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WARNING: IF YOU SKIPPED CHAPTER ONE BELIEVING IT TO BE MY AUTHOR'S NOTE THAT I HAD POSTED YESTERDAY GO BACK. I TOOK DOWN THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AND REPLACED IT WITH CHAPTER ONE OF MY REWRITE. I AM PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION OF MY REWRITE AND AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL ENJOY IT MORE THAN THE POORLY WRITTEN AND PLOTTED ORIGINAL VERSION. ENJOY THNK YOU FOR THE INPUT.

-FALLEN JEDI 79

Praesitlyn: One week later:

Padme had just made a large pot of tea and carried a trey of cups as she entered Serra's sitting room where several other teenage girls were sitting along with a few guys. "This is my slave. She is a former Senator, Don't tell anyone though."

"A former Senator?" asked one girl.

Serra nodded, "Senator Padme Amidala to be more precise."

"The one whom opposed the military creation act?"

Serra nodded with a smile, "The Very one."

"So tell me Padme how does it feel to know that your opposition failed? Look at the Galaxy now. It is fairly militant," stated Serra with a smirk

Padme was silent as she set out the cups of tea before speaking as she poured the tea, "It is a shame that the Galaxy enjoys violence and the blood of innocent lives. It is a shame for the youth such as yourselves that you have to live in it. One day you will see the Galaxy for what it is."

"Do you know Palpatine?" asked one of the teens.

"All to well and I hope I never face him again," said Padme as she poured out Serra's tea.

"It is unlikely since your a slave," said one the guys at the table as he reached forward and Swatted Padme's rear. Padme in response swiftly turned and slapped him across the face. "I won't have you touching me ever, Remember that."

Serra in response stood up, "In your room now."

Padme nodded as Serra followed her. Serra entered the room with her Belt and removed Padme's shirt. She whipped her bare back several times before leaving the room.

Padme put her shirt back on and headed off to continue with her tasks as Serra glared at her in anger. Padme frowned as Serra approached her, "Your a slave now you can't stand up to him like that."

Padme glared at her, "The only man that is allowed to touch me like that was my Husband and I will take as many beatings as necessary before I allow all of these teenage boy friends of yours with their raging hormones to think that they can touch me," stated Padme in anger.

Serra frowned as Padme left her realizing that Padme wasn't fully broken which how could she be? She after all was a very prominent Senator. She sighed as she left Padme and headed back to her friends .

Padme sighed as she heard the wailing of Luke and Leia and headed into her room knowing that they were hungry. She took them and gently placed them on her chest and allowed them to nurse. She sighed as she heard her door opened and looked up to see Mara standing in the doorway, "Are you alright?"

Padme shook her head. "One of the boys that is with Serra swatted me and I wasn't about to take it and ignore it I slapped him so I got a beating. But it was worth it."

Mara nodded, "Which one was it?"

"The real small skinny one."

Mara looked at Padme in anger, "He is here?"

Padme nodded as Mara spoke, "She didn't break your skin did she?"

Padme shook her head, "I've had my back clawed at by a Nexu I can handle this."

Mara frowned, "As long as it isn't Cay hitting you."

"Why do you let him treat you like that?"

"There is nothing I can do Padme I have been saving money for years with hopes of escaping but I still don't have enough to get off world and away from him with my daughter yet."

"Suppose I was to offer to be your ally in this scheme of yours."

Mara looked at Padme in shock, "You my ally?"

Padme nodded, "I have resources hidden that no one living knows about. All we would have to do is win Serra to our side and then we can do it."

Padme watched as Mara moved forward and hugged her. She looked down at the twins, "Can you please burp them for me while I fill up their tea cups?"

Mara nodded and took Luke while Padme took Leia and headed out into the living room to pour out fresh tea into each cup.

Padme then glanced at the clock, It was time to start dinner she looked down at Leia with a smile, "Come on baby we are going down to the kitchen."

Padme then headed for the kitchen noticing Han at the counter washing dishes. "Hey Padme how are you doing?"

"Hanging in there Han. And you?"

"Just finished the last of the dishes."

Padme nodded, "Can you please hold Leia for me while I cook?"

Han nodded and Padme headed for the Refrigerator and collected up several vegetables and began slicing them. She gathered up some meat and prepared it for cooking before placing it on the burners too cook

Padme cooked gently and then at the same time noticed a piece of burned meat. She was about to take it off of the burner when Cay walked in. "Your burning things and I am going to whip you for your stupidity."

Before Padme could respond Han jumped forward after setting Leia down, "No it was me. I was supposed to be watching the meat and it burned."

Cay in anger dragged Han out of the room as Padme watched in horror. She cleaned up the mess and replaced the meat as she heard Han's screams from the beating.

She sighed, Why was he protecting her? What had she done for him? She then thought of how much food she had provided him with in the last week. No doubt the boy was underfed now she realized that he was repaying her for feeding him and being his friend.

She sighed and continued to cook.

A hour later Padme served her owners with Han. She stood at the head of their table in perfect discipline disgusted at the amount of wine that Cay drank. She refilled his goblet at least five times she was guessing. She glanced at Han after the family had eaten and wordlessly the group collected the dishes. Padme looked at Han, "You watch my babies after what you did for me earlier I owe you and I will do them all."

Han looked at Padme in gratitude, "Thanks Padme."

Padme nodded as she saw the door open revealing Mara, "Can I do anything for you Mara?"

Mara nodded, "I want to see Han's back and clean it up."

Padme nodded in silence.

Padme finished cleaning the table before taking Luke and Leia and going to bed.

The next day Cay approached Padme as she loaded up the laundry machines with laundry, "Is there something that you need Cay?"

Cay was silent for a moment before speaking, "I have an offer for you Padme."

Padme nodded as Cay spoke, "If you warm my bed for me and spend nights with me whenever I summon you I will pay you well and after a few years you will be able to buy yourself and your children and start a new life."

Padme abruptly shook her head, "I would rather die or live my life out as a slave. I will never sleep with a man that I am not married to or be with another man besides my late husband."

Cay in response moved forward and slapped Padme as hard as he could before kicking her in the ribcage. "You will regret your choices. I will hit you anytime I find a mistake."

"I've been attacked by a nexu before I can handle your abuse."

Cay moved forward only to be stopped by Mara.

In rage he slapped his wife and dragged her off. Padme got back to work and finished loading the laundry machine.

She rubbed her sore side ignoring the pain as she heard Cay leave and decided to see how her friend was. She entered the elaborate bedroom that Cay and Mara shared to see to her horror that Mara's eyes were blackened and that she had blood pouring out of her nose.

"Mara are you alright?"

Mara nodded, "He won't take no for an answer eventually he will try to force himself on you. Whenever he is around make sure that you are nearby me where you can call out. If I am present he will just beat me."

Padme looked at Mara in horror, "You shouldn't do all of this over me."

"I will and should. Don't try to stop me I can handle it for you."

Padme nodded and headed into the refresher and got a towel wet and headed back to Mara and began to clean her bloodied face.

Mara frowned, "If I have just enough money to get you out I will pay for you."

Padme shook her head, "I am not leaving without you. Don't even think about it."

Mara was silent as Padme left her.

Padme went through the day in horror, the monster was a wife beater. How long would it be that she would have to watch this happen. She was used to fighting against injustice not standing idly by while innocent people were hurt. But now she was a slave and she had to find a better way to do so. She was in shock at the nerve of Mara. Mara had distracted Cay so that she would be abused in Padme's place. The woman obviously had a great deal of compassion. She sighed as she worked before noticing Han approach her, "Hey I have the dishes done. I can take this over while you cook."

Padme nodded and headed for the kitchen noticing Mara sitting inside with Luke and Leia. She nursed each baby once and hugged Mara in gratitude.

Padme then got to work and prepared a large dinner since she had been told that Cay had business partners coming over.

Shortly after finishing the preparations Cay walked into the kitchen. "You can take dinner to my wife in her chambers and join her I don't want anyone to see that bruise on your face."

Padme nodded glancing at Han sympathetically knowing that he was going to be stuck serving Cay.

She entered Mara's room noticing Mara on the bed with Luke and Leia.

She smiled as she gave her friend a plate of food before speaking, "Mara why has it taken so long to be free?"

"It wouldn't have but it did for a reason."

"What reason?"

"There was another girl like you she was only thirteen when we bought her. She refused Cay and he was highly frustrated. I took her place countless times but at a Certain point I knew that I wasn't going to be able to stop him so I deactivated her transmitter and gave her the money I had saved and let her get off world. After that Cay punished me in unspeakable ways and he denied me access to his safe where the transmitter controls are."

Padme looked at Mara in shock, "So you go through hell letting the monster rape you when you could have been gone a long time ago?"

"It doesn't matter Padme, I would rather have it happen to me than allow any other woman to experience what I have felt and experienced because of him and I will continue to take your place for beatings and for his sick lusts."

Padme cringed, "When we get out of here. I am going to repay you for helping me with my babies and with me. I promise you and he will never touch you again

Mara looked at Padme with a smile, She had no doubt in the girl's words. She knew that Padme meant it.

Padme then after eating with Mara nursed Luke and Leia before holding them. It was moments like this in her time since her enslavement that her life was good and happy for a moment. Her children were everything to her. She loved them as any mother would.

Mara smiled, "I will see you in the morning Padme."

Padme nodded as she left Mara's room with the twins. She realized how tired she and the twins were. No doubt Mara had noticed and wanted her to get some sleep. She headed for her room and as she approached saw Serra in the sitting room. "I want you to bring me a glass of water and some of the desert from downstairs."

Padme sighed and after placing the twins in their cribs followed her orders and presented Serra with her glass of water and her desert before heading into her room and removing her sandals before slipping into her bed and closing her eyes as fatigue overtook her. Slavery and motherhood were fairly exhausting when combined into one.