Padme sat on the bed she had slept in the night before. They were going to fly back to Tatooine today. She had said her goodbyes to Vanee. With his permission, she did a mind wipe on him, so that he would not remember that she and her family were related to Vader.
She heard a knock on the door.
"Come in," Padme said. It was her mother. Leia came in, holding a box in her arms.
"It's time to leave." Leia uttered wistfully. "But before we go, Luke asked me to give you this." She approached the bed and handed the box to her daughter.
"Go ahead. Open it," Leia added. Padme slowly opened the box, curious as to what was inside of it. When she saw the contents, she gasped.
" I can't... these belong to you and Luke!" she stammered.
"No, sweetheart. They are yours to keep. Luke has his own, and I have no interest in having one. Besides..."
Padme looked over her mother's shoulder, and saw a familiar face, smiling at her. It was her grandfather, Anikin Skywalker.
"I want you to have both of my lightsabers," he said to his granddaughter. At the same time, Leia told Padme,
"Your grandfather wanted you to have the lightsabers."
Padme flashed a grin to both of them. She grabbed them out of the box. One hand held Anikin's lightsaber, the other held Darth Vader's. She turned both on at the same time.
"May I have a moment by myself before we leave?" Padme asked, as she turned off the lightsabers and put them back in the box.
"Yes," Leia told her. She gently patted her shoulder before leaving the room.
"Anikin, you're a Force Ghost!" Padme exclaimed incredulously.
"I am. I am now one with the Force. Before you leave, there is someone that wants to meet you," Anikin explained to her. Padme was puzzled as an older looking Force Ghost came and stood by Anikin's side.
"Hello there, Padme," the Force Ghost said to her. Padme's eyes widened in surprised and delight.
"Obi Wan!" she shouted, shocked that she got to finally meet the calm voice that spoke to her before Vader kidnapped her.
"But I thought you could not come, because of the dark presence here," she questioned him.
"The dark presence is being lifted off of the planet. Because of you, Padme," Obi Wan explained.
"I don't understand..."
"Padme, every user of the Force has one ability they are specifically gifted in," her grandfather explained. "Obi Wan and I know what your gift is, and I suspect you know it, too."
"Force Healing," she guessed correctly.
"Listen to me," Obi Wan instructed her, "Take the time to mourn for Anikin, and spend some time with your parents. When the time comes, go and join Luke in the fight that is to come. It will take some time, but you will fulfill your destiny. You will use your gift of Force Healing to heal the entire galaxy."
"But how will I know when it will be time to leave? And will my parents even let me?"
"You will know, and your parents will let you go. With many tears, of course," Anikin said. "It will not be an easy path, but if you let the Force guide you, you will fulfill your destiny and bring peace to the entire galaxy."
The Force Ghosts vanished before Padme's eyes.
"Padme! It's time to leave!" she heard Leia calling from downstairs.
"I'm coming, Mom!" Padme shouted back. She grabbed the box with the lightsabers and left the room. What Anikin and Obi Wan had told her was a lot to process, but she knew they were right.
"May the Force be with me," Padme said to herself, as she joined Leia and walked aboard the Millennium Falcon. It was time to leave Mustafar, and head onto the destiny the Force had for her.
Author's note: Thank you to everyone who read this story. I can't believe this one story got over 2,000 views! I will start posting soon the sequel, which will be called Secret Lovers.