Chapitre 21: Chapter 21:A Cute Queen

'' Well, in that case, at my last request, '' I turn to Anakin right now, '' it's about Anakin, I want him to be trained by Qui-Gon ''

Everyone was confused by my strange request, Obi-Wan even seemed a little offended, but it was Mace Windu who took the lead and said, "Qui-Gon already owns a Padawan, and we still haven't decided if we will take the boy to the Order, he is very old ''

Qui-Gon takes a step forward at that moment and says to support me, '' Obi-Wan is ready for testing, he is stubborn and still has a lot to learn about force, but he is capable, and has little to learn with me, '' he says as he faces Obi-Wan.

Yoda turns to me at that moment and says, "And why exactly do you want Qui-Gon to train the boy?"

As you've already noted, Anakin has immense potential in the force, but he's not mature enough yet, and if trained in the wrong way, that potential could end up being used for the dark side, so he needs someone with a lot of experience to be able to deal with it in addition to a connection with him, and Qui-Gon has both, so he's perfect for the job ''

'' Do you really agree with that, Master Qui-Gon? '' asked Yoda.

'' Yes master, '' Qui-Gon replies calmly.

'' Um ... I still feel a great attachment from the boy to his mother, '' Yoda says, before sighing and turning to me, 'so be it, Qui-Gon will be the boy's master when Obi-Wan completes the Trial, until then he will be considered a Yongling and will remain in the Order ''

I give a nod of acknowledgment and turn to Anakin, he seemed excited to finally be able to be a Jedi, I pat him on the shoulder with a smile, before turning to the council again and saying, "Well now that we've decided that, there is one thing I need to reveal '', listening to what I said, everyone focused on me again, waiting to hear what I would say.

'' Starting with the sith, unlike the apprentice Qui-Gon and I killed, he is very powerful on the dark side, but what really makes him scary is his cunning and intelligence, he is currently in the senate manipulating everyone while orchestrating the invasion of Naboo, to be elected as supreme chancellor, '' I say calmly.

'' !!!!! ''

Everyone is alarmed to hear what I said, with Plo Koon being the first to speak, '' A Sith in the Senate ?, impossible, we would have noticed '' he says.

'' just like you did with his apprentice? '', I snap back, '' you are free to believe what you want ''

Before he can say more, Windu interrupts while asking, '' and what is the name of this sith? '' He says, narrowing his eyes.

"....."

"He's known as Darth Sidius, or as you guys know him by Senator of Naboo, Sheev Palpatine," I say

They all nodded before opening their eyes, they know Sheev Palpatine, and he is the last person they would suspect as a Sith, Windu seemed to come out of the stupor at that moment and mutter to himself, '' he orchestrated an invasion against his own planet to achieve power ...?, he intends to elect himself to the seat of supreme chancellor by inducing the queen to take a vow of no confidence, '' he deduces after collecting the points, before turning to Yoda and saying seriously , '' if all of this is true, we have to remove it ''

"The Senate will meet to discuss the Naboo invasion, we should be present at that moment," said Ki-Adi-Mundi, while also adorning a serious face, the implications of this whole situation are too severe to be ignored.

'' finish this meeting here, and get ready, we must, '' said Yoda as he moved from his chair to take a very agile leap for someone his age, he walked up to me and Anakin, while the rest of the council also stood up and said , '' You should return to the queen's side, '' he says as he glares at me, before turning to Anakin, '' while a servant took the boy to his quarters, he stayed at the temple, '' he finished saying before to start leaving the room with the board following the cue.

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Anakin and I followed a servant through the many corridors and doors of the Jedi temple until we reached the dormitory wing, as soon as we reached the room that would be Anakin's in the future we looked at each other, I could see that he was excited and afraid, but most of all I could say that he missed his mother, even though he knew she was free.

I pat him on the shoulder with a brotherly smile, before saying, '' I know you are worried about your mother, but this is not necessary, I will take care of her for you and I will also try to help you find her. whenever possible, you can also count on Qui-Gon for that ''

He gives a little sigh of relief and gives me a smile before saying, "I understand, thanks John"

I give a little nod before straightening up and saying, '' I need to go now, for now you try to get used to order and your new life, train hard and become strong and never forget that ... may the force be with you '

He gives me one last wave and looks at me for a few seconds before following behind the servant into the domain, where he will be explained how his new routine will work, and as soon as the door is closed I turn and start walking, after take a few steps I teleport back to the queen's quarters ... '

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As soon as I teleport back, I see myself outside the queen's chambers, taking a quick look around I head towards the entrance doors, where a guard is protecting at the moment, as soon as he sees me, he recognizes me and He nods before opening the door for me, but as soon as he does, some people start to leave, and looking at him, it's Palpatine and his squad of guards.

As soon as he was going to pass me, he turns to me, his eyes shining with interest, '' hello young friend, from the stories I heard from you, I must say that the queen is very lucky to have you as a bodyguard , if I had more time, I would invite you for a chat, '' he says with a kind grandfather smile.

"It is an honor, Senator, I believe we will have a chance as soon as the Queen resolves matters in Naboo," I say calmly trying not to keep him alert.

"I hope so, I have to go now, until next time," he says with a smile and starts to walk away; I follow him with my eyes until he disappears on a corner before entering the queen's chambers and go towards the meeting room where I can feel Padme's presence.

Arriving there, I find Padme totally dressed in her royal red clothes and golden adornments, and the characteristic white makeup on her face with two red dots on the cheekbones, I stop for a second to see and admire her beauty, even with all the clothes and the makeup cannot hide its beauty, but leaves it with a slightly more exotic beauty.

Padme and the maids around her seem to notice my stupor when they start laughing softly, finding my reaction funny, while Padme has a satisfied smile on her face, quite different from the worried face she had a second ago.

* cough *, I give a little cough to try to hide my embarrassment before making a little bow to Padme, '' forgive me your majesty, I was impressed by your beauty for a moment and I couldn't help staring, '' I say with a smile .

Not expecting me to praise her so openly, Padme blushes visibly even with the makeup on her face, the maids laugh at the queen's reaction this time.

"Is everything okay, so how was your meeting with the Jedi Council?", She tries to change the subject quickly to hide her own embarrassment, but deciding not to provoke it for now, I leave it at that and quickly explain while hiding some details of what happened at my meeting with the Jedi council.

"So you made an alliance with the order, in which case are you a Jedi now?", She asks after the brief explanation.

'' um .. yes and no, i'm a jedi only in name, since i'll be apprentice to one in the future, but i don't follow their orders, much less the jedi code '', i explain, and she looks like a little relieved by my answer

"So in that case, can you get married and have a family normally?", She asks with a little enthusiasm.

It makes me raise an eyebrow, amused by the question, but I answer anyway, "yes I can, as I said I don't follow the Jedi code, so nothing prevents me from forming a relationship and later on a family"

'' .... ''

Seeing my reaction and perhaps noticing her slip, she adopts an indifferent face trying to cover it up, while saying in an emotionless voice, "Is that so? In that case I hope you find a good woman for you"

I have a little laugh at how cute she is when she acts like that before saying, '' yes, Your Highness, I will work on it, '' I say with a small smile, as she narrows her eyes dangerously at hearing my words, causing a shiver down my spine.

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After a few more moments of making small talk and teasing Padme, the time for the Senate meeting was approaching, so deciding to talk about the important issues, I put a serious expression on my face before saying, '' Padme, during the Senate meeting It is possible that a battle will end up happening, so I need you to be always attentive and close to me. ''

She also gets serious when she hears me, '' I don't understand, who would attack the republic? at a senate meeting with all the sovereigns of various planets present? '' she asks me confused.

I remain silent a little while wondering if I should tell her about Palpatine or not, but believing that she would not be able to remain calm when she finds out that one of the people she most trusts, is conspiring against her and her people, so I decide not to say it now , '' I'm not talking about an attack, Padme, I'm sorry but you better not know for now, you should concentrate on your work, while you are close, just trust me, I will protect you ''.

she looks me in the eye for a few seconds, before nodding and saying, "Okay so John, I trust you, although I still don't understand how a battle can take place today, anyway, we must prepare, the meeting will start soon. ... ''