My Frozen Heart

Chapter 8

Author's Note: Sorry for the wait but the next chapter is finally here. A big thanks to all reviewers!

Obi Wan, Luke and Padme boarded the transport to Naboo in bustling conversation. The mother and son were talking so quickly Obi Wan had lost track of the conversation. The Jedi just sat back in his seat and let them talk; he was looking forward to seeing Naboo again. He wanted to see green fields again, instead of the sand filled inferno that was Tatooine.

Padme broke off his reverie by asking him a question,

"So who is this "Old friend" that is senator for Naboo?" Obi Wan paused for a moment, looking almost embarrassed.

"Well…." He began eventually "Eighteen years ago I spent several months on Naboo, helping with various political problems. Mainly your disappearances Padme."

Obi stopped again, he would of explained how he had told everyone that Jedi Anakin Skywalker had been killed in the Clone Wars, but he didn't want to say anything that would make Luke suspicious

"Anyway, " he continued "While there I had a whirl wind romance with Sabe, your ex handmaiden Padme, We were both lonely and well you know…"

He trailed off looking distinctly embarrassed. Padme starred at him in disbelief, surely this was a joke. Obi Wan and Sabe?

"Well, nine months later our daughter Mire was born." Obi Wan dropped casually into the conversation "Unfortunately the romance between myself and Sabe had fizzled out and we were not on best terms. Mostly because I had decided to live on Tatooine. "

He stopped yet again, annoyed Padme prompted,

"Go on!"

Obi Wan smiled sadly " Two months after the birth of Mire Kenobi a tragedy happened. Sabe was murdered while doing some," he lowered his voice "work for the rebel alliance. She was shot by a stormtrooper."

Luke's face was full of excitement. Padme looked devastated one of her oldest and dearest friends was dead, and quite likely she had been killed under Anakin's command.

But Obi still hadn't finished his story. "Your sister Sola, Padme, had always been very close to Sabe, and she volunteered to raise Mire. Tatooine is no place for a child so I agreed."

"Oi" Interrupted Luke indignantly "I was raised on Tatooine!"

"Yes, but you were in hiding."

"I suppose." Luke replied. 

"I visit Mire every few months. When she was seventeen years old she was elected into the galactic senate, a year after one of her closest friends princess Leia Organa."

Padme looked up at Obi Wan, her eyes were shining. Obi Wan continued,

"Ryoo was elected as queen the same year."

"Is that my cousin?" Luke queried.

"Yes" Padme replied.

Obi Wan lowered his voice even further "She joined the rebel alliance at the same time as princess Leia too."

Now Padme smiled, trying to conceal her emotions from Luke. Her daughter was rebelling against corruption and evil. Padme had never felt so proud. But, she reminded herself it was probably Bail Organa who deserved the credit for that. He was one of the most noble and good men Padme had ever known.

Luke however had been blown away by the intrigue in Obi Wan's story,

"Rebels!" He exclaimed loudly, causing many creatures on the transport to stare at them with interest. 

"Keep your voice down Luke!" Obi Wan instructed quietly. Luke blushed.

Padme leant back in her chair and stared into hyperspace, slowly letting all this new information sink in.

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Only twenty senators were present. They were all from systems not yet under complete Imperial control. Alderaan, Naboo, and a few other such systems. They were all in the old senate building on Coruscant, whirling around in their individual delegate boxes.

In the head box, last occupied by the supreme chancellor stood about twenty imperial officers, all wearing formidable looking uniforms. Their chief had just made the announcement that all the senators had been expecting for the last eighteen years.

"By the order of Lord Darth Vader. The Galactic senate is now permanently dismissed. Any senator caught working against this law will be arrested. "

A nervous babble of conversation had broken out between the remaining senators. Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan was sat in the Alderaanian delegate box with her father Bail. He turned to talk to his adopted daughter; his face was solemn and grave.

"So it is done then."

"Yes, we knew it would happen one day." Leia replied starring sadly and the senate building around them. Her voice contained suppressed anger, anger towards the evils lord Vader had inflicted upon the galaxy.

"Democracy really has died." Bail muttered, thinking about better times in the days of the old republic, days before Vader and Palpatine.

There was a whirring sound and Naboo's delegate box appeared along side them. Sat inside was the ex senator for Naboo the now slightly decrepit Jar Jar Binks and the current senator, seventeen year old Mire Kenobi. Leia's closest friend.

"That's it then." Mire sighed looking at Leia.

"Yes." Leia replied, "Lord Vader couldn't even be bothered to crush us himself". 

Mire smiled weakly as Jar Jar took the floor.

"Meesa thinkin we should go homesa nowsa."

Bail smiled at his friend, "Perhaps so Jar Jar, perhaps so."

A/N: Ack, the next chapter is coming soon with more of Lord Vader!