Princess Leia Naberrie in Naboo's Labyrinth

A/N: Slightly inspired by the movie Pan's Labyrinth and fairytales in general.

This is a short and happy story, I hope. But you know, fairytales can get dark, I don't know if it will happen with this one.

I'll try to write it in the Grimm Brother's style, if I succeed, I hope that won't be too annoying for Fanfiction readers, since I haven't seen anything like that here.

Please review and let me know if I should post more.

I: The Labyrinth

She was just exploring, getting to know her new home, walking around unsupervised and practically free; it was the first time in almost a year since princess Leia had felt so good, it was a feeling close to happiness.

Her father, King Anakin Skywalker of Tatooine had died exactly a year ago, and her mother Lady Padmé Naberrie Amidala, had just been wed to the king of her home world, Lord Sheev Palpatine of the Naboo.

Leia wasn't sure of how to feel towards her new "father", since he was so old and serious, he almost never smiled, and he never spoke to her; he thought that since she was a child (she was eleven years old), she didn't understand enough to have a conversation, so he never paid any attention to her.

While she couldn't be excited about the life she was about to enter, princess Leia couldn't deny the beauty of her new castle.

Tatooine was warm and bright as a fire. Naboo was green and prosperous with gorgeous landscapes all around. Winter was approaching and the princess, unused to such cold weather, couldn't help but to cover her bared arms with her also cold hands.

She walked across the castle's rose garden, and she got lost in the endless beauty nature was giving her.

A strange flying animal she had never seen before passed by her, and with a burning curiosity, princess Leia followed it.

The animal's wings batted stunningly, showing its varied rainbow colors, enchanting that young mind and heart even further. "Wait!" princess Leia cried. "Wait for me! Where are you going?"

Far! Far from the garden, it was going.

How long had she walked? How far had she gone? The princess didn't know and didn't even wonder. She really wanted to reach that creature.

When at last the creature stopped flying, it lay in some tall rock with a broken shape. It was once something, Leia thought; a princess? A ship? A castle? An angel? Who knew! That was the last thing she cared to know, she wanted to know what the creature was, and why it had been running from her.

"Would you care to tell me?" the princess asked in her little voice, with supreme politeness. "What are you?"

The creature batted its wings again, it made no sound, and just kept doing the same thing.

"I beg your pardon, I don't understand you!" Leia cried, ashamed. "Can't you speak?"

Leia watched the creature again, more carefully, and she seemed to understand what it was trying to say.

She saw the rock in which the creature stood, and finally, she recognized what it was. It was grey and grim but not without beauty. The face was feminine and so was the body; the hair was short and strangely graceful. On its back it had wings, like the ones of the creature, Leia worked her memory and felt she had seen that image before, in color.

"Are you a fairy?" princess Leia asked.

The creature grew a head like that of the statue on which it was standing, also hair, green like grass but luscious as silk. It nodded yes.

The princess' face couldn't hold back its strong emotion and excitement.

"Can you do magic?" the princess asked with hope.

Again, the fairy nodded in affirmation.

"Can you make me fly? Can you give me wings?"

Now the fairy shook her head no.

Princess Leia sighed.

But her disappointment was short-lived. The fairy flew through the air again and princess Leia understood, hard to say how, but she did; she followed the fairy wherever she went.

The beautiful fairy was well-formed now. She had long and gracious arms, an uncommonly pretty face, and small very small feet. Her size remained the size of an insect.

She led the princess into a behemoth labyrinth.

The walls were tall, and entangled with deep brown and purple vines; the floors were all covered in Naboo's greenest-blue grass. The flowers at every corner had a scent that left you feeling warm inside, and the creatures that there lived, were all similar to the fairy that brought princess Leia in.

"This place is incredible!" the princess cried as she walked through its confusing maze.

She almost jumped every step of how excited she was and she would've begun singing, were not for the fact that she suddenly heard steps apart from those she made herself. She also felt a set of eyes on her.

"Is someone there?" she asked, her voice almost shaking.

She tried to find some comfort in her fairy friend, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Now, the princess felt truly alone and afraid.

"Please show yourself! You're scaring me!" she cried and wondered if she was speaking to herself. Was there no one with her?

The steps from before were more prominent, from the shadows, Leia saw someone come out.

She had expected a tall beast, some terrifying monster. What came out, was a strange, small creature.

"Hello!" the little green person cried.

Leia screamed in fear.

"Scare you, I did?" the creature asked. "Calm down, you must!"

Leia thought she wasn't in danger anymore, so she apologized for screaming. "Forgive me, sir! But you should've made your presence known! Why did you sneak on me like that?"

"Forgiveness, I ask. Princess Shmii!"

"Shmii? That's not my name! I am princess Leia, former daughter of Tatooine. Now of this world of Naboo."

"Tatooine? Naboo? Those worlds, yours aren't."

"Yes, because my father was king in Tatooine, and my mother has been married—"

"No!" the creature interrupted, loudly and savagely. "Alderaan, your world is!"

"What? I've never been there… I've never even heard of such a place!"

"Yes, you have. Born, you were there. And ruled there, you have!"

"You must have me mistaken! I tell you, I am princess Leia—"

"No!" again, he cried, now he seemed angry and Leia wished she wasn't alone with him.

"Please don't get upset! I—I should go now… my mother must be looking for me."

"Thought of your mother, you did not; when follow the fairy, you chose."

He's right…she thought, more annoyed than afraid now. I should've asked my mother before coming here…

"Well, I will go now, then…"

"No! You will not!"

Leia started shaking.

"Know your true family, you don't want? Go to your true kingdom, you care not?"

"What? Of course I do, but…"

"If the truth you want, go under your bed tonight you must. There, answers you will find."

She regarded him with confusion. Could it be… that he's telling the truth?

She couldn't think of that now, she wanted her mother and she felt like running to her arms.

"I will look under my bed tonight, I promise you, mister… what's your name?"

"Yoda," the little voice went low, and then disappeared.

The moonlight lighted her way, and soon she was running from the maze.

Why did every direction seem the same? Oh, why did she ever follow the fairy?

She felt lost. She was!

Oh mother! Leia cried tears of fear. Will I see you again?

As she was running, she missed a step, she scratched her knee and ran more. The next time she stopped was for a sudden wall in front of her, preventing her from continuing. But oh, that wasn't a wall, it was a tall man. He was scary-looking, pale and had an evil voice.

"Found her!" he cried.

Now she was able to hear the dozens of voices that were crying: Leia! Princess Leia! Where are you?

The royal guard took her back into the castle, to the king and his new queen.