen of the Naboo."

"And you're also allowed to wear these markings?" Qui-Gon asked.

"Yes."

Qui-Gon needed to ask no more.

"Then what of these," Obi-Wan pointed to the triangles under her eyes. "And the three lines on your forehead?"

Nadae faced Obi-Wan and frowned. Obi-Wan knew to ask no more.

And then, as if their souls were all connected, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Nadae jumped from the above walkway to the Queen and her Royal Guards below, activating lightsabers and slicing through the first droids to approach them.

Nadae shed her outer layer and sent one end of her lightsaber through the very core of a droid, then swung around and sent off the head of another with the other end of her green blades.

By the time she finished off her third droid, she disengaged her lightsaber and went to retrieve her outer robes, as if it were another day in the office.

"Yousa guys bombad!" Jar-Jar said, just as he recovered from his fall.

The Queen and her followers seemed amazed. It was clear they had never seen any Jedi inn action before.

"Your Highness," Qui-Gon stood before Queen Amidala, along with Obi-Wan and Nadae. "We are the Ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor."

"Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador." The man next to the Queen stated. Nadae figured this must have been Queen Amidala's Governor.

"The negotiations never took place. Your Highness, we must make contact with the Republic."

"They've knocked out all our communications." The Captain stepped forward.

"Do you have transports?"

"In the main hanger. This way." Panaka never even introduced himself as he escorted the Mbassadors and the Queen to the nearest hanger.


Captain Panaka cracked open a side door to the central hanger. Qui-Gon looked in over his shoulder. Obi-Wan, Nadae, Jar-Jar, The Queen, and the rest of the group were behind him. They saw several Naboo spacecraft guarded by about fifty battle droids. Nadae heard the sound of alarms in the distance coming from the streets of Theed.

I am a Jedi. We should be helping the people…

"There are too many of them." Panaka warned.

"That won't be a problem." Qui-Gon stated as if all were normal. He turned to Queen Amidala. "Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us."

"Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is here with my people."

And Nadae came to admire the Queen and her morals.

"We should be helping the people… the families here…" Nadae sided with the Queen. "It's the Jedi Code, is it not?"

"Little Bird, it's for the greater good if we leave now." Obi-Wan argued against her. "We have no army we are outnumbered, even if we are Jedi."

"They will kill you if you stay." Qui-Gon pleaded with the Queen/

"They wouldn't dare." Bibble argued back

"They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal." Panaka debated. "They can't afford to kill her."

"The situation here is not what it seems. There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There is no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you."

Nadae remembered something about Obi-Wan saying something was elusive elsewhere…

"Please, Your Highness, reconsider. Our only hope is for the Senate to side with us... Senator Palpatine will need your help."

Senator Palpatine… Nadae considered the man. He was a man of words, using them to sway the greater population of the Galaxy. He knew how to twist his sentences to suit civilians.

Nadae was not sure if he were a great man with great intensions for the Republic, or someone who should not be in the game of politics at all.

"Getting past their blockade is impossible, Your Highness." Said Panaka. "Any attempt to escape will be dangerous."

"Your Highness, I will stay here and do what I can..." Bibble persuaded Amidala. "They will have to retain the Council of Governors in order to maintain control. But you must leave..."

The Queen turned to her handmaidens, hoping for a suitable choice from them. "Either choice presents a great risk... to all of us..."

"We are brave, Your Highness." Padmé said, as if answering for the Queen herself.

"If you are to leave, Your Highness, it must be now."

"Then, I will plead our case before the Senate." Queen Amidala made her final decision. "Be careful, Governor."


Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my gooooooooood.

That took longer than normal. Hopefully next chapter won't be such a long wait?

I'm finally wrapping my head around the story line. Finally.

Anyway, hopefully more and better chapters are too come now that I know where I'm finally headed with Nadae.

I honestly can't wait to get around to ROTS... I will crush all your souls...

- yoda-is-cool