AN-I am manually re-inserting the itallices, they make the story much better. It took forever but is def. worth it. Itallices, which didn't show up in previous drafts, indicate thoughts.
I was rather disappointed by the initial response to the story. I fleshed it out more added scenes. See what you think. Hope you enjoy!
The betrayal refers to Anakin's betrayal and recovery-both Padme's and then… you will see.
This will not be a 'everything is happy' fic. It was more like that originally, but I said that would be boring to read.
I also do not stick to the OT exactly, again, I was going to but then said, why would you read a fic like that. Basically, my changes can go with OT.
Disclaimer-I own nothing. In fact, some of the dialogue and scenes are borrowed.
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"Think of your children Padme. Hold on for your children!" Obi-Wan said to the ailing Senator.
Just at that moment, Luke and Leia cried, and that cry awakened Padme's spirit.
The mother weakly leaned up and took her babies. Luke and Leia smiled at her. Bail, Master Yoda, and Obi-Wan found themselves spell-bound by the joyous scene. A family rebounding from the ultimate betrayal.
Betrayal and Recovery,
By PrincessSkywalkerOrgana
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"You will be safe here, Padme." Obi-Wan said, settling the 1-week old twins and their mother at Naboo, which now was a safe-haven for the family because of the fact that Vader killed three of Anakin's Jedi friends here. This act had left a force-mark that would disguise the kids' force signature. Plus, it was out in the middle of nowhere.
Obi-Wan admitted to himself, that another reason was that he was not sure that Padme would leave Naboo. She was angry enough that no one had informed her that the Empire was laying waste to the beautiful planet.
"Milady, we were too afraid you would charge to Naboo." Bail had said, trying to tease her out of her anger-Padme had been in labor as the Imperial forces laid waste to Naboo, three weeks after Padme's 'funeral'.
"Now remember, milady, Master Yoda's orders…"
"I remember." Padme said, her tone telling Obi-Wan what she thought of Master Yoda's orders to disappear.
"Good day, Milady." Obi-Wan said, bowing.
"You will not stay?"
"No, milady. Master Yoda would like me to…he has a task for me. I shall come when it is complete or if you need me." Obi-Wan attempted a smile.
Padme looked after him, concerned. She knew he blamed himself for Anakin's fall.
Only a few weeks later Padme commed Bail on a secure line. "What is the progress on setting up a Rebellion?"
"Padme, Master Yoda's orders…"
"I don't care! My beloved republic has been taken over. I want it back. I will not sit still while the citizens of the Republic live in fear!" Padme realized that she did not sound like the orator she was noted for being but Luke in Leia in two years' time. "I am contacting you because I felt you cared for the Republic as much as I did."
Bail sighed. "I will contact the rest of the 2000 not in jail."
"I will contact Garm Bel Iblis."
"Mon Mothma?"
"Chandrilla? I am cautious… let's call the others first."
Padme knew there was something she needed to do. "We are going to go see your grandma, grandpa, Aunt, and cousins…" She told Luke and Leia, bundling them up and cooing at them.
"I hope you like them." She whispered to them, feeling nervous. It wasn't that she didn't know where to go. She knew her parents would never leave Naboo and her sister would never leave her parents.
She got to her family's palatial house late at night. She knocked on the side door. "Madam Padme!" the housekeeping droid said.
Padme put her hand on its mouth. "Who is here." She whispered.
"Your parents are in the sitting room with Mistress Sola."
Padme smiled. "Excellent."
The sitting room was the best place to give her parents a shock. "Ryoo and Pooja?"
"In bed, milady."
"Can't have everything." Padme thought, she had to come after dark to evade prying eyes.
"Some of the guards are getting restless." Padme heard Sola say as she came closer, reported.
"Let those guards go to the Coruscant house, restless guards do us no good." Jobal, Padme's father, said.
"We will have to lessen the guards on Padme's memorial then."
"Or get rid of it all together." Padme said, taking her cue.
Sola was the first to come out of her shock, playfully slapping her sister. "I knew you would pull something like this. Scaring me out of my wits."
"Mom." Padme said turning to her mother.
The elegant Ruwee had tears in her eyes, but stopped with her arms raised.
"What is that in your arms?" Jobal asked for Ruwee.
"Who." Padme said, smiling.
She lifted the cloth to reveal the slumbering Luke and Leia.
"Luke and Leia." Padme supplied.
Sola darted in and took her nephew, whom the motion awoke.
Ruwee picked up Leia, her action more graceful though no less loving and wondering.
Jobal hugged Padme. "Stars, Padme." His voice cracked.
"I was hoping to see Ryoo and Pooja." Padme said.
"Why won't you." Sola, Ruwee, and Jobal said. "In the morning."
Padme consented. "I don't understand why the Empire declared you dead." Sola said.
"It suits both our purposes." Padme turned earnest eyes on the others. "The Jedi orchestrated my fake death."
Jobal rose from his seat. Padme ducked her head, she knew Obi-Wan would not approve, but she had to.
"Luke and Leia's father is Anakin Skywalker."
Sola looked unsurprised. "Staff at the Lake House." Padme asked her sister.
Sola nodded.
"With the Jedi purges… the children would be in danger."
"But how does the Empire know?"
Padme took a deep breath. "Because their father is Anakin Skywalker… he joined the Empire."
Padme looked away with tears welling in her eyes. Luke and Leia cried in sympathy with their mother.
Ruwee handed Leia to Jobal and hugged Padme while Jobal and Sola comforted the kids.
There Obi-Wan, I did as you would have wanted. I told a half-truth, protecting the fact that Anakin is now…. Is now…. Is now, Vader.
The wailing babies woke Ryoo and Pooja who rushed downstairs. "Auntie Padme!" Ryoo asked, her pink nightgown fluttering around her.
Padme hugged her nieces tightly, Pooja's stuffed Ewok falling out her hand. "You have gotten so big!"
"Who are the babies, Mama?"
"Your cousins, Luke and Leia." Sola answered.
"Now, children, the fact that your Auntie Padme is alive must be a secret, do you understand me." Sola said, looking deeply into the eyes of both of her daughters.
"If you tell anyone, your cousins and I will be dead." Padme said, omitting the fact that likely the entire family would be dead.
Ruwee excused herself to get a room set up for her daughter and grandchildren.
"Put the children to bed," Ruwee said, gently, when she returned. "Then the adults shall talk."
"Can Luke and Leia sleep with us." Ryoo asked, sleepily.
Padme looked at Sola. "Sure." Sola said, "but let them sleep. Don't try and take them out of their cribs, understood?"
"Ryoo, you are older. You are in charge of getting me if something goes wrong."
Ryoo nodded solemnly.
"Pad, the children at least can easily stay with us. No one would doubt us taking in extra kids. We can say that they are orphans." Sola said, later that night. "Then you can hide as a maid or something. You did it before!"
"Sola, it has to do with the children's force signature."
She relented though, "they can spend much time here. They can be Darred's cousins, orphaned in the war. He is Tatooinian, people won't expect to know his relatives. They are shy, they stay away… anyways, this should not come up until the kids' are of age to go to school, and then we could say Naboo has better schooling."
The other adults relaxed. I should discuss this with Obi-Wan.
"Mama, I am going to make a comm.. call, I will be right back." Padme said.
Then Padme reconsidered, there was no reason to worry Obi-Wan. She would just be careful.
Padme came back in the room and sat. "Boy, your children are cute though."
Padme smiled. "They are my pride and joy. Probably, my greatest accomplishment. My legacy."
"Padme Amidala Naberrie!"
Ruwee stopped Jobal from saying more. "Speaking of…things, I am organizing a rebellion to the Empire."
"Padme, stay and heal. You can heal the galaxy later." Sola said.
"I will heal best when the galaxy is free again." Padme said.
Jobal stopped Ruwee and Sola from saying anything. "Let us just be pleased that she is back. Padme, your family is with you." He added, slightly uncharacteristically.
Sola looked like she would still argue. "I have a weird idea." She said, "I don't know if this would work, but what if we presented Luke and Leia as my children."
Padme looked at Sola's stomach. "I miscarried." Sola said, softly. She did not tell Padme that the doctor felt that the stress from Padme's 'death' had caused it.
"That would be perfect! Not many know that Sola miscarried." Ruwee said.
Padme shrugged, she had to discuss it with Obi-Wan. "Let me discuss it with… Anakin's former Jedi Master and come back."
"What will you do if Luke looks like Anakin?"
"Deal with it then, maybe concealors."
"While you are on that topic, you need to find another identity for yourself as well."
"I will work on that." Padme said, her mind already on what she would say to Obi-Wan. She respected him too much to leave him out of the loop, but this meant so much to her…
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"Go for relatives lost or misplaced in the chaos." Obi-Wan advised when Padme broached the subject with him a few minutes into their conversation. "It would explain why you spend so much time at the house, and may justify you moving. Just retreat to the hideout I said at the slightest sense of an Imperial force-user."
"Thank you, Obi-Wan." Padme said, elated that he had not fought her on this.
"May the force be with you and the twins."
"With you as well."
Padme came in with a broad smile. "It's a plan?" Sola asked, Padme's smile answering the question for her.
Padme nodded.
"All right." Sola nodded.
"We are a reclusive family as it is, so a ruse will not have to be used a lot." Ruwee consoled the two.
"I need to find another identity."
"Darred's sister is dead." Sola said, "We had not had a chance to register her death. She lived on Bogo Yaven, but was visiting when she died… She has similar colorings."
"Her name?"
"Emine Kent."
"If the kids grew up around all of us, there is no reason they could not call two ladies Mama."
"Let's let the names grow naturally." Padme said, not wanting to borrow problems.
Padme tried to hide a yawn. "Stars, Padme. Get to bed, I know what schedules little ones keep." Ruwee said. "Keep sleeping tomorrow, by the way. Your family will take care of the rest."
Padme slept better than she had since she felt the change in Anakin. Maybe she imagined it, but she felt her happiness buoyed the twins.
The next morning she was awoken to, "Good morning, Auntie Emine. May we please play with Luke and Leia?"
"Ryoo and Pooja," Sola scolded. "Do not wake your Auntie Emine."
Padme nodded at Sola who took the twins, who had awoken.
Padme fell back asleep, waking only when she heard the twins cry for breakfast.
At least their schedules are coordinated. Padme thought wearily.
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"Good morning." Sola said, cheerily, as Padme came down to the kitchen.
Padme kissed her sister on the cheek, putting the twins in repulsor chairs.
"I heard you having the girls call me Auntie Emine."
"I wanted them to practice so they don't slip up."
"About that, dear, if this ruse is going to work, Sola needs to have a Blessing ceremony." Ruwee said, "we can say that because of your and Darred's death we waited this long, but… plus, I know you are anxious to save the galaxy and Auntie Emine should be there."
Padme nodded.
Padme was amazed at how quickly her mother and sister organized the Blessing ceremony. Jobal and Padme were generally relegated to child-care roles.
Two days later, Padme entered the ceremony, Sola having done her make-up and clothes to make her resemble the late Madam Kent. "Sola, dear, congratulations." Padme said, in a Yavenese accent.
"Thank you, dear Emine."
Padme let herself fade out the noise as others chatted. "That went well." Ruwee said, collapsing.
"Ryoo and Pooja, I am so proud of you!" Sola said.
"Are you proud of us, Auntie Padme?"
"Absolutely." Padme, who had taken off her disguise as Emine said.
"Remember, whenever Auntie Padme has the make-up on as before or anyone is in the house Padme is Auntie Emine." Sola reiterated.
Ryoo and Pooja nodded.
"Now, can I ask the two good girls to check on Luke and Leia?" Padme asked.
Once Ryoo and Pooja were in the nursery, Padme said. "I need to go tomorrow early."
"Where?"
"Dantooine." Padme said. "Don't worry, it will be only close friends."
Padme had invited Bail, Garm, Obi-Wan and Master Yoda. Of those, all but Master Yoda were coming.
Padme omitted that they would probably go on a mission afterwards, why worry her family.
"When will you return from this… meeting." Jobal asked, his knowing smile telling Padme he suspected she would be doing more than just meeting with old friends.
"A week, two weeks latest." Padme said, "Lady Kent needed to procure an independent residence."
Sola, Ruwee and Jobal hugged her.
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On Dantooine-The four looked at each other. "For the Force's sake." Padme said, impatiently. "I call this meeting of the Rebellion to order."
"A rebellion? I like it." Garm Bel-Iblis, of Corellia, said. "The Empire is trouncing on all of our rights. Let us show them what the people are made of."
"We need a better name." Bail said, ignoring Garm's bravado.
"Rebel Alliance?" Obi-Wan, who spoke over comm..said. "Demonstrate that unlike the Empire we favor unity and we are not humanist."
"All in favor of the name Rebel Alliance." Padme asked.
"Aye." All four said.
"Motion passes." Padme said. "Now, how does membership and procurement look?"
"Of the 2000, only 20 are left and willing." Bail said.
"We can get 3 Corellian freighters and I am working on Mon Calamari for their shipyards."
"Bothan spynetwork." Obi-Wan suggested.
"The Bothans will need a victory or two before they will join." Garm said, pragmatically.
"This needs to be the inner council of the rebellion." Padme said, two hours later as the group prepared to leave. "Obi-Wan and my involvement, especially, needs to be kept secret."
Garm and Bail nodded. "We need a public face of the rebellion."
Garm and Bail looked at each other. "Take it." Garm said, somewhat reluctantly. "Your role on Alderaan-"
"-makes it imperative his role is minimized." Obi-Wan finished. "Alderaan will be a nice place to hide dissidents."
"I am not right." Garm said, "You want a Senator."
"I still reiterate Mon Mothma of Chandrila."
"I agree with Padme, we need to wait a bit before we bring her in. Let's set up the infrastructure." Garm said.
Bail sighed and spread his hands in an, as you wish, gesture. "Let's get some weapons." Padme smiled, tightened the scarf covering her face, and the friends raided four Imperial arms depots.
"Good job." Padme said, once they finished hiding the arms aboard Bel Iblis's, who would lead the Alliances' military missions, freighters.
"Remember, until we are ready, low level attacks." Padme sternly instructed Bel Iblis. "Master Yoda is right, we need to make sure we have no large scale losses. Plus, as long as it is low level attacks Palpatine will humor us until we are ready for our large scale attack."
Garm sighed but nodded.
"It will be hard for him to keep to that." Bail said to Padme as he walked her to her ship, Nabooan Pride.
"He will though… mostly." Padme said.
"How are you doing." Bail asked.
"You make sure to keep an eye on Senator Mon Mothma and others."
"Take care." Bail said, waving good-bye to Padme.
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"Auntie Emine! Did you find a nice house?" Ryoo asked as she came with Sola and the twins' to receive Padme.
"Yes, thank you dear. It serves my purposes well." Padme leaned and kissed Ryoo's cheek in Bogo Yavenese style.
"I am glad." Pooja said.
"Come dear, let your Aunt rest. House hunting is tiresome." Sola said, steering Padme to the hovercar.
Padme tried not to look at the ruins of Naboo as they traveled, focusing instead on caressing Luke and Leia's head. "How were they?"
"Gems." Sola said. "Their feeding schedules are oddly coordinated."
"I think it is the Force. They really bonded while in my womb according to Obi-Wan."
"How was the trip?"
"Productive." Padme said.
This was how the years passed for the Naberrie family. Padme would disappear for a few days a month, the number increasing as the Rebellion became more successful. The children dealt with this remarkably well. Ryoo and Leia grew close, while Pooja and Luke grew close. Pooja and Luke both were active children, always wrestling, chasing each other, etc. Ryoo and Leia preferred to be quiet, and listen to Padme tell tales. This did not lessen, however, Luke and Leia's closeness. Luke and Leia were always eerily in tune with each other. Leia would fall down, but Luke would cry as if he was also in pain.
"Mama, mama!" a 5-year old Leia poked at Padme's side urgently.
"What is it, Leia?"
"Luke!" Leia said, her brown eyes wide and her hair uncharacteristically messy.
The last ounces of sleep left Padme. "What is wrong with Luke?"
"I dunno! I came to get you b'fore I checked on him."
"Is Pooja with him?" Padme said, pulling on a dressing gown and slipping on slippers quickly.
"Yes, but she's not hurt."
"Where is he?" Padme asked, trying to keep the panic out of her voice though she knew Leia could sense it regardless of whether she expressed it or not.
Leia led Padme to the kids' playroom. "Luke!" Padme called, racing to where Luke had apparently taken a running leap off of the top of a play-platform.
Pooja's eyes were streaming as well. Leia tried to hug the three children all at once.
Sola, Ruwee, and Jobal raced in a few minutes later. Sola took Pooja, while Ruwee grabbed Leia. Jobal comforted Ryoo who had also come in. "Now what were you two doing in your playroom? All of you should be in bed!" Padme asked, sternly.
"I dreamt of something, Mama." Luke said. "It seemed like a really cool maneuver. It was a somersault in mid-air, then you leap onto a platform and leap back."
Padme's face tightened. "Are you trained to do anything like that." Padme asked.
"No." Luke said, shrinking. "But Mama, I managed the somersault, I just forgot there was no second platform and was trying to leap back."
"Precisely." Padme said, slightly nonsensically. "Now, no dangerous maneuvers unless Uncle Obi-Wan is here to supervise you."
"Can I still go flying tomorrow?" Luke asked.
Padme gave her son a stern look, though her lips were twitching. "How, pray, are you going to learn to fly with your leg broken?"
"I'll manage it!" Luke said. "A good pilot should be able to fly through anything."
Padme looked at those innocent eyes. Oh may you stay so innocent forever.
"No." Padme said. "As a punishment, Pooja and Luke have to wait on their flying lesson for a week."
Padme knew that was the worst punishment she could give the two, and for Leia and Ryoo-who were not as blameless in this as they may act: "Ryoo and Leia will, of course, still have their flying lesson."
"But because Leia got me when Luke got hurt, they can still get treats afterwards." Padme said.
"Good night kids." Sola whispered, after she and the others tucked the kids in.
"Oh those kids." Sola chuckled to Padme.
"We are going to have to keep things locked to keep incidents like this from recurring." Padme said.
"and even that will only work for a short time." Ruwee said. "Those kids are so precocious…"
Ruwee stopped there. Luke and Leia's force abilities were rarely mentioned in the house except to talk about security. Ruwee knew that Padme knew the day would come when the twins would have to face their father and the Emperor, but she was going to put the day off as long as possible.
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The Skywalker family had a few close calls in terms of security, the closest was when Tarkin paid a visit to Naboo just under a year after Luke broke his leg. "Pad, hurry." Sola ran in, panting. "I heard an Imperial broadcast, Grand Moff Tarkin is just a few parsecs away!"
"Tarkin." Ruwee gasped. Tarkin was already establishing a reputation as one of the Empire's cruelest agents.
"Out the back." Jobal said, hurrying his younger daughter to a fast hover car.
"Dad, I know Naboo like the back of my hand, we will be fine." Padme reassured her dad before she clambered in the car.
"Get back safely with my grandkids."
Padme nodded and raced out. She made sure to fly under the radar. She stayed with the frightened Luke and Leia at the site Obi-Wan had set out. She snickered when she noticed that the place was tidied up and the toys updated for kids Luke and Leia's age. She certainly hadn't done it and knew no one in her family had told a droid about it, which meant her mother had tidied up herself.
Padme let the kids explore the hideout for awhile. "Be quiet, you two." She reluctantly admonished when Luke and Leia started a noisy game of chase.
While she was ecstatic that they were feeling happy enough to play, she knew that they had to stay hidden.
When no one had come for them in two days, 24 standard hours after Tarkin's visit was supposed to be over, Padme said, "Let's go home, kids."
Luke and Leia bounced up and down, and Padme chuckled at how quietly they did it.
"Remember, you can't tell Pooja or Ryoo even things that could help them identify where this hideout is." Padme said.
She and her parents had decided, the fewer people who knew about this hideout the better. Ryoo and Pooja were trustworthy children, but they were still children. One mention of a hideout would bring the Imperials out en masse.
Padme found her mother just outside their house. 'Thank the Force!" Ruwee said, hugging the family tightly.
"Wasn't Tarkin's visit so…uplifting." Padme said, in her guise as Emine Kent in case the Empire still had probe droids out.
"Darling Emine, I suppose it was. I actually got to see the Grand Moff in person, having gone to hear his speech. Children, did you have fun with Aunt Emine?"
"Yes, grandmamma."
"May we go to play with Ryoo and Pooja?" Luke asked, once they reached inside the house.
"If there lessons are over you may play. Otherwise do not distract them." Padme thought of something. "Stay inside and play!"
"I want to know who told." Padme said, slightly furiously after Luke and Leia had gone and she hugged Sola. "They had apparatus out to search for Jedi."
"I think we may want to dye Luke's hair a bit." Sola said, "He looks a lot like Anakin."
Padme nodded. "Luke, come here please."
Luke, who had not gone to play as his sister had, but instead had been eavesdropping at the door, came quickly.
As usual when Padme's sense exuded more drastic action all four of the kids came.
Padme colored Luke's hair a darker brown. "There." She said, satisfied. "Just enough different."
"Than what Mama." Leia asked.
"Too fool the Empire." Padme answered.
Luke and Leia hugged their mom.
"Don't I need my hair dyed?"
"No, honey.'
Leia pouted, as she did when Luke got something she did not. "Your hair is dark as it is." Padme explained. "You have Naberrie features."
"Why don't I." Luke asked.
"Because some people get their fathers' genes more." Padme did not want to get into this subject. She tried to distract them. "Guess whose Uncle Obi-Wan is coming for a certain birthday?"
All four kids broke out cheering, they loved Obi-Wan. Padme had tried to coax him to come more often. She did not feel his exile on Tatooine was fair or deserved. But, the most she could get Obi-Wan to do was come for Rebellion meetings, and that to was usually through hologram, and on the twins' birthday.
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"Where are the kids." Padme fretted, as she came back with Obi-Wan for the twins' 9th birthday.
"They went out to play." Ruwee said. "They'll be back soon, your two will sense Obi-Wan and come running."
Obi-Wan bowed to Ruwee. "Stop that, young man. You have been here enough, take a seat."
"There are the kids." Sola said, looking out. She groaned. "What did they do." She asked, observing their sheepish faces.
Obi-Wan, who had reached out with his force sense slightly, snorted. The ladies looked at him. "What do you think Anakin's son did?"
Padme put her hand on her forehead, she was in for a headache. "Mama, before you get mad." Leia started.
Luke pushed Leia. "Don't listen to her, it was all my fault."
Leia glared at Luke, "No it wasn't!"
"Twas so"
Padme knew she was about to break out laughing so she said, "get on with it."
"Luke crashed grandpa's pod." Pooja filled in.
"We coaxed him to try and fly it, Auntie Padme." Ryoo said, shamefaced.
"I saved it, mostly." Luke protested.
"I saved the pod, mostly."
"That you did. There is no doubt, the boy is good."
Padme turned white and arose quickly. "Sorry." Luke said, fearing filling his face as he sensed his mother's growing anxiety. He decided to focus on his grandfather, "Grandpa, I'll fix it. I can, I was the one who fixed the hyperdrive on the Pride."
That made Padme's turn even whiter and she did not notice Leia hissing "I helped".
"Sit." Ruwee said, helping Padme into a repulsor chair.
"All kids to their rooms, now." Sola said, figuring she would take punishing.
The kids didn't protest, they were too busy guessing what they did.
Obi-Wan had brought a glass from the kitchen. "He is so much like his father." Padme said a few minutes later.
Obi-Wan nodded.
"After Obi-Wan leaves, the kids are restricted to no sweets or treats for a week and they have to fix the pod." Sola said, coming down.
"If Leia is to be a Senator," Obi-Wan said two days later, "she will come into contact with the Emperor. If she were a trained Jedi, he would notice that."
"Neither child will train as a Jedi." Padme said, she didn't want her children to undergo the pain.
"It is fate, Padme." Obi-Wan said. "If for no other reason than only a Jedi could defeat the Emperor and Vader."
"You do it then." Padme said, not caring that she knew it was not possible. Not caring that she herself had started them on this course by starting a Rebellion.
"Only a Jedi Skywalker could defeat the Emperor and Vader." Obi-Wan trained his eyes on Padme, he knew that she had not told her family that Anakin was Vader.
"He will not leave me." Padme said, "We have not come this far together-"
"Luke is masquerading as my son." Sola said trying to help her sister, "if he were to go somewhere, people would talk."
"His training will be spread out, because I cannot afford to be here for too long, else people will talk." Obi-Wan said.
"Why don't you take up residence at the Hideout." Padme suggested. "I will send Luke along for training as I can."
"Padme."
"I will send Luke for training at least weekly." Padme said, reluctantly.
Obi-Wan inclined his head, he knew the Force was strong with Luke and he would innately pick up the ways of the Jedi.
"You were already packed." Padme accused.
Obi-Wan laughed. "What kind of a Jedi would I be, if I could not predict what my friends were going to do." Obi-Wan grew sad.
"It wasn't your fault." For the first time, Padme meant it as she said it.
Perhaps it was her confidence that did it, but Obi-Wan's heart healed a bit.
"Leia and Ryoo." Padme called.
The two clambered downstairs. "Leia, are you sure you chose the path of public service?" Padme asked.
Leia nodded seriously. "Then from tomorrow you shall join Ryoo at public service classes."
The two backfived and frontfived each other and sat. "Pooja and Luke?"
Padme called them downstairs. "Luke, have you both picked the path of piloting?"
"Yes." He said, seriously
"From tomorrow, you will join Pooja at the junior camp for pilots. Luke, additionally you shall go train with Uncle Obi-Wan weekly."
Sola turned to the children. "His lessons must be kept secret, do you understand me?"
"Study hard, and do the Naberrie name proud." Jobal said. "In our line, we have 4 generals and 2 queens as well as successful businessbeings."
They did study hard, and as a result just a year later 14-year old Ryoo was appointed as Senator from Naboo. This disappointed the other three kids, as this meant that Ryoo would have to leave. It was Commander-in-training Pooja of the Nabooan defense force that said the most calming thing, "This means she can bring great presents from Cor-Imperial Center."
'That is right." Padme said, "Call it Coruscant, Pooja."
Padme hugged her niece tightly, not caring that she was crushing the deep burgundy dress Ruwee had bought Ryoo as a reward. "Call often."
"How could I not." Ryoo said.
Sola came in just then, carrying a package. "This is from your Auntie Padme and me together." She smiled at Padme. "We decided I should be the one to give it to you, but I want all four of you to see me do it."
"There is also a reason there is no recording device on." Ruwee said. "This is a moment without pretense, without anything but us."
"This is a moment of the Naberries." Jobal said, completing the ritual phrase the two would say three times more.
Sola opened the package with trembling hands. "This is a brooch, with the crest of the Naberrie on it. You are entering the world now, love. But this brooch will remind you where you come from."
"This brooch will remind you of your values." Padme said. "Do with it what you will, but carry it with you."
"For we are with it." Sola said, her eyes tearing up.
"Did I ever tell you why your father insisted you mother keep her name?" Padme said, gathering Ryoo to her as she had done when Ryoo was younger.
"No, tell us." Leia said, cuddling up to Leia from the other side
"He said, our names are important. They represent our foundation, our background. He said, in giving up her name she would give up a part of who she was and he never wanted that." Padme said.
"Instead, I took his name as part of mine, but not as mine." Sola finished.
"Is that why though you have to be Emine publicly, you always want us to call you Aunt Padme when we are alone." Pooja asked.
Padme looked far away. "Yes, love. That is a good part of it." And so I can never forget who I am.
When Emine Kent, and the Naberrie family went to see Ryoo off, Padme was pleased to see her bearing the brooch in the center of her cloak, proudly. She will go far!
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Two weeks after Ryoo left, Garm called Padme to Corellia. "He sounded worried." Padme told Sola. "I think he believes the Imperials are close to the base. For Garm to be worried…"
Pooja and Luke looked at each other, nervous. They knew Padme well enough to know that she was also getting nervous.
"We have to follow her." Luke whispered to Pooja. "We are good pilots, we can help!"
"You must go to them then." Sola said, her heart scared for her sister.
"Pooja and Luke will be angry… they have some time off now."
"I will make them understand. They want this rebellion to succeed as well. Go."
Padme smiled at her sister, a burden lifted. "I will be safe." She whispered.
Padme, as careful as she was, never noticed Luke's small ship, his grandfather's gift, tailing her.
"Pooja and Luke Naberrie." Padme said, as she started the security protocols and finally noticed the small ship tailing her.
"We can help." Luke said, for once his voice not apologetic at being caught.
"Ooh." Padme said, knowing he was right.
"Grandpa made sure this ship was armed well." Luke said. "Pooja is gunner, I am co-pilot."
"You, wait in the air. I will chat with Rebel Leaders." Padme said, as she was cleared by Garm himself to land at his landing zone.
"Welcome!" Garm said to her. "We can really use you."
"My son and niece followed me in." Padme said, her voice demonstrating her conflicting emotions.
Garm laughed, a deep belly laugh. "That is excellent! They are taking after you."
"What are we going to do?" Padme said, glaring at Garm for calling the fact that her son and niece disobeyed her and deliberately put themselves in harms way excellent. They are too young, she thought, conveniently forgetting they were older than she was when she fought the Trade Federation.
"You are disguising yourself, as usual, as Lady Azaadi. The kids can be themselves. I 'knew their Aunt' and can vouch for them. I wouldn't be surprised if the kids have been here multiple times."
"What do you mean by that?" Padme asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Eh. I have just heard the boys talk about an 'amazing pilot' and his protective sister who practice with them and will sometimes fly with them. The description matches Luke and Pooja rather closely."
"And you never told me."
Garm was saved by Luke clicking his comm.. slightly impatiently.
"Pilot, you are most welcome." Garm answered, and then quickly directed Luke to a main hangar.
Garm assigned Luke and Pooja to fly with Rogue Squadron. The interaction between Wedge and the kids confirmed for Garm and Padme, though they would never discuss it, that Luke and Pooja had flown with Rogue before.
During the heated battle, Wedge deferred to Pooja for some tactics calls and allowed Pooja to take some critical shots. "Nice one, Ace." Wedge commed. "What is your shooting at?"
"96, I have maimed 14 TIE fighters already." Pooja answered, smugly.
"Hey! Give my flying and maintenance skill some credit too." Luke said. "Without that, you'd be dead in the sky."
"Who was the one who almost miscalibrated the swivel gun." Pooja bickered back.
"TIE coming at you." Rogue 3 called, breaking up the argument.
"All right. Return to base." Garm called, three hours later.
"Good work, rebels." Garm addressed the group. "We inflicted more casualties than we took. We allowed a contingent to safely take most of our supplies to our new base. Lets all Rendezvous at Tatooine. Ace and Red one, get on home!"
Pooja and Luke nodded shortly at Garm, then Pooja winked at Wedge and they were gone.
Necessity also brought Leia into the rebellion earlier than Padme had planned. Padme needed someone with diplomatic credentials and experience dealing with temperamental species.
Leia had been Naboo's representative to the Gungans for awhile, and Padme knew that anyone who had done that could be the rebellions' representative to the Bothans.
"Leia, I need you to ask the Bothans to sell us some intell. Ask them to sell us all the information they have about Agent Purple."
"What is it."
"Don't know. I think it is a bioweapon, superweapon, something bad that the Emperor and his puppet are cooking up."
Leia was excited, she had wanted her mother to entrust her with a rebellion mission for sometime now. "Be careful, my Leia."
"Always." Leia said, slinging an overnight bag over her shoulder.
"If you get boarded, act haughty, but like a haughty kid." Padme advised.
"I will." Leia said, not wanting to blow the opportunity by rolling her eyes.
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"Mama, I am coming home for a weekend, will Auntie Emine be there." Ryoo asked three weeks after Leia returned safely from Bothawui, with the plans for Agent Purple tucked ingeniously inside a diplomatic treatise from Palpatine.
"She would love to hear tales from Imperial Center having never been there herself, so absolutely." Sola said, dodging Padme's slap to the back.
"What happened." Sola asked, as Pooja got in.
"Auntie Padme, do you know a Mon Mothma of Chandrilla."
"Yes." Padme said, "She was one of the 2000 and we are considering bringing her into the rebellion."
"Well, she approached me about forming one." Ryoo said.
Padme, Luke, Leia, and Pooja leaned forward with interest. "She said she knew my aunt, who was a great lover of freedom and liberty. She wondered if I would care to uphold that standard."
Everyone but Padme broke out laughing. They looked at her, "I am just thinking that maybe it is past time that she was brought into the Rebellion. Ryoo, think carefully, did it appear a trap?"
"No, not at all." Ryoo said.
"Sola, walk with me." Padme said two minutes later.
Sola, puzzled, walked with Padme. "I would like to make Ryoo a link between the inner council of the Rebellion and Mon Mothma's network."
Sola stopped, her burgundy robes swaying with the wind.
"I know what I ask. If you say no, I will not bring it up with Ryoo and the matter is closed." Padme said, wishing she never had to broach the subject with her sister.
Sola closed her eyes and opened them. "Ryoo took an oath as a Senator to represent Naboo. I will worry every moment, but I cannot stop her. This is her duty and right."
Padme hugged Sola. "I will protect her with everything I have."
"I know." Sola said, meaning it, but her heart was still scared.
"Ryoo, your aunt needs a word." Sola said, going in.
Ryoo agreed as Padme had known she would.
"Pack your bags, you are going to meet the inner council." Padme said, "Pack your Senatorial robes, and something all black and an all white outfit. Make sure you have a sash to cover your face."
Ryoo ran to obey.
"Sola, Ryoo and I will be back in three days." Padme said, three hours later.
"Mama, Auntie Sola, can I take Leia flying?" Luke asked.
"Be very careful, Luke." Sola said. "Ryoo, you especially. You know what you take on?"
"Yes, Mama." Ryoo said, scared but resolute.
Padme put a comforting hand on Ryoo's shoulder. "Welcome to the world of resistance."
"Wait here." Padme said, as they reached the hidden headquarters.
Padme briefed them all on the issue of Mon Mothma. "I told you she should have been brought in the loop earlier." Bail said.
"It worries me that she did not approach any of the rest of us." Garm said, "Well Bail or myself."
"She may be trying a powerplay, or have sincerely thought we would not be interested. Regardless, I feel it would be best to integrate her with us ASAP. If we integrate her quickly, we have the upper hand." Padme said, "We have an established network and can watch her."
"She needs to be an equal player as soon as we can trust her." Obi-Wan said, 'A powerplay, as well-intentioned as it may be, will ruin the rebellion."
"Agreed." Padme said.
"We will allow her to attend a meeting in six months. Until then, we relegate her to membership building." Garm said.
"No." Padme said, feeling queasy, this was why Garm was not a politician.
"The people she recruits will be loyal to her. We need her and them to be loyal to the organization." Bail explained to Garm, who was visibly surprised by Padme's vehement reaction.
"I am a Jedi, I am trained to sense betrayal and deceit. I will be watching her." Obi-Wan said.
"For now, though, let Ryoo interact with her." Padme said. "Ryoo will not tell her of the rebellion in formation until later. As of now, Mothma has not even openly asked her to join one."
"It would have been foolish for her to do so." Garm said. "She needs to feel her out, and Ryoo can claim she was just trying to feel her out."
"We never tell Mon, unless she asks MUCH later, that Ryoo told us about the overture. Ryoo can claim she was being cautious."
"Agreed. Now, let's bring Ryoo in?" Bail said.
Padme brought Ryoo in. "All of you know my niece, if only from Holos." The men chuckled and nodded greeting. "Ryoo, Bail Organa, viceroy of Alderaan, you know him. General Bel Iblis of Corellia, and you know Obi-Wan."
"I am pleased to make all of your acquaintance, especially in this setting." Ryoo said, bowing elegantly.
Ryoo took the seat Padme led her to.
"Ryoo, your task is self-explanatory. Lead Mon Mothma around for awhile, express interest but use your diplomatic prowess to be vague. We will be checking on her movements and examining her intentions. But, you are her contact. Your word will be the last word on bringing her in." Bail said.
Ryoo nodded. "Come see my aide, Suzaina, if you have problems. The code phrase for trouble is "please inform the viceroy, I need his Corellian memo."
"Where do you come up with this stuff." Padme murmured.
Ryoo performed her task admirably, and six months later Mon Mothma was integrated into the Rebel alliance structure. Mon Mothma became the public voice for the rebellion, where Ryoo walked a tight line in public. She showed signs of sympathy to the rebellion but stayed overtly loyal to the Empire. This strategy was devised so that Ryoo was courted and to keep the Imperials from watching her house. Ryoo and the others knew if Ryoo were to take an overtly pro-resistance stance than Pooja would likely be fired, Luke would never be hired, and Leia would have no political future.
Her siblings, as she thought of all of them, were important to her. They were her best friends; especially since in both the Senate and resistance everyone was remarkably older than her.
Two years later, something happened that strained the children's relationship-Leia Naberrie was elected queen of Naboo, which made Ryoo rather jealous.
"I am sorry." Leia said, to her elder cousin when they returned to the house after hearing the results. "I know you had wanted it."
Leia's apology calmed Ryoo. "I am glad one of us made it." Ryoo said, sincerely. "You had better re-appoint me as Senator though!"
"You got it." Leia said.
"Party for Leia and the re-appointed Senator, my room." Luke said coming in and interrupting the hug.
"Party for the Commander and Major." Leia added.
"Why don't we all celebrate." Pooja said.
Luke's Jedi lessons were haphazard as Obi-wan helped coordinate a resistance and Luke concentrated on his pilots training, therefore he was not yet a Knight. "You are almost a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan said so." Leia said, knowing what he was thinking.
The four went jovially to Luke's room and partied until Jobal scolded them and told them to go to bed.
Leia's job kept her rather busy, and in Theed much of the time. She also wanted to make sure she did not draw attention to her home by returning too often. Still, she saw everyone but her mother at least once every two weeks. They would come to see her, especially Pooja and Luke who would come to 'report to their superiors' in Theed. Leia rather missed her mother while she was in Theed, but she knew that she was fulfilling her responsibility to her people.
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It was a rare weekend when Leia and Ryoo, especially, were home together. One such weekend, about two years into Leia's reign, Leia sensed something was amiss.
"Uh oh."
"What." Padme said, tensely.
"Luke's steaming."
Sola and Padme exchanged a panicked look. "Pooja and I quit." Luke said, slamming the door behind him.
"They wanted us to kill innocent Gungans!" Pooja said. "Dratted humanists."
Padme rose from her chair, ready to grab her blaster and go to the protection of the Gungans. "What did you do." Sola asked.
"Fired on any ship that tried to come close to the Gungans."
Padme and Sola couldn't blame them, but the Imperials would come. Padme and Sola exchanged a long look in which they displayed their sorrow and dismay.
"All right, Luke… you and Pooja need to get out of here."
"I am coming too." Leia said.
"No! The Queen of Naboo needs to stay with her people. You can help the resistance and people of the galaxy best as Queen of Naboo." Padme said, "You have two years left."
Leia's comm.. link buzzed, as if in emphasis. "I am needed in Theed."
"Go." Padme said.
Leia hugged her brother. "Wherever I am, wherever you go. I will find you." She whispered.
"That should be my line." Luke said.
Leia hugged Pooja. "Lucky you who got to make a public stance."
"I will give my report to the Queen's council." Ryoo said. "It will cover us and keep the ruse going. Pooja and Luke fled Leia and my ire."
Padme nodded and Leia said. "Hurry then, the meeting needs to start in fifteen."
"A queen is never late, everyone else is early" (AN-From Princess Diaries, I could not resist).
Luke and Pooja packed quickly. "Go quickly, my loves." Padme said, leading Luke and Pooja to the hidden pods.
Ruwee gave the two their favorite foods.
"Hide at Obi-Wan's until the dust clears. We will make it appear that you two left the planet earlier." Padme instructed.
Sola hugged them tightly. "You will be fine."
"We are proud of you." Jobal said. "So very proud."
"Yes, now go." Padme said.
They sped to Obi-Wan's; he was waiting outside for them. "Hurry, inside." He said.
"Why does everyone tell us to hurry."
Obi-Wan looked older than Luke and Pooja had ever seen him. Luke figured it out. "Because the Imperials are heading home."
Obi-Wan's eyes darkened and he leaned his head in. "How could you do this." Pooja said, incensed. "Why couldn't we go and put up a fight."
"Your mother, aunt, and grandparents understood-we must fight where we can. That was not a fight we could win! The Imperials reached your house three minutes after you left."
"How come you sensed their death and Leia and I did not."
"That is a lesson for another day." Obi-Wan knew it was not the time to tell Luke, because he had been focused on the thrill of flying and saving his and Pooja's life.
"What about Leia."
"I hope she and Ryoo reached Theed safely." Obi-Wan said.
"Otherwise known as, you don't know." Luke never remembered a time when he was this angry with Obi-Wan.
"Luke, your anger will destroy you."
"It is better than grief!"
"Obi-Wan is right. Honor our family's memory." Pooja said, her eyes wet with tears.
"Anger is of the darkside." Obi-Wan said, now.
Luke let go his anger, feeling ashamed.
He is not Anakin. Anakin would not have let go of his anger.
A droid hunkered up the hideout. "Artoo!" Luke said.
"Help me, Obi-Wan. You are my only hope. They intercepted us right as we arrived. Ryoo is being held in the Imperial base and I am being taken elsewhere. Something must have happened to Luke, I could not and cannot reached him."
Luke reached out for Leia, ashamed he had not sensed her peril. He knew his anger was a reason as was his lack of focus earlier. "Put your shame aside and reach for her."
Obi-Wan then said, "No! Stop Luke!"
"Why."
"Reach for Ryoo first. With little power." Obi-Wan knew there was a good chance Vader was interrogating Leia. If so a force mind-link as powerful as the Skywalker twins'…
"She is just outside Theed." Luke said, a moment later. Living with Ryoo she had become like his sister.
"Excellent." Obi-Wan said.
"Leia is not on the planet." Luke said.
Obi-Wan nodded, unsurprised. He pulled out a starmap, "can you feel where she is."
Luke reached for Leia and Obi-Wan overlayed Luke's force strength with his signature. Time is running out, he felt. "She is circling Naboo?"
"All right, we must hurry. There is no time to stop at the house." Obi-Wan said.
The Force was urging him to get Luke off the planet quickly.
Obi-Wan went and hired a brash space pilot and his ship. There is something about the wookie with him. Somehow Obi-wan sensed the Jedi owed the wookie, Chewbacca, a debt. Well, this is a good way to relieve us of the debt and this just… feels right. "Get the boy here and the two droids to Alderaan. No questions asked. Avoid Imperial entanglements. Do this, and you shall get paid 10,000 republic credits."
Solo looked over Luke. "I need an additional 10,000."
Obi-Wan gestured to Pooja to hand over 5000 credits.
"Luke, go." Obi-Wan ordered.
"What about Ryoo."
"Obi-Wan and I will do that."
"Luke, limit your force usage until you get out of the system." Obi-Wan decided to risk it You will not be able to shield the boy forever. This is his destiny. "Only use the Force if Vader is not around."
"Vader is the Dark Lord. But how will I know if he is there?"
"You will know."
"Jedi, huh." Solo said.
"Captain Solo, Luke shall meet you at your ship in 5 minutes." Obi-Wan was displeased to feel Luke get ruffled by the Brash captain.
"A Jedi is patient. A Jedi feels the force flow through him when he is calm. Anger, aggression, fear is the Dark side."
Luke nodded seriously. "Go now! Remember, trust in the force!"
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"Your majesty, I tire of asking the same questions again and again. I shall not do it." Vader said. "Tell me who is the secret leader of the Rebellion. Who are the members of the Inner council? Which of the Naberrie children?"
Leia lifted her chin and elegantly looked at the bars. "You will reveal it in time."
"Lord Vader." The Lieutenant nervously called.
"Speak."
"There was an…irregularity at the Naberrie house."
After hearing the Lieutenant's report Vader's eyes darkened with rage. "Prepare my shuttle!"
"Yes, my lord."
Vader flew quickly and blocked Anakin's rising emotions at seeing his in-law's house in flames.
"There are signs that an additional woman was living here. The neighbors claim it is Emine Kent, but our spies on Bogo Yaven, recently reported finding her body there."
"The secret leader of the Rebellion." Vader was elated. The missing link was found. "Now Her Majesty will not be able to lie. We have evidence. What of the bodies?"
"The disposal squads got rid of them, they were identified clearly first, my lord."
"And-"
"Sola, Jobal and Ruwee Naberrie. Their deaths should demoralize the Naboo into accepting our rule."
"Perhaps." Vader remarked.
Vader and the Imperials missed Padme, who was trapped in the secret cupboard where Jobal had stuffed her in a panic. "You have spent the last 17 years protecting your identity as dead, if people figure you are alive they may realize your children are not dead."
Padme wept for her family and cursed her husband for allowing it. I should find a way out of here. I owe that to Sola, to watch over her children.
But before Padme found a way out… "Burn the house." Vader said, he wanted no memory of this place, where Padme's sense was strong.
Vader himself ignited the house. Padme, trapped inside, smirked. "A fitting way to die. I am glad you lit the flame yourself, husband." She remarked. "My life is given to the galaxy. I fought for you, freedom, with every last breath."
Before Vader left, however, he felt something. "Obi-Wan." He growled.
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Luke, inside the Falcon paused. "Turn the ship to that space station."
"It's too big to be a space station."
"Do it." Luke snapped, losing patience then calming himself. Sorry Obi-Wan.
"The old guy told me to get you to Alderaan, I want my ten thousand."
"I will pay you an additional five to detour."
"Five for a detour of less than a parsec.' Han huffed, "Chewie, this guy is crazy."
"My sister is being held captive aboard the ship." Luke said.
Luke used the force to end the debate, moving the ship towards the Death Star.
"Looks like we don't have a choice. We are caught in a Tractor Beam." Han said.
Luke leaned back, satisfied.
"Sith." Han cursed, seeing a boarding party about to board.
"Hide in the smuggling compartments."
"How did you know about those?" Han asked, stung.
"No smuggler would be insane enough to smuggle without them. Now go!" Luke ordered.
"I guess we will die here. Kid, this wasn't worth 5,000."
"We won't die here." Luke said. "Han, can you deactivate a tractor beam."
Luke reached out slightly and felt Vader wasn't aboard.
"Can your gran churn butter."
Luke felt grief grip him. Mourn later, save the remaining family now.
"Do that then. I will go to save my sister. Artoo, I will comm.. threepio, when I do you need to deactivate cell block doors, understand me?"
Everyone nodded. "Where do you want Chewie, fearless leader." Han asked sarcastically.
"He can stick with you." Luke said, seriously, his mind focused on the mission.
Luke walked unharmed through the Death Star's corridor, he used the force to make himself invisible. He was good at that, he and Leia had done it to sneak cookies until Obi-Wan had lectured him on the proper uses of the Force.
"Jedi Knight Skywalker here, to rescue you." Luke said, cockily.
"Shut it, and get me out of here." Leia said, testily.
"Oooh." Luke said, feeling relieved that she was all right enough to talk. The entire ride here he had felt her pain. That was one factor that caused him to ignore Obi-Wan.
"Where is Vader?" Leia said, worried, especially as she saw Luke use the force to try and get them out of there.
"Not here." Luke said, "that was a stroke of luck."
Both twins knew, however, it was not luck or even the Force, but Obi-Wan.
The alarm went off then. "For crying out loud." Luke said, getting frustrated, his plan had been working perfectly. The question now is, what set off the alarm.
A soot-covered pirate and wookie answered that question. Luke rolled his eyes. "I told you to deactivate the tractor beam."
"Who died and made you general."
Leia rose to her brother's defense. "You… with bantha-breath and walking carpet. My brother's perfect plan was going to get us out of here easily, but you had to ruin it."
"Well, your worshipfulness,' Han said, taking in Leia's royal regalia, "if you two are so awesome, get us out of here."
Leia grabbed the blaster out of Han's hand and blasted the garbage vent. "In here."
Luke went without question, Han pushed Chewie in and then leapt in. "My what a wonderful smell you have discovered."
"It worked didn't it." Leia said.
"How do we get out of here."
"Luke." Leia asked, realizing he was right.
"Luke!" Leia said, seeing that something had grabbed Luke.
Luke came up a moment later, having used the Force to divert the being's attention.
Then a larger problem caught their attention, the walls were compacting. Luke finally roused Threepio and Artoo got them out of there.
"Great plan, your awesomeness."
"Hey, we got out of there." Luke said, rising to his sister's defense.
Luke regretted coming to his sister's defense a moment later as he realized it just spurred the two on. I feel a headache coming on. Luke sensed that this would turn into a relationship, which would cause him a lot of hardship. It was not that he would grudge her the relationship, but he knew his sister. She would not admit her feelings for the pirate until she absolutely had to.
Luke also realized that Leia didn't know about their mother's demise. Later, it will just make the escape all that harder.
Leia picked up on his thought, though, and stopped. "She's dead."
Luke nodded sadly. Leia collapsed into her brother's arms and wept. "Come on, your worships." Han said, impatiently.
"He's right." Luke said, knowing grief would make Leia's response more biting.
"Auntie Sola, grandma, and grandpa?"
Luke nodded sadly. "Ryoo and Pooja?"
"Pooja and Obi-Wan are going to rescue Ryoo." Luke said, as they ran and hid.
"Luke, make us invisible.' Leia whispered, as she and Luke hid.
Luke reached to do that, but then gasped. "Obi-Wan!"
"What." Leia said.
"Obi-Wan." Luke repeated.