Jacen Solo
10-20-2002, 09:29 PM
<span style="color:royalblue">Hi, everyone. I was at a friend's house awhile back reading the Episode I journals for Queen Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, and I thought, why shouldn't Palpatine have one? So I decided to write it myself. This is turning out to be a challenge so far, because I'm having to write one journal for two people with completely different motives ... yes, I'm one of those who believes that Darth Sidious and Palpatine are the same person. And ... this is the first Star Wars story I've attempted to write, so I might not get all the terminology correct. But here's what I've got so far!!</span>
<span style="color:orangered">Hey Emma Kenobi ... I made a reference to your story of Rabe in my story. I hope you don't mind! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif </span>
<font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=pink)'>DISCLAIMER: The following characters and events are the property of George Lucas, the Master. I am not out to make money on this ... I'm just out to have some fun!! ~KG</font>
<span style="color:green">Most Sith Lords, upon turning to the Dark Side, completely abandon their past, and their humanity. They become instruments of evil, forever scarred by hatred and malice. I, however, am a different case. My name is Darth Sidious ... before my turn to the Dark Side, I was known as Palpatine, active citizen of the planet Naboo. Now that I am a Sith Lord (to accomplish this, I had to kill my own master), however, I am still Palpatine. As a matter of fact, I am Senator Palpatine of Naboo, serving under Queen Padme Amidala, recently elected ruler. I have not abandoned my past. My reason for this ... as both Darth Sidious and Senator Palpatine, I see tremendous potential for the future of the Republic.
Padme Amidala was elected Queen just over two months ago. At that time, I was serving as an advisor to the King of Naboo, King Veruna. I had the former King suggest to her that I be appointed Senator. If he didn't, I told him that my fellow advisers and I would have no trouble exposing his affair with one of the handmaidens to the people of Naboo. When all was said and done, I was a Senator in the Galactic Republic. Serving Queen Amidala as a Senator is a very unique opportunity. Padme is a good ruler with many innovative ideas. She wasn't the youngest queen ever elected, but when I think about it, I'm not sure she's old enough. She definitely won't be ready for what I have in store for the Republic.
**
I have just begun to set my master plan in motion ... the master plan which will insure me total control over the galaxy. One night as I was meditating in my chamber (in a tower in the old industrial section of Coruscant), my apprentice Darth Maul came to me and told me that he had received a transmission from Nute Gunray, Viceroy of the Trade Federation. I went to the communications area and tapped up the holographic transmission. There he stood ... the ugly, green Neimoidian and his second-in-command, Rune Haako. They told me about the new taxations of the trade routes and of how the Trade Federation resented them. So I suggested that they form a blockade on a planet and execute an invasion with their droid armies. Then, just to throw in an interesting twist, I hinted that they could blockade my peaceful home planet of Naboo. The Viceroy nearly jumped with joy at the thought of this. He and his counterpart then said that they would begin the blockade immediately.
I had finished in my role as Darth Sidious, for the time being. I now saw an easy way to rid myself of a few of the Sith's most bitter enemies -- the Jedi Knights. I left my dark tower and caught an air taxi to the Senate Chambers. I was greeted immediately by one of my friends and fellow politicians, Senator Bail Organa of the Alderaan system.
"Senator Palpatine, it is wonderful to have you back with us," said the Senator. "Did you have a pleasant trip to Naboo?"
"Indeed," I said immediately, though of course I had not been there for quite awhile. There are advantages to being able to use the Dark Side of the Force to shield your location -- when needed, of course. But I find that constructing misleading "half-truths" keeps suspicion out of the picture. I smiled. "Queen Amidala sends you and your new wife greetings." Senator Organa was in his early twenties and had just recently married. He was a very handsome man, with dark hair and such dark eyes that by looking into them it was almost impossible not to see what the man had on his mind.
"Wonderful. Tell her the same, the next time you meet her," said Senator Organa. "Do you have business to discuss with the Supreme Chancellor?"
"That I do, Senator," I replied. At that, both of us began walking toward the Senate building. As we walked, I told him more about Naboo, particularly of Queen Amidala's recent election. We finally reached Chancellor Valorum's office. Senator Organa rang the bell next to the door. Within moments, the door opened and we were greeted by a bronze protocol droid. "Greetings," the droid said in a somewhat feminine voice. "I am TC-4, at your service. This way, please ... the Chancellor awaits you." How annoying, I thought. When I become Chancellor, I certainly will not use protocol droids to do my work. But we followed Tee-See Four into the office of the Supreme Chancellor.
Chancellor Valorum rose from behind his desk to greet us. "Welcome, my friends, welcome. It is wonderful to see you in good condition, Senator Palpatine. What news do you bring from the peaceful world of Naboo?"
I decided not to beat around the bush. It was time to set my plan into action. "Naboo ..." I started. "Naboo has been blockaded by the droid armies of the Trade Federation in an attempt to resolve the matter of the taxation trade routes." Chancellor Valorum's blue eyes narrowed, and Senator Organa shifted uncomfortably at the news. I continued ... "I have evidence that the Trade Federation's blockade ships have been stocked with millions of battle droids and the artillery to go with them. It may possibly be an invasion army."
"I ..." started the Chancellor, then he shook his head. "The Federation would not dare go that far."
"This is not all," I said. "The Viceroy of the Trade Federation has contacted me. He acknowledges that this blockade is illegal, and he plans to force Queen Amidala to sign a treaty to legitimize their occupation of the planet."
"They would not dare," Valorum repeated.
"They have said it so," I said bluntly. Now, this is the problem with Chancellor Valorum. He would rather think than act, and that very fact has caused trouble in the Senate (and in the galaxy) on numerous occasions. Good though his intentions may be, the Chancellor is politically clumsy and has little real power in the Senate.
"May I suggest that ambassadors be sent to the planet Naboo to negotiate a peace treaty with the Trade Federation?" said Bail Organa, speaking for the first time.
"Yes," I agreed quickly. "Perhaps ... you could dispatch a pair of the Jedi Knights to resolve this."
"That may be an option," said Chancellor Valorum. "I know that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi have recently returned from a peace conference on Bakura."
Yes ... I thought. Everything was fitting into my plan perfectly.
**
Not more than a week later, I was back in my Sith headquarters, speaking with Viceroy Gunray. He told me of the blockade on Naboo and of how the Jedi Knights had been sent there to "force" a settlement. Time for Phase 2.
"Very good, Viceroy," I said, adjusting the hood of my black cape. "Begin landing your troops."
"My Lord ..." the Neimoidian protested. "Is that ... legal?"
I could have Force-choked the Viceroy right then and there. Have patience, I told myself. The time for that will come. But not now. I needed these two stunted slimes for the time being. "I will make it legal, Viceroy," I told him.
"And ... the Jedi?"
He was playing right into my hands. "The Chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately."
The hologram of Nute Gunray disappeared. Now it was time for me to pay a visit to Queen Amidala.
**
There she was, as a holo in my Senate office ... Queen Amidala, dressed in her regal red robes, her face painted white, the red scar of remembrance on her lower lip as a reminder of the hard times Naboo had overcome. In a way, I thought, that scar would become symbolic of the hard times that were yet to be encountered on that peaceful planet.
"Senator Palpatine," the Queen greeted me, "it is wonderful to see you again. I only wish we could have met under different circumstances."
"As do I, Your majesty," I answered with the air of an experienced politician. "May I ask Your majesty for a report on what is going on?"
Queen Amidala adjusted one of her robes, and then glanced briefly at one of her handmaidens. The Queen has five of them ... handmaidens, that is. They are named Sabe, Eirtae, Rabe, and there are two others whom I am not familiar with. I do not deem it important, as I'm sure the Queen does not, either. They are there mainly for her service. Also flanking Queen Amidala were Captain Panaka, her bodyguard, and the old Governor Sio Bibble. Sio had been around for as long as I could remember ... but to me, the old man with his graying hair was as clumsy as he was stupid. The only handmaiden I knew personally was Rabe ... I once, upon her arrival on Coruscant, arranged a private tour of the Jedi Temple for her, and her father and I have conducted business on several occasions.
The Queen then told me of everything that had happened. Without warning, the battleships of the Trade Federation had formed a ring around the planet, cutting off all trade. Queen Amidala, an advocate of peace, contacted Chancellor Valorum and asked him for help. (That was, of course, where I had come in with my suggestion.) Finally, Queen Amidala had contacted the Neimoidians themselves. From this meeting came some interesting and disturbing news ... the Jedi ambassadors were nowhere to be seen. "I know nothing of these ambassadors," Nute Gunray had told her. "You must be mistaken."
I feigned surprise ... what was a complete shock to Senator Palpatine was not a surprise to Darth Sidious. Everything was playing right into my hands. "The negotiations haven't started because the ambassadors aren't there?" I asked her. "How can that be? I have assurance from the Supreme Chancellor that they are on their way. They should already have been there by now." Then I realized that the holo of Queen Amidala had disappeared. Communciations with the planet must have been disrupted, I realized. Good, I thought. The invasion has begun.
**
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I'll have more soon!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel.gif
<span style="color:orangered">Hey Emma Kenobi ... I made a reference to your story of Rabe in my story. I hope you don't mind! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif </span>
<font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=pink)'>DISCLAIMER: The following characters and events are the property of George Lucas, the Master. I am not out to make money on this ... I'm just out to have some fun!! ~KG</font>
<span style="color:green">Most Sith Lords, upon turning to the Dark Side, completely abandon their past, and their humanity. They become instruments of evil, forever scarred by hatred and malice. I, however, am a different case. My name is Darth Sidious ... before my turn to the Dark Side, I was known as Palpatine, active citizen of the planet Naboo. Now that I am a Sith Lord (to accomplish this, I had to kill my own master), however, I am still Palpatine. As a matter of fact, I am Senator Palpatine of Naboo, serving under Queen Padme Amidala, recently elected ruler. I have not abandoned my past. My reason for this ... as both Darth Sidious and Senator Palpatine, I see tremendous potential for the future of the Republic.
Padme Amidala was elected Queen just over two months ago. At that time, I was serving as an advisor to the King of Naboo, King Veruna. I had the former King suggest to her that I be appointed Senator. If he didn't, I told him that my fellow advisers and I would have no trouble exposing his affair with one of the handmaidens to the people of Naboo. When all was said and done, I was a Senator in the Galactic Republic. Serving Queen Amidala as a Senator is a very unique opportunity. Padme is a good ruler with many innovative ideas. She wasn't the youngest queen ever elected, but when I think about it, I'm not sure she's old enough. She definitely won't be ready for what I have in store for the Republic.
**
I have just begun to set my master plan in motion ... the master plan which will insure me total control over the galaxy. One night as I was meditating in my chamber (in a tower in the old industrial section of Coruscant), my apprentice Darth Maul came to me and told me that he had received a transmission from Nute Gunray, Viceroy of the Trade Federation. I went to the communications area and tapped up the holographic transmission. There he stood ... the ugly, green Neimoidian and his second-in-command, Rune Haako. They told me about the new taxations of the trade routes and of how the Trade Federation resented them. So I suggested that they form a blockade on a planet and execute an invasion with their droid armies. Then, just to throw in an interesting twist, I hinted that they could blockade my peaceful home planet of Naboo. The Viceroy nearly jumped with joy at the thought of this. He and his counterpart then said that they would begin the blockade immediately.
I had finished in my role as Darth Sidious, for the time being. I now saw an easy way to rid myself of a few of the Sith's most bitter enemies -- the Jedi Knights. I left my dark tower and caught an air taxi to the Senate Chambers. I was greeted immediately by one of my friends and fellow politicians, Senator Bail Organa of the Alderaan system.
"Senator Palpatine, it is wonderful to have you back with us," said the Senator. "Did you have a pleasant trip to Naboo?"
"Indeed," I said immediately, though of course I had not been there for quite awhile. There are advantages to being able to use the Dark Side of the Force to shield your location -- when needed, of course. But I find that constructing misleading "half-truths" keeps suspicion out of the picture. I smiled. "Queen Amidala sends you and your new wife greetings." Senator Organa was in his early twenties and had just recently married. He was a very handsome man, with dark hair and such dark eyes that by looking into them it was almost impossible not to see what the man had on his mind.
"Wonderful. Tell her the same, the next time you meet her," said Senator Organa. "Do you have business to discuss with the Supreme Chancellor?"
"That I do, Senator," I replied. At that, both of us began walking toward the Senate building. As we walked, I told him more about Naboo, particularly of Queen Amidala's recent election. We finally reached Chancellor Valorum's office. Senator Organa rang the bell next to the door. Within moments, the door opened and we were greeted by a bronze protocol droid. "Greetings," the droid said in a somewhat feminine voice. "I am TC-4, at your service. This way, please ... the Chancellor awaits you." How annoying, I thought. When I become Chancellor, I certainly will not use protocol droids to do my work. But we followed Tee-See Four into the office of the Supreme Chancellor.
Chancellor Valorum rose from behind his desk to greet us. "Welcome, my friends, welcome. It is wonderful to see you in good condition, Senator Palpatine. What news do you bring from the peaceful world of Naboo?"
I decided not to beat around the bush. It was time to set my plan into action. "Naboo ..." I started. "Naboo has been blockaded by the droid armies of the Trade Federation in an attempt to resolve the matter of the taxation trade routes." Chancellor Valorum's blue eyes narrowed, and Senator Organa shifted uncomfortably at the news. I continued ... "I have evidence that the Trade Federation's blockade ships have been stocked with millions of battle droids and the artillery to go with them. It may possibly be an invasion army."
"I ..." started the Chancellor, then he shook his head. "The Federation would not dare go that far."
"This is not all," I said. "The Viceroy of the Trade Federation has contacted me. He acknowledges that this blockade is illegal, and he plans to force Queen Amidala to sign a treaty to legitimize their occupation of the planet."
"They would not dare," Valorum repeated.
"They have said it so," I said bluntly. Now, this is the problem with Chancellor Valorum. He would rather think than act, and that very fact has caused trouble in the Senate (and in the galaxy) on numerous occasions. Good though his intentions may be, the Chancellor is politically clumsy and has little real power in the Senate.
"May I suggest that ambassadors be sent to the planet Naboo to negotiate a peace treaty with the Trade Federation?" said Bail Organa, speaking for the first time.
"Yes," I agreed quickly. "Perhaps ... you could dispatch a pair of the Jedi Knights to resolve this."
"That may be an option," said Chancellor Valorum. "I know that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi have recently returned from a peace conference on Bakura."
Yes ... I thought. Everything was fitting into my plan perfectly.
**
Not more than a week later, I was back in my Sith headquarters, speaking with Viceroy Gunray. He told me of the blockade on Naboo and of how the Jedi Knights had been sent there to "force" a settlement. Time for Phase 2.
"Very good, Viceroy," I said, adjusting the hood of my black cape. "Begin landing your troops."
"My Lord ..." the Neimoidian protested. "Is that ... legal?"
I could have Force-choked the Viceroy right then and there. Have patience, I told myself. The time for that will come. But not now. I needed these two stunted slimes for the time being. "I will make it legal, Viceroy," I told him.
"And ... the Jedi?"
He was playing right into my hands. "The Chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately."
The hologram of Nute Gunray disappeared. Now it was time for me to pay a visit to Queen Amidala.
**
There she was, as a holo in my Senate office ... Queen Amidala, dressed in her regal red robes, her face painted white, the red scar of remembrance on her lower lip as a reminder of the hard times Naboo had overcome. In a way, I thought, that scar would become symbolic of the hard times that were yet to be encountered on that peaceful planet.
"Senator Palpatine," the Queen greeted me, "it is wonderful to see you again. I only wish we could have met under different circumstances."
"As do I, Your majesty," I answered with the air of an experienced politician. "May I ask Your majesty for a report on what is going on?"
Queen Amidala adjusted one of her robes, and then glanced briefly at one of her handmaidens. The Queen has five of them ... handmaidens, that is. They are named Sabe, Eirtae, Rabe, and there are two others whom I am not familiar with. I do not deem it important, as I'm sure the Queen does not, either. They are there mainly for her service. Also flanking Queen Amidala were Captain Panaka, her bodyguard, and the old Governor Sio Bibble. Sio had been around for as long as I could remember ... but to me, the old man with his graying hair was as clumsy as he was stupid. The only handmaiden I knew personally was Rabe ... I once, upon her arrival on Coruscant, arranged a private tour of the Jedi Temple for her, and her father and I have conducted business on several occasions.
The Queen then told me of everything that had happened. Without warning, the battleships of the Trade Federation had formed a ring around the planet, cutting off all trade. Queen Amidala, an advocate of peace, contacted Chancellor Valorum and asked him for help. (That was, of course, where I had come in with my suggestion.) Finally, Queen Amidala had contacted the Neimoidians themselves. From this meeting came some interesting and disturbing news ... the Jedi ambassadors were nowhere to be seen. "I know nothing of these ambassadors," Nute Gunray had told her. "You must be mistaken."
I feigned surprise ... what was a complete shock to Senator Palpatine was not a surprise to Darth Sidious. Everything was playing right into my hands. "The negotiations haven't started because the ambassadors aren't there?" I asked her. "How can that be? I have assurance from the Supreme Chancellor that they are on their way. They should already have been there by now." Then I realized that the holo of Queen Amidala had disappeared. Communciations with the planet must have been disrupted, I realized. Good, I thought. The invasion has begun.
**
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I'll have more soon!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel.gif