Chapter 19

“ Good afternoon, guys. We are so glad that you are back home safe and sound. We have missed you both so much.” May sat down in front of Padme and Anakin at the dining table.

“ Thanks and it is good to be back home. I too have missed you guys.That is so gross, why do you eat that stuff, Robyn?” Padme watched Robyn put a wiggly worm like creature into her mouth.

“ Oh sorry, Padme. I forgot that this stuff makes you sick to your stomach. You do know that I have to eat it on my Life Day, and you really do need to try it. It almost tastes like a Spice Cake.” Robyn wiped her mouth with her napkin.

“ Um . . . no, thanks. Does it really taste like Spice Cakes? Hmm . . . then, maybe one day I will try it and happy Life Day, Robyn.” Padme smiled at Robyn and then, saw Anakin get up from his chair.

“ You know what? I think I will give it a try, and see if it really tastes like Spice Cake.” Anakin said, before walking away from the table and headed for the kitchen area.

“ Ok, I guess I will go and try it too. I will be right back.” Padme smiled at Robyn, before getting up from the table and followed Anakin to the kitchen.

“ Hey, are you really going to get some of the Squidmer?” Anakin felt Padme come up next to him.

“ Yes, I will try it, in respect to Robyn’s Life Day and culture and who knows, I might like it.” Padme grabbed a small bowl.

“ Hey, Benny. I would like to try some Squidmer, please.” Anakin held out his bowl to the cook.

“ Hey, Anakin and Padme. Let me guess, Robyn talked you two into trying these things. So, here you go.” Benny put a couple of Squidmer into each bowls.

Once they got some of the squirmy worms in their bowls, they headed back to their table and sat back down with their friends.

“ Wow, you are right. They really do taste like Spice Cake.” Padme sucked one of the wiggly worms into her mouth.

See, I told you. That is because some of the spices that is used for the cakes do come from my home world. That is one of the exports that we ship to different worlds.” Robyn sucked up another worm into her mouth.

The chimes went off to let everybody know that it was Meditation time.

“ Well, it is that time again. See you guys tomorrow.” Padme got up and nodded to her friends, before leaving the table.

Padme left the dining hall and head for the Turbo-lift. She stopped in front of the doors, just as two other Jedi Padawans came up and stood next to Padme.

“ I have to go to the Archives, what about you?” one of the boys asked the other boy, who was standing next to him.

“ I have to head for the Gym. My Master tells me that I have to work on some combat moves.” the other boy answered his friend.

The lift stopped and Padme and the two boys stepped onto the lift and all three of them pushed different buttons for the levels that they need. The Turbo-lift stopped at the two levels that the boys pushed. They each got off the Turbo-lift, as it stopped on their levels, and they left Padme all by herself in the lift. She closed her eyes and began to relax, as the lifted kept moving upwards. It was the ding that broke the Meditation that she was in. The doors opened up and Padme stepped off the lift and then headed for the gardens. Walking into the room. she noticed that she was the only person in the room. Walking through the gardens. Padme found one of the trees that came from Naboo. Going over to the tree ,she sat down right under it. Padme crossed her legs and rested her hands on her lap, before closing her eyes. Once her eyes were closed, Padme settled into deep meditation.

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Walking through the forest, she heard the sound of the lightsaber being activated. Everything went from day to night and summer to winter, and the snowflakes began to sizzle, as they fell onto the blade of the lightsaber. Padme turned around, but all she could see was nothing. Then, all she could feel was the coldness of the winter breeze. Then, she felt that same dark and evil presence that she had felt last night. Turning around to look behind her, and that is when she saw it: the dark cloak figure, then it began coming towards her.

Padme turned around and began running away from the dark figure. As she ran, she used the Force and started picking up the boulders, logs and anything that she could find and began throwing them towards the advancing figure, but only to have that figure slice the objects with its lightsaber. The only thing that Padme could do was keep running. Then, she felt herself falling down face first into the snow, and then realizing that she had tripped over a buried tree root. Then, she heard it: the lightsaber begging activated again.

Padme turned around to face the figure. The only thing that she saw was the lightsaber raise above her. When she saw the face under the cloak, it was a face that she knew very well, and then the lightsaber came down towards her. Padme opened her eyes and she realized that she was in the gardens at the Temple. Then, she heard her name being called out.

“ Padme, are you ok? I saw what was going on.” Anakin came up to her.

“ Then, you saw the figure and you know who he is?” Padme grabbed Anakin’s hand, as he helped her up from the ground.

“ Yeah, I saw him and it has answered so many questions that I have. Oh, Master Yoda wanted me to come and get you and bring you up to the Council Chamber.” Anakin pulled Padme into his arms and gave her a quick hug.

Padme nodded and hugged Anakin back ,before they headed off towards the doors and to the Chambers.

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“ Masters, I have had a vision and I now know who the dark and evil presence that is here in the Temple. I also noticed that this person is not here . . . and that person is . . . Master Mace Windu.” Padme looked around the Chambers and she did not see the person, who she saw as the evil presence. Master Yoda told her that Windu has disappeared and no one knows where he went to. She had also felt the dark side in the Jedi Master.