At the palace at Naboo, Sola

Her hails echoed throw the hall as she walked the familiarly hallway. But walking it alone made it so, well empty. Taking the last breathe before diving it to the lions cave. The doors flew open as she waited for them to do.

Last sigh and she went in side. She had no expectations, but she always prayed that the queen would change her mind about her sister. It had going on for a week now, the debate was now for the first time open for outsiders. Which meant the public, people of Naboo. She would stick to what she always had said, her sister was the heart of Naboo. A reason for many freedom fighters to keep on fighting. She had every right in the whole universe to come home.

Her seat was not taken, it was to the right. The public, people, was to her left from where she was sitting. Looking over the mass of people that was there got her wondering, who of all these people would change the mind of the queen. It was all she had left to believe in now. That someone from the out side could come in and take her with storm. The calm voice of Jafan Tasia, one of both hers and her sisters oldest friends.

"Don't worry! She will turn around any moment now." He said trying to sound optimistic as he took his seat. The same time as the guard announced the queen came in front of them. Raise and sit down again. She rolled her eyes 'here we go again' was the thought as they announced the their scheme for the day. She could just sigh, this thing about democracy she really hated. Their traditions and ceremony, and if it was because of that her sister wasn't aloud to come back to Naboo. She had no idea of what they had been fighting for.

Out in the corner of her eye, she could see her parents watch the whole thing. They would probably have something to say for their daughter who wasn't even aloud to be present at this so called trial. She rolled her eyes at the word, this was not a trial, and the queen had already made her mind up. And who could change the mind of a queen, her sister was a former ruler of Naboo. And try to change her mind if you dared. And so let the trial begin. First the routine with the rehearsal about what had been heard and done before it went public. Her side was told, and then the queens side. The public went almost wild when they heard her arguments all over again. They had loved Padmé, she was after all re-elected as their queen. Of course they loved her. The queens argument about, the dissevering from one ceremony was not taken with the same affect. Little bit more confidence there.

Breathing in and looking over the crowd of people who was supporting Padmé had a calming affect on her. If only Obi-Wan had been there to support her. He would know what to say, what to do. Just keep on breathing, this is for your little sister. Keep her in mind and it all be good now. Five minutes, went by. This speaker who stood in front of them would not help her sister. But the guy could talk. But to day was not the thing to get credit for. She could not do anything about it, he had his time fifth teen minutes for each speaker. As he got his applauds from the public, she started to breathe again.

Hoping the next one would be better. The pause for drinks, of course. Jafan was not showing any emotions at all, just sitting there with a stone face. As always just searching for anything useful, as the lawyer he was.

"What do you think?" she had to ask him.

"I believe" He said instead, making her roll her eyes " I believe your sister will call this home pretty soon" He gave her a small hope. Her smile wasn't really for five crowns even. But it was all she could give him, and he knew how she felt. Inside, behind the mask, he felt the same. He just was good enough not to show it. So speaker number two. A tall man, in dark robes walked up to the centre. He was sure mysterious enough to scare anyone. When he took off his hood it was a young scared face. He took the stand with a great confidence. Should she know him or was he someone she should be afraid of? She had no idea what to believe.

" Have you any relationship with the prosecute? " The first question from the queens right hand man, Sir Lane Glories. It wouldn't be the last one.

" I have no relationship to the former queen Padmé Naberrie. " She was taken by hearing her sisters real name. It had been the prosecute or the senator for every other speaker. This one was special.

" What reasons do you have to defend her? " Was Glories next question.

" I am one of her many protectors, and I meet her a couple of times at Coruscant. " The voice of the young man said. Strange, he hadn't told them his name. She found it more then strange. It was odd.

" A question my queen. " She rose to her feet, was given a nod - she could ask her question. " I'm sorry. But I didn't get the speakers name? " She turned her eyes to the man in every ones attention. He didn't even blink, not swished a muscle. Was he a solider?

" Shmi Tatooine. " The voice said. For some reason she wrote the name down on a clean paper.

" No more question, trail can continue. " She was already sitting down in her chair. This speaker, she really listens to. So came the part where he could give his fifth teen minute speech.

"I have nothing really to tell you, then you already know. But what you don't know is that, she would have been the universe greatest mother. She was the finest women alive, she fought when people disappeared, and she still does."

His cheeks rose a little bit more, he had a certain grace about him from the start.

"She calls herself Freedom, why?" He looked out to his audience. "Because she still believes in it. But what she really gave up was love. The thing that we can give her here. In her own home. We are the one she loved, dedicated more then ten years of her, then, young life for. She stood up for us, she gave us hope in dark times. She was our light, or star in this dark end of the universe." He might be a politician, crossed her mind, he had the voice for it. "I recall listing to her voice in the Senate, spoke with a voice that came from Naboo. The very soul of Naboo. She was the one who made our both people to come together. She has a reason here, she has friends here, and she has family here. She had her life here. That is what you is taking away from her." He pointed direct at the queen without raising his hand. He did it with his voice. He had captured everyone who listens to him. "We are the ones who won't let her come home. We are the ones who are killing the Freedom fighters warm and loving heart. We are the enemies of the truth, pure freedom and love in this universe. If we don't let her come home." She thought it was the first time under his speech he actually showed an emotion. "I loved that voice from the first time I heard it, anyone who didn't had to be crazy. She was the fire that was the foundation of democracy." Sola saw that this was true, he had loved her voice. "I talked to her at one point on Coruscant, at that moment we talked about the universe. She had hopes, dreams of a better one - a brighter one. She also told me that her heaven was her heart, and that her heart was in Naboo. This was the planet she had been the queen of, so of course she would say that. As a guard in the Senate, I heard this many times. But not one single senator said it with such a pureness or truth in her voice." Dame he was skilled to maximum. She had to give him that. "She spoke the truth, this was her heart. The people that loved her, the heart of hers belonged to Naboo. I only made the travel here to tell you this. I'm not from Naboo, I only meet her a few times. But if she is rejected to get home. Without even getting a chance to have her voice heard. I had to give her one." Sola smiled in his direction, with the mass behind him, supported him like they did now. The queen had no choice but to redraw her arguments against Padmé. She had to thank this man later, who ever he was, he gave her sister the right to come home. "I give the voice of the whole Senate when I say that; if you won't let this women to come home to her heart. You, as a nation, are responsible for the women's death. She loved you, and you turn your back on her."

That was his end. People were actually crying at the end. Padmé had to meet this man, he would be her savior. The people were with him on this one.

" I call for the voting to begin. " Said a calm voice of Jafan. The queen looked down on them from her higher stand. Did she really have a choice? The queen had to do it. She took her hands up in the air, making everyone quiet. The silence was not the comfortable one.

" The voting will begin shortly. Make sure you know what you're voting for. " The voice said out to tha mass who was already on its way to vote in the stands. Just breathe Sola, just keep on breathing. She told herself. She excused herself for Jafan and walked out to the hall. She was too nervous, this was the time for her sister to get her conviction.

And her sister was not even there. Shaking her hands as she walked up and down the hall. Creaking her neck just as she was worming up for gymnastics as a teenager. Sola stopped by the window, looking out at the world.

The world Padmé so dearly wanted to visit one more time. She knew her sister would do anything to get one more look at their family house, the garden and the waterfall. If she could only be by her side right now. She wondered what Padmé did just in this moment.

If she actually was alive, it had been moths since she had heard from her sister. Months before she knew if she was alright.

TBC...