Title: Clocks
Author: Anilem Satierf Atarih
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters you recognize. Star Wars belongs
to George Lucas. I do not intend to make any money out of this or any other
fanfic I may eventually write.
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"Oh darling, hear my soul and heed my
cry
Cause all my crying may flood
A river in my heart "
(Fairy Tale – Shaman)
CHAPTER 5: The EnchantmentLord Vader stared hard down at Leia.
Indeed she was Padme's daughter. If it were anyone else she'd be shaking just by the mere sight of him, but no, Leia was the vivid image of Padme.
Padme would never show to the enemy that she was afraid she'd be shaking just by the mere sight of him, but no, Leia was the vivid image of Padme.
Padme would never show to the enemy that she was afraid, she would act as Leia, showing no fear, but he knew she was afraid, but not of losing her life or what he may do to her, noble and loyal as her mother, he was sure she was afraid of what she may give away.
Vader tried to probe her mind but failed.
Interesting enought she had raised very strong mental barriers, he had always thought only Force strong ones could do this, maybe she... he'd find it out... yes, this interrogation would be very interesting...
"Princess Leia... Organa... being a member of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor, I will have to make some questions to you"
"I don't know what you're talking about...I'm in a diplomatic mission, the Imperial Senate..."
"The Imperial Senate will agree on whatever the Emperor may sentence...and right now you are under my custody, and will answer my questions..."
"I'm a Senator. I was chosen by my people to represent them, you can not lock me in this ship to interrogate me, it is against the Imperial Code..."
"The Imperial Code says we have to respect and defend the Empire and the Emperor, no matter what... we have evidence that you are a traitor and you WILL answer my questions willing or... unwilling... Leave us alone, I want to question her alone..."
"But Lord Vader..."
"Out... Now... And do not interrupt me"
"Yes sir!"
Vader could feel Leia was even more scared now, but he also could feel she wasn't going to give up easily. Once again he saw her taking a deep breath and hold the necklace that was under her clothes... why was this necklace so important to her?
"Show me what you're hiding under your clothes"
"What?"
"Show me the necklace you're holding"
"What for? It's my mother's gift. It has nothing to do with..."
"Now"
"No, it's..." but Leia was interrupted by the sight of having her necklace abruptly be taken away of her and go flying right into Vader's hand. She was terrified, she had never believed the stories about his "magic tricks" but...
"Give it back! You have no right to do this, this pendent is mine!" Leia tried to get it back from Vader but with a mere wavy of him hand she felt that she couldn't move. Vader seemed slightly surprised by this but said nothing insted he looked down to the pendant in his hand, Leia keep on demanding it back but Vader seemed too lost in his thoughts and out of the nothing he said "We'll have to have this conversation later, your Highness"
As soon as he left Leia felt her body relax, she was shocked, she couldn't understand what had just happened.
Vader ordered the stormtroopers to keep a closer eye in the princess till he returned and went to his privet chamber.
When he reached there he let his emotions shoe... He couldn't take his eyes out of Leia's necklace, no looking better it was a pendant, she had said it had been her mother's gift but.... he couldn't believe his eyes... before being a gift given to Leia it had been a gift given to her mother... it was the same wooden pendant he had given Padme when he was just 9. He had never known she had kept it for so long, he had never seen it again, not even after they had gotten married, he had even forgotten about it.
He looked at it again and saw there was something different, there was a very tiny button on it, he pushed and saw the pendant open up showing a small chip and a lock of hair tied with a single light brown hair.
What could they mean? Vader certainly would find out. He took a closer look at the chip and noticed it was a readable computer chip used in spy missions in the beginning of the Empire. He put it in the computer to check what could be inside and saw the face of the woman he thought he'd never see again.
It was Padme and it seemed like she was in Naboo, she looked worried, and… and… there was something different about her, she was even more beautiful than the last time he had seen her but… different…
The screen chose this moment to open up and he could finally see what was so different… she was pregnant…
For some minutes Vader was lost in his thoughts but was taken away from his dreamy state by the sudden appearance of his former Master. He was also worried…
Padme and Obi-Wan started talking…
"We'll have to leave now"
"No… I don't think it's necessary, besides I have already lost too much… you can't ask me to leave behind my memories too… I will stay in Naboo… I don't care if he will find us or not… I will not…" She broke down crying.
"Padme, I know it's hard, but we have already had this conversation… the moment your kids are born, it will be like they are screaming through the Force, trying to reach their father… the moment they are born, he will know where we are… you know I wouldn't be asking you this if it weren't necessary, Padme, please… Yoda is waiting for us…"
"If my kids will give away where we are, why can't I stay here?"
"At least in Dagobah we will be farther and…"
"Are you sure there's nothing you Jedi can do to protect us, like creating a barrier around us through the Force, blocking our presence… or anything like this…I don't know… make us disappear of the Force…"
"You're asking for something almost impossible…"
"Almost! So there's a way!"
"I didn't say it… Padme, listen…" Obi-Wan took a deep breath "There is an ancient Jedi legend that talks about an enchantment that would hide chosen Force signatures from a person but… it's just a legend…"
"But maybe it could work out, we should at least try or else it won't matter if I stay here or leave to Dagobah, he will find me sooner or later…"
"You have a point… the spell is pretty simple… the difficult part is to get the fundamental object…"
"And what would it be?"
"It's required an object that may symbolize the Love he felt for the ones we wish to protect… Ironic, isn't it? But the legend states that only Love can protect a person… we can't use your ring for 2 reasons, first, it's not a symbol of Love, it's a symbol of your commitment to each other, and second, the object can be small but must be able to carry something inside… I don't think we can find something that fits this…"
"Maybe there is" Padme said getting the same pendant Vader was holding out from her clothes "Ani gave me when he was 9 in the Naboo battle against the Federation, he said he had made this for me so I would remember him… could it be used? To me it's always a reminder…"
"I think so… but even trying the enchantment we will have to leave for I can't do it alone, I will have to have Yoda's help… and besides the object we need something from the ones we want to hide, a piece of your and your kids' hair will do… so we need to wait for the kids to be born…"
"So all we need is an object to symbolize his care and a piece of our hair?"
"No, someone must give a little part of his Force energy up to tied the spell and another Force strong must finish the enchantment… I'm willing to give up some of my Force energy, I guess Yoda won't deny completing the spell… For what I recall a single hair of mine is enough to symbolize the barrier it will create… this barrier created by my Force energy won't be strong enough to hide you, but the idea is that the wall created will get stronger by the Love he felt… being strong enough to hide you…"
"But won't giving up part of your Force energy, kill you?"
"No, I'll still have my Jedi powers but not as strong as before but it will be better this way… my Force signature will slightly change, it will remain the same but it will be a little more difficult to find me…"
"I think there isn't any other way, is there?"
"I don't think so… let's try… if it works as long as one of you, your kids or yourself, wear it, you'll be hidden…. Let's go Padme or we… Wait! … I'm feeling a…." then Obi-Wan left running and the screen went blank… some seconds later Padme appeared again, but she was completely different, she was very thin and pale and and her face was… sad… when she spoke Vader noticed her voice had lost all the warm and, it was a sad and hopeless voice.
"If you are seeing this, it means you found the pendant, besides Obi-Wan and I, only you could notice any difference in the pendant… Obi-Wan doesn't know I put the chip in it, the scene you watched was recorded by one of that awful spy machines Palpatine loves so much… luckly Obi-Wan destroyed it before it could return to that monster, I got the chip to destry but thought better and decide to put it within the pendant with his message, I put it 3 year after the enchantment was done... About the hair you found, the single light brown one is Obi-Wan's, it was to symbolize his gesture, The lock contains my hair and your kid's if you take a closer look you will find some blond hair which is from Luke… that's is why you never found us, but if you're watching this, it means you found Leia, for she is with me now and before I leave I'll give this pendant to her so the enchantment won't be broken… I can't give it to Luke because I don't know where he is… It was decide right after the enchantment was done that they should be separated, in case you eventually find one the other would still have a chance… All I know is that Obi-Wan is looking after him… Leia was given to Bail and his wife and I'm her very shy babysitter… Officially I'm dead and Leia is their daughter… she knows I'm her real mother and for this I'll have to leave and die to her… guess I'll return to what's left of my home planet… If there is any shadow of the man I loved so much… please… Come back to me…"
And the screen went blank…
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What do you think Vader is gonna do?
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