Chapter 2: Tatooine "Disguise"

The next entry was written in the same script, but it seemed to be written in a rush. Almost like there was more to write than she had time to. Leia blocked out the sounds of Han flying, and began to read.

Tatooine is one of the most unusual planets I have ever seen! What surprised me the most was that there's still slavery going on. Qui-Gon wasn't happy about me joining them on the quest to look for parts for the ship, so I told him that the Queen sent me to be her eyes while we're here. I think I am getting used to lying to a Jedi. All I have to do is think of it as protecting myself, not lying. We found a small junk shop owned by a ruthless alien name Watto. In his shop, he had a boy around ten years old name Anakin. While Qui-Gon and R2 negotiated with Watto, Jar-Jar had a look around the shop, and I talked with Anakin.

The first thing out of his mouth was, "Are you an angel?" I was taken aback by his question, by kindly told him, "No." He was a sweet boy, and seemed to be very smart. Qui-Gon left the shop in a huff, Watto was asking for a lot of money, money we didn't have.

We met up with Anakin again after he saved Jar-Jar from being beaten up by a nasty alien. He then took us home to meet his Mother, Shmi.

Leia stopped reading momentarily. Tatooine. That was where they had escaped from Jaba the Hutt. It seemed like a life-time ago, but it had only been a few years. That was also where Luke was from, and where he was residing now.

"Han, let's go to Tatooine," said Leia as she entered the cockpit of the ship. Han turned around, and laughed.

"What makes you want to return to that lovely planet? A nice little vacation?" he asked sarcastically. Leia rolled her eyes.

"No. That's where my Father is from. Maybe there's someone there that could tell us something."

"Leia, that's a big planet. We wouldn't know where to look first."

"Maybe Luke has some ideas. He grew up there with his Aunt and Uncle. Maybe he would know where to look. You said you wanted to help me…so help me!" Han turned back around.

"Fine, fine. I don't want to start a fight right now. To Tatooine we go," he grumbled. Satisfied with their new route, Leia returned to her seat, and continued reading.

Anakin's house was very small, and yet very cozy. We took refuge there to wait out a sandstorm.

After the storm, Anakin took us out to see his podracer. Apparently, Watto is entering him in the upcoming race, despite the fact that his Mother doesn't like him racing. Anakin has also figured out that Qui-Gon is a Jedi, and asked him if he came to free him. It hurt me so much when Qui-Gon had to tell him no. Shmi and I spent the afternoon watching Anakin, Jar-Jar, and Qui-Gon fix up Anakin's podracer. His friends came by to play, but quickly left. After many hours of hard work, the racer was done. The look on Anakin's face when it worked was priceless. I wish there was some way to free this little boy from such a horrible life, but I know that there's not much I can do. I will have to mention it to Chancellor Palpatine when I return to Naboo.

The entry ended there, but on the following page, there was a new one. It looked like Padme had had more time to write this one out.

What a busy day! We all went down to watch Anakin race in the podrace, and Qui-Gon did one of the most reckless things I have ever seen a Jedi Knight do! If Anakin wins the race today, than we get the parts for the ship that we need. If he also wins, he gets to come with us. The bargain, our ship! Our fate is resting in the hands of a young boy who has never even finished one of these races before! I told Qui-Gon that they Queen would not approve, and that I don't approve, but that's like saying the same thing twice. The only problem is, I couldn't stop Qui-Gon, because he still doesn't know that I'm the Queen!

Surprisingly, the podrace went well! Anakin won, but only by a little bit. Sebulba (the alien that almost beat-up Jar-Jar) was trying to destroy Anakin's ship for the second time, but his ship blew up! Anakin had won! We had the parts that we needed to get off this horrible planet, and we also had Anakin. What I don't understand is why Qui-Gon made such a big deal about getting Anakin in the first place. It just doesn't make sense to me, but I trust that he has a good reason.

On our way back to the ship, we were attacked by one of the most-unusual Sith-Lords. I didn't get much of a chance to see him, I was sent back onto the ship, and Obi-Wan came out to fight with his Jedi master. It hurts to see how much Anakin misses his Mother, even though we just left her behind today. Things are also looking pretty bad for Naboo. We must get our planet back!

-Padme Amidala

Queen of Naboo

Leia's mind was a mixture of jumbled thoughts. Her father had been a slave on Tatooine who left his mother behind to become a Jedi, or so it would seem by his fate. Her Mother was the Queen of a planet Leia had never visited, and who was Qui-Gon? She was sure that she could find at least some answers on Tatooine, but the rest would be on Naboo. When Leia turned the page, she found yet another drawing. This time, it showed her Mother in a less-fancy outfit. She had one brown boots, with baggy, burgundy pants, a gray tunic, and a blue long-sleeved shirt under that. There was a blue belt with a red design in the center, and gray cuffs on the shirt. Part of her hair was braided, and wrapped around her head, while some was in a large bun, and the rest hung down her back. Leia could now tell that she looked exactly like her Mother.

"Who's that?" Han asked from behind her. Leia gasped, and jumped slightly.

"You scared me!" she snapped, even though she didn't mean to.

"Well, I'm sorry. I'm just asking a simple question. Who is that?" Han pointed at the drawing of Padme.

"That's my Mom."

"No wonder your Father fell in love with her. She's beautiful." Leia shot him a deadly stare. "Hey, hey! Let me finish! Beautiful just like you! Happy now? We're almost at Tatooine, so get ready to meet your brother. Now, you're sure that he lives at the coordinates that you gave me?"

"Yes, Han. That's where he lives! Do you not trust me or something?"

"It's not that. It's just that, God, I don't know how we haven't killed each other yet!" exclaimed Han. Leia smiled, and she stood up, and pressed her lips against his.

"We haven't killed each other yet, because we're so madly in love with each other." Han smiled as he pulled Leia closer to him.