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I didn't realize the time that had passed - Qui-Gon had come back for Obi-Wan and I realized that I had missed Her Majesty's plea to the Senate. On the way back, I got a message from Eirtae to meet them all back at her apartments, for I'd be taking on the Queen guise again . . .

As Sabe put on one of the Queen's travel outfits, she heard three female voices enter the apartment. "Sabe?" "In here, Your Majesty!" Seeing the look on her friend's face made her drop the idea of asking about the plea to the Senate. "That bad, huh?" "Valorum is now out of his position and Senator Palpatine is up for it. I couldn't get any of them to listen to me." Eirtae and Rabe quickly began to apply Sabe's make-up while Padme took hers off. "That's why I've decided to take us back home." "How are we going to do this, Your Highness? I mean, how are we going to take back Naboo?" "Jar Jar Binks, the Gungan who is traveling with us, has told me that the Gungans have an army." "What?" "Exactly. They have an army and if needed we can go plead to them for assistance." Padme helped Sabe put on the headdress while Rabe gazed out the window. "Our transport is here, milady." "Great. Come on, Sabe," Padme said as she fell into step behind her friend. "Its time to go home."

I'm going to jump to when we arrived back at Naboo. To provide some background information on what happened between our departure from Coruscant and our arrival back home, we boarded our ship along with Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Anakin. In a meeting with the Jedi, Captain Panaka, Jar Jar, the three handmaidens and I, I asked Jar Jar about the army. I knew I was going against Padme's wishes, but it was time I took control - after all, I was now dressed as the Queen and they would be looking to me for orders. He agreed to bring us to them and it would be up to us to ask for help.

We landed on Naboo and I dressed in a more flexible suit. I still had to wear the make up and a headdress and all that, but it was more lighter than Padme's other clothes. I was coached on what to say by my friend and we set out . . .

"Do you think we'll find them? How will we get down there?!?" "Sabe, calm down," Rabe said. "The Gungan will most likely bring them up here rather then we go down there. Don't worry - everything will be fine." "I sure hope so," the girl said turning to the other handmaidens standing around her. They were her support - if they weren't there, she surely would have gone insane. "He's back," Padme said in a whisper. They all turned to look at the Gungan who was now climbing out of the water. "What? What are they saying?" "It seems our friends the Gungans have been taken . . . somewhere." "Where, Eirtae?" "I don't know . . . look, the Jedi are following Jar Jar." "Let's go," Padme said. Sabe began to quicken her pace to catch up with them.

After many twists and turns in the dense Nubian swamps, the group came upon the Gungan haven. Jar Jar came up front and led them to Boss Nass.

He was an ugly creature - very obese and had his ears tied back with some sort of vine. I took a deep breath and began to speak . . .

"I am Queen Amidala of the Naboo . . ." Sabe had no idea what EXACTLY she was saying as she was extremely nervous. When he laughed at her, she continued to push for her goal - a treaty between the Naboo and the Gungans. She didn't get very far because Padme pushed herself up ahead and revealed her identity, risking everything the plan had stood for.

I wanted to throw myself in front of her . . . pull her back . . . anything! But, like a decoy and loyal servant should be, I kept my head bowed. Her Majesty was able to get the treaty to be developed, but I still felt like I hadn't done my job. Padme later told me I did well, but he wouldn't have listened to me anyway. She had just played it by ear.

We met on the edge of the forest and waited for the Gungans. I was preparing a group of guards to follow me into the castle - we would be going in the back way, a way different than the Queen, Panaka, the Jedi, Rabe, Eirtae, and most of the guards. I was calculating our paths and the only time they would cross would have been in the hangar (before the throne room, might I mention . . . ) Anyway, while we were waiting for the Gungans I was getting my guards together and I heard an awfully familiar male voice right behind me . . .

"Sabe." The decoy turned around and saw her Jedi friend behind her. "Listen," she said. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you. Its just the fact that . . ." "Its okay," Obi-Wan said holding his hands up to silence her. "Its totally understandable. I mean, I've been on plenty of diplomatic missions where the sovereign is in hiding. Its awesome that your Queen won't sit back and relax while this is happening. Also," he said with a little smile appearing, "I kind of figured as such when there were four of you handmaidens and only three around all the time." "Thank you for not telling," she said back to him. "It would have just caused trouble for both me and Padme." "You're welcome," he said smiling. Hearing the Gungans arrive and his Master's voice call, he quickly finished up on what he wanted. "I know that you're going with only five guards." He lightly touched her cheek. "Whatever happens, I just want you to know that . . . well, good luck." He quickly turned around and went back over to his Master.

I had never had anyone do that to me before - I knew what he WANTED to say! Why he didn't tell me . . . well, I kind of have an idea on that. That touch . . . I can still feel it today as I write this. I wouldn't admit it at the time, but I was falling in love with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yes, I was kind of scared of him back on Tatooine but in the Temple Gardens, I got a feel of where he was coming from.

Anyway, I got the okay from Padme to go ahead to our entrance location behind the castle. We were going to infiltrate through the Palace Gardens - it'd take longer so we left before the majority of the group. We got to the gardens entrance . . .

Sabe stood in the Queen's battle outfit holding an unloaded blaster. This was it - the fateful day. Should she have turned back? "We're awaiting your orders, milady," one of the soldiers said. Sabe stared at the unloaded blaster in one hand and then the power pack in the other.

I still didn't know what I was doing! Naboo was known for its pacifism and we only had a little security task force to aid us. None of us had ever OFFICIALLY been trained in battle weaponry, even though the Queen's handmaidens had once taken a crash course in blaster usage. Now, this was it. The fateful day - would any of us die? How many were already killed in the camps? There were only five guards with me - would I be taken prisoner or shot down if sighted? I didn't know what to do, but I made my final decision . . .

Sabe put her power pack into her blaster and then looked at the five guards around her, who were staring back at her waiting for her orders.

. . . with two life-changing words . . .

"Let's go."

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