A/N: I know my updates are taking longer and longer. I've been traveling a lot recently and I'm finding it hard to get time on my computer. I just want to thank all my faithful readers right now and I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

Padme had been thinking about her day in the cave for weeks. She was 98 positive that it was telling her that protecting her children was her number one priority. What she wondered was… how? She's pretty sure they were safe where they were. Vader has no knowledge of Leia's existence, and Vader wouldn't dare to go back to Tatooine and discover Luke. Did she have to do something else? This frustrated her a lot. Every time Anakin tried to fix a situation, he only ended up making it worse. She decided to ask Master Qui-Gon.

"Master Qui-Gon, how am I supposed to follow my vision? Should I bring the twins back, or leave them as they are? How much more do I have to do? Are they or are they not safe?" She questioned. Qui-Gon looked at her as if many people had asked him those questions before.

"I cannot answer that. That is something you must decide for yourself. But I can give you this. There will be a time where it may become clear what you should do. In the mean time, you must go over all you've studied, and prepare for that moment." Qui-Gon advised her.

Padme got the message. What should she do about it now? Nothing. However, she must consider every setback for a fate-deciding moment when it comes. She continued her studies as she did before, and reminding herself in her head who she was doing this for, and thinking of how every lesson would help her protect them. She also daydreamed about how the twins probably look right now as they grow up.

Qui-Gon was very impressed with Padme's skills. In the matter of two years, she'd already accomplished what took normal Jedi decades to complete. She'd already taken the trial of Spirit in the cave, and the trial of Flesh when she gave up her twins for their own safety. In order to take the trials of Skill and Courage, she would have to build her own lightsaber first.

He had Padme gather metal and parts for the lightsaber. A Jedi's lightsaber is reflected upon his or her own personality. So where better to get the metals than from your home planet? She worked for days on the shape and structure of her weapon. She knew this was critical to a Jedi's status and wanted it to be absolutely perfect. She didn't have much experience in mechanics, but the force told her how to put things together. A week later, she finally finished the shell of her lightsaber, but she knew the next part would be risky. She would have to get a crystal. There's was only one place in the galaxy that had the crystals powerful enough to work a lightsaber, Ilum.

Both she and Qui-Gon knew it would be very risky. How could she guarantee the trip would be safe? She's on a run from the Empire! She'd need a safe way to get off the planet, but how? She remembered back in her days as a Queen. Every now and then, she would disguise herself as a civilian and walk through the streets of Theed to see what the Queen couldn't. If she walked through as a Queen, many of the outlaws would run and hide before she could get a good look at them. Her disguise helped her snag many criminals. However, once she found a secret transportation, a refugee freight ship that many people would get on to escape without ID or any paperwork.

She never pictured this would be of use to her one day. She put on a refugee outfit, but kept Anakin's old lightsaber in her pocket for emergencies. She also put on a blue wig she would use for security purposes. Even though there were not supposed any questions asked on the ship, she would need a fake name just in case. She'd told Anakin all her old ones, so she'd need a new one. She decided to do a little wordplay on her real name. Medpa, Medpa Kalwersky. She knew it was a silly name, but she'd heard worse throughout the galaxy.

She snuck out of her lake house in the middle of the night. No one knew someone had been living in there, so she couldn't walk out in broad daylight. She walked into the downtown area of Theed which reminded her of Coruscant's nightlife. During the day, the city was a lovely place, but at night the vermin came out to have their fun. As a woman of high class, she could hardly bear walking through such crowds of bounty hunters and criminals, but she had to pretend she was one of them. She didn't even want to know what just stuck to the bottom of her boot. She walked into a bar in order to find out how to get to this secret freight ship. She had no idea how she was going to find it, but she hoped something here could give her a clue. She took a seat and ordered a small drink. She wasn't actually going to drink it, but for now she had to act casual. She looked out into the other people in the bar. She saw people gambling, playing sabaac, fighting each other and just watching the Holonet. Then, she noticed a couple people at the back of the room. They looked like they had stuffed backpacks as if they were going somewhere. She saw them being led by a big creature in a black suit through the back door. Maybe, that was the way to the ship. She followed them as they walked through a dark alley that led outside of town. There, she found her ride. A small beat up cargo ship was being loaded with a dozen other people. It was a tight spot but she managed to squeeze herself in.

She had no idea where she was going, but she hoped it would help her get to Ilum. They landed on some unknown planet where there were a whole bunch of ships like this one. It was an entire system of freight ships! She walked around until she found a creature handing out schedules. There she found what she was looking for: ILUM 1 AM.

She smiled as she found her way to finishing her lightsaber. She looked at her watched and realized it was 12:50 in the morning! Her ship was leaving in 10 minutes! She ran towards the station where she made it in the nick of time. Only 3 other people got on, so there was plenty of room for them. She looked at the other three passengers as she studied their faces. She could sense what they were running from. One was a teenage twi'ek running away from home. One was an outlaw running from a death sentence. The last one was a just a regular traveler, a man with no purpose but to see other planets without having to pay for a ticket. As she thought about these people, her eyes started to droop. She spent sleepless night making her lightsaber shell, so she'd only gotten 5 hours of sleep all week. The trip would take about 6 hours, so she decided to crawl into the corner and get a nice sleep before she completed her lightsaber.

In the middle of the galaxy, Darth Vader's search continued. Yes, he'd been at this for a couple years, but he knew it would take a long time. Every now and then, he clued the Emperor in on his search. Palpatine was not so pleased. He wanted the boy as soon as possible. Darth Vader hoped he could please his master soon. He checked his readings to see what the next planet was up ahead. The scanner read:

NEXT STOP: ILUM.