The Naboo politician Senator Amidala, had previously served as Queen for her planet,
when encountering the young Force sensitive Anakin Skywalker. Although Padme herself was
not blessed with the gifts of Anakin, she would have a massive bearing on the outcome
of the galaxy, influencing the decisions made by the Jedi knight, throughout the duration
of a war masterminded by Anakin’s other influence Chancellor Palpatine. With the weight
of the galaxy on his shoulders, Anakin chose the side of darkness in a bid to save Padme,
and the Jedi she had known had seemingly been lost forever, as she never got to witness
Anakin’s redemption. But what if Padme had been a Jedi? Could she have a different influence
on Anakin or the galaxy? As you will find out, the Force powers of Padme, could have
changed the fate of the Jedi… The Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn had been slightly
confused, as he took his place aboard the Queen’s starship on its way to Tatooine.
His padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi could sense the unease from his usually calm master, but did
not wish to press him for answers, until they landed on the desert planet for repairs. Examining
the hyperdrive, Qui-Gon could sense multiple Force signatures around the planet, and asked
Obi-Wan to stay on the ship, whilst he examined them further. Bringing R2-D2, Jar Jar Binks
and reluctantly Padme, the Jedi master had not made it to Mos Espa, before he could feel
the Force sensitivity of the Queen disguised as Padme. Keeping it to himself for now, the
Jedi master entered into the settlement, where he felt the other powerful presence he had
been sensing, in the young slave Anakin Skywalker. After managing to negotiate a risky deal with
the Toydarian dealer Watto, the Jedi master later conducted midichlorian tests on the
two young Force sensitives, and also Jar Jar to make it appear as if it was a blood test,
and Obi-Wan finds that both Anakin and Padme were Force sensitive. But aboard another ship
above the planet, had been the Sith apprentice Maul, utilising a signal he had received from
the Governor of Naboo, to deduce that the Jedi and the Queen were on Tatooine. Through
the darkness of the night, the Zabrak calmly landed his Sith infiltrator on one of the
highest sand dunes, and equipping his macrobincoulars, he saw the settlement of Mos Espa close to
him. Leaping onto his repulsor craft speeder bike, Maul approached the settlement, and
felt the power of the Force sensitives Sidious had ordered him to capture. Entering the residential
quarters, Maul ignited his blade, and surged into the Skywalker home. Jar Jar Binks had
been the first to be alerted to the presence of the Sith, having been sleepwalking, and
his screams had alerted those around the home. Qui-Gon ignited his blade, and dived in the
path of an attack aimed for Jar Jar, and deflected the attacks of the dark side user, as the
other residents of Mos Espa awoke from their slumber. Qui-Gon purposely dropped his commlink
to try and retrieve Obi-Wan from the Queen’s starship, and R2-D2 managed to signal for
the Jedi padawan to fly over Mos Espa. But with the wind picking up, Qui-Gon knew Obi-Wan
would need time to navigate, and as Maul took the battle to Watto’s workshop, he wasted
no time in decapitating the Toydarian slaver. The Sith had accidentally created the freedom
for Shmi and Anakin, and the Jedi master yelled for the Skywalkers to run to the ramp that
was arriving, as he joined the group after a few more blocks against Maul. Arriving back
on Coruscant, Obi-Wan accompanies Qui-Gon on a trip to the Jedi Council’s chamber,
where they reveal the midichlorian count within both Anakin and Padme. The Jedi are extremely
reluctant to train them both, given their age and internal fears, but the Jedi master
is insistent, and after Queen Amidala had given her speech condemning the corruption
in the senate, they test them both for their Force capabilities. Although they can see
the reasoning behind Qui-Gon proclaiming Anakin to be the Chosen One, Padme’s age and lower
midichlorian count prove to be an obstacle, so Qui-Gon insists that both he and Obi-Wan
train the Force sensitives. The Council are shocked by this request, as Obi-Wan was not
qualified to have a padawan of his own, and Qui-Gon would now be having two padawans.
Whilst the Jedi Council deliberate on whether to allow their training, Padme travelled to
Naboo to meet with the Gungans, as Nute Gunray warned Darth Sidious of the imminent attack.
The Sith Lord had received a disturbing report from his apprentice, that Anakin had not been
the only Force sensitive on Tatooine, and ordered Gunray to trap the Jedi, to allow
Maul to capture Padme and Anakin. The Neimoidian organises the trade Federation Army on the
Naboo plains, but the army was a distraction designed to stop and spilt the Gungans from
the Jedi, and the battalion of double O M Command Battle Droids guard the Royal palace.
Padme and the Naboo security Force realise the diversion that the Trade Federation had
planned, and are forced to retreat, whilst Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan pave their way through
to the Theed hangar. Approaching the doors to the power generators, they expected to
see Maul, but the Zabrak had disappeared, and looking around for any sign of him, they
try to communicate with any members of the security Force, they are met with silence.
The two Jedi run outside to where the Naboo security Force should have been, and all of
them are laying dead on the floor, with lightsaber wounds cut through them all. Qui-Gon immediately
alerts the Jedi Council of the disappearances of both Padme and Anakin, when the voice of
Chancellor Palpatine interrupted their meeting, to reveal that Maul had taken both the Queen
and Anakin. That is it for part 1 of what if Padme was
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