Chapter Eight
Padme looked over the report from Governor Nereus, the Ssi Ruuk had retreated, but they had only gone to the outskirts of the system. She was invited to meet with the Ambassador of the alliance. Nereus was hoping that the two of them could get together, but she was out right refusing him. She stood up and walked out the door, to the waiting speeder. She got in and they took off towards the landing field where the Millennium Falcon was supposed to land. Falcon? The name sounded familiar but where had she heard it. She saw that the Governor was already waiting for her with two guards.
She looked up to see an YT-1300- Coreillian freighter landing. She drew in her breath, she had seen the ship plastered over all of the most wanted posters in the Empire. The landing ramp lowered, three people and a wookiee walked out.
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Leia approached the governor and a woman who surprising looked a lot like an older version of Leia, there was two guards standing at attention. Governor Nereus bowed, "Princess Leia Organa, in name of the Emperor I welcome you to Bakura."
Leia returned the bow making sure that her bow did not dip lower then his, she could not hope for a better welcome. "Thank you for your greeting. You may think me terribly rude, but it is not appropriate to welcome me in the emperor's name. He died several days ago, he was aboard the second death star when it blew up."
The governor was taken a back. "I had no idea, it explains why we cannot reach the death star."
Leia turned to her company, "May I present my company. This is Chewbacca, of Kashyyyk. Chewie bowed, his home world was deeply betrayed by the empire.
Leia nodded to Han, "General Han Solo of Corellia." Han just stood to the side, he did not like this at all. At this rate he would not make a good diplomat.
She nodded to Luke and played out her triumph card, "Commandeer Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight of Tatoonie." Luke bowed. //Good she silently praised him.
Nereus said, "Jedi Knight, we will have to watch out backs."
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Padme looked at Luke and Leia, her twin children. She felt like crying and tell them everything, but at this point she was not going to let on. Nereus nodded at Padme, "May I present Imperial Senator Padme Naberrie." Padme bowed to her children, then to Han and Chewie.
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Nereus's voice brought Padme back from her thoughts, "I am sorry to have to rush you, I have just called an emergency meeting. I would like for you and your company to join me at the meeting."
Her daughter nodded in understanding, "I understand, this is your darkest hour."
Padme starred at her children, she would have to get them alone and reveal to them who she was.
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Luke looked over at Padme; there was something familiar about her but what? He could not help notice the way she was starring at Luke and Leia, he opened up to the force to get a read on her feelings, he felt the same strong emotions that he felt come from his father. But how is that possible, he never met her before.
Padme noticed that her son was watching her. Her knees began to go weak; he looked so much like Anakin. Those same blue eyes and blond hair. She passed out as her knees went out from under her.
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Luke swept forward before Padme hit the ground. He laid her down, and used the force to gently wake her. Her eyes fluttered opened, as she looked up into those blue concerned eyes again. Luke asked, "Are you all right?"
She answered, "Yeah I think so." She looked at Luke as he kneeled beside her. She was shaking a little, "I'm not sure?" Luke helped her to her feet and they walked over to the speeder. She decided that she would head on over to the meeting with them, she would tell them in private that she was their mother, and this would get her away from Nereus for awhile.
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She got into the landspeeder with Luke, Leia Han and Chewie. She looked over and asked the driver to close the window so he could not hear her; she pulled out a device as she said, "I would like to thank you for coming, we were ready to run for the hills before you showed up." Luke and Leia nodded in understanding.
Luke asked, " What is that device?"
Padme answered, "A disruption bubble generator. We are about to disappear."
Luke and Leia were startled to hear this, she was acting strange and now she looked like she was on the brink of tears.
Leia stared at her, "What's wrong? Are you all right?" Luke had the same question poised on his lips, when it finally hit him. It was on the tip of his tong; there was something familiar between Leia, Luke and Padme. Was it possible that this woman that was sitting in front of them could be.. The strong emotions he felt from her a few minutes ago and the way they were the same strong emotions that he felt come from their father could only mean one thing. Padme's next actions and words brought Luke back to the conversation.
Padme looked at her son and daughter as she switched on the device. "My real name is Padme Amidala Skywalker." Leias heart dropped to the floor at the mention of Padmes true last name. "Luke, Leia, I'm your mother." Padme switched off the device as silence hung in the air.
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Luke looked over at Leia startled, which explains why their father wanted to come so bad; the search was over before it even began. Luke and Leia looked uneasy about something.
Luke broke the silence as he asked, "What did Obi Wan tell you about what happened to our father?"
Padme answered as tears welled up in her eyes. "He told me that he died at the hands of Lord Vader."
Luke nodded, "I thought as much. He is still alive, but I warn you he is not the same person you remember."
Padme was confused. "What do you mean by that?"
Luke signaled for her to switch on the device again, she did, Luke braced himself, how would she react to this he would not know. "Anakin Skywalker turned into Darth Vader, he is alive and on my flagship, he has turned back to the lightside."
Tears were running down Padme's face. Anakin? Still alive? She was shaking; Luke moved over and put his arms around his mother to comfort her. She cried on his shoulder. She finally quieted down, "Wait until your father learns that Governor Nereus has been flirting with me trying to make us into a couple. He will fly off the deep end most likely." She managed to say with a weak grin.
Luke and Leia returned the grin, oh yes Governor Nereus was a walking dead man.
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Padme looked over the report from Governor Nereus, the Ssi Ruuk had retreated, but they had only gone to the outskirts of the system. She was invited to meet with the Ambassador of the alliance. Nereus was hoping that the two of them could get together, but she was out right refusing him. She stood up and walked out the door, to the waiting speeder. She got in and they took off towards the landing field where the Millennium Falcon was supposed to land. Falcon? The name sounded familiar but where had she heard it. She saw that the Governor was already waiting for her with two guards.
She looked up to see an YT-1300- Coreillian freighter landing. She drew in her breath, she had seen the ship plastered over all of the most wanted posters in the Empire. The landing ramp lowered, three people and a wookiee walked out.
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Leia approached the governor and a woman who surprising looked a lot like an older version of Leia, there was two guards standing at attention. Governor Nereus bowed, "Princess Leia Organa, in name of the Emperor I welcome you to Bakura."
Leia returned the bow making sure that her bow did not dip lower then his, she could not hope for a better welcome. "Thank you for your greeting. You may think me terribly rude, but it is not appropriate to welcome me in the emperor's name. He died several days ago, he was aboard the second death star when it blew up."
The governor was taken a back. "I had no idea, it explains why we cannot reach the death star."
Leia turned to her company, "May I present my company. This is Chewbacca, of Kashyyyk. Chewie bowed, his home world was deeply betrayed by the empire.
Leia nodded to Han, "General Han Solo of Corellia." Han just stood to the side, he did not like this at all. At this rate he would not make a good diplomat.
She nodded to Luke and played out her triumph card, "Commandeer Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight of Tatoonie." Luke bowed. //Good she silently praised him.
Nereus said, "Jedi Knight, we will have to watch out backs."
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Padme looked at Luke and Leia, her twin children. She felt like crying and tell them everything, but at this point she was not going to let on. Nereus nodded at Padme, "May I present Imperial Senator Padme Naberrie." Padme bowed to her children, then to Han and Chewie.
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Nereus's voice brought Padme back from her thoughts, "I am sorry to have to rush you, I have just called an emergency meeting. I would like for you and your company to join me at the meeting."
Her daughter nodded in understanding, "I understand, this is your darkest hour."
Padme starred at her children, she would have to get them alone and reveal to them who she was.
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Luke looked over at Padme; there was something familiar about her but what? He could not help notice the way she was starring at Luke and Leia, he opened up to the force to get a read on her feelings, he felt the same strong emotions that he felt come from his father. But how is that possible, he never met her before.
Padme noticed that her son was watching her. Her knees began to go weak; he looked so much like Anakin. Those same blue eyes and blond hair. She passed out as her knees went out from under her.
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Luke swept forward before Padme hit the ground. He laid her down, and used the force to gently wake her. Her eyes fluttered opened, as she looked up into those blue concerned eyes again. Luke asked, "Are you all right?"
She answered, "Yeah I think so." She looked at Luke as he kneeled beside her. She was shaking a little, "I'm not sure?" Luke helped her to her feet and they walked over to the speeder. She decided that she would head on over to the meeting with them, she would tell them in private that she was their mother, and this would get her away from Nereus for awhile.
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She got into the landspeeder with Luke, Leia Han and Chewie. She looked over and asked the driver to close the window so he could not hear her; she pulled out a device as she said, "I would like to thank you for coming, we were ready to run for the hills before you showed up." Luke and Leia nodded in understanding.
Luke asked, " What is that device?"
Padme answered, "A disruption bubble generator. We are about to disappear."
Luke and Leia were startled to hear this, she was acting strange and now she looked like she was on the brink of tears.
Leia stared at her, "What's wrong? Are you all right?" Luke had the same question poised on his lips, when it finally hit him. It was on the tip of his tong; there was something familiar between Leia, Luke and Padme. Was it possible that this woman that was sitting in front of them could be.. The strong emotions he felt from her a few minutes ago and the way they were the same strong emotions that he felt come from their father could only mean one thing. Padme's next actions and words brought Luke back to the conversation.
Padme looked at her son and daughter as she switched on the device. "My real name is Padme Amidala Skywalker." Leias heart dropped to the floor at the mention of Padmes true last name. "Luke, Leia, I'm your mother." Padme switched off the device as silence hung in the air.
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Luke looked over at Leia startled, which explains why their father wanted to come so bad; the search was over before it even began. Luke and Leia looked uneasy about something.
Luke broke the silence as he asked, "What did Obi Wan tell you about what happened to our father?"
Padme answered as tears welled up in her eyes. "He told me that he died at the hands of Lord Vader."
Luke nodded, "I thought as much. He is still alive, but I warn you he is not the same person you remember."
Padme was confused. "What do you mean by that?"
Luke signaled for her to switch on the device again, she did, Luke braced himself, how would she react to this he would not know. "Anakin Skywalker turned into Darth Vader, he is alive and on my flagship, he has turned back to the lightside."
Tears were running down Padme's face. Anakin? Still alive? She was shaking; Luke moved over and put his arms around his mother to comfort her. She cried on his shoulder. She finally quieted down, "Wait until your father learns that Governor Nereus has been flirting with me trying to make us into a couple. He will fly off the deep end most likely." She managed to say with a weak grin.
Luke and Leia returned the grin, oh yes Governor Nereus was a walking dead man.
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