Paelleon stared at Therane blankly. Could this be true? He wondered. "Shall I set a course my lord?"

"Naboo is heavily guarded by the New Republic. We will have great trouble going in there so greatly armed. Prepare my shuttle and have a battalion of troops to escort me."

"But my lord, won't the security notice the Imperial signature of your shuttle?"

Therane shook his head vigorously. "No Paelleon it will not. During my time in the 501st, I learned how to disguise such things. Vader needed us to use it quite a few times when sneaking into Rebel camps undetected."

Paelleon nodded in agreement. "Very well my lord. It shall be done." And with that, he left the room.

Naboo. It was a green and lush planet, as beautiful on the outside as within. Shuttles and transport ships scuttled by in surprisingly low traffic. Large bulky cruisers floated into small shipyards off in non-heavily populated areas. The city of Theed was made up of mainly two colors: a grassy green and a royal beige. All the buildings and homes and streets were painted the beige color, with their rooftops the gorgeous green. The great palace of Theed was no exception. For hundreds of years it had stood, with large steps up to the front constantly guarded by the silver statues of magnificent Nubian art. Pillars held up the overhead before entering the inside.

Once inside, the glassy windows and shiny bronze colored floors were overwhelming. The staircase leading up to higher levels was of a similar color to that of the royal beige outside.

To a first-timer like Leia Organa Solo, the beauty of the place where her birth mother grew up took her breath away. She had to take a step back. When she did she almost fell over.

"You alright mom?" her oldest son Jacen asked, helping to steady her balance. He looked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she told him. Jacen was a jokester and she wasn't about to give him the opportunity of mocking her.

"You sure?" Jaina asked her. Jaina was Jacen's twin, Leia's eldest daughter, and nearly ranked as a Jedi Knight. Leia nodded.

They continued along silently up the staircase of the palace. When they reached the top, a group of men dressed in dark purple getups and caps of the same color greeted them. The one in front (obviously the leader) had a clean shaven face with beady dark brown eyes. He extended his hand. Leia took it and they shook.

"I am Captain Ayur of her royal highness's bodyguards. I am her chief bodyguard. We are all very pleased to meet you. The Queen and Senator Mothma are both waiting in the tea house. If you would be kind enough to follow me, we will join them." Leia nodded and they walked at a brisk pace down the hall and into a small area, complete with dining table and canopy.

Leia recognized Mon Mothma immediately. She had short red hair - now with a small hint of grey - and a face serious enough to stare down Darth Vader himself. Next to her was a petite young lady with her hair up in a large curl. She wore a green and white dress that greatly disguised her figure. She was very very pretty, Leia noticed... as did Jacen - who, upon greeting them, stood firmly by her side and not his mother's.

"Finally," Mon Mothma said courteously, "let us begin."