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Author	Topic: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) Completed 12/26
PadmeLeiaJaina Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 12/19/03 10:12am Subject: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) Completed 12/26 - Date Edited: 1/1/04 12:54pm (16 edits total) Edited By: PadmeLeiaJaina
	Disclaimer: I own nothing, just playing in God Lucas’s sandbox. Expected length: 4-5 posts. Yes, I'm nearly as insane as Ty_Gon_Jinn for writing more than one of these things...note I said almost...as Ty_Gon's planning on writing 3 entries! (He's got more energy than me ) Everyone can thank PadLei and Leia_Naberrie for this story. They both read my previous Holiday Fanfic entry and moaned that they wished that I would write more on this era board…so I felt compelled to oblige. Never throw me a promise of more feedback, for this junkie WILL comply This Plot bunny arose from when I wrote my first fanfic for this Winter Challenge Sandstorm Celebration. The two stories are a study of contrasts of how the Skywalker twins are faring across the Galaxy in their respective, adopted homes at the age of 7. When I wrote Sandstorm, I had wondered to myself how Leia would’ve spent the same holiday as her brother. This is her story. ************************* (Lovely cover by Altaira) Alderaan Blessings Part 1 The candle in the window could be seen in the distance, a beacon of warmth and welcome to the weary travelers. “The power must be out, again,” the Prince moaned, as his eyes traversed over the front stonework of his ancestral Palace home. The sparkling glow of the candles peeking through the falling snow, made the windows of the ancient building, shimmer with warming radiance. His dark-eyed daughter gazed up at him and offered, “Maybe Mommy and Threepio left them on for us because they look pretty.” A smile broadened on the Prince’s face, instantly highlighting his handsome features. A dull ache surrounded his heart as he gazed into her earnest, intelligent eyes…she was the splitting image of her mother. Snaking an arm down around the seven-year olds shoulder he crushed her protectively into his side in a tight embrace. The father and daughter sat huddled together aboard their Royal Shuttle as it cruised towards the Palace’s docking station. As the vessel flushed its vents and the repulsor controls shuddered to a halt, signaling that they had landed, the man secured a long, velvet-lined, hooded cloak around his daughter’s shoulders in preparations against the brisk, howling wind and snow. “Ready?” he asked, shoving his gloves into place, and covering his balding head with his hood. Stamping her feet, she responded affirmatively, “Ready, Daddy.” Not thinking twice that someone wouldn’t gather up their shopping bags, the Prince nodded to the royal guards who opened the shuttle’s door. All tendrils of warmth in the shuttle were sucked out into the frigid wind. Hand-in-hand, Father and daughter cautiously dashed towards the Palace’s side entrance, slipping ever so often in the slick snow and patches of ice. Their facial features, hidden in the depths of their hoods, soon became tight and chilled from the abrasively bracing weather conditions. At the door, they spied the animated form of a golden protocol droid directing their path in the darkened bay. As they neared the droid, they heard his tinny voice wailing over the wind, “Prince Organa and Princess Leia, you must hurry and get inside before you catch your deaths out there!” Dashing past the droid, the royals and their security detail poured into the Palace. Flipping off his hood, Prince Bail Organa asked, “Why are the lights out, Threepio?” With the outer doors now shut, the warmth of the Palace embraced the party, and they gladly stripped out of their multiple layers of outer wear. Servants materialized out of the woodwork, gathered the cold, snow-logged apparel and retreated with them into the depths of the Palace. See-Threepio’s metal feet clattered over the green Alderaanian marble floor as he chased after the royal family members who wandered into the further depths of the Palace. He answered, “Your Highness, the storm knocked out the town’s main generator. The Alderaan Core of Engineers team has been dispatched to correct the problem.” “Excellent. Thank you, Threepio. Why don’t you go check on their progress and report back to me, alright?” he asked the droid. Threepio happily answered, “Certainly, Your Royal Highness!” The droid then scampered off into the depths of the building, leaving father and daughter alone in the cavernous, elaborately decorated entryway to the Palace. The surrounding architecture and marble carvings were crafted to depict the simple beauty of hard-working farmers and the Alderaanian goddesses of virtue and nature. To his daughter, Bail imparted his wisdom, “You would think that with all of the technology that we have available at our fingertips that we would be impervious to any such problems as losing power, wouldn’t you think? Nature and the Goddesses always find ways of reminding us who is really in charge, though. Don’t they, Leia?” “Yes, Daddy,” Leia replied, as she gazed adoringly up at her father. Her smile turned into a frightened frown. In a low voice, she asked, “You don’t suppose that he cut the power, do you?” Bail’s heart seized for a moment with utter terror, his own untrusting nature had actually pondered the exact same notion when he had first noted the power being out in the Palace. Leia never ceased to amaze him with her astuteness. He found it disconcerting that she oftentimes seemed to be able to pluck thoughts right out of his mind. Forcing himself to relax, he stroked her thickly braided, sable-brown hair and belayed her fears by answering, “No, Leia. I don’t believe that he cut the power.” “What if he learned about…about…” Lightly holding her shoulders, Bail stressed, “We are very careful, my dear daughter. He is unaware of what we are planning.” “But he has spies,” she whispered. Her eyes widened with fear, “Maybe he’s coming here tomorrow!” Exhaling a deep sigh, Bail dropped to one knee, took her tiny hands in his own and promised, “Leia, please do not worry. Tomorrow may be Emperor’s Day, but trust me, he will not come here to celebrate.” “Why not?” she demanded. Bitterness leaked into his husky voice as he explained, “The Emperor never leaves his Palace on Imperial City. In fact, he never even leaves his office, much less that planet. He has isolated himself completely from the rest of the Galaxy.” “But he most likely will be watching us…” Squeezing her hands tightly, Bail nodded his head, “Yes, Leia. He will be watching our festivities from afar. This is why we must always keep our appearances in check, and put on a great show that we support and love the Empire with all of our hearts.” “I understand,” she solemnly replied. Bail opened his arms and gathered his adopted daughter into a tight embrace. Patting her back, he advised, “Come on, let’s go find your mother.” His heart swelled with love as he watched the worry dissipate from her eyes to be replaced by joy. His white-clad daughter skipped off through the hallways shouting out a childhood rhyme at the top of her lungs as a way of announcing to the entire Palace that she had returned home. Even with her happy voice assaulting his ears, Bail’s mind briefly lingered to those troubled times…those times at the birth of the Empire…when democracy and freedom were forever crushed out of the Galaxy’s existence. Out of the misery of destruction during the Clone Wars, Bail had sustained personal losses, but the Republic had lost so much more…their golden champion. Things fell perfectly into place…eerily so, in fact. His own pregnant wife had died in childbirth at the same time that Padme’s twins were born. With the girl’s dark hair mirroring both Bail and his wife’s appearances, no one would ever question that she was not his own child. We will hide her in plain sight, Palpatine will never suspect who she really is, Bail had promised to Obi-Wan and Yoda. The Jedi Masters barely gave the girl a second thought as they concentrated their entire efforts on the boy. They more than happily agreed to Bail’s suggestion. Deep in his own personal grief, The Prince of Alderaan never realized how much Padme’s little girl would save him from plunging into a pit of emotional despair. With the Republic gone, and no hope seemingly left in the Galaxy, Leia was the one factor that kept him sane in those early years of maddening change. She gave him purpose and instilled in him the desire to one day restore order back to the Galaxy. The girl was wise beyond her years. She may have looked similar to Bail, but she was Padme Naberrie Amidala Skywalker’s daughter through and through. Leia’s intelligence and boundless depths of curiosity marked her as a person to watch for...a power to be reckoned with one day. Never would Bail have dreamed of informing his young charge of his subversive doings behind the back of the Emperor. He had initially desired to do everything in his power to raise Padme’s daughter in complete ignorance to his plans of rebellion. However, Leia always managed to sneak into his private office and overheard his secret conversations with the other Rebellion leaders, and soon the child became a trusted member of the circle. Leia absorbed information like a sponge. And although she didn’t comprehend a lot of the political talk that flew over her head, she focused her entire attention on trying to understand every detail, and she slowly was learning to connect the dots. Dolls and other childhood trivialities vanished from her interest as the desire for justice awakened in her veins. Padme still lived through Leia. He heard a happy shriek ahead of him as Leia bounded towards her adopted mother. A broad grin crossed over Bail’s lips as his weary eyes rested upon his wife’s beautiful face. Her once full head of brunette hair contained streaks of gray. She called them her battle scars. “Welcome home, Bail and Leia,” she greeted her family. “We’re certainly glad to be back and out of the cold,” Bail replied, and welcomed his wife with a kiss on her lips. Catching her breath when they parted, her dark eyes lit up with mild embarrassment as Leia openly gawked at her parent’s public display of affection. To the child, she ordered, “Go into the study, there’s a fire waiting to finish thawing you out, and there’s hot choco, too.” “Yippee!” Leia shouted and crashed through the doors of the study. Smirking with amusement, Bail hooked his arm around Dorme’s waist and together, followed their charge into the warmth of the room beyond. ************************* -----signature----- My STAR WARS Fan Site! http://www.freewebs.com/padmeleiajaina/ Visit me on Livejournal! http://rkc-erika.livejournal.com/
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Reihla Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 12/19/03 11:08am Subject: RE: Counting Their Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Very good beginning! I love the strong father/daughter bond you give Bail and Leia. I've always seen him as a bit of a sad character and hoped Leia gave his life a little light. Looking forward to the next post -----signature----- SagaJournal.com - an academic journal celebrating the Star Wars myth http://www.sagajournal.com/rslaughterofinnocents.html
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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 12/19/03 6:24pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	nice start -----signature----- Current Fic: Lightswords of Fury: Special Edition - L/M Romance http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/24270936/ Chapter 19 posted on 7/21/08 Coming SOON: Mara Jade of Chandrila Grove Coming SOON to SAGA Fanfic
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dianethx Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 12/19/03 6:30pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Very nice beginning. I love that Leia mirrored her father's Yippee... -----signature----- Betrayal - http://boards.theforce.net/s/b1/10935143 updated 11/2/09 jedidas3's Master Merlin - Diplomatic Immunity - http://boards.theforce.net/nswff/b10808/30459852
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Padlei Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 12/20/03 7:43am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) - Date Edited: 12/20/03 7:44am (1 edits total) Edited By: Padlei
	[face_shocked] I'm in the disclaimer! Seriously I'm glad you decided to write about little Leia. She's one of my favorite characters... The beginning set up an eerie atmosphere. In fact when they saw 3PO in the distance guiding them towards the palace I could swear I was watching the beginning of a Star Wars movie. BTW the Yippie! cracked me up! -----signature----- 1-ROTS, 2-AOTC, 3-ROTJ/ESB/ANH, 6-TPM Brazil world champions in 2010.
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Darth_Lex Registered: Nov '02	Date Posted: 12/20/03 2:19pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Leia's sitting in on Rebellion meetings when she's SEVEN?!?!?!? No wonder she's willing to mouth off to Vader and Tarkin. The constant reminders of Padme must be very tough for Bail... Especially since Dorme looks a bit like Padme as well... The contrast between the circumstances of the Skywalker twins at this point is powerful, though. Although it is creepy that Leia understands how evil the Empire is in a way Luke doesn't (even with Beru's admonitions in Sandstorm Celebration). Thanks for writing the companion piece! -----signature----- Return to Bolis Island (J/J wedding, post-LOTF) http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/29571370/p1/ ----- Christie Golden FTW!
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Altaira Registered: Nov '02	Date Posted: 12/21/03 6:10am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	I like that Dormé is there. Leia still has the direct influences of her Nubian past. Combined with the love of Bail, she is destined to succeed. Even at her young age, they are already pulling one and more over on the emperor’s eyes. Snow cover Alderaan, fireplaces, choco and candles, always a great setting. -----signature----- Is someone calling me? I hear my name! That icy breath, that whispers screams of pain!
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PadmeLeiaJaina Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 12/21/03 1:55pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) - Date Edited: 12/21/03 2:39pm (1 edits total) Edited By: PadmeLeiaJaina
	Reihla It's funny how Jimmy Smits managed to convey that idea of him in that one simple guesture of him looking down in defeat at the end of AOTC. I think Bail is an interesting character, whom I'm enjoying exploring a little, especially since I hadn't given him much of a thought before. Jedi_Liz Glad you like! Dianethx Hee hee- yeah I couldn't resist throwing in Ani's "Yippee!" Leia is a lot like Ani, I thought it was only natural to add that. PadLei Hee hee- was wondering if I'd manage to wrangle you in here In fact when they saw 3PO in the distance guiding them towards the palace I could swear I was watching the beginning of a Star Wars movie. Excellent! Love it when my intros manage to capture that feel! Lex Leia's sitting in on Rebellion meetings when she's SEVEN?!?!?!? No wonder she's willing to mouth off to Vader and Tarkin. Well, she doesn't really understand what's going on in them, other than she's mirroring her father's fevor and devotion for a cause that she doesn't entirely understand yet. As to why she'd be in meetings, I see it more like it did them little good to keep her out of them since she always managed to sneak in anyways.... maybe I should've explained that a little better in the post, come to think of it Although it is creepy that Leia understands how evil the Empire is in a way Luke doesn't (even with Beru's admonitions in Sandstorm Celebration). Well again that would come from Leia's living under the roof w/ one of the Rebellions founders. Kids tend to pick up on their parents likes and dislikes of things, and they help to mold kid's opinions in matters. Altaira Even at her young age, they are already pulling one and more over on the emperor’s eyes. Yes, the seeds for justice were planted very early in young Leia's life. Snow cover Alderaan, fireplaces, choco and candles, always a great setting. Hee hee- well I certainly try! Hopefully I'll get the next post up tomorrow! -----signature----- My STAR WARS Fan Site! http://www.freewebs.com/padmeleiajaina/ Visit me on Livejournal! http://rkc-erika.livejournal.com/
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CrystalKenobi Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 12/21/03 2:06pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	I like this story. The twist of Dorme being Bail's wife, (I would be interested in learning how that came about) having leia in the meetings at such a early age and not interested in dolls etc sounds just the perfect way of childhood very realistic. -----signature----- Dark Lady Min Kenobi (wife to Obi-Wan Kenobi) In God I Trust Obi-wan/Ewan Fan club Member See Profile for Fics. All things can be done thru Christ.
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Tych_sel Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 12/21/03 2:13pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Awesome beginning, PLJ. You've gotten inside Bail's head, which is something I think would be hard to do, given how little we've actually seen of him. Nice link back to Padme in Dorme. And when "He" was first mentioned, I thought for a moment that it was Vader. Force be with you, Tych_sel -----signature----- "I had a dream I was a Jedi." - A. Skywalker "I am a Jedi, like my father before me." - L. Skywalker A Last Jump: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=28296734&brd=10476 Destiny's Heir: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/27819347/p
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MissPadme Registered: Jul '98	Date Posted: 12/21/03 2:23pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Lovely interaction between Leia and Bail! I always figured that if Leia couldn't be a Daddy's Girl to Anakin, she would be to Bail. Interesting twist that Mrs. Organa is none other than Dormé. So when does the little princess take up arms training ? --MissPadme -----signature----- http://lazypadawan.livejournal.com The Star Wars Prequel Appreciation Society http://starwarsprequelappreciationsociety.wordpress.com/ Eat my flame of justice!
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RebelScum77 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 12/21/03 3:33pm Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Oh boy... you are an angel for doing this PLJ! You definitely need to grace The Saga with your words more often!! This is a great concept. It's amazing to think of the events of Luke and Leia's lives- so completely different- on the same day. I'm very interested in seeing Bail and Dorme's perspective on this whole thing- much like Obi-Wan's.... especially since we never really "hear" from the 2 of them in the OT. I'm sure you'll do their character development more than justice More please -----signature----- Your smile is worth a thousand pennies.
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leia_naberrie Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 12/22/03 12:42am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Oh, yes, the 'Yippee' was what suckered me as well... P.S. Talk about a power trip! I was respomsible (half-responsible) for this? Moi? Note to PLJ: Never show a reader your weakness. Because this one is sooo going to exploit it! -----signature----- http://io9.com/5111680/avatar-casting-makes-fans-see-white Upset about the casting for the Last Airbender movies? Write to Paramount about it. http://aang-aint-white.livejournal.com/1007.html
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Padlei Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 12/22/03 6:36am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) - Date Edited: 12/22/03 6:37am (1 edits total) Edited By: Padlei
	Hehe. leia_naberrie Guess we should try to ally more often. With our powers combined the mindtrick worked on PLJ ... In fact I was just upping! -----signature----- 1-ROTS, 2-AOTC, 3-ROTJ/ESB/ANH, 6-TPM Brazil world champions in 2010.
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PadmeLeiaJaina Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 12/22/03 8:20am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia)
	Woohoo Replies! Crystal Glad you liked the twist. I don’t know where the idea came to me but something tells me she’ll factor into Leia’s life at the end of Ep 3. Leia was always so much more mature than Luke in the OT. I wanted to start painting a picture showing how different they both were being raised to mirror how they would be by the time they finally meet up. Tych Actually it is kinda hard to write Bail. What’s more he only has a few lines in AOTC so writing his “voice” is hard also. But it’s a fun challenge. And hee hee- you always have Vader on the brain MissPadme Lovely interaction between Leia and Bail! I always figured that if Leia couldn't be a Daddy's Girl to Anakin, she would be to Bail. If you’ve ever listened to the PBS radio broadcasts of ANH, they produced the scene w/ Leia lamenting the loss of her father and Alderaan… she says something like “My poor, poor father, and my poor, dear Alderaan.” It was always from that broadcast that I figured how much the loss of Alderaan and the death of Bail affected her. So that’s mostly why I wanted to depict that she lived in a house filled with love. Interesting twist that Mrs. Organa is none other than Dormé. Hee hee. So when does the little princess take up arms training? LOL! Hopefully not for a while! 7 year old head strong Princesses packing heat would NOT be a good thing. RebelScum77 Oh boy... you are an angel for doing this PLJ! You definitely need to grace The Saga with your words more often!! Why thank you. Unfortunately, this probably will be the last time in a while as I’m about to launch on another of my EU era epics to go into the Beyond the Saga boards. This is a great concept. It's amazing to think of the events of Luke and Leia's lives- so completely different- on the same day. Well I thought it would be interesting, glad you think so too very interested in seeing Bail and Dorme's perspective on this whole thing- much like Obi-Wan's.... especially since we never really "hear" from the 2 of them in the OT. I'm sure you'll do their character development more than justice Well this story won’t focus as much on past events as the last one did… but hopefully you’ll enjoy where it’s going And thanks for the UP! Leia_Naberrie P.S. Talk about a power trip! I was respomsible (half-responsible) for this? Moi? Hee hee- gotta give credit due where it’s due. Note to PLJ: Never show a reader your weakness. Because this one is sooo going to exploit it! Oh oh! Well, will a new post today work? Ok- here's today's postie! Enjoy! ************************* Part 2 “Artoo-Deetoo, we absolutely will NOT just barge into the study. Have you no manners, whatsoever? It is very bad etiquette to enter into a room full of humans unannounced…” A series of annoyed, protesting beeps interrupted Threepio’s speech on protocol. “I am NOT blathering, you ill-mannered, ill-assembled bucket of…” “Threepio!” The golden droid violently swung his attention away from his squat, silver and blue counterpart towards the door of the study, where he was startled to see the Prince’s head poking out between the openings of the study doors. Bail’s face registered mild amusement as he offered, “Come inside please and tell us the news.” “Oh my! I am so sorry to have disturbed you, Your Royal Highness,” Threepio stammered as the droids approached the doors. “Not a problem, remember I was expecting you to return,” Bail amiably reminded the flustered droid. “Oh yes, I suppose that is correct. Oh dear, I had nearly forgotten that. Blast my faulty circuits…” Sighing, Bail shut the door to the hallway behind the droids, cutting off the draft that sent the flames in the fireplace dancing. Inhaling the rich, smoky aroma of burning wood, Bail turned to the golden droid and asked, “What news is there from the engineers?” “Master Organa, they say that the cold managed to crack wide open the main coil in the power generator. They predict that in these adverse weather conditions that it could take upwards of five hours before power is fully restored,” Threepio reported. “They are optimistic that they will be able to get the Palace’s backup generators working shortly, however.” Brows furrowing deeply, Bail asked, “And how are the people in town faring? Do they have power?” “No, Your Highness, they are without power,” Threepio relayed. Dorme’s eyes widened with worry, “It’s the coldest night of the year so far.” Dark eyes mirroring his wife’s concern, Bail ordered, “Go tell them to double their efforts and to divert all emergency power directly into the town.” “But Sir, what about the Palace?” Threepio whined. “I believe we are plenty warm here in the study, aren’t we?” he repeated to his family. Both Dorme and Leia rapidly nodded their heads in agreement. “Luckily, this home is old and was created long before modern conveniences were ever introduced and there are fireplaces in every room. Our staff will not freeze. Inform the engineers that they have one hour to get that power online. If they do not, we will start sending shuttles out to poorer districts the village and open our doors for them tonight.” “Certainly, Your Excellency. Come along, Artoo,” Threepio commanded as the droids scurried towards the doors. “Oh and Threepio?” “Yes, Your Highness?” “You don’t need to knock when you’re done talking to the engineers. I’ll be expecting your return,” Bail advised. Bristling with happiness at being willingly accepted back into the study, Threepio gushed, “Oh thank you, Your Highness!” Dorme’s eyes filled with wonder at Bail’s proclamation. She certainly knew that the Palace could sustain housing hundreds of families over the evening. And thanks to their advanced preparations for their Emperor’s Day feast tomorrow, their kitchen was stocked with food. It was doubtful in these adverse weather conditions that their off planet guests would actually arrive tomorrow. Approaching his side, she laced her fingers tightly into his and cooed, “That was very generous of you, my love.” “It is the very least we can do. I am not about to stay warm, when our people may be freezing out there,” Bail countered. Dorme noted that the wheels in his brain were already churning, making plans for how to deal with the possible invasion of houseguests. “Shall I round up the staff and get preparations started?” Dorme offered. Swinging their arms, gently, Bail answered, “Not yet. We don’t need to get everyone bustling and in a panic if the engineers are able to get the systems back on line as I asked.” Dorme smiled up into her husband’s face. Thrown together during times of crisis, two wounded hearts managed to find comfort in each other and mended. Brought together by their combined devotion to Padme they became each other’s rock of support as the tidal wave of tyrannical change washed over the Galaxy. Even now, living under the darkening blanket of oppression, Dorme marveled at her husband’s boundless depths of generosity and commitment to living by the old ideals of a time gone by. From her place on couch, Leia sipped on her steaming mug of hot, sweet choco watching her parents curiously. Her stomach fluttered with excitement at the thought of their Palace being filled with people. Being a royal, she rarely got to directly interact with many of the locals. Tutors came to the Palace instead of her attending public school. Timidly, she asked, “Will there be kids?” “Most likely, Leia. In fact, come to think of it, a friend of mine, Nicco Salla runs an orphanage on the far Eastern outskirts of town. I’m fairly certain that it would just miss any of the reserves of power. I’ll make sure that we round up his kids first,” Bail responded. “If the engineers, can’t get the systems online…” Dorme stressed. “Right, if the engineers can’t get the systems online,” Bail repeated. Time ticked on and Bail and Dorme paced in the study, absently skimming datanovels to try to fill the agonizing, long minutes. Crackling pops from the wood in the fire provided the only sound in the room. From the chamber beyond, Leia could faintly hear the howling wind and snow as it pummeled the windows. Occasionally, gusts of wind raced down the chimney and sent the bright orange flames fanning wildly in the fireplace. Bail and Dorme ceased their pacing as Threepio and Artoo finally arrived back, again. “Your Royal Highness, the engineers report that they may be able to divert the power to the entire town. They believe that the power surge will only support the western grid,” Threepio reported. Clapping his hands, Bail rubbed them together and announced, “Well then, time for doing nothing is over then. Let’s alert the staff and get this Palace ready to receive visitors.” Choco forgotten, Leia’s heart thundered wildly in her chest. With the possibility of meeting many children her age and finally getting to behave like a kid, she couldn’t contain her excitement that this would be one Emperor’s Day that she would NEVER forget. ************************** -----signature----- My STAR WARS Fan Site! http://www.freewebs.com/padmeleiajaina/ Visit me on Livejournal! http://rkc-erika.livejournal.com/
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CrystalKenobi Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 12/22/03 8:43am Subject: RE: Alderaan Blessings - Holiday FF Challenge (Bail, Dorme, 3PO, little Leia) New post 12/22
	Dorme smiled up into her husband’s face. Thrown together during times of crisis, two wounded hearts managed to find comfort in each other and mended. Brought together by their combined devotion to Padme they became each other’s rock of support as the tidal wave of tyrannical change washed over the Galaxy. Even now, living under the darkening blanket of oppression, Dorme marveled at her husband’s boundless depths of generosity and commitment to living by the old ideals of a time gone by. I like how you explain some about how Dorme and Bail became married. I also like the idea of Leia having some kids to play with. It will be good for her. I suspect her life in many waves would be like her real mothers as far as training and school etc. -----signature----- Dark Lady Min Kenobi (wife to Obi-Wan Kenobi) In God I Trust Obi-wan/Ewan Fan club Member See Profile for Fics. All things can be done thru Christ.
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