DISCLAIMER: Sabe, Rabe, Eirtae, Yane, Sache, Corde, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme belong to George Lucas. They are just playing in my world for a little bit.

Author's Note: Yay! 10 reviews! I want 14 before I post the epilogue! Anyway - here is the last 'official' chapter. Please don't flame this - I feel that this is...oh, I'd better shut up before I reveal one of the surprises...on with the story!

Chapter 5

The sounds of feet marching could be heard throughout the catacomb-like halls of the Senatorial Chamber basements. Sabe, who had just risked her neck getting into them, stepped out of the shadows silently as to not alert any nearby Chamber staff. Silently, she crept through the halls until they widened a little bit. She stopped at an intersection in the halls and looked around the corners as carefully as she could. *There are two soldiers at the end of this hall. How will I get around them?* She looked around and spotted what seemed to be the laundry room. *Bingo...*

Sabe emerged a few minutes later, trying to tighten a belt around the two-sizes-too-big pants. Looking up, she saw a group of soldiers go marching down the corridor ahead of her. She buckled the belt quickly and jogged quietly up to join the group. Falling in behind the last person - another female, she presumed, she began to march in time with the soldiers. *I just hope I can remember the calls I learned from training with the Nubian army...*

"Company....HALT!!!" Sabe stopped in her place and inched over to slide into the line. She glanced over and noticed that two men were inspecting the soldiers. *Great...* She pulled her hat down more over her eyes and waited for them to pass her.

"Private!" Sabe jerked her head up to reveal two figures standing in front of her. She was careful to use her 'Queen Amidala' voice as she exclaimed, "Sir, yes sir!" "It is just about time to get the Senator for her execution. Go with Captain Gounomono here," the General said motioning to the man next to him, "and ready her." She took a big breath and said, "Yes, sir." Saluting him once, the pair set out for where she presumed was the location of her dear friend Padme.

"I don't want to do this at all..." What? Sabe couldn't believe her ears - one of the soldiers didn't want...what? "Do what?" "Kill Senator Amidala - its wrong. I know anyone, including you, can turn me in and I'd be put to death, but I don't care anymore." "Why did they do this in the first place?" She decided that she would get some answers now. "They? The Empire? Well, they are seeking for the Republic to fall so with the government unstable they can come in and get it set up the way they wanted. The senator is one of the most influential people in the Senate and they feel like with her demise the Senate will fall." For the first time in her life, the former handmaiden couldn't speak. "We're here," the Captain said. "Go in and have her put on this," he said giving her a white dress. "I'll wait outside for you." She took a deep breath and opened the door with the key Captain Gounomono gave her.

Once inside, she quickly shut the door, locked it and barricaded the windows. She turned around to see the girl sitting in the middle of the floor. Padme looked as if she had been through a lot. "Oh...Padme..." "Who are you?" "Its me, Padme," she said walking closer to her. The Senator, recognizing her mirror image, let her breath shoot out. "Sabe!" The two girls quickly embraced each other. "Get me out of here!" "I can't do that, Padme," she said, "There are guards all around the halls here and we are most certain to get caught. There is only one other thing for me to do." "And that is...?" She didn't say anything, she just unbuttoned the dress and took off her hat. "Sabe, no..." Padme tried to stop her friend, but she just motioned for her to back off. "I know you may not want me to do this, but when I took the oath as handmaiden, I vowed that I would do anything and everything to protect you. This will be the ultimate sacrifice...both for us and Naboo." The girl knew her most trusted friend was right.

As the former handmaiden slid on the white dress and let her hair down to become Senator Amidala, the real senator slid on the military uniform. Sabe put Padme's hair up into the way she had it and put on the hat. "I'll never forget this, Sabe," she said. "Don't forget the clothes," Sabe said trying not to talk about the subject that she had a short amount of time left. Before Padme opened the door, Sabe whispered, "Use your Queen Amidala voice." Nodding, she opened the door and the two emerged. "We're ready," Captain Gounomono said. The three started walking.

Sabe was positioned on a pedestal-like object. "Do you have any last words, Senator?" "You will never win! If this generation doesn't bring you down, the next will! Mark my words, the Empire will cease to exist!" She was suddenly silenced...it was as if she had her windpipe being held. "3..." Sabe looked over to Padme with a look in her eyes which said, *Take care of my son...get him to his father...* "2...1..." Before she heard gunfire, she heard the door burst in and many colored beams of light made their way through the darkness, swinging and striking people. Yes, the Jedi were here. There was one gunshot, but she didn't care... The Jedi...were...

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Two weeks later

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Obi-Wan still couldn't get over the shock of losing Sabe. It was very noble with what she did, but he just couldn't help the feeling that her death was entirely in vain. The Senate was extremely glad to see Senator Amidala alive and well, although she acted as if a part of her was missing. Everyone acted like that - Padme... Anakin... Yane... Sache... Eirtae... Rabe... and especially himself. He had just gotten back from the cremation of his only love - it brought back the painful memories of Qui-Gon's passing into the Force. Sitting on the balcony in the handmaidens' house, he tried to push those memories back down.

"Master Kenobi?" He turned around to see Padme gripping a little boy's hand. "Yes?" "I want to introduce you to someone. This is your son...Han." His son? Yes...Sabe had mentioned him on Coruscant. "Han?" "I thought you might want to meet him since...you know..." "Yes..." He motioned for the little boy to approach and he did so, climbing into the Jedi Master's lap. "You know I can't take care of him..." "I was aware of that, so that's why I have arranged for one of my cousins to take him in. He lives on Corellia - closer to Coruscant, in case you ever want to visit him." "No...I would prefer if he keeps his Jedi heritage hidden. Something is amiss in the galaxy...something elusive and I don't like it." "I've arranged for Sache to take him at the end of this standard week." "Thank you, Padme, for everything..." Obi-Wan continued to look at his son with adoration written all over his face. Yes, he could feel that this kid...HIS son...would someday make up the only hope for the Republic. When? Only time would tell...

Yes!!! The son is Han Solo!!! How does all this affect HIS life? The only way to find out is to review and encourage me to update! I want some reviews or I won't feel like I should update and I'll just work on my other Obi/Sabe story (where Sabe won't die...believe me, she won't...) called 'Journey to the Past.' Check it out!