Serendipity

Padmé died after giving birth to her two children. We know she died of a broken heart.

But what if she didn't? What if she lived, for her two children?

What happens is that someone capable harnesses the power of a tornado, leaving the world completely changed, whether it's for better or for worse.

Stricken with grief after the death of her secret husband, Anakin Skywalker, former Senator of Naboo, Padmé Amidala leaves behind her identity as a politician, instead retreating into the shadows to talk the helm of a dangerous and uncertain future for the greater good. After all, the only thing she's really even living for are her two infants.

Every day feels like a chore to her and she can't ever truly leave behind the serendipity that entered her life - her darling Ani - yet sometimes you have to do what right, even if you don't want to. It's called bravery. Or at least, that's what Padmé thinks. She rules out her internal hollowness as grief; she should have been prepared for Anakin's death, with him having been a soldier for more than 3 years, but it still feels like a sudden, completely unanticipated shock.

Or maybe that's from Anakin's betrayal.

Sometimes, it's not just wounds of grief that need time to heal.

Yet she's THE powerhouse - the ultimate badass, Padmé Amidala. She'll always power through it and come out to brush the dirt off of her shoulder with a proud smile that says "Damn, that was easy." She'll be alright.

Won't she?

But a surprise revelation from the opposition will once again turn her life upside down, and Padmé will have to question everything she has ever known about herself to choose the right path for her.

And hopefully, someday, it'll lead to another serendipity.