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Background Info: This takes place around the same time as Episode III (five years after episode II), and is a hugely AU project. You're going to have to read the story if you want to know more. I give away no spoilers :D
Reconstruction- Prologue
Padmé skirted through the Nabooian grasslands in her speeder. Amidala raced through the grasslands, hoping to arrive at her family's farmhouse and homestead in the countryside before nightfall.
The former senator was heavily burdened by the horrors she had witnessed on Coruscant. After what would definitely be the last meeting of the Galactic Senate, she packed her bags and left Coruscant, vowing never to return again. In the past four months, she had lost everything- her career, her friends, her peace of mind, and most painful of all, her husband.
Padmé sighed. In a single day, Palpatine had managed to sweep the board clear of his foes, killing the last of the Jedi, destroying the Jedi temple, and dissolving the senate permanently. When she landed on Coruscant one day before Palpatine's ambitious seizure of power, Mace Windu had warned her.
Padmé remembered the Jedi master's words so clearly. He told of Anakin's fall to the dark side, and of Palpatine's true identity- Darth Sidious. Padmé had refused to believe and entered the Senate chambers despite his pleas.
In that dreadful meeting, Palpatine declared himself emperor of the Republic. Bail Organa rose to object, and Palpatine subsequently struck him down with force lightning. The hum of lightsabers suddenly echoed throughout the senate chambers as numerous Jedi emerged from hiding to attack the dark lord of the Sith.
Just as soon as the Jedi had made their presence known, the chambers flooded with storm troopers. Anakin Skywalker also emerged amidst the chaos, and Padmé distinctly remembered how pleased she was to see him. He was a light amidst the chaos and terror in the senate chambers as Sidious and his storm troopers battled the Jedi. Then he did the unthinkable- he drew his lightsaber and began to strike down his fellow Jedi with its crimson blade.
Anakin had fallen to the dark side of the Force. There was no more denying it. That same day, Padmé was present when he attacked his old master, Obi- Wan. So complete was his fall that he had assumed his own Sith title- Darth Vader. Padmé recalled that day with such distinct horror. The two warriors fought a violent and vicious battle among the catwalks of the great Coruscant coliseum.
The most terrifying image she held in her mind was the climax of that terrifying duel. Obi-Wan had stumbled, and Vader delivered a fatal blow, impaling his old master with the crimson blade of his lightsaber. Vader then made the mistake of turning his back upon his old master; Obi-Wan had not perished yet. With the last ounce of energy within him, Obi-Wan struggled to his feet and pushed his old Padawan off the catwalk. Vader plummeted to his doom. After seeing his old apprentice fall, Obi-Wan collapsed and his body became one with the force. His duty was complete.
A tear dripped down from Padmé's eye. Anakin dwelled heavily upon her thoughts. She vividly remembered the days they had spent together. The Lake country where he professed his love for her, the gladiator ring where she confessed her feelings, and the secret marriage ceremony all weighed heavily upon her heart.
She would trade anything she had now to be with him again. This life was not worth it anymore. There was no more joy, only pain. No more love, only sadness. The senator bobbed her head, allowing herself to cry profusely. She never saw the other speeder coming...
A/N: Reviews! Ahhh well I can't expect you to review this. It's the prologue. Nothing happens. Don't worry. I'll have chapter 1 in soon.
Background Info: This takes place around the same time as Episode III (five years after episode II), and is a hugely AU project. You're going to have to read the story if you want to know more. I give away no spoilers :D
Reconstruction- Prologue
Padmé skirted through the Nabooian grasslands in her speeder. Amidala raced through the grasslands, hoping to arrive at her family's farmhouse and homestead in the countryside before nightfall.
The former senator was heavily burdened by the horrors she had witnessed on Coruscant. After what would definitely be the last meeting of the Galactic Senate, she packed her bags and left Coruscant, vowing never to return again. In the past four months, she had lost everything- her career, her friends, her peace of mind, and most painful of all, her husband.
Padmé sighed. In a single day, Palpatine had managed to sweep the board clear of his foes, killing the last of the Jedi, destroying the Jedi temple, and dissolving the senate permanently. When she landed on Coruscant one day before Palpatine's ambitious seizure of power, Mace Windu had warned her.
Padmé remembered the Jedi master's words so clearly. He told of Anakin's fall to the dark side, and of Palpatine's true identity- Darth Sidious. Padmé had refused to believe and entered the Senate chambers despite his pleas.
In that dreadful meeting, Palpatine declared himself emperor of the Republic. Bail Organa rose to object, and Palpatine subsequently struck him down with force lightning. The hum of lightsabers suddenly echoed throughout the senate chambers as numerous Jedi emerged from hiding to attack the dark lord of the Sith.
Just as soon as the Jedi had made their presence known, the chambers flooded with storm troopers. Anakin Skywalker also emerged amidst the chaos, and Padmé distinctly remembered how pleased she was to see him. He was a light amidst the chaos and terror in the senate chambers as Sidious and his storm troopers battled the Jedi. Then he did the unthinkable- he drew his lightsaber and began to strike down his fellow Jedi with its crimson blade.
Anakin had fallen to the dark side of the Force. There was no more denying it. That same day, Padmé was present when he attacked his old master, Obi- Wan. So complete was his fall that he had assumed his own Sith title- Darth Vader. Padmé recalled that day with such distinct horror. The two warriors fought a violent and vicious battle among the catwalks of the great Coruscant coliseum.
The most terrifying image she held in her mind was the climax of that terrifying duel. Obi-Wan had stumbled, and Vader delivered a fatal blow, impaling his old master with the crimson blade of his lightsaber. Vader then made the mistake of turning his back upon his old master; Obi-Wan had not perished yet. With the last ounce of energy within him, Obi-Wan struggled to his feet and pushed his old Padawan off the catwalk. Vader plummeted to his doom. After seeing his old apprentice fall, Obi-Wan collapsed and his body became one with the force. His duty was complete.
A tear dripped down from Padmé's eye. Anakin dwelled heavily upon her thoughts. She vividly remembered the days they had spent together. The Lake country where he professed his love for her, the gladiator ring where she confessed her feelings, and the secret marriage ceremony all weighed heavily upon her heart.
She would trade anything she had now to be with him again. This life was not worth it anymore. There was no more joy, only pain. No more love, only sadness. The senator bobbed her head, allowing herself to cry profusely. She never saw the other speeder coming...
A/N: Reviews! Ahhh well I can't expect you to review this. It's the prologue. Nothing happens. Don't worry. I'll have chapter 1 in soon.