Chapter 5
Padmé walked around her room. The conversation, well more of an argument from the previous day was still fresh in her mind. I might not be a Jedi but I can still tell when someone is angry and he was enraged.
"Senator, you are to come with us, on the orders of Lord Vader" a white armoured stormtrooper arrived and announced.
"Fine" Padmé simply answered. She was lead out of the room and followed the stormtrooper to a large shuttle bay where a grey Imperial transport shuttle laid waiting for her. Also next to the ship was Vader, surprise surprise.
"Padmé, I would appreciate it if you tried to behave yourself in front of the Emperor" Vader told her quietly.
"Do not treat me like a child, because I, unlike you, have manners and values" Padmé spoke, her confidence returning a little. Vader stared at her for a few moments, his breathing as forced as ever. He suddenly turned and walked onto his shuttle, Padmé immediately followed him. When she got into the shuttle she stood there motionless surrounded by white armoured stormtroopers. I wonder what will happen to me; she thought to herself, I don't want to die.
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The journey down to Coruscant took and hour, but that was the longest hour ever for both Padmé and Vader. Vader studied his wife, she was as beautiful as ever but the stress of the past years had taken their toile. She was no longer the energetic and feisty Queen, he had once known. True there was a little spark left in her but it would not take long to crush and bring them back together like it should be. She will be by my side soon he reminded himself.
When the shuttle docked Vader strode off towards the Emperor's chambers with Padmé bringing up the back, obviously being forced to this 'meeting' with the Emperor. They walked past courtiers who were whispering. This didn't seem to affect Padmé, in fact it did quite the opposite. She held her head up high and walked like a true politician. The red uniformed guards administered them into the throne room where Padmé came face to face with a smiling Emperor.
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"Welcome, Senator Amidala" the Emperor announced.
"The pleasure is all mine, your majesty" Padmé spoke with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. The Emperor turned his attention away from her to a kneeling Vader.
"You may rise Lord Vader". Vader stood up immediately and looked up to his master.
"Lord Vader tells me you will not co-operate with his plans, why ever not Senator?"
"B-B-Because he is NOT the man I married" Padmé announced.
"True, he is not. That man was foolish and blind to the true side of the force. But see how I have changed him for the better?" the Emperor explained.
"NO, YOU MURDED HIM!" Padmé screamed. Padmé was immediately hit by a bolt of force lighting emitting from the Emperor.
"No, that was the Jedi's work I merely helped him to his full potential" the Emperor said over Padmé's screams.
Vader glanced towards his screaming wife. She looked heavily in pain, but he couldn't get involved in his master's business could he? That's it, I can't take it anymore he thought to himself.
"Master, I believe she has had enough" He spoke quite quietly. This seemed to annoy the Emperor.
"You do, do you Lord Vader? I will stop, but you will pay for your wife's defiance much later" The Emperor hissed. "Take her and get out of my site". Vader immediately picked up his unconscious wife and held her in his arms. He got onto his shuttle and went to his castle. There he placed a now awaking Padmé onto the bed in her chamber.
"I-I-I'm so sorry, Vader and ..I-I-I really do still love you" she was crying. Before he could stop himself he hugged her and comforted her until she fell asleep into his arms.
Padmé walked around her room. The conversation, well more of an argument from the previous day was still fresh in her mind. I might not be a Jedi but I can still tell when someone is angry and he was enraged.
"Senator, you are to come with us, on the orders of Lord Vader" a white armoured stormtrooper arrived and announced.
"Fine" Padmé simply answered. She was lead out of the room and followed the stormtrooper to a large shuttle bay where a grey Imperial transport shuttle laid waiting for her. Also next to the ship was Vader, surprise surprise.
"Padmé, I would appreciate it if you tried to behave yourself in front of the Emperor" Vader told her quietly.
"Do not treat me like a child, because I, unlike you, have manners and values" Padmé spoke, her confidence returning a little. Vader stared at her for a few moments, his breathing as forced as ever. He suddenly turned and walked onto his shuttle, Padmé immediately followed him. When she got into the shuttle she stood there motionless surrounded by white armoured stormtroopers. I wonder what will happen to me; she thought to herself, I don't want to die.
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The journey down to Coruscant took and hour, but that was the longest hour ever for both Padmé and Vader. Vader studied his wife, she was as beautiful as ever but the stress of the past years had taken their toile. She was no longer the energetic and feisty Queen, he had once known. True there was a little spark left in her but it would not take long to crush and bring them back together like it should be. She will be by my side soon he reminded himself.
When the shuttle docked Vader strode off towards the Emperor's chambers with Padmé bringing up the back, obviously being forced to this 'meeting' with the Emperor. They walked past courtiers who were whispering. This didn't seem to affect Padmé, in fact it did quite the opposite. She held her head up high and walked like a true politician. The red uniformed guards administered them into the throne room where Padmé came face to face with a smiling Emperor.
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"Welcome, Senator Amidala" the Emperor announced.
"The pleasure is all mine, your majesty" Padmé spoke with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. The Emperor turned his attention away from her to a kneeling Vader.
"You may rise Lord Vader". Vader stood up immediately and looked up to his master.
"Lord Vader tells me you will not co-operate with his plans, why ever not Senator?"
"B-B-Because he is NOT the man I married" Padmé announced.
"True, he is not. That man was foolish and blind to the true side of the force. But see how I have changed him for the better?" the Emperor explained.
"NO, YOU MURDED HIM!" Padmé screamed. Padmé was immediately hit by a bolt of force lighting emitting from the Emperor.
"No, that was the Jedi's work I merely helped him to his full potential" the Emperor said over Padmé's screams.
Vader glanced towards his screaming wife. She looked heavily in pain, but he couldn't get involved in his master's business could he? That's it, I can't take it anymore he thought to himself.
"Master, I believe she has had enough" He spoke quite quietly. This seemed to annoy the Emperor.
"You do, do you Lord Vader? I will stop, but you will pay for your wife's defiance much later" The Emperor hissed. "Take her and get out of my site". Vader immediately picked up his unconscious wife and held her in his arms. He got onto his shuttle and went to his castle. There he placed a now awaking Padmé onto the bed in her chamber.
"I-I-I'm so sorry, Vader and ..I-I-I really do still love you" she was crying. Before he could stop himself he hugged her and comforted her until she fell asleep into his arms.