Note 1:
Padmé,

Where did you meet that little boy? Did you say his name was Anakin? He’s really little. What is he doing with us.

How did the sessions with Palpatine go, and what about the Senate?

Well, I’ll let you go now.

Sabe
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Note 2:
Sabe,

The boy is Anakin Skywalker. We met him when we were searching for the parts for the ship. Master Jinn made a deal with Watto and Anakin won the pod-race getting us the parts we needed. In return Master Jinn freed him and is taking him to Coruscant. I think Master Jinn is going to try and make Anakin a Jedi, just a guess.

The meeting with Palpatine and the Senate went well. As well as those meeting can go. They’re always the same…boring. I almost counted all the marks he had on his face, before the meeting was over. I was so bored. Did you know that there are 15 wrinkles on his forehead? Ok, I admit it!! I was so bored, that I started ‘paying attention’ to him so close that I could count all the marks on his face. I wasn’t really listening to what he was saying, but I do know what he was talking about. Overall I think he likes to hear himself speak.

Must go. I have another meeting here. Bye.

Padme
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Note 3:
Padme,

Looks like the Anakin kid admires you….the way he wanted to talk to you before he went off to the Jedi Council. How cute….a little boy likes you! When little kids like you, it can be annoying.

How old is he? He looks like he’s 5!

A Jedi? I thought Jedi had to be identified shortly after birth to make sure they are raised correctly. I don’t think your little friend will be a Jedi.

Padme, I think you ought to pay attention to Palpatine, no matter how boring he is. I mean he IS the Senator from our planet, and I’m sure he has important things to say. Think, everyone’s depending on you. What Palpatine and you decide to do is going to affect everyone.

I mean I’m sure he knows what he’s doing, but you should at least understand things…you were elected Queen for a good reason.

I know it’s harsh…me scolding you, but Padme….this is dangerous.

Did I hear that we might be going back home now? Is everything all settled? What exactly happened in the Senate meeting? I heard that Supreme Chancellor Valorum got voted out of office!!!! Is that true?

If so, I wonder who will be the new Supreme Chancellor.

Do you want me to play your decoy right now, or do you think it’s safe for you to be Amidala?

Well I hope to talk to you later.

Your best friend,
Sabe
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Note 4:
Sabe,

I think it was nice of Anakin to want to talk to me before he left. That was nice of him, and I don’t think he likes me, and he’s 9, I think.

Yes, I believe you’re right about Jedi having to be identified shortly after birth, but I’m not a Jedi, so I’m not sure. Maybe after this is all over I should talk to Master Jinn or Obi-Wan about it, just a thought.

I hope Anakin can become a Jedi, he so badly wishes to, although I think you’re right.

Ok, ok, I promise I will pay even closer attention to Palpatine when we speak, but before you start thinking I wasn’t paying any attention to what he was saying. let me tell you that I was. We talked about all the important stuff first, but then he started talking about stuff I never heard of, and that’s when I started paying closer attention to his face. I do remember what we do talk about, and that what we decide to do will affect everyone. I am queen, and I will never forget my place, but I thank you for the reminder.

Yes, you heard correctly. We’re going home. Everything is settled for now. I surely hope nothing happens on the way back to Naboo. Was Supreme Chancellor Valorum voted out, I do not know.

I believe you should still play my decoy, because I just don’t feel that safe for some reason.

So, what did you do while I wasn’t paying attention to the meeting? Please tell me it was something more interesting.

Your best friend, Queen of Naboo,
Padme
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Note 5:
Padme,

I didn’t say it wasn’t nice of him….oh I don’t know what I meant by that. I didn’t mean to offend you or anything….it’s just the way that he looks at you. Okay, so I was wrong…he’s 9. He looks like he can be a little annoying. I hope he’s not coming back to Naboo with us.

Wait…..he IS coming with us…..I see that Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are taking him with us. I need to get changed so that I can be your decoy.

Better pack your things…

Well maybe he WILL be a Jedi…..but he’s only a kid….I’m sure he’ll grow out of this Jedi stage.

I also didn’t mean to accuse you of not paying attention to Palpatine.

What did I do while you were gone? I baby-sat that Anakin kid while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were talking about him to the Council. He’s really smart for a 9 year old, but he was also kind of annoying. He’s almost too smart…I also talked with the rest of the handmaidens…..nothing interesting.

Why did you decide to go back to Naboo anyway? We’re safe here.

Okay, I’ll play your decoy….but do you have a plan…what are we going to do once we land on Naboo. You must tell me so that I can decide how to play my part as your decoy.

Sabe
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Note 6:
Sabe,

You baby-sat Anakin while I was having the meeting? Did he give you any of those...looks like he does me, the ones that made you think he admires me? Ok, I'll stop teasing now.

Yes, he's coming with us back to Naboo, though I'm not quite sure why. I think it has something to do with that meeting that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan had with the Jedi Council. I'm not sure what happened with that meeting, do you have any idea?

If Anakin is to become a Jedi, I think they need to find a cure or something for all the annoying stuff he does. He's just 9, I know, and he has tons of questions in that little head of his that it might get him into trouble someday.

About the meeting with Palpatine, don't worry about it. I know you're trying to help, and thanks.

I decided to go back to Naboo, because our people are there and suffering, while we are here on this perfectly safe planet. I just don't think it's right, and I want to get this over with as soon as we can.

As for my plan, I will tell you in person. It will be a little confusing if I write it to you.
Must go.

Padme

PS. Which is the most annoying? Anakin or Jar-Jar?
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Note 7:
Padme,

Yes, I baby-sat little Anakin. I sure hope he doesn’t admire me the way he does you. I have something interesting to tell you. Oh….he was so annoying! I mean he’s a really smart kid, but he just wouldn’t shut up. He went on and on about things, and I stopped listening after awhile. He started talking about all the watches he’s ever had in his life, he started telling me about his asthma, how he knows everything about computers and electrical equipment, how to program them, and then he started talking about you. He said, “I’m going to marry Padme someday.” He seemed so convinced. I told him that it would never happen, but he wouldn’t believe me. He was like, “How do you know?” I couldn’t tell him you were a queen, but I tried telling him that you were 14 and he was only 9….and that you were from Naboo and he had just been a slave. He wouldn’t listen to me. He’s convinced he’s going to marry you.

I heard that the Jedi Council rejected him. He must not be force sensitive enough or something. I don’t know….but that’s what I heard.

Yeah, I agree. The Jedi needs to find a cure for his annoyingness. He asked me a whole bunch of questions too…and some of them had to do with you. I started ignoring him and he got really mad.

Okay, I sure hope your plan works. Thanks for telling me. I wonder how we’re ever going to convince the gungans to join us.

Well I guess we’ll find out soon. We’re on our way back…..and we’re close to landing now. I’m going to be so glad to be home. Coruscant is neat, but I sure wouldn’t want to live there. It’s way to crowded, and it’s a big city. There are not many plants or animals, and it’s not very pretty. Naboo is beautiful. By the time you read this, we will have landed already.

I haven’t spent much time with Jar Jar, but I don’t see how he could be more annoying than Anakin. I spent two hours with him!!!!!

Sabe
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Note 8:
Sabe,
Anakin said he was going to marry me!?! Now, I think that's a little over the top, don't you think? I mean, yeah sure, he's cute, but I don't see myself marrying him.

I'm sure he's as smart as you said he is. Well, it's either too smart or too dumb, which would you rather spend two hours with? Ok, if you would rather spend two hours with someone who is too stupid, then I can get it so you're working with Jar-Jar if you wish.

Anakin was rejected by the Jedi? I wonder what happened. I sure hope he didn't talk about all the stuff he knows to the Council, because could have done it.

Well, if Anakin hangs around us long enough, I'm sure we'll find a cure for his annoyingness, somehow.

I have no idea how we're going to get the gungans to agree and help us, but I just hope that Jar-Jar doesn't choose this time to do something stupid, and make them not want to help us.

Must go, we're landing now.

Padme
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Note 9:
Padme,

Yes, Anakin said he was going to marry you. Aren’t little boys so funny? You know how little kids are. Lots of little kids admire older people of the opposite sex, but they grow out of them eventually. I’m sure after Anakin learns that you are the queen that he’ll back off and realize that it’s impossible for him to marry you. I wouldn’t worry about it. Little kids say that kind of stuff all the time. He’s cute for a little boy…..but not cute in the “I think you’re hot and want to go out of you way.” You know what I mean. That is what you meant, isn’t it. You don’t have a crush on him do you?

The idea of you marrying him is crazy. He was a slave and he’s so young. You’ll probably never even see him again after the Naboo Invasion is over.

Yes, he is very smart. I suppose I would rather spend time with someone that was too smart than with someone that was too dumb. I don’t know much about Jar Jar, but from the way you make him sound, I don’t think I want to spend 2 hours with him, thank you very much!

Yes, he was rejected by the Jedi. I doubt that he talked about all the stuff he knows in front of them. He probably knew he was being tested, so I’m sure he was careful with what he said. I think it was the age thing…..I mean he wasn’t raised as a Jedi…..he wasn’t identified at birth, so I don’t think they want to train him. I overheard Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon talking……and Obi-Wan implied that the Council actually thinks that Anakin is dangerous for some strange reason. Obi-Wan also thinks that Anakin is dangerous.

Yeah, maybe Anakin will improve with time…but I don’t want to find out.

Well as it turned out…the gungans went to their special spot. I can’t believe they actually joined us…what you did was great!!!! I wonder what Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Anakin think of you being the real queen. I hope Anakin realizes his foolishness in saying that he would marry you.

Your plan sounds well thought out, and I think it will work. Obviously, it is still too dangerous for you to be the queen, so I’ll be your decoy for when we go to the palace.

I will see you there. Our group is heading out. Good luck.

Sabe
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Note 10:
Sabe,

You know very well what I meant when I said I thought Anakin was cute. Cute, as in...well, as far as little boys go. I do not, and don't think I will have a crush on him, thank very much.

The Jedi Council and Obi-Wan thinks Anakin is dangerous? Why? He's just a 9-year-old kid, besides his questions in his little head he is quite...what's the word? Um, Obedient. I guess that's it. I've seen him around Qui-Gon and he obeys willing with him. Of course I haven't seen him around anyone else really. I don't know what kind of danger Anakin could bring, I mean, he's just 9 what could be so dangerous about him? By the way...what were you doing listening into the Jedi conversation? You do know they can sense you right? Don't tell me you have a crush on one of them. Let me guess. Obi-Wan, you like Obi-Wan!! I should have figured!!

I sure hope Anakin spoke carefully, because I do think if he didn't that would have been the reason of his rejection, but I think you're right.

I do wonder what the Jedi and Anakin thought of me being the queen. I mean, I would have liked to see their faces when I told them. Too bad I have my back towards them. Did you by chance see their faces?

Must go, we're heading out.

Padme
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Note 11:
Padme,

Of course I knew. It was a joke. I knew you couldn’t really have a crush on a 9 year old!

I don’t know why most of the Jedi think Anakin is dangerous. Probably just because he’s too old and Qui-Gon wants to train him. Yes, Anakin does seem to be obedient to Qui-Gon. I was listening to the Jedi conversation because it interested me. I don’t know if they can sense people listening in or not. Yes, they have the force, but I think some people stretch what they can really do with it. And no, I don’t have a crush on either of them. Hello, I’m around your age. Do you think I’d have a crush on a 55 year old? Do you think I’d have a crush on a 24 or 25 year old? No. They’re too old for me.

Yes, well little Anakin will get himself in trouble with his talkativeness. He does need to be careful.

No, unfortunately I had my back to them too. Anakin probably realized his mistake in having a crush on you and saw how silly it was of him to have a crush on you.

Well now that we’re actually in the palace…I wonder who that freaky looking guy was that blocked our way. You know who I’m referring to, right? You couldn’t have missed him. He was all black and red and looked evil. He had that big lightsaber thing. He must be the Sith that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were talking about…he’s ugly!!!! I hope the Jedi kill him.

Poor little Anakin didn’t want to stay hidden, but now I bet he’s glad that he listened to Qui-Gon and stayed in the cockpit…..because if he had been with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan when they met that ugly dude……Anakin would have wanted to help or something, and probably would have gotten himself killed. I hope he doesn’t know about that fight. I don’t think that he does.

He was actually useful in the cockpit…..I mean he took that ship and started shooting at the droids with the shields so that we could escape. I do have to give that boy credit. I don’t know what we would have done without him. I hope he can stand being away from the action….I bet he’s going to get very impatient.

Well, the groups are splitting up. I hope we get to Rune Hakko and Nute Gunray soon.

Bye for now.

Sabe
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Note 12:

Sabe,

Ha, ha. No crushes on 9 year olds for me, please. Thank you.

Anakin does seem to listen well to Qui-Gon, but I’m not too sure how long that will last. He is only a boy after all. I think it’s the slave in him that makes him obey. But something about that boy…It just…I don’t know, I’m talking foolishness. And I do believe people stretch the truth about the force. But I don’t know how the force really works since I’m not a Jedi. It seems to work well for Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon though. Are you sure you don’t have a crush on Obi-Wan? I see how you look at him. Come on, I know it’s love you hold in your eyes for him! It is, isn’t it!? You like Obi-Wan! You like Obi-Wan! Okay, I’m acting childish, aren’t I?

I wish I could have seen there faces all the same. Even though you didn’t see them, can you just imagine the shock? Maybe you’re right, maybe Anakin will forget about his silly crush on me. Marry me, he says? He’s just a boy! To be thinking such thoughts about me…He has much to learn, don’t you thinks?

That man at the palace was probably a Sith. Yeah, he was ugly. Very ugly. He gave me a creepy feeling. I wonder what will become of him? I don’t think Qui-Gon thinks highly of his presence…I might actually say that the Sith scared Master Jinn. Maybe so? I hope the Jedi do kill him. He looks dangerous.

You said yourself that Anakin was a smart boy. I think that he might know about the fight…But I hope not. For his own sake, you’re probably right that he might want to do something.

Anakin did help out a lot with flying the ship and killing the droids, but it was dangerous. I’m not sure how Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan will react to his actions…I hope the punishment isn’t harsh because he did save their lives.

Anakin is a good kid…and he does seem rather impatient…maybe he’ll grow out of that?

I must go now.


Your friend,
Padmé
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Note 13:
Padmé,

I’m going to tell you something I have told no one else. I cannot have a crush on anyone…including Obi-Wan. The reason is because I am already married. About a year ago my parents forced me to marry this man named Caleb Solo. I do love him now. Just after we were married (and yes, it was a VERY young marriage), I became pregnant with our son, Han. Caleb was in an accident and now can no longer walk. That is why I must support our family. Anyway, some Maurders came, I’m sure they were Maurders, and they kidnapped Han from us. Please don’t tell anyone, because it hurts so much. We don’t know what happened to Han. If you ever hear anything about him, please tell me. He would be a little less than one year old now.

Have you heard the news? Qui-Gon Jinn was killed in the battle with the Sith. (That’s what the Jedi keep calling the thing in the palace.). Obi-Wan was able to kill it, though, but he is deeply hurt that Qui-Gon was killed. After all, Qui-Gon was like a father to him.

So as you can see from my first paragraph, I am positive that I do not have a crush on Obi-Wan. I am a wife with morals, and I do not want any other man except my husband. Even if I weren’t married, Obi-Wan is 10 years older than we are! And besides that, Jedi aren’t even allowed to have romantic love. Haven’t you heard that about them before?

Yes, I can imagine their shock. I’m sure it was quite intense. I suspect that the Jedi have suspected that you were the queen for some time. I don’t know why. Maybe it was by the looks they gave you before your revealed yourself as Amidala. That’s what I thought too. All little boys can be silly sometimes. Don’t worry about it. Little boys often are attracted to grown girls and they think they’re in love with them. There’s nothing unusual about it. Hopefully Anakin will forget about you soon.

Oh, so you’ve heard the term Sith before? I hadn’t until I overheard Obi-Wan talking to the Council about it.

Poor Anakin is in tears. He’s been crying about Qui-Gon’s death, saying that Qui-Gon was the only one who wanted him to become a Jedi, and now he’ll never become one!

I agree, that by destroying the Droid Control Ship, Anakin did contribute much to the battle. We probably would have eventually been defeated had it not been for him. Are you going to give him a reward for his deed or anything? I doubt anyone would want to punish Anakin for what he did…but maybe they will. Who knows.

Yes, Anakin is a good kid. He’s annoying at times, but he does have a good heart. Hopefully he will grow out of this impatient stage.

What do you think his mother would do if she knew that Anakin had taken a ship into battle and blew up the Control Ship?

Qui-Gon’s funeral is later on today. It’s in a couple hours. I hope to see you there. Anakin is begging everyone to let him stand by you. Don’t you feel so special (laughs.)


Your friend,
Sabe
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