¹Destiny | Padme Amidala

Celebration

I was standing between Anakin and Obi Wan, who was standing next to Maven, when we saw a long ship land in front of us. My cheeks were smeared with tears, and Anakin's eyes were swollen, but he was clearly better at hiding them. "And now, Viceroy, you're going to have to go back to the senate and explain all this." Queen Amidala said to the Viceroy of the Trade Federation.

"I think you can kiss your trade franchise good-bye." The Captain said then. The cruiser's ramp lowered and Panaka and his men dragged Nute onto the ship. They entered the ship with Nute, while Senator Palpatine and several other delegates exited. Behind them followed a group of allies and humans with silver hilts on their hips. Lightsabers.

 Obi Wan and Maven bowed as the new Chancellor Palpatine joined us. Anakin and I bowed to him as well. "We are indebted to you for your bravery, Obi Wan Kenobi and Maven Palpatine. And you,young Skywalkers." He began, moving his eyes from Anakin to me,his eyes lingering on me a moment longer. "We will watch the two of your careers with great interest. " With that, he walked past us,patting me lightly on the shoulder and ruffled Anakin's hair. Then he walked toward Padme.

Meanwhile, we were greeted by the Jedi. We stood with them and watched the chancellor and Padme. "Congratulations on your election, Chancellor." The Young Queen congratulated the Chancellor. "Your boldness has saved our people, Your Majesty. It is you who should be congratulated. Together we shall bring peace and prosperity back to the Republic." The Chancellor smiled at her and ran forward with the Young Queen.

Padme had a funeral held here in the courtyard of Naboo Castle. As dusk fell and the city was bathed in a bright purple and navy glow, two Naboo soldiers and two Gungan warriors carried Qui-Gon's body in a casket. He was lifted off their shoulders by two Jedi Masters, Master Yoda and Master Mace Windu. Now that his body and coffin had been lifted down.

 Yoda stepped forward. In his small green hands he held a torch. He said something in a language I didn't understand before pulling the hood over his long ears and lighting the body. I watched as the rest of the Jedi did the same, pulling up their hoods and lowering their heads to the ground.

Obi Wan stood next to me, while Maven stood next to Anakin. I was crying while Anakin had a dry but visibly sad face. Padme's face was also streaming with tears. The people surrounding Qui-Gon's body were a strange mishmash. There were many Jedi, a few hundred Naboo soldiers, Boss Nass, his Gungan warriors, Jar Jar, the Captain, Sabe,the other maids, Chancellor Palpatine, R2-D2 and R8-D8 .

The fire was a raging mass of red, orange and yellow. The flames reached into the dark sky and bits of ash slowly floated to the stone floor like bad tasting snow. I quoted and pressed myself against Obi Wan. He put an arm around me and hugged me tightly while I cried harder and harder.

I could not believe that Qui-Gon was dead. He was like a father to me, and now he was dead. A Sith Lord. That's what Obi Wan called him. And Obi Wan had killed him. I watched numbly as the body of Qui-Gon became nothing more than ash. It floated into the skies of Naboo, and I wished I could capture it in a bottle and keep it near me always.But I couldn't. I had to let her go. I had to let him go.

 "What will happen to me now? " I asked quietly  and looked up to Obi Wan,who looked down at me. "The Council has given me permission to train you. You will become a Jedi ... I promise. " He replied quietly as my gaze drifted to my brother. "What about Anakin?" "I will train him. I assure you, he will become a Jedi like you, I promise." Maven assured me, before my gaze wandered to Windu and Yoda, who were standing a little further away.

 "There is no doubt! The mysterious warrior was a Sith." Master Windu said to Yoda in a whispering voice.  His gaze rested on Maven, Anakin, Obi Wan and me. Yoda blinked sleepily. "Hmm... always two of them are. No more! No oneless! A master and a apprentice... "Mace nodded in agreement to Yoda. "But which one was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?" He replied him. Then they looked at each other, but neither of them knew the answer to this question.

After the liberation of Naboo as well as the Gungans from Trade Federation control, an event was needed. Padme called a holiday and invited Boss Nass and his few higher-ranking Gungans to a celebration of unity and peace. Now Boss Nass and his chosen Gungans, Jar Jar, Binks and General Ceel, rode by on their Kaadu.

Crowds of Naboo lined the streets,while children and adults tossed flowers and beads toward the Gungan. Jar stretched and clumsily reached for them, nearly falling off his Kaadu. Padme's dress was long, flowing and creamy white. Her dark hair was gathered in two high chignon and her makeup was like Sabe's: a white painted face and red lipstick. Behind her jeweled dress hid a sort of large fan. It covered her entire back and blew in the breeze. On her forehead rested a large, intricate crown.

 Obi Wan stood beside her with Maven, Anakin and me at his side. Our hair was both cut,it was spiky like Obi Wan. We had a braid that rested on our left shoulder. Anakin wore a dark brown Jedi robe like Maven wore,while I wore a light brown Jedi robe like Obi Wan wore. Padme smiled at me and I smiled back, hands clasped in front of me.

Behind us stood the rest of Padme's maids and two freshly cleaned droids:R2-D2 and R8-D8. They whistled happily, now that their paint jobs were brand new again. Sio Bibble and the newly appointed Chancellor Palpatine stood to Padme's right. Boss Nass and his two Gungans finally arrived ahead. Their Kaadu knelt down and a couple of Naboo guards helped the Gungans dismount.

 As usual, Jar Jar was clumsy. He got his foot stuck in the kaadu reins and almost fell over trying to escape. Jar Jar pulled out his big foot,which hit the ground. He then joined forces with Boss Nasse and General Ceel. Governor Sio Bibble presented Padme with the Orb of Peace before stepping backa gain. Padme smiled slightly at Big Boss Nass and handed it to him."Peace!" He shouted, raising the orb in the air. The only question is, for how long?