The Second Padawan

Chapter Fifty-Four

"Hey, you!" I was shaken awake. I looked up and it was a battle droid. I reached for my lightsabers, which weren't there. I quickly relaxed after I realized it was just BeeBee. "You have an incoming transmission from someone, they asked to speak directly to you."

"Okay.." I rubbed my eyes and followed BeeBee into the cockpit.

I saw Padmé's hologram on the holotable. "May you excuse us?" I asked BeeBee who walked out of the cockpit without saying another word.

"Liyah..." Padmé sighed. "It's good to see you, Anakin told me everything, I was so worried."

I was touched by her sentiment. "It's great to see you too Padmé." I looked down at the code and saw she was contacting me off of Masters communications.

"He also told me of what was going on... I'm afraid I can't help, as a Senator of course." She trailed off. "But me and Bail Organa can help as officials of our respective planets. A Nubian class shuttle should be arriving within the next rotation with humanitarian supplies. Anakin doesn't have to know about his, okay?" She smiled.

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him." I grinned. "Thank you so much Padmé."

"Of course, also, please send your coordinates so the ship knows where to land."

"Got it." I passed over the coordinates of Niimas outpost.

"I'm not sure if Bail Organa has gotten the all-clear to send supplies, but I'll keep in contact." She hung up. I left the cockpit and Jado was there talking to BeeBee.

"One of the Senators is sending supplies." I notified him.

"From the Republic?"

"Not officially, she's doing it on her own account."

"I'll believe it when I see it." He shrugged and sat down at the table. "Are you hungry?" He placed some food on the table and ushered me to sit.

"Sure, and I assure you, this Senator is trustworthy, she's a great friend, and mentor to me."

"Well if she's your friend, she's mine."

The Next day Jado asked me to wait for the Nubian ship.

"You, what is your name again?" The Twi'lek woman, Ismene, asked me.

"It's Liyah," I replied.

"You sure this, uh, ship is coming in?" She swung the long rifle she was holding over her back.

"Yes, is there really a need for the rifle?" I asked.

"Yes." She replied flatly.

I could see the chromatic ship coming from the sky. They opened the loading ramp, and a dozen medium sized crates were unloaded by serval Naboo guards.

"Liyah Aviss? These are for you, directly from Padmé Amidala." The captain brought me a disc to sign.

"Thank you." I signed the disc, and he nodded and bade me farewell.

Ismene bought over the speeder and attached all the crates, with a thick rope.

"We take these to the village. You drive." I nodded and started the speeder.

"Jado takes a liking to you, yes?"

"You could say that..."

"Good."

The village was a few clicks away, my scanners started beeping. "There's two incoming speeders," I said. "Who could that be."

Ismene turned her body around. "Pirates, they have saw the ship."