Note 23

Mom,

Qui-Gon promised that I would be trained….but the Council doesn't like me. I already told you they said my future is cloudy, that it was bad to miss you, and that I was too old. I don't understand either. Qui-Gon wanted me trained, but no one else does.

I don't know what's going to happen. Qui-Gon said he would train me. Remember the guy I told you about that scared me? I found out who he was. His name is Senator Palpatine, and he's from Padmé's planet. Well, he doesn't scare me any more. He's actually really, really nice. I was crying in the hallway after the Council meeting, and he came up and talked to me. He said that if the Council won't let me be trained, I could work for him as a political aid. Isn't that so neat? And guess what…he got nominated for Supreme Chancellor. They had to vote the old one out of office because he didn't believe the Queen when she said that Naboo was invaded. I hope he gets elected.

The other Jedi don't like me, so none of them would want to train me.

Maybe I could be Padmé's first male handmaiden. I asked her about that….Oh, I didn't tell you yet. Padmé is actually the Queen. She didn't tell us because she was in danger, and her friend was her decoy.

Yeah right. If Obi-Wan likes me, how come he gives me dirty looks all the time and never talks to me.

The Jedi Temple is very beautiful and I wish you could come and see it too.

I really hope the Council changes their minds too…because I still really want to be a Jedi, even though being an aid to Senator Palpatine would be cool too.

Oh…I'm on Naboo now. You'll never guess this, but there is green stuff growing on the ground! Isn't that weird? And there are all these tall things that are made of wood and they have all these green stuff at the top…maybe they're baby plants. I don't know…and there are these plants, I guess, with pretty colored things on them, and they smell really good too.

Padmé talked to the Gungans, and they're going to help us. They're going to have a battle against the Trade Federation (the bad guys). Then some of their pilots are going to fly to the droid control ship and blow it up…and that's supposed to cause the droids to shut off. Me, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Padmé and a bunch of others are going to the palace to capture the Viceroy of the Trade Federation and make him pay for what he did to Naboo. I hope he gets in a LOT of trouble.

I don't know. The Council doesn't like love. I don't understand. Yeah, I'll tell them that. Thanks, mom.

Yeah….it was really SCARY. I hope you never have to see a Sith…ever. I don't want to see one again. Good…I'm glad you haven't seen it. I don't know what happened, but I guess the Sith came back and the Jedi didn't know about it.

It's got to be even worse for Padmé now…since she is the Queen and it is her people that are hurt.

Good…I don't want you to have to get worked and things. Kitster said that a guy came by to talk to you…and tried to buy you….what was that about?

Well we're going to the palace now. I gotta go, okay.

I love you mom.

Anakin