I´m sorry it took me so long to add chapter 5 but I didn´t have any idea
how to go on with the story. To understand this chapter, you should maybe
re-read the whole story ( it isn´t too long I think.
Disclaimer: I do not own Obi-Wan, Padmé, Vader or any other Star Wars
character....etc...
Chapter 5: Something Deep Within
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They finally reached a planet which was well known to Obi-Wan and landed on a wide open field. The green grass swayed in the wind full of grace. The planet looked like paradise, similar to Naboo, but different. The field was near a large building which looked like a castle or a palace, so they had to walk a little until they finally reached it, but it was not too far. Padmé knew that this wasn't a journey just for fun. But she just could not hide her happiness. She did not care about where they were. The only thing she was interested in was the fact, that she was with her new gained love in a place like this. Walking hand in hand with the wise Jedi Master at her side who would keep her safe from harm and protect her no matter what may come made her smile and feel totally safe. "Padmé, there is something I haven´t told you..." Obi-Wan suddenly whispered. "You can tell me everything. I trust you, you trust me. There is nothing you have to hide from me." she reasured him with her young, warm voice. "You know how much I loved Tamé. And that I always felt her presence deep inside my soul and heart. I lost that feeling when she had died, which doesn´t mean that I lost my love or my memories. I still keep them safe inside. But there was something else than her. I mean, another feeling which I cannot explain. I´ve always known, from the day Master Yoda had told me, that she´s dead, but I still felt something or better someone like her deep within. Do you understand anything I´m talking about ?" Talking about Tamé was not easy for Obi-Wan, especially when the person he spoke to was Padmé. He did not want to put her on second place, behind Tamé. He was afarid that she could get jealous or that he could hurt her by telling her how he felt about his loss. But when he looked down to her, he recognized that beautiful and understanding smile which he loved so much. "Yes, I understand you. I know your every feeling, I feel all of your pain, all of your fears. But don´t be afraid. I´m with you." she said quietly. He smiled back at her, knowing that she spoke the truth. They finally reached a gate which was guarded by two men with blaster guns.
"Stop ! We are not allowed to let you in !" one of the men said. "We are coming in peace. I am Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Knight. And I'm seeking for asylum." the Jedi explained. "You could also be an imperial spy. How do I know that you are a Jedi ?" "I think you have to believe me." Obi-Wan replied. "We can't let you pass." Obi-Wan knew that he would not achieve anything by talking to the man in a friendly way. So he decided that using the Force was the only possibility for them to get into the palace. "You will let us pass and tell all the other guardians to do the same." he said and waved his right hand. "We will let you pass and tell every guardian to do the same." they resumed the Jedi's words. They opened the gate and let Obi-Wan and Padmé pass through. Now the couple didn't have anymore problems to get into the palace. Obi-Wan knew every corner of the castle and so they went right to the main hall, where the queen was. But suddenly, he felt someone else's presence behind them. And then he heard how a lightsaber got activated. "Don't move or you will be death before you realize it." a young female voice ordered. Obi-Wan and Padmé slowly turned around and what they saw was a young woman in a Jedi tunic, holding a silver bladed lightsaber in her hands. "What are you both doing here ?" the voice of the woman shook him out of his thoughts. "We... we are seeking for asylum." Obi-Wan answered. "Don't lie to me..." she said, then she moved closer to Obi-Wan and before she could do anything, her silver lightsaber met the blue blade of Obi- Wan's. "Listen to me, we are searching for help... The woman who accompanies me is Senator Padmé Amidala Skywalker of Naboo. We escaped from Naboo to here because I thought, Valorous is a safer place for a pregnant woman." Obi-Wan tried to explain. "I cannot be sure about this. I can't be sure about anything these times. The Empire has to much power... You also could be spies or something..." she answered. "I am a Jedi. And it seems as if you're a Jedi, too. Why do you fight me ?"
"As I said, I cannot be sure about this..." she returned once more and then she pulled off the hood of her Jedi tunic. Her hair was black, like raven wings, reaching her chin on the left, and her shoulders on the right side. Her eyes were blue-black like the water of the Naboo rivers, her skin was pale. Obi-Wan looked at her as if he had known her for a long, long time. He stopped breathing for a few seconds because he could not believe what he saw. Actually, he was kind of shocked by what he saw. "Don't... don't you remember me ? I...I mean, I thought you were dead. And now I see you again and you are alive and you have become a Jedi Knight as I can see..." "I don't have any idea what you are talking about. I don't know you. I've never seen you before." the girl returned a bit confused. "Tamé, it's me... Obi-Wan..." he said quietly. The young woman's eyes looked at him as if he said something she had never expected he would say, as if he said something unbelievable. "I... I am not Tamé. Tamé is dead. She died... nearly 14 years ago..." she replied stuttering. "But you look like her. And you speak like her. Move like her..." Obi-Wan told the girl. Padmé studied Obi-Wan's face and saw hidden feelings coming up inside him. She had to admit that she was a bit jealous. The girl deactivated her lightsaber and so did Obi-Wan. "My name is Chayné. Chayné Nessaya Andiron. I am Tamé's daughter." she finally explained, wondering why Obi-Wan knew her mother. But the longer she looked at him, and the longer she was staring into his eyes, the more she understood. She nodded. "You are... Obi-Wan Kenobi, aren't you ?" she inquired. "I am. You know me ? I thought you don't know me. You said you..." Obi-Wan stuttered. "My mother died when I was six years old. I was young, but I still remember her. She... she told me that I was something special. She was right. I discovered a strange power. I don't know, it was just there. Inside me. I was able to move things without touching them. I was able to read other people's minds. And I was able to make them do what I wanted them to do. I asked my mother what power it was, that made me able to do all these things. And then she told me that I inherited it from my father, who was a strong Jedi Knight. She said he had protected her once, they had fallen madly in love and had spent only one night together. And then he had to leave her again. But she had not forgotten him. Never. She had always been in thoughts about him, told me lots of things about the Jedi. That he had been so brave and strong and so on. And... and she also told me... if I ever met a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi, I should welcome him with arms wide open, because he is my father..." Chayné answered. She felt tears coming up while she was staring at Obi-Wan and so did he. He could not face the fact he had a daughter. A beautiful young woman who had become a brave Jedi Knight and who exactly looked like her mother. After a moment of hesitation, they fell into one another's arms and they both began to cry. Obi-Wan had always thought that there was nothing left that would keep the strong and deep love he had shared with Tamé alive but his thoughts. But now there was Chayné. His daughter, her daughter - their daughter. It was her presence he had felt, not Tamé´s. "Everyday I had hoped that you would come to tell me you are alive. And to tell me that I am not alone... I felt so alone, father. I thought I'd never see you... But now you are here. With me. And I finally meet the man who owed the Force to me." she sobbed. But suddenly, Obi-Wan turned away from his daughter to Padmé, who was standing a little bit apart from them. "Chayné, I have already told you who this is... haven't I ?" the Jedi inquired. His daughter nodded. "It is the Senator of Naboo." Chayné replied. Obi-Wan looked from her to Padmé and smiled at the beautiful woman who owned his heart now. "Yes she is. But, Chayné, you may know that... since your mother died... I have never loved again. I've just lived with the pain. Until I met Padmé... I hid my love for her for so many years, watched her marrying my former padawan learner Anakin and I watched her heart breaking because of that guy. He turned to the dark side of the Force if you know what I mean. He is a dark lord of the Sith now, and..." "I thought I would die... My life seemed to be senseless, until Obi-Wan saved me..." Padmé interrupted him, looking straight into Chayné's dark, mysterious eyes. "I know. I can feel that your feelings are strong and true, like you. And I can also feel that you both went through horrible things. You don't have to apologize for loving one another." Chayné replied smiling at them.
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Vader's battleship, Naboo
"My Emperor, Obi-Wan is not on Naboo anymore. I cannot feel his presence. And I also cannot feel the presence of my wife..." Vader's dark voice reported on his search for his former master and his wife. "They escaped, I think." Sidious´ hologram murmured. "Maybe they went to Coruscant..." Vader said but Darth Sidious shook his head. "No, Lord Vader, not to Coruscant. They are not stupid. I think they are on a planet where Kenobi has some allies. A place which is not controlled by our Empire yet. Where they think they're safe. But they didn't have much time to escape. They can't have left this solar system." the Emperor returned slowly. Darth Vader nodded. He began to search the computer for a planet which wasn't controlled by the Empire yet and it did not take him a long time to find one. "My Lord, there is only one planet left. A small one at the frontier of this solar system. One of the last planets with a royal government: Valorous..." Vader told the Emperor. And what no one could see was the grinning behind his black mask.
Chapter 5: Something Deep Within
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They finally reached a planet which was well known to Obi-Wan and landed on a wide open field. The green grass swayed in the wind full of grace. The planet looked like paradise, similar to Naboo, but different. The field was near a large building which looked like a castle or a palace, so they had to walk a little until they finally reached it, but it was not too far. Padmé knew that this wasn't a journey just for fun. But she just could not hide her happiness. She did not care about where they were. The only thing she was interested in was the fact, that she was with her new gained love in a place like this. Walking hand in hand with the wise Jedi Master at her side who would keep her safe from harm and protect her no matter what may come made her smile and feel totally safe. "Padmé, there is something I haven´t told you..." Obi-Wan suddenly whispered. "You can tell me everything. I trust you, you trust me. There is nothing you have to hide from me." she reasured him with her young, warm voice. "You know how much I loved Tamé. And that I always felt her presence deep inside my soul and heart. I lost that feeling when she had died, which doesn´t mean that I lost my love or my memories. I still keep them safe inside. But there was something else than her. I mean, another feeling which I cannot explain. I´ve always known, from the day Master Yoda had told me, that she´s dead, but I still felt something or better someone like her deep within. Do you understand anything I´m talking about ?" Talking about Tamé was not easy for Obi-Wan, especially when the person he spoke to was Padmé. He did not want to put her on second place, behind Tamé. He was afarid that she could get jealous or that he could hurt her by telling her how he felt about his loss. But when he looked down to her, he recognized that beautiful and understanding smile which he loved so much. "Yes, I understand you. I know your every feeling, I feel all of your pain, all of your fears. But don´t be afraid. I´m with you." she said quietly. He smiled back at her, knowing that she spoke the truth. They finally reached a gate which was guarded by two men with blaster guns.
"Stop ! We are not allowed to let you in !" one of the men said. "We are coming in peace. I am Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Knight. And I'm seeking for asylum." the Jedi explained. "You could also be an imperial spy. How do I know that you are a Jedi ?" "I think you have to believe me." Obi-Wan replied. "We can't let you pass." Obi-Wan knew that he would not achieve anything by talking to the man in a friendly way. So he decided that using the Force was the only possibility for them to get into the palace. "You will let us pass and tell all the other guardians to do the same." he said and waved his right hand. "We will let you pass and tell every guardian to do the same." they resumed the Jedi's words. They opened the gate and let Obi-Wan and Padmé pass through. Now the couple didn't have anymore problems to get into the palace. Obi-Wan knew every corner of the castle and so they went right to the main hall, where the queen was. But suddenly, he felt someone else's presence behind them. And then he heard how a lightsaber got activated. "Don't move or you will be death before you realize it." a young female voice ordered. Obi-Wan and Padmé slowly turned around and what they saw was a young woman in a Jedi tunic, holding a silver bladed lightsaber in her hands. "What are you both doing here ?" the voice of the woman shook him out of his thoughts. "We... we are seeking for asylum." Obi-Wan answered. "Don't lie to me..." she said, then she moved closer to Obi-Wan and before she could do anything, her silver lightsaber met the blue blade of Obi- Wan's. "Listen to me, we are searching for help... The woman who accompanies me is Senator Padmé Amidala Skywalker of Naboo. We escaped from Naboo to here because I thought, Valorous is a safer place for a pregnant woman." Obi-Wan tried to explain. "I cannot be sure about this. I can't be sure about anything these times. The Empire has to much power... You also could be spies or something..." she answered. "I am a Jedi. And it seems as if you're a Jedi, too. Why do you fight me ?"
"As I said, I cannot be sure about this..." she returned once more and then she pulled off the hood of her Jedi tunic. Her hair was black, like raven wings, reaching her chin on the left, and her shoulders on the right side. Her eyes were blue-black like the water of the Naboo rivers, her skin was pale. Obi-Wan looked at her as if he had known her for a long, long time. He stopped breathing for a few seconds because he could not believe what he saw. Actually, he was kind of shocked by what he saw. "Don't... don't you remember me ? I...I mean, I thought you were dead. And now I see you again and you are alive and you have become a Jedi Knight as I can see..." "I don't have any idea what you are talking about. I don't know you. I've never seen you before." the girl returned a bit confused. "Tamé, it's me... Obi-Wan..." he said quietly. The young woman's eyes looked at him as if he said something she had never expected he would say, as if he said something unbelievable. "I... I am not Tamé. Tamé is dead. She died... nearly 14 years ago..." she replied stuttering. "But you look like her. And you speak like her. Move like her..." Obi-Wan told the girl. Padmé studied Obi-Wan's face and saw hidden feelings coming up inside him. She had to admit that she was a bit jealous. The girl deactivated her lightsaber and so did Obi-Wan. "My name is Chayné. Chayné Nessaya Andiron. I am Tamé's daughter." she finally explained, wondering why Obi-Wan knew her mother. But the longer she looked at him, and the longer she was staring into his eyes, the more she understood. She nodded. "You are... Obi-Wan Kenobi, aren't you ?" she inquired. "I am. You know me ? I thought you don't know me. You said you..." Obi-Wan stuttered. "My mother died when I was six years old. I was young, but I still remember her. She... she told me that I was something special. She was right. I discovered a strange power. I don't know, it was just there. Inside me. I was able to move things without touching them. I was able to read other people's minds. And I was able to make them do what I wanted them to do. I asked my mother what power it was, that made me able to do all these things. And then she told me that I inherited it from my father, who was a strong Jedi Knight. She said he had protected her once, they had fallen madly in love and had spent only one night together. And then he had to leave her again. But she had not forgotten him. Never. She had always been in thoughts about him, told me lots of things about the Jedi. That he had been so brave and strong and so on. And... and she also told me... if I ever met a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi, I should welcome him with arms wide open, because he is my father..." Chayné answered. She felt tears coming up while she was staring at Obi-Wan and so did he. He could not face the fact he had a daughter. A beautiful young woman who had become a brave Jedi Knight and who exactly looked like her mother. After a moment of hesitation, they fell into one another's arms and they both began to cry. Obi-Wan had always thought that there was nothing left that would keep the strong and deep love he had shared with Tamé alive but his thoughts. But now there was Chayné. His daughter, her daughter - their daughter. It was her presence he had felt, not Tamé´s. "Everyday I had hoped that you would come to tell me you are alive. And to tell me that I am not alone... I felt so alone, father. I thought I'd never see you... But now you are here. With me. And I finally meet the man who owed the Force to me." she sobbed. But suddenly, Obi-Wan turned away from his daughter to Padmé, who was standing a little bit apart from them. "Chayné, I have already told you who this is... haven't I ?" the Jedi inquired. His daughter nodded. "It is the Senator of Naboo." Chayné replied. Obi-Wan looked from her to Padmé and smiled at the beautiful woman who owned his heart now. "Yes she is. But, Chayné, you may know that... since your mother died... I have never loved again. I've just lived with the pain. Until I met Padmé... I hid my love for her for so many years, watched her marrying my former padawan learner Anakin and I watched her heart breaking because of that guy. He turned to the dark side of the Force if you know what I mean. He is a dark lord of the Sith now, and..." "I thought I would die... My life seemed to be senseless, until Obi-Wan saved me..." Padmé interrupted him, looking straight into Chayné's dark, mysterious eyes. "I know. I can feel that your feelings are strong and true, like you. And I can also feel that you both went through horrible things. You don't have to apologize for loving one another." Chayné replied smiling at them.
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Vader's battleship, Naboo
"My Emperor, Obi-Wan is not on Naboo anymore. I cannot feel his presence. And I also cannot feel the presence of my wife..." Vader's dark voice reported on his search for his former master and his wife. "They escaped, I think." Sidious´ hologram murmured. "Maybe they went to Coruscant..." Vader said but Darth Sidious shook his head. "No, Lord Vader, not to Coruscant. They are not stupid. I think they are on a planet where Kenobi has some allies. A place which is not controlled by our Empire yet. Where they think they're safe. But they didn't have much time to escape. They can't have left this solar system." the Emperor returned slowly. Darth Vader nodded. He began to search the computer for a planet which wasn't controlled by the Empire yet and it did not take him a long time to find one. "My Lord, there is only one planet left. A small one at the frontier of this solar system. One of the last planets with a royal government: Valorous..." Vader told the Emperor. And what no one could see was the grinning behind his black mask.