LIVES OF THE CHOSEN ONE.
When Anakin died on the death star in Luke's arms, he was sent back into his past self at nineteen years old - just like he had the last two times he had failed to fulfill his destiny - Every time he goes back, he eventually remembers more of his previous lives; this time, when the time is right... He will remember everything.
I will be co-authoring this story with Chewbrok, we will be alternating chapters - this was written by me, Chapter One will be written by Chewbrok.
PROLOGUE.
"Father! Please... Help me!"
Vader grabbed the Emperor from behind, fighting for control of the robed figure. The Emperor struggled in his embrace, his lightning bolt-shooting hands now lifted high, away from Luke. Now the white lightning arced back to strike at Vader.
He stumbled with his load as the sparks rain off his helmet and flow down over his black cape. He held his evil master high over his head and walked to the edge of the abyss at the central core of the throne room. With one final burst of his once awesome strength, Darth Vader hurled the Emperor's body into the bottomless shaft.
The Emperor's body spun helplessly into the void, arcing as it fell into the abyss. Finally, when the body was far down the shaft, it exploded, creating a rush of air through the room. Vader's cape was whipped by the wind and he staggered, and collapsed toward the bottomless hole.
Luke crawled to his father's side and pulled him away from the edge of the abyss to safety. Both the young Jedi and the giant warrior are too weak to move.
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Chaos. For the first time, the Death Star was rocked by explosions as the Rebel fleet, no longer backed against a wall, zoomed over, unloading a heavy barrage.
Imperial troops ran in all directions, confused and desperate to escape.
In the midst of this uproar, Luke was trying to carry the enormous deadweight of his father's weakening body toward an Imperial shuttle. Finally, he collapsed from the strain. The explosions grew louder as Vader drew him closer.
"Luke," Vader whispered wealky, "help me take this mask off."
Staring at his father, Luke shook his head. "But you'll die."
"Nothing can stop that now. Just for once... let me look on you with my own eyes."
Slowly, hesitantly, Luke removed the mask from his father's face; there beneath the scars was an elderly man.
His eyes did not focus, but the dying man smiled at the sight before him. "Now...go, my son." Anakin told him, "Leave me."
"No. You're coming with me." Luke shook his head as he held his father, "I can't leave you here. I've got to save you."
Anakin smiled at his son, "You already have, Luke." His breath weakened at his struggled to speak, "You were right about
me. Tell your sister...you were right."
"Father...I won't leave you."
They were the last words Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker heard before he died.
xxx
In the windowed elevator attached to the outside of the Senate Building. Anakin's vision blurred, blinking hard he stared around himself, he had the strangest feeling of deja vu, like he had been there before.
Anakin shook his head, he was just nervous. he stood beside Obi-wan in the elevator, they were on their way
to Senator Amidala's apartments. That was all it was, he was just nervous about seeing Padme again, Anakin thought as he nervously
rearranged his robes.
"you seem a little on edge, Anakin."
Anakin shook his head. "Not at all, Master."
Raising his eyebrows, Obi-wan smiled. "I haven't felt you this tense since we fell into that nest of gundarks."
Anakin folded his arms, "You fell into that nightmare, Master," He reminded his friend, "and I rescued you, remember?"
"Oh yeah." When Obi-wan chuckled, Anakin couldn't help smiling, Obi-wan looked at him and sighed. "You're sweating. Relax." He told Anakin gently, "Take
a deep breath."
Looking at Obi-wan, Anakin shook his head. "I haven't seen her in ten years, Master." Somehow, ten years felt like a lifetime.
