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Loss and Discoveries

Chapter 2: A Mock Debate

12 years after RotS

Ryoo's POV

Mock Debate's have became common place in the Senate, in the years after Fall of the Republic.

I joined the senate a couple months ago and found out what a joke it was… Nothing we say or do will change the way Palpatine thinks the galaxy should be run - you only have to look at Mon Mothma, who is now on the run, to know this.

When I joined the Senate there was a lot of fan fair, with my being the niece of Padmé Amidala, to see what I could do in the Senate, if I was as good as or better then my aunt.

However, my joining of the Senate also got the unwanted attention of Darth Vader, who came to see me on my third day of office…

"So another Naberrie takes her footsteps into politics lets just hope you don't make the same mistakes as your Aunt did." He said.

"What are you talking about?" I had snapped back at him, "You never knew my Aunt!"

"You will find I did, one day, Ryoo." And after that he turned to leave when he said "And you have met me before Naberrie, you just don't know it."

That conversation had unnerved me a bit – Why would my Aunt even know such a person?

However that's in the past. Now where was I? Oh yes well I was just invited to a mock debate between Bail Organa, Garm Bel-Iblis and myself.

Ryoo walked into Bail Organa's Courscant apartment, to see Bail's daughter doing some homework her tutor had set for her.

Leia is a strange name for an Alereain Princess, Ryoo thought to herself. I would have thought Bail would called her something different, not a Nabooain name that means Darkness.

Leia looked up "Oh Hello," she said. "You must be the Senator from Naboo."

"Yes I am." Ryoo replied.

Leia nodded and then called out to her father "Father the Senator from Naboo is here."

Bail entered the room "Ryoo it's good to see you, I see you have met my daughter Leia."

"Yes, what a nice little girl you have there, Bail." Ryoo replied.

"I'm not that little." Leia spoke up. "I'm only nine years younger than you."

Nine years, she was born in the same year Aunt Padmé died, Ryoo thought. I was only nine when she died. She was born in the same year my Aunt died…

"Where is Garm?" Ryoo asked.

"He's coming." Bail said, "You know what Corellian's are like." They always take their good time.

"What's this mock debate going to be about father?" Leia asked, as Bel-Iblis walked in.

"That's a very good question kid." Bel-Iblis said, "Why don't you try and answer it Leia? Before your Father tells us."

Bail shot a warning look at Bel-Iblis, as Leia answered the question "I think Father wants to talk about the crimes the Empire has committed."

Ryoo's jaw dropped, "But there's no debate in that, the Empire has committed many crimes against the people, there's no debate in that!"

"Calm down, Senator," Bail responded. "This mock up debate was a mock up, I have a proposition for you."

"A Rebellion?" Ryoo asked, "You want me to join this Rebellion."

"Yes we do, Ryoo," Bail said. "Your Aunt supported the idea, even though she couldn't get involved to deeply."

"Aunt Padmé wanted this to happen?"

"Your Aunt had a lot of common sense young lady," Bel-Iblis said. "She knew the difference between right and wrong… And even she would break the rules for the greater good."

Leia who had been listening to the entire conversation, looked confused, she hadn't even heard of Padmé Amidala until Ryoo had joined the Senate, but Leia knew better than to ask her Father who she was while guests were there, so Leia just listened to their conversation.

As Ryoo left Organa's suite she heard Leia ask her father a question.

"Father, how do you know this Padmé person?"

"Not now Leia," Bail told his daughter.

A/N: R&R and I hope to update soon.

Next: The Princess Senator