SkywalkerStory

"Aw Man! I thought the Jedi was gonna chop the guy in half with his lightsaber!" Jacen said disappointed once again.

The twins were wide awake again, but little Anakin was still fast asleep.

"No Jacen! Jedi only battle if they have to," Jaina disagreed.

"Says who!"

"Uncle Luke. He told me when we went to the Jedi Temple!"

"If I had a real lightsaber I'd take all those guys and slice 'em," Jacen said as he jumped up and grabbed his plastic lightsaber from under his bed.

"They'd beat you up first!" Jaina teased.

"No they wouldn't!"

"Yes they would!"

"I could beat you anyday!" Jacen gave her a dirty look.

"Jacen, sit down!" Leia yelled.

"I'd like to see you try!" Jaina yelled back.

"I'll take that bet!"

Jaina grabbed her lightsaber and both twins started dueling jumping from bed to bed.

"Children! Get down…" Leia scolded.

The were too busy dueling and ignored her, Anakin was awake from their yelling and was hiding under the covers.

"Jaina, Jacen…Stop NOW!" Leia yelled, causing both twins to stop.

"Yes mom," they said together.

They put their lightsabers back under their bed and crawled into their beds and turned towards Sabe.

"Are you sure you want to continue tomorrow night?" Sabe asked.

"No!" Jacen said.

"All right. Now where were we? Ah yes. The queen was sleeping, but was waken by a door opening…"

Amidala got out of bed, not making a sound, and grabbed her royal pistol. She could have sworn she heard the front door open. But who could it be? She crept toward the door and it slid open.

"Who are you!" she said pointing her pistol at the hooded figure.

"It's Sabe your highness," replied her handmaiden.

Amidala put the pistol aside and recognized the dark purple robes Sabe wore. The queen let out a sigh of relief.

"Sabe you scared me," Amidala said, and let out a smile.

"I'm sorry your highness," Sabe said quietly.

"It's all right. Come in my room, I won't be able to fall asleep now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, come on," Amidala took her arm and led her friend into her bedroom.

Once the door was closed Sabe took off her hood and sat in one of the big coushion chairs.

"Sorry for waking you up Padme. I tried to be quiet."

Sabe and Amidala have been best friends since they were little. They had gone to school together and trained together. When they were alone Sabe called Amidala by her less formal name, Padme.

"It's okay, relax. What were you doing anyway?"

"I took a walk around the city," Sabe said guiltily.

"Really! What was it like?" Padme said excitedly. As queen she couldn't go off as she pleased, so she wanted to know everything she could.

Sabe told her about the bar, and about the Cantina Medley, the metal tasting water, all the different people, and of her troubles with the Coruscant workers.

"How did you get away from them…alive?" Padme said relieved her friend wasn't hurt.

"You'll never believe me."

"Yes I will!! Tell me!"

"Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker saved me and brought me back here," Sabe looked at her friend's shocked face.

"Obi-Wan…and…Anakin? Our Anakin?" she said, almost whispering.

"Yes, but they didn't know it was me, my hood was covering my face, or at least I think they didn't," Sabe replied.

"I can't believe it! Did you know it was them right away?"

"No, not until they introduced themselves. I barely recognized Anakin!"

Padme asked all kinds of questions about what Anakin looked like.

"I'll tell you one thing," Sabe said. "He's not a little boy any more."

They talked a little bit more but Sabe was yawning every two minutes.

"I'd be tired too. Sounds like you had an exciting night, going to a bar and being rescued by Jedi," Padme said teasingly. Sabe turned bright pink.

"Good night Pad."

"'Night Sabe."

Padme had trouble falling back to sleep. Her mind wandered back to Obi-Wan and Anakin. She hadn't seen them in years, it had been so long. Even though their time had been short, she had never forgotten them. Padme wished she had kept in touch with Anakin, but she was always so busy. He probably was too, he probably had forgotten all about her by now. It was like they had met yesterday, a little boy offering their group shelter from the sand storm. He volunteered to help them, by entering a pod race. Qui-Gon trusted him completely. Qui-Gon…she missed him also. He was always kind. Anakin was a nice kid. Padme couldn't imagine him as a young man…what did he look like?

The sky was turning gray; the sun would rise soon. Padme drifted off to sleep, remembering when she and Anakin first met.

"Are you an angel?" Anakin found himself asking the pretty girl that had entered the shop.

"What?" she smiled.

"An angel. They're the most beautiful creatures in the world. They live on the moons of Iego, I think."

"You're a funny little boy," she laughed. Her laugh…it sounded beautiful. "How do you know so much?"

"I listen to all the traders and deep space pilots, I'm a pilot you know?"

"A pilot?"

"Yep, all my life," he bragged.

They kept talking until the tall man returned from the back.

"I'm glad to have met you Anakin," she smiled before she went out the entrance.

"I was glad to meet you too," he called after her.

Anakin opened his eyes and looked around his dimly lit room. The sun was at the horizon, causing the sky to be an orange, pink. He slowly got out of bed and put on a clean tunic. He was sure his master was already up and about, probably meditating. Anakin dreaded his daily chores that were waiting for him. After that came lessons, exercising and dueling. He practically had every move and every lesson memorized in his head. But this was the life of the average padawan, he was used to it after ten years. Anakin hooked his lightsaber on his belt and slipped into his brown cloak, ready for the day ahead.

When he stepped into the common room, Obi-Wan was already dressed and meditating in the middle of the room. He didn't want to disturb his master, so Anakin quietly walked toward the door.

"Good morning Padawan," Obi-Wan said from behind him.

"Morning Master," Anakin replied turning around. Obi-Wan looked out the window and saw the sun slowly rising.

"What are you doing up this early? Usually I have to pry you away from your bed," his master said with a soft chuckle.

"No particular reason," was his reply.

What was he doing up this early? Anakin had had a dream, but what was it? He had focused on his chores and forgot about it. He stood there for a few moments until the last words came to him…'I am glad to have met you Anakin…'

"Are you okay?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Uh…fine master. I was just thinking of a dream I had last night."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No that's alright. It was just a dream."

"Well," his master replied getting up and picking up his cloak from a chair. "Let's start your lessons."

"Yes Master." Both jedi left their living quarters and walked through the quiet Jedi Temple. Obi-Wan was talking about techniques and different dueling moves but Anakin's mind was elsewhere. He wondered what his angel was doing right now.

Amidala was awakened by Sabe. She was fully dressed in emerald green robes. The queen could hear Rabe and Eirate walking in and out of rooms. What time is it? she wondered.

"Your highness?" Sabe said quietly.

"What time is it?" Amidala asked groggily.

"Your highness, you must hurry. Chancellor Palpatine expects you in two hours," Sabe explained.

"Two hours?! Sabe can't you take my place?"

Sabe made sure Rabe and Eirate were out of earshot until she answered her friend.

"Padme get up! You're the Queen of Naboo for Force's sake! I can't do everthing for you!"

"You're right, I'm sorry," Amidala untangled herself from her covers and climbed out of bed. "I was just in the middle of a dream."

"What about?"

Amidala stood there. "I don't remember."

Sabe rolled her eyes and sighed. "And they elected you to be a queen?"

"When did the Chancellor call?" the queen asked, changing the subject.

"A few minutes ago."

"Well," Amidala sighed as she sat infront of a mirror. "I guess I should start getting ready. So tell me, what crazy hair designs are you going to attempt today?"

"I dunno, something different," Sabe said.

After an hour of making her hair perfect, forty-five minutes getting dressed, and the last fifteen minutes of applying the traditional make-up, Queen Amidala was ready and walking towards Chancellor Palpatine's quarters followed by Rabe and Eirate. Sabe kept her hair simple by curling it and pinning half of it up with silver chopsticks. Her dress was purple, with a high neck and long sleeves. The edges of the sleeves and bottom of the dress were embroidered with silver thread and rhindstones. And of course her sign, small and silver, was at the bottom of her skirt between the embroidery.

"Good morning your highness. You look lovely today," the chancellor smiled and gestured for her to sit down.

"Chancellor did you find the leader of the attacks?" Amidala asked getting straight to the point.

"Uh…no your majesty," the chancellor hesitantly.

Queen Amidala sighed.

"Not to worry, we will find out soon."

"You said that last week, when the attacks first started," Queen Amidala replied, getting angry.

"Yes, well, we have been working and trying to solve this mystery. But unfortunately we have had no luck," Chancellor Palpatine's smile was fading away.

Stay calm Amidala…don't go crazy, she told herself.

"These attacks are growing worse, I must return home soon."

"Your majesty, I believe it would be wiser to stay here in the Senate. No harm will come to you here, I cannot say the same if you return home."

"Chancellor, the attacks are killing innocent people…our people. I should be with them, protecting them, not hiding for fear of my life. They need me, and I refuse to stay here if their suffering continues. I will only be on Coruscant for a few more days, but I will go back to Naboo, my place is with my people," Amidala, furious, walked towards the door.

"But…y-your highness…" Chancellor Palpatine wanted to say something, to persuade her that they were trying, but he couldn't find the words.

"If there is any news, inform my handmaidens, they will find me," she kept looking forward as she said this and left the room. When she returned to her quarters she told Sabe what the chancellor had said.

"Can you believe him?! I mean…what does he expect me to do? Ignore the people!!!"

"He might be right Pad. You just made it out alive, you can't go back. You'll be killed," Sabe disagreed.

"But I can't stay here! What about home? People are dying! What will they say if I'm here, safe while they are suffering?"

"What good will it be for them if you are dead? It won't help them," Sabe said, Padme would agree, but she was unsure if Amidala would.

"I can't leave them."

"Stop being stubborn!!" Sabe yelled. Amidala gave her a surprising look. "Nothing good will come if you go back, I know you don't want to be here, neither do I, but we have to deal with it. At least here you can do something, get help from the Senate, they will help. You know Chancellor Palpatine will."

"I'm sorry. You're right, that would be better. It's just…" her voice trailed off as tears entered the corner of her eyes.

Sabe walked over and hugged Amidala. "I know," she whispered. There was silence. Neither talked for a long time. Finaly Amidala spoke.

"Sabe…what am I going to do?"

"You will get passed this, your highness. You always break through. But for the time being, all you can do is show a brave face," Sabe smiled.

"Thank you," Amidala whispered.