Chapter 4
A lot has happen since the Pod race, which happen over a year ago, well it seems that the person who Cliegg had fallen in love with was none other than Shmi Skywalker, and it was Owen who tricked Watto into selling Shmi and Anakin to him who was really working for Cliegg. He's been trying for a year to free them from Watto. Nevertheless, without any success. Guess Owen had put in a higher bid for them than Cliegg.
Well today is a very big day at the Lars homestead, because today is the day when Cliegg is to put in the paperwork on Shmi and Anakin in showing that they are free from slavery.
" Come one everyone up we have to get going to the register's office and get all this paper work in on time before they close." Cliegg called out waking everyone in the house up.
" Ok, ok I'm up." Owen grumbled as he got out of bed and ran his fingers through his hair.
" Me too, why the rush father ... we still have three days before the deadline anyway unless ... Oh my gods are you planning to do what I think you are planning." Padme said coming into the living room and seeing her father dressed in his best clothes too.
" No ... it's not what you are thinking, and I know we still have three days but it will take that long to move them here." Cliegg said as he went over to the kitchen and poured himself some Caf.
" I see ... and where are they going to sleep ... there is only one room left, so I guess I'll have to get the guest room ready for both of them?" Padme said missing the look that came across her father's face as she headed back to her room.
" What's wrong with you sis?" Owen asked as he saw a confused look on his baby sister's face.
" Um ... what ... oh nothing I was just thinking is all ... do you think that dad is planning on marrying Shmi ... that's why he is in such a hurry to turn in the paperwork on her and Anakin." Padme said as she stood there looking at Owen as he was putting on his boots.
" You know I didn't think about that, but I don't think he will marry her so quickly, he has to give them time to adjust to living out here on a moisture farm." Owen said as he stood up and started for the door.
" I know, and I was also wondering were they were going to sleep at too, I know Shmi is going to have the guest room but I believe you and Anakin will be sharing a room." Padme said with a giggle, before she headed off to her room; to get ready to leave for Bestine, the capital of Tatooine.
" And what do you mean that Anakin and I will be sharing a room, I thought dad was converting the other outer building into a small house for them?" Owen said as came to Padme's room.
" I thought so too, but so far he hasn't done anything to that building yet." Padme said before going over to the door and shutting it so that way she could get dress.
" Well maybe he is waiting until they move here." Owen said as he stood in hallway and talking to Padme through her bedroom door.
" What are doing Owen?" Cliegg said as he saw his son talking to the bedroom door.
" Oh ... um ... am talking to Padme who is in there getting dress." Owen said as he blushed as his father busted him.
" Ok, tell her to hurry up because we need to get going, because we still need to pick up both Anakin and Shmi before we head over to Bestine." Cliegg said before turning around and headed back to the living area.
" Come on Padme we need to get going." Owen said before turning away from the door and headed down the hallway.
" Ok I'm coming now." Padme called out coming out of her bedroom.
Walking down the hallway; and in to the living room only to find both her bother and father waiting for her.
" Now that we are ready let's getting going before it gets any hotter outside." Cliegg said as he led his two children to the waiting speeder that was outside the house.
They all got into the speeder and Cliegg took them over to Mos Espa to pick up Shmi and Anakin.
Once they entered Mos Espa, they made there way over to the slave housings and Cliegg got out of the speeder.
" Hey Cliegg, Padme and Owen please come in I'm waiting for Anakin to finish getting dress, over slept this morning because he was up last night from a nightmare." Shmi said as she answered the door and let the small group in the house, which had boxes stacked neatly around the room.
" Sorry to hear about that, hello Anakin you ready to go to Bestine with us?" Cliegg said as Anakin came into the room.
" Hello ... um ... yes sir I'm ready to go." Anakin said with a small yawn before he smiled at Padme.
The small group left the building, got into the speeder, and headed off for the Capital of Tatooine.
Two hours later, they were walking into the federal building and making their way up to the human resources to have the freedom papers for Shmi and Anakin filed.
" Good afternoon how can I help you?" the lady behind the glass window asked as Cliegg stepped up to the window.
" Good afternoon ... yes ... I would like to file this papers of ownership from Watto to Cliegg Lars, and I would like to also file separate papers to show that these two people are now free from slavery." Cliegg said as he handed the lady the two separate papers.
" Ok lets start with the first one first the transfer of ownership." the lady said as she took the paper that was the transfer of ownership from Watto to Cliegg.
Five minutes later the lady was signing the paper work and notarizing too, before handing Cliegg a copy of the ownership papers.
" Ok now the paper work on the freedom of Shmi and Anakin Skywalker." the lady said as she nodded over to the Shmi and Anakin.
Ten minutes later, she was handing over the papers over to the small group so that way everyone can sign the papers, Owen and Padme signed as witness, and Cliegg signed as owner giving the Skywalkers their freedom. Shmi and Anakin signing it as free people.
" Ok it will take a month to two for the paperwork to be made legalized because the judge still needs to sign it and at the moment he is off planet and wont be back in about three weeks, but I can give you a temporary paperwork until the real ones come to you." the lady said taking the real paper work; and making copies.
" Sure that sounds great." Cliegg said as he nodded to the lady and waited until she finished processing the paperwork.
Ten minutes later, everyone was walking out of the building with two new free people.
" When we get back to the house I will disarm the transmitters and get rid of the remote too. Now all we have to do is pack up the trailer that while be at your place in about thirty minutes and take you both to your new home." Cliegg said as everyone got into the speeder and he drove them back to Mos Espa.
They got back to the slave quarters and sure enough the trailer was there and the small group began to put things into the trailer.
As they were putting things in the trailer Kitster and Amee came over and they even started to help move the Skywalkers out of their old house, and they even went with them to the Lars's house and helped Shmi and Anakin move into their new home.
" And this place here is your we can fix it up any way you like it." Cliegg said as they pulled up to the homestead.
" Thank you, Cliegg." Shmi said as she had a smile on her face and tears began to well in her eyes because in the first time in long time, she felt like she and Anakin belonged to a real family.
" But tonight the both of you can stay with us, or as long as you like as we get the other place set up for you both." Cliegg said as he got out of the speeder, helped Shmi out of the speeder, and showed her the smaller outer building.
" This place is lovely." she said as they stepped inside the smaller house.
" This place was going to be my sister's house but she and her husband moved and he took her off planet now." Cliegg said as he showed her around the small two bedroom house.
" This place is perfect for Anakin and myself." Shmi said as they walked around the house looking at both rooms.
" Ok well lets move your stuff in and then we can start cleaning up this place and help you both move in." Cliegg said as they started unpacking the trailer and moving the things into the house.
Padme came out with drinks and sandwiches that she made while everyone was working in moving the Skywalkers into their new home, and she had also set up the sleeping pallet for Anakin in Owen's room and made sure the guest room had clean bedding for Shmi.
Two hours later, they had everything moved in, Owen took the trailer, and Kitster and Amee back to Mos Espa.
Two hours after dinner everyone was heading off to bed as Cliegg began to shut down the power for the night.
" Night Padme, and it's good to see you again." Anakin said as she walked passed Owen's room on her way to her room.
" Night Anakin and its good to see you again too, hope that you have pleasant dreams tonight and if you need anything just let me or Owen know and we can help you ok." Padme said as she left the room and made it to her bedroom.
Once inside her room she shut the door got undress, put on her nightclothes before climbing into bed and falling sound asleep.
