Trade Federation & Sidious Prequel Trilogy Letters

by Anakin Skywalker 2005

Rune Haako, Nute Gunray, and Darth Sidious correspond with one another through the events of the Prequels, from just before the invasion of Naboo the start of TPM through Nute Gunray's death in ROTS.

13. Jedi Escaped: Sidious

Author - Anakin Skywalker 2005

Note 13:
Rune Hakko and Nute Gunray,

I was tired when I wrote your letter, okay? I make mistakes when I'm tired. I accidentally left out one of the h's in withhold. It shouldn't have been that hard to figure out what I meant. You could have known what I meant by the context in which I wrote it….if you know what context is.

You idiots! All you have to do is torture the queen, force people to suffer in front of her….and she will eventually sign the treaty. Feel free to kill people right in front of her…and go capture her family. Torture them so that she can hear their screams. Talk to her! Tell her that all her people will die. Give her statistics of the numbers dead so far, and the numbers estimated to die in the near future if she doesn't sign.

What do you mean, "the Jedi escaped?" Where are they? They couldn't have gotten off the planet. You have the blockade in position, right? Shoot any ship that tries to get passed it. I want you to kill the Queen. Perhaps that will move sympathy along in the Senate.

If they are down on your planet, kill them. I don't care what it takes.

I will send my apprentice to you if you let anyone escape from Naboo. Do you understand me? I want the Jedi and queen dead…if she tries to escape. Try to get her to sign the treaty, but if she won't, she is no good to us. Kill her.

I will give you one more chance to clean up your mistakes…as long as you kill the Jedi, I'll forget that they escaped you before.

Now get to it.

Darth Sidious