Note 17
Mom,
Mom, guess what. Qui-Gon had made a bet with Watto that if I won, I got to be free? I did not know that, mom. I didn't know that until Qui-Gon told me himself. Can you believe it mom? I get to go away with Qui-Gon on his starship, and I get to become a Jedi! It's always been what I've dreamed of doing! And I get to fly around in real ships. What will happen to you? And you'll be there too, right? I wish you could come with us.
Qui-Gon said that he's going to try and free you sometime to, and I want to come back with him and help. I promise that I will come back and free you, Mom…I promise.
I'm so excited! I get to pack up and leave this stinking planet forever. I'm actually free now, and I get to become a Jedi! I can't wait!
Mom, here is all the money we made from selling the pod. Can you believe it?
Yes, Padmé and Qui-Gon are from the Republic, and we are going there! I wonder what Coruscant is like. Have you ever been there before? How many planets do you think we'll get to visit? I'm glad that the Republic does not have slavery. I hate it.
Slavery has been all I've known so far, and now I get to be a Jedi! Can you believe it?
You were right, mom. I get to be a Jedi now! Can you believe it? How cool and wizard is that! I told some of my "friends," but they didn't believe me.
The stars! Yes, I finally get to see them closer. What do you think they look like up close, mom? I hope I get to find out.
Well, mom....Padmé and Qui-Gon really needed my help. They really needed that money, and I didn't know that I was racing for my freedom. I hope that Qui-Gon and Padmé can finish their mission. Do you think that they can now?
Mom, thank you for always loving me. I know that you love me. You're the only human being that shows me love every day.
Qui-Gon already told you that he wanted me to be a Jedi too. He just told me that. I can't BELIEVE that. My dream!
I love you so much, mom.
Yes....I will be a Jedi. I'm free, I'm really free, mom!!!!!! I'm free!!!!!
Where do you think we will go? What do you think we will do?
Qui-Gon said that before we leave, he has to take me to Watto so that he can disable the slave detector thing. I can't wait! I'm going away from this rotten planet, and I'm never coming back, ever.
What is peace and justice in this galaxy? I hope we can bring it to other planets like Tatooine.
Well, gotta go.
Okay…I'm back now. I'm on a real ship now, and I'm actually going to see another planet. I can't believe it! I'm going to the capital of the Republic, and then I get to meet the Jedi Council, and then they'll make me a Jedi Knight, and I can start my training.
I'll get to make my own lightsaber soon…Qui-Gon said so.
It's hard to sleep on ships; it's very cold. Padmé came over to me and put a blanket on me, and we talked some. I'm really glad that I can still be around her…at least for a little while.
I made something for her and gave it to her. I hope she likes it. She seems so sad right now. I wish I could help her.
No, the other people carrying the flags at the podrace weren't very nice. I've seen the flag bearers get in fights before…and once someone was even killed. There is no way I wanted Padmé around those people.
Oh okay…well I'm glad that Wald and Kister formed a Pit Team, and I'm glad they would have been there if I would have needed them. I'm glad that Qui-Gon was there to comfort you…what about Padmé. She was with you too, wasn't she?
I don't know who bought it….not for sure. The racers themselves don't usually buy the pods…it's the people that support them and stuff.
Ah mom…but Greedo was spreading lies about me…saying that I cheated. I don't cheat! No, I didn't change his opinion by beating him up, but I hope that it he learned something.
Sorry that I scared you during the race, but I'm okay now. Don't worry…someday Sebulba will pay for what he did. I'll make sure of it.
Well I'm getting kind of tired. Tell me what's going on with you. I miss you, mom. I miss you a lot. I want you to tell me if Watto ever hurts you.
Oh…I almost forgot to tell you…on our way back to the ship, there was this scary THING…that was black and red and UGLY. It had a red lightsaber, and it fought Qui-Gon. It looked kind of like that red lightsaber that used to be in my dreams that gave me nightmares. Qui-Gon said he thinks I dreamed of Sith. There really are people that have red lightsabers, and that shoot electricity from their fingers, and have yellow eyes. What if that old man from my old scary nightmares is real? The one that sometimes I would wake up screaming from, and you would come to tell me that everything was all right.
Your
son,
Anakin
