Chapter 25
Correlia IV, the Colony
With the help of the speeder bike pilot Han and Chewie loaded off the boxes with medical supplies from their transportation device that got them here. They had been told that President Jenkins was waiting at their office to welcome them at the Colony and of course Han and his Wookie Friend did not decline that formal invite, even if Han couldn't help but think: How much I hate to have to talk with all that bureaucrats. "I will lead you to the office of the President, so please follow this way gentleman." Their personal escort said that lead them away from the docking port and now they heading towards a high tower building and Han took the time to take in their surroundings while they were walking towards their final destination.
The Passenger Freighter on Route to Naboo
Padme was really smitten about her return to her home world: On one side she was happy to see Naboo again after all this time but on the other side this one question kept staying on her mind: How would her family react to see her alive, after they all had been present at her funeral? Even if the former Queen and Senator of Naboo tried her best to hide her discomfort Luke could sense very well that his mother was troubled by the return to her home. He gently touched her shoulder and said: "I know how you feel about returning to Naboo but don't worry too much mother, because we will be there the entire time to support you." She smiled softly back at him, gently touched his left cheek and replied: "That means a lot to me and trust me when I say, that I'll make sure that nothing tears this family apart again." She had so much determination in her eyes as she directly looked into the eyes of her own flesh & blood, because she had already missed too much of her children's life. The former Senator was thankful to have this second chance in life, even if it would be without the person she loved: Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi that had been thrown off the right path but she wanted to enjoy the future she had with Luke and Leia, no matter how difficult it maybe was to forget about the mistakes that she had made in the past.
"My family will be happy to welcome us all with open arms once I have explained everything to them and even it's going to feel very surreal to be back at my home world at first after all this time." Padme said to get her mind somehow off those negative thoughts that still kept resurfacing in her mind and instead was looking forward so much to show her children the planet where she had spent her youth. Because they still had a lot of catching up, especially Leia had so many questions that she wanted to ask Padme Luke's sister then asked: "When exactly did you decide to get into politics?" Of course Padme loved to answer the questions of her children and so she said: "My first contact with politics in general was very early, as a kid I decided to join a Refugee Support Program because I wanted to help the people that had lost their homes just like my father did. Of course my parents had made it possible for me to get the best education that was available on Naboo but also made sure that I was aware of one thing: Not everybody had the fortune of living a good life like we did and that didn't mean that they weren't any less worth than the rest of the people on this planet. "Leia was very sure that she would teach that her future children too, because it was so much important to lend a helping hand for the socially weak people.
Because the distance to the destination was still pretty big and he was also curious about that one thing in particular Luke asked his mother: "When did you and father meet for the first time?" The former Senator didn't want to show her children how bittersweet the memories of their father were for her and so she replied without much hesitation: "That was during my term as the Queen of Naboo, your father was a young boy at that time and up until now I still didn't forget the first words that he said to me on Tatooine. "Are you an angel?"
As Luke and Leia took some time to envision this first ever meeting between their parents on Tattooine, they couldn't but think what a memorable it must have been for both of them but Luke could also sense how bittersweet the memories of their father were also for their mother. Leia could somehow imagine how much of a magical moment that had must been for both and she was clearly touched by it as she imagined her mother meeting their father for the first time as a young boy. There was some silence between them before Luke broke it by saying: "It's nice to share those memories with you about our father and me and Leia are looking forward to see your home world."
"And I'll be enjoying it a lot to show you the place where I grew up and spent as much time with just you two far away from the hectic environment that is the Capital of the New Republic." Padme said and then the three continued to talk about anything that came to their minds for the rest of the trip.
Two Hours later
The Passenger freighter started the final approach to Naboo, Padme and the twins took some time to enjoy the view they had out of the big window. Padme had a short shiver running down her spine as she looked out of the window and also thought about all the memories that were bound together with her home: It's good to be home and I hope that my people haven't suffered too much because of the Empire.
The freighter decreased its speed as the surface of the plan drew closer and closer by the minute and a few minutes later the ship finally landed at the Space Port in Theed, The Capital of Naboo where the Palace of the Queen was located.
The Surface of Naboo, Theed
Together with the other passengers Padme and the twins left the passenger freighter and looked for a Taxi to get to the Palace of the Queen first, because their mother had said during the flight that she wanted to know from the current Ruler of her home world how dire the situation really was.
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