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The Prophecy

"'Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and you yourself a sword shall piece so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.'"

-Luke 2:34-35-

23 years later

It had been 13 years since she had been a queen and he had been a slave. It had been 13 years since they had first met on a small backward planet. She was 14 when they met and he was only 9. The first time he saw her, he thought she was an angel. Soon after, he had proclaimed to her that one day he would marry her. She laughed at him and told him he was just a boy. He stared at her, into her very soul, and told her he wouldn't always be. He was right.

It had been 3 years since that boy came back into her life. When he came back, he wasn't the boy she remembered, but rather he was now a young man on his way to be a Jedi. She was no longer the head-strong girl-queen; instead she was the seasoned, level headed, determined Senator. A war had begun and this boy was sent to protect his beloved angel. Their love was forbidden, and yet they fell in love anyways. Just as the slave boy ten years earlier told the girl queen, the boy had married her.

It had been two months since she had seen her knight last. They spent three blissful days together. Then he had to leave. He had to go fight a war; a war for their republic, for their people; for them. She remembers their last kiss; she can still taste him in her month if she remembers hard enough. Their kiss had to end though, just as their time together. He walked away from her toward his ship. He shouted to her, telling her of his love and not worry for him, he would return to her safe. She remembers trembling while she watched him slip into the eternal darkness of space; scared that the darkness he rode into would one day devour them all.

It had been two hours since she found out. She was pregnant. She was overwhelmed. She had dreamed of this moment all of her life. She always wanted to be a mother; she always had planned on retiring, getting married and having children. She never planned for her life to be like this; to be secretly married to a Jedi and now having his child. This terrified her. A child would change everything. A child would cause scandal and ruin her political career. She would be forced to retire. Then if, the father was discovered; her knight would be forced to leave the Jedi. Both their reputations and careers would be destroyed by their love. If this happened, they would have to flee to the Lake Country on Naboo. They would finally be able to have a life of their own together. Yes, a child, this child would change everything.

She couldn't worry about what the future would bring now or the worries of the young mother, Padme. Tonight, she had to be Senator Amidala, former Queen of Naboo. Tonight, she would have to be the charming, elegant, sophicated woman that Naboo loved. Tonight, she would smile and celebrate the coronation of the new Queen. The Senator floated around the room, talking to different dignitaries. The main talk was of the new queen. She was young and beautiful; only fourteen. They said she was wise beyond her years, and reminded them of a certain queen that ruled not to long ago. They talked of the war and how they feared it coming back their home planet of Naboo. They talked of how this war had gone on far too long; how the republic was faring. There was much talk of the Jedi war hero Obi-Wan Kenobi, and even more talk of the dashing hero-with-no-fear, Anakin Skywalker. Her heart leaped at the very sound of his name; she was so very proud of him. He was her husband, her love, her life, and now the father of her child. Yes, the child; the child that would change everything. The thought of this child and their uncertain future, only made her heart ache for her husband. She walked to the terrace, so to see the night sky filled with all the shining stars. Shining stars, her husband was at one of those shining stars. That thought comforted her. Her thoughts once again turned toward the future. It was so uncertain and unknowable. Would their secret be kept and their child raised in secret, hidden from the outside world and the real identity of their parents? Or would they be discovered and disowned by all that they held dear, and be forced to create a life together; one filled with joy? She did not know; she didn't even know if Anakin would be home for the birth of their child.

"He'll be back in time for the birth of your child," a woman commented as she walked up to Padme and looked toward the sky and pointed toward a distant star, "he is there, now, looking back at the star of Naboo, thinking of you and missing you."

Padme stood in complete shock of this woman. She wanted to ask the woman how she knew, but the words would not form in her mouth. For the first time in her life, Padme was speechless. Then the tears began; tears of joy, of confusion, of sorrow, and mostly tears of relief. Finally someone knew her secrets. Finally she could talk to someone. She didn't care how this woman knew either; just finally having someone was such a relief. The woman took her hand and squeezed it, "I know, because I have always known. Ever since I meet his mother, I have known you two would marry. Ever since I saw you as a little girl in the market, I knew one day you would marry a famous Jedi and have his child," and then the woman sighed and looked at Padme, "I just wish it could have turned out better. For everyone's sake. But things are as they are. And milady my name is Anna. And I have been sent here to give you a message."

"I find your story so interesting. It is like the ageless tale of forbidden love. The Queen who loved her knight. I use to love those stories as a child, all the glamour and romance. I wished one day to find my knight and have him sweep me off my feet…"

Then Padme snorted in laughter, "You make my life to be some fairy tale. It is so far from that; it should be more like a nightmare."

"Well yes, but that is a mere opinion on the matter. There are millions of little girls in the galaxy who dream of being in your situation…" Anna said smiling at Padme, "but my child, we must try and stay of task here; I have been sent here to give you a message and you must listen to this message very carefully. Padme, the fate of the universe is hanging on by a thread; its' future shall be decided shortly. There is much pain and death in the future and careful you must be. The children which you carry now are destined for the rise and fall of many in this universe; they shall be a sign to be opposed so the inner thoughts of many shall be revealed," Anna paused and looked into Padme's eyes, clutched her hand "And a sword shall pierce your own soul-your heart-too."

And then Anna let go of Padme and disappeared. She left the woman looking toward the stars, trying to make sense of the prophecy just given to her, and what was to come in the future.