¹Destiny | Padme Amidala

Coruscant system

Just as promised, Qui-Gon came to fetch Anakin and me from Watto's shop maybe only a little over an hour after he had left. We made a quick trip back to the stadium and Anakin and I ended up selling the pod for an enormous amount of money. They had actually auctioned off our pod to the highest bidder so we came into contact with a good amount of money.

As we were walking down the street, Anakin and I were walking alongside the Jedi talking nonstop about the win. Qui-Gon then reached into his robes and pulled out the money we won from selling the pod and handed Anakin and I both a bar each to hold onto. "Hey! These are yours." He told us and I staring at the money wide-eyed in my hands. "Yes! " I practically grunted from excitement.

When we reached the house, Anakin punched in the code before rushing inside with me. Our mother was sitting peacefully inside at a desk tinkering away for Watto when we ran in. "Mom, we sold the pod!" Anakin called out to her as we rushed up to her.

"Look at all the money we have!" I exclaimed as the two of us spilled the bars onto the table and our mother's eyes practically bulged out of her head at the sight of all the loot. "My goodness! But that's so wonderful you two." She said as her face turned into a wide smile as she took the money from us.

"And they have been freed." Qui-Gon then spoke up as he too caught up to the rest of us. "What?" Anakin and I exclaimed. "You both are no longer slaves." Qui-Gon grinned at Anakin and me whose eyes were wide before we turned to look at our mother. "Did you hear that?" We asked our mother. "Now you can make your dreams come true, Ani,Timmy." Our mother told us with a soft smile.

"You both are free." She told both of us gently. She then lets out a sigh before she looked up at Qui-Gon. "Will you take them with you?Are they to become  Jedi?" She asked the Jedi. Anakin and I beamed at this suggestion, turned around and waited for the answer. "Yes." Qui-Gon then nodded as he crossed his arms. "Our meeting was not a coincidence.Nothing happens by accident." 

I listened to what I wanted to hear, and suppressed everything else. For me, the only thing that mattered was that now, with my brother, I had a chance to fulfill the hopes and dreams that I had cherished for so long.  "Jedi." I whispered in awe.

"You mean we get to come with you in your starship?" Anakin practically yelled still in shock of what Qui-Gon was telling us. And that mean I would be together again Padme! The thought hit me like a bolt of lightning and filled me with such anticipation that I could only listen with difficulty to what the Jedi Master said next.

"Anakin,Timothee." Qui-Gon said sternly as he got down on his knees to our level. "Training to become a Jedi is not an easy challenge, and even if you succeed, it's a hard life." He informed us and I looked like a hurt puppy. "But I wanna go! It's what Anakin and I have always dreamed of doing." I argued before turning to our mother. "Can I go and Anakin too, Mom? Can we?"