Chapter 9
LPOV
Luke returned a while later, and joined us in the Naberrie living room. He refused to talk to me, to tell me what had shocked him so much that I felt him through the force.
The Naberrie's didn't seem at all fazed by Luke's sudden return and didn't ask any questions; apparently they were having a big get together lunch that included close friends along with Leia and her own friends.
Captain Typho, the man who was there when they had landed arrived after Sabé, his eye patch standing out more and his grey hair thinning. He told them all that someone called Jar Jar Binks was running late which made everyone who knew the person, laugh.
"Go outside Leia, you must watch the message. Everything will make so much more sense." Sabé smiled down at where I sat, her brown eyes twinkling, I noticed for the first time that her straight brown hair now had a few greys in it.
"How did you know my mother?" the question blurted out of my mouth before I could stop it.
Sabé laughed, "We became friends while in a training session for Handmaidens for the new Queen. Because I had such a close resemblance to Amidala I got placed in Decoy duty, it helped of course that I knew the Queen and how she would act in those situations. We rescued a fellow handmaiden named Rabé from an amiss droid, when Amidala lost the Queens Amulet me and you're mother found it in a nearby meadow and till this day we don't know how it got there. But to really find the answers you seek you must watch the message and play the holo's, take you're brother and go outside. For I have a feeling you will want to be alone when you watch it."
I bit my lip and considered, Luke sat near us and I felt his thoughts play through my head. He'd been listening in, and wanted to get answers.
"Ok, Artoo?" I called the droid and let it follow as me and Luke walked to the conservatory at the back of the Naberrie's garden.
"So what all this about?" Han's voice came from behind us; I rolled my eyes at Luke's thought of trying not to include Han in this.
We've been through so much together, Luke. We all disserve answers. I told him.
"It's about Leia's and my Father and mother. Like to join us?" Luke grinned.
"Sure, Kid." Han answered sitting next to me on one of the lounges.
"Artoo, Play message 325" I told the droid as it wheeled in front of us and played the message on a holo-vid in front of us. Static first came on and then it showed a younger Bail Organa in blue light, so this was before colour. My father bent down and fiddled with something in front of him, and then his voice was heard.
Is this recording, R2? Oh right…
Hello my darling Leia, and who ever else might be watching this. It's time to tell you the truth, I know you know you're adopted and I want to answer some of the questions that have obviously been in your mind all this time. Your parents both died in different ways after you we're born, I know you want to know who they are so here it comes.
You're fathers name was Anakin Skywalker, he was a very powerful Jedi Knight. You're mother on the other hand was called many names, but simply her name was Padmé Amidala Naberrie, she was a Queen of Naboo for some time and then became Naboo's senator. If you want more answers you'd have to go to Naboo where her family still lives, from what I've been told about you're fathers family was he didn't have a father and his mother was killed on Tatooine.
By the fact that you are listening to this letter, it means that I am dead. I also know that somehow you must have discovered your father's fate. When your mother was confronted with this I will remember her dieing words to this very day, she told us that there was still good in him.
This may come as a shock but you have a twin brother who lives with your aunt and uncle, whose father married your grandmother. He lives on Tatooine and I hope and pray to the force that you shall find him, Obi-wan Kenobi a Jedi Master looks over him and will help you find him.
I hope you get this.
You're loving adopted father, Bail Organa
We sat in silence, thinking it over.
"So…" Han said awkwardly.
"We're related to the Pooja! Can you believe it Luke, we have cousins, and an aunt and uncle and a grandmother and grandfather!" I squealed overjoyed. We finally had more family, and this confirmed our suspicions on who our mother was.
"Why did it say Father never had a father?" Luke frowned.
"I don't know kid, maybe he walked out." Han frowned thinking about his own family, or lack of.
I was about to ask them both something else when the Holo-vid flashed, and a couple of breath images made there way across the holo, a running women, a field of flowers, an apartment on Corusant.
Beep bee beep, R2 said. Then the images stopped running around and the Holo grew and a scene showed up in front of our eyes and instead of the old fashion blue it changed to colour.
A richly dressed women looking the part of a Queen sat in what looked like a richly designed space ship. Her black dress contrasted with the four girls dressed in orange dresses who must have been Handmaidens. Their faces were mostly covered by hoods.
"-it saved our lives." A man's voice came from off the scene in front of them.
"It is to be commended. What is its number?" the women asked her voice sounded formal and educated, but Leia was dimly reminded of the voice that Sabé used when she used to tell Leia and Winter off.
The holo turned, along with must have been R2's head turned and they saw a dark skinned man who looked like a Captain or a body guard.
"R2-D2, you're Majesty." The man said checking it on R2.
"Thank you R2-D2." The holo turned back to the woman.
"Padmé" one of the girls from the back came forward, and Leia and Luke both missed a breath. "Clean this droid as best you can. It deserves our gratitude." The women's eyes shifted towards the girl and her lips turned upwards slightly.
"Continue Captain." The man looked towards another person in the room.
The holo shifted again and the group saw an adult man in old Jedi robes with long hair and a vaguely familiar looking young padawan at his side.
"You're Highness with you're permission we're heading for a remote planet called Tatooine, it's in the system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation."
"I do not agree with the Jedi on this." The Caption said.
"You must trust my judgement you're Highness." The older Jedi told her.
The holo flashed to a different setting.
The young Handmaiden from before, who Leia and the rest of them now knew was the Skywalker twin's mother, was now washing R2, her face looked familiar as she looked up at someone off the screen.
"Hello." the holo shifted and they saw an alien popping his head around a door.
"Sorry. Who sa are you sa?" his words had a playful feel to them as he pronounced basic.
The young girl glanced up. And for the first time they saw her face.
She had warm chocolate brown eyes, a slender nose and full lips, a beauty spot could be seen on her left cheek.
"I'm Padmé" her voice rung around the room and held a subtle elegance and beauty about it.
"Me sa Jar Jar Binks." The alien said, and the three on them leaned forward as they finally put a face to the name.
"You're a Gun Gun, aren't you?" Padmé asked, he nodded his head in answer.
"Ah ha."
"How did you end up here with us?"
"My no know. Messa day starting pretty oky day with a brishing morning then bomb. Getting very scared, then grabbing the Jedi. Then pow, me sa here. Me sa getting very, very scared." The girl grinned up at him, her brown eyes shinning with delight.
Then the scene changed. The Jedi Master from before and Jar Jar were walking in front of R2 in what appeared to be disguises.
"Wait, wait!" the Captain's voice was heard off screen. Padmé came on the holo dressed in what Luke recognised as a Tatooine like outfit, her hair which no one had seen was now shown. It was dark brown and reaching her waist it was plated in an exquisite and complex looking hairstyle that kept it all out of her face.
"Her Highness commands you to take her Handmaiden with you."
"No more commands from her Highness today Captain, the space board is not going to be pleasant." The Jedi frowned at the other two figures.
"The Queen wishes, she's curious about the planet." The Captain said in a voice that left no from for arguing.
"This is not a good idea. Stay close to me."
The holo ended shortly but before they could complain another fell into its place. Now they were in a room with loads of junk, but only Luke and Han recognised it as a shop. A very strange blue alien hovered in front of three people. Saying something that only Luke understood and repeated,"Boy, get in here now".
"My droid has a read out of what I need."
A young boy, dressed in plain looking clothes rushed in through an open doorway and towards the group.
"What took you so long?"
"I was cleaning the fan switches." As the boy came closer the group saw he had sandy blonde hair and sparkling bright blue eyes, and he looked about ten years old.
The group rounded on Luke at once as they recognised the similarities.
"Father was a slave." Luke whispered, shocked by their findings. Leia visibly flinched, how could their own father have been a slave?
Watch the store, I've got some selling to do." As the alien said this, the boy, who they now knew was Anakin, climbed onto the counter.
The holo ended, but the scene came on again. And the figures that they know knew we're their mother and father came on.
"So this is how they met." Han grinned, shaking with laughter.
"Are you an angel?" Anakin asked.
"A what?"
"I heard the deep space pilots talk about them, they're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the Moons of Ergo, I think."
"And that's all it took." Interrupted Han, probably trying to take away some of the tension.
"You're a funny little boy, how do you know so much?"
"I listen to all the traders and star pilots who come through here. I'm a pilot you know, and someday I'm going to fly away from this place." Anakin smiled.
"You're a pilot?"
"All my life"
"How long have you been here?" Padmé asked.
"Since I was very little, three I think. My mom and I were sold to Goldla the Hut but she lost us betting on the pod races."
"You're a slave?" her voice shocked.
"I'm a person, and my name is Anakin."
Leia felt tears well up in her eyes, as she finally understood that her father had gone through much before he became Darth Vader. She whipped them away as a new scene started.
"Mum, mum I'm home!"
The three now regular figures along with Anakin stepped into view. They walked into what could only be described as a slave house.
A middle aged woman with dark brown hair stepped through a doorway, and Luke and Leia saw their Grandmother for the first time.
"Oh this is cost." Jar Jar mumbled.
"These are my friends, mum." Anakin looked towards the woman and the love her held for her was clear in his eyes.
"Hello." Jar Jar said.
"I'm Qui-Gon Jinn, you're son was kind enough to offer us shelter." The Jedi said, finally telling the group his name.
"I'm building a droid. Wanna see? Come on, I'll show you 3-PO." Anakin dragged Padmé into another room, taking off a blanket from a table he revealed the workings of a droid without layers.
The group froze as Anakin said the name of the droid; they all looked shocked as they took in the same droid, with layers, who was standing in the room with them.
"Isn't he great? He's not finished yet-"
"It's wonderful!" Padmé explained, a smile breaking out across her face.
"You really like him? He's a prodical droid to help mum. Watch." Anakin pressed a button on the droid.
"Oh, oh." One of the eyes lit up, the other missing as the droid sat up.
"Oh, where is everybody?" It asked, the group recognising its familiar voice.
"Oops." Anakin grabbed the eye from a nearby self and put it in its proper place. "Here."
"Oh, hello. I am C-3PO, Human CyBlog relations. How may I serve you?"
"Of course, who else would have built gold-rod?" Han asked hitting his head with his palm.
"He's perfect!" Padmé gushed.
"Oh, perfect."
"When the storm is over I'll show you my racer. I'm building a pod-racer."
"human's don't pod-race it's too dangerous for them, though I did hear this story that some human kid won a race in Mos Espa." Han frowned.
C-3PO stood up and walked towards the holo, meaning he walked towards R2.
"I'm not sure this floor is internally stable." R2 beeped in reply.
"Oh hello, I don't believe we've been introduced." R2 beeped again.
"R2-D2 a pleasure to meet you, I am C-3PO human Cyblog relations." An answering beep met the silence.
"I beg you're pardon, what do you mean naked?" an answering beep.
"My parts are showing! My goodness!" C-3PO said outraged.
"I've never been more embarrassed in my entire life, but I don't even remember this happening." The C-3PO said in the room with them.
The two humans in the background laughed, and then the scene shifted.
They all sat at a table, still in the Skywalker house.
"Has anybody seen a pod race?" Anakin asked, Padmé shook her head.
"There's pod racing on Malaster. Very fast, very dangerous." Qui-Gon said, looking at Anakin.
"I'm the only human that can do it."
"You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods." Qui-Gon looked interested.
Then the scene flashed for a moment and appeared to wind forward.
"I may not like it, but he can help you, he was meant to help you." their grandmother's voice came from out of the static, her mysterious tone giving them all a shiver that ran down each of their spines.
R2 rolled onto a balcony intruding into what appeared to be a private conversation between Qui-Gon and Anakin's mother, but they did not appear to notice.
"He deserves better than a slave."
"Had he been born in the republic, we would have identified him earlier. The force is unusually strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father?"
"There was no father. I cared for him, I gave birth to him, I raised him. I can't explain what happened, can you help him?"
"I don't know. I did not come here to free slaves."
The holo ended in a sudden pause.
"Whoa."
"You said it Princess." Han's eyes fixed onto the image as another took place.
A/N: hey everyone!... wow, i know its been..forever or a long long time ago...
any way prepare your selves in going through these three movies, there going to be some pretty interesting comments and you'll see how these characters react to some of the things their going to see. thanks for waiting and sticking with me! have another chapter for you're troubles! review and then click on the next chapter! thank you all! :D
