Chapter Seventeen: The Funeral

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"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

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(Y/N) stares at the hologram in front of her. One of her best friend's face looked back. Padmè had died unexpectedly during the Purge. And so had the babies that Padmè had told (Y/N) she was so excited to have.
Padmè had told (Y/N) about her plans to have the babies on Naboo, and have a beautiful nursery for. She had even asked (Y/N) to help her paint it. Anakin and Padmè had trusted (Y/N) with their secrets, and (Y/N) was forever grateful. But they both died before those plans would ever be fulfilled. The hologram in front of her was advertising her funeral on Naboo, for those who had served in the Senate with her, and known her as Queen of Naboo. (Y/N) tried not to dwell on whether Anakin survived the Purge, if anyone could survive, it would be him, even with her hopeful attitude, she knew that it was highly unlikely.

"She's really pretty!" Omega's voice said as she sat next to (Y/N).

"She was one of my best friends." (Y/N) smiled sadly.

"What was she like?"

"She was very beautiful and kind. She fought hard for the clone's rights. She was incredibly brave and wouldn't stand down from a fight." (Y/N) said wistfully.

"She sounds amazing!" Omega exclaimed.

"She was. She was going to give birth to twins until..." (Y/N) trailed off.

There was a thick silence between the pair before Omega spoke again.

"You should go." She says.

(Y/N) blinked.

"What?"

"To her funeral. She sounds like a close friend to you, she must mean a lot." Omega suggests.

"I would like to... we were as close as could be, but I don't think Hunter or Echo would appreciate me leaving without the squad."

"Appreciate what?" Echo asked as he walked in with a cup of caf.

"Good morning!" Omega said happily to the grumpy clone.

"Not sure what's good about it." Echo grumbled.

"What are you two up to?" Hunter asked as he entered the room, along with Tech and Wrecker.

"Padmè's funeral is today." (Y/N) murmured.

"Senator Amidala?" Hunter asked in surprise.

(Y/N) nodded.

"I would like to attend, she was like family to me."

Hunter sighed.

"I don't know if that's a good idea." Echo says.

"I'll take the Marauder, enter Naboo's atmosphere, and hide the ship while I head to the service. I'll be cloaked the entire time." (Y/N) leaned forward, her elbows on her knees, while she rested her face on her fists.

"Yeah, except you're forgetting one thing." Hunter says.

He takes out a bounty puck and turns it on. Revealing an older holo image of (Y/N) in action during the Clone Wars. Taken during a moment of fighting battle droids. Her eyebrows were furrowed in focus, a moment of determination in a long battle. She held her lightsaber in one hand, its blade illuminating her face, while her other hand was out using the Force. The text below it showed the reward for her capture.

The bounty was 500,000 credits. Dead or alive.

"Wow." She said, not knowing whether to be scared or amazed.

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