1507. Pregnant
Padmé-Amidala didn't know how she got back to the office. She curled up on the sofa in despair, trembling all over.
Dormé hurried over to try to comfort him, but Padmé smiled and shook his head and said, "You go back first Dormé, I want to stay alone for a while."
"Okay. I'm right outside the door. If necessary, you can notify me through the pager at any time." Dormé didn't insist. She saluted and then exited the office.
After the office door was closed, the tears that Padmé had been holding back for a long time finally burst out of her eyes. She no longer suppressed her inner emotions and cried loudly... she cried so hard that she was almost heartbroken and hoarse. All the pain, all the sadness, all the love, all the happiness, turned into bitter tears at this moment, flowing all over her cheeks and soaking her clothes.
She fell from the sofa to the floor, beating her chest and feet on the soft carpet, feeling extremely regretful...
From Palpatine's words, she understood the whole story, and also understood how Archangel of Death found the secret manor - he was the one who 'resurrected' Anakin's mother into a walking corpse, so it was not surprising that he could directly find the hiding place through this connection.
She believed that it was her own negligence that led to the death of Anakin.
In the past few days, even after seeing the Order 66 sent by Anakin himself, Padmé still believed that she could bring her lover back to the light. She believed that her loyal love and his mother's deep affection were enough to make Anakin change his mind.
But who knew that less than a day had passed and things had already ended like this!
From the intermittent memory storage of C-3PO and Rock-Johnson, she also saw that Palpatine seemed not to speak this time, and things developed just as he said. Archangel of Death did force Anakin to become his teacher on the grounds that he had resurrected Anakin's mother, but Anakin refused. Then Archangel of Death took action brazenly. Anakin was no match and was eventually killed.
Anakin... Did her lover really leave her just like that?
In just a few days, Jedi Order was wiped out, Palpatine became Sith Lord, and Anakin-Skywalker also died. Such drastic changes almost made Padmé, who was already in very bad health recently, even more overwhelmed.
I don't know whether she fell asleep due to tiredness from crying or passed out. When Padmé woke up, she found herself in the bedroom of the mansion. Two female-specific medical robots with a soft body and a very gentle voice were taking care of her.
Dormé was sitting in front of the bed with a sad look on his face.
"Am I... asleep?" Padmé murmured.
"Amidala, why didn't you tell me?" Seeing that she was awake, Dormé rushed over and held Padmé's hand tightly.
"What's wrong?" Padmé asked.
"You are already pregnant! Two months..." Dormé said, tears streaming down his face, "Is it... his?"
Padmé turned her head to the other side, not looking at Dormé. After a while, she said quietly, "Before going to Onderon... it should be."
"Why... why are you doing this..." Dormé was still in disbelief. She couldn't believe that Senator Amidala, who was smart and wise and had entered the political arena at a young age, had fallen so completely in love.
Her political strength and sharpness make it impossible for people to connect her with a weak woman who is willing to secretly get pregnant for her lover.
"Dormé, I'm not pregnant, do you know that?" Padmé suddenly said.
"But... your body..."
"Dormé!" Padmé turned his head, stared into Dormé's eyes, and said very seriously.
"Yes...Senator Amidala..." Dormé was in great pain.
Padmé-Amidala raised his hand with difficulty, gently hugged his loyal maid, and said in her ear, "No matter what, Anakin, Master Yoda... we must complete their unfinished business. Only in this way can we be worthy of their sacrifice."
"Yes... yes..." Dormé also burst into tears.
She understands how much sacrifice Padmé has made with this decision. She will drag her pregnant body with her and continue to fight to the end in this increasingly cruel political arena.
"If it's a boy, then call it 'Luke' (Luke)... if it's a girl, then call it 'Leia' (Leia)." Padmé said with a smile.
20BBY, May.
Following the order from Order 66, Galactic Republic officially declared Jedi Order to be treasonous, annihilated Jedi Order, and hunted down every Jedi Knight throughout the galaxy.
But for Jedi Order, who has guarded the Milky Way for more than 25,000 years, it is not just a military problem to wipe it out easily. The Speaker Sheev-Palpatine who made this decision also had to endure very serious political backlash.
Among Galactic Senate, even many MPs who had been loyal to Palpatine were unable to understand the order to annihilate Jedi Order, and their positions began to waver.
Not only that, members of Congress led by Bail-Organa began to openly question the legitimacy of Order 66, and took this opportunity to launch a formal impeachment process against Palpatine.
You must know that in the Galactic Republic parliamentary system, it is a very serious matter for members to impeach the current speaker, and it often results in a dead end.
Among Battle of Naboo, Padmé-Amidala, who was then Naboo Planet Queen, also launched an impeachment against the then speaker Phineas-Valorum, which led to Valorum having to abdicate and step down.
And this time, the impeachment launched by Bail-Organa against Palpatine is also very serious. Because this is not only related to the legitimacy of Order 66, but also related to the question of whether Jedi Order's treason is established!
In other words, if Jedi Order is not treasonous, then who is treasonous?
Once such an issue is introduced, it is completely equivalent to detonating a nuclear bomb in a closed space!
In the following time, Palpatine and Bail-Organa argued endlessly in parliament, held several hearings, and formed an investigation team to carefully verify the entire matter.
However, even in such a brutal struggle, the grand funeral of the fighting hero Anakin-Skywalker was still held.
Speaker Sheev-Palpatine also attended the funeral in person and spoke at the funeral. His first words were, "I always treat Anakin-Skywalker as my son..."
After finishing his speech, Palpatine returned to his seat and watched the funeral process with a sad expression.
Vice Chancellor Mas-Amedda whispered in his ear without leaving a trace, "I have made arrangements. All the funeral processes are focused on remembering the past. This will definitely arouse a strong emotional resonance for Padmé..."