Chapter One
Strength
Padme woke up in a Med-Bay with a doctor standing over her. She sat up startled and was about to run when the doctor held her down saying, "Calm down, Miss. No one's gonna hurt you here."
Padme blinked. "I'm fine. If you can, please have me released. I'm a very busy Senator and I do not have time to lay around all day."
The Doctor laughed. "A Senator? Just what Sector are you Senator of?"
Padme narrowed her eyes. "The Chrommell Sector."
The Doctor smirked and leaned against the wall. "Really? The last time I heard a Guguan named Jar Jar Binks was Senator."
Padme realized something was extremely wrong and immediately made a plan. She blinked. "I'm sorry Doctor did you say something?"
Raised eyebrow. "You were just telling me you are a Senator."
Padme sat straight up, a shocked expression painted on her face. "I what! Excuse me Doctor, my name is Padme Corde and I am not a Senator."
The Doctor nodded. "It's alright. Some people who have had concussions as bad as yours do for a short while forget who they are."
"Thank you. I hoped you didn't think I was crazy."
"No, no, not at all. By the way, your ship crashed and during the landing is when we suspect you received your injuries. The mechanics believe it was an engine malfunction."
Padme groaned. With a ship-crazy husband, she knew what that meant. "Oh joy, now I can go and tear my ship apart trying to find the problem."
The Doctor grinned. "Have fun. You are perfectly all right now and I can release you. There is no easy way to ask you this, but did you know you are pregnant."
Padme's paced quickened as thoughts of miscarriage flew through her head. "Yes. Is it alright?"
The Doctor laughed. "Don't worry. They are measuring well."
Padme was shocked. What did he mean by they? It hit her. "Multiples?"
He chuckled. "Yes, twins. A boy and a girl."
"Thank you very much, but I need to get my ship."
He nodded. "Of course. Your clothes and belongings are in the closet, the front desk is just before you leave, and your ship is in Docking Bay 66." He walked out of the room closing the door behind him.
Padme strode over to the closet and threw it open. In it was a white button-down shirt, black straight-leg pants, dark brown leather jacket, and matching boots. Also, there was her identification, a utility belt with several useful items on it including a blaster, and her japor snippet. She checked the id and it matched her if she was unmarried, had the last name of Corde, and was born in 6 BrS. She threw the clothes on, buckled the belt, and did her hair in a simple braid. She took one last look at the room that she woke up in and closed the door.
After paying the hospital and navigating through the streets of Coronet to her hangar bay, Padme found her old Naboo cruiser docked. With a happy shriek she ran up the ramp and into the bedroom. She jumped onto the bed and thrust her hand under Anakin's pillow and found her special box. Her special box held Ani's padawan's braid, their marriage certificate, and a holoprojector that held their few holos. She pulled herself away from the holos and walked to the cockpit to check the HoloNet. What she saw shocked her. She started researching and found a few pages that were actually open. About seven months after what she thought was now, Palpatine proclaimed that the Jedi were traitors and that the Republic was now an Empire with him as Emperor. The Jedi were hunted down by the Emperor's right hand, Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith. There was no mention of her or Anakin, so she hesitantly typed in his name. She had to bit her hand to keep from screaming in anguish at the knowledge that her husband was dead, killed by Darth Vader. She typed in her name and was shocked by the flood of images and tributes to the dearly departed Senator. She pulled up holos of her 'funeral' and was shocked by the sight of her swollen belly, but was not surprised to see the snippet still clutched in her hands. She found the she was officially killed by 'rogue' Jedi but many believed that Vader had killed her. She found that Obi-Wan was missing and there was a huge bounty out on his head and that he was the only Jedi with an Alive only on his bounty. She found that Bail and Mon were alive and well and that Jar Jar was indeed Senator of Naboo. What made her smile though was the holos of Bail's five-year-old daughter, Leia. She didn't know what to do really, but decided to contact Bail. But, since he thought she was dead, she would go to him. He was on Alderaan right now during a recess of the Senate. While finding that out, she discovered that Breha, Bail's wife, died a year previously. Padme contacted Control and took off, setting the navicomputer for Alderaan.
So, we know who Captain Corde is! Wonder how Bail will receive her. She is dead. I also have updated No Greater Love, so check it out!
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