Re-cap: As if hearing her name, Padme walked into the room with her regular political dressing on. She walked slowly towards the table, wincing each time she took a step. Both Obi-Wan and Bail Organa got up to help her to the table, but Padme didn't want their help. And suddenly, Obi-Wan noticed Anakin's jappor snippit hanging from her delicate neck.

Chapter 2: Sworn Duty

Padme took her seat slowly, wincing in pain as she did so. Her face was terribly serious, and yet, so sad. Obi Wan realized that she was just coming to face the terrible truth in front of her: She had lost her husband and her two children would be split apart. Tell-tale tears began forming in Padme's eyes and was struggling to push them back.

"Well gentlemen, we have work to do." Padme's voice was a monotone, but it held a hint of pain.

"Senator, what are you doing out of bed? You should be resting," Organa pointed out.

"Well when I heard that a discussion was going on about the welfare of my children, I decided that I needed to be at this meeting."

"What suggest you," Yoda asked, ignoring the seering gaze (a look that gazes into your soul) Padme was giving them all. Everyone looked at Padme, who still fought hard to try and hold back the tears that threatened her brown eyes.

"We should…" Padme stopped and took a long breath. "We should do whatever it takes to protect them." Small tears ran down her already tear-stained face. Obi Wan took her small hand into his own and caressed it lovingly.

"Agree I do. That's why split up the children need to be." Everyone looked towards Padme again, and then back towards Yoda and back again. It seemed to be the war of the tears.

A small gasp escaped from Padme's mouth, followed by the tears of a broken mother. She knew that Yoda was right, but how could she bare to give up her children? They were all she had any more, the only ones that truly loved her. She had shared her body with them for 9 months, getting to know them through their tiny heartbeats and strong kicks. But he knew that she had to do the right thing for them, to give them both the best life that they possibly could.

"I agree," she whispered and burst into tears. Obi Wan stood up and took Padme's shaking body into his arms. Yoda and Bail Organa looked upon them with sympathetic eyes, knowing well that Padme was going through a tremendous loss. They were amazed, however, and also admiration; she never let her losses get in the way of her good judgment.

Yoda cleared his throat, bringing the attention back to himself again suddenly. Padme composed herself and Obi Wan sat back down in his chair.

"To whom will the children go to?" Obi Wan asked curiously. Everyone looked quizzically at him.

Bail Organa spoke up. "My wife and I will take the girl. We have always talked of adopting a baby girl. She will be loved by us." Everyone turned towards Padme who merely nodded with a serious look on her face.

"And what of the boy?" Obi Wan asked.

"To Tatooine. To his family, send him." Yoda was ready to be done the conversation, ready to plan ways of rebuilding the Republic.

"But that's the first place Anakin will look," Padme objected. Then suddenly, she realized what she said. Anakin was his Jedi name; he was now Darth Vader.

"Padme's right. I will take the boy and look after him, Master Yoda. Maybe someday they can defeat Darth Sideous."

"Strong the Force runs in the Skywalker line. Hope, we can . . . Done, it is. Until the time is right, disappear we will." Everyone agreed and stood up to leave the room.

As Padme made her way back to the bed slowly, painfully, Yoda stopped Obi Wan for a talk, but Padme could not be bothered with it.

Later on, Padme learned that 3CPO and R2-D2 had their memories wiped and were given to a responsible captain. Padme, on the other hand, stayed in seclusion until she was well enough to return to Coruscent to gather her things and from there return to Naboo.

Other Side of the Galaxy

Darth Vader stood listening to the Darth Sideous giving orders about their new mission: The Death Star. In the back of his mind, he sensed something weak. He focused on it for a long time, trying to figure out what that strange and weak power could be. And then it hit him; the weak force was Padme.

Anakin, rather, Vader looked upon his master and mentor, Sideous. Evilly and angrily. He lied to me…he concocted. Darth Sideous will die at my robotic hands…

Well that's the end y'all. Please let me know what you think!