Note 5

Padme,

You seem to be slightly defensive of Anakin, LOL. You know that I'm just playing around with you, right? I have baby-sat little boys before, and I do have to admit that some of them seemed to admire/like me a little, and it made me feel kind of special. But that's what all little girls do too…I mean they have favorite older people that they go up to….you know what I mean…..so it's not like it's weird or anything. I'm sure other little kids have thought they would marry people way older than them before, so you're not alone on that either. It's just fun to tease you about it…..just because Anakin's right here in front of us.

Yes, Anakin said he was going to marry you. Aren't little boys so funny? You know how little kids are. Lots of little kids admire older people of the opposite sex, but they grow out of them eventually. I'm sure after Anakin learns that you are the queen that he'll back off and realize that it's impossible for him to marry you. I wouldn't worry about it. Little kids say that kind of stuff all the time. He's cute for a little boy…..but not cute in the "I think you're hot and want to go out of you way." You know what I mean. That is what you meant, isn't it. You don't have a crush on him do you?

The idea of you marrying him is crazy. He was a slave and he's so young. You'll probably never even see him again after the Naboo Invasion is over.

I wouldn't worry about what he said. I'm sure that in a few years he will forget about you….just kidding. No, as soon as this invasion is over, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan take him away, he'll stop thinking of you in that way. He's just a little boy.

I know you don't like being teased, but that's what makes it so much fun. I'm just playing around with you. I think it's a little bit….um….too much to say that he is your friend. I mean….he is a little kid. You can like him as much as you like any other little kid, and you can even enjoy talking to him…..but don't go around calling him your friend. Just what exactly are you talking to him about? No matter how smart he is, remember that he IS just a little kid, and that you could never have a conversation with him that you would have with someone of your own age. You can't talk to him about your problems or go to him for advice.

Aww………is little Ani upset? What's making him upset?

Don't worry if anything happens to me. Your precious little Anakin would still have you. No, seriously, I am only dressing as you to protect you. You are my best friend, no matter how much you may doubt it from my teasing. I care about Naboo, and I will do my best to protect it and you….if it means dying, I can do that.

You seem to be very concerned about how all of this appears to little Anakin. I mean you based the decision to not dress as the queen on him…..so you wouldn't have such an awkward time with Anakin. May I ask why?

Well we are about to land. I hope your plan with the Gungans works. I only hope that they will side with us.

The Jedi need to find a cure for his annoyingness. He asked me a whole bunch of questions too…and some of them had to do with you. I started ignoring him and he got really mad.

Okay, I sure hope your plan works. Thanks for telling me. I wonder how we're ever going to convince the gungans to join us.

Well I guess we'll find out soon. We're on our way back…..and we're close to landing now. I'm going to be so glad to be home. Coruscant is neat, but I sure wouldn't want to live there. It's way to crowded, and it's a big city. There are not many plants or animals, and it's not very pretty. Naboo is beautiful. By the time you read this, we will have landed already.

I haven't spent much time with Jar Jar, but I don't see how he could be more annoying than Anakin. I spent two hours with him!!!!!

Yes, he is very smart. I suppose I would rather spend time with someone that was too smart than with someone that was too dumb. I don't know much about Jar Jar, but from the way you make him sound, I don't think I want to spend 2 hours with him, thank you very much!

Yes, he was rejected by the Jedi. I doubt that he talked about all the stuff he knows in front of them. He probably knew he was being tested, so I'm sure he was careful with what he said. I think it was the age thing…..I mean he wasn't raised as a Jedi…..he wasn't identified at birth, so I don't think they want to train him. I overheard Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon talking……and Obi-Wan implied that the Council actually thinks that Anakin is dangerous for some strange reason. Obi-Wan also thinks that Anakin is dangerous.

Maybe Anakin will improve with time…but I don't want to find out.

We have almost landed on Naboo now. I will contact you again once we have…

In all your efforts to protect the fact that you were the queen, you chose to reveal it in front of Boss Nass. I'm glad you did it though…..and I know that Panaka and the Jedi were too. Now you don't have to continue to hide it from everyone.

Um……I know we've been friends for a while now….but I have to tell you something that you probably never knew before. I'm married. I know I'm young….but my parents, being part of a rich and powerful family, arranged my marriage to an older man. He's like 25. I was only 13 when I married him. His name's Caleb Solo. He's a wonderful person. I'll have to introduce you to him sometime. There is something about him that I haven't told you yet….he comes from a very wealthy family too, which is why my parents had me marry him….but one day he was out working he got into some kind of accident, and he's in a wheelchair because of the injury. As soon as I married him, I got pregnant….and I had a child. That's why I asked for a vacation a little while ago…so that no one would know that I was pregnant. Well, it turned out to be a boy, and his name was Han….but unfortunately he was kidnapped. I have reason to believe that it was the Maurders. My husband was on a trip with little Han, and they were on Anuvuin….my husband was there for business reasons…well somehow the Maurders took our Han, and I don't know what they did with him. He's about a year old now. It's been so hard on us. I've managed to spend some time with my husband once every day (on Naboo), though my husband is from Coreilla. Our permanent residence is there. My job is to protect you, and I won't let it get in my way. I suppose the reason I haven't mentioned this to you until now is because I was afraid of what you would say. I also thought it would be easier if you didn't know. I'm telling you this now just in case anything happens to me. I want you to tell my husband that I love him….and if you ever meet my son, if anyone even knew where he was…..

I just wanted you to know that if we failed in this attempt to "take back what's ours" that I would be honored to die in your place.

Now enough of the serious stuff…..

I heard Anakin ask you to protect him????? Poor little kid. That's really cute!!! He's trying to make you feel better. Just make sure that he knows that you have no interest in him. It's easy to lead a little kid on. Make sure you don't do that. You'd hurt him.

I wonder what he thinks of you being the queen. I'm sure that he sees how ridiculous the idea of his marrying you was.

Well as it turned out…the gungans went to their special spot. I can't believe they actually joined us…what you did was great!!!! I wonder what Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Anakin think of you being the real queen. I hope Anakin realizes his foolishness in saying that he would marry you.

Your plan sounds well thought out, and I think it will work. Obviously, it is still too dangerous for you to be the queen, so I'll be your decoy for when we go to the palace.

I will see you there. Our group is heading out. Good luck.

Well that's all I have to say,

Sabe

PS Anakin tells you about strange dreams? Tell him that they're just dreams, and that he will be fine.

If there is a new election for Supreme Chancellor, hopefully it will be a Supreme Chancellor that will be helpful to us. I think you made the right decision, given what I have heard about the Senate. I don't know Antilles at all, and only Palpatine slightly. If you trust them, then I hope one of the two gets elected and helps us.

You think Anakin would go back to his mother? He would be a slave. If he's been freed once, he probably wouldn't like that idea.