Mara Jade and her mother in law, Padme, were sitting on the floor for their movie night. Padme didn't feel like telling her entire past, so she just decided to show it. Mara was very interested in this; she couldn't keep her eyes off the TV. They started with The Phantom Menace. Mara giggled as she told Padme,

"Oh my god, I can't believe you wore your makeup like that! It's kinda scary!"

"Shut up. It was a tradition." Padme shot back.

Soon, the Jedi knights came on screen, and Mara stared at one like she'd seen him before. Then, the older Jedi called out the younger Jedi's name.

"Obi-Wan? Wait a minute, that's Ben? That's the one Luke named our kid after." Mara commented.

Padme rolled her eyes. Mara already became more talkative than C-3PO in one minute. Then, a hologram of a man in a cloak was shown. That projector on screen was a little fuzzy, so Mara couldn't point out exactly who it was, but it reminded her of someone. She sat there quietly until the gang landed on Tatooine. She couldn't believe the first thing that little slave said to Padme.

"Are you an angel? Oh my god that's hilarious! I bet that guy wants to smack himself everyday for screwing up like that." Mara chuckled.

"Oh, don't be so sure." Padme said slyly. They waited until the little boy's name was revealed.

"Anakin Skywalker? VADER?! I think I'm going to explode from laughter!" Mara commented.

There were certain moments when Mara would just burst out with comments. Padme didn't blame her. This was all true, not fiction. She had a right to be surprised or amazed.

"So a ten-year old kid blew up the entire Droid Control Ship? I can't believe it."

"Those weird looking gungans actually helped you?"

"Whoa, that sith right there really gives me the willies."

"No! Not Qui-Gon!" Mara just went on and on, but at least she was getting answers. Then after Episode I had finished Padme put in Episode II. Then Mara started all over again.

"You know, Anakin changed a lot, but you hardly changed at all." Mara pointed out.

"I know, that's why his new appearance really blew me away." Padme returned.

"Man, I can't believe so many people were out to kill you." Mara said.

"Yeah, I bet they were all pretty upset when none of them were responsible for my death." Padme said. Mara felt a sense of satisfaction that all the questions she had ever had about her in laws were finally being answered. She still had many more questions though; ones that would be answered soon. They got to the scene where Padme and Anakin realized they shouldn't be together.

"Pfft. You might have convinced him to stop if you didn't dress like THAT." Mara said.

"It's not my fault. R2 accidentally spilled oil on all my other clothes. At least he claimed he was an accident." Padme responded. They watch quietly for a while until the Battle of Geonosis.

I thought we agreed not to fall in love; that it would destroy us.

I think our lives are about to be destroyed anyway.

"Awww, that so sweet!" Mara said at the line. Padme just chuckled at her. Mara was amazed by the actual battle. It was like almost every Skywalker, by blood or marriage, knew how to fight. After Episode II, Episode III was next; the darkest of all six. Padme kept a box of tissues near by because Mara would need them. As she watched Anakin turn to the dark side, she felt a connection to Padme. They had both watched someone they care about turn to the dark side, and failed to help them. Mara remembered one of the last things she said to her nephew, Jacen.

You're as vile as he was.

She was referring to the Emperor, and right now she couldn't believe the taunting he was giving Anakin right now. Turn to the dark side, or your wife and child will die. The most irritating part was how Palpatine was blaming the Jedi for everything. Right now, she couldn't believe she had once aided this monster. As she watched the slaughter of the younglings, she reached for those tissues Padme had. Mara wasn't one who liked to cry often, but she realized it was okay now since she was only with her family. She reached for more tissues as she watched the woman next to her right now being choked on the screen.

"I can't believe BFFFFT he'd do that to you!" Mara said as she blew her nose.

"Imagine MY shock at the time." Padme replied.

Mara looked away for a moment as she watched Anakin burn to a crisp. After that, she witnessed the birth of her own husband and friend.

"Why is it that only Leia remembers you?" Mara asked.

"I have NO idea! And to think Luke is technically older. I brushed his forehead, too. Yet, he still never remembered me." Padme said. She sounded a little upset, but it passed quickly.

Now it was time to watch the original trilogy. Mara stay quiet through most of those films, for it was a story she had already heard, but just never watched. She only gave out one loud comment, when Leia kissed Luke in Episode V.

"EEWWW! Gross. At times like this, I wish Ben had told them sooner." Mara squealed.

"Me too, Mara. Me too." Padme said. Also, Mara noticed one other thing. She looked closely at Jabba's palace, and she saw… herself!

"Hey, that's me!" Mara said enthusiastically.

"What? Where?" Padme jumped up surprised. Finally, she was asking the questions.

"Right there! The one with black hair!" Mara pointed to the screen.

"What the heck were YOU doing there?!" Padme asked.

"Um… that's a funny story, actually. You see, I was there to kill Luke." Mara stuttered.

"WHAT?! Why?" Padme was both shocked and confused.

"The Emperor told me to." Mara said a little ashamed.

"You listened to the Emperor?!" Padme shouted.

"I used to work for him! Before I realized how evil he was." Mara explained. Padme calmed down. Almost everyone in the Skywalker had been a fool to the Emperor at one point. This merely proved that Mara Jade was one of them. She even laughed at the idea that Mara ended up marrying the person she had originally wanted to kill. They used up that entire day to explain the story of the Skywalker family. Mara was tired, and decided to get some rest. She got on her bed in the room they shared, and got some much deserved sleep.

The next morning, she woke up to find Padme already out of bed. Mara got out of bed and went to the kitchen which was located back on the first floor. She walked in to find Padme reading a magazine, and another woman cooking breakfast. Mara looked closely at this other woman. She finally realized it was Anakin Skywalker's mother, Shmi!

"Hey, Padme. Hi, you must be Shmi." Mara greeted the room. Padme said hey back and looked back into her magazine as Shmi walked over to greet the newest tenant.

"Welcome, Mara. Padme told me about your movie day. So, now you know everything you need to know about the Skywalker family. Would you like some breakfast?" Shmi said.

"Thank you, Shmi. That would be lovely." Mara replied as she sat down and read a magazine in the pile on the table.

Suddenly, the door burst opened, and a young man walked into the room. Mara jaw dropped when she saw who it was. It was her father-in-law, Anakin Skywalker.