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These are notes between Gwydion (Padmé’s adopted brother) and Samantha (Amidala), but it’s AU. (Yes, I know that Amidala’s real name is not Samantha. It’s a long story but I had her grow up on Naboo with adopted parents, and then after the Naboo Invasion she found out about her real parents and her real name. I also know that she doesn’t have an adopted brother, but in this story she does.)

The person playing the part of Samantha has the name: Celina Jovia and Bobill

I am playing the part of Gwydion for these note stories
Note 1
Padmé,

So have you received any information whatsoever about your children? What were their names again? I’m sorry if it hurts you to talk about them. You are probably right…they are both probably dead. What do you remember about them? I know you only saw them a few hours, but do you have any pictures? You must be able to remember something.

Gwydion
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Note 2
Gwydion,

Why are you wondering about my children? I am sure they are dead, and do not know what they would look like if they were alive. Yes, it does hurt me to talk about them. Their names were Luke and Leia. No one knows or has any information, so I still know nothing.


Padmé
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Note 3
Padmé,

I was just asking. I know it’s a touchy subject for you. I’m sorry for bringing it up.

Well thanks for reminding me about their names. Luke and Leia? Well hopefully they’ll be okay.

I’m heading over to the Yavin base right now. You should come with us. It’s dangerous for you not to be at the base.

Well, I hope to see you there.

Your adopted brother,
Gwydion
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Note 4
Gwydion,

I am heading to base, so hopefully we'll see each other. What happened to your old boss?

Well, have to go.

Padmé
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Note 5
Padmé,

Well I just got here……the base. I see that you are also here. That’s great!!!!

Now we just have to wait for everyone else to get here.

Is that Bail over there? He hasn’t seen you in a really long time!

What do you think about the Death Star plans? I’ve heard rumors that they were dropped off on Anuvuin.

I hope we get them back soon.

Gwydion
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Note 6
Gwydion,

Yes it has been a long time since we've seen each other. It's great to see you again.

I truly hope the plans are in good hands, if we don't have them.

Padmé
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Note 7
Padmé,

I heard that none of the Rebels can find the plans on Anuvuin. I hope the Empire didn’t get to them before we did!!!!!!!

Do you remember anything about your children? You must remember something. Did you have any pictures of them?

Your adopted brother,
Gwydion
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Note 8
Gwydion,

No, I don't have any pictures of my children, I'm sorry. I don't think now is the best time to talk about them. We have to find those droids, and hopefully the Emperor didn't get them.

Padmé
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Note 9
Padmé,

I’m sorry to have brought up the subject of your children. I just think it would have been nice if you had had a picture of them, or if you could remember ANYTHING about them at all.

You are right….now is probably not the best time to talk about your children.

We still haven’t heard anything about the Death Star plans. I sure hope they turn up soon. I wish we know SOMETHING. Have you heard any more about them yet?

I hope the Emperor didn’t get to them either.


Your adopted brother,
Gwydion
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Note 10
Gwydion,

I got a letter from Somebody, telling me that Vader knows where the plans are and is getting them. This isn't good. We have to find them before he gets them.

Thanks for trying to help me remember my children. I wish I could remember them too. It's really sad.


Padmé
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Note 11
Padmé,

You got a letter from someone that says that Vader knows where the plans are and is getting them? Uh oh. We’re in trouble. I think Bail sent more pilots out. Do you have any idea where the plans might be?

I heard Bail Organa talking to someone…and I heard him saying that Wedge Antilles found out that a boy from Tatooine was on Anuvuin around the time the plans would have been stolen. He thinks that the boy might have the droids. He also wonders if since the boy is from Tatooine if he knows Obi-Wan, and if he does, if he’ll give the droids to him. What do you think? I hope that’s true.

If Vader knows where the plans are…..maybe they are on Tatooine. Is there anyway to find out where Vader’s ship is. If we do…we might be able to tell if he’s heading for Tatooine or not. If he is, then we can be pretty sure that that boy had the plans.

I wonder who that boy is….well I hope he gives the plans to Obi-Wan.

It is really sad about your kids….do you remember how much your children weighed at birth or anything at all about them? Maybe one of them had a birthmark or something. Which one was born first?


Gwydion
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Note 12
Gwydion,

Finally some good news. Vader was tricked by his nephew and went to Datooine, to get the droids, only to find out that he was tricked. Vader is going back to Tatooine to get his nephew and kill him, because he lied, but at least he doesn't know where the plans are.

Hopefully that boy gave the plans to Obi-Wan, because he can get them here, hopefully.

Leia was born first and Luke second, but that's all I remember. Sorry.

Padmé
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Note 13
Padmé,

Vader’s nephew tricked him? How did his nephew trick him? Vader’s not one to get tricked. That’s surprising, I must say. Darth Vader just not have been thinking. That doesn’t sound like your ex-husband.

I feel sorry for this nephew of his. Maybe his nephew will get smart and get off Tatooine. I hope so….especially if this nephew of his really does know about the plans. Do you think that he does? Vader’s going to try to kill his nephew because he lied?

So Vader DOESN’T know where the plans are. That’s a relief!!!!!

I wonder if this nephew of his is as bad as Vader is. If so, I take back the comment on hoping he lives.

I hope that the boy was smart enough to go to Obi-Wan………that’s our only chance at getting the plans….if the boy even knows where they are.

Leia was born first, and then Luke. That’s good….at least you remember something. I thought you said one of them was sick when they were born…..or is my memory wrong? Was it one or both of them? What was wrong with them?

I’m assuming you haven’t found anything about your kids yet. That’s such a shame. I wish we knew at least if they were alive for sure or not.

Your adopted brother,
Gwydion
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Note 14
Gwydion,

Luke had crocked legs, and no one thought he would ever be able to walk. Of course I don't know if he is, or would be able to. His lungs were weak too, but I can't remember every detail.

Yes, I hope that Vader's nephew gets off the planet, or got off the planet, because once Vader finds out, or found out his nephew will be on the top of his Kill List. I think Vader believed his nephew, because he didn't think anyone (besides himself) was smart or had the guts to lie to him, but his nephew proved him wrong.

Must go.

Padmé
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Note 15
Padmé,

That’s right…..I thought there was something wrong with one of your kids legs. So it was Luke…..okay. If the doctors told you he wouldn’t ever be able to walk, then he probably wouldn’t be able to. His lungs were weak too? Is he the one that had the asthma. I thought that one of your kids had it….but I couldn’t remember. Was it just one or did both of them have it? Or did neither…..I can’t remember…..but I thought that one of them did.

The plans have not arrived yet. I heard Bail say that he is 90% sure that Ben has the Death Star plans and is coming. What could be taking him so long?

That nephew of Vader’s is pretty brave…….to lie to Vader like that.

Hey…..I heard something very interesting. I heard that Bail found Leia!!!!! Have you heard this too? Is it true?

Gwydion
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Note 16
Gwydion,

Yes, I heard about Leia and yes it's true. It's very odd of what happened, and when I have the time I'll tell you the story.

Yes, Luke was the only one that was sick, he had weak lungs, bad legs, and asthma, from what I remember that's all.

I have NO clue what is taking Ben SO long in getting the plans here. I'm getting so nervous that Vader got the plans, that I didn't noticed I was biting my thumbnail while working. I almost bit my finger!!! I thought I stopped the habit ages ago. Oh well...I still have NO idea where Ben is. Hopefully, he's coming, and will get here soon.

I must say, I agree that Vader's nephew was brave to lie to Vader. Most people, myself included aren't that brave.

I must go; I have tons of work to do.


Padmé.
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Note 17
Padmé,

All right…be sure to tell me what happened with Leia.

Have you heard the news? Obi-Wan and the others are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That’s good that Luke was the only one that was sick. I mean it’s sad that he was, but at least both your children weren’t sick. Well do you think there was any chance that Luke could have survived, or do you think he’s dead? I mean how much did he weigh? So he had weak lungs (how weak were they?), bad legs, and asthma (was it that bad?). What was wrong with his legs? Do you think he could have been able to walk if he had lived, or do you think he wouldn’t have been able to walk? Do you know where he would have been buried if he died?

I’m glad that we have the plans now. It’s too bad that the Empire is planning an attack against us, but at least we have the plans.

Has Bail found a weakness in the plans…do you know?

What happened to your dress anyway? It has a big stain on it.

I hope you’re less nervous now that we have the plans.

Well I would hope that you would be brave enough to lie to Vader if you HAD to. Like what if Vader were to go up to you and ask you if he had any children? What would you do? What would you do if Vader asked you if Leia was his daughter?

Your adopted brother,
Gwydion
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Note 18
Gwydion,

If Vader came up to me and questioned me, I wouldn't tell him anything, even if my life was in danger. I ONLY fear for other lives, because I can't do anything to help. But if it were me, I wouldn't tell him, anything, because I wouldn't have anything to fear, because it IS me that he's questioning and not someone else. Like if Vader captured and questioned you, I would fear for you, because I wouldn't know how you would answer. See my reason?

Well, Luke had very weak lungs, and if on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best, I'll say his lungs were about 2. I don't think he'll ever have been able to live, because they were so weak. Again with a scale of 1 to 10, his asthma would be about 1. As you can see he was quite sick. His legs were crooked, and I doubt he would have been able to walk if he lived. He weighed 1 pound 6 ounces, and no if he died I wouldn't know where he was buried. I hope that answers your questions.

Yes, I believe everyone by now knows that Obi-Wan and the others are back, because there's lots of talks, that I hear about them returning, so yes I know, but thanks for telling me.

Yes, Bail has found a weakness in the plans and from what he told me that the weakness is HUGE!!!! So, we're going to have a meeting shortly, but I'm going to change my dress.

Now, what happened to my dress was that I was going back to work after having a coffee break with Shmi, when some stupid boy ran into me causing my dress to get stained when I spilt my coffee over it. So that's what happened. Some people can be just plain careless with what's going on around them.

Well, must go.


Padmé
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Note 19
Padmé,

I’m glad that if Vader questioned you that you wouldn’t tell him anything. I would not tell him about your children if he questioned me either.

Oh….I forgot how sick Luke was when he was born. Okay, so his lungs were very, very weak (2 on a scale of 1-10 with one being the worst) and his asthma was a 1, and he only weighed 1 pound 6 ounces. You’re right; there was probably no way that he could have survived. It’s a shame. Even if he were alive, it’s doubtful that he would have been able to walk because of his legs. Okay, now I remember all that. Luke’s problems must have been really hard on you. It’s sad that you don’t even know where Luke was buried. I wonder what Vader would have to say about his dead son. Do you think he would care if he knew he had a son that died shortly after birth?

Well now that you’ve heard the attack plan….what do you think? Do you think the pilots will be able to take down the Death Star? I haven’t been paying attention to the Death Star battle at all. From what I’ve heard, it isn’t going well for us.

So some stupid boy ran into you while you were carrying your leftover coffee after your coffee break with Shmi. Isn’t that the dress Anakin gave you for the engagement thingy. Do you think you can get the stain out? Children….especially teenagers and young people can be so careless with the people and things in their surroundings.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 20
Gwydion,

That boy that ran into, his name is Andrew Smith and he somehow learned who I am and his reaction was...well rather interesting. He seems shocked and feels terrible about first running into me and second ruining my dress (which is what you thought it was). I believe that Shmi told him (for some reason) that the dress was the last gift Anakin gave me before he died, and Andrew feels awful about that. Now, I'm not sure if Shmi intended on causing the boy to feel terrible, but she did a great job.

I am glad to you that you won't tell Vader anything even if he asked. I knew you wouldn't, but I'm glad you assured me.

I don't know what Vader would have thought if he ever learned about Luke, but I surely don't wish to find out. Yes, Luke was very ill, and it was heartbreaking for me when I saw him for the first time, before he died. He was soon hopeless, and helpless. It's NOT fair!! No child should EVER have to be born as he was. I'm a terrible mother. What kind of mother has children that die shortly after being born and if the child lived, he would never be able to walk?

I don't know about the plan, but I trust Bail's judgment on it. Hopefully everything will go as planned.

I must go, I have a 'meeting' with Shmi, so if you're bored (which I doubt you ever get) you are more than welcome to join us.


Padmé
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Note 21
First Gwydion and Padmé Notes written after AOTC came out. I also read the book, and because of that I found out what Padmé’s parents names were so I have changed their names from Tim and Sally to Ruwee and Jobal. I have also decided to no longer use the name Samantha and to use the name Padmé. Her family’s last name will no longer be Jedi, but it will be Amidala. Instead of being the royal family of Coruscant, they will be the Royal family of Naboo. They do not rule anything though. The elected Queen of Naboo still does that.



Padmé,

Okay, so the boy you ran into was named Andrew Smith? So he learned who you were? I’m sure that since you’re so important to the Rebellion, someone must have told him who you were. That wouldn’t have been that hard. So he was shocked and feels terrible about running into you and ruining your dress? Well at least he has some decency in thinking and is sorry for what he did. Don’t feel bad for making him feel bad because he deserves to feel like that for what he did to you. If he ever causes you any trouble, let me know, and I’ll go and beat him up. I won’t let anyone hurt you; you’ve been hurt so deeply already.

Why would Shmi have told him that that was the last dress that Anakin gave you? Maybe because she felt terrible about what happened to the dress too and felt that the boy really needed to feel bad because of what he did.

I agree. I don’t know what Vader would have thought if he had ever learned about Luke, and I would not want to find out either. He probably would have blamed you for his son’s death and killed you….and maybe even Leia too. You have gone through so much….but you are a very strong person. I can understand how heartbreaking it must have been for you when you saw Luke for the first time before he died. I cannot even imagine that. And then you had to give Leia up, but both Leia and Luke were kidnapped by the Imperials….and Obi-Wan went after them. At least Obi-Wan was able to get Leia back and give her to Bail, but then she was kidnapped again by the Maurders without his knowing. You never found out what happened to Luke after that did you? Did Obi-Wan even tell you what happened to him? Did he tell you when he died? Or did he not say a word to you about Luke because he was afraid of upsetting you further? It was obvious that he would have died because of how sick he was after birth. I wonder how long it took him to die. Do you have anything that to remember him by at all? A blanket or anything? It’s too bad you had no pictures of your children.

At least Leia’s alive now.

Wow…you know, some things happen in life that are not fair. I truly do not think that it was fair for you to have gone through all of that: A wonderful romance with Anakin, Anakin’s turning and leaving you, Palpatine using you, your son’s birth and death, your daughter’s kidnapping, and then the fact that you had to give up your child. Another bad thing that happened was that you had to hide while you were pregnant and that you could only tell a few people.

Padmé, listen to me. It’s not your fault that your son was so sick and died. It wasn’t anyone’s fault. Sometimes people can have very sick children, no matter how well the mother took care of herself while she was pregnant. At least he died and didn’t have to go through all that. You are not the only mother to ever have a child that died shortly after birth. Things happen, and there are babies born that would never be able to walk. Please don’t blame yourself. Yes, it is sad for a mother to look at a child that is that sick, but you did your best with him. At least he doesn’t have to live in the terrible times that we are living in.

Well as it turned out, the plan worked and one of the pilots was able to destroy the Death Star. I didn’t catch the pilot’s name, but that’s all right. At least the Death Star was destroyed, and Yavin wasn’t.

Isn’t there going to be an awards ceremony today? And did I hear that our new Rebel Base would be on a planet called Hoth.

Another thing, I heard that Darth Vader was NOT the one that came up with the Death Star plans. I heard that that Count Dooku from the start of the Clone Wars was the one that made the plans with the help of the Trade Federation droids and the other Separatists droids. Is that true?

Sure, I’d like to talk with you and Shmi.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 22
Gwydion,
Yes, Andrew learned that I was important (mainly because he asked), and that the dress was the last gift Anakin gave me, all by Shmi. I talked to her about it, and she said that she thought it was best that Andrew know the truth and what he did, and no just some 'oh that's ok, I'll get it fixed' kind of speech. I'm glad she did that, but I somewhat feel sorry for Andrew, because he's new to the Rebellion and all this already happened. And no, you're not going to beat him up, unless he does something that I cannot/will not look pass. Thanks for assuring me of your protection, I'm grateful for that.

Obi-Wan never told be when or anything about Luke, besides the fact that he died. For some reason I never thought of asking him when or where he was buried or what happened to Luke, but I think now I'll ask him that. I'll let you know what he says (if you want to know).

All right, the only reason why I would ever be thankful that Luke is dead, is because he doesn't have to live this life like us, as you said. Still, I would have liked to have seen Luke grow.

Ok, ok, I know life isn't fair (never has been, and never will be), because there are some things that I'm grateful that life isn't fair. I know that fairness doesn't mean life will be the 'perfect-nothing-can-go-wrong' world, but...what did I do in the past that caused me to deserve this life? That's my question constantly in my head. What went wrong? I know everyone says it's not my fault (I JUST got done telling Obi-Wan not to blame himself for this), but I feel as if it is my fault. Besides, it was I that agreed to marry Anakin in secret and I told him that I loved him, because I was afraid that I was going to die and he never know that I loved him. If only I kept my mouth shut, none of this would have happened. I wish I could change the past.

Yes, I've been hearing the same thing about the Death Star and Count Dooku. So, I believe it is true. I can't BELIEVE that Vader is trying to take all the credit. I mean, look at the Death Star now, it's GONE!!!!

I'm not going to the award ceremony (yes, there will be one), so don't look for me.

Thanks for joining Shmi and I. That was a good talk we had. I'm surprised you were bored enough to take up my invitation. Now, if you're getting bored more often, I'll give you some work for you to do. Would you like that?

Well, I must go.

Padme
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Note 23
Padmé,

Yes, it’s good that Shmi made Andrew realize what he did. Now you feel bad for Andrew? The kid was careless; don’t worry about feeling bad for him. All right, I won’t beat him up unless he does something really terrible to you. You know I’m always here to protect you…that’s what a good brother is for.

So Obi-Wan never told you when Luke died or anything about it beyond the fact that he died? Well I’m sure Obi-Wan wanted to tell you as little information as he could…because he knew how much it would hurt you and he didn’t want to hurt you worse by going into great detail. You mean you never knew where Luke was buried? You never visited his grave on his birthday…or ever? And you don’t even know what exactly happened to him? So you’re going to ask him all of that? That’s good. I’m sure it will hurt some, but I think you should at least know that information. Yes, please let me know what he says.

Yes, I know…it would have been nice to see Luke grow. I wonder who he would have looked more like…or if he would even look like either of his parents. Obviously Luke wasn’t alive long enough to find out what color his eyes really were, and did he have hair or anything? I know you were only with him like an hour or so…and he might not have had any hair at the time…or maybe he did have hair. Do you remember? Maybe he would have looked like Leia…dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. What do you think?

You did nothing in your past to deserve the life you live now. I know you want to blame yourself…and you feel that everything was your fault….but it wasn’t. Everyone that was alive 20 years ago shares the same blame that you do. NO ONE even suspected that Palpatine was evil…and he was just manipulating everything and everyone. I’m sure that Anakin knew that you loved him…after all you told him, right? If you would have never told Anakin that you loved him…you would have never gotten married…Anakin was under the influence of Palpatine (like the rest of the galaxy). You remember how he used to tell you how Palpatine told him how much power he had…and how much better he was at being a Jedi than anyone else. Anakin would have still turned….and you would never have had Leia. Think about that…Leia wouldn’t exist.

Yeah, it is stupid that Vader has gone around and taken credit for something he didn’t design, and then it got destroyed.

Well from what I’ve heard….we didn’t miss much by not going to the awards ceremony. I heard that it was pretty boring; just three heroes getting awards.

Sure, if you have work for me to do, go ahead and give it to me.

By the way…I heard some Commander Skywalker person was left out in the cold, and then another of our people went out to go look for him. Neither one of them made it back by the time we closed the doors. Well it looks like we’re down two more Rebels now. Sigh…we lost so many in the battle, and now we lost two more.


Well I guess that’s it. How do you like the whether here on Hoth? Pretty nice, isn’t it?

We made the move from Yavin to Hoth pretty efficiently, I thought. What about you?


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 24
Gwydion,

Every time I think about what had happened, I repeatedly tell myself that it wasn’t my fault, but after all, who was it who forced Valorum out of office? Who was queen of Naboo, the planet of his origin, when it first happened? Who was dense enough not to see what was going on? You say that no one had suspected that he was evil. Only because no one else worked with him as close as I did.

You are right about Anakin, though. Shmi helped me set it straight. Even if I had known at the time that he proposed that he would one day become this…thing, I would still have loved the man he was, and still wish to be with him for the rest of my life. Vader isn’t Anakin, and just because Vader did horrible things doesn’t mean that I should love the man he once was, the great Jedi who gave me two wonderful babies, any less.

To tell you the truth, at first, I did want to strangle that boy. After all, this was Anakin’s last gift to me! But how would it look if I were to lose my temper at anyone who spilled coffee on one of my dresses? I have always known that you would look out for me, but it does warm my heart to hear you say it (or write it).

And yes, I did ask Obi-wan about Luke. But before I tell you what he said, I want to set the record straight. At the time Luke was ill, all I could think of was that perhaps, by some chance, Luke might be able to survive and live a happy life. I knew that there was no way that I could provide this, as I was constantly running from hiding place to hiding place, even if he was a healthy baby. So when Obi-wan took him, all I could think of was if Obi-wan could give him a good home, no matter which one. Also, I was so overcome with grief of losing my son that it was unbearable to ask. It’s been over fifteen years, though, and I should start to move on. Obi-wan said that Luke had died only an hour before they had reached the Lars residence. They buried him in the grave in front of their home, with the other late members of their family. It warms my heart that he can be with a family, even if it isn’t his blood family.

I remember that as a baby Luke had a soft hint of blue in his eyes, much like his father. He was born bald, though, so I never had a chance to see his hair. I imagine that it was the same sandy blonde color as Anakin’s. I have been talking more and more, and I think it is helping us through our hurt. I’m glad that you urged us to open our hearts and talk about it.

I was wondering as a favor if you could find out if that Skywalker boy and his friend recovered from the snow. After all, he was the one who had destroyed the Death Star. It would be a great loss to the Rebellion if he were to freeze to death out there. Would you do that for me please? Thank you.


Padme
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Note 25
Padmé,

Listen to me! Everyone was just as much in the dark as you were. The Jedi couldn’t even tell he was a Sith until it was too late! He was Supreme Chancellor for 10 years before the Clone Wars started, and during that whole time no one suspected. Don’t blame yourself so much. Palpatine is an evil…thing! You must remember, he CREATED the Naboo Invasion, and the circumstances surrounding it so that you would have no choice but to move for the vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum. If you hadn’t made that move, it’s very likely that so many more people on your planet would have suffered and died. Granted, you could have gone back home to start a battle, and it could have ended up the same way, but Palpatine would have found some other way to arrange the circumstances so that he would eventually become Supreme Chancellor. After Palpatine was Supreme Chancellor, he had many, many advisors, and the Jedi Council even aided in decision-making! He worked very closely with the Council at times. At that point in time, others worked closer to Palpatine than did you.

I’m glad that Shmi was able to comfort you, even though she doesn’t know that Anakin became Darth Vader. She thinks Anakin was killed, which is probably best. I don’t know how she would react if she were to find out that her Anakin had become the monster named Darth Vader. Your love for him was, and still is very strong, and very pure. His love for you was once that way as well. I’m glad that you still love what he once was. I could never imagine being you, and going through all that you have. You are the strongest person I’ve ever known. Stay strong.

You are a good role model for people to follow. And if you ever feel like doing something that you know is wrong, think of your daughter, Leia. Be a role model for her, even though you can’t fill the mother role for her. I know it’s hard, and I’d want to harm the person that ruined my most cherished gift too. You were able to hold your anger in, and I respect you for that. Have I ever told you how much I respect you?

Oh, Padmé….I’m so sorry to hear that, but we’ve always known that Luke was probably dead, so I guess the news shouldn’t surprise us. It’s good that you held onto a small piece of hope….because I don’t know what life would be like if we had no hope. I’m glad that we finally know the truth, though. It will help us set our minds at ease. Obi-Wan’s always been very good to you. You were a very strong person to realize that you could not give Luke a good home because of the danger you were in. You are so unselfish! It’s been quite a bit longer than 15 years. Do you realize that’s it’s almost been exactly 20 years? Luke’s death was very hard on you…and I’ve always known that. Just remember, stay strong. Obi-Wan was determined to do what he could for Luke for as long as he could…and we both know that Obi-Wan did what he could to keep Luke alive. It’s very sad that he died an hour before Obi-Wan reached the Lars homestead, but it’s good to know that he had a proper burial, and that he is buried next to his relatives on his father’s side. He is buried next to his blood relatives, even though they are a little distantly related to him. Regardless of how Cliegg treated Anakin, regardless that Cliegg sold Shmi when she was pregnant with Anakin, remember that Cliegg IS Anakin’s father. Maybe when it’s safer we could go visit the Lars homestead and view Luke’s grave. Would you like to do that? Or would it be too painful for you?

Oh, so Luke had blue eyes, like his father? That must have REALLY meant a lot to you. He was born bald? Oh…I see. Did Leia have hair when she was born? That would have been pretty neat if Luke had had the same color of hair as Anakin…but if Luke had lived, it could have also put him in a lot of danger. If Luke looked too much like Anakin…Anakin or Palpatine might have been able to figure it out, but then again, if Owen and Beru were raising Luke, it could seem all right. I mean, in families, sometimes children look like their aunts, uncles, or grandparents, more than they look like their own parents. It would have been obvious that Luke was related to Anakin if he looked TOO much like his father. Then again, sometimes it isn’t always easy to see family resemblances, even if they are CLOSE resemblances, unless you know the two people are related. I hate saying this, but maybe Luke’s in a better place than he would have been in if he were still alive. If he were alive and Vader or Palpatine found out…he would be in EXTREME danger.

Yes, dear sister. For you I would do almost anything. You are attached to any person with the name Skywalker, aren’t you? Sigh… All right, I did some checking for you. Early this morning both the Skywalker boy and his friend were recovered, and both were alive. The Skywalker boy’s friend (his name is Solo) was much better off than Skywalker. The people at the med center said that Skywalker had been out in the cold MUCH longer than Solo, and had been attacked by a wampa ice creature. According to them, he has some cuts on his face, and he was near death when Solo found him. He was freezing. Solo was cold, but he came out fine. Skywalker had to go in the bacta tank, and must remain in the med center until he is fully recovered. The people in the med center said Skywalker almost died, and he was so close to dying, that they thought he would for sure. He’s fine now, but he’s still really sick. Anyone that was exposed to that cold a temperature would be very sick. The med doctors said it would probably be a couple days to a week for him to fully recover, depending on how quickly he recovers. He’s doing VERY well right now, so he should recover quickly.

Wait…Skywalker was the one that destroyed the Death Star? I wasn’t aware of that. The med people said they didn’t think he was that old…they estimate that he’s either in his late teens or early twenties……very young for a commander.

That’s all I could find out for you. Let me know if you would like me to find out more.

By the way, I heard there was an Imperial probe droid spotted nearby. Is that true? If so, if the droid recorded anything, it may not take the Empire long to figure out where we are. We’ve received several thousand reports that probes were sighted throughout the galaxy. Why in the galaxy would the Empire go to that much trouble to try to locate us? They must be REALLY desperate to find our new base.

I’ve been talking with Bail Organa, and he says that he’s considering not having a base after this…..to have the Rebellion travel in a fleet throughout space. Do you think that’s a good idea? It takes a lot of work to establish a base on a planet, and then to have the Empire discover us right away…if they sent out thousands of probes once, they’ll probably do it again.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Gwydion,

I know in my mind that it wasn’t my fault that Palpatine came to power, that there wasn’t anything I could do. Still, every time I think of Anakin, my heart cries out that there must have been something that I could have improved, something that I could have done differently.

I know that others have worked with Palpatine, but a little voice in my head taunts that since I was the one who promoted him to power, I am the one responsible for his actions.

I don’t know how Shmi would react had she known about Anakin either, and frankly, I don’t want to know. I know that she would never be able to handle that her beloved son has changed so much! I know that she would always think of him as the little nine year old boy who would scamper and wrestle in the dirt with Kitster, or skip his chores and make Watto boiling mad. It is all I can do to think of these memories to help me stay strong.

Don’t worry, for the sake of you, Leia, Shmi, Obi-Wan, most of all Anakin, I have learned the hard way to think before I act, I assure you. I know that you respect me. You’re my brother, that’s your job! I respect you a lot, too, for sacrificing so much to join the Rebellion and see your sister through. Thank you, I will never forget how much you did for me, easing my pain with your brotherly love.

It’s been twenty years already? You’re right! I’m sorry, it’s just that the first few years after I lost my children, the years seemed to trudge by. Now, I think I am finally recovering a bit, knowing that Leia and Obi-Wan are okay. Still, when it comes to Luke, I cling to the hope that maybe Obi-Wan is wrong, and he managed to escape death and is out there somewhere, living a wonderful life.

I guess you’re right, Cliegg is Luke’s grandfather. It’s just so hard to think of him as that after what he did to Shmi and Anakin. Sometimes I feel that Anakin had a right to be angry at him, for what he did. But Shmi forgave him, and I should try to too, especially now, after what I saw hatred and anger do to Anakin. Perhaps one day, when it’s safer, I will go to visit the Lars homestead and look for little Luke’s grave. But not now. Even if it was safe now, I couldn’t go, knowing that had Anakin stayed the way he was, things might have been different, and Luke might have lived.

When I imagine Luke, I think of a smaller image of Anakin, so yes, it does mean a lot to me. Leia was born with a few wisps of hair, which were a very light shade of brown. Over the years, they seemed to get darker.

You’re right about Luke being better off where he is, Gwydion. Perhaps I am being selfish, wanting only to be with my son, and not considering how awful it would be to raise him in such a world as now. Who knows, his spirit might be reborn in another being in the future, in a world where there is no Empire.

Yes, I admit, I am a little attached to this Skywalker boy. He writes to me, and though he is a little shy, he is very sweet. If Luke were still alive, I’d want him to be just like this other Luke Skywalker. I’m glad that he will recover, but I will still scold him for going out in the cold. What in the world was he thinking? He could have died!

Shmi handles the registration for the Rebellion, remember? So she found out that it was Skywalker that blew up the Death Star. Something like that tends to promote a guy!

Don’t worry about the probes, they’re probably rumors. I think that the Empire just wants to make an example of us.

Bail’s right, that would be a better idea to have a fleet, those are expensive, too! And we would be a bit restricted when it comes to getting resources immediately, experimenting, etc.


Your Loving Sister,
Padmé
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Padmé,

Everyone regrets past decisions that they have made. You cannot change the past; we can only learn from our past mistakes. Perhaps your situation was completely out of your control, but remember that it wasn’t entirely your fault….not even a little bit of your fault. You’re doing what you can right now to fight against Palpatine. It seems to me as if Palpatine tried to have you killed during the Naboo Invasion, by using Darth Maul. I am sure that he was hoping your death would create a sympathy for him, and someone would have called for the vote of no confidence. You have to remember, Palpatine was a very influential person. He had a host of people that were following him, that respected him. He knew what he was doing. Since you did not die, he used you in a different way. He would have become Supreme Chancellor unless EVERYOne who was in high positions in the Republic had become suspicious of him.

It’s fortunate that Shmi doesn’t know about Anakin, and let’s hope her innocence remains for the rest of her life. I don’t think anyone would have it in their heart to tell her. How is she doing anyway? Have you talked with her recently?

Thank you for your kind words. It is fortunate that we have such a good relationship with each other…so that we could help each other through these hard times.

Yes, it has been 20 years exactly. Today is Leia’s birthday, September 30. Padmé, I hate to break your hope, but you do need to realize that Obi-Wan could not be wrong. How could he? He was there when Luke died, wasn’t he? I know it makes you feel good to think that maybe “Luke could have escaped death and is out there somewhere, living a wonderful life.” (As you put it.) If that helps you to get through your life, then by all means think this way, but don’t put so much into your thoughts that you become disappointed when you finally do get to see his grave.

We all make mistakes in life, Padmé. Cliegg made a huge one by selling Shmi when she was pregnant with Anakin, but he realized his mistake. Of course Anakin had a right to be angry with Cliegg, but he used the anger in the wrong way. Everyone occasionally has a right to be angry…but it is what a person does with their anger that makes it wrong. I think it would be a good idea to visit the Lars homestead to see Luke’s grave. I think you will have a peace of mind knowing for sure that he is dead, and that he was loved and carried, and buried with people that loved him. I could arrange a trip for you to Tatooine. Would you like that? Don’t dwell on the fact that Luke MIGHT be alive if Anakin hadn’t have turned. You know how sick Luke was anyway…and that he had such a slight chance of survival. I still think it would be good for you to look at his grave.

Perhaps we could go now that the battle is over?

Well, I wonder if you are attached to the Skywalker boy because of his name. You can think of him as what you would have liked your son to have been, but always keep in mind, he is NOT your son. Just always keep that fact in mind. I’m sure he would appreciate your friendship, and your kindness. What does he think about you? Does he know that you had a son with his name? If not, you should tell him. I don’t know why he went out into the cold, and yes, he could have died, but I’m sure he’s learned his lesson. Don’t worry so much about him. You sure do have an attachment to him if you care THAT much about his well-being.

Oh, so he was the one that blew up the Death Star? That’s pretty neat. Yes, I can see why he has been promoted at such a young age. I hope he doesn’t die too early…we tend to run through fighters fairly quickly. Do you know how he destroyed the Death Star? How did he hit it so exactly when the other guy couldn’t hit it directly? (I heard about the battle.)

Well, as you are probably aware, the probes were not rumors. I still cannot believe how quickly the Empire found us. They have NEVER gone to those extremes to locate our base. I heard that Bail had finalized the plan to have a fleet instead of a base for the Rebellion. You have the coordinates for the rendezvous point, don’t you?

The battle went well, don’t you think? I mean the Empire made a serious error…coming out of hyperspace so close to Hoth. I wonder what Vader and his officers were thinking. Luckily we were able to round up our pilots, and they did well with the ground assault. Luke’s fully recovered now, hasn’t he? I mean, I heard he fought in the battle and had to jump out of his snowspeeder, and put bombs inside the Walkers. I wonder how he did that! That boy amazes me. The evacuation went well, and as far as I know, all the pilots and all our personal made it on the transports. I was getting a little worried about Leia…that she wasn’t on our transport, but that Solo fellow contacted us to inform us that he was taking her on his ship. I hope he’s careful with her. We do NOT want anything to happen to her. I don’t know how you would take your other child’s death.

Well that’s all for now.


Your brother,
Gwydion

Written on 9/30/02

PS I have a question for you. After Luke and Leia were born, did you ever find out if either one of them was Force-sensitive? And have you heard anything about Sola’s husband or youngest son? I haven’t talked with you about them in a couple letters, so I was just wondering. You said you would keep your ears open. Have you been able to do any research, or do you think the search is useless?
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Gwydion,

You know, going to Tatooine DOES sound like a good idea! I’ll see if we can borrow a ship to take us there! We’ll have to be careful, though, in case the Empire tracks us there. Lately Vader has been becoming more and more intent to turn me into a corpse.

If so, then I won’t be going to the rendezvous point. No matter, Bail can take are of the Rebellion for the time being.

I keep telling myself that Luke DID live a happy life, whether here or in the heaves. Whether or not his body is in a grave shouldn’t matter, his spirit will still live and grow. Still, I wish so hard to watch that spirit grow, to guide and mold it like a mother should! But I know I can’t.

When I go to Tatooine, I’ll try to do some research to see if Luke was Force sensitive. I don’t think Leia is, though, otherwise Bail would have told me. As for Sola and her family, I haven’t had much contact with her lately, as we HAVE just had two battles to take care of!

I KNOW that the Luke Skywalker that blew up the Death Star isn’t my son! First Obi-Wan, now you!

Although, I must admit, I really wished that he WAS my son, he’s such a warm and friendly young man. Still, I only think of him as a friend, and he thinks of me only as a friend. He likes to criticize himself a lot, telling me over and over what a dumb name he had, until I told him that he had the same name as my son. Then, he shut up.

As for destroying the Death Star, it was the strangest thing. About two feet away from the hole, he turned off his targeting computer. Instead, he used the Force. The FORCE, Gwydion! Maybe there’s hope for us after all!

Obi-Wan and Yoda are training him. He asked me not to tell everyone about this, so I would appreciate it if you kept it secret.

Lately, Vader has been writing sadistic letters to Shmi, which, of course, scares her. Still, never would she possible guess that the writer was her own son! I hope it never goes to that! And I really hope Vader stops his sick habits soon.

I know I wasn’t the cause for Palpatine’s rise to power, nor could I have stopped it from happening. It just, it’s so frustrating to admit that you can’t do something! Palpatine hurt so many people, including all my family and friends! I should have…there should have been something I could have done!

You don’t need to thank me for me thanking you. You’re right, though, it’s good that we have such a good relationship. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have you to turn to in a time like this, urging me to move on and stop moaning over my lost husband.

I wonder also why Vader was so careless to come out of hyperspace so close to us. I suppose he’s overconfident.

I trust Han to take care of Leia. He’s been very to the Rebellion, no matter how much he tries to hide it. Also, I think he might have an emotional attachment to Leia! If so, I doubt he’ll let anything happen to her!

Well, I better go arrange that ship!


Your loving sister,
Padmé
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Padmé,

Excellent! I’m glad you’re considering going to Tatooine. I don’t see you around right now. Have you already left, or are you just somewhere where I can’t find you right now? Wait, you want me to come with you? All right, sure. Just let me know when you’re ready to leave…wait…I’m packed now. If you would like to go right now, that’s fine with me. I’m looking forward to a change of scenery. I don’t know whether Vader really wants to kill you, or if he’s just saying that to make himself think that he’s totally evil.

Have you heard from Vader recently? This might give us a better judge about whether he would actually kill you or not.

You are right; there is not much that needs to be done in the Rebellion right now. Bail can handle anything that might come up. Sadly though, Leia and Han have not reached the rendezvous point yet, and that pilot Luke is not there either. You told me why Luke wouldn’t be there, but Han and Leia…..I’m worried about them. Do you think something could have happened to them?

Well we’ll soon find out whether or not Luke actually died or not, won’t we? That should make you feel good….you’ll know for sure what happened to him. I”ve been wanting you to do this for a long time now, as you know. It’s nice that you tell yourself that Luke did live a happy life, wherever he may be (in heaven or alive). Although, there is a much higher chance that Luke died.

You’re going to do some research to see if Luke was Force Sensitive? How would that work? You’d have to take a live midi-cholorian count to check. I mean, it’s not as if the doctor who delivered him kept track of that…did he? Or do you know? Anyway, since Luke and Leia were twins, they should have had the EXACT same force level….so they’d have the same midi-cholorian count. I know they’re not identical twins, but even fraternal twins have the same midi-cholorian count. Obi-Wan told me about this a long time ago…when a woman gets pregnant, the baby (or babies) have a certain midi-cholorian count that is released along with either the sperm (all the sperm that are released at once have the same midi-choliran count) (if it’s a male that was force sensitive), or inside the woman’s eggs…if there are several eggs released at the same time, they all have to have the same midi-cholorian count. That’s just how the Force works. So if Leia isn’t Force Sensitive, Luke wouldn’t have been either. But even if Leia were Force Sensitive, why would Bail mention anything about it to you? Bail doesn’t know much about the Force, so he might not even be able to tell anyway.

Yes, I know. We’ve been busy with battles, but has Sola contacted you by now?

I guess we’re all reminding you that Luke isn’t your son because we all care about your feelings. We don’t want you to get so attached to him that you feel like he’s your son. He has real parents that love him, I’m sure, so be careful that you don’t take their place. It’s even dangerous to wish he was your son, because now you’re regretting that your own son didn’t live, and that’s not good, because I don’t want you getting depressed. You told him about your son? What did you say…just that he had the same name as your son did?

He used the Force to destroy the Death Star? Wow! That’s pretty amazing J Maybe there are more Force Sensitive people, and Yoda and Obi-Wan can train them all, and we can have Jedi again.

Obi-Wan and Yoda are training him? How’s he doing with the training?

Vader’s been writing sadistic letters to Shmi? What? How could he do that to his own mother? Doesn’t he love her still? For Shmi’s sake, I hope she never finds out either. How is she responding to his letters? Her reactions, I mean?

Padmé, think positive, understand. You can dwell on the thoughts of, “what I should have done to prevent Palpatine…I should have done something to stop him.” Or you can think of all the wonderful things and actions you have taken against Palpatine to try to stop him. You’ve accomplished quite a bit, I would say.

Actually, I just received a report that it wasn’t Vader who made the call to move the fleet out of hyperspace so close to Hoth, but it was one of his OFFICERS. Apparently Vader got angry and killed him. That report came from one of our spies.

I’m glad that you can trust Han to take care of Leia, because I can’t. He’s rough…and I don’t know, he came off as conceited when I met him. I hope he’s careful. You think he might have an emotional attachment to Leia? What gave you that idea? From my observations, I would think the opposite.



Your brother,
Gwydion
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Gwydion,

Thank you for coming with me on this trip. It really helps knowing that my brother is here with me.

I’m pretty confident that Vader really wanted to kill me. I don’t know, lately, I feel less capable of forgiving him. Before, when I wrote him, I always saw a bit of innocence, a bit of Anakin Skywalker. But ever since he found out about Luke, he seems…colder, more hateful, more Vader-like. I really wouldn’t be that surprised if he walked inside this room right now, and slit my throat.

I heard from Luke that Han and Leia were chased through the asteroid field. I think they got out all right, but I do hope that Han’s a little more careful.

I’m also looking forward to find out for sure what exactly happened to Luke. I want to hold onto the hope that he’s still alive, but I know if I do one day I will go insane with that hope, which is particularly dangerous now that I have befriended a pilot who shares his name.

I’m going to ask Owen and Beru if Luke ever did anything strange as a child, whether he seemed to have better instinct than others did. I intend on asking Bail the same about Leia. That way, there’s less of a chance that anything that happened was a coincidence. After all, you can’t exactly hide the Force. At least Anakin never could, how else do you think he won all those pod races?

Sola hasn’t contacted me for a long time. Our recent departure from Hoth is going to make it even harder for her to contact me. Why?

Actually, Luke’s parents died when he was a baby. His uncle and aunt raised him. Still, I would never try to take their place in his heart, just as I would never want a stranger take my son’s place in my heart.

I told Luke that my son shared his name, and that he died as a baby. Luke was very polite and didn’t ask any more. I’m glad he didn’t.

I’m also hoping that Yoda and Obi-Wan can train more Force-sensitive people like Luke. Maybe, together, they can bring down Palpatine and the Sith, and the galaxy can start over, democratic and peaceful.

What I meant in the last letter about Vader writing to his mother was that he keeps telling her how much he loves her, but never tells her who he is. So naturally, Shmi thinks she has a perverted stalker, who obviously doesn’t intend to stop. I’m telling Shmi that it’s just some former suitor, and I think she believes me. Still, Vader told me that he intended to tell Shmi who he really is once he unleashes his “plan”. I REALLY hope that never happens. In the meantime, I’m just trying to tell Vader how ashamed Shmi would be of him if she knew the truth.

Vader killed one of his spies? Why doesn’t that surprise me?

I’m not quite sure WHY I trust Han. I think it’s because he’s so much like Ani, cocky and arrogant, but still with such a big heart. He’s not Force-sensitive, so I’m not worried about Sidious trying to take advantage of him.

I think he has a crush on Leia because he seems to joke with her a lot, teasing her. Anakin used to do that all the time when we were younger. It was sort of a subtle, non-mushy way of expressing our love.


Your loving sister,
Padmé
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Padmé,

You are very welcome for coming on the trip. After all, this is the most important trip my sister will ever make…to find out what became of her tiny son. So, now that we’re on Tatooine, where do we start looking? Any suggestions?

I hope you’re wrong about Vader…about him wanting to kill you. Maybe there still IS some of Anakin Skywalker left in him, and he’s just trying to hide it by pretending to be more hateful towards you. After all, how can an evil man love a wonderful woman? Obviously something changed inside of him when he found out about Luke. Maybe he’s just trying to deal with the fact that he had a son who died…just trying to cope with his death. But that does not excuse him for wanting to kill you, or being cold towards you. Do you think he blames you for Luke’s death? Maybe Vader is under a lot of stress right now…who knows.

Han and Leia were chased through an asteroid field? Really? Are they at the rendezvous point yet, I wonder? I hope they’re fine.

Padmé, remember…remember how sick Luke was when he was born…remember how bad his lungs and asthma was, and remember about his legs. Remember that the doctors said that they didn’t think he’d ever be able to walk because of how crooked his legs were. If he IS still alive, then remember that he probably wouldn’t be able to walk…and I don’t know about the other stuff. Would you really want to see a son that couldn’t walk? Or that was really sick? Wouldn’t it hurt you to see him? I’m just trying to make things easier for you.

No matter what we find out, I want you to be prepared for the worst. I could never see my sister hurt as badly as you were hurt when Anakin became Vader.

Anyway, it will be good to find out what actually happened to him. How are we going to find the Lars homestead? I’ve never been there before. And how do we know that they still live there? Or that his grave would still be there? What if someone moved into their old house and took up his grave marker?

Wait…Padmé, why didn’t you tell me you intended on talking to Owen and Beru? I can tell you with certainty that they are NOT on Tatooine right now. Didn’t you know they were in the Rebellion? Owen was the one that brought Leia to Bail…the one that tried to get her back through the doorway. I don’t know how he found her, but somehow she met Owen. Shmi was talking about how Rhun and Owen and their families were at the Rebellion! I bet they are at the rendezvous point right now. They were on Yavin, and I saw them on Hoth too. I’m sorry, but we’re not going to find them here. We can still look for the grave though.

If you intend to ask Owen and Beru about Luke…we’re going to have to wait until we get back to the rendezvous point. And how could Luke have done anything strange as a child if he was already dead by the time Obi-Wan brought Luke to them? How would they know? Unless Luke survived? Is that what you’re trying to test? You can write to Bail and ask him those questions about Leia. Let me know what he says. You are right, you can’t hide the Force, but if no one around is familiar with the Force, it would pass off as normal to everyone else. They wouldn’t be able to see that the person was Force Sensitive because they wouldn’t know what Force Sensitivity even was, or how to look for it. And also…remember that Bail may not know. The Maurders kidnapped her just after Obi-Wan gave her to Bail, and she didn’t come back until just before the Death Star battle…so he may not know.

Sola hasn’t contacted you in a long time? That’s a shame. I wish you and she would have gotten to know each other and become closer. Maybe her missing husband, Arawn, has saddened her. The last I heard, she hadn’t seen him in about 20 years. If Sola does try to contact the Rebel fleet, she’s going to have a hard time reaching you…since you’re on Tatooine. That’s what I meant by our recent departure would make t even harder for her to contact you.

Oh…so Luke (the pilot)’s parents died when he was a baby? I see. So HIS aunt and uncle raised him. Hmm…I think a lot of children lost their parents when the Empire was founded. I’ve heard of many situations similar to his. Your own son would have in fact been raised by his aunt and uncle, had he lived. I’m glad you’re purposely trying not to take Luke’s parents’ place in his heart, and that you’re not going to allow him to take your son’s place in your heart. Very good.

I’m glad Luke is being polite to you and didn’t ask too much about your son. You don’t need to be telling other people about what happened to your son…it will only upset you.

I hope that a group of Force-sensitive individuals will once day take down both Palpatine and Vader. But that will take time…it takes time to train Jedi properly. We can’t afford to take years, but at least several months.

Oh…I don’t think Vader will be able to keep that up forever…writing Shmi without telling her who he is. Someday he’s going to accidentally give himself away…Shmi’s no dummy. I think she’ll either figure it out, or he’ll end up giving himself too much away. I just hope that day doesn’t come for a LONG time. How do you think Shmi would react? So Vader said he’d tell her once he unleashes his “plan”. What kind of plan is this?

I hope you’re right in trusting Han with Leia. Have you heard any word about whether they have reached the rendezvous point or not?

You said we didn’t have to worry about Sidious wanting to turn Han, since he wasn’t force-sensitive. I think Sidious would KILL a force sensitive individual if he found one. Look what he did to the Jedi Knights! The only reason he was after Anakin was because of how strong his Force level was…so that Palpatine could use him in his great plan to rule the galaxy. With any other Jedi, Palpatine wouldn’t have cared so much, but Anakin was a special case because of his exceptionally high force sensitivity. Palpatine wouldn’t have bothered to turn “unworthy” people. That’s my opinion.

Oh…..so Han jokes with Leia a lot? That IS a positive sign that he likes her. :) Maybe they’ll get married, and have grandchildren for you. Keep me posted on this relationship.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Gwydion,

Well, I think the first place we should look is at the Lars’ homestead, as that WAS where Obi-Wan took Luke, remember? Like you said, we can look for his grave there. Even if his grave isn’t there, we can ask the neighbors about it. They might have known something about it.

I know that even if Luke was still alive, that he would probably not be walking. That’s why I’m even going, to find out now what probably happened, but what did happen. I want to find closure, to find acceptance.

You’re right, if Luke was dead then we wouldn’t be able to find out if he was Force sensitive, and Bail might not know of Leia’s Force sensitivity. Still, I want to ask. I’m their mother, I want to be sure.

I know I don’t have to talk to Luke the pilot about my son, but for some reason…I’m not bothered by the idea of talking about it when it’s to him. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be getting so attached to him. Still, he has such a…an innocence, it seems so easy to talk to him!

The only thing Vader really blames me about on the topic of Luke would be that I didn’t give him to the Empire, but I think Vader knew that I would never do that. It isn’t just the subject of Luke changing him that makes me feel that Anakin’s lost; it’s that on top of everything else. I feel like I’ve been clinging to the hope of Anakin still being alive in Vader’s mind so much…too much. I have to understand that Anakin really isn’t here anymore.

About Vader’s plan, I have no idea what it is, only that he claims it to be a great and powerful plan. If you ask me, he’s being weird and egotistic.

I know that Shmi will one day find out about Vader, I guess it is inevitable. I just hope that she doesn’t take it too hard. ARGH, Vader’s so…so FRUSTRATIGN! Why can’t he just leave Shmi alone!

From Leia’s last letter I understand that she isn’t at the rendezvous point yet. So far, though, she seems to be safe on Bespin. She seems suspicious, though, saying that it’s too quiet. I really hope she’s okay.

I know that Palpatine would probably one day kill Han, but, I don’t know, there’s something special about that boy. He’s strong, in his own way; he escaped death so many times. For some reason, I trust him with Leia. I’ll be sure to follow their relationship, and keep you posted on it! Especially if it includes grandchildren!

About Sola’s missing husband, I recently found an old note from her that actually told me the name of her husband. Are you ready for this? It’s…Arawn Corta, Vader’s spy! No wonder he found out about Luke, being so close to the family he easily could have tracked it down! I just hope he doesn’t track down Leia!


Padmé
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Note 33
Padmé,

I agree with you about the first place we should look should be the Lars’ homestead. I’ll just stay by the ship, and if you nee me let me know. I think you should actually do the investigating yourself…since Luke was your son. I also want to give you private time to reflect on him. I wouldn’t want to disturb you. Have you found anything yet? A grave? His aunt and uncle? Neighbors? Now that would be interesting, but remember, we’re on Tatooine. There is a considerable distance between houses…so I’m not sure how much the neighbors would know. If you wanted to ask them, it would be a good idea. It’s worth a try. J It’s good to use all your available resources.

Good for you, Padmé. I’m glad that you want to find out the facts. Hopefully we’ll soon find out what actually did happen to him. I want you to find closure and acceptance just as much as you do.

Why don’t you ask Obi-Wan or Yoda or someone who actually is Force Sensitive whether they could tell if Leia and Luke were Force Sensitive? That might work better than trying to ask Bail, Owen, and Beru. You should still try them, but I’m just suggesting that Obi-Wan and Yoda might know better. After all, remember, Force Sensitive individuals could be identified when they were babies…after several months. I’m not sure how early they could detect it, but maybe Obi-Wan or Yoda might be able to help with this.

How is Luke the pilot’s training going? You told me he was training to become a Jedi, right? Well I’m glad you find it easy to talk to him…just try not to get so attached…especially to another Jedi. We know what happened to the last Jedi you became involved with.

I know you much better than to think you would ever even consider giving one of your children to the Empire. Vader probably would have liked to raise them in the ways of the Dark Side, but obviously you would never let that happen. Or who knows…maybe a child would mean nothing to him, and he would kill it because it would be a threat to him. Vader can be very deceiving. Perhaps you HAVE been clinging to the hope of Anakin still being alive too much. Just try and let it go, Padmé. I know it’s hard, but you’re going to have too…otherwise you will waste the rest of your life mourning the man you love, hoping he will come back.

I think Vader is always scheming. As the Rebellion, we’ll just have to keep our eyes and ears open to see if we can learn more about this plan…and be ready for it when Vader strikes. Vader being weird? LOL . You’re funny Padmé. I never thought of him as being weird before.

I too hope Shmi never finds out about Vader. When she finds out though, we’ll have to be ready to comfort her. She’s going to need all of our support…it will be so hard on her. We just have to keep hoping that Vader’s not planning on telling her for a LONG time, but we have to be ready at all times. I don’t know why Vader can’t leave Shmi alone either. Maybe he feels like he HAS to contact her…maybe he still loves her…after all, she is his mother. Maybe that’s how he shows his love to her. I know it’s weird, but it’s a possibility.

Leia is on Bespin? Hmm…that’s a mining colony owned by a Mr. Calrissian. I’ve heard a couple references to it in the Rebellion, but I never paid much attention. They have no linkage with the Empire, or the Rebellion…they are a private group. That might be the reason why Leia thinks it’s too quiet. She might be used to the Imperial worlds. Remember, she wasn’t around during the Old Republic, and she lived in that other world for so long, that she doesn’t know what it’s like to have a private operation in the Empire. I’m sure she’s all right. You should not worry about her.

Han certainly has escaped death many times…so has the pilot Luke. They seem to be both strong, and I’m glad you trust Han with Leia. If you can trust them together, so can I. Tell me if you have learned anything knew about their relationship. I hope they get married and have grandchildren for you. Wouldn’t that be awesome! :)

What do you mean? Arawn Corta is a spy? Vader’s spy? I’ve never heard anything about it. I knew Sola’s husband’s name was Arawn Corta. I could have told you that a long time ago, but you never said a word about him. I didn’t know you were trying to find out his name. When I asked you about him, I asked if you had heard anything about him because he’s been missing. I thought I had mentioned this to you, but I think I’m wrong. Arawn Corta used to work for Palpatine way back during the time of the Old Republic. He was paid a lot of money for it…but his job was a mystery. No one knew exactly what he did. He was an orphan, and Palpatine found him one day on the streets and decided to take him in. Something happened on one of Arawn’s jobs, and Palpatine suddenly got very angry with him and put him on his most wanted list. After that time, he disappeared, and no one in our family had heard from him since. He disappeared about the same time you were pregnant…I can’t remember exactly when, but you were so concerned with your situation, that I don’t think you ever found any of this out. Sola’s youngest, Dash disappeared the same time Arawn did…which is sad.

I’m not sure how Arawn could have found out about Luke because hardly anyone knew you were pregnant…not even our parents knew. Your sister didn’t know…but maybe Arawn was able to follow you once or something, and he found out. If he was able to track down Luke…how much did he find out about Luke? I didn’t even know that he had found anything out about him. You never told me. Anyway, if he was able to find out about Luke, I’m sure he was able to find out about Leia.

Spies have a way with making their clients pay for information, though, and they’re not likely to give out more information than is required, but of course they hint that they know more, so that the client pays more money to find out all the information. If Vader doesn’t know about Leia yet, there is still a high possibility that Arawn knows. Of course I can’t say for sure, but that’s what I’m thinking.

Let me know what information you can find out.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 34
Gwydion,

Well, we’re at the Lars homestead, and no one’s there! All the stuff is gone, too. I guess that means that they moved. I asked the neighbors, and they don’t know anything about the Lars. You know, Vader mentioned that the Lars had moved to a place called Blue Waters. Vader isn’t exactly the most trustworthy person, but hey, it’s worth a shot. Besides, he tends not to be so cold, when it comes to Luke. So what do you say, Gwydion? Want to give it a try?

I WOULD ask Obi-Wan if Luke was Force Sensitive, only whenever I ask him anything about Luke, I feel that he’s hiding something, protecting me from something. I just don’t want to risk him lying again, even if it IS for my protection.

I KNOW that Luke the pilot is training to be a Jedi, and I KNOW that Jedi in training are dangerous, and I KNOW I shouldn’t be getting to close to him! I’m a full grown woman; I can take care of myself!

Sorry about that. It’s just that lately EVERYONE has been warning me not to get attached with Luke. You don’t need to worry; I know how to take care of myself.

I know how slim a chance it is for Anakin to still be alive. Lately, I’ve felt him less and less, and more and more of Vader. I really AM starting to let go of him now, and finally move on with my life.

You’re probably right about Leia; she’s probably just not used to non-imperial worlds. I’ll try not to worry about her. It’s just, it’s the farthest she’s ever been from me since she joined the Rebellion. Before that, she’s been farther, but for the last few months she’s been here; I guess I got to comfortable with the idea that my daughter was so close.

Grandchildren? Wow, that would be awesome! Almost too much to hope for! Leia IS a bit young, though, and seeing her with a future husband so soon might worry Ani a little! ļ

Palpatine put Corta on his most wanted list? Makes sense, the perfect cover-up for his disappearance and start of espionage. Dash disappeared around the same time? We’d better keep our eyes open for him too! I know he’s Sola’s son, but, like they say, like father like son. Makes me almost glad that Luke never lived to make me worry about that.

You’re right, Corta COULD find out about Leia! What am I going to do? We have to warn Bail, and somehow get Leia out of Bespin and to the rendezvous point. Really fast.


Your loving sister,
Padmé
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Note 35
Padmé,

You would think that if the Lars moved, they would have sold their homestead to someone…but maybe no one wanted it. That must have been hard for them…it was in their family, wasn’t it? I mean they owned it 20 years ago! Vader mentioned that the Lars moved to Blue Waters? Well if you trust Vader enough, and if there is a chance that he could be telling the truth, I’m all for it. I’m trusting your judgment, Padmé. :)

I’ll come with you though. I don’t like the idea of you going into a strange house/going to a strange planet by yourself.

Well…we’re here…on Blue Waters. It is a pretty planet. It’s kind of swampy in some spots, but the huge lake more than makes up for it. I think this is the bluest water I have ever seen. Have you ever seen such clear water?

Now where do we go from here? I think it’s a good idea that we hid our ship in the trees. We don’t know what type of person lives here. What’s the address? Let’s get started.

You think Obi-Wan might lie about whether Luke was force sensitive or not? Why would he do that? Luke’s dead…so why would he need to lie about it? So you’re not going to ask him because you’re afraid he’ll lie about it? You think he’s hiding something from you? What do you think he might be hiding? And why would he lie to you? You’re a very close friend of his. You said, “Whenever I ask him anything about Luke, I feel that he’s hiding something, protecting me from something. I just don’t want to risk him lying again, even if it IS for my protection.” He has already lied to you? About what?

I’m sorry if I offended you by telling you not to get too close to a Jedi in training. I guess it’s just because you’re so dear to me that I couldn’t bear to see you hurt again. I know you can take care of yourself. I never have doubted that. You have always been a strong person Padmé. A weaker person would not have been able to handle all that you have gone through.

I’m glad to hear that you’re finally letting go of Anakin. It’s a shame you had to do that, but it must be done.

You have a mother’s heart, Padmé. Only a mother could worry so much about her daughter being so far away from “home.” Have you heard anything more from her? Is she off of Bespin yet? Have you heard anything more from her?

Well…remember, Leia IS 20. That’s the same age Anakin was when he married you and got you pregnant, so it is possible. Why would Vader care whether Leia had a husband or not? He doesn’t even know she’s his daughter, so why would it worry him? Anyway, yes, it would be nice if you had grandchildren by her. Maybe she could have a son, and you could be there to help her raise him. Wouldn’t you like that…you’d get to see your grandson grow up that way. I know it’s not the same as having your very own son, but it is something.

Dash was only a baby when Arawn and Dash disappeared. It’s possible…maybe Arawn raised his son to be one of spies too. Who knows. Don’t judge Dash solely on the basis that Arawn is his father. It is a good idea to keep your guard up, though. Do you have any idea what this Arawn guy looks like? That IS one good thing about Luke not being alive right now…we don’t have to worry about the “Like father, like son,” thing, as you pointed out. If Luke were alive, I wonder whom he would take more after.

Hey, Padmé, calm down…if Arawn knows about Leia, she would be in no less danger on Bespin than she would be if she were right here with us. And it’s likely that if Arawn’s ever going to find out about Leia, he already knows about her, and has already known about her for a long time. I don’t think it would be possible for him to find out about her now…unless he got the information from you, me, Obi-wan, Yoda, or Bail. I doubt that would happen. I’m sure Leia is quite safe on Bespin. If Vader or Arawn were after her, wouldn’t we know…wouldn’t we get some hints? Wouldn’t Vader say something? Wouldn’t Leia say something? I’m sure she is perfectly safe.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 36
Gwydion,

You were right about one thing, we really shouldn’t have trusted Vader! I should have seen all the clues coming. Obi-Wan, and even Luke the pilot warned me that Arawn Corta lived in Blue Waters. I was so intent on finding the Lars, I completely ignored them! And now, here we are, a prisoner in Corta’s home, because I was STUPID enough to accept an address from VADER, awaiting almost definite death. Oh Gwydion, I’m so sorry I dragged you into this!

Ouch! A stormtrooper just jabbed me with his gun again. I can see he’s doing the same to you.

How could Ani do this? I always knew that Vader was a monster, but I always thought that at least he would have some compassion when it came to his children!

Speaking of which, I just found out that Vader tortured Leia and Han, not for any information, but for baiting Luke! How could he be so cruel as to USE his own daughter like that! But I suppose that’s the way he is now, cold, callous, and cruel.

I suppose it really must have been hard for the Lars to move out of Tatooine. They owned that home for many generations! And to think that they didn’t even get a fair price for it! I suppose being a moisture farmer is a much harder life then we could ever imagine.

The planet is beautiful, though, like you said. The waters are so…blue! It reminds me of that summer home in the Lake Country, where the water was so clear and still you could see your own reflection in the water. Too bad we can’t enjoy it.

Obi-Wan hasn’t really lied to me about anything yet. He’s lied to Vader, though, and hurt him a great deal that way. I just…get this feeling every time we talk about Luke, that he’s holding back. Like he wants to keep me safe from some information that might hurt me. Maybe it’s that Luke’s Force Sensitive. Who knows, it could even be whether Luke is alive or not, though I highly doubt Obi-Wan would lie about THAT.

I know you care for me, Gwydion. I care for you, too. It’s just that…everyone these days are telling me not to get close to Luke the pilot. As if they couldn’t see how…insignificant he felt, how insecure and lonely he was. Yes, if he turned, I would be hurt deeply, but I feel if I DON’T get close to him he’ll only have a GREATER chance of turning.

Leia…she managed to escape Bespin, but for some odd reason she turned back. She said that she felt something strange, like she knew where Luke was. Could she be Force sensitive? After all, she IS Ani’s flesh and blood. I don’t know, maybe Yoda could train her too.

I know that Leia’s 20, but to me, she’ll still be that little pink bundle I held in my arms. I guess to me she’ll always be too young to marry, but I respect her wishes.

I accidentally let the word “children” slip in one of my letters, instead of “child”. Vader caught it, and now he’s sending spies out to find out about this! If he asks Arawn Corta…he knew about Luke, so what’s keeping him from telling about Leia? How could I have been so stupid to let that slip?

If Vader finds out the truth about Leia, and he finds out about her marrying Han, then the most logical thing for him to do is to kidnap his grandchild, and turn him/her into a Sith! How could I let this happen? What kind of mother am I, anyway?

I suppose I WAS too harsh to judge Dash like his father. After all, he IS his own person. I doubt we have to worry about what he looks like though, as I’m staring into his face right now.

That stormtroopoer just jabbed me again. I wish Vader would just get her from Bespin, and kill me, and get it over with! This waiting thing is killing me!


Your very sorry sister,
Padmé


PS: I have just learned that it might be possible that…that Luke the pilot was Vader’s SON! Is that possible? I know he isn’t really dependable after all these lies, but a son, alive! I wrote to Vader and Obi-Wan asking for the truth, but…I don’t know, if it were true, then it would mean…it would mean that Obi-Wan had been LYING to me ALL ALONG! He CLAIMS that his secret was kept to protect me, but still. I would rather lose what I have a million times than to never know that I had it.
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Note 37
Padmé,

Don’t worry about getting me into this mess. We all make mistakes sometimes…and ignore clues that we should have seen coming. I know how very important it was to you to find the Lars…in fact I was the one who encouraged you to find out about your son Luke. Although Vader is certainly cruel, maybe his intent is not to kill us. After all, you did tell me that he claimed to still love you, correct? But then again, you also said you felt more and more like Vader would kill you. I am just as much at fault as you are. I should have insisted that we look in the directory before going to that house…especially since it was an address from Vader. We were in a hurry, though, and didn’t take the proper precautions that we should have.

The stormtrooper blasters certainly do not feel good against the skin. Yes, the stormtroopers are jabbing me with their guns too.

As you implied in your PS…maybe Vader knows more about your son Luke than you do…and maybe he knew your attempt would be a failure, if Luke is in deed alive. I don’t know though….he also could be a cruel idiot who knows Luke is dead, and doesn’t care to find out any information about him.

So Vader went to all that extent in capturing Leia and Han just to torture them to bait Luke? He must have REALLY wanted Luke then. That COULD support what you said in the PS message, but then again, maybe Vader had another reason.

And you do have to remember, Vader doesn’t know Leia is his daughter. (As far as we know), so I don’t think he used her in that manner knowing she was his daughter.

Yes, this planet does remind me of the Lake Country summer home. That must bring back some powerful memories for you, as you and Anakin spent so much time together there. Maybe we’ll be able to get out of this mess…hopefully.

Do you have any ideas how we can escape? I haven’t seen any ways yet…

You said Obi-Wan has lied to Vader, and that Vader has been hurt by it. How? It’s good that Obi-Wan hasn’t lied to you about anything. So you think that Obi-Wan is holding back something about Luke? That it could be whether he was force sensitive, or whether he is alive. Now those are quite different things…and I’ll comment on it when I comment on your PS stuff.

I never noticed that Luke (pilot) was insecure or lonely, but that’s probably because I have never talked with him. I don’t think very many people have picked up on it, and I don’t think that many people talk to him. So do you think he’ll turn? You said that if you didn’t get close to him, you’d feel like he had a greater chance of turning.

Leia managed to escape Bespin? Well that’s good news! Have they made it to the rendezvous point yet? You said Leia turned back because she had a feeling like she knew where Luke (the pilot) was. Do you have any account of this from the pilot? Hmm…I suppose that could me she is Force sensitive. But it might just be a coincidence. We don’t know for sure. Ask Obi-Wan. Maybe he could give you a better idea…or maybe even Luke the pilot. Yes, maybe Yoda could train her too, but don’t you think training two Jedi would be risky?

Ah, yes…Leia the pink bundle in your arms. How much did she weigh at birth? I know Luke was only 1 pound 6 ounces, but I’m sure Leia was much more than that. You accidentally let the word “children” slip a couple times when you wrote Vader? Oh no! He’s sharp…he might even know about Leia now. Let’s just hope he doesn’t. If he knows about her, there isn’t really much we can do…since we’re trapped here.

You’re right, Vader could find out about Leia and Han marrying and kidnap his grandchild, but he could also kidnap his child and do the same thing. You didn’t do that on purpose, Padmé, and Vader’s the one who is being the bad parent…I’m sure you like to think about both of your kids when you think about them being born…and what it would have been like if they were both alive. It’s something natural that just happened. Don’t be so hard on yourself.

You’re right…it does appear Dash is in on this plot with Arawn and Vader. It’s such a shame…Dash looks like he could have been a very nice man. I wonder if he knows you’re his aunt. Have you tried to talk to him?

It would make it easier if Vader would come here and kill us. I wonder what is keeping him. Do you have any idea?

Now about your PS message:
Woo…slow down there. Vader told you that Luke (pilot) is his son? Are you sure he’s not trying to mess with your head? Who told you this information? You know how unlikely it would be for your son to be alive…he only weighed one pound 6 ounces at birth, and he was REALLY very, very sick when he was born. He had extremely weak lungs, and extremely bad asthma. He also had REALLY crooked legs, and the chances of him ever walking were so low. Remember that? This Luke, this pilot, can walk very well. There’s nothing wrong with him that I can even tell. I suppose it’s possible that they could have fixed his legs, and that he could have survived with his weak lungs…but I don’t know. Remember the slight chance they gave of his ability to survive for very long? Please take these things into consideration when you think about this. Vader could be saying it just to see your reaction, as a way of getting back at you…just because this Luke has the same name as your son. You’ll have to tell me what everyone says about this. Does the pilot know what Vader said about him? What Vader has “claimed?” And you must also keep in mind…who would be more likely to lie to you? Vader or Obi-Wan? Even if it is for protection, why did Obi-Wan want to cause you all that pain after Luke was born? He didn’t do that with Leia, so why with Luke? You could have gone on, thinking Luke was being raised by Owen and Beru, just as you thought Leia was with Bail. Why the necessity to lie about that?
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Note 38
Gwydion,

I really don’t know IF Vader means to kill me, after that little revelation I received from Obi-Wan. I am SO mad at him right now! How could he have lied to me all that time? You’re right, though, we rushed. We really could have been more careful. Well, at least if we ever escape we won’t make THAT mistake again.

You must be really baffled by now. Let me explain. Luke the pilot and Luke my son share more than the same name, they share the same body! Luke the pilot is my SON! And Obi-Wan has been keeping it from me for almost TWENTY YEARS! How could he?

I have no doubt that Luke is my son. I’ve had confirmations from Obi-Wan, who admitted that he lied, Vader, who even quoted letters form Obi-Wan AND Owen, who said the same thing, and even Luke, who Vader personally told. I know the chances of him being healthy are low, but miracles happen.

Also, Luke HAS told me in the past that he had weak lungs, asthma, and multiple allergies, and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. AND, he lived on Tatooine, near Mos Eisley, around the Lars’ old home, AND knew Jira, the fruit seller. It all fits, see?

Anyway, enough ranting about Obi-Wan. On to the positive side. I have a SON! A wonderful, healthy (sort of), alive boy! Can you believe it? And you, you have a nephew! I guess we don’t’ have to worry about me getting to close to him anymore!

Yeah, this place really DOES bring back a lot of memories of Anakin and me. Gosh, those memories seem so long ago! We were so different then, so innocent, unsuspecting! Now…I really don’t know what’s happening now.

Obi-Wan lied to Vader, just as he lied to me, about Luke. I understand why Obi-Wan lied to Vader, but Vader never did. He insisted that Obi-Wan did it for revenge, and to make Vader suffer.

I suppose that perhaps it’s the same in my situation. Maybe I’m so angry I can’t see clearly why Obi-Wan lied.

Yes, I DO feel that Luke feels insecure and lonely. When we first started writing, he kept insisting that I don’t kick him out of the Rebellion, even though I told him repeatedly I wouldn’t. He told me numerous times about being unpopular at his school, too. I hope that changes now that I know I’m his mother. I hope he accepts me as his mother, though.

Luke DID think very hard about Leia coming and rescuing him, so I think that Leia MUST have been Force Sensitive to pick on to that. I’ll ask Obi-Wan for sure. I’m pretty sure she’s safe now, but I’ll have to write to her to make sure.

Leia was a very healthy baby; she weighed eight pounds at birth! I sometimes think that maybe Luke gave all his energy to Leia as a fetus. Funny, he looked out for his sister even before they were born!

I don’t know if we shouldn’t just tell Leia her true heritage, let the truth be out. That way, if Vader ever DID find out about Leia, she’d be prepared, and not take it as hard as Luke did. What do you think? Should I tell her, just to prepare her?

I haven’t had any contact with Dash since he disappeared, so I don’t know if he even knows his aunt is still alive!

Wait, what is that? A ventilation shaft? Look, Gwydion, to your left! Listen, when the troopers fall asleep tonight, we can creep out of the shaft and head for our ship. AS long as we can get to the ship, we’re home free, and can finally get to the rendezvous point!


Padmé
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Note 39
Padmé,

Well I hope Vader doesn’t try to track us or anything. Before we leave, we should check for any homing beacons that might have been placed on the ship. Remember what happened to the Millennium Falcon after they escaped from the Death Star? I certainly hope Vader doesn’t plan on killing you. What makes you think he might not want to kill you now?

Luke the pilot is your son??????????? What? How…how’s that possible? I thought your son died! So Obi-Wan lied to you and said Luke died? And he kept that from you all of Luke’s lifetime? Why? I can’t believe he would do that to you!

Now that we have arrived at the rendezvous point, I can imagine that you are having a nice long conversation with Obi-Wan. Let me know what he says. It’s so weird…all this time, we’ve been chasing after Owen and Beru, and all this time you never knew that that was Luke the pilot’s aunt and uncle.

Well Luke looks a lot different than I thought he would. He can walk. Somehow they must have fixed his legs. I’m glad they did, and I’m overjoyed that he’s alive. So Luke’s told you already that he has weak lungs, asthma, and multiple allergies? Hmm….are his lungs still as weak as they were when he was born? Is his asthma as bad as it was? I suppose those things should have been clues…plus the fact that he lived on Tatooine, near Mos Eisley. You didn’t tell me those things. How long have you known that information? And that he was raised by an aunt and uncle? You’ve known all of this for some time? Well I can understand how you wouldn’t think much of it, since Obi-Wan told you your son was dead, and you trusted him. I thought the same thing, but I didn’t have all that information about Luke. Still, Luke being alive would have seemed impossible, put next to the words of a very dear and good friend.

I see…so Obi-Wan lied to Vader about Luke too? And when Vader found out, I’m sure he was VERY angry. But he doesn’t know about Leia, right?

What reason did Obi-Wan give you for lying?

Well as Luke’s mother, I’m sure you can help Luke so he doesn’t feel so insecure and lonely. It’ll probably take a lot of time, though. Hmm…it’ll be hard for Luke…he hasn’t known he’s had an alive mother during his entire lifetime. But, I hope he accepts you too. Just remember, it will probably take time. Let me know how everything goes with him. He’s probably still really hurt from finding out Vader is his father. He must be so overwhelmed!

Well, since we already knew Luke was Force Sensitive, doesn’t that also mean that Leia is too? Automatically. Or am I wrong? I’m sure Obi-Wan could tell you how Force Sensitive she is. I just thought that twins had to have the same level of Force. I could have heard that wrong though, or maybe I’m just confused.

Okay, so Leia weighed 8 pounds at birth, and was very healthy J I don’t know if Luke would have given all his energy to Leia as a fetus…I don’t know if that’s possible, but it’s a nice thought.

Maybe you better check with Obi-Wan before you tell her that Vader is her father…but you are her mother. Tell me what she says. Luke took it pretty hard? I guess that shouldn’t surprise me. Leia has a right to know…but it won’t be easy telling her. You might want to talk to Bail too.

Wow! Good thinking, Padmé! Our escape through the ventilation shaft went well. No one even suspected. Those lazy stormtroopers all fell asleep and we had no problems getting back to the ship.

I assume that you’ll want to do a lot of talking.

Have you talked to Shmi yet? Maybe it’s time that she knows what really happened to her son. You were mad at Obi-wan for not telling you your son was alive. Wouldn’t Shmi feel the same way?


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 40
Gwydion,

Wait, before we leave, could we wait for Luke? He came here trying to rescue me. I told him that I could get out by myself but that I would meet up with him. I know I could probably get a chance to see him once we’re at the rendezvous point, but…I’ve waited so long to see my son! And I’m sure you want to see your nephew!

I don’t think Vader will want to kill me; he seems more interested in making me turn. I know, I know, not much better of a choice, but at least we don’t have to worry about him killing me. It’s you that I’m really worried about. Vader…he doesn’t have any use for you. Anyway, we’ll check for homing beacons before we leave just to be sure.

Please, do not mention the name Obi-Wan to me right now or I’ll explode! I CAN’T BELIEVE HE LIED TO ME! HOW COULD HE? Argh, I TRUSTED him!

Anyway, this is what happened. Obi-Wan apparently gave Luke to Owen and Beru Lars, thinking he would die. Owen, having previous experience with a Jedi, forbade him to go near Luke. He prevented any contact between them until only a few years ago, when Luke had a school project about Jedis and went to talk with Obi-Wan.

And Obi-Wan has never even HINTED his connection to Luke’s existence! GRRRRR!!!!!

It’s funny, I finally manage to leave the Rebellion for a few days in hopes of finding my son, and he turns out to be in the Rebellion the whole time! Though, you’re right, I should have suspected something from all those clues.

What reason did Obi-Wan give me for lying? He claimed that he was protecting me from unnecessary hurt, in case Luke was to turn or anything. What he doesn’t seem to get is that Luke is MY SON! IF HE TURNS IT’S MY FAULT FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING!

I’m sorry for blowing up at you. I’m not mad at you, I’m mad at Obi-Wan!

I don’t know for sure if Leia is Force Sensitive, but I remember that Yoda had hinted it to Luke. He told me about it in his letter.

I don’t think I can hide this from you any longer. I’m so sorry, but Vader knows about Leia. And it’s my fault. I’ve been careless, and I hinted to Vader twice that we had more than one child together. I’m so, very, sorry about this. Though, I guess it doesn’t do any good. The damage is done, and Leia is in trouble…I suppose the best thing to do is just to tell her the truth now, I really don’t know.

I suppose the best thing to do IS to tell Shmi what’s going on…. Vader’s not going to let her stay in the dark for long. It’s going to break her heart, though. I really don’t know what to do anymore.

Whew, we’re finally out of Corta’s cell! Well, let’s go find the ship!


Padmé
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Note 41
Padmé,

What? Why did you suddenly decide to go to the Rebel fleet? In your last letter you told me you wanted to wait for him because he was coming here, but then you told me to get into our ship and fly to the rendezvous point. I have to admit, I’m glad that we’re off THAT planet. But why did you suddenly change your mind? And you have been gone for hours. You told me you needed to talk to someone, and you left me to fend for myself once we made the rendezvous. That did give me an opportunity to talk with some friends, but I have to wonder…what have you been doing for the past few hours? And what is Luke going to do when he gets to Dagobah to find out we’re not there?

During this time, I’ve learned that there is a new Death Star, which the Emperor is personally seeing the final completions. We have a readout of the battle station. There are no apparent flaws, like there was with the original Death Star. Our sources tell us it is unoperational, but that it has a shield protecting us, controlled by a nearby forest moon called Endor. Bail Organa is discussing with several other Rebel leaders how we can attack this thing. Hopefully it will put an end to the Empire.

Is Luke at the rendezvous point? Is that why we’re here? I wish you would have told me something. I know you’ve been wanting to see him ever since you found out he was your son…but…

How could Vader make you turn? You’re not Force Sensitive like the Jedi are. You CAN’T be a Sith. But you said, “I don’t think Vader will want to kill me; he seems more interested in making me turn.” Or were you talking about your loyalties…that he wanted you to aide him in the Empire instead?

Well since it doesn’t appear that I am a target of Vader’s, I don’t think I have to worry about Vader capturing me. And we all risk death anyway…it is a price we pay for resisting the Empire.

So let me get this straight, you’re mad at the unnamed person (you told me not to mention his name, but you should know who I’m talking about), because he hid the knowledge of Luke from you, after he found it out. Are you sure that Luke and the unnamed person contacted each other a few years ago? I overheard that it was only just before the first Death Star battle. I thought that’s what you told me before, or I heard it from someone…I don’t remember who. Anyway, the big reason you are mad at him is because you believe that if Luke does turn it will be your fault, because you are his mother? So that means that it’s Shmi’s fault that Anakin became Darth Vader, just because she is his mother? Because that’s what you’re saying when you’re saying it will be your fault if Luke turns. Even though in both cases the individual (Luke or Anakin) was a full grown individual who had had no contact with their mother for years. How can you blame that on yourself? Don’t you see it’s the same thing with Anakin? Is Shmi a bad mother because Anakin turned? You are putting way to much pressure on yourself and thinking that everything that happens to Luke or Leia is all your fault, just because you are their mother. You need to realize that Luke is an adult, just like Anakin was. You are not accountable for his actions. Only Luke is. He knows what is right and what is wrong. If he turns, it will be his fault, and his fault alone. It will not be yours.

I my opinion, you have done a lot for that boy. You kept him alive when he was a baby (although you were unaware of it), and recently you have been a great friend to him, and have helped him.

You cannot blame yourself for any choice that Luke may make. Luke is accountable for his own actions.

Well, maybe you should just ask Obi-Wan if Leia is Force Sensitive. I don’t think he would like to you again. Oops, I mentioned his name. Sorry.

Have you told Leia the truth yet? Let me know what she says.

And Shmi? Have you talked to Shmi yet? I think that Shmi has a right to know who Vader is. Because by not telling her, you’re doing the same thing Obi-Wan did in not telling you about Luke. Yes, I know there is a big difference. Anakin is now evil, but still. She does have a right to know. It should be from someone she trusts, and not from Vader. Really, I don’t think you should hold off much longer. Vader will surely tell her. And then Shmi might be mad at you for not telling her about him. Just think…you’re mad at Obi-Wan, because you think it will be your fault if Luke turns. Think about Shmi. She might think it will be her fault if she will never be able to talk to Anakin again and get him back on the Light Side. Now, I’m not making any excuses for Anakin…because he is accountable for his actions. I’m just telling you how Shmi might feel. When you talk to her, tell me what she says. Yes, it will break Shmi’s heart, but she should hear it.


Gwydion
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Note 42
Gwydion,

Sorry for confusing you like that. I got a little mixed up. You see, I thought that Luke was going to Blue Waters to save us, but it turns out that he hasn’t even left the hospital bed yet! So right now I’m rushing over there to see him as soon as I can.

You should come, too. He’s you’re nephew.

Another Death Star? I knew that Vader was bragging about it, but I never thought he would actually go through with it! No flaws this time? Argh, that means that we’re going to have to destroy it before they’re finished! Maybe we could send a team to Endor to destroy the shield. I’ll talk to Bail about it.

I don’t know what to make of Vader anymore. Most of the time he’s so…cruel! But sometimes, I find just a tiny crack in his armor. I don’t know, maybe I’m just being foolish, but sometimes I feel that he still loves me! He tried so hard to make me turn, just so he wouldn’t have to kill me! I don’t know what to make from him anymore.

I would never blame Shmi for what Anakin did. She had no idea what was even going on! She had never known, seen, or heard of the Sith, plus she had no idea that her son had become one! I, on the other hand, KNOW what a Sith is, and I KNOW how they are created! If something happens to Luke it’s still MY fault because I didn’t see the warning signs!

You might be right about one thing, though. I shouldn’t be blaming this on Obi-Wan. Sure, he held a great secret from me, but it was what he thought was right. I can’t really blame him.

Perhaps I will also ask Obi-Wan about Leia being Force Sensitive. When I cool down.

Leia doesn’t know about everything yet. I think that I should tell her, but not until we are all together, probably at the rendezvous point, as we are now.

You’re right; I should tell Shmi about this. I don’t want her to feel the pain I’ve felt by hearing such a secret from a person you don’t trust. Sigh, I suppose now’s just as good of a time as ever. I guess I SHOULD consult Obi-Wan first.


Padmé
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Note 43
Padmé,

You said, “It turns out that he hasn’t even left the hospital bed yet!” What hospital bed? Why is Luke in a hospital bed? What happened to him? Is he sick? Is it his lungs? Is it his asthma? What is going on?

Thank you for the invitation, but since Luke is your son, I’d rather leave you alone with him.

A team of technicians has done some research on the new Death Star, and the shield on Endor. They are optimistic about a team being sent there to destroy it. Who would lead such an assault? We have asked around here, but no one has agreed. We also need to find a general who will lead the attack on the Death Star. Any ideas?

You think Vader still loves you? How could a man like that love you? And after he has treated you? I don’t think so. What proof do you have that Vader has love for you. He wants you to turn so he won’t have to kill you? I still don’t understand the whole turning concept. I wouldn’t know how to read him if I were you either. My advice would be to stay as far away from him as possible. You never know what could be up his sleeve.

Yes, but you did not know Luke was alive until recently. Since you didn’t know, how could it have been your fault if he would have turned? I do not really believe your situation is much different from Shmi. It is NOT your fault if Luke turns. I’m telling you, it will be his fault. Yes, you know the warning sings, but just because you know them does not mean you can prevent them. A good parent can know what makes a bad kid, but if the parents do all they can to make the kid a good kid, but it still turns out bad, it isn’t really their fault. It is the kids. Remember, they have some level of accountability. Luke is 20, just like Anakin was when he turned. He is fully grown. He can make his decisions, and you can not choose for him. You must learn to accept this.

So you have talked to Obi-Wan? Great. Have you asked him about Leia being Force Sensitive? And what has he said?

Have you told Leia yet? I think it’ll be too late if you try and wait for everyone to be all together. Luke’s very active, and he’s been all over the place. It’s going to be very hard for you get all gather together at the same time. Who knows what kind of situation it will be when we’re all together. We may be too busy with the Death Star defense to have a conversation like that. I really don’t think you should put off telling her. The longer you wait, the more likely Vader is to tell her. You know they have been in contact before? I over heard her talking to Luke about it some time ago. Vader didn’t hesitate to tell Luke about their relationship, I don’t think he’s going to hesitate with Leia either.

Where are you anyway? And where is Luke? I’ve tried to find both of you, but I can’t find you. Why don’t you ever tell me anything. WHAT IS GOING ON? Sorry, I’m just confused, and I don’t like it when you leave me out. I like to know what is going on with you.

Have you told Shmi yet? Sure, it will hurt her, but you really should tell her as soon as you can. And have you consulted Obi-Wan about it yet?


Your worried and very concerned brother,
Gwydion
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Note 44
Gwydion,

I didn’t tell you what happened to Luke on Cloud City? Well, you see, as you know, Vader was torturing Leia. We thought it was for no reason, but it turns out he was doing it to bait Luke. Luke, feeling his sister’s pain, went off to try to rescue her. While he was there, Vader trapped him, and started throwing objects at him. I suppose the object was merely to injure Luke, not to kill him, but luckily Luke escaped. He broke his arm, though, and that’s why he’s in the hospital.

He’s all right, thank goodness. He and I just left for Tatooine, actually. You see, Leia got herself in trouble (again), this time with Jabba the Hutt, and we have to go rescue her. Don’t worry aobut us, though, we’ll be fine.

When we get back, I still think you should meet with Luke and Leia. After all, they need to feel accepted by their uncle, too!

My idea for someone to lead the assault against the Death Star would probably be General Solo. He’s a great pilot, he’s been with us for a while now, and he’s had experience with the Death Star before. I suppose there might be others who could do a better job than him, but the only general I can think of right now is him.

Of course, he’s trapped in Jabba’s palace with us. Leia freed him from the carbonate, but got herself trapped in the process. We’ll get out, though, don’t worry.

I don’t intend to go near Vader right now, either, nor even consider turning, don’t worry. It’s Luke that I’m worried about. He’s intent on turning Vader back into the Light. Obi-Wan and I keep telling him that it won’t do any good, but he’s pretty stubborn about it. I really hope he comes to his senses soon!

I suppose it IS Luke’s decision whether or not he wants to turn. It doesn’t seem like he will, though. Then again, it didn’t really seem like Anakin was going to turn until he actually did. I hope Luke knows what he’s doing confronting Vader like this.

I keep forgetting to ask Obi-Wan about Leia being Force Sensitive. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you soon.

Luke finally told Leia about me being her mother. I haven’t had time to really talk to her yet, unfortunately. I really hope she accepts me!

But at least we don’t need to worry about Vader telling her now.

And Obi-Wan did tell Shmi. We’re trying to get everything in the open now. It IS hurting her, but she’s strong. I think she’ll be okay. I hope so, at least.


Padmé



(You got Ep II? I'm so jealous!)
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Note 45
Padmé,

I knew a little bit about what was going on at Cloud City, but not much. You have to admit, until your last letter, you left me in the dark. Okay, so Vader was trying to injure Luke, and not kill him. That’s good. I’m glad Luke was able to escape. It’s too bad that he broke his arm. Was it a bad break? He was in the hospital for a pretty long time, but that could have been because of the pain pill reaction.

Well I’m glad he’s all right. You said Leia got herself in trouble with Jabba the Hutt? How did that come about? Jabba lives on Tatooine, doesn’t he? And I heard it was dangerous there. Be careful, you hear!

And don’t you worry. I’d be happy to meet with both Luke and Leia.

Han Solo is a general? I didn’t know that! Of course putting him a position such as leading it would MAKE him a general. I have discussed your idea with Bail, and he was encouraged by your idea. We’ll ask him when he gets here. Where is he, by the way?

Oh…never mind. In your next sentence you said he was trapped at Jabba’s palace? And you made a comment about him being freed from carbonate? What are you talking about?

Luke is insisting on turning Vader back to the light side of the Force? How does he plan to pull that off? As much as I’d like to tell you not to worry about Luke doing this…you must worry about him, because he would be putting himself in direct danger. I hope he comes to his senses too. What makes him think that he can get Vader back on the light side? I hope Luke knows what he’s doing confronting Vader too. Does he have Obi-Wan and Yoda’s permission to do this?

All right…have you found out from Obi-Wan whether Leia is Force Sensitive yet or not?

LOL, Padmé calm down. Remember when you first found out that Luke was your son, you said the same thing…that you hoped he would accept you as his mother. And look what happened! You two have a great relationship. I’m sure Leia will also accept you. After all, she has Luke to encourage her.

Okay, so Obi-Wan did tell Shmi about her son. That’s good. We all knew it would hurt her. I hope that she is feeling okay about it. I can see Obi-Wan comforting her right now. She’s been crying a lot. I DID notice that. Does she know that she has two beautiful grandchildren, named Luke and Leia?

Be sure to keep me informed about what is going on.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 46
Gwydion,

I’m very sorry to leave you in the dark so often. Things have just been so hectic lately! Okay, before I go on, I’m going to fill you in with everything that has been happening.

After we landed back at the rendezvous point, I was visiting Luke at the hospital wing. He was injured in a battle against Anakin. Soon afterwards, we received a message that Leia had been captured and enslaved by Jabba the Hutt. Needless to say, Luke wanted to rush right over to help his twin sister, but I wouldn’t let him leave without me.

So I followed Luke to Tatooine, first to his home to prepare, then to Jabba’s palace. While Luke made his lightsaber, I explored his room. He has all these awards from school, being one of the top students! I was so proud of him.

Anyway, Luke made his lightsaber, and we headed off to Jabba’s palace. There, we were captured, Luke thrown into a pit with a monster, and I imprisoned. Luke managed to fight off the monster, but now Jabba wants to sentence us to death, by feeding us to the Sarlacc. You probably remember that from Ani’s stories. Don’t worry, though, we’ll get out of this, and we’ll bring out Leia and Han alive, too.

Okay, now to answer your questions. No, Luke’s arm wasn’t broken too badly; the technicians were able to repair it. Yes, it was his pain pill reaction that really put him in bed for that long.

As soon as we get out of this mess, we’ll head over to Naboo right away, as sort of a family reunion. At least I promised to Luke that I would take him to meet Dalben.

Han Solo is in Jabba’s palace with us, and is temporarily blind as a result of being frozen in carbonate. He’s the reason that Leia came here in the first place, to rescue him. He’s freed from the carbonate now, but he’s still in pretty bad shape. We should be okay, though.

Luke loves his father very much. He wants more than anything to turn him back into the light. I don’t know how far he will get, but I’m at least confident that Luke himself won’t turn. I don’t know about Ani…. I wrote a letter to him asking him again to come back, but I don’t know how seriously he’s going to take it.

I have finally contacted Obi-Wan, and I know for a fact that Leia is just as Force Sensitive as Luke. They’re twins, and apparently that means they have the same midichlorian count.

I admit, I was very relieved when Luke accepted me, and I hope that Leia will too, but I can’t be sure what will happen.

I told Shmi about the twins, and I think it helped a little, but she’s still so sad. I don’t blame her, if Luke turned, I’d be devastated also. I hope that Anakin can see what his actions did to her and do SOMETHING to change that!


Your loving sister,
Padmé
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Note 47
Padmé,

Thank you for bringing me up to date about what has been going on in your life. I see that you are now back here, so you were able to escape all right? How did you pull that off?

You called Vader Anakin. What’s that supposed to mean? I thought Anakin was completely gone from Vader.

Was anyone injured from going to Jabba’s? You must have hated to see your daughter chained to such a slug! You went to Luke’s home? What’s it like? Luke was one of the top students in his school? Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. It got the impression that he is a very smart boy.

Luke made a lightsaber? I wonder where he found the materials to pull that off. Luke was thrown into a pit with a monster? Luke’s a very brave and determined boy. You were almost fed to the Sarlacc? HOW DID YOU ESCAPE FROM THAT? I’m really interested in hearing this, because, yes, I do remember the stories about the Sarlacc.

I’m glad Luke’s arm wasn’t broken too badly. You said the technicians were able to repair it? How? Through surgery, bacta, or a fast healing cast? I’ve heard of fast healing casts before…that they help the bone heal faster than it would if it were just a normal cast. I hope Luke was okay after taking the pain pill. He had to have been VERY sick to be in the hospital for that long a time. Did he get sick with something else after taking it?

I see that you are now at the fleet, and that you were there during the meeting. You actually spoke…so did you end up going to Naboo quickly, or did you decide to postpone that. What do you think our chances are in this battle? This is the second Death Star that we are attempting to destroy.

Just after you came back, I asked Han Solo to lead the attack against the Death Star. He refused, but said he would be willing to lead the strike team on Endor, to destroy the shield generator. He suggested Lando Calrissian to lead the attack against the Death Star. Lando agreed, so that’s what’s going on. Wedge Antilles agreed to lead the X-Wings.

Are you comfortable with Leia and Luke going on the command crew for the captured Imperial shuttle? Han said he needed people, and Chewie and Leia volunteered, so of course Luke also did.

What’s your assignment? I’m going to take an X-Wing and join in the battle.

Han Solo isn’t blind anymore, because I could tell by the way he acted, so it must have been a very temporary thing. Are Han and Leia in love?

I am struck by how much Luke seems to love his father. He barely knows him, and he knows Vader is evil. Luke wants to turn his father back to the light side? It’s not going to work. It’s already been tried and failed. He’s not going to get very far. How are you so confident that Luke won’t turn? And you still call Vader Ani? Knowing the way your husband is now, I don’t think he’s going to take it very seriously. I hope Luke realizes soon that trying to get Anakin back is a lost cause.

Okay, so Leia is just as Force Sensitive as Luke because they’re twins? That’s what I thought! I’m glad you confirmed it for me. What’s to be done with Leia? Is she to be trained too?

I’m sure Leia will accept you too. Don’t worry about it so much. Have you tried talking to Leia recently?

Oh good….so Shmi knows about the twins now. Good. I would guess that she would be sad…but at least she can know that she has grandchildren by her favorite son. Padmé, Vader’s had many opportunities to see that what he is doing to the galaxy is wrong. He has done nothing to change it in 20 years, so what makes you think he’s going to do something about it now?


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 48
Gwydion,

How did I pull off my escape? Easy, I relied on my Jedi son and my feisty daughter and her interesting companions. Luke stored some weapons in Artoo, and when the time came for our execution, we got hold of the weapons and shot at the guards. Leia managed to get the chain she was bound to wrapped around Jabba’s neck and choked him, while Han and Lando viciously attacked the Sarlacc. Luke, of course, did quite a bit of fighting, using the plank as a springboard to jump out of danger’s way and rescue Leia.

I don’t know what I mean anymore about Anakin. I WANT him to be Anakin, yet he remains Vader. Luke wants to change him back, but I don’t have much confidence in that. Still…

Han is still struggling to see because of him being frozen, and I think Chewie has a slight leg wound. Other than that, we’re all in good shape.

Hated seeing my daughter chained to a slug? I wanted to kill the beast! I lunged for him a few times, but the guards held me back unfortunately. Leia’s okay now, thank goodness, and I’m fussing over her too, much to her annoyance, I bet.

Luke’s home was full of awards he won at school, and some mechanical creations-just like Ani’s room. I’m really proud that he was such a good student, but you’re right, he IS a very smart boy.

Luke basically pulled some objects from his mechanical collections and threw together a lightsaber. Actually, it’s a pretty good one. I hope he doesn’t lose it the way Ani always did.

Luke’s handled the pain quite bravely, I must say. The technicians were pretty good, and they gave him some bouts of bacta, and his arm was healed in no time. The only thing was that he was throwing up from the pain medication for a while, but he’s okay now, thank goodness.

I’m not going to Naboo until this battle is over. I’m going to Endor with the team to try and disable the shield. I think we can destroy this Death Star, but it will cost a heavy price, that’s for sure. Still, our numbers are stronger this time, and we’re more experienced. I hope more than anything that that will help.

I don’t think I’ll ever be comfortable with my babies going into battle, but we live in a time of war, and I don’t think there is much I can do about it.

Are Han and Leia in love? Considering they were kissing the whole way here and making Luke positively sick, I would say so!

I don’t think Ani can turn back either but I’m not standing in Luke’s way. He needs to see for himself what a monster his father has become. It’s a painful lesson, but there’s no other way.

I don’t think he’s going to turn, though. He’s not at all like Ani. He doesn’t get angry, or act on impulse the way Anakin did, and he seems very clearheaded of his morals.

Leia can be trained as a Jedi if she wants to, but I really don’t think she does. She’s a politician, and I think that’s what she wants.

Leia’s been quite accepting to me, thank goodness. It helps when I’ve already become her friend and gained her trust. She feels uneasy about this, though, and I guess I shouldn’t blame her. It just takes time for all of us to get used to this.


Your sister,
Padmé

(I think that's it for this round, but I'm not sure... great job posting all the notes! It must have taken forever!)
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Note 49
Padmé,

I’m glad that you can rely on your son like that. Just think…a few months ago…a year ago…several years ago, you would not have thought that possible, since we all thought your son was dead. What a joy! Do you know how special it is to you? I know that you will never take your son for granted.

Luke sounds like he is quite resourceful. Leia strangled Jabba the Hutt? You said she used her own strength? But how? She couldn’t have been strong enough to do that…I can’t think of anyone that would have been strong enough to do that.

Han and Lando viciously attacked the Sarlacc? Really? That’s not what Luke has been telling everyone. I heard from Bail and his uncle that Han and Lando were not trying to kill it; they were trying not to get inside of it. I heard that Lando slipped somehow and started falling into the Sarlacc’s pit, and that Han only went after the Sarlacc to save Lanod’s live. I could be wrong, but that’s what I heard. Of course I wasn’t there, like you were.

Luke used the springboard to jump out of danger’s way? Wow, that must have really been something. I wonder how Luke felt about doing that.

So Luke wants to turn Vader back, but you don’t have much confidence in that. I sure wouldn’t have much confidence in that either. What makes Luke think he can do this?

Has Han recovered his vision yet? I am glad that none of you were seriously hurt. If Jabba had gotten to any of you…….oh boy…you don’t want to know what I would do to him.

You must be so proud of Luke…that he won so many awards at his school. And he has some mechanical creations in his room. That must be a wonderful reminder to the person Anakin once was. Do you know what Luke’s IQ is? Or what Anakin’s was?

I’m sure Luke will take better care of his lightsaber than Anakin would have. You said that Anakin always lost his? How could you lose a lightsaber? Especially when you could use the Force to make it go back into your hand? What color is it?

It is reassuring to know that the bacta was able to heal Luke’s arm. Too bad he got sick after taking the pain medication. I’m glad he is all right now, too.

I was very surprised when you volunteered to be a part of the strike team on Endor. But your children were going, so I guess you felt you had to be with them. How is that going? Have you made it to the Control Bunker yet?

This X-Wing handles pretty nicely. I cannot wait for the battle. I bet the Empire will not be expecting us! Wedge has agreed to follow the Millennium Falcon into the Death Star to blow it up. The rest of us X-Wing’s are supposed to make sure their path is safe, and destroy Imperials that would try to go after Lando and Wedge. I am sure that our experience and greater numbers will be an asset to us during the battle. We must wait and see, however. I hope you manage to get the shield down soon. The sooner, the better. Have you encountered any problems or anything? What kind of lifeforms exist on Endor?

Okay, okay, I take that as a yes. So Han and Leia are in love. Are the talking about marriage yet? Maybe you’ll be a grandmother soon.

I suppose you’re right…Luke has to find out for himself that his father is completely evil. Too bad. You’re sure he won’t listen to sense? (I’m talking about Luke). He’s got to realize what a mistake it would be to actually confront Vader and try to get him to become Anakin again.

I’m glad that you don’t think Luke will turn. You know more about that Jedi stuff than I do, so I have confidence in your views. It’s fortunate that he doesn’t get angry easily…although did Anakin get angered easily before he turned? It’s reassuring to know that your son does not act on impulse the way Anakin did, and that he seems to be very clearheaded of his morals. Those should really help him in not turning.

Are you SURE Leia wants to be a politician and not trained as a Jedi. Make sure you talk to her before believing what she would do.

So Leia has been quite accepting of you? See, I told you there was nothing to worry about! Leia must be going through so much right now, though. I’m glad that you had already become her friend and gained her trust, which is what you did with Luke first too. Although, that was intentional because you didn’t know he was your son at the time. I can understand why she would feel uneasy about this. Keep encouraging her. I hope that she is able to accept it soon.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 50
Gwydion,

I know what you mean, Gwydion. It’s like a horrible mistake was corrected, with such a wonderful reward! My little son, whom everyone thought would die, is alive! And now, I have a daughter too! Well, I’ve always had a daughter, it’s just now she knows about me, and I can be a REAL mother, to two wonderful children!

Leia was using the Force to strangle Jabba. You’re right, it ISN’T very plausible for a person to wrestle such a monster with brute strength.

You’re right about the accounts of what happened. I was really focusing on saving Liea and Luke, so I didn’t quite get a clear view of what happened to Han and Lando. Yeah, they were fighting mainly to survive.

So you ARE writing to Luke? That’s good. He’s your nephew, after all.

I think Luke just wants so badly to turn Anakin back, he’s believing in something he knows isn’t there. I felt the same thing when I initially found out that Anakin had turned. I wanted so badly to have my Ani back! I kept telling him how I would always have faith in him coming back into the light path. It wasn’t for years of constant hostility that I finally realized that Anakin WASN’T coming back, and it will only be a matter of time before Luke realizes that.

Han HAS recovered his vision, and had wandered around the halls for a while, bragging about his fighting. Now, we are all on our way to Endor to destroy the shield control,

I don’t know what Luke or Anakin’s IQ was. It really isn’t important to me how smart they are, only that they have a strong heart and determination to learn as much as they can. After all, a person isn’t born smart, their IQ is developed over time. I know what Luke has worked very hard over time to win all those awards, so I know he must be smart.

Anakin used to get his lightsaber hilt cut by metal blades, or would drop them into some deep abyss. He wasn’t very good at holding onto them.

Well, part of the reason I went to Endor was because of my kids, but also, I AM the leader of the Rebellion, I DO still have a responsibility to fight with them!

Endor, I hear, is inhabited by Ewoks, small, furry tree creatures. So far, though, we have seen none yet. I hope we can get the shield down, too! I heard that the Emperor is on board the Death Star, so if we can blow it up, we’d kill the Emperor! Finally!

I haven’t heard Han or Leia mention marriage yet, though I AM going to be prepared at the idea of being a grandmother! Wow, I just got kids a few months ago, and now I’m gonna have grandkids!

Anakin used to get very angry all the time. Even when he was nine, he was furious when the Jedi Council initially didn’t accept him as a Jedi. And you remember that time he charged Dooku during a fight and lost his arm? Fighting on impulse.

I’ll talk to Leia again to make sure that she wants to be a politician, but from what I know from watching her, she does seem to love her job.


Your loving sister,
Padmé

(by the way, I was looking through Kit's interviews, and I spotted yours!
Glad to finally know that you are a girl, that sort of baffled me, and loved
the story of the inspiration of the notes! Just goes to show how far a little idea can go! So is Nebula the friend that you wrote notes to at first? Just curious.)
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Note 51
Padmé,

I wonder what the doctor who delivered your children would say if he knew that Luke were still alive. Anyway, I am so glad that your son is alive. I read over our old letters and was confused by some of the stuff we talked about. What exactly WAS wrong with Luke when he was born? Because I remember thinking that he had had asthma, and you said that he did, but I don’t think that was correct. I looked back at our old letters during the time of his birth, and I don’t think he did have it. Why did we both think he did, but he didn’t (I’m talking about as a baby, before Obi-Wan took him away.)

I am grateful that you were able to meet your children, and be close to them. And we never even thought that would happen because of the circumstances. Leia was to be raised by Bail, never to know of your existence, and Luke was going to die. But isn’t it wonderful that both turned out to be wrong! You must be the luckiest woman in the galaxy to have such wonderful children.

So Leia used the Force to strangle Jabba? Really? That explains a lot…but she’s not even trained! I guess that’s why Luke and Leia and Anakin were all VERY Force Sensitive.

Well actually I have NOT been writing to Luke, though I think it would be nice. I heard the information from other people he has been writing (such as Bail, your parents, Obi-Wan, and Shmi.) That’s okay that you didn’t have a clear picture of what was going on with the Scarlacc. That happens all the time with everyone.

Well hopefully Luke changes his mind before he goes off to face his father. How can he be so convinced? I know you said you think he believes so badly in wanting to turn his father back…but he has to realize that there is a limit, and that Sith are Sith. I suppose it is hard for him to accept this. Let me know when Luke realizes that Vader will never become Anakin again.

Good. So Han has recovered his vision. He BETTER have by now, considering that he is leading a strike team, and our entire Rebel forces depend on him. Han Solo…that guy cracks me up. You mean you haven’t even arrived on Endor yet? In your last letter you said, “Now, we are all on our way to Endor to destroy the shield control.”

That’s okay if you don’t know what Luke or Anakin’s IQ was. I was just wondering. I know a person isn’t born smart…but some people ARE born smarter than others, or at least I think they are. I’m glad Luke has worked so hard over time…and that he is still working hard. He’s such a wonderful boy.

But I thought when Anakin broke his lightsaber he was always able to fix it. I thought Obi-Wan gave Luke Anakin’s lightsaber from when he was a Jedi…the lightsaber that Anakin fixed so many times.

How is your operation going? Our fleet has just gone out of lightspeed, and we will begin our attack on the Death Star in a few moments.

You are a very good leader of the Rebellion. You take the responsibility to fight with them! I don’t think that many leaders would actually do that, which gives you credibility. You have always done that, during the Naboo Invasion, during the Clone Wars (before you were pregnant, that is, which means during that first battle of the Clone Wars), and in the Senate when you were arguing for the defeat of the creation of the army.

Ewoks sound so cute. Let me know if you see any of them. You BETTER have the shield down soon, because the fleet has arrived (if the shield isn’t down yet). We’re getting no reading on the shield, so we cannot confirm anything. Yes, the Emperor is on board the Death Star, that’s been confirmed several times…that information almost seems too available. Why would the Empire be so careless with that kind of information. You would think that Palpatine would realize that we would want to attack the Death Star for that very reason…because if we blow it up we would be killing the Emperor. I do not think Palpatine is an idiot…after all he is a Sith. I don’t know…but there MUST be a reason for him to allow the knowledge to slip…or maybe he WANTED us to know. But why? I don’t think he would risk it unless he was confident that we could not destroy it… I don’t like where my ideas are heading, so I’ll quit thinking about it. What do you think?

Hmm…well if you do happen to hear Han or Leia mention marriage, be sure to let me know. By the way, has Luke found anyone he is interested in yet? I’m sure he would make a wonderful husband or father, but the woman he gets would have to be very special. Well…um…don’t start thinking you have grandchildren yet…not unless Leia is pregnant right now, which if she is, you haven’t told me. But they’re not even married yet. They seem like the type of people who would wait to mess around with that type thing until after marriage, but that kind of thing is becoming more and more common these days. If they did do that now, I guess I couldn’t be surprised.

You said that Anakin used to get very angry all the time? Really? Are you sure you did not just misread him? From the times I met him he seemed to be pretty in control of his emotions, and he did not seem to be the type of person who would get angered easily, but then again, I did not know him as well as you did. Think about it carefully. The only two examples that you gave me of Anakin getting angry were about the Jedi Council not accepting him at first, and during the Count Dooku fight. Maybe Anakin REALLY wanted to be a Jedi, and he was upset that his number one dream would never be realized. But maybe he WAS just an angry man, and I did not see it. I don’t know. Sometimes I miss things like that. About the Dooku fight, during that first battle of the Clone Wars, didn’t 200 Jedi Knights go into the battle, and only 20 survived? Now Anakin SHOULD have stayed in control of his emotions that time. I realize that some of the people he knew well must have died, but he should have handled his emotions better. Obi-Wan was able to, and he was right there with Anakin. However, it was under my understanding that that’s not when Anakin lost his arm (when he charged Dooku). I thought that he got zapped with some kind of Force electricity or something, and so Obi-Wan fought Dooku for a while, and when Obi-Wan was injured and Dooku was about to kill him, Anakin jumped over to Dooku and saved Obi-Wan’s life, just before Dooku’s lightsaber would have cut into Obi-Wan. Then Anakin and Dooku fought, and during that fight Anakin lost his arm. Do I have that wrong? I thought I remembered reading that in the reports.

Okay…well let me know what Leia says about her feelings for being a politician.


I must go now.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 52
Gwydion,

As a baby, Luke’s lungs were very weak, and I suppose we just assumed from that that he would have asthma! I agree, the doctor who delivered him WOULD be very surprised! But after all, as his lungs were so weak, and even his legs were crooked, the doctor had a good reason to predict his death!

I AM the luckiest woman in the galaxy! To have a son AND a daughter, both whom are so sweet and loving…what more could I ask for? And you’re right, who would have thought?

Well, we got to Endor now, and quite a bit has happened! We were scouting the area, and all of the sudden, the twins found themselves chased by Imps! Luke got back, but Leia didn’t, so Han, Chewie, Luke, the droids, and I went looking for her. On the way, we fell into an Ewok trap, and were about to be cooked when Luke did a Force trick to scare the Ewoks to letting us go! We’re forming an alliance with the Ewoks now, and I’m glad! We need their help!

I think there are some people who are born with disabilities, and so can’t be compared fairly with the rest of us, but for the most part, I think people are born with the same intelligence. For example, there are certain races where people claim are smarter than other races. If the entire race is smart, then it isn’t just genetics, it’s method of raising, as that is the only thing that can remain uniform within a race! When I was a politician, I lived with the races, and I saw how much they challenge their kids, making them learn how to read and write before they had even mastered speaking!

Sorry, I just feel very strongly on the issue! The whole time growing up, people used to lament over how smart I was to be queen at fourteen, when in reality, it had nothing to do with my IQ, just that Dalben raised us to be intellectually challenged!

Ewoks are SOOOO NOT CUTE!!!! Well, I THOUGHT they were, until they imprisoned us and tried to COOK us! The shield will be down soon, I promise you. We just need to get the Ewoks to fight with us, then we can blow up the generator. I think the Emperor is just overconfident, that’s why he let such information out so loosely.

Han and Leia haven’t mentioned marriage to me YET, but by the looks on their faces, I KNOW it’s only a matter of time! As for Luke, he seems to feel he doesn’t have what it takes to attract a girl. As much as I have tried to encourage him, that department is usually for the father to handle. Somehow, though, I don’t think it’s a good idea for Luke to go to Vader for girl advice.

Anakin DID get angry a lot, though never at me. He used to be furious at Obi-wan, the Jedi Council, other men who tried to get close to me…. And Anakin DID lose his temper in the fight against Dooku, according to Obi-Wan.

He charged when Obi-Wan told him not to, which was the cause that he was zapped in the first place. If he had worked with Obi-Wan like he was supposed to, then they might have won the battle, and his arm would still be there.


Padmé
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Note 53
Padmé,

Yeah, I suppose that makes sense…that we just assumed that Luke would have asthma eventually, since his lungs were so weak as a baby. Who was the doctor that delivered the twins? Maybe he would like to know that Luke is alive, and that he can walk. That would be interesting, I think.

Remember that your children are also Vader’s. He just doesn’t realize how lucky he is to have his children.

Imperials just chased the twins? And not anyone else. Well I was glad to hear that they are all right. Luke used the Force to trick the ewoks? That must have been pretty funny. Do you think Luke is as Force sensitive as Anakin was?

How are you guys doing with the shield? After we found out the shield was still up, we broke off the attack on the Death Star, and that thing is operational!!!!!!!!!! Hurry up or the entire fleet will be destroyed!

You said you needed the Ewoks help? What are they doing for you, and what can they do for you?

Well I wasn’t talking about entire races of people when I said some people were born smarter than others. I was talking about it on an individual basis…such as didn’t you think Luke could understand what we were saying when he was a baby? Most babies can’t do that, I don’t think. So he must have been more intelligent than the average baby. But I also don’t think that it has to do all with genetics. I agree that raising someone does certainly contribute…but it’s not just the raising. It’s both. At least that is my opinion. I agree that if you’re talking about all the races, that the members are equal…and that the races as a whole have the same level of intelligence as other races.

Okay, okay, I understand why you wouldn’t think the Ewoks are cute anymore, after being captured by them. What would you have done had Luke not been there? I cannot believe they were about to cook you.

The Emperor has set a trap for our fleet. That must have been the basis for his overconfidence. I still have faith that you can get the shield down.

Well be sure to tell me as soon as you hear that Han and Leia want to get married. I’d be interested in that. If Luke doesn’t feel that he has what it takes to attract a girl, and you just leave it at that, he’ll never get the confidence he needs in that area. You certainly cannot leave it up to Vader. You told me it was the father’s job to help the son…but why would Vader care about helping Luke find a girl? I’m sure that is the last thing on his mind.

I suppose it figures that Anakin did get angry a lot. I never talked much with the man, so I never really knew him in the way you did. It certainly does sound like Anakin was being too impulsive in the fight with Dooku. It’s too bad he lost his arm…and had Anakin done what Obi-Wan had instructed, maybe the two of them could have killed Dooku, and Anakin would have never turned.

Of course there’s another possibility…Palpatine would have simply taken Anakin on as his new apprentice…but with Dooku gone, Palpatine would not have been able to keep the emergency powers for long, and he would have had to cook up something else.

Be sure to tell me what is going on with you and your children.



Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 54
Gwydion,

You’re right, it would be interesting to contact Dr. Que, the doctor who delivered Luke. Actually I think he’s seen Luke before, when Luke’s arm was mending. We should contact him.

You’re right about Vader. He had perhaps the two best kids in the universe, and he could care less. It’s disgusting.

I don’t know about Luke being as Force Sensitive as Anakin, but I DO know that he is more in tune with the Force, and won’t abuse it like Ani did.

The Ewoks are helping us fight off the stormtroopers. We finally got the shield down, but at the expense of Leia suffering a slight blaster wound. Slight, but it worries me all the same.

You’re right about genetics, I guess. Luke WAS smarter than most babies at that time. Add that to the hardships that strengthened him and you get a son that makes her mother very proud.

I get the idea the Ewoks WOULD have cooked us! They had their fires and stakes all ready! But I feel a little better now that they are trying to help us, but I still don’t think they are very cute.

When I said that it’s a father’s job to help a son with girlfriend troubles, I mean just that. It’s Anakin’s responsibility to help raise and mold his son, yet all he can think of is helping himself!

I’m afraid I’m going to have to cut this letter short, as we are again being under attack. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to keep you up to date!


Your sister,
Padmé
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Note 55
Padmé,

I really think you should contact Dr. Que, and let me know what he says. He treated Luke’s arm when he broke it? I bet he didn’t know who Luke was. If he had, I am sure he would have contacted you right away.

It’s too bad that Vader doesn’t care about his kids. Did Luke make it off the Death Star? You told me he went there to confront Vader…but the Death Star was blown up. I hope he wasn’t on it when it blew. And what about the Emperor and Vader? I hope they were fried. It’s too bad he wasted his life in evilness.

Wouldn’t it be possible to find out whether Luke is as Force Sensitive as Anakin was? I’m glad that Luke had better control of the Force than Anakin did.

The Ewoks helped you fight off the stormtroopers, but weren’t they the ones that tried to cook you? Leia has a slight blaster wound. Is she okay? You must have Dr. Que look at it…maybe that’s when you could talk to him.

See, I knew what I was talking about. Some individual babies, such as Luke, ARE smarter than other babies. I’m glad that Luke was strengthened through his hardships. It’s good that Luke viewed them in a positive light.

I cannot imagine that the Ewoks would have cooked you. I heard there was going to be a celebration party on all the major systems in the “Empire.” This should be a grand occasion. I’m going to Endor to join you.

Well Anakin’s proven himself as an unworthy father, and it is clear that he will not take any responsibility to his son. Besides that, Vader’s probably dead (at least I hope he is.) You can not honestly leave father responsibilities to him…especially girl stuff. I bet he doesn’t give a care about Luke’s love life.

Please do bring me up to date about what happened on Endor, and any news you may have received.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 56
Gwydion,

You’re right, I should contact Dr. Que. I’ll talk to him as soon as we get back from Endor. He does have a right to know that his former patient is all right.

A lot of strange things seemed to have happened on the Death Star. I will describe them in detail in the next letter, but right now I need time to sort it out for myself. Something to help ease the shock: Luke and Vader are both alive, and I have no intention of killing either.

Yes, these Ewoks were the same who tried to cook us. It was Leia’s idea to negotiate with them, and I must say, I’ve very proud of her diplomacy skills. I’ll make sure that her wound is treated, if not by Dr. Que then by some other medic. I’m not letting her go one with her life injured.

I’m sorry that I can’t really bring you up to date with what has been going on, but like I said, it’s a dramatic change, and I need time to sort out everything before I can talk about it.


Your sister,
Padmé
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Note 57
Padmé,

Have you contacted Dr. Que yet to inform him that Luke is all right?

You said a lot of strange things seem to have happened on the Death Star? What do you mean? You said it will take you some time to sort them all out. How can Luke and Vader both be alive? I thought Luke had gone off to kill his father. What happened? If Vader is still alive, shouldn’t SOMEONE try to find him? What if he declares himself Emperor and starts a new Empire? We cannot risk that. He needs to be killed. Remember, he is no longer your husband. Do you have any idea where he might be?

I’m glad that Luke and Leia were able to move in with us. Luke did me that he was having some trouble breathing because of something you were wearing…probably that new lotion I got you. It affects him when he is around you?

Interesting about the Ewoks. It must have been awkward having them help you, knowing that they were the same ones that tried to cook you. It was Leia’s idea to negotiate with them? She certainly appears to be following in her mothers footsteps. :) Are you going to teach her all that you know about diplomacy? Has Leia’s wound been treated yet? If so, was it by Dr. Que? I should hope it’s been treated by now…it’s been a week now.

You said you could not really bring me up to date with what had been going on in your last letter, but can you right now? I am very willing to give you the time you need to sort out this dramatic change that you kept referring to.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 58
Gwydion,

Yes, I did contact Dr. Que. He was so thrilled to hear that Luke was all right! Now, he wants to personally meet him, though now I don’t know if he’ll have the chance.

Right now, I’d prefer it if we didn’t say anything about Vader. I know you’re confused about what’s going on, and I promise to fill you in when things are a little calmer, and I can assure you that no one is any immediate danger from Vader.

I see now what happened to Luke. Thank you for alerting me. I’ll be sure to get rid of whatever it is.

Ewoks are…strange creatures. I don’t think they felt it at all strange to help who they were about to cook. I guess it’s part of living in the wilderness. Of course I plan to teach Leia all I know about diplomacy. I already had a long chat with her yesterday, discussing the different ways of handling negotiations. I made sure her would was treated, but by a local doctor. It didn’t seem necessary to bother Doctor Que. She’s fine now.l


Your sister,
Padmé
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Note 59
One year later:

Padmé,

Can you believe it’s been a year since the Death Star exploded? So much has happened since then.

I’m glad you were able to contact Dr. Que. Luke and the doctor have met each other now, right?

I hope we can talk about Anakin now. He’s only been living with us for a little less than a year. I’m so glad that Luke was right, and that he did change. I am curious to find out what happened a year ago. You never told me. I realize that something had to happen…because Anakin is now acting like his old self instead of Vader, and it is clear that you love each other.

Well…maybe you don’t have to get rid of the stuff that you wore that made Luke sick…maybe just wear it when he’s not going to be around you. After all, it was my present to you a while ago, and was pretty expensive stuff. I don’t think Luke wants to make you get rid of anything. He can’t help that he is allergic to some things.

Leia has made a fine diplomatist now, wouldn’t you say. I know she has been a great help to you and Bail in this new government. Of course she does have two children of her own now, as does Luke.

I wrote this letter because it’s been a year since the Empire has been destroyed. Thinking how dramatically the galaxy has changed from what it used to be. This will be my last letter to you…with the destruction of the Empire, there is no need for letters. We can speak openly about everything without fear of being overheard. This is a safe galaxy now.

I hope that you and Anakin have a wonderful life together. I have always been proud of you, my sister.


Your brother,
Gwydion
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Note 60
Gwydion,

It’s been so long since the Death Star! Those days seem to be only a faint memory now!

Luke and Dr. Que met, yet, only days after I first contacted him. Dr. Que was so happy to see his old patient standing tall and strong in front of him!

Of course we can talk about Anakin now. Goodness, I hardly remember a time when we couldn’t! A year ago, Emperor Palpatine had challenged Luke to fight with his father, in hopes of making him turn that way. Luke, though, knew the consequences, and refused. Palpatine tried to kill Luke then, but miraculously, Anakin stopped him. He had changed, turned away from the Dark Side! You’re right, now we love each other so much!

Leia’s such a wonderful politician now, Chief of State of the New Republic! Can you believe it? My little girl, all grown up and saving the world!

I’m sorry that we won’t be writing letters anymore, I will surely miss them! But it IS nice being able to talk to you every day now, not having to worry about the Empire coming and arresting us anymore. It’s times like this when we can really appreciate life, and appreciate family, especially wonderful brothers like you who have always been there for me. Thank you.


Padmé
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Special Thanks
To the readers of this fic,

I would like to take this time to thank you for reading my fic. If you have read it, would you please leave a comment so that we know you read it. It took a lot of time on our parts, and we would just like to know if anyone was actually reading these.

Thank you very much!!! It was a lot of fun!

Lissy (Gwydion)

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