Four years had passed since her coronation. Amira sat at her desk. The sun streamed in through the window behind her, bathing the large office in a warm sunlight. She had just finished a meeting with her finance minister and her thoughts turned to Obi-Wan as they often did when she had time to herself.
She had not been able to fill the void left in her life after leaving the Jedi. She missed her old life terribly. She thirsted for the simplicity and the satisfaction that being a Jedi gave her. She had not seen him in four years and she missed him terribly.
Periodically, she received messages from him and knew he was doing well. He was often away from Coruscant with Anakin. His last message had said that he and Anakin had gone to negotiate a border dispute on Ansion. She wondered what Ansion was like; she'd never been there.
Her comm unit blinked rousing her from her reflections. She answered it, "Yes?" The secretary's voice filled the room, "Senator Organa is calling from Coruscant." Amira smiled, "Thank you patch him through." Senator Bail Organa greeted his sister, "Hello Amira." She replied, "Bail, sweetheart, how are you?"
He paused and she felt a strange sense of foreboding, "What has happened?" His reply was slow, "There has been an attempt on Senator Amidala's life." She inhaled sharply, "Is she alright?" He responded, "Yes, but her decoy was killed along with several Naboo security forces."
Amira slumped in her chair, "How did it happen?" She heard him sigh before answering, "The ship carrying the decoy and the security forces exploded on the landing platform shortly after arrival." Amira exhaled slowly and asked, "What is being done?" What he said next did not surprise her, "They have assigned Jedi Master Kenobi and his apprentice to protect her."
She nodded to herself, "She is in good hands then. Please convey my sympathies to Senator Amidala for her loss. Offer whatever assistance she requires on behalf of the people of Alderaan." Bail's voice came back over the link, "I will Amira. Take care."
She closed the link and left her chair to go and stand by the window. She had an odd feeling that this attempt on the Senator's life would not be the last. Several hours later she would discover that her fears were correct when she is contacted again by Bail telling her of the second attempt on Amidala's life. She asked her brother to keep her informed.
That night she slept fitfully, experiencing nightmares about bounty hunters, droids and the death of many Jedi. Exhausted the next morning she sat in her office pouring over intelligence brought at her request by her security minister.
He sat across from her and asked, "Does anything make sense your highness?" She shook her head wearily, "I can't be sure. Gunray probably still wants her dead and she has been very vocal in the opposition to the Military Creation Act. Alderaan opposes it too but we've had no threats."
She pushed the file back towards him across her desk and said, "Keep me posted please. I especially want to know how the Jedi are handling the situation." He stood up and bowed, "Of course your highness." He turned and left the office.
Over the next two nights her sleep would be haunted by nightmares. Each time the places and events became clearer, but not known to her. She saw a water covered world. She saw thousands of white uniformed soldiers; she saw an arena on a desert world where hundreds of Jedi fought; many losing their lives.
She strode down the corridors of the palace towards her office. Her defense minister was waiting outside for her. He bowed and followed her inside. She took her seat and he stood in front of her desk with a file in hand.
Amira noted that he too must not be sleeping well, "Please sit down; what do you have this morning?" He handed her the file and replied as he sat down, "More has happened since we last talked." As she began to read he began, "Jedi Master Kenobi and his apprentice made pursuit of Senator Amidala's assassin through Coruscant. The pursuit ended with the death of the assassin, a changeling, outside a nightclub. Just before the assassin could name the bounty hunter who hired it, he changeling was killed by a poison dart. Thepoison dart has since been identified as Kaminoan."
Amira interrupted, "Kaminoan, I have never heard of them." He nodded, "Yes, apparently Kamino lay undiscovered because it was erased from the Jedi archives." She looked puzzled, "Erased from the Jedi archives? That does not seem likely. Do we know how?"
He answered, "The Jedi suspect that is was purposely erased by another Jedi." She contemplated this for a moment and asked, "What are the Jedi doing about it?" He said, "Apparently they have sent Master Kenobi to Kamino to locate the bounty hunter and his apprentice has been assigned to escort Senator Amidala home to Naboo and keep her protected."
She reviewed the file as he finished his report. Then she looked up and asked, "Is Kamino covered by water?" He replied, "I do not know your highness, why do you ask?" She shook her head, "Its nothing, just a feeling I have. "
He smiled, "Your highness, I have learned over the last few years that your 'feelings' are never just feelings." She smiled back and said, "Thank you minister, please try and get some sleep. I will contact the Jedi council and discuss my 'feelings' with them."
She grinned as the holographic image of Master Yoda appeared before her. She greeted him warmly, "Master Yoda it does my heart good to see you, it has been too long." The Jedi Master nodded and replied, "Yes, Much too long has it been. Good to see you it is Queen Organa."
How strange it seemed to be addressed as Queen Organa by Yoda. In her heart she would prefer he called her Jedi Organa. She replied, "I hear that you have a mystery on your hands."
Yoda frowned, "Yes, a mystery there is. Not much can I tell you your highness." She nodded, "Of course, I understand, but I thought you should know I have had some disturbing dreams."
Yoda considered this and said. "Hmmm, interesting this is, dreams you have had before and important they have been. Tell me about them you should." She nodded, "Mostly images, no faces. I have seen a world covered in water. I think this is the planet Kamino. I have also seen thousands of soldiers dressed in white."
He closed his large eyes briefly and then opened them, "On the water world of Kamino Obi-Wan is." She nodded, "He is looking for a bounty hunter, the one responsible for the assassination attempts." Yoda replied, "Yes, still very strong in the Force you are, more to tell me you have?"
She took a deep breath and said, "I have dreamed of a battle on a desert world, Many Jedi perish." Yoda sighed heavily, "Sense events in the future you may be. In your dreams they are revealed. Disturbing by this I am."
She lowered her head and said, "Master Yoda what can it mean?" He replied, "Discover the meaning we will, encountered the bounty hunter Obi-Wan has, confronting him as we speak he is."
She continued, "I am deeply troubled by this Master Yoda. It has been difficult to sleep." He replied, "Rest we all must; difficult times ahead I fear. Soon all our strength will be needed."
She smiled a half smile and replied, "Thank you Master Yoda, I needed to tell someone of my dreams. I knew you would understand." The tiny Jedi Master bowed ever so slightly and said, "Still a Jedi you are too me, May the Force be with you Queen Organa." She replied, "And with you Master."
Amira left her office the next day and made her way out to the palace gardens. She walked to the farthest corner of the grounds where a fountain surrounded by stone benches stood.
She sat alone and meditated. Since leaving the Jedi four years ago she had kept up many of their ways. Meditation had proven just as therapeutic to a queen as it had been to a Jedi. She had also continued to practice with her lightsaber.
She never missed an opportunity and insisted that her daily schedule always had room in it for meditation and lightsaber practice. There had been times, during meditation; she thought she felt him touch her mind.
Two years into her reign her father succumbed to his illness.She had felt so lost without him. No longer would he be there to offer his council. After bidding farewell to the last of the funeral guests she had gone to the garden to meditate. Although she could not hear his voice she seemed to sense Obi-Wan comforting her and telling her to be strong, she was not alone.
It seemed unlikely he had entered her thoughts from so far away, butshe made it through that day and all the days after with a renewed strength. She thought of him now. Wondering what he was facing.
Yoda had said he was confronting the bounty hunter on Kamino. Something felt very wrong. All the events beginning with the assassination attempt on Senator Amidala did not add up into anything concrete.
She completed her meditation and returned to her office. Towards the end of the day she tried to contact with the Jedi Council hoping to get some news from Master Yoda. There was no one to take her call. She tried several more times late into the night but none of the Jedi seemed to be on Coruscant.
When she finally allowed herself to get some sleep her dreams continued to plague her. She awoke from a particularly disturbing dream. In this dream she had seen Obi-Wan clearly. He had been battling insect like creatures and had been taken prisoner. He was being interrogated.
She could not see the identity of his captor. She went to splash cool water on her face and found herself looking at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. She knew now that the Jedi had left Coruscant and were probably headed to help Obi-Wan.
The battle from her dream was going to happen. She wanted desperately to help the Jedi; to help Obi-Wan. That wasn't going to happen as long as she was still the Queen of Alderaan.