Three days have gone by, and Anakin has been sneaking in and out to see
Padme. He doesn't care the fact that he has to drive a half an hour drive,
just as long as he can see Padme. But now Obi-Wan is starting to get
suspicious; his Padawan has been tired a lot, all distracted and sleepy.
~Naboo, Padme's bedroom~
Padme stands in her balcony and watches the sun come up. She sighs, in deep thought.
'What am I doing,' she thinks to herself. 'I can't keep doing this, running off at night, and meeting with my beloved. I am going back on my own words.'
Sabe walks in.
"Milady it is time to get dressed."
Padme looks at her, and walks towards her, "I want to wear something that will make a statement, I have something important to tell my people."
"Is there something wrong Padme," asks Sabe, with her brows furrowing.
"Nothing, nothing at all," says Padme with an assuring smile.
'That was a lie, a total lie.'
~10 minutes later~
Padme comes out wearing a red dress, a black robe over it, and with large shoulder pads built in. Also the headdress is her hair pulled up high into to sections with gold bands around; it also has red entities hanging from it. (This is the outfit she wears when she made that speech, and ends up voting for a new Chancellor, Palpatine.) And her handmaidens are wearing somber gray gowns and black cloaks.
She walks into the throne room where the screen is already out with the throne chair facing it. She sits with her handmaidens taking their places amongst her. The screen turns on showing the Theed town people standing outside their homes into one big cluster, watching her from another screen.
"People of Naboo, I have been thinking about this for days now, and have come to a decision. I will retire from being Queen and give it over to the next woman."
She saw their mouths drop, and the mur murs.
"Please calm down, I'm sure the next Queen will do as well as I have done."
The screen turns off, leaving the people in suspense.
"Milady, are you sure you want to do this," asks Sio Bibble walking in.
"Sio Bibble, back from Corascant?"
"Yes milady, I just came in on your speech."
"Well then yes Governor Bibble, I am. I have ruled for long enough."
"The people of Naboo will miss you greatly."
"As I will for them. But they can still remember the great things I did for them. Tell me when the voting is over for the new Queen, I will be packing my things and leaving the formal clothes in the closet," she says standing up.
"Yes milady," he says with a bow.
Padme walks off and out the door with the handmaidens close behind.
"Padme, are you positive you want to do this," asks Sabe walking beside her now.
"Yes Sabe, I am sure. It is my time," she then stops at her door and looks at her handmaidens.
"I will miss you all my dear friends, I know Corde will be watching over me. You all will have to serve the next queen, and I hope she is a good one."
"We will all miss you Padme," speaks up Rabe.
Padme smiles and they all have a group hug, they let go and Padme walks in her soon to be someone else's room and packs.
~Two hours later~
Sio Bibble walks to her room and knocks.
"Yes?"
"The voting is done."
"Who won Governor?"
"Jamilla is the new Queen, she also told me she will like to speak to you."
"Tell her I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Yes, milady," says Sio Bibble; he walks away passing through the corridors.
Padme comes out wearing a light brown dress, covered in dark brown designs, and is wearing a moss green hood with a golden colored, thick, veil over it, which also has a half of a circle shaped, fan like, object attached on top (It's the outfit where in Ep2 she's on that ship with Anakin.).
She walks out with two cases of luggage and makes her way down the corridors to the throne room. There, Queen Jamilla sits with Padme's once her handmaidens standing next to her.
Padme lowers her luggage to the ground and curtseys, "You wanted to see me Queen Jamilla?"
"Yes Miss Amidala, I do. Since you have done well in keeping democracy alive and the Senate in order, I would like to ask if you would become a Senator for Naboo?"
Padme freezes, she stares down at the floor, and thinks for a few minutes about Jamilla's offer. She then looks up, "I would be honored to be Senator."
'Why couldn't you say no Padme,' she thinks to herself.
"Oh good, the Senate needs someone like you now."
"I will head off to Corascant right away milady," says Padme picking up her luggage.
"Oh but wait, I want to grant you, as gift of my appreciation, two handmaidens." Two handmaidens step forward in their dark purple robes.
"This Dorme, and Verse, they will be your loyal bodyguards."
"I thank you Queen Jamilla." Padme curtseys once again and walks out the door with Dorme, and Verse close behind.
~Corascant, The Jedi Temple~
Anakin practices his lightsaber skill with the helmet and the ball with Obi- Wan watching him closely. Anakin does it correctly but after a few moments-
Blast!
"Ow," Anakin takes off the helmet and rubs his leg with is normal hand.
"Padawan, concentrate please."
"Sorry Master," sighs Anakin.
Obi-Wan stares at him for a few seconds, reading his mind, "Anakin you must concentrate on your work, not Padme."
Anakin looks at him puzzled.
"I didn't have to try hard to read your mind my young Padawan, your thoughts are practically shouting out her name," smirks Obi-Wan.
"I'm sorry Master, I just miss," says Anakin looking out the window.
Obi-Wan walks over to him, "I know you do Anakin but you must understand that, if you don't concentrate you'll get hurt or worse, killed."
"I know I'll try harder Master," says Anakin looking back at Obi-Wan.
"There is no try Padawan," corrects Obi-Wan.
"I will then, Master."
~Naboo Starship~
"The ship has landed milady," says the copilot.
"Thank you Captain." Says Padme.
Padme arises with her new handmaidens standing up as well taking her luggage. She walks out and makes it on the port where the Chancellor and other Senators wait for her. But as she walks an explosion happens! She is thrown with her handmaidens to the ground, killing the others on the ship.
Padme feels faint, she hears yells, especially her name; her vision becomes blurry, she sees figures in front of her. But then everything goes black, letting her only to wander in her mind, finding Anakin as her comfort. ***************************************************************************
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~Naboo, Padme's bedroom~
Padme stands in her balcony and watches the sun come up. She sighs, in deep thought.
'What am I doing,' she thinks to herself. 'I can't keep doing this, running off at night, and meeting with my beloved. I am going back on my own words.'
Sabe walks in.
"Milady it is time to get dressed."
Padme looks at her, and walks towards her, "I want to wear something that will make a statement, I have something important to tell my people."
"Is there something wrong Padme," asks Sabe, with her brows furrowing.
"Nothing, nothing at all," says Padme with an assuring smile.
'That was a lie, a total lie.'
~10 minutes later~
Padme comes out wearing a red dress, a black robe over it, and with large shoulder pads built in. Also the headdress is her hair pulled up high into to sections with gold bands around; it also has red entities hanging from it. (This is the outfit she wears when she made that speech, and ends up voting for a new Chancellor, Palpatine.) And her handmaidens are wearing somber gray gowns and black cloaks.
She walks into the throne room where the screen is already out with the throne chair facing it. She sits with her handmaidens taking their places amongst her. The screen turns on showing the Theed town people standing outside their homes into one big cluster, watching her from another screen.
"People of Naboo, I have been thinking about this for days now, and have come to a decision. I will retire from being Queen and give it over to the next woman."
She saw their mouths drop, and the mur murs.
"Please calm down, I'm sure the next Queen will do as well as I have done."
The screen turns off, leaving the people in suspense.
"Milady, are you sure you want to do this," asks Sio Bibble walking in.
"Sio Bibble, back from Corascant?"
"Yes milady, I just came in on your speech."
"Well then yes Governor Bibble, I am. I have ruled for long enough."
"The people of Naboo will miss you greatly."
"As I will for them. But they can still remember the great things I did for them. Tell me when the voting is over for the new Queen, I will be packing my things and leaving the formal clothes in the closet," she says standing up.
"Yes milady," he says with a bow.
Padme walks off and out the door with the handmaidens close behind.
"Padme, are you positive you want to do this," asks Sabe walking beside her now.
"Yes Sabe, I am sure. It is my time," she then stops at her door and looks at her handmaidens.
"I will miss you all my dear friends, I know Corde will be watching over me. You all will have to serve the next queen, and I hope she is a good one."
"We will all miss you Padme," speaks up Rabe.
Padme smiles and they all have a group hug, they let go and Padme walks in her soon to be someone else's room and packs.
~Two hours later~
Sio Bibble walks to her room and knocks.
"Yes?"
"The voting is done."
"Who won Governor?"
"Jamilla is the new Queen, she also told me she will like to speak to you."
"Tell her I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Yes, milady," says Sio Bibble; he walks away passing through the corridors.
Padme comes out wearing a light brown dress, covered in dark brown designs, and is wearing a moss green hood with a golden colored, thick, veil over it, which also has a half of a circle shaped, fan like, object attached on top (It's the outfit where in Ep2 she's on that ship with Anakin.).
She walks out with two cases of luggage and makes her way down the corridors to the throne room. There, Queen Jamilla sits with Padme's once her handmaidens standing next to her.
Padme lowers her luggage to the ground and curtseys, "You wanted to see me Queen Jamilla?"
"Yes Miss Amidala, I do. Since you have done well in keeping democracy alive and the Senate in order, I would like to ask if you would become a Senator for Naboo?"
Padme freezes, she stares down at the floor, and thinks for a few minutes about Jamilla's offer. She then looks up, "I would be honored to be Senator."
'Why couldn't you say no Padme,' she thinks to herself.
"Oh good, the Senate needs someone like you now."
"I will head off to Corascant right away milady," says Padme picking up her luggage.
"Oh but wait, I want to grant you, as gift of my appreciation, two handmaidens." Two handmaidens step forward in their dark purple robes.
"This Dorme, and Verse, they will be your loyal bodyguards."
"I thank you Queen Jamilla." Padme curtseys once again and walks out the door with Dorme, and Verse close behind.
~Corascant, The Jedi Temple~
Anakin practices his lightsaber skill with the helmet and the ball with Obi- Wan watching him closely. Anakin does it correctly but after a few moments-
Blast!
"Ow," Anakin takes off the helmet and rubs his leg with is normal hand.
"Padawan, concentrate please."
"Sorry Master," sighs Anakin.
Obi-Wan stares at him for a few seconds, reading his mind, "Anakin you must concentrate on your work, not Padme."
Anakin looks at him puzzled.
"I didn't have to try hard to read your mind my young Padawan, your thoughts are practically shouting out her name," smirks Obi-Wan.
"I'm sorry Master, I just miss," says Anakin looking out the window.
Obi-Wan walks over to him, "I know you do Anakin but you must understand that, if you don't concentrate you'll get hurt or worse, killed."
"I know I'll try harder Master," says Anakin looking back at Obi-Wan.
"There is no try Padawan," corrects Obi-Wan.
"I will then, Master."
~Naboo Starship~
"The ship has landed milady," says the copilot.
"Thank you Captain." Says Padme.
Padme arises with her new handmaidens standing up as well taking her luggage. She walks out and makes it on the port where the Chancellor and other Senators wait for her. But as she walks an explosion happens! She is thrown with her handmaidens to the ground, killing the others on the ship.
Padme feels faint, she hears yells, especially her name; her vision becomes blurry, she sees figures in front of her. But then everything goes black, letting her only to wander in her mind, finding Anakin as her comfort. ***************************************************************************
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