STAR WARS REBORN

We had a lovely family banquet for the first time altogether, I may say it was a weird experience and occasionally a bit awkward, but then again I learnt quite a bit about the galaxy from Anakin and his missions and adventures.

After the easygoing talk, I took the advance and asked mother something which turned the discussion somewhat heated…

"Mother, I want to leave Naboo!" I said it straight out, boldly without giving any room for confusion of my demand.

Abruptly Padme stopped chatting with Anakin and quickly turned to me. She breathed in and out intensely and finally replied with her stern tone.

"What!! Are you crazy! Leave!? Where!"

"Sigh…mother, I am already 14 years old!! And my father, as a padawan, already had many adventures and….and I am still home…. unlike when Anakin...'Fat..her' was my age!" I say and show some anger and disappointment that I feel like I have not accomplished anything of note and that I feel useless. If I indeed were a young teenager in mental terms, then it would make sense that I would feel so pathetic compared to Anakin's accomplishments plus with my spoiled golden spoon. Anybody, in fact, would think like this if they had a father and mother with such a comprehensive resume of adventures from such a young age.

I continue. "While I can barely get away to be alone on my home planet!! I want to go out and have my adventures like my father!!" I end up sounding more spoiled then usual as if the golden spoon showed more of its appearance.

Padme stays silent for a second and finally grasps where her son is coming from; she realises how her son may compare her and Anakin and how it might look to him. "Austlar, the galaxy isn't a safe place, yes republic is save enough, but there are still dangers. Like the slavers and mercenaries and pirates and other filth." She replies, calmly with a persuasive argument rather than the previous stern tone.

"Mother! But…but..I have 'the force' I am not so helpless plus I was trained in the Jedi lightsabre arts, Mother!... Father, help me, please!" I say with my puppy eyes.

Anakin suddenly looks at me when he hears his name, and I notice him looking quite uncomfortable as if its a weirdest thing his in, he seems so lost what to do, before replying. "I would rather not get involved." He says awkwardly with a sly smile.

"Father! Explain to my mother.. 'your wife' that I can protect my self. Tell her!"

Anakin sights from my cries and speaks. "Well, love Austlar indeed has the skills of at least of a Jedi knight. Lowest of the Jedi knights but Jedi knights strength nonetheless. He can defend himself with his skills. Few beings can best Jedi knights, and I doubt our son would find trouble with them or even encounter them."

Padme thinks for a second before replying. "Even if that's the case, he is too young!! Only 14 years of age!

"Mother, please, you know I will be not in danger. I can protect myself; I mean it's not like I am going to the battlefield mother! Please, mother, I want to be independent if you don't allow me the I will go by my self and won't listen to you anymore. I only asked you because I love you and want your blessing."

Padme looks at me seriously but still with her stubbornness, she counters my argument with her diplomatic tone. "Fine, damn it!"

I smile… Before I hear Padme continue.

"However, you will stay at least one more year at home 'to prepare' yourself for your 'journey' do I make myself clear?!"

"But!!" I shout out.

"No buts if you try to wiggle out of this then I don't care I will tie you up, and you will never leave this house, and your father won't be able to help you! Do I make my self clear?"

I turn to Anakin for support, but he quickly looks down from my eyes and tries to stop smiling, but I still see and notice him cringe.

I finally give up and accept her side of the 'demand'. "Yes, mother," I say sadly and walk back to my room. While walking to my private room I think.

Just as expected, I doubted my mother would allow me as a 14-year-old to leave Naboo. But I guess my 'Jedi training' worked to worry her less and predictably let me leave this pacifistic planet next year finally! Some may think it's strange for even a 15/16-year-old to leave the planet; however, you must remember this isn't a primitive world but a galaxy-wide so-called 'republic' therefore visiting one planet or another is like visiting a city to another city, especially when there are millions of planets merely in the 'republic itself' without including Hut space and so on.

It's not as if life is terrible on Naboo or anything, in fact, it is quite a paradise especially for me a rich 'noboo noble', nonetheless I won't allow it to affect my ambition, just as Palpatine said "And we shall have peace" Of course in my case when I am an emperor of my empire.