And So It Ends
By Veralidaine Tinuviel.
"Luke, help me take this mask off." said Vader, as he lie dying in his sons arms.
"But you'll die." Luke said. Tears stinging his eyes the father he had never known lay in front of him now and all he wanted to do was take care of him and maybe if he lived get to know him.
"Nothing can stop that now. Just for once... let me look on you with my own eyes." he replied his breath coming even more labored then it had been before.
Slowly, hesitantly, Luke removed the mask from his father's face. There beneath the scars was an elderly man. His eyes were unfocused but the dying man smiled at the sight before him.
"Now...go, my son. Leave me." It was no longer the voice of Darth Vader, but of Anakin Skywalker, his father. He sounded very weak and frail now.
"No. You're coming with me. I can't leave you here. I've got to save you." Luke said, the tears welling up. He tried to suppress them but all he could do was look at his father.
"You already have, Luke. You were right about me. Tell your sister...you were right." his voice was barely a whisper as he fell back his mind leaving his body behind.
"Father...I won't leave you." Luke said as the last breath fell from the body of his father.
Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker...is dead.
A huge explosion rocked the docking bay. Slowly, Luke rose and, half carrying, half dragging the body of his father, stumbled toward a shuttle.
As Anakin faded the blur of his dying eyes showed him a world beyond this. It was wonderfully clear. And then he saw them. A congregation waiting for him on the other side. Willingly he walked to them. At the head of the group was Master Yoda.
"Late, you are, my boy," he said.
"I am sorry, Master." as he looked around at the other faces he saw many of the people he had known: Qui-Gon Gin, Obiwan Kenobi, Master Windu, Jar Jar Binks, His Mother, and— an angel. That's what he had called her when he met her. His first and only love, Padme Amidala.
He came to her for a moment suspended in time, They looked into each others eyes. "Ani..." she whispered. He took her in his arms and smiled down at her. "Padme..." and then he kissed her. Oh it had been such a long time, and he missed her so.
When they finally broke obiwan came to him. " they celebrate on the forest moon of Endor. Would you like to go down?" he said a small smile on his face.
"Well, alright , then." he said smiling.
" I shall go also methinks." said Yoda. "and perhaps Padme."
As the four pale figures faded Qui-gon said, "So that is the end of the empire."
Windu looked at him. Oh this is not the end. It is only the beginning of the end. It is only the end of Darth Vader and the death star.
On the edge of a clearing, the four shadows stood. One tall, one short, and the others hand in hand.
A man looked to them from a group of people celebrating the fall of the empire. He recognised three of the four, but the four he had never seen before. An angel... but no. suddenly he knew. His mother. Oh she was as beautiful as his aunt had told him.curls of glowing hair fell around her face, and down around her glowing white lace dress. Her eyes were bright as she looked at the son she had never known.
Mother
I know, Padme isn't at the end of RotJ but I couldn't help it. I always thought that Luke should get to see his mother, so I put her in at the end. R and R please.
Oh, and also, no burns, please. I don't like those much.
constructive criticism wanted.