The Fan Fiction Archive updates with four new stories this week. Here's a taster of the third story, "Stars in the Night Sky" by Lady Padme, a tale of Shmi Skywalker from her youth, Anakin's conception, and her romance with Cliegg Lars.

Stars in the Night Sky by Lady Padme

Excerpt

"We have a whole fleet of fighter ships. All of the cruisers have ion cannons and laser guns, and those weapons are updated all the time. Why else would we have them, if we didn't need defense?" Shmi asked. "Besides, I -" she paused.

"You sensed it, didn't you?" Tashmi asked, gently.

Shmi hesitated before nodding.

"You sense things before they happen - and you sense things about the people around you, don't you?" her grandmother asked.

Shmi looked up. "Yes. How did you know?"

Tashmi smiled, "I've always known that about you. You've hidden it well all these years, but I knew. Who taught you to keep it a secret?" Read more here.

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