Several people had been awaken in the night and summoned to the Queen's office. Among them, her mother, her brother Jade, the security minister and her brother Bail via holographic communication.
She paced nervously in front of everyone. She looked at her security minister and asked, "Have you told everyone the events of the last few days?" He nodded, "Yes your highness they were briefed before your arrival."
She turned and addressed the holographic image of her brother, "Thank you for joining us Bail, this will be important for you to pass on to the Republic Senate." She walked to the front of her desk and leaned against it.
She took a deep breath and said, "I wish to abdicate the crown to Prince Jade." The people in the room let out a collective gasp. All except Lady Mara; she had a knowing look in her eyes and spoke first, "Are you sure Amira? This is going to cause some discourse with the people. They've only had their Queen for four years and now you are asking them to crown a new King."
Amira nodded, "Yes, I am sure and I know it will not be accepted easily but Jade is now old enough and very worthy; they will embrace him with time." Prince Jade looked worriedly at his sister and asked, "What are you going to do?"
She smiled at him lovingly and said, "I have to go and help my family, my Jedi family. They are facing a grave threat and many will die before this is over." The prince stood up and walked to his sister taking her hands in his, "Are you absolutely sure?"
She squeezed his hands and said, "I can not stand by and watch them destroyed. It is important that the Jedi not perish but continue. I don't know if my involvement will make any difference. I just know that I have to go."
Bail cautioned, "This is an uncertain time for the Republic not just the Jedi. It has just become known to me that there is a massive droid army on Geonosis, an army which has but one purpose. We know that a former Jedi, Count Dooku, and several other representatives of various systems, including the Trade Federation, plan to use this droid army to coerce other systems to leave the Republic and join the separatists. The Jedi have departed Coruscant to stop this from happening. They will be vastly outnumbered."
Her mother added, "You will be putting yourself in danger." Amira nodded, "I am a Jedi and with the Jedi is where I belong." A simple ceremony followed in which Amira abdicated and Prince Jade became King. Everyone left the office to return to bed, but Lady Organa stayed behind.
She walked up behind her daughter who was looking out the window at the night sky. She asked, "How soon are you leaving?" Amira lowered her head and took a deep breath, "Just as soon as my ship is ready. I will go straight to Geonosis. The Jedi have left Coruscant…I can't feel him mother."
Lady Organa put her hands on her daughter's shoulders and asked, "Obi-Wan?" Amira nodded, "Something has happened and I cannot feel him. I just hope my efforts are not in vain. I hope I make a difference."
Lady Organa turned her daughter around and pulled her into an embrace, "You will make a difference, you will help the Jedi and you will find Obi-Wan, it is your destiny." Amira held her mother tight and she asked, "How can you know?"
Lady Organa replied, "A mother does not have to be a Master of the Force to know her daughter's destiny. You have been pulled toward it all your life. Even during the last four years you have remained true to the Jedi ways, and true to a man you say you can never have. Not once did you waiver. A mother knows."
It was almost dawn when Lady Organa bade Amira farewell. Just before Amira's ship took off she felt her mother's faint touch, "May the Force be with you Amira. I love you."
Amira was in complete shock, "Mother! How? You never told me you were Force sensitive!" Lady Organa replied, "Where did you think you got it from? I keep it to myself. It has been useful. Now you understand why I convinced your father to let you go to the Temple all those years ago. I wanted you to realize your full potential as I never did." Amira smiled, "I love you mother."
She settled into the controls of her ship, maneuvered through Alderaan's atmosphere and out into space. She quickly put in the coordinates to Geonosis in the navigational computer and made the calculations for the jump to hyperspace.
She sat back and let the ship pilot itself taking the time alone to meditate. Once again her life was suddenly headed on another course. For four years she had been Queen, never really developing a taste for it. She entertained dignitaries, settled labor disputes, visited schools, factories; the list went on and on.
In truth, her brother the senator dealt with the Republic politics, for which she was grateful; she had always detested politics. Then there were the state dinners. Before her father had died he had made every attempt to pair her up with eligible statesmen. He had wanted to see her married. He had hoped for grandchildren.
She laughed at the memory of her mother trying to explain to her father why his attempts would always be fruitless. Her father never understood his daughter's dedication to a man she could not marry.
Her thoughts turned to her mother, Force sensitive! That was the biggest surprise of all. It explained so much. Lady Mara had always claimed she had a mother's intuition. She had always known her children's needs and wants before they did.
Amira realized that had a different path present it self her mother might have become a Jedi. She thought of Obi-Wan. Force how she missed him. She settled in to get a bit of sleep before reaching Geonosis.
A beeping sound roused her from her sleep. She was approaching Geonosis. She took control of the ship and piloted it in slowly. She wasn't sure what kind of welcome she should be expecting. She flew in a general direction of the largest earthen spire.
As she circled low around the spire she saw a ship tucked onto a small outcropping. She made another circle edging the ship a bit closer. She recognized it as a Jedi Star Fighter. It had to be Obi-Wan's.
She flew her ship in behind it; the outcropping had plenty room to accommodate both ships. She glided in behind the Star Fighter and landed. She popped the canopy and took her first breath of Geonosian atmosphere.