Saga The Queen And The Sith (AU, Obidala, Padmé/Anakin NO ADULTERY!!, Qui-Gon) Cover added!

TITLE: The Queen and The Sith
AUTHOR: Lincoln_6_Echo
GENRE: Romance, angst
PAIRING: Obidala, P/A
TIMEFRAME: Prequel Trilogy
SUMMARY: In an universe where Jedi and Sith coexist as rival orders, a queen falls in love with her Sith Knight rescuer. But this is not a fairy tale, and the happy end will arrive only at the end of a long, and sad road.

NOTE: for all the Anakin's fans out there, your boy is in this story too and I hope I treated him well. I based all of his actions on the movies/novelizations and tried to keep him in character. The only difference with the canon is in the end...because this is, after all, an Obidala story. Anyway, there is NO adultery in this story.

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Cover by Tickles-Ivory


PART ONE



This story assumes that you have seen ?The Phantom Menace?, ?Attack Of The Clones? and ?Revenge Of The Sith? and that all scenes not specifically altered herein, occurred as they were depicted in those movies.

The story is set in an AU very similar to the one I described in my ?The Jedi And The Sith? series, but the storyline is completely different.

Prologue


The new day had almost begun. Dawn had arrived and a pale, yellow-rosy light was creeping inside the bedroom, caressing her husband?s fair skin and making the red in his hair shine like polished copper.

He was still asleep, and Padmé tried not to move least she woke him. The last months had been very hard for him, and the previous night had been quite energy-consuming.

Her lips bent in a wicked smile as she thought of how beautiful their belated wedding night had been. It had been perfect, even better than what she had envisioned in her dreams, during the years they had been apart.

Thirteen, almost fourteen long years during which she had thought they would never been together. Years of longing and bitterness, of dashed hopes and bad mistakes.

They were now in the past, but it looked like Padmé could not stop thinking of them. Her mind wished to return to the past, to when she had seen her husband for the first time.

Basking in the warmth of her new found happiness, Padmé closed her eyes and let her thoughts return to the day everything had begun?

I

Padmé was being marched along with her entourage towards one of the detention camps the invading Trade Federation?s army had already created in Theed. She had refused to sign the treaty Viceroy Gunray wanted her to, and the Nemodian had decided that making her witness to her people?s suffering would be a good way to change her mind.

The young queen?s steps were heavy as she walked along the streets of the capital city of Naboo. Everywhere, she could see squads of battle droids pursuing scared citizens, who tried in vain to escape or hide.

Unable to witness what was being done to her people, Padmé lowered her eyes, and instinctively moved closer to her handmaidens. They were all dressed in the same orange clothes she wore, with the exception of Sabe, who was currently posing as Queen Amidala.

Then, suddenly, as the group was crossing a square and passing under a walkway, two men and a Gungan jumped down from a balcony, blocking their path.

One of the men was very tall, with leonine features, long salt and pepper hair, and a well trimmed beard, dressed with a brown robe and trousers and a beige tunic. His companion was much younger, clean shaved, with short cropped, spiky hair and his clothes, while similar to the other man?s, were in different shades of grey.

Both men were brandishing lightsabres, green for the older one, yellow for his comrade, and they made a quick work in despatching the droids escorting the prisoners.

Once the group was freed, the tallest man approached Queen Amidala and said, ?Your Highness, I am Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and this is Sith Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. We are the ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor.?

?Your negotiations seem to have failed, Amb

 

The Queen and the Sith sounds like my kinda story

and of course Obi-Wan to the rescue!


?He has been wounded in the back while saving my life,? Qui-Gon murmured, raising his solemn eyes to meet hers. ?I called him insensitive and selfish and instead he was willing to sacrifice himself for me.?

Of course he will save you Qui-Gon and 'Yes you' are
insensitive and selfish, not Obi-Wan


Looking forward to another great story Lincoln
Please put me on your PM list Please.

 

I love your stories!

Glad to see you have another!

 

Interesting twist on your old story, So Qui is not Obi's dad in this one I take it?

 

Very interesting start. Please keep me on your PM list.

 

I'm interested to see how this unfolds!

?He has been wounded in the back while saving my life,? Qui-Gon murmured, raising his solemn eyes to meet hers. ?I called him insensitive and selfish and instead he was willing to sacrifice himself for me.?

I think Qui-Gon will come to learn that that's just Obi-Wan - Sith or Jedi makes no difference when it comes to the core of who he is. Great beginning!

 

This was a great start Lincoln , I loved it, and please add me to the pm list.

 

this was very interesting. I'm curious to see how you are going to go from TPM to Padme married to Obi-Wan plus the Sith or dark users are on the move.

Good job with the setup. Keep me on your PM list.

 

great chapter! Thanks for the pm!

 

Wonderful beginning.

I can certainly understand how Padme could fall for one of her dashing rescuers!

somehow I sense a bumpy road ahead....

Looking forward to more

 

Nice beginning so far. I can understand why you have to "ffwd" through TPM. It's not that great movie . But it should be interesting to see what changes happen.

And should I feel sorry for Anakin considering the fact that Padme falls in love with Obi-Wan instead?

Anyway, Obi-Wan, the Sith Knight is going to be one of my favorite characters.

 

I am interested. PM me when you update. *wonders if since Obi is a Sith, he won't grow a hideous beard*

 

Gkilkenny

The Queen and the Sith sounds like my kinda story and of course Obi-Wan to the rescue!

I am really happy you like it--- and of course, you are always on PM list!


Fat_Bird

I love your stories!

Thank you!

Glad to see you have another!

I am glad you are glad!


Peagis

Interesting twist on your old story, So Qui is not Obi's dad in this one I take it?

Thank you! Yes, Obi-Wan is not Qui-Gon's son, he is not married and won't go to live to the Jedi Temple.


princess_of_naboo

Very interesting start. Please keep me on your PM list.

Thank you and yes, you are on PM list!


bek

I'm interested to see how this unfolds!

I am happy you are! I hope you will like it!

I think Qui-Gon will come to learn that that's just Obi-Wan - Sith or Jedi makes no difference when it comes to the core of who he is. Great beginning!

Yes, Obi-Wan is always Obi-Wan! And we love it because of it!


Star_Angel

This was a great start Lincoln , I loved it, and please add me to the pm list.

Thank you and sure, I will keep you on my list.


dianethx


this was very interesting. I'm curious to see how you are going to go from TPM to Padme married to Obi-Wan plus the Sith or dark users are on the move.

Thank you. Well, Obi-Wan and Padmé have to cover a lot of road before arriving to the morning featured in the prologue. As for the Sith and the Dark Lords, they are two different things in this AU. The Sith are good guys here, while Palpy, Darth Maul and Dooku are Dark Lords, the bad guys. Obi-Wan will explain later what the Sith are in this AU.

Good job with the setup. Keep me on your PM list.

I will certainly keep you on the list!

Alishu06

great chapter! Thanks for the pm!

Thanks to you for commenting!


KELIA

Wonderful beginning.

Thank you!

I can certainly understand how Padme could fall for one of her dashing rescuers!

Especially one as handsome as Obi-Wan!

somehow I sense a bumpy road ahead.... Looking forward to more

Yeah, the road will be very bumpy...


Crazydan

Nice beginning so far.

Hi! I was not sure I would see you here since this is a romance story (but will a lot of angst).

I can understand why you have to "ffwd" through TPM. It's not that great movie .

Personally I think the "worst" movie of the PT (where worst is relative because I like it all the same) is AOTC.

But it should be interesting to see what changes happen.

Well, for once Qui-Gon survived...

And should I feel sorry for Anakin considering the fact that Padme falls in love with Obi-Wan instead?

Welllll....who says Anakin and Padmé are not going to fall in love? As I wrote, there won't be any cheating in this story, but the love story between Anakin and Padmé is part of it...


Anyway, Obi-Wan, the Sith Knight is going to be one of my favorite characters.

Thank you! It pleases me to no end to read this...


Handmaiden_Azul

I am interested. PM me when you update.

OK! And thank you for commenting!

*wonders if since Obi is a Sith, he won't grow a hideous beard*

He will grow his beard...I happen to LOVE his ROTS bearded look!!!

 

Great start!! Glad to see a new fic from you. More soon!

 

Yay! Another wonderful story has begun....I can't wait for more!!~Great job/please PM me with updates!!~

 

Very interesting start! I'm not a big fan of Obidala stories, but I enjoy your writing, so I want to go along for the ride! Please keep me on your PM list!

 

As usual I'm not disappointed with your new storie. I'm generally a big fan of Obidala stories.
I loved Benand this one could be even more interrested with Anakin on the picture.
Great start. Update soon, pleaseeeee !
Never stop writing.

 

Arwen-Jade_Kenobi


Great start!! Glad to see a new fic from you. More soon!

Thank you! And here you have a bit more!


kenobiwanobi

Yay! Another wonderful story has begun....I can't wait for more!!~Great job/please PM me with updates!!~

Thank you! and of course, you are ALWAYS on my PM list!


VaderLVR64

Very interesting start! I'm not a big fan of Obidala stories, but I enjoy your writing, so I want to go along for the ride! Please keep me on your PM list!

Thank you for the nice words! I hope you will enjoy the story.


Obi-fan_Kenobi

As usual I'm not disappointed with your new storie. I'm generally a big fan of Obidala stories.
I loved Benand this one could be even more interrested with Anakin on the picture.
Great start. Update soon, pleaseeeee !
Never stop writing.
Thank you for your nice words, I really appreciate them. Yes, Anakin is very much in the picture and will play a great part in the story.

 

PART TWO


Obi-Wan spent the next four days in the bacta tank in order to heal the hideous wound the Dark Lord had inflicted upon him.

He missed the celebration held to honour the ?Heroes of Naboo?, but given the tight schedule of newly-elected Chancellor Palpatine and the members of the Jedi and Sith orders, who had come on planet to examine the remains of the Dark Lord, it had been impossible to postpone it.

Padmé spent many hours in the hospital while Obi-Wan was there, and she was sitting by his bedside when, five days after she had first seen him lying pale and cold in the melting pit, he finally regained consciousness.

She watched almost fascinated as he blinked and tried to focus his sight. The he turned his head to her and smiled. A small, lopsided smile that caused butterflies in her belly.

?Handmaiden Padmè,? he murmured, his voice low and hoarse. ?You are a vision.?

The young woman blushed at his open compliment, and wondered if he was still dazzled by spending so much time in the bacta.

?And you are even more beautiful when you blush?? Obi-Wan continued, showing he was everything but confused.

There was something playful in his tone, something Padmé would have never expected in a man who had been unconscious for so long and that made her smile.

?I think you are still suffering the after effects of four days spent in a bacta tank, Knight Kenobi.?

?Four days? I have never been soaked for so long. That Dark Lord must have really done a good job. And it?s Obi-Wan, Padmé. I am not on duty now,? he gestured to the bed and winked at her.

Padmé grinned at him. She had never expected him to be so easy going and flirtatious. He had looked so serious and sombre during the crisis, but perhaps he was only so while on duty.

?You certainly are not, nor will you be for a while. The Sith Council has granted you a sick leave and the Queen would be very happy if you choose to spend it here, as her guest.?

Padmé did not know why she did not use that moment to tell Obi-Wan the truth, that she was Queen Amidala. Probably it was because she was enjoying the way he was behaving with her.

He was open, teasing, charming, completely different from the courteous but ultimately distant man he had been while dealing with Sabe. She did not want him to treat her like a queen; she wanted him to treat her like a woman, nothing more, nothing less.

Thus she said nothing when Obi-Wan asked her to thank the queen in his behalf and to tell her that, yes, he would accept her gracious offer and spend his leave on Naboo.

Then Obi-Wan took her hand in his warm, larger one, and looked up at Padmé, his eyes now serious and intent.

?I hope to see you again, Padmé. I would love to spend some more time in your company.?

His gaze held her captive and she nodded, before bending her head to kiss his stubble-covered cheek. Obi-Wan?s other arm raised, perhaps to pull her closer, perhaps to caress her face, but whatever gesture he had planned to do was interrupted when the door slid open and the doctor in charge entered the room, wanting to check the patient.

§

Obi-Wan watched Padmé go and then concentrated on the doctor and the questions he was being asked. Was he in pain? Dizzy? Confused?

Obi-Wan could honestly respond ?no? to all of them, especially to the last one. In fact, he had never felt more certain of something in his whole life.

Padmé, that beautiful brown-haired and brown-eyed young woman was the one. The Force had indicated her to him from the first moment he had met her, but only now did he understand what it meant.

He had found the woman he was destined to spend his life with, and he could barely contain his excitement.

Obi-Wan had always known that somewhere there was a woman waiting for him. He had known it since he was barely a child, and he held on to his conviction even when the years passed and he remained the only unmarried Sith knight in his age group.

He had held on to his conviction even when his former master had bluntly told him sometimes the Force n

 

I?ve never seen Obi-Wan like this yet I love it. It was really romantic how he thought about Padmé like she is the one, hmm, although, now I?m very curies about how Anakin will fit into this story.

So the braid means knighthood for the Sith, I really like that idea. I mean, all of this sounds so amazing and I love the ideas you have.

I don?t like the Sith order after reading that they use punishment for teachings, I mean, I like the other things like the marriage and so on. Hmm, I wonder who Obi-Wan?s master was?

Well, amazing update, not that I?m surprised and thanks for the pm.

 

A Wife for Life

?You were tortured?? Padmé had the desire to caress him, and soothe away the memory of the pain he had felt when the wound that had caused the scars had been inflicted.


OOh poor Obi-Wan, she will love him more because she wants to soothe his hurts

?No, I was not tortured. My master did it, to make sure I would never forget the lesson he taught me that day. He said that the pain would fix the teachings into my mind and that the scars would always be there as a reminder. He forbade the doctor from removing them.? Obi-Wan answered with a calm, matter of fact tone.

Of course it was torture But Obi-Wan would never admit it




Speaking so, he turned on his heels and walked to the river, leaving Padmé behind, alone and confused.


Oh be careful Obi don't scare Padmè off


Brilliant post I love the interaction of them both.

 

Another wonderful post....padme better be careful she might lose her chance with him... ...Great post I can't wait to read the one that follows!~

 

Loved the explanation of what the Sith were and were not!

?Where the Jedi are mostly diplomats and negotiators, the Sith operate in situations where the diplomacy has failed. The Jedi work to prevent and avoid wars; we Sith work to end wars. The Jedi negotiate the release of hostages; we Sith rescue the hostage when the deals fail. The Jedi are guardians of peace; we Sith are warriors, even if we don?t like war. The Jedi release their emotions into the Force; we Sith hold on them. We consider them important, but we never allow them to rule or control us.?

 

So Sith marry for life...interesting.

Great convo between Padme and Obi, and the bit there about his Master. More soon!

 

Well, it's been interesting so far. Yeah, I don't know why I'm here since you're right about it being a romantic novel. But I just like the concept of the Jedi and Sith orders being "allies" serving the Republic, so I'm content with reading this story.

Well, that was quick, Obi-Wan and Padme falling in love. But hey, it would be a very short story if there were no obstacles, mmm? I just hopes your story don't have any "bad romantic" lines like Anakin and Padme in AOTC .

Padme was right in expressing shock and surprise at how Obi-Wan's master treated him. And Obi-Wan can be "cold" in some ways, but he kind of "respects" or should I say, "love" his master.

So will this story have the thing of Obi-Wan being Qui-Gon's son or what?

As Palpatine would say, I'll keep an eye on this story.