You will not be so pleased when you hear what I have to say,
Viceroy. Your trade boycott of our planet has ended.
I have word that the chancellor's ambassadors are with you now
and that you are being commanded to reach settlement.
Beware, Viceroy. The Federation has gone too far this time.
We will see.
Senator Palpatine. What's happening?
The Federation would not dare go that far.
We must continue to rely on negotiation.
I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.
We are brave, Your Highness.
*gasps*
I'm Padmé.
You're a Gungan, aren't you?
How'd you end up here with us?
Like us.
What?
You're a funny little boy. How do you know so much?
You're a pilot?
How long have you been here?
You're a slave?
I'm sorry. I don't fully understand. This is a strange place to me.
I'm glad to have met you, Anakin.
It's on the outskirts.
He's wonderful.
He's perfect.
I can't believe there's still slavery in the galaxy.
Are the Republic's antislavery laws...
Our ship was damaged, and we're stranded here until we can repair it.
"hese junk dealers must have a weakness of some kind.
I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put your son in danger.
We'll find some other way.
Are you sure about this? Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know?
The queen will not approve.
Well, I don't approve.
Do what
You've never won a race?
Not even finished?
You Jedi are far too reckless. The queen is not...
You assume too much.
Look. Here he comes.
We owe you everything, Ani.
You all right?
You come from a warm planet, Ani. A little too warm for my taste.
Space is cold.
The queen is worried. Her people are suffering, dying.
She must convince the senate to intervene, or... I'm not sure what'll happen.
It's beautiful. But I don't need this to remember you by.
Many things will change when we reach the capitol, Ani.
But my caring for you will remain.
Miss your mother.
Ani. Ani, come on.
Chancellor Valorum seems to think there is hope.
What options have we?
He has been our strongest supporter.
The courts take even longer to decide things than the senate.
Our people are dying, Senator.
We must do something quickly to stop the Federation.
That is something I cannot do.
Who is it?"
I've sent Padmé on an errand.
We will tell her for you. We are sure her heart goes with you.
Honorable representatives of the Republic,
I come to you under the gravest of circumstances.
The Naboo system has been invaded by the droid armies of the Trade Federation...
I will not defer.
I've come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now.
I was not elected to watch my people suffer
and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee!
If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed.
I move for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership.
I don't know.
I hope not.
Who else has been nominated?
I fear by the time you have control of the bureaucrats, Senator,
there'll be nothing left of our people, our way of life.
Senator, this is your arena. I feel I must return to mine.
I've decided to go back to Naboo.
I will sign no treaty, Senator.
My fate will be no different than that of our people. Captain.
Ready my ship.
It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions.
I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the senate.
I welcome your help.
Senator Palpatine fears that the Federation means to destroy me.
I will take back what's ours.
Jar Jar Binks.
Yes. I need your help.
Your Honor.
I am Queen Amidala.
This is my decoy, my protection, my loyal bodyguard.
I'm sorry for my deception, but it was necessary to protect myself.
Although we do not always agree, Your Honor,
our two great societies have always lived in peace.
The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build.
If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us.
No, I beg you to help us. We are your humble servants.
Our fate is in your hands.
Good. They made it.
What is the situation?
The battle is a diversion.
The Gungans must draw the droid army away from the cities. R2.
We can enter the city using the secret passages on the waterfall side.
Once we get to the main entrance, Captain Panaka will create a diversion.
Then we can enter the palace and capture the viceroy.
Without the viceroy, they will be lost and confused.
What do you think, Master Jedi?
We have a plan which should immobilize the droid army.
We will send what pilots we have to knock out the droid control ship orbiting the planet.
Well, that is why we must not fail the get the viceroy. Everything depends on it.
Get to your ships.
My guess is the viceroy's in the throne room.
We'll take the long way.
Let's go.
We don't have time for this, Captain.
Put down your weapons. They win this round.
Captain!
Now, Viceroy, we will discuss a knew treaty.
Now, Viceroy, you're going to have to go back to the senate and explain all this.
Congratulations on your elections, Chancellor.
Cordé!
No!
I shouldn't have come back.
Do you have any idea who was behind this attack?
I think Count Dooku was behind it.
Chancellor, if I may comment, I do not believe the situation is...
Thank you, Master Windu.
It has been far too long, Master Kenobi.
Ani? My goodness, you've grown.
Ani, you'll always be that little boy I knew on Tatooine.
I don't need more security, I need answers.
I want to know who's trying to kill me.
Perhaps with mearly your presence,
the mystery surrounding this threat will be revealed.
Now, if you'll excuse me I will retire.
I'm taking an extended leave of absence.
It will be your responsibility to take my place in the senate.
Representative Binks...
... I know I can count on you.
Jar Jar, I don't wish to hold you up.
I'm sure you have a great deal to do.
I do not like this idea of hiding.
I haven't worked for a year to defeat the
Military Creation Act to not be here when it's fate it decided.
Anakin, you've grown up.
That must be frustrating.
All mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults then we would like.
It's the only way we grow.
Anakin. Don't try to grow up too fast.
Please don't look at me like that.
It makes me feel uncomfortable.
Thank you, Captain.
Take good care of Dormé. The threat's on you two now.
You'll be fine.
Well, then my Jedi protector will have to prove how good he is.
I'll be most grateful for you're speed, Master Jedi.
I know.
Suddenly I'm afraid.
*laughs*
Thank you, R2.
Must be difficult, having sworn your life to the Jedi.
Not being able to visit the places you like or do the things you like.
Are you allowed to love? I thought that was forbidden for a Jedi.
You've changed so much.
And the soft sound of the distant waterfalls.
When I first saw the capitol, I was very young.
I'd never seen a waterfall before. I thought they were so beautiful.
Hmm. I never thought that one day I'd be living in the palace.
No. That was the last thing I thought of.
I wasn't the youngest queen ever elected,
but now that I look back on it, I'm not sure I was old enough.
I'm not sure if I was ready.
Popular rule is not democracy, Ani.
It gives the people what they want, not what they need.
I was relieved when my two terms were up. So were my parents.
They were very worried about me during the blockade.
They couldn't wait for it all to be over.
Actually, I'd hoped to have a family of my own by now.
My sister has the most amazing, wonderful kids.
But when the queen asked me to serve as senator, I couldn't refuse her.
If the senate votes to create an army I'm sure it's going to push us into a civil war.
Not if they feel threatened.
My guess is they'll turn to the Trade Federations or the Commerce Guilds for help.
Let's pray that day never comes.
Oh, Anakin's not a Jedi yet. He's still a Padawan learner. But I was thinking...
Excuse me. I was thinking I would stay in the lake country.
There are some places up there that are very isolated.
And this is my home. I know it very well. That is why we're here.
I think it would be wise if you took advantage of my knowledge in this instance.
We used to come here for school retreat.
We would swim to that island every day. I love the water.
We used to lie out on the sand and let the sun dry us
and try to guess the names of the birds singing.
No. *gasps* I shouldn't have done that.
I don't know.
You gonna use one of your Jedi mind tricks on me?"
All right. I was 12. His name was Palo.
We were both in the Legislative Youth Program.
He was a few years older than I. Very cute.
Dark, curly hair. Dreamy eyes..."
I went into public service; he went on to become an artist."
You really don't like politicians, do you?"
Heh, heh."
How would you have it work?
That's exactly what we do.
The, the trouble is that people don't always agree.
By whom? Who's going to make them?
You?
But someone.
Sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.
You're making fun of me.
*laughs*
Ani! Ani, are you all right?
*laughs*
Aggressive negotiations? What's that?
Uh, oh, oh, oh. Heh.
I can't. We cant. It's... just not possible.
No, you listen. We live in a real world. Come back to it.
You're studying to become a Jedi... I'm, I'm a senator.
If you follow your thoughts through to conclusion,
it'll take us to a place we cannot go.
Regardless of the way we feel about each other.
I will not let you give up your future for me.
I will not give in to this.
We'd be living a lie.
One we couldn't keep, even if we wanted to.
I couldn't do that. Could you, Anakin?
Could you live like that?
I don't want to disturb you.
You had another nightmare last night.
I heard you.
I'll go with you.
Stay with the ship, R2.
Hello, 3PO.
I'm Padmé.
Anakin.
I brought you something. Are you hungry?
Sometimes there are things no one can fix.
You're not all powerful, Ani.
Anakin.
What's wrong, Ani?
To angry is to be human.
R2? What are you doing here?
They'll never get there in time to save him.
They have to come halfway across the galaxy.
Look. Geonosis is less than a parsec away.
Ani, are you just gonna sit here and let him die?
He's your friend, your mentor. He's...
He gave you strict orders to protect me and I'm going to help Obi-Wan.
If you plan to protect me, you'll just have to come along.
See those columns of steam straight ahead?
They're exhaust vents of some type.
Look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead.
I'm not interested in getting into a war here.
As a member of the senate,
maybe I can find a diplomatic solution to this mess.
I'm not afraid to die.
I've been dying a little bit
each day since you came back into my life.
I love you.
I think our lives are about to be destroyed anyway.
I truly... deeply love you.
And before we die, I want you to know...
No. I call it aggressive negotiations.
Look!
We're gonna need some help."
Ahhhhhh!
Uh-huh.
No. No.
Gather what troops you can.
We've got to get to that hanger.
Get a transport. Hurry!
Anakin!