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Sob could be heard from almost every single person attending the funerals. Even Obi-Wan had tears in his eyes, though he did his best to hide them. It wouldn't do for a Jedi, especially a master, to show so much emotion. The only person who wasn't crying happened to be Padme, but that was because she was in shock more than her experiencing grief, though she did feel saddened at the loss of such innocent life. Nobody deserved to die the way those children had, especially not children. They shouldn't have had to die at all and to die in fear like they had been horrible.

The former queen of Naboo was shocked most by the fact they were showing the bodies. She had thought for sure they would at least have closed caskets out of respect for the families, if the children had a family that is. She wasn't quite clear on that part. Did no attachments mean any contact with family? If so, then that had to be hard on not only the children, but the families as well. She couldn't image giving her children up even if she thought it was for the greater good. Padme wondered if that made her selfish in some way. Maybe it did, but then again maybe it didn't and why were attachments always considered a bad thing? One would think that having ties to this life would make you a stronger person.

Padme watched as the body of a young boy, no older than four, was carried passed her. Her breath caught in her throat when she saw him. He reminded her of Luke with his hair. He could probably pass off as his older brother. It was when she looked at his little angelic face that she started to get flashes in her minds eye.

Padme, Anakin has turned to the dark side.

How can you even say that?

Because I have seen it.

Feeling dizzy she reached out to grab something, but since there was nothing near, Padme ended up falling to her knees. Her head throbbed in pain and all she wanted was for it to stop and yet that was not happening. More flashes came to her so quickly it was hard to keep up with them.

Obi-Wan told me terrible things.

What things?

That you turned to the dark side and killed younglings.

Obi-Wan is trying to turn you against me.

That's not true. He cares about us.

Us?

Yes, he knows.

A silent cry was trapped behind her lips. Everything was spinning, but she wasn't paying that any attention since her mind kept being attacked with images she had no control over. Why couldn't she get them to stop? Where these memories or was this simply one of the many Jedi mind tricks her husband had warned her about? She couldn't be sure of what this was exactly, but what she did know was the fact that she wanted it to stop and soon before her head exploded due to the pain.

Liar! You are with him!

No!

You brought him here to kill me!

No, Anakin I-

Almost as fast as the images had started they seemed to stop. The agonizing pain was beginning to fade away, thankfully, though the images still haunted her. The former queen was exhausted and knew that she needed to lie down and think. She wanted to be able to try and figure out if the images had been real or not and if they were indeed real, then she needed to figure out what it all meant and how to deal with them and the consequences they would bring.

"Padme, are you alright?" Obi-Wan had glanced at her to make sure she was okay only to see that her skin had turned ashen, she was sweating, and it appeared as if she may pass out any given second. It wasn't something he had expected to see from the usually strong woman, but then again she had to lot on her plate to deal with. "You look as if you have seen a ghost. Would you like to go so you can get some rest? I never should have forced you to come in the first place. This is my entire fault. I should have known you weren't ready for something this emotional yet."

"It's fine." She assured him even though she wasn't sure that it was fine. "I think that I am just tired from everything that has been happening. Yes, I would like to go now. I want to see Luke and Leia."

Obi-Wan nodded as he offered his arm to her in order to keep her study on her feet since she looked as if she would keel over if someone wasn't there to catch her. "Then I shall take you to the children Padme. I didn't even think this would bother you because of them. I swear to you I will not allow the same fate as these younglings to come to Luke or Leia. I will make sure they have the lives they should. I will do my best to shield them, and you, from the darkness that is threatening to take over."

She nodded since she wasn't sure what she should say. Right now her entire world was spinning and keeping the charade was a lot harder. It would be safer if she chose not to say anything at all. Padme wouldn't want to take the chance that she said the wrong thing and ended up blowing her cover. She really wished that she could talk to Anakin. He would clear things up for her wouldn't he?

She had to have faith in her husband or else she could end up trusting the wrong person. This had to be some Jedi mind trick to turn her against her husband. Yes, it was a trick and she wasn't going to fall for it. She would stay by Anakin's side no matter what they did to her in order to change her mind. Apart they were weak, but together they were at their strongest.

TBC…

AN: I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. I thought that if she was going to have a flashback that this would be the perfect time for it to happen. I hope that you all agree. Let me know what you want to see next or what you think is going to happen. Also, if you could put my gram in your prayers that would be great. They think her cancer may have come back, I sure hope not.

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