Author's Note

I will never stop writing Law and Order SVU Barson stories. Law and Order SVU continues to help me, and brought me back to my craft of writing. I'm working on Chapter 34 of my SVU fic Single and Seeking. I did start writing the sequel to my SVU story Not Everything Done In The Dark Is Shameful. I will soon start working on Chapter 6 of my Phantom of The Opera story Running From The Heart Be patient with me please.

Dedicated to a gentleman Star Wars Fan

This is a AU Padme/ Vader Star Wars story.

My Timeline

Padme is 15 at the start of this story.

Padme's brown eyes were wide with terror. Moments ago she was hoping that the horrifying sounds of blaster fire would end, but now it was eerily quiet, and that was even worse. She was under a table. How did she end up here? Her people had voted, and tonight she had planned to take her place as The Queen Of Naboo. She had been training to serve her people for years, and now her world which she thought was peaceful was crumbling. Padme hadn't had what many would call a normal life in a number of years. The first time she entered this large house, she was intimated, but she soon got used to it.

Today started out like any other. She awoke early, went to the refresher. and dressed. She chose to wear her favorite blue dress. It was her favorite because it was simple, and it reminded her of the dresses she used to wear at home. Then, she went down to the kitchen where a servant droid served her a simple fruit breakfast. She ate quickly, she didn't wish to be late for her studies. Tejas, her primary teacher and mentor never liked when she was late, but today being late was absolutely unacceptable. Her teacher smiled when he saw she had arrived in the study room early. She studied Galactic Polities for 3 hours, then Communication and Debate for 2 hours, then The History Of Naboo for half an hour. She practiced music for 15 minutes before her teacher told her it was time to prepare for tonight. She took a bath, and put on a fancier dress, one fit for royalty. After that she made her way to the home's social room. It was set up for a bequet.

The room was huge, and in the middle of it was a stage. When night fell across Naboo, Padme slowly approached that stage. She was astonished that so many people were there to hear what she had to say. Padme took a deep breath, wishing her family was with her.. Tonight, she had planned to announce that she had chosen the name Amidala, She had planned to take her oath. The thought of the oath made her stomach do a flip-flop, but she smiled through it. She learned long ago how not to show nerves. Padme was about to climb the stage steps when she heard the door at the back of the room open. " I'm sorry Padme." She heard Palpatine say in a commanding voice. "You won't be taking The Queen's oath tonight." Before Padme could respond or turn around to face him , Palpatine fired a blaster, and the men he had walked in with him followed his lead. Padme turned around. She saw people who had been calmly sitting moments before scattering to take cover. She saw a young man fall to the ground, without thinking of herself she ran to help him, she soon realized he was dead. She ran to take cover herself, and now she was under a table afraid to move, there was a smell in the air that made her gag. She covered her mouth, afraid to make a sound. She lost track of time, when suddenly she heard her name. "Padme. Are you here?" The voice was weak, but she recommended it , as her teacher.

"Tejas, She answered in a whisper.

"Padme, they're gone. Are you alive?" Tejas, 's voice was now close. Padme slowly crawled out from under her hiding place.

"Tejas, you're alive?"

"I'm alive, and glad to see you are as well." He answered. Tejas, was a man of 50 and still very strong under normal circumstances. He was tall with gray eyes, and had fire red hair. His skin was pale, and sweaty.

"We need to help the injured." Padme said getting to her feet. "

Padme, there are no injuries. They are all dead."

"No!" She answered horrified, Her eyes searched the room to find bodies littered the floor. "We can't be the only ones who survived Tejas,"

"I checked every room. We are the only ones."

"We have to check again." She cried. Tejas, shook his head sadly. He watched as Padme's eyes took in the bodies surrounding them.

"Don't look Padme, shield your eyes." Tejas, cried. "We must stay here for awhile. Everyone must think we are dead, and I want to keep it that way for now, that is the safest option. "Are you physically hurt?" Padme felt herself nod no. She wasn't physically hurt, She sank to the ground feeling almost all energy leave her body and soul.