These are notes between Sally and Samantha, but it’s AU. (I read the book AOTC so I know that Padmé’s father is supposed to be named Ruwee, and her mother’s name is supposed to be Jobal. That change will not take effect in this story until you reach the point where I started writing after AOTC. This is just so you can tell what I wrote before and after AOTC, and to make sure that all the different Notes fics fit together) Note 1:
Padmé,

What happened to your dress, darling? So how are you? You know, I think it’s high time you had a man in your life again. There are several good-looking guys here, even if they are half your age. I think you could pick one up if you would just open up and talk. Your father and I both feel that you need to get married to extend our Royal line, even if it is meaningless now because of the Empire.
Your mother, Sally
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Note 2
Mother,

I'm fine, only a little upset at this boy that made me spill my coffee over my dress. How are you?

All right, now why are you and Dad trying to make me look for another man to marry? You know if I find someone, that you two won't approve, so why push me in doing something you'll end up not wanting to happen? Sorry, but if there is a someone out there, he's going to find me in his right time, right place, no matter how long it is, or if I don't open up, because he'll find me. So, I'm going about my normal life, and wait until he comes. If he doesn't, then there was never another that would take Anakin's place. I know I'm going to upset you and Dad for my decision, and I'm sorry, but not changing it.


Padmé
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Note 3
Padmé,

A boy caused you to spill coffee over your dress? How did that happen? That was that stupid dress that Anakin gave you, wasn’t it? In my opinion, I’m glad that it happened because I believe you have been holding onto Anakin too much. He’s dead. Let go of him, honey.

We feel that it is important that you extend the family line and marry again. We feel that your happiness would be better secured if you would marry again.

You might find someone that we approve of. You know our standards; please choose accordingly.

I am doing fine, thank you. I’m a little stressed with the way the battle is going right now. There is only Blue Squadron left…and after their attempt, we’re done for. There will not be enough time to organize another attack run before the Death Star will be in range.

Where are you anyway? I can’t seem to find you.


Your mother,
Sally
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Note 4
Mom,

I'm in Shmi's office. We're talking there while we wait the battle out, because neither one of us want to watch or listen to the battle until it is over. What about you? Where are you?

I'm NOT throwing away this dress!! I'll NEVER be able to do that. Yes, I may never be able to wear it again, but it IS the last gift from my husband, before he dead, and it IS important to me. It's like me telling you to stop loving Dad after he died, and don't think of him, because I don't like him (which isn't true). I don't think that's right, so I'll love Anakin until I die.

As for the royal/family line, you worry too much about that, then you do anything else. I don't care about it, so if I don't marry that's my business. I don't need my parents forcing me to marry someone that I may hate, just because you want to extend the family line. I'm sorry, but if I do not marry again that's my choice to make and not yours or Dad's, so please don't ask me again.


Padmé
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Note 5
This is the first Padmé and Sally Note that was 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,

I see. So you are talking to Shmi? Why do you bother to talk with her all the time anyway? Is it because she is Anakin’s mother? Well no matter…she has always been good to the Rebellion, although she has such a low class. I wish you wouldn’t associate yourself with her so often. I WAS in the big room with most everyone else in the Rebellion listening to the battle and watching how our ships were doing on the big computer screen. I’m so glad that that one pilot was able to blow up the Death Star. It looked like Darth Vader’s weapons system was damaged or something because he missed that pilot most of the time. Well it looked like he got hit by the Millennium Falcon? That’s the ship that brought the plans to us right? Well anyhow, the Death Star has now been destroyed.

I heard that the plans were created long ago by the Separatists in at the very start of the Clone Wars or something. I cannot believe that they existed that much in advance of the Death Star’s creation. Wasn’t that Count Dakoo the one who designed the plans, or was it the droids? That’s what I heard anyway, contrary to Darth Vader’s bragging that he had come up with the plans. (I heard that Darth Vader had gone around bragging that he was the one that created the Death Star plans).

Sigh….I guess there is no point arguing with you. I cannot knock any sense into you about Anakin. I still do not understand why you ever loved him.

Padmé, darling, our Royal family line is the only thing we have to carry us through in this dark time. We no longer can rule Coruscant, but our family line should be kept alive so that there will be some remains of the Old Republic and the line we come from. Do you think that it’s a good idea to throw away our heritage? It’s the only thing we can hold onto. That is why I URGE you to find someone new to marry, but I will not say any more about it if it would please you.


Your mother,
Jobal
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Note 6
Mom,

Shmi is my best friend (besides Obi-Wan and Bail) and my mother-in-law. Yes, Anakin may be dead, but that doesn't mean that she isn't my mother-in-law anymore. You know what, I don't care what you think about Anakin, Shmi, the royal line, or anything, because I'm not you and Dad, and I don't have to you have and Dad ruling and acting out my life in telling who I should and should not talk to, when I should marry and who to marry. That's stupid and I'm NOT having any part in it. I know you think it's mean, but it's not, I'm living my own life and I'm NOT allowing you to do it for me.

Thanks for the battle updates. It seems Vader wasn't smart enough to build the Death Star at all. So, Dooku built it? Well, that makes more sense then Vader building it. Thanks for telling me.

I have to go.


Padme
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Note 7
Padmé,

All right, all right so Shmi is your other best friend. I cannot believe that you don’t care about your royal line or who you associate with. You are of royal blood, and you know better than to associate with commoners. It all started with that stupid assassination attempt. Why couldn’t the Jedi Council have realized that Anakin was a no good, love sick, boy. They should have assigned someone else to you. I’m sure that someone else could have been assigned to you.

Yes….well Vader is a big idiot. Yes, Dooku designed the Death Star.

How do you like our new base?

I heard that one of our pilots and another man that was not officially signed up with the Rebellion went out on Tauntauns to look for life forms. Only one of them came back. How tragic! We already lost one of our Rebels to this cold weather. I hope that we do not stay out here for long. Have you heard that report?


Your mother,
Jobal
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Note 8
Mom,

I don't know why the Council sent Anakin to protect me. He said something about it being Palpatine's suggestion. And he and Obi-Wan were the most effective Master/Padawan team at that time.

And I also don't see why you are pushing me so much about this 'royal blood' thing. I care about people, not who their family is. Why can't you see that?

Anyway, about your new base. Isn't it on Hoth? That is a terrible place to be, although it is very remote. Couldn't the Rebellion find a better, less dangerous, place?


Padme
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Note 9
Padmé dear,

It was Palpatine’s suggestion to have Anakin protect you? I just remembered something about Anakin. Didn’t he have asthma or something? That makes no sense. Palpatine is the EMPEROR, and evil, no good, very bad, dirty old man! Unless he foresaw that Anakin was below your social level and would embarrass our family. Maybe he wanted to hurt the family. Did he realize that Anakin and you would fall in love? That could clear this matter up.

You said that Anakin and Obi-Wan were the most effective master/Padawan team at the time? How was that possible?

I would like our family line to continue through you. Sola had children, but your are older than she is, and are our heir. I want children through you. But doesn’t social standing matter to you at all? What do you think people would think of you if they saw you talking to a poor family?

Yes, our new base is on Hoth. You should know that because you’re here with us. Yes, Hoth does not have the weather conditions that I would like, but the Empire is going to have a hard time tracking us here. There have been many reports about probes being sent through space.

I heard that the two people that were trapped out in the cold have been found. Both were good pilots, so it is fortunate that they came back alive. I heard the one that got lost first came down with pneumonia, and that he is still in the medical section, after being put inside a bacta tank. The other one is all right.

I have just received word that an Imperial probe droid has been found on Hoth. It was destroyed, but we must prepare for a battle. It will not take the Empire long to figure out where we are.

Your mother,
Jobal
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Note 10
Mother,

I seriously doubt that Palpatine sent Anakin to protect me just for the sake of embarrassing our family. I think he knew of Anakin's feelings for me, and used that as an opportunity to bend Anakin's feelings to suit his own uses.

And Obi-Wan and Anakin were the greatest Master/Padawan team at the time. They were very successful in the missions they went on, so the Council knew that they could count on them to get stuff done. Sad though, that only when separated from Obi-Wan did Anakin turn...

Oh yes. I am here with you, aren't I? I haven't been very good with locations and planet names lately. We have just been moving aroun far too much!

And I am glad that the pilots will be fine. If we are to fight the Empire soon, we will need all the pilots we can get.


Padme.
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Note 11
Author note: This is a reminder. Jobal does not know what happened to Anakin. She doesn’t know that he became Darth Vader, or that he became evil. She also does not know that Padmé was ever pregnant or had any kids. Padmé thinks that Luke died shortly after birth, and she never told either of her parents about the pregnancy, and they don’t know that Leia is her daughter either.


Padmé dear,

Well Palpatine is a very evil man. I don’t know how low he might stoop. He wanted you dead, you know, because it would have created greater sympathy for the Republic, and it would have given him the emergency powers sooner.

How would Palpatine have known about Anakin’s feelings for you, and why would Palpatine care…unless he was hoping to embarrass our family. Why did Palpatine even care about Anakin’s feelings? You said, “I think he knew of Anakin’s feelings for me, and used that as an opportunity to bend Anakin’s feelings to suit his own uses.”

And what is your meaning of the following sentence “Sad though, that only when separated from Obi-Wan did Anakin turn…” You meant that he turned on the Jedi Code right, and that he fell in love with you. FINALLY you agree with me, and see that he should not have fallen in love with you. Love was against the Jedi Code. I agree…it is too bad that Anakin turned when Obi-Wan was not there to guide what his feelings towards you should have been.

I agree we have been moving around too much.

Have you heard about the Imperial probe droid we spotted in the Hoth system, or about the Imperial fleet? We have detected an entire fleet…and the energy shield has been put. We’re going to have no choice but to evacuate our new base. Since this base was discovered so quickly, Bail was wondering if it would be better not to have a base at all, but to travel as a fleet. The Empire would have a harder time finding us that way. What do you think about that?

Yes…well the one pilot…the one that got stuck out in the cold all night, well I heard that he has asthma and pneumonia. That can’t be a good combination. I doubt that pilot will be able to fight in our upcoming battle. We’re going to have to have a battle, you know.

Have you heard anything interesting lately?


Your mother,
Jobal
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Note 12
Mother,

Yes, Palpatine is a very evil man. I mean, who else would authorize the building of such a destructive weapon as the Death Star? The man definetely has some problems. And I am sure he would have killed me at any chance he could, though he couldn't have it done publicly. He would have had to hire mercenaries or something in order to gain sympathy. Though I doubt he paired me with Anakin JUST to bring shame on our family. Honestly mother...

Um...yes. That is what I meant about Anakin. Love was against the Jedi Code because personal attachments may interfere with your judgement on a mission. But no, I don't agree with you. You never knew Anakin the way I did. If you did, then you would rethink everything you have ever told me about love and marriage.

And who hasn't heard of the probe droid and fleet? I'm already packing my stuff! But about traveling as a fleet. Though that may sound like a good idea, I don't believe it is. Without a true base, we are nothing more than pirates to many. And one can only spend so much time in space.

I do hope that pilot gets better. Asthma and pneumonia are definetely NOT a good combination. But if he does get better in time, he could be of great help to us when the battle finally finds us.

And no, I haven't heard anything new except what you have told me.

Padme
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Note 13
To my dear daughter Padmé,

It was under my understanding that the very idea of creating the Death Star was Palpatine and that no good Dooku’s. Palpatine seems to be a pure evil man. I am glad that Palpatine never found the opportunity to kill you. Wasn’t it known to him, during the events that started the Clone Wars, that Nute Gunray wanted you dead? Didn’t he encourage their efforts in hiring that no good Jango Fett to destroy you? Well you never know with evil people, darling. You must admit that it is POSSIBLE for Palpatine have to paired Anakin with you to bring shame to our family?

That’s what I thought you meant. Good. I wish the Jedi Council could have enforced their rule more on Anakin, or that Anakin and Obi-Wan would not have been separated. If that were the case Anakin and you could have never gotten married. I admit I never knew Anakin very well, but then I didn’t need to. I’ve seen his type before, and I know what they’re like.

I assume you made it safely to the rendezvous point. The transport you were in did not jar you around too much? I told those pilots to be careful! Since we could not get on the same one, I wanted to see how you were doing. Have you heard much about the battle? I heard that the one pilot who was sick, has now fully recovered and even took part in the battle. Without him we would have probably suffered many more losses. It has been reported to me that he came up with an idea to trip the Imperial Walkers using tow cables. Isn’t that brilliant! I am glad we have such good pilots working for us.

The only thing, though, is that I do not see that young man here (at the rendezvous point.) I heard that the Imperials captured some of our members…I wonder if he was one of them. Oh well.

I am hoping that this idea of traveling as a fleet will not have to last long. Maybe we can find a safe base somewhere where no one would ever think to look…and where it would be impossible to send out probe droids….or maybe we can destroy the Empire by the time that we can no longer travel as a fleet.

As I told you further up in the letter, the pilot did get better. Our medical people were able to take fine care of him, though he was very, very sick. I guess his pneumonia is all gone now. He should be fine now.

Please let me know if you hear anything new.


Your loving mother,
Jobal
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Note 14
Mother,

Yes, I got to the rendezvous point just fine. But the ship I was on did get roughed up a bit at first. Leaving Hoth was rough, but after we got away from the Imps, it went along just fine. I've looked for you here, but I haven't seen you. Oh well, we'll find each other.

But I still stand by what I said MANY times before: I have serious doubts that Palpatine would go through all that trouble just to bring shame to our family. And I am also more than aware that he wanted me dead during the Clone Wars. With the bomb on the ship, Jango Fett, and the 'execution' on Geonosis, how could I not notice that someone wanted me dead? I didn't know it was Nute Gunray at first, but then I heard about what he had said. And I honestly have no idea who the Death Star was created by. I thought it had been Palpatine alone, but I've heard rumors of both Dooku and the Geonosians being behind it. I don't know what to believe.

And yes, I did hear about the young pilot. He lost his gunner early in the fight though, I heard from Captain Antilles. Some kid named Dak. But I also heard from Wedge that the pilot made it into space, he just didn't make it to the rendezvous point. Wedge said he went off in a whole different direction. Do you think maybe he got word of something else and went to investigate? Perhaps the Imps were attacking his home planet? I don't know. That other pilot, Han Solo, I believe, said he was mumbling something about a planet while he was sick. Do you think he may have gone to that planet believing something to be there?

A base would be nice. One can only stand so much of being in space, running. But the Empire is everywhere. Where can we go that they won't find us? Wishing you best of luck,

Padme.
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Note 15
Padmé,

Darling, how are you doing?

I’m glad you were able to make it to the rendezvous point fine without being banged around too badly. That worried me, you know. I cannot bare to think of those monsters (Imperials) capturing you. If they ever lay a hand on you, you let me know, you hear?

I am glad that I was able to find you aboard the main section of our ship. It was such a relief to see you alive and well…although you look like something is bothering you? Are you all right, dear? Do you need to talk about anything?

I heard from Gwydion that you and he are planning to take a trip to Tatooine. Why would you want to visit that place? I cannot see your intentions behind it, but if you are determined to leave, I suppose I cannot hold you back. May I ask why you are taking this trip? Gwydion would not say a word to me about it. Do be careful, and please be safe.

Well you never know…Palpatine is a very mean man that I disliked quite a bit. People like that sometimes go to extremes to bring others down. Oh well…the Death Star has been destroyed, and that is all we need to occupy our minds with. If Palpatine knew you were still alive, do you think he would still go after you and want you dead?

Oh…so did you heard more about the young pilot than I have. It’s amazing that he was able to get out of that fight safely. You said you heard from “Captain Antilles.” There’s someone here that goes by Captain Antilles? Did he have a relative in the Clone Wars, because I could have sworn that you had mentioned the name “Captain Antilles” to me before, but it was during the Clone Wars…so that would have been long before this Captain Antilles existed…or at least before he would have been old enough to be fighting in battles. Is it possible that it is a sort of family thing with this Captain Antilles that you spoke of?

Well it’s a relief to hear that the young pilot was able to make it into space…although why wouldn’t he have notified the Rebellion that he was going somewhere else. Did he put in a temporary request for leave to Shmi? I suppose it’s possible that something could have come up with his family or something, and he had to leave immediately, but you would have thought that he would have at least mentioned that to SOMEONE.

You said the young pilot was mumbling something about a planet when he was sick. I suppose he could have gone there…been convinced that he should go there. It’s too bad that someone here could not have talked some sense into him. Ah, he’ll probably die and we’ll never hear from him again.

Do tell me more about this trip you are taking, or any other information you have learned.


Your mother,
Jobal
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