A Heart of Destruction
Emperor Palpatine folded his paper-white hands over the railing of the Death Star's main bridge. From what he could see out of the viewing window, they would be arriving in Corsucanti orbit in a matter of minutes. He looked around for his new apprentice, Darth Vader and called him to his side. Vader, still unsure of his new body, walked jerkily up to him and said, "Yes, Master?" Palpatine said in a quiet voice, "Vader, your wife is still alive, I can sense her presence. The Jedi have tried to mask it from us." Vader's heart quickened its pace under his helmet but his regulated breathing made no sign of surprise. All he said was, "Thank you, master" Palpatine said, "You also have twin children, a boy named Luke, and a girl named Leia. You must find them now, and bring them here so they may be trained to follow the dark side." Vader bowed and said, "Yes, Master" Vader turned and walked away, his mind racing. Could Padme still be alive? And if so, would he be able to finally make her see that his chosen path was the right one? All of these questions pounded inside Vader's mind until he stopped in front of the navigations panel. He had heard from news broadcastings that the Senator had birthed her twins on asteroid medical center Polis Massa. That was where he should start. Having the coordinates in his mind, he moved to the hangar of the Death Star, where his modified TIE fighter was waiting. Climbing into the pilot's seat, he fired up the engines and sped off into the inky blackness of space.