Return of Vader, Rewritten

Prologue:

"UNLIMITED…POWER!" Palpatine yelled as strong bolts of blue Force Lightning emitted from his fingers and connected with Mace Windu's now defenseless body. Mace yelled at the top of his lungs, pain affecting every inch of his body, the lightning encompassing it completely. Palpatine finally led him of the ledge of the building.

"No…no…wh-what have I done?" Anakin asked himself weakly.

He couldn't believe that he'd just helped Palpatine murder Mace Windu. Though Mace wasn't exactly his favorite person, he still had never thought of killing him. He was a powerful figure at the head of the Jedi Council, only Yoda was considered better than Windu.

"You are fulfilling your destiny, Anakin. Become my apprentice. Learn to use the Dark Side of the Force," Palpatine said.

"I will do whatever you ask. Just help me save Padmé's life," Anakin pleaded, kneeling down on the floor.

"To cheat death is a power only one has achieved, but if we work together, I know we can discover the secret," Palpatine continued.

"I pledge myself to your teachings."

"Good. Good. The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader."

"Thank you, my master."

As Mace Windu hurled toward the ground, pain was striking him all over his body, the voltage not subsiding, even though Palpatine was no longer striking him with the Force Lightning. He also felt even harsher pain in his wrist, since his hand had been cut off. But he knew he had to stay conscious. He reached out with his remaining hand, and slowed his fall with the Force, landing carefully.

He coughed out blood, falling to the ground even after landing. He didn't know if he would be able to make it to the hospital. But, fortunately, a young Jedi Ferus Olin was in the area and heard Mace Windu's screams of pain as he fell from the Building. He showed up less than a minute after Windu landed and rushed him to a nearby hospital.

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As Bail Organa and Padmé Naberrie Skywalker walked from the Senate building, they were both highly disappointed. Chancellor Palpatine just became Emperor Palpatine as he just announced to the Senate that the Jedi were attempting to take over, and that he was establishing a Galactic Empire.

"We can't stand for this. We have to put up a fight!" Padmé told Bail.

"I agree, but what should we do?"

"I-I don't know. We could try to hold a secret session of the Senate, without the Chancellor. And there, we could try to convince the people that the Empire would be horrible, and that the Jedi are not evil."

"That's risky," Bail replied.

"But it's our only hope."

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"It's over Anakin. I have the high ground," Obi-Wan yelled out over all the noise from the machinery and exploding lava on the planet of Mustafar.

"You underestimate my power!" Anakin growled, glaring at Obi-Wan.

"Don't try it…"

Anakin leapt high in the air, flipping over Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan slashed, but Anakin blocked, turning and landing a few feet behind Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan quickly turned and blocked a strike from Anakin that came almost immediately after he landed. Obi-Wan took a few steps back and then flung out his hand, pushing powerfully with the Force. Anakin flew backward.

He came crashing to the ground around thirty feet away from Obi-Wan. He got up slowly, and saw Obi-Wan sprinting at him. Anakin held out his hand, and lightning sparked from it. Obi-Wan skidded to a stop and held up his lightsaber just in time. Anakin wasn't very powerful at this power yet, so he was unable to hold it for very long.

He's gotten so much more powerful in such a short time. And Padmé's still in trouble. I can't continue to face him now, Obi-Wan thought.

He then sprinted at Anakin again, trying one more strike, which was blocked, before leaping over Anakin, and using Force Speed the minute his feet hit the ground again, sprinting with all his might, including the Force, to get away from Anakin and to Padmé in time. Anakin followed pursuit.

Obi-Wan arrived back at the ship, grabbing Padmé and heading in immediately. He closed the boarding ramp and rushed to the cockpit, firing up the engines. Anakin came sprinting behind him. He leapt at the ship, lightsaber out. But he was just a few seconds too late. As he reached the ship, it lifted off the ground. He only managed to make a scratch on it before it headed off the ground and into space. Anakin narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth angrily. He would get his revenge on Obi-Wan.

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Bail, after he and Padmé managed to schedule the meeting of the Senate without the Emperor finding out, found out that Padmé was not coming. But he still knew that the meeting was direly important, and he couldn't abandon it just because Padmé was not coming. So he called Mon Mothma on his com. link to tell her that Padmé was not going be able to attend, but they were still having the meeting.

Mon Mothma was already there when Bail Organa showed up. There was chatter all over the building, but when Bail arrived and Mon held up her hands, the rumble slowly faded away. Once it was complete silence, Mon began.

"As you all know," she spoke into a microphone. She continued, "Chancellor Palpatine has established a Galactic Empire. The idea sounds good at first, peace throughout the galaxy, but you must think about it. Peace will probably not be the case. An Empire has an Emperor, and an Emperor is usually very oppressive. And oppression is certainly not what we need after this war."

After Mon stopped, before she began again, there was much chatter again. There was some clapping, but also some shouting. Some agreed with her, others disagreed. But she and Bail expected this, and hoped that by the end of the meeting, most of them would be in agreement against the Empire. Mon held her hands up once again, and the chatter slowly faded again. But, before it became complete silence, something happened that shocked everyone.

The cover in the center of the floor opened, and the Chancellor's Podium began to rise from it. They squinted, seeing small flashes of green and red light. As the Podium neared eye level, they all looked on in horror when they finally realized what it was. Emperor Palpatine was striking fiercely at a small green figure, which they all realized as Yoda, who was blocking continuously. They were horrified. Their Emperor was acting like a Sith.

No one there was sure of what to think. Had Yoda tried to assassinate the Emperor, like they were told was happening, like Mace had tried? Or did Palpatine attack Yoda? They weren't sure. They didn't even know that Palpatine had powers like the Jedi, and now they saw him attacking a Jedi that had protected them throughout the years of fighting in the Clone War.

Yoda and Palpatine did not seem to be aware of people around them. They were locked in battle.

"It has come to this!" Bail spoke into the microphone. "Chancellor Palpatine had lied to us all! We believed him to be normal, like all of us! But he is actually a Sith! The Jedi did not attack him, but he attacked them! He is evil! We must overturn them, under the lead of the Jedi!"

Some seemed to believe him, and side with him, as cheers rose from the building. But many also seemed to think he was the liar, as jeers and boos also filled the room. Many were confused on who to believe. Many were still stunned at what they had seen.