PART 50

Padme was half way through the trip to the Lars homestead when all of the sudden R2 stopped in his tracks and did not move.

"What is it R2, do you sense something?" Padme asked as she motioned for her eopie to stop.

R2 beeped in response and started moving around in place while turning his head left and right. Before Padme had a chance to turn around in response to R2's warning, she was hit in the back of the head with a blaster.

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A sharp disturbance in the force startled Obi-Wan as he dropped the bags he was carrying out to the speeder. Sola noticed that something was wrong and immediately ran over to her father.

"What is it daddy?"

"I felt a disturbance in the force, something is wrong, get your sister and go to your rooms quickly."

While Sola ran off to get her sister, Obi-Wan took out his comlock and said, "Padme, Padme can you hear me, is everything all right?"

But there was no response; Obi-Wan sensed something had happened to her. When he went back into the hut he saw a message was waiting for him from Mon Mothma, he opened up the transmission seeing her face appear in a hologram, "Padme, Obi-Wan, my ship has landed on Mos Eisley we are in docking bay 224 waiting for you."

Obi-Wan knew his daughters had to get on that ship and get safely to Chandrila, there was no time to waste.

"We are going to Mos Eisely now; leave the rest of your things here."

"But what about Mom?" Sola asked shocked.

"Daddy we can't leave mommy" Mara said tugging on his cloak.

"We won't baby, but we need to get you on that ship" Obi-Wan said as he took both of them by the hand and led them out to the speeder.

"Something's happened to Mom hasn't it?" Sola said looking at her father intently. Obi-Wan didn't answer as he drove the speeder.

"Dad, talk to me."

"I don't know Sola, I don't know."

Sola lowered her head sadly and turned and looked at her sister who was sleeping in the back, relieved she didn't hear what was said.

When they finally reached Mos Eisley Obi-Wan took out the girls luggage and carried it to the ship, Mara and Sola following behind. Obi-Wan handed over the luggage to the guards waiting on the ramp. Obi-Wan looked up and noticed Mon Mothma approaching him.

"Hello Obi-Wan, hello Sola, hello Mara." Sola and Mara both ran over to the senator and gave her a big hug.

Obi-Wan smiled as he watched Mon Mothma embrace his daughters, he knew they would be safe with her.

"May I speak with you privately?" Obi-Wan asked once the embrace ended.

"Of course, Sola, Mara, there are some welcome gifts inside the ship for you, why don't you two go look."

Both girls looked over to their father, he nodded in head in response and they both walked up the ramp into the ship.

"Where is Padme?" Mon Mothma asked once the girls were out of sight.

"I don't know, I felt a disturbance in the force, something has happened to her, I need you to take Sola and Mara and keep them safe on Chandrila."

"Obi-Wan, do you think….."

"I need to find Padme, please, take care of our daughters."

"I will, and we will be waiting for you both on Chandrila, I'm going to leave one of the escape pods here in this dock for you."

"Thank you."

Obi-Wan walked into the ship to say goodbye to his girls. He hugged them both tightly before saying, "I will be on Chandrila soon, I promise."

"Daddy I'm worried about Mommy." Sola said as she began to cry.

"It will be alright, we must trust in the force, you must stay strong, and take care of your sister."

Obi-Wan kissed both of them goodbye as he walked off the ship. He needed to get back to the house and mediate to find Padme, time was running out.

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Padme awoke to find herself in a small hut with her hands tied over her head. Her head felt like it had split in two. She looked around and saw her blaster and comlock on the other side of the hut. She knew immediately what had happened; she had taken by the Tusken Raiders.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, 'Obi-Wan, I need you' she said to herself hoping somehow, someway, he would hear.

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Once Obi-Wan had arrived back to the hut, he saw Threepio coming out the front door walking over to him.

"Master Kenobi, Miss Padme and R2 have still not returned!"

"I know Threepio."

Obi-Wan walked into the bedroom and sad down on the bed, crossing his legs preparing to mediate, he needed to reach out to the force and find Padme. Just as he was about to close his eyes he heard Threepio knock.

"Master Kenobi, it's very important I speak with you sir."

"Yes Threepio" Obi-Wan said as he opened the door.

"R2 is coming toward the hut, he is by himself sir."