As Padme slept, she found herself dreaming of a meadow. The sun was shining, and a warm breeze flowed softly through her hair. The place was unfamiliar to her, but she liked it. She began walking towards a male figure that was ahead of her. She cautiously approached the man, who had dark blond shoulder length air.

"Luke?" she cried out, assuming that the man was her uncle. The man turned around to face her. It was not him.

"No, I'm not Luke. But I know him, and Leia, and you," the stranger spoke gently to Padme. She bravely came closer and saw his eyes. He had blue eyes, just like her.

"Anikin?" she gasped, part curious and part frightened.

"Yes, it's me, Padme," Anikin replied. She was shocked to see her grandfather in her dream. She did not know what to say to him.

"Padme, please do not made the same mistake I made," Anikin pleaded with her. "Turning to the Dark side will not keep your family safe."

"But I can't just stand by and watch Vader use me to destroy them! He is too strong. I can't fight him!"

"But you can love him."

"Love him? Love Vader? There's no way... Do you know what he has done to my family?"

Without warning, Anikin stepped in front of Padme. She was now frightened, because he was towering over her.

"It is the only way. If you love him, he will become the man he should have been years ago."

"I can't!" Padme argued. "What you are asking for is too hard."

"You are a lot like Leia. She also struggles to forgive. Maybe that is why the Force allowed this to happen. So that the Skywalker family can be made whole again."

"Anikin, I can't..."

The tears were falling down Padme's face. He took his hand and began to wipe them away.

Padme's eyes widened. Anikin's touch. He touched her... or was it Vader? She stepped away from him, with a shocked look on her face.

"Padme, are you all right?" She looked at her grandfather. She wanted to say something, but the words would not come out. She began to breathe heavily.

"Talk to me," Anikin urged her. Padme closed her eyes, and the Force flowed freely through her body.

"The Force is strong in my family. I have it, my mother has it, my uncle has it, and..." She paused. She opened her eyes, boldly stared at Anikin and said.

"My grandfather has it."

"You meant to say had, not has. I'm dead, Padme."

"No. You're not dead. You are alive, whether Vader wants you to be or not. Because if he were to die... you would die too, right?"

Anikin took a step back from his granddaughter. She knew! But how...

"When you wiped my tears away, that's when I knew that Anikin Skywalker and Darth Vader are the same person," Padme explained, knowing his thought. He looked away, ashamed that he revealed the secret to her. He wanted her parents and Luke to be there when the truth came out, so that they could comfort her.

"Please don't be made at yourself," Padme spoke sweetly to her, as she walked over to face him. "Now that I know, it makes my decision to stay easier for me."

"No! You are not staying. Vader is taking you to Mustafar. Not to imprison you, but to set you free."

"What? That is not true! He just told...I mean, you just told me I was going to be your prisoner."

"I was afraid of losing you. I should not have said that. I'm sorry." Padme looked at her grandfather's sad face. She drew close and embraced him. He nervously embraced her back.

"You are not afraid of me?" he asked, tears streaking down his face.

"Not anymore, Grandfather," Padme whispered, as she stared at him. Her surroundings faded away. The next thing she knew, she was rising up from the couch. Her grandfather was still in the meditation chamber. She decided to go on the Holonet to look up information about him. She was doing a report on him anyway for history class.

She heard the meditation chamber open up. Vader stepped out. She could sense he had not gotten much sleep. He walked over to where she was sitting, and saw the person she was researching about.

"Please do not be angry," she said to him. "I was just curious..."

"About your grandfather," Vader replied, finishing her sentence. To Padme's amazement, she was in his mind, reading his thoughts!

"I want to tell you the truth, Padme," Vader thought sadly. "But I can't. Not without your parents or uncle around. Once the truth comes out, I am letting you go. You deserve a life of happiness, far away from me."

"You need to go get dressed," he said out loud to her. "Soon, we will arrive to Mustafar, to see your family."

"Really?" Padme exclaimed in excitement. She already knew this, but she wanted to know if her grandfather knew that she knew.

"Yes, you will get to see them."

"I am... shocked. I do not know what else to say but thank you."

"Before you go get dressed, I have a couple of things to give back to you." Vader walked over to his library, and grabbed a wooden box. He lifted the lid and told Padme,

"Reach inside. You will need this back."

Tentatively, she obeyed. She felt a familiar object, and slowly pulled it out. It was Anikin's lightsaber! The meaning of this did not pass her by.

"Are you sure I can keep this?" she gasped.

"Yes. It was your grandfather's lightsaber. He would want you to have it. Just make sure you keep it with you at all times."

Vader put the box down on the table, and put his hand inside of it. Padme smiled as he pulled out the locket Leia had given her, the locket with the pictures of Padme Amidala and Shmi Skywalker in it.

"May I?" he asked, as his hand trembled. Padme nodded, and he gently put the necklace on her.

"I am going to miss you, Padme," he said to himself, as he pulled away from her. He cleared his throat and said to her,

"Now go get dressed, and that's an order." He did not say it with malice, but with tenderness.

"Yes, Lord Vader," she replied back, taking the clothes she was going to wear and the lightsaber in her arms.

"I am going to go see the doctor about the DNA test results. The truth will come out, Padme. When you are finished getting dressed, come back here and wait for me."

Padme nodded in agreement before she walked out of his quarters to the closest bathroom. As she changed into the off the shoulder black lacy dress, she was amazed. She was finally able to read Vader's thoughts. What was even more amazing was that he did not know she could read his mind.

She took her time getting dressed, wanting to look her best. It wasn't everyday a girl met her father and uncle for the first time. She practically skipped out of the bathroom and headed back to her grandfather's private quarters.