OH MY GOODNESS! I have reached 10,625 readers! AAH! YOU GUYS ARE SO AMAZING I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW! Okay, to celebrate, I'm giving a fast update and I still need votes for the sequel's title (Maleficent-drakgoodwitch2416 you are not allowed to vote anymore as your vote is biased(joking of course ;)) in case you don't remember they are 'The Hope's Chance' and 'The Hope's Choice' as both are a continuation starring the WHOLE Skywalker family. In other news, thanks to Maleficent-darkgoodwitch2416, tate4eva and ccp for reviewing, as there were no followers or favorers because of the short wait. Enjoy and let's see how fast you guys can get to, let's say, 15,000 readers. P.S. It has been forever since I've watched this movie so the dialogue will not be as exact as I'd like it to be.
As the fleet made their way through the forest, Padme took deep calming breaths. Vader couldn't sense her and therefor would not attack Endor, as long as Luke's quickly coming up with plan works if need be. They eventually stopped, Han, Leia, Luke and Padme herself looking for Imperials.
"I don't see any." Han remarked. Suddenly, one came into view.
"Well there's one." Leia said, "And usually there's more somewhere else." Han took down his binoculars and said,
"I'll take care of this. You stay with the fleet." He then walked off, ignoring the trio of Skywalkers' cries to come back. Luke sighed and held up the binoculars, watching Han. He was close to the Stormtrooper when he stepped on a twig, breaking it. The Stormtrooper ordered his men to go before attacking Han.
"Oh for crying out loud!" Luke said in exasperation as he and the girls ran after their comrade. Luke and Leia got to the speed bike, Padme instead hiding in the shadows to cover them. She climbed a tree and shot at the Stormtroopers following them as far as she could until they were too far away and she focused on Han, who was getting his butt kicked by the Stormtrooper.
"For Force's sake Han!" She cried as she dropped onto the Stormtrooper's shoulders and used her momentum to flip him to the ground as she leaned backwards. As soon as he was down, Han shot him before staring at her with wide eyes as she dusted herself off. She looked up and met his eyes. "What?" She asked.
"Remind me to not get on your bad side." Han said. Padme smirked,
"Noted."
Luke returned without Leia. Padme ran up to her son and hugged him tightly.
"I was worried they got you." She whispered. He smiled and hugged her tighter.
"I'm not leaving that easily." He whispered back as Han walked up.
"Where's Leia?" Han and Padme asked in unison. Luke gestured back the way he came.
"We got separated." He explained and held up a helmet. "This is all I could find." Padme gasped, covering her mouth as dread filled her. Her daughter could've been killed. Luke noticed his mother's distress and wrapped an arm across her shoulders. "Hey don't worry." He smiled, "Leia'll be fine." Padme nodded, not sure if she believed her son or not. She met his eyes.
"I'm going to look for her." She said before running into the forest.
"Padme wait!" Han cried as the 19 year old ran away. He began to follow but Luke held him back.
"Don't worry." He said, "She'll be fine." Han looked at the Skywalker before looking at the queen's retreating form. He shook his head and muttered,
"Why do I have a feeling you're keeping a secret from me Kid?" Luke smirked slightly but didn't answer as the two made their way to Chewie and the droids.
Padme ran through the forest, searching for something, anything, that would lead her to her daughter. She began to lose hope when she heard a rustling. She took out her blaster and pointed it into the forest when a teddy bear like creature with a red hat came out. He held his hands up as he saw the blaster.
"You're a native aren't you?" Padme asked as she raked her brain for the creature's species name when she found it. "An Ewok?" The creature nodded and then made a noise that sounded like a name. "Wicket?" She asked to make sure she heard right. The Ewok nodded. Padme smiled, "Well Wicket, I'm searching for my friend. She crashed somewhere in the forest and left a hat behind. Do you know where she is?" Wicket nodded and began to leave, waving at Padme to follow. Padme smiled and followed the teddy bear like creature as she returned her blaster to her boot. Wicket led the queen into a deeper part of the forest for a long time before they came to a big tree with a rope ladder hanging from it. Wicket began to climb and Padme followed, shocked to find at the top that there was a village of Ewoks there. Wicket led her to a specific hut and gestured inside. Padme opened the door and gasped. Leia stood inside wearing a simple tan dress and boots with her hair falling freely and two tan threads twisting them like braids. Leia turned and gasped,
"Padme?" Padme ran to her daughter and hugged her tightly.
"You're alright." Padme whispered. Leia smiled as she stroked her mother's hair lovingly and whispered,
"Of course I am." She than thought of something. "How'd you find me?" Padme chuckled,
"I went looking for you and found Wicket. He led me here." Leia laughed,
"He's a cute one." Padme nodded. "Let me show you where the clothes are."
Later, Padme found herself wearing a dark blue dress similar to Leia's with blue threads weaved into her dark curls, hidden yet standing out in the darkness. Suddenly, the two women heard drums.
"What the?" Leia said as she ran out, Padme behind her. They followed the drums to a center and heard,
"Leia. Padme."
"Leia? Padme?" The two women soon found Luke, Han, Chewie and Artoo tied up while Threepio sat on a throne. Padme looked at Luke, locking eyes with her son before crying,
"What is going on here?"
"These are our friends." Leia tried to explain before turning to Threepio, saying, "Threepio, tell them they must be set free."
"I'm sorry Ms. Leia but I cannot do that." Threepio insisted. Padme groaned. Threepio… She thought.
"Threepio, tell them to release us or you'll become angry and use your magic." Luke instructed.
"But Master Luke I-" Threepio began.
"Just tell them." Luke interrupted calmly. Threepio did so but nothing changed.
"You see sir, they don't believe me." Threepio explained. Luke calmly closed his eyes. Seeing what he was doing, Padme stretched out and connected to her son, giving him encouragement and strength through the Force. Suddenly, Threepio's throne was lifted into the air slowly and spun around. Threepio cried out in fear as did the Ewoks who began freeing the rebels. Luke put Threepio down as soon as he was free, running over with Han to hug his mother and sister.
"Thanks Threepio." Luke smiled.
"I didn't know I had it in me." Threepio said.
Later that night, Padme sat beside Luke as Threepio told the Ewoks the rebels' story to prove that they were, in fact, good. Once he finished, the Ewoks whispered among themselves. Padme shared a look with Luke before focusing as Threepio said,
"Fantastic. We are now a part of the tribe." The Ewoks began to celebrate. As they did, Padme noticed Luke get up and leave. Immediately, Padme got up to follow, Leia behind her. Luke was outside, staring at the stars.
"Luke?" Padme whispered as she walked up.
"Are you alright?" Leia added. Luke suddenly turned around.
"Leia," He said, "do you remember you mother, your real mother?" Padme sucked in a deep breath at those words. Does that mean? Is Luke telling her? She thought.
"Only a little." Leia said, "She died when I was still young."
"Tell me." Luke insisted.
"She was…beautiful. Kind but sad." Leia explained and it hurt Padme to hear her daughter describe her as such. Luke looked down at the ground.
"I have no memory of my mother." He whispered.
"Luke, why are you asking me this? What's wrong?" Leia asked. Luke looked up and met her eyes.
"Vader's here." He stated. Leia's eyes widened.
"How do you know?" She asked.
"He can sense him." Padme explained.
"No." Luke said, looking at Padme. "It's time." He said to his mother. Leia looked at the two.
"Time for what?" She asked, confused. Padme looked down at her hands which she clutched together tightly.
"For you to know the truth." Padme whispered.
"What does this have to do with Vader?" Leia asked.
"He's my father." Luke whispered. Leia's eyes widened in shock.
"Your father?" She whispered.
"There's more." Luke said, "It might not be easy for you to hear but you must." Luke met Padme's eyes before saying, "Padme's my mother." Leia stared at the 19 year old.
"What?" She whispered. Padme stared at her weekly, tears already forming in her eyes.
"There's more." Padme whispered and gestured to Luke, who continued,
"Leia there's a chance I might not come back. If that happens, you are the only hope for the rebellion."
"Luke, don't talk like that." Leia protested, "You have a power that I don't understand and never could."
"That's not true." Luke said, "You have it too." He looked down again as he whispered, "The Force is strong in my family. I have it. My father has it. My mother has it." He then looked up and met Leia's eyes. "My sister has it." Leia's eye widened. "Yes you Leia. You are my sister."
"And my daughter." Padme added. Leia looked away and whispered,
"I know. I've always known but couldn't accept it."
"Then you know why I must go face him." Luke said. Padme leapt up and cried,
"What!"
"No! If Vader can sense you, leave this place!" Leia insisted, "I wish I could go with you." Luke stood up.
"No you don't." He then whispered to his mother and sister, who finally both knew the truth, "I have to do this."
"But why must you face him?" Leia asked. Padme whispered,
"Please Luke, don't leave."
"I have to do this." Luke said, "There's good in him, I know it. I can bring him back!" Leia and Padme stared at Luke before he whispered, "Goodbye for now." He then walked away. Leia gripped the bar of the walkway while Padme stood silently when Han said,
"Hey what's going on?"
"Nothing!" Leia cried.
"What's wrong?" Han asked.
"I can't tell you!" Leia cried.
"Could you tell Luke is that who you could tell?" Han cried.
"Just go!" Leia cried. Han began to walk back inside when he stopped, turned back and said,
"Hey I'm sorry." Leia stared at Han before saying,
"Hold me." She ran to the pilot's arms and stood there. Padme couldn't take anymore. She ran as tears poured down her cheeks. "Padme!" She heard Leia cry but she didn't stop. She ran all the way to her and Leia's hut and collapsing on the bed. Leia followed and sat beside her after she shut the door. "Why didn't you tell me?" She whispered after a long period of silence.
"How could I?" Padme asked, "I'm younger than you by 5 years and I'm actually your mother from the past? That doesn't work."
"But I would've tried to understand." Leia insisted. Padme met her daughter's eyes and whispered,
"I know but it wouldn't work." They fell into silence before Leia asked,
"What's your real name?"
"Padme Naberrie Amidala Skywalker." Was her immediate answer. They were silent again before Leia whispered,
"I'll call you Mother."
And there it is! Longest chapter in a while as celebration for some many readers. And the (almost) entire family knows the truth! Sorry but I won't be showing Vader's reaction as we all know what happened so I am sticking with Padme. Thanks again to every reader and reviewer. And don't forget to vote for your favorite sequel title: 'The Hope's Chance' or 'The Hope's Choice'? Let me know or the sequel will not be up as fast as I'd like as I cannot decide which title is better. And celebrate the 10,625 readers with me! Thanks again for being so awesome and wish me luck with updating! And YAY! Mother-daughter bonding for real! And yes Leia accepted Padme as her mother quickly. I know it might be a little OOC but I imagine Leia accepting Padme as her mother if they were already best friends and Padme had her motherly moments, and she did, so no complaining! Anyways, later!