"Padme!" she could hear Leia cry out her name. She, along with Han, Luke and Chewbaaca, were there waiting for her. But Padme was more focused on her grandfather.

"He's hurt!" Padme screamed, as she drew closer. "He needs help now!"

Han immediately ran to the castle and banged on the door. When there was no answer, he took out his blaster and opened the door that way.

"Padme..." Leia began to say, trying to hug her daughter. But Padme pushed her away. Leia felt hurt, but she understood.

"Chewy, make sure you have your bowcaster ready!" Han yelled, as he led them into the castle. They were greeted by an older man, wearing a black hooded robe.

"What are you doing, barging in..." the man named Vanee uttered, as he looked over Han's shoulder. He saw the gurney that Vader was on.

"Lord Vader! What happened?" Vanee asked, never seeing the Emperor in such a vulnerable condition.

"He's hurt. He needs medical attention. Can you help him?" Padme begged the old man, as she stepped in front of Han.

"The rejuvenation chamber is down this hall. Follow me."

Everyone followed the old man to the chamber. Vanee helped the Stormtroopers lift Vader off of the gurney.

"You need to step outside now," Vanee commanded Padme and her family.

"No. I am not going anywhere," Padme snapped back.

"Miss, you do not want to see this."

"Chewy?" Padme said, calling out to the Wookiee. He pointed his bowcaster in the old man's direction.

"Fine. You can stay. But you must not approach until he is in the chamber," Vanee said, not wanting to get shot by the Wookiee.

Many hugs were given to Padme by the various members of her family. She tearfully explained what had happened in Vader's quarters. All of them marveled at how calm she was, as she told them about the rest of her time as Vader's prisoner.

"I am glad that you are okay," her mother said, kissing her daughter on the side of her head.

"But my grandfather isn't, is he?" Padme replied, her voice full of sorrow. The others did not respond to her, at first. Finally, Leia asked,

"How did you find out?"

"In a dream," Padme said. "I saw him in a meadow. I thought it Luke at first. But when I turned around, I saw him."

"Saw who?"

"Anikin Skywalker, my grandfather."

Han and Leia gave each other a look before Padme continued.

"He told me to not make the same mistake he made. He asked me to love Vader, for if I did, Vader would become the man he should have been. I argued, and Anikin came over and comforted me. He wiped my tears away. That's when I knew Vader and Anikin were the same person."

"I am so sorry, Padme. I should have told you the truth earlier," Leia said, her voice full of regret. "I should have told you all the truth."

"Leia, we understand why you did what you did," Han interjected. Chewy grunted in agreement.

"But it doesn't make it right. Padme, please forgive me." She bravely touched her daughter's cheek.

"I already have..." Padme whispered, as she stared into Leia's eyes. "Mom."

Leia's heart was full of joy. Padme had called her Mom! She did not deserve the honor, but she nodded her head, tears streaking down her face.

The two women embraced each other tightly. Leia knew it was true that her daughter had forgiven her. Not just by the words she said, but Leia felt it in the Force.

"You may approach now," Vanee told them. "Remember his injuries." he gently squeezed Padme's hand to comfort her before leaving the room.

They approached the chamber. How different her grandfather looked outside of his armor! She saw him gaze at them, his eyes full of sorrow.

"I must go talk to him," Padme said, still trying to recover from the shock of Vader's condition.

"Sweetheart, I don't think you should.." Han said, holding his daughter close to him.

"Let her go, Han," Luke told him. "He wants to speak to her."

"He's right, Han," Leia added.

Han looked at Padme, gave a quick smile, and loosened his grip on her. She made her way over to Vader, trying to fight back tears.

"What is going on?" Han asked, when Padme did not come back right away.

"They are having a private conversation," Luke explained. To Leia, he added,

"She does not want us to listen in."

"Then we won't," Leia responded, now embracing her brother.

"Leia, we already forgave you." Her eyes widened in surprise. "Now you need to forgive our father."

"I can't! He..."

"I know. But you will never be at peace with yourself if you don't."

"I can't even forgive myself, much less Vader! If it wasn't for me..."

"Sweetheart, if it wasn't for you, we would have never known about Padme," Han spoke up. "You brought this precious girl into the galaxy, and into our lives."

"But..." she stuttered in fear.

"Leia, I know you were afraid. But you made the right choice," Luke explained, taking his sister's hand.

"I kept Padme a secret!"

"Not that choice , Leia. The first choice you made, when you found out you were pregnant."

Leia stared at her brother, before weeping. Luke wrapped her in his arms, as she broke down.

Han walked over to them, concerned about her. He still loved his feisty princess, despite her lying to him.

"You kept her alive, even though you were afraid. You made the right choice," Luke assured her, as he continued to hold her.

"I don't understand..." Han uttered in confusion. Chewbacca moaned at him, explaining what Luke meant. This caused Han to shed a tear.

"I'm a horrible mother!" Leia cried. The memories of when she found out she was expecting came flooding back to her. She broke Luke's embrace and drew closer to Han.

"Sweetheart," Han lovingly said, taking her hand.

"I don't deserved to be called that. Not when I almost..." Leia whispered, not able to finish the words. She closed her eyes, full of shame. This time, Han was the one to hug her.

"But you didn't. You kept our daughter alive, and I will forever love you for that."

When Leia heard those words, she cried. Her final secret was out, to all but Padme.

"I can't tell her, she will hate me."

"No, I won't," Leia heard the voice of her daughter call out to her. Padme was still facing Vader.

"Padme..."

"Han is right. You kept me alive, even though you knew the dangers of doing so. I love you, Mom."

The girl slowly turned around and walked towards Leia. But Padme only took a couple of steps. Leia ran to her and gave her the biggest hug.

"I think this family is finally made whole," Han said to Luke, as they watched the two woman embrace. Chewbacca spoke, shaking his head in the negative.

"What do you mean by no?" Han growled at his old friend, giving him a look.

"He's right," Luke explained. "The family is not made whole, not as of yet." Han saw him point in the direction of Vader's chamber.